Happy Budday ,Yeyy !!

I am an year old !!

Dear reader , am glad to celebrate my first Birthday with you !
I saw this beautiful world first time on 9th April last year .In a week`s time I would be one year old.
It was your support and appreciations which encouraged me flourish to my present form.And I look forward to your affection in future !
I have been witness of journey , a journey called life … The journey filled with moments of fun , frolic , joy ,sorrows ,pain. The year started with beautiful journey to Goa which filled me with everlasting memories to cherish !
And then it was about journey of Rams finding his soulmate in reel life ( his hunt in real life still continues ) .This journey I think was equally enjoyed by one and all who read it ,who witnessed it thru my eyes !
There were few poignant questions asked by Maddi to God about when he would find his girl ,and what was the rationale behind the so called injustice meted out to him .
There were few introspections ,looking back over the bittersweet memories,the deliberations and the road ahead.
There were moments when obligations of material world kept me away from you all .
There were birthdays and marriages celebrated !!
so were old friends cherished ..
you were enlightened with various ways of pataofying pottis
The movies ,the sitcoms , we ruminated over them all .
And then there were rants ,there was frustration of moving to US leaving behind friends.
There were wonderful dinners on the way and there were beautiful evenings spent too !
And there is lot more that would come your way in the future .
I have been the tree beneath which new friendships were made , old memories and friendships were cherished ,thoughts were exchanged , the future plans were made ,the frustration was vented .
Thats me , your footprints that you left on the sand of life ..
Let the year two roll on . And it looks even more promising than the one that passed by . sit in my shadow and I shall try to entertain you the way I had been doing !!

Musings..

some human beings donot learn from mistakes. and I am one of those …
They say , History repeats itself. wouldnot have been true without idiots like me ..sigh…
when would I learn .. would I learn in the first place
Current Mood : Low . I can only hope things fall in place.

A Perfect evening !

winter is about to end ,and sunny days are round the corner.Today was one such beautiful sunny day I was craving for quite sometime !

went out today to get my license .After facing zillion problems to get that illusive piece of paper,today was the day when I could lay my hands on my license,and I felt liberated  .For me it was the toughest thing to get hold of in US of A ,for no apparent reason.
Day was spent just like that lazying around ,talking to friends , writing something ,chatting with friends , calling up parents blah blah blah .
few innovative things were discussed with Rams and Khobra and some indeed saw the day of light ;).
and it was evening by the time I realised . you should see to believe how quickly saturdays pass on …
And I longed to go out for walk with such beautiful climate outside. by  evening ,weather was little cold for comfort but all in all it was beautiful out there.Me freshened up ,sneaked into new T  I purchased few days ago , moved out and strolled around the place .Firangs seemed to be all excited with sunny day.kids were playing around ,young ones dashing past with music blazing at high volume in cars,and old ones strolling around like me .on the way back home, I offered help to annayya staying next apartment who would be moving out shortly ,and then got back to my den .was in mood to keep on writing today ,may be it was beautiful weather playing tricks  ..
brewed cuppa of coffe for self and stood infront of house feeling the cold and drops of drizzle reaching with mild breeze onto my face,let my hand soak in cold rain drops. Been ages since I could enjoy an evening like this .Its been beautiful like this for sometime but it was today I could really appreciate nature ,sit back and take notice of the season gradually changing for better.
sitting infront of house , looking at rain with no one but a steaming cup of coffee to accompany, feeling those rain drops ,favorite songs playing in background and the mind freely wavering all around , well is one of those wonderful pleasures you are entitled to for free of cost provided you are interested enough .
Thought of jotting down third post of the day crossed my mind , I settled down by starting playlist of favorite youtube songs and here I am ,scribbling something .

A Dinner to remember !

The occasion was friend had purchased brand new used car . And we decided to hit the road ,roam around Jersey and gorge over some good food .
we decided to first do some pet pooja and reached Indian Restaurant called Cinnamon nearby our place, bit costly ,but we were in no mood really to care about the expenses that day .
The ambience at the place was justifiable to what they were charging.Besides the main reason we were there was ,we had gathered that they serve wondeful biryani .The music was befitting to the occasion. It was mix of old numbers and Jagjeet numbers. And me was enjoying them to the fullest.and the three friends of mine were scratching their heads making sense out of the music .2 haandis of biryani , rotis ,chicken Tikka , Fish fry were ordered.
The things started rolling when discussion drifted to one of us four`s ( now I ain’t taking names here ! ) troubled love life ,which at moment is shaky .poor guy is facing tough time deciding to go / no go ahead .
so The wisest among us started giving away Gyaan .
” Dekho yaar , maine toh jindagi me hamesha se yahi principle follow kiya hai . When in doubt ,go ahead and propose.And then think of consequences later. And I never repented over what I did .”
” Man, how many girls did you propose so far ? ” came the question. And I was in splits coz I knew the answer.
” paanch baari ,yaar.and every time No was the answer but atleast I wont ever live with regret that I didnt convey my thoughts.aur agar in future ,If I feel like I am in love I sure will go ahead and  propose.sidhasa funda hai yaar apne life ka ! “
And then over the dinner, nitty gritties of all the five attempts were discussed with lots of interest which again had us in splits .The takeaways out of discussion were helpful ,all the rest felt at the end .
we had tough time finishing food .There was this enigmatic ,haunting effect on me due to the wonderful music being played there. I was tired of luaghing incessantly over the dinner ,and I am sure ppl sitting around us would have been bugged big time .
Then we hit the road again, the original plan was to go and watch 300 movie but we had not checked the show timings ,and when we reached theatre , we were informed the last show started before half an hour .slightly disappointed,we started roaming around again for another hour.It was fun filled evening to say the least ,surely one of the best we had since we came down !!
BTW The bill was paid by the proud owner of the new car !

I am Tagged !

I am tagged…
Ash has tagged me! And I am prompt ( Ahem , provided delay of three weeks doesnt count )to finish it quickly

Favorite Colors: Err , frankly I never gave this thought in my life ( I believe in preserving my grey cells ,I dont think much actually ) ..ok lemme scratch my brain . I somehow prefer black colour over others when I select shirts ,so it should be black for me .

Favorite Food: Aah,well this is my arena . I prefer non veggie stuff . Hyderabadi cuisine is something I prefer most .Delicious biryani ,mouth watering Kebabs and Haleem any day ,nothing can beat`em

Favorite Month: Amm,the one with maximum number of holidays !

Favorite Songs: Aaj Jane ki Zid na Karo , Lucky Ali numbers ,RHTDM , Gangster songs and loads of them out there.Tough to squeeze them all here !

Favorite Movies: I be a movie buff !
Hindi : DCH,Lakshya , RHTDM ,Hyderabad Blues , Angrez ,Hera Pheri,Hazaro Khwahishein Aisi , Kukunoor movies ,Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na.
Telugu : Dollar Dreams , Anand , Godavari ,vennela, RGV Telugu movies ,all those comedy flicks coz they dish out the best comedy in Telugu :).
English : Forrest Gump,Serendipity , Hitch,The Terminal,Shwashank Redemption,X-Men,pursuit of happyness,Godfather.

Favorite Book: Godfather,Kane and Abel,Catcher in The Rye,Love Story,A walk to remember,Five point Someone,Harry Potter,The Bourne Identity,catch 22,R K Narayan books .Thriller is the favorite genre.

Favorite Sport: cricket , Tennis.

Favorite Season: Unexpected showers in summer ( Bin Badal Barsaat ) ,chilly mornings in winter ,cool breezes in summer night !
Favorite Day Of the week: saturday and sunday .
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Plain Vanilla .
Favorite Time of Day: Any time with friends around .

8 CURRENTS:
Current Mood: weekend yeyy !
Current Taste: The tea that I had sometime ago is still lingering on my taste buds !
Current Clothes: Jeans ,T and moi fav shirt .
Current Desktop: Blue logo of moi Employer.
Current Toe nail Color: N/A to guyz I guess
Current Time: 1.35 PM EST
Current Surroundings: King sized Bed ,My cup of tea and cloths all around
Current Thoughts: what the hell am I doing with life ? where the hell is it headed after all ?? . A big question mark.I be on wrong side of 20s and what the hell …blah blah blah …You dont want to peek in my brain rt now for sure

6 FIRSTS:
First Best Friend: Manya ,my childhood friend.
First Screen Name: Appu
First Pet: I had many ,dont remember the name of the first one though
First Piercing: N/A
First Album: Don’t remember
First Movie: Dont Remember.

6 LASTS:
Last Cigarette: No smoking,Thank you !
Last Taste: The chicken fry that I cooked yesterday nite !
Last Movie Seen: Idiot ( Telugu )
Last Phone Call: Conf call with 5-6 friends we had about an hour ago !
Last Book Read: The Ambler Warning by Ludlum

Have You Ever Broken the Law: Yes,never been caught though apart from petty offences like jumping the signals
Have You Ever Been Arrested: Not yet
Have You Ever Been on TV: Nope
Have You Ever Lied: Yup! I lie all the time
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn’t Know: Ahem,Nai.

5 THINGS:
Thing You’re Wearing: Jeans / T / Shirt
Thing You’ve Done Today: Woke up late, went and collected my licence,called up parents and friends ,had lunch and here I am filling in this long overdue post
Thing You Can Hear Right Now: IIFA awards which is running in other window.
Thing You Can’t Live Without: friends , parents .
Thing You Do When You’re Bored: Read, Listen to music, Watch TV, sleep, go out, bug friends,eat.

4 PLACES YOU’VE BEEN TODAY:
Home, Licence office, friend`s house ,friend`s car .

3 PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO:
There are many friends ,naming three and leaving others`s out would lead to possible war of words   and of course my parents :).

2 CHOICES:
Get back to school again .
write a wonderful novel.

1 THING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Err,let that be a secret

And I tag RamS and Simi , and knowing kind of freak Rams is , I dont really have high hopes on him ,I tag simi as well along sothat atleast one of them wud care to fill this up
My Apologies to Ash for taking this long to fill this up

Kya karti ki kya ki - Hyderabadi Poem .. :))

Alrite ,I didnt write it . in fact I havent written anything for ages … got it from freehyderabad forum , a happening place that be.Read it ,and laugh your heart out

Hathaan mein hath milake,
Hathaan mein hath milake,
angoothi churake uno chali gayi,
abhi galae milne ku aari,kya karati ki kya ki…….

Chay peenae ku aake,
chay peenae ku aake,
saucer churaake uno chali gayi,
abhi full meals ku aari,kya karati ki kya ki…….

Pehlichh mulaakat mein ,
pehlichh mulaakat mein ,
five star mein uno merkoo chunna lagai,
abhi date pe lekae jaao bolri,kya karati ki kya ki…….

Sagai-sagai bolkae,
sagai-sagai bolkae,
puri shopping karali,
abhi shaadi-shaadi bolrikya karati ki kya ki…….