Last post i mentioned one of my dearest fren, my N6610, and last week, i lost it :(:(:( all the numbers, all the birthday/mail info, all the chweeeeeeet messages i had collected over 2 years..poof.. gone, just like that. dont people who take a cell think of it as something like a pensieve..which has so many memories stored in it.. i remember how i would delve into its messages of long lost frens, all of aTa's oh-so-chweet messages, and all those night long talks, with my chweeto cell held close to me.. and what about all those fun times in bus, when me, apy n A would switch on our fm radios and groove to the music in the office bus itself!

oh well, i have got a new cell now, but it is just a cell, not a fren :( that was my first cell, for which i had scrimped and saved and even wrestled it out of the hands of a cell snatcher. This is just a cell..at least now. still, i need to build up my contact list again, so PLEASE do mail/sms me ur numbers.. thanks!!

ever noticed that the good-for-everything blackberries dont have a FM radio like my N6610 :):):)

ever noticed that almost all pan shops in bangalore have a bunch of bananas hanging in front of them? i really cannot figure out whether bangaloreans are addicted to bananas also alongwith cigarettes and stuff...
*confused*

hmm..bangalore...in 2 words, rain and pubs.i know it for a fact that everybody here is sick of my "i dont like bangalore" song, and i am sure all of us will be so much happier if only i could go back to gurgaon!!*sigh* granted, that this place does have its good points too, and has accepted me with open arms, still, i cant help but miss ggn :( if asked to list out my anti-blr points, my top grudge is that this place has a serious dearth of party places, if u dont consider all the pubs dotting the streets.if u want to go out, u need to have at least a mug of beer, and do some headbanging on good ol' rock numbers and come back. sounds fine for a week, but after that, someone like me really starts to miss the rocking bollywood and punjabi numbers, to which i could sing along and sway with abandon!but ATA told me about this place ZeroG, which does play bollywood numbers, so once we start going there, i shldn't have anything to complain about ;)
my second grudge is fm radio :( being the radio aficionado that i am(rather... was), it was a cultural shock for me to listen to Radio Mirchi in kannada (sakath hot magath..it's hot)!!all the stations i listened to rarely in ggn form my main listening now, be it radio city or big fm. only fever is the same as before.. good 40 mins of non stop music :) hmm..ok, there is a new station here 91.9 fm, radio indigo, and is my favorite station for now.. so i guess i have actually nothing to complain about ;)

but i do so miss my ggn frens!! my bus/auto/pg/sec 22/office/noida circles.. endless fun :( ok, granted that i do have ATA's frens also now, plus my Banasthali frens whom i have met up with here, plus my school time frens (2 of them my nursery frens) *grin*. Moreover, my ggn frens are onsite now mostly, and those still in india, have somehow drifted apart.. so now instead of one phone call to talk to a whole group, i have to place so many calls( even SS has shifted to a different floor from my old team:(  )... in a way, it was good that i came when i did!! here usually we go out 2-3 times a month with one couple or group, so now that i think about it, i should be happier now ;)
in conclusion, i still vehemently "dont like bangalore" for all the reasons listed above, and no matter what all reasons are given to the contrary, i wont change my views!!

*yawwn*
waking up after a long and comfy sleep... blinking my eyes and taking in my surroundings to ascertain whether cheetSpeak is as i left it, thankfully, it is :)
during the last year,there were so many things which prompted me to write about them..but somehow, i never seemed to have the time.finally, i think i am beginning to take control of my life again, so here is a phantasmagoric view of the year gone by....

yes, it has been nothing short of a rebirth for me.. a whole new life..
new city,new company, new friends, new team..but obviously above all, a new best-est friend, forever. with ATA by my side, i could take this change in my stride, a task which i know was impossible for me otherwise. till january, i was happily ensconced in my previous company, working under SS and with all my team mates, who all were(still are) family for me.the highlight of last year(post april) definitely has to be the team party we had on December 26, in Odyssey in gurgaon. we all danced late into the night, with such enthusaism that we skipped dinner, which was included in the package deal we had opted for( and ended up having parathas at convergys dhaba, at 1 in the morning!). but for what that party is truly cherishable for me was that, that day SS talked a lot to me, and he also danced a lot with me *grin*. although he pulled me in the centre and made it a farewell party of sorts for me, which made me about to shed bucketfuls of tears right then, still i was happy beyond words, because he said he liked my dedication to my work, my enthu in office and that he'd "personally miss me", and that i could come back anytime i wish to, and that it was great working with me....whew!! i wish i could have recorded that moment, so that i could play it over and over..

soon on the heels of that great high, came feb 9, my last day in my prev company.my rona-dhona had started from jan 1 itself..but obviously, it was all dignified and hush-hush types. i simply drowned myself in work, trying to make the transition as smooth as possible for the people after me, documenting everything on wiki and covering up as many assignments as i could.still, the pain and the realization would alwayz be there.yes, i did neglect my shadi-ki-shopping, but at that time, there just didnt seem to be any time for that.there was one major release on jan 28th for me, which went in smoothly (thank God!!)and after that the last week simply flew by!!
Feb 9, tup-tup started as soon as i boarded the office bus from my di's place..realizing it was the last day i'd be doing that.(oh, btw, i had started going to office in a shared auto with my pg-mates from my PG, used to be fun!!:) )in office, i hastily tried to complete a few tasks, but by 1, we all went to the nearby malls, for my farewell lunch. my team mates bought a lovely gift for me from there, and we had a wonderful time selecting it(details censored), and after that we trooped for lunch at chor-bizzare. surprisingly, even DS had come, i was touched beyond words.only SS could not make it, but he had come on our team lunch 2 days before, and he told me that the only  reason he had done that was because he knew he would be busy on Friday(9 feb)..cho extremly chweeeet of him!! So i got to cut a delicious-looking cake, and generally everybody enjoyed a lot. finally, around 4, at my insistence, my friends from office(me, A and M) returned to office, but that rickshaw ride is another story :)
in office, i wrote down a few lines for the important people in my life in a few cards i could somehow manage to paint.nothing fancy, but i didnt want to leave just an email as my keepsake.handed over my wedding invites to my friends, plus the cards to the select few, cleared out my workplace, in the process breaking down, managed to dash off a 1-line farewell email to my batchmates and to a few office friends giving my new contact number, and broke down finally.girls cry during their wedding ceremony when they leave their family, and it was the same thing for me. it is still difficult for me to relive that day,i can still cry thinking about it, but i want to remember that day, when i felt so loved and loving.SS spent almost an hour talking to me in his cubicle, making me feel optimistic about bangalore, and the new company. he also gave me his personal id and promised to call me up whenever he visits this city (still waiting for that day)!! :)ATA still cant believe that a manager could actually do that ;)

from Feb 9 to 19th, it was a whirlwind ride. had to get my wedding dress fitted out, and to look somewhat like a bride too , quite an amazing feat ;) now started my rebirth process. seriously, i had alwayz though that marriage makes u grow up, be responsible and bid bye-bye to ur wild ways and family. but this was an eye opener!! if anything, now i am licensed to stay out even more late at night, instaed of saying bye-bye to my family, i have 2-2 families now,and ATA's pampering has made me grow less-serious and more kiddish!!(i luv u ATA!):):):)
we stayed in jaipur for 2 days after our marriage, visitng deities and relatives. in 2 mins,2 days were up, and we found ourselves off to baghdogra for our HM.the places we went to were exotic and as-yet-un-commercialized, exactly what we needed to relax after the hectic months preceding 19th feb. i conveniently decided to fall ill that time, but i recovered sooner and stronger:) went white water rafting in Teesta, and enjoyed the toy train ride in Darjeeling. relished a corn cob in Nepal and went momo-hopping in Kalimpong. fun..unlimited!!

all too soon, it was march, and we had to pack our bags.our flight came via Kolkotta, so got to finally see that city too.in trying to get a feel of that city, missed missing the flight to bangalore by a second!!after 9 years staying in different hostels/pg, i was going to a home of my own!!(rent pe hai, still... ) :):) it is really beautiful and located in  a peaceful area, full of trees and squirrels and flowers.on the terrace, the aunty who lives opposite me, has planted a terrace garden, complete with trellis and a fish pond too!! needless to say, i am very fond of it, and we both spend sometime every week just feasting our eyes and mind on the beautiful garden :). i had got 3 cactii from kalimpong, which i have potted and placed in the balcony, my second favorite place. from there, i can see the tree house box for squirrels, and the small bucket in which aunty puts nuts for those adorable creatures everyday:) however, the most distinguishing feature of the colony i live in, is that it is painted blue.maybe in 2 years i'll convince the RWA to change it to pink, then i needn't remember my address at all ;)
as it is, bangalore addresses are mini-maps.. 1st main, 2nd cross, 3rd stage, near this, behind that...not the simple flat number/colony name system in delhi.i  have my address saved in my cell for emergencies, it runs a decent 6 lines *grin*
all said and done, i do feel a bit light now that i have written this down, but i am actually wondering, is this what i want to write about?why am i still feeling so full of thoughts and ideas, which want to be expressed but my fingers just wont type them out?
anyways, coming up next, thoughts on my new company and bangalore..

*touchwood*

Yes, the much awaited exam is over, I cleared it (thanks to
all those good wishes) and now, can breathe easy for a while. Well, not
exactly, but it definitely means one item ticked off my list of April
todo's :) in fact, more than me, my friends are relieved, coz now they wont
be hearing more of my exam-not-prepared-for raga *grin* Had a great breather
with my weekend trip to rishikesh, (returned just today early morning,(3rd
april) so too tired to work, u c) :) Like the simla trip, our 7th Feb batch
(21 of us) went river rafting in the valleys of Uttaranchal, looking for fun
and some time for ourselves, and returned much richer, happier and browner
:D
We left Friday night, reached early morning on Saturday, and rafted 28 kms
from devprayag to mahadevchatti, (though it was more of rowing than
rafting.... This stretch of water is very calm). Indulged in a lot of body
floating and "chappu chalana"... or pedaling/rowing, as the guides called
it. We spent 5 hours straining to see another life form, not a monkey, nor a
bird or a fish could be seen... it was breathtakingly beautiful, but yes, it
did get monotonous after some time, and by the end of it, we were wishing to
gift such a rafting trip to our pl's and pm's :):):) but as a team building
exercise, it was superb. I felt more closer to my friends than ever before,
after seeing how they tried to keep me from all the hard work, when I knew
that even their hands were paining like anything. They are just toooo
chweeeet people, and I really really luv them :)
When we finally spotted a mountain cow, cheers rang through the valley, and
within 30 mins, we sighted our camp. It was unbelievable... a set almost
straight out of a movie!! Explored a bit of it, after a yummy lunch, and
felt like explorers, what with no electricity, only lanterns, campfire, dry
toilets, and sleeping bags for us.. even our camps were named after
animals/birds.. I stayed in Gulls. There were tigers,. Sharks, owls and
others.... Campfire was nice, it wasn't as riotous as expected from our
batch, coz everybody was bone tired, but it was fun with all of us simply
sitting together, enjoying the crackling of logs as they burnt, and covering
vivek in the cool sparkling silver sand. We sang a couple of songs, and just
exchanged anecdotes... till one by one we kept dropping off to bed.
After a deep, dreamless sleep. I woke up early next morning, to find all
others also waking up, and we just moved to the beach for a round of
kayaking and volleyball and flying disc. (I knew none of these, but did all
of these) *grin*. Moved back to change for the Waterfall experience, but
since I got ready early, I left to explore the old char-dham road. It is
nothing more than a jungle trail now, and really picturesque... met a few
localites there, who were walking all the way to Kaudiyala on that trail.
Had a nice time gathering some information about the place, and returned to
a steaming hot sumptuous breakfast. As soon as it was over, we moved for the
Waterfall, it is a 12 foot high waterfall, we were supposed to climb it
using a rope, and then jump down it!!!!
If climbing was tough, jumping down was scary!! Half of our batch used the
rope again to come down, though I was one of the daring ones, jumped after
backing off twice :) Soon after the waterfall experience, we moved for the
second phase of rafting, only a few friends went this time, coz of the
experience the day before. But seriously, the second day made all the hype
about rafting worthwhile... it was great, the flow carried us along, and I
even swam though one of the lower grade rapids. We crossed 2 major rapids,
one was Daniel's Dip, a grade 3 rapid, and the other was The Wall, a grade 4
rapid... goodness!! after every dip, we looked around to make sure that we
were still in the raft and that it had not flipped over... it was tooo
thrilling!!!!
After a breath taking trip, we landed ashore, had lunch, played in the sand
and waited for the rest of our batch to join in. They had stayed back at the
waterfall, and tried rappelling. An hour later, all of us regrouped, boarded
the bus, and went to hardwar, where we attended the evening aarti. It was
good, but truthfully speaking, not even remotely as divine as the rishikesh
aarti I attended 2 years before. After that, it was pack up time, and off
again to delhi, mobile phones, pcs, office work, telecoms, etc etc...

Unforgettable, memorable, cherishable... I am never ever going to forget
this trip.. and I am never ever going to forget V.. gem-of-a-person... this
phrase is actually made for him. :)

Anyways, so here I am, back in gurgaon, office.. typing on this keyboard,
trying to relive those magical moments..

Coz of the exam, I haven't even mentioned my first ever visit to a proper
disc.. Climax, went there with appy, mona and S, it was real fun.. specially
because it was unplanned. I was in office, staying back late, when appy
called up, that S had offered to make mona's last day in ggn memorable by
partying.. and they wouldn't go without me. So I had to say yes. They came
to office at 9, and I changed here, and was ready by 21:03:47 *grin*. The
guards must have surely wondered if I had somehow kidnapped the office
cheets and replaced her with the ready-to-rock cheetz ;) Hmm.. so we went
there, observed everything and everybody wide-eyed.. it was like they show
in movies.. the crowd, the ambience, the pulsating music.. really felt the
music making me sway.. it was great!!

Latest on cheets' front is that me going home for 10 days... will get to see
my new home for the first time since momsy-pops shifted there in January.
Isliye, a bit busy, as I have to submit this piece of code before going for
my holiday, so I'll stop right here before I remember something else to jot
down here.. :)

Till the next time then..
Ta!!

big exam coming up on 27th of this month... I know, it's not
big for most ppl, but it is for me.. partially coz it's been 1 full year
since I actually studied for an exam, but mainly coz it's now so hyped, that
too by my team mates, batch mates, room mates, friends, best friend and my
seniors, notably, SS *grin*. So gearing up for the big day.. and I know,
I'll have loads to share, hopefully, all good news once I get free from this
:)
(but I am soooooooooooooooooo scared!!!!)
till the fool's month then..
ta!
:)

quoting from paulo coelho's
"By the river Piedra, I sat down and wept", not only because I liked these
lines and would like to keep them with me , but also because at some moment
of time, I have actually felt this way::

"If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and
I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may
he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him. Waiting is
painful, forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do, is the worst
kind of suffering."

The mist of monotony which had shrouded me in gloominess seems about to
disperse.. days seem bright and sunny once again, and yes, I am planning to
get all those knick-knacks back on my office desk *grin*
I myself don't know what I was mourning for... but that sense of loss had
been there for quite some time.. maybe it was the uncertainty, the
pressure, homesickness, or just the feeling of unbelongingness... after all,
ever since momsy-pops shifted to aurangabad, I have been really feeling the
loss of a place to call home.. but I have finally come to terms with the
situation, and even begun to use it to my benefit. Like the very fact that I
don't have to go home once a month, made me sign up for a month long dance
(jazz) workshop.. (attended one class.. it was fabulous!! )
*big big grin*

Added to that, I can finally devote time to my scjp certification... office
on Saturdays is the best place to study. So I don't feel all the lost
anymore now.

Went to Saket PVR with didi, jeeju and bhanu madam, to see chronicles of
Narnia. It was bhanu mam's first ever movie in a hall, so all of us were
apprehensive.. but she enjoyed it thoroughly with aepee (aeroplane), horsie,
birdie, bow-bow, and even rula (that's what she calls Rubal.. and she
thought that the lion in the movie was rubal!! Hmm.. Not bad, I say!!)
:):):)

But u know what? This was my second attempt at watching this movie (CoN)...
the first one ended in a real-life adventure, when I was watching it with
appy and An in Metropolitan mall, and barely 20 minutes into the movie, the
screening was stopped "due to security reasons"... yup.. it was a bomb
scare... when we emerged from the hall, the whole mall was deserted, both
escalators were running downwards only, the door to stairs was open, and the
only people visible once out of the mall gates were combat police...
I wanted to stay and watch the fun, but thankfully An is a sensible girl,
and she got all 3 of us home safely. My only regret was/is that nothing was
found, so I had to miss the movie for nothing. But now, I realize that
bhagwanji wanted me to watch the movie with bhanu, and not with that grumpy
lady who had already scolded us in the 20 minutes of that movie to not to be
too excited by it.. but aisa kaise ho sakta thha!!
:D

Another memorable incident was cricket in office... I made 3 runs!!!!
Ok,ok..some context: actually, I have this extreeemely chweet yellow smiley
stress ball, and my teammate M was teaching me how to swing the ball... when
our PL sirs walked in from their cigarette break.. and bas, ho gaya cricket
shuru. A potted plant served as the wicket, a diary became the bat, the
cubicles were the boundary, the aisle was the pitch, and since it was lunch
time, not many ppl were there.. so we could have sir rolling on the floor to
catch a 1-hand catch (one of the office cricket rules), and run in slow
motion for a shoaib akhtar like effect. :):) DS bowled to me, after 3 runs,
he asked me, bahut ho gaya mam? I said ok sir.. then he bowled a
"Yorker"..whatever that was... but the next moment, the ball had touched the
plant, so I was out :) February also saw me trying my hand at TT, the
perennial office favorite, and K says that I can play really well with a
little practice. Hmm.. so Saturdays will also find me honing another skill
set :D

But all this is sounding like an-oh-so-long-ago tale to me..hmm, more
recently, celebrated Appy's birthday in hostel yesterday... was great fun..
Smeared her with toothpaste (since we could only manage a creamless cake
from the local market), and with just 3 of us (me, An and N) to give her
birthday bumps at 12 in the night, our counting went something like..
1,2,3,4,5,6,7(huff),8(puff),9,10,20,21(groan),22,23,24(thud)
*lol*
topped it off with a cranberry breezer each. *wink*

Goodness, aaj seriously bahut saare days baad mann ho raha hai bahut bahut
baatein batane ka.. but aajkal workload is something even atlas would have
shied of.. so just concluding with another set of lines I picked up from a
card, which I want to add to my lot of keepsakes:

"yellow is for the sunshine you bring,
orange is the way you make me sing,
when I'm feeling blue, or my day's filled with gray,
you put me in the pink, smile my troubles away,
those dull days of black and white are through,
coz I found the rainbow when I found YOU!!"

Do tc plzz.. and keep the cheer alive!!
:D

Ok,ok..i know I am late, but still...here's wishing you all a very very
"happy new year!!!" *big big grin*. Actually, it was almost a resolution to
be more regular here, but I knew that it wouldn't last for any length of
time, isliye didn't finally make it only.. me'z getting to know myself
better with every passing day. That reminds me, me'z also one full year
older now. So expect to hear a lot of wisdom, a-la cheetSpeak :D
On a more serious note, every birthday is a reminder of just how many people
wish you well... and it's a really heady feeling, sachchi!! A big-big and
heartfelt thanks to ALL my special frens who never fail to make me feel so
very special :)
There are a lot many things to recount... about how I spent my birthday, how
I got a shock that momsy-pops are shifting to aurangabad, how I met my
dearest bhaiya after 3 years, my trip to autoexpo, and the torture called
Zinda....but me really feeling so full of thoughts that events have to take
a backseat for now.
Bilkul sachchi speaking, what triggered all these thoughts is the Great
Cheeto Hunt. Yes, finally, I have met one (probable candidate). And I kind
of find him cute. But I seriously can't decide, whether the mere fact that
we talked and laughed for 2 hrs 14 minutes is enough to take such a big
decision. But then again, I just cant sit around and wait to fall in luv,
coz itne saalon main nahi hua, ab aisa hope karma, would be really asking
bhagwanji for a lot na? And to top it, I am not sure what falling in luv
would be like.. some say it happens at first sight, some say it sort of
grows upon you. My frens tell me that when you truly care for a person, then
you are in luv with him. (But going by that diktat, I am always extremely
concerned about V... my really really good fren in office, but I am very
sure it's nothing like that. It's just that I find him to be the most
vulnerable and innocent person I have ever come across, and I feel like, u
know, keeping him away from all of these chhoti-chhoti problems, as well as
the big ones, if only I could do that!!!)
But, (coming back)it wasn't just that day only. I enjoy talking to him on
the phone, and his messages are chweet-ish too, but still, the big question,
is that enough?? I don't know what more I should be looking for... we have
the same hobbies, the same lazy-ish attitude towards life, and he even
understands my pj's... can you beat that?? Still... I hesitate. Why, I don't
know. It's not as if I am looking for someone else... its just that its
really hard to actually see Cheeto taking up a form after being abstract for
so long.
I realize the fact that momsy-pops are worried about me.. but main kya
karoon. I told them to decide for me, even in that they want me to have my
say. That would have been really good, if only I knew what to say.. I am
inclined towards one side, but I lack conviction, I suppose. It still
remains a bit of a gamble.. 1 of 3 cards is face up, the other 2 are still
lying face down. Bhagwanji... aap mere saath ho na, please??
PS: sorry for such a heavy first-post-this-year post.... but i hope that's
understandable :)

Time up.... When I wrote that last time, I'd thought I'd bounce right back
with tales of my fren's wedding I attended in jodhpur, and a few good days
we've had in office, the first ever release I was part of and the reception
in office the next day, our team's picnic to dumduma lake... but right now,
none of that comes to mind, at least, not that forcefully that I'd want to
write about it with any enthusiasm. The only thought which I can think of
right now is... I MISS ABHI. Remember, my team-mate about whom I wrote
earlier? Well, he has left this company and joined another one in Noida. And
I am missing him a lot!! He was an unlikely friend of mine, what with we 2
being opposites in every thing possible, still, I always found it really
easy to confide in him, and to marvel at his tales of bacchanalia.... And
to go for coffee breaks with him in the smoking zone, where I cant/don't go
otherwise. He was such a chweet child, a bit devilish too, the way he kept
pulling my leg incessantly, but all that is passé now. With him gone, office
is just a place to work. Almost everybody I liked interacting with, has left
either the company, or has gone onsite :( I wonder if I am such a bad
company!! :) SS, DS,CS, and now Abhi.. the list will just keep on adding.
(ok, so I didn't really interact with SS, but I still can miss him, cant I?
*grin*)
Maybe even I'll leave this place in a few months' time, depending on how the
Great Cheeto hunt culminates... but I seriously wish I could have at least
one happy thought per day! All this sometimes gets too much for me to bear.
I have come to dread phone calls from home, coz they usually end up with
some new Cheeto candidate on the block. AAARGH!!!! I wonder how long can I
escape meeting with any of them. I seriously don't want to. I mean, whats
wrong with my life as it is , right now. I could do with Cheeto, but all the
changes it is bound to bring along, I am afraid if I'll be able to handle it
well or not. Location, occupation, family and friends.. all the constants of
my life are going to be changed, will I be able to recognize myself in that
whirlpool of changes??I doubt. I seriously do. Actually, I have given this a
lot of thought, and I realized that my main concern is whether he'll luv me
as much as I am going to.. coz I know I am going to put in all my heart in
that relationship, and this is one relationship from which I have really
high expectations, that's why the trepidation of stepping into it, that too
with someone I'll get to know for a few hours at best.

Ooof!! Started with my Cheeto Ramblings again!! I was talking about Abhi..
But I suppose Cheeto dominates my thoughts these days :) I have shifted to
Abhi's seat today, almost cried, it was a really painful moment for me. But
this is office, no senti stuff here. For others, it's almost as if nothing
has changed. How can they be so equanimous, he was here for 2 years... and
for me, since the beginning of my association with this project..In fact, he
was the one who came to the Training room looking for me, and who informed
me about my project allocation, who gave me my first tour of my
office-to-be, who introduced me to all the sirs and my team-mates, who
shared his system with me for 3 days until I got my own, who set it up also,
who loved finding an in-company Cheeto for me., who dropped me home
everytime I was late, who sometimes crossed the line while pestering me, and
then we wouldn't talk for 2 mins, and then he'd send a "sorry" with a rose..
and everything would be back to the usual bantering self, who'd baulk at
every bug/suggestion I reported in his code, and would start a fierce
argument justifying his code..goodness!! Working with him was such fun!!
But I am being selfish now. He has left for a better place (according to
him). So instead of lamenting my loss, I should be happy for him. It will
take some time to get used to this monotonous office now, but it's possible.
I just wish that wherever he goes, may he find happiness and success always,
and may he never change from the way he is... cute and lovable!! And one
more thing, may I get an invitation to his wedding soon ;) Seriously
speaking, anytime he decides to come back here, I'll be one of the happiest
persons here..sachchi!!

Jodhpur wedding was fun, what with 6 of us ex-classmates attending it. The
fun started right from the old Delhi railway station, when both teams (3
from Gurgaon, 3 from Noida) barely managed to catch the train, thank god it
was running 10 mins late that day!! Loads of baatein to share, and loads of
masti once we reached there. Prepared and presented a skit on our hostel
days within 30 mins, for sangeet.. was a smash hit there, also managed to
squeeze in 3 hours of sight-seeing.. fort/palace/temple. Attended the
wedding for 3 hours, all 6 draped in sarees... was absolute fun!! We were
given a real big room in a lake-side resort, so we didn't have to split up
also.. our revelry continued till early mornings everyday, didn't want to
waste 1 minute of being together again.. lets see when we get to spend time
together like this again!! Hope, soon enuf.. *fingers crossed*
The picnic was special too, in the sense that it wasn't at the lake that we
enjoyed, but at a roadside dhaba!! The lake had boat rides and camel rides
as promised, but we got much more than expected, in the form of people
washing clothes also near the boats, and cows outnumbering the lone camel by
237:1!!so we spent about half an hour laughing at the spectacle and
wishing..umm.. not all that well for the person who had suggested that place
;) Then we went for a drive down Delhi-Jaipur highway, with Abhi's car's
super-woofer system, it was a fun drive!! Stopped at a dhaba for tea,
thought we'd play cards... and ended up having 4 cups of tea each, 2 hours
of playing bluff and other card games...finally left when dusk started
gathering. Memorable picnic that one!!
But my most memorable memory of recent times is our project release. Stayed
till 3 in the night in office on Sunday.. Played dumb charades for quite a
long time, the first time ever did I actually enjoy playing it, and even got
the hang of it in some time. Ordered Hyderabadi Biryanis, way too spicy and
too heavy....matlab ki release ke din no work, just had fun and kept an eye
for any messages from onsite, that's it. So I never felt it to be that
special, until the next day. As soon as we entered the office, (we came
around 11), everybody gathered around us and started congratulating
us..quite a few pats on the back, and the mail box was flooded with
well-done mails, from top-of-the-hierarchy people, to people I don't even
know... made everything seem so special in retrospect:)
Also thinking about Krishna, my only team-mate left now. He's home these
days, some problem. I just hope it gets resolved soon, and everything is
back to normal for him jaldi se, too!! Come back soon, Kris, May god bless
you and your family!!

Just got a mail from DS abhi. Seems like he isn't happy with the way my
studies are going. :( I hate disappointing him.. he means so much to me!!
*groan* What is going on exactly??? As soon as I manage to reconcile to one
setback, another one is ready to take its place. Kya bhagwanji... playtime
over nahi hua aapka kya?? I'll opt out of this game, if you don't become
your good old loving self, samjhe aap?Next time i dont want any troubles to
write about..please!!
*threatening glare*
:)