Monday, February 15, 2010
Sssssshhh......is it a thief or is it a ghost... ?
My First Day in America
thud.... thud........oh my god !!!....who is that ...what noise is that....who is walking outside in my Home....there is nobody outside.......my friends just waved me good bye....and left for work....I am alone at 8:00 o clock in the morning......and I can hear some noise in my living room .....is that a thief .....or a ghost or something........I hope not .....what will I do... I don't even know anyone ....I just arrived a day before .......I don't even have the phone in this room ....well let's just lock the door....whoever it is can take anything he likes from the living room......ohhh no....... there is no lock in this room...what should I do ...make be just call out or scream ...that might help.....I hope so ....
After half and hour of waiting and no response from the outside .....I finally gathered some courage and came outside and realized that I was hiding from my neighbors...who lived above our apartment...unfortunately the floor was so weak that I could hear every single step that they took and trace their movement.....which made me nervous and scared .......thinking that I have either a ghost or a thief in this apartment....
thud.... thud........oh my god !!!....who is that ...what noise is that....who is walking outside in my Home....there is nobody outside.......my friends just waved me good bye....and left for work....I am alone at 8:00 o clock in the morning......and I can hear some noise in my living room .....is that a thief .....or a ghost or something........I hope not .....what will I do... I don't even know anyone ....I just arrived a day before .......I don't even have the phone in this room ....well let's just lock the door....whoever it is can take anything he likes from the living room......ohhh no....... there is no lock in this room...what should I do ...make be just call out or scream ...that might help.....I hope so ....
"okay whoever you are ....you may take anything you choose from the living room ....but please just leave....or I'll scream....and call the police.... "that was my so called "thamki"
After half and hour of waiting and no response from the outside .....I finally gathered some courage and came outside and realized that I was hiding from my neighbors...who lived above our apartment...unfortunately the floor was so weak that I could hear every single step that they took and trace their movement.....which made me nervous and scared .......thinking that I have either a ghost or a thief in this apartment....
Well that was a new experience for me ...specially after coming from India....where the houses are all made of bricks and cement...."you could hear nobody but could see so many at the same time ".....I guess that was the difference here...."that you could hear so many but see nobody".......
Ladies ....Welcome to America....
Ladies ....Welcome to America....
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Lesson Learnt the Hard Way...
"Always remember to draw your margins"
Yes this was the hardest and perhaps the most painful lesson I learn from Mrs Mukherjee (teacher of class 5 section B in La Martiniere Girls School in Lucknow) who took her wooden scale and hit my left hand knuckles, that was the first and the last time any teacher had to use a scale on me......but honestly it was painful then and still to this date ...had a blue hand and a bump for 2 weeks then ...but yes I eventually learnt my lessons for life...."to draw my margins"....
We all learn new things everyday....now let me share some good lesson that I learnt here....the hard way...well not the way Mrs Mukherjee made me learnt ....but still good enough
Lesson No.1
Don't talk too much when you are being asked a simple question in any interview, you will end up confusing the Interviewer for sure and in the end it will come to bite you later .....Remember keep it to the point.....trust me that would be enough.
Lesson No.2
Don't trust any little cute face who shows up on your door asking you to subscribe to a free newspaper for 30 days, so that he/she may be able to win a Free trip to Disney.....you will receive a Bill at the end of 30 days
Lesson No.3
Don't put your embroidered clothes in washing, the beads and threads would come out or woolens in Dryer, as it will shrink for sure.
Lesson No.4
Don't put away your Hot pressure cooker on the kitchen platform....it will burn and you will be charged for it...
Lesson No. 5
Don't waste your precious time scrubbing your old apartments floors too hard as you will still be charged no matter how very clean you leave your apartment.
Lesson No.6
Don't use Bleach when you are washing colored clothes...until and unless you are absolutely sure about the quantity. Or use bleach safe for colored clothes.
Lesson No 7.
Don't use bleach on carpet to clean/wipe a curry stain.
Lesson No.8
Don't punch at the doors, if you have to express any reaction either watching a game or in an angry argument....the door of the apartment might break and fall back on your head ...unfortunately you will be responsible to fix it .....
Lesson No 9.
Don't ever use your dish washing liquid soap in your dishwasher....otherwise you'll have a bubble swimming pool in you kitchen in no time...and good luck cleaning it up.....
Lesson No 10
Perhaps if you are trying too hard to fix something and you are not able to find a solution to that problem ...trust me you are definitely doing it the wrong or the complicated way (or putting in too much effort to solve it)....and the solution lies in finding the simplest way possible you could imagine....because its all about doing things the most convenient way possible here.
So here are the Few tips, lessons whatever you wish to call it...... that i could remember ....would be adding some more .....later ....till then my friends .....take it easy...
Yes this was the hardest and perhaps the most painful lesson I learn from Mrs Mukherjee (teacher of class 5 section B in La Martiniere Girls School in Lucknow) who took her wooden scale and hit my left hand knuckles, that was the first and the last time any teacher had to use a scale on me......but honestly it was painful then and still to this date ...had a blue hand and a bump for 2 weeks then ...but yes I eventually learnt my lessons for life...."to draw my margins"....
We all learn new things everyday....now let me share some good lesson that I learnt here....the hard way...well not the way Mrs Mukherjee made me learnt ....but still good enough
Lesson No.1
Don't talk too much when you are being asked a simple question in any interview, you will end up confusing the Interviewer for sure and in the end it will come to bite you later .....Remember keep it to the point.....trust me that would be enough.
Lesson No.2
Don't trust any little cute face who shows up on your door asking you to subscribe to a free newspaper for 30 days, so that he/she may be able to win a Free trip to Disney.....you will receive a Bill at the end of 30 days
Lesson No.3
Don't put your embroidered clothes in washing, the beads and threads would come out or woolens in Dryer, as it will shrink for sure.
Lesson No.4
Don't put away your Hot pressure cooker on the kitchen platform....it will burn and you will be charged for it...
Lesson No. 5
Don't waste your precious time scrubbing your old apartments floors too hard as you will still be charged no matter how very clean you leave your apartment.
Lesson No.6
Don't use Bleach when you are washing colored clothes...until and unless you are absolutely sure about the quantity. Or use bleach safe for colored clothes.
Lesson No 7.
Don't use bleach on carpet to clean/wipe a curry stain.
Lesson No.8
Don't punch at the doors, if you have to express any reaction either watching a game or in an angry argument....the door of the apartment might break and fall back on your head ...unfortunately you will be responsible to fix it .....
Lesson No 9.
Don't ever use your dish washing liquid soap in your dishwasher....otherwise you'll have a bubble swimming pool in you kitchen in no time...and good luck cleaning it up.....
Lesson No 10
Perhaps if you are trying too hard to fix something and you are not able to find a solution to that problem ...trust me you are definitely doing it the wrong or the complicated way (or putting in too much effort to solve it)....and the solution lies in finding the simplest way possible you could imagine....because its all about doing things the most convenient way possible here.
So here are the Few tips, lessons whatever you wish to call it...... that i could remember ....would be adding some more .....later ....till then my friends .....take it easy...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Dealing with the SILENCE....
...shhhhhhhhhhh....whhhhhooooooooooooossshhhhhh.....shhhhhhh..
Hmmmmmm.....ya well that was the only one sound that I could hear nonstop from my first apartment window on the 9th floor when I landed here.....that was sound of the wind passing by my window all day round....Adjusting to ABSOLUTE SILENCE was a Big Big Change for me ...specially coming from a house full of people and and close neighborhood full of friends and loved once....
It was hard yet on one level it was soooooo peaceful, quite and serene...it gave all that time to retrospect and be thankful to My God for every little happiness and special moments that he has gifted me in my life that I could think about in that Silence....
Looking out at those passing cars on the Bridge faraway from my window.... made me feel that comfortable and alive.....it also made me realize of how quickly time passes by....
A girl from a small town in India with small dreams and little hopes and wishes, trying to create her own little new world.... here in this Huge country, among these big buildings,and big bridges......
Hmmmmmm.....ya well that was the only one sound that I could hear nonstop from my first apartment window on the 9th floor when I landed here.....that was sound of the wind passing by my window all day round....Adjusting to ABSOLUTE SILENCE was a Big Big Change for me ...specially coming from a house full of people and and close neighborhood full of friends and loved once....
Looking out at those passing cars on the Bridge faraway from my window.... made me feel that comfortable and alive.....it also made me realize of how quickly time passes by....
A girl from a small town in India with small dreams and little hopes and wishes, trying to create her own little new world.... here in this Huge country, among these big buildings,and big bridges......
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Your First Cultural Shock
Monday, January 18, 2010
Post Your Favorite Recipes
Hi...here is my Favorite Recipes that my maa makes often ...whenever we get together....this is of course dedicated to my maa...thanks maa for everything...;D
Paneer ki Kheer
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients:
Milk- 2 lts
Sugar- add to taste
Paneer/cottage cheese- small cut pieces
Cardamom/eliachi- just a pinch
Almonds (Cut/sliced)- optional
Directions
1. Cut Paneer into small pieces and keep aside in a small bowl.
2. Boil the Milk in a heavy saucepan and let it simmer over low heat. Cook, covered 50 minutes, stirring occasionally, until condensed. Stir in sugar and cardamom and cook 20 minutes more and add the cut paneer pieces now.
3.Remove from the heat. Serve topped with almonds.Can be served warm or cold.
Ladies if you would like to share or add your special recipes...please feel free to add it in the comments column....
Paneer ki Kheer
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients: Milk- 2 lts
Sugar- add to taste
Paneer/cottage cheese- small cut pieces
Cardamom/eliachi- just a pinch
Almonds (Cut/sliced)- optional
Directions
1. Cut Paneer into small pieces and keep aside in a small bowl.
2. Boil the Milk in a heavy saucepan and let it simmer over low heat. Cook, covered 50 minutes, stirring occasionally, until condensed. Stir in sugar and cardamom and cook 20 minutes more and add the cut paneer pieces now.
3.Remove from the heat. Serve topped with almonds.Can be served warm or cold.
Ladies if you would like to share or add your special recipes...please feel free to add it in the comments column....
Well I was always touched by the small yet great sacrifices that we women make....in almost every phase of our lives...that might go unnoticed and unspoken for days, months or even years to come....it could have been for our families (parents,in-laws,siblings,relatives), or it could have been for our husbands, and most importantly for our kids.
Somehow it amazing to see that it still doesn't make us any weaker than our male counterparts...but instead ...for some reason we grow stronger and stronger by each passing day and have that capacity to face life's toughest challenges or even to endure painful experiences and still find that strength and power within ourselves to emerge as a winner...no matter how painful the process might have been....
For some of you who are reading my blog and are currently sacrificing some strong desire or wishes, to be somewhere, someplace else either in your life or position....
My word of wisdom to you all is "Focus not on what you want and that you don't have now...but on what you have for now and enjoy it while it last ...for eventually you would have what you want ......for sure"
For now just ENJOY BEING A WONDERFUL WOMEN THAT YOU ARE...
Some good quotes for women and their sacrifices ....
BARACK OBAMA:
She was the cornerstone of our family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. [with his sister, on the death of his grandmother Madelyn Dunham just before the November 2008 election]
As quoted by ELAINE HEFFNER:
Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS:
I am a woman above everything else.
Somehow it amazing to see that it still doesn't make us any weaker than our male counterparts...but instead ...for some reason we grow stronger and stronger by each passing day and have that capacity to face life's toughest challenges or even to endure painful experiences and still find that strength and power within ourselves to emerge as a winner...no matter how painful the process might have been....
For some of you who are reading my blog and are currently sacrificing some strong desire or wishes, to be somewhere, someplace else either in your life or position....
My word of wisdom to you all is "Focus not on what you want and that you don't have now...but on what you have for now and enjoy it while it last ...for eventually you would have what you want ......for sure"
For now just ENJOY BEING A WONDERFUL WOMEN THAT YOU ARE...
BARACK OBAMA:
She was the cornerstone of our family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. [with his sister, on the death of his grandmother Madelyn Dunham just before the November 2008 election]
As quoted by ELAINE HEFFNER:
Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS:
I am a woman above everything else.
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