It's been a while....

So, it's been a while since I have written something. Life has changed a LOT since my last post. I will write about that later.

For now I don't know what to write. I am talking to my schoolmate darkphoenix as of now and watching my husband napping in front of his laptop:) Life is really good after marriage and it feels heavenly. I feel so blessed and happy that I get to see him the first thing everyday in the morning, go out to movies together etc. I think even grocery shopping with him is romantic. He is looking so cute napping in front of his laptop right now. It's a lovely feeling to have him around me forever....

Office Space

A wonderful video I came across from the movie "Office Space". At some point you have to stop caring about the desk job. There is more to life than just working 8-12 hours a day.

For your spirit

Here is a nice prayer that I read and I really liked. The prayer was addressed to "God" but I have omitted the word.

To ____,

So far today, I am doing all right.

I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined, complained, cursed, or eaten any chocolate. I have charged nothing on my credit card.

Computer Engineering and Modeling

Life is full of surprises. I was sitting in a restaurant having lunch when a girl walked up to me randomly and started chatting with me. She asked where I was from and I answered that I was from India. Apparently she was looking for Indian women. I asked her why and she told me that she was a beauty consultant for Mary Kay. Her company was opening stores in India and she needed someone who could pose for the ad. She told me that she couldn’t find any Indian girls who were over 18. She said that she will do my makeup and take pictures and if the company liked the pictures I will win a trip to NYC. The chances seem to be slim that I will win, nonetheless I said yes because it will be a fun and a totally different experience from an IT desk job..

Friends on Flights

When you are alone in a city and you don't know many people, it gets really difficult to make friends. When you are in college you have people your age all the time and it's much easier to make friends. After I moved to a new city for my job I often found myself lonely. I didn't know how I could find people to hang out with. I figured out that you can make friends anywhere - In a movie theater, at the mall.. and especially on a flight:) Over the few months I have met very interesting people on the flight of all ages. I have met a police officer who gave me his number to call him back (pssh..but I never did 'coz he was a little too old for me and was divorced), an insurance agent (a young and light hearted man who I remember was very polite), a tired woman named Annette who slept most of the time because she had been traveling all day, a southerner ( I don't know what he did for a living because he fell asleep before I could ask!), a nurse , a psychologist (a very kind woman who talked about her children and grandchildren) and a sales clerk (..she was my age and talked a lot about her boyfriend and relationships in general).
Of all the people that I remember, the one who struck me the most was Cindy. Cindy is a nurse in her late 50's and lives in Kansas. I met her on the flight to Colorado about 3-4 weeks back. She was going to visit her daughter who was expecting her first baby. We had an interesting conversation about almost everything on an hour long flight. We discussed religion, social work, dating and different cultures among many things. Cindy mentioned one thing that really impressed me a lot. She said that she doesn't see "color". We were talking about racism and she mentioned that it didn't matter to her which race someone belonged to. We were discussing how all those surveys in which you have to reveal your ethnicity should be banned because it makes no sense. She had traveled extensively after her marriage and knew a lot about different cultures. She also told me a very interesting story about how she accepted people who were atheists and stopped judging them. She said that earlier she thought that people who don't believe in God go to hell. She wasn't exposed to different cultures or religion while she was growing up and her perspective was very limited. But one day she came across a boy who was an atheist and said something to her that really struck her and changed her whole perspective towards atheists. I wish I could remember what he had said - I can't seem to remember at the moment. At the end of the flight we had so much to talk about that we exchanged email addresses. We keep writing back and forth and it's really nice to see how she is doing.

That dont impress me much!

A song that I like:)

"That Don't Impress Me Much"



I've known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart
But you've got being right down to an art
You think you're a genius-you drive me up the wall
You're a regular original, a know-it-all
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else

Okay, so you're a rocket scientist
That don't impress me much
So you got the brain but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much

I never knew a guy who carried a mirror in his pocket
And a comb up his sleeve-just in case
And all that extra hold gel in your hair oughtta lock it
'Cause Heaven forbid it should fall outta place

Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else

Okay, so you're Brad Pitt
That don't impress me much
So you got the looks but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much

You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine
You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in
I can't believe you kiss your car good night
C'mon baby tell me-you must be jokin', right!

Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else

Okay, so you've got a car
That don't impress me much
So you got the moves but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night

That don't impress me much
You think you're cool but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm on the long, cold, lonely night
That don't impress me much

Okay, so what do you think you're Elvis or something...
Oo-Oh-Oh
That don't impress me much!

Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-No
Alright! Alright!

You're Tarzan!
Captain Kirk maybe.
John Wayne.
Whatever!
That don't impress me much!
--Shania Twain

Small wonder

Yesterday, I was shopping for some clothes for my India trip. As I proceeded to check out, I saw a cute little (5 yr old?) boy shopping with his mom. His mom was talking to him while he was grabbing something stealthily from a nearby shelf making sure she wasn't looking. I was curious and looked to see what he had grabbed. I wondered whether he was shoplifting and became a bit suspicious.However, he proceeded to check out and waited until his mom had finished paying for her stuff. The mother then gathered her stuff and asked him to follow her. The little boy in his cute little shorts and blue t-shirt answered that he will be there in a minute. He then waited until she was out the door and completely out of his sight. He took the thing and gave it to the cashier for checkout. It was a beautiful red candle wrapped in pink lace and a mother's day card!! The mom must have known that her son was getting her something and headed out acting as if she hadn't seen anything. How cute and adorable is that!