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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Exhaustion !!

This month has been really exhausting. I feel spent. Work, home, home away from home... all fighting for control over my brain. Aviva is moving out today. She is the only femaie roomate I have had who has lasted for almost two years. As a matter of fact my longest lasting roommate. And must say the a wonderful one at that. I cant imagine will go home to an empty house tonight. She would have packed and moved by the time i get home. Today also I would have my design review and be done with a huge thing at work. Am feeling physically and emotionally drained.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

I don’t want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I don’t want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night

This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I’m too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy

Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind

Baby just give me one reason - give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason - give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I loved you
And there ain’t no more to say

Tracy Chapman


Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Welcome to this world Radhika


Sveta just had a beautiful baby. Yesterday i went to see the radiant mother and the newest addition to the Patel family. Beautiful little Radhika. So tiny so fragile. I held the day old baby in my arms and there she was looking up at me with her dark eyes and her tiny fingers reaching out. I was so overwhelmed. I think she took a liking to me :-). She knows I will be the aunt that spoils her :-) !!!




Tuesday, November 16, 2004

"Piya Tora Kaisa Abhimaan ??"


Is a very beautiful song from this forthcoming hindi movie raincoat. Sung by Hariharan and Shubha Mudgal are two versions of the song. Its like the song was written to be sung by them. I particularly like this one song "Mathura Nagarpati kahe tum Gokul Jaye ?". Really beautiful lyrics. I could almost imagine Krishna sitting in his palace reminiscing about Gokul and Radha and the gopis. I have always found it heart wrenching that he left Gokul and Yashoda never to look back again. The story says that he did however go back just one last time. He set out to fulfill his mission, the reason for which he came on earth. The path of his duties never ever took him to the home of his childhood.

Anyways i have completely strayed from what I started out talking about. :-) !!!!


Thursday, November 04, 2004

Two songs that figure on my all time favourites are 1. Stairway to Heaven and 2. Highway to Hell.

I was just thinking this morning...what an amazing reflection of our lives the two titles are. If you want to go to hell you take the highway. Its as easy as that !! But to get to heaven you have to take the damn stairway !!??!!


Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Integral now to my mornings is my mom logging on (something she finally learnt to do ) just to say hi to me. I am so used to it that I look forward to it. Mom s visiting my grandparents in Chennai. Wont be logging on this week. I think I will call her tonight. I miss mommy. Its been a bad day and I feel like had mom logged on it wouldnt have been half as bad. :-)


Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Halloween Weekend was a nightmare of a different sort. Spent the whole weekend lying on a couch with a cramping stomach. Finally on Sunday drove myself to Urgent Care for some prescription medicine. Bad as it sounds, thankfully Shy was sick all weekend too. So I had someone to partake in my misery :-) !!

V is acting really weird these days. When has he not though ? But it still does'nt stop to amaze me. "No Man is an Island .." Mr. John Donne, you obviously don't know V !!

Spoke to Sac after such a long time last night. Long time >= 2 weeks :-) !! Felt really nice.

B is such a sweet guy. He has been calling every other day to see how I am doing.

I wonder what K is up to ? I gave him a good solid counselling session for free before he left for India. He loves complicating his life :-). I am waiting for him to come back. I kinda miss him :-) !!