done....

Spoiler warning : don't read if you haven't finished the sixth book
ok now what do I say. Why do we think 'Hero' needs to do it on his own? In LOTR Tolkien sets off Frodo and Sam alone after a while ridding them the comfort of Gandalf-Aragorn and party. Even in the prequel the Hobbit it gets interesting only when Gandalf disappears and Bilbo and the dwarfs face it all by themselves. So Dumbledore had to die.So Sirius had to die. Hero is hero afterall and only if he can do it alone. But I felt disappointed by the way the greatest wizard, the wise old man died pleading to Snape. it wasn't convincing. What more, I can't see where the half blood prince fits in the complete story line. Sure enough Harry learnt a trick or two to save the day on a couple of occasions thanks to the teachings of the prince but still it wasn't the main theme of the book. Search of the Horocrux or many lives of the Voldemort is the only thing you can get from this book. Anyway now ofcourse we must wait for the final one. I hope Harry is the chosen one and Rowlings makes the confrontation palatable. Oh btw another thing I didn't like was how none of the trusted ones believe Harry this time. Poor guy. Stand alone it's a fantastic book to read but overall book three still remains my favorite :)

I am reading it

yes. I have it. First chapter is sooo good. just started. can't put a nite out. movers moving in my stuff in the new house tomorrow morning. then training whole day. man can't keep myself away. ob I am talking abt the sixth book.

americans!!!

only two questions allowed per side during the 'joint press conference' of bush and singh and what do they ask? One question from the American side was about Karl Rove, the other about the likely Supreme Court justice nominee.

four days since...

I joined the new job. after that hell of a friday I had hell of a friday nite when some sleep walker took off with my laptop bag which had more imp stuff like my relieving and joining letter and cheque books. Lucky, he left his own bag behind and more lucky as it had his number so I got it all back. phew. must say that for those few hours I was tensed. my mom almost cried seeing my 'expose it all' face.

back home in Jaipur it's life as usual. Folks from Jaipur always remind me of hobbits and shire :) totally in love with Jaipur and barely aware of what goes on in the wider world.
company acco at noida turned out to be a big let down. Realized why TI is called the best company to work for. While there we always used to stay in hotels like Taj West End and Leela Palace, here I saw myself cramping in a ghetto called Bali Residency. Well I made the choice to move closer to home so u know. u don't get everything afterall.

work is more or less the same. only instead of being my 'khandu knows it all so beware' self, here I'll be tested every now and then.

Hindi is overused everywhere. I was stunned (really) when during the telephonic HR folks started talking in Hindi! That way Bangalore ppl are more professional I suppose.
Still a lot of things to sort out. My stuff is still in travel. House hunt is yet to take off. got my new number :D means good bye to a lot of folks.

and I am going home this weekend. that's why I came here afterall. home where I'll be safe and warm :)

YES!

last post from Bangalore... well I have almost done it :) packers did a marvelous job of finishing it all in 3 hours straight. With 18 big boxes I realized how much junk I have gathered over past few years :) and I'll certainly miss the over efficient HR team of TI. LOVE YOU FOLKS AND THANKS A LOT for doing all the work and relieving me in time. So here I am typing from my cube of old for the last time (tears flowing.. ok not really but I am kinda psenti) Leaving my name plate behind. That's that. no harm done. C u cats in noida then. cheers and lots of love.

friday is gonna be fun

man it's all coming to friday. Packers will start at 9 in the morning and hopefully finish before 3 or I'm done. Since my bike will be wrapped up I'll be immobile, also coz my mobile connection would have gone as well. Since I need to eat,friday only will be the day when I return the gas cylinder after mum finishes cooking breaker-lunch-dinner all at the same time! worst of all friday is my last day at work. meaning all the bye byes and most imp of all the relieving letter bhi tabhi milega. and my flight is at 6:30 PM. since it's Air Deccan I'll have to checkin before 5 or I am assured of being offloaded. moon and back...

next in line

give me one reason why not. oh btw Happy B'Day USA. wish you don't go hillary'ous when you run out of bush.

I just hope he gets bored or something : Roddick

I really thought it was a bore match. but poor Roddick it seems was helpless. as he said
'I don't know many people in history who would beat him'
'There's only so much you can do. I'm out there giving it my all. That's all you can do'
'You just have to sit back and say 'too good' sometimes. '

http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/jul/04wimb.htm

no cat makes rats chat

hehe something in latin afterall. though I really wanted to put the matrix quote but then thought this one was good for sometime. hopefully I'll get a good connection at home in noida. posting from work place was never a good idea coz here I am either working or listening to songs or both. never a good thought to post hence.

Anyway ever since I got rid of the cat or the cats life has been good. until recently. But wait the cat didn't make a third reappearance. So the rat did! really now there are rats running around the house. Not those filthy big ones you see on new delhi railway station. really lil ones who make your eyes work really hard to be spotted. Ears do a better job coz they dance in the kitchen making all kind of sound, mind you, in the night. Infact actually thought I heard 'ghoonghroo' last nite. thinking of some old 'lady' ghost with the candle in the hand I woke up to more 'ghoonghroo' sound coming from kitchen. absolutely scared I PULLED the sheet on the face and pillow over it and kept crashing. Only in the morning after careful inspection by mom did we realize that rats have arrived.

but I'll leave them as a token of luck for the next inhabitates of the house. ab hum to bhaye pardeshi.

once upon a time my blog was named on this song

Artist: A-ha Lyrics
Song: Crying In The Rain Lyrics

I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All the sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain

If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you
So though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain

Raindrops falling from heaven
Will never wash away my misery
But since we're not together
I'll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see

Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain