Mumbai the rudest city???? What rubbish!!!!

Was never ever interested in giving my views about any news /article in this blog…This blog was created for just penning down my thoughts about my life…But the Article which was published in Reader’s Digest compelled me to write here…

It’s a well known fact that I am a die hard bombayite aka mumbaite..I tend to be biased towards this city always…But this published article rally made me fuming… The survey conducted by Reader’s digest “Proclaims” that Mumbai is the rudest city in world…and the criterias :To pick up some one’s littered papers on the road, to pass pleasantries to shoppers by sales person and to keep the door opened for the person behind u…

My dear…Mumbai doesn’t stay in high priced motels in south Bombay and doesn’t commute daily by Mercs..Mumbai stay in Places north of bandra and commutes daily by local trains…If every tom dick harry start doing these criteria for being the most polite in this world then I am sure there will be stampede every 2 mins…

I dunn know what this world create impression about Mumbai and mumbaiites…But I have my own experience of the benevolence of the people this city…

July 26,2005…the day when Bombay was flooded for next 2 days…Papa,Vichy and I left for admission of Vichy in Sardar Patel Engg
(Andheri West)college at around 12 pm…the weather was totally fine and it was not pouring cats and dogs then…unlike Bombay monsoon…I got off from the car in andheri east to go to a cyber as final sem engg results were announced and I couldn’t control my curiosity ..Papa and Vichy proceeded further for west……By then it had started pouring cats and dogs…but that’s not unusual about Bombay and in that case for me too…I checked my results and caught a train for kandivali from andheri…normally it takes 17 mins to reach kandivali from andheri..but that day it took me 39 mins…was expecting the same as andheri is the most low line area of Bombay..however when I reached kandivali station at around 2;30 pm all I could see was waist deep water…entire station was flooded with people…my house is just 2.5 km from stn…I had barely walked for 15 mins that the water level started rising…I took refuge in a jewellery shop…as all mobile network was jammed..i couldn’t contact at home..mom was alone at home…and papa and vichy did not carry their cells. Local boys made a big rope of plastics and by catching that I could cover the 2.5 km distance…finally reached home at 8 pm….And there was not a single incidence indecent behaviour with me or with fellow commuters…

Another story was unfurling on papa’s and vichy's side…As soon as water started entering inside the car they left the car on the Link road of juhu and started walking…It was totally dark so they entered in a dilapated building …no one was ready to let 2 strangers let in…on fourth floor an old lady ,approx 70 years ,opened the door and looking at their condition immediately took them in…she told that I am a disciple of Krishna and for me “Atithi devo Bhavha”..she made them sleep on her bed and cooked dinner for them…She did not even allow them to pick up there plates too…finally papa and vichy returned on 27th july 2005 at around 7 pm when the water level receded…while coming back thay saw people distributing bananas,biscuits, water on all the roads…even strangers were behaving like best of friends….Not a single unsocial incidence took place…


If Now also you feel that Mumabi is rudest City…Check Out ….I know Mumbaiites have HEART…

What an Irony !!!

Following are the passes i used to get in Mumbai from college friends and office colleagues inevitably:

"Chatter box","Is chatting with any tom dick harry your passion???" "Priyanka,when was the last time u stopped talking", "How can u chat non stop girly !!!""
"Sweetie teri aawaz corridor ke ek end se dusare end tak aaram se jaari rahi hai" ,
"U will never require a mike to make your voice heard dear"
"Yaar last time kab serious hui thi ;please batana..."

And the contrast is my past few days in Pune:

"Serious" "Reserved" "Quiet" "Can you speak???"
" Neha,Does your rommie speak?? Is she very studious types"
"Y doesnt she speak with all??"



HAHAHAHA..So what has happened to me??? Has my personality changed so much??


May be i am feeling home sick...NO
May be i am not able to adjust with the environment here....NO
May be i am not getting along with people....Absolute NO...

Then???

Yeah it was a conscious decision of mine...To remain low profile...
Have had my share of being centre of attention in junior college,degree college, and office...But not any more...I came here with a mind set that i was going to do my PG...And have realised by my experience that First Impression Counts...People perceive you as you want them to see you...:-))))...And first time in so many years am liking being called as Serious...:-)))...Eventually all the people close to me will get to know who the real Sweetie is...Just the matter of time ...But yeah will be careful this time not to be so free with every one i know...People do assume u to be frivolous.. and That is what i dont want to happen....:-)))

Pune...

I thought i would be very homesick...but no i am not...am able to adjust with new atmosphere,new batchmates and all together a new feel...But still i miss my room...yesterday while apeaking to mummy she told"sweetie tera room ek dum suna suna lagta hai.""Felt like crying so much...but had to keep a brave front...varna 3 ghante mein shayad mummy pune hi aa jati..first time vichy also told ki didi aapki yaad aa rahi hai...wow!! atleast he realised my value...

One week was full of induction session..Had one out bound session to singhad also...most of these place have been already visited by me b4 so nothing new...Saw Chup Chup ke on sunday...best part was that kareena was dumb in the movie...so i could sail thru the 3 hrs in theatre...not worth watching though...

Lect started from today...Its damn difficult to go back to books after one year of break from studies...:-)))..went for my health check up also.....kitna khoon le liya mera unnlogon ne...

Going back to room...Will again go back to my FM radio..These Pune Rjs cant play nice songs...from past 5 days only songs they get to play are from chup chup ke and 36 china town...so damn boring...

bye

A new phase...

Leaving for Pune today afternoon for my MBA...Feels great and sad both..Its difficult to leave home and go...But ...Mummy has been crying on and off...i know she will be alone as papa is also away...but only consolation is that now bombay poona have become twin cities...the time it takes for me to go to churchgate from my house , same time it takes me to reach poona too...:-))))..Hope i have two years full of satisfaction...

After a break...

After a long hiatus I am back…Last few days were relaxing and eventful both..
Flew to Jaipur the very next day I left my office and finished celebrating my birthday…Was going to Jaipur after 4 years and that too alone for the first time…So was very excited..And my excitement increased by two fold when had to cut my birthday cake again with my 2 first cousins..(This is weird fact but I would love to share this.. My mamaji’s elder son, my mausi’s elder daughter and my mummy’s elder daughter-that’s me ,all 3 of us share our birthdate..ie May 12..Quite an Odd Coincidence.. My nana-naani’s all 3 kids have their elder child’s birthday on same date…:-)… )

Relaxed all the 9-10 days I stayed in Jaipur…Love to go for shopping in jaipur..even though I did not purchase anything this time..but still always go to Jaipur’s Bapu bazaar to have my favourite Paani Puri…(Oh!! Its Gol Gappe out there..)..I relish the Gol Gappe they serve in Jaipur’s Bapu bazaar’s small thela..I yearn for such mouth watering Gol gappe in Bombay..But dunn get such kinda pleasure..Out of 10 days I stayed there I went for almost 7 days to that bazaar just to have one plate of my fav paani puri…:-))..

Got a nice break from my hectic life of Bombay which I had been leading from past few months…Chilled out and came back to Aamchi Mumbai ..

Next day had to got for my CET GD and PI in JBIMS..Was confident and I guess that confidence could be seen on my face..But I knew my strengths and weakness..So was not Overconfident..
Did my Best and have left on God and those Panelists to do the Rest…

Keeping My fingers Crossed!!!!Good Luck to me....

Happy Birthday To Me..

May 12,2006...One more birthday over..i grew older by one more year..But this birthday was most memorable of my life till today..As one of my friends told me that not every one is so lucky to have 2 major events of their lives lined up on one single day..But i was amongst those lucky few..My birthday coincided with my final day in Iflex solutions..Happiness with tinge of Sadness...
Birthday wishes started pouring right from midnight...my friends couldnt let me sleep..:-))...
Had mixed feeling in morning...It was going to be my last day in office..Reached office..And then again bday wishes ...So many e-cards were waiting to be checked by me in my mailbox...
:-))..But had to complete my clearances and resignation formalities too...So got busy with good byes and happy birthdays..Many surprises were stored in for me...Anu called up...Talked to her after a long long time...Rohan's call..I couldnt believe it was him and he remembered my bday...He called up from US...Abhishek called up from LA...God..Birthday is one special day when every one recollects u..
And the biggest surprise...My size bouquet was kept at the reception...Sent by a very close person...It was too huge for me to carry..but again this made me centre of attraction in office too...

After lunch it was less of happy birthday and more of a farewell...Good Bye mails and messages and few soft toys started pouring in...But had to move on...Met every one for the last time and finally left my office...

Came back home with great difficulty..How could i bring those 2 big bouquets with soft toys and sweets for mom and bro...but it was all worth it...cake was waiting for me at home...finally my my birthday came to an end ...and my small stint at iflex too...

How can i forget this day..i can never...the most memorable day of my life..

Interesting Article..

Someone forwarded this article...I generally dont like fwds...But the caption of this mail caught my eyes and i read this mail till the last line...found it quite interesting..May be i related to it in some way...Enjoy this!!!

Being a twenty-something
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now. You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you. You look at what you are studying or your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward. You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone! But love someone else too and cannot figure out why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you are scared just to be a contender! What you may not realize is that every one reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. Send this to your twenty-something friends... maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion... Its called "Quarter-life Crisis." nothing is constant......except change.What is life without a few risks? Keep playing the game

One more week...

So finally 1 more week comes to an end…Quite an emotional week for me…Both in +ve and –ve terms…
April 17..I will remember this day through out my life..No no..nothing miserable happened on this day..But something significant event took place on this day which is going to change my course of life…I drafted my Resignation Letter…Yes I resigned from I-flex on this day…It feels so bad..My first company,first project..Every thing about iflex is so special… I know the decision I have taken is going to be more fruitful for my future..But as they say you cant forget your first love...Same way you cant forget the company which gave you your first pay slip..Alas!!! It took me a big one hour to click on that “Send ” button of my outlook…My hands were trembling.. Finally my colleague came and did that for me..He said- Do It…Its beneficial for you…So my resignation letter at last reached to My PMs,Senior Pms nd HR…

April 18..Was Sherry’s birthday…And first time he had asked something from me…A bouquet…Yeah there is no problem for a person who is earning quite a few Ks in sending a simple bouquet …but the problem was ..How was I going to make that bouquet delivered in Delhi..I don’t know any one in dDlhi…Yup!!! then came the suggestion of sending it online…But did not know my credit card no...And had forgotten the i-pin for my debit card…So finally had to give cash to a Mumbai’s florist to deliver it in Delhi..Did make a hole in my pockets..But it was worth it…It brought a smile …

April 19..Mummy’s birthday..and had to make that special as papa was not around…Gave her a beautiful bouquet of flowers,Broughther favorite cake and ordered food from her favorite restaurant…Yup!! she did love this surprise planned by vichy and sweetie..And this time we did not have to ask for money from her also…:-)

April 20…They say world is round and a small place…I realized it on this day…Got a mail on my official ID from Hardik…I met Hardik 8 yrs back…When both of us were in std 10th..Had joined same classes for Science and Maths…and we were always fighting …:-)....But lost touch after those 4 months when we used to go that classes…Was bit taken aback to c a mail from him after 7.5 long years…But it was true..And how he got my ID…A bog salute from me to frwd messages ..I had fwded one email to Ashray (working in Infy ,Pune)..He inturn frwd the same mail to some of our batchmates placed@ Infy,Mangalore..One of those batchmates happened to fwd the same mail to Hardik who is also in Infosys,Mangalore….Wow…This is called as networking…He saw my name in the list and thought that I was the same girl with whom he used to have cat fights in classes…So he mailed me…Half of the day went in just exchanging emails with Hardik..Had so much to ask and so much to share..:-)…Called Salonie in evening..(Ooops sorry…No intro of saloni till now..She is my bestest friend..And she has started giving me strict instructions to to call her Dr Salonie Koshal..Yup she is a full fledged doctor now..finising her internship..) ..She was the passive member in the cat fight which Hardik and I used have…She was also taken aback to hear about him…After all Hardik was her first crush…
;-)…

April 21st…Khyati…My closest colleague in iflex…It was her last day in company…She was deputed to Los Angeles in some other project…I Was feeling bit dukhi…coz now when she will return in December I wont be there to receive her..It was my last meeting with her…But as she told me while leaving..Priyanka…It’s a small world and IT is small field..We will work together again…………So shweet of her…

Saturday was full of shopping…
And my week came to an end with a movie called “Humko Deewana Kar Gaye”…Don’t want to give my comments..because its not worth commenting also…Just 2 things…Katrina should return to modeling..As expressionless face is required in modeling and not in Acting…Secondly ...directors should not place any out of situation songs every 8-10 mins..And on top that when those songs are cacophonous..No way…Akshay was the only breather…:-)

Time and Tide waits for no one..Time just goes by and you cant catch hold of it...:-)

Never say " Never"

Had not checked as many forward mails in engg college as i did after joining software firm...Fwds are our life line in s/w industry...And when ppl have very free time they sit and analyse any crap in the fwd...

Check the analysis of below mentioned fwd....Some friends of mine had this discussion on mail recently...


Ashray's actual fwd:

On Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00AM in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06..

This will never happen again in your life time.

My(Priyanka's) Reply:

However if we take British system of writing dates..the same phenomena will be repeated after 1 month on 4th May,2006 at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning.The time and date will also be same 01:02:03 04/05/06.

Rahul's Reply:
also to be noted that on 6th june the time will once be.........06/06/06 .. 06:06:06.............then we shall remember agnel baba at that time........

Other Ppl reply:

we will have a time 02:03:04 05/06/07 next year....03:04:05 06/07/08 usske next year and so on...

So final reply from Ashray:

According to maddy's (my one more batchmate..champ..scholar....) explanation, if the watch is not a 24-hr display,then u will see that particular time a total of 4 times (twice on 5th april and twice on 4th may)
Also, now that I think about it, if u hav multiple watches, or -24-hr-display watches, u will see the same time a total of 4*n times, where n is the no. of watches that u are looking at.

Moreover, if you have watches showing the wrong time or if u travel across the timeline, there arise numerous possibilities of that particular time happening again..
So turns out I was dismally wrong about that "never happening again" thing :).... afsos

Moral of the story: never say never..


So as Ms Priyanka puts it ...We are here to remove the word never from the dictionary,aren't we??..:-)

We can be kids @ age of 21 also....

There is a surprise stored in for you in the evening...Come back from Office early...
Mummy told this in morning…If there was a surprise then why she had to reveal this..It was not my birthday…Then what surprise..Now Entire day I would thinking about the same…neeways…Left home at around 8 am for office.. Don’t know why but was feeling very nice in the morning..Very fresh…
Hey !! Our office bus driver made us reach office in flat 35 minutes instead of normal 50 mins…What!! Was in office at 8:40 am…No traffic Jam on Western Express Highway....Surely Nice way to start the day...Not much of an allocation for the day…But enough to be completed by 5:30 pm…So no late sitting in office…One more nice news to start the day..
Around noon my TL( team leader) called me @ his bay…He said he wanted to talk something…Went to meet him keeping my fingers crossed…( I hope he doesn’t spoil my mood )…He started speaking with a serious look..”Priyanka!! Want to say something…I did not expect this from you so early..(Gawd…Maine kya kiya ab..)...I generally don’t say this ..But…I am REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK…(wanted to say…come again!!!pardon!!!maine suna nahin…)..You have been in this team from juss 3 months and have picked up things really fast…” Wow!!! These praises do boost morale…So one more good news of the day…

Left office by 6 pm bus back home…Was getting bored at last seat…Suddenly told one of colleagues, Shreenivas...”Shreeni.. Playing dumb Charade??” …He rubuked me and said…Gone Crazy or what…Are we kids?? And so many Project Managers also sitting in the bus…Asked 2-3 other colleagues also…Rohit,Sankalp,Gaurav..They some how agreed to my childish demand…(This is called as convincing power..:-)…)…Y is that that I am always surrounded by guys…but have learnt to deal with them and enjoy with them..:-)... So finally Shreeni had to join in..I got the first movie to enact… Jajantram-Mamantram..Hey it was difficult…But managed to enact and make my team understand too..:-)…Some other Movies which were enacted were Khwahish ,Mili, Tom-Dick-Harry, Junoon ,Tango Charlie,Jaanasheen..All of us started enjoying the game…Did not bother what others must be thinking…Even other i-flexers in the bus got involved in the game…They started giving us the hints…Wow!!! This is called as team participation…
Suddenly heard one of my colleague humming song ”Soniye” from movie Aksar…His voice was so soothing..Persuaded him to sing aloud…Really his voice was mesmerizing…His PM also got up and said that I did not know that I had such kind of talent in my project team…A big round of applause for him…(isn’t this a case of tracking hidden talent…)…How 1hr 15 mins passed by did not realize also.. It was gr8!!!

Reached home @ around 7:15 pm…Oh gawd!! Papa had opened the door…So this was the surprise of the day…(Yes..My dad does not stay with us…He has been transferred to Assam by ONGC recently …Met him after 3months…)..

Seriously…It was a beautiful day…And who says @ the age of 21 we cant have fun like kids…I can…The child inside me is still present…:-)..And I know it is present in you too…So forget about the world and enjoy...

"10 things I hate about you"- Few lines from the movie

I just wanted these lines to be in my blog...

Dedicated to Sherry!!!

I hate the way u talk to me
And the way u cut your hair
I hate the way u drive my car
I hate it when u stare at me
I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind
I hate you so much that it makes me sick
It even makes me rhyme
I hate it

I hate the way you are always right
I hate it when you lie
I hate it when you make me laugh
Even worse when u make me cry

I hate it since you not around here
And the fact that u did not call
But mostly i hate the way i dont hate you
Not even close
Not even a little bit
Not even at all;

My humble request...

It was a pleasant Monday..Yeah, hate to go to office after week end...But still it was fine..Had No allocation for the day..So was juss finishing some adhoc work..Around 4 pm my TL gave me a big allocation which was supposed to be finished B4 tommorrow EOD(End of Day)..So called at home to inform mumma that i would be reaching home late...She sounded tensed..On insisting,She told that one of the aunties residing in our locality had called up in morning and said that a young boy accidently came in front of a running training @ kandivali stn..That boy was from our building and was a student of engineering..It stuck to mummy that in our building only Vichy(my brother) is a student of engg and he also went to station around same time..

Gawd !! She did not tell me this till now!! She was too scared to call me up..My brother-Vichy..He hates to keep a cell phone..He says its a use less gizmo...I had few of his frenz cell no...Tried calling them up...But all in vain..No one was picking up their cell phones...Could not concentrate @ my work...dialled few more nos...But still..no reply..Finally after trying for half an hour one of his batchmates picked up and said that he had seen "Umang" at around 2 pm in campus...What a relief !!!...He also gave Vichy's one more frenz cell no..Even he confirmed that Umang was with him till 4:30 pm...At around 6 pm mummy called up to say that Vichy has returned back home...and that young boy who had died was not from my building but yeah was indeed from my locality...
I heaved a sigh of relief..But suddenly some thing struk me..The boy who expired would also be having a family...What must be happening to them?? How they must be feeling right now??

Kandivali Station is always cursed by people as it does not have a permanent railway Phaatak..People go from east to west crossing approx. 6 to 7 railway lines...Almost every day on an avg 10 ppl die by accidently coming in front of running train....Junta of kandivali rebuke @ govt...

But is Government to be blamed..I say NO...Fine there is no provision of a permanent phaatak..But it does have a foot over bridge..This bridge is from East to West and also covers all 4 platform...And for sake of commuters,there is no TC on this bridgee.. Then why do people cross the railway tracks??? I have seen dead bodies lying on the station...I have seend families mourning over death of their loved one..What their family members must be thinking?? "Had that person been late by 1 sec ,he/she would have been alive today"...Here we realize the importance of just 1 second in our life...Why cant they climb few steps of over bridge...Fine they might miss their train but they will get next train after 5mins ..But will it not save their family members from missing them forever...Isn't it a case of suicide?? To prevent a temporary delay,U gave a permanent solution...

Same applies to those rash drivers...Rash driving gives them Adrenaline Rush...But this rash driving can some day lead to their own crash...If u have to go from Kandivali to Bandra by road..@ speed of 50 km/hr it takes 40 min and no doubt @ 80 km/hr it takes only 25mins...But are these 15 mins more imp than your life...Are these 15 min more imp than forever teary eyes of your parents...NO...
So this is my humble request to you...Plz Plz Plz...Next time when you step out of your home make sure u take care of yourself every second...

Some one is waiting to see u and talk to u in evening back home...Plz Plz Plz

PS: Do not indulge into rash driving and drunken driving...

My Alma Mater...

Picture this scenario....An old fashioned 7 storeyed building standing on a hill...Surrounded by Arabian Sea in north and south..On Left side -a 7 star Hotel:Taj Lands end and on right side.."Mannat"..Yes mannat...India's Super star Shahrukhs Khan Bunglow...Is it possible to have such a picturesque location...Yes thats possible...I know one place like that....Taj Lands EndMy alma mater...Fr conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering...For engineering junta of mumbai-Fr Agnel College..Bandstand,Bandra,Mumbai...

It feels as if it was juss yesterday when i had joined the college...12th std results were declared...Got 95% in PCM(for non science souls...Physics,Chemistry and Maths..)..Cried buckets for next 2 days...tought i had got very less marks...(Was a big fool...)..However got admission in one of the A grade college of Mumbai University...Fr Agnel College...Was told by many that it was jail...Was it??? will come later...
My first visit to college was when i went to pay my FE fees...Got down from the bus at the start of Bandstand..(Bandstand is a famous sea promenade in mumbai...and even more famous as lovers paradise..u will fine all kinda love birds out her...Many Bollywood high profile ppl stay here..including shahrukh and salmaan...:-)...). Then started taking a stroll at bandstand...Was about to reach my college when i turned and looked at Mannat...Oh god!! this was the first time i had seen shahrukh khan...He was there standing at his terrace with Karan Johar sipping some thing..I started waving my hand...He started smiling...Nice guy!!!...





Initially i hated my college...Gal/Guy ratio was very less...So always had to converse with guys...But then started enjoying it...Made some very good friends...Nikhil(he managed to impress every one right from Princi to College watchman in his 4 yr stay @ college...The best all rounder of our batch) ,Debayan(CR of my class and next iim a contender from my class....M still learning to speak anglecized hindi like him..),Ashwin(Can any one have more beautiful handwriting than him...i dunn think so...),Ashray(If Birbal has come back to earth,then its ashray ashray ashray...most quick witted guy i ever met...),Sanju(My best pal in class...He knew each and every gal of college right from FE to BE...But did not manage to speak to many...a big flirt...Stupid ...Flying to UK today...I'll miss u sanju...All the very best...),Abhijeet(A very soft spoken fellow..),Vishal(rocking at Jamnalal Bajaj!!)..I miss them all...And i guess they miss me tooo...





How the time flew away,i did not realise...Joining the college, attending lectures,submitting assignment,cramming b4 any semester exam,doing TP on last bench,and yeah the most imp part..Preparing for our annual intra college cultural fest..Euphoria...
FE: no show @ euphoria 2002 from our class(Comps 2)...
SE: flop show by Comp 2..
TE: Very nice skit presented by Comp2..Won accolades from all...but did not manage to win prize...again no dance performance that year...
BE: Rocked the college with our Dance performance and Skit..Came 2nd in the cultural trophy race...

And how can i forget our 7th floor class room whose window used to open to swimming pool of Taj hotel and my class guys shooting those bathing firang mermaids with their handicams...:-)...It was fun...

All got placed in reputed IT companies of india with decent profile...It was time to bid good bye to our Alma mater...
My final day @ Fr agnel...June 18,2005...Bade good bye to all friends ,teachers,office staff .Thought this was the last time i would be seeing this classroom,this computer lab,this canteen,this sea ,this Taj hotel...But as they say Life goes on...

I took my final few steps from the hill of our college...We all came,saw,conquered and left....

But yeah this time i saw Salmaan khan taking a stroll @ bandstand promenade with his dogs..He is hunk man...:-)

Nostalgia....

A lazy Sunday...After a long time had nothing much to do on sunday...Slept pretty late yesterday night..Yet got up at 6:30 am...I guess my sleeping glands work only from Monday-Friday and not on week ends..Neeways...Was sipping my morning tea standing @ my bedroom's window and was enjoying the beautiful view outside...In the back ground,Radio was on...After some time the RJ said'"Subah ke Saat bajkar Chalees minute ho gaye hain..or aap sun rahe hain radio city 91 FM"(It's 7:40 am & you listening to Radio city 91 FM..).. What 7:40 am??? Didn't i have fascination with 7:40 am when i was in engineering???
..........Rewind back to TE(Third year Engineering...5th sem...)...........
7:40 am
Priyanka: "Mummy,Tiffin bana kya?I am geting late.."(Mom,Is my tiffin ready??)

Mummy: "Dining Table par rakha hai..Khud toh time par taiyaar nahin hoti or mere saamne Late Late chillati hai..Kya karti hai ek ghante tak room ke andar??" (It's on Dining Table...U never get ready on time and then curse me..Why do u waste so much time in your room??)..

Priyanka: Chalo chalo!! ab subah subah mat daanto...(Ok fine...Do not shout at me early morning..)..Bye mummy...Bye papa...Bye vichy...

So this way my morning used to start almost every day...

7:48 am
"Bhaiya!! kandivali station chaloge?? Please gaana chala do "(Will u take me to Kandivali Station..??)..
And zoooooooooop.... the rick driver takes me to Station...

7:57 am
Change nahin hai...Kal subah circle par milna..ek saath deti huin...

7:59 am
Oh god!!! i'll have to run..else i'll miss my 8:01 churchgate fast...

8:01 am
Juss on time...Got inside that crowded train...

8:31 am..Bandra Station...

8:39 am..Catch 211 BEST bus to Bandstand...

8:55 am...At the college gate...

Oh god!! now will have to climb this upward steep slope..Y they had to make this college on hill..

8:59 am..Inside the class Room..
Hi Nikhil!!! Any assignment to be submitted today???..nopes...Thank god!!!

9:01 am...Settle down for the first lecture of the day...:-(...

So this used to be my regular morning itinerary...No time to stand and stare...As they say -In mumbai every one is running...no time to think about some one else...Yeah that's true...But that also makes u independent...Helps u in utilizing ur every minute more effectively...Helps u in making some different kind of friends...Train Friends...

Hey !!i juss penned down that i reached my college...but did i tell u about my college?? No!!! check for my next post...

Meri Taarif...Self introduction....

Alas!!! Finally got time to write my first blog...Have been thinking about the same from quite some time...but as usual time constraint..(Big Xcuse...)..Not a newbee in this writing world...had an experience of 1 year in exchanging emails with a very dear friend of mine which some how stopped..So taking plunge to write again..
Something about me...
Hi all...Known to world as Priyanka..Officially Ms Priyanka Soni...But family members and very close friends call me Sweetie...Stepped foot on this beautiful world on May 12,1984...Have done my BE-Computers from Mumbai University,India in June 2005..Since then working in I-flex solutions Ltd..But soon going to leave my first job ( :-( ...)as have taken admission in a b-school....
Was born in Pink city of India-Jaipur...Then stayed for few years in Mehasana,a small district in Gujarat (Famous for its Milk dairy & Oil and Gas production)..Moved to a very scenic and beautiful town called Nazira,district-Sibsagar,Assam,India...Stayed there for 4 years...[And till now ,my most memorable stay of life...would recommend every one to visit North Eastern States of India....Their beauty is mesmerising...]...Came to this city of Mumbai a decade back..Yeah have not moved from this city since then...But again have changed residence thrice.....Most Probably shifiting to Pune for my futher education even though i hated my first visit to this IT city almost a month back...:-)
Love to do typical girly stuff...Shopping...Listening to Romantic hindi Songs...Watching Yash Chopra types hindi movies...And hate Indians who say that Hindi is Out dated...I love my national language...and find it the most soothing languages of all(in its proper form..)...
Now penning off ..!!..Milte hain ..Break ke baad...