I'm going show shopping with daddy! its been a long time since he bought me something. ever since i began working, i've insisted on paying my own bills and (proudly so) have stuck to it.
but now things r a bit different. i'm on living on a shoe string budget and buying anything, let alone shoes, is quite out of the question. i've been saving up for a trip and hence have voluntarily sealed off my bank account. so i have a paltry some of a couple of thousand rupees to spend each month.
anyway, getting back to my shoe shopping, before u say anything, i'm going to buy basic shoes....the ones i need for everyday use. not gonna take advantage of my dad's spoiling spree! hehe! so good i am :P
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
I Miss
I miss going out on dates. its been so long that i've been on a date. those simple, silly ones. where u just meet up n go have coffee or take hand-in-hand walks n then he drops you home. those silly movie dates where u just giggle thru the entire movie, the ice-cream afterwards.
i miss getting all excited n dressing up for the date. i miss spending hours in front of the mirror deciding wat to wear. i just miss.....
GOSH!! i havent been on a date for sooooo long!! :(
i miss getting all excited n dressing up for the date. i miss spending hours in front of the mirror deciding wat to wear. i just miss.....
GOSH!! i havent been on a date for sooooo long!! :(
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Little Pooja
I had the most amazing experience at New Market today. I always love going to new market, as the place makes me happy. just happy. for so many reasons. and what happened today just added to the it.
I met a little girl, who was selling stuff (like hair clips, safety pins, etc) in a basket. we were inside Nahums n she was lingering outside. i ignored her completely while she was waving out to me n flashing her basket full of goodies. but then she started speaking in english n that's when i took notice. no, not because she spoke "english", but because of the way she did it. she wasn't dressed any better than a beggar, n her overall appearance wasn't to impressive either. but she still smiled n took the effort to speak a language that didnt come natuarlly to her. i was so impressed.
i learnt that her name was pooja n she has been working in the area for the last 10 years. she could not have been any more than 11 or 12, n i was told that she used to beg before n now she sells. it was the most wonderful thing i heard in a long time n it really made me happy. i didnt need any of the things she was selling, but i just bought something to encourage her. i had a brief conversation with her n she told me that she goes to school every single day n loves to study. n all the while she spoke in english, n most of it was perfect :)
it really made my day. i was so happy to see a little girl fighting against all odds n doing well too (i would definitely say so coz very few people give up begging n get enrolled in schools, n that too while coming from a background like that).
next time i go to new market, i'll surely hope to meet pooja n ask her how well she is doing in school :)) GOD BLESS HER!!!
I met a little girl, who was selling stuff (like hair clips, safety pins, etc) in a basket. we were inside Nahums n she was lingering outside. i ignored her completely while she was waving out to me n flashing her basket full of goodies. but then she started speaking in english n that's when i took notice. no, not because she spoke "english", but because of the way she did it. she wasn't dressed any better than a beggar, n her overall appearance wasn't to impressive either. but she still smiled n took the effort to speak a language that didnt come natuarlly to her. i was so impressed.
i learnt that her name was pooja n she has been working in the area for the last 10 years. she could not have been any more than 11 or 12, n i was told that she used to beg before n now she sells. it was the most wonderful thing i heard in a long time n it really made me happy. i didnt need any of the things she was selling, but i just bought something to encourage her. i had a brief conversation with her n she told me that she goes to school every single day n loves to study. n all the while she spoke in english, n most of it was perfect :)
it really made my day. i was so happy to see a little girl fighting against all odds n doing well too (i would definitely say so coz very few people give up begging n get enrolled in schools, n that too while coming from a background like that).
next time i go to new market, i'll surely hope to meet pooja n ask her how well she is doing in school :)) GOD BLESS HER!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
once more....
once more...just once more someone tells me "teaching is the best job for a woman", i'll kill them.
it's so frigging annoying to hear this. its just plain ridiculous. ufffff!! why r ppl so weird?!! i'm so tired of having to hear this everytime i tell sum1 wat i do. "oh ur a teacher...wonderful...thats the best job for a girl.".....like women cant do anything else...like they were only born to cook n clean n reproduce....n they should only hav a job that lets them come back at 1 pm so that they can do all that.
GAWD!!!!
i didnt take up teaching bcoz i thot it was well suited for me, the woman....it was just well suited for ME, irrespective of my gender. am pretty sure i would have been a teacher even if i were a boy. n wat the heck...the best teachers i hav had over the years have all been men....starting from mr ross in class 5 to berty dasilva in college.
ppl, specially the i-have-left-my-brains-in-the-16th-century middle aged indian men (and some women too!), need to grow up. BIG TIME!
it's so frigging annoying to hear this. its just plain ridiculous. ufffff!! why r ppl so weird?!! i'm so tired of having to hear this everytime i tell sum1 wat i do. "oh ur a teacher...wonderful...thats the best job for a girl.".....like women cant do anything else...like they were only born to cook n clean n reproduce....n they should only hav a job that lets them come back at 1 pm so that they can do all that.
GAWD!!!!
i didnt take up teaching bcoz i thot it was well suited for me, the woman....it was just well suited for ME, irrespective of my gender. am pretty sure i would have been a teacher even if i were a boy. n wat the heck...the best teachers i hav had over the years have all been men....starting from mr ross in class 5 to berty dasilva in college.
ppl, specially the i-have-left-my-brains-in-the-16th-century middle aged indian men (and some women too!), need to grow up. BIG TIME!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Hoola - Hooped
ever tried hoola hooping? if u havent, u MUST! its just the most fun thing! i was actually inspired by a bunch of 8 year old girls. it always amazes me as to how those little girls twirl the hoops around themselves with so much ease. i, for some reason, never tried doing it. i always had an idea that i wont b able to do it.
that was till today.
all it took for me to get hooked on to the hoop was a little bit of begging from 3 little girls who insisted i play with them too. their toy was...well...the mighty hoop n i only complied. secretly i had been hoping all these days that they would ask me to join them, so wen it happened today i was overjoyed!
it didnt go too well initially. i had a tough time trying to keep it off the floor...but once i got the hang of it, there really was no stopping me. n the poor kids were kinda hoping they didnt invite me to the game! "Ma'am can i please have a turn now", "ma'aam the bell's going to ring...i want to show u a new trick"...they tried it all, but i refused to give the hoop back :D
may sound mean now, but if u were there, u wud have known y i turned a deaf ear to them. hehe! n then when i had to give it up, i went over to the other group n skipped. it was a lot of fun too, but then that's sumthin i've done before...so wat the heck!!
i sometimes envy myself for having the best job in the world. who else gets to (literally) play in the middle of the day....n not just play FARMVILLE! :P
that was till today.
all it took for me to get hooked on to the hoop was a little bit of begging from 3 little girls who insisted i play with them too. their toy was...well...the mighty hoop n i only complied. secretly i had been hoping all these days that they would ask me to join them, so wen it happened today i was overjoyed!
it didnt go too well initially. i had a tough time trying to keep it off the floor...but once i got the hang of it, there really was no stopping me. n the poor kids were kinda hoping they didnt invite me to the game! "Ma'am can i please have a turn now", "ma'aam the bell's going to ring...i want to show u a new trick"...they tried it all, but i refused to give the hoop back :D
may sound mean now, but if u were there, u wud have known y i turned a deaf ear to them. hehe! n then when i had to give it up, i went over to the other group n skipped. it was a lot of fun too, but then that's sumthin i've done before...so wat the heck!!
i sometimes envy myself for having the best job in the world. who else gets to (literally) play in the middle of the day....n not just play FARMVILLE! :P
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