Seattle

We went to Seattle this weekend for my sis-in-law's son's first birthday. We reached around midnight on friday and came back Monday morning. The party was on Sunday. It was a lot of fun playing with A. He has grown taller since I last saw him. Kids are so cute. The things they do and say even though it's gibberish is so adorable. They definitely are a full time job though. I don't know how I will manage work and kids.

On the way, I picked up a book "1984 by George Orwell". I have always wanted to read that book. I had heard about it when I had read "Brave New World by Aldous Huxley". Brave New World was about a dystopian world. I believe 1984 is also along the same lines. I read an interesting fact about the author. He was born in Motihari, Bengal, India. There was another famous author born in India. I believe it was Rudyard Kipling.

Yup, I was right. I checked wikipedia. Kipling was born in India as well. He is the author of the famous book "The Jungle Book".

True story

My mom went shopping with my dad,
He who needed t-shirts to clad.

He walked around, used all his skill,
And bought shirts total of twenty-six.

My mom fainted seeing the bill,
She was very astounded by his picks!

The Unknown

Questions in my mind;
Inside it remains confined.

Echoing thought;
What do I ought?

Mind boggles;
Puzzled, Dismal, Baffled..

Lonely inside;
That's the downside.

Mystery is life;
Age of strife.

Frustration and anger;
Sadness will wander.

Unknown is past;
Mind remains aghast.

A long lost friend

Something very special happened to me today. I found a long lost friend! I had been searching for her all over the web but there was no trace of her for years. None of the friends with whom I was in touch with knew where she was.

Today she contacted me on Orkut and we talked over the phone. It was such a pleasure talking to her after such a long gap. I was almost jumping when I saw her message. She was one friend I can say was a true friend and someone who I had bonded really strongly. I really cherished her friendship.

However, our friendship turned sour. We stopped talking to each other after a stupid misunderstanding in 4th grade and I always regretted it because I lost a very good friend. And I didn't even discuss what the misuderstanding was ..I just stopped talking to her...I never ever talked to her ever again until now! We act so stupid as kids sometimes and after you are mature, you look back and wish things were different. Whenever I saw her in school I wanted to clear misconceptions and become friends again but I never did! After so many years, she told me she wished the same thing. She remembered a lot of things from school and it was so wonderful to relive those memories.


I am just glad that we got to talk again like old buddies. True friends are really rare to find.

Vacation

It's so much fun to get away and explore new places. When I was unmarried I didn't feel that excited about travelling. I don't know why:-p
I love travelling with my husband though. I love seeing new places and doing exciting things along with him.

We will be going on our second honeymoon to Oahu, Hawaii. We have booked activities like snorkeling, sunset dinner cruise on our anniversary night, sightseeing etc. I can't wait!! We will also be going to Florida on the Labor day weekend. I love beaches. I can just lie in the water all day. People living close to water are so lucky! Although, I am sure they get tired of it. Grass is always greener on the other side.


I am so glad for vacations.

Parting thought:
Work to live not live to work!

*Touchwood*

I am thankful for a wonderful privileged life
I am thankful for a loving husband
I am thankful for a loving family
I am thankful for a roof under my head
I am thankful for the people around me
I am thankful that I can laugh
I am thankful of life
I am thankful for the wonderful friends
I am thankful for my job
I am thankful for Internet
I am thankful for technology
I am thankful for my hair
I am thankful for health
I am thankful for being lucky
I am thankful for kind people
I am thankful for being in US
I am thankful for being Indian
I am thankful for not being to suffer too much
I am thankful for movies
I am thankful for books
I am thankful for being able to travel to exotic places
I am thankful for nature and it's beauty
I am thankful for being me:)

Wishlist

It's been a long hiatus since I have written anything. Sorry blog for ignoring you:-p I have all these thoughts floating around and when I actually get to write I can remember nothing.

Here are a few things on my wishlist. I'll try to keep adding to it.

1) I want to find the time to read a good book. The last one I read was a terrible one. I read it on my flight to India. It was called "Desirable Daughters" by Bharati Mukherjee. When I find the time, I really want to write a terrible review on Amazon warning people not to read the mindless book. I don't know how it got published.

2) Lose 10 more pounds. I should get back to the gym and start working out regularly. I hate gaining weight and I hate feeling fat. I want to try on clothes in the shopping mall and not worry about the fitting.

3) Learn how to curl my hair like the lady at the salon.

4) Learn how to cook well and healthy. I enjoy cooking and I wish I could find the time and energy to do it more often.

5) Learn how to write good english. It seems that my grammar is deteriorating. It used to be much better in India. I am forgetting things now.

6) Be a better wife, daughter, sister, friend.. and a better human being.

7) Smile more often. Smiling more often evades pain and tricks your body into thinking that you are happy. ( I heard that on the radio today and really liked it. Smiling does make you feel good indeed. So next time you are feeling low - go in front of the mirror and smile.)

8) Be selfless. Think about others more than I think about myself.

9) Hear, see and speak no evil

10) Overcome sweet temptations and fatty stuff

11) Learn more about global warming

12) Learn how to skate

13) Go on a Europe tour

14) Learn Yoga...someday

15) See good in people

16) Be more optimistic

17) Be stronger and less sensitive

18) Feel good and spread the goodness. Positive energy attracts positive energy.

19) Be a good friend who cares and is there for anyone in need

20) Overcome jealousy. Girls are jealous even if they are unaware, don't realize it or fail to admit that they are.

21) Drink more water

22) Organize the digital pictures

23) Overcome my inner fears

24) Learn how to ski

25) Learn Bharatnatyam. I love this form of dance. I would love to learn salsa as well.

26) Be good to others at all times even if they are not good to me. Eliminate the feeling of negativity

27) Give and expect nothing in return

28) Buy a nice cozy house to raise a family

29) Learn a foreign language

30) Keep in touch with friends more often

31) Be polite and act politely at all times.

32) Write a diary

33) Write a book/novel

34) Take up a creative activity

35) Recycle properly

36) Join a charity

37) Sponsor a child

38) Learn to trust

39) Be informed about the world

40) Expand my general knowledge

41) Win a lottery:)

42) Act in Bollywood/Hollywood

43) Be famous

44) Let go of material desires

45) Feel good

46) Live in an exotic island

47) Call my family more often

48) Be an entrepreneur

49) Meditate for a few minutes everyday

50) Be less forgetful

51) Act calmly in any situation and think with a cool and mature sense of mind


Well, these are enough for now:)