Four Years Ago...

Four years ago today we were doing this.
Happy Anniversay, hun!!

I love you very much.

So, what are we doing to celebrate this wonderful occasion? Well, not too much. We are going to our (currently) favorite restaurant...Byblos. After which we will head over to the Burlington area where family members will be waiting for us. Well, that is about it and that is the plan right now. Lets see if we stick to it.

Pictures...

Found a really cool blog today. They just post pictures of random things. Take a look.

Click Here For 'Damn Cool Pics'

(I'm also adding it to my links.)

X-mas weekend over

Can't believe Christmas is over. Buying the gifts, decorating, family get-togethers...are all over. It was a great year. First time we did xmas at my house. Opening the gifts was fun. Hanging out with Om and Rosh was a blast as always.

Waking up this morning was really tough. Couldn't believe I had to go to work today. Most people I know have today off. The roads were empty! The company parking lot was also empty! Seems like no one is here and getting enthu to do work is almost impossible. I am the only one here from my group. Yes, there are only 4 in our group, but still. Will try to escape little early today. Good thing it is only a 4 day week.

Looking forward to the New Years weekend.

New machines

I'm not sure what happened, but I am magically able to upload images again! Blogging without images can get boring.

So, anyway, as you can see we got new appliances for the kitchen. We got a new range and dishwasher, both stainless steel! We have a flat top stove now. (We had coils before.) It took a little getting used at first, but now I have pretty much mastered the tough stuff like making roti and boiling milk for daahi. The best part is cleaning!! It is so much easier now. The washer is something I am still getting used to. With our old one I knew exactly how to fill it to the max. I haven't quite figured out the 'dish-layout' yet. But the cool thing is..well there are 2 cool things. One, it fits a lot more dishes than our old one. It feels like we don't need to turn it on as much. Two, it actually dries the dishes. (Our old one didn't dry them.) So now I can actually put away the dishes as soon as the load is done. No more opening it up and letting it dry or using a towel to dry everything.

Both look really sleek and go really well with the exhaust fan which we put in some time back. Only thing that doesn't match now is the fridge which is white in color. But, I am not complaining because I really love my fridge. It is big enough for all our food and I like the layout of it inside. We have a 'home' for all the food in the fridge.





So, do I feel like cooking more now that I have these new machines? Well... not really :)

Weekend update

I know it’s a little late to have a weekend update since we are already in the middle of the week, but I feel like it anyway.

Friday Night:
Came home from work and went to Mango for dinner. I was craving their Tom Yum soup and it was really nice to have it. The food really hit the spot. Came home and slept.

Saturday:
In morning did some grocery shopping. Had a nice lunch at a new place that recently opened up in Millis called ‘Bagels Best’. In evening went to a friend’s 30th surprise birthday party. It was lot of fun. We were up really late playing games. First we played charades then played Cranium. Charades is when you act out something and the team has to guess what it is. It was sooo funny!! Cranium was good too.

Sunday:
My mom’s birthday! Mom, dad and Deesh came over for lunch and dinner. It was really nice. Made veggie puffs for lunch and lasagna for dinner. Both came out good. Last thing we had was cake. All turned out well and I think mom really had fun.

Coming weekend we have no plans. All I want to do is sleep.

BLaugh

As you can see in the right column I added something new...BLaugh comics. It automatically updates itself everyday. So now there will be something new to read on my blog everyday. You can go to the site and read the previous comics too. Seems like they are pretty good. If anyone knows of something better let me know.

What a site

I was driving home from work yesterday. I finally reached the one long back-road I take that gets me into Millis. I have never seen any traffic on this road. But, yesterday it was bumper-to-bumper. It was moving very slowly. An ambulance drove by and few minutes later it drove back. There had to be an accident ahead and someone was being taken to the hospital. Now the traffic was totally stopped and I put my car in park. Some people got out of their cars. Waited for 10-15mins. Finally, the traffic started moving. I could see the police lights and tow trucks ahead. As I reached the scene of the accident I slowed down (to check it out of course) and I was shocked. I had never seen a car get this totaled before. This car was literally wrapped around the telephone poll. It went head-on at full speed into the poll. The hood of the car went all the way around the poll. The poll was actually broken into 2 pieces from the impact. The air bag was out and the windows were all shattered. Dibri was everywhere on the road. If the car was in such bad shape I can't imagine what the people inside went through. How can anyone crash like that? The driver had to be blind. There are no lights on this road, but if you have your headlights on you can see everything. The driver must have been drunk or high.

Weekend Discoveries

Interesting things discovered in the past weekend...

-DF and I weigh the same: I'm not sure if he weighs too less or I weigh too much or maybe it’s both! The worst part is that I lost some weight so I actually used to weigh more than him! How sad? Can someone please inject him with some fat or some rocks so at least he weighs more than me?

-Deesh's friends know how to buy nice gifts: Some of her college friends took her out on Saturday to celebrate her getting married. They got her a wedding gift...a ROOMBA!! It is such a cool idea and for a lazy person like her its the perfect gift.

-There is a rat living in our shed: We actually didn't discover it this past weekend, but we confirmed that it was a rat. It has made a little home for itself and yesterday I had the guts to actually take a closer look. It is definitely a rat.

-Premal is just as scared of the rat as I am: He tried to get me to go in the shed to get stuff. I refused and he had to do it himself. So before opening the door he bangs on the wall, the roof, the window of the shed. Then he opens the door and runs quickly away from the shed. He waits few seconds to be sure nothing is moving then slowly walks in keeping his eye in the area where we saw it last. It was still there. I think it might be dead, but neither one of us have the guts to touch it.

Dreaming

I have dreams all the time. When I was little I could actually control them. It was pretty cool. I would be in a dream then somehow I remember that I'm dreaming. (That was the hardest part....realizing that it was a dream.) But once I did I could change the people, the location, the events....almost anything. As I grew up it got harder to do this or maybe I just didn't try as hard. The dreams have also become more serious. I still have a little control. If I am having a nightmare and I'm at the worst part of it (like I'm just about to be captured or killed or about to fall) I realize its not real and I can actually wake myself out of sleep. There is actually a term for this its called Lucid Dreaming.

Last night I had 2 disturbing dreams. In the first, I had just about fallen asleep and I realize I can't speak, move or do anything. I try really hard to scream for help, but nothing. Then I try moving around really fast, at first nothing happens and I try harder...then poof!...I jump and I'm awake. I guess my mind thought I was awake, but my body had fallen asleep and they couldn't work together. In the second dream I was at a really dark and dirty doctor's office. I'm helping the doctor with his patients. All the patients are injured kids. They all have something different wrong with them. One's face is infected with some bacteria then one little baby is walking around like he's drunk and then he falls. The doctor says something about how this is the worst side to be on.

Many people think dreams have meaning. If you understand the meaning it helps you work out problems in real life. The objects, sounds and colors mean something deeper. Many believe you can even cure fears by dreams. I believe that they tell you what your subconscious is thinking. If you can remember more dreams and try to make sense of them you can really see what is really going on in your head.

Voting Day

Early this morning I exercised my right as a citizen and voted in the Gubernatorial Elections. Every election I’m always surprised at how they don’t check ID at town hall. Anyone could have gone in as me and voted on my behalf. All they have to know is my home address and my full name. Those were the only 2 things I was asked for. No one checked any ID. I actually didn’t remember my street name. I was rushing and reading everything when a cop out of no where asked what street I live on and I just went blank. I remembered after few seconds, but even this little incident didn’t concern him. He just let me walk in. I have only been voting since I moved to Millis so I’m not sure how other towns are, but if they are the same it is a little disturbing.

Anyway, I’m glad that all the ads will at least stop after today.

Plantmania

The other day I was walking into the office building and saw all the plants that are usually in our lobby in an area next to the dumpster. There were about 20-30 of them and most were about 4 feet tall. They were all healthy, really good looking plants. I asked the maintenance guy what was up with those plants. Get this…all those plants were being thrown away! Perfectly fine plants being thrown away…why?...well apparently our building has a contract with a ‘plant company’ that maintains all the plants in the building. Our building’s coordinator didn’t like the plants from them so she fired them and hired a new company. Therefore, all the old plants had to go. So, naturally, being the desi that I am, I grabbed not one, not 2, but 3 plants! I told my colleagues and they all took one. Some took them home and others kept them in their office. Even people who don’t know how to take care of plants or already have too many plants took one. Next day that area was empty…none of the plants had to be thrown…they were all taken by people.

So I learned 2 things from all this:

1) There are such things are ‘plant companies’.

2) All people are desi’s at heart when it comes to getting free stuff :)

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.