SAW

If you are a SAW fan, you know (or will be happy to know) that Saw III comes out today. I've seen I and II and will see definitely see III. These are movies that you like to watch, but while you are watching you have to cover your eyes....at least I do. I like scary and horror movies so its no surprise that I like these movies too.

SAW is a has a lot of killing in it, but it doesn't have any guns or bombs or anything. It involves torturing people to death in some really gruesome ways. Can you imagine being a writer for these movies? You just sit around and think of some really horrible ways to die. I think I could be one of these writers. I have so many fears that coming up with a way to die and incorporating those fears would be easy.

I think around Halloween time a lot of these types of movies come out. It is one of the reasons I like this time of year. Any other good, scary movies out there?

Work your brian...

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I got these in an email and thought they were worth sharing. Try not to look at the answers until you are done.

First Question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person.What position are you in?


Second question: If you overtake the last person, then you are...?


Third Question: Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20, now add another 1000, and now add 10. What is the total?


Fourth Question: Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4.Nono
What is the name of the fifth daughter?


Bonus round: A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does he indicate what he wants?

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1st Answer: If you answered that you are first, you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

2nd Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person? I think you could be in first position

3nd Answer: Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100.If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!

4th Answer: Did you Answer Nunu? WRONG! Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

Bonus Answer: He just has to open his mouth and ask. It's really very simple.


I'm sure you didn't, but if you got any wrong, don’t feel bad. I got tricked on 2nd, 4th and the bonus round. Let me know how you did.

Diwali...not yet

My Indian calendar is telling me that Diwali is October 21st. That is this Saturday. Today is Thursday and I am already getting emails wishing me a Happy Diwali. Don't get me wrong, I love Diwali and its great to spread the wishes at this time of the year. But, its a little early, don't you think?

I guess since today is Dhun Teras many people start the celebrations today and totally get into the spirit by sending the Diwali emails. Even I am a little excited about doing the pooja tonight. It definitely gives you the feeling that wonderful times are ahead.

Here in US we are definitely missing out on the Diwali celebrations. Well, actually.... I don't know. Last time I celebrated Diwali in India I was 6 years old. Been to India many times, but never during Diwali. So I guess I am kind of lucky that I don't know what I'm missing. All I remember from my last Diwali in India is the fire crackers! Lots of them everywhere. All the shops are decorated and so many people stop by and visit that day and everyone is wearing nice clothes. And of course there is also the $$ :)

my seal 'n more

So, I went to create a seal for my site, as you can see, but I was kind of upset at the icon choices they had. This is the only female looking figure I could find. I was looking for a female action hero, but I guess I will have to settle for this. Not much action to it. If you still haven't created one and want to here is the link to it.

I think we are getting addicted to this show, we watched last 2 episodes. There are few things about it that are kinda weird, but I think they might have done that on purpose. I think its the freaky/gross stuff that we like best. The scene where the cheerleader wakes up and her insides are open...that looked pretty cool. The previews for the next show look good. The guy learns to speak English finally. If nothing else it definitely keeps you wondering what will happen next.



Ok, are you a bad speller like me? Well, here is your worst nightmare come true.

Happy 30th!!!

To mom & dad,

HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY!!!

Wishing you all the best.

Love you lots :D

Have a nice weekend....

Loooong weekend is almost here! I had to say that to rub it in Deesh's face :) I know I am so mean...

So what does the weekend hold for me? Well, usually only I have this holiday off and it is little boring. But, this year even hubby has it off! So, we are going to Peru! No, not that Peru...we are going to Peru, Vermont. We leaving from work little early and should reach by evening.

I watched the best show yesterday...Jeopardy!, 'Back to School Week'. It is like regular Jeopardy, but the players are all little kids age 10-12 years old. The categories and clues are a lot easier than regular. I was able to actually answer the clues. These kids are so smart though! They were getting more questions correct than me. Can you imagine being the parent of one of these kids? It will be on again tonight. Click on the link to find out when and where.

Back from his trip...

...and got me this.

Kudos 'n more

First of all major kudos for JAY for his great garba and dandiya performance on Saturday!! Not only did he do good garba and dandiya...he even dressed the part. Good job :) Just waiting for the pics now.

Next, a big Thank You for TULAN. Thanks for not going to CT and joining us instead. Having you there was the icing on the cake. I just hope that you didn't get into any trouble with your relatives in CT the next day.

Well, weekend is over and work week is in action. Already I have some good news and some bad news. Bad News: Premal is in Virgina for work leaving me alone. Good news: I will stay at my parents place and watch chik-flik shows with DEESH and have mom's cooking and punch dad while we eat.

Friday Post

Finally...its FRIDAY!!!

I wish the weather was a little better though. It is going to be rainy all day long. But still, at least its Friday. Plus, my boss is not here today. He is moving into his new house. This guy moves fast. Last month he got married. This month he is moving into his new house. I wouldn't be surprised if next month he says he is gonna have a baby. The shocker is that he is younger than me by 3 years!

Anyway, Friday means we go out to eat in the evening. Usually, we go to Taco Bell, but not tonight. We made burritos couple days ago and don't feel like having mexican again tonight. I have been craving Olive Garden. I see their commercials on tv and my mouth waters. Never ending Pasts bowl, Eggplant Parm, Soups.....those breadsticks and their salads...yummy. I haven't been there in so long. Can't wait to go. We are planning to go tonight to the one in Framingham. Anyone want to join? Hopefully it isn't too crowed and we get a seat in decent time.

So tomorrow is yet again another garba. Anyone know what time we need to be there by? I know some losers won't be there, that's fine we will have all the fun without you. They are getting food from a new mandir. So that will be good too.

Bad drivers

I need to vent a little about my drive to work this morning. I got so frustrated. It is bad enough that I have an hour commute to work, but then there are freakin' idiots on the road that make it even worse.

Here is what happened...
I had just gotten out of the driveway and hadn't even reached the main street when I see 2 cars stopped in the middle of the road. They were facing each other and the drivers were talking. I pulled up behind the car and waited a few seconds. Then I tapped my horn. The car across moved and drove past us. But, of course, the car right in front of me is still just standing there. AAAaaaahhh! So now I am getting really mad. I expect traffic on main roads, but early in the morning I don't need this crap on my own street! The driver in front of me was an old guy. God! If you are too old to drive...DON'T DRIVE! He doesn't show his blinkers or pull to the right. So now I let out a couple of honks. Still the car doesn't move. I can see in the car and the old 'bapo' is just looking around. What the hell is this guy's problem!! Finally, he motions for me to go ahead. I go around him and think of what a bad way to start my drive.

But it wasn't over. To get to work I get off 128 and off the ramp is a huge intersection. I have to get from the left lane to the right most lane and go through 2 traffic lights. I was almost there and had just about pulled into the right most lane when a car from no where just flies by. If I had driven a second faster we would have crashed. What an absolute idiot this guy was. I got a glimpse of his face...He is a guy that works at my company that I reeeeeally don't like. He cares only about himself and never thinks about others. Well, his driving shows it too. He has almost crashed into me in our company parking lot too.

Well, at least I reached in 1 piece.

Garba!

I can't wait for tomorrow!! Garba season is here! It seems like it came so fast this year. I actually like our samaj garba the best. We don't have too many people. We have familiar songs. We know everyone there and we can pretty much do any style we want. This weekend we have garba on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is like a bonus.

One thing I don't get is why most guys don't like garba. I mean, Premal hates it. He is actually trying to bribe me into not going on Sunday. He is not the only one. I know many other guys that don't like it either. They like to do other types of dance, but not garba. I feel like it is so effortless. I just do the steps and listen to the good music and just zone out. It is fun, you get to wear nice clothes and it is good exercise. Plus, there is a whole religous aspect. So, why not just do it.

I think we should do bhangra tomorrow. I love that. I will try to remember to bring my cd of bangra songs.

Mulholland Drive

If you like mystery and scary movies then watch this movie. It is called Mulholland Drive. Premal had heard some great things about this movie so we watched. Let me tell you...it is one strange movie. I still have no idea what the story of the movie was. We were trying to discuss it, but didn't come up with anything reasonable. I have to warn you that it is a rated R movie and there are a couple of scenes which you probably don't want to watch with the whole family. But if you like mysteries that you have to let your imagination solve then watch this movie and please let me know what the movie is all about.

Breakfast Date

This morning I did something totally out of routine. I had a 'breakfast date' with hubby. Usually, on weekday mornings we both have some cereal or bread or something small and we both leave the house at same time. We do our goodbyes then Premal takes a right turn out of driveway and I take a left turn.

But, today was different. We heard Dunkin Donuts was doing some special. We decided to check it out. So instead of having our usual breakfast at home we went to Dunkin. It was funny because we both took our cars and we met up at Dunkin. We got our food, did our goodbyes then went off in our own direction. It was a nice little change. Reminded me of old times.

If anyone is interested Dunkin is doing a promotion 'til the 24th where you get bagel and cream cheese for 99c. It is a nice idea for a breakfast date ;-)

Cool magic trick!

Check out this link...its pretty cool!

http://www.youtube.com/v/RB-wUgnyGv0

Anyone have any idea how they could do that?! I wish I could change my clothes that fast.

After a long time...

I know, I know...I am the worst blogger ever. I give them a bad name. I have not made any updates in over a month!! In my defense I have to say that I was out of the country for 2 weeks of that month. The rest...well...life has just gotten busy. Anyway, let's catch up.

So, Deesh's wedding was a blast. I am so glad I got the chance to attend. I met Vipul couple of days after we reached India. His family had come over for a visit. He is a really nice guy. I told him about how Deesh's new initials will be 'DVD'. He cracked up laughing. That was a good sign in my book.

Wedding ceremonies went well. Deesh looked absolutely amazing!! I am not just saying that because she is my sister. I really thought she looked great. She is beautiful anyway and those days she just shined even more. Vipul was totally swept of his feet ;-)

After wedding I got to spend some time with the family. It was nice and lot of fun. Only bad thing was RAIN! There was so much rain all the days we were there. Fortunately, it didn't rain during the wedding.

Life has now gone back to normal. Back at home and back at work. At work I have so many project getting in their final stage. At home I've been a little social butterfly. I have invited guests over for dinner/lunch for last 3 weekends. I think I am finally done now.

Looking forward to the coming holidays....navrathri and diwali!!!

We went on the Mohwak trail last weekend. This was taken on a flower bridge. This flower really was the size of my face.

We're off!

It is almost time!! Our flight leaves tomorrow at 8:05pm EST from Logan. We should be in Rajkot by Sunday 8am IST. Masa will be dropping us off at the airport. We are flying Virgin Atlantic to UK, then Jet to Bombay and Jet again to Rajkot.
I can't believe the wedding is in one week only!!



Latest news from the wedding preperations are:
-Reception will be Aug11 in Rajkot.
-Disha has finished her major shopping. Now accessories(fake jewelry, shoes, bangles, bindis...etc) are left.
-Disha and Vipul are going to Cochin after wedding.
-Disha has extended her stay in India by 1 week. She will return on Aug 23rd.

Ok folks, this will be my last post until I return. I'm sure I'll have lots to post when I get back. Wish me a happy journey and a great time.

Later!

Disha's wedding preparations

Three days 'till departure for India!! I'm getting very excited. I talked to Deesh, yesterday (actually I have been talking to her almost everyday). She is busy with shopping now. She went shopping with her future mom-in-law. She picked out her 'ghar chodu' and all other saris from their side. She has also picked out gold from other side. Next on list, which might be completed by now, was 'chaniya choli' and 'panethar' and saris from our side. The shopping list is never-ending. I can't wait to go there and do a little of my own shopping ;-)

Meanwhile, the groom, Vipul has been harassing Disha to get a cell phone so he can call her ;-) (We all know about these phone calls.) He is also busy trying to book tickets for their honeymoon. This whole thing is so cutie, cutie.

Below is the wedding schedule:
Aug 8th: Lagan Lakhe
Aug 9th: Mandavo (morning)
Aug 9th: Saanji (evening)
Aug 10th: Wedding
*not sure about reception details

Mom and dad are going to Adilabad to visit mota-ba. She will not be coming to the wedding since she cannot make the journey to Rajkot. Rajubhai and Diptibhahi will also not be coming since Tirth is too small. They will definitely be missed. Mom, dad will be back in Rajkot on 6th and guess what!!...that is when we will also be reaching.

Aug 9th is Raksha Bandhan and I will actually be with my brothers in India for this day. It has been so many years since this happened last. I'm really looking forward to that!

Ok, that's it for now. More updates later.

Meri Pyari Beheniya Banegi Dulhuniya...

Just wanted to make a quick post about some exciting news. My sister is getting married!!! The engagement was yesterday and the wedding is on August 10th 2006. Her fiance's name is Vipul Dedhania...my sister will be Disha Vipul Dedhania...DVD! He is doing a fellowship and doing medical research. He has a younger brother who got married two months back. That means Disha is a 'Jetani' right of the bat.

Premal and I plan in attending the wedding. We will be leaving in next few days and will stay for 2 weeks. I welcome all of you to come and join us for the joyous occasion.

Before and After

Here are some updates on our plants!

Our veggie garden before and after...



Strawberry plant before and after...

few of photos from the wedding...