"I am sad to say that I'm on my way .. won't be back for many a day"

In a couple of hours, I will be off to Delhi ...
and later tonight, off to Chicago !!!

Excited, a little sad, apprehensive, nostalgic and a lot of other things ...
But no time to write them down .. been running around (my mom) and helping her with the packing ever since I got back home yesterday morning.

Wish me luck and here's hoping I have the best summer of my life, and don't miss all of you too much (which I know I kind of will, but nonetheless) ...

Off to Redmond then !!!
Report back soon from the other side of the world :)

P.S. : Thanks to each and everyone of you, who have been instrumental in so many different ways, to actually make this come true. I have been really lucky to be around such wonderful people. Gifts awaiting the ones who care to read this and ask for it .... he he ;)

You should NEVER !!!

You should NEVER run for 500 metres, in the rain, in sandal-shoes, just after taking dinner, on a slippery road, with only a copy to keep you "unwet", with two equally 'useless' boys, only to reach the Department, when YOU HAVE YOUR ENDSEMS STARTING THE NEXT DAY.

Or should you ????
Well, decision to be made after tomorrow's test.

Lots to write, just waiting for the endsems to get over.
Next week, this time, I will be getting ready for my first day at work !!!
Loads happening in my life, amd yet something (so very important) seems amiss.

Wish me luck for the next 3 days ..4 exams .. hopefully no more sprints in the rain :)

"Joru ka ghulam"

Someone who goes by the name of 'tidu' wanted me to advertise my matrimonial (un)suitability through this tagging thing. So, with brutal honesty tempered by mild narcissism, I state that everything written below (that's restricted to this post only, not the whole blog:P) is true.

Five reasons why I would make a good husband :
1) Simply because I will love my wife as much as I possibly can. I will always have love and time for her. My priorities in life are very clear. Family first, for everything else, I prefer to choose a way of life termed "procrastination".

2) Someday I would love to have a sweet little family of my own. Though that doesn't mean that I have already started planning my kid's names, it does mean I have started planning names for my wingies' kids ;). Actually, I love kids and would love to have a couple of my own to pamper :) and ..... (well, a lot of things which could come under my paternal suitability post)

3) I am more of a listener. So, my wife can always expect to be heard till she is tired out. Of course, I will often need her support and advice and given the fact that it comes from her, I will try and stick to it all the more.

4) This is a little complex. I think I will be more happy to see the joyous expression on her face upon hearing of my success than for actually achieving something. In other words, one could say, that her one smile would be my driving force for so many things. (Precondition is though that I should really love her smile)

5) I will trust her completely and am not really the possessive type. So, she can have her space and more. But I do think I will be able to understand when she needs a hug, rather than a one-km radius of empty space around her. And since I am the perfectly one-woman kind of a person, she can be possessive or blindly confident of my fidelity, and never be let down.

Since, we are supposed to mention only five points, I will just add in passing that I love shopping :) (somehow that is quite a fav amongst the fairer sex) & lovey-dovey movies.


Now, onto some actually true statements :
Why I would make a bad husband :
1) I can't dance. So unless taught, I might be disappointing my wife in case she wants a husband who can dance (to her tunes ;-) ).

2) I am not the strongest man on the planet. My feeble physique means that I will not be able to confront goons on the slightest instigation. So, if my wife has a lot of 'bad' ex-boyfriends, I cannot actually please her by bashing them up.

3) I am no Brad Pitt. So for all those Angelina Jolies or other girls looking for the stereotype "tall, dark and handsome" guy, I could prove to be a real dampener. That being said, people haven't yet called me hideous, so I believe that when I do put up a mirror in my room, it wouldn't crack ;)

4) As of now, I am really afraid of driving. So, those long drives might often take place with my wife at the wheel.

5) This is the slot that you can fill up. Let me know how I can improve my chances in this cut-throat world of competition.

Statutory warning : There are no guarantees that by the time I am 40 (maybe even 35), I won't be snoring in my sleep, have all my teeth, and not grey completely. So whoever is willing to finally say 'yes, i do', better bring a 'snore-less' sleeping therapy, a good dentist's contact and a life-long supply of L'oreal hair-dye for 'dowry' ;).

Hope, after all this, somebody still finds it in her to come into my life and change it forever (for the better of course, if I might add).

"Now is the time to try something new" ???

If all things go as they should, I should be outside India exactly a month from now. For the first time, I might add. Of course, there are some anxieties over the visa (still haven't got an interview date). However, in these matters, luck somehow finds me. Otherwise what did I really possess that entitled me to this wonderful opportunity in the first place ??

Don't really expect to miss my country (I am not exactly patriotic, though I think I should be a little more). Will miss my family, friends, the leisurely summer life in campus :D and a lot of other things. Hope all that will be made up for... and I will come back richer with some wonderful memories and experiences.

So, hoping for the best (and not thinking about the worst), I need to focus on some other issues that demand urgent attention. Networks test, Java assignment, Mircosoft study material, PPC (finally met the man .. had a decent discussion... looking forward to meeting the man again) and BTP work ....
And yes, there are more : Desperate Housewives, Joey, Apprentice, Apprentice UK, Hustle, Heist, One Tree Hill & The O.C. Of course, orkut and blogs to supplement. The occasional movie. The latest addition to the list .. bhatting :D

Its been a roller-coaster week (though I really didn't have any abrupt high .. had an almost all-time low :( ). A little indecision still remains, but this is the closest I have ever got to taking the decision that I so should have taken. As of now, I think I will put it on hold again. And orkut fortunes keep playing games with me ...
Over the last three days ...
"You will never have to worry about a steady income" !!! ... wish that comes true :)
"This winter you will have an unusual shower of success" !!!! ... wouldn't hurt to have some luck in the Apps either.
"Now is the time to try something new" ... Now this one is a bit dodgy. Just hope I was a little less sentimental and a little more resolute.

Its April Fool's day ...
While the whole world is busy fooling one another, I am trying desperately to fool my foolish heart into seeing some sense.

P.S. Nothing is as bad as it really seems. Its just that one gets some strange satisfaction from describing the 'not-quite-existent' overwhelming circumstances that cloud their existence.