Smiles

The extra happy moments which I can't post on my other blog due to my resolution of not posting more than one each day

19th November:

Went to R-city to have a look at the cams and went to Big Cinemas (just in case a new movie came up) and was delighted to know that Kurbaan for God knows what reason... released on Thursday itself... Yippeeee !!! Knowing the kind of Movie buff I am you would understand why this made me happy :P

20th November:

Finally kind of sorted out things with A. I still am kinda pissed off at N for telling her about things, but it kind of turned out in a good way :) Those issues probably don't matter nemore but were kind of deep seeded inside for too long to be forgotten that easily. But decided to let go finally and talk about it, and thankfully turned out in a good way :)

so all smiles for that... though actually after the chat i cried :P but that was coz I was missing her and not coz I was sad. So still... all smiles :)

4 years

Never realised time could fly so fast

its been four years and come to think of it now..... its good in a way.... tht its stable as of now... touch wood !!

at the same time doesnt feel like its been tht long..... a few things do get boring after this long.... thr is sumtimes nothing left in the name of suprise to long for or lok forward to when it becomes this long....

but then yet again comes another 27th and u are thrown off ur feet in the most unexpected way !!!

the morning was jus like any other morning.... got up went to class.... and then at 4 o' clock i get a bunch of purple orchids and carnations delivered to the class.... now tht wasnt expected.... or maybe i expected it in the morning but forgot abt it by the evening time and the card read.... Happy 4th.... P.S: waiting down for you - Bugs

i cudnt stop smiling after tht.... looked down frm the balcony nd thr he was all smiling.....

finished the lecture in the next 15 min and went down.... was promptly stopping an auto when he said.... dont bother....and he jus he made a call and a car came and halted in front of us ....feeling like a princess already...got into the car.....went to Mad Over Donuts.... 12 Donuts.... can u imagine :P well didnt eat all... got them packed :P finished 6 though ;)

Went to Colaba from there.....went to this place which was supposed to be the dinner halt for the night.... but we reached thr at 6:30 and it doesnt open till 8 pm.... having no choice we decided to spend time at colaa causeway -- with me shoppin like crazy :P

even b4 we reached the shoppin area my eyes fell on Leopold cafe.... and hence halt at Cafe Leopols estb. 1871

a shot of cherry brandy mixed with some other liquors and a plate of pasta and french fries and scrambled eggs with ice tea :D

and then soon after started the shopping spree..... 4 pairs of shoes and loads of bangles and ear rings.... aaah !!!! total bliss.... nothing cud beat the happiness one gets after shoppin ...and tht too when its cheap chindi shopping !!!

after the round of shoppin it was time to leave for this restaurant again....

frm outside this place was a total mood spoiler.... felt like..... after all this bliss.... y this? :P

went up abt 5 floors in a cramped up lift.... the smallest i have ever been in i shud say...and the lift man has to b one person out of the 4 tht can hardly fit into it

the lift halted on the 5th floor...had to climb up 2 fleets of stairs and then opened doors to the best place i have ever been to till date.... awesum ambience (or maybe i felt so coz the day was spl) and smelt good with all the flavoured hookah..... it has this raised platform a lil secluded frm the rest of the place frm which u can have the view of the sea with all the fishing boats and tourist motor boats hangered. we got a table after abt 20 min of waiting.... ordered food...fabulous i shud say ... never had such awesum biryani except in hyderabad :P

Ordered a hookah (grape) and its naaaaaaaaaaaice :P

awesum place i shud say.... and to complete wat was a perfect eve+night sumone was bursting crackers (the celebration rockets) into the air and it felt like the 27th of last yr when we went to Pearl O' Orient one night before diwali when we sat in the revolving restaurant facing the marine drive and all the colorful lights .....it felt the same even now....maybe even better.....

on the whole it was probably the Best date till date !!!

P.S: the pic so damn fits in.... !!!!

Random Thoughts

decided to better post this under this heading.... and will continue this label for these kinds of thoughts were i dnt have time to actually write a big post abt these thoughts but i still want it on jus for archives

--> got a new laptop

--> sumtimes better to stay away

--> need a holiday

--> hate it when they dnt listen to me in class but they listen to him x-( x-(

This or That

Sumtimes this question makes life miserble :D

To go out or not to
To buy a new laptop or save money
To buy the blue shoes or the red ones
To take it seriously or not
To tell them or not
To do it or not
This one or that one
Gym or Jogging.... or neither :D
Ghar ka khana or Bahar ka khana
Premier show or first day show
Romance or Comedy
Action or Drama
Get up early or Walk in late
Train or Rickshaw
Sony Walkman or Apple Earphones
Change Flat or Dont change
Spend Money or Save money
Gas Laws or Periodic Properties :P
Objective or Subjective
Purple or Black
Call or Not to call
Talk or not to talk
Meet or not to meet

each one in a different context but each one equally important :P

Happy Teacher's Day to me :P

well..... i was worried before i took up this decision....worried if i was doin the right thing...worried if i cud make it or if students wud reject and kick me out :P didnt want to end up in the library like the others.... and well guess wht.... looks like I aint a bad teacher after all ;)

I dont knw how or wht the students think abt me but as for me.... I enjoy each class equally and each batch equally (well but i do have my favourites :P )

I look forwar to each class.... and i am really glad i took this up....sumtimes i really feel like....who cares wht the others have to say about my decision.... i am lovin wht i am doin and i am gettin paid well so how does it matter.... but well thr come those other times when i feel ki maybe i took a wrong step but then along comes another class and i feel all high again :)

right now in hyd...enjoying a weekend with my parents.... looking forward to monday when i can go back to work :)

After shopping its cooking

Yes.... thts my latest obsession..... if its south indian sumtimes like masala dosa.... other times its the authentic north indian mushroom makai paneer... while at other times it has no regional barriers - i make some pakode :D

list of things i have made and turned out good till now :D... in the order tht i made them

maggi ;)

sada dosa

aaloo fry

bhindi fry

omlet

egg burji

kheer (payasam)

aaloo ki sabzi

bhindi ki sabzi

tomato soup

kashmiri pulao

paneer butter masala (paneer makhani)

veg kolhapuri (disaster)

masala rice

scrambled eggs with toast

pasta

mac and cheese

boondi raita

masala boondi chat (own creation :P)

upma

sevaya

poha

pakode

masala dosa

paneer makai paneer

and in the desserts list i have my own creations

and i'd like to call them.....

Landslide and Curious Gorge ;)

both of them were awsum (this i knw for sure)

next on list is chicken which will be ghar ka recipe and chole

hope they turn out good too :D

and yeah...i think i will make a good cook coz i had two best critics eat my food today and this is how it turned out

critic 1 : a picky fellow who has names for everything and nething cooked....nd who compares it with his mom's cooking and leaves the table if its bad..... but suprisingly he finished 3/4th of the sabzi today

critic 2: a frnd who i knw for sure has been the best cook i know and she jus wanted to taste it but instead took a second helping because she said she liked it :P

and these two things are enuf for me to believe tht i am good (though i havent eaten it myself becoz of the mushrooms :P )

The girl in the green scraf

If you have watched the movie "Confessions of a shopaholic" you knw wht exactly i am talking about

Shopping is just wonderful !!!

Would like to quote sumthing frm the movie here :

"The joy you feel when you've bought something,and it's just you and the shopping.

All you have to do is hand over a little card.

Isn't that the best feeling in the world? You wanna shout it from the mountaintops... You feel so confident and alive and happy and warm "

I wish i could just add more adjectives..... its just an amazing feeling when you come back home carrying all those bags.... it doesnt matter whether you've bought those shoes at Loft or Inc.5 or Catwalk or you picked them off from one of the roadside shops at Bandra....it all still counts.... its still the same amazing feeling

I never enjoyed shopping this much....well buying cute girly stuff i always enjoyed..... but the last two years have been like a shopping spree for me....clothes...shoes....accessories...everything and anything. I have shopped more than what i have shopped in the last 20 years of my life in just these 2 years.... and no regrets... except when i have to look at the balance in the account :P

Been a long time since i have been shopping....but with the monsoons here.....its just round the corner :)

but officially, i have already done my first monsoon shopping with a beautiful bright blue umbrella :)

Aaaaaahhhh... I love shopping :)

And proudly.... I have turned into a shopoholic :D