High Five!!!!

Read this here at Amrita's blog. And welll.... I got Tagged.
I've been working on this for about a week now... And finally I'm almost done!!

Here we go. My milestones -

Ten Years Ago
1. I was 14 years old.
2. My Class X board exams were the most important thing for me.
3. Had some awesome friends.
4. Geekism was THE way to be.
5. Backstreet boys and Boyzone were the definition of music.

Five Years Ago
1. I was STILL a teenager.
2. Suffered my first heartbreak and wondered if love really was all bull.
3. My sister got married and I realized love isn't all bull.
4. Made some awesome friends.
5. Got enrolled in the School of Rock ;)

Last One Year
1. Started writing on this blog. (or was it year before last.. hmmmm... )
2. Thought a lot. (Man... is that or is that an achievement)
3. Finally got a couple of bosses worth admiring!!!
4. Went to US twice and made some (more) awesome friends..
5. Became a proud Mausi of a darling little boy!!!

Yesterday
1. I wrote the CAT yet again.
2. Thought again.
3. Found out I wasn't as scared of exams as I thought I was.
4. Realized there's still SO much I haven't done yet.
5. I realized I want to stay 24 all my life.

Five Things Planned for the Next Five Years
1. Study.
2. Get into a field of work I can relate to.
3. Read a classic.
4. Fall in love.
5. Stay 24.

Five Yummy Things
1. Pancakes at IHOP.
2. Eggs.
3. A meal of Arhar ki Dal, Chawal, Bhindi ki Sabzi and Dahi. (The kind mom n dad make)
4. Good, hot, coffee. (less sugar please)
5. Chicken or Fish curry. (The kind sis makes :) )

Five Songs I know by Heart
Ooooohhhh.. there are SO many!!!!!!
1. Hey Jude, I wanna hold your hand, We can work it out (and so many other Beatles songs)
2. Shine on you Crazy Diamond, Comfortably Numb, Wish you were here, Hey you, Coming back to life (lotsa Pink Floyds too!)
3. Lakdi ki Kathi :)
4. Kesariya Balam (The Lekin version :) )
5. Kajrare... (almost... but ummm... never mind!!!) ;)

Five Things I'd do if I had the Money
1. Travel all over India.
2. Travel all over the World.
3. Take flying lessons.
4. Quit working.
5. Write a book and not worry about its sale.

Five Places I Escape to
1. Music.
2. Shower.
3. Bed.
4. Balcony.
5. Books.
6. Gym.
7. Sea shore.

Five TV Shows
These are the ones I used to like watching. Nowadays I'm a victim of CAS.
1. Whose line is it anyway.
2. Yes Minister.
3. Faulty Towers.
4. Everybody Loves Raymond.
5. The Wonder Years.

Five Things I Can't Live Without
1. Water.
2. Food.
3. Humour.
4. Music.
5. Sleep.

Five Things I Can Live Without
1. Coding. :)
2. White Chocolates. (I still don't know just where is the chocolate in it... :P)
3. A Swiss bank account
4. Cold (running nose... blocked nose... aaaarrrggghhh.. how I hate cold!!!)
5. My Mustang... ;)

Five Favourite Cuisines
Now this is too much. All food is my favourite. Nope... no discrimination against food.
Lemme try nonetheless -
1. Mom cooked food.
2. Dad cooked food.
3. Sis cooked food.
4. Anything non veg.
5. Anything veg.

Five Best Places to Visit
1. Home (in Delhi)
2. Home (in Bangalore)
3. Nainital, Uttaranchal (beautiful hills, wonderful air... heaven)
4. Friends' places. (Doesn't matter who or where or when... it's called 24 hr friendship!!)
5. New York

Your turn. Same questions. :)

~K.

Walk of Life!

I love rains, despite the messy muck and mucky mess that they bring up after they're gone. But does that matter? Recently I discovered that the mucky mess isn't the only kind of mess that rains can put one into.

Last weekend I was walking back from a friend's place to mine. It was raining. And I was glad. Had been such a long time since I'd walked in the rain. Part of the luggage that I was carrying was my laptop. But, I do declare, it didn't even strike me once to protect it from all that water. I reached home, happy. Even messaged my friend how wonderful a walk I'd had. An hour or so later, I checked my laptop. Conked! And no, it didn't even say goodbye.

Had quite a thoughtful weekend. Thinking about what to do, what to say when asked. Will I be liable for it. Will I be held responsible for it... You know... the works.
Finally what it came down to was me returning the laptop to the office. My work gets hampered a little. I may lose the flexibility (convenience) of working through different offices until I get a replacement next week. I may have to spend 4 hours a day in my daily commuting to and from office. Quite a few cons I must say.

And yet... I still want to walk in the rain.

So help me God.

*Amen*


~K.