MERRY CHRISTMAS....FROHE WIEHNACHTEN (Deutsch)...HAPPY NATALE (I dont know the Italian word for 'happy'! I could have used a translator but Im going to be honest today! hehe)...CHRISTMAS KI SHUBHKAMNAYEIN (Hindi written in Roman script! Im too bad at Devnagri) :P...
I had learnt the French and Spanish equivalent for the same yesterday, but I forgot, so now you have to settle for this!
OK...enough with the wishes...coming back to my blog now...
This has been probably my best christmas ever! I have had good times earlier as well, but this is by far the best. I plan a lot every christmas but somehow all my plans do not turn out to be as exciting as I would have liked them to be. But, this time, I did not plan anything, rather I could not. But yes, everything has turned out to be just the way I would have always wanted it to be.
I am in MILAN right now and I know for a fact you are jealous! hehe...Last night I went out for this really nice christmas dinner. Had surprisingly some of the best 'vegetarian Indian' food ever and I also had coke! (This continent is not starved of coke, just that its a lot more expensive and well the Fanta which is by the way 'yellow' has scared me to quite an extent!) I had some really yum 'tiramisu' for dessert. I watched 3 really cute young men (they were all 6years and below by the way! just clearing the confusion!hehe) play video games (haha! imagine if I had not written all this!) and I played a little bit myself, though I was pretty 'miserable' at it, if I may say so. And then the best part, I got presents! YAY!! Like Santa Claus really must have come down the chimney or something!! :) So, what do I have with me right now....1. a very pretty candle
2. a really pretty angel made of glass 3. some yum chocolates which I have been gorging all morning and 4. a lot of love and good wishes from a lot of people (I LOVE U ALL!).
And today its christmas...! Its a little chilly but then its winter and this is Italy (Germany is worse!). I plan on going out shopping today. I hope I can buy some nice clothes for my sister, Akshay and everyone else. Maybe I wont buy any for myself (Sorry did not tell you guys, but I got this really pretty chocolate coloured dress for myself from Hannover), but I am quite tempted you know!! I mean its MILAN....what do you expect! hehe...
I also plan on visiting Venice, Florence, Rome and the Vatican...though I am not too sure. Will keep everyone updated though.
Anyway, I got to go and get ready now. We shall talk/write later! So...as they say here...Ciao n Yes, Happy (I still dont know the word!) Natale :)
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL LIFE...
There are so many things I have missed out in life. Guess everyone does, but still!! I know you shouldnt regret anything you did do or did not do but then again somewhere it does pinch you right. Its the same with me and I am going to write about some of those things here (I cant mention all for reasons private to me). So here goes...
1. I regret not studying enough for my 9th and 10th. I did reasonably well in my 10th but not as well as was expected out of me. Those 2 marks somewhere still make me feel bad. But, guess that was okay (as my Dad says it is) as I got admission into a good college and all.
2. I didnt study as much for my 11th and 12th again. There again I could have done a lot better and yes I also feel bad that after my results were out I blamed the examiner or maybe even my luck for it! Silly, I know.
3. I regret not studying hard enough for my entrances though I am very happy in Symbiosis (touchwood!!). I still dont know what stopped me considering I was pretty enthusiastic about law school (atleast I thought so!!).
4. I regret being with the wrong friends and relationships ALL the time!! I know we all complain about things when they get over but trust me I have felt bad about everything while it was still persisting.
5. I regret not being strong enough and not having stood up for myself at so many occasions that I dont even remember them right now. I regret not doing what I wanted just because I didnt want to hurt someone. I regret not loving myself as much as I should have and doing what was right/good for ME. (Not being selfish or anything, just being a normal person I suppose.)
6. I regret hurting people who loved me the most for those who didnt love me at all, and I honestly hope and pray that I never do that ever again.
7. I regret losing out on some of the best people and times in life just because I had to look out for certain other things/people. (I hate this one the most!)
8. I regret not speaking up for what was right, for not telling the truth and for cheating (in a way) myself and some people around me whom I really love a lot.
9. I regret not being there for those who loved me and who always stood by me whenever I needed them.
10. I regret being stupid and falling for superficial things ('frills' as my Dad says they are) which could only lead to destroying me further.
I regret, I regret and I regret a lot....Like any other person. But, guess I cant do much about it, I just have to move on.... and learn from all these 'I regrets'...learn a lot of things....and try to look at the positive side of everything and just move on...Everyone has some problem or the other in their life. I am not the only one. But, we have to learn and learn not to make these mistakes ever again. Like I have.....
1. I am a lot more focused on my goals now thanks to whatever happened earlier and I can say that with full confidence (not over confidence though). I am still a little confused but I know what I want from my life and myself.
2. I now have the best set of friends I could have ever had. There is no group and all but yes individually I love them all. I share a wonderful relationship with my family as well and I am perhaps with the best person in my life. I met him four years ago but never have I felt as special as I do now. I LOVE YOU ALL.
3. I also love myself a lot more and it makes me happy that my loved ones like seeing me like this. I dont let people expect unreasonable things from me, things which I cannot possibly give them. I am happy that I am stronger now and can stand up for myself and for what I want. I guess I have learnt that YOU MUST ALWAYS LEARN TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, CUZ HONESTLY 'YOU' ARE ALL THAT YOU HAVE. Though, like I said earlier, I love everyone around me.
4. I dont know if I still hurt the people who love me but I guess I am now more aware about what they feel for me and how much they love me. I love all you guys and I promise I would never do anything that would hurt you, atleast I will try.
5. I know I lost out on a lot but then as they-whatever happens, happens for the good. Now, I am doing whatever I like to do the most. I love what I am doing and I am proud of it. I also love the people around me and I am honestly glad that they are there for me.
6. I hate lying and cheating and cant stand people who do. There was maybe a time when I was compelled to do both (Mostly lying, cheating is an automatic outcome of lying. Yes, you cheat yourself and everyone else once you lie. Thats what I feel atleast.) . I wont say that I have completely stopped lying (I was never a proper LIAR, mind you!! LOL. And thats natural human tendency) but I have learnt how to face things with the truth. Now I dont think whether something would hurt someone if I lie, rather I think whether it would actually do damage to him or her somewhere by not telling the truth.
7. I cherish those around me now and I take care of their feelings in a much better way than what I used to do earlier. (atleast I hope so!)
8. I am much more careful about things now and I dont unnecessarily take decisions in haste. I look more at the substance of things rather than just the frills. Something you may call- 'growing up'.
....But, I am still a kid at heart. I love doing silly things (it does help!), laughing and keeping myself and the ones I love happy like everyone else. I love what I am doing and I love the people who I have with me right now. I dont think I could have ever asked for anything better! I love my life and I am very happy with it right now. I have no regrets I suppose (I just had to write about all that in some way or the other!) and I am happy that I goofed up as without all that I would have never been able to be what I am right now or do what I do right now. I love everything around me and I am much more positive and controlled that what I was earlier. For all this, I am thankful to a lot of people. I may not name them here, but all I want to say is that I LOVE ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU GOD AND THANK YOU EVERYONE ELSE FOR GIVING ME SUCH A WONDERFUL LIFE. :)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
PART I-DEUTSCHLAND...!!!
Okay....for those who didnt know, I have been in Germany since the 21st of November for a course under the Erasmus Mundus student exchange program. Though, it is not much of a course considering most subjects will be taught in German which I have absolutely no clue about as I have learnt the language only for 3 days a week for 3 months!! Yes I know thats depressing, but I've decided that I shall make the most of it and work very very hard for the courses in English which we shall hopefully come to know very soon! And yes, they are also offering us a German language course, so Yay!!! Anyway apart from the course, I shall narrate to you a few of my 'escapades' from my first few days in Germany (as of now...!)
Day 1- November 21
I had been sick the day before thanks to a LOT of Hyderabadi Biryani and Mushroom Curry (Yum I know!! But, come to my position and you wont look at it the same way!), but maybe because of the excitement or something, I felt a bit better. I really hadnt eaten much in the past 24 hours but I still didnt feel hungry. Guess I just wanted to get down at Frankfurt as soon as possible and get on to the Inter-City Express (the reason I shall tell you later in this post). So well our flight touched Frankfurt Airport and I had to stop watching 'Kismat Konnection' (my last Indian movie for quite some time I guess!! SIGH!).I know you must be thinking why Kismat Konnection (which has a K in place of a C! Wrong spelling, stupid movie right?!!), but well there's something special about this movie, some memories attached and that's why I preferred it to be the movie I'd last watch this time around atleast! Anyway, so we got down at Frankfurt and went to get our luggage. But, WHOA! My friend Kriti's baggage had been broken into, the zips left open! It must have been the flight people considering she was carrying liquid stuff in the bag but then where were the locks and why leave the zips open? Irresponsible people!!! So we went to file a complaint and there they decided to weigh our baggage so they may check if anything was missing. But, there again our baggage was shown as being 20kgs more (the folks in India had somehow manipulated the weight thingy in India and shown it as being 20kgs lesser! JUGAAD you see! ;)). So, then the dude there told us that if we were to file a complaint we would have to pay $1500 more for the extra baggage! So yes we thought it would be sensible for us not to file a complaint. Then I went to exchange my currency at the airport. The guy there was quite sweet and so I replied to him with a 'Danke' rather than a 'Thank you' in the end! The look on his face was PRICELESS! Hehe :) Then there was the immigration counter where we were told that we didnt have enough money for 2 months in Europe (which we actually didnt have at that point of time!) but then we showed them that we were on scholarship (mind you, we still dont know when we get our scholarship money! )so they were pretty okay with that.
After that we met this guy whom my Uncle had sent to help us who helped us get onto a train to Hannover. My first European spending, a whooping 85 Euros at once for the ICE!! Quite a bit I know! Pinched me too :( Then we got onto the train finally at around 8.47 (exact timing! European thingy I guess or rather should I say a very non-Indian thingy!) We had 8 (HEAVY)bags including 4 handbags and you can imagine how we carried that around in the train! But, then we finally managed to get onto our seats comfortably. Phew! That day I saw the best sight ever! The best thing I had ever seen in my life, the Rhine River flowing through Frankfurt and I'll make sure to upload a picture of it the next time. Moving ahead, we were dead tired and hungry as well (YES YES!! I said my 'Ich habe hunger' dialogue :P! ) But, there was no proper food around (typical Indians stuck in White-man land!), so we decided to eat some nice Lindt Chocolate which my Uncle had given us. YUM!! Thats how it looked atleast but then when we tried it first, YUCK was all we could say! LOL! I guess I have never tasted such horrible chocolate ever in my life, one which has such horrible wine or whatever filing inside it! YUCK! DOUBLE YUCK!! MULTIPLE YUCK!!!
We finally reached Hannover Hauptbahnhof (thats the main railway station). But, now there was another problem. We had too many bags to carry and there werent any escalators on the floor we were on!! And then it was just the 2 of us. So we took turns to carry a bag each down the staircase. Guess that was the most tiring experience of my life. Too many 'lifetime' experiences in one day I'd say!! But, then the girl who was supposed to receive us came and we got some help. We ate something at the station and then took a local train or a tram as they call it in Germany home. We reached the street next to home and with much difficulty dragged the bags into the house! Again, Phew!! We decided to eat lunch, unpack and freshen up a bit.
Then, very enthusiastically in the evening we decided to roam around in the city. It was very chilly outside but still we didnt stop. We just kept walking looking around, Kriti bought some Java Choco-chip coffee from Star Bucks (she really had been craving for it and how!). By evening, my legs had started hurting very badly and so we got back home after picking up a few things from Lidl (its like our very own Spencers, Indiabulls or something). We reached home, had dinner and crashed! Oh Yes! Before I forget, one very important thing! My charger wouldnt fit anywhere as these dudes use only circular 2 pin plugs into which even my regular 2 pin to 3 pin plugs refused to fit in! :( But, thankfully Kriti had a circular one so that wasnt much of an issue. And Yes! We also have a very hyper landlord who asked us the moment we got in- "Do you people actually have an issue with Pakistan or is it just plain political?!!" Hehe. Also, we clicked a few pictures which I shall upload later. In short, Day 1 was very very tiring, a thing which may be seen even in Day 2 .
Day 2- November 22
Geetan's birthday! YAY!! But, wished her happy birthday a day before itself!! Remember the time difference? This was a Sunday and strangely enough everything stays shut in Germany on a Sunday including food joints (thats why we have Sundays right?!) and medicine shops!! And Yes, almost everything (not including clubs and a few other places ;)) shuts down at 8pm here! Weird I know! But, guess its because of a cold. Coming back to Day 2. As it was a Sunday, we simply slept (slept from 10 in the night till 8.30 in the morning. I bet I could have slept longer but then Akshay called! Then slpet at 11 again and woke up at 3.30 again by Akshay's call! )and ate happily at home!
Day 3- November 23
I shall never forget this day ever in my life. Guess, so far the unluckiest one of all, day 3 was when my mood saw bouts of optimism and pessisim occurring at regular intervals! First, it was a COLD day and the rains made it even worse. We were quite well packed with woolens and so it wasnt too difficult. Then we reached the university right on time (never been so much on time before!) only to learn that almost all our classes would be in German with the excpetion of a few! Also, we would have to be compulsorily registered at the university for 200 euros (to add to this my rent was already 150 euros a month!), but we would also get free travel anywhere in Lower Saxony (thats the state where Hannover is) during our stay here!! Wow!! Thats brilliant! The only places I knew here were Hannover, Hamburg and Hamelin and Bremen (thanks to the Brothers Grimm ofcourse who are said to have written most of their stories sitting beside this one river running through this part of the world!). But, then they said they would arrange for some lectures in English for us and German language classes. Now that was not as bad.
Then we went to meet Prof. Ducatelli, a really sweet guy, more rotoundous than even Adnan Sami's former avataar (but thats what made him look cuter!) !! Hehe! He helped us fill out our forms which we could deposit for registration. Cho chweet!! Thats all I could think!
We then went to check on our scholarship money which they said could probably be required to be deposited in a Bank account. So we went to the bank where they said we couldnt open an account for just 2 months!! POW! So now, what do we do about the money! We have to figure that out now! My Indian account is a savings one so that wont work and there's no account for my International Debit Card. We shall find out on the 26th.
We went to the insurance office after that where again the man was quite sweet. He gave us an okay on our insurance forms and said it wasnt necessary for us to take a new German insurance (thank God for that) but now incase of any mishap, the risk would have to be borne by our company back in India and not them (woops! but, not too bad again!). We then submitted our papers for the registration (or immatriculation as they call it here) and left for home.
On our way back home, due to some repairs going on, the train changed track and we were led into this other place where trains were being repaired. We managed to find our way back thanks to a nice old Russian lady (who didnt understand English, thought first we were from Pakistan and said she found Rajiv Gandhi cute, or something like that!). We managed to get into the wrong train again but still got out of it at the right time but the poor Russian lady had to go back into the repair station again! She came back laughing though! *chuckle*
It wasnt such a bad day at all till we finally got home. Problem-the lock wouldnt open! OMG!! So,here we were locked out of the house, hungry, tired and cold! Now what do we do? So we decided to take a train and head back into the city again so that we could atleast grab something to eat (I had my worst meal ever that day and trust me when I say that!! It was so bland, cold and horrible that I had to drink a lot of water later on to feel better afterwards!) We kept sitting in the railway station for about half an hour or even more, trying to call home hoping that someone would pick up (our roommates dont have cell phones!), but nothing came out of it. We had already gone to 3 eating joints and circled the entire place looking for this one place which we didnt find and were extremely tired. Back at the station after all the calls, we were contemplating how we were to open the lock once we even got back home. We even spoke to our parents back home who tried consoling us that it wasnt that bad after all (which it was!!) and only kept telling us that it was a great opportunity and we must treat it as a good (yeah right!) European holiday! We kept singing Masakali (there were pigeons flying around) and kept wondering how sweet Indian pups and kids were who would atleast come near you when you called out to them! Here we were in a strange country, where everything and everyone just stayed silent! I somehow began missing the hustle-bustle, noise filled streets of India.
But, then we couldnt take it. How long could we sit there? What if the people got suspicious and thought we were terrorists or something?! So then we decided to leave and try our luck with the door. We reached home but the door still wont open. So we decided to ask the neighbours for some help. A little girl living across the road finally came to our 'rescue' and we were inside the house! What was the problem? There were 2 locks and only one of my keys and one of Kriti's keys worked! Though thankfully they fit into different locks and not the same one! So we were FINALLY inside the house! I dont think I have ever felt so relieved.
The rest of the day went in munching on candy, eating dinner, chatting online telling everyone about our eventful day and trying to figure out how to work my microphone on the laptop (which never worked!). And yes, thanks to this other guy in the flat I finally got to use this thing for which I could call Akshay (and anyone else back home) for just 68-70p/min!! Wow!! Now thats called 'sasta aur tikau' (dont know if you can call it tikau though!). So I finally got to talk with Akshay for really cheap for more than an hour! YAY!!
Day 4- November 24
We have nothing to do today. The lady at the university has not told us anything about our classes so well we cant do much till tomorrow. So, we both chilled at home, clicked stupid pictures (which shall be uploaded soon) and well were simply lazing around. We also cooked some yummy breakfast (curry noodles and garlic bread!). But, we didnt know how to use the oven too well so we couldnt make the garlic bread as perfectly, though it was very soft and tasty! So till tomorrow we are doing nothing!
I shall sign off right now and let you know details of my stay hereafter some other time. Ciao! :)
P.S.-We have christmas holidays for nearly 2 weeks here, so we plan to visit Milan, Vienna, Switzerland, Berlin, Frankfurt, etc. But, lets see if thats possible! Will let you know later! :)
Day 1- November 21
I had been sick the day before thanks to a LOT of Hyderabadi Biryani and Mushroom Curry (Yum I know!! But, come to my position and you wont look at it the same way!), but maybe because of the excitement or something, I felt a bit better. I really hadnt eaten much in the past 24 hours but I still didnt feel hungry. Guess I just wanted to get down at Frankfurt as soon as possible and get on to the Inter-City Express (the reason I shall tell you later in this post). So well our flight touched Frankfurt Airport and I had to stop watching 'Kismat Konnection' (my last Indian movie for quite some time I guess!! SIGH!).I know you must be thinking why Kismat Konnection (which has a K in place of a C! Wrong spelling, stupid movie right?!!), but well there's something special about this movie, some memories attached and that's why I preferred it to be the movie I'd last watch this time around atleast! Anyway, so we got down at Frankfurt and went to get our luggage. But, WHOA! My friend Kriti's baggage had been broken into, the zips left open! It must have been the flight people considering she was carrying liquid stuff in the bag but then where were the locks and why leave the zips open? Irresponsible people!!! So we went to file a complaint and there they decided to weigh our baggage so they may check if anything was missing. But, there again our baggage was shown as being 20kgs more (the folks in India had somehow manipulated the weight thingy in India and shown it as being 20kgs lesser! JUGAAD you see! ;)). So, then the dude there told us that if we were to file a complaint we would have to pay $1500 more for the extra baggage! So yes we thought it would be sensible for us not to file a complaint. Then I went to exchange my currency at the airport. The guy there was quite sweet and so I replied to him with a 'Danke' rather than a 'Thank you' in the end! The look on his face was PRICELESS! Hehe :) Then there was the immigration counter where we were told that we didnt have enough money for 2 months in Europe (which we actually didnt have at that point of time!) but then we showed them that we were on scholarship (mind you, we still dont know when we get our scholarship money! )so they were pretty okay with that.
After that we met this guy whom my Uncle had sent to help us who helped us get onto a train to Hannover. My first European spending, a whooping 85 Euros at once for the ICE!! Quite a bit I know! Pinched me too :( Then we got onto the train finally at around 8.47 (exact timing! European thingy I guess or rather should I say a very non-Indian thingy!) We had 8 (HEAVY)bags including 4 handbags and you can imagine how we carried that around in the train! But, then we finally managed to get onto our seats comfortably. Phew! That day I saw the best sight ever! The best thing I had ever seen in my life, the Rhine River flowing through Frankfurt and I'll make sure to upload a picture of it the next time. Moving ahead, we were dead tired and hungry as well (YES YES!! I said my 'Ich habe hunger' dialogue :P! ) But, there was no proper food around (typical Indians stuck in White-man land!), so we decided to eat some nice Lindt Chocolate which my Uncle had given us. YUM!! Thats how it looked atleast but then when we tried it first, YUCK was all we could say! LOL! I guess I have never tasted such horrible chocolate ever in my life, one which has such horrible wine or whatever filing inside it! YUCK! DOUBLE YUCK!! MULTIPLE YUCK!!!
We finally reached Hannover Hauptbahnhof (thats the main railway station). But, now there was another problem. We had too many bags to carry and there werent any escalators on the floor we were on!! And then it was just the 2 of us. So we took turns to carry a bag each down the staircase. Guess that was the most tiring experience of my life. Too many 'lifetime' experiences in one day I'd say!! But, then the girl who was supposed to receive us came and we got some help. We ate something at the station and then took a local train or a tram as they call it in Germany home. We reached the street next to home and with much difficulty dragged the bags into the house! Again, Phew!! We decided to eat lunch, unpack and freshen up a bit.
Then, very enthusiastically in the evening we decided to roam around in the city. It was very chilly outside but still we didnt stop. We just kept walking looking around, Kriti bought some Java Choco-chip coffee from Star Bucks (she really had been craving for it and how!). By evening, my legs had started hurting very badly and so we got back home after picking up a few things from Lidl (its like our very own Spencers, Indiabulls or something). We reached home, had dinner and crashed! Oh Yes! Before I forget, one very important thing! My charger wouldnt fit anywhere as these dudes use only circular 2 pin plugs into which even my regular 2 pin to 3 pin plugs refused to fit in! :( But, thankfully Kriti had a circular one so that wasnt much of an issue. And Yes! We also have a very hyper landlord who asked us the moment we got in- "Do you people actually have an issue with Pakistan or is it just plain political?!!" Hehe. Also, we clicked a few pictures which I shall upload later. In short, Day 1 was very very tiring, a thing which may be seen even in Day 2 .
Day 2- November 22
Geetan's birthday! YAY!! But, wished her happy birthday a day before itself!! Remember the time difference? This was a Sunday and strangely enough everything stays shut in Germany on a Sunday including food joints (thats why we have Sundays right?!) and medicine shops!! And Yes, almost everything (not including clubs and a few other places ;)) shuts down at 8pm here! Weird I know! But, guess its because of a cold. Coming back to Day 2. As it was a Sunday, we simply slept (slept from 10 in the night till 8.30 in the morning. I bet I could have slept longer but then Akshay called! Then slpet at 11 again and woke up at 3.30 again by Akshay's call! )and ate happily at home!
Day 3- November 23
I shall never forget this day ever in my life. Guess, so far the unluckiest one of all, day 3 was when my mood saw bouts of optimism and pessisim occurring at regular intervals! First, it was a COLD day and the rains made it even worse. We were quite well packed with woolens and so it wasnt too difficult. Then we reached the university right on time (never been so much on time before!) only to learn that almost all our classes would be in German with the excpetion of a few! Also, we would have to be compulsorily registered at the university for 200 euros (to add to this my rent was already 150 euros a month!), but we would also get free travel anywhere in Lower Saxony (thats the state where Hannover is) during our stay here!! Wow!! Thats brilliant! The only places I knew here were Hannover, Hamburg and Hamelin and Bremen (thanks to the Brothers Grimm ofcourse who are said to have written most of their stories sitting beside this one river running through this part of the world!). But, then they said they would arrange for some lectures in English for us and German language classes. Now that was not as bad.
Then we went to meet Prof. Ducatelli, a really sweet guy, more rotoundous than even Adnan Sami's former avataar (but thats what made him look cuter!) !! Hehe! He helped us fill out our forms which we could deposit for registration. Cho chweet!! Thats all I could think!
We then went to check on our scholarship money which they said could probably be required to be deposited in a Bank account. So we went to the bank where they said we couldnt open an account for just 2 months!! POW! So now, what do we do about the money! We have to figure that out now! My Indian account is a savings one so that wont work and there's no account for my International Debit Card. We shall find out on the 26th.
We went to the insurance office after that where again the man was quite sweet. He gave us an okay on our insurance forms and said it wasnt necessary for us to take a new German insurance (thank God for that) but now incase of any mishap, the risk would have to be borne by our company back in India and not them (woops! but, not too bad again!). We then submitted our papers for the registration (or immatriculation as they call it here) and left for home.
On our way back home, due to some repairs going on, the train changed track and we were led into this other place where trains were being repaired. We managed to find our way back thanks to a nice old Russian lady (who didnt understand English, thought first we were from Pakistan and said she found Rajiv Gandhi cute, or something like that!). We managed to get into the wrong train again but still got out of it at the right time but the poor Russian lady had to go back into the repair station again! She came back laughing though! *chuckle*
It wasnt such a bad day at all till we finally got home. Problem-the lock wouldnt open! OMG!! So,here we were locked out of the house, hungry, tired and cold! Now what do we do? So we decided to take a train and head back into the city again so that we could atleast grab something to eat (I had my worst meal ever that day and trust me when I say that!! It was so bland, cold and horrible that I had to drink a lot of water later on to feel better afterwards!) We kept sitting in the railway station for about half an hour or even more, trying to call home hoping that someone would pick up (our roommates dont have cell phones!), but nothing came out of it. We had already gone to 3 eating joints and circled the entire place looking for this one place which we didnt find and were extremely tired. Back at the station after all the calls, we were contemplating how we were to open the lock once we even got back home. We even spoke to our parents back home who tried consoling us that it wasnt that bad after all (which it was!!) and only kept telling us that it was a great opportunity and we must treat it as a good (yeah right!) European holiday! We kept singing Masakali (there were pigeons flying around) and kept wondering how sweet Indian pups and kids were who would atleast come near you when you called out to them! Here we were in a strange country, where everything and everyone just stayed silent! I somehow began missing the hustle-bustle, noise filled streets of India.
But, then we couldnt take it. How long could we sit there? What if the people got suspicious and thought we were terrorists or something?! So then we decided to leave and try our luck with the door. We reached home but the door still wont open. So we decided to ask the neighbours for some help. A little girl living across the road finally came to our 'rescue' and we were inside the house! What was the problem? There were 2 locks and only one of my keys and one of Kriti's keys worked! Though thankfully they fit into different locks and not the same one! So we were FINALLY inside the house! I dont think I have ever felt so relieved.
The rest of the day went in munching on candy, eating dinner, chatting online telling everyone about our eventful day and trying to figure out how to work my microphone on the laptop (which never worked!). And yes, thanks to this other guy in the flat I finally got to use this thing for which I could call Akshay (and anyone else back home) for just 68-70p/min!! Wow!! Now thats called 'sasta aur tikau' (dont know if you can call it tikau though!). So I finally got to talk with Akshay for really cheap for more than an hour! YAY!!
Day 4- November 24
We have nothing to do today. The lady at the university has not told us anything about our classes so well we cant do much till tomorrow. So, we both chilled at home, clicked stupid pictures (which shall be uploaded soon) and well were simply lazing around. We also cooked some yummy breakfast (curry noodles and garlic bread!). But, we didnt know how to use the oven too well so we couldnt make the garlic bread as perfectly, though it was very soft and tasty! So till tomorrow we are doing nothing!
I shall sign off right now and let you know details of my stay hereafter some other time. Ciao! :)
P.S.-We have christmas holidays for nearly 2 weeks here, so we plan to visit Milan, Vienna, Switzerland, Berlin, Frankfurt, etc. But, lets see if thats possible! Will let you know later! :)
Friday, August 21, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.....
This is only for the person concerned. Im hoping u and no one else will read it.
Dearest Teddy,
This is wishing you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!MUAHHHHHH.....Hope u have a great day n a great year ahead....Wishing u many more wonderful n exciting birthdays in the future....May you do really well in everything in life....May God bless you....May you get all the happiness and success in your life cos u trully deserve it(n no one else!!!!)....Im so glad for the 22nd of August (1987) cos had it not been for this day, I would have never got the best thing in my life!!!!MUAH!!!!! Aaj mera Teddy 22 ka ho gaya hai!!! See there is always a reason to celebrate....jaise aaj...Aaj tum 22nd ko 22 ke ho gaye ho!!!!!!Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yeeeaaaayyyyy!!!! I prolly saw u wen u were 17 (about to turn 18)....n now we are finally together(n Im mighty glad for that!) when ur 22!!!!Honestly, I cant imagine life without you n when I think of all these years we have been together...all these times we have spent with each other, tears roll down my eyes...Par haan....dont worry itna bhi nahi cry karungi main kyunki mujhe pata hai ki yeh 'tension wala chehra hai na mera yeh bilkul suit nahi karta hai mujhe....yeh jo aisa wala chehra hai na -:)....aise bilkul thaaein lagti hun main!!!!;).....Thank u for making me feel like the luckiest person in this world....I know I have wished u many times today but still kuch adhura sa lag raha hai....ek ajeeb sa dar lag raha hai....jaise koi train chhoot rahi ho :P (sowwie!!!wrong dialogue...but just felt like using it!!!hehe)....hope I can make this day very special for u....MUAH!!!!I luv u loads....like crazy....bilkul pagalon ki tarah!!!!! hehe :)
I also know that u dont like reading blogs but I know ur gonna read this one for sure....n if u dont then I'll make u read it!!!!hehe......
HAVE A BLAST JAAN....baaki baatein baad mein kar lenge! MUAH!!!!:)
Luv u lots,
Tweetu :)
P.S.- I also want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the swine flu virus because of which Im back home n with u...THANK U SO VERY MUCH!!!!! :P
Saturday, June 27, 2009
LUV U....!!!!MUAH :) (nly 4 ted!...n no one else! got dat???)
I dont wana go...Like really dont wana go!!!!!!!:(....I hope no one other than u reads this post!!!! I still remember the first day i was here...n honestly it makes me cry! I know u dont want me to...but I cant help it!! U really dunno how much I'm in love with u!! But, I really dont get this...Y do i have to leave like this...like why do I have to leave at all???? Cant anyone see how happy I am??? I'm happy only with u...n no one else...u r the best thing that has ever happened to me...so why do I have to be with just with the help of a f##kin mobile phone...like I know, its MOBILE (duh!!) thats why....But, I dont wana be mobile n keeping moving here n there away from u...I just wana be with u...so y cant I huh???? Pls kidnap me n take me away with u or something...like sach mein....please please please....Dont send me away from u....like far far away...U know it seems even farther away after these 3 months...Cant live without u!!!!! But then y do I have to??? Why do I have to go to some place where I dont belong???? For the sake of education???? Why cant I just study here???? Like really...Im warning u okay!! U better keep me here....nahi toh....:'(....I really cant write no more cuz then i'll cry even more...
I just wana say dat I LOVE U n I always will....Always be with me!!!!MUAH!! n THANK U for everything...n Im sorry...like SHOLLY...if I ever hurt u...I didnt mean to...just that im a lil well as they say 'bewakoof'!!hehe....cant write more......JALDI SE MIL BATATI HUN(pura JWM ishtyle!!;) )...whenever that milna is...hope its soon enough though....bas ab bahut ho gaya....ab bas jaldi se aa jao...CHALO CHALO CHALO CHALO CHALO...:'(
P.S.- Others Please Ignore...like Sach mein!!!!!
I just wana say dat I LOVE U n I always will....Always be with me!!!!MUAH!! n THANK U for everything...n Im sorry...like SHOLLY...if I ever hurt u...I didnt mean to...just that im a lil well as they say 'bewakoof'!!hehe....cant write more......JALDI SE MIL BATATI HUN(pura JWM ishtyle!!;) )...whenever that milna is...hope its soon enough though....bas ab bahut ho gaya....ab bas jaldi se aa jao...CHALO CHALO CHALO CHALO CHALO...:'(
P.S.- Others Please Ignore...like Sach mein!!!!!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
SHORT...!! VERY VERY SHORT...!!
NO! This post has nothing to do with my 'pygmyness'!!And besides, I already have someone who said he'd protect me from anyone who calls me short(though that's not quite possible!!). And boys/men(whatever!), please dont feel happy and presume that this post deals with short n skimpy skirts!!Hehe...This post is about that one habit of mine which almost everyone has told me creates a problem for them(No!!Its not about my talkativeness but something close to that!And if you did have a problem with my talkativeness, then f##k off...I dont want to 'talk' with you!). Its my short forms, something which makes communication with people who are not familiar with 'them' nearly impossible. Its like a completely new language(TRUST ME!!). Seriously, you should be really very thankful to me that I dont write in short forms here!!LOL!(yes, thats a short form too but it aint my creation and you understand it anyway!!) But, as far as it goes with chatting, orkut, facebook, sms and a whole lot of other things, you just cant beat me with short forms you know!!Anyway, read on for more as I dont know how to end this paragraph...:P(thats a 'smiley' and not a short form, mind you!And if you dont know that, I say you 'really' need to be educated about the funnier things associated with technology!)
But, then again, as they say, 'Old habits die hard'. Same was the case with me. Even though I stopped writing in my 'self-created' language on a regular basis, I continued the habit while chatting or messaging, guided by sheer laziness or due to miserly concerns (respectively)! But, it is not that bad now. I still use short forms ,but only those which are acceptable or so I think. Infact, I tried reading a few conversations I had with friends on gtalk a few years back and to my horror, I could not read most of it!! To be honest, I was a little disappointed but then I felt happy that I had given up somthing I had never wanted to carry forward...
I knw dis post myt contain a few short forms as wel. Pls und! I cnt mk a dictionary so dat u cn read n und dis betr. Im a lil too lazy! But, gues sum f dese are acceptable in the English language !;) ...N as far as dis last para is concerned, leme knw incase u din gt it! :P
CYA :)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Warning: I am bored...so dont bother reading if you are not equally bored!!
And sorry but I dont have a caption for this one. I am quite confused actually and I'm writing this just because I felt like writing it. If you have a problem with this then I couldnt care much!! Too much attitude right?Lol sorry!! Just that this is supposed to be my diary and I want to write whatever I feel like.
This post just makes me realise as to how aimless one can be in life.(the very fact that I have no caption!!) Like seriously! You might do whatever is 'necessary' for you but still end up being absoluetly no where. The problem what I feel is that we live in a system of comparative grading. Unless you are on the top or in the top layer, nothing really matters no matter how hard you work. You may give your best shot but still there might just be someone who ends up doing better than you...his/her hardwork or capabilities or luck...whatever! Like they say-'there's always a vacuum at the top'!!
The solution- work hard, be competitive right? A possible solution but not the most appropriate or the best possible one. Infact, there's never really the best or most apt solution for anything. There always exists the factor of unpredictability. Actually, the best things in life happen not when you are prepared but by accident. So, what do you do when something which is beyond your expectation happens?? Sit and do nothing just because you were not prepared for it? Now there is a possible solution or rather option for this-be prepared for any opportunity that might have come to you or can come your way. Dont ever let go of an opportunity cos you never know what might be in store for you. Even the smallest of things may give the best results!! There might have been so many times in the past when I let go of an opportunity which I should have availed of! Anyway no point thinking about that. Moral of the story- Never regret your decisions. Learn to move on. Life may shut down so many doors for you or maybe even you might let go of so many things...But, there's always something somewhere for YOU and YOU NEED TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF IT!!
Another very important thing is to learn how to create opportunities for yourself and capitalise on whatever you have. You may not have any opportunities coming your way and you may get tired waiting for them and preparing for them...But, the key here lies in the fact as to how you learn to create opportunities for yourself based on what you are capable of or maybe even beyond that! Dont know how to? Well take your own decisions and figure it out yourself!! NO one has any time to waste on U!!Harsh??Well, its pretty much that way you know.
Lastly, the most important thing I have learnt-'It is not your APTITUDE but your ATTITUDE that decides your ALTITUDE in life'. (Think this sounds like a nice title for this post. But, I guess I prefer not to change my opening statement!!) Its very important to have the right attitude, to be positive, willing to take chances, being sincere and doing all that is required. An attitude which craves for success, one which can do anything (preferably keeping a person's integrity intact!) to achieve success. You might be the most talented person in the world but never the less the lack of the proper attitude will get you no where!!
I'm really very sorry to the readers if they thought that this post was way too boring or lecturish or too dry and not as entertaining as my previous posts. Actually, this is something which I wanted to write for myself, a few things I felt I learnt. There is a lot more to learn but this is all I could remember for now.
Thank you Mum and Dad.
Love you :)
And sorry but I dont have a caption for this one. I am quite confused actually and I'm writing this just because I felt like writing it. If you have a problem with this then I couldnt care much!! Too much attitude right?Lol sorry!! Just that this is supposed to be my diary and I want to write whatever I feel like.
This post just makes me realise as to how aimless one can be in life.(the very fact that I have no caption!!) Like seriously! You might do whatever is 'necessary' for you but still end up being absoluetly no where. The problem what I feel is that we live in a system of comparative grading. Unless you are on the top or in the top layer, nothing really matters no matter how hard you work. You may give your best shot but still there might just be someone who ends up doing better than you...his/her hardwork or capabilities or luck...whatever! Like they say-'there's always a vacuum at the top'!!
The solution- work hard, be competitive right? A possible solution but not the most appropriate or the best possible one. Infact, there's never really the best or most apt solution for anything. There always exists the factor of unpredictability. Actually, the best things in life happen not when you are prepared but by accident. So, what do you do when something which is beyond your expectation happens?? Sit and do nothing just because you were not prepared for it? Now there is a possible solution or rather option for this-be prepared for any opportunity that might have come to you or can come your way. Dont ever let go of an opportunity cos you never know what might be in store for you. Even the smallest of things may give the best results!! There might have been so many times in the past when I let go of an opportunity which I should have availed of! Anyway no point thinking about that. Moral of the story- Never regret your decisions. Learn to move on. Life may shut down so many doors for you or maybe even you might let go of so many things...But, there's always something somewhere for YOU and YOU NEED TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF IT!!
Another very important thing is to learn how to create opportunities for yourself and capitalise on whatever you have. You may not have any opportunities coming your way and you may get tired waiting for them and preparing for them...But, the key here lies in the fact as to how you learn to create opportunities for yourself based on what you are capable of or maybe even beyond that! Dont know how to? Well take your own decisions and figure it out yourself!! NO one has any time to waste on U!!Harsh??Well, its pretty much that way you know.
Lastly, the most important thing I have learnt-'It is not your APTITUDE but your ATTITUDE that decides your ALTITUDE in life'. (Think this sounds like a nice title for this post. But, I guess I prefer not to change my opening statement!!) Its very important to have the right attitude, to be positive, willing to take chances, being sincere and doing all that is required. An attitude which craves for success, one which can do anything (preferably keeping a person's integrity intact!) to achieve success. You might be the most talented person in the world but never the less the lack of the proper attitude will get you no where!!
I'm really very sorry to the readers if they thought that this post was way too boring or lecturish or too dry and not as entertaining as my previous posts. Actually, this is something which I wanted to write for myself, a few things I felt I learnt. There is a lot more to learn but this is all I could remember for now.
Thank you Mum and Dad.
Love you :)
