i lost a friend...

i lost a friend yesterday...he was very young only 33 years old and he died of leukimia. the thing i really admired him is how gracefully he took all the pain and suffering and always seemed like he was at the top of the world...i sad a prayer for him today and hope that his soul will rest in peace...

misty...

today i woke up and looked at the hills outside my apartment...it was such a misty morning that i felt like i was floating in the clouds...i have seen mist before this but today was something so different...everything looked so mysterious and beautiful...is it just me or it is just such a beautiful morning...inspired by this i m wearing all white today...

falling in and out of love...

I was reading a book by Vairamuthu...in one of his poems he listed all the things he wants and one of it is...he wants to fail in love all the time...i was thinking of this line...if you ask me i would want to fall in love all the time...did he say that he want to fail in love all the time so that he can fall in love again??? i dont know that but i do know that falling in love is one of the most beautiful experience ever...

carling cup champions....

finally, spurs won the carling cup yesterday after 9 long years...wow...that was something...this season has been something after all...started badly but managed to win a silverware...well, is there anymore to come this season...lets wait and see...

vegetable...

this is really weird...for the first time i m going to write about a vegetable...and who might this be...it is Beet Root...i discovered today that this is the most overpowering vegetable that i have ever seen...i was cooking today and i decided to mix beet root and carrot in my cooking...guess what...i expected carrot to lose its color but it not only lost its color but also its taste...the dish tasted like any dish made from beet root...nobody would be able to guess that there was some carrot in it...lol...donno what to say...

i did something new today...

what did i do...i watched live cricket. it was a match between australia and nepal. i only watch it for a while but i will go again to watch the match between namibia and sri lanka. why am i so excited...well, i have never watched live cricket before plus it is an international tournament...so i guess that is like doing to new things...wonderful...

valentine's day...

what can i say about valentine's day...like the day but hate the commercialization... my day went ok today...i went out with a friend for dinner and we talked and laughed about anything and everything and shared events that are happening or happened in our lives...and we have been doing this for the past ten year...but guess what i m glad that she is around and we still share this...thanks friends...and happy valentines day to you...

i have a friend (2)...

what shall i say about this friend of mine...i was thinking of him this morning and he called...he was away for two weeks and he called me as soon as he arrived...that is kind of sweet right...anyway, there are many things i can say abt this friend but the one thing i will never forget is that he was there during a time which i considered the toughest in my life...i dreaded writing my PhD thesis so much and everyday i would try not to do it...but this friend of my would call me every morning and ask me to write a few lines...and that is how i finished writing my thesis...what else can i say...only that he is my friend...

love is...

well, i have spent many years of my life trying to complete this sentence...at each part of my life, the sentence always ended differently...at one point of time...love was a dream, at another point of time, love was life, at another time, love was sacrifice and the list is endless...well, if you ask me today...my answer is... Love is an oxymoron...

i have a friend...

i dont know why, this morning i thought of writing about a friend of mine...what shall i say about him...well he is a great guy, a wonderful friend...someone who has been there for me for many years...always very comforting and nice to me...even with all the 'stupidest' things i can come up with...he makes me realize that no matter whatever happens in ur life, no matter how great your life seems at the moment...dont ever forget your friends coz they are the ones who are going to lift you up when you fall...this friend of mine has done that for me...and somehow i know he will do it again...thanks my dear friend...

last year...

i have been feeling rather down this year...since January started...i dont know why...may coz i had a wonderful time last year...what did i do...well, I was at White Hart Lane...I saw the Collesium...I saw this amazing Laughing Buddha in Taiwan and I saw the most expensive saree in Chennai...that is something right...but why do i feel so down these days...what is wrong with me... i have no idea...but i know i will be ok in a few days time...hello 2008, here i come...i know it is a slow start but better now that never...

roses

i cant remember the last time someone gave me a rose or a bouqeout of roses. today i saw a guy giving a beautiful bouquet of roses to his friend or girlfriend i think. i actually felt sad, not that she is getting a bouquet of roses but just the thought that i dont have anyone who wants to give me roses. i know it sounds pathetic. but i cant deny how i feel. i almost started wishing that someone would think that i m special enough...but then i realise this feeling is not about the roses actually. it is just that i have been feeling lonely these few days. not sure how i m going to get rid of this feeling but at the moment it is in me...

taiwan...touch your heart

hi, today is my fifth day in taiwan. well being here without knowing mandarin is not that easy. however people r actually very nice. it is just that i cant communicate with them. they are eager to help me actually. well, i have noticed many things about this country. i visited Taipei 101 the other day. i took the taiwan high speed rail. well it was fast. i travelled about 300km in an hour and i guess the price was a bit expensive if you want to travel daily but given the distance and the speed i guess it was reasonable. it would have cost me more if i were to fly to taipei from taichung. I went to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. His two cars were very impressive. Today I am going to another town near Taichung. It is suppose to be the old town. will get back from there and write about it...

WHITE HART LANE...

I guess of all the places that I have been too, this is the most memorable one...i have been supporting spurs since i was 17, so the thought of being at white hart lane was so exciting...when i got down at white hart lane train station, my heartbeat was going faster and faster and I was grinning all the way walking out of the station...i didnt know which direction to go, so i asked a guy at the bus stop there and he showed me the way and told me...u wont miss it...wow that was an amazing feeling...i was really excited... when i saw the stadium, i stood there just looking at it...took all the photos i wanted...something i will never forget in my life...

Barcelona...stole my heart...

Barcelona...a city that captured my heart...i have never really dreamed of going to Barcelona. I mean I have always thought of visiting many countries in Europe but never thought much of visiting Barcelona but somehow Barcelona stole my heart when I reached there. I stayed near Las Ramblas area. My hotel was like 2 minutes from Liceu metro station and it was near this area where there were so many florist...really beautiful...I was not sure how to get to my hotel, so I asked one florist who was standing there with one of the most beautiful bouquet I have ever seen. he was so sweet when he gave me the direction... i guess he stole my heart right way... then I went to the port area...wow...that was really nice...I had a chance to see the port from this tower that was near the port area. that was amazing...there were so many people there but somehow that didnt bother me. I really enjoyed spending time near the port. in fact i spent my my last evening in Europe at this area. I also took the cruise around Barcelona port where I met another very interesting and nice guy...had a wonderful conversation with him during the cruise...i also had the chance to visit Nou Camp...and took a photo there....

promises...promises

i know i have promised to write more often and obviously i didnt keep my word. anyway, i really thought that today i should write something about my trip to europe. well, the first city i visited was Rome. What was the first thing i noticed about Rome? well, the moment I was taking a train out of the airport.., the very first thing i noticed was the grafiti. grafiti, grafiti, grafiti everywhere. I have not travelled much but compared to the few places that I have been, Rome has the most grafitti.

generally, i enjoyed myself in Rome. the whole city was like a museum, there was so much to see and as I walking around Rome, I could almost imagine how it would have been during its glory...

after Rome i went to Vatican City...what can i say...it was amazing...every part of it was amazing...what can i say...my words would not do any justice to the 'greatness' of the place...

a rose is a rose...

i have been wanting to write about this for sometime...and finally today i m doing today.i took a bus from london to scotland. the driver was a very strict person and he repeatedly reminded everyone to wear their seat belt and warned them of many things. he seemed like a very serious person...it was a overnight bus and finally we arrived to our destination...guess what happened...he came up to my seat and gave me a rose...that was really sweet...

ten different flights...

10 different flights, 9 different airports, 8 different cities, 4 different countries, 2 different friends and one lonely traveller...well this is the summary of my trip to europe. i have so much to write about my trip to europe that I have decided to do it in batches...hope you enjoy reading it...

my car...my life...

i m rather upset today. I have been noticing that there is some problem with my car for the past one month...i have taken it to my mechanic twice but somehow everything that he did, didnt seem to be solving my problem. somehow this is really bothering me...as it is, i m always the only girl who shows up alone at my mechanic's place. mechanic, going to mechanic, discussing problems regarding cars are still dominated my men in my part of the world...i really hope something he does tomorrow will solve this problem...i really pray...

yesterday...celebrating life...

i had a fun time yesterday. i went for lunch and tea with my colleague and dinner with my brother and a very good friend. was a rather hectic day but i really enjoyed myself. not a bad way to celebrate my life...celebrating my birthday...