Me, My Thoughts

Ten day challenge-Day 10(one picture)

2011-07-14T11:09:00.002+08:00

Its end of the 10 day challenge and have to end off with one picture of myself!..

This is my favourite picture taken by my bro at SG airport. Taken in my favourite colour in my favourite place by my favourite person. So this becomes extremely favourite :) haha. This is V's favourite too.

Ten day challenge-Day 9(2 songs)

2011-07-13T21:52:00.003+08:00

Today I shall write about two songs that are running in my mind right now.

Beautiful song.Lovely music.One of the reason for liking this song is also because of the location. Look how amazing India is!...Kudos to AR Rahman.

A perfect song to express an important loss in a person's life. Losing someone we love is the biggest punishment god can give us.This song is filled with emotions. No description needed.

Ten day challenge-Day 8(3 films)

2011-07-12T12:06:00.001+08:00

I love to watch films but prefer regional films more than english. I watch only selective english movies but love all the animated movies. I wonder how people stand all that voilence in the english movies.

It’s hard to list down top 3 movies!...

1. P.S I love you. A very sweet and emotional movie. Love the storyline.

2. Telugu movie Godavari. I have seen this movie number of times (lost count). I love the songs and the locations shown in the movie.

3. Of course bollywood actor Hrithik’s Kaho Na Pyaar Hai will be part of this list. Fallen in love with the songs and his dance. My all time favourite since my school days.

Ten day challenge-Day 7(4 books)

2011-07-11T18:10:00.001+08:00

Me and books are poles apart. So this post is extremely difficult for me. I may not even mention 4 books. Yes I am that bad in reading. The only time I read lot of books was in school days because of my english teacher who forced us to use new words in english essays! I remember cursing her during my often trips to library. She was so strict that we need to write down 10 new words every week and use it in the essays.

I don’t know why but I prefer Indian authors compared to others. I am not being racist here but I somehow feel some attachment to Indian authors. So in that list I love chetan bhagat’s 2 states and five point someone. I read few more books but I don’t remember the names!. Sorry I am really that hopeless when it comes to books.

Would love to read Preeti Shenoy’s two books. Maybe that will be next in my list.

This post is incomplete but this is the best I could do :)

Ten day challenge-Day 6(5 Food)

2011-07-10T21:35:00.003+08:00

It’s all about food today. A perfect post on a Sunday. I eat a lot totally opposite to what I look. I love eating but I am very health conscious. So lets get down to the list :)

1. Definitely chocolates will be first in the list especially Ferrero Rocher. This is my all time favorite. Its heaven wrapped in a small package :).While I am eating chocolates I don't think of anything and after eating I think of nothing but the exercise I have to do to remove the fats. Well that's me :)

2. Nothing beats mom’s cooking. Love the simple dhal dish she cooks. Dhal with hot rice and pickle is the best combination. It’s bliss

3. Ice milo. I have mentioned it in the previous post also. The only drink that comes into my mind every day.

4. I am against fast food. It’s purely unhealthy and not something I want as part of my daily meal but KFC once in few months is still acceptable.

5. Idli (south Indian breakfast). My bro name it as deadly patient’s breakfast :). According to me It is the healthiest breakfast in Indian cuisine.

The next post is going to be extremely hard!.How can I write about 4 books!oh god...

Ten day challenge-Day 5(6 Places)

2011-07-09T20:33:00.001+08:00

I always relate and remember people with places. We might forget people but not the places we went with them.

1. Hyderabad. This place automatically counts in. Everything is beautiful in this city. This city holds my entire childhood memories. Love this city!

2. Home is the best place for me. I love weekends so that I can be at home with my family. Even though I don’t do anything it doesn’t matter as long as I am at home!

3. Sometimes I prefer to be left alone. All alone in my room.

4. I love some places in Singapore. Especially my college and East Coast Park. Have lot of good memories with my close friends. If I ever leave this country I would definitely miss these places.

5. Pasiris park in Singapore. It’s calm and peaceful. Went there only twice but would love to go there often. One memorable event in this place was to celebrate my close friend’s 21st birthday.

6. Kullu manali in India. I have not seen this place yet but something in me tell me that it will be heaven.

Ten day challenge-Day 4 (7 wants)

2011-07-08T21:26:00.000+08:00

Day 4! 7 wants. I have lot of wishes.I wish it was not restricted to 7!

1. I want to visit Newzealand very soon. This has been in my wish list for the past 10 years or more ever since I knew bollywood start Hrithik’s first movie Kaho na pyaar hai being shot in NZ. It’s a lovely place. Hopefully this will be fulfilled by next year atleast.

2. Adding on to that I want to travel more. I have not even seen 10% of the world. I want to see more places, want to have more stamps in my passport. Wish to travel to one new country every year. Not asking for too much :P

3. I want a big house with spacious bedroom and nice terrace. The house should have treadmill. I know this is the only way I will remind myself to be healthy.

4. I want all the chocolates in the world to be fat free. I love chocolates but the huge fat % on the chocolate cover turns me off!argh!wonder why all the tasty food in the world are unhealthy

5. If there is one wish that I am wishing every day it could be V’s arrival in Singapore. Keeping my fingers crossed.

6. I want a long vacation in a snow country! Yes a vacation with full of snow experience. I have not seen snow yet!

7. Finally a shopping trip to India!Yes just a shopping trip :)

Ten day challenge-Day 3 (8 Fears)

2011-07-07T12:46:00.003+08:00

Its day 3!!! 8 fears. This is going to be tough.

1. For some reason I am worried that I have to stop working at some stage of my life. I can’t stay at home for too long. Despite of hating the routine life of waking up early, going to work, stressing myself with the office project deadlines, I love it. Sounds weird but haven’t you heard of “I love you but I hate you” :P Same logic

2. I am not ready to be away from my family. I know all those logics that girl has to leave her family after marriage and etc but if I am given a chance I wouldn’t want to do that. Actually the thought of it nowadays scares me :(

3. Definitely have fear for heights but I love rides and theme park games so I hide this fear within me

4. How can I forget my fear for dogs! I can’t stand them even from far. Sorry if I offended dog lovers but for me a big no for dogs!

5. I always remind myself that I can't and won't drive a car. I have fear for car driving. Will try to get over it but Singapore's expensive driving classes are not helping me to get over this fear.

6. After the langkawi incident I have fear for parasailing. I don't want to go through the phyical and mental pain of fracture all over again.

7. Despite of being an Information technology student I have a fear for programming languages. People say it’s based on logic but I for me it’s not human language. My weakest subjects in college were always programming modules.

8. No one like losing friends including me. I have lost some good friends in life.They walked off for no reason so no regerts from my side. I am happy with the current friends in my life and wouldn't want to lose them at any cost especially my best friend.

Ten day challenge-Day 2 (Nine Loves)

2011-07-06T12:15:00.001+08:00

This 9 loves are definitely not in order.

1. My parents and brother comes first in my life. No one will ever replace them. My day is not complete without a short chitchat with my brother.

2. I love my job. This is my first job and I am enjoying every bit of it. My current job has transformed me to a better and matured person. Right now it is making me feel complete.

3. He irritates me most of the time and he is totally opposite of me but still my life is incomplete without him. Well that’s V :)

4. Bowling is the only game that I am ready to play anytime. I started playing this game when I was in college and have lot of good memories. Now I rarely play this game because I don’t have a good company to play.

5. My good friend Sai. He has been my friend for the past 14yrs and yet nothing has changed between us. We are geographically far apart and meet up once every few years but our friendship is still strong. Many friends came into my life and left but only he proved me that friendship can and will always stay strong if you are true to it. He is a true friend.

6. I love ice milo. I love it so much that I can have it every day; especially Mac Donald’s ice milo is heaven in Singapore’s hot weather.

7. I love to print out pictures and decorate them in frames and creative picture albums. I love this habit and I make it a point to give unique picture gifts to my close friends. I truly believe pictures hold lifetime memories.

8. I love collecting bags, shoes and accessories. I will never say no to any new collection :) Well a typical girl in this matter

9. Love collecting teddy bears and pooh. If I am given a chance I would continue the collection given my mother doesn’t complain about the lack of space. : )

Ten day challenge-Day 1 (10 Secrets)

2011-07-05T13:06:00.003+08:00

Came across this 10 Day you challenge in Preeti’s blog. The 10-day challenge is over but better to be late than not doing it at all :) Love the idea. So why not:P . I am also doing this to make sure that I will blog often.

The 10-day challenge post is to write 10 secrets, 9 loves, 8 fears, 7 wants, 6 places, 5 foods, 4 books, 3 films, 2 songs and 1 picture of yourself

So here we go on the 1st day.

10 secrets. It is extremely hard to put in words but I will try. People who are close to me do know about these secrets so it can also be some random facts about me

1. I hate pink colour. Especially clothes and hate the fact that people think by default all girls like pink.

2. I don’t like people who judge others by height or any physical appearance. I can’t stand such ignorant people who thinks physical appearance is more important than character. Frankly speaking I am not tall (but not too short) and I get very angry when people point it out to me (other than my family members). Personally I judge others by character.

3. I want only love marriage in my life. I am totally against the idea of arranged marriages. I don’t understand how a person can accept someone who didn’t exist in their life before. Agree people might find this weird but according to me best way is to know them well, love them and then get married. Well not all love marriages are successful and not all arranged marriages are a failure. Personally I feel I can only handle love marriage. After all the guy needs to know how difficult it is to handle me :P . Well this wish is almost fulfilled :P

4. I am extremely bad in Mathematics. I guess extreme is a small word! I shouldn’t say this especially when my brother is a mathematics genius. For some reason numbers scare me. Life would be better without mathematics and I wish MBA entrance exam didn’t have this subject. Argh!

5. I love eating raw rice grains. It’s chewy and sweet. Due to this weird habit I was scolded by my family members very often. Well now this habit has vanished. Almost

6. I can’t tolerate people who are late. My friends know this very well as I have plenty of experience in waiting for them. To my close friends my anger is obvious but for others I try to digest the fact and get done with the meeting but the meeting won’t be normal. Promise on that : )

7. One thing that attracts me in the opposite sex is the smile. I am a crazy fan of Indian movie actor Madhavan (maddy) just for his sweet smile. Well V knows this very well :)

8. I hate swimming not for the fact that I can’t swim and etc etc but the fear that swimming will make me dark.

9. There are two people who I hate and will hate for rest of my life. Usually I am not the type who will be angry on people but this two people don’t deserve my forgiveness. Never!

10. Silently I feel extremely happy when people tell me that I look like 16 or 18 yrs old teenager despite of being in early 20s. I love being young! Today a beautiful lady made my day by saying this :)

So here are my 10 secrets. Next is 9 loves! That will be easy

The crazy thoughts!

2011-06-06T11:36:00.003+08:00

Life has been so crappy for the past 1 month that I have totally forgotten to post about this. It’s not important but definitely something that I will never forget for the rest of my life.

Does god listen to what we think and wish for in our mind?

Well after the incident that took place last month I am having doubts about this statement.

Two months back during a discussion with my office colleagues I shared with them how my brother was very good friend of injuries when he was a kid. I also shared with them how I am stranger to all this. Immediately in my mind I had a thought about what it feels like going through a major injury that disturbs your routine life.

Well it was only a thought! Just a thought!

Never knew I will be given a chance to taste it.

The taste of it was far bitter than what I have imagined.

Last month during a family trip to langkawi I decided to try something very adventurous and ended up paying high price for it. Brother and I went on parasailing and due to some unknown reasons I fractured my two toes.

For someone who have not tasted any physical injuries since childhood this fracture came as a surprise. The surprise followed by a long medical leave for 3 weeks, a fracture cast on my leg and two crutches to support me for the rest of the 3 weeks!

I still remember the expression on the doctor face when I asked him “so you mean I can’t go to work for 3 weeks”. I must have looked like one crazy patient who doesn’t understand the basic meaning of fracture cast.

My friends and colleagues told me it’s fun to rest at home and tried to convince me not to get depressed about the fracture. Staying at home for 3 weeks is not fun and especially if you have to limit sitting in just 1 place!

Three weeks was definitely not easy. Besides of not able to walk on my own feet and not able to do even simple tasks, I had to face some issues at work due to my long medical leave. All this tensions stressed me up and one person who got affected by my mood swings was V. Felt sorry for him but couldn’t help it.

Every day was a like a week; a week was a month and so on. I hated the fact that even weekends were dragging. I guess that’s the first time in my life I wished for a shorter weekends.

I am still not out from the one month. Even now sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night just to check if there is a fracture cast on my leg! I know this sounds crazy!

keeping aside all the pain I had to go through I still loved the parasailing experience:)

Oh god I do wish for lot more good things in my mind. How I wish all of that come true just like this crazy thought!

Older growing old

2011-05-25T08:11:00.005+08:00

It’s the day when my family doesn’t sleep before 12 am

It’s the day that mom prepares her specialty dish

It’s the day that we see double happiness in a an ordinary day

It’s my dearest and sweetest brother birthday.

Happy Birthday Bro!...May all your wishes come true especially your current wish and you get all the happiness in the world. You deserve it :)

100 Truths to kill time

2011-04-14T18:35:00.000+08:00

LAST TIMES…

1. Last beverage: Pokka Lemon Tea..Btw the taste sucks

2. Last phone call: my mom

3. Last text message: To Dear friend Anita

4. Last song you listened to: Some English songs that are played in the background.

5. Last time you cried: Few days back.

HAVE YOU EVER...

6. Dated someone twice: No

7. Been cheated on? : No, who'd dare do that?

8. Kissed someone & regretted it? No

9. Lost someone special? Yes

10. Been depressed? Yes

11. Been drunk and threw up? Yes and my dear friend Anita is responsible for that

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Purple

13.White

14.Sky Blue

15. Brown

FIRSTS :

16. Made new friends: in school, college and at office

17. Fallen out of love: No.

18. Laughed until you cried: Many a times.

19. Met someone who changed you: Yes

20. Found out who your true friends were: Yes

21. Found out someone was talking about you: Yes

HAVE YOU:

22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Yes,since Vinod(V) is included in the List : ).

23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: 100% of them.

24. How many kids do you want to have: ???? Two

25. Do you have any pets: No and I wouldn't want to have any.

26. Do you want to change your name: No Never. I am proud of my unique name given by my parents. :)

27. What did you do for your last birthday: Cut the cake at 12am with my family and took my parents and brother for lunch followed by shopping with them to choose my birthday gift from brother :)

28.What time did you wake up today: 6.20am. Its hell waking up early in the morning

29. What were you doing at midnight last night: of course sleeping ..what else :P

30. Name something you CANNOT wait for : for V to come to SG. Hope it happens asap.

31. Last time you saw your father: today morning

32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: hmm nothing for the moment

33. Most visited web page: Gmail/ FB/ Twitter..As what my brother say my internet world revolves around these sites.

WHAT'S YOUR :

34. Name: Sagarika

35. Nicknames: heeehehee..long list there..Chitti, rika, saga,bujji

36. Zodiac sign: Virgo

37. Male or female or transgender : Female

38. Elementary: Geetanjali in Hyderabad. Love the school and love the inform.

39. Colleges: hmm boring University of Newcastle

40. Hair color: Black

41. Long or short: Long Long :)

42. Height: arghhh skip skip skip :P

43. Do you have a crush on someone?: Right now?if so , No

44. Ever been in love? Yes

45. Piercings? Pierced ears

46. Tattoos? No and never

47. Righty or lefty: Righty

48. First surgery: None until now

49. First piercing: hmm should ask my mother

50. First best friend: Sai

51. First sport you loved: Bowling

52. First pet : No pets in my life plz

53. First vacation: Out of India it has to be Malaysia

54. First concert: Have not gotten a chance yet

55. First crush: hehe don’t remember.

RIGHT NOW:

56. Eating: nothing.

57. Drinking: nothing

58. I'm about to: Fall asleep with this ever ending list

59. Listening to: Songs that are been played in the background

60. Waiting for: June. I want to go to India..Plzzzzz someone parcel me over

YOUR FUTURE

61. Want kids? Sure. :)

62. Want to get married? Of course, why not?

63. Careers in mind? Business Analyst or anything in IT expect for programmer :)

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?

64. Lips or eyes: Eyes

65. Hugs or kisses: Depends on the person.

66. Shorter or taller: Taller than me.

67. Older or Younger: Older

68. Romantic or spontaneous: Romantic

69. Nice stomach or nice arms: Nice Arms

70. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive

71. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship, all the way.

72. Trouble maker or hesitant: Trouble maker

HAVE YOU EVER :

73. Kissed a stranger: Crazy!no

74. Lost glasses/contacts: Of course. That’s the careless me

76. Broken some one's heart: No and I hope not

77. Had your own heart broken: Yes :(

78. Been arrested: Hehe I am good girl

79. Turned someone down: Yes

80. Cried when someone died: Yes..My grandfather

81. Liked a friend that is a girl? : Like in what sense?I am straight!!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

81. Yourself: Yes

82. Miracles: maybe if it ever happens in my life

83. God: Yes

84. Love at first sight: Kind of

85. Heaven: Not really

86. Santa Claus: nahhhhh!

87. Kiss on the first date? Ummm no

88. Angels: Do they even exist?

89. Devils: haha maybe ya after watching ram Gopal Varma movies.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

90. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yesssss. and that person isn't with me. :(

91. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? No

92. Wanted to kill someone ever? yes and I still wanna kill the person.

93. Among you blog mates, whom would you like to kiss? No One

94. Committed a blunder and regretted later? : Yes lots

95. Wanted to steal you friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? Of course not!

ASSOCIATE WITH SOMETHING YOU WEAR :

96. White: Top

97. Black: Bindi

98. Red: Can’t think of any

99. Pink: Lipstick

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? of course

The Confused me

2011-04-11T12:47:00.003+08:00

I love my job BUT I want to resign and take a good break in life

I enjoy working in Singapore BUT I can’t wait to leave this place

I love to be fit and healthy BUT I hate those running sessions and healthy food

I hate to waste my hard earned money BUT I can't say no to shopping

I love travelling BUT I hate these routine trips to work

I am excited to move on to the next phase in my life BUT I refuse to leave my family

I love to cook BUT I know nuts about cooking

I love staying in Hyderabad BUT the idea about shifting there permanently leaves me termbling

I would love to continue this post BUT I am racing against time : )

This is the confused me right now...

Back with a bang!

2011-02-24T21:27:00.001+08:00

I am blogging after a good half year. OMG time files. It’s hard to believe that I was away for so long. Won’t be giving silly excuses for not blogging as I had a valid reason and that is my education. For the past two years life has been a crazy roller coaster ride. I was leading a typical corporate life with my day ending at 11pm.Well I might say it was more than a typical life. Now I am back and I am back for good! Well the good reason for being back is I am finally done and over with my education! It sounds extremely good and smoothing for my ears. No more rushing to university after work, no more late nights on the road and no more burnt weekends. Now that I have plenty of time in my hands, I am lost on how to spend it. :D. Well that’s the typical me.

Well New Year started with an awesome trip to India. I go to India once a year but this year was something different. Went there without any expectations but came back with life full of memories. There is something in India that pulls me closer despite of being far. Spend 3 meaningful weeks with my family and relatives exploring new places including the golden temple in Tamil Nadu. Actually I am not the type who enjoy temple visits but the company I had made a difference. I forgot what it feels like to be around 15 relatives and cousins of my age at the same time. This trip has brought back all those missed moments in life. Surprisingly during this trip met only one friend of mine. Not regretting on that as life is less complicated now.

Explored Hyderabad more than expected, all thanks to brother and Vinod. They are truly sweethearts. Now I can proudly speak out that I saw the highlights of Hyderabad including the famous charminar. Don’t even want to get started about the food in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad biryani in Paradise hotel is awesome. The city has covered itself with western culture. It has nothing less compared to a modern society in terms of culture, food, entertainment and fashion. One thing that amazes me about Hyderabad is the shopping options. One can never run out of places to shop if they have a heavy pocket. There is a polluted side for this beautiful dream city. Traffic is ridiculous and people forgot the meaning of rules. It looks as if everyone is rushing to their destination. No one cares for their safety putting their fellow drivers’ life at risk. I still have to hold on to someone’s hand like a 3 yrs old kid to cross the road. Despite of being born and brought up in Hyderabad, I feel like a guest there. One amazing new fashion in Hyderabad is the girls are covered from head to toe: D. Thanks to the pollution that no one dares to come out of that covered layers.

Everything was exciting for the 3 weeks but deep inside my hearts knows the truth that life will be back to square one. It is hard to choose between a dream and reality. I prefer Singapore when it comes to profession and development but real life and happiness is in India. I am sure every Indian staying out of India faces this dilemma. Well some things in life have no definite answers.

Good news is will blog more often now :D

Leaving you all with a beautiful picture of charminar clicked by brother.

It Happens Only In India

2010-08-22T22:16:00.004+08:00

This post has been in pending state for quite some time. As usual busy schedules and of course my laziness plays a part too. Recently I went to India for my friend’s wedding and this time I am back with lots of memories. This trip has given me an unique experience and I must say I have learnt lot in this trip. Travelling alone has contributed to this unique experience as I had plenty of time in my hand that I absorbed everything and anything: )…..

Trip to India is incomplete if there are no highlights about the flight trip. I am sure many will agree with me on this. :) . As expected I had my share of good and bad experience travelling with a bunch of weird, funny and irritating passengers.

Some highlights from my trip

• I just don’t understand why some Indians don’t understand simple instructions such as “Please fasten your seat belt, please switch off your mobile inside the flight and please don’t stand when the fight is landing”. I am sure these are simple instructions. It’s either this extra ordinary bunch doesn’t want to follow the instructions are they are just ignorant about everything around them.

• The moment fight touches the ground immediately you will hear the seats belts unfastened. I am not talking about 1 or 2 but the whole flight doing this despite of the instructions “please fasten your seat belt until the seat belt sign is on”. Worst thing is a passenger beside me gave me this weird expression when he saw me with fasten seat belt. In Indian flights right is wrong and wrong is right. Beware of this fact : )

• Just a word of caution to everyone who wish to travel in budget airlines in future. The ticket in these airlines is cheap but everything else is not cheap. Right from the food that we need to purchase in the flight, to the blanket and even the seat you are seating. Everything comes with a price tag. It’s funny to see stewardess selling food and other items in the flight. Gave me the impression of being in the local train. Talk about feeling at home: P. So finally when it was time for stewardess to do their sales, an Indian man stopped the lady and innocently asked ‘Hi madam do we need to pay for this food or you giving it for free’. The highlight of this is the cute expression given by the stewardess. Hats off to her for that.

• I know budget airlines won’t have any entertainment but what I didn’t know is entertainment is shared between passengers. To avoid bored room, I was watching ‘Pyaar ka side effects’ movie but to my shock I noticed my fellow neighbor was enjoying the movie in my IPod together with me. It’s time airlines have a list of side effects for passengers travelling in their airways. I had to choose boring sleep over the interesting movie to avoid this sharing entertainment. That was a pure torture. Phew!

• Everyone knows that we Indians are good in expressions but sadly my neighbor in the flight refused to understand my ‘I-am-not-interested’ expression about his life history.

• Last but not the least its time our Indian airport authorities stop acting that they are doing their job. Doing their job is good but they overdo it at times. For the first time I felt we have lot to learn from world class airports like Singapore in terms of customer service.

After going through all that unique experience in the flight ,I was finally excited to see what India has stored in for me. As I expected, India never disappoints me but it has more than enough to offer me.

• Heat in Tamil Nadu (southern part of India) is as expected and unbearable. Ice creams melt within seconds and Europeans can have a perfect sun tan within minutes.

• The site of people making their own zebra crossing by holding hands, college girls and guys’ chit chatting at the corner of the roads while the girl eyes are carefully scanning the surroundings to spot her family members, heroines and heroes being treated as larger than life with their posters all over the city, animals given equal rights on the roads with humans, girls showing the true meaning of traditional clothing, people using brakes and horn often than accelerate, the cold breeze which comes with a different sand smell reminding what you are badly missing , are sites not to be missed. All this can’t be missed in our motherland as this makes our India unique.

• The homely feeling one can get even with strangers happens only in India.

• Love the habit of all the relatives sleeping in groups in a big hall. The night is filled with laughter and fun. Modern lifestyle has given us too much of comfort and privacy, that we are slowly losing such small happiness.

• Indian weddings are a grand event. Right from preparing the bride, serving the guests, teasing the bridegroom, knowing hundreds of unknown relatives, forming new relations , new friendships and up course the ladies preparation with loads of gold , everything brings in lifetime memories. Saw a grand wedding after 10 years and it gave me memories for lifetime.

There are thousands of reasons why I love going to India. It has everything and anything for everyone: )That’s my Incredible India.

Positivity experiment

2010-07-24T15:24:00.002+08:00

I came across this 7 days positivity experiment from Preeti Shenoy’s blog. She was going through some tough times in her life and decided to focus on 5 things that make her happy or feel grateful of her life. She comes up with great ideas and I absolutely love this idea. I don’t know if can do it for 7 days but glad I can at least do it for today.

So here are the 5 things that made me appreciate my Saturday more than usual: D

1. 1.Went to the airport to send-off my friend who is going to India for his wedding. I am very happy to see him excited for his wedding which is in 1 week’s time. I will be there to give him my support and share his happiness too!.1 more week to go!!....

2. 2. Had a great chat with my best friend after the send-off. I can proudly say that she and I share such a beautiful friendship bond. Feel blessed she knows that I am always there for her. Strange how happiness exists in such small incidents.

3. 3. Today is Saturday and I don’t have to go to college .What can be better than this. Right now I am enjoying at home typing this post. Great way to enjoy my Saturday: D

4. 4. My friend and I went for shopping and we got similar clothes. May sound childish but it is something we wanted to have for very long. Finally it happened. I also found some cool flats shoes. FINALLY! Sometimes shopping is enough to make my day hehe. :D

5. 5. I got the chance to blog after very long and that reason itself made my Saturday. Thanks to Preeti’s idea: D.

9 Years of life in a foreign land

2010-07-03T22:58:00.003+08:00

From the title you can guess what this post is going to be about. I am celebrating or rather trying to celebrate my 9 years in Singapore. Yea on the 1st of July mom and I landed in Singapore. I landed with lots of questions in my mind. Future was a question mark and education was a bigger question mark. This country changed me totally to a different person I didn’t imagine of. I came across incidents which I would have never encountered in India. Had my share of good and bad times in Singapore .Ever since I came here I can’t help but to count the loss and gains in my life for migrating here.

Here is an extract of my loss and gain in Singapore: D

1. I don’t know what it is like to bunk college, what it is like to get ragged by seniors, what it is like to enjoy 300 days in a year and study just for the remaining days, what it is like to plan out of station trips with friends, what it is like to talk about latest Indian fashion with college friends and moreover what it is like to be surrounded by group of Indian friends. After I left India in 8th standard I don’t know what it is like to grow up in an Indian environment. Singapore offered me different education style, different lifestyle and made me a confident person. I am grateful to my parents for showing me the other side of life but nothing can make up for what I lost. The college life I lost is equals to everything. The image I had in my heart about college life is from my brother and friends. This college life remained as a missing part in my life puzzle. Even now I feel a major part has been skipped in my life. Feels like someone fast forwarded my life and skipped one full important chapter. Even if I achieve everything in life, the feeling of this missing part is forever felt within me : (

2. If I was in India I doubt I would have been able to step into the working world at such a young age. This turn out to be the advantage as now I am able to support myself and my studies all by myself. I would say this experience kind of turned me into a responsible person. I am glad this happened.

3. I meet my best friend once in 4 years or only when I go to India. The meeting duration has always been just few hrs or sometimes few minutes. This has been bothering me so much but not able to do anything about it but I am glad and proud to say that distance didn’t made a difference between us. We have been best friends since our 6th standard which means it’s been 12 years: D. On the other hand all my classmates have forgotten me by now and I don’t know how it feels to go for a school and college reunion.

4. I was brought up in Hyderabad since birth but today I can confidently say that I can’t roam around in Hyderabad alone. I don’t know where the famous IMAX theatre is; the popular shopping malls are or at least not even the famous charminar in Hyderabad. Given the fact that I visit Hyderabad once every 4 years (back in 2004) the place slowly turned out to be a foreign land for me. I can’t go out without a company. Every time I pay a visit to Hyderabad I try my best to remember the places but all my efforts will be wasted the next time I visit Hyderabad as nothing remains the same in the city for too long. The city is growing fast and I am lacking behind .Way behind everyone: (. I wish to change this. I want to proudly say that I am a true Hyderabadi (I am not able to say this now). To my wonder on my last visit brother and Vinod (more about this character in future: D) showed me around Hyderabad and I felt sad someone is introducing my city to me (saddest truth). Waiting for the day when I can show my city to others proudly.

5. Normally we meet our relatives once in a while. My once in a while is really long that I forget who are they. Even today I can't recognize when some of my distance relative’s stand in front of me. The standard response from them for my blank face will be “oh you are so big now. The last time when we saw you, you were a small kid. Don’t you recognize us?” Damn I wish I can scream and say “I was a kid back then. How can I remember you!” Missed out family’s important functions and weddings. Now I am worried no one will attend my wedding in future: D .

6.Talk about behaving as roman when you are in Rome. During my initial days here I couldn’t get adapted to Singapore food and culture but now most of the local food became part of my daily diet: D .This shocks my family especially my mom.

This long distance has created so many problems in my life and each time it creates problems I can’t help but regret about coming to Singapore : (. Everything has loss and gain. So does my life. Somehow I created a home away from home. I may not stay in India phir bhi dil hai Hindustani. :D.Hamesha. I am an Indian by birth and by heart no matter where I go.

All about blogging

2010-06-29T21:32:00.006+08:00

Finally got the time to do Lopa's tag. Sorry yaar for the delay :D

This questions are about blogging!.So have fun reading my blogging experience

1. Say why you made your blog and if you expected it to be popular at all.

Before this blog I had series of blogs that didn’t last long as I was never serious about blogging. Today when I look back at the kind of english I used and the posts I wrote for my previous blogs, I can’t stop laughing. Well everyone learns from mistakes and grows from experience, so did I and my seriousness for blogging: D

I definitely remember one of the reasons why I started this blog is because of my brother’s blog. He is my first inspiration for starting up this blog. Other reasons for starting up this blog are I love to express myself and of course love to talk. It is hard to get a human being who can listen to me 24/7 :D. So now you know the reason why this blog exist.

I started this blog as a way to express myself but soon I realized the advantages of blogging. Through blogging I met people from all corners of the world. Its fun to know about them by reading their blogs and it’s great to meet people with similar hobbies and opinions. If Nokia is about connecting people, blog connects people too. Maybe better than Nokia: P. The first fellow blogger I met is Lopa Mehta. Now that I often read her blog, I feel I have known her for ages: D. Blogging do wonders if it is used properly.

Well coming to the popularity issue, I don’t think my blog is popular at all : ( but I am confident one day it will be: D. Frankly speaking, even if one person loves what I write, I will be glad.

2.State the exact date you started your blog

Not sure of the exact date the blog started. Based on my first post I will assume it is on 26/07/2009(it’s been 1 year since I started blogging ...oops).Time to blog more. Just 42 posts for one year: (

3. Nominate 5 loyal followers!

Anyone who is reading this post. If you find this interesting go ahead and do the tag!

So here are the rules…

1. Say why you made your blog and if you expected it to be popular at all.

2. State the exact date you started your blog.

3. Nominate 5 loyal followers!

Tag time!

2010-06-29T13:39:00.006+08:00

This is my first tag and I am took it from preeti shenoy's blog.I am a regular visitor to her blog. I love the way she writes about everything in a special way. She is a writer, painter, blogger and top of it just a mother of two.What can be greater than that. So here goes my tag with some interesting questions

1. What curse word do you use the most?

My lamest curse word is Moron(well I don't even think its a curse word)... :D. I don't use F**K word and my friend's get scolded by me if they use this word in front of me( ya I know I am gd gal :D)

2. Do you own an iPod?
Well I have an Itouch but it belongs to my brother. Privileage of being the youngest in the house : D

3. What person do you talk to on the phone the most?
No one actually.Previously it used to Sanj and now it is anita.

4. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
No one can forgets their first love and kiss. :D

5. Do you remember where you were on 11/9/01?
In singapore with my parents. Me and mom shifted from India that year

6. What was the last movie you watched?
Prasthanam(telugu movie).Didn't like it though This potilical based movies fail to catch my attention!

7. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
My mom & bro are equals to everyone. They call me that every day (I can get very lazy sometimes :D)

8. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep?
No. Didn't find the need for it. My bed is enough for me to fall asleep immediately.

9. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
Of course.Friends tell me their secerts and they are always within me.

10. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Smile. I have weakness for sweet smile.If I ever love someone it has to be for the smile. That's why I love maddy(madhavan) :D

11. What are you looking forward to?
Looking forward for my Btech to finish. I am tired of managing work and studies.Desperately waiting for the next 8 months to end :D

12. Do you own any band t-shirts?
No.I don't like any bands

13. What will you be doing in one hour?
Going for a meeting (ha now you know where I did this tag hehe .oops )

14. Is anyone in love with you?
I am not sure but I wish for one :)

15. Last time you cried?
Last week

16. Are you on a desktop computer or a laptop?
Laptop. Lenovo Thinkpad. Light and easy to carry just like the user :P

17. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
No I hate tattos. Fine with ear piercing(Already have two)

18. Would you ever date anyone covered in tattoos?
They are rejected straight away :P

19. What were you doing before this?
Clearing my office mails

20. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
One month back when relatives came home

21. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
Need atleast 6 hrs. Nothing lesser than that.

22. Do you eat breakfast daily?
Of course. A very healthy breakfast or what I call as "rabbit food" he he

Had fun doing the tag :). Anyone reading this post can pick up this tag.So here you go. Enjoy!

1. What curse word do you use the most?
2. Do you own an iPod?
3. What person do you talk to on the phone the most?
4. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
5. Do you remember where you were on 11/9/01?
6. What was the last movie you watched?
7. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
8. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep?
9. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
10. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
11. What are you looking forward to?
12. Do you own any band t-shirts?
13. What will you be doing in one hour?
14. Is anyone in love with you?
15. Last time you cried?
16. Are you on a desktop computer or a laptop?
17. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
18. Would you ever date anyone covered in tattoos?
19. What were you doing before this?
20. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
21. How many hours of sleep do you need to function
22. Do you eat breakfast daily?

Magic words

2010-06-13T22:43:00.004+08:00

I love you

These three words are the hardest but the most powerful words in the world.

These words doesn’t cost a single cent but return happiness that money can’t buy at any time

I am not talking about those boyfriend/girlfriend vala I love you. This I love you is for those special people who make a difference in our life. It can be our parents who give everything without expecting anything in return, our siblings who treat us as their little angels and our friends who are with us during good and bad times.

Personally I feel these three words are the hardest to say because yours truly has never said these words to her parents until now. Being brought up in a very reserved family, these words were never used freely among my family members. I am comfortable using these words with my friends. This could be due to the generation closeness I have with them. I could easily tell them I miss them, I love them but never tried telling it to my family members. I always told myself that next time I will tell them. That next time has not come until now.

As I said these words are the most powerful words in the world. Imagine telling this to someone and seeing them feel on top of the world. Dedicating such words to a person will make them feel lucky as they will realise they mean the world to someone. These words mean that someone misses you; you mean everything to that someone and that someone can’t live without your presence. Just by saying these three words it resolves many conflicts between two people, it brings two people 1 step closer to happiness and of course if a guy is saying it to a gal, he doesn’t need to buy diamonds to please her. Just this words are enough (well only to some ladies) : ).

Few months back a local television channel in Singapore conducted a campaign about these three words. People were stopped in public places and asked to call one person in this world who is very special to them and tell these three words to them in front of the camera. I have seen some amazing videos on this in the TV. Few people were shocked to hear their husband or wife telling them these words after a long time. Children called their parents and filled their day with happiness. Some couples called their partners and resolved their fights. I badly wanted to come across this television channel. Well it is a different story that if they asked me to call that someone special, I wouldn’t know what to do. hehe.

My only wish is to tell these words to my family members without shocking the hell out of them :)… Personally I feel that these words can’t be postponed in life. Kya patha Kal Ho Naa Ho. So why wait until the next time to tell those special people how much they mean to you. Pick up the phone or open your mailbox and tell them these three words and see the magic it does in your life. Love and affection doesn’t need time or actions to prove it exists but sometimes all you need is these three words to remind others that they mean lot to you. We are human beings and every human being loves to be pampered. This is the easiest way to make someone happy. Telling these words not only bring happiness to them but also to you as their happiness becomes your happiness.

For now I would like to atleast tell these 3 words in my blog.

My parents and my brother mean the world to me. I love you all forever and ever. Maybe more than ever :)

I made my first move. How about u?

Image courtesy:www.google.com

My Shadow

2010-05-25T00:00:00.007+08:00

HE is

Someone who means the world to me

Someone who is genuine in every way

Someone who easily finds out every mistake (big and small) of mine

Someone who controls me when I am going out of control

Someone who gives me everything without expecting anything in return

Someone who is solely responsible for what I am learning today

Someone who irritates the hell out of me

Someone who amazes me with his intelligence and determination

Someone who makes me feel lonely without his presence

Someone who is capable of being Himesh’s successor but his singing brings a smile on my face

Someone who has a damn good dressing sense but never gets compliments from me :P

Someone who has more country stamps on his passport than mine :(

Someone who is in search of new hobbies and knowledge constantly

Someone who enjoyed the beauty of this world 1 year more than me

and HE is

Someone who has a sweet sis like me :P

My sweet, handsome and idotic bro has turned 24 today. Happy Birthday bhaiya ..Love you lots. You mean so much to me. Stay smart , intelligent and please learn some singing haha... No matter how grown up I am, I always need your guidance and strict discipline...Keep that going :P .. Let me always be your little sis who learnt directions by following your footsteps .

My fav pic with bro. Taken during our 1st diwali celebrations in Singapore

Memories Down The Lane.....

2010-05-02T11:17:00.009+08:00

How hard or easy it is to forget certain moments in our life’s ? We tend to hold on to the good memories and try hard to push away the bad memories but somehow truth is whatever happens, is forever in our memories. Don’t know what’s up with me but recently, I have been seeing my past in front of my eyes….

It’s like a black and white movie scroll…I remember those memories while I am travelling, while I am walking, when I see school kids...Guess it’s common for everyone as memories are shadows in our life. They follow us wherever we go, giving the best and sometimes worst moments. Most of the time my mood depends on what kind of memories are running through my mind.

I shall take you all through some of my life memories...

Memories down the lane....

One of my favourite festivals during childhood days was Raksha bandhan. Bro and I used to receive lots of attention from the neighbours kids for the photo taking session (taking pictures those days was a big deal hehe). I loved that attention. Every year I waited for that special day because I got gifts from brother. Even now it’s still one of my favourite festivals and I wait for it every year, except that now I know the precious meaning behind it.

I have never bothered about India’s financial budget until now but every year I was seriously involved in my birthday budget hehe. Mom believed in using every penny wisely. So every year before my birthday mom decides on the budget for my birthday. It includes how many choc to buy, some special chocs for teachers and clothes budget. I hated this budgeting but now I miss those bonding with my family members(even today she does budgeting but the amount is higher and the reasons are different hehe)

Dad stayed aboard most of his life. Bro and I used to be very excited every year when he visits us, to know what are the choc and gifts he got for us. Dad’s visit to India was a holiday time for us. We would go to ‘tirupathi’ and ‘shridhi’ every year without fail. Now we rarely get the chance to travel as whole family.

2nd Septemeber 2001 (Ya this day is still crystal clear in my mind). It was my 1st computer class in secondary 1 (7th standard). Before this date I had never used computer in India, so this computer class was a shock to me. To avoid embrassement in front of teacher I told her I want to read books in the library instead of using computer. On that day I decided to conquer this weakness before it conquers me. Right now I am working in an IT company and studying bachelors in IT. I feel this is my biggest achievment in this 10 years. 3 cheers to me for that :P

My brother is two years older than me, which means my family believed in the concept of 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) when it came to my school items. Beginning of each school year, I had to check condition of bro’s books before buying new books. Most of the time I would end up with the second hand items. Back then, I disliked this idea and used to erase all the notes he wrote on the textbook to make it look like a new book. After moving to Singapore, school items became first hand in my life, but slowly I missed using those precious second hand items :(

I love fishes so much that when people eat them I called them being cruel. I love to see them in water rather than in my mouth. However recently I became a criminal too and done something that I cannot imagine. I choosed my health over my values. I still feel guilty about this whenever I am eating fish. So sorrrrry fishes.No excuses will justify my crime :(

When brother was gifted his first bicycle, I made a big issue at home and soon I got a pink monalisa cycle as a gift from my uncle (yea PINK! OMG). Soon I started to go to school in the cycle together with school friends. Those days were the best times of my life. Those memories of finding a parking place in the cycle stand, proudly showing my cycle to fellow schoolmates and sometimes travelling back home with best friend were unforgettable. These high tech cars, trains are no where compared to that pink cycle I had. Simplicity is the beauty of life.

Once a year my school organizes a local picnic outing for each class. Getting permission from mom to go for the picnic was a big headache but once she agreed, lots of arrangements were done for that. Right from what food to be taken for friends to what bag to carry that day. It was a big event in my life each year. Now I don’t have such memorable picnics anymore, I miss putting in efforts for such small things. Small things filled my life with joy.

I don’t remember my 1st day in pre-school but I clearly remember my 1st day in Singapore school. I was very scared to start schooling in a new country. So I ended up lying to the principal that I was sick and didn’t attend the school. That night after giving it a thought I decided to take the 1st step and went to school the next day. Even today I am proud of my decision because if I didn’t take that 1st step, I wouldn’t have come this far. It’s true that a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. I am glad I took my 1st step.

There were many cultural shocks when I moved to Singapore. Particularly my first physical training class in the school. For the first time in my life I saw myself in shorts. I felt I was committing some crime wearing those shorts hehe. I refused to come out of the ladies until my teacher started to shout who was the missing person in the class, I had to run and join the class secretly. This was just a tiny dot in the big picture of my culture shocks.

After coming out from my first interview, I knew how it feels like coming out from a war field but surprisingly I got a job for my 1st interview itself which I didn’t accept. Glad I rejected the offer, as I am happy with my current job.

Memories are part of life. Don’t run away from those as they make your life complete. Good or bad they still determine the life you had and the life you are going to have.

Random Life...

2010-04-16T12:53:00.003+08:00

Finally I am back to blogging. Past few weeks has been a crazy roller coaster ride in my life. Despite of trying to get time out I am not able to do it. Office and college is eating up all my time from Mon-Friday and having college on Saturdays is not making it any better. Sundays are too packed. I don’t know if I should rest or do something productive on that day. I hardly have time to catch up with friends. Thanks to the technology, I am at least able to have a quick chat with my 4 besties. This short term separation from my blog made me realize how much I missed writing. Each time I came across something in life, my thoughts went back to blogging. I badly missed my blog!

Some random stuff in my life.

By god’s grace dad is back to good health and together with dad the whole family took a drastic step towards healthy lifestyle. Vegetable soups, lots and lots of fruits, less oil, no salt and sugar is all I come across in my meals now. Hard to adapt but I am getting use to it. Change is the essence of life yaar!

Booked my tickets to India for a short trip and for the first time I felt I am grown up. Will be travelling with ani dear and will be on my own for 3 days in a completely new city without my family. I promised myself that I will attend my 4 besties wedding and finally I took the first step to fulfill that. One of my bestie is getting married and I will be attending it. I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. Whatever is it I am going to be there to give him my support on his big day.

Piled up with lots of new projects at work and everyone says it’s a good exposure for young people. Definitely being the youngest in the office is not making life better. Yea I am taking in the challenge hoping that one day when I step out of the company I know I achieved something. At least something.

Stepping into more complicated timeline in my bachelors. Did I mention how badly I am waiting for 2010 to finish? I will graduate in the beginning of 2011!!!

Receiving too many marriage news from friends and enemies (Ya enemies). Everyone seems to be stepping forward in life. Is it that easy to step forward???hmmm I wonder.

At one point of life, everyone comes across a situation that makes them stop and think twice before stepping forward. Guess I had never cracked my brain cells and tortured my heart so much as I am doing now. How I wish everything in life is as easy as choosing between ice cream and chocolate. Is it I am such a bad decision maker…or life is hinting me to think more than twice?

It’s been a while since I watched any movie. It’s been a while since I stepped into a mobile shop. It’s been a while since I made a trip down to my fav place in spore . It’ been a while since I ate choc without feeling guilty and it’s been very long since I stepped onto the jogging ground. Oh no suddenly I realized how boring my life is. Haha

Being well known among family and relatives for spending too much of money wasn’t a good feeling. However now I can proudly say I am able to manage my financial life properly except my shopping madness for ear rings just didn’t stop :P

Life is a definitely a good teacher and I learnt that compromising is a good habit until it hits you’re self esteem. Anything beyond it is not worth compromising for.

First pledge is the best pledge

2010-03-27T23:31:00.004+08:00

Okay doing something for the first time makes a person very excited. Agree? (I shall assume you agreed, if not I can’t proceed: P).

Today I was exactly in this position as I was excited to fulfill my first Earth Hour pledge. I know when I am very excited, somehow something will spoil it. So in order to avoid disappointment, I planned everything perfectly…hmmm okay I THOUGHT I DID…

Time: 8.15pm

Bro and mom happily started eating their dinner.

Me: Oh my god both of you found right time to eat dinner ha. I am giving both of you 15 minutes to finish the dinner okay.

Mom: [glares at me weirdly].

Time: 8.25pm

Me:[ Sitting across them and watching them killing my first pledge]

Me: Have you guys done??I am waiting to switch off the lights. 5 more mins.

Mom: We don’t have to switch off exactly at 8.30pm. We can do it after 8.30pm and just calculate the one hour time.

Me: What!!!! Mom that is not consider as Earth Hour. You don’t do Earth Hour as and when you like!

Mom: [Totally ignores me and starts a conversation with dad]

Me: [Getting impatient looking at the time hitting the Earth Hour]

Bro: [Adding fuel to the fire]. We are from India so let’s do it in India time.

Me: [urghh!!!!!...]

Time: 8.30pm

sighhh!!!!....There goes my first pledge….

You might think that atleast my dad would have supported my first pledge.

Check this out

Time: 6.30pm

Me: Dad today is Earth Hour. So tonight let’s switch of the lights for one hour okay?

Dad: haha Earth Hour. You know people in India have Earth Hour every single day.

Me: [Gives a confused face]

What a family sirji!....What a family.....

PS: I still managed to fulfill my first pledge except that it was not at 8.30pm. It was from 8.45pm.

In the end it was our own planned Earth Hour. Hmmm atleast it was one hour.

It's about U & Me

2010-03-15T23:20:00.003+08:00

Life is full of surprises. You are one such surprise in my life. I didn’t take our relationship seriously in the initially days but as days passed by, you became part of me. People didn’t like you but it didn’t change my relationship with you. Many even suggested that I should move on without you since I have better options ahead. For everyone you might be outdated but for me you perfect because beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. For me you are unique in your own way. Several times I was insensitive towards you, I hated the fact you are with me, wanted to move on from you permanently but realized life is a circle, I ended up with you again and again. Despite of all my mood swings, you have never given up on me, my lovely sweetheart, making me fall in love with you again and again.

Without any further due let me introduce my sweetheart to all of you.

My precious Nokia phone

it's me and my bro on the wallpaper.

I was introduced to this phone on March 16^th 2009, exactly a year ago. He was given as a gift to me. The person who has given this might have forgotten the importance but this sweetheart remained precious to me. This phone was brought by someone’s first salary. The importance of a person’s first salary is indescribable. This is one of the reasons why I can’t keep it away from me. I refused to change this phone despite of having sophisticated phones given to me. People find it weird to see a person having such sentiments about a phone. Yea for others it’s just a phone but for me its part of my identity. This phone tolerated everything from me. Despite of dropping it numerous times, it survived all the ordeals and remained with me. Well I am not the kind who goes for stylish phones, especially when this phone fulfills my needs. It is very simple to use and I love the fact that it’s a gift. What can be better than this...

In the past me, Anita and Azaad used to end up with the same model phones without planning. Now they both moved on to iphone, while I am stuck with this. Ha Ha. Whenever they see me with this phone, I am teased endlessly about it.

Many asked me if I would ever change this phone. Yea I will definitely move on from this phone one day. I know there will be an end to it but I want to be with it until the end. If there is an end to it, my next sweetheart will be this.

Bro gifted me this.

Happy 1 year of being together sweetheart. For me you are always the precious. Always.

Life & Numbers

2010-03-06T21:51:00.007+08:00

Relaxing at home on a sizzling hot Saturday afternoon (S’pore weather is forever burning), in front of me is a medium size calendar that caught my attention. Calendar is a gateway to memories, be it good or bad. I have a habit of circling important dates in my calendar. Certain months in a year are very special in my life and for the people who are special in my life. Each number has its significance. So decided to mark down the significance of “Numbers in my life” (You see this is the result of bored room).

1-1^st Dec is my sweetest mom’s b’day. 1^st feb is an important day for my best friend with the love of his life.

2- Two strangers from two different worlds, different interests come together and build a single life based on love. This is an amazing aspect of life but I have a phobia for this number.

3-June 3^rd is my best friend Sai’s and my cousin Vinod’s birthday. Every year on 3^rd 12am, I am in a confused state on who to call first.

4- I have 4 best friends in my life. I guess there can’t be a better explanation than this.

5-Jan 5^th is Azaad’s birthday. His important day is always celebrated grandly among our friends.

6- Very special number in my life. Details are not given. Haha.

7- My hand phone number ends with 7. I am using the number for the past 10 years.

8- March 8^th2010 is a Monday. What can be worst than a Monday! : )

9- It’s been 9 months since I stepped into the working world.

10- It’s been 10 years since I migrated to

Singapore

. 10^th month is my favorite month in a year.July 10th 2008 was a special day for two of my best friends.I am glad, I was part of it.

11- Bike ride at 11pm midnight on a highway road. Something I always wished for.

12- 12 more months before I finish my studies. Yea 12!!!

13- March 13^th is dost’s birthday. I never have gotten a chance to celebrate it with him.

14- Lovers day. Day full of surprises, gifts and lots of love.

15-

India

’s Independence Day. Miss those flag hosting days in school with friends.

16- For every girl sweet sixteen birthday is very special but I have no clue how I celebrated mine.

17- I scored 17 points for my ‘O’ levels (10th standard).It was the best 17 in my life.

18- I got my voting rights when I was 18 however I yet to make use of It. I know it’s a bad sign.

19- Short, sweet and hot tempered gal was born on September 19^th :) . Dec 19^th 2009 was the first time me and bro travelled together to

India

20- Friends celebrated my 20^th birthday with eggs and coke. It was the smelly birthday I ever had.

21- I received two Guess watches for my 21^st birthday from bro and Anita. Wished for one and I got two: )

22- I am 22 yrs old .What can be better than this (Ha-Ha). My grandfather passed away on 22^nd August 2009. Second cousin’s birthday is also on the same day.

23- I am going to be 23 this year. One more year of life, one more year of celebrations, together with more expectations.

24- Parents anniversary is on April 24^th.

25- Bro’s birthday is on May 25^th. My family missed celebrating this day for 6 years, when bro stayed in

India

26- I hope to visit my favorite country,

New Zealand

before I turn 26. Absolutely love the country.

27- How it feels to be 27???

28- Two more years before a person hit 30. Frightening digit.

29- Anita dear is born on April 29^th. She always gets advance birthday gifts from me (actually she demands for it .haha)

30- My friend is getting married this year at the end of July and I won’t be able to go for the wedding. Prize paid for staying in a foreign country.

31- December 31^st 2009 was a great day. Bro and I celebrated it with my cousins and relatives in

India

. We welcomed 2010 in a grand way with eggs, coke and cake.

Thank god a month has only 31 days.... :)

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

2010-03-05T17:30:00.000+08:00

Never thought of writing about this topic but after coming across the incidents that happened recently, I had to write about it. Everyone have friends in their life and definitely not everyone holds the same place in our heart. Some are close to our hearts and some belong to the “Hi-bye” group. Basically it is the degree of friendship and intensity of the warmth we feel towards a person that categorize them. Just like everyone, I have my circle of friends too. However recently when I met few of them, I realized how similar they are yet different. Definitely everyone is called “Friend” but the chemistry you share with them varies. I don’t know if this happens only with me or everyone??

First category is very special. These are the few yet the closest friends we can have. They are known as best friends, someone who knows us in and out and accept us without judging. Our deepest secrets and joys are shared with them. Despite the fact that they are far in terms of distance, the friendship remains the same. I have four best friends and one of the four knows me way before I started to learn what life is all about. It has been 13 yrs; the friendship is still sweet and divine. The four knows me the best. I am very attached to them as they bring out the best in me. I am myself when I am with them. They have seen me cry, laugh for silly reasons and my worst side of anger. All my mood swings are tolerated by them without any complaints .No words can do justice in describing the love and affection I share with them. I love you guys (you know who you are).

People in the second category are comparatively larger than the first. Yea I can talk to them easily, hang out with them and joke around but there is an invisible line that stops me from putting them in the first category. I am still trying to figure out what is that invisible line. It sounds weird in words but in experience it makes sense. Sometimes I can’t deny the fact the fault is within me. I have never let anyone cross the border. Due to the past experiences, now I prefer to have small circle of friends. This was the best decision I had taken in my life, as life turned out to be colourful after the decision

The final category people are like passing clouds. It’s better to keep it short about this people. Just because they studied in the same class or school as me, they are my friends, even though we have never spoken. Their presence doesn’t make a difference in my life except for the fact, they contribute to my Facebook and Orkut friends list. I have “friends” in my Orkut list; I have never spoken to every since they added me. The only common factor is we have seen each other during childhood days or they are my unknown classmates. How I wish to filter them from the list.shessh. Some of them “know me” (yea sagarika is our school friend who left india in 8th standard and now she is in Singapore). The conversation I have with them are like the dialogues in Main Ratnam movie (Hi.How are you?Are you still in Singapore? What are you doing now?). It doesn’t go beyond this. We don’t have anything in common and we can’t go beyond “Hi-Bye”. No wonder I call them the “Hi-Bye”friends :).

It amazes me how some people would like to know your whole life story in just 5 mintues random talk. I choose not to share it that way.

We don't choose our parents, our relatives .Only two relations are self choosen in life : Friends and life partner.Friendship is a beautiful relationship and best friend in a life partner is a perfect life.

Image courtesy:ww.scrapU.com

Ps: I value all my friends and this post is not to insult anyone. This is just my point of view about the type of friends in my life.

Love is in the A I R

2010-02-09T18:15:00.046+08:00

Lunch hour in my office is something that everyone looks forward to(definitely not because of the canteen food). It is entirely for the gossip sessions we like to have and of course to catch up with the latest trends. Surprisingly everything was different today.

Me: Hey pay day is coming soon! Any sales going on currently?

Colleague M (concentrating on her hand phone wallpaper): I am so confused what to buy for my boyfriend. It’s our second year together.

Me (turning the attention to one more colleague): Hey have you checked out the new flower decorations in the office for the CNY (Chinese New Year). Shall we go and capture some pictures?

Colleague B (busy eating): hmmmm

Colleague S (joins in without any invitation): oh no don’t remind me of the flowers. They will be so expensive this week. I wish I can buy it now and stock it up (grins widely)

Me: sheesh…..guys!!!Are your listening?

Everyone still lost in their own world (nod their heads)

Everyone seemed to be preoccupied with the Valentine’s Day thoughts. Single females are worried if their boyfriends will propose to them and married ones are wondering if they have given the hint to their partners about their latest desired items.

All this valentine’s day hangama brought back my first experience with feb 14^th

I had the sweetest memories for my first valentine's day. Anita, me and azaad planned valentine’s day outing after college. We landed in our favourite swensens outlet to have delicious ice creams while we spend the rest of the evening laughing and having good time. We surprised each other with gifts .So actually my first valentine’s day gift is from my besties!Oh man I miss my college days. Love you guys. Sadly after that year friends got attached (no its good news and I am always happy for them) and I never had the chance to plan one more valentine’s day with them.

According to me feb 14th is meant for our loved ones not necessarily limited to boyfriend and girlfriend. Moreover if love is true why choose only feb 14th to show it?Every day is a loving day for people in love. I find it ridiculous to see people buying a $100 bouquet on feb14th while you can get it for less than $30 on a non -Valentine’s Day.

Finally as all my colleagues were back to the real world we decided to go back to our work world. As we were walking back to the office, a sale’s girl was distributing discount pamphlets for a bouquet shop(you will find them everywhere until this week). One of my male colleagues eagerly stopped and asked the lady for the discount details

Me: O didn’t know you are married? She is very lucky.You care so much for her

Colleague R: Why would I get this if I am married? I have a gf

Me (looks around to get a rod or stick but turns and smiles at him innocently)

Advance happy Valentines Day to one and all. Spread the love to everyone. Enjoy your special day.

Miss you guys!

Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara...

2010-01-28T20:16:00.023+08:00

Came across this song in many Orkut profiles and blogs on republic day. Being an Indian I am ashamed to say I didn’t knew that such a song exists :( . Glad I know it now. Felt nostalgic when I watched this video.

Every NRI who watched the video would feel “kash meh vaha hota (Wish I was there)”. For a second I wished I was in the beautiful diverse country. India is like a beautiful wedding bride dressed up in sari with perfect set of ornaments,bringing out the overall traditional look with a shy smile. The bride is a perfect beauty package. With different languages, wide range of food and mixture of cultures, India is indeed a beautiful bride and an engraved piece of art.

Coming back to the video , first of all I was very disappointed that Taj Mahal was not shown anywhere in the longest lengthy video. Come on India stands out because of the famous architecture and yet they choose not to include that. Beauty of Rajasthan and Jaipur the “pink City” was not shown anywhere too. I may sound biased here but was expecting a better part when telugu language’s part came in. Hyderabad is known as “Pearls City” and Charminar is a well known icon for it but yet they choose not to include it. All I saw was Mahesh babu‘s two minutes guest entry with no backdrop that emphasize that we are from a particular city. When a malayalee can highlight the beauty of “God’s own country” by showing off a back drop of coconut trees, traditional elephants and rivers, When Calcutta bridge is shown to highlight the city, why Hyderabad wasn’t shown anywhere? In the whole of Telugu film industry they could only find Mahesh babu as a right candidate for the video while we have more youth icons like prabhas etc. Well I am not against having Mahesh babu in the video but why only him??Why not few more celebrities??

The video included various celebrities conveying the same message in their respective language. Don’t get me started on the celebrities list now. As usual B’s family is given more importance. Maybe they forgot to include Jaya Bachan or her call sheets were too full. Sheesh. I never liked sallu bhai as a person nor as an actor but he delivered a great piece for the video with less fortunate kids. If only he does more good deeds like this.

Finally our sports man and women are given some chance to enjoy the stardom. When sportsman are given the chance why not our politicians? I am not talking about those who go on a hunger strike and clam to be dying every moment, while they enjoy a big feast far away from the camera’s eyes. Why our great leader Abdul Kalam wasn’t part of the song? They would have been worried that if he is included, rest of the politicians will use that as an excuse and seek for some stardom.

Overall the video and the song are okay. There is lack of Indian feeling due to the western touch given, resulting in a fusion. Since there are reviews that old version gives a better feeling I shall search for that song now.

Incredible India!

2010-01-23T11:47:00.003+08:00

Finally I am back home (3 weeks ago). Yea Singapore became my home and India is my visiting place. I am a confused creature in this matter. India has my roots and Singapore has my livelihood. I can never take on any one side.

I would say the two weeks trip was worth my effort. Life in India and Singapore is similar yet poles apart. Similar as days are shorter and nights are even shorter equally but the feeling I went through in two places is diverse. My first encounter of motherland happened in Chennai. Had high expectations from one of India’s metropolitan city but I would say the impression Chennai has given me was purely disappointing. The international airport is not anywhere near to the international standards. It has not lived up to its name. Traffic in Indian cities truly amazes me. Now I am a not typical NRI in this matter who complains about India traffic and population but being lived in Singapore where even pressing horn is considered rude on the road, it was a different experience on Hyderabad roads. Life in Hyderabad is truly marvelous. People are very fashionable and their life’s revolve around enjoyment. I had my share of fun too. Had amazing bike rides and tasted my favourite pani puri in true hyderabadi style.

Right from the thrilling railway journey to my hometown, bus journeys to different places, having desi food in the road side stalls, doing the real shopping, meeting best buddies to enjoying with relatives I enjoyed every moment even though I had equal share of anger and sadness. Surprisingly my anger level goes up when I am in India. Not sure if it’s due to the different mind set of mine and the people back home or is it purely me.

I didn’t feel the presence of being in India neither when I landed in Chennai airport nor when I am out of the airport. That’s when I knew I need the real desi masala to feel the presence.

Came across celebrities banners along the road endorsing for various brands. You will find everything under the sun: Right from Aishwarya’s lux soap ad to cute maddy’s univercell poster. This is when I knew I am in India.

People have born talent to bargain for everything. Right from expensive clothes to auto rides. Being very bad in this I find it amazing when it was a piece of cake for people around me.

Seeing pedestrians forming their own zebra crossing by holding hands while crossing the roads, hearing relatives complaining that I am extremely thin and looks like African malnutrition kid I knew I am in my India.

I am always back in Singapore with lots of disappointed. Purely because I don’t get or not given chance to spend time with my friends. It’s been ages since I had peaceful enjoyable outing with them. I miss them so much and I hope I will break out of those rules one day.

India shall always be my incredible India and a place where I eventually belong.

Jadoo ki SMILE

2010-01-20T17:54:00.011+08:00

Back to my blog after a long break with confused and pissed mind. Typing this as “quit playing games with my heart” by backstreet boys is being played in my office radio. Appropriate song for this post I guess.

Why do we care for a people who don’t care for us and why do we tend to get worried by people who exist in our life just to make our life more complicated? Why doesn’t heart and mind get along well? Well only mind thinks. The stupidest dum heart refuses to think. It only FEELS every moment of our life.

I always wondered if prioritizing a person in our life is worth the effort but now I am much clearer about it. Nothing is worth the value of your self-respect. We let others control our happiness and sadness. We compromise for the most serious issues in life despite of knowing that we are not wrong. We hang on to the hope that everything will be alright and later we realize that nothing will be same ever again. We assume there is only a dead end to our destination while all we need is to break out from that bloody blind folded mind and come across a new path for our journey.

As I walked into the office today with a disturb-me-not expression the cleaner aunty brightly greeted me with a wonderful good morning. Of course I greeted her back from the bottom of my heart but I started to think about what happened. The aunt is around 60yrs old, she does a very hard job and moreover it’s 8.30am in the morning. What made her look so refreshing and enthusiastic? I greet her everyday but today she took the initiative to do that and it really touched my heart.

Sometimes all we need is a stranger to bring out the smile within us. I wish someone can give me a “Jadoo ki jhappi” now. Maybe that will help.

I miss my four friends...Guys you are missed by me...

Guess I need some yoga classes...?????It’s time I control my temper. My poor nails are totally dead by their hot tempered owner.

Holiday Time!

2009-12-16T17:38:00.004+08:00

INDIA

What is India without having “Incredible” in it ?:)

What is sagarika19.blogspot.com without having a post about India in it?

Haha bad joke but can’t help it when my mind is looking forward for this Saturday

Finally I am going to India after good 9months!

For the first time in 9years I am going to India within 9 months time. 1st wonder.
For the first time I am going to India with my bro. 2nd wonder.
For the first time I am going to spend few whole days with my dearest friends including celebrating new year with them. 3rd wonder.

Finally I can munch on to my favorite food: pani puri one and only one food I miss the most
When I told my office colleagues that I am going for a holiday, without a second thought they said “ oh you are going back to India”.

Why the hell it's "BACK" to India. It’s always been my place and will be my place. I am not leaving Singapore for now and of course will never leave India from my heart.
Hoping to capture some wonderful moments and come back with a clearer mind.
Before I leave to India I may or may not write a post.

So wish you all Merry Christmas and happy New year !

It’s festive season so please share your joy with less fortunate by donating atleast 1% of what you spend for yourself.

Marathon Madness!

2009-12-07T16:13:00.008+08:00

“I want to run for a Marathon”

“You must be crazy to run for a marathon”.
This was my response given to my bro two months back when he decided to run for Singapore Standard chartered marathon 2009.

Often I used to tell my bro that marathon is a crazy thing anyone would do. As mom says “They pay money to run “my definition was “You run without anyone chasing you”. Yea it still sounds crazy to me but slowly my views took different direction after witnessing the grand marathon event on 6th December.

I heard that total of 50,000 people ran for the marathon this year. It’s very easy to be a supporter in the event but being a participant for the marathon takes lots of courage. Be it a full marathon or half marathon or even the 10km run. Interesting part was people had motivational phrases on a paper and tagged it to their shirts. One guy had “Beat your body..Win the race”. I think it’s not just about pushing your body to extreme levels but it’s more about pushing your minds to the destination. Every runner must be having a deep desire in their heart that leads them to reach their destination without giving up. This is the method I follow when I am running. Before I start on the running path, deep down in my heart I wish for a long waited desire and I will be sure my passion to win it will lead me to my destination. It was good to see old people overtaking the youngsters by participating in the marathon. Cutest part is there was even kids dash in the marathon!It was a shame that I was not part of that amazing event. Wonderful memory was bro being part of the event.

My bro’s dedication and confidence in every work he does always amazed me. When he told me that he is going to start his marathon training 2 months ahead of the final day I laughed at his “over dedication” for the marathon but his fitness over the months proved me wrong. All his hard work has been paid off. His daily workouts and his strict diet showed how important this marathon meant to him.

He completed his first half marathon (21km) in 1hr 53 mins 35 secs. I am so proud of him. He has always been my real life hero. Of course not just because of his marathon success. Since childhood I always told myself that I can’t be like him. I can never study like him, can never have dedication like him, can never manage my financial life like him and of course can never be intelligent like him. Finally he is the first marathon runner in my family!Yipee! Seeing bro being so proud of his achievement I wish I can run 10km marathon just to hang that tiny silver medal beside bro’s medal. Hmm maybe next year I would end up posting my own achievement picture here.

For now enjoy this picture of my bro being a marathon runner! Congrats bro you are always my hero.
His marathon photos can be found in the following link:
http://www.marathon-photos.com/scripts/event_entry.py?event=Sports%2F2009%2FSingapore+Marathon&new_search=1&match=vanganuru

Baby He loves You..He Loves You...He Loves you so much

2009-11-07T09:52:00.007+08:00

I am in love with Arya!!!... His style..It's just so perfect. Blue jeans, white T-shirt with a scarf. Loving this theme of scarf on tops. Just thought of uploading this

Enjoy the pictures readers!.

Hey You!

2009-11-06T09:22:00.004+08:00

Since the day one I knew you and I won’t get along well. I knew nothing will turn out good but I still came to hear you every alternate day because my future is in your hands. How did you fail to realize that your talking just doesn’t make sense? You totally failed to catch my attention. I need two brains during those 3 hrs sessions with you. One brain to understand what you are trying to talk and next one is to figure out what you teach. I won’t call it teaching as you are just reading every bit from the slides. Do you think I take an effort to come to your class after my office hours just to hear you reading from the slides! I can do that at home dude!Day one the session was filled with 40 people and now its day 4 and the number is less than 15 but you will still see me till the end because I have to do this for the sake of my future. I always believed that it’s the student fault not to score well in the subject but now that I encountered you I can definitely say that it can be vice versa also. You entered into my life the day I decided to stop running from fear of programming language. Now I doubt if I can ever get over that but I won’t accept the defeat. Will put in my 200% effort for this subject and prove myself wrong!.I will remember what my bro said " The more you run the more you come across it". Ya it's time to face it.

This post is a result of my frustation on my programming subject teacher.

You don’t teach urghh, You don’t give examples double urghh and you don’t understand my questions!. Triple Urghhhhh.

Smile :)

2009-10-30T21:08:00.005+08:00

Three things brought a smile on my face today and I absolutely had a great Friday.

- 3 yr old Indian boy holding a Chinese gal's hand so tightly that where she goes she dragged him along. It was so cute to watch them like that. Girl power Eh :)

- The site of watching an American girl teaching her Indian boyfriend to eat Japanese sushi. Poor guy was trying hard to hold the chopsticks and tried his best to put a happy expression eating those leaves and raw food . Worth watching that pair :)

- Sitting at the window seat in the bus I was wishing it would rain today. After 10 minutes the bus windows were wet with drizzling rain:). It rained heavily all the way until I reached home. I just love the rain as it makes me happy always.

I am a happy girl today!

Happy weekend!

Ajnabi oh Ajnabi....

2009-10-30T14:42:00.009+08:00

So last night bro wanted me to check the letter box at an odd hour(9pm) for his precious ebay parcel.

When I reached the new lift area (just beside my house) I noticed it is in the 1st floor. Knowing how much I hate waiting( including people) I decided to take the old lift which required little bit more walking. Little did I knew that the path ahead of me will totally take me on a new path. It was the same walkway I travelled 9yrs for my school, college and office but now the walkway seems like Ajnabi(Stranger) to me. The same old neighbours looked like strangers, the same old plants don't recognize me anymore. I realized I was looking at the surroundings as a first time tourist look around Singapore.

It was a feeling similar to what I experience while I walk in hyderabad streets. Ya I was born and brought up in Hyderabad for 17yrs but now when I go back to that same old place everything is different to me. However Singapore is not my home but I feel every path here is mine. I hate this feeling but I learn to accept it in this 9 yrs.

There is a saying " when new thing comes we tend to leave the old thing". That's exactly what I did. When the new lift was bulit I didn't bother to walk through the old path and now the old path fail to recognize me.

Motivation

2009-10-28T16:34:00.005+08:00

Conversation between me and my school mate who found me in Orkut after 9 yrs

S : You look very young. No change in you since school days. What's your secret?

Me : haha I look young because I am not tall(My theory:if I am tall I can afford to put on some extra weight ). No secret vekert yaar.

S: No I am serious ...looks like you take care of yourself very well

Me(thinking of all the jogging sessions skipped): hmmmm

Suddenly I am motivated to jog extra mile ,do the extra workout and get that extra patience to eat that extra 'rabbit' food

Sometimes all we need is Motivation :)

I got mine . Did you gets urs?

Female OR Male?

2009-10-12T18:03:00.005+08:00

I came out of the washroom cubicle and an unfamiliar face was staring at me.

It’s a guy!.

Damn I quickly ran out of the washroom to check the sign board.

Na it’s not gent’s washroom.... urghhh..idiotic guy

NOOO . It’s neither ladies washroom!! double Urghh!

Checked the sign board clearly again!

It’s gent’s and ladies washroom!!!!triple urghhhhhhh!!

Well this happens only in PSB academy and it definitely happens only in Singapore!!!. Gross

Ever since that shocking encounter I stopped using those combined gender washroom and made sure I checked the board twice before I enter.

PS: Before you all goes into weird imagination. Let me clearly say something. The washroom is cubicle based. So no weird or shocking sites encountered.

ha you may ask how come I didn't see the sign board before going in.Ha here comes the tricky part. As I was looking for a washroom I saw a girl coming out of the washroom so naturally thought it is ladies!

Well only have one word to describe everything. GROSS!

The weird me!

2009-10-11T20:17:00.008+08:00

Finally back after taking a long break. Actually it’s not a break. I am not getting any free time to put my thoughts into words. Work and studies can be hard to handle but truthfully I am enjoying every bit of my bachelor degree till today (it can change once programming subjects are started :) )

Recently I have been noticing some weird habits in me. It’s not I am unaware of those weird habits but just wanted to script it down as my madness is going high each day.

1) I can suddenly feel the craving to eat an item and the craving doesn’t stop until I eat that item at any cost. Let me take you on a ride of few incidents to show how crazy my habit can be. Recently I went for a dentist appointment. The moment I stepped out of the hospital I felt like eating Idli (Indian breakfast). Na the doctor was not Indian; neither the entrance of the hospital reminded me of India. I called up mom and told her that I am coming home in 20 minutes (the hospital was very near to my house) and I want to eat that. So when I went home I actually managed to eat 4 Idlies and on top of that had my regular dinner (ha now I know where all those extra pounds in me are coming from). While I was enjoying my food dad and I had a mini conversation.

Dad: what would have you done if there was no idli flour at home to prepare the item for you

Me (busy eating): oh I would have gone to some restaurant to eat this and come home late

Dad: speechless

This is just one of the recent incidents. Whenever I have craving for some item mom is always there to cook for me (Ha one very good reason why I don’t want to get married and go away from home). Surprisingly nowadays I am craving for Indian food even though I eat just Indian food. This habit is constantly growing as I am craving for more items than before.It includes chicken wings, ice cream and many more. Mom always says that my craving for food is similar to what pregnant women faces haha. I don’t know how pregnant women will crave for food but I have very good story for mom’s reaction.

Maybe in my previously life I was a very bad husband for my pregnant wife. I didn’t buy the food she was craving for and she cursed me that for rest of my life I will go through what pregnant women would feel. Lol my imagination can be very weird just as my habit.

When I was studying 6th or 7th standard my last mamaya’s marriage took place in some town near Karnataka. As usual for wedding the breakfast will be upma(Indian breakfast) as it is easy to make and not many people will eat it :P ( according to my theory ). So I stubbornly refused to eat that breakfast which lead to my attha suggesting I should be taken out to eat idli and of course 1st cousin was my victim as he has to search for a breakfast centre early in the morning. Good old days :)

2) I talk to people only when I LIKE. Yea you heard it right.I talk when I am happy, I talk if my mood is okay and finally I talk if I want to. That’s the reason why I keep quiet when my mood is not right because I am capable of shouting at people without any reason and get back some weird glares from them. I know I am mean but I can’t help it. If my mood if bad I can’t force myself to sound happy I will be talking nicely for a while and immediately my mood can change to worse or vice versa. None of them are spared from this habit of mine: friends, relatives, family and all the dearest ones. Well if you think this mood swings are once in a while …No you are WRONG! I can be very moody person.

No examples given because it happens all the time: P

3) I hate it when people disagree with what I say. Na I am not saying I am always correct and no one can say anything to what I said. What I mean is when I tell something to someone in the end they will tell opposite to what I said.hmm still not clear. This habit comes with an example :) . Once I told a friend how life in Singapore is and after few days told her she tells me how much I am enjoying here. Urghh I already said I don’t so take it as I don’t. This is very weird but this is me… :P

Can’t think of anymore now will continue if there are more in future.

Hats off to w-h-o-e-v-e-r who is going to tolerate this weird girl

TIME TIME!

2009-10-01T17:05:00.000+08:00

I want to blog!my thoughts are pilling up!I need some free time..!.

Midnight

2009-09-21T21:17:00.001+08:00

Three years back this word was a dream for me. When I studied in college (well I still study in college just that it’s a higher step)I told myself that at least once in a life I have to stay out of the house at 12am(no it’s not Gandhi ji concept).This wish was fulfilled when I attended Indian concert in my college. The concert ended late by 11.30 I was still waiting for the bus. I was tensed about receiving scolding from my parents for coming home late while my thoughts were interrupted by this scream “Rika its 12.am!” .My friend was trying to remind me that I achieved my ‘midnight freedom’ sheesh (yea all my friends back than knew how much I wanted this ‘midnight freedom’). When I think of those childish days I just can’t stop laughing now. I remember this incident everyday when I am on the way home late from college. Now almost whole week I reach home close to midnight and this thought of ‘midnight freedom’ don’t excite me anymore.

How Strange that things or thoughts that mean so much to us at point of time doesn’t make a difference anymore.

My 22

2009-09-18T09:51:00.006+08:00

Wish you Advance Happy 22nd birthday Sagarika.
I am turning 22 tomorrow.

I always asked my parents what is the meaning of my name. Since they couldn’t answer it I depended on Google and came to know that it’s a Bengali name. So Sagarika means ‘of the ocean’. hmmm interesting.

22 years of life has been vanished in a flash. It’s one more year of regular cake cutting (depends on my mood) ,one more year of regular temple visit, one more year of eating gulab jamun made by mum and one more year of receiving gifts from friends and family.

Where have the 22 years gone? I have yet to see at least one of the 8 wonders of the world (if I ever see 1 it has to be Taj mahal because I believe in this ‘Before you explore any country, explore India’). I have to yet to finish my bachelor degree, yet to step my foot into a new country other than India and Singapore, yet to become a good cook, yet to love programming languages, yet to touch the snow and donate blood at least once etc. Sheesh

Now that I have entered into the 22 era I decided to rewind back my life and know myself all over again (of course good opportunity for people who want to know what Sagarika is all about)

Small flashback of my life

-1 to 14yrs
The most innocent and simple years in my life

I was born in lovable country India. I spend my entire childhood with mother and brother. Dad came to Singapore even before I stepped into 1st standard. I studied LKG and UKG in Gitanjali School from where my 1st stage performances started (Up to today I managed to do less than 10 stage shows). Basically my childhood was all about following in brother’s footsteps. Since he studied in Gitanjali School I studied there, He studied in St Ann’s Primary so I studied there too and he continued in St Ann’s High School so I continued there too. Been an average student throughout (when compared with brother I was always average or even below average :)). Rest of the life was occupied with school friends, small fights, sweet school trips, dad visiting days and lot more.

June 30th 2001
-14 to 18 yrs

Years of hard work and few wrong steps

I left something very precious on this day and moved permanently to Singapore with high hopes of bright future. I don’t remember crying on my first day of school in India, I don’t remember standing in front of the school and refusing to go in and I definitely don’t remember my parents accompanying me on the first day. What I remembered is my first day of school in Singapore. The memories are crystal clear in my mind. I was tensed and refused to go to school on the first day in Singapore. I remember I faked up being sick just to postpone going to school to one more day but after getting call from the school principal I decided to gather all my courage and set on my new mission. New country, new culture to adapt and new teaching method definitely didn’t stop me from being nervous. Surprisingly dad came to send me off to school on that day and that’s when I felt like a LKG kid. I survived the first day with just plain water (hated the food here in those days. Well I still hate it) and came back home with an “I-Want-To-Give-Up” expression. The rest of the life is mystery. Five years of school life passed away in night out for exams, studying, studying and more studying. Maybe that’s how I managed to be in top 3 of cohort every year and yet missed the $ 500 cash prize (it’s given only for locals).Of course I had my share of fun with those four friends of mine but still studies took over majority share of my life.

-19 to 21 Years

These are most important years in my life. I decided to choose polytechnic instead of two years of college. I know that is the place where I can shape out my future. One more reason why I choose it was to avoid studying Hindi language for two more years (I am hopeless in languages and more about this is in the later part). These 3 years have been a roller coaster ride. Gained some friends, lost some friends, gone through lots of emotions and mood swings, stepped into the world of maturity, Earned my first pay, Picked up new hobby (bowling), did some unforgiveable mistakes, First time failed an exam(I am hopeless in Maths and more about this is in the later part too),celebrated my 19th,20th and 21st memorable birthdays with friends, struggled with programming languages, fallen in love with database subjects and scored extremely high for those subjects, improved my communication skills, did a mistake by learning French, had a baby crush on my database teacher’s smile (he was Telugu teacher with cute smile and I can’t resist cute smiles),filtered the people around me and choose to be with a small special group of friends and finally I learnt what to do with my life.

Everyone says that I am very choosy in terms of food, clothes, movie, habits and especially people. So how choosy is my choosy?

Random stuff about me

- I am a health freak
- I can cook(few dishes only)
- I don’t like to wear full black colour tops
- I am very talkative
- like only Indian Food
- Hate clubbing or parties filled with strangers
- Hate loud music
- Love surprises
- I like a movie due to dialogues, hero’s smile (Mad about Maddy’s smile), song lyrics and for few scenes in the movie
- My Bachelor degree means the world to me right now and I don’t tolerate a word against it

Things I hate the most

- First things first I hate smokers. Yea almost every girl say this and yea I fall into that category too
-I can puke at the smell of sweaty clothes and body odor
-I hate people talking while they are brushing their teeth and hate to be disturbed when I am brushing my teeth
-Hate the smell of papaya and the taste of banana
-Dislike people using my ear rings( I am very sentimental about my lovable collection)
-Hate people calling me Shorty ( like to be called like that only by few special people)
-Absolutely hate egoistic people.
-Having any kind of pets near to me
-Learning languages
-Guiltily eating chocolates

Things I love the most

-Of course family and friends are in the list by default
-Pani puri. I am mad about this. One of the top reasons why I love to go India. I told myself that pani puri will part of my wedding menu and if possible brother’s wedding also:)
-Chocs, ice creams, teddy bears, beaches, dolphins, fishes
-Smell of rain on a dusty ground. For the past 9 years I am missing this feeling because until today I think I can feel this only in India( other than the fact its desi feeling , Singapore don’t have dusty grounds at all you see)
-Ear rings are my obsession since past three years. I absolute love them and trying to get 100 pairs before this year end. This madness is now passing on to bracelets and bangles. The first ear ring I lost was on 18th September 2006 and lost a very favourite ear ring on the 1st day I landed in India(Lost so much in India and here I am complaining about an ear ring. sheesh)
-Snow- At least once in my life I want to experience the feeling of holding the snow in my hands and creating snow girl (yea sexist you see). I want to see the world going white with the snow and stretch my arms and hold on to the snow flakes. Please someone offer me a trip to a snow country (preferably not US)
-New Zealand- This country remained on top of my Must-visit countries
-I am totally a rain lover and I love to eat ice cream in the rain (Na I am not inspired by Varsam movie nor Trisha). Since I was young, rainy season was my much loved season in India. I loved going to school when it rains, wearing the raincoat and getting a chance to skip our PT (Physical training classes) due to the rain. Even till today whenever it rains I go to my window and admire the rain and if possible eat ice cream (my definition of enjoying rain is not drinking hot coffee and eating pakodas). Anytime it rains and if I see people trying to hide from it, I tell them only one thing (It comes once in a while to make us happy just welcome it with open arms and join the fun). That reminds me of how I use to avoid taking umbrella to college so that I can get wet when it rains (mom hated it every time she saw me drenched at the door).
-OMG how can I forget about my previous darling, my hair. In end of 2005 I straightened my hair due to the craziness of achieving soft hair but today all I can say to my hair is “sorry for pushing you through the torture”. Yea I regret spoiling my hair which resulted in losing 80% of my hair. Urgh If I knew I will lose it I would stick to my curly hair and just would have made it soft.

Things I know I will never do it

-Drink soft drinks(I have never drank Coke ,Pepsi or any soft drink till today)
-Smoke
-Get interested in cricket
-Learn car driving
-Learn swimming
-Eat Fish (ha this something to think about. My mind is still struggling between choice of morals or health)
-Love Maths
-Run a marathon
-Write poetry

Basically the whole post is about my likes and dislikes instead of what kind of person I am
because I know what I am .So that’s enough

First time i worte such a long post all thanks to my lunch breaks in the office.

Once again Happy 22nd birthday to me!

Bangalore alias Bengalooru

2009-09-16T16:45:00.003+08:00

Na it’s neither my home city nor the place I studied , It's a city where I spend two days of my life.Suddenly I wanted to blog about this place because of the below conversation

My Colleague: “So which part of India are you from?”
Me: “Hyderabad”
My Colleague: “Huh? Where is that? Never heard of it”
Me: “oh it’s also known as one of the IT cities in India”
My Colleague: “Oh I only heard that Bangalore is an IT city”
Me: sheesh. I should have just said it’s called “city of Pearls”

So coming back to the story of my experience in Bangalore, it’s was between good and worst. The impression of Bangalore was very good. I still remember smiling at my cousin at the airport not because of seeing him after 4 long years but to see him wearing a jacket and that too in summer season. Never did I know that I have to come across the cold chills on the way home in the car. On the day I landed there it was very cold and simply superb. For once I thought finally I was in different kind of place in India. If that was my impression at 2am in the morning the impression at 9am in the morning slightly took a change.

Busy roads, horrible traffic, pollution and of course added with hot sun. The mall he took me to was good, full of branded clothes and I was surprised how rapidly India developed (4 years of gap can result in lot of surprises). I was excited with lot of changes in India which resulted in me trying to peek out from the auto just to see the city and received this comment from cousin “don’t look out like that, people from village who have never seen a city do that”. Sheesh what a comparison. We watched a movie in IMAX which was impressive. The rest of the day was simple as I left that city in the evening.

My second trip to Bangalore was tiring. Second cousin took me to few temples and I loved the interior of the temples. Again it was simple day but my final destination airport was not good at all.

So despite of those simple sweet moments, if I am given a chance to go back to that city my answer is NO.

Sometimes memories matter more than the surroundings.

WHY

2009-09-15T22:54:00.006+08:00

- Why I feel hurt when people I consider special don't know what is happening in my life

- Why I feel worried when I know that my two close friends have less chances to meet each other after one year other than the fact that I really want them to meet up

- Why I feel bad for that stranger girl when I know that my friend have decided to avoid that girl just after having doubt that she is falling for him

- Why I am angry that person means more to that person than me

-Why I am not able to defeat what is defeating me till now

Just Darn Why!

Bhool Ja

2009-09-14T21:18:00.016+08:00

Everyone has a favourite song , Favourite movie and this favourite changes everytime some new movie or songs is released. Even I fall into this category but there is one song which is always very close to my heart. I heard this song 4 yrs back as my friend's call tone. I remembered I used to call her just to hear that song haha.

So the song that is very close and dearest to my heart is Bhool Ja by Shaan. Many songs managed to get a place in my favourite list but this song remained as the most dearest. Ya its a sad song for broken heart but doesn't mean you have to hear it only when you are sad. I hear this on any occasion. Three years back I used to hear this songs in loop for few days and thats when i totally fallen in love with Shaan's voice. I agree that I didn't hear all his songs but I still admire his voice. Afterall the first impression he has given me remained as the best till today.

When he sings 'Bhool ja' I can feel that he feels the pain the person is going there and his voice counsel's the person. Somehow this song helped me to move on from where I was.For that one song I can just smile all over again no matter what happens.

So as routine I was hearing the song yesterday lying on my cozy bed after a heavy dinner and just before shaan could say 'Is baar dil ka sauda karna na yun bewajhah' my brother had to interrupt my wonderful conversation with Shaan. Last night I put the song in loop and went to sleep and I didn't realize when I have fallen asleep. The obsession continued the whole day today right from stepping out of my house until I reached office. Oh Shaan you rock!.

Good student turned bad

2009-09-04T23:52:00.006+08:00

I have to blog about this before I lose those memories.

I lost my mind totally in the class today. I was laughing non stop for "no reason" during my lecture today. Firstly I was sitting in the second row. Secondly it was my favourite subject. So if you ask me why I was still losing my mind , the reason is my teacher. She was so boring ( na she didn't put me to sleep. I will save that for programming subjects). Her words were faster than the computer screen. Was not able to catch up with her teaching and her "examples". My friend sharmilee was almost asleep so I decided to wake her up by joking about this whole teaching method. I laughed so much that new students in my class who I haven't introduce to were smiling at me and sharmilee guaranteed that I will lose my 5 marks for class participation after seeing the teacher's reaction.

Even before we started on our assignment one our lecturer announced this " two lectures are done you can do your assignment two also". Oh god I heard of fast teaching but this is rocket speed teaching. During a 'mini break' of 5 minutes I managed to get hold of my teacher's attention to ask if she can upload the teaching slides online(students and teachers had a different copy with a funny copyright issues matters).She immediately said "No I won't upload the notes". After hearing this my friend warned me " Don't you move on to your next question"(I was about to ask her if she can slower her rocket speed teaching method) but I backed out after this failure.

Something kept me laughing throughout the class. Partially the girl beside me was a reason too. She was panicking as if its the final exam by trying to copy the "different copy slides" and constantly troubling me with this question " Rika did you hear what she said. did you?". Sheesh.

If that is inside story now it's the outside story. From the college to train station my classmates didn't fail to remind me how crazy I turned out today which just made me laugh more.

This is only for today No more wasting brain resources during classes.Promise :)

Afterall being bad once in a while is not that bad. I have never done this in my life(considering the fact that friends called me bookworm of the class).Since very long I didn't laugh so much and actually I am very happy despite of laughing for no reason.

Aaj .......Aaj ek hasi aur baant loon.....
Aaj ek dua aur maang loon......
Aaj ek ansoon aur pee loon.....
Aaj ek zindagi aur jee loon...
Aaj ek sapna aur dekh loon.....
AAJ
kya pata Kal Ho Naa Ho

Sagarika

Suffocating N R I

2009-09-03T15:32:00.009+08:00

8 yrs back I used to hear this “Heard India is a village and there is no electricity there"

sheesh..... My mind voice would be going this way “Oh what is electricity? We survive using candles whole life!!!!"

Currently I hear this “Oh Indian software professionals are cheap labor"

But this time it’s not my mind voice that stands up for India. It’s my LOUD voice which says “No they earn lot more than what locals earn here!”

YES Sagarika ! shabash! Good improvement

Putting the jokes aside it really shocks me about the way people think about the world's second largest population country. This incident reminded me of namaste london scene where Akshay plays a defensive Indian role in kartina's engagement function.

Here it is my part as a defensive Indian.

Ya it’s true that our roads are very bad and we don't follow traffic rules but we invented the world's cheapest car. Ya it’s true that we have crazy summer seasons that our people die of hunger and our homes are flooded during rainy seasons but we know how to get back on our feet . Ya it’s true our people encounter bombs everyday as you all encounter rains but we knew how to get back on our feet after our Mumbai terrorist attacks (Taj hotel was re-opened within a week from the blasting). Ya we have stressful education system that students study more than 19 hours a day without having any leisure time for sports but we have the great institutes like IIT and BITS and of course we have CRICKET. Ya we accept our politicians just do business with their positions but among the thorns we have roses like our President Dr Abdul Kalam who is a nuclear scientist. Ya our students only know one field of study ‘Computer Science’ but isn’t we are most wanted by powerful countries like US. Ya agree that our people die of hunger despite of being a country which provides exports to almost every country in the world but atleast we produce our own food for our people.

No country No Person is perfect. We may not be perfect but we are incredible. Are you?

Chak De!

2009-08-28T15:23:00.008+08:00

Chak De !

While the world moved on to “Kaminey” and “whats your Rashee” I am still holding on to Chak De India! Normally I fall in love with a movie because of the hero (I watched all Hrithik movies just for him), the song lyrics or specific scenes in the movie (very soon will write a post on this). However this movie is special in every way. Firstly I love Shakrukh Khan and on top of that the movie is about I-N-D-I-A. I watched it with brother first day first show in Singapore. Each and every scene in the movie brings out the patriotic feelings within me. I am familiar with every scene in the movie, each dialogue but still every time I watch the movie, it doesn’t fail to bring out genuine feeling as I had for the first time in theater.

These are some of my favorite dialogues in the movie. Of course I didn’t write them. Firstly I am bad in writing Hindi and worst in writing Hindi in English. Whoever wrote this dialogues Thank you so much.

· Mujhe states ki naam na sunayie dethe hai, na dhikaie dete hai. Sirf ek mulk-a-naam sunayie detha hai, I-N-D-I-A

· Jo nahin ho sakt, wahi tho karna hai!

· National Women’s Hockey na kuch kar payee hai, na kuch kar payengi.

· Har team mein bas ek hi gunda ho saktha hai, Aur is team ka gunda mein hun!

· Vaar karna hai to mardho ki tarah aage se karo… Woh kya hai ki humari team me chakke nahi hote!!

· Chandi (Srk referring to his silver medal) Ko Sone Me badlne ki koshish kar rahaa hoon.

· Pehli baar kisi ghore ko Bharath ka jhanda leharate hue dekh raha hoon.

· Marr jaayenge - par haar ke nahi aayenge!!

· I love the dialogue when the two girls from eastern india come for registration and the person says something like “mehmano ka swagat hai”. The girls get upset & tell “apne hi desh mein mehmaan bankaar koi khush kaise ho sakta hai”. It really touched me deep down

· EK Baat achi tarah sun lijiye aur abhi samaj lijiye. Kyuki mai dubhara nahi batunga.Is team sirf o player chaiye jo pehlie india ke liye khel rahe hai, fir apne satiyon ke liye , uss ki baad bhi thodi bhout jaan bach jaye tho apne liye.State govt ki naukri ya railway flat k liye nahi..

· Team banane ke liye taaquat naihn Neeyat chahiye

My FAVOURITE among the FAVOURITE
· Sattar(70) Minute, sattar min hai tumhare paas. Shayad yeh.. tumhare zindagi ke sab se… khaas sattar minute. Aaj tum aacha khelo ya bura khelo, yeh sattar minute tumhe zindagi bhar yaad rahegi. Tho kaise khelna hai.. aaj mein tumhe nahin bataunga.. Bas itna kahunga, ki jao aur yeh sattar minute jee bhar kar khelna.. kyunki iske baad aane wali zindagi chahe kuch sahi ho ya na ho.. chahe kuch rahe ya na rahe.. haro ya jeeto..lekin yeh sattar minute.. tumse koi nahin cheen saktha, Kyunki mein jaantha hu ki aagar yeh sattar minute is team ka har player apne zindagi ki sabse badiya hockey khel gaya.. tho yeh satar min khuda bhi tumse vapas nahin maang saktha. (This is one of the best scenes from Chak De India. Just before the Hockey Final)

I loved the scene when komal passes the ball to preety and shouts " go and show that guy what a girl can do" ( result of translation). I just LOVEEEEE that line. Its as if someone within me is telling me nothing is impossible for a girl. She can prove she is capable of everything a guy is capable of. Thats when i felt this

" Push her to limits and she will go beyond the limits"

No one could have done this movie like Shakrukh Khan . He rocks. I have fallen in love with his smile during the finals match with those teary eyes and the proud moment when India wins the world cup.

Sagarika

Unexpected

2009-08-22T21:25:00.007+08:00

It was just like any other normal day but suddenly life's of few people changed. My grandfather passed away on Aug 20th morning. Received the news when I was on the way to office. The longest journey I had in my life is coming back home that day. Every second was a torture. While I was on the way home my thoughts were about grandfather. Last time when I saw him he couldn't even recognize me. Its my fault. Since I shifted to Singapore he sees me only once in a blue moon. Lastly in his life he asked me to do something which I refused to do it and now I feel guilty that i didn't fulfill that. That's was the only thought which went on in my mind until i came back home and tears rolled down my eyes in guilt.

Since than I realized that we shouldn't hesitate to tell anything to others or do what they wished for. Life is unpredictable so don't stop yourself to say sorry to someone or showing love to someone. This made me say sorry to my second cousin who is more like a friend to me on his birthday. Sometimes we tend to move on in life without noticing that we are leaving our loved ones behind us. Its best to stop and look back at our life and what we are really missing.

So much for staying aboard. Grandfather couldn't recognize his granddaughter. Dad couldn't see his father for the last time. Grandchildren of the family couldn't be part of their grandfather's last journey in life.

Thanks to all my friends who were concerned about me and gave me support.

For people who thinks that losing a person in your family is NOT A BIG DEAL just because its an aged person. I am so sorry i pity your loved ones. You have to do some soul searching dude.

One thing I realized. People we feel are the dearest may not really be the dearest in our life. Sometimes all you need is a stranger to make you feel better in life.

Maybe its true that you need bad times in life to see the true side of people around you.

I learnt my lesson.

Hope your soul rest in peace Grandpa. We will miss you especially dad.

Sagarika

Lost & Found

2009-08-19T20:22:00.012+08:00

Before I start a new post I just want to declare something.

My dear friends the previous post was about INDIA. Its not about any person in my life. Just wrote it for my INDIA.

This post was supposed to be written on independence day but exams took over my total weekend.

First time in 9 yrs of my stay in Singapore I decided to attend aug 15th celebrations at Singapore Indian embassy. Someone please hit me hard on my head( i wore jeans on that day). Yes that's the most stupidest thing I could do. How the hell did I forgot its INDIAN celebrations.

So dressed in western culture brother and I reached embassy just to know that the flag raising ceremony was finished 7 minutes before we reached there. Yes 7 minutes!!!. Normally brother's timing sense is so perfect that he is on time for every event but maybe today my luck was very bad. I badly wanted to sing the national anthem. Added to my disappointed we couldn't get any India flags in the embassy. I had one pasted in my room which was given by sai but it was gone when my room was repainted. Putting aside all the disappointments I was ready to enjoy the performances given by the kids and I know I took the RIGHT decision by coming to embassy.

Watching the performances I traveled back to my school days in India. Those patriotic songs sang by the kids took my thoughts away from here. I was feeling proud that I still remember the lyrics of those songs despite of hating my music classes during my school days. My music teacher was a Hitler who wouldn't allow us into the class without our music book with updated content. We use to sing each song many times before she pick one of us and tested our singing. I hated to sing for 1 hr each week but when I heard the same songs back in a foreign land with full gosh and desi feeling, my heart skipped. Thanks teacher if not for your long strict singing classes I wouldn't feel so proud of myself today. I was looking at the flag for every long and I realized how much I miss going back home. When I was studying in India Aug 15th use to be special day. Ya special because on this day we had no classes. So all we did is happily carry a water bottle and go to school for flag raising. It use to be a relief-from-school day in the past but now its so close to my heart. Its true that we appreciate only when that particular thing is not there with us anymore. This logic goes to humans and material stuff too. There was dandiya dance included in the performance. Seeing that high energetic dance all I wanted to do is bring those silly dumb people who says "oh Indian dance is dancing around the coconut trees" and tell them "look kaminey this is what an Indian is capable of".

At end of the show I was looking forward for some desi food but again I was disappointed when we were given a box with samosa and laddu. Ya laddu is desi food but come on can I have more on our important day! I suggest that Indian embassy organize a street food setting with all kinds of perfect Indian foods . Of course on top of the list will be my favourite pani puri! Overall it was great feeling to be part of my mother India special day in a foreign land. Go India Go!!!!

I promised myself that by next year I must have a full white salwar kameez with the flag colours Dupatta and full set bangles(Ha one more reason to go India in december! ha ha).

I came across this orkut theme on Aug 15th and find it very good.

Finally i found myself again in this lost land.

Phir Bi Dil Hai Hindustani

Hum Tum

2009-08-14T21:56:00.011+08:00

Where are you? I miss you so much. Wish I was there with you on this special day.Been away from you since many years yet I miss you so badly. Others became part of my life but there is always a special bond between us which I refuse to feel it with anyone else. I agree I neglected you at point of time but you should know that I was helpless during those times. You are the cause for what I am today. Yes you make me feel complete. I was brought up in front of you. Despite of facing lots of problems with you my love for you will never vanish. I tolerated when others were rude to you just because only I know the REAL you. Always you gave me the best and I hope to return your favor at least in this life time. I want to be back with you soon. Hoping that you will accept me as what I am today. I am still the same old yours. I am only yours always.

My love for you will never change. It gets deeper as days pass by.

Some great songs which reminds me of you(INDIA). JUST YOU.

I AM COMING HOME AGAIN

Itane armaan lekar abb main jaaunga kahaan

Kuch paane ko jo khoya phir paaunga kahaan

Manzil kho gayi ek pal ko bass raah rah gayi

Raahon ne yuun moda ki manjilhi mil gayi

Kab kahaan dil se nikali sada, mujhko nahi pata

I m coming home again

Mil gayi mujhko meri disha, badali hai yuun hawaan

I m coming home again
Kitane armaan lekar abb main jaaunga kahaan

Kuch paane ko jo khoya phir paaunga kahaan

Kab kahaan dil se nikali sada, mujhko nahi pata

I m coming home again

Mil gayi mujhko meri disha, badali hai yuun hawaan

I m coming home again
Chehara jaanasa kuchh pehchaana sa, main tha Magar main nahi

Sapane tute the armaan jhute the, aankhon mein Mere kahin

Jo chaaha woh paaya hai maine magar

Kaise milaau main (khud se nazar - 2)

Kab kahaan dil se nikali sada, mujhko nahi pata

I m coming home again

Mil gayi mujhko meri disha, badali hai yuun hawaan

I m coming home again
Kisne mujhe na samajha, maine kise na jaana, Deewar khud ban gayi

Rishte puri tarah se, bikhare bhi toh nahi the, bass Thi daraare kayi

Abb woh deewaare daraare nahi

Apane hain sapane hai (saare yahin - 2)

Kab kahaan dil se nikali sada, mujhko nahi pata

I m coming home again

Mil gayi mujhko meri disha, badali hai yuun hawaan

I m coming home again (coming home again)

Itane armaan lekar abb main jaaunga kahaan

Kuch paane ko jo khoya phir paaunga kahaan

Manzil kho gayi ek pal ko bass raah rah gayi

Raahon ne yuun moda ki manjilhi mil gayi

Kab kahaan dil se nikali sada, mujhko nahi pata

I m coming home again

Mil gayi mujhko meri disha, badali hai yuun hawaan

I m coming home again

CHAK DE INDIA

kuch kariae (2)
nas nas meri khode, hai, kuck kariae
kuch kariae (2)
Bas bas bada bode, aab, kuck kariae

ho koi tho chal zid padiye
tu bhetar ya mariae (2)

chak de oh chak de india (4)
come on india

now where to run now where to hide
lets take our time, lets do or die (2)

poocho mein galion mein
rashan ki phalio mein
belion mein beejon mein
yeedon mein theejo mein

rateon ke gano mein
filmon ke gaano mein
sadko ke ghadon mein
baaton ke adon mein

ghuntale ke bharle
tasbar bar karle
rehna na yaar peeche
kitna bhi koi gheete

tashair naam bas hai jeen
zid hai jho zid hai ji
kisna yuhi phisna yuhi (2)
bas kariein………..

ho koi tho chal zid padiye
tu bhetare ya mariae (2)

chak de oh chak de india (4)
come on india

now where to run now where to hide
lets take our time till we drop (2)
chak de………

ladthi patango mein
bhirti umongon mein
kehlo ke melo mein
palkathi ki railing mein…..

gunno ki nette mein
khatar mein cheetain mein
dhoondo to mil ghve
pathaa vo heaton mein

thang hi sow aaj nikre
aur khoolke aag bhikile
maan jaye eise hoti
rug rug machalke bholi

tashair naam bas hai jeen
zid hai jho zid hai ji
kisna yuhi phisna yuhi (2)
bas kariein………..
ho koi tho chal zid padiye
tu bhetare ya mariae (2)

chak de oh chak de india (4)
come on india

ab kuch kariea……..

Happy 62^nd birthday INDIA. Miss you so much.

1st Pay

2009-08-12T21:25:00.009+08:00

In every person's life first pay is something very special. The person will be waiting for the first pay to buy something for their family for themeselves. It's a feeling you can't express in words.

First pay gives you a sense of independence, happiness and of course it comes with heavy responsibility feeling.

Ya today I am feeling every bit of this. Seeing my first pay deposited into my bank account was the best thing ever. First thought came into my mind was "1 month of hard work". This took me back to my very first pay in my life MY INTERNSHIP. That special day is still very clear in my mind. I withdrawed my full salary which was less than 600$ and came home very excitedly. Asked mom, bro and dad to take the money and everyone refused so I decided to keep it in front of god. Ya i was very happy i am still the typical Indian at heart.I love it that way. Best moment was when me and bro shared money to buy mom's birthday gift.

When my boss asked me today if i am buying something for myself with my 1st pay of my life the first thought came into my mind was my family especially mom because she deserves the best.

Finally i am feeling satisfied.

Sagarika

Bre-ak UP

2009-08-09T21:44:00.011+08:00

Why do two people break up when they were actually in love at one point of time ?

This is the question thats goes in my mind when if hear news from my friends or any other people.Since I wondered why this happen i thought of few possiblities.

1. Either one of them will get bored of other . This happens when one of the patner patience limit is over and their feelings are not the same anymore. That brings me to the point how would anyone's feelings changes over the same person. Ya at one point of time it will be a positive feeling and it would change for some reason.

2. Patners separate due to difference in terms of habits, opinions , like and dislikes. This is the most common break up. Guy wouldn't want the girl to mix with certain people, leave out certain hobbies. Girl would be possessive towards the guy.

3. No crying No argument No Anger. A well "matured" good bye. In this two people would separate based on mutual respect. This happens when both of them love each other very much but yet they need time to know what they really want in life and they need time to find out if this is what they actually want in life. They need time and distance to prove if they want to spend their whole life with that patner. If the distance doesn't turn out to be positive this two people remains as strangers for the rest of their lifes and well settled with other people.

No matter what is the reason fo the break up it still amazes me how someone can break up with their patner for reasons which were actually the most sweet things you liked in them at point of time and those reasons where the foundation of the realtionship.

We are Humans na. After all we have the power to forget everything eh?

Sagarika

Raksha Bandan

2009-08-06T17:29:00.009+08:00

Raksha bandan was always a festival of fun. Still remember every year on this day in india mom use to let us take pics of me and brother. Kids from our street will come to our house and see me and bro taking pics and of course the best part is getting money from bro. Just a small difference is that those days it was mom's money as gift but now its my bro's own hard earned money. I like that :). For 6 yrs i couldn't tie raki for him and I hated that.

As every sister says that her bro is the best. So do I. My bro might not be reading this but if he reads i just want him to knw this.

"bro your sis is no more the small childhish silly girl who troubles everyone with her stupid behaviour. She has grown up together with her mistakes and lessons learnt in life. Promise you that i won't do anything that will cause problems to our family. Hope you can trust me on that. You are the best"

PS: just a small wish. Hope to tie raki to bro every year from any corner of the world.

Sagarika

Mixed cuisines

2009-08-01T21:50:00.009+08:00

Group of people from various parts of the world gathered in the border of singapore with various wishes, desires and habits. Each of them reveled their food habits. Lets consider them as A , B , C ,D and E .

The conversation went this way

A : I had turtile soup, shark fin soup, Deer meat, Snake blood, Rabbit meat

B : oh ya I ate them too and I even had live octopus , frog legs ( oh you got to try it. Very yummy food)

C : why not try monkey head heard it is popular in this particular country

D: So what have your tried till now?

E : hmmmm ... chicken? and now i am vegeterain.

A,B,C,D: OMG dont tell me!

E is Sagarika :(

Where did I land myself in yaar...After hearing all this I came to an conclusion that human didn't try one thing that is eating another human or maybe even that is done when human was transformed from an animal.

Sagarika

NOW

2009-07-31T23:22:00.007+08:00

Things i WANT to do now :

-Watch Anlaji movie and fall in love with the innocence all over again

-Watch roja movie and enjoy wonderful AR rahaman composition

-Go for a walk on the beach and THINK

- Eat mars choc without feeling gulity

- Fall in love with my hair all over again

- Chit Chat with best friend about school days

- Talk to dost about life in singapore

- Bully my bro (he is not at home right now) :(

- Find out Why it is happening this way

- Send a Mail and vent out my anger

-Get done with Bachelor degree

-Go for a holiday with my group

- Eat pani puri and feel the feeling of being at home

- Go Vegetarian!

-Finish this post and crash on my bed!

Gd nite

Sagarika

Swades

2009-07-30T21:34:00.012+08:00

I am at "home" yet feeling home sick.

So how is this exactly possible?

flash back: :P

Sitting in the Border of singapore( Yes i consider that place as the border) seeing flights taking off every 5 mintues to different countries including meri des makes me feel I am not at home despite of being at "home". I always had the urge to go back to India and it just got stronger today. OMG.

The song that was going on in my mind during those great moments

(Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara


Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta) -2


Mitti ki jo khushboo, tu kaise bhoolaayega


Tu chaahe kahin jaaye, tu laut ke aayega


Nayi nayi raahon mein, dabi dabi aahon mein


Khoye khoye dilse tere, koyi ye kahega


Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara


Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta


Tujhse zindagi, hai ye keh rahi


Sab toh paa liya, ab hai kya kami


Yun toh saare sukh hai barse


Par door tu hai apne gharse


Aa laut chal tu ab diwaane


Jahaan koyi toh tujhe apna maane


Awaaz de tujhe bulaane, wahi des


Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara


Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta


Ye pal hai wahi, jis mein hai chhupi


Koyi ek sadi, saari zindagi


Tu na poochh raaste mein kaahe


Aaye hain is tarha do raahein


Tu hi toh hai raah jo sujhaaye


Tu hi toh hai ab jo ye bataaye


Chaahe toh kis disha mein jaaye wahi des


Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara


Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta

Sagarika

Me n My Thoughts - First Entry

2009-07-26T00:06:00.007+08:00

Hey Finally I am blogging ( haha not going to say this )because this is not my first time blogging.Previously did it purely for education purposes but this blog will be purely mine and just mine.

So here I go with my first entry for this blog.Hopefully I would go long way with U my dear blog.

Sagarika