Little Lizzy and Me..!!!:-(:-(

This is my desk where Lizzy found its groove and you can see how comfortable this part of my desk is to hide and laze ....;))

Its may be very wierd that today's topic is as trivial as a Lizard and its impact on me...;))))You might be thinking WTH??!!!:-)) Yes....!!! There are certain things in life which are so insignificant by nature but can be biggest troubles for u on a given day and obviously very very situational...he he he So I am going to write about how a little Lizard (lets name it Lizzy for conversational convinience hehe;) scared hell out of me...Sorry for those B rated words here and there....;))

Yesterday was like any other typical Monday's (may be I am writing for 10th time now in my blogs;) where morale was low, work load heavy, 100 things running in parallel and I was all worked up, exhausted by the time it was mid day.

Some times when I am worked up, I tend to scoot off home at three to have a breather, leaving work for the next day. But Yday, I had some handful of tasks and anvil right on my head that I had no chance of escape....Guess when ur not so energetic or interested, even ur body doesn't seem to cooperate. I was slowly developing a soar throat also by tea time but still kept myself motivated for the long day ahead......Then came the real terror.....!! This little lizzy which was sitting on my desk behind a calendar on the desk wall scurried off and I frenzied in my chair not knowing what to do.

People who know me would know how much I hate this little thing and how scared I am of it..:-((

Since childhood times, I never used to go into the room(rest room;) if I spotted one on the wall. I used to make my dad run around it with a broom to shoe it off the wall to be in peace. This fear doesnt stop with just Lizard but with rats,cats, dogs etc etc he he he I am no Maneka Gandhi, but just enjoy watching any pets from distance and a Lizardddd......Absolute NOOOOOO to even look!!!! And see, how well God tailors a script where I find a Lizard right on my working desk in what we call a sophisticated IT company and of all the people, just ME..;))

When I saw it hurrying it to next desk, I got up with a little scream and warned people in and around. Few teammates gathered around and started watching its movements and making fun of the special affinity these creatures have towards my desk which is pretty much colourful and no less than a fancy store...he he he btw this is the second time a Lizard is found in my vicinity, the first time on my neighbours desk. Another instance was a small cockroach in my food in canteen...Hmm..Scary...!! Ain't it??? My life's always happening you see...;)))

Yeah coming back to yday, I immediately reached the maintenance number and asked them to send help( he he ) to clear this little lizzy off my desk.... I was closely monitoring its movements so that I dont lose track of it by the time they come.

Just as we find our Indian Police reach after the thief leaves the crime spot in movies, so were the maintenance guys at my work too. They are always late and by the time this lady came, the little lizzy scooted off somewhere in a fraction of second when I just turned my eye :-( After a 15 mins exhaustive search in and around, we couldnt spot it. With giggles all around, the lady left saying, " Why are you scared ma??? Its a poor little thing". But in contrary, I felt rather I was the poor little thing left at the same desk not knowing where and when Lizzy would pop up;) Lizzy would surely have fun now with poor little Silly...;))

This thought( quite imaginative though) was heights for me after a frustrating day and with a feeling of disgust and pressure(;) I decided to go home even if the pending tasks are at stake. I started immediately and all these trivials guess subconsciouly effected me and I was down with soar throat and fever when I woke up this morning....;))) Phewwww!! At least this timely fever made me escape the little lizzy and its troubles that were awaiting me at my desk....But what about tomorrow??? Boo hoo....:-(:-( Wait if there would be more adventures of Silly with Lizzy...!!

~$,01/29/08,11:15pm

~~~~Godavari~~~~~

I watched this telugu movie called "Godavari" today which is really worth a mention...!!! Before actually I get into the movie, my lazy Saturday started so bad with a really poisonous headache which never seemed to fade away.
There will be few days when I get these acute headaches offlate which go away with a cup of hot coffee or a great shower. Neither of them seemed to have worked today and only worsened it as day progressed. I completely confined myself to the bed but since that trait is not mine, tried out cooking a bit but alas. Then I thought let me play the movie which I brought from the library yday and which had been on my " Must watch" movie list for a looong time now. Truly, this movie brought a little sunshine into my relatively low morale world today.

The story is about a boy and gal who belong to 2 completely different worlds, who have had their own share of heart failures set out on a Journey to a place called "Bhadrachalam" temple which is believed to have housed Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshaman when they were in exile. Interestingly the only way to travel to this place Bhadrachalam is thru a boat (locally called "Laanchi") on the river Godavari ....
Godavari is one the crown rivers of South India which is known as a Jeeva nadi (river filled with life) that never dries unlike other rivers even in dead summers and supports the major strech of farming in and around. All this has been said to just emphasise on the scenic environs in and around the river. Probably this back drop and the journey on the river added to the wonderful cute love saga that this boy and girl were yet to unfold.

The story was more or less predictable but the sensitivity of the Director to show those subtle moments between the lead pair was just amazing. I am all gaga over this director who is just 3 movies old and this being his second one. All the frames have been so natural, something that everyone can associate with and at the same time so much away from vulgarity and obscenity which are inseperable in cinema these days.

Coming to the lead pair, heroine Kamalini(known as Sita) was just awesome, one who enthralls in her simple looks as well as acting. She has never gripped my attention until now but in this one she was commendable and takes us thru the story line. She showcased all the insecurities, stubborness and sillyness that a girl would have and it was such a hilarious feast to watch her.....Hero Sumanth(known as Sriram) was good and apt though any one else could have filled his shoes. The comedy track entwined with a kid and dog and the slap on societal hypocrisies potrayed thru them suggests the intelligence of the Director in putting the right message uncontroversially.

The pace of the movie is one thing which could have been fastened and music was ok ok types.
But then the characters and subtle moments would just keep us tick to every frame and would make us long for more and more. Thankfully the movie had a feel good chweet ending after few dramatic set backs where lead pair unite in filmy ishtyle. Made me feel that there is atleast good in movies unlike reality..:-)
Watching this movie atleast made me forget my terrible headache and lows for all the 3 hours and I was back to the bad reality after a nice journey over Godavari....

Still down with headache, couldnt let this day end without writing about this movie which I am sure I would watch it again...:-):-) Hopefully tomorrow is better...;) ohh....I almost forgot to mention that it is our Republic day today......What a shame!!! :-))) Happy Republic day and Jai Hind!!!:-)))

~$,01/26/08,11:00pm

Pongal O Pongal!!

Something pretty strange that I am trying hard to think and write of something thats worth a mention. This is the problem I have been facing since the onset of 2008 and could not put up anything in this space :-0) Let me write about my Pongal vacation back home on a lazy sunday.

I have always grown up hearing an axiom that says " Whatever you do on a new years day and the frens you meet on that day, you would be doing all that through out the year" and coincidentally it seems to be coming true in my case. Atleast month of Jan seems to be proving the saying. Ohh..You are now curious as to what I did on that day..;)

As I told in my archives, I have been at home for new year after almost 5 years and also partly in train travelling back to the pavilion. After that, within 2 weeks of time I planned my vacation yet again to my hometown for celebrating Pongal. This is something very much unlike me to travel in such a short time with reasons being two. Mom's food is one constant reason and the other being a school frens reunion after a decade. Ohh my...!! That really makes me look old...he he he

My school days(@ Kendriya Vidyalaya Waltair) are really unforgettable cos of the kind of people I met and the teachers around. I strongly feel that it was then that the foundation was laid of whatever I am and can call myself today. I bet every student out from KV comes out into the BIG bad world with a sense of pride and confidence for being part and parcel of KV. I can write on and on about school days....:-)

Yes, thanks to orkut that I got in touch with all those school mates whom I completely lost track for almost a decade...and it dint take too long to plan for a small get together during Pongal as most of us would come home.

We did meet... relived all those moments ...shared the notorious stories...and had a glimse of everyones journey from "Piggy tails to Pony tails" ( Yes guys, I am being a lil partial here he he he but then these days guys also have ponies..;);)
Catching up with old pals couldnt have got better as we all had lotta fun on the Vizag beaches and on Kailasa giri. The day was done and we all had fun and I was back here for a hectic week...Boo hoo....

More than anyone else, I was surprised to see people follwoing this space and expecting some crap here..:-)
~$,01/29/08,9:45am

A bland Start...!!

Let me do the "Shri Ganesh" of writing my first blog in 2008;) Whoa!! It took almost 10 days to find my groove and space to fill this space a bit, though a bland start..;)

After a great beginning to the year back home, I got completely lost in work (or rather no work???) after getting back and never had anything substantial to write when I had mood and no time when I had something to post....
Today being yet another bright day - thursday passed by. As someone rightly said, if its not a special one, you need to make it one. So in those lines, anticipating quite a long day, I went to work dressed all glary and jazzy :-) Its one of my traits to dress high when my motivation levels go low and I just tried the old trick and not bad ....it did work again:-)
Reached home after a long day and yeah this day Tata Nano was launched...Quite a good car and whether I own the costliest car in the world or not, I am happy that now I can own atleast the cheapest car....Kudos to Tata!!

~$,01/10/08,11:00pm