Glimpses of my life!

New Look!!

2007-10-29T09:10:00.000+03:00

Yep, did u like my blog's new look!! Well, I love it....So does Niyati. This has been done by my best friend Shalini. Thanks, Shalu..... Loved the new look. N's words were " Mamma, this is so pink and beautiful." Thx for working on my blog, Shalini.

Talking about N, she is still not completely fit. Still has cough, even though her antibiotics course is finished. At present, I am not giving her any medicines. Just some home remedies. Hope it works!! I am also not well. I have sore throat and cough, too. On top of that, I couldn't take any medicines before coming to work.

Shocking news!!

2007-10-23T14:32:00.001+03:00

Eid weekend got a very shocking news!! One of our friends in Kuwait suffered a heart attack. He is 35 only. Can you believe....heart attack at 35!! We were just stunned. I still can't believe it. By God's grace he is recovering. He is currently kept under observation in hospital for few days. After coming back home, he has to take complete bed rest. He has 2 kids aged 6 & 1.

I have heard many instances of heart attacks at young ages. But we don't get to know the seriousness unless we go thru it. I am just praying that everything goes well with him!!

Niyati is suffering from cold and cough. She has throat infection also. We are giving her antibiotics. How much ever I try to avoid antibiotics, it doesn't work. The dose is about to finish, but the cough is not going away. It's worse during night, lol!! This is a regular story during every climate change. Yeah, the temperatures have dropped in Kuwait. Mornings and evenings are considerable cooler. Speaking of which, I have to buy her winter uniform.

Currently I am reading
1. Five Point Someone - Chetan Bhagat
2. One night at the call centre - Chetan Bhagat
3. Whiteout - Ken Follett
4. The Ghost - Danielle Steel

Happy Eid!!

2007-10-11T12:40:00.000+03:00

Yep, the weekend and Eid holidays are falling together. So, it's gonna going to be 4 holidays from Fri - Mon. Last weekend was full of birthday parties, and one trip to a farm in Abdally. This weekend - no definite plans till now. Last night we went shopping, mainly window shopping!! One thing that I am definitely going to do is fulfill my sleep, lol!!

A very Happy Eid to all!!

EID MUBARAK!!

Birthday Wishes

2007-10-04T13:07:00.000+03:00

A very Happy Birthday to these beautiful kids:

RAGHAVI (3 years)

MEHUL (3 years)

SAIKRISHNA (8 years)

SIDDHARTH (9 years)

Car Trouble!!

2007-09-24T13:15:00.001+03:00

Car Stolen!! - Not ours, but one of our friend's on Thursday night. Fortunately for him, he recovered his car by Friday night. It seems there were many cars stolen on that particular night. From his building itself, another car was stolen. And when that car was recovered, it was found that all the tyres were gone, and the windows were all broken, lol!! In comparison to that, our friend got his car in petty good shape, without much loss. But, the whole weekend DH nad few other friends were literally in the police station registering FIR, and finishing all the other formalities after the recovery of the car. Well the phrase "All is well that ends well" really apllies here. Phew!!

Our car had also been given this weekend for some minor works. Got it late last night only. Thank God for that!! So, what I did this weekend. I finished reading two books - Code to Zero by Ken Folett and Tell me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon (I had read this book earlier, but couldn't keep it down once I started reading it again).

N is turning 5 this Friday. And she wants a big party with everybody in attendance. And boy, is she excited!! So, I am literally busy with all the planning and preparations. Only 4 days remaining and so much of work to be done. The weekend just passed off in all the car troubles. The cake has been ordered. Catering order is yet to be given. Thankfully N's dress has been bought. but she wants all the accessories. Return gifts have to be bought and packed. Yeah, shopping all remaining, and absolutely no idea what I am going to wear. Phew!!

Just Busy

2007-09-17T12:23:00.000+03:00

Yeah, I have been really busy at work. Many deadlines to finish. Now, I am a bit relaxed. It's almost a month since I posted any new blogs!!

Many things have happened in the last few weeks. My weekend has got changed - it's now Friday & Saturday off, with Sunday - Thursday full working days. First time I am getting two days weekend. And boy, am I glad!! Best thing is that Deep and Niyati are also off those days. Life is good!! Weekend usually go in outings or parties.

Another good news - Our friends Manoj and Anju had a baby boy on 15th sept.,2007 at 4.20 am. Baby's name is Kevin. He is really cute. Both mother and son are in good health. Congratulations!!

Ramadan started last Thursday. So now for 1 month my office timings are 9.00am - 2.00 pm. DH also reaches back home by 3.00pm.
RAMADAN KAREEM!!

Another wave of sickness in Kuwait. As the climate is changing, people are getting sick, lol!! DH is sick. He didn't go to work yday. First time he is taking a day off due to his sickness. Today, he is better. N also has cold symptoms. Just praying it doesn't get serious.

Birthday wishes

2007-08-20T08:19:00.000+03:00

Today is the First Birthday of a beautiful little girl (our friend's daughter) named Tehzeeb, whom we lovingly call Tabu baby. We will all be celebrating her birthday on Thursday evening.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TABU!!

Back

2007-08-20T08:14:00.000+03:00

I am back from vacation. Actually, I have been back more than 7 days. But, I was busy with work and settling back. N's school opens only on 2nd September. At home, I am completely busy with her. Many friends have also been back in the last week.

Vacation was good. We enjoyed a lot, with family and friends. This time I was not able to meet many of my relatives. We went on a road trip to Ooty, Kodaikanal etc. This time we enjoyed a lot. It was fun!!

Vacation Time!!

2007-06-27T10:15:00.000+03:00

Boom Boom...It's vacation time for me. I am going to India today, and I will be there for the next 42 days or so.

I have not been regular with blogging for many days. My boss had left for vacation, and there were extra responsibilities at work. And shopping in the evenings, and on top of it all I was sick. I just finished 2 doses of antibiotics. And still I am not completely back on track. I could not even take a day off from work. LOL!!
Even today I am at office, when I have to travel in the evening. I am going to enjoy every moment of my well deserved vacation. Anything to escape from the heat here in Kuwait.
I will try to keep blogging from there, but if I can't then I will resume after coming back!!

Bye Bye!!

This one is funny..

2007-06-12T09:25:00.001+03:00

Father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy. Then he saw an envelope addressed "Dad". He opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:-
Dear Dad, It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you, but I'm leaving home.I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real passion with Randy and he is so nice to me. I know when you meet him you'll like him too - even with all his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes. But it's not only the passion Dad, I'm pregnant and Randy said that he wants me to have the kid and that we can be very happy ! together. Even though Randy is much older than me (anyway,42 isn'tso old these days is it?),and has no money, really these things shouldn't stand in the way of our relationship,don't you agree?
Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. It's true he has other girlfriends as well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his own way. He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my dreams too. Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and we'll trade it with our friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better; he sure deserves it!!
Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.
Your loving daughter,
Rosie.

At the bottom of the page were the letters "PTO". Hands still trembling, her father turned the sheet, and read:
PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house.I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card that's in my desk centre drawer. Please sign it and call when it is safe for me to come!!

Should I be scared..

2007-06-09T11:56:00.000+03:00

We had bought a dress for N from Centrepoint. It was a pink backless dress, with a net shirt on top. Thursday we were going to a dinner party. After putting on the dress my 4yr 9mth daughter is saying "I don’t want to wear the net top on, cos I want to show everyone my back"..And to think that all the time her back was visible. Needless to say DH was shocked, and I was amused. As were all my friends at the party.
But, on hindsight, look at the media influence on kids. At this age, she is so comscious of her appearance, she wants everything (shoes, accessories) matching her dress, and what not?? …….LOL!! To think at her age, I was so innocent. And today's kids, lol!! Should I be scared??

Thoughts of kids!!

2007-06-03T10:32:00.000+03:00

Kids in school think quick

TEACHER : Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA : Here it is!
TEACHER : Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS : Maria!

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TEACHER : Why are you late, Frank?
FRANK : Because of the sign.
TEACHER : What sign?
FRANK : The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."

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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN : You told me to do it without using tables!

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TEACHER : Glenn, how do you spell "crocodile?"
GLENN : K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
TEACHER : No, that's wrong
GLENN : Maybe it s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!

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TEACHER : Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD : H I J K L M N O!!
TEACHER : What are you talking about?
DONALD : Yesterday you said it's H to O!

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TEACHER : Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we
didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE : Me!

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TEACHER : Goss, why do you always get so dirty?
GOSS : Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

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TEACHER : Millie, give me a sentence starting with "I."
MILLIE : I is...
TEACHER : No, Millie..... Always say, "I am."
MILLIE : All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

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TEACHER : Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?
TINO: Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time."

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry
tree, but also admitted doing it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father
didn't punish him?"
LOUIS : Because George still had the ax in his hand.

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TEACHER : Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON : No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

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TEACHER : Clyde, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as
your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, teacher, it's the same dog!;

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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when
people are no longer interested?
HAROLD : A teacher.

Celebrations

2007-05-27T08:13:00.000+03:00

Today is the marriage of one of my closest cousins in Delhi, India. All my family and relatives from India and world wide are gathered there, except me. Many of them have been able to go for the wedding. Everybody is having a very wonderful time, and I am missing it a lot. I will meet the newly weds in July, when I will go to India.

Wishing a very happy married life to Soji & Sudheer!!

Also, today is my niece's 11th birthday.
Wishing Aishwarya a very happy birthday!!

Guess, it's a celebrations day altogether...

7th Anniversary!

2007-05-22T08:14:00.000+03:00

Today is my 7th Anniversary!!

Another 3 more years and it will be 10 years. A decade of togetherness!! Well, I like the sound of that and I am waiting eagerly for that!!

Dust, dust and more dust

2007-05-20T11:47:00.001+03:00

Yeah, this has been the climate of Kuwait for more than 4 days now. And really it's getting too much. Started last Wednesday. Never have I seen such bad weather in this country in the last 6&1/2 yrs. Dust, dust and dust. Today morning was the first clear day I had seen in days. And boy was I happy!! And as I am posting this, I think it's getting dusty again.lol!! Mars would feel better than Kuwait....

And before I forget, have to take Niyati for her vaccination shot. It was supposed to be yesterday, but I forgot. LOL!!

Sad News

2007-05-15T14:58:00.000+03:00

My sister-in-law's father-in-law passed away today morning. He was 72. And was suffering from liver and kidney problems. For the past 2 months, he was hospitalised and completely bed ridden. He leaves behind wife, 2 sons & 1 daughter.

May his soul rest in peace!!

Review

2007-05-13T14:29:00.000+03:00

This is gonna be a long one. Almost 2 weeks since I posted anything here
Work - Has been real busy. Things just keep cropping up one after the other. Also, 2 of my colleagues are on vacation. So, it's added burden on me. Hoping that work just comes back to its normal phase.
Weekends - 2 weeks back i.e. 3rd of May we went to Messila beach for an evening barberque with few friends. Everybody was looking forward to swimming and having a nice time.

When we reached there we saw it was low tide, and therfore a dry beach. lol!! It was really disappointing. On top of that the kids got bitten by mosquitoes. The bitten areas became red, swollen and was itching continously. Few kids even had to be given injections. N had her right cheek and her hands bitten. Her cheek was swollen for 2-3 days. thankfully no injections for her. Only thing we did at the beach was eat. LOL!!
Last week, there was a theme based anniversary party. Theme - Dressing according to 80's style - Card attached.

Guess who got the Best Dressed Female gift - Me. Got a small jewellery box as gift. All of us really enjoyed the party. As fort the hosts, this was there 10th anniversary.
Climate - It's getting hotter here day by day. Weekend temperature was 46 C. This year is predicted to be one of the hottest one. And this is just mid-May. Can't even imagine what the temperature is going to be in June and July. Sigh!!
School - Had a parent's teachers meeting in School last Wednesday. Teacher is very happy with N. Only complaint is she talks too much.. LOL!! Niyati is also very happy with the school.

Enjoying..

2007-04-30T14:53:00.000+03:00

Yeah, I am enjoying myself a lot last few days. Weekend was very good. The climate was good. Not too hot, and breezy in the evenings. We went to Kuwait Magic ( an amusement park) on Friday. WE were a group of about 13 adults and 10 kids ( from 8 mths old to 8 yrs). Needless to say, N enjoyed herself a lot. She is quite an adventurous kid. She sat on almost all the rides. Even on the Roller Coaster. Even though the Roller Coaster there is small, but kids below 7 yrs are not allowed. But, she wanted to sit on it and she did ( she is only 4 & 1/2)!! Really a fearless kid!! At the end she came out crying. Why?? Cause she banged her head, and not because she was afraid, lol!! All the adults too enjoyed themselves.

My exercise regimen nowadays is playing badminton with DH and other friends for about 45 mins and then brisk walking for another half hour. Now I have to start doing some aerobics 2 - 3 times a week. While we play badminton, N does cycling. Last few days climate has been good. And as I am posting this, it is dusty outside....It seems walking and badminton for today is not going to happen, lol!! So, I guess I will go grocery shopping (something which was getting delayed).

Rare pics!

2007-04-19T11:45:00.000+03:00

Some rare pics of Niagara Falls frozen in the year 1911. Really can't imagine how cold it must have been at that time.

I'm back. I'm back!!

2007-04-18T13:50:00.000+03:00

I am back...Meaning I am back to blogging. I was very much in Kuwait only. But, I was very very busy. So all u guys and gals, I am here.
So, what did I do last 2 weeks - I was very very busy at work. Coming to work early, going back late. Yeah, that was what I was doing, LOL!! And, basically ignoring everyone. Even my daughter was fed up with me - Sigh!!. Now I am back to normal.
Weekends - There was no work, but there were parties. Yeah, April is a month when there are many anniversaries, and kids birthday parties. So, it's like attending parties on both Thursdays & Fridays, LOL!! Along with all the eating, no time to exercise.( And that is the saddest part). Weekdays at work I may not even get time to eat...Weekends gorging on food. So bad!!
Still 2 more parties this weekend....Fed up of parties now...I need a break!!

AM I MAKING SENSE IN ALL THIS!! I REALLY DO NOT KNOW!!

Cellphones can be useful..

2007-04-08T14:45:00.000+03:00

Last month, I had posted an article about how using cell phones are harmful. But, cellphones have their own uses too.
Here are few interesting facts about cellphones which we never knew. There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival.

1. Emergency - The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

2. Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock....Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

3. Hidden Battery Power - Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

4. How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

Just busy

2007-04-03T14:07:00.000+03:00

No blogging. Cause, I have been quite busy at work for the last few days. This will continue for atleast 2 weeks more.

Know what, I met a fellow blogger, Adrian & Sari at my daughter's new school. It seems their daughter is studying in the same school. He had posted few snaps of his wife & daughter on his site. I recognised his daughter from those pics. I went forward and introduced myself. We didn't talk much, as both of us were busy. I am glad that I can atleast recognise 1 fellow blogger now, lol!!

N has joined her new school from this week. And she is quite happy. Why?? Cause her teacher said that she is beautiful. Vanity!! Always a girls companion..... Btw she is getting used to the school, and is also making new friends. She herself is saying that her new school is better than the old one. I am glad..

Winners are not Quitters

2007-03-28T11:14:00.000+03:00

In 1962 four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for executives of the Decca recording Company. The executives were not impressed. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out."

The group was called "THE BEATLES".

In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of Blue Book Modelling Agency told modelling hopeful Norman Jean Baker, "You would better learn secretarial work, or else get married"

She went on to become MARILYN MONROE.

In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one performance. He told him "You ain't goin' nowhere, son. You ought to go back drivin' a truck."

He went on to become ELVIS PRESLEY.

When a gentleman invented a communications machine in 1876, it did not ring off the hook with calls from potential backers. After making a demonstration call, President Rutherford Hayes said, "That's an amazing invention but who would ever want to see one of them"

He said this to ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

A school teacher scolded a boy for not paying attention to his mathematics and and not being able to solve simple problems. She told him he would not become anything in life. His mother, however believed in him and coached him in Maths.

The boy went on to become ALBERT EINSTEIN.

In 1940's, another young inventor took his idea to 20 corporations, including some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. Finally, a tiny company in New York, The Haloid Company purchased the rights to his invention - an electrostatic paper copying process. Halid became Xerox Corporation.

The young inventor was CHESTER CARLSON.

A candidate for a news broadcaster post was rejected because of his voice. He was also told that with his obnoxiously long name, he would never become famous.

He is AMITABH BACHCHAN.

A small boy - fifth amongst seven siblings of a poor father used to sell newspapers in his village to earn a living. He was not exceptionally smart in school, but was fascinated by religion and rockets. The first rocket he built crashed. A missile he built crashed multiple times and he was made a butt of ridicule. He is the person to have scripted the space Odyssey of India single-handedly.

He is now the President of India - Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM.

A winner is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!!

Friends!!

2007-03-25T12:03:00.000+03:00

FRIENDS are someone who -

Faithful - Always faithful even in bad times
Reliable - Always count on them to be there
In Touch - Always in touch, if not often
Everlasting joy - Always be a source of joy
Needed - Always there for you, when you need them
Devoted - Always devoted to you & will never do anything to destroy it
Smiles - Always put a smile on your face

A friend is one who loves you, knowing all your imperfections and shortcomings ....just the way you are!!

Do you have even a single friend like that? Are you a good friend to someone?

Indian Handicraft Exhbition

2007-03-24T13:23:00.000+03:00

An Indian Handicraft and Handloom Exhibition is being held at Al-Sadu House (next to Kuwait National Museum) Arabian Gulf Street, from March 21st - 27th. Many exclusive and original Indian handicraft, art & handloom items are there for display and sale.

For few pics of various items go to: http://www.kuwaitsamachar.com/ks/photos/exibition/

No regrets..

2007-03-24T08:53:00.000+03:00

As sent by a friend:

Not many people have heard of Bill Havens. But Bill became an unlikely hero of sorts -- at least among those who knew him best. Here is his story:
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a youngman by the name of Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill's wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the U.S. team would be competing in the Paris games. In 1924 there were no jet airliners from Paris to the United States, only slow ocean-going ships. And so Bill foundhimself in a dilemma. Should he go to Paris and risk not being at his wife's side when their baby was born? Or should he withdraw from the team and remain with his family?
Bill's wife insisted that he go to Paris. After all, competing in the Olympics was the culmination of a life-long dream. But Bill felt conflicted and, after much soul searching, decided to withdraw from the competition and remain home, where he could support his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her side his highest priority -- even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his dream.
As it turned out, the United States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill's wife was late in giving birth to their child. She was so late, in fact, that Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave birth.
People said, "What a shame." But Bill said he had no regrets. For the rest of his life, he believed he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody has the strength of character to say no to something he or she truly wants in order to say yes to something that truly matters. But for Bill, it was the only way to peace; the only way to no regrets.
There is an interesting sequel to the story of Bill Havens...
The child eventually born to Bill and his wife was a boy, whom they named Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill received a cablegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The cablegram read: "Dad, I won. I'm bringing home the gold medal you lost while waiting for me to be born."
Frank Havens had just won the gold medal for the United States in the canoe-racing event, a medal his father had dreamed of winning but never did. Like I said -- no regrets.
Thomas Kinkade eloquently said, "When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the things that really matter... then peace begins to settle onto our lives like golden sunlight sifting to a forest floor."

Bored Bored!!

2007-03-22T12:52:00.000+03:00

Not me. My 4 &1/2 yr old daughter. Her LKG year at school is over. And UKG will start from April 4th in a new school. So she gets completely bored at home the whole day (even though her friends come over, or she goes to their homes in the mornings). Every day after work when I reach home, she asks - Mom, where are you taking me out today? Yesterday was a bit different. It was - " Mama Happy Mother's Day!! Where are you taking me today?"HA! HA! Kids are so innocent.
So y'day, ultimately we went to Lulu Hypermarket - The new one at Shuwaikh. It's so big (N's words). Yep, it's really very big. Everything you can think of is there. Everything!! I think it's even bigger than their store in Dubai!! Is it??

The best thing that I liked there was the food counter and the salad counter. Yeah! I am a foodie!!

Have a visit there. It's worth it!!

Why women cry??

2007-03-20T08:50:00.000+03:00

A little boy asked his mother, 'Why are you crying?' 'Because I'm a woman,' she told him.
'I don't understand,' he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, 'And you never will.'
Later the little boy asked his father, 'Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?'
'All women cry for no reason,' was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, Still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, He asked, 'God, why do women cry so easily?'
God said: 'When I made the woman she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.'
'You see my son,' said God, 'the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides.'

FOR ALL THE WOMEN - BE PROUD OF YOURSELF. AND FOR MEN - BE PROUD OF ALL THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE!!

Benefits of Green Tea

2007-03-18T08:55:00.000+03:00

25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Now.
Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits. It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health. And if you're not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you're definitely NOT doing your health a big favor.
Here Are The 25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Right Now:
1. Green Tea and Cancer - Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer.The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E.This helps your body at protecting cells from damage believed to be linked to cancer.
2. Green Tea and Heart Disease - Green tea helps prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the level of cholesterol.Even after the heart attack, it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells.
3. Green Tea and Anti-Aging - Green tea contains antioxidant known as polyphenols which fight against free radicals.What this means it helps you fight against aging and promotes longevity.
4. Green Tea and Weight Loss - Green tea helps with your body weight loss. Green tea burns fat and boosts your metabolism rate naturally.It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day.That translates to 7 pounds in one year.
5. Green Tea and Skin - Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects of free radicals, which cause wrinkling and skin aging.Green tea also helps fight against skin cancer.
6. Green Tea and Arthritis - Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.Green tea has benefit for your health as it protects the cartilage by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage.
7. Green Tea and Bones - The very key to this is high fluoride content found in green tea.It helps keep your bones strong.If you drink green tea every day, this will help you preserve your bone density.
8. Green Tea and Cholesterol - Green tea can help lower cholesterol level.It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol, by reducing bad cholesterol level.
9. Green Tea and Obesity - Green tea prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells.If you are on a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink green tea, it is unlikely you'll be obese.
10. Green Tea and Diabetes - Green tea improves lipid and glucose metabolisms, prevents sharp increases in blood sugar level, and balances your metabolism rate.
11. Green Tea and Alzheimer's - Green tea helps boost your memory.And although there's no cure for Alzheimer's, it helps slow the process of reduced acetylcholine in the brain, which leads to Alzheimer's.
12. Green Tea and Parkinson's - Antioxidants in green tea helps prevent against cell damage in the brain, which could cause Parkinson's. People drinking green tea also are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.
13. Green Tea and Liver Disease - Green tea helps prevent transplant failure in people with liver failure. Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free radicals in fatty livers.
14. Green Tea and High Blood Pressure - Green tea helps prevent high blood pressure.Drinking green tea helps keep your blood pressure down by repressing angiotensin, which leads to high blood pressure.
15. Green Tea and Food Poisoning - Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria which causes food poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.
16. Green Tea and Blood Sugar - Blood sugar tends to increase with age, but polyphenols and polysaccharides in green tea help lower your blood sugar level.
17. Green Tea and Immunity - Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune system, making your health stronger in fighting against infections.
18. Green Tea and Cold and Flu - Green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu.Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold.
19. Green Tea and Asthma - Theophylline in green tea relaxes the muscles which support the bronchial tubes, reducing the severity of asthma.
20. Green Tea and Ear Infection - Green tea helps with ear infection problem.For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear.
21. Green Tea and Herpes - Green tea increases the effectiveness of topical interferon treatment of herpes.First green tea compress is applied, and then let the skin dry before the interferon treatment.
22. Green Tea and Tooth Decay - Green tea destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental diseases.It also slows the growth of bacteria which leads to bad breath.
23. Green Tea and Stress - L-theanine, which is a kind of amino acids in green tea, can help relieve stress and anxiety.
24. Green Tea and Allergies - EGCG found in green tea relieves allergies.So, if you have allergies, you should really consider drinking green tea.
25. Green Tea and HIV - Scientists in Japan have found that EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells. What this means is that green tea can help stop the HIV virus from spreading.

Guru

2007-03-17T12:19:00.000+03:00

This weekend we watched "GURU", a Bollywood movie. It's directed by Mani Ratnam, and the main cast includes Abhisekh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty. A very wonderful movie. It's different than the normal Bollywood masala movies.

In a decades spanning movie, Abhisekh stars as Gurukant Desai (Guru) - an ambitious villager who doesn't take no for an answer and goes on to become one of the richest industrialists of the country. Ash plays his wife, who he married for her large dowry.

It's a movie worth watching. The songs are also nice and enjoyful.

World Cup!!

2007-03-17T11:43:00.000+03:00

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is being held in West Indies. Today is India's first match in the World Cup. They are playing against Bangladesh at Queen's Park Oval.

Good Luck, Men in Blue!!

How harmful are mobiles

2007-03-15T10:16:00.000+03:00

This has been sent to me by a friend...
How Two Russian Journalists Cooked an Egg with their Mobile Phones
Vladimir Lagovski and Andrei Moiseynko from Komsomolskaya Pravda Newspaper in Moscow decided to learn first-hand how harmful cell phones are. There is no magic in cooking with your cell phone. The secret is in the radio waves that the cell phone radiates.
The journalists created a simple microwave structure as shown in the picture. They called from one cell phone to the other and left both phones on talking mode. They placed a tape recorder next to phones to imitate sounds of speaking so the phones would stay on.

After, 15 minutes: The egg became slightly warm.

25 minutes: The egg became very warm.

40 minutes: The egg became very hot.

65 minutes: The egg was cooked. (As you can see.)

Conclusion ..1: Cooking eggs with mobile phones is possible but very expensive.

Conclusion ..2: All this talk of danger is exaggerated; even if your brain gets cooked, it would take a couple hours of talking on a cell phone.

I might add, it takes approximately 2 minutes of speaking on a cellular phone for the radiation to cross the protective Blood Brain Barrier. So whenever there is a land line available use it in preference to your cell. If possible use the ear phones.

Gorgeous pics!!

2007-03-14T12:05:00.000+03:00

Robbed and beaten

2007-03-12T13:29:00.000+03:00

One of our office drivers in Jleeb Al Shuyokh area. Yesterday morning, around 7.00 am our driver was parking his van behind the staff quarter building. 3 Kuwaiti guys (he says they were Kuwaiti), came from behind him, beat him badly and took KD 25/- which he had with him at that time. These guys then went off in their Corolla. It seems at that time there was no one to help him Poor guy!! One of our staff found him sobbing after some time.
We hear so many incidents like this, specially in Jleeb area. I don't understand why these guys had to beat the poor man?? If they wanted money, they could have taken it and gone.... Thankfully, the guy was not injured badly.

Desert Outing

2007-03-10T11:17:00.000+03:00

Our Khairan desert camping went absolutely well. The weather was warm & sunny during the day, though it became really cold in the night. It was for me like coming back to nature. Al Mulla camp is set up for 6 months, from Oct-March. It's taken down mid-March. What all is not there - 1 tent is playing area, with lots of indoor games like table tennis, soccer, carrom etc. They even have a party hall in 1 tent.
We had an absolutely wonderful time. Reached there Thursday afternoon. Played cricket, badminton till evening. Then went indoors for indoor games. Barbeque at night. After food, again games. Didn't even sleep a wink at night. Some of them took a nap for say 1-2 hrs. I just couldn't. Saw the early morning sunrise. It was really awesome!! Too good for words. After breakfast, time for more games and fun.
Yesterday, left there around 2.00 pm after lunch. Didn't feel like coming back to our normal life. But all in all, had a wonderful time with a wonderful set of good old friends. Really a fabulous experience....
Even though we slept early last night, now I am feeling drowsy at work.LOL! And morning, DH was sneezing & coughing (Is another bout of sickness coming)..N seems fine. She has to be. It's her exams this week..
PS: This camp can be booked by only Bader Al Mulla employees!!

International Women's Day

2007-03-08T11:44:00.000+03:00

Today is March 8 - International Women's Day. This is to all the women that I know, and also to all those whom I don't know. Have a great day, cause you are the bearers of humanity!!

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!!

Khairan Resort

2007-03-08T10:32:00.000+03:00

Have heard about Khairan resort a lot. Today, we are actually getting a chance to go there. Yeah, going camping in the desert area, for an overnight stay. Staying in tents, real tents.......Gosh, I am really excited!! We are going to be staying at the Bader Al Mulla camp. And will be coming back tomorrow afternoon. There are about 6 families. Lots of kids, lots of food, and gonna going to be lots of fun and games. We can do it only now, before the climate gets hot! Speaking of the climate, no dust. NO DUST, please......Just praying for a clear weather.

MD's new movie look

2007-03-07T09:28:00.000+03:00

I was a big fan of Madhuri Dixit, during my growing up years. She had left movies after her marriage, and 2 kids. Now she is back after 5 years, with a new movie Aaja Nachle. Few pics from her new movie. And at 40, she looks absolutely fabulous!!

My heartfelt thanks to all who have given their best wishes for my brother. As of now, my parents have decided to postpone the op by a few weeks. They are first gonna going to try physiotherapy and Ayurveda massage for a few weeks. They have consulted many doctors. And most of them have said to try phsiotherapy first, and then go for operation if required.

Good Ones

2007-03-06T14:41:00.000+03:00

Definitions
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic? Stress is when wife is pregnant, Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant, and Panic is when both are pregnant!!

Equation
7 Glance = 1 Smile
7 Smile = 1 Meeting
7 Meeting = 1 Kiss
7 Kisses = 1 Proposal
7 Proposal = 1 Marriage
-And that 1 marriage has 777777777777 problems. So beware of a glance!

Girl Friends
Exams are like GIRL FRIENDS;
1,Too Many Questions.
2,Difficult to Understand.
3,More Explanation is Needed.
4,Result is always FAIL!

Marriage
A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed.She went downstairs looking for him. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She saw tears rolling from his eyes as he sipped his coffee.
"What's the matter with you, my dear? Why are you down here at this time of the night?" she asked.
"Do you remember twenty years ago when we were dating and you were only 16?" he asked."Yes, I do," she replied.
"Do you remember when your father caught us while dating?""Yes, I do remember," she replied.
"Do you remember when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter or spend twenty years in jail?""Yes, I do," she said, getting a little teary- eyed herself at his fond recollection.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "You know... I would have been released today."

Shocked!!

2007-03-06T09:42:00.000+03:00

2 days back, came to know that my brother has to undergo an operation on Friday. He was having leg cramps, swelling on legs, and back pain for quite some time. Last week, he went for complete checkup. After MRI scan, it was noticed that 2 of the spinal cord discs are dislocated at the lower back, and the spinal nerve is kinda jammed between them. My parents consulted few docs. Everybody are of the same opinion. So, he's gotta have an operation.
For all of us, it was quite a big shock. He is an athletic kind of a person. Goes to the gym regularly, learned karate for close to 12 years. Plays football and cricket on weekends. And, he is only 26!! My parents are tense and worried. And, I can't even go to Delhi to be with them. Even though such operations are normal nowadays. Still when it comes to someone close to us, we feel tensed.

Dusty weekend

2007-03-03T13:38:00.000+03:00

Yeah! the weekend has been really dusty, here. Actually, it has been dusty for the past 4-5 days. As a result, you can't go out, and be at home. Thursday night was really bad. Friday morning, we woke up to a dust full house. The dust gets in even if you keep all the doors and windows closed. With my maid having her day off, I literally spent my day cleaning the whole house, LOL.
N has this dust related allergies. She was sneezing the whole day. But otherwise, she seems fine. Thank God for that. I don't think I can handle her getting sick again. Even I had a real bad headache. After a good night's sleep, I feel absolutely fine.
Bad news - According to weather experts, this dusty weather may continue for several more days.

By all means.............marry!

2007-03-01T12:30:00.000+03:00

This has been sent to me by one of my friends......

I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste. David Bissonette
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. Sacha Guitry
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together. Hemant Joshi
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates
Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them. Dumas
The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want? Sigmund Freud
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me. Anonymous
"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays." Henny Youngman
"I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years." Sam Kinison
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage." James Holt McGavran
"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't." Patrick Murray
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming 1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up. Nash
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once... Anonymous
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to. Henny

Youngman My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met. Rodney Dangerfield
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong. Milton Berle

A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine." Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

THIS IS TO ALL THE GUYS TO GIVE THEM A GOOD LAUGH......AND TO THOSE LADIES WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR WHO CAN HANDLE IT!!!!!!!

Top Oscar Awards 2007

2007-02-27T08:10:00.000+03:00

79th Annual Academy Award Winners:-

Best Film - The Departed

Best Director - Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

Best Actor - Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

Best Actress - Helen Mirren (The Queen)

Best Animated Film - Happy Feet

Apart from these, the other winners were :

Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Best Animated Short Film - The Danish Poet

Lifetime Achievement Award - Morricone

Point of taking this picture...

2007-02-24T10:03:00.000+03:00

What is the point of taking this picture??????

Now you know - HA HA!!

To everybody in Kuwait - Happy Holidays, guys!! Enjoy!!

88 out of 239

2007-02-22T09:40:00.000+03:00

Copied from Erin's blog!!

It's been said that allegedly if you've seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x's by the ones that you have seen. Add them up, change the header adding your number, and post it.

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2:Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
(X) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
(X) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(X) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch
(X) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots
(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
(X) King Kong
(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
(X) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(X) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
(X) Surviving Christmas
( ) Flubber
(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
(X) The Whole Ten Yards
(X) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(X) Ocean's Eleven
(X) Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(X) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Half way mark, it's 49 out of 121........

(X) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
( ) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
(X) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
(X) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
(X) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
(X) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
(X) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(X) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
(X) Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
(X) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
(X) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
(X) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(X) Waterworld
(X) Kill Bill Vol. 1
(X) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
(X) The Matrix
() The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
(X) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

88 movies out of 239..........On the mark!!!!

What a day!!

2007-02-21T08:21:00.000+03:00

A bad day for us, literally speaking... Niyati was suffering from light fever, so didn't send her to school today. And later while going to work, we saw that our car had been banged. The bumper light had been broken, and the bumper has quite a big dent. This even when we had parked the car in the underground basement. Showed the guard of our apartment complex, but what can he do after the damage has been done.
So, not a good day for us, is it.......And to think from tomorrow, it's the holidays. DH has 5 days off. I have 3...What a damper to the holidays!!

I have to get serious

2007-02-20T14:35:00.000+03:00

about my exercises, and my walking. Last 2 months, I have been really lazy at home and busy at work. And N not being well most of the days, have not helped either. No exercising, no walking, and even no aerobics!! Really bad on my part. And on top of it all, all that eating...Don't even want to think of the calories I must have put on....After the holidays this week, I am going to get real serious, and start doing my exercises.
DH had also stopped going to gym last few months. He will be going again from March. So that in itself is a big inspiration...

Today is Shalini & Girish's 5th anniversary ----
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, guys!! Have a wonderful day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2007-02-14T08:48:00.000+03:00

Don’t go for looks,They can deceive!!
Don’t go for wealth,That fades away!!
Go for someone who smiles,
Coz smile is for today, tomorrow & everyday!!
Something that makes a dark day seem brighter!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Busy, Busy

2007-02-13T14:37:00.000+03:00

Last few days have been really busy at work. It has been like work, work, and more work. Few reports and meetings to be finished. By the time I rean home, I am completely exhausted. At home also, it's busy. I have to teach N. In her school, studies are going on at a fast pace. March are the final exams. By 10 pm, I just can't keep my eyes open.LOL.
Yesterday, came to know that my friend A, is pregnant with her second child. They have been trying for a second one for quite some time. Congrats!! I have to go visit her soon. Know what, she lives in our complex only. Still, can't find time to go visit her.LOL!!!
There are 2 holidays coming on 25th & 26th Feb. Waiting eagerly for that.

Not so good a week

2007-02-06T10:16:00.000+03:00

Yeah, this week is not at all good.. N has been sick for the last 4 days. Sunday, I was at home with her. Monday, it was DH's turn to be with her. Niyati has been suffering from high fever. Whenever she gets fever, it's the extreme i.e. very high fever. We had to bathe her in cold water to bring her fever down. Thankfully, it's not an infection. So, no antibiotics. Today she is much better. Her fever has come down, and she is back to normal. We have not sent her to school today also. And she is just like me. Can't stay at home for few days.LOL. She wants to go out. DH has promised to take her out today.
The climate in Kuwait has been really bad. If one day it's cold, the next will be dusty. That's why kids are falling sick. So many of my friends kids are also suffering.
Work has been real real busy. Plus the fact that I am not getting enough sleep or rest. I am real CRANKY, LOL! Thank God for DH. Without his help, don't know what would have I done. Yeah, all in all, a hell of a week.

I am in a fix..

2007-01-31T10:15:00.000+03:00

I am having another gtg this weekend at home. 2 families are coming. But the problem - one guy has high cholesterol. Two weeks back, when R went for his checkup he found the cholesterol level is high. A guy who is not yet 40, has 2 kids, works in Sun Microsystems and a very good friend of ours, and who does not have time at all for exercising. He can't resist eating, when he sees food. No control,LOL! Anyway, he bought a treadmill at home. Hope he will be regular in using that.
My problem is exactly what to prepare. S, his wife told me DON'T make anything grand. R calls DH and tells make something yummy. He is fed up of eating normal food.LOL! I am in a fix what to make and what not to make...(No mutton) Suggestions are very welcome.....

Absolutely wonderful.....

2007-01-27T12:46:00.000+03:00

The cultural program at N's school on Thursday evening. The tiny tots were so amazing. There were about 9 dances. All the kids were looking so cute, and they were so lively and full of energy on stage. No stage frights for them. Really a very entertaining evening. The auditorium was filled up with the parents. Niyati was in a dance called "Ringa Ding Ding". She was so good. She loves dancing. She enjoyed herself to the maximum on stage. And so did we!! Hats off to the teachers of LKG, for teaching the kids, and conducting such a wonderful program!!
After this, we have decided to send N for dance classes. She loves dancing and drawing. She is already going for drawing classes.
After her program finished, we had to rush to Al Shaab Auditorium, where my niece was having her dance program. There we saw Abhijeet Saawant (the 1st Indian Idol) practising for a function to be held on 26th Jan. By the time we came home at 11.30 pm , we were exhausted.
We wanted to go to Indian Embassy on Friday morning (Indian Republic Day), to show N flag hoisting ceremony there. But, we got up late. Instead we went for grocery shopping. And then had lunch with some friends at their place. Evening was quietly spent at home.
Thanks, Shalini for the wonderful LO of us. It was a big surprise. And Niyati really loved it. Her reaction was - Wow, it's me!! This is beautiful!!
Thanks a lot, Shalu!!

She got a prize

2007-01-25T09:42:00.000+03:00

Yep, Niyati has got 3rd prize in her drawing competition, which was held 2 weeks back at school. We came to know last evening, when we had gone to her school for the PTA meeting. And was she excited!! Last night, D & G came. G bought a whole set of water colors, crayons, books etc. D made her favorite noodles and came. And Niyati was so excited and happy. Yeah, with friends like these, we really don't miss home much!! Today morning, she got up at 7.00 am (even though it's a holiday), and she was painting!!LOL!!
Today, Niyati has a cultural program in school. she is participating in a dance. She calls it the Dinga-Dinga dance (I will know what it is when I go to school today). Her dress is all golden color. The best part for her - She has to do make-up. And she is thrilled, cause she can raid my make-up kit (which she has wanted to do for a long time). She has given me instructions what all has to be done - she has to put foundation, compact, blush, lipstick, eyeliner and so on and so forth. Gosh!!
Did I mention her teacher's comments - She is very good in studies. She has now started taking care of her things. Eating is not a problem with her.(So far, so good) But, she is naughty and mischevious!! Talks too much.LOL!! The girls group in the class go on chattering, and doing all naughty things!! HA!! HA!! After all they are girls, right!!

Dangerous Virus

2007-01-22T09:37:00.000+03:00

You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation"regardless of who sent it, It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer.This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you should send tell about this virus via e-mail to all your contacts.
If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately. This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept

Good Weekend

2007-01-21T14:40:00.000+03:00

The weekend was good. Thursday night dinner was very good. It was very enjoyable. Friday morning went shopping to Centrepoint (though we didn't buy anything). Afternoon, another couple dropped in. Friday evening, we went visiting another friends home. Saturday, we didn't go out anywhere. Rather, we watched 2 movies - The Terminal & Munich. DH watched both. I watched only The Terminal.
The Terminal is a very good, entertaining and fun movie. It's directed by Steven Spielberg, cast includes Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones. A light hearted movie, with very interesting characters. Really worth watching!!
And for the first time I baked fish on Saturday, and that too in the microwave. It came out really wonderful and yummy!!

Read this...

2007-01-21T08:21:00.000+03:00

Thanks Shalini for this article. Very informative. Please read this article Indian Americans and the Killer Belly - http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=0a8691f1162ef4792205ab10bef812e8. It's very important. If you are one of those who are not exercising, or taking any dietary control, please do so at the earliest. This article is generally for Indians living abroad, not only in America. And this is something which has to be taken seriously.

Long weekend

2007-01-18T11:11:00.000+03:00

This is going to be another extended weekend, cause Sat is holiday here. 3 days holidays together..wow!! We haven't made any plans for the hols. Today evening, one family is coming visiting. So, I am busy in cooking today. I am making Veg. cutlets, Pulav, Puris, Cholle(chick-peas), Mutton Curry, Chicken Roast, Handi Paneer, Aloo Gobhi, Raita, Pappad, and vermicelli kheer for dessert. Has it become too much for 1 family..But, what to do. When we go to their place, S goes to the extreme. She cooks so many yummy varieties of food......
No plans as yet for Fri & Sat. DH was talking about an afternoon barbeque 1 day. I am just hoping the climate will be good. Can't take N out on a cold day. Today the weather is better......

Yeppeee..It's raining

2007-01-16T08:16:00.000+03:00

It's raining here from last night onwards. Morning when I got up, it felt so nice. The rain smell, the coolness..wow it was amazing at 5.30am. But by the time I had left for work, it was raining very heavily. And it took me thrice the time to reach for work. I was late, and so were others. Here it doesn't rain like back home. Rains are few and far between. Therefore, I really enjoy when it rains. Even Niyati does. She was telling me in the morning - Mama, it's raining. It's so beautiful...As DH says" Like mother, like daughter"..LOL!!

New school for N

2007-01-13T11:44:00.000+03:00

We have changed schools for Niyati. On Wednesday, we went and took admission in Indian Educational School (Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan). She will start her UKG from April there. We always wanted to change school for her. We were not liking her present school. The other two schools that we were interested in (Delhi Public School & Don Bosco)were very far from our place. Bhawans opened its 1st branch in Kuwait in 2006 only. And we are happy cause its near our place. Only 15 mins ride from our house. In India, Bhawans is a very good school. I hope they will be good here also.
Now the weekend - very very hectic!!LOL!! Thursday evening we had a barbeque at a friend's place. Started at 9.30 pm and went on till 4.00am Friday morning!! Lots and lots of food was there - potato, sweet potato, capsicum, onions, cheese, chicken kababs, mutton chops, sausages, rotis...and what not. Drinks included vodka & gin...A really wonderful evening after a long time (mainly cause N was not sick). Came back home 4.10 am. I had to get up at 8.30 am - cause we had my SIL & family, and few other people to lunch....I had prepared few items before going for barbeque. Rest had to prepare Friday morning. So, no sleep for me..LOL!! But we had a wonderful afternoon. And guess what - After they left, we went out. It was raining hard all Friday. And I wanted to enjoy the rain. So, we went out for a drive. I managed to pick up Judith McNaught's new book - Every Breadth You Take...Thanks Jacob for keeping it for me!! I had waited for this one a long time... Came back late. Again I could not sleep on time. So, weekend gone. And I am tired and sleepy. Yawn!!
Now I am at work and thinking what - Going back home and sleeping..LOL!
And before I forget N has her final card making competition today..Hope she does well.

A Cute Proposal!

2007-01-10T08:58:00.000+03:00

A friend of mine sent this mail to me....Cute isn't it!!

It's cold...

2007-01-08T08:33:00.000+03:00

The winters this time in Kuwait is real cold!! It's being said that this winters are the coldest in the past 20 years or so. During the Eid, New Year holidays, the temperature dropped to -2C. Last 2 - 3 days have been better at 60C - 10C........But the forecast - expect the temperature to drop further, mostly during the coming weekend and the following week. Brr! Can't just think of going out! LOL!!
N is better now. Her antibiotics course still going on.She missed school yday and today. She had a card making competition in her class before Christmas holidays. She had made a Christmas tree. And guess what! She has been selected for the final competition which is to be held in her school on 13th Jan. She is eagerly waiting for that day!!

The year 2006

2007-01-04T09:08:00.000+03:00

There has been no blogging for the past few days. But here I am back again! New Year didn't start very well for us!LOL. N was very sick with a throat infection. She had to be given antibiotics. And I was down with an eye infection. Yday, didn't even report for work. Now things are getting better...What a way to start the New Year..LOL!!
As for 2006, it was a good year for us. DH had changed his job end of 2005. And it's going well. Yeah, atleast now he has lots of time for us. We go for work and come back together. Evenings we spend at home. Yeah, I am loving every moment of it.....In other news, we bought our own house in Kerala. (Hey, I didn't post pics of it, did I....Very soon). Niyati has started school. That is in itself a big thing. Can't believe how fast time flies....She is 41/2 now!! Boy, she is very independent now...My little princess is growing up fast....
We went for vacation in 2006, mainly for doing the house warming ceremony of our home. And in the process, met all our relatives, some of whom I had not seen for years.....LOL!
In Kuwait, made new friendships. So now we are like having quite a number of friends (and quite a number of get together's and outings). It's great now that DH has time. Otherwise with his earlier job, we were never able to enjoy fully.
In India, after a checkup it was learnt that I had some inflammation between the 3rd & 4 th spinal cord. That's why I used to have very bad back aches!! I took Ayurvedic treatment for it. And I think I am cured...No back pain for the last 3 months or so....Gosh!! What a relief....Otherwise no major illness for anybody....
We also did some redecoration towards the end of 2006, something which was really long overdue...Redecoration will continue this year also... And I also started blogging..Hope to continue doing so....
On the downslide, my dad developed diabetes. It's not high. Can be controlled by diet control. Right now, he is also suffering from chest infection. But, he is responding to medicines and is better now. Nothing serious. On the brighter side, my brother got a big promotion at work. So, everything is going real well....
Hoping that 2007 will be another good year!!

Festival Wishes

2006-12-24T08:03:00.000+03:00

This is to everyone - family, friends & others

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
ID MUBARAK!
&
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May the New Year be prosperous, and bring lots and lots of happiness to everyone.

Pradeep, Sene & Niyati

Party season!

2006-12-23T08:10:00.000+03:00

From this week onwards all the parties are gonna going to start. Christmas, Id, New Year. Id falls on 30th Dec. There are gonna going to be a bunch of holidays - govt. emp. have 9 days holidays starting from 28th Dec., till 5th Jan. 28th & 29th weekend hols., 30th, 31st Id hols, 1st New Year, 2nd & 3rd just for the heck of it, 4th & 5th again weekend. DH also has all these hols ( even though he is not a Govt. emp.). As for poor me, I will get from 29th till 1st only,LOL!!

Now parties - Christmas eve there is one, 28th Anju has called a bunch of us for Christmas party at her home. 29th I am calling Anju & family for lunch ( mainly cos her sis and BIL will be in Kuwait for a week). And that is the only time I can squeeze in to call them. New Year Eve party is potluck one. Everyone making one dish. My contribution this year will be Kerala style Chicken curry. Before that there is gonna going to be an Id party too. I guess the hols are going to be eating ones. Ha!! No time to plan an outing also, LOL!!

Cool things about me.

2006-12-21T11:46:00.000+03:00

As seen on Shalini’s blog. I am wee bit late, but here it is.....
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it love
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne – Sort of, gotten drunk, but not on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - Once
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class – went to just 2 Karate beginning classes, then left
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – Like Shalini said, if it’s Henna, then I have.
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand – would love to
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship – I hope yatching trips count!!
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears – had my nose pierced once
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse – when I was small, and I was very very scared.!!
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states – Never been to US, but have gone to few middle east coutries
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes – not exactly fried, but barbequed…
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language – When I had come new to Kuwait, I couldn’t understand Arabic at all. Many people who came to my office spoke in Arabic, I think I just got by. Ha Ha!!
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts - Have assembled if it counts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair – My MIL had opened one while I was in Kerala, and I was with her.
146. Dyed your hair – Had streaks done.
147. Been a DJ – DH is usually the official DJ in parties, and I get usually roped in with him
148. Shaved your head - Hindu custom. You have to get it done when u are small..
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

See I am very low on the cool kids scale..LOL!!

Absolutely disappointed

2006-12-21T10:41:00.000+03:00

Yeah, I am disappointed. Our living room set which was supposed to have been delivered this Tuesday, will now be delivered next Tuesday. Some problems in Safat Alghanim's warehouse and distribution. It seems most of the deliveries which was to be done on 19th, could not be done. And they shifted all the pending ones to 26th. They requested us to bear with them. Or they offered to return the money. We decided to wait till 26th. Sigh.. The whole week we were busy in redecorating. We were just waiting for the set to get delivered. And now this.......

The other news, N has got a Christmas party in school on 24th. And they have a cultural program in their school on 25th Jan. She is there in 2 dances, and 1 song. Last night she was practicing her steps at home, and boy was she looking cute!!

Painting finished..

2006-12-16T07:54:00.000+03:00

Am I relieved! We decided on Thursday afternoon that we really are going to repaint the living room. Decided the colors and got the paints the same day. Called up 2 professional painters ( and were they expensive, sigh). And ultimately had the whole house repainted!LOL. By evening yday, the whole house was a mess. The cleaning process took us hours. We went to bed about 2am. The real exhaustion crept in the morning. And the tragedy - both of us had to go to work!! But whole in whole - the whole house is looking so new! N was so excited, on seeing the new colours. Yeah did I tell you, we did the living room, and the br in double colors. Few friends came yday to see the house in the evening, and they were really excited on seeing the double colors. Anju has already decided that they are going to do their living room in double colors!! And all of them are demanding a redecoration party LOL!! Now I am just waiting for the new set to get delivered...

Purchased the sofa

2006-12-13T15:40:00.000+03:00

Yesterday, we went to the Safat Alghanim sale, and guess what - we ended up buying the sofa set. It's a complete set - 3+2+1 sofa set, a center table & 2 end tables to go with it. As soon as we saw the full set, both of us liked it so much that we immediately bought it. The delivery will be on coming Tuesday. The set matches our dining table and TV showpiece set. But now another problem - The paint in our drawing room is very light pink, which does not go with the new set. (The new sofa is beige in colour, whereas the old one is maroon) . DH has already started talks of repainting, and has even started looking at different paint colors!!
While we had gone shopping, Niyati was at my friend Anju's house. There they decorated a Christmas tree, and the whole house for Christmas. The full group of N's gang was there. The kids enjoyed themselves a lot!! As for Anju, don't ask..LOL!!

Grand Sale!

2006-12-11T14:22:00.000+03:00

There is a real big sale in Safat Alghanim ( at both Al Rai and Fahaheel branches), and it goes on till the end of the year. They left a brochure at our place last evening. There is really a big big discount on furniture, bathroom accessories, fabrics etc. After seeing the brochure, we are in a fix - whether to change our sofa set or not. The present set is good, it's just 4 yrs old. Problem is whether I should change the entire set, or just buy another 3 seater with the old one. Today or tomorrow evening, we may be going to the Al Rai branch.
It has been raining here since yesterday. And the climate has become very very cold. N did not go to school yday. She was coughing very badly. Today she is better, and back in school.

Busy and sick

2006-12-09T13:05:00.000+03:00

I have been very very busy at work last week, and on top of that I have been sick. My cough had worsened. Doc prescribed antibiotics cause of chest congestion too. My voice had deteriorated, and I was sounding like a frog croaking,LOL! Still have not got my voice back completely. In Kuwait, nowadays some kind of fungal infection is going on. Almost everybody I know has this problem - cough and chest congestion..
On top of that, N has started cursive writng in school. So, I have had to teach her also.
Yday, climate was good here. It was warm. So, DH took us to the beach. We had a small barbeque of our own. The beach was completely filled with people of all ages and nationalities. Seems like whole of Kuwait was enjoying a warm day out, before the cold comes. And I could completely relax after a gruelling 7 days. LOL!

MD is back!!

2006-12-06T08:23:00.000+03:00

Yeah, yeah guys, Madhuri Dixit is back! She is about to make a comeback in a YashRaj movie, in the year 2007. Here is the link to the news(her interview is also there):

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/727072.cms

Shalini and me were big fans of hers during our growing years. What all things have we done..Ha!Ha!. Right, Shals!!....Boy!! Am I excited....

Wonderful evening!

2006-12-05T14:24:00.000+03:00

Last evening was wonderful. The Fancy dress competition in N's school was last evening. We had dressed N as Indira Gandhi( in a brown saree, and that white streak of hair). She was looking so cute. (I will post her pics soon). The function was good. So many tiny tots in different costumes. They all looked so cute!! And so beautiful!! Today's kids are so smart.. They do not have a thing called stage fright. Yep, they were so confident..Some kids were excellent, and some were OK. But, what the heck - They all went to the stage, and did something!! That's what counts, right.
While coming back home, N wanted a burger, as usual. Anywhere we go out nowadays, she wants to eat a burger!! She is so stuck up on burgers... Yday, I came to know the reason for it. She always gets a free toy. For her, we always buy the Kids meal, and invariably she gets a free toy!! Ha Ha..Smart girl that she is, no doubt she wants a burger all the time!! Believe me, she has a small collection of all those free toys. LOL!

N sick

2006-12-03T14:32:00.001+03:00

After a nice weekend, I had to get this! LOL... Niyati became real sick Friday evening. She had high fever..We rushed to the clinic. The diagnosis - throat infection & flu. Yeah, she was prescribed antibiotics, adol syrup, cough syrup and nose drops. Friday night was very bad. She couldn't sleep, and neither could we. Today she is better after 2 days. She didn't go to school yday or today.
Tomorrow is her fancy dress competition. She is going to be Indira Gandhi. Smitha suggested this. Thanks, S. I talked to her teacher, and she said that there are many queens, fairies etc. We wanted to do something different. Either it was an air hostess or I. Gandhi. Ultimately I.G won. N's haircut similar to that of IG, and I have a brown color Khadi saree with me. But the problem - How to drape a 5m saree on a 4 yr old....Ha! Ha! I will think of a way.LOL!

D-2 movie

2006-11-30T09:10:00.000+03:00

Yeah, we are going to watch Dhoom 2 on Friday afternoon. Guess how many of us are there - 8 adults & 3 kids (all 4 - 6 yrs). Going to be real fun. M & A were waiting for D-2 to release in Kuwait.And they went ahead and booked the tickets for all of us. Now all we have to do is to be at the theatre at 2.00pm. Ha! I needed something like this to cheer me up after a bad week.LOL!
Today evening, we have to go to Kalabhavan Kuwait, where another of our friend's kids are having a stage performance.
And I have to seriously think what to make N for her fancy dress competition.....

Bad week

2006-11-29T13:57:00.000+03:00

The week did not go so well.. Mainly because I was not well. The cough got real worse...I could not even go to work on Tuesday..Today feeling much better. And I am back at work. Now, looking forward to the weekend....
I think I did not mention about N's report card. Got it last week. All A's & A+'s. And she also got some consolation prize for drawing and coloring. On 4th December, she has a Fancy Dress Competition. Haven't really decided what to make her....
Last evening, our very good friends M & A came for a short visit. DH made this wonderful ginger tea for all of us. Yeah, you really find it nice to have a hot cup of tea in the cold. Sometimes DH really gets in the mood to pamper me, & I love those moods of his!!!

Nice Outing

2006-11-25T07:57:00.000+03:00

Yday, we had a nice outing at Ahmadi Gardens, with good friends of ours. G is DH's best friend, and his wife, D has become a very good friend of mine. Their 1 1/2 yr old son, K is absolutely adorable. We had a very good time in the gardens. The climate was real warm and sunny.The gardens have everything, with rides for kids, nice playing area, few animals and birds like deer, ostrich, sheep etc. Bad thing - I didn't take my camera. D had one, but we were all busy enjoying one of our last outings before the winters..LOL!! We had taken food from home, but still ended up buying Chicken Biriyani from outside....In the evening, all of us went for shopping at MAX..I bought quite few items of winter clothing..And then we stopped at Mr. Bakers..Yeah..it was D's bday 2 days back... So, we were all treated to a wonderful chocolate cake "Ganashe"... Absolutely yummy...
Thursday evening, we had gone with my SIL to ""Darbar"", an Indian restaurant to celebrate my niece's bday.. So whole weekend for us was like - Food, Food and more Food!! I must have really gained a few kilos after all that eating. Today, I am going to make a simple meal at home - rice, dal curry..(See, again I am talking of food...LOL!!)
N today has a picnic at school. They are being taken to Touristic Park...I am hoping that the climate remains sunny as yday.. And, I have caught a very bad bout of cough.. Couldn't sleep at all last night....Have to go to the doc today...

Watch, LRM

2006-11-21T08:50:00.000+03:00

Yday, while buying few DVD's, N wanted **Lage Raho Munnabhai**. We had already watched it in the theatre. She wanted to watch it again.. So not only did we buy the DVD, we even watched the movie again.. A really really wonderful movie.....Nice songs, wonderful story, good picturisation, Mahatama Gandhiji's teachings told to the young generation in a real wonderful comic way...Great work to the whole team of LRM!! Those of you guys who have not watched the movie, go ahead and do so...Believe me you are missing something really nice.......N loves the **Pal, Pal** song in it. Today morning, while having her bath she was humming the song...

Yesterday, I was not feeling well. I don't know whether it was a gastric trouble ( I never have gastric troubles) or what, my stomach and left side of my body had a very very bad pain. Never have I gone thru such pain..Even today, it is not fully gone. DH, the wonderful man that he is, took care of all N's activities yday, and today.

N is a very careless girl...Everyday she will forget some of her things in school (Generally, she brings back her things the following day)..Saturday, she left her cardigan and cap. It was so cold that day. Can't understand why she opened her cardigan...Yday, she forgot to bring her water bottle....This habit of hers really irritates me ....There is a parent-teacher meeting in school tomorrow. Don't know what am I going to get there..LOL!

Today is my younger niece's (SIL's daughter) 7th bday. Seems she bought a new Barbie frock, and matching Barbie shoes to go with the dress..Party is on Thursday..HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASWATHI!!!

Alphabet Soup

2006-11-19T08:07:00.000+03:00

Got my alphabet from Shalini (or rather Mehul). It's F.... Got so many letters from *F*. Difficult to take out only 10. So here goes.
1. Four - Why, four....Cause my daughter Niyati is four...Going to be Five next year...Sometimes, can't really believe she is four....Four years of seeing her growing up, having her first tooth, learning to walk, hearing her talk, and basically getting naughtier...day after day, month after month, year after year!! To think, she is now in LKG...Whew.... Seems like yesterday my sweet little angel was born........
2. Father - My dad... The person I have been really really close to a lot. A very loving person, and strict whenever the situation arises.....I respect,and love him a lot.... Really miss him, now that he is in Delhi, and I am in Kuwait. I think we recognise the true value of parents, after we become one....
3. Family - Family means everything to me....My husband Pradeep - Who understands me more than myself....I love him. My daughter N... I love to be surrounded by my family and spend time with them.....
4. Friendship - The most beautiful thing in the world!! I love making friends, and I guess I am lucky to have some really good friends...Friendship for me is for keeps.....
5. Food - Yep, I am a Foodie!! I love eating different kinds of food, different cuisines...And I love cooking!! Hey, I love Fruits, too.(another F)...
6. Films - I am a movie buff!! I love watching movies.... I can say I have a good collection of DVD's at home. (Helps since DH also is a movie buff, like me).
7. Follow - I follow my instincts, and basically go with the Flow of things around me. Therefore, I can enjoy fully. No timetable stuff for me, please.
8. Fun - I am a fun loving person. I try to enjoy life to the maximum...Hey, after all you have only one life..right!!
9. Faithful - I am faithful, loyal kind of a person...It's difficult for me to trust anybody, but when I do I give it my 100%. And expect the same from the other person.....
10. Friday - Always liked Fridays...In India, mainly because after Friday, weekend used to come...And here, in Kuwait cause it's the weekend holiday....A day for complete relaxation, to be with family and friends, to chill......
There are still so many F's remaining. Anyway, thanks Mehul sweetheart for giving me such a beautiful letter..

Wonderful weekend

2006-11-18T08:00:00.000+03:00

DH was in a very very good mood this weekend......Thursday, he had to go to work. He came back by 6.30 pm. And gave us a big surprise when he took us out to dinner (Oriental Restaurant in Kuwait City). Yeah....It was a real big surprise!!! And I loved it... We had a wonderful Chinese dinner..Very yummy.........
Friday....He had told he may have to go to work. But, he didn't... Instead, he took us shopping in the morning (though I didn't buy much, just some stuff for N)...And afternoon we went to watch a movie "Classmates". He booked the tickets, and told me later only!! Another suprise...(I was waiting for the DVD of this movie for a long time, and didn't come to know that the movie had come in the Kuwaiti theatres). It's a Malyalam movie, and depicts college life. I loved the movie.....Later, had a quiet dinner at home. And, also took out all our winter clothes. Today, I have to drop quite a few stuff at the drycleaners...
So, when I predict a boring weekend, I get a enjoyable one.LOL!
Back to a whole new week today.........

For Shalini...

2006-11-16T12:36:00.000+03:00

Happy Birthday, Shalini!!

Yeah, Nov. 17 is Shalini's birthday...Many many happy returns of the day!! Have a wonderful birthday, and a glorious birthday weekend!!

We shared many smiles....
We wiped many tears......
and through the years
Our friendship has grown .....
Thank you for
being my friend.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

ENJOY...

Kidnapping in Delhi.....

2006-11-16T11:09:00.000+03:00

Monday morning, 3 yr old kid of Adobe CEO was kidnapped in Noida. How sad, tragic...3 yr old kid. So difficult to even believe!! Crime rate have gone up drastically in Delhi - a place where I was born and brought up.....and where I lived for 23 years of my life. Really it's so sad...Praying that the child can be found unharmed!!

Last night, dinner was wonderful. Yummy food, and lively company!!!Kids also enjoyed themselves a lot.
As for the weekend, it's going to be a boring one!!!! DH is very busy at work. Some software which was installed, is showing many errors. So, he went to work today (will come very late), and has to go tomorrow also.....Sigh!!!!

Dinner Party

2006-11-15T07:48:00.000+03:00

We have a dinner party tonight. It's in Salmiya. Salmiya is like mini-India, or rather mini-Delhi. I love it. All Indian stores, Indian schools, 80% people there are Indians, Pakistanis.... Our previous house was in Salmiya. Shifted to Farwan cause my office is 10 mins drive from Fw. We miss Salmiya...a lot!!
Anyways looking forward for a wonderful evening tonight!! S makes yummy food...We really enjoy spending time with them. She has 2 kids..Younger one same age as N....Debating whether to buy gifts for the kids, or buy some pastries or sweets from La Baguette. Not yet decided!!
Yday evening, we went to the parlour to have N's hair trimmed. Now her hair is looking quite neat, and manageable. LOL! As for her cough, it is little better. Shalini asked me why I am not giving her antibiotics. Actually, trying to make do without antibiotics this time. How many times have I given her antibiotics. I don't remember me or my brother being given antibiotics so many times........Hoping for the best!

Children's Day...

2006-11-14T08:17:00.000+03:00

Yeah, today is Children's Day!! Our late PM Jawahar Lal Nehru's birthday. He was fond of children, and so his bday is celebrated as Children's Day. N was so excited! They didn't have to wear uniforms. So she went in a dress. And they have a party in class!! She took small round pizzas. Some other kids are bringing chocolate, some cakes etc. Yep, she was in such a hurry in the morning to to school.
But, I am a bit worried....Her cough has escalated. And the cough is mucolytic. I think her medicine has to be changed! Just hoping that she doesn't catch any infection....
Some serious stuff....Some person is really annoying us by giving blank calls. Has been going on for the last few days. Earlier the calls used to come mostly evening time. Early morning today, the blank call came at 4.05 am! Can you imagine??? I have never been so irritated and angry.....I hate my sleep getting disturbed, unless it is an emergency.....Couldn't go back to sleep, and I am feeling petty tired and bushed!!

First Project.....

2006-11-13T08:04:00.000+03:00

N's school has an Art & Science exhibition on 17th. She had to make a chart (something of her level). So, last night we were busy completing her chart work. Her first chart.......It was made on animals - domestic animals & wild animals!! N was really excited about the whole thing...

N is doing well now. Still cough is there..., but all in all OK. And she is going to school. Morning, while having B'fast, she was telling she wants to watch Tom & Jerry in the evening. Yeah, after Nemo, its Tom & Jerry now!! She is just mad about TOM & JERRY!!!!! What to say, even I am..Ha! Ha!

Busy Weekend

2006-11-11T09:58:00.000+03:00

Had a really busy weekend. My SIL's elder kid had her Bharatnatyam performance on Thursday evening (6 group dances). It was really good and hectic. By the time we came back home, it was 12.30am. And N was dancing (showing off her Bahratnatyam moves) at 1.00 am!! When all I wanted was to sleep. Whew!!
Friday, DH had gone for the car maintenance work. Me and N were at home. N caught bad cold n cough. And, I was basically looking after a sick and cranky child. Evening we went to a nearby shop to buy her school blazer. Couldn't get it!! Today, we have to go to the mall. But we bought 2 sketch books for her drawing classes. On Thursday, her teacher made her practice various fruits and vegetables. And she did well! LOL!! They managed to finish 1 sketch book in 2 classes.
Today, N didn't go to school. We thought it's better that she relax at home, rather than transmit germs to other kids. I will be going back home from work early.
Last week, I managed to finish Nora Roberts Garden trilogy- Ist book, and I am now halfway thru the second.

Winter shopping!

2006-11-07T08:09:00.000+03:00

I have to do winter shopping, specially for Niyati. All her last year clothes are small. Also, we have to buy winter school uniforms for her. Mornings are starting to get cold. DH doesn't like to go out much on weekdays. So, all shopping for weekends.
This Thursday evening my SIL's elder daughter, Aishwarya has ARINGETTAM i.e. her first Bharatnatyam performance on stage. She is 11 years old, and has been studying classical dance for the last 5 years. Our whole Thursday evening would be spent with her. Plus, on Friday DH has to give our car for its annual maintenance. So, all in all going to be a very busy weekend. Don't know when I will take out time for shopping!!!
N got her Ist Internal Assessment written exam results. All excellent. Still to get oral results, though.
Today when N went to school, she wanted her hair tied like a ponytail in the middle of her head. (She calls it a fountain.) Some kid in her class ties her hair like that. So, she also wanted to do it. She was looking real cute!! Couldn't take a pic of her.

Picnic! Picnic!

2006-11-04T10:23:00.000+03:00

Niyati has a picnic in school. Today, the school is taking LKG classes to Khaitan Cooperative. And boy! Is N excited? She was raving about the picnic the whole weekend. Plus, they are also having Vegetable Day in school today.
Talking about weekend....Had a quiet weekend. Niyati attended her drawing class. She drew some cartoon figures in her first class. And at the end, had a fight with her friend. (Happens with them. If they play for 15 minutes, they fight for the next 5 mins.) Ha! Ha!
And, I got the Nora Roberts Garden Trilogy. First time, I got the full series books. Normally 1 or the other is always left out. Yeah! Yeah! I am an avid reader. I can read anything - from newspapers to magazines to novels. Helps me relax a lot!!
For Kuwait people, here is the web address where u get used books at very reasonable rates- www.q8books.com. You can get all genre of books. There is also a buy back scheme i.e. after reading you can return the books and get about 25% - 75% of your money back. Go thru the site for full details. It's real good.....

A big surprise for me!

2006-11-02T09:21:00.000+03:00

Yep today, I was really really surprised!! Shalini (my oldest and my best friend), has posted one of our college day snap in her blog.( Her blog address: www.cropaway.blogspot.com. Don't know why the link from my blog to hers is not working). We had gone to school & college together. Then after marriage, we went to two different places. And boy! was I surprised! It brought back so many good memories! Thanks, Shalu! Love you. Along with that I also came to know that her son M is not well. Take care, M. Get well soon.
From today, Niyati has joined drawing classes. Every Thursday, morning 10 am- 12 pm. She likes to draw and color. So, it would be good for her. Also, the other kids with her are all her friends. I know she is going to enjoy!!
Weekend here! No plans till now for the weekend!

Nice Climate!

2006-10-31T14:35:00.000+03:00

Yeah, climate in Kuwait is very nice nowadays. It is neither hot nor cold at all. And not dusty also, till now. LOL. Nice breeze. Very cool in the evenings. Yday me and my friend D, went for a walk in the evening along with the kids. The kiddos had a great time. Her son, K is only 1.6 yrs old. Both the kids enjoyed the evening. And even we did. It rained slightly in between. But, our building compound has both covered and uncovered areas. So, it was OK.
Enjoying the climate now. Very soon it will get cold!!

And before, I forget, Niyati's visa formality all finished. Her Civil - ID is ready. Have to collect it today. Next year, both her passport renewal, and visa renewal there. Till then, enjoy!!

Back to normal!

2006-10-28T11:24:00.000+03:00

Yep, it's Saturday morning. And back to normal timings!! Had to get up real early this morning. Pradeep had to go early, because he had to get health insurance for Niyati, as her visa renewal date is tomorrow. So, it was real hectic in the morning, with both Niyati and Deep having to leave at the same time. Also, my maid came late in the morning. And, nearly avoided a major disaster!! Niyati forgot her lunch box at home. Just managed to give it to her, before her bus came.

I am posting few more of Failaka boating trip snaps :-

Yatching trip snaps!

2006-10-26T09:57:00.000+03:00

Yep, had yatching trip on Monday to Failaka Island. We all really enjoyed it very much. It was really wonderful. The climate was perfect. It was sunny and warm, but not hot. There were 35 adults and about 6 kids. Posting few snaps here. Niyati had her own kids group, with all girls her age group. So, she also enjoyed a lot. She now keeps telling us that she wants to go to the yatch, again. We, being one of the main organisers, along with another couple M & A, had few headaches & worries. But, everything went fine. And it was worth it. And we made it up on Tuesday evening, when we went to this Thai restaurant. And had a wonderful Thai dinner. M & A took us to this restaurant. The food was absolutely yummy! Hey, didn't tell you I got 3 days holidays. Enjoyed the whole 3 days nicely. As Pradeep said - Eating, enjoying & sleeping. HA! HA! Today, Thursday morning, back to work! And from Saturday, back to normal timings for everyone. Ramadan finished. (sigh). Already dreading the morning hectic schedule. Posting few snaps here.

Today is Diwali!

2006-10-21T10:55:00.000+03:00

Yep, today is Diwali - The festival of lights! I love this festival a lot. Used to celebrate Diwali in grand style in Delhi, with all the cousins, uncles, aunties gathering at our place. Used to be real fun.
But, here in Kuwait it's not like Delhi. But, I do my best. This time Pradeep will be there in the evening. Normally, he always has work. But since he changed his job last year, he will be at home this year. We have put lights in the house. And, boy was Niyati excited! She was prancing around the house, and whoever visited us y'day, she was happily telling - We put lights!
Yep, few friends visited yday, and few will visit today.
Dishes which I am making today - Puri, Jeera Rice, Matter Paneer, Aloo Gobhi, Chole, Raita, Gulab Jamun, Kheer(can't do without Kheer. Niyati loves it!). She really has a sweet tooth, like me! Loves all sweet things.
We will have a Laxmi Pooja in the evening at home!

AND, our yatch trip to Failaka Island confirmed on Monday! Yday, we went to see the yatch with few of our close friends. It's absolutely worth it! Can't wait till Monday! For my Kuwait friends, here is the web address where you can rent a yatch- www.silsan.net.

S, Happy Diwali!

Planning for holidays!

2006-10-19T10:15:00.000+03:00

Yep, as I told earlier coming week is a long one. So, as of now, we are planning a yatching trip to Failaka Island on Monday. As of now there are 30 people included. The yatch is a luxury yatch, with 4 bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, Video room etc. Food we will be ordering from outside. Yeah yeah, I am very very excited. It will be a complete change for us.

Haven't decided anything else for the other days. On Tuesday, there will be most probably Pot Luck and cards playing session at one of the homes, or a Barbeque in the evening. Haven't decided what! Enough time for that.

Today. we have a B' Day party to attend. Happy 11th Birthday, Amrita! Though her bday was on Oct 15, they are celebrating today, on the weekend. We are planning to present her with a beaded evening handbag. Something which goes well with today's teens. And will be different, too.

Long week

2006-10-17T09:22:00.000+03:00

Yeah, it's going to be along week next week. DH has got ID holidays from 22nd Oct to 25th Oct. He has to go to work only on Sat i.e. 28 th Oct. Niyati has also got 10 days off from school. And poor me, I think I will get just 2 days holidays. Wish my company would also give me so may holidays. LOL!

Anyways, yday DH donated about a pint of blood to one of his colleague's niece. Poor guy, he had to then drive back from Salmiya to Farwaniya. And because of the heavy traffic, it took quite sometime to reach home.
And he was bone tired when he got back. He came late from work yday, and then he went to the hospital immediately after having food!

Hoping I would get atleast 3 days holidays!

Last exam!

2006-10-15T13:14:00.000+03:00

Ya, Niyati has her last exam today. And yes, I will be completely relieved. Can't imagine schools keeping term exams for LKG students. My hubby teases her by saying that she is giving IAS exams. HA! More than her, I am the one who is rejoicing. Yeah, now I have a small inkling of what my parents must have gone through bringing up me and my bro. And now we can really enjoy this Ramadan and the upcoming ID holidays.

My Very First Blog

2006-10-15T13:03:00.000+03:00

Hi,
I am Sene, a 29 yr old working mother from Kuwait. I have a 4 yr old daughter Niyati who has started her schooling this year.
Good Luck! For myself!