Dec 15, 2006
invitation
hey..been invited to blog with ani...i love her...god she's full of surprises....she's been blogging for 4 yrs..n here now i get to know about it...i went through her blogs...its makes me cry..n miss our times together...the happy ones the sad ones....damn i miss them.....will be blogging in more later...i love u n i love my family.....n am lucky to b having such a beautiful one...
Dec 13, 2006
Live wire of our family!
You see her naughty smile!! she's always upto something....she has amzing energy...stays up for for the ones who have dinner at midnight.....wakes up for the ones who wake up at 4.....she can know if something is wrong seeing our faces......i could lie to myselves but not her.....she is also the naughtiest of us all...has not learn how to whistle despite waking us up every morning with her attempt at whistling....she can be on her toes 24X7.....she's the kewlest mom...but more than that she's our best friend......she completes us all......we could all be there....sang, sandy, papa, rossies and I...if she's missing we all sense a vaccum.....she's really our live wire
Nov 26, 2006
I know there are these shades of grey……
I see the whole world as though it is in a bipolar opposition
As one’s who love dogs and the one’s who do not
The one’s who live like life’s a joy ride and the one’s who are perpetually stuck in the second gear
The one’s who cannot drink in moderate quantities and the others who know just when to stops
The blacks and the white
The one’s who indulge and binge, the one’s who are moderates….
I know most people are in between yet when I see people I mentally fit them in one of the categories
As one’s who love dogs and the one’s who do not
The one’s who live like life’s a joy ride and the one’s who are perpetually stuck in the second gear
The one’s who cannot drink in moderate quantities and the others who know just when to stops
The blacks and the white
The one’s who indulge and binge, the one’s who are moderates….
I know most people are in between yet when I see people I mentally fit them in one of the categories
the mail from who i love most!
hi, me Coca. How are you? I am missing you alot. Our new house is very nice. Sandy kaku bought me the my birthday gifts. My exams are starting on sep 7th. How is Jesh foofaji?
lots of luv,
coca
Nov 13, 2006
Drifty
I had known drifty only for a few months.....Before i met him i heard him howl....he was the most peaceful and calm dog i met....Ron told me he was a rescued dog ....was used for racing, was kept isolated from human presence and had problems with hind legs.....he also told me that the first time he saw a stair case was when he came here.....had to be taught how to climb stairs when he was 6-7 years old.....he wasn't as jumpy as rossie but would always come and meet me with a smile when he felt my presence.....when i studied alone in the afternoons and he would howl and then i wasn't alone...will miss him lots
Sep 3, 2006
in worcester
hey!
in worcester for 2 weeks now! missed hyderabad every day....
every part of the voyage from hyderabad till here has been action packed....
first d flight got delayed from hyderabad...i felt sad that i would not be able to spend time with friends in mumbai but was glad for d time i could spend with my baby (ross), sang, sandy and alka bhabhi.
anyways when after the 3 hour delay when the flight did take off finally it hovered over pune for 1 and a half hours...finally when we did land in mumbai there was an orange alert so dint know if cabin baggage would be allowed....went with a freind for a quick dinner...n to add to all d drama he did not know directions n says he's hungry n wants to dine before dropping me at d international airport...dinner was fun though i did crib...reached d airport n met 3 hour lines for d increased security check in mumbai n at paris n both flights were delayed!!
now in worcester do some crazy thing each day...forgot d headlights off d car n drained d battery...some nice fellow offered to jump start it....started d fire alarm trying to make pav bhaji....
one good thing is i have a nice apartment which makes me feel secure do miss thinksofters, siblings, frineds n ross like crazy though
in worcester for 2 weeks now! missed hyderabad every day....
every part of the voyage from hyderabad till here has been action packed....
first d flight got delayed from hyderabad...i felt sad that i would not be able to spend time with friends in mumbai but was glad for d time i could spend with my baby (ross), sang, sandy and alka bhabhi.
anyways when after the 3 hour delay when the flight did take off finally it hovered over pune for 1 and a half hours...finally when we did land in mumbai there was an orange alert so dint know if cabin baggage would be allowed....went with a freind for a quick dinner...n to add to all d drama he did not know directions n says he's hungry n wants to dine before dropping me at d international airport...dinner was fun though i did crib...reached d airport n met 3 hour lines for d increased security check in mumbai n at paris n both flights were delayed!!
now in worcester do some crazy thing each day...forgot d headlights off d car n drained d battery...some nice fellow offered to jump start it....started d fire alarm trying to make pav bhaji....
one good thing is i have a nice apartment which makes me feel secure do miss thinksofters, siblings, frineds n ross like crazy though
Jul 10, 2006
Jun 25, 2006
Baby Rao
this one is to baburao!
the first doggie who adopted us.....she has some attitude boy! ....she's the doggie with the strongest character i have ever seen....she can be the cutest puppy and the most vicious one on the same time.....when she was in pain i cried more than she yelped.....she taught me a lot about how there can always be a new start.....
story of babu rao
One sunny afternoon in office I was very busy working on a concept paper and I heard some noises from outside. I tried ignoring and concentrating on work but this time I could hear our watchman shouting and a doggie yelping. I walked out and saw there was this tiny black colored bow legged pup. She had a shine in her eyes. Despite being hit by little stones by the watchman she kept trying to get into the office. She was rather brave and persistent for her size. I asked the watchman to let her be and gave her a little curd rice, which she finished in no time and started playing with me to the watchman’s annoyance....She came back again the next day and it was again a repeat of the day before. lucily all thinksofters are doggie people so she was allowed to be here. Before we knew she had adopted us all. We grew really attached to her. I pamper her get her treats and toy which invariably vanish in a week’s time. She does love us all but is independent in her own ways. In a months time she was no more the weak doggie. Once when I took her home for a drive she fell off the seat and I could not find her. She had gone under the seat. She was very tiny. She would bark at strangers and try to scare them. She was much confident but would not like people to come near her when she ate. I suppose the experience on the street taught her to be possessive about her food. She would growl if we went near her when she ate. When she was about 3 months old she was no more bow legged and tiny. Unfortunately she got ran over by a two wheeler on her hind legs. She would not let us go near her, had her self-healing process. We mixed a little pain killer in her milk then she let us hold her and take her to the vet. She would be around us to play but in pain she would be on her own.
Now she is about 6 months old. She’s pretty big and very sweet. She’s mellowed down from the angry young pup she was. Everyone around likes her and plays with her. There are visitor who get biscuits and treats for her. The chaat wala near our office gives her veggies to eat every evening. 2 weeks ago she got into a fight with 3 older dogs near the office. She was bit quiet badly. People were surprised how she survived after the kind of wounds she got. Her shoulder, ears, face, legs, inside of leg, face, head……every bit was hurt. I could not stop myselves from crying when I saw her state. Poor baby did not eat anything for 2 days cause of the shock and pain. then we treated her with chicken soup for 10 days which she loved despite the pain she was in....She got 3 injections every day for 10 days and painful dressing and cleaning. By the 6th day she got sutures on some of her wounds. She managed to even remove some stitches by the 8th day. She’s a brave doggie. When all the big doggies would be yelping at one injection she would take three without blinking one eye.
Now she’s almost recovered. And there’s good news. LI rather suku has taken her home. I will miss her like crazy. But I am happy she’ll have a home and a loving family.
the first doggie who adopted us.....she has some attitude boy! ....she's the doggie with the strongest character i have ever seen....she can be the cutest puppy and the most vicious one on the same time.....when she was in pain i cried more than she yelped.....she taught me a lot about how there can always be a new start.....
story of babu rao
One sunny afternoon in office I was very busy working on a concept paper and I heard some noises from outside. I tried ignoring and concentrating on work but this time I could hear our watchman shouting and a doggie yelping. I walked out and saw there was this tiny black colored bow legged pup. She had a shine in her eyes. Despite being hit by little stones by the watchman she kept trying to get into the office. She was rather brave and persistent for her size. I asked the watchman to let her be and gave her a little curd rice, which she finished in no time and started playing with me to the watchman’s annoyance....She came back again the next day and it was again a repeat of the day before. lucily all thinksofters are doggie people so she was allowed to be here. Before we knew she had adopted us all. We grew really attached to her. I pamper her get her treats and toy which invariably vanish in a week’s time. She does love us all but is independent in her own ways. In a months time she was no more the weak doggie. Once when I took her home for a drive she fell off the seat and I could not find her. She had gone under the seat. She was very tiny. She would bark at strangers and try to scare them. She was much confident but would not like people to come near her when she ate. I suppose the experience on the street taught her to be possessive about her food. She would growl if we went near her when she ate. When she was about 3 months old she was no more bow legged and tiny. Unfortunately she got ran over by a two wheeler on her hind legs. She would not let us go near her, had her self-healing process. We mixed a little pain killer in her milk then she let us hold her and take her to the vet. She would be around us to play but in pain she would be on her own.
Now she is about 6 months old. She’s pretty big and very sweet. She’s mellowed down from the angry young pup she was. Everyone around likes her and plays with her. There are visitor who get biscuits and treats for her. The chaat wala near our office gives her veggies to eat every evening. 2 weeks ago she got into a fight with 3 older dogs near the office. She was bit quiet badly. People were surprised how she survived after the kind of wounds she got. Her shoulder, ears, face, legs, inside of leg, face, head……every bit was hurt. I could not stop myselves from crying when I saw her state. Poor baby did not eat anything for 2 days cause of the shock and pain. then we treated her with chicken soup for 10 days which she loved despite the pain she was in....She got 3 injections every day for 10 days and painful dressing and cleaning. By the 6th day she got sutures on some of her wounds. She managed to even remove some stitches by the 8th day. She’s a brave doggie. When all the big doggies would be yelping at one injection she would take three without blinking one eye.
Now she’s almost recovered. And there’s good news. LI rather suku has taken her home. I will miss her like crazy. But I am happy she’ll have a home and a loving family.
Rossie baby
rossie we all love you!
i can't thank you enough for having coming into our life's ...i never ever though i will ever love a doggie as much after ozzy......but ross is such a darling...you are like this little baby, ahuge attention seeker, a scatter brain yet you know when i am unwell....you just smell me once in every few hours real cutely n stay by me.....you alyways wait patiently for me to wake up but once i am up there's no escaping you will be all over me demanding that i walk you out and play with you....you thinks all other dogs love you and you try playing with them ...it backfires sometimes....specailly puchi who loves ozzy can't tolerate your energy.....goes grr when you go near her......you will eat only when we eat and sleep when we all do.....its crazy how you love everyone and how you greet every one not just with your tail but you whole body wagging!!! ...you think every person you meet is an opportunity to make new friends....you smile with your tail and kill people with your love.......I know if you could write one of the books would be 'life from under the dining table'...You taught us all about unconditional love ......it amazing that it when i am off travelling i miss you more than family!
Godavari trip
been meaning to write this trip for ages 'cos i dunno if the next time id want if these villages would be there or inundated with the pollavarm project.....and i do want to remeber these places....
8 of us left in this tavera still undecided where we are really going....a mountain place a river place....with hyd summer at its peak half way to gudem i told sashi lets go by a river...n we changed tracks....quick phone calls were made to confirm if there would be boat service but before we got any confirmation we were outta network range....and to top it all sashi asks me to drive...i ask sashi ur sure you all want to take the risk...i've never drove a 4 wheel and never on a highway.....nyways sashi sashi says in d city u zoom like crazy abhi kya hai...i am like okie after initial hesitation and drving at 60s i was soon hitting 100 km/hr and voila was a moment when i overtook d first truck everyone was clapping...hmm... after about 200 kms i gave back the wheel cos we were reaching punnavaram (in khmmam where d launches come from traditionally) and needed to enquire about launches....were running late after our various chai n khana breaks....no lanches there in d evening then we checked sriramnagiri there was no luck their either but this bus driver there asked us to go to Pochavaram......this village is a quaint lil' tribal village was so peaceful i declared i sint mind not gettting the launch can sleep by the river bank here for the night...but we got lucky found a place to park our car and a private boat to kolleru..... was my first 3 hour boat ride in the night.....we reached kolleru at 10 in the night .......the only light there was the LEDs we carried...even the moon was hidden.......God i was estatic with the thought of sleeping on daris by the river....we took bath in the river at 11 had a shot of whisky and were ready to hit our daris by 12.....i could not sleep at all...was so excited with the idea of sleeping under the sky by the river feeling the sand under my dari (half the time i was on d sand)....was the loveliest nights ever......in the morning my fisrt sight was 2 fishermens huts around and sashi swimming...nisha n lalita sitting watching.....was d most breattaking view...d river d sand ......then i jumped in to swim.....refused to get out so sashi n nisha got me coffee wow! i had bedside milk b4 but never coffee while still swimming in d river.....then we went up these people staying up these had some kind of soalr electricity and gave us breakfast....was unbeleivable this whole village had no grid electricity and no phones!! it bliss......during the day we visited Kortur which is a bit advanced thanks to the tourasm guest house and then parentapallli which is much know because of the ashram and went to pollvaram to see the actual project sight....all evening and morning were lazing around in the river on our own private beach...getting real delicous food which the local tribe (Kondareddy's) cooked for us.....was the my most amazing trip.....still have to thank sashi for taking us there
8 of us left in this tavera still undecided where we are really going....a mountain place a river place....with hyd summer at its peak half way to gudem i told sashi lets go by a river...n we changed tracks....quick phone calls were made to confirm if there would be boat service but before we got any confirmation we were outta network range....and to top it all sashi asks me to drive...i ask sashi ur sure you all want to take the risk...i've never drove a 4 wheel and never on a highway.....nyways sashi sashi says in d city u zoom like crazy abhi kya hai...i am like okie after initial hesitation and drving at 60s i was soon hitting 100 km/hr and voila was a moment when i overtook d first truck everyone was clapping...hmm... after about 200 kms i gave back the wheel cos we were reaching punnavaram (in khmmam where d launches come from traditionally) and needed to enquire about launches....were running late after our various chai n khana breaks....no lanches there in d evening then we checked sriramnagiri there was no luck their either but this bus driver there asked us to go to Pochavaram......this village is a quaint lil' tribal village was so peaceful i declared i sint mind not gettting the launch can sleep by the river bank here for the night...but we got lucky found a place to park our car and a private boat to kolleru..... was my first 3 hour boat ride in the night.....we reached kolleru at 10 in the night .......the only light there was the LEDs we carried...even the moon was hidden.......God i was estatic with the thought of sleeping on daris by the river....we took bath in the river at 11 had a shot of whisky and were ready to hit our daris by 12.....i could not sleep at all...was so excited with the idea of sleeping under the sky by the river feeling the sand under my dari (half the time i was on d sand)....was the loveliest nights ever......in the morning my fisrt sight was 2 fishermens huts around and sashi swimming...nisha n lalita sitting watching.....was d most breattaking view...d river d sand ......then i jumped in to swim.....refused to get out so sashi n nisha got me coffee wow! i had bedside milk b4 but never coffee while still swimming in d river.....then we went up these people staying up these had some kind of soalr electricity and gave us breakfast....was unbeleivable this whole village had no grid electricity and no phones!! it bliss......during the day we visited Kortur which is a bit advanced thanks to the tourasm guest house and then parentapallli which is much know because of the ashram and went to pollvaram to see the actual project sight....all evening and morning were lazing around in the river on our own private beach...getting real delicous food which the local tribe (Kondareddy's) cooked for us.....was the my most amazing trip.....still have to thank sashi for taking us there
Apr 22, 2006
The Bee Box
In this small box,
my love,you'll not find a ring,
but instead, a brave little bee.
He'll be dead by morn,
having given his life
defending his flowers against me.
I felt his sting
while picking the small,
purple pansiesgrowing wild along the roadside,
in hopes of an afternoon bouquet for you.
And I grieved the sting,
more for him than me,
knowing full well the price he paid
for my small pain.
And I allowed him his victory,
leaving his flowers as a memory,
and brought you insteadthis brave little bee,
who proves there is love
even in the smallest
of things.
Lowell Parker
my love,you'll not find a ring,
but instead, a brave little bee.
He'll be dead by morn,
having given his life
defending his flowers against me.
I felt his sting
while picking the small,
purple pansiesgrowing wild along the roadside,
in hopes of an afternoon bouquet for you.
And I grieved the sting,
more for him than me,
knowing full well the price he paid
for my small pain.
And I allowed him his victory,
leaving his flowers as a memory,
and brought you insteadthis brave little bee,
who proves there is love
even in the smallest
of things.
Lowell Parker
copy-pasted
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose.
Out there things happenand frequently do
to people as brainy
And footsy as you.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose.
Out there things happenand frequently do
to people as brainy
And footsy as you.
Feb 14, 2006
Vaccum!
I feel like i have been in a vaccum the last few months.....its so wierd i don't react strongly to anything....very few incidents get me to react.....been hanging in between being low and depressed...many a night i cried half d night n slept for no particular reason.....its supp to be valentines day people have been calling making dinner plans....i jus plan to do nothing... i seem to look at my own life passively like a silent film
Predictability!
i would always tease him and say...ur so predictable and have an attention problem.....n he got annoyed.....now i often catch myself thinking...woh hota to kya bolta...kya kartaa! does he know by going away how many lives he has changed?!