20 Question's about ME

Another "ME" time. Swathi has tagged me about this 20 Questions Tag

RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

RULE #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
I will be depressed initially, but will move on with my life for sure.

2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
a) Build our(me and my husband) dream home, a nice big house facing ocean, with a swimming pool inside the house with a pool theater.
b)Start a company, hire people and run our own company thus help people financially.

3. Whose butt would you like to kick?
Someone I know very well, but don't want to take their name here :-)

4. Why do you blog?
a) My header says it all.
b) To write down my thoughts, make my own e-world and e-friends.
c) Also it provides good time pass for me writing my blog, reading other's blogs, making friends.. I am enjoying it.

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Too late.

6. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?
Being loved by someone :-)

7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
Hmm,,, honestly I don't know. Not that I am being selfish. I would rather love to move on with the person I love rather than pausing my life for sometime. Would walk with him in whatever path he is taking.

8. If you could root for one social cause, what would it be?
Discipline, Honesty, Eradicate caste system and Helping nature without expecting anything in return.

9. What takes you down the fastest?
Backbiting by my own people.

10. What resurrects you the fastest?
a) Good words from my parents, husband and sister. The only feeling and fact that these people will be there for me forever in life.
b) Meditation

11. What’s your strength?
My patience and straight-forward nature.

12. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Swathi tagged me about this. I have very high regard for her. Though I know her for more than a year, never got a chance to meet her in person. Highly determined, very sensitive, fun loving, extremely caring, helpful in nature w/ expecting anything from others.
Looking forward for the day to meet her.

13. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
Married and enough money in savings for future.

14. Whats the purpose of such Tags?
Fun to write and read others. Also, you will get to know about yourself. Not everyday you get to answer such questions. So, you get to discover your own self.

15. Would you give all in a relationship?
Yes. I would be prepared to give up my maximum. But, when it comes to my self-respect : NO, NEVER.

16. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
Yes. Did that many times. I will never forget what has happened, but will avoid the person for the rest of my life.

17. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
Deftly in a relationship.

18. How would you see yourself in ten years time?
Happily settled in India, with 2 kids, may be in our dream home and also our dream company.

19. What’s your fear?
As Swathi rightly said, Fear of losing my loved ones.

20. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
Look at my husband's face.

Tag 6 people : Deepthi, Chandana, Lubna, Raaji, Divya, Supriya

My First Cake

This is something that I am all excited to share with you people. Yes, my FIRST baking experiment. I baked a cake, that too for my husband's birthday. We are married for 3 years and each time I managed to surprise him. But, this time I wanted to do something that he cannot guess. I started planning for this 10 days ahead. I decided I will bake cake my own self. I shopped the necessary items needed for baking. I didn't want to give him a clue as to what is happening. As the day was approaching, I started feeling very skeptical if I can do this or not. But, then I wanted to give it a shot. And, I am pretty happy the way it turned out. The taste was too good. To me what was so important is that he felt so happy for the surprise.

దసరా శుభాకాంక్షలు

అందరికీ దసరా శుభాకాంక్షలు

Had a Great Vacation

Finally, after all the wait for the hurricane to go, our Bahamas trip was successful. Cruise experience was good. It was a good break for both of us, esp my DH who is working 12-14hrs a day. I was so happy seeing him relaxed all the 4dys. We took a 1 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale and we had to be in the Cruise port by 5am. So, we left home around 3:30am on friday. We drove to Ft.Lauderdale from West Palm Beach. Our cruise started around 7:45am. It was a beautiful experience. Watching sunrise from the cruise is one of the most beautiful sights I have seen. We had b'fast in the cruise and went around the cruise. After sometime, the sea was pretty harsh which resulted in sea sickness for most of the people. Cruise was for 5hrs and we reached Freeport, Grand Bahamas around 1:30 in the afternoon.
Out of 700 islands in the Bahamas, Freeport is the 4th largest island. The island is lush green and is very scenic esp the beaches. The sea is green and the sand is white and this added more beauty to the beaches. This being a hurricane season, there were not many tourists in the island, so it was even more relaxing for us. We took a city tour, toured the entire island, a beautiful garden there, International market, famous market place which is good for shopping, dining etc, Isle of capri casino, did jetskiing and finally took a scooter ride. We rented a scooter for few hours and both of drove for sometime. It was a good experience for me as it reminded me of my college days in India.
Adding to all the excitement, on the last day while returning to the cruise port in Bahamas, we were taken to the port from the resort in a Limousine. I was so thrilled as I always told my husband that I wanted to take a Limousine before I leave this country. That was awesome.
While coming back to Florida, this time we went around the cruise, played games, had fun.
Overall, it was a wonderful experience for me. Thanks to my dear husband for such a wonderful trip followed by Hawaii.

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Firstly, I didn't know what the title for this should be?Left it like that..........
Like every other day, afternoons are a bit boring for me. DH leaves home by 8:30, so by that time cooking is also done as I have to pack him lunch, after that phone calls, take bath, pooja, chatting, browsing, updating/moderating blogs.... then WHAT??? Each day, is different, but I wonder why can't there be a difference to my afternoons. Yesterday was one such boring afternoon, was watching some movie and even then I was getting bored. So, I found this extra chart, that was left unused and wanted to do some justice to that lonely chart. I brought the paints whatever I had at home, brush, shells that we collected in a near by beach and started doing something. Finally it turned out like this. Though, this is not something that I had in my mind when I started, I am happy the way it came out.

Hope you will like it.

Celebrating 3 Years

I still remember the day 3 years back, getting ready to go to the airport and catch up my very first flight ever in my life to the US. It was a mixed feeling : 1. Feeling very bad to leave my parents and sister, knowing that I will not get to see them for next one year, all 4 of us trying very hard not to show our emotions out, so that nobody bursts out, cracking some stupid jokes to which everybody is laughing which makes no sense ; 2. Feeling very happy and excited to meet my husband after a month; 3. All tensed as to how I will be able to manage with the authorities in the airport, will I be able to catch up the correct connecting flight (thanks to my co-sis for giving me detailed mail about this) ; 5. Wishing and hoping to meet someone I knew in the airport till final destination (strange n funny). These were the feelings and thoughts 3 years back.

Just about 30mins before we leave our house to the airport, I still remember my chat with my DH saying I don’t want to come there, I want to stay back. This is the dialog I told my DH who is all excited about my coming after all the mess and stress at the US Consulate. I can imagine how irritated he would have been, reading this.

After reaching the airport, thankfully we found someone who said he will guide me till half-way. I went checked-in my luggage, took my boarding pass and came back to my parents and in-laws to say my final goodbye for that time. I still remember that scene in my mind, my mother, father and sister looking deep into my eyes thinking “when will we get to see her again”, my mother hugging me and kissing me with all the warmth and love and didn’t want to leave me. But, I had to go. Once I got in the queue, I didn’t even get to turn back and see my parents. This was my most heart-breaking incidents in my life. Probably, everybody might have felt the same.

Finally, landed here without any hassles. Right from the day 1 it’s been such a wonderful journey for me with my DH. He has been so co-operative, loving and guided me like a friend in each and every step. And from then on, it’s been a totally different story.

All the time I heard stories of people telling me about their experiences when they go to a different country. Initially I thought even I will feel the same, but it didn’t. My husband, my brother-in-law and co-sister came to the airport to receive me.

For the first few months, it was as if I was dreaming. Because, never in my life, I thought or wished to go to a different country. So, when I actually came here, I am not thrilled, excited nothing I felt of that sort. It felt as any other new place other than my home. Had I had that excitement or wanting to go to a different country, I probably might have felt the same.

In these 3years, we lived in 4 different states and got an opportunity to cover up to 28 states. Experienced the beauty of all seasons, made good friends, learned new ways of life. In between got an opportunity to go home for vacation. Overall its been excellent.

One of my friends asked me, how does it feel? Well, it doesn’t make any difference to me. But, yes with time flying so fast, feels strange that I am here for 3yrs. Never thought of going out for work, so stayed home almost all the time. This staying alone helped me discover my new self – my new strengths and weaknesses. My patience level has increased from better to best. I have become more judgmental in a better sense. Learned new things, yet there are so many pending for me to learn.

Well, dear friends this is my first entry in this blog. Promise you all to come up with more.