'Mademoiselle'....That's what they called me when I went to Montreal a couple of weeks back. It was an amazing week. Time just flew past. No, it was not a vacation. Yes, it was for work(No kidding, I really did complete a lot of assigned tasks).
Everything about the place was so French and impeccable. People dressed up in suits and blazers....High-heeled shoes...Gucci...Versace...The city, atleast part of the city that I visited was beautiful...I stayed right in downtown.....Exclusive list of ethnic restaurants around. I managed to visit just five of them, but the food was delicious and the service was excellent....
Oh!! The way the people spoke 'Salut', 'Merci'...I don't know..I just felt it was more than just words..Probably not to them..But to me!!
I took a LIMO from the airport to the hotel and back!! Yeah, yeah..my company paid for it...but still I went in a limo. Nothing equals the feeling you get when people try to stare at a limo window wondering who is inside it!! I have been there and done that!! But this time, I was inside it and it made a lot of difference!! No, I am not shallow..but just indulging in next-to-nothing pleasure once in a while!
The first time the limo driver addressed me as 'Mademoiselle' in the airport...you really should have seen my face. I wondered and pondered and then decided to act my role!!
Shopping would have been great, except I did not have any time to do it. Maybe next time..
Hah...next time...Don't know when yet... but cant stop thinking about it!!
Alright...I am back to Earth....just landed on my feet!!
Friday, March 31, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
'Da' Trip
The 'Da' trip was my trip to Manchester, NH and Newport, RI to meet a bunch of my undergrad friends. I met a couple of friends after 4 years and another after 2 years!! Long time.........
Newport was awesomely scenic!! We drove along some cliffs and took tour of The Breakers mansion. Man, was it amazing and calling it a mansion was just right!!
It was a fast trip for just two days! We tried to go to several other places but we had a lot to catch up with about ourselves that we did have time. Especially after bunch of wrong directions from several online maps, over-tact maneuvering and losing our way more than once, we gave up and just enjoyed sitting and chatting!!
Newport was awesomely scenic!! We drove along some cliffs and took tour of The Breakers mansion. Man, was it amazing and calling it a mansion was just right!!
It was a fast trip for just two days! We tried to go to several other places but we had a lot to catch up with about ourselves that we did have time. Especially after bunch of wrong directions from several online maps, over-tact maneuvering and losing our way more than once, we gave up and just enjoyed sitting and chatting!!
Friday, March 24, 2006
North Vs South
Got it as a forwarded email....
North Indian Vs South Indian girlfriends:
1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends thanher age.
2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a Bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.
3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. And you wait longingly for her dowry.
4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji,aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholesterol or chronic gas disorder.
5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.
6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.
7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching " Kyonki saas bi kabi bahu thi" that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself.
8. You are a very "ESpecial" person to her.
9. She always thought that Madras is a state and covers the whole of south india until she met you.
10. When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "walk out"
11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.
12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are "Thank you" and "How are you"
13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson.
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1. Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in IIT or Anna University.
2. Her father starts or ends every conversation with " ... I say..."
3. She uses the word 'Super' as her only superlative.
4. Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.
5. Her name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)
6. When she mixes milk and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for you.
7.For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.
8. She bursts into songs and dance with her cousins in every movie.
9. You have to give her jewellery , though she has already got plenty of it.
10. She is more educated than you.
11. Her father thinks she is much smarter than you.
All of this was probably compiled by mean men. The Indian girls known to me definitely do not fall in either of these categories. Whatever their world is, some men cannot just appreciate or accept the women around them as they are! Right?
North Indian Vs South Indian girlfriends:
1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends thanher age.
2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a Bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.
3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. And you wait longingly for her dowry.
4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji,aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholesterol or chronic gas disorder.
5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.
6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.
7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching " Kyonki saas bi kabi bahu thi" that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself.
8. You are a very "ESpecial" person to her.
9. She always thought that Madras is a state and covers the whole of south india until she met you.
10. When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "walk out"
11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.
12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are "Thank you" and "How are you"
13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson.
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1. Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in IIT or Anna University.
2. Her father starts or ends every conversation with " ... I say..."
3. She uses the word 'Super' as her only superlative.
4. Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.
5. Her name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)
6. When she mixes milk and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for you.
7.For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.
8. She bursts into songs and dance with her cousins in every movie.
9. You have to give her jewellery , though she has already got plenty of it.
10. She is more educated than you.
11. Her father thinks she is much smarter than you.
All of this was probably compiled by mean men. The Indian girls known to me definitely do not fall in either of these categories. Whatever their world is, some men cannot just appreciate or accept the women around them as they are! Right?
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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