I hate forwarded stuff and dont make a habit of posting on it. (i did a post allready on that one). This is something u have to check out..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Getting the new Passport
Went to get the passport at borella yesterday. Very efficient service Was in and out in fifteen minutes to hand over my documents. the lady at the counter told me to come back in three hours to collect. was very pleased with myself.
Get back at four thirty, mum calls and says thats its too late maybe i should leave it to the next day. Walk in and see huge crowds of people in counters. Hemm wonder why such a rush. Stand around and realise there has been some printing delay so all passports will come out slowy. Decide to sit down. The BO there is worse than the house of fashion. Sat down and was people watching.
The Cute dad who had brought his cute kid and was attending to her very well.
The husband and wife who were fighting and bickering endlessly.
The young boy who was chatting up the young girl who was in front of him.
Uhm me who was talking to this lady who is planning to migrate with her family to australia.
They call my number out after a good two half hours or more and i rush to the counter to collect my passport. It was a moment of such delight. I almost grabbed someone elses passport. . . Its my luck that i had to go in on a bad day. Reasonably the office is fast and efficient. Oh well....
Get back at four thirty, mum calls and says thats its too late maybe i should leave it to the next day. Walk in and see huge crowds of people in counters. Hemm wonder why such a rush. Stand around and realise there has been some printing delay so all passports will come out slowy. Decide to sit down. The BO there is worse than the house of fashion. Sat down and was people watching.
The Cute dad who had brought his cute kid and was attending to her very well.
The husband and wife who were fighting and bickering endlessly.
The young boy who was chatting up the young girl who was in front of him.
Uhm me who was talking to this lady who is planning to migrate with her family to australia.
They call my number out after a good two half hours or more and i rush to the counter to collect my passport. It was a moment of such delight. I almost grabbed someone elses passport. . . Its my luck that i had to go in on a bad day. Reasonably the office is fast and efficient. Oh well....
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Bride Hunt Photos!
Now that the bride hunt has been going on for ever(ok exaggeration its been like 8 months) oooh thats long. we had requests for Pictures of B. For some strange reason there are not pics of B since he was at university two years back and nothing from any family event. Its wierd. His college pics he has never showed me and he never introduces any of his friends to the the madhatters family (thats my parents since i am the only sane person:)
Mum gives a graduation picture of B in which he looks like a Eejit.. Then she proceeds further and gives me a pic of his school gradutation. Right next she might give his ten year old pic and ask me to send to the probabilities.
Mum would think the ten year old pic is so clever since thats the pic my dad had got (ten year old mum) when he was going to marry my mum. I think he still has not forgiven my grand parents for that bit.Photos and my family are a bit of a problem i guess.
Called up B and asked him to take a pic of him. He sends me a pic which was professionally taken in a studio. I fell off the chair (literally). Since it was taken at a studio with a seventies touch to it. called him up and asked what he was thinking? B was not happy that i was laughing at the pic
Talking to DH he was laughing and suggested i do a branding of B. Take him and take nice pics at a good studio (not seventies backdrop). So its all that end of the day right branding and marketing when its an arranged marriage. Negotiation of horoscopes and what nots.
Ground rules for photos if u are having an arranged marriage. Picture should have been taken in the last three months in natural settings. one passport size and one full length...
Mum gives a graduation picture of B in which he looks like a Eejit.. Then she proceeds further and gives me a pic of his school gradutation. Right next she might give his ten year old pic and ask me to send to the probabilities.
Mum would think the ten year old pic is so clever since thats the pic my dad had got (ten year old mum) when he was going to marry my mum. I think he still has not forgiven my grand parents for that bit.Photos and my family are a bit of a problem i guess.
Called up B and asked him to take a pic of him. He sends me a pic which was professionally taken in a studio. I fell off the chair (literally). Since it was taken at a studio with a seventies touch to it. called him up and asked what he was thinking? B was not happy that i was laughing at the pic
Talking to DH he was laughing and suggested i do a branding of B. Take him and take nice pics at a good studio (not seventies backdrop). So its all that end of the day right branding and marketing when its an arranged marriage. Negotiation of horoscopes and what nots.
Ground rules for photos if u are having an arranged marriage. Picture should have been taken in the last three months in natural settings. one passport size and one full length...
Friday, April 3, 2009
Election Fever!
Everywhere its election talk. Collegues discussing who they are going to vote for.... Went to saravana stores, sea street (our south indian grocer) this afternoon to stack up for the long' ever so long weekend next week ( am not going anywhere :( ) and it was frantic since due to DD coming there i think not our dd the local one.
Most of our politicians are organising lunches, high teas and what nots asking for votes. I Am really surprised by the amount they spend. Got an invite for a high tea from a friend. Asking votes for her cousin.
Mentioned this to dad and he flipped advising me not to attend high teas and lunches. Wish i had the time. Its not right anyway to sip the tea and not vote.
wanted to irritate dad further and asked him who he was voting for. He looked a bit blank and most of my family seems to be not voting.
Me : dad i am patriotic i wont waste my vote.. i am voting
Dad : who are u voting for
Me : Rosy
Dad : What? she invited u too is it.
Me : Uhm no
Dad : why u voting for her?
Me : Since she is stylish and dresses well...
dad looked worried....
i dont want to waste my vote seriously. I think i ll give it to style and dress sense...
How about yours?
Most of our politicians are organising lunches, high teas and what nots asking for votes. I Am really surprised by the amount they spend. Got an invite for a high tea from a friend. Asking votes for her cousin.
Mentioned this to dad and he flipped advising me not to attend high teas and lunches. Wish i had the time. Its not right anyway to sip the tea and not vote.
wanted to irritate dad further and asked him who he was voting for. He looked a bit blank and most of my family seems to be not voting.
Me : dad i am patriotic i wont waste my vote.. i am voting
Dad : who are u voting for
Me : Rosy
Dad : What? she invited u too is it.
Me : Uhm no
Dad : why u voting for her?
Me : Since she is stylish and dresses well...
dad looked worried....
i dont want to waste my vote seriously. I think i ll give it to style and dress sense...
How about yours?
Another day!
Looking at the Sunday Papers one cannot help but notice the number of vehicles and properties for sale in the increase and job opportunities ads on the decrease. There are like a huge number of people who have been layed off from big companies looking for jobs. Then of course there is the kotelawala scam which had many employees resigning.
All the main markets are not as crowded. New years sales in shops are not really booming. We have crazy rains in the evenings. No bonus. Fairly depressive way to start the new year. This is the start of a drop and is expected to keep going down in the next few months.
Was at a seminar a few months back and apparently a leading Bank abroad had predicted that the recession would come and hit in this way and done graphs and stuff like one year back. No body took notice of the analysis in the developed countries.
One of our warehouse manager had invested all his savings in sakvithi and golden. How do u even give encouragement to people who have lost so much? I am at a loss seriously........
But then again Odel is always packed, there is a mad rush at house of fashion... people are going nuts over new donuts and its just another day in paradise!
All the main markets are not as crowded. New years sales in shops are not really booming. We have crazy rains in the evenings. No bonus. Fairly depressive way to start the new year. This is the start of a drop and is expected to keep going down in the next few months.
Was at a seminar a few months back and apparently a leading Bank abroad had predicted that the recession would come and hit in this way and done graphs and stuff like one year back. No body took notice of the analysis in the developed countries.
One of our warehouse manager had invested all his savings in sakvithi and golden. How do u even give encouragement to people who have lost so much? I am at a loss seriously........
But then again Odel is always packed, there is a mad rush at house of fashion... people are going nuts over new donuts and its just another day in paradise!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Discovering the Museum!
A last minute mad rush into pettah today. The crowds were so much less that usual new year crowds. Since i remember peak traffic starts at three usually on other years today at three there was not much cars. Made it into prince street the haven for toys. If anyone wants to buy loads of toys please go to prince street. So much of stuff for less that half the price i can clearly say 1/3 rd of usual price. I went a bit crazy looking at all the stuff and the prices.
Penguin Plaza is a decent shop where everything is arranged very methodically and u even have a place where u can sit and relax while the stuff is being packed. suggestion is take a three wheeler since u will never find a parking space there. Walking down the road is no fun since the method of communication by the cart pullers is whistle whistle or sing sleazy tamil song.
Stepping out after happy purchasin i saw this huge old buiding. Museum right in front of me. I am ashamed to say that i did not know that there was another museum right there in prince street. I mean all the talk of my love to colombo and i had no clue there was a Dutch Museum right in the middle of pettah in prince street.
Nope i did not rush in to polish up my bit on history. Thats for another day!
Penguin Plaza is a decent shop where everything is arranged very methodically and u even have a place where u can sit and relax while the stuff is being packed. suggestion is take a three wheeler since u will never find a parking space there. Walking down the road is no fun since the method of communication by the cart pullers is whistle whistle or sing sleazy tamil song.
Stepping out after happy purchasin i saw this huge old buiding. Museum right in front of me. I am ashamed to say that i did not know that there was another museum right there in prince street. I mean all the talk of my love to colombo and i had no clue there was a Dutch Museum right in the middle of pettah in prince street.
Nope i did not rush in to polish up my bit on history. Thats for another day!
Milling the MIL
This is a long overdue post about the MIL. Have to thank my friend P who wanted to dedicate a facebook thread discussing the merit of the Mother in law. We have not got around to it yet but should be interesting.
Quoting another good friend DD s words " You think your MIL is bad wait until u meet mine"
My MIL cannot stand me from day one. Not that i am a perfect person but i have tried. I have tried so much but she has pushed me over the edge that i stopped it now. I know there are loads of mother in laws who get along so well with their daughters in law and treat them like their own kids. But not mine. She is nice and sweet when the son is around and i see a quick personality disorder when he is out of earshot.
I think the dislike comes from feeling of love towards your son. A feeling of territorial intrudership.. Three years of playing big happy families at my in laws was enough. I think it comes from not forgiving the woman who takes their son away from them. Then i suggest dont get your darling married keep them with you.. But i never did take him away did i they came and found me for him.
I have taken to advicing my mom every day to stay away from the daughter in law who we are still hunting for. Oops will i turn into one too when S gets married!! arghhh
whats your take on your monster oops mother in laws?
Quoting another good friend DD s words " You think your MIL is bad wait until u meet mine"
My MIL cannot stand me from day one. Not that i am a perfect person but i have tried. I have tried so much but she has pushed me over the edge that i stopped it now. I know there are loads of mother in laws who get along so well with their daughters in law and treat them like their own kids. But not mine. She is nice and sweet when the son is around and i see a quick personality disorder when he is out of earshot.
I think the dislike comes from feeling of love towards your son. A feeling of territorial intrudership.. Three years of playing big happy families at my in laws was enough. I think it comes from not forgiving the woman who takes their son away from them. Then i suggest dont get your darling married keep them with you.. But i never did take him away did i they came and found me for him.
I have taken to advicing my mom every day to stay away from the daughter in law who we are still hunting for. Oops will i turn into one too when S gets married!! arghhh
whats your take on your monster oops mother in laws?
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