How life is!

I realized a lot of good things at the end of 2009, precisely on the last day of the year - 31st December. The one thing with me that I get easily inspired by the good things that people do. Two people who I know probably a little well always inspired me but today I feel that I am probably better than them in a few aspects. You cannot imagine to the extent to which I used to idolize what they do. Their time management style, they are a couple - their love for each other, money management, people management, totally.. everything.

I am not a spendthrift exactly but I love buying clothes - Polo Tees and nice long earrings which drive me crazy. I just cannot say NO to these two. These two people who are very close relatives are mine believe in a lot of money management even with respect to digital camera pictures I guess which is funny...! $15 for going around a place and they feel its expensive ?! You probably would think that, its up to the person if he/she needs to spend or not.. but I can tell you that I was in their place, I would and I have done it for someone who is not an immediate relative while I was on a trip to California ! They made me take pictures for them but I was in just one picture that was shot in the duration of about 45 minutes.

I was almost at the verge of shedding a tear but I kept telling myself "Kavitha.. You know you are so much better.. Do not weep for something you know is a petty issue.. That only makes you weak". I kept thinking that when I get married, have babies and if I and my husband took someone out with us, I would ensure that the person who is visiting us does not feel left out and thinks "WHY THE HECK AM I WITH THESE FUCKING FOLKS".. Excuse my expression but that's how I was feeling...

I am probably so much better than you two! :) I am Happy! I have learnt something that you two have not learnt.

Other funny thing. In India it is common to say.. "Oh, I can make out" instead of "Oh, I can figure out". Agreed MAKE OUT has a different meaning in the United States. The guy once corrected me over the phone for saying "I can MAKE OUT" and told me.. "YOU DO NOT SAY THAT".. and today almost after a year and half, his wife said the same thing and he was probably dumbfounded.. Why did you not correct her, if you go around correcting people with the way they talk ?

Sambaaaar aaaha

Folks:

You know what ? I made sambar today for the first time.. It wasnt the best Sambar.. but it definitely was good. I asked for assistance from Mano, a friend of mine pursuing his MBA at Philly.

For all those beginners who think they cannot cook.. Make a note : manam irundaal maargam irukum.. The parupu sambar. It should last for 3/4 days. I really miss being at home and having home made food. But if i had stayed at home, i would have never learnt to try cooking.. Necessity is the mother of invention. Someone has very rightly said that..

For now.. i have had a long weekend. I did not get all the work done as per my plan.. which is now new! For now.. i gtg. Will come back later and see what I can update you about.. :)

End of sem 2 in CIS

hello.. after a long time. My Fall semester has just flown so fast that i really did not have time for anything really. Its a weekend today and I just ended up getting up late and had breakfast. The raisin toasted bread with butter.. Love it! with my hot chaai. I am already done with 2 cups of tea so far. May be I would go for atleast 1 more in a bit.

Came up with a proposal for CIS 570 finally. I really thought that 570 and 560 would be very challenging but they were good. 570's simulations were something that I dont really like and proofs in 560. 

Most of my assignments would be completed at Panera breads in Dartmouth. I really like that place for my hazelnut coffee and tea! The ambience is very good with the mild sax music with free WI-Fi and you dont have to get out of there unless and until you feel like. The other place is called the Cave, which is Room 307 at the CIS department where I have spent a year now. It's one of the best class rooms.. well its not really a classroom.. its an open space with a white board where we study together. Woodland Commons on campus is one other place where we used to do our hw this semester. We literally used to be on campus there till 4 am in the morning.. I hate this winter. It gets so damn cold that you cant even walk.. talking about walk.. I love walking. I can walk continuously for 7 hours without any break.. that was totally 12 miles in 1 shot!

Summer is the weather that really suits a person like me who likes to walk.. I switched today from Honey bunches of oats to honey nut cheerios.. Love it! naa cheerios ku maaritane just like naa ujala ku maaritane! hehe

There is a new cold stone shop at Dartmouth and I tried the pumkin icecream and the ginger bread ice cream .. wowow..amazing.. If you ever get there..try it.. You will love it. I tried even the ginger bread bagel at Panera and it was awesome too... Too much of ginger I belive.. Vogay!. 

Friendly's is one other place where I have had a lot of ice cream.. rather more whipped cream. Royal banana split and jim dandy my favourites! Walnuts and whipped cream are a must for me if they dont pre exist in the ice cream itself.. I am a complete foodie. I cannot think of anything in this world if I dont have food! it is a priority for me.. i sometimes dont eat for days together and eat later.. but i hate to be hungry and love to be fed! Amma I really miss you.. !

Dollar dreams

I am just like any other Desi who dreams of dollars. I have learnt from people that, money gives a lot of independence.. lets you live the way you want to.. for people coming from families like mine..no lottery can help..its only hard work and education and good degrees stacked together make a difference..

Now a bit of my school life..School life was not that great for me.. I did not really have good friends.. I used to be in my own bubble not knowing what to think. So I spent almost all my time thinking, what I should think. I used to take my bag to school and come back home and never even opened it once to see if my books were intact. The only thing that I loved then was movies and hanging out. I used to be a terror at home.

My parents gave me a lot of freedom and independence. Just like any other Iyer family, they did have their do's and dont's but I used to go ahead and convince my parents and tell them what according to me was logical.

I attended Junior college and loved the fast paced life. I made a lot of good friends and just enjoyed being at school. Studies still took the back seat while fun was on the wheel... Suddenly i realize that I need to choose a career for myself and earn for my bread and butter. It was as if, someone pushed me into a well. I still did not know if I wanted to study medicine or engineering or law. Law was definitely ruled out. Medicine was ruled out by me since it was too hard to study and engineering was the only option.. I studied textiles and IT together.. at a vry prestigious institution and I loved life at Chennai eventually.. compared to the fast paced life in Mumbai.. it was too slow but was ok..

I made some good friends. I like them.. I did not like a bunch of people again there. But my friends are still in touch with me from Anna University for the last 5 years. I discontinued IT and chose to continue with textiles. Skipped placements for IT and skipped IT itself. All of them told me not to quit IT but i didnt really heed to all that pressure. I wanted to do what I chose..!

Sometimes I do somethings that I am not supposed to really..really insane ! but i just do it..dont know why! its fun though.. :)

First blog

My name is kukki and I am a 22 year old girl. For a long time I had my own apprehensions about blogging as to why someone else should know what's happening in my life. After contemplating I now have finally come to this blogging website.

I am in love my with life. Not that my life has been a bed of roses. I have had my own set of struggles just like everybody does but for most part, I invited trouble on my own.

My recent trip to WI has changed my life so much. I am one person who is always motivated by great, enthusiastic talks and I get into the groove. Bad things never bother me...! exceptions included.

My brother and his wife, R&SR were great people to talk to this time. SR has always been a great guide. I always liked his principles.. My other brother has his principles set so well you cannot think of. 

Anger runs in the family's blood but there is immense amount of confidence, morale and values too which has always been there. Thanks to my grand fathers, grand mothers and my lovely parents who have always tried hard to bring us up well. I am not set in life. I am still a student but what I have learnt from August 2007 is a big learning experience. I would rather say, the Summer 2008 has been a wonderful one for me.. with great hurdles and good things that I have come across..

My family of course has always been a big source of support. I want to add  a couple of friends' names who have always been a good source of inspiration for me. Jatin has been a very good mentor all through my tough times and he has been a motivator all the time. Just like God gives difficult times, he sends disguised angels and people to help you out all the time. Jatin has always helped me in all the way that he can.

Shivaprakash is one other friend of mine who I have known for 5 years now since UG at AU. He's sometimes a pain in the ass with his hunt for good looking girls but the best side of him is his hard work and confidence galore that he has.. he's blessed with it.

My graduate school has been an ok place. Actually, no place is good/bad or ok but the people living there make the place worth living.. I have not really met more than 3/4 people in my graduate school who I look up at for inspiration.

I used to do sketching very well and with a lot of interest.. I have lost touch but I would love to resume it again anytime for all my life.. I like watching old movies in tamil and hindi. I like listening to tamil and hindi music of the olden times.. 

One other person I met this Summer who I met this Summer. She's a very nice woman who has established herself as a good mother, a good office worker, a good wife and a good person. She's an American but sometimes when she and I talk, I feel so much like her and so does she.. I would always love to keep in touch with her.

Today has been one of the lazy days that I started up so late.. almost at 12:30 PM today which is a Saturday. Weekends are the times that I sometimes like and sometimes hate...

I have been trying to watch this Tennis match and I am trying to catch up with sports. I like forensic science very much and I always watch serials, reports on the television to know more. I have had a penchant for forensic science since I was 10.