I miss you

Suddenly, it looks like everybody I love is either away from me or are leaving pretty soon(NO! this is NOT a senti post). And, boy! Do I miss them!

Ok...so here goes the list.
(in the order of disappearance!)

Mr. Raj Mohan...I miss you. I miss the intellectual arguments, the howling(or singing), the extremely pointless conversations, the pulling of legs(I guess my legs became a centimeter longer because of all the pullings), the book sharings and all the brotherly-sisterly lowe.

Ms. Nandhini Manoharan...I miss you for reasons far beyond human understanding. It's like having a part of me(think Horcruxes), torn and thrown into the Obama Land. Come back soon.

Ms. Harish Varma...it is such a shame to admit I miss you. I really hope you don't see this. I miss the evening bike rides filled with your uncanny story narrations, and it always felt good to know I had you to listen to every damn thing I say. You were a source of support and inspiration, and I really truly miss you everyday I get to work, and I find the seat next to me empty.

Ms. Supraja Sankaran...I miss you fully fully. I keep staring at the wall wondering what happened to our Blabber and who/what did this to her, and when she will be back. I miss all the aimless bike roamings, the completely pointless jokes we crack, the triplet times, the senti times, the resort stays, the MADNESS in MOP, the bitching about, the shopping and hell a lot more.

Mr. Dinesh Kumar... I almost missed you on this list :P Lol. I miss the vetti arattais right outside your house, and the polambifications. You patiently listened to all my ramblings, and thankfully, you don't have the characteristic trait of mankind(read "offering solutions). You listen, and you know that's all you have to do to make me feel better. And, oh, I also miss the gossip sharing. And TADAH...I miss my movie library :)

Ms. Alvia Nasir...I don't know if I miss you or not :-) (hence the change in order!) Because it feels like you're always there. I miss seeing that laughter which shakes your whole body though.

Ms. Deepti Menon...Come September, I will miss you. I know for sure I'm furiously going to type a text message rambling about what happened just then, and keep wondering why it isn't getting delivered before I finally realize my Bumboo is in Manchester. I miss (read above) and I won't have anybody to complain about my darling man. I can't get jittery about my hunger anymore, because you wouldn't be around to change topic.

Mr. Srinivasan (with a huge last name)...shit shit shit. I miss you all day and all night. And I'll miss you even more once you go off sailing. And I won't like it. At all.

Ms. Bhuvana Kannan...you're probably leaving by the end of this year, to your fancy new apartment. And my childhood will go with you. Because without you, my childhood wouldn't be what it is today...a treasure of memories that I never want to let go. Because without you...I wouldn't be what I am today.

...and oh yes, Mr. Ayush Singhania, I do miss you too. You don't have to peep at me from above strangely and remind me I didn't include you in the list...yes, I have to admit, I'm not as good as you. None of us are.

Awards 2009

2010 is here. Well, Happy New Year!!

Hmm...an year leaves after 365(or 366) days...but it does leave behind a lot of things and experiences...my year 2009 was fully packed....it stuffed me with soooo much that sometimes it was..just...deluging. But yeah, during the course of the year, so many things happened...and a lot of them are award-worthy..

*tadaaaa*

Vedha's awards for 2009

I-show-middle-finger-to-you award: It was a very close call between the fat-dark-glasses person and the getting-fat-wobble-walk person. Finally, getting-fat-wobble-walk gets the award for being a total snob...(the fact that getting-fat-wobble-walk lives close by and I need to look at that face at least once in a week, highly influenced the decision!)

Blade No. 1 award: Without doubt goes to the great man who has an office behind Kasi theatre. (I'm sure the twins will agree!)

Agony month award: Tie between May and June

Confusion rules award: September!!!

Everybody-hates-me award: HR woman in the office behind the Samsonite showroom overlooking a bridge! You really suck lady.

I-should-be-acting-in-a-Vikraman-movie award: The person who works for the company that has been endorsed by Aishwarya Roy, SRK, Suriya, Madhavan, Ranbir, Deepika, Dada, Ram charan Teja and so many others at some point of time...

Varum-aana-varaadhu award: HCL Technologies! (oops...my apologies to everybody who's joined there :P)

The perfect Gentleman award: The guy with three initials in the name, but addressed with just two letters!

My-favorite-politician-award: Our local councillor!

Biggest-craze award: The Twilight saga!

Epdi-irundha-naan-ipdi-aayiten award: Well, you have an office at Jagannathan Road, my dear 'one'!

Ayo-raama,-enna-yen-indha-mari-kalisadai-pasangaloda-ellam-kootu-sera-vekara award: to the guy who got hit by me in 1st std. ONLY for that drama involving the mokka zombie.

Tragedy-of-the-year award: Sri Lanka

100-degree-Celsius(Boiling point!) award: Close tie between the 66 year old and the 27 year old!

Shock-of-the-year award: Lala and dancer break up!

Comedy-of-the-year award: Two of my classmates are TEACHERS now!

About-turn award: IT-->Advertising shift!

Villain-of-the-year award: Swine Flu!

Can't-get-more-stupid award: Free TVs!

Nicest-to-me award: is shared.

1.Remember the HR woman in the office behind the Samsonite showroom overlooking a bridge? This person took me to that office :)

2. The Tall man. For that wink when onyx used his weird snub way on me during my first week at work...and well, for all the pick-ups and drops...

Hype and Buzz award: Fake IPL player for all the entertaining tit-bits during IPL II.

Miss-you award: College :-(

Kadal-kadandhu-kalakals award: You know who you are, you long haired pillock!

Poche-poche award: Ayyo! you are married! *bangs head on the wall*

I-rule award: to myself. for winning all those awards at college :P

making-me-wait award: Eh nonsense gundoos...get married soon!


PS: Ok, so most of the names are in codes. It is that way for a REASON. So if you figured who I'm talking about, shut up. Don't get me into trouble spreading all this...(pretty please?)

Happy இன்று முதல் மூன்று நாள் Happy!

Yay!! Finally, my first long weekend after I joined work has arrived. In great style. Having a Syrian Christian for a boss can sometimes be a nice thing. For one, when we shifted office, we had a prayer and a breakfast that followed (appam, stew and cake) and for Christmas, we got wine and plum cake. I have a big question - why does wine...or say, for that matter, any kind of alcohol taste like...well..varnish?! and how do people actually drink something that smells so ick?! Isn't aroma one of the important stimulants for you to like what you eat/drink?! But...ahem...nevertheless, I did have some wine(don't tell mum!), and everybody at work kept joking that I looked drunk, and I moved around in circles, and I was out of focus...blah blah...they like their little joke, all the old men. Period.

So...long weekend. I have to get a lot of work done during these three days, hopefully.
Here goes a list(more like a check-list for myself)

1. Clean shelves
2. Get Bhuvana's birthday gift
3. Try and read as much 'Kanyakumari'(Author: Jayamohan) as possible
4. Watch all those movies that are wasting space in the computer
5. Beat my personal best at PathWords(addiction, I tell you! For those who are ignorant, it's a game on Facebook)
6. Wash hair!
7. Try and get as much sleep as possible
annnnnnnnd... update blog regularly :P

I'm back with a bang!!!! muahahahha

Thursday- My top ten peeves (in no particular order)

I'm so peeved over a lot of things today...so here goes! They may not necessarily be pet peeves, but yeah...some of them are.

Verb: peeve
Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

(Wiki says...)

1. Crowded buses and lot of traffic on roads when I'm hungry/tired

2. Friends hanging up/sounding blithe when I call them to share something happy/exciting.

3. When a friend supports the other party when someone else and I are involved(Oh, if you are saying maybe it is your mistake that's why, cut it. My friend should be my.friend. not 'judge' or 'mediator') [A good friend bails you out of jail. A super friend sits next to you and says, "motham 24 kambi iruku!"]

4. Prejudice

5. Littering/peeing in public



6. Women who keep complaining in buses...and yeah, generally people who keep whining/complaining.

7. Smelly/sweaty.. eww...

8. People who pretend like they don't know Tamil when they actually do/People who think people who talk Tamil are illiterates(Gives meaningful nod to Bum and Blab)

9. Nonchalant/Bored waiters, shopkeepers

10. Artificial, girly-girly buffed up species/People who are too full of themselves.

Thursday - Five samples why politics in the state is so dumb

1. TV is Entertainment. Helmet saves lives. TV is free

2. Beautification of Chennai = Build parks in every other street corner. Install statues in every other muttu sandhu. Next to the statues and parks- slums!

3. Please vote for us.(Hands over notice with 500 bucks pinned)

4. "I know how to stop the electricity problem in the state. But I won't say it out because then the opposition will implement it"

5. Minority அரசை கண்டிச்சுக்கிட்டே இருப்போம். ஆனா, தேர்தலை மட்டும் புறக்கணிப்போம்.
"அப்பாவும் waste மகனும் waste"

எங்களை வெச்சு comedy கீமடி எதுவும் பண்ணலையே?!

10 Best Things about having a job

By now, all you guys know I have a temp job with Xturion aka Sankara Software Services till HCL decides to call us(That's the next billion dollar question after "Was Michael Jackson murdered?!"). So here goes!

10 Best Things about having a job

10. When you get back home from your first day of work, your mum gives you Chickoo Milkshake.

9. All your clothes are neatly ironed.

8. When you want your rice to be 'pesanjufied', your mum does it without the usual 10 minute grumble.

7. Office provides a feast every afternoon for lunch.

6. When everybody compains about the heat, you smile inside thanking the AC in office.

5. You get a Rs. 600 bus pass, which enables you to get in and out of ANY bus in the city without buying a ticket. (Such a boon for me, the road roamer)

4. A friend wants to meet you? "Mum, traffic. I'll come back home late"

3. You wanna go meet a friend? Leave office early, but tell home you started late.

2. A job pays you!!

And the No. 1 best thing about having a job is
"You finally get back your appetite and star eating ravenously AND your hair fall reduces!!"

A big chunk of advice

I made the right decision in asking "the controversial exiled long-long-ago Indian prince(who later became king)" for advice. First right thing I've done in the past few days. (Dad would probably say my horoscope is getting better.)

* Stay alone. Its better that way. You came alone, you leave alone, so it shouldn't be that difficult to stay alone. (Vedha's weird thought right now: does this apply to twins/triplets/quadruplets?!?)

* Don't give your opinions.

* Don't start conversations.

* Don't comment.

("Does this look good on me?
~ "Oh yeah, looks great". THE END.
*heck no! this doesn't suit u AT ALL*-keep that to yourself)

* Although the tongue weighs only a little, only a few are able to hold it. "You wrote this in my notebook years back, and I've cut it out, and kept it safe. Learn to hold it yourself. You have 10 words to say, just say 1. The rest, keep it to yourself.

* Okay. Somebody hates you. So?

* Friends and Collegemates are two entirely different entities. Why confuse both?!


And, this advice I'm REALLY taking it. Trust me, I mean it when I say it(or type it...)

My seniors

I seriously love them. My seniors in college have taught me everything that I know! About the college, inter-dept and inter-college rivalry, how to talk to teachers, how to get things done your way in MOP, how to do-everything-in-this-whole-wide-world!! They are an asset, and their value cannot be measured.

Alvia



My love!! She is this super bubby character, and she is my constant shoulder of support to whine, share things, to complain about my unfair life, to laugh and irritate. I HATE her for leaving me and going to Pondicherry. Bad bad bad girl ( Alvia doesn't like this picture!!! Makes me really glad :)






Nithi!!!! One person I honestly ADMIRE!! She has so many talents, but the best of all, is tackling people. She knows how to handle all the cracks that make up our department, and wow! that's saying something!!

Charanya! Our white 'black pandi'. Brahmin தமிழ் ல மொக்க போடுற ஒரே ஆள்!! ada ada ada...

Meera.. our department beauty... subtle sense of humor..and our standard Namitha!!!


Ramya is my moooost favorite senior of all times! I called her 'Ramya Akka' in the beginning... ayyo ayyo. Nive..i like her for her guts, and her dance, and her temper :)

Nithya and Preethi...the வளர்ந்தவள்s of the department. Both of them have authority, and command... people I (literally and figuratively) look up to!, and Srinidhi- too bad i haven't eaten her popular cooking yet!!

Priya is my jigidi dhosth from online :) :) someone who's always been swwweet to me, however she might be to others!

Shilpa and Satya!!! AAh.. my darlings!! Shilpa dances so well, i envy her!! And imagine, only after she passed out, I've become more close to her. She advices sooooo well, i didnt know her advising skill is on par with her dancing skill!!!
and Satya, she is so small, but has so much in that small brain. Whenever i look at her, she's smiling and i love that :)



Moni and Arthi... my bus mates... all those street corner juices and soups, and those 29 C/Auto vetti chattings, i can never forget!!!

Sandhya!! Miss Hindi girl...this is how i used to identify her when she was in college... but now yea, thanks to orkut and yahoo etc etc. we are the friends friends now :)


And then there's Gayu, our ever-loving darling, who willingly took all the shitty responsibility in her shoulders!!! (too bad I don't have a picture of her!!!)

Stuff that I've always wished to have, but never had!

Well, I'm glad this isn't a long list. It is a very silly list I know...but yeah, little things do matter :)

• Sneakers- I don't see why, but I've never had any sneakers(well, I never had a spare footwear, its always been, one's torn? get a new one!)
• A branded watch, hopefully spent for by someone from my family - Every watch I've owned, was either a gift, or a prize, or something that I got for myself, or even- one I found on the road! After I lost the watch that was given as a gift from someone very very special, I've never had a watch that lasted long. My watches are jinxed.
  
• Rimless glasses- ever since I started wearing glasses, two years ago, I've always wanted mine to be rimless, but its always been a black half frame.
• A proper showcase to show off all the trophies and medals that I've won all over the years!
• A proper closed bookshelf to store all the books I've won(they all now adorn our attic in cardboard boxes!)
• A full length mirror/dressing table- there's never been one in the house, so if I look like a baboon below my waist, at least that's not my mistake.
• Enough money- lol!
• A cell phone that is not Motorola C168- which is what I've been having for the past 2 years, and it sort of sucks.