End Semester period, in one word “havoc”, and what on earth am I doing? Writing a blog? Pavi, u mad? Actually writing one to prevent the entry of madness in my already chaotic mind. After a frustrating week of C++ programming I went so crazy that at the end of it I swore I am going to take a movie titled “Segmentation fault”, huh? !@#$%^&* Got the clue?So, chilling out a little….
I’m getting a little nostalgic again in this blog. It’s a comparison between how things were when I was in India and how things are when I am here…..
INDIA - Me: Whats for breakfast?
Mom: Idli and coconut chutney….
Me: Idli for breakfast? “yeeeeeeuckkkkkkkk!”
USA - Me: Idli? Where? Where?
Roomie: No, I said the pope died in Italy, Chweety.. you ok?
Me: No, Its ok, I can have it without the Chutney
Roomie: Huh??
Me: Sigh!
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INDIA – Mom: Err! Miss? Care keeping your room clean? It’s been this way for long!
Me: Ma!! Come on! I can find stuff easier this way
Mom: Pavi? Your grand mom calls your room a “Godown”
Me: Phew! That’s better than it being called a “Museum” he he!
Mom: Lady… I give up
Me: Thanks mom! Ur the best :D
USA - Friend : What’s up for the weekend?
Me: Well, I’m thinking of doing some cleaning….
Friend: Cleaning What? The streets?
Me: Eh? Our Apartment ofcourse!
Friend: Wasn’t that what you did last weekend?
Me: Well, That was a week back! I can’t think straight if it’s messy!
Friend: Yeh right Clean Freak! Do us a favour and clean our apartment for us too!
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INDIA – Me: Whats that noise?
Brother: Excuse me! That’s Rap! Eminem, It’s a show on him.
Me: They are showing “Mouna Ragam” on Sun TV I want to watch that
Brother: You would have watched that movie a zillion times…. And Mani Ratnam is a loser!
Me: Your swearing Rapper is the Loser!
Brother: I’m not changing the channel, try what you can!
USA (chat conversation)
Brother: Hey! They are showing “Kannathil Muthamittal” on TV, one of your favorite movies, got reminded of you.
Me: Ooh really?
Brother: Surya is your favorite right? Watch Mayavi….I found it online on a website. You might like it.
Me: Thank you ra! I miss you!
Brother: Me too!
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INDIA – Me: {lazily sleeping at 6:00 pm}
Dad: Pavi Kanna? Don’t sleep in the evening ma… You’ll sleep late at night and get up late again tommorow morning.
Me: hmmmmm yawn ! {get up}
Me: {next day morning slepping till 7:00 am}
Dad: Pavi! You got to catch the bus at 8:00!
Me: 5 minutes daddy!
Me: {get ready and come out of the room}
Dad: You did not drink milk before your bath!!
Me: I’ll have it now….gulp!
Mom: Have breakfast!…..
Me: Gulp! Enough!
Bro: Oye! Your friend Raji called up, she wants some CD, Keep a PA to attend all your calls…I have better work.
Mom: Here’s your lunch!
Me: Ok, Bye mom, Bye Dad!
Dad: Your forgetting your juice!
Me: Sigh! No daddy Its getting late!
Dad: I’m not dropping you in the bus stand until you have it or take it!
Me: Fine!!!!!!!!
USA - alarm: {at 6:00 am} buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Me: {at 6:15 force myself out of bed}
Me: {at 6: 25 getting ready}
Me: {at 7:00 having milk and checking mail}
Me: {at 7:10 make and dump a sandwich in my bag to have it for breakfast, presently no time}
Me: {at 7:25 pack last night’s left over for lunch}
Me: {at 7:50 text books, laptop and other stuff to last me for the day in the bag}
Me: {15 minutes walk through the mostly snow laded streets of buffalo, to the bus stand}
Me: {Reach work at 8:40, 10 minutes late, Grin at my boss :D}
Looking at it positively, coming to this country has done some good to a pampered child like me and I have noticed that you need to let go, to miss it and love it when it occurs to you again. I just cant wait to set foot back home and appreciate all what I took for granted previously.
Oops, got to get back to the semester work.....Got the whole summer to blog away :D.....wish me luck ;)
11 comments:
Your conclusion reflects the reality and I appreciate you ended your blog the way you did.
If you learn to love the present, you will relish every moment of your life
hey vids...nice to know ur facing something similar!!! join the club ;)
and Venkat, your right about loving the present...am working on that :)..going well so far!
Pavi, Don't be so philosophical. I can understand you're missing home, yeah, but , we have to get over it. We are not destined to be with a certain person or in a certain place all the time...Just have fun with whatever that comes your way(luv ur life always)...be happy, keep others happy...Just a wee bit of advice from me....
Hey pavi... good to see you learing stuff the hard way .. as Abby had rightly said
"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just."
Keep it up and join the gang....
hi pavi,
atleast now u started learning...good!!!!!!
-booms
nice blog u got there...all the best for ur exams!
Very well written...thats the reality.....100% true!
1st time here .. excellent one.. and so true!!.. y did ya stop? start blogging again..
lol... lmao at the pope bit!.. i'm a spoilt brat... jus hadn't had a chance yet to find out how spoilt i actually am :D..but i have a hunch that i jus MITE b able to relate to ur blog sometime in the future :P
Lakshana:
Well it actually is a good thing if u can relate to it in the future... You will start being grateful for all wht you previously took for granted
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