April 28th, '06
As I sit here, by myself, in this tiny corner of this insignificant universe, trying desperately to code away to glory and "get things done"- my mind wanders to random events that have taken place over the last couple of weeks- There have been absolutely cheerful days and then those annoyingly dreadful ones. Not so thankfully, of those questionable depression. Times of self evaluation cross examination and then those when I was blissfully ignorant of the world's happenings- bathing in the glorious acts of affection and attention.
I have been meaning to get this post out for several weeks now. For reasons known and
unknown, I could not bring myself to pen down my thoughts and convey a note of thanks to those two wonderful souls who made my weekend one of the best I have had in a long time.
I have always been pretty conservative when it comes to expressing extremes of emotions. The fact is I can NOT over-react to anything. There can’t be a shriek - no squeaky piles of laughter - ahan... That would be so un-archana like. Well this time - it was no different. Just that I froze- and couldn’t believe my eyes.
April 13th - '06
I was asked to rush home - my room mate wanted a bunch of files mailed to her ASAP. After a rather dramatic 30 minutes of rushing and walking and reaching home - I found that my home seemed "invaded" with strange things lying around......
September 7th, '06
I have had a zillion "Blog Moments" over the last 5 months or so- Moments when I felt that I had the perfect idea for my next blog entry. But the moments suffered an immediate abortion even as they were being conceived. The trips to NY,NJ,California, appa and amma's stay in Minneapolis, California and chandler, my first car, my first few weeks at work, my new home , new friends, every little incident and new entrant deserve a lot more attention and appreciation than I have been exhibiting lately. Not to mention my old ties and memories that deserves even more significance. Today I decided that I would release my "Tale of the two annas" blog. There are two reasons to this. The insignificant one - I have some time to spare and the mood to blog. But more importantly, I like to believe that I am a woman of words –so there you go. To whomsoever it may concern - :)...
Back to April 13th...
My home seemed "invaded" with strange things lying around.....I was desperately trying to call my room mate when I suddenly heard voices in the corridor. In came my room mate, followed by another friend. I almost threw a fit. I couldn’t understand why she was acting so lackadaisical after all those desperate phone calls. I almost forgot to notice a third figure enter the room - and Oh My Dear God! My dearest anna shank stands right there with this totally naughty look on his face. I was bewildered - to say the least! I stared the first couple of seconds, closed my mouth in the next few, continued to stare in the next and finally exclaimed - pretty strongly! I squeaked in surprise! Aanu captured some brilliant, not to mention funny medley of emotions - surprise, confusion, happiness and excitement!
This surprise had been planned for months and everybody but me knew about it! I felt very proud of being a total sucker - I LOVE (D) SURPRISES! After pinching myself a couple of times (and getting pinched) and a nice quick shower, we headed to St. Anthony’s' (Oh! How I miss Stone Arch! ) The weather was beautiful. A nice clear day and the moon showed clearly. We caught up on all the gossip (not like we hadn’t talked in eons or anything! - But I was meeting him after a year and a half).
April 14th. ‘06
Had a quick project meeting to attend that morning. This was followed by another surprise that afternoon. I had a missed package and was extremely curious to know who on earth had sent me a gift. A trip to the USPS revealed the cutest baby poster ever - gifted by Harisu!! Mr. Jolla [NO - NOT pronounced HOLLA as in LA JOLLA, CA] known for his extremely cute mouth watering capabilities, now hangs proudly above my bed post. His presence makes me feel so pure and blissful! Sigh!
Anyways back to April 14th-So after the USPS trip, we headed out to Lake Calhoun. We had a wonderful hour or two of frisbeeing and enjoying the blue waters and the beauty of Minneapolis. It also happened to be Tamizh New Years. So we decided to do something very tamizh...We ended up in sarees, (thank goodness Aarthi was around- I must admit it would have been a total disaster otherwise) veshtees and kurtas and enjoyed a sumptuous meal @ Surabhi!
April 15th, '06
Deep in sleep, peaceful and content with the earlier day’s events, I was slowly shaken from my happy dreams. I strained to open my eyes - and Lo and Behold!! My other anna, Ram stands in front of me - casually asking me to wake up and greet him! I had NO CLUE what was happening. I actually thought it was a dream! How could this be happening?! To be frank- I dint even know how to react! Way too many surprises in a short span of time! Everybody was excited and yapping! After our morning ablutions, we all got ready to go to the Mall -After what seemed like eternity ( 6 hours to be accurate )- I finally decided on a couple of very pretty dresses (Special mention: from Ann Taylor and New Yorkers) that my annas wanted me to choose. Later that evening we revisited Calhoun on Ram's demand and ended the day with a hearty meal at Bombay Bistro.
April 16th, '06
Shank had to take the flight in the afternoon and Ram later that night. I decided to feed them to some (good) South Indian food. After a couple of rounds of Avial, Saadam and Appalam, we completed it with a good serving of semiya paayasam! It was time to say bye to shank. As much as we hated parting (especially after a brilliant reunion such as this), we had to bid goodbyes. After shank left, we took Ram on a tour of the school. I absolutely loved this part whenever any of my friends visited me. I loved boasting about Northrop, our Engineering Buildings, Coffman, Carlson, and the Washington Bridge with the Mississippi cutting across school. LOVED IT! After a long walk back home and very “deep” conversations on life and people, it was time to do the second round of byes.
I must confess - it was one of the best weekends EVER! I was absolutely elated to know how much people still cared, how affectionate people were/are. It was a blessing in disguise -especially during a phase when I used to be so insecure and cynical about any relationship.
Life feels so different now. More settling, more secure, more certain, happier. But what matters are those who stick by you when you're crabby and down in the drains! Those who call you no matter what to make sure you're doing OK. Those who know you suck at returning calls, but still don’t give up on you. Those who know YOU DO ACTUALLY CARE FOR THEM and DOES'NT LET Life's little hiccups get in the way- To all those lovely brothers - and friends, bless you all (And thanks for putting up with me :))
As I sit here, by myself, in this tiny corner of this insignificant universe, trying desperately to code away to glory and "get things done"- my mind wanders to random events that have taken place over the last couple of weeks- There have been absolutely cheerful days and then those annoyingly dreadful ones. Not so thankfully, of those questionable depression. Times of self evaluation cross examination and then those when I was blissfully ignorant of the world's happenings- bathing in the glorious acts of affection and attention.
I have been meaning to get this post out for several weeks now. For reasons known and
unknown, I could not bring myself to pen down my thoughts and convey a note of thanks to those two wonderful souls who made my weekend one of the best I have had in a long time.
I have always been pretty conservative when it comes to expressing extremes of emotions. The fact is I can NOT over-react to anything. There can’t be a shriek - no squeaky piles of laughter - ahan... That would be so un-archana like. Well this time - it was no different. Just that I froze- and couldn’t believe my eyes.
April 13th - '06
I was asked to rush home - my room mate wanted a bunch of files mailed to her ASAP. After a rather dramatic 30 minutes of rushing and walking and reaching home - I found that my home seemed "invaded" with strange things lying around......
September 7th, '06
I have had a zillion "Blog Moments" over the last 5 months or so- Moments when I felt that I had the perfect idea for my next blog entry. But the moments suffered an immediate abortion even as they were being conceived. The trips to NY,NJ,California, appa and amma's stay in Minneapolis, California and chandler, my first car, my first few weeks at work, my new home , new friends, every little incident and new entrant deserve a lot more attention and appreciation than I have been exhibiting lately. Not to mention my old ties and memories that deserves even more significance. Today I decided that I would release my "Tale of the two annas" blog. There are two reasons to this. The insignificant one - I have some time to spare and the mood to blog. But more importantly, I like to believe that I am a woman of words –so there you go. To whomsoever it may concern - :)...
Back to April 13th...
My home seemed "invaded" with strange things lying around.....I was desperately trying to call my room mate when I suddenly heard voices in the corridor. In came my room mate, followed by another friend. I almost threw a fit. I couldn’t understand why she was acting so lackadaisical after all those desperate phone calls. I almost forgot to notice a third figure enter the room - and Oh My Dear God! My dearest anna shank stands right there with this totally naughty look on his face. I was bewildered - to say the least! I stared the first couple of seconds, closed my mouth in the next few, continued to stare in the next and finally exclaimed - pretty strongly! I squeaked in surprise! Aanu captured some brilliant, not to mention funny medley of emotions - surprise, confusion, happiness and excitement!
This surprise had been planned for months and everybody but me knew about it! I felt very proud of being a total sucker - I LOVE (D) SURPRISES! After pinching myself a couple of times (and getting pinched) and a nice quick shower, we headed to St. Anthony’s' (Oh! How I miss Stone Arch! ) The weather was beautiful. A nice clear day and the moon showed clearly. We caught up on all the gossip (not like we hadn’t talked in eons or anything! - But I was meeting him after a year and a half).
April 14th. ‘06
Had a quick project meeting to attend that morning. This was followed by another surprise that afternoon. I had a missed package and was extremely curious to know who on earth had sent me a gift. A trip to the USPS revealed the cutest baby poster ever - gifted by Harisu!! Mr. Jolla [NO - NOT pronounced HOLLA as in LA JOLLA, CA] known for his extremely cute mouth watering capabilities, now hangs proudly above my bed post. His presence makes me feel so pure and blissful! Sigh!
Anyways back to April 14th-So after the USPS trip, we headed out to Lake Calhoun. We had a wonderful hour or two of frisbeeing and enjoying the blue waters and the beauty of Minneapolis. It also happened to be Tamizh New Years. So we decided to do something very tamizh...We ended up in sarees, (thank goodness Aarthi was around- I must admit it would have been a total disaster otherwise) veshtees and kurtas and enjoyed a sumptuous meal @ Surabhi!
April 15th, '06
Deep in sleep, peaceful and content with the earlier day’s events, I was slowly shaken from my happy dreams. I strained to open my eyes - and Lo and Behold!! My other anna, Ram stands in front of me - casually asking me to wake up and greet him! I had NO CLUE what was happening. I actually thought it was a dream! How could this be happening?! To be frank- I dint even know how to react! Way too many surprises in a short span of time! Everybody was excited and yapping! After our morning ablutions, we all got ready to go to the Mall -After what seemed like eternity ( 6 hours to be accurate )- I finally decided on a couple of very pretty dresses (Special mention: from Ann Taylor and New Yorkers) that my annas wanted me to choose. Later that evening we revisited Calhoun on Ram's demand and ended the day with a hearty meal at Bombay Bistro.
April 16th, '06
Shank had to take the flight in the afternoon and Ram later that night. I decided to feed them to some (good) South Indian food. After a couple of rounds of Avial, Saadam and Appalam, we completed it with a good serving of semiya paayasam! It was time to say bye to shank. As much as we hated parting (especially after a brilliant reunion such as this), we had to bid goodbyes. After shank left, we took Ram on a tour of the school. I absolutely loved this part whenever any of my friends visited me. I loved boasting about Northrop, our Engineering Buildings, Coffman, Carlson, and the Washington Bridge with the Mississippi cutting across school. LOVED IT! After a long walk back home and very “deep” conversations on life and people, it was time to do the second round of byes.
I must confess - it was one of the best weekends EVER! I was absolutely elated to know how much people still cared, how affectionate people were/are. It was a blessing in disguise -especially during a phase when I used to be so insecure and cynical about any relationship.
Life feels so different now. More settling, more secure, more certain, happier. But what matters are those who stick by you when you're crabby and down in the drains! Those who call you no matter what to make sure you're doing OK. Those who know you suck at returning calls, but still don’t give up on you. Those who know YOU DO ACTUALLY CARE FOR THEM and DOES'NT LET Life's little hiccups get in the way- To all those lovely brothers - and friends, bless you all (And thanks for putting up with me :))
