The Famous Five - Tag
So I got tagged by Hari to write on this sometime last year :-)
Here goes :-
A) Five things in my room
1) A huge wardrobe that occupies half the room - Always makes me feel like I need more clothes!!
2) A custom made Teddy shaped photo frame that has pictures from the last 20 years
3) My new jet black guitar - looks awesome!
4) A comfy bed with 3 pillows and a blanket - Yawn Yawn!!
5) Pile of clothes that need to be dry cleaned (I can hear my mom yelling already :))
B) Five things in my bag
1) Laptop and a charger to go with it
2) Pen Drive - U never know when you need to transfer stuff
3) Business cards - Mine and of a bunch of other people
4) Diary - that has a zillion things written in it
5) Cell phone - Yes that stays in my bag ever since someone tried to flick it from my hand on a rick ride (I didn't even know that was a possibility :-)
C) Five things in my wallet
1) MONEY
2) Biz center ID card - The guard wont let me in without this even though he has seen me a million times and definately knows me ($Stupid rules$)
3) Debit cards and credit cards
4)Crossword memebership card - gives me that precious discount considering the amount I spend there!
5)Enrich membership card - I was awarded a free card for the sheer usage :)
I tag Andy, Chirag and Deepak...write on!
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Saturday, July 21, 2007
14th July 2007
It was one of the most memorable days of my life. The day my sister Maya bought this bundle of joy Antara into the world. At 3:30 in the night I recieved a call from my mom saying its a girl (which I was hoping it would be).First thing in the morning I went to visit M. She looked tired yet happy. She had this really nice smile on her face.Next to her, lying in a cradle was my litlle niece Antara. She looked beautiful (she is going to turn out to be such a pretty girl ;) ).
I would go visit them everyday in the hospital. We had limited visiting passes and unlimited people wanting to visit. Hence we fought over the passes everyday.
3 days later the beautiful Mother-daughter duo were discharged and they came home. They are staying with with us for a month and Mom,dad and I couldn't be happier.
I feel so proud of Maya for the way she went thorugh everything. Its still to sink in that my sister (the one i had pillow fights,cold shoulder fights with and the one I've shared innumerable happy moments with) is now a Mommy!
Here's a pic of my darling Antara!
It was one of the most memorable days of my life. The day my sister Maya bought this bundle of joy Antara into the world. At 3:30 in the night I recieved a call from my mom saying its a girl (which I was hoping it would be).First thing in the morning I went to visit M. She looked tired yet happy. She had this really nice smile on her face.Next to her, lying in a cradle was my litlle niece Antara. She looked beautiful (she is going to turn out to be such a pretty girl ;) ).
I would go visit them everyday in the hospital. We had limited visiting passes and unlimited people wanting to visit. Hence we fought over the passes everyday.
3 days later the beautiful Mother-daughter duo were discharged and they came home. They are staying with with us for a month and Mom,dad and I couldn't be happier.
I feel so proud of Maya for the way she went thorugh everything. Its still to sink in that my sister (the one i had pillow fights,cold shoulder fights with and the one I've shared innumerable happy moments with) is now a Mommy!
Here's a pic of my darling Antara!
Aint she cute!!!
:-)
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
PARIS!!!!
I visited France earlier this year.It has definately been my best vacation till date.Whats so nice about France??Definatley Paris!!!!!
Its the most beautiful and romantic city I have ever visited.Here are some pictures of places that i liked.
Eiffel tower
It is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the greatest landmarks in the world!
It is situated right beside river Sienne(read as sen) which is my favourite hangout:-)
Arc de Triumph
There is some amazingly beautiful architecture under the arc de triumph!
River Sienne
For me , The most beautiful view in the world:)
The Louvre
I read a little about the louvre meuseum in the book Da Vinci Code.Hence i was dying to see it when we were in Paris.We spent about 5 hours there and we just managed to cover the art gallery and 1 other:)
It is huge and it will take atleast 7 days to cover the enitre meuseum!!!
MUMBAI? RUDE? HOW RUDE!!!
“After you”
“Can I help you??”
“I beg your pardon”
These are phrases we hear often, but seldom in Mumbai .Is this really true??A recent survey performed by Readers Digest revealed that Mumbai is the rudest city in the world!
Having lived here for over 21 years, rude would be the last way I would describe it. Mumbai is a melting pot for various cultures. People from all over the country and around the world reside in this city. Most of these people call it home. Mumbai is known to have a very fast life .Hence most people here would agree with me when I say “There is so much to do and so little time”. A number of times this trait is mistook for arrogance or rudeness. However when it matters people come through. Take for instance the 26/7 deluge. The day when Mumbai experienced the fatal rainfall!Along the flooded roads where heavy current water was flowing, people made human chains in order to help others cross the road safely. Residents of various areas distributed food to people who were stuck through the night and could’nt go further until the rains stopped. A lot of people joined organizations like Touch etc to help families that were badly affected by this deluge. Does’nt this signify politeness??
I don’t think it right to label Mumbai as a rude city because of one incident. One has to live here and experience the life for a long enough period in order to soak in the essence of Mumbai.
“After you”
“Can I help you??”
“I beg your pardon”
These are phrases we hear often, but seldom in Mumbai .Is this really true??A recent survey performed by Readers Digest revealed that Mumbai is the rudest city in the world!
Having lived here for over 21 years, rude would be the last way I would describe it. Mumbai is a melting pot for various cultures. People from all over the country and around the world reside in this city. Most of these people call it home. Mumbai is known to have a very fast life .Hence most people here would agree with me when I say “There is so much to do and so little time”. A number of times this trait is mistook for arrogance or rudeness. However when it matters people come through. Take for instance the 26/7 deluge. The day when Mumbai experienced the fatal rainfall!Along the flooded roads where heavy current water was flowing, people made human chains in order to help others cross the road safely. Residents of various areas distributed food to people who were stuck through the night and could’nt go further until the rains stopped. A lot of people joined organizations like Touch etc to help families that were badly affected by this deluge. Does’nt this signify politeness??
I don’t think it right to label Mumbai as a rude city because of one incident. One has to live here and experience the life for a long enough period in order to soak in the essence of Mumbai.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
AT THE MERCY OF THE RICH
I accompanied my mum n dad to a temple yesterday.We sat in there for a while until the pooja was done.During the pooja two ladies clad in torn sarees came in along with two young girls and two baby boys.The babies were also dressed in dirty old clothes.Their appearance suggesting they struggled to afford even everday meals.The reaction that they drew from the rest of the so called "devotees"(mostly sixty odd year old ladies), was quite astonishing.I heard one lady yell and ask "What do u want? You'll are not suposed to come in.Stand at the door".What kind of behaviour is this?Why the preferential treatment?
On my way out one of the small baby boys was following me,smiling at me.He was adorable.So i patted his head and smiled back at him.That ofcourse did'nt go down too well with anybody there.All those ladies were giving me that dirty look.I could read their minds."Oh you should'nt be touching them.They are dirty and blah blah blah".
This incident got me wondering why this attitude towards them?Are'nt they as much human as we are?Is'nt the temple meant to be for everyone to come offer their prayers?Who are we to do decide these things?
I accompanied my mum n dad to a temple yesterday.We sat in there for a while until the pooja was done.During the pooja two ladies clad in torn sarees came in along with two young girls and two baby boys.The babies were also dressed in dirty old clothes.Their appearance suggesting they struggled to afford even everday meals.The reaction that they drew from the rest of the so called "devotees"(mostly sixty odd year old ladies), was quite astonishing.I heard one lady yell and ask "What do u want? You'll are not suposed to come in.Stand at the door".What kind of behaviour is this?Why the preferential treatment?
On my way out one of the small baby boys was following me,smiling at me.He was adorable.So i patted his head and smiled back at him.That ofcourse did'nt go down too well with anybody there.All those ladies were giving me that dirty look.I could read their minds."Oh you should'nt be touching them.They are dirty and blah blah blah".
This incident got me wondering why this attitude towards them?Are'nt they as much human as we are?Is'nt the temple meant to be for everyone to come offer their prayers?Who are we to do decide these things?
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