not that anyone has been calling me 10 times a day to ask...but yesh...we are back.
the new avatar is minus the job and plus a cutie patootie 2 month old baby boy.
kaala tika.
we do hope to post more often now.
i have a feeling i have said this before.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
25 random things about me
Nobody....oh woe...nobody tagged me for this one. but today i have the enthusiasm of a sea slug when i think abt the work i need to do.
sooo....tag time!!
25 things abt me...which u..the non-existent reader of this blog never knew and cant believe u never knew. (oh my God i never realised she is this awesome cool person!! what have i missed??!!)
1. I loooove the beach. I can spend hours watching the waves and my idea of a perfect time is walking along the edge of the water...and picking seashells. That i donot have the time or money to do this very often is just ...well...umm...reality.
2. Quite related to pt #1, I was terrified of the sea, swimming pools and all other water bodies till i was about 9. A couple of years living in the Carribean totally changed that :)
3. I'm good at keeping in touch with old friends. I'm usually the link between different ppl in the group who have lost touch with each other.
4. I hate kundru ki sabji. It does strange things to my foodpipe and well...urrggghhh.
5. My parents and sis are very talented when it comes to music. I am not. I can carry a tune fairly decently...but thats more or less it.
6. I wish i was better at it though :\
7. I look down upon ppl who say " one night at a call centre" and " five point something" are their favourite books. My first thought is...I'm sure those are the only 2 you've ever read.
8. I also totally look down upon ppl (men and women) who think its a virtue to have never entered their own kitchen. I strongly believe being able to feed yourself is a essential survival skill...and boiling maggi qualifies as cooking in my book.
9. Since we're on a roll here...pessimists...i dont like you all that much. Make that not at all. If whining is all you're good at...you might as well give up and make space for others.
Yeah...elegant, mature, snobbish and judgemental...thats me.
10. I wanted to be a physiotherapist.
11. I actually ended up being an accountant. Very related...these two fields. I know.
12. I want to open my own flower shop one day :) Although i have (serious) doubts about my business acumen.
13. There is a long list of places i want to travel to and explore. Seriously LOONNNGGGG.
14. Spain and a volcano (err..dormant one) are on that list...as are Sikkim and the Andamans.
15. I'm a compulsive multitasker. just doing one thing at a time is a waste of precious time....i believe i get this trait from my Naani.
16. I adore my Naani...she's by far my favourite person ever!
17. This compulsive multitasking gets on the nerves of ppl around me.
18. I'm taller than all the bosses i've ever worked for ..save one. The secret juvenile kick i get out of looking down on them while speaking to them is welll...another sign of my grace, poise and maturity.
19. I'm quite a chatterbox with the ppl i'm very close to. To other ppl i come across as a staid, reserved, non-talkative person. i think. Heeehahaww.
20. man this list is taking forever...maybe i shd get back to work.
21. I have the patience of a saint when it comes to Indian Railways and the local trains of Hyd. Really. I am utterly comfortable in spending hours waiting for delayed trains...and manage to not get homicidal. This comes of years of experience and total lack of other choices.
22. I do not like ppl who try to force conversation in trains. You will mostly find me with my nose in a book and i can be very rude if you ask persistent questions about my personal life and 'beta aap working ho ki studying ho'?? 'woh aapke mister thei kya? hehehe.' Grrrrr.
23. Television doesnt interest me much. i spent many years not having time to watch any and now in a household of many adults...i never lay my hands on the remote.
24. In the rare times i do get the remote...i hold it in both hands and have to read the sign on each button to actually figure out what it does. it happens so rarely that i dont want to let gooo...i don wanna let goooo.
25. On the other hand...i'm really good with fixing stuck printers. My scientific methods include checking all connections and then pummelling and shaking the thing in significant acupuncture specified spots. I kid you not. I was the official printer fixer at my workplace.
Wheeee. 25 done :)
sooo....tag time!!
25 things abt me...which u..the non-existent reader of this blog never knew and cant believe u never knew. (oh my God i never realised she is this awesome cool person!! what have i missed??!!)
1. I loooove the beach. I can spend hours watching the waves and my idea of a perfect time is walking along the edge of the water...and picking seashells. That i donot have the time or money to do this very often is just ...well...umm...reality.
2. Quite related to pt #1, I was terrified of the sea, swimming pools and all other water bodies till i was about 9. A couple of years living in the Carribean totally changed that :)
3. I'm good at keeping in touch with old friends. I'm usually the link between different ppl in the group who have lost touch with each other.
4. I hate kundru ki sabji. It does strange things to my foodpipe and well...urrggghhh.
5. My parents and sis are very talented when it comes to music. I am not. I can carry a tune fairly decently...but thats more or less it.
6. I wish i was better at it though :\
7. I look down upon ppl who say " one night at a call centre" and " five point something" are their favourite books. My first thought is...I'm sure those are the only 2 you've ever read.
8. I also totally look down upon ppl (men and women) who think its a virtue to have never entered their own kitchen. I strongly believe being able to feed yourself is a essential survival skill...and boiling maggi qualifies as cooking in my book.
9. Since we're on a roll here...pessimists...i dont like you all that much. Make that not at all. If whining is all you're good at...you might as well give up and make space for others.
Yeah...elegant, mature, snobbish and judgemental...thats me.
10. I wanted to be a physiotherapist.
11. I actually ended up being an accountant. Very related...these two fields. I know.
12. I want to open my own flower shop one day :) Although i have (serious) doubts about my business acumen.
13. There is a long list of places i want to travel to and explore. Seriously LOONNNGGGG.
14. Spain and a volcano (err..dormant one) are on that list...as are Sikkim and the Andamans.
15. I'm a compulsive multitasker. just doing one thing at a time is a waste of precious time....i believe i get this trait from my Naani.
16. I adore my Naani...she's by far my favourite person ever!
17. This compulsive multitasking gets on the nerves of ppl around me.
18. I'm taller than all the bosses i've ever worked for ..save one. The secret juvenile kick i get out of looking down on them while speaking to them is welll...another sign of my grace, poise and maturity.
19. I'm quite a chatterbox with the ppl i'm very close to. To other ppl i come across as a staid, reserved, non-talkative person. i think. Heeehahaww.
20. man this list is taking forever...maybe i shd get back to work.
21. I have the patience of a saint when it comes to Indian Railways and the local trains of Hyd. Really. I am utterly comfortable in spending hours waiting for delayed trains...and manage to not get homicidal. This comes of years of experience and total lack of other choices.
22. I do not like ppl who try to force conversation in trains. You will mostly find me with my nose in a book and i can be very rude if you ask persistent questions about my personal life and 'beta aap working ho ki studying ho'?? 'woh aapke mister thei kya? hehehe.' Grrrrr.
23. Television doesnt interest me much. i spent many years not having time to watch any and now in a household of many adults...i never lay my hands on the remote.
24. In the rare times i do get the remote...i hold it in both hands and have to read the sign on each button to actually figure out what it does. it happens so rarely that i dont want to let gooo...i don wanna let goooo.
25. On the other hand...i'm really good with fixing stuck printers. My scientific methods include checking all connections and then pummelling and shaking the thing in significant acupuncture specified spots. I kid you not. I was the official printer fixer at my workplace.
Wheeee. 25 done :)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
help needed
i need to know ways to send stinkbombs to certain people.
more specifically....certain someone at work in another country.
grrrrr.
ideas anyone?
oh why why why are fred and george weasley not my friends?
more specifically....certain someone at work in another country.
grrrrr.
ideas anyone?
oh why why why are fred and george weasley not my friends?
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Outsourcing my financial decisions
auto fare: 86 rupees
me: gives 100 rs note
autoguy: gives 10 rupees back
me: aur mere chaar rupaye?
him: kyaaa amma...4 rupaye kya lete. rehn do na abhi..
umm...shouldnt I be the one deciding on the tip????
me: gives 100 rs note
autoguy: gives 10 rupees back
me: aur mere chaar rupaye?
him: kyaaa amma...4 rupaye kya lete. rehn do na abhi..
umm...shouldnt I be the one deciding on the tip????
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Diwali this year.
lots of stress thanks to waitlisted tickets.
then...road trip to home :)
lots of yummm home food...with all MY favourites :)
meeting up with best friends after so long!
gossiping with mom...
lots of diyas all around
another long drive back home.
in all....perfect!!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Fine dining
The latest in fine dining:
milk powder filched from the pantry eaten out of a paper cup...with a plastic straw.
how..u ask? its an art :) try it
milk powder filched from the pantry eaten out of a paper cup...with a plastic straw.
how..u ask? its an art :) try it
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Going hi-fi wi-fi
Past month or so has been very entertaining and frustrating ...both thx to the helpful folks over at airtel. After much fuss and phone calls...we finally have wi-fi at home. How did we do it? see below:
How to have wi-fi installed at home:
1. Call customer care to place request. Be informed to write mail to specified address to place request.
2. Write that mail. It will bounce.
3. Again call cust care...same address will be given again. Resend and rebounce. Decide effort is futile.
4. Waste precious hours on a saturday and go in person to their office to place request. Get assurance that "3 din mei ho jayega madam. 500 rupees is the charge...aapke next bill mei aa jayega".
5. Go back home smug and satisfied and proclaim to the family abt how great you are for getting this done.
6. Week goes by with no wi-fi. Family asking questions. Keep moral high ground and assure you will look into it.
7. Busy wkend..no time to follow up.
8. Next weekend, call cust care and raise stink. Again "3 din mei ho jayega madam".
9. On day 3, have horrendous meeting filled day and miss all 3 calls from cust care.
10. Call cust care on day 4 and request to please have it done today.
11. "Engineer with router" arrives on day 4. Phew. Installs at home. Speak to him on phone...ask about connecting laptops to the wi-fi network. Get reply "usme kuch nahi rehta madam...wo aap aan (on) kare so connect ho jata". Lekin bhaiya...wo network secure karna padega na...nahi to padosi bhi use karenge? "Nahiii madam....waisa kuch nai hota...uno thodi maloom rehta aapne wireless liye so hain. Aap aan kare so wo connect ho jaata."
You give up.
12. Later at night frantically try to connect wi-fi. No luck. Back to cable method.
13. Call cust care. They assure to send engineer next day. You say...next day laptop ghar pe nahi rahega. Get smart suggestion "madam aap ek din laptop ghar pe rakh do...to hum check kar ke jaate". Almost lose temper but deep breathing helps.
14. Engineer arrives on saturday. Is clueless about everything. Spends 1.5 hrs fiddling with different keys on 2 laptops and then tries to sneak out of home without any conclusion. We catch him and he spends .5 hr again. Tries another exit...this time mumbling about some drivers missing on the laptops. Is given piece of mind by self since wi-fi is used at office. You give up and he goes home.
15. Next week, get laptop checked by office network admin guy and be assured everything is in order.
16. Meanwhile, get monthly bill and be shocked that 1000 rupees charged instead of 500 for installation. Call cust care to check...they say 1000 is what they will charge. Give cust care information ka wasta ...to no effect. Leave work early and go in person to cust care centre in right royal foul temper. They accept complaint. Also complain abt clueless engineer and non-working wi-fi.
17. Nothing happens on wi-fi complaint. Lodge another one and have same engineer come with another flunkie on saturday. Both spend another 2 hrs of quality time at residence and fail to fix anything.
18.Frustrated self finally taps into power of google and other kindred souls who put steps to configure wi-fi router on their blog.
19. Fiddle here and there and fix issue. The crowd goes wild with applause.
How to have wi-fi installed at home:
1. Call customer care to place request. Be informed to write mail to specified address to place request.
2. Write that mail. It will bounce.
3. Again call cust care...same address will be given again. Resend and rebounce. Decide effort is futile.
4. Waste precious hours on a saturday and go in person to their office to place request. Get assurance that "3 din mei ho jayega madam. 500 rupees is the charge...aapke next bill mei aa jayega".
5. Go back home smug and satisfied and proclaim to the family abt how great you are for getting this done.
6. Week goes by with no wi-fi. Family asking questions. Keep moral high ground and assure you will look into it.
7. Busy wkend..no time to follow up.
8. Next weekend, call cust care and raise stink. Again "3 din mei ho jayega madam".
9. On day 3, have horrendous meeting filled day and miss all 3 calls from cust care.
10. Call cust care on day 4 and request to please have it done today.
11. "Engineer with router" arrives on day 4. Phew. Installs at home. Speak to him on phone...ask about connecting laptops to the wi-fi network. Get reply "usme kuch nahi rehta madam...wo aap aan (on) kare so connect ho jata". Lekin bhaiya...wo network secure karna padega na...nahi to padosi bhi use karenge? "Nahiii madam....waisa kuch nai hota...uno thodi maloom rehta aapne wireless liye so hain. Aap aan kare so wo connect ho jaata."
You give up.
12. Later at night frantically try to connect wi-fi. No luck. Back to cable method.
13. Call cust care. They assure to send engineer next day. You say...next day laptop ghar pe nahi rahega. Get smart suggestion "madam aap ek din laptop ghar pe rakh do...to hum check kar ke jaate". Almost lose temper but deep breathing helps.
14. Engineer arrives on saturday. Is clueless about everything. Spends 1.5 hrs fiddling with different keys on 2 laptops and then tries to sneak out of home without any conclusion. We catch him and he spends .5 hr again. Tries another exit...this time mumbling about some drivers missing on the laptops. Is given piece of mind by self since wi-fi is used at office. You give up and he goes home.
15. Next week, get laptop checked by office network admin guy and be assured everything is in order.
16. Meanwhile, get monthly bill and be shocked that 1000 rupees charged instead of 500 for installation. Call cust care to check...they say 1000 is what they will charge. Give cust care information ka wasta ...to no effect. Leave work early and go in person to cust care centre in right royal foul temper. They accept complaint. Also complain abt clueless engineer and non-working wi-fi.
17. Nothing happens on wi-fi complaint. Lodge another one and have same engineer come with another flunkie on saturday. Both spend another 2 hrs of quality time at residence and fail to fix anything.
18.Frustrated self finally taps into power of google and other kindred souls who put steps to configure wi-fi router on their blog.
19. Fiddle here and there and fix issue. The crowd goes wild with applause.
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