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It is vacation time. During my school days, my maternal grandparents were in Chennai. Every year when my vacation started, they came down to Kerala and took me with them to Chennai. I used to spend atleast a couple of weeks with them there. It was happiness unleashed. As everyone knows, grandparents know only to love and grandchildren almost always know how to make use of that weakness. ;) I used

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Vishu is the festival that is closest to my heart. I have very fond memories of so many Vishu's as a child. All of us in the family; aunts, uncles, cousins.. all used to sleep side by side in a room waiting for the dawn. I used to be so excited that I hardly used to sleep. By 3 in the morning, elders would start going one by one to see the 'kani'. I used to eagerly wait for my turn holding my

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I am not a classic rain lover.. I never dream of curling up under a blanket with rain flowing down my window. Instead I am the kind who loves a warm bright day when I can get out of my house and have some fun.But today I realised what a scorching summer can do to people. Today, as I heard rain pouring outside, a wide smile came right out of my heart to my face. I ran along with many others to the

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Such a long time that I have been thinking of penning down a few words here. I have a colleague who keeps pushing me to write. And I give a standard answer, 'This weekend, definitely!" And that never happened until today. Better late, than never. Ain't it? ;)So, lets see.. Quite a lot happened in my life after my last post..I got back to Bangalore, got married, we booked a flat, I flew to US 3

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I am Bangalore - The garden city. Now more popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India.Its been a long time since I wanted to speak my mind out. Better late than never.I love people. People from everywhere.Everyday I heard them cry from different parts of the country. They wanted to come to me. Cries from the capital - Delhi, the commercial hub - Mumbai, the pearl city - Hyderabad, Metros -

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I was reminded of this saying the last week.. when a castle I had build up in air crashed down. No serious damage to dreams. Just a small plan injured a little.Two weeks back I was asked to be prepared to travel on 2nd of Nov.. and I prepared, with all excitement. I shopped like crazy.. I packed my bags.. I planned that I would take a week's vacation.. I checked the tickets.. Chose my airlines

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Ratatouille releases in UK this Friday. But there was a screening of the same this Monday.I am not at all crazy about animated movies, but I went for it all the same. And I tell you, its one cute movie everybody must see! I never thought rats could look cute, but I guess the movie proves that 'Anyone can cook' and 'Anyone can look cute!' ;)Do watch it! :)

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She was in a sour mood. Her spirits touched an all time low. She didn't know what to do. She walked out from her classroom. She had not heard a single word that was uttered by the professor. She had been lost in thoughts. She had had a fight with her mom that morning.. Why? She was not able to figure it out. It was as if she didn't need a reason to. Her school would be over in another month. What

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What is happening to me now?I am quite busy at work these days. Not really great work. But then onsite and good work rarely go together. Do they?Jale Pe Namak: Have loads of documentation work. A process document for everything I do, a technical document as a contribution to knowledge sharing activities, a BoK as a centre of excellence initiative.. And of course, everything here works with

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Hey, don't you roll your eyes and think, 'Writing about Chak De now?'! Unfortunately, Chak De got released in Ipswich only this Sunday and I watched it yesterday. Yes, I loved it! :)I am not a Shahrukh fan. Everything he does looks like 'acting' to me. He is a good actor.. but he always reminds me that he is just acting, and in case he starts crying, God save me! Even in this movie, I feel that

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As you would have guessed, watched the movie 1408. It had been a long time since I watched a scary movie, and this one made up for it quite well.In this movie, Michael Enslin(John Cusack) is a writer who writes about the 'supposedly' haunted locations. He is a non-believer and hence, goes into such hotels, stays there overnight and reveals to the world that its all made up. But for once, he is

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I have always thought a lot about life; its meaning.. its purpose.. Even as a child, I used to do that. Maybe because I grew up hearing Dad tell about life, 'karma', different 'janma's' and so on. A lot of them made sense to me, a lot of them did not. There were heated debates on God between my Dad and my cousins, long discussions about these with my sister. And all this got me thinking.And there

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This is what I asked myself on my birthday this year.Birthdays used to be sooo exciting years ago. Hey, I never used to sleep the previous night! There was no blowing of candles, no cutting of cakes. There were no balloons or ribbons in the house and nobody was invited for a party. There were not even flowers or gifts! But still there was more that enough reason for excitement.. new dress,

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The last weekend was the warmest weekend of the year in UK! The temperature touched 30C in London!! We'll give a 'So?' as a response, but people here may almost faint.. So, this is what happened that weekend.. We lazy bums(Yeah, I am slowly graduating into one) did not even get out of the house. But we had the window open and on the warm Saturday noon, I sat by the window gazing at the small

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Now, before you say a 'WHAAAAT?', the girlfriend here means a female friend and nothing more. As I was 'timepassing' yesterday(as usual), I came to know that yesterday(Aug-1) was girlfriend's day. Oh, was there a day like that? I tried to find out what one was supposed to do on this day.. Guys giving gifts to their girlfriends? Not that they need a special-day to do that.. But still, one day

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.. That was not a typo.. I meant 'Thank God, Its Sunday' and this is precisely what I felt as this weekend ended.I don't think many people will be able to understand what bothers me, because these things probably bother me alone! Crazy me.. Poor me.. Anyways, this is how my weekend went..Friday evening.. Its 7.. I reach home.. Our house is the 'get-together' place.. So, roomies and friends are

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The place: British Telecom Office, Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UKOkay, a brief description about Adastral Park. It is the BT campus extending over 110 acres in Martlesham Heath. Time: 1:00 pm. We were having lunch with the usual share of gossip and masti.Topic of discussion: Bombscare in Martlesham!K: Arey yahaan ke log bhi na! Ek pipe ko dekh ke ghabraa gaye!A: Haan bhey.. Do

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I have always had this BIG appetite for adventure rides..Years ago, when small exhibitions were put up in our town, I used to crave to be there for mainly two things.. The 'Giant Wheel' and the 'Chilly Bajji's'. (But the bajji's after the ride, please. Hee Hee.. )I loved the feeling of getting to the top and then coming down in a Zzzing.. Ooooh.. How I screamed out in excitement! Those days are

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One day, I find a thousand reasons to smile..Oh, the lovely blue of the sky,The birds never sang sweeter, oh my!The greenest grass strewn with the whitest bloomsIs this the world I always see in my dreams?The wind is blowing my hair on my faceA stranger passes by, giving a pleasant gazeThe whole world looks happy today..I begin to hum in joy, what a lovely day!The next day, everything looks wrong

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Ofcourse, I am a big fan of gmail. But since few weeks, it is giving me a biiggg headache.Of late, I have been trying to keep all my personal mails flowing in-out via gmail only. But that has become such a herculian task that I keep thinking of switching to other email programs. I try to login and have to stare at the 'Loading' indication for ages. I then click on a mail and by the time it opens

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People have been talking a lot about the Taj these days. But this is nothing about the New Seven Wonders of the World.I just happened to get a forward which says that TajMahal was an ancient Siva temple which was built even before the times of Shah Jahan. I thought it was one of those usual hoax mails. But out of curiosity, I did a little bit of googling and I felt that its a serious discussion

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One of my teammate is leaving back to India today. He is a very young guy who is married and has a kid. A month after his baby was born, he had to leave for the UK. Another month later, his wife had to leave for the US. Their daughter was growing up in India. Almost a year after that, the father in him went crazy and decided to go back. Maybe the mother is flying back too. I wish them joyous

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What is the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England?But the fact is that I did not!Yes, I am quite ignorant when it comes to general knowledge, I agree. After coming here, I heard people using all these three names and I decided to find out the difference. When I searched and found this I am sure that many people are using it the wrong way, too. This is what I found.The

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Greater Hyd to be a 'fine' city10 Jul 2007, 0325 hrs IST,TNNHYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad will turn out to be a 'fine' city soon. From August 1 the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will impose a penalty of Rs 50 on those who litter roads and nalas.The corporation has been imposing a fine on people for urinating in public places since Feb. 2007 and also for dumping bulk garbage by

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..when life itself is reduced to a game of politics.Today, I had to hear more than my usual share of the politics-stories.Right in the morning, my roomie told me sad stories about the politics in our house( I am sometimes oblivious to my surroundings) and in their team..At work, my colleague told me about politics between our company and a vendor because of which they were not fixing issues for

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Recently, I realised(rather, someone made me realise) that 'travelling' is the 'best way to learning'. I am the kind of person who gets into a train or bus and starts snoring the next minute. Missing my destination, getting down two stops away and travelling back is also a very ordinary experience for me. :)This Friday, things were different. The train in which I had to travel was so crowded that

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.. with tears of joy. A moment to rejoice.It marks the victory of love, sacrifice, tolerance, endurance and what not! Hats off to my friends who stood the unbelievable tests of time and who had their wedding bells ringing today. Anything hard-earned will be precious and I am sure they'll value their relationship throughout their life.I am sad that I couldn't be there to witness that. But from the

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I remember with surprise that once upon a time, I hated cooking. I was in my high school then. Those days, relatives coming to visit us would ask my mom, "So, doesn't Anila help you in the kitchen?" My mom tried her best to hide my disinterest. She gave replies like.. "Actually, she knows a lot. But does not get time. She has lots to study, you see.." I then rushed to the scene with the truth and

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Somehow, we tend to believe that all bad things happen to others.. accidents, illnesses, deaths. But suddenly, it strikes very close to you and you realise that the victim was just someone like you. You realise that you are as close to death as anyone else. You realise that the journey from life to death can happen with the blink of an eye. You realise that you are a fool to plan for tomorrow

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Had a beautiful weekend this time instead of the usual, lazy, frustrating ones. Yeah, after a lot of planning, we went to the Isle of Wight!The Isle of Wight is an island, off the southern English coast. Its known both for its natural beauty and a rich history it boasts of. We didn't see much of the history part, but yes, I can vouch for the breathtaking beauty of the place.One place we visited

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I feel very lonely(Dejected by the awareness of being alone??). No, this is not loneliness. I never felt I was alone.Now I feel very blank(Devoid of thought or impression??). So, what was I feeling?? And now I feel insane(Very foolish)! I also feel helpless(Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent??)..No, I feel very emotional(Readily affected with or stirred by emotion) these days. Can

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It has been sometime since I created a space on the web to pen my thoughts. But how much ever I tried, I could not write a single word!! But now.. I feel so lost, so confused and so lonely that I decided to write something..Yes, I always felt that I was in a wonderland.. Every moment, life surprised me.. this world surprised me..I am now in a brand new part of this wonderland, the United kingdom!

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