What a wonderful world

This recording is pretty old. Never really got an opportunity (or the way) to upload this on my blog. I was going through someone else's blog, where I found the solution to my problem. :)

So here it is.
Song: What a wonderful world
Original Music: Louis Armstrong
Location of recording: Girl's Hostel, AIMK, Kolkata. The file may take some amount of time to buffer.

Chicken pox

It's all his fault! I was not supposed to get it. I even took the 1500 bucks vaccine! So did my sister.. sigh..

It all started when we came back from our trip to Pondicherry. Beautiful place, if you know where to go and what to do. Getting lost is quite probable if you don't ask for directions. Anyway, Tarang had just recovered from chicken pox, or so the doc told us. So we decided to travel with him sitting right in the middle of the back seat, so that me and my sis could get the window seats.
We had a fun time in Pondicherry. Ate a lot of good food.. that's all that matters. When we came back, I had a slight headache and a few mosquito-bite type marks on my hand. I panicked and ran into mom's room.

"Mommy look!! I have chicken pox!"
She just waved her hand in disinterest and said "No you don't have chicken pox. It's just a mosquito bite"

Ok.. that was a relief. My mom herself has never had the pox before.. How does she know that this really isn't THE pox?? hmm..

The next day there were more 'mosquito bites' on my back and neck. I didn't panic this time. After all these were just mosquito bites.

I went to office. The day was going to be just like any other day. Lots of work. But it was different. I felt really feverish and wanted to rush back home (well that's not something new). I came home, had one crocin, and slept for some time. In the evening I was feeling much better. So my mom was right. It was only mosquito bite, which for no reason, were multiplying.
Next morning, finally my mom gave in. We went to see the doctor, and she confirmed that it was indeed THE pox!

I have been at home since then. Its been around 5 days now. Have to take 4 tablets, everyday for 5 days. Of course there's itching, but it starts only from the third day. Never scratch even if you feel as if you are going to die of the itch. Sleeping and bathing helps.. so that's what I am doing throughout the day. :)

The only silver lining is that now I'm immune to the virus for life long. this is also a 95% probability.

The day that I was born

Once upon a time, a few decades back on 5th of august, there lived a Mom, about to deliver her first child. The child was to bring happiness to the family. She was to be the apple of her father's eye. She was to be a docile and polite child. The mom also hoped that the birth would bring end to her labor sufferings.

The father drove like a mad man, through the mountain roads, in the middle of the night. He just wanted to get to the hospital before anything happens. Obviously, something was bound to happen.

The hospital apologetically informed the father that no doctor was available on duty. The grandparents called their old friend's wife, who happened to be a gynecologist, to the rescue. She came rushing to the hospital.

New mom was obviously furious and wanted to take on the hospital staff, but the sight of the new doctor gave her some hope of this after all being the most memorable day of her life.

In the operation theatre, the staff was ready so was the doctor. She could hear thunder and the beatings of the rain drops against the window panes of the room. It was quite a fearful night. Just then, all the lights went off. The hospital somehow managed to screw up the power back up.

The new mom was all ready to become a new mom. But how? There was no electricity, and the doctor could not see a thing.

Tan was born that night, delivered in candle light. With the sound of her first cry, the lights came back.. It indeed was a night to remember, for the new mom and the panicking father.. :)

Frequent visitor

Has not been a very good day for me.. was feeling a little low.. and what best to lift one's spirits than to write a post.. :)

I can’t believe I trusted you
Yet again;
How do you do this?
Give me the same pain
over and over again
Yet every time
I experience it as anew.
I have walked out
that open door,
more times than you could count
my return has been more frequent
I hear people tell me so.
I am bound
to you without chains,
Close me inside your palms
for I don’t know what is right anymore..
what is mine,
and what I cannot demand.
Close me inside your palms
for I am about to cry.
I am not weak,
But somehow
I can’t help but cry..

hmm.. Feeling better already..

Lord (ess) of the RING

Here comes the bride.. Tra tra la la.. :)

Thanks bf.. Now I love you even more.. the materialistic person that I am. :)

'IT returns' mystery unfolded! sort of

Just when I thought that there was nothing more I couldn't accomplish in this world, I astound myself by filing my own INCOME TAX RETURNS! I know I know. I am too much.

It's really very simple. No jhanjat of intermediaries and wondering if they will do a good job of it. Somebody told me about the online filing of returns. It’s a good thing.

Create an account here just as you would for an email ID. Then simply log in, download an ITR form from the left hand side menu. It’s actually an excel sheet. and a very simple one. What's next.. Just upload that sheet and take a print out of the acknowledgement receipt and its ready to be submitted to any of the local IT offices. Cool or what!

I admit it took me some time to actually gain faith in the online filing thingi. I thought it would all end up in a disaster. Which it didn't. So that's good.

I proudly asked my friend if she had already submitted her IT returns and whether she needed my help. Apparently this online thing has been in the limelight for quite some time now.. and yes, she had already filed her returns.

Mommy would be so proud.. provided I haven't messed up things.

5 things I like to do when I'm bored

Boredom is a phenomenon, occurrence of which is not related to Time, space or distance. There have been sightings of more than 7 hours in an 8 hours working day. Reasons are umpteen - No work, too much work, monotonous work, scarce work, 'I don’t like doing this' work, 'crunch project' work and etc. etc. However it has been rightly identified by many researchers that most 'boredom' occurs at work. Following are the top 5 things I like to do when I am bored (in office :))


1. Write a post in my blog (like this one). Log out. Log in again to check if the "Visitors" counter has increased and if yes, then by how much. Log out. Log in again to check if there are any comments. If yes, then post an unnecessary reply to the comment. If no, then call up boy friend and ask him to read the article and post a comment. a good comment.


2. Log in to gtalk (provided you can access it from your work place network. I can, ha ha). Chat with other vella people like your self. Chat about the weather, Air conditioning, best detergent for washing clothes and looking for new jobs. Depends upon your interest.


3. Coffee breaks. I think I take way too many coffee breaks. So much so that I don’t sleep so well at night these days. and My boy friend thinks that I stay awake just to speak with him (dear bf, you always knew what you were getting yourself into. now its too late.. no stepping back.)


4. It helps if you are about to get engaged or married. I check out a lot of sites on the internet. Just to look for restaurants and places to host the reception etc.. Looking for bridal clothes is also a good time pass. 'Red' is a very popular color. at least in India.. and my mom wont let me wear white - "Shaadi ke din white pehenna ashubh hota hai (Wearing white on wedding day is considered to be unlucky)".. But then Christian weddings are all white and they look so pretty.. waaah..!!


5. Go out with team for long lunches - outside or within campus, does not matter. as long as it consumes more than an hour, it is acceptable. If that is not happening, then I surf some Mutual fund sites.. not because I am interested in investments.. heck I don't even understand anything. It just makes me look intelligent. :)


All bright ideas are welcome. After all, we all want to live the good life - by killing boredom..