hmm...

today was eventful...saw rang de basanti for the third time and i actually survived the three and a half hours unscathed! well thanks to the gang they kept me awake and laughing even through the 'cry' parts of the movie... this bunch of wannabe CAs is lotsa fun lemme tell u...

then it was my (advance)birthday treat...we were 14 of us and we were fighting over which place to go...tiwari bros was my take coz i love the food and its nice on the pocket too(haha after all who was paying?) but that wasnt nice enough for these fellows and we finally zeroed in on some stupid shanti sagar(what?)...the name was deceptive and neither was there any shanti whatsoever at the bistro nor was it cheap(didnt the name sound tht way?)...
so we guys anyway had a party and had a blast...baba was there with her bro and raku joined us too..
maddy and shrek were nicknamed perimaa peripaa respectively by viggu and they called him tata and me paati... it was hilarious...
annu had a blast with the two women prats and sahu giving him company before and after the intermission in the movie respectively and at lunch too...

was good fun and am sure i'll miss these times...well all of us will....

then it was time for music class and buddy, i slept through it....i mean i was almost sleep-singing..haha it was unreal...at the end of the class i couldnt recall what raag it was that we sang!!
will have to make up for it.

am on a fast!!

Today the Eighth day of the Second month of the Two Thousand and Sixth year after death of Christ, am fasting. well, the occasion, Bhishma Ekadasi. Read on to know more about the occasion...


Observance of Bhishma Ekadasi is a special event at the shrine of Annavaram in Andhraparadesh. It was on this day Bhishma, the grand old man of Kauravas, attained Moksha in the Kurukshetra war. A day prior to it he initiated Yudhishtira to the most effective "Mantra" called "Vishnu Sahasra Naama." It is about the chanting of Lord Vishnu's thousand names. No less a person than Adi Shankara, the leading exponent of Advaita philosophy, wrote a commentary to "Vishnu Sahasra Naama" as he did on other scriptures. That is the reason why the "Satyanarayana Vratam" which is specially linked to Vishnu Sahasra Naama, is performed on Bhishma Ekadasi day. At the Annavaram shrine this Vratam is performed with great eclat and sanctity. Pilgrims in their thousands throng this shrine on Bhishma Ekadasi and participate in the Vratam.


I have been initiated into fasting for the day by my father. Was the first time I ever ventured into fasting for anything whatsoever. But a certain friend's determination to take up extreme dedication and discipline set me thinking...
This might not be in anyway religious or otherwise. Its simply to have a faith in something or someone who is more powerful than you. There He is, time and again reminding you of his presence and power. I simply had this urge to surrender to the supreme force in my own little way and have a faith...

"Karmanyevaadhikaraste

Maa phaleshu kadachana"

CAtch 22

...people, i dunno how it is out there in the US or the UK or any country for tht matter but i know in my India, becoming a Chartered Accountant is a frustrating, demoralising and an energy draining ordeal tht many of my colleagues would agree with. Am a victim myself so am using this as a rant floor so i can let myself out. Please people, cry with me! haha okay! Lemme tell u what. Am going to write my intermediate exams for the fourth time..BLOODY FOURTH TIME!!! While my bum chums a.k.a chaddi yar have become CAs. They r Chartered Accountants today! And with all due respects i'd also like to add tht i took some classes for and taught a few of my buds n they qualify while i dont! My friends r lookin at me, my colleagues r looking at me, my prospective wannabe husband(s) ;-) r looking at me...and my evaluator?guess wat! HA! my evaluator is not even looking!!That makes me go "HELLOOOO!!! someone grace my paper by actually EVALUATING it please??" like am tired now n i can actually start teaching! Hell!! writing the same exams may after november after may after november, i think i have gathered enough content n "experience" haha saywhat!(wink!!wink!!).. anyway guess all i need now is some more luck n god's grace, or is it the evaluator's?!