So there comes to end another weekend........last few weekends seem to be falling under a completely different bracket! While the weekends till last year would start as early as friday afternoon......googling to find the next dest'n around B'lore to be explore, a 2nd show and hitting the road on saturday! A constant fix on our bed-side table during those days were 'Times Good Food Guide', '52 Weekend get-aways from Bangalore" :). So much so that the weekends would be more straining than the weekdays......while my friends at work would be fresh n full of energy (if not excited) on monday morn I would be ready to hit the bed!! My energy then had a different curve low on monday and slowly raising till it hits the peak on a friday...he he he!! N not to mention the liberal dose of vacations tht were thrown in once in 2-3 months!! Actually we would hv been the perfect ambasadors for 'Alto'..."Next is what"(which incidentally is wht we own) n the perfect reviewers for Good Food Guide', '52 Weekend get-aways from Bangalore" :)
But surprisingly the last few weekends were different.......caught up on a 2nd show last week after ages!!! Its more about catching upon some movie on TV over a glass of wine(n a whisky\beer for my hubbs) and of course spring cleaning the house....U C we hv no maid now (Yeah guys u heard it right....me doing the household cleaning, sweeping all by myself...of course due credit given to my hubbs!!!) n the outing is limited to say a visit to shop to stock up groceries or at the max a visit to Brigade road!!! Yeap its relaxing in a way n am 'ready~ to~ go' on mondays!! N talking of 'Times Good Food Guide', '52 Weekend get-aways from Bangalore"...well gotta hunt for those books!
So whats happening? We getting matured n settling down or is it the wallet!! I hope not!! Me craving for one of those relaxing vacations where its just both of us far away from here.........
I know another of my 'Life is not so rosy Blogs' :(
The Last few weeks.....
Hey all me back after a long hiatus....did anybody miss me? well I seriously doubt that....but yeah I did miss my quota of creative juice outflow (he he !!).....so here comes a roll call of whats been up last few months!!!
A new job...Yeap guys I did manage to jump after 5 good years in good old Satyam...Yeah I know this is indeed an anti-climax after my loyalty blog...but well!! N yeap the added bonus was not just the extra money (not really big considering the peanuts I was being paid :( ) but was supposedly landing in my dream job !! So after 2 months do I still think its a dream job?? Well the grass is always greener on the other side :)
My B'day...sob sob am getting older :( :(. But yeap it meant a cosy dinner in a terrace top restaurant n my first set of Benneton pant n shirt!! N yeap the cutest surprise B'day night by Sabs-Bins!! N yeah the surprise included them dozing before its 12 n me pouncing upon them to wake up the lazy bones up for the cake cutting session :-D.
A visit by my little niece n my veliamma.....the memories tht she brings along makes me real nostalgic! The good old childhood days....the long summer vacations, the big circle of cousins circling around ammama as she cuts a jackfruit, the taste of jelebi where you are given a bigger share at the expense of other cousins cause you love jelebis and they love u !! Well now-a-days the pay packs r so high tht the concept of sharing is kinda fading away!! At times makes me feel that as we grow rich we loose out on the small joys of life!!
N the biggest of all....we zeroed in a house to buy!! Yeap guys after one year of futile search all it took is a matter of minutes for us to decide the house after we see it.....surprising considering it doesnt match up to the big list we had drawn up!! Hopefully the next few months will fly off in doing up our home :)
Well well so doesn't this sound like a exciting phase in life...with things brimming over??? Not really...there is something lurking at the back of my mind! N as with other things looks like its gonna be a long fight before I lay this demon to rest...sob sob again :(
I know this blog sounds so different from my usual life is a big party post !! But don't u worry am soon gonna be back with my Life-is-a-bed of-roses post!!
A new job...Yeap guys I did manage to jump after 5 good years in good old Satyam...Yeah I know this is indeed an anti-climax after my loyalty blog...but well!! N yeap the added bonus was not just the extra money (not really big considering the peanuts I was being paid :( ) but was supposedly landing in my dream job !! So after 2 months do I still think its a dream job?? Well the grass is always greener on the other side :)
My B'day...sob sob am getting older :( :(. But yeap it meant a cosy dinner in a terrace top restaurant n my first set of Benneton pant n shirt!! N yeap the cutest surprise B'day night by Sabs-Bins!! N yeah the surprise included them dozing before its 12 n me pouncing upon them to wake up the lazy bones up for the cake cutting session :-D.
A visit by my little niece n my veliamma.....the memories tht she brings along makes me real nostalgic! The good old childhood days....the long summer vacations, the big circle of cousins circling around ammama as she cuts a jackfruit, the taste of jelebi where you are given a bigger share at the expense of other cousins cause you love jelebis and they love u !! Well now-a-days the pay packs r so high tht the concept of sharing is kinda fading away!! At times makes me feel that as we grow rich we loose out on the small joys of life!!
N the biggest of all....we zeroed in a house to buy!! Yeap guys after one year of futile search all it took is a matter of minutes for us to decide the house after we see it.....surprising considering it doesnt match up to the big list we had drawn up!! Hopefully the next few months will fly off in doing up our home :)
Well well so doesn't this sound like a exciting phase in life...with things brimming over??? Not really...there is something lurking at the back of my mind! N as with other things looks like its gonna be a long fight before I lay this demon to rest...sob sob again :(
I know this blog sounds so different from my usual life is a big party post !! But don't u worry am soon gonna be back with my Life-is-a-bed of-roses post!!
Happy B'day Mona Lisa!!
An unbelievable combo of today’s time….A perfect mix of modern woman and a shy heroine from the yeastier years..I know I know that is an heady mix! Want proof? Ok sample this….Madam can come up with solutions for most mind boggling DBA problems (Ha ha wondering what DBA is…..well u should be one of those techie nerds to understand it) but the moment topic diverts away from work n the opp party happens to be from male species then god save them!!! They would have to count starts to get mono-syllabic answers from your highness! A person who has travelled across seas but refuses to step out of her salwar kameez....... Hey don’t u know Western clothes make u look glamorous n madam is in this constant struggle to deglamorize herself(I know a complete contrast to me) to have some control over her ever expanding fan list :-p. N for all those fans out there I just have a word of advice…She is ‘mona Lisa’…..beautiful, sweet n everything else but completely out of your reach cause guys madam has found(ages ago) her prince charming…so wake up, get a life n stop bothering our ‘mona Lisa’.
Here is to you my sweet, ever accommodating, silent, beautiful, intelligent friend…Happy Birthday! Here is wishing you years of happiness with your prince charming and may this year see you entering into wedlock with him!!!! N hey u Mr.rince Charming u a real lucky dude man…So be the prince n sweep your queen away!!
PS: You must have realized tht then name of ‘Mona Lisa is not made public here. The reason ?? Cause aren’t the stars supposed to have a degree of anonymity associated with them…U c it adds to their charm! n ofocurse to save my skin too
Here is to you my sweet, ever accommodating, silent, beautiful, intelligent friend…Happy Birthday! Here is wishing you years of happiness with your prince charming and may this year see you entering into wedlock with him!!!! N hey u Mr.rince Charming u a real lucky dude man…So be the prince n sweep your queen away!!
PS: You must have realized tht then name of ‘Mona Lisa is not made public here. The reason ?? Cause aren’t the stars supposed to have a degree of anonymity associated with them…U c it adds to their charm! n ofocurse to save my skin too
Happy Anniversary Sabs-Bins!!
Happy Anniv Sabi - Binoy...Ho yeah the same couple who keep popping in into all my posts! Well this time they arent really popping in as this is dedicated to them on their anniversary!
Grrrr....I hv spent last 30 mins trying to write a post befitting the occasion but being poetic or singing praises is just not my cup of tea...n the hubbs of mine refuses to help!! So here is something straight from my heart.....You guys are special, a gr8 n rocking pair!
Lemme first give u a brief dekko of this couple! Sabs comes from what I call a 'English Literate' family i.e a place where they eat, drink sleep english literature n for whom religion is a matter of personal belief! No church going, no religious afflictions whatever! Now contrast this with Bins who comes from a from a orthodox Malyalee achaayan (read Christan) family (well didn't our hero almost go on to become a priest ...Sabi Thank ur stars tht he decided to opt out!) who were into farming, rubber tapping n such!!! N now their personalities...our heroine steps in straight out of english classics.... a wee bit dreamy, (v v v v) idealistic, impractical, romantic, exuberant, nomadic ....you get the flow hey! N our hero........A seemingly rooted practical, level headed gentleman but as Sabi says n which I can vouch for a big kiddo inside
A great divide hey?? It has never ceased to surprise me as to how these two completely contrasting souls have come in seamlessly together!! A couple who perfectly compliment each other!
Here is wishing you guys many more haapy anniverseries together! You guys really rock!!
Grrrr....I hv spent last 30 mins trying to write a post befitting the occasion but being poetic or singing praises is just not my cup of tea...n the hubbs of mine refuses to help!! So here is something straight from my heart.....You guys are special, a gr8 n rocking pair!
Lemme first give u a brief dekko of this couple! Sabs comes from what I call a 'English Literate' family i.e a place where they eat, drink sleep english literature n for whom religion is a matter of personal belief! No church going, no religious afflictions whatever! Now contrast this with Bins who comes from a from a orthodox Malyalee achaayan (read Christan) family (well didn't our hero almost go on to become a priest ...Sabi Thank ur stars tht he decided to opt out!) who were into farming, rubber tapping n such!!! N now their personalities...our heroine steps in straight out of english classics.... a wee bit dreamy, (v v v v) idealistic, impractical, romantic, exuberant, nomadic ....you get the flow hey! N our hero........A seemingly rooted practical, level headed gentleman but as Sabi says n which I can vouch for a big kiddo inside
A great divide hey?? It has never ceased to surprise me as to how these two completely contrasting souls have come in seamlessly together!! A couple who perfectly compliment each other!
Here is wishing you guys many more haapy anniverseries together! You guys really rock!!
Edited to change the pic taken on their anniv. Dont miss the boyish grin on Bin's face(remeber the kiddo in him) !!
Happy Pink Chaddi Day!!
Valentine's day is here and along comes feelings of love n ofcourse coochi cooing......Thou the twist is my mind is filled with work work n loadds of it :( The color I n am sure many in the female species associate this day is ofcourse the very feminine pink!
But hey am in a generous mood this time!! Anybody up for a dose of pinks?? How abt starting this noble deed with a noble cause?? Hey Ram Sena here is my Valentines day gift to you!!
On a happier note this is our third valentine together!! N I ofcourse have my wishlist (as Sabi calls them) ready and the cajoling ritual of my hubbs too is in process :) Will post details of same post Valentine!!
So here is wishing all you guys out there a gr8 valentines day n dont forget to generously denotae pink chaddis to dearest Ram Sena!!
PS: The pic in the post is no creative outlet of me!!! Its the logo of the Pink chaddi Campaign!
But hey am in a generous mood this time!! Anybody up for a dose of pinks?? How abt starting this noble deed with a noble cause?? Hey Ram Sena here is my Valentines day gift to you!!
On a happier note this is our third valentine together!! N I ofcourse have my wishlist (as Sabi calls them) ready and the cajoling ritual of my hubbs too is in process :) Will post details of same post Valentine!!
So here is wishing all you guys out there a gr8 valentines day n dont forget to generously denotae pink chaddis to dearest Ram Sena!!
PS: The pic in the post is no creative outlet of me!!! Its the logo of the Pink chaddi Campaign!
A weekend in banks of krishna.....
Last weekend the entire family trooping in into Vijayawada.....a town on the banks of river krishna in AP. A pictorial walk thru of the visit:
On the banks of Krishna
My beautiful sis on the river cruise
N at look who is the helm of the cruise :)
Saw the beautiful sunset
Picked up the famous Mangalgiri sarees from the village of Mangalgiri
The towering Buddha near Amaravati
The Undavalli caves in Vijayawada
The beautiful lush green fields of Andhra....
N before bidding adieu met our dear old ancestor
Sketches of an interesting life.....
"As a token of my gratitude for mentioning me in ur blogs...here's a gift" ~~ Sabina Zacharias
Thnx Sabi yet again!
An Engaging Affair....
I and my hubbs...ok ok lemme take the complete credit here ...are a sucker for celebrations!!! At the drop a hat I need a gift n a party....well our almost empty bank accounts speaks for itself!!
Hmmm so the latest excuse for a party was the 2nd anniv of our engagement...hee hee hee!!! As you'll agree this occasion befits a candle-lit dinner n a gift to make my day! Now the candle lit dinner is the easy part - after all my hubbs is partner-in-crime as far as eating out is concerned! But the 'gifting' part is where the twist comes........ buying or rather remembering to buy gifts just doesnt fit into my hubb's scheme of things!! So a week in advance he should be cajoled and reminded and given more than subtle hints to ensure tht I get my gift!!
Hmmm so the latest excuse for a party was the 2nd anniv of our engagement...hee hee hee!!! As you'll agree this occasion befits a candle-lit dinner n a gift to make my day! Now the candle lit dinner is the easy part - after all my hubbs is partner-in-crime as far as eating out is concerned! But the 'gifting' part is where the twist comes........ buying or rather remembering to buy gifts just doesnt fit into my hubb's scheme of things!! So a week in advance he should be cajoled and reminded and given more than subtle hints to ensure tht I get my gift!!
Ha even before u start empathizing on the amount of work I gotta do, lemme tell you its just the start!! The entire day is spent in researching the 'chosen place' for dinner..... no mean task considering it should be done under the glaring eyes of my boss...Thank You Microsoft for the 'Alt' + 'Tab'! (For the computer illiterates, this shortcut is used to shift between windows)
After a thorough study the 'chosen one' for the night out was hotel 'Umerkot' .........'Umerkot' take a bow for this privilege :-p. N ho yeah yeah after the dinner I take a bow for a work well done.....Umerkot lives up to its name (This place deserves a post in itself...so all u foodies out there watch out this space!).
The only hiccup at Umerkot was that they had no provision for candle lit dinner....Not that I had noticed it...U C I was so engrossed with the food :-p. N then comes my fav dessert time
......N this time a a 'Candle Lit' dessert!!!!!! N before u go bwondering what it is....lemme enlighten u!! Our desserts "Angoori Kufli" n "Rabdi" came with a candle in between!!! For a sec I thot the steward was acting funny........he had this goofy smile when I had ordered them n now he brings it along with a candle!!!! (BTW the service there is impeccable...always at your service but never intruding into your privacy.)
......N this time a a 'Candle Lit' dessert!!!!!! N before u go bwondering what it is....lemme enlighten u!! Our desserts "Angoori Kufli" n "Rabdi" came with a candle in between!!! For a sec I thot the steward was acting funny........he had this goofy smile when I had ordered them n now he brings it along with a candle!!!! (BTW the service there is impeccable...always at your service but never intruding into your privacy.)
Ha only later did I know the real story! Ma ever resourceful hubbs had made up for the 'candle lit' dinner with a 'Candle Lit' dessert!! howwzzaaatttt?? N to imagine that he had arranged for all this beforehand including the dessert selection of "Angoori Kufli" n "Rabdi"....It was just a co-incidence that my picks were same.....n this also explains the goofy smile the steward had!! What makes this extra special is the fact that my hubbs is not this mushy mushy kinds n to imagine that he took the effort to arrange all this means a lot to me :)
N now coming to the other significant event of the day - the gifts!! Phew after all the hungama......I didnt pick up any for my hubbs :(. I swear I had made a sincere effort there but nothing matched my expectations :) My hubbs did better than that...He gifted me with these cute butterfly earings ...of course he missed all the subtle hints on the gift that I was expecting!!! Ha but no worries Valetines day isnt far away!! But the best of them all was this collage Sabi (No prizes for guessing who she is) had gifted......... Nice one hey!!!
PS: I did get my hubbs a turtle neck T-shirt a full week later. N another twist is tht the Satyam fiasco happened on this very day......all in all I am sure you all agree tht the 'Engagement Day' was indeed an engaging affair!!!!!
Ye blog sab(h)i padhe......
Last week was a long one...lots happening at the work place .........the Satyam Fiasco, the job insecurity, anxious calls from near n dear ones, the fast approaching project deadline, last minute confusions on whether to to go outstation, job hunt.....Ho yeah it was indeed a week with too much on the platter! So much so that by Friday evening all I was famished n all I to was grab something quick to eat n hit the sack!!
But surprise surprise.....the dinner menu had some yummy home made kerala fish curry, fish fry n 'morr curry' (roughly translated to curd Curry)...all my favourites!! N hey wait the surprise doesn't end here...after this I was treated to a bottle of 'Canberry' Bacardi...my fav flavour!!! N ho now with a full stomach a light hangover(ho yeah even a glass of wine gives me a kick......) all I had to do was hit the bed!! But hey my royal treatment doesn't end so soon..... Am treated to a bed time story of 'Rumpeltilskin' n a 'lori' of 'Stopping by woods on a snowy evening ~~ Robert Frost' (The lori singer seems a big a English literate lover hey!'')!!! Pure heaven I tell you.....
Ha I know many of u would be having your 'J' cells ...after all how many of u at the ripe age of 26 have the luxury of being lulled to sleep after a tiring week!! BTW Wondering who this archangel is??? Ladies and gentleman lemme take the privilege of Introducing to you my best friend, my nanny(:-p), the best cook ever..........please put your hands together for "Sabina Zacharias" ...Yeah yeah the 'better Half' of Sabi-Binoy who once again- as usual pop into my blogs!!)
Sabi dedicating this to you!! Thank u for being what u r...sweet, stupidly generous 'n' unselfish, caring n all the other blah blah blah! Ho yeah one of the best to have happened last must be getting to know you!! Ok now enuf of all the senti stuuf........Sabi go n amke sense of the title courtesy Pravin :) n stop picking up the grammatical mistakes int his post!! I am no EFL student of urs........
PS: This weekend again saw a repeat performance of this show!!!!
But surprise surprise.....the dinner menu had some yummy home made kerala fish curry, fish fry n 'morr curry' (roughly translated to curd Curry)...all my favourites!! N hey wait the surprise doesn't end here...after this I was treated to a bottle of 'Canberry' Bacardi...my fav flavour!!! N ho now with a full stomach a light hangover(ho yeah even a glass of wine gives me a kick......) all I had to do was hit the bed!! But hey my royal treatment doesn't end so soon..... Am treated to a bed time story of 'Rumpeltilskin' n a 'lori' of 'Stopping by woods on a snowy evening ~~ Robert Frost' (The lori singer seems a big a English literate lover hey!'')!!! Pure heaven I tell you.....
Ha I know many of u would be having your 'J' cells ...after all how many of u at the ripe age of 26 have the luxury of being lulled to sleep after a tiring week!! BTW Wondering who this archangel is??? Ladies and gentleman lemme take the privilege of Introducing to you my best friend, my nanny(:-p), the best cook ever..........please put your hands together for "Sabina Zacharias" ...Yeah yeah the 'better Half' of Sabi-Binoy who once again- as usual pop into my blogs!!)
Sabi dedicating this to you!! Thank u for being what u r...sweet, stupidly generous 'n' unselfish, caring n all the other blah blah blah! Ho yeah one of the best to have happened last must be getting to know you!! Ok now enuf of all the senti stuuf........Sabi go n amke sense of the title courtesy Pravin :) n stop picking up the grammatical mistakes int his post!! I am no EFL student of urs........
PS: This weekend again saw a repeat performance of this show!!!!
The Satyam Spirit....Proud to be a Satyamite!!
Ho yeah am employed with the now (in)famous satyam Computers. But no this blog isn't to discuss abt the Satyam fiasco.....Will leave that to media! Thou I think its time somebody pulls up media for painting what is at times a completely wrong picture....
Wondering whats left in Satyam to be still proud of it?well am still proud of being a Satyamite......am proud of the Satyam spirit!!The spirit that is holding the employees together! Do not go by what media says...yeah most of us have a fear of insecurity in us but the most overwhelming of the feelings is the spirit of unity...The spirit among employees to still hold the Satyam flag high!! Trust me when I say that there are guys who are busy working day in day out on their projects and haven't even thot of posting their resumes yet! N no we do not keep hanging around the pantry and discussing the exit options as media wants you to believe!
Think this emotional attachment to a company is foolish?? Well our loyalty is not to a individual but to a company....cause we believe Satyam is bigger than any individual! N as to what Mr.Raju did, I agree it was unfortunate but please do not forget that he had provided livelihood to more than 50 k families including me and I personally believe he did try his best to pull out the company from this crisis but a few wrong calculations landed him and all of us in this soup!! No, I am not trying to defend him...but yeah my heart goes out to him!!!
One of my colleagues Hemanth (https://imailhyd.satyam.com/OWA/redir.aspx?C=4f72dc9450d6450187e8a7a7cd38ac74&URL=http%3a%2f%2fhemanthkakumanu.blogspot.com%2f2009%2f01%2fsatyam-we-stand-by-you-till-last-minute.html ) in a email to me says "I agree he did a mistake bt we have survive the company ....its our own company nt Raju family's.... I cnt even think of some one splitting this org in to parts and distribute.... I am still providing 24/7 support to the project.... Just sleeping 3-4 hrs since last two days cause any small slippage at this point would be attributed to this fiasco.......i am ready to wrk without salry bt at onsite i will ask thm to give half sal becoz we cant survive here without money."
N no Hemanth is not a one off case....The turn out of Satyamites for the 'Spirit of Satyam' Campaign two days after the fiasco talks in itself!!! Ho yeah its this spirits among Satyamites that makes me say "Proud to be a Satyamite"!!!!
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