Status call

Remember this - ?
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.

Let's see where I am on these -

Study - I vaguely remember something about this... this.. "thing". Studying is now confined to reading the many PDF and document files and more such for my certifications. I could pull out a sigh after this. But that'll only make me feel like a loser. So, sigh suppressed.

Field of work - Let's not even get there. That's out of bounds to everyone (including me). Sigh still suppressed. :P

Read a classic - Well I read Nineteen Eighty Four. And All Quiet on the Western Front. And The Lord of The Rings. These days I'm reading a biography of The Beatles! and Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. All classics in their fields.
Read a classic - Check!

Fall in love - Here is where I struck gold! I did. And well... not just once. And life has changed ever since. I have changed ever since. I like to think I've grown up. (More on this when I talk about the fifth point in the above list.) I even came to realize that I need not just love but a little sense of pride as well. And while I can compromise a little on the former, there's no way I'd give up even an ounce of the latter! What's more - I can strive to earn the pride, but the love must come irrespective of that.
Oh.. and yes.. I need to see some of myself being transferred to the other person the way I take in some of him.
Anyway... Fall in love - Check!

Stay 24 - I have no idea how to gauge that... While I think I grew up a little, some of my friends claim I never even reached 24. I think I'd be a part of the "Ageless body; Timeless mind" gang. I doubt if I look my age. And well... I never know what time it is... :P I could also be vice versa.. because my mind doesn't seem to know my age. And my body has little clue of time. Never mind. :P
I'll still take it as a success though. Because you see, the point was not growing old!
Stay 24 - Check!

My score until now- 3/5. Not bad I'd say. I have 2 more years to go to get the remaining 2 checks. Do-able! Or so I hope... :D

I owe a lot more to this space. Change seems to be the theme of the year 2008. More on that later. I have a lot of time these days.. I'll keep writing in. :-)

Meanwhile... haffun!


Cheers!
~K.

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.