We are happy sometimes to get what we want but there are some sitautions where you may be happy one side but a bit confused and nervous the other side so that the happier moments doesnt go so fast..I am in one such moments...I shoud say "Everything is for Good!"... Leaving that aside..I spoke to my parents after four long days...They are now on a pilgrimage tour to Kasi,Haridwar and Hrishikesh. My parents are very happy and they are content with the trip.
I could see the happiness through their words.
I jus picked a Southern fried Chicked and some fries in FISN N CHICK'N while coming home. Yep..I decided to have this as my dinner once in a week. Felling very lazy to cook and also running out of time and varietyies. I gonna hit the bed now..I know its very early but I want my mind to get refreshed so as to think and plan meticulously for the et of actions that I am going to take.
-Arvind
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Dinner Menu
Today I was a bit tired and hungry after playing Tennis. My dinner menu was :
1/2 Galia Melon
3 lices of Wholw wheat bread
1 cup Apple Juice...
Do you think I started dieting..Nope..never...never in my life I can be on diet..I love to taste different types of foods..I dont mind even if it is not very tasty but I should be able to eat it.. I like trying out different types of food ..I tasted the buffets of almost all 5 * hotels in chennai with my family..my mom is very diet conscious rather she'll not feel OK if she eats some vegetables and she's reluctant to taste soem new dishes..her favourites are the traditional Iyar aathu samayal...
I feeling very lazy and am not interested to spend much time in cooking as of now..because I have a lot of useful stuff do...so I am planniong to cook my luch in the morning and take dabba to office and manage with the items cooked in the morning for dinner too...lemme see how long this works...
1/2 Galia Melon
3 lices of Wholw wheat bread
1 cup Apple Juice...
Do you think I started dieting..Nope..never...never in my life I can be on diet..I love to taste different types of foods..I dont mind even if it is not very tasty but I should be able to eat it.. I like trying out different types of food ..I tasted the buffets of almost all 5 * hotels in chennai with my family..my mom is very diet conscious rather she'll not feel OK if she eats some vegetables and she's reluctant to taste soem new dishes..her favourites are the traditional Iyar aathu samayal...
I feeling very lazy and am not interested to spend much time in cooking as of now..because I have a lot of useful stuff do...so I am planniong to cook my luch in the morning and take dabba to office and manage with the items cooked in the morning for dinner too...lemme see how long this works...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
cambridge_tamils
I created a new group in Yahoo groups for the people from TamilNadu,India who are working in cambridge,UK and near by areas. This group os formed to make new friends,celebrate our tamil festivals here in Cambridge and mainly networking ( fwding CVs ;) )..right now I have invited five tamil ppl. here and I know only those 5 (actually 3 and 2 thru my friend)here in cambridge. People who "accidentally" come across my blog and happen to be in cambridge and coincidentally happen to be a tamilian you are most welcome to join the group.
I hope thsi would be really useful if we have atleast 10-15 ppl so that we can start with something. Also I have to think well and come up with some innovative ideas to keep the group active as it is not groups of known people.
Let me see how ceative I am in keeping teh group alive atleast for a month...to my bad luck there are no festivals this month..so taht atleast I culd send 'Happy ********' here * just means wild character and not any censored word.
I cooked Bitter gourd ( pavakkai) curry..I will not say it came out very well..it was tasty and I was able to eat it.I was feeling bored to cook rice so managed to heat the frozen parata and ate with pavvakai for dinner...what a weird combination...
"oru naal un vazhkkaila abroadla bachelora irundhu paar appo theiryum athoda kashtam ellam"
-Arvind
I hope thsi would be really useful if we have atleast 10-15 ppl so that we can start with something. Also I have to think well and come up with some innovative ideas to keep the group active as it is not groups of known people.
Let me see how ceative I am in keeping teh group alive atleast for a month...to my bad luck there are no festivals this month..so taht atleast I culd send 'Happy ********' here * just means wild character and not any censored word.
I cooked Bitter gourd ( pavakkai) curry..I will not say it came out very well..it was tasty and I was able to eat it.I was feeling bored to cook rice so managed to heat the frozen parata and ate with pavvakai for dinner...what a weird combination...
"oru naal un vazhkkaila abroadla bachelora irundhu paar appo theiryum athoda kashtam ellam"
-Arvind
Monday, August 28, 2006
Bank Holiday
I am not very sure about this concept in the U.K. A bank holiday is considered as a local holiday with none of teh offices open and the buses running on a Sunday timetable. Today is one such day and I am still trying to make use of this free time effectively. After roaming around Cambridge for teh last 2 days, I opted to stay at home today and spend some time reading. I told my sister about blogging and showed her some sample blogs of prabhukrish.
Made chinna vengayam vetha kozhambhu and venkaikkai curry for lunch. Hap a good sleep again in the evening. Happened to read this in a blog and found it good...I would be forwrding this to al my friends soon.
A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So, he goes over to he dog and notices it has a note in its mouth. He takes the note and it reads "Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please? The dog has money in its mouth, as well."The butcher looks inside and, lo and behold, there is a ten dollar note there. So he takes the money and puts the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in the dog's mouth. The butcher is so impressed, and since it's about closing time, he decides to shut the shop and follow the dog.So off he goes. The dog is walking down the street, when it comes to a level crossing; the dog puts down the bag, jumps up and presses the button. Then it waits patiently, bag in mouth, for the lights to turn. They do, and it walks across the road, with the butcher following him all the way.The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts looking at the timetable. The butcher is in awe as the dog stops a bus by pulling its left leg up and gets in it. The butcher follows the dog into the bus. The dog then shows a ticket which is tied to its belt to the bus conductor. The butcher is nearly fainting at this sight, so are the other passengers in the bus. The dog then sits near the driver's seat looking outside. As soon as the stop is in sight, the dog stands and wags its tail to inform the conductor. Then, without waiting for the bus to stop completely, it jumps out of the bus and runs to a house very close to the stop. It opens the big Iron Gate and rushes inside towards the door. As it approaches the wooden door, the dog suddenly changes its mind and heads towards the garden. It goes to the window, and beats its head against it several times, walks back, jumps off, rings the door bell and waits at the door. The butcher watches as a big guy opens the door, and starts abusing the dog, kicking him and punching him, and swearing at him. The butcher surprised with this, runs up, and stops the guy."What in heaven's name are you doing? The dog is a genius. He could be on TV, for the life of me! "To which the guy responds: "You call this clever? This is the second time this week that this stupid dog's forgotten his key."Moral of the story.....You may continue to exceed on lookers expectations but shall always fall short of the boss's expectations. It's a dog's life after all!
-Arvind
Made chinna vengayam vetha kozhambhu and venkaikkai curry for lunch. Hap a good sleep again in the evening. Happened to read this in a blog and found it good...I would be forwrding this to al my friends soon.
A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So, he goes over to he dog and notices it has a note in its mouth. He takes the note and it reads "Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please? The dog has money in its mouth, as well."The butcher looks inside and, lo and behold, there is a ten dollar note there. So he takes the money and puts the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in the dog's mouth. The butcher is so impressed, and since it's about closing time, he decides to shut the shop and follow the dog.So off he goes. The dog is walking down the street, when it comes to a level crossing; the dog puts down the bag, jumps up and presses the button. Then it waits patiently, bag in mouth, for the lights to turn. They do, and it walks across the road, with the butcher following him all the way.The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts looking at the timetable. The butcher is in awe as the dog stops a bus by pulling its left leg up and gets in it. The butcher follows the dog into the bus. The dog then shows a ticket which is tied to its belt to the bus conductor. The butcher is nearly fainting at this sight, so are the other passengers in the bus. The dog then sits near the driver's seat looking outside. As soon as the stop is in sight, the dog stands and wags its tail to inform the conductor. Then, without waiting for the bus to stop completely, it jumps out of the bus and runs to a house very close to the stop. It opens the big Iron Gate and rushes inside towards the door. As it approaches the wooden door, the dog suddenly changes its mind and heads towards the garden. It goes to the window, and beats its head against it several times, walks back, jumps off, rings the door bell and waits at the door. The butcher watches as a big guy opens the door, and starts abusing the dog, kicking him and punching him, and swearing at him. The butcher surprised with this, runs up, and stops the guy."What in heaven's name are you doing? The dog is a genius. He could be on TV, for the life of me! "To which the guy responds: "You call this clever? This is the second time this week that this stupid dog's forgotten his key."Moral of the story.....You may continue to exceed on lookers expectations but shall always fall short of the boss's expectations. It's a dog's life after all!
-Arvind
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Vinayaka Chathurthi!!
For the past 2 yrs though I was in B'lore I travel down to chennai to have a feel of the festivals..Now I dont have that option.I was happy when my friend here in Cambridge called home for Lunch. Though I was not keen on food atleast I could meet people and have a chat. I liked the phrase "Interested in friends/business/networking" in orkut. It exactly says why I am in orkut.
Had good lunch at theor home and saw soem movies in Sun TV - Englishkaaran and pokkiriraja.
Actually Rajini's ( not my friend but the superstar) acting in old movies are good and I really adore his style. Not doubt that he is the super star. But his recent roles and get-ups doesntsit him much. I have another day holiday here - a long weekend.
My parents are going to Kasi ( a pilgrimage trip) tomorrow and I am thinking of being awake for teh next two hours so that I could wish them a happy journey in the early morning IST.
Had good lunch at theor home and saw soem movies in Sun TV - Englishkaaran and pokkiriraja.
Actually Rajini's ( not my friend but the superstar) acting in old movies are good and I really adore his style. Not doubt that he is the super star. But his recent roles and get-ups doesntsit him much. I have another day holiday here - a long weekend.
My parents are going to Kasi ( a pilgrimage trip) tomorrow and I am thinking of being awake for teh next two hours so that I could wish them a happy journey in the early morning IST.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Motivation!
I would like to read a lot of motivation books..not that I lack motivation, but atleast while reading those books and after its completion I would use my time effectively. I am a very slow reader and I have to soem way to improve my reading habits. But given some technical books..I am jus exactly opposite. I listened to the Pod cast in kiruba's blog about G.B Prabhat.
Visit www.kiruba.com for more details.
So I started reading the book Eimona ( a pdf version which is free to download).
Visit www.kiruba.com for more details.
So I started reading the book Eimona ( a pdf version which is free to download).
Thursday, August 24, 2006
londON
I was very happy to meet my old good/best friend in London last week. I was really waiting for that moment for teh past 2 months and when it came nearer I was thrilled. I left early from office to take a train from Cambridge to London. The journey is about 40-45 mins. I was happy to see a lot of people moving around in the London Kings Cross Station. With the UNDERGROUND tube map in the hand and a bag in the shoulder I was searching for the connecting train to the London Bridge Station. We had planned to meet at the London Bridge Station. As I was a bit early (as usual) I had a Burger at the Burger king and waited fro the tube. The londON underground is very well planned and connects the whole city. I took teh Jubilee line and reached London bridge station and went out to see the LondON bridge until my friend called to say that he reached the station. I was there and was very happy to meet him after a long time.Time has showed its stamping.. We started talking about our work/life,etc,etc..I still remember that we both (esp me) used to be very talkative during our school days and the teachers would ask us NOT to sit next to each other..we used to talk hours together in front of his house..I am not sure if he still remmebers all these..We visited LondON bridge and went to teh hotel where he was staying. We generally started discussing about things and we talked till next day morning 3 AM..it was good and I would never be able to make such good friends ....
I would always love to be with some good friends whom I really cant miss...but no I am in a place where none of my friends are... I hope to meet them as n when possible..but TIME has to decide when and where... we are being governed by time..and it dictates us what to do...
I would always love to be with some good friends whom I really cant miss...but no I am in a place where none of my friends are... I hope to meet them as n when possible..but TIME has to decide when and where... we are being governed by time..and it dictates us what to do...
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Tennis !
Tennis is one game that I loved to play right from my childhood days..but ubfortunately didnt have an opportunity. Started with the caohing in the League club (thru Alcatel) I would be ready to grab the opportunity to play. After coming here to cambridge I became a member of teh Tennis Club which is very close to my home. Every wednesday here we meet new members of teh club and play. Yesterday I enjoyed one such occassion and felt a slight improvement in my game. I wish to concentrate more on improving my game. But, there is another important goal in my life...so should spend considerable amont of time in improving my game.
I have to balance my work,career growth and hobbies.
I have to balance my work,career growth and hobbies.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Get Set Start!
My friend today arrived from India. He has now come to U.K searching for job. I wentdown to the bus station to pick him up and drop him in the accomodation that I booked for him. I had asked him to get me some preparation material on GMAT. He has got it now and I jus went thro first few pages...now I am bloggin with a tin of FOSTER's Beer in my hand...and I remember
"TOMORROW Never DIES".. So I am all set to start preparing.
"TOMORROW Never DIES".. So I am all set to start preparing.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Googling :)
I was reading an "agony aunt" kind of blog the other day. I jus tried googling some of my friends' names in google to see what it retireves..this made me feel a bit sad..I tried my frieds' name who did their Masters in teh US..and google instantly throwed some technical papers by them, their project , thier posts to the technical groups,etc,etc..
I was not lucky enough to do a Masters in the US after my engineering. Even today I feel a bit bad about that. It was that kind of a siuation and nobody except for fate is to be blamed for that. I shouldnt repent because God had given an equal opportunity as my friends' who did their Masters..but one thing I would be missing is the M.S after my name .
But now that I have equal opprtunity, I shouldnt be blaming time or fate and should do my Masters which I was planning for a long time. not an MS but an MBA degree..
"Oh God Please give me the mental strength and
make me dedicated and diligent so as to fulfil my dream..
I trust you and have full faith in you to help me
study well and concentrate on my work to achieve my dream"
I was not lucky enough to do a Masters in the US after my engineering. Even today I feel a bit bad about that. It was that kind of a siuation and nobody except for fate is to be blamed for that. I shouldnt repent because God had given an equal opportunity as my friends' who did their Masters..but one thing I would be missing is the M.S after my name .
But now that I have equal opprtunity, I shouldnt be blaming time or fate and should do my Masters which I was planning for a long time. not an MS but an MBA degree..
"Oh God Please give me the mental strength and
make me dedicated and diligent so as to fulfil my dream..
I trust you and have full faith in you to help me
study well and concentrate on my work to achieve my dream"
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Aval kidaipaala??
enna vendru solvadhamma..
vanji aval perazhagai..
solla mudiyillayamma
konji varum perazhagai..
andhi manjal nirthavalai
en nenjil nirainthavalai....
naan ennendru solvaenoo..
adahi eppi solvaeno....
I am waiting to sing this song.... I am not sure if this is natural in all teh guys...I was expectign to have a very beautiful,intellgent girl friend when I joined my higher secondary school..college...office...my my expectations never met..may be sometime I realise there is someone of ur kind..but by the time I realise that the irl would have got engaged or married... this also happended in my life... I am very eager to sing the above lyrics.. to my one and only girl...
Aval kidaipaala??? avalai naan paarpena..?
Enakena yaerkanavae piranthaval yevaloo??
Idhyadhil kilikiluppai seibaval evalo...
vanji aval perazhagai..
solla mudiyillayamma
konji varum perazhagai..
andhi manjal nirthavalai
en nenjil nirainthavalai....
naan ennendru solvaenoo..
adahi eppi solvaeno....
I am waiting to sing this song.... I am not sure if this is natural in all teh guys...I was expectign to have a very beautiful,intellgent girl friend when I joined my higher secondary school..college...office...my my expectations never met..may be sometime I realise there is someone of ur kind..but by the time I realise that the irl would have got engaged or married... this also happended in my life... I am very eager to sing the above lyrics.. to my one and only girl...
Aval kidaipaala??? avalai naan paarpena..?
Enakena yaerkanavae piranthaval yevaloo??
Idhyadhil kilikiluppai seibaval evalo...
Monday, August 07, 2006
Colchester - Zoo
Getting setlled in Cambridge now..was feeling a bit bad that I didnt have any good company to roam aroung U.K. My friend is jus now married and I didnt want to disurb the couple. So I was planning to go to Ely. I got a call from from my friend's wife and she said let's plan to go to Colchester zoo tomorrow (saturday 5-Aug-2006). I was happy and said OK..we checked the bus timings and train timings and at 9 o clock in the night we came to know that I wouldnt be able to catch the train the next morining becos the first bust from Cambourne (the place where I live) is at 7:55 AM and it would take approx. 4 mins to reach teh station.
So my friend offered a choice to come and stay in his home that night so that we can start early the next Morning.I reached my friend's place in a place called Cherry Hinton in cambridge at 1115 pm. So we planned to get up at 0530 in the morning and get ready to catch the train at 0815.
Next day:
My friend's wife jus stopped the alarm when it rang and slept asusual forgetting abt the plan. I happened to wake up at 6:30 and also woke them up. We got ready in few mins..and she packed idiyappam for break fast. We took a cab and were happy to reach the station and board teh train which was about to leave.We were lucky in seconds.
We had to change train in Ipswich and take another train to colchester.
We reached colchester station at aroung 0945 and took a taxi to the zoo. The zoo was very big We were given a map and the zones were created besed on the continents. We sa all kind og animals like orangutans,chimanzees, wolves, hunting dogs, sealion,penuins,warthos...etc etc..
I havent seen such a big zoo.
We spent almost 6 hrs and we were lucky to see the sealion feeding and a performance by them. It was just amazing. We had some fries,chips,butter croissants in the zoo.
We left the zoo at around 1630 , ook a cab to the tation and reached cambridge.
This was my first trip in the UK after come here almost a month before.
The zoo was really amazing and it's worth spending the money.
So my friend offered a choice to come and stay in his home that night so that we can start early the next Morning.I reached my friend's place in a place called Cherry Hinton in cambridge at 1115 pm. So we planned to get up at 0530 in the morning and get ready to catch the train at 0815.
Next day:
My friend's wife jus stopped the alarm when it rang and slept asusual forgetting abt the plan. I happened to wake up at 6:30 and also woke them up. We got ready in few mins..and she packed idiyappam for break fast. We took a cab and were happy to reach the station and board teh train which was about to leave.We were lucky in seconds.
We had to change train in Ipswich and take another train to colchester.
We reached colchester station at aroung 0945 and took a taxi to the zoo. The zoo was very big We were given a map and the zones were created besed on the continents. We sa all kind og animals like orangutans,chimanzees, wolves, hunting dogs, sealion,penuins,warthos...etc etc..
I havent seen such a big zoo.
We spent almost 6 hrs and we were lucky to see the sealion feeding and a performance by them. It was just amazing. We had some fries,chips,butter croissants in the zoo.
We left the zoo at around 1630 , ook a cab to the tation and reached cambridge.
This was my first trip in the UK after come here almost a month before.
The zoo was really amazing and it's worth spending the money.
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