Helllllpppp!!!

do not look at the clock!! yes this was posted at a completely insane hour... and what if she told you she just took a break from work?!!

ahem! work has gotten hectic... it's totally Heck(ed) and Tick(ing) like a time bomb with the craziest deadlines/timelines/timezones!!!

her to do list has gone from and A4 sheet to a rolled parchment... and her her shopping list complements it too!! the only way she anticipates all of it will ever happen is if she makes it public property... so here goes:
1. get duplicate copy of telephone bill (the smart babe that she is, she submits the original for reimbursements... and now she needs one for her car loan!! Sam: Wagon R Duo! ;) ) and also carry all docs to Office!!
2. book tickets to the play on Sunday.. 330 show. Talk to Granpa, Nity and Ruchi before doing it!
3. meet up with Aba and KD for purposes which cannot be disclosed on this blog since the purpose is a surprise for someone who generally lands up here! (and no... its not a threesome! sheesh!!)
4. find out cost of something and report to folks sitting in the US to take a decision. (kinda related to 3)
5. eat head for the ultimate plan (related to 3 and 4... i know im getting too elusive here!! just eat my head with the numbers ok. and 3, 4 and 5 need to happen over the weekend at any cost!!!)
6. buy blue paint.. a painting stands incomplete for want of it.
7. buy earrings, a decent lip color (or if everything fails pick up one from di;s cupboard at the stopover in mumbai.. :D )... for a wedding!! (i'm terrible at buying the jangly stuff!!!!)
8. get something for this Bhanja of mine! :))) the problem is to be able to choose what!
9. bhidao head for what to get for the Bhanja's dad as well!!!
10. get the travel charger for the ipod!
11. read through a 250 page document and figure out EVERY word of it!
12. get something for Jaanemann! (and Jaanemann is my girlfriend.. go figure!)
13. follow the work wali to do to the last lil bit!!
14. tell the gym instructor u wont make it till 10th of the July!!!
15. get hair color done.. and get rid of all the other things that come along with being a woman that she needs to get rid of!
16. take print outs of the tickets
17. breathe - eat - drink lotsa water
18. book gas so that it comes by the time im back in town!
19. go to blossoms and find good stuff to do timepass in the train with.
20. transfer all perishables to mishtha's fridge!
21. pack
22. work work and then some more work!
23. learn to wear bengali sari.

so kindly do the needful and bug the life out of me!!!!!!!!

home....

and in a tough spot of your life you turn to mom and dad.. no matter what the differences.. no matter what the shaadi k naatak... you just know that u need dad's hugs and mom's parathas!

Dialling Dad: Hi Doll! How are you?
Me: :) good (hiding everything...). u sound busy..
Dad: yaa.. i'll call back sweetheart?
Me: sure. luv u Dad. bye!

Dialling Mom: Hi! I see a lot of patients lining up.. I'll call back?
Me: :) cool.

Dialling Di: Hiii!! I'm verry busy right now.. I'll call u?
Me: kya hai ye? mumma busy, papa busy, aap bhi busy!
Di: ~laughs! bye!
Me: bye!

First one to call back Mom: Hi doll! kya chal raha hai?!
Me: :) work from home!
Mom: long day yesterday...
Me: yuppp.... (without going into the details!)
~ general chit chat about how things are.. about the car I'm planning to buy... all of that...
Mom: kuch khaya? (she never really asks me that... i guess she figures somehow that I'm not really ok and have been eating junk food)
Me: ~sheepishly.. maggi, bread jam... doodh bhi piya!
Mom: eat sumthin green.. make urself a nice dinner ok!
Me: ~ missing her bad! yup.. will. bye take care!

Next up Di calls and in the background I hear the happy sounds of my 8 months old Nephew!!!! :)) Makes my day always!
Di: so wassup?
Me: PMS-ing!!!
Di: oh no!!!
Me: ho hum!
Di: howz Jeet? (Jeet is Mr Knight in shining armour or as probably he would prefer it... demon in blood curdling darkness!)
Me: lets not even talk about the men in my life and their withdrawal symptoms!!!
Di: shit! all snapping at each other?!
Me: worse!
and my darling Pinky Singh urf Shauya Veer lets out another few happy screams!! :)
General chit chat again about work et al..
Di: u have to come for my bachchu's bday!
Me: 5th Nov! u bet i'm there! see he gets a guitar on his 2nd bday.. what shud he get on his first??
Di: Mom's givin him a cycle!
Me: Drum set! :D
Di: Thanks! (as sarcastically as possible!)
Both: :D laughing!!!!

Mom calls again... by now I'm sure she's figured I need her...
Mom: Medical rep jus gave me tea tree face wipes!
Me: :) smilin as much as I can... those are goood!
Mom: :) Im keepin them for u!
Me: :) cool!
Mom: eat sumthing ok? (100% she knows!)
Me: yup... luv u!

Dad's call came waiting while talkin to Mom...
I call back: Hiii!
Dad: :) Hi!! kaisi hai? (he's always overjoyed to hear me!)
Me: mast hoon...
Dad: u got the invoice right?
Me: yup.. will find out about the loan and stuff tomorrow
Dad: yaa.. once u send me the draft it takes me 3 weeks to process it!
Me: hmmm... so car by august looks like?
Dad: yup.. plan it like that! so u'll book my return flight tickets right? (and grinning!)
Me: :D yuppp.. once u come here we shall seee!!! since I;m the one who's booking them! (dead give away.... now he also knows!)
Dad: mera bachcha! bed liya? (standing argument between us... i likethe mattress on the floor.. no i want you to have a bed... coffee toffee coffee)
Me: car le rahi hoon... bed ved k paise nahi hain!
Dad: i have 3 complaints.. na bed liya.. na apni foto bheji aur na ladka pasand kiya!!
Me: Dad buying a car now! no money for the bed! I'm not fotogenic and I'm buying a car now! I dont need a ladka!!!
Dad: Anshuuuuu!!!! ur mom married me and not a car!!!
Me: ~both laughing now! You and mom were different dad!
Dad: Anshuuu!!!!!
Me: ~still grinning.. bye dad!!!!!

sometimes it just gets lonely... u miss the banter... u miss hurling pillows at each other... following mom around the house just to talk to her... pataoing dad to make you "omlette bread chips"... fighting with di for chindi things like 'u'll wear my tshirt and make it loose!'... sometimes... u just miss them... jus so so much!

and presenting to you ladies and gentlemen... the dude who can make any damn one smile! Pinky Singh urf Shaurya Veer:

oh rhymes and nick names!

Ani: yellos! :)
nut~who: yello yellow...dirty fellow ...
hehehe
Ani: blue blue polish my shoe!
nut~who: red red ???
Ani: susu in the bed! :D
and green green kachrateen!
nut~who: lolz...well i really dint think of susu...hehehehe
Ani: :D hee hee
nut~who: pink pink ???
Ani: u stink!
nut~who: hahaha...i knew it was coming....and now when did u sniff ??
Ani: :D i not a dog mister!
nut~who: ok...let it be...lemme not get inot all that...
kaise hain aap ???
Ani: :D mast ekdum
aap sunao
ki haal chaal?
vohi haddi n vohi khaal?
nut~who: haan...thodi charbi aa gayee hain in dino ...
Ani: :D fat man and robin?
how much more prosperity do u wanna prove to the world?
nut~who: lolz...
laziness...and not prosperity...anyways my doc is happy...bcoz she says i am underwt and shud put on another 7 more kgs...hehehe
Ani: hmm... 'she'.. interesting!!!
nut~who: haha...how predicatable...n cliched...aneesha gulati...
Ani: somethings dont change now do they! this is one of those!!!
n wow!! its been ages since someone used my full name!!!!
its gone down to motee / ani
aneesha is slowly becoming too long for the office folks as well!
nut~who: why moti ??
Ani: oh that's like a "proper noun" as a friend says..
i may lose how much ever weight i want but i will ALWAYS be MOTEE!
nut~who: moti as in pearl ??
Ani: and its motEE and not moti the dog ok?!!
nut~who: lolz
Ani: ~ now if u put it as a pearl.. :D
hmm...!
but nah! stil motEE!!
nut~who: see ...u read me wrong.....aneesha...:-((
Ani: ~ sheesh! stop using my full name! its freaking me out man!
n i luv u old man!
nut~who: ani sounds more like an angrez poodle...(Ani cringes at that one and lets it pass knowing that its a futile argument with the old man!)
so wot do u want...ani, moti, motee...aneesha ?
or gudiya?
Ani: watever happened to 'gudiya' ??
:D u read my mind!
nut~who: i try read ur mind...but kya kare...i run out of words...hehehehe
Ani: wow!! itna golmaal hai??!!!! (and then i know of people who call me 'epitome of complexity!')
nut~who: naah not complex...its jus that one really cant read blank pages...jus stare at them...hehhehe...kora kagaz
hehehehe
Ani: aaj subah se main hi mili kya??!!! :'(
nut~who: haan yaar...coming to think of it...i have been kinda busy since morning...got up on the wrong side on my bed...and my bed is along the wall...then was late to work...rushed to a stupid presentation with the bankers...after that some interviews...EOD reached the gym to realise i dint bring my shorts...reached home pissed , emptyed my gym bag to see my shorts neatly tucked at the bottm...hehehehehe...its been one hellava day...
Ani: :D hey! dont gimme competition in being jinxed ok?!!!
nut~who: its not jinx...mera bad luck hee kharab tha aaj ...
hehehe
Ani: ~ wicked grin!

In coversation with the quintessential Dada

Ani: ram ram! :)

Dada: haan.. how u

Ani: kya kar rahe ho? apun mast

Dada: bas 8:30 ko call hai uska wait kar rah hoon(the travails of an IT industry employee with a US client.. work begins in the evening). Aaj promottion list nikla. chk kar rah tha!

Ani: :) sahiiiiiiiii! aap kahan pahunch gaya?

Dada: kahi nahi (the travails of a BA in the IT industry.. or should I borrow a phrase from a friend and say the travails of a 'general category male candidate working with the IT Industry')

Ani: :))) arrey aap tension kyon leta hai?!

Dada: maine aaj tak tension liya hai

Ani: ye to point hai. jis din aapko tension hoega us din to tsunami earthquake volcano sab saath me aayega

Dada: aur batao

listen

Ani: listenao

Dada: one of these weekneds make some plan for konkan coast i can come from pune overnight

Ani: apun 3rd to 10th raipur ja rela hai

Dada: july na

Ani: konkan coast is not a 2 day trip

Dada: abhi kuch plan banao

Ani: its 3 days minimum inclusive of travel time

Dada: arre ek jagah jao

yehi to problem hai

Ani: haan ek hi jagah eg: Karwar

Dada: see

select one nice place

udhar jao

dont go for sight seeing

bakwaas hai woh sab

ek chaadi daalo

aur beer lelo

beach pe soo jao

2 days

dont u see how these firngs spend time

in one place

thts the best holiday

click snaps

come back show it to friends

try n make them feel jealous

yehi hai apna holiday ka funda

need to change that

Ani: coming weekend to i am working anyways (so its not just the male candidates here now!).. next weekend ka kuch karte hain

Dada: abhi karna hi aaisa nahi

start thinking

something might happen

Ani: :) ji salute!

Dada: u bar mite me

ddt (a name that took away all the syllables!) will come from mumbai

Ani: jeet jagrit rathore shekhar

Dada: yes

see

now u r talking

Ani: anant sweekar nity ruchi

Dada: now u r shouting

Ani: :D hee hee hee

Dada: scream kaha gaya

Ani: abhi aur kaun?? baakii ka shaadi ho gaya hai

Dada: i now

shaadi ho gaya

Ani: :D hee hee

Dada: kaisa halat hoga unka

(n i im sooooo... dead after this!)

Chaos as it reigns

An incomplete painting stares at her... an inspiration tends to grip...

An obsessive compulsive cooking disorder..... and a desperate attempt to lose some weight beckons!

Confusion abounds: Wagon R New vs 2nd Hand Jeep... vs even a cycle u know!!

Another tattoo she's been wishing for!

A wish list that extends from microwave safe baking dishes to plants she wants to grow!!!

Scattered, cluttered.... Grinning at her own mess!!

stocked up fridge... canvases she can paint on... t-shirts she can mess with... wires... some cardboard... a swiss knife restored ;) .... a few crazy ideas in her head... a ladder she wants to get... a few pots to grow some stuff.. a lot of her willing to burst out and express itself in myriad ways...!

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