I love shopping. Whether its for myself or for someone else, I just love going to the malls. After coming to NY, today was my first visit to the mall. And I spent nearly four hours at just a couple of shops. I browsed through each and every aisle at length. I scorned at some of the hideous yet exorbitantly expensive stuff and ooohed and aaahhed over the sweet deals. But its not like I bought anything. I found a good pair of formal shoes but I wasn't sure if I wanted them. So I put them back. After a couple of hours of browsing, I allowed myself a break and sat down at the Starbucks in the mall and did what I love doing at times: People watching. And as I snacked on my blueberry scone, I watched men and women with kids in tow pushing huge shopping carts, some lone shoppers like me, and some disinterested husbands just waiting for their wives to end this torture! I wondered why most men hate shopping. What is it in their DNA or cellular structure that makes them detest this experience that most women find delightful! Are Men really from Mars and Women really from Venus? Then why on Earth are they together on Earth?! Maybe I will ask S about it tonight. The men among my readers: please feel free to vent your suppressed emotions (regarding shopping) here so that I can understand your anatomy better!
P.S Happy 4th!
P.P.S The red eye is gone...yaaay!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Long live Bollywood!
Munching on grapes and watching Saif twist in the Twist song promo from Love Aaj Kal on youtube, I am reminded of my long lost love for Bollywood. I love the dance-gaana, good looking people, palatial homes/larger than life sets, designer clothes and every bit of other unrealistic stuff that comes with this package titled 'Bollywood'. I love it that the hero and heroine break into a song-dance routine at the drop of a hat. I like the big fat indian weddings and parties.(I am big sucker for feel-good stuff. Evidently.)It's a different story altogether that in real life, neither do I enjoy going to parties nor am I particularly fond of attending weddings (unless its a close friend's or for food).
Anyway, now imagine if Bollywood didn't exist. Then real shaadis would get so boring. What songs would they play during the sangeet?! How would the bride and bridegroom design their D-day clothes according to the latest trends?!
Even real life runs the risk of being boring in the absence of Bollywood. I mean how else will I associate a song with every other situation in my life?! Be it romantic, funny or sad - Bollywood offers all kinds of songs for every kind of situation.
So all of you who share my love for our beloved Bollywood, raise your glasses and say cheers! The rest of you can stay boring and shut up. And I look forward to catching up on all of the Bollywood gossip while I am in India. I am sure my Mum knows all of it. And of course, I am going to catch up on the movies I missed!
Anyway, now imagine if Bollywood didn't exist. Then real shaadis would get so boring. What songs would they play during the sangeet?! How would the bride and bridegroom design their D-day clothes according to the latest trends?!
Even real life runs the risk of being boring in the absence of Bollywood. I mean how else will I associate a song with every other situation in my life?! Be it romantic, funny or sad - Bollywood offers all kinds of songs for every kind of situation.
So all of you who share my love for our beloved Bollywood, raise your glasses and say cheers! The rest of you can stay boring and shut up. And I look forward to catching up on all of the Bollywood gossip while I am in India. I am sure my Mum knows all of it. And of course, I am going to catch up on the movies I missed!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Hush-hush
When I finally decided to end my blogging hiatus, I was torn between two choices. Should I keep my blog private so that no one knows it's me or should I make it public so that everyone knows it’s mine? There are advantages and disadvantages of both. The obvious advantage of guarding your blog like it’s top secret is that you can truly speak your mind without fear of being “found out” or being judged by acquaintances. (Friends of course don’t judge you.) But the disadvantage is that your blog will probably not be well read. Most bloggers take great pleasure in having their blogs read and keep a close watch on their stat counter. I definitely belong to this category (Yes, I celebrate with a drink every weekend if the counter shows a satisfying number. And the drink is of course my usual. Any guesses?).
We all say that we like to speak our mind on our blogs. But when we make it public, we filter some content in order to maintain decorum. Especially because the blog could be read by one's colleagues, boss, teachers, annoying neighbors and cousins! So certain posts just stay as drafts on a blogger’s dashboard And at such times, I wish Blogspot/Blogger would introduce privacy levels for each post (Google developers, are you listening?!). Wordpress does have that flexibility I hear. But I am terribly attached to Blogger for some reason and refuse to move to Wordpress, Tumblr, etc. I wonder why I get attached to such things. Is it the change syndrome again?!
So I wrestled with these choices and ultimately gave in to the benefits of making it public. Comments maketh a blogger happy and the pain of not being well read outweighs the benefits of a private blog. So dear readers, please take this as a gentle hint. (Very subtle, no?) And one of these days, I will go ahead and create a secret blog which will record the secret life and work of M. I will let you all know when I do that so that you can let yourselves loose and look for it everywhere on blogosphere!
Oh by the way, my favorite drink is orange juice/watermelon juice! I bet none of you would have guessed that. And it's not even a secret!
We all say that we like to speak our mind on our blogs. But when we make it public, we filter some content in order to maintain decorum. Especially because the blog could be read by one's colleagues, boss, teachers, annoying neighbors and cousins! So certain posts just stay as drafts on a blogger’s dashboard And at such times, I wish Blogspot/Blogger would introduce privacy levels for each post (Google developers, are you listening?!). Wordpress does have that flexibility I hear. But I am terribly attached to Blogger for some reason and refuse to move to Wordpress, Tumblr, etc. I wonder why I get attached to such things. Is it the change syndrome again?!
So I wrestled with these choices and ultimately gave in to the benefits of making it public. Comments maketh a blogger happy and the pain of not being well read outweighs the benefits of a private blog. So dear readers, please take this as a gentle hint. (Very subtle, no?) And one of these days, I will go ahead and create a secret blog which will record the secret life and work of M. I will let you all know when I do that so that you can let yourselves loose and look for it everywhere on blogosphere!
Oh by the way, my favorite drink is orange juice/watermelon juice! I bet none of you would have guessed that. And it's not even a secret!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
This and that
So today I had decided to enroll myself in a gym for the time that I am here in NY. Of course this was after much coaxing and cajoling by S. Poor thing spent an hour over the phone trying to explain to me the benefits of staying fit. And of course this is not the first time he has done that. Ani & Swati di, sounds familiar right?;)
So yeah, he finally managed to drive home the necessity and I had truly decided to do the good deed today and prepared myself to be praised by him when we talk tonight. I even took a printout of the google map directions to the gym from work. But as luck would have it, I stepped out of the office only to find that it’s unusually dark and windy and cloudy and by the time I walked ten steps, it began to drizzle. So instead of taking the subway to the gym, I took the bus back home. And rain it did! In fact, there was lightning and thunder to add to the dramatic effect! Its almost like the forces of nature joined hands to ensure that I do not go the gym today. Now tell me what can I do about that? I had even planned on taking my gym gear with me today. So anyway, in my defense, I honestly had the best of intentions!
Apart from that, I am back to my mint-addiction. I wonder whats the connection between me going to work and getting addicted to mints. And that was my gtalk status message today. Needless to say people had a lot to say about it. But where has the creativity disappeared? Four out of five people who commented on it had the same thing to say: "Do you know the side effects of excessive consumption of mints?" (Impotence...duh! And this would invariably be followed by an annoying giggling fit!) The fifth person who commented was a friend from school who thankfully had something different to say! And she said if someone mentioned impotence, I should say: "I do not plan to procreate" or if they meant mental impotency then I should say "I am smart enough already". Ha!
Oh and you know what? On my way to work today, I saw this super creative flower display outside a restaurant window. See picture below:
Isn't it a creative way to use old shoes? I am mighty impressed!
Oh and I saw a white limousine yesterday. Now I don't find it terribly exciting but I remember someone saying to me that there are no white limousines. So this is just to prove my point , ha!
And then a friend went on to make fun of Kolkata chaats. I can tolerate a lot of things but not this. Hmph! I take it very personally. Kolkata chaats are the best. Period.
P.S The red eye is still there.
So yeah, he finally managed to drive home the necessity and I had truly decided to do the good deed today and prepared myself to be praised by him when we talk tonight. I even took a printout of the google map directions to the gym from work. But as luck would have it, I stepped out of the office only to find that it’s unusually dark and windy and cloudy and by the time I walked ten steps, it began to drizzle. So instead of taking the subway to the gym, I took the bus back home. And rain it did! In fact, there was lightning and thunder to add to the dramatic effect! Its almost like the forces of nature joined hands to ensure that I do not go the gym today. Now tell me what can I do about that? I had even planned on taking my gym gear with me today. So anyway, in my defense, I honestly had the best of intentions!
Apart from that, I am back to my mint-addiction. I wonder whats the connection between me going to work and getting addicted to mints. And that was my gtalk status message today. Needless to say people had a lot to say about it. But where has the creativity disappeared? Four out of five people who commented on it had the same thing to say: "Do you know the side effects of excessive consumption of mints?" (Impotence...duh! And this would invariably be followed by an annoying giggling fit!) The fifth person who commented was a friend from school who thankfully had something different to say! And she said if someone mentioned impotence, I should say: "I do not plan to procreate" or if they meant mental impotency then I should say "I am smart enough already". Ha!
Oh and you know what? On my way to work today, I saw this super creative flower display outside a restaurant window. See picture below:
Isn't it a creative way to use old shoes? I am mighty impressed!
Oh and I saw a white limousine yesterday. Now I don't find it terribly exciting but I remember someone saying to me that there are no white limousines. So this is just to prove my point , ha!
And then a friend went on to make fun of Kolkata chaats. I can tolerate a lot of things but not this. Hmph! I take it very personally. Kolkata chaats are the best. Period.
P.S The red eye is still there.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Everyday stuff
Now playing: Hai Junoon from New York
Yay! My blog has new clothes. I am thrilled to bits. I wasted nearly a couple of hours (not just mine, but also my friends') yesterday, trying out new skins and finally reverted to the usual one. Nothing seemed to fit my taste. Either it was too dull or too colorful or didn't have as many columns as I would like. This is not the first time I have wasted precious time doing this. Then it struck me. It's the 'change' symptom. I can't seem to stand any change on my blog too. That got me quite worried. Am I really that rigid? But finally today, I took the big step. A new look for my blog. And am glad I did. Otherwise this blog looked just like my old one. It defied the purpose of having a new blog. So that's the story behind my blog's new clothes! (By the way, do you like it? Also, if any of you know someone who designs custom blog templates for free, then please let me know!Note that the keyword here is free)
Other than that, my right eye is red for some odd reason. No I don't have conjunctivitis/Madras eye/Jai (Pronounced: Joy) Bangla. I guess it’s just due to over excessive exposure to the computer (Read: 24x7 minus the time I sleep).
And today I finally got the 4:57 bus back home! I know you won't appreciate my excitement behind this. But for the last few days, I have been noticing that this bus never turns up! In fact, I got drenched in the rain on Friday just waiting for the bus to come. So now you can imagine why I was cursing myself for having forgotten that when I stepped out of office today at 4:45. And as I stepped out, I realized that it's getting cloudy as well. I definitely did not need a re-run of Friday evening. And thank God that it wasn't! The bus got in right on-time and it didn't rain either. So all's well! And on this happy note, I am going to give my eyes some rest and take a short nap!
P.S I just realized that the title of this post is not apt. It's not like my blog has new clothes every day, no?!
Yay! My blog has new clothes. I am thrilled to bits. I wasted nearly a couple of hours (not just mine, but also my friends') yesterday, trying out new skins and finally reverted to the usual one. Nothing seemed to fit my taste. Either it was too dull or too colorful or didn't have as many columns as I would like. This is not the first time I have wasted precious time doing this. Then it struck me. It's the 'change' symptom. I can't seem to stand any change on my blog too. That got me quite worried. Am I really that rigid? But finally today, I took the big step. A new look for my blog. And am glad I did. Otherwise this blog looked just like my old one. It defied the purpose of having a new blog. So that's the story behind my blog's new clothes! (By the way, do you like it? Also, if any of you know someone who designs custom blog templates for free, then please let me know!Note that the keyword here is free)
Other than that, my right eye is red for some odd reason. No I don't have conjunctivitis/Madras eye/Jai (Pronounced: Joy) Bangla. I guess it’s just due to over excessive exposure to the computer (Read: 24x7 minus the time I sleep).
And today I finally got the 4:57 bus back home! I know you won't appreciate my excitement behind this. But for the last few days, I have been noticing that this bus never turns up! In fact, I got drenched in the rain on Friday just waiting for the bus to come. So now you can imagine why I was cursing myself for having forgotten that when I stepped out of office today at 4:45. And as I stepped out, I realized that it's getting cloudy as well. I definitely did not need a re-run of Friday evening. And thank God that it wasn't! The bus got in right on-time and it didn't rain either. So all's well! And on this happy note, I am going to give my eyes some rest and take a short nap!
P.S I just realized that the title of this post is not apt. It's not like my blog has new clothes every day, no?!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Yamma Yamma!
*Edited at gunpoint
**Published with the permission of all parties involved
You know what makes me feel good? A fun conversation with Hema (Yamma Yamma!). My roommate and best friend from undergrad! Talking to her is like writing in my journal and this post is just a glimpse of our crazy times together :)
Read on...*GIBBERISH ALERT*!
[[8:27:30 PM] manasvi: hema..when she told u
[8:27:33 PM] manasvi: u should have said:
[8:27:42 PM] manasvi: yeh sunne ke pehle mere kaaan phatt kyun nahin gaye
[8:27:47 PM] hema: hahahahahahahaha
[8:27:55 PM] hema: drama queen you are manas
[8:27:58 PM] manasvi: and 3 times u should palat ke look
[8:28:21 PM] hema: 3 times turning n looking
[8:28:25 PM] manasvi: hahahha
[8:28:34 PM] manasvi: actually i have watched too many K serials
[8:28:39 PM] manasvi: i was addicted to them
[8:28:41 PM] manasvi: hate to admit it
[8:28:44 PM] hema: yeah i can see the effect
[8:28:55 PM] manasvi: yeah
[8:29:13 PM] manasvi: silly woman
[8:29:17 PM] manasvi: tum bhi dekho na
[8:29:21 PM] manasvi: silly woman
[8:29:27 PM] manasvi: maine jisey abhi abhi dekha hai
[8:29:32 PM] manasvi: kaun hai woh anjani
[8:29:47 PM] manasvi: usey jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
[8:30:10 PM] hema: silly woman is the name of a K serial????? :O
[8:30:17 PM] manasvi: no hema..it can't be
[8:30:22 PM] hema: hahaha
[8:30:25 PM] manasvi: It would have to be KKilly woman
[8:30:26 PM] manasvi: :D
[8:30:35 PM] hema: it should be villy woman
[8:30:36 PM] hema: hahahaha
[8:30:37 PM] manasvi: K-silly woman maybe
[8:30:46 PM] hema: oh lilke thatttttttttttttt
[8:30:49 PM] manasvi: yes
[8:30:49 PM] manasvi: :D
[8:30:51 PM] hema: ahh!!
[8:30:54 PM] manasvi: silly billy
[8:30:57 PM] hema: i see what ur saying
[8:31:02 PM] manasvi: tubelight
[8:31:10 PM] hema: hehe
[8:31:30 PM] hema: hey listen to black eyes peas my humps please
[8:31:39 PM] manasvi: oh your fav song no?
[8:31:42 PM] hema: yeah
[8:31:43 PM] manasvi: u keep talking abt it
[8:31:48 PM] manasvi: okie will listen
[8:31:51 PM] hema: havent you heard it?
[8:32:00 PM] hema: i met a girl down at the disco
[8:32:00 PM] manasvi: by the way, this conversation of ours is going to the blog
[8:32:13 PM] manasvi: part of it
[8:32:15 PM] hema: she said hey-hey-hey-hey lets go
[8:32:23 PM] hema: what??
[8:32:26 PM] hema: means?
[8:32:31 PM] manasvi: i thought u were saying u really met a woman at a disco
[8:32:33 PM] hema: you will blog abt k serials?
[8:32:40 PM] hema: hahahaah
[8:32:43 PM] manasvi: i am saying ke i am pasting part of this convo on my blog
[8:32:45 PM] manasvi: cos its funny
[8:32:49 PM] hema: noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[8:32:52 PM] hema: you cant
[8:32:54 PM] hema: which part???
[8:33:04 PM] manasvi: i want to share my happiness with the world..for having a nutty friend like u
[8:33:12 PM] hema: privacy violations
[8:33:17 PM] hema: i could sue you for millions
[8:33:29 PM] hema: ;)
[8:33:31 PM] manasvi: u have blank check already
[8:33:38 PM] manasvi: why go through lawyer n all
[8:33:42 PM] manasvi: extra jhanjhat
[8:33:47 PM] hema: no i will get the court to seize your assets
[8:33:48 PM] manasvi: he ll take off most of it
[8:34:06 PM] hema: declare your assets to me manasvi
[8:34:06 PM] manasvi: hema...hema..when will u learn
[8:34:19 PM] hema: is duniya ke tarike
[8:34:28 PM] manasvi: ke u should pick on someone your own size
[8:34:34 PM] hema: hahahahahaah
[8:34:36 PM] hema: shut up
[8:34:39 PM] manasvi: rofl
[8:34:51 PM] hema: those days are gone when you used to threaten me with size
[8:35:02 PM] hema: ab main badi ho gayi hoon
[8:35:12 PM] manasvi: hema..u haven't grown an inch since then..if anything, u have "shrunk"
[8:35:13 PM] hema: (rofl)
[8:35:19 PM] hema: rubbish woman
[8:35:22 PM] hema: rubbish
[8:35:24 PM] manasvi: and I have grown in width and depth
[8:35:31 PM] hema: depth it seems
[8:35:34 PM] manasvi: so the equation is more disbalanced now
[8:35:39 PM] hema: no
[8:35:40 PM] manasvi: cos i realized am 3D
[8:35:48 PM] manasvi: so i need to have width and depth
[8:35:50 PM] hema: rotfl
[8:35:58 PM] hema: you are 3 D
[8:36:06 PM] hema: you just realized
[8:36:20 PM] manasvi: yeah.. I mean I never gave it much thought before this
[8:36:31 PM] manasvi: but it just dawned upon me
[8:36:51 PM] hema: why dont you blog abt being 3 D
[8:37:13 PM] manasvi: ummm, maybe I should
[8:37:27 PM] manasvi: my readership will increase due to the profound width and depth of my thoughts
[8:37:41 PM] hema: hogu
[8:37:47 PM] hema: enuf manas
[8:37:53 PM] hema: enuf is enuf i say
[8:38:04 PM] manasvi: sigh hema
[8:38:11 PM] manasvi: I never thought this day would come
[8:38:14 PM] manasvi: when you would say this to me
[8:38:47 PM] hema: iyyo manasvita :((
[8:38:59 PM] manasvi: yes hemavathi
[8:39:26 PM] manasvi: this badrinath no... some names he has given us!
[8:39:35 PM] manasvi: and very dilligently we use it also
[8:39:50 PM] hema: heheheheh
[8:41:08 PM] manasvi: Years ago, I had decided I would sue my parents for my name one day..
[8:41:10 PM] hema: crazy you are
[8:41:45 PM] hema: sue ur parentss?? ur so dumb..ur gonna get what is theirs anyway
[8:41:47 PM] hema: stupid
[8:41:53 PM] hema: hahahahahah
[8:42:00 PM] manasvi: true that. didn't think of it then!
[8:42:07 PM] hema: sue ur paretns
[8:42:11 PM] hema: my god
[8:42:14 PM] hema: shiva shiva
[8:42:15 PM] manasvi: like meet your parents
[8:42:20 PM] manasvi: we can make a movie.
[8:42:20 PM] hema: what has this world come to
[8:42:40 PM] hema: ok! im up for it!
[8:42:44 PM] hema: i'll be the heroine
[8:42:50 PM] manasvi: you wanted a break no?
[8:42:55 PM] hema: you can be the heroine's mother
[8:43:04 PM] manasvi: ja jee le apni zindagi
[8:43:09 PM] hema: hahahahahaa
[8:43:16 PM] hema: pah! fullto filmi
[8:43:21 PM] hema: too much
[8:43:23 PM] manasvi: bade pardey pe I will give you break
[8:43:29 PM] manasvi: and woh bhi hollywood mein
[8:43:44 PM] hema: meri to life ban gayi
[8:44:19 PM] manasvi: correct. then 30 years later - Main hemamalini banna chahti hoon.
[8:44:30 PM] hema: yes yes
[8:44:38 PM] hema: i will become sooper star over night
[8:44:40 PM] manasvi: correction. Main hemamalini murali banna chahti hoon
[8:44:52 PM] manasvi: otherwise ppl will get confused with other hemamalini
[8:45:04 PM] hema: kharrectt
[8:45:16 PM] manasvi: yes hema...you can practice your oscar speech now itself
[8:46:29 PM] manasvi: waise, you know what... when I was a kid, I would practice my acceptance speeches in the bathroom...no wonder I would take ages
[8:46:55 PM] manasvi: and I would imagine being on simi garewal's show - Rendezvous...
[8:47:16 PM] hema: yes honey i remember
[8:47:24 PM] hema: hahahahaaha
[8:47:34 PM] hema: you know you were sort of following the secret
[8:47:45 PM] hema: you were living a dream
[8:47:50 PM] hema: without knowing
[8:47:55 PM] hema: had you continued
[8:48:20 PM] hema: you could have become some major action heroine :))
[8:48:25 PM] manasvi: hahahaa
[8:48:25 PM] hema: (rofl)
[8:48:31 PM] hema: no no
[8:48:35 PM] hema: i meant some great person
[8:48:42 PM] hema: nobel laureate
[8:48:45 PM] hema: its not too late
[8:50:22 PM] hema: im alone at home
[8:50:24 PM] hema: alone alone
[8:50:27 PM] manasvi: Home alone
[8:50:28 PM] hema: akele hum
[8:50:29 PM] manasvi: hmmm
[8:50:31 PM] hema: akele tum manas
[8:50:43 PM] manasvi: jo hum tum sang hai toh phir kya gham
[8:50:54 PM] manasvi: manasvi ko hema se pyaar ho gaya
[8:51:14 PM] manasvi: pehli nazar mein pehle pyaar ho gaya
[8:51:25 PM] hema: pehli nazar main nothing happened though
[8:51:29 PM] hema: hmph!!!
[8:51:34 PM] hema: cold looks you gave remmeber?
[8:51:39 PM] manasvi: lots happened no? remember that bus ka look?
[8:51:45 PM] manasvi: that was hidden louu hema
[8:51:46 PM] hema: yeah true
[8:51:51 PM] manasvi: till today u never understood
[8:51:53 PM] hema: dil jiagr dono ghayal hue
[8:52:04 PM] hema: haha
[8:52:10 PM] manasvi: teere nazar dil ke paar ho gayaaaaaaa
[8:52:17 PM] hema: so true manas
[8:52:29 PM] hema: this should be offically our song what say?
[8:52:37 PM] manasvi: yep
[8:52:39 PM] hema: manasvi to hema se pyaar ho gaya
[8:52:50 PM] manasvi: if someone reads this, they will officially declare us gay
[8:52:52 PM] hema: pehli nazar main pehle pyaar ho gaya
[8:52:56 PM] hema: yeah man
[8:53:01 PM] hema: totally
[8:53:17 PM] manasvi: I think this should go to the blog too
[8:53:29 PM] hema: go to the blog?
[8:53:32 PM] manasvi: lets come out in the open
[8:53:37 PM] manasvi: lets declare to the world
[8:53:42 PM] manasvi: our true feelings for each other
[8:53:50 PM] manasvi: which have remained in the closet for years
[8:53:56 PM] manasvi: and are gathering dust
[8:54:16 PM] manasvi: lets seize the moment!
[8:54:18 PM] manasvi: carpe diem!
[8:56:13 PM] manasvi: I love you hema
[8:56:18 PM] hema: omg!
[8:56:20 PM] manasvi: (heart)
[8:56:26 PM] hema: this is what i was afraid of manasvi
[8:56:29 PM] manasvi: (inlove)
[8:56:44 PM] manasvi: I am afraid hema
[8:56:48 PM] manasvi: i have said it
[8:57:02 PM] hema: aur ek lafz mat kaho
[8:57:14 PM] manasvi: the words are out of my mouth and now i cant take them back
[8:57:27 PM] hema: manasvi
[8:57:35 PM] hema: let me apply for jobs woman
[8:58:59 PM] manasvi: okie..
[8:59:09 PM] manasvi: tumhari khushi mein hi meri khushi hai
P.S Utter gibberish no? Don't tell me I didn't warn you! :P
**Published with the permission of all parties involved
You know what makes me feel good? A fun conversation with Hema (Yamma Yamma!). My roommate and best friend from undergrad! Talking to her is like writing in my journal and this post is just a glimpse of our crazy times together :)
Read on...*GIBBERISH ALERT*!
[[8:27:30 PM] manasvi: hema..when she told u
[8:27:33 PM] manasvi: u should have said:
[8:27:42 PM] manasvi: yeh sunne ke pehle mere kaaan phatt kyun nahin gaye
[8:27:47 PM] hema: hahahahahahahaha
[8:27:55 PM] hema: drama queen you are manas
[8:27:58 PM] manasvi: and 3 times u should palat ke look
[8:28:21 PM] hema: 3 times turning n looking
[8:28:25 PM] manasvi: hahahha
[8:28:34 PM] manasvi: actually i have watched too many K serials
[8:28:39 PM] manasvi: i was addicted to them
[8:28:41 PM] manasvi: hate to admit it
[8:28:44 PM] hema: yeah i can see the effect
[8:28:55 PM] manasvi: yeah
[8:29:13 PM] manasvi: silly woman
[8:29:17 PM] manasvi: tum bhi dekho na
[8:29:21 PM] manasvi: silly woman
[8:29:27 PM] manasvi: maine jisey abhi abhi dekha hai
[8:29:32 PM] manasvi: kaun hai woh anjani
[8:29:47 PM] manasvi: usey jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
[8:30:10 PM] hema: silly woman is the name of a K serial????? :O
[8:30:17 PM] manasvi: no hema..it can't be
[8:30:22 PM] hema: hahaha
[8:30:25 PM] manasvi: It would have to be KKilly woman
[8:30:26 PM] manasvi: :D
[8:30:35 PM] hema: it should be villy woman
[8:30:36 PM] hema: hahahaha
[8:30:37 PM] manasvi: K-silly woman maybe
[8:30:46 PM] hema: oh lilke thatttttttttttttt
[8:30:49 PM] manasvi: yes
[8:30:49 PM] manasvi: :D
[8:30:51 PM] hema: ahh!!
[8:30:54 PM] manasvi: silly billy
[8:30:57 PM] hema: i see what ur saying
[8:31:02 PM] manasvi: tubelight
[8:31:10 PM] hema: hehe
[8:31:30 PM] hema: hey listen to black eyes peas my humps please
[8:31:39 PM] manasvi: oh your fav song no?
[8:31:42 PM] hema: yeah
[8:31:43 PM] manasvi: u keep talking abt it
[8:31:48 PM] manasvi: okie will listen
[8:31:51 PM] hema: havent you heard it?
[8:32:00 PM] hema: i met a girl down at the disco
[8:32:00 PM] manasvi: by the way, this conversation of ours is going to the blog
[8:32:13 PM] manasvi: part of it
[8:32:15 PM] hema: she said hey-hey-hey-hey lets go
[8:32:23 PM] hema: what??
[8:32:26 PM] hema: means?
[8:32:31 PM] manasvi: i thought u were saying u really met a woman at a disco
[8:32:33 PM] hema: you will blog abt k serials?
[8:32:40 PM] hema: hahahaah
[8:32:43 PM] manasvi: i am saying ke i am pasting part of this convo on my blog
[8:32:45 PM] manasvi: cos its funny
[8:32:49 PM] hema: noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[8:32:52 PM] hema: you cant
[8:32:54 PM] hema: which part???
[8:33:04 PM] manasvi: i want to share my happiness with the world..for having a nutty friend like u
[8:33:12 PM] hema: privacy violations
[8:33:17 PM] hema: i could sue you for millions
[8:33:29 PM] hema: ;)
[8:33:31 PM] manasvi: u have blank check already
[8:33:38 PM] manasvi: why go through lawyer n all
[8:33:42 PM] manasvi: extra jhanjhat
[8:33:47 PM] hema: no i will get the court to seize your assets
[8:33:48 PM] manasvi: he ll take off most of it
[8:34:06 PM] hema: declare your assets to me manasvi
[8:34:06 PM] manasvi: hema...hema..when will u learn
[8:34:19 PM] hema: is duniya ke tarike
[8:34:28 PM] manasvi: ke u should pick on someone your own size
[8:34:34 PM] hema: hahahahahaah
[8:34:36 PM] hema: shut up
[8:34:39 PM] manasvi: rofl
[8:34:51 PM] hema: those days are gone when you used to threaten me with size
[8:35:02 PM] hema: ab main badi ho gayi hoon
[8:35:12 PM] manasvi: hema..u haven't grown an inch since then..if anything, u have "shrunk"
[8:35:13 PM] hema: (rofl)
[8:35:19 PM] hema: rubbish woman
[8:35:22 PM] hema: rubbish
[8:35:24 PM] manasvi: and I have grown in width and depth
[8:35:31 PM] hema: depth it seems
[8:35:34 PM] manasvi: so the equation is more disbalanced now
[8:35:39 PM] hema: no
[8:35:40 PM] manasvi: cos i realized am 3D
[8:35:48 PM] manasvi: so i need to have width and depth
[8:35:50 PM] hema: rotfl
[8:35:58 PM] hema: you are 3 D
[8:36:06 PM] hema: you just realized
[8:36:20 PM] manasvi: yeah.. I mean I never gave it much thought before this
[8:36:31 PM] manasvi: but it just dawned upon me
[8:36:51 PM] hema: why dont you blog abt being 3 D
[8:37:13 PM] manasvi: ummm, maybe I should
[8:37:27 PM] manasvi: my readership will increase due to the profound width and depth of my thoughts
[8:37:41 PM] hema: hogu
[8:37:47 PM] hema: enuf manas
[8:37:53 PM] hema: enuf is enuf i say
[8:38:04 PM] manasvi: sigh hema
[8:38:11 PM] manasvi: I never thought this day would come
[8:38:14 PM] manasvi: when you would say this to me
[8:38:47 PM] hema: iyyo manasvita :((
[8:38:59 PM] manasvi: yes hemavathi
[8:39:26 PM] manasvi: this badrinath no... some names he has given us!
[8:39:35 PM] manasvi: and very dilligently we use it also
[8:39:50 PM] hema: heheheheh
[8:41:08 PM] manasvi: Years ago, I had decided I would sue my parents for my name one day..
[8:41:10 PM] hema: crazy you are
[8:41:45 PM] hema: sue ur parentss?? ur so dumb..ur gonna get what is theirs anyway
[8:41:47 PM] hema: stupid
[8:41:53 PM] hema: hahahahahah
[8:42:00 PM] manasvi: true that. didn't think of it then!
[8:42:07 PM] hema: sue ur paretns
[8:42:11 PM] hema: my god
[8:42:14 PM] hema: shiva shiva
[8:42:15 PM] manasvi: like meet your parents
[8:42:20 PM] manasvi: we can make a movie.
[8:42:20 PM] hema: what has this world come to
[8:42:40 PM] hema: ok! im up for it!
[8:42:44 PM] hema: i'll be the heroine
[8:42:50 PM] manasvi: you wanted a break no?
[8:42:55 PM] hema: you can be the heroine's mother
[8:43:04 PM] manasvi: ja jee le apni zindagi
[8:43:09 PM] hema: hahahahahaa
[8:43:16 PM] hema: pah! fullto filmi
[8:43:21 PM] hema: too much
[8:43:23 PM] manasvi: bade pardey pe I will give you break
[8:43:29 PM] manasvi: and woh bhi hollywood mein
[8:43:44 PM] hema: meri to life ban gayi
[8:44:19 PM] manasvi: correct. then 30 years later - Main hemamalini banna chahti hoon.
[8:44:30 PM] hema: yes yes
[8:44:38 PM] hema: i will become sooper star over night
[8:44:40 PM] manasvi: correction. Main hemamalini murali banna chahti hoon
[8:44:52 PM] manasvi: otherwise ppl will get confused with other hemamalini
[8:45:04 PM] hema: kharrectt
[8:45:16 PM] manasvi: yes hema...you can practice your oscar speech now itself
[8:46:29 PM] manasvi: waise, you know what... when I was a kid, I would practice my acceptance speeches in the bathroom...no wonder I would take ages
[8:46:55 PM] manasvi: and I would imagine being on simi garewal's show - Rendezvous...
[8:47:16 PM] hema: yes honey i remember
[8:47:24 PM] hema: hahahahaaha
[8:47:34 PM] hema: you know you were sort of following the secret
[8:47:45 PM] hema: you were living a dream
[8:47:50 PM] hema: without knowing
[8:47:55 PM] hema: had you continued
[8:48:20 PM] hema: you could have become some major action heroine :))
[8:48:25 PM] manasvi: hahahaa
[8:48:25 PM] hema: (rofl)
[8:48:31 PM] hema: no no
[8:48:35 PM] hema: i meant some great person
[8:48:42 PM] hema: nobel laureate
[8:48:45 PM] hema: its not too late
[8:50:22 PM] hema: im alone at home
[8:50:24 PM] hema: alone alone
[8:50:27 PM] manasvi: Home alone
[8:50:28 PM] hema: akele hum
[8:50:29 PM] manasvi: hmmm
[8:50:31 PM] hema: akele tum manas
[8:50:43 PM] manasvi: jo hum tum sang hai toh phir kya gham
[8:50:54 PM] manasvi: manasvi ko hema se pyaar ho gaya
[8:51:14 PM] manasvi: pehli nazar mein pehle pyaar ho gaya
[8:51:25 PM] hema: pehli nazar main nothing happened though
[8:51:29 PM] hema: hmph!!!
[8:51:34 PM] hema: cold looks you gave remmeber?
[8:51:39 PM] manasvi: lots happened no? remember that bus ka look?
[8:51:45 PM] manasvi: that was hidden louu hema
[8:51:46 PM] hema: yeah true
[8:51:51 PM] manasvi: till today u never understood
[8:51:53 PM] hema: dil jiagr dono ghayal hue
[8:52:04 PM] hema: haha
[8:52:10 PM] manasvi: teere nazar dil ke paar ho gayaaaaaaa
[8:52:17 PM] hema: so true manas
[8:52:29 PM] hema: this should be offically our song what say?
[8:52:37 PM] manasvi: yep
[8:52:39 PM] hema: manasvi to hema se pyaar ho gaya
[8:52:50 PM] manasvi: if someone reads this, they will officially declare us gay
[8:52:52 PM] hema: pehli nazar main pehle pyaar ho gaya
[8:52:56 PM] hema: yeah man
[8:53:01 PM] hema: totally
[8:53:17 PM] manasvi: I think this should go to the blog too
[8:53:29 PM] hema: go to the blog?
[8:53:32 PM] manasvi: lets come out in the open
[8:53:37 PM] manasvi: lets declare to the world
[8:53:42 PM] manasvi: our true feelings for each other
[8:53:50 PM] manasvi: which have remained in the closet for years
[8:53:56 PM] manasvi: and are gathering dust
[8:54:16 PM] manasvi: lets seize the moment!
[8:54:18 PM] manasvi: carpe diem!
[8:56:13 PM] manasvi: I love you hema
[8:56:18 PM] hema: omg!
[8:56:20 PM] manasvi: (heart)
[8:56:26 PM] hema: this is what i was afraid of manasvi
[8:56:29 PM] manasvi: (inlove)
[8:56:44 PM] manasvi: I am afraid hema
[8:56:48 PM] manasvi: i have said it
[8:57:02 PM] hema: aur ek lafz mat kaho
[8:57:14 PM] manasvi: the words are out of my mouth and now i cant take them back
[8:57:27 PM] hema: manasvi
[8:57:35 PM] hema: let me apply for jobs woman
[8:58:59 PM] manasvi: okie..
[8:59:09 PM] manasvi: tumhari khushi mein hi meri khushi hai
P.S Utter gibberish no? Don't tell me I didn't warn you! :P
Addicted.
Ok, so it's confession time. I am addicted. I should have told you all before but I couldn't muster the courage to do so. Sigh...
(Mom, Dad, N and S - Relax! I am not a drug addict, nor do I drink or smoke, ok? Ok.) I am just addicted to my laptop. I wake up in the morning and before I even jump out of bed, with one eye open, I check if anyone has buzzed me or if I have new mails. My family and a few friends don't seem to quite understand my attachment (they call it obsession!) to this inanimate object. But how can we coin it inanimate?! It's through the laptop (duh! and ofcourse the internet!) that I get to see everybody I love, watch them smile, take part in the diwali puja, and show them my room or anything I want to! It's my window to the world I miss and love the most. It connects me to anyone and everyone who matters to me. I wonder if I could have survived in US had I come years ago when technology wasn't so advanced and people spoke to their loved ones back home only on birthdays, anniversaries, festivals and other special occasions. So instead of cribbing that I am away on a faraway, strange land, I am going to count my blessings!
Dear God, thank you for the laptop, high speed internet and cell phone that connects me to everyone I yearn to be with! :)
(Mom, Dad, N and S - Relax! I am not a drug addict, nor do I drink or smoke, ok? Ok.) I am just addicted to my laptop. I wake up in the morning and before I even jump out of bed, with one eye open, I check if anyone has buzzed me or if I have new mails. My family and a few friends don't seem to quite understand my attachment (they call it obsession!) to this inanimate object. But how can we coin it inanimate?! It's through the laptop (duh! and ofcourse the internet!) that I get to see everybody I love, watch them smile, take part in the diwali puja, and show them my room or anything I want to! It's my window to the world I miss and love the most. It connects me to anyone and everyone who matters to me. I wonder if I could have survived in US had I come years ago when technology wasn't so advanced and people spoke to their loved ones back home only on birthdays, anniversaries, festivals and other special occasions. So instead of cribbing that I am away on a faraway, strange land, I am going to count my blessings!
Dear God, thank you for the laptop, high speed internet and cell phone that connects me to everyone I yearn to be with! :)
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