Viji and Cheems!
Happy Birthday to you! Have a wonderful year ahead.....Love ya!
Monday, September 25, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
The Real Party.....
Event : Madness!
Place : Graham Central Station
Date : 09/16/2006
Day : Saturday
Time : Midnight
Yes, we were at the Graham Station! (a club in Lafayette). The same bunch of people at Lafayette, Cheems,Chowdhry,Soc,Parate and I with the addition of Poornima this time. With Poornima and Cheems in their own power-dressing (Girls, both of you looked awesome!), and the guys in what I can call a "decent" attire, we reached the club at around midnight and the party began. I got to see the real American way of partying.....Huge crowd, dancing, drinking, people yelling at the top of their lungs and absolute Madness everywhere!
We remained in our little group with Chowdhry and Cheems being the stars of the night. Non-stop dancing of all kinds! (even Bharatnatyam and "namma ooru dapaanguthu" - clapping hands with beer bottles on the top of their heads)....I, the only passive witness, was rolling with laughter over the crazy things that a little alcohol does to people. (by people, I refer to our very own group!)......Every moment was memorable and finally, all was well. Though I didnt dance, I had loads of fun just hanging around with these people....There are some more incidents which I'm not supposed to "disclose" to the public, because "whatever happens in Lafayette, stays in Lafayette!"...So, we had a good night's rest and are back on track with school/work today! and that's how my weekend was....
P.S : In case any of you are interested in the specific incidents, (I have one incident for everyone in the group which can literally crack you up), buzz me!
Place : Graham Central Station
Date : 09/16/2006
Day : Saturday
Time : Midnight
Yes, we were at the Graham Station! (a club in Lafayette). The same bunch of people at Lafayette, Cheems,Chowdhry,Soc,Parate and I with the addition of Poornima this time. With Poornima and Cheems in their own power-dressing (Girls, both of you looked awesome!), and the guys in what I can call a "decent" attire, we reached the club at around midnight and the party began. I got to see the real American way of partying.....Huge crowd, dancing, drinking, people yelling at the top of their lungs and absolute Madness everywhere!
We remained in our little group with Chowdhry and Cheems being the stars of the night. Non-stop dancing of all kinds! (even Bharatnatyam and "namma ooru dapaanguthu" - clapping hands with beer bottles on the top of their heads)....I, the only passive witness, was rolling with laughter over the crazy things that a little alcohol does to people. (by people, I refer to our very own group!)......Every moment was memorable and finally, all was well. Though I didnt dance, I had loads of fun just hanging around with these people....There are some more incidents which I'm not supposed to "disclose" to the public, because "whatever happens in Lafayette, stays in Lafayette!"...So, we had a good night's rest and are back on track with school/work today! and that's how my weekend was....
P.S : In case any of you are interested in the specific incidents, (I have one incident for everyone in the group which can literally crack you up), buzz me!
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Whatever happens!
This is kind of a very spiritual and emotional post!......I felt like writing about this probably because, I prayed well and meditated after a long time yesterday and it feels good. I'm feeling totally at peace now.....
The GITA UPADESAM is considered to be the most vital part of the Bhagavad Gita, since Lord Krishna tells the GITA UPADESAM to Arjuna. Sometimes, when life is too damn rough and things go totally out of control for me, this is the only thing that gives me hope and courage to withstand the stress and pressure of the situation....The following is an English Translation of the GEETHA SAARAM.
FAITH
Whatever happened was for good
Whatever is happening is also for the good
Whatever will happen will also be for good
What did you lose of your own that you are crying for?
What did you bring with you that you have lost?
What did you create that has been destroyed?
Whatever you possess, you have got it from here
Whatever you gave, you gave it here
Whatever belongs to you today, it belonged to someone else yesterday
And tomorrow it will belong to someone else.
“CHANGE IS THE RULE OF NATURE”
Dearest,
As I look back at my life, I find you helping me in every stage of my life and never once have you left me alone. Be it in my successes or failures, you have been there, helping me succeed, giving me the mental strength to withstand failures and come back alive and kicking. Thank you for being so kind to me, thank you for your blessings all along my life, thank you for taking care of me and thank you for everything.
SARVAM SAMARPANAM.
The GITA UPADESAM is considered to be the most vital part of the Bhagavad Gita, since Lord Krishna tells the GITA UPADESAM to Arjuna. Sometimes, when life is too damn rough and things go totally out of control for me, this is the only thing that gives me hope and courage to withstand the stress and pressure of the situation....The following is an English Translation of the GEETHA SAARAM.
FAITH
Whatever happened was for good
Whatever is happening is also for the good
Whatever will happen will also be for good
What did you lose of your own that you are crying for?
What did you bring with you that you have lost?
What did you create that has been destroyed?
Whatever you possess, you have got it from here
Whatever you gave, you gave it here
Whatever belongs to you today, it belonged to someone else yesterday
And tomorrow it will belong to someone else.
“CHANGE IS THE RULE OF NATURE”
Dearest,
As I look back at my life, I find you helping me in every stage of my life and never once have you left me alone. Be it in my successes or failures, you have been there, helping me succeed, giving me the mental strength to withstand failures and come back alive and kicking. Thank you for being so kind to me, thank you for your blessings all along my life, thank you for taking care of me and thank you for everything.
SARVAM SAMARPANAM.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Four Things......
These are just four things in the world that drive me to the edge of fear! (necessarily in that order)
(I'm wondering if there were just four things...May be the list keeps adding on as I sail through life more! or may people who read this blog and know more about me can comment!)
1. Dogs
Dogs, of any kind,breed..whatever....Even if its just a puppy. I hate dogs! or for that matter
pets of any kind. I cannot walk anywhere near a dog, not even on the same road as the dogs are! I hate visiting people's
houses who have dogs as pets...In my childhood days, I'd say every silly reason to my parents for not visiting my relatives/friends's houses who have dogs.....I used to throw all kinds of tantrums when my parents ask me to visit the relatives. So, friends, whoever is reading this, beware! I will not and cannot visit you if you have dogs in your houses!
2. Stale Food
The next weird thing about me is, I go crazy when I get a feeling the food am about to eat has become stale. Even if its not gone stale, but if someone even raises a question about it, I cannot go near the food! and I can even starve for the day! I wasnt even affected by this when I was in India. Because, mom used to cook fresh always, (Mom, how much I miss you now, when I'm writing this!) at all times and I didnt even have to worry about this. But, from the moment I stepped out of home for my internship at Pune, I have developed this kind of a weirdness and I cannot seem to get rid of it. Its just plainly weird! And Sorry Santhosh, I know I've troubled you enough with all those weird questions and being adamant when it comes to eating old food.
3. Sitting in the front seat of a car
Now that you have already thought, "how weird is this female!", here's some more to add on..The title says it all! It's just impossible for me to sit in the front seat of any car with my eyes open. Especially, if I am the only person in the car along with the person who drives the car, that person is dead-meat from the "ssssssssssss...ooooooooooooo...aiyooooooooooo" sounds I make when we are on the road. Many a times, I pity the person who's driving the car sitting along with me. When someone drives faster on the InterState, I go to the edge of fears that I catch hold of their hands on the steering and ask them to slow it down. When we go on traffic, I just tightly shut my eyes and cannot even talk to anyone normally! I feel like I am on some roller-coster ride! I can just trust nobody when they drive sitting near me! Sorry guys for all those hissing sounds I make when you drive!
4. Plane take-off and landing
Ok, now to a person who's been in the US and has travelled a lot, this should sound so silly! But, its not! I am scared to death when a flight takes-off and when it lands. Its just the insecure feeling or may be call it, any type of "phobia" or the perfect word is in tamil - "mana braandhi/brahmai". But, the same way, I do sitting in a car, I cannot see outside through the window when the flight takes-off or lands. I hold the two arms of the seat in the flight tightly or I hold the person sitting beside me tightly, if I know them! I can release my hands and open my eyes only when its on the air! Pretty weird huh???
So, yeah, thats some more stuff about me! But, dont think I'm totally weird! I have some good stuff too!.....
(I'm wondering if there were just four things...May be the list keeps adding on as I sail through life more! or may people who read this blog and know more about me can comment!)
1. Dogs
Dogs, of any kind,breed..whatever....Even if its just a puppy. I hate dogs! or for that matter
pets of any kind. I cannot walk anywhere near a dog, not even on the same road as the dogs are! I hate visiting people's
houses who have dogs as pets...In my childhood days, I'd say every silly reason to my parents for not visiting my relatives/friends's houses who have dogs.....I used to throw all kinds of tantrums when my parents ask me to visit the relatives. So, friends, whoever is reading this, beware! I will not and cannot visit you if you have dogs in your houses!
2. Stale Food
The next weird thing about me is, I go crazy when I get a feeling the food am about to eat has become stale. Even if its not gone stale, but if someone even raises a question about it, I cannot go near the food! and I can even starve for the day! I wasnt even affected by this when I was in India. Because, mom used to cook fresh always, (Mom, how much I miss you now, when I'm writing this!) at all times and I didnt even have to worry about this. But, from the moment I stepped out of home for my internship at Pune, I have developed this kind of a weirdness and I cannot seem to get rid of it. Its just plainly weird! And Sorry Santhosh, I know I've troubled you enough with all those weird questions and being adamant when it comes to eating old food.
3. Sitting in the front seat of a car
Now that you have already thought, "how weird is this female!", here's some more to add on..The title says it all! It's just impossible for me to sit in the front seat of any car with my eyes open. Especially, if I am the only person in the car along with the person who drives the car, that person is dead-meat from the "ssssssssssss...ooooooooooooo...aiyooooooooooo" sounds I make when we are on the road. Many a times, I pity the person who's driving the car sitting along with me. When someone drives faster on the InterState, I go to the edge of fears that I catch hold of their hands on the steering and ask them to slow it down. When we go on traffic, I just tightly shut my eyes and cannot even talk to anyone normally! I feel like I am on some roller-coster ride! I can just trust nobody when they drive sitting near me! Sorry guys for all those hissing sounds I make when you drive!
4. Plane take-off and landing
Ok, now to a person who's been in the US and has travelled a lot, this should sound so silly! But, its not! I am scared to death when a flight takes-off and when it lands. Its just the insecure feeling or may be call it, any type of "phobia" or the perfect word is in tamil - "mana braandhi/brahmai". But, the same way, I do sitting in a car, I cannot see outside through the window when the flight takes-off or lands. I hold the two arms of the seat in the flight tightly or I hold the person sitting beside me tightly, if I know them! I can release my hands and open my eyes only when its on the air! Pretty weird huh???
So, yeah, thats some more stuff about me! But, dont think I'm totally weird! I have some good stuff too!.....
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Miles to go.....
Its 1:00 AM and I am still in my lab writing this post!....My thesis is taking all the time in the world and I am not even done with my first draft yet. Man, I never thought those small indentations, diagrams, and writing references will take hell of a time. And the worst part is, I should be at work at 8 AM tomorrow morning....Anyways, the thoughts of completing everything perfectly and visualizing a good successful defense is what keeps me going now.....
Am listening to THALAIVAR's "vetri nichayam!'..and it sure drives me to work more and I have
"Miles to go before I sleep"....
Will be back with more updates later....
Am listening to THALAIVAR's "vetri nichayam!'..and it sure drives me to work more and I have
"Miles to go before I sleep"....
Will be back with more updates later....
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
.......
Somehow, I felt there was nothing to write about, but crap, in the last 3 days.....So, one more long weekend has passed by and a big week ahead of me. Did a lil bit of work for my thesis on Saturday and Sunday. And on Sunday evening, some of my friends here (including me!) suddenly started craving for Indian food and so! We were at Baton Rouge India's for lunch on Monday...(We- Chowdhry,Prashanth, Socrates,Cheemz and me.....I must mention here that Cheemz and Chowdhry have a weird relationship where Cheemz calls Chowdhry as "thambi"(younger brother) and chowdhry calls Cheemz as "thangachi!" (younger sister)...Can it get more weird????). Ok, back on track, one of the few things that I've been terribly missing at the US of A is good south indian food..Lafayette has no Indian Restaurants and the closest place we could ever smell Indian food is Baton Rouge.....Ate to our fullest, for the 10$ we paid for the buffet.....Once we were there at the restaurant, we never thought how weird it was to have dosai,naan,rice and pudding all at the same time!
And after some usual photo sessions, while coming back we started playing this game in the car, where I start with a word and the next person should say something related to that and it goes on. At some point, we start with the last word and keep saying the words in the reverse order. So, I started with the word "blue" and the game went on! Once, Prashanth said "thangaachi!" and I was to say the next word. I said "paasa malar!" (was reminded of the sivaji ganesan-savithri movie that time)....and next it was chowdhry's turn! Guess what he'd have said....he said "cheemz!"......Cheemz was completely overwhelmed and was at a loss for words! You should have seen the look on her face! That said it all!!!!
And so, after all this, we started working again...I have a deadline coming up soon and the rest of them had an algorithms homework to complete....In the middle of work, we thought we'd go for dinner and ate at a chinese place....While I was at the restuarnt with these ppl, I got a call from one of my friend's at Lafayette asking me if I knew something about "something" (I am sorry, I cannot furnish more details on this..) that happened in Lafayette on Monday.....and that was enough for all of us to spice up the dinner with the already spiced-up chinese food that we were having....especially, chowdhry,I and Cheemz were in full-form! guessing what wouldve happened.....And Chowdhry the 5-year old guy he is, started doing things which couldnt get any more funnier! and we all laughed like crazy.....It was one of the memorable moments I've had in Lafayette so far! and the talk did not end even after coming home and the funniest thing was, one of the guys didn't even start with the algorithms homework, ended up gossiping about this until 11:00 P.M in the night....! I am sure ppl who saw us laughing, wouldve, without any doubts, thought, we were totally drunk!
So, Monday was a good day! We had lots of fun...and oh I forgot! Some of my friends had been to Niagra and Newyork for the long weekend..Guys, hope you had loads of fun and do send us the pics!
And after some usual photo sessions, while coming back we started playing this game in the car, where I start with a word and the next person should say something related to that and it goes on. At some point, we start with the last word and keep saying the words in the reverse order. So, I started with the word "blue" and the game went on! Once, Prashanth said "thangaachi!" and I was to say the next word. I said "paasa malar!" (was reminded of the sivaji ganesan-savithri movie that time)....and next it was chowdhry's turn! Guess what he'd have said....he said "cheemz!"......Cheemz was completely overwhelmed and was at a loss for words! You should have seen the look on her face! That said it all!!!!
And so, after all this, we started working again...I have a deadline coming up soon and the rest of them had an algorithms homework to complete....In the middle of work, we thought we'd go for dinner and ate at a chinese place....While I was at the restuarnt with these ppl, I got a call from one of my friend's at Lafayette asking me if I knew something about "something" (I am sorry, I cannot furnish more details on this..) that happened in Lafayette on Monday.....and that was enough for all of us to spice up the dinner with the already spiced-up chinese food that we were having....especially, chowdhry,I and Cheemz were in full-form! guessing what wouldve happened.....And Chowdhry the 5-year old guy he is, started doing things which couldnt get any more funnier! and we all laughed like crazy.....It was one of the memorable moments I've had in Lafayette so far! and the talk did not end even after coming home and the funniest thing was, one of the guys didn't even start with the algorithms homework, ended up gossiping about this until 11:00 P.M in the night....! I am sure ppl who saw us laughing, wouldve, without any doubts, thought, we were totally drunk!
So, Monday was a good day! We had lots of fun...and oh I forgot! Some of my friends had been to Niagra and Newyork for the long weekend..Guys, hope you had loads of fun and do send us the pics!
Friday, September 01, 2006
நானும் மெழுகுவர்த்தியும்!......
"பேச்சு எல்லாம் தாலாட்டு போல என்னை உறங்க வைக்க நீ இல்லை
நிலவின் ஒளியில் முத்தம் தந்து காலை காபி கொடுக்க நீ இல்லை
விழியில் விழும் தூசிதன்னை நாவால் எடுக்க நீ இங்கு இல்லை
மனதில் எழும் குழப்பம் தன்னை தீர்க்க நீ இங்கே இல்லை
நான் இங்கே நீயும் அங்கே இந்த தனிமையில் நிமிஷங்கள் வருஷமானது ஏனோ
வான் இங்கே நீலம் அங்கே நீலம் அங்கே இந்த உவமைக்கு இருவரும் விளக்கமானது ஏனோ"
Have been hooked up on this song and listening to it in a loop.A perfect song to listen to when you are done with the day's share of staring at the blue screen....
A one-liner about this song:
"Uruginen idhai kettu mezhugaai"!
நிலவின் ஒளியில் முத்தம் தந்து காலை காபி கொடுக்க நீ இல்லை
விழியில் விழும் தூசிதன்னை நாவால் எடுக்க நீ இங்கு இல்லை
மனதில் எழும் குழப்பம் தன்னை தீர்க்க நீ இங்கே இல்லை
நான் இங்கே நீயும் அங்கே இந்த தனிமையில் நிமிஷங்கள் வருஷமானது ஏனோ
வான் இங்கே நீலம் அங்கே நீலம் அங்கே இந்த உவமைக்கு இருவரும் விளக்கமானது ஏனோ"
Have been hooked up on this song and listening to it in a loop.A perfect song to listen to when you are done with the day's share of staring at the blue screen....
A one-liner about this song:
"Uruginen idhai kettu mezhugaai"!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
After a long time.....
So, it was a good day! I got some time to speak with two of my friends whom I consider very close.....One's my "bestest" bud in India (the one I'd talked about in the previous post) with whom I voice chatted in the morning....Something about this guy. He loves to laugh as much as I do...and I guess thats one thing that we enjoy the most in each other...The entire chat session was great and was totally refreshing..Brought back a lot of memories! After which I got back to work. Something about me too! Well, I am a kind of person who wouldnt want to share about my personal life with anyone easily...There are just very very few people with whom I do that...All my emotions, feelings and thoughts have always been a guarded fort.
So, after that voice chat session, in the afternoon, I had one more good chat with another guy who's in the US. We did our Masters together....Among the lot in our group of friends here, I have always felt a special bonding with him, but have never really got a chance to get closer with him...And today, after a very long time, we got a chance to chat at length....one talk led to another and finally, before I could realise, I'd talked a lot about some of the good and bad incidents that happened in the past to him....It was a long time since I'd spoken like that to anyone and this just came out naturally.....In the end, I felt very happy about the chat.It did a lot of good to me. But, we still have a lot more left to talk....
I was just thinking about how time heals everything in life. "Time is the best healer of all rifts in life!" So very true...There have been some sad incidents in the past and still, life has moved on! Taking inspiration from this, I started working towards my thesis and it was indeed a very very good day!
So, after that voice chat session, in the afternoon, I had one more good chat with another guy who's in the US. We did our Masters together....Among the lot in our group of friends here, I have always felt a special bonding with him, but have never really got a chance to get closer with him...And today, after a very long time, we got a chance to chat at length....one talk led to another and finally, before I could realise, I'd talked a lot about some of the good and bad incidents that happened in the past to him....It was a long time since I'd spoken like that to anyone and this just came out naturally.....In the end, I felt very happy about the chat.It did a lot of good to me. But, we still have a lot more left to talk....
I was just thinking about how time heals everything in life. "Time is the best healer of all rifts in life!" So very true...There have been some sad incidents in the past and still, life has moved on! Taking inspiration from this, I started working towards my thesis and it was indeed a very very good day!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The first gruelling session!
Today was the first "official' gruelling session from my thesis advisor for my thesis....Last night around 11:00 PM he'd sent me a mail saying he wants to look at the 1st draft of the complete thesis this morning.....The good girl that I am, had completed the draft by then and took printouts of the thesis. (Ok, a little something about my advisor here.....My advisor is a kind of a person who's very particular about the references and citations in the thesis and wanted me to use a software in Linux (Latex) for writing references. But, I'd used MS Word for doing the references inspite of him telling me so many times because its so much easier to do it in Word....)
I wasnt confident at all about my style of writing and the content because this is the first time in my life, I'm writing a document of an entire 50-60 pages, all by myself....I hardly slept last night, and in the little time I slept, I had nightmares about the session with my professor. Finally, around 2:00 AM this morning, I thought to myself, "I am prepared for the worst, and if the best comes, let it be a pleasant surprise!"....So, with these thoughts, I slept finally...And soon,my day dawned. The session started around 9:30 AM and was at its best until 10:00 AM. He seemed to be impressed with my writing....I couldnt believe it myself...I was the happiest person in the world...Suddenly, he noticed a reference somewhere in the middle of a chapter which did not refer to the correct reference and "looked" at me!. So, there ends the story and there started the REAL session....But in the end when he finished reading the entire document, this is what he said.."Ok, I think its a pretty reasonable document, what you have now". I dont know what this means! But, I was satisfied with the entire thing today inspite of his acid remarks on my references, probably because I was expecting something worser than this to happen! And it didnt....I thought to myself, "Thats ok....Its a part of every professor's life and part of my life too"....I learnt a good lesson....So, after all these, I started converting the entire document to Latex Form...and that took almost the whole day and damn! Its just totally the opposite of the easiest way of doing it in Word....In the evening, a very tiring and long trip to the Walmart. A long day it was....But at the end of the day, what a surprise! I got a lil something from my best bud in India through one of my friends who just returned back to the US after an India trip...In case he's reading this post, I'd like to say "Thank you so much....Its beautiful and I just luv it!"...This came just at the right moment and was the only thing that cheered me up today amidst all the pressures.....
Ok, am literally dozing off....Yet another big day ahead tomorrow!
I wasnt confident at all about my style of writing and the content because this is the first time in my life, I'm writing a document of an entire 50-60 pages, all by myself....I hardly slept last night, and in the little time I slept, I had nightmares about the session with my professor. Finally, around 2:00 AM this morning, I thought to myself, "I am prepared for the worst, and if the best comes, let it be a pleasant surprise!"....So, with these thoughts, I slept finally...And soon,my day dawned. The session started around 9:30 AM and was at its best until 10:00 AM. He seemed to be impressed with my writing....I couldnt believe it myself...I was the happiest person in the world...Suddenly, he noticed a reference somewhere in the middle of a chapter which did not refer to the correct reference and "looked" at me!. So, there ends the story and there started the REAL session....But in the end when he finished reading the entire document, this is what he said.."Ok, I think its a pretty reasonable document, what you have now". I dont know what this means! But, I was satisfied with the entire thing today inspite of his acid remarks on my references, probably because I was expecting something worser than this to happen! And it didnt....I thought to myself, "Thats ok....Its a part of every professor's life and part of my life too"....I learnt a good lesson....So, after all these, I started converting the entire document to Latex Form...and that took almost the whole day and damn! Its just totally the opposite of the easiest way of doing it in Word....In the evening, a very tiring and long trip to the Walmart. A long day it was....But at the end of the day, what a surprise! I got a lil something from my best bud in India through one of my friends who just returned back to the US after an India trip...In case he's reading this post, I'd like to say "Thank you so much....Its beautiful and I just luv it!"...This came just at the right moment and was the only thing that cheered me up today amidst all the pressures.....
Ok, am literally dozing off....Yet another big day ahead tomorrow!
Monday, August 28, 2006
The first one!
Phew!!! Finally I am here too! I've been wanting to do this for quite sometime now.....to pen down my thoughts, incidents and day-to-day encounters with people......or write about moments which I never want to forget in life....be it the best ones or the worst....For some reason, that was the last thing I ever thought about at the end of every day! But, of late I've found, writing gives so much clarity of thought and helps you bring out so many emotions and feelings which go unsaid otherwise.....
So here's my first post and I hope I continue this for a long time..I'd like to dedicate this first post to a person who's my best friend...We did our Masters together here at Lafayette and he's literally seen and shared every moment of my joys and disappointments....He recently got a job at "The Mathworks Inc" at Boston and has started his career today. So, here's to him! Thanks for all that you've been to me in the last 2 years. Your mere presence has kept me going and has inspired me a lot. Hearty congratulations to you.....
Miss you so much!
PS: The person I'm talking about is Santhosh (aka Sandy) for people who know him.
So here's my first post and I hope I continue this for a long time..I'd like to dedicate this first post to a person who's my best friend...We did our Masters together here at Lafayette and he's literally seen and shared every moment of my joys and disappointments....He recently got a job at "The Mathworks Inc" at Boston and has started his career today. So, here's to him! Thanks for all that you've been to me in the last 2 years. Your mere presence has kept me going and has inspired me a lot. Hearty congratulations to you.....
Miss you so much!
PS: The person I'm talking about is Santhosh (aka Sandy) for people who know him.
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