Insight!!!!

"If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done." ~Author Unknown

....So true:)

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I'm ill!!!

ok ok..that sure ain't a nice beginning for a post:(:(

Poor C has had to take care of the cranky me for the past 2 days..n believe me..even I dont like myself when I'm ill:):)
I suddenly turn into this needy,cranky,absolutely emotional idiot..and even if its just the flu I act as if I'm on my deathbed!!!:)

C has a day off 2moro..n I had all these plans of going out..but I dont see that happening now:(:(

Oh god...I sound like a cry baby.....I hate being ill!!!

PS: If C knows that I'm writting a post instead of sleeping..I'll never hear the end of this!! but I'm so bored of sleeping n taking tablets!!

Life's good:):)

I just got back home after the most horrible bus journey from Mangalore. First of all the stupid ticket agent managed to mix up our bookings n so we had to change 2 buses. Finally when we did get into the right bus, ended up getting the most horrible seats n if that wasnt enough the damn ac was so cold...I literally froze my *#$@ off!!!

Got home all upset today morning n checked my emails as usual...n well my mood kinda changed after that:):):) Its always nice to have lots of emails indicating someone's missin' you, right:):):)....lol, looks like life is good after all:):)

BRIDEZILLA:):):)

lol..think the title of the post says it all ...I'm so tired of this whole "bride to be" bit... yes I am excited n I know its a big deal...but stil!!!

Everyone I know n dont know has a piece of advice for me....
"Dont go out in the sun"
"Oh use turmeric n milk cream"
"U shud start going to the parlour more often now"
"U shud tie your hair up for the function"
basically...I have someone or the other telling me what to do, wear, eat............

Ok Ok...I know they are trying to help...but seriously, people I have a mind...I think I can make a decision myself...n when I need help, will just ask for your help then!!!:):)
Am sure my relatives must be cribbing about how irritable I am...but then everyone has a limit of tolerance. I have tried smiling n giving witty replies...but now I seem to be at my wits end:):)

This whole "getting married" buissness is already pretty stressful ...tons of decisions to make n it doesnt really help when people just end up giving you few more ideas:):)

Think as the title of my post goes...I'm very soom gonna become Bridezilla:):):)...u know, what godzilla would have been if she was getting married!!!!:):):)

PS: Silly question----is godzilla male or female???:):)

Wedding Woes:)

3 months to go for my wedding n my parents seem to have become different people :):):)

Mom who would usually never miss her favorite serials. presently spends all her time planning what jewellery she's gonna make me(read force me) into wearing for the different functions, this is usually accompanied by her scolding me for getting so tanned at goa, for not learning cooking.....etc etc..:):)

Papa, usually the most fun loving and sweetest person to be with, is presently the worst person to be around. He forever seems to be on the phone or typing furiously on his comp.

Thank god none of this seems to have effected my bro, who as usual is busy planning his next trip with his riding club...but then nothing usually effects anna:):):)

But then seriously, arranging a wedding sure is a pain in the ass:):) pardon my french:):)

Finding a venue is one of the most painful experience you could go thru' well at least in blore it is!! Most halls that we went to were booked till mid 2008......made me wonder, do people really have a such a long engagement or do they just book a wedding hall even before they find the groom/bride...hmmm:):):)

The clothes...now this is big deal, speaking from the bride's point of view, the choice u have is mind boggling, even the regular Kanjeevaram sari, doesn’t seem to be simple anymore n the reception sari....now that’s a whole different story. I actually had a shopkeeper tell me " madam why do you want to wear something simple, wear this n then he proceeded to show me the most horrendous creation in pink with pearls n crystals covering every inch of the sari....Think C would have fainted if he saw me in that sari..on second thoughts maybe I should have brought it, I could have shocked him:):):):)

The food...oh my god, everyone seems to have a say in this :):)

Every aunt I have ever met...not met, has a brilliant idea about what I should wear, should eat, how the ceremonies should be conducted etc etc:) I can expect all the vamps n villans in my family to poke thier nose where it doesnt belong in the next 3 mths :):)

Everything is so costly, maybe if my dad has some black money...but alas we aren’t that lucky :):):):)

Phew,there's 3 months to go for the big day, n like a million things left to be done:):):):) so people you may expect a few more rants from this bride to be:):):)
Think we all are gonna need a looooong holiday immediately after the wedding.:)

JUST FINE!!!

I was just thinking (oh dont be shocked, I do think at times:):), anyways, this year is gonna be a very significant one in my life....the reason for it being within the next few months…I’m quitting my job, getting married n’ then relocating to the land Down Under:):).

When I think of all this, it's so overwhelming….leaving my job is a big decision for me…its not that I am satisfied by where I am right now…but the whole fact that for the next 4 months I won’t be getting a paycheck is scary. How will I go shopping????:):):) I need my share of retail therapy :):) [Well actually I do have the money to shop, but guess its time I reduce the number of visits I make to malls:):)]

Anyways, coming back to the topic….at times I feel that my whole life is just going…hmmm, what’s the right word here..lets see.. “ulta –pulta”:):):)
My friends advice me that it’s a good change and that I should stop making such a big deal out of it, but…. when I think of going away from my home, my parents, brother, family n friends…just going away from B'lore..makes me freak out:):)
Every time, anyone mentions about me going away I get all emotional :)…that just aint me:):)
I used to always threaten my brother that “Anna, you are so gonna miss me once I get married and go away” n now when I actually have to go away…I realize that I am so gonna miss him too, more than I ever thought I would :):) (oh, I cant believe I am saying this:):)

When I think clearly, I realize that I am just being stupid n’ that everything’s gonna be fine, C tells me it will :):), but the nervousness remains :):)…I know its gonna be great but I do wish that I dint have to leave B'lore…

The fact remains that I am happy n' I am looking forward for this new chapter of my life to begin.

So, since I cant afford a therapist I might as well give myself some advice…..“ D, Stop thinking n’ have fun..take it one day at a time and everything will be …JUST FINE:):)

Good Advice huh?...now all I need to do, is try to follow this advice:):):)

Hypocrite!!!

I have always had an opinion on how bangalore is becoming worse day by day. The pollution,traffic, roads are all secondary the reason I crib the most about is that we just dont seem to find any bangaloreans in b'lore...I am sure everyone knows what I mean!!! No matter how much you try and speak Kannada... Hindi n' Tamil seems to have become a more commonly used language here.I keep giving gyaan to all me friends how we should talk more in Kannada and show our support of the Kannada language etc etc

Anyways...as I was cribbing about this same topic the other day I suddenly realized something....

I have lived in b'lore for most of my life...but still cant read Kannada properly...I dont watch Kannada movies and prefer to watch Tamil movies even though I dont understand the language properly.I tend to converse with my friends in English and Hindi even though all of us know Kannada.....so all this makes me a hypocrite right.

I do know my heart's in the right place but what right do I have to talk about this topic when I dont practice what I preach...guess thats why the saying goes "if you point your finger at someone, you have four fingers pointing back at you"!!!!

Crime n' Punishment

Finally the verdict is in and the killer of Priyadarshini Mattoo has been given the death penalty..I sure was happy when I heard this news, no it’s not that I believe in the death penalty..but I do believe in the adage "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"...Retributive justice!!!

I had no clue about the Mattoo case until a few months ago…but since then have done some reading up on it.Santhosh Singh raped and killed a then 22 year old Priyadarshini on Jan 23rd 1996..and a trial court acquitted him of the crime in 1999. Not only was this a injustice to the Mattoo family but it was a reflection of how the judicial system in India or rather anywhere in the world works. If you are the son of a major bigwig, a politician or like Santhosh Singh , the son of an IGP, you will NOT be convicted of any crime be it a simple shoplifting or anything as major as rape or murder.

So what exactly is the cause for this, is it that there was somthing wrong in the upbringing of these folks???....is it that they have always been give the easy way out that they never learnt how to take responsibility???? I remember that every time I even thought of being a little deviant (read steal a carrot form the vegetable vendor)..I used to immediately picture my dad and mom giving me a disgusted look..nothing as effective as "THE LOOK" you see.

Anyways, instead of analyzing the situation, let me come to the point, the fact that most shocked me was that some people were actually opposing the death penalty!!! I understand everybody is entitled to their own viewpoints, but does Santhosh Singh deserve to live? If, god forbid, a person in our family was killed in cold blood would we be able to forgive that person??? It’s easy to say “To Err is Human, To Forgive Devine”. But let’s face it we are human and not God!!!!

Every criminal must be punished irrespective of who he is and let the punishment fit the crime!!!

Finally when all is said and done the fact remains that Priyadarshini Mattoo will never come back, her family will always miss her...maybe the decision given by the court will at least help them sleep better at night.

Dont Answer The Phone!!!!

Man how dumb could we get????? Why do we have to try multitasking at every opportunity we get?

So what brought upon this tirade you ask....well yesterday our car was crashed into by this college kid who was talking on his mobile when he was driving.
Yes he did apologize and he did pay for the damages but this isn’t the end of the topic is it?? What’s the guarantee that he won’t do it again??? N’ who’s to say that this time he would be lucky enough to survive with only a dent on the car.

Is it so important to take a call when we’re driving and if so why can’t we just stop our vehicle and then answer the call?

Life is short, so why are we trying to make it shorter????

I think the government needs to come up with some stringent rules to ban cell phone use while driving. A study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine more than four years ago stated these findings: "Drivers are four times as likely to crash when talking on a phone -- about the same chances as a legally drunk driver has -- and three times as likely when talking on a "hands-free" phone".

It’s really sad to think that our lives lie in the hands of a moron out there who could not resist answering a call while driving. So please "Don’t Answer the Phone!!!!!"