Adventure on Thanksgiving Eve!!

25th November 2004. Thanksgiving eve!!. What a beautiful day to wake up on. The weather was perfect to go out and enjoy. This was at 10:00am. Who knew that it would all change suddenly. I had breakfast and went for a shower. I dressed up and just had a casual glance outside and the weather was in its element. Damn! Suddenly it had become overcast and the clouds were just waiting to pour. I was hoping it would not rain till I reached school. So I got ready to face the inclement weather. The moment I stepped out of my building, as if on cue, it started pouring. Today was not a good day for me. I said "come what may I am going to school today".
Here begins the adventure. It was pouring cats and dogs. I crossed the interstate I-76. No soul except me and the cars whizzing past. I continued walking, braving the cold gusts of winds and kept walking till I reached the Schukyll river bridge. Whoosh!! There goes my cap. Flying!!.Luckily it didn't go into the river. I had a moment of hesitation,'To go to school or to head back', but then it dawned upon me I was already halfway to school and I could see the department building. I picked up the cap and continued walking. In fact half flying half walking due to the strong winds. Somehow I crossed the bridge and my destination was nearing. The rains were trying their best to prevent me from reaching school, but I pressed on. My destination was nearing. Finally I reached my department building. Whew. I made it. And at that precise moment it stopped raining. I could almost hear the weather laughing at me. The journey which normally takes 15 mins, took me half an hour. But I had reached my final frontier. In my lab it was all warm and nice. But I was dreading my return journey. Well that may be another adventure.

Diwali sans the fireworks

11th November 2004. Laxmi pujan today. Its gonna be an awesome day back in India. Lots of lights, sweets, family and more importantly the sound of loud crackers.Gosh! I am gonna miss diwali this time. No sweets, no relatives, no gifts no crackers :(. But kya kare majburi hain. I have taken the decision to come and study in USA, so all the other things back home in India shouldnt matter now. SO people back home in india enjoy the festival and have lots of fun.Wish you all a very Happy Diwali. enjoy

Pressure Cooker

Whew!! midterms over. what a relief. I now know what it means to be in a pressure cooker. the entire last week I was drowned in work and studies, though less of the later. The first midterm was terrible, almost like a wake up call "Welcome to America!!".oh man that was really a rude shock. everything was smooth till then. Well now I have been baptised by fire. Come what may. I'll take it by its horns. midterm ho ya ho final. You really have to be on your toes. one day lost is really difficult to make up for later. Kal kare so aaj, aaj kare so abhi:). often repeated wise saying. well have to do a lot of stuff now. so I better do it now : )