Going home is always much awaited thing for me(You may refer to this post where I talk a whole lot about it, perhaps only about it!) I invariably have the same feeling every single time, be it during college break when I used to head home like once in 6 months or now, when I run back there in less than a month. I know, who doesn't feel this? But I belong to an another level,a higher one.
I get so desperate as I get into the train. I just wish that night goes by like in a flash. As a matter of fact, I sleep really well in the train(I always book A/c :D)Still, I just can't avoid that feeling. Worst part being, that feeling doesn't vanish even if I have company, sigh! I like the randomness in the train, a whole bunch of different sorts of people. Even though I get immersed in the book soon after I get in, whenever I lift my head I see and note if there any interesting things happening around. This makes for one of the stories I tell sister the next day.
No matter what, there is a gang of kids somewhere close to where I sit. Some small, some big, some sweet, some naughty. They make the surroundings look lively as long as they aren't irritating!Yes, few are,phew!
I am one of those people who are shy to have food on train. I sometimes skip my meal when on journey(Very rare though :P) But most of the times I am in a hurry to just gobble down whatever I got with me and get done with it.(So much for not liking Railway food)
I still wonder how (I mean HOW),wherever I am put up on train, a person who snores is right above me. I hate the snore so much that I sometimes shush them. If I can't sleep still, I just observe the pattern in some people snoring. They are rhythmic, not in a pleasant way. I can't tell you once when I wasn't disturbed by these people. Sorry guys!
I am going THERE starting in 3 hours :) I am looking forward to all these things.
Chitti aayi hai..aayi hai..
My birthday is fast approaching(There are good 36 days to go though!) I have a long long wish list. I know I will end up buying almost all these things myself(ALMOST!) but just for the record, you see.
1. The other day I was at forum mall. I've been there lotsa times before. No, I am not one of those people who end up going there every weekend. But,staying in Bangalore for 2.5 years you would have gone to Forum atleast a dozen times. Well, I haven't entered the Bose store before, my bad. Man oh man, are they head phones and speakers. Are they just speakers and head phones? No, they weren't. The store houses the most phenomenal sound system,ever. NICE.It is the most expensive thing on my list. So I better take it off. No, I'd let it be there, just in case ;)
2. I was never a make-up and cosmetic kinda girl. I know that's an oxymoron. But Bodyshop caught my eye err nose. The store in itself smells awesome and you feel gooood as you enter the shop and may be not as good as you exit(guilt, you know).I heard some of their products are on sale. Isn't that even more awesome? They have online shopping too!*wink wink*
3. The cost of living only increases exponentially in Bangalore. Well, its been only close to three years that I have been here. But heck, what's with their salon prices and all that?Okay, now I want nice hair cut and relaxing and rejuvenating hair spa. Won't you get me one?Won't you?I could give you the phone numbers if you want ;)
4. I was born in such auspicious season. Every other store in Bangalore goes on sale. That's making things easy for my friends, yes, that is you. I found Pepe jeans shirts and tees cute and I don't mind a jacket/sweat shirt from Levi's.
5. Placing these at bottom doesn't decrease their importance in anyway. I would feel special if you give me cookbooks as a birthday present. I am into cooking these days and even with meager resources(My kitchen is fridge-less and oven-less,poor thing!)I am managing to prepare good meals. Wouldn't it be nice if I am guided by Madhur Jeffrey?
6. I lost my phone :( I swear I did. I am no gizmo-gadgeto freak. I would want a simple
phone with a decent camera, good music player and GPRS . Touch mobile will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
These are all I can think of now. I 'll update as and when I think of new things in these 36 days.
1. The other day I was at forum mall. I've been there lotsa times before. No, I am not one of those people who end up going there every weekend. But,staying in Bangalore for 2.5 years you would have gone to Forum atleast a dozen times. Well, I haven't entered the Bose store before, my bad. Man oh man, are they head phones and speakers. Are they just speakers and head phones? No, they weren't. The store houses the most phenomenal sound system,ever. NICE.It is the most expensive thing on my list. So I better take it off. No, I'd let it be there, just in case ;)
2. I was never a make-up and cosmetic kinda girl. I know that's an oxymoron. But Bodyshop caught my eye err nose. The store in itself smells awesome and you feel gooood as you enter the shop and may be not as good as you exit(guilt, you know).I heard some of their products are on sale. Isn't that even more awesome? They have online shopping too!*wink wink*
3. The cost of living only increases exponentially in Bangalore. Well, its been only close to three years that I have been here. But heck, what's with their salon prices and all that?Okay, now I want nice hair cut and relaxing and rejuvenating hair spa. Won't you get me one?Won't you?I could give you the phone numbers if you want ;)
4. I was born in such auspicious season. Every other store in Bangalore goes on sale. That's making things easy for my friends, yes, that is you. I found Pepe jeans shirts and tees cute and I don't mind a jacket/sweat shirt from Levi's.
5. Placing these at bottom doesn't decrease their importance in anyway. I would feel special if you give me cookbooks as a birthday present. I am into cooking these days and even with meager resources(My kitchen is fridge-less and oven-less,poor thing!)I am managing to prepare good meals. Wouldn't it be nice if I am guided by Madhur Jeffrey?
6. I lost my phone :( I swear I did. I am no gizmo-gadgeto freak. I would want a simple
phone with a decent camera, good music player and GPRS . Touch mobile will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
These are all I can think of now. I 'll update as and when I think of new things in these 36 days.
Do you feel papam too?
Ok,this is not to make fun of Non-Southies who have difficulty comprehending some words we use here(Bangalore) quite often.
Before anything, the only person I talk to in Hindi is myself. Yes, Myself(again no, I am not crazy!) It's just that I am little too conscious when I place the tenses and genders in my sentence. Tense somehow i can get away with but gender, oh no, every reason for people around me to have a good laugh. I have an amazing account of screwing up usage of words when I once attempted to talk in Kannada. And no, you won't get to listen to anything further about that story.
Well, what I want to say is, there is a friend of mine who is enthusiastic about picking up few South Indian words, you know, those omnipresent ones like abba,ayyoo,papam and the like. Latest to get added to her collection is the word 'papam'
N : I feel so papam to go sit in my seat idly when everyone around is working like crazy. (Sorry)
Me: Oh ok. I get it.
N: He looks so papam(innocent)
Me: Oh like that?Yes yes.
N: I feel papam for myself, how can I get out of this?(sorry)
Me: (thinking definitely not aloud)Don't you think you should learn more words like that to go well with papam.
Me: :(
N: What?Even you are feeling papam?(May be sick)
Yes, I did try to tell her how it is usually used but, she insists she knows the meaning and usage.
N, I totally love the way you say papam if you hadn't noticed my smirk.Hehe!
Before anything, the only person I talk to in Hindi is myself. Yes, Myself(again no, I am not crazy!) It's just that I am little too conscious when I place the tenses and genders in my sentence. Tense somehow i can get away with but gender, oh no, every reason for people around me to have a good laugh. I have an amazing account of screwing up usage of words when I once attempted to talk in Kannada. And no, you won't get to listen to anything further about that story.
Well, what I want to say is, there is a friend of mine who is enthusiastic about picking up few South Indian words, you know, those omnipresent ones like abba,ayyoo,papam and the like. Latest to get added to her collection is the word 'papam'
N : I feel so papam to go sit in my seat idly when everyone around is working like crazy. (Sorry)
Me: Oh ok. I get it.
N: He looks so papam(innocent)
Me: Oh like that?Yes yes.
N: I feel papam for myself, how can I get out of this?(sorry)
Me: (thinking definitely not aloud)Don't you think you should learn more words like that to go well with papam.
Me: :(
N: What?Even you are feeling papam?(May be sick)
Yes, I did try to tell her how it is usually used but, she insists she knows the meaning and usage.
N, I totally love the way you say papam if you hadn't noticed my smirk.Hehe!
Auto-matic troubles!
Have you ever attempted to travel by auto in Bangalore?
I you haven't, you should try.(Why should I be the only one to suffer,gee!)
This would be even more apt if you are the one who need to travel short distances, say 3-4 kms. You can't walk, neither can you take bus(You can take but it would you take you on a world trip before landing at the destination)
So well, as I reach the auto-stand,a nightmare awaits for me.
*Henceforth, lets refer to Autodriver as AD*
AD1,AD2,AD3...(I am searching for infinity on keyboard,oh it's not there): Madam auto madam(chaiwala style)
Auto ha?(Gangster style)
Auto chahiye kya?(Wannabe Hindi wala style)
Me(Ignoring the gang and walking briskly towards the autos away from them)
Me: Bhaiyya,CMH road,Indiranagar.(It's 2.4 kms from there and would cost around 16 rupees)
AD1:Nai madam..wapas khaali aana padta hai
Me(Strange it is but I hear the same dialog when I come the other way. Anyway atleast he was couteous enough, good sign!)
Me: Cmh road?
AD1: One angry look.
I move on to the next.
Me: (Being precise and pointing hand in some random direction to convey the place is closer than they think)Sapna book house, Indiranagar
AD1: 60rupees.
Me: Not the SBH in sadashivanagar, the one in Indiranagar.
AD: Mujhe pata hai.
Me: Well, no expression!
On few days my colleagues accompany me on their way home till auto stand.
Me: Indiranagar
AD :No
Colleague(being sarcastic): Jeevan bhima nagar
AD: No
Colleague: MG road
AD: NO
C: Where do you want to go?We'd come along.
AD:(Smiles) Marathalli
Me: Indiranagar
AD: No
Colleague: Hyderabad
AD: (Chuckles)
Me: Yet again, Indiranagar
AD: No
Colleague: I would ride the auto. You just come along.
Auto anyone?
I you haven't, you should try.(Why should I be the only one to suffer,gee!)
This would be even more apt if you are the one who need to travel short distances, say 3-4 kms. You can't walk, neither can you take bus(You can take but it would you take you on a world trip before landing at the destination)
So well, as I reach the auto-stand,a nightmare awaits for me.
*Henceforth, lets refer to Autodriver as AD*
AD1,AD2,AD3...(I am searching for infinity on keyboard,oh it's not there): Madam auto madam(chaiwala style)
Auto ha?(Gangster style)
Auto chahiye kya?(Wannabe Hindi wala style)
Me(Ignoring the gang and walking briskly towards the autos away from them)
Me: Bhaiyya,CMH road,Indiranagar.(It's 2.4 kms from there and would cost around 16 rupees)
AD1:Nai madam..wapas khaali aana padta hai
Me(Strange it is but I hear the same dialog when I come the other way. Anyway atleast he was couteous enough, good sign!)
Me: Cmh road?
AD1: One angry look.
I move on to the next.
Me: (Being precise and pointing hand in some random direction to convey the place is closer than they think)Sapna book house, Indiranagar
AD1: 60rupees.
Me: Not the SBH in sadashivanagar, the one in Indiranagar.
AD: Mujhe pata hai.
Me: Well, no expression!
On few days my colleagues accompany me on their way home till auto stand.
Me: Indiranagar
AD :No
Colleague(being sarcastic): Jeevan bhima nagar
AD: No
Colleague: MG road
AD: NO
C: Where do you want to go?We'd come along.
AD:(Smiles) Marathalli
Me: Indiranagar
AD: No
Colleague: Hyderabad
AD: (Chuckles)
Me: Yet again, Indiranagar
AD: No
Colleague: I would ride the auto. You just come along.
Auto anyone?
