tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79957752280328481382024-03-13T14:29:36.976-04:00 Amazing KaleidoscopeRanjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-17223505362226004492009-10-07T20:48:00.008-04:002015-06-07T15:43:27.816-04:00They never stop...
Scene 1: 3 years back, in the first few weeks of my life in frozen land:
me: I never get any mail !!
hubby: what !! whenever I see you, you are always replying to emails, chats, scraps !!
me: not emails !! I meant paper mail, letters, parcels. The outside world doesnt know I exist in this address.
hubby: ask your parents, cousins, aunts & uncles to send you letters instead of Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-89092731027790666782009-09-26T17:30:00.009-04:002009-10-04T20:52:33.203-04:00Sipping tea, I am wrestling between the thoughts of taking a nap or to finish grading the quizzes.Well, I cant help it. Why? Blame the weather !!Had been to the lab today (yeah, I work on saturdays !!). But didn't get much work done. Why? I tell you it's the weather... Take a look... The view from the window I was wondering where did all the ducks disappear to? Florida ????So wondering what Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-16962616187195149522009-09-16T08:57:00.004-04:002009-09-18T18:57:54.125-04:00No to Plagiarism !!!!Highheelconfidential has been one of my favorite sites these days... full timepass for me when I come home after cracking my head open about almost everything at school !!Payal & Priyanka have put soo much effort into this website and now this....Grrrrrr... already wrote an email to this Zing thingy... apparently its owned by Zee !!Boooooooooo...Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-54435782928999790692009-09-12T19:28:00.007-04:002009-09-12T20:01:37.217-04:00Status quo: dazedTwo girls stuck in a storm drain (with cell phone in hand) decide to update their status on Facebook rather than calling the cops or parents or friends for help !!!!!!!???????Words fail me... So instead *thud* *thud* *thud* (hitting my head with my cellphone)....PS:If you are feeling sorry for my cellphone and not my head, then its the 44th sign that you are obsessed with your cellphone ...Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-18360869405316410922009-07-13T10:07:00.004-04:002009-10-04T20:54:27.231-04:00Very Cute !!!Forwarded by a friend. Original video can be found here: http://www.snotr.com/video/2630Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-66280043958573134742009-07-09T19:17:00.004-04:002009-07-09T22:23:23.272-04:00Path to Independence...March 2006: landed in FrozenlandApril: got the instruction booklet from DMV for obtaining DLMay: got all the required documents including utility bill, telephone bill, bank statements, Marriage certificate, Passport, Insurance documents etc and landed in DMV officeScene 1:old lady: provide your documents pleaseme: meekly handed themold lady: H4 visa? mmmmmm can't issue learner's permit, next Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-16549630894554960982009-07-08T10:34:00.011-04:002009-07-09T14:35:44.746-04:00GoodByeMJWe loved you...And we cheered you...We Idolized you...And we hated you... MJWe cried for you...And we miss you...We cherish you...Goodbye MJ !!!Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-52489157958237407172009-06-26T20:39:00.025-04:002009-06-29T16:36:25.806-04:00colors for me and you...Fridays are kind of relaxing for me. Most fridays, we either go out for dinner or my hubby cooks!!! Its what I call a perfect way to ease into the weekend mood...This friday was no exception, hubby dear offered to cook and how can I refuse??? me being so sweet do I ever say no to anyone??? (I can see the tomatoes & eggs coming my way...)With some free time on my hands I thought I will hit theRanjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-79510752058303469652009-06-16T11:53:00.018-04:002009-07-07T09:19:51.674-04:00My first review of a productMe-"we will stop eating rice and start eating chapathis for dinner daily"Him-"no"Me- "there was no question mark in my sentence"Him-"you are going to make the chapathis"Me-"you are not going to help?"Him- "there was no question mark in my sentence"Me- Grrrrrrrrrrrr.....(scratching)...Grrrrrrrrr Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Well I thought I can buy one of those tortilla/roti/chapathi makers and making Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-47416883179894475242009-06-07T09:52:00.000-04:002009-06-07T09:53:15.850-04:00And now back to hibernation mode...zzzzzz...Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-53640934833046115242009-06-06T13:47:00.003-04:002009-06-06T14:42:26.924-04:00All talk no action = nothing achievedTwo posts back I stated that everyone has the right to talk about anything/everything...But I again want to emphasize that whining about something without trying to solve the problem doesn't set a "GOOD" example...right?I just want to ask one question:"If Gandhi sat in South Africa and whined and whined to his friends about the British rule in India, and then carried on his business as usual, Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-52823304879374636622009-06-05T10:51:00.007-04:002009-07-09T14:31:30.116-04:00And some more...No one is perfect, no country is perfect, no system is perfect...People who complain about parents in India pressurizing kids to learn this/learn that...What about sending your own kids to "Kumon"??? Why isn't sending your kids to American schools not enough? Do the kids need something more? eh?If not for the Asian kids, 90% of Kumon centers wouldn't have existed...Why because we NRI's know the Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-24948234264262195122009-06-04T18:48:00.017-04:002009-06-15T13:32:32.553-04:00Done with post, and now thinking of title... how about this? "They sweat yet they smile; we mask the sweat and wipe the smile" too much, huh?Sure, people have the right to complain about anything/everything in their blogs...but complaining without trying to solve the problem?I said "trying"... what am I talking about?Scroll down.................................I woke up from my slumber to the hullabaloo in the blogging world(like this) and thought I will pen down, err type down my thoughts too.....................................To Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-18402614089857738762009-03-27T13:20:00.011-04:002009-03-29T20:33:07.340-04:00Mac-aio-Ramayou must be thinking the title must have been a slip up for mac-o-rama ???No, you read it right, Mac-aio-Rama...A few months back I decided to take advantage of the Apple's offer for students and get a mac. I made a deal with my hubby. me - "I get to keep the laptop and you get to keep the ipod-touch that comes free with it."hubby - " and the laptop will be registered in my name, Deal ?" me - Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-76424758994885278402009-03-26T18:52:00.006-04:002009-09-26T15:42:28.322-04:00mmm... - AnonymousI came across this when I was looking up some old files on my computer, probably forwarded to me by family or a friend. Whoever wrote the above verse deserves this.I believe life is too short to waste time thinking about people who don't care about you. Over the years I have learnt Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-7373313244640744682009-03-25T18:44:00.011-04:002009-03-26T17:04:05.396-04:00OOPS...Everyone has their oops moments once in a while. I have had those and when I think about those moments later, I just cant stop wondering how did that happen?Here's one such moment:We didnt have our Toyota back then and our trusted Suburu was our Pushpaka Vimana (still is...)...One weekend we headed out to the movies. I had my learner's permit.Hubby - "why dont you drive?"me - "do I have to?"HubbyRanjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-42895924283338698612009-01-31T13:28:00.007-05:002009-02-13T21:20:34.642-05:00 Whenever I happen to talk to a friend after 2-3 years I happen to be lost for words even though there are lots to be said.The conversation comes down to mere formalities like "how is your family doing? how's your work? how's the weather?" Today I am feeling the same as I am trying to think of something to write after such a long gap...there's lots to write about only that I dont know which one Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-59443873772155041972007-09-29T15:34:00.002-04:002009-03-27T11:23:51.681-04:00A day came when i thought that there was something dull about my balcony, mmmm the plants looked oky...was it the positioning of the chairs??? naaah... they seemed alright...there was something that needed to be there...aila!!! a bird feeder!!! thats what was missing!!! oh how lovely it would be to watch those birds zooming towards my balcony...the thought of drinking my morning cup of Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-55315147775755610692007-09-21T19:26:00.001-04:002007-09-21T19:26:32.551-04:00HEY RAAAM...Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-33551330476624620102007-09-12T23:01:00.001-04:002009-03-26T16:58:38.788-04:00Recently when I was talking to one of my friends she happened to ask me "how come your accent hasn't changed?" I almost choked on my coffee but later on as I was thinking about it, panic set in...why hasent my accent changed?oh no, will i be an outcast when i go back to India?what are the chances of me getting an"accent" in the next few years?if i dont get it, do i fake it? or by a stroke of luckRanjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995775228032848138.post-80166677436598470122007-08-30T17:41:00.000-04:002007-09-13T00:15:32.810-04:00Ranjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311451432863998124noreply@blogger.com0