Walking along the streets of downtown always made Janvi very happy. The west main road that forms the crux of the downtown is a broad cobbled street with shops and restaurants on either side .The road was closed to the traffic and the middle of the walk way had hawkers selling stuff from Nepal to Mexico. Janvi and Subha started looking in at some nice earrings that a hawker from Nepal was displaying. Subha was so taken by it and was haggling with the hawker to lower the price.
“So you come to downtown often??” Nilay asked janvi
“Huh..oh ..well once in a while ..people in my lab like to eat pizzas at Christian’s pizza..so I come whenever we all come here..” janvi replied “ what about you.??”
“ I come here once in a while too…with friends ..but sometimes I just like walk along the street..u know just look at the shops and people it makes me happy…”
Janvi looked at him and smiled “I do that too sometimes..in summer only ofcourse..So which department are u in nilay.???”
“ Computer science..and before u think iam one of those ppl..let me tell u iam interested in lot of other things too..i was a premed student in my undergrad days here..but when I declared my major I decided to go where I saw the money was…it was then..” he laughed.
“I did not say anything at all..do u feel the need to justify what you do..??” janvi asked
“not to everyone..” nilay said “with you I feel very much that you are watching my every move like a hawk and also judging me based on that…” he trailed it off…
“sorry did not mean too..i guess it is my inborn scorpion trait..”
“ iam a scorpion too..” nilay said “ when is your birthday..that is if u don’t mind telling me..i don’t need to know the year too..”
“November 19th “ janvi said “ now its only fair that you tell me yours..”
“November 18th..can u believe it..it is so much of a coincidence..” nilay said
“ wat coincidence are you two talking about???” subha asked when she joined them both.
“well me and janvi are born in the November and are just a day apart..” nilay announced.
“Hmmm..interesting..so u are elder to her hena…??” Subha asked..
she is definitely up to some mischief janvi thought and before nilay could say something his cell phone rang..nilay excused himself and went a little distance away to pick up the call.
Subha turned to janvi and asked her “ so madam u both are born in the same month..interesting..”
“wat is so interesting about that ma’am ..iam sure there are many people who are born in and around my birthday.” janvi replied
“bummer..” subha replied
Nilay joined them and all three of them started walking to the open air theatre where the fancy dress party is held.
“so wat are u r interests janvi??” nilay asked
“well it all depends on my mood..” janvi replied
“oh she has a huge collection of novels ..and she is so much in to all this science fiction stuff..” subha quipped in
“and wat about you subha??” Nilay asked
“ well as I have already told u iam not in to those things..” subha replied
“hey is that abhay..” subha asked and before either of them could reply Subha called out to Abhay.
Abhay saw subha and waved back to her..” subha will forget that we both exist “ nilay quipped “ Now that Abhay is here” and batted his eyelids. looking at him janvi giggled.
Subha scowled at him..
“ Nilay you did are not tell us that you are coming to downtown” raja said..as he clapped nilay’s back.
“bas aise hi aagaya..” Nilay mumbled.
“hey janvi..” Abhay said
“hey Abhay”
“let me introduce you to these guys they are staying in the same building as me..” said abhay
“this is raja” he said pointing to a slender guy with a moustache who was talking to nilay “this is Anil..” referring to a guy who was overweight “both of them are in computer science department”
“ nice to meet you both “janvi said politely..
“well there is no need to introduce you..they all know about you becos subha always has something to say about you..” said abhay
“all nice things I hope..” janvi smiled.
“ So wat were you people planning on doing in downtown??” raja asked
“we came to see people’s constumes..”subha replied enthusiastically..
“well we were about to leave “ said abhay
“I would like to see costumes..” raja replied “ if subha and janvi don’t mind me tagging along with them “
“ok…then let me and anil bid you people ..Bye” said abhay
nilay who had been quiet so far said “ hey do u guys want to join us for dinner ..may be later say after another hour or so..we can meet at that new mexican place they have opened in the corner..also If the girls don’t mind joining us too..”
“sounds ok to us “ said Abhay and Anil nodded
“well iam sure I will be hungry by then” said subha “if Janvi will come then I will also join” she said “ chalo na janvi..it will be nice to eat out today..”
“ok” said janvi
“so Mexican ok with all “ asked nilay
“yes so far I think..” said Abhay “ see you people in an hour or so ..at baja beans..bye”
Abhay and anil walked off to the trolley bus stop.
Raja turned to nilay and said “ well u need not have invited those two..they are just trouble makers..”
“well they don’t make any trouble raja..they just like to play pranks..thats all “ said nilay “anyways u need to stand up for urself sometimes …but lets not talk about this now..ok”
“ok..” raja trailed
Both Subha and Janvi did not want to intrude on the conversation so they walked a little farther away..
“hey u girls iam sure raja does not carry any plague..inspite of his appearance he is nice a guy..u girls can come closer..” nilay joked.
“well how do we know that ..Huh??” Subha asked mock seriously..
“well subha u know me …I don’t eat girls..” said raja “ by the way I have “main hoon na” burnt in a CD for you”
“oh great..SRK is so such a cute guy he is my favourite actor and such a good one too…don’t u agree janvi “ subha squealed.
“I guess it depends..” replied janvi non commitally” I don’t have any favourites..i just go by the performances in the movies”
“ same here..and may I say it is good to meet a girl who finally does not swoon at the name of SRK..most of my good friends in opposite sex do..”replied Nilay
“well I like SRK a lot too..” said raja.
“great I have someone who is on my side..heheheh” laughed subha
“ so wat kinda movies do u watch nilay??” janvi asked
“well I think it depends on the company of people I watch the movie with “ replied Nilay
“hey there is an ice cream shop..” subha pointed out” want to eat a small scoop before we go down to the costume party.”
“sure..wat about u janvi??”
“iam up for icecream anytime..”janvi replied
“me too “said raja and smiled
They went in to the shop
“can I have vanilla icecream with strawberry on top please” janvi ordered at the counter
“make that two..” said Nilay..”so we share the same taste in icecreams too”
“ I guess we do..” replied janvi and when she turned around to find a seat she saw raja looking at her very peculiarly.
Janvi shrugged that off and then took a corner booth and pretty soon subha and the guys joined her there.
“ I was just telling raja how much you liked reading books…” said Subha
“yeah..what kind of books you read..” raja asked
“this and that..”janvi replied “ depends on what catches my fancy at that time..right now iam reading this fantasy series called “ the wheel of time” by robber Jordan” she said
“ now that is very interesting “ replied raja “ nilay is also reading that series..”
“is it so..?” janvi asked..
“yeah..” nilay said “ we have a lot in common. I think we are gonna be great friends..”
Something made janvi look at raja at that moment and he did not seem to be happy...not happy at all.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Nilay days-3
“So what do u think of Abhay??” Subha asked Janvi as they were cleaning the dining table. Abhay had just left, the tea party had lasted for more than 2 hours
“ he seems to be a nice guy” janvi said and looked up at subha
“wat do u think of him “
Subha said “he is very charming and he is very smart..”
“oh I see” Janvi smiled mischievously “ may be I need to call someone’s parents in madras and let them know that their daughter has found a right guy” Subha blushed “there is nothing like that and I met him only three months back “
“So may be couple of more months and then u will know for sure hena??” janvi asked with mock seriousness and both the girls started laughing.
“His roommate Nilay is also a great guy. He has been in US for more than 10 years now..” subha said
“ oh I see “ janvi replied
“yet he has retained his core Indian culture values and beliefs..he does not drink or smoke and he is very religious too. He is part of the Hindu students association here “ subha said.
“well not drinking and smoking does not mean that he is all Indian values” janvi replied
“I have seen some of the desi guys here, they act all goody goody in front of girls just to impress them but reality is something else..But that does not mean Nilay is also like that” janvi said “ anyways I don’t know him so I can’t say anything about him..But being cautious is not gonna hurt anyone right??”
“yeah. But after talking to Nilay I don’t think he is like that” subha said earnestly.
Janvi placed the tea cups in the cupboard and turned around and asked“hey tomorrow is Halloween there is this kid’s costume party in the lawn in the evening want to go ??” “sure” said Subha.
“Madam you are late and now we are late for the party at the lawn “ subha sounded upset
“sorry yaar advisor wanted to have an update on experiments and u know how he is ..Once he starts he does not stop..Anyways if we hurry up we can catch the costume party in downtown”
“Ok” subha brightened up visibly
“let me just freshen up ok “ janvi said and as janvi was getting ready subha kept on chatting about how she saw some people dressed in costumes all day
“ ..and there was this guy in my department who was dressed as tomato and it was so funny…may be we can dress up in some costume too..”
“well madam I think it is too late..anyways I think u look cute in these gray jeans “janvi said smilingly.
”u know I met abhay today and he told me that tumhari roommate mast cheez hai yaar” and subha started giggling
“that proves one thing” janvi said “he is a pucca flirt ..anyways madam lets get moving..” “ so how are we going to the downtown??” subha asked.
”we can take the trolley to downtown..”janvi said
“hey J is it ok if we ask Nilay to come along with us ..??” subha asked .
.”well may be he has other plans u know subha..??”
“ I know he does not when I was waiting for you to come I was talking to him ..”
“Ok ..u can call and ask him if he wants to join us ..” janvi said..
subha started dialing Nilay’s number and then she hung up.
.”wat happened ??” Janvi asked.
“well u know Nilay he is always pulling my leg and playing a prank on me all the time..now I think I want to play one on him” subha said “ well what do u want to do ?” janvi asked.
” well if u don’t mind can u talk to him he does not know your voice..u can tell him that you are a very old friend of his and that u are in town ..and then proceed from there on….go with the flow sister..hehehehe” subha was so excited that she was talking really fast..
“whoa. madam slow down ..first of all I don’t know him that well wat if he gets serious and also..i don’t know him well enough to play a prank on him..” janvi said..” “please..please for me yaar..he has been putting one over me for a long time..please only one time and if he starts getting serious u can hang up and he will never know who called ..” subha started pleading janvi.
“ok but if he gets mad u are gonna talk to him and explain it to him..is that a deal??” janvi asked
“anything you say may dear roomie..” subha jumped and hugged janvi and then started dialing nilay’s number..when the phone started ringing ..she handed the phone over to janvi
“hello”
“hi can I talk to Nilay???”
“ this is Nilay”
“ hey Nilay how are u yaar??? Long time yaar really long time..how are u ?? how is life?? Pehachana muje??” subha was giggling so badly in that janvi had to sush her.
“..I am..fine..sorry I don’t recognize you..”
“well now this is bad..after all the allo paratha u ate at our place..i cant believe that u cant remember me…Hmm…this is bad and here I was excited to meet u ..this is bad..really bad..i feel so bad now..” janvi sounded a little upset..all the while subha was grinning so badly that she looked like an ad for close up tooth paste..
“hey are u sanju’s sister neha…” nilay said hesistatingly
“well u should be more than sorry..after all the things that we have been through …anyways if I was a pretty girl iam sure u would have remembered me..so typical like a guy ..paying attention only to pretty girls..”
“ it is nothing like that…” nilay sounded so confused and also apologetic…” can u now please tell me who you are..”
“look at the tone u are talking to me in…I really cant believe that I thought u will remember me..” janvi sniffled a bit..
“hey iam really sorry..” nilay said in a low voice..
Subha then started laughing hysterically and immediately nilay picked it on the phone” well if it is not Ms Subha trying to play a prank on me..”
Subha got the phone and said “ well tit for tat I got you this time..hehehehe..”
“ no u did not I knew all along it was you..” nilay said
“well it was not me but my roommate janvi that u were talking to.” Subha said
“ Oh I see.” Nilay sounded surprised.
“anyways me and J are thinking of going to downtown wanna come with us to see the costume party there..???”
“oh ..well I don’t want to be kabab main haddi between 2 roomies down time “ nilay said
“hey it is ok ..we will definitely appreciate your company..wont we janvi” subha said thrusting the phone in janvi’s hand.
“hey” janvi said “ sorry about that stuff I said earlier..it was all subha’s idea..”
“ No way I just gave the initial suggestion then she took it all the way “ subha quipped in
“yeah it will be nice if u can join us ..but if u have other plans then it is ok..” janvi said
“well if it no problem to you girls then I will definitely join “ nilay replied enthusiastically..
“ ok see u soon . bye..here subha wants to talk to you “ said janvi
“okie Nilay ji kripaya please come here on time atleast this once..ok” subha giggled
“well iam always on time..” nilay said indignantly
“remember the lunch plan the other day..when me and abhay said take your time to get to amigo’s we meant 15-20 mins not an whole hour..” subha said
“well it was you guys fault..never mentioned anytime limits..” nilay said
“well dumbo get here in another 20 mins ok ..” subha said
“well takes one to know one..hehehe..chalo see u girls in 15 mins..bye”
“ he seems to be a nice guy” janvi said and looked up at subha
“wat do u think of him “
Subha said “he is very charming and he is very smart..”
“oh I see” Janvi smiled mischievously “ may be I need to call someone’s parents in madras and let them know that their daughter has found a right guy” Subha blushed “there is nothing like that and I met him only three months back “
“So may be couple of more months and then u will know for sure hena??” janvi asked with mock seriousness and both the girls started laughing.
“His roommate Nilay is also a great guy. He has been in US for more than 10 years now..” subha said
“ oh I see “ janvi replied
“yet he has retained his core Indian culture values and beliefs..he does not drink or smoke and he is very religious too. He is part of the Hindu students association here “ subha said.
“well not drinking and smoking does not mean that he is all Indian values” janvi replied
“I have seen some of the desi guys here, they act all goody goody in front of girls just to impress them but reality is something else..But that does not mean Nilay is also like that” janvi said “ anyways I don’t know him so I can’t say anything about him..But being cautious is not gonna hurt anyone right??”
“yeah. But after talking to Nilay I don’t think he is like that” subha said earnestly.
Janvi placed the tea cups in the cupboard and turned around and asked“hey tomorrow is Halloween there is this kid’s costume party in the lawn in the evening want to go ??” “sure” said Subha.
“Madam you are late and now we are late for the party at the lawn “ subha sounded upset
“sorry yaar advisor wanted to have an update on experiments and u know how he is ..Once he starts he does not stop..Anyways if we hurry up we can catch the costume party in downtown”
“Ok” subha brightened up visibly
“let me just freshen up ok “ janvi said and as janvi was getting ready subha kept on chatting about how she saw some people dressed in costumes all day
“ ..and there was this guy in my department who was dressed as tomato and it was so funny…may be we can dress up in some costume too..”
“well madam I think it is too late..anyways I think u look cute in these gray jeans “janvi said smilingly.
”u know I met abhay today and he told me that tumhari roommate mast cheez hai yaar” and subha started giggling
“that proves one thing” janvi said “he is a pucca flirt ..anyways madam lets get moving..” “ so how are we going to the downtown??” subha asked.
”we can take the trolley to downtown..”janvi said
“hey J is it ok if we ask Nilay to come along with us ..??” subha asked .
.”well may be he has other plans u know subha..??”
“ I know he does not when I was waiting for you to come I was talking to him ..”
“Ok ..u can call and ask him if he wants to join us ..” janvi said..
subha started dialing Nilay’s number and then she hung up.
.”wat happened ??” Janvi asked.
“well u know Nilay he is always pulling my leg and playing a prank on me all the time..now I think I want to play one on him” subha said “ well what do u want to do ?” janvi asked.
” well if u don’t mind can u talk to him he does not know your voice..u can tell him that you are a very old friend of his and that u are in town ..and then proceed from there on….go with the flow sister..hehehehe” subha was so excited that she was talking really fast..
“whoa. madam slow down ..first of all I don’t know him that well wat if he gets serious and also..i don’t know him well enough to play a prank on him..” janvi said..” “please..please for me yaar..he has been putting one over me for a long time..please only one time and if he starts getting serious u can hang up and he will never know who called ..” subha started pleading janvi.
“ok but if he gets mad u are gonna talk to him and explain it to him..is that a deal??” janvi asked
“anything you say may dear roomie..” subha jumped and hugged janvi and then started dialing nilay’s number..when the phone started ringing ..she handed the phone over to janvi
“hello”
“hi can I talk to Nilay???”
“ this is Nilay”
“ hey Nilay how are u yaar??? Long time yaar really long time..how are u ?? how is life?? Pehachana muje??” subha was giggling so badly in that janvi had to sush her.
“..I am..fine..sorry I don’t recognize you..”
“well now this is bad..after all the allo paratha u ate at our place..i cant believe that u cant remember me…Hmm…this is bad and here I was excited to meet u ..this is bad..really bad..i feel so bad now..” janvi sounded a little upset..all the while subha was grinning so badly that she looked like an ad for close up tooth paste..
“hey are u sanju’s sister neha…” nilay said hesistatingly
“well u should be more than sorry..after all the things that we have been through …anyways if I was a pretty girl iam sure u would have remembered me..so typical like a guy ..paying attention only to pretty girls..”
“ it is nothing like that…” nilay sounded so confused and also apologetic…” can u now please tell me who you are..”
“look at the tone u are talking to me in…I really cant believe that I thought u will remember me..” janvi sniffled a bit..
“hey iam really sorry..” nilay said in a low voice..
Subha then started laughing hysterically and immediately nilay picked it on the phone” well if it is not Ms Subha trying to play a prank on me..”
Subha got the phone and said “ well tit for tat I got you this time..hehehehe..”
“ no u did not I knew all along it was you..” nilay said
“well it was not me but my roommate janvi that u were talking to.” Subha said
“ Oh I see.” Nilay sounded surprised.
“anyways me and J are thinking of going to downtown wanna come with us to see the costume party there..???”
“oh ..well I don’t want to be kabab main haddi between 2 roomies down time “ nilay said
“hey it is ok ..we will definitely appreciate your company..wont we janvi” subha said thrusting the phone in janvi’s hand.
“hey” janvi said “ sorry about that stuff I said earlier..it was all subha’s idea..”
“ No way I just gave the initial suggestion then she took it all the way “ subha quipped in
“yeah it will be nice if u can join us ..but if u have other plans then it is ok..” janvi said
“well if it no problem to you girls then I will definitely join “ nilay replied enthusiastically..
“ ok see u soon . bye..here subha wants to talk to you “ said janvi
“okie Nilay ji kripaya please come here on time atleast this once..ok” subha giggled
“well iam always on time..” nilay said indignantly
“remember the lunch plan the other day..when me and abhay said take your time to get to amigo’s we meant 15-20 mins not an whole hour..” subha said
“well it was you guys fault..never mentioned anytime limits..” nilay said
“well dumbo get here in another 20 mins ok ..” subha said
“well takes one to know one..hehehe..chalo see u girls in 15 mins..bye”
Nilay days-2
“Hey Subha wait up” Subha turned around and saw abhay and raja walking towards her. She stopped and smiled at them “Watcha doing??” Raja asked her.. Abhay guffawed “look at this guy he has been in USA for just three months and his vocabulary is all changed. Raja remember the small place in India that u came from called Hyderabad” Subha laughed along with Abhay. Raja looked indignant but before he could retort Subha said “Just finished the thermo class yaar and iam heading home” “So when are u gonna invite me to your place??” Abhay asked her. Subha smiled “ you are welcome to come now “. As they were walking to subha’s offcampus apartment Raja said “ can u guys believe it three months have been passed since we joined UVA and left India” abhay quipped “ and someone already talks with amru accent” Subha giggled and Raja turned red and said “ u are irritating me abhay , I really miss home and u are poking fun at everything I say and do ..” “hey sorry yaar.. now don’t go and get senti on me ok ..i was just lightening up the situation.” Abhay said trying hard to control his laughter. Raja still looked irritated and said “ hey guys iam gonna go and see wat Nilay is up to..ok..bye” Abhay could not hide his laughter any longer and burst out laughing..subha looked puzzled and Raja looked like he is gonna have an apoplexy. he just turned and went to the computer science department without even looking back..
“so wat was that all about??” Subha asked him and Abhay who was still laughing said “Raja seems to have become Nilay’s shadow these days. that guy is basically stalking him. he is like Nilay’s GF…hehehehe…..the other day Nilay was busy so he did not come to potluck we guys had at our place.. and raja called him like 20 times on the cell to ask him where he was and that he should come. he told nilay that he will not eat dinner till nilay comes…bechara Nilay is trying so hard not to offend the guy and so he is putting up with him …dunno when that is gonna change..”
“that is so weird yaar..Even his Girl friend if he had one will not call him that much..hey janvi is also walking home I think..” “is that your roommate..” abhay asked.”yeah” well wat are u waiting for ..Introduce me to her yaar..and when u do say some really nice things about me .” Abhay said adjusting his hair.
“No matter how much nice things I say about u..one look at you and she will know what a duffer you are…..hey Janvi wait up yaar..” Subha called out.
Janvi turned around and saw Subha with a tall guy in glasses with beard and thought “ who is this devdas with her….so many desi students this year” Subha and Abhay caught up with her by then and subha introduced them “ hey J this is Abhay Mittal and he is in material science dept and this is my roommate Janvi she is in biomedical engg” “hey nice to meet you” “ Nice to meet you too janvi..that is an interesting name..so which part of India are u from..”abhay asked “ iam from banglore and you “ Abhay laughed and said “ Right now my parents are in Bombay but our native place is in UP “ “ oh I have never been to anywhere in northern part of India” janvi said ”geographically speaking Bombay or Mumbai whichever one pleases u is not in north India” abhay laughed “ well it is to for a person from banglore..”janvi quipped and smiled.”u have a very nice smile.” Abhay said “and are very smart too..” all three of them laughed and by then they had reached the apartment..” So abhay where are u staying??” “Oh i live in bedford apartments with 2 other guys..u must have met Nilay he is one of my roommates “ “ oh” janvi said “that’s nice” “so how do u like the school so far??” “It is nice and since Nilay did his bachelors also from UVA he knows a lot about this place..so in his grace we survive..” Abhay bowed dramatically. Subha giggled and janvi smiled…
“so wat was that all about??” Subha asked him and Abhay who was still laughing said “Raja seems to have become Nilay’s shadow these days. that guy is basically stalking him. he is like Nilay’s GF…hehehehe…..the other day Nilay was busy so he did not come to potluck we guys had at our place.. and raja called him like 20 times on the cell to ask him where he was and that he should come. he told nilay that he will not eat dinner till nilay comes…bechara Nilay is trying so hard not to offend the guy and so he is putting up with him …dunno when that is gonna change..”
“that is so weird yaar..Even his Girl friend if he had one will not call him that much..hey janvi is also walking home I think..” “is that your roommate..” abhay asked.”yeah” well wat are u waiting for ..Introduce me to her yaar..and when u do say some really nice things about me .” Abhay said adjusting his hair.
“No matter how much nice things I say about u..one look at you and she will know what a duffer you are…..hey Janvi wait up yaar..” Subha called out.
Janvi turned around and saw Subha with a tall guy in glasses with beard and thought “ who is this devdas with her….so many desi students this year” Subha and Abhay caught up with her by then and subha introduced them “ hey J this is Abhay Mittal and he is in material science dept and this is my roommate Janvi she is in biomedical engg” “hey nice to meet you” “ Nice to meet you too janvi..that is an interesting name..so which part of India are u from..”abhay asked “ iam from banglore and you “ Abhay laughed and said “ Right now my parents are in Bombay but our native place is in UP “ “ oh I have never been to anywhere in northern part of India” janvi said ”geographically speaking Bombay or Mumbai whichever one pleases u is not in north India” abhay laughed “ well it is to for a person from banglore..”janvi quipped and smiled.”u have a very nice smile.” Abhay said “and are very smart too..” all three of them laughed and by then they had reached the apartment..” So abhay where are u staying??” “Oh i live in bedford apartments with 2 other guys..u must have met Nilay he is one of my roommates “ “ oh” janvi said “that’s nice” “so how do u like the school so far??” “It is nice and since Nilay did his bachelors also from UVA he knows a lot about this place..so in his grace we survive..” Abhay bowed dramatically. Subha giggled and janvi smiled…
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Nilay days ( having a title block..hehehe..any suggestions Junta)
Hey junta here is my attempt at writing some stories..i took a lot of inspiration from things that happened to ppl i know here..so here it goes..
cheers
jeenu
Janvi started thinking about the first time she met Nilay. It was through Subha her roommate. Subha had joined the Graduate program at UVA that fall and Nilay was her mentor. She can still remember to the exact detail how it happened..It was in the evening Janvi was lying down on her couch with the quilt over her. She realised she had the seasonal flu and was cursing herself for not taking the Flu shot..when there was knock on the door. Janvi was not expecting anyone so she was wondering who it was and she went to open the door and Subha bustled in "hey sorry i forgot to take my keys with me " janvi sighed well Subha always seems to lose the key ya forget to take it ..anyways that was when she noticed this desi guy still standing outside the apartment holding the door and janvi got annoyed she was wearing her sick jammies and she was not dressed to meet company..Subha did not seem to notice her discomfort and annoyance and said "hey J this is nilay , he is my mentor" janvi mumbled a Hi and then started walking to her room..when He asked her " hey are u a new student too ??" Janvi was not in any mood to talk so she said " No" and walked in to her and closed the door.
"hey Nilay do come in to the house yaar..let me make u some chai" and Subha walked in to the kitchen "never said no to free chai..thanks" Nilay walked in to the living room and started looking around..and he whistled "nice pad yaar"Subha beamed and then said " its all janvi's..she had been here for an year u know"
Nilay "no way..i know almost of all the desis in this place and i have never seen her around.." " so who did she room in with last year..""Divya..i think from comp science..she graduated this fall.."
"oh i know her.." Subha looked at him and asked " so Mr know all the desis here..how did u miss knowing my roomie then..Huh..??" Nilay laughed " may be becos she is so kadoos "..Subha giggled but then said in a sober tone " she is not all that bad..just anal about things.."
Nilay then walked up to DVD's lying on tea table and whistled and said " If i were u i will lock my room at night before i sleep.." Subha looked at him seriously and asked "why??"..well look at her DVD collection he showed her " the hannibal " and "blair witch -2" " i dont think these are urs??"
Subha replied earnestly " well iam not in to these hollywood flicks.." Nilay laughed and said " seems like u r roommate is and u know wat they say people who watch violent movies will soon develope a taste for violence themselves..."
" Nilay u are now making me nervous yaar.." Subha whined..Nilay then laughed and said " silly i was just teasing u..anyways do u wanna go and watch a movie..i promise u it is not violent.. Abhay will be there..."
"well what do i care if abhay was there or not. ..and if u keep teasing me like this tea is gonna be on ur head and not on the cup..."
"bapp re aaj kal ki ladikiyan itne violent kyun hai..??? ok ma'am i will not tease u anymore for the day ok.." Nilay smiled .
cheers
jeenu
Janvi started thinking about the first time she met Nilay. It was through Subha her roommate. Subha had joined the Graduate program at UVA that fall and Nilay was her mentor. She can still remember to the exact detail how it happened..It was in the evening Janvi was lying down on her couch with the quilt over her. She realised she had the seasonal flu and was cursing herself for not taking the Flu shot..when there was knock on the door. Janvi was not expecting anyone so she was wondering who it was and she went to open the door and Subha bustled in "hey sorry i forgot to take my keys with me " janvi sighed well Subha always seems to lose the key ya forget to take it ..anyways that was when she noticed this desi guy still standing outside the apartment holding the door and janvi got annoyed she was wearing her sick jammies and she was not dressed to meet company..Subha did not seem to notice her discomfort and annoyance and said "hey J this is nilay , he is my mentor" janvi mumbled a Hi and then started walking to her room..when He asked her " hey are u a new student too ??" Janvi was not in any mood to talk so she said " No" and walked in to her and closed the door.
"hey Nilay do come in to the house yaar..let me make u some chai" and Subha walked in to the kitchen "never said no to free chai..thanks" Nilay walked in to the living room and started looking around..and he whistled "nice pad yaar"Subha beamed and then said " its all janvi's..she had been here for an year u know"
Nilay "no way..i know almost of all the desis in this place and i have never seen her around.." " so who did she room in with last year..""Divya..i think from comp science..she graduated this fall.."
"oh i know her.." Subha looked at him and asked " so Mr know all the desis here..how did u miss knowing my roomie then..Huh..??" Nilay laughed " may be becos she is so kadoos "..Subha giggled but then said in a sober tone " she is not all that bad..just anal about things.."
Nilay then walked up to DVD's lying on tea table and whistled and said " If i were u i will lock my room at night before i sleep.." Subha looked at him seriously and asked "why??"..well look at her DVD collection he showed her " the hannibal " and "blair witch -2" " i dont think these are urs??"
Subha replied earnestly " well iam not in to these hollywood flicks.." Nilay laughed and said " seems like u r roommate is and u know wat they say people who watch violent movies will soon develope a taste for violence themselves..."
" Nilay u are now making me nervous yaar.." Subha whined..Nilay then laughed and said " silly i was just teasing u..anyways do u wanna go and watch a movie..i promise u it is not violent.. Abhay will be there..."
"well what do i care if abhay was there or not. ..and if u keep teasing me like this tea is gonna be on ur head and not on the cup..."
"bapp re aaj kal ki ladikiyan itne violent kyun hai..??? ok ma'am i will not tease u anymore for the day ok.." Nilay smiled .
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
In the end....
It has been such hectic week and half for me in terms of work ..i barely had time to check and comment in junta's blogs..:)
so here i decided to post one of my favourite song that i usually listen to when a week of research work goes down the drain and strangely listening to this song actually puts me in good mood :D
so here it is ppl
In the End
-Linkin Park
It starts with one thing
I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try
keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on,
but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried,
it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time
when I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end It doesn't even matter
I had to fall To lose it all
But in the end It doesn't even matter
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn’t even matter how hard you try,
keep that in mind I designed this rhyme,
to explain in due time I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me (in the end)
You kept everything inside and even though I tried,
it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time
when I (Chorus)
I’ve put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know (2x) (Chorus)
so here i decided to post one of my favourite song that i usually listen to when a week of research work goes down the drain and strangely listening to this song actually puts me in good mood :D
so here it is ppl
In the End
-Linkin Park
It starts with one thing
I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try
keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on,
but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried,
it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time
when I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end It doesn't even matter
I had to fall To lose it all
But in the end It doesn't even matter
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn’t even matter how hard you try,
keep that in mind I designed this rhyme,
to explain in due time I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me (in the end)
You kept everything inside and even though I tried,
it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time
when I (Chorus)
I’ve put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know (2x) (Chorus)
Monday, November 07, 2005
Flirting ..???
Today started as any other monday for me..u know feeling the hangover from the weekend ( before u all jump to any conclusion..when i said hangover i meant from excessive sleeping:D)and i dragged myself to lab today morning and as i was getting ready to do somework that might get me Noble prize one day ( mostly have to work so they dont kick me out of the lab) my cowrker in the lab starts his usual thing ..now this french dude here in my lab is a charmer and is always flirting with every single female in the lab and the fact that he is married and has a cute baby girl does not stop him ..most of the times it is pretty harmless like.."hey sweetie..did not feel like working yesterday as u were not here in the lab..and now that u are here..i dont feel like working either.." "wink"
But sometimes it can really get on my nerves like "so how many times did u have sex this weekend??" and stuff like that...and when i ask him to stop he usually says hey its all in fun....
so it got me thinking..wat exactly is flirting??? where is the boundary for tht???can ppl flirt and still be friends??
do we flirt becos we want to express our interest in the other person and gauge their reaction in a subtle way???
can flirting be harmful for ones health ??;)
Hmmmm..
heavy stuff for monday morning i guess
cheers
jeenu
But sometimes it can really get on my nerves like "so how many times did u have sex this weekend??" and stuff like that...and when i ask him to stop he usually says hey its all in fun....
so it got me thinking..wat exactly is flirting??? where is the boundary for tht???can ppl flirt and still be friends??
do we flirt becos we want to express our interest in the other person and gauge their reaction in a subtle way???
can flirting be harmful for ones health ??;)
Hmmmm..
heavy stuff for monday morning i guess
cheers
jeenu
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
So like my dad :D
I was talking to my mama( a very distant relation of ours iam not even sure how he is related but for convenience sake i call him mama..makes him happy and i dont have to rack my brain to figure out how he is related...:D) yesterday to wish him on diwali and his mom has come to visit him and since me being a very nice girl wanted to talk to patti ( grandma) and i talked to her for about 15 mins and after which she exclaimed that u are so like jambu( my dad)..at that moment i dont know for some reason i felt so happy that someone thought i was like my dad..:)
My dad has always been a source of inspiration for me since i was a kid ..i know we all must have had " my dad is the greatest in the world " feeling when we were kids..but i still feel like that even now...he is a very hard working, diligent and pretty smart in wat he did....there were times when i was growing up i will ask him something and if he knew wat it was he will always explain it to me in a way i understand and if he did not know that he told me he will look it up and he always found an answer for me ...i remember the time when he woke me up at 3 in the morning to show me jupiter that was visible in the night sky i must have been about 10 years at that time ...... as i was standing in our back yard that october morning as dad went on talking about jupiter and how it is the biggest planet in the solar system and all its moons ...i felt so lucky to have him in my life..that feeling is so fresh in my mind..it was a very magical moment for me..after that we both had a glass of bournvita and we were talking about stars and space crafts and aliens...it was so perfect..
He was the one who taught me how to play badmiton and in summers always used to play a game with me in the evenings..at night we used to go for walks after dinner (i think we used to do that since i was about 10 years to till the last night i was in india) and he will talk to me about his youth ..ya tell me about things that happened that day at his work and i will talk to him about my things..sometimes we talk about religion, philisophy,politics..but i loved talking to him about science..as i grew up and went to college our discussions were sometimes my monologue on research and experiments and he used to tell me iam talking about stuff that he cant understand but still i will keep rambling on and on becos it felt good....i still do that whenever i call india...
He is not without faults..but he has been a good dad and a greats friend to me..so when someone told me that i was like him ..i felt like i have the noble prize bestowed to me :)
cheers
jeenu
My dad has always been a source of inspiration for me since i was a kid ..i know we all must have had " my dad is the greatest in the world " feeling when we were kids..but i still feel like that even now...he is a very hard working, diligent and pretty smart in wat he did....there were times when i was growing up i will ask him something and if he knew wat it was he will always explain it to me in a way i understand and if he did not know that he told me he will look it up and he always found an answer for me ...i remember the time when he woke me up at 3 in the morning to show me jupiter that was visible in the night sky i must have been about 10 years at that time ...... as i was standing in our back yard that october morning as dad went on talking about jupiter and how it is the biggest planet in the solar system and all its moons ...i felt so lucky to have him in my life..that feeling is so fresh in my mind..it was a very magical moment for me..after that we both had a glass of bournvita and we were talking about stars and space crafts and aliens...it was so perfect..
He was the one who taught me how to play badmiton and in summers always used to play a game with me in the evenings..at night we used to go for walks after dinner (i think we used to do that since i was about 10 years to till the last night i was in india) and he will talk to me about his youth ..ya tell me about things that happened that day at his work and i will talk to him about my things..sometimes we talk about religion, philisophy,politics..but i loved talking to him about science..as i grew up and went to college our discussions were sometimes my monologue on research and experiments and he used to tell me iam talking about stuff that he cant understand but still i will keep rambling on and on becos it felt good....i still do that whenever i call india...
He is not without faults..but he has been a good dad and a greats friend to me..so when someone told me that i was like him ..i felt like i have the noble prize bestowed to me :)
cheers
jeenu
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
I believe i can fly...
I was listening to this song by R.Kelly today after a long time , as i was listening to the song i realised how meaningul the lyrics were..it almost sounded to me like it is celebrating all the beautiful things in life and above all the power of regeneration of an induvidual.. and i knew definitely have to share it with the junta here. the song always gives me an image of Phoenix rising majestically rising from ashes..:D
so here it goes..:)
I believe i can fly
I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms
If I can see it, then I can do it
if I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence, it can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
If I can see it, then I can do it
if I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly.........
cheers
jeenu
so here it goes..:)
I believe i can fly
I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms
If I can see it, then I can do it
if I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence, it can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
If I can see it, then I can do it
if I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly.........
cheers
jeenu
It is Diwali :)
i woke up pretty excited today morning becos it is diwali..as i got i started thinking about all the things that has happened since last diwali and i realized there are so many things that i have to be thankful about..well for starters same time last year was not a a very nice time for me ..it was a very emotionally taxing time and sometimes i used to feel like i will never get out of that quagmire..but now here iam all happy and excited...it almost seems like watever happened last year was just a nightmare .....i got to be with my parents after an year, may be the best thing tht happened to me this year.. ( when u get garam garam home cooked meal for both lunch and dinner..it is heaven :D )..Professionally things are working out..moving a little slower than wat i would like but still moving.. i have some good friends in my life...come to think of it..life could not be better..
i have my share of troubles and issues but today morning as i was getting ready to go to work i realized that i have been blessed in every sense i have a loving family with friends who care about me and support me through my whims and fancies :D ..all my basic needs are taken care of ( food, shelter..) there are so many people who dont even have those basic things in life..so this Diwali..iam thankful for all the good things that god has blessed me with :)
happy diwali to everyone :D
cheers
jeenu
i have my share of troubles and issues but today morning as i was getting ready to go to work i realized that i have been blessed in every sense i have a loving family with friends who care about me and support me through my whims and fancies :D ..all my basic needs are taken care of ( food, shelter..) there are so many people who dont even have those basic things in life..so this Diwali..iam thankful for all the good things that god has blessed me with :)
happy diwali to everyone :D
cheers
jeenu
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