Ho Ho Ho..MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Merry Christmas!

25'December 2010, a day in my life i shall always treasure...

Frankly, i did not quiet think the day will turn out the way it did. 24th morning.. i was hoping like the many years to be excited and filled with enthusiasm. But it was not. I was low when i woke up. Was already ailing with viral for a week; On the verge of recovery but throat just did not cooperate. To top it all, i had the worst dream i ever had and cant seem to forget the details of my dream.. I'd like to call it a night mare!!! I have woken up crying from my dreams..but this was worst than them all..

I was a complete zombie when i woke up this morning. I wanted to go some where far; be to myself; may be take a walk along the beach or so... [I do get into such phases and modes..especially when its the least expected out of me on an eventful & happy day.. :( ] To top it all, woke up to a bad news... rather now after some hours i will call it sad news..

This Christmas was special not just for the Telangs as we had Baby Trisha join the gang..But we had one of my brother's close friend's family here..(its like one big family). I'd like to say, we are a family of 7 now & not just 5. The sad news was that bhaiya had to leave us for India for some important and urgent issues.. Already the sad that i was...now i was even worse. [Was hoping midnight would brighten me up..nah! not after knowing all the plans are scrapped..the news was such..]

Anyways, after a few hours of my morose self..and observing everyone doing something or the other..and ma busy embroidering Trisha's dress with "MY FIRST CHRISTMAS"..I was woken up from my state when bhabhi reminded me of Trisha's socks.. oops! i had to sew frills on to them.. Realized the plans were not fully gonna be scrapped! :) Not like i was charged up at the thought of putting up Red frills on baby's socks..but at-least i was feeling some life getting back into me...Although i kept thinking..."does it make one bit sense to share happiness?"..considering the morning's experience.. I was annoyed with people...People love to know what's happening in the others life but Bloody can stand them happy ever.. the moment a person is happy there are 500 people to ask.."dude! y r u so happy?" ...I just have one thing to say to those annoying unenthusiastic ones..."boss..get a life! if u can't be happy in some one's happiness or excitement..then bloody well dont spoil it either... just ignore the happiness u see around and continue to brood like u do..." [bunch of jerks!]

Anyways, the excitement was coming back among all, especially when Ajay & Mamma went shopping for tomorrow's lunch & dinner special grocery shopping.. ;)
[the original plan was...
Lunch: Pasta, Fish Fry, Veg cutlets, Cake, & Wine
Dinner: Chicken Barbecue, veg barbecue, marshmallows, bread & wine]
The plan got revised now that one member was less..just instead of barbecue..we'll be going out for a buffet after roaming a few places! :P while the chicken got transferred to my department for my experiments.. ;)

Bhabhi & J di were busy preparing cakes. I decided to help them out. Made the Tofu special dinner ;) (ok! M not blowing my own trumpet...Okay! Honestly...But yeah its true that i have always been an emergency scenario cook & additional help...i only cook or help when every one else is busy with something equally important ! :D)

So Here is how i came back to life...
During dinner i was told we are going for mid night service.. that did the trick... now i knew there's gonna be cake & wine toasting & the secret Santa gifts opening....
I was all happy.. i like going for mid night masses.. there's much more enthusiasm & excitement among people even at church...after all, when we can stay awake at 2400hrs for our own bday and njoi every moment of it..then y not Christmas.. (truth: i hate getting up early morning to go to church)
I was dolled up..the mass was superb..sermon was good..St. Anne Church, Bukit Mertajaya @ 22:30hrs.. mass got over at 2400 hrs sharp..The crib was beautiful... the church is an ancient old church..wished each other...lots of christmas carols...simply WOW!!! [Malaysians are very happy & docile people..they need not know you to wish you or smile at you.. i like it! :)]...

As per plan it was time for us, to get back home..it was secret santa gift & cake-wine time. We opened the wine bottle...toasted to Trisha, Health & prosperity for all...grabbed on some kusvars..and all set to open the gifts.. We were excited..& anxious to know what we were all getting from our respective secret santas... lol..it was fun...25yrs + and we looked 5 years old...mom & dad were the smallest kids among us i guess... I have never seen this much excitement or craze among any of us over christmas and gifts ever.....

To our surprise, although we missed bhaiya.. we enjoyed the gift opening...the secret santas turned out funny but weirdly interesting. Here's the list:

• Ma's was me
• Dad's was Ajay
• Ajay's was bhabhi
• Bhabhi's was Dad
• Mine was Ma
• Bhaiya's was J Di
• J Di's was bhaiya...
• and we all were Trisha's secret santa.. ;)

Guess what..although i had Mamma as my secret santa, it turned out that i had many more secret santas....hurray! i got loads & loads of gifts.. :P

I like getting gifts..though i dont get any.. :( so tis time i was second in line after Trisha.. :P
Feels good to be getting gifts and loved so much even now... :)
Vaise i got others gifts too...from what ever i had saved..its not yet pay back time for me...but i have my accounts well kept...I will pay back soon...

And here's a toast to my family & extended family... I love u all & thank u for this day.. it feels good! & the best news is...all's well at bhaiya's end too back in India..

So here's to love, health, & prosperity!
MERRY CHRISTMAS & a very happy & prosperous new year.... :)

Till then.....Ciao

Love,
Appu

2:40 AM 'n' wide awake....

Its 2:30 AM & i am wide awake! ...Afterall, its Christmas!!!!

Christmas has been my all time favs. After high school when the family invariably used to spend every festival together...Its only christmas & new year that brings us home...to family!

This year is even more special..we have baby Trisha (my lil niece) joining us hence forth...M so thrilled..so excited...

Few hours more and ...yippie! MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

anxious to know who my secret santa is...n what santa's got me...

Phuleezee santa phuleezee...get me what i want.. i dont ask for a lot..just couple of importants things in life...i knw u can hear me some where & can get me my tiny lil things...Pleaseeeeeeeeee!!! :P

Love,

Appu

My fav Video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLu_UK_MpfA

My Bon Voyage-8.12.2010

Every day is a new day here...with new experiences and funny moments... What better to start with than the Bon voyage i had... So here's a narration of my victorious voyage to Pinang...I hope u have fun reading it.. not like i was super excited or was having one bit of fun going through the trip..but thinking of it now..i kinda enjoyed it..I guess!!!! ????? :)

Okay.. so here's how my journey began...
I reached airport..and dont know why but it dint quiet seem my usual self at the rate i was dropping evrything i held.. Started with my phone.. dropped it a zillion times.. went to check in and there was this huge line in the only 3 counters that were open for AK224 to KL.. tried figuring out what was happening and after lot of observation realised the crowd was of some tour group called silverline or something... it apperaed more as a bihar railway station..the noise, chaos, hustle-bustle...laugh..excitement..everything which had not observed at an airport so far!!!!
Anyways after waiting for like a good 50 mins i got my turn to be the next to check in..when an old malaysian aunty..as she claimed though she dint quiet look any bit old...especially looking at her lugagge and strength to carry it...nah! but she barged through and went before me..i was cheesed off by then..n the only thing she spoke was something only she possibly understood as a reason to cut the line and go ahead...cause i dint get understand a wordof what she said..
Finally! Moved on..and I was checking in. When the person at the counter was curious to know how i lived in so many places...considering my passport bearing lucknow & hyderabad..and i was travelling to pinang... so dealt with it..but the person was the only happy face ..so answered him..and decided to hv breakfast...
I was terribly hungry by the time i completed stage 1 of operation KL... :) " believe it or not" but in the 5 mins to find myself a place to sit & hv my breakfast & also pick up a book for the planned 6 hr wait that was scheduled at KL ...i dropped my ticket several times...my phone another 2 times..n finally my bag also...( I think i had butter fingers that day...)

It was 8:15 by the time Stage 1 got over. I thought i could proceed towards immigration as my boarding pass mentioned an 8:25 boarding time... Going by my instincts i thought the tour group would hv been done with their immigration as they had all proceeded immediately for immigration after checking in.. To my good/bad luck they were only 3 counters functioning at the immigration check. And thus, the tour group were still in "Q"
Figured out one counter where i dont knw why not much crowd was there..so i decided will head there.. Only after standing in the line for 5 mins more i realised the officer was slow...anyways, i was happy my chance came much earlier than expected...& guess wot...now i knw why the officer was taking time to stamp the passport.... coz he was dozing off while checking the passports...n m not at all exxaggerating... i was smiling looking at him doze..only when his head would jerk out of lack of balance did he wake up... hee hee.. it was funny...

Immigration was done..and i proceeded towards the boarding gate... Was enjoying observing people... especialy the tour group people.. they clicked pictures in front of evrything possible..that to single pose pictures... the gate, the immigration counter, the check in counter, the mannequins standing near the shops after the immigration was done... just about anything... i found it hilarious though i could understand the excitement they would have had about travelling over seas... but i had to pass my time and find some entertainment for myself and thus those people seemed the best!

The boarding started late..at around 8:55AM. everybody rushing towards the gate...i was among the first 5 to 6 who boarded first...actually, i am generally the last one to enter but going by already noticing my co-passengers i thought it wise to board first and not risk chaos later.. Everyone boarded. Air hostess had no space to move around or close the cabinets considering the tour guys dint knw wher to be seated and thus wer busy clicking pics standing in the aisle... Finally their tour guide came and alloted seats...2 of the comparatively quiter ones were sitting besides me.. 2 the tour guide and 2 other men sat in the hot seats...Air hostess came and requested the 3 of them to get up and sit in their respective places...chinki hostesses..the guys said "yes yes" and continued to sit... (i presume they did not understand the lady due to the chinki accent).. after some time again the lady came & requested them to get up...bt that time the main flight steward had announced that seats 2-5 & 12-14 are hot seats and only those with its tickets are allowed to sit ther.. the 3 guys continued saying "yes yes... ok ok"..n kept sitting...ha ha ha...

Finally, the ladies must hv told the steward and so he came to spk to the guys.. again let me tell u the steward was also a chinki guy with an accent which definitely...mmmm..i hope u get my point! am sure u can imagine the plight of the men & the cabin crew.... i was seated at 15F..so was the nearest to understand wht was happening.. the flight took off..stage 2 got over but the crew could make the 3 men understand why they had to get up and take any other seat but the hot seats..couple of the 3 men's frnds asked what was the conversation all about & all they said was... " nothing yaar...no one is allowed to sit near the emergency exit doors..." the whole group of men bursted out laughing at the silliness of the cabin crew... it was too annoying and chaotic..so finally after an hour of their discussion and laughing i told my co-passenger that those seats are paid and his frnds continue to sit ther then they need to pay over and above the already paid amount... That's when those men got up and changed their seats...only to sit in another hot seat... Finally after a lil more hard work the crew was able to move the men out from those seats and get them to sit in their respective seats...
I was so glad they'l be some peace & i can sleep....but i was wrng..the group of men started yapping..cracking jokes..evrything in the most audible manner that their whole group could hear them loud & clear...

I was hungry again.... n luckily we were being served meals...so all happy we were eating our food when it was announced that we have to land for refuelling... To our surprise..we were landing in Kolkata... dint understand why nor have got to knw why that happened...we were clearly told by the pilot it wud be a 30 mins stop over...butt then the stop over dint stop for over 2 hrs and 30 mins...sometimes we wer being updated stating that fuelling is taking time..sometimes it was about paper work...which never seemed to finish.....dint knw wht was happening... but i started feeling sick..AC was swtiched off... while the door was open..though no body could get off...n to top it all the person sitting in front of me took off his shoes...n they were stinking....i thhought i'l inform the air hostess and tell i want to go out...just then the doors were shut and we were taking off...It was here that the group of men clapped with delight oif taking off again...some wher a sarcasm for the crew i think... felt like i was back to college...
By this time i was feeling completely ill and horrible. and ......i was hungry too... ... but coz i was not feeling well i slept off....

I woke up at Indian time 4 PM...and it was a sight to c..the clouds were amazingly beautiful...and i assumed we were gonna reach by 7:30 PM malaysian time...with that thought...i was busy guessing when am i gonna c the clouds getting dark and how they get dark...from the hot sun..to dull clouds...with clouds with silver linnings...to clouds that looked like dark fumes...also..frm sky blue..to dark blue...to red..to orange... to black....i loved it all... It was during this time that the steward announced we would be arriving at 8:10 PM malaysian time... he took the names of all those peoples who had connecting flights and said the ground crew will help..finally we landed....and we had our super excited group of men clapping the second time... i was restless...back was aching and stomach was hurting out of hunger...

I was among the first to rush out as my connecting flight was at 9:55PM..i reached immigration only to find huge slow lines...found one line tht was small so went n stood there..but to my bad luck...the officer was actually very slow and thus the line was not moving... i saw and officer and requested him to help me out but he did nothing...i was irritaed by then...finally i got my chance at 9:05PM... she took another 5 mins..
ran frm immigration to baggage counter ....only to find my baggage's main lock not present...dint quiet think much about it... i took my bag and rushed to the domestic terminal... couldn't find a single air asia person to ask for help...some how managed to find ONE air asia person...was glad he helped me by atleast telling me wher i should go for checking in...finally checked in at 9:30PM... then ran towards boarding...only to find out 5 mins later that the flight was late by 10 mins....anyways... i was not in the right frame of mind...was very irritated...hungry...and tired... I found some fruit salad so was a bit happy after that...n to clam myself i started listening to music...

Hurray!!! i reached penang finally after 8.5 hrs.......................... wht do i call the journey!!!! ???
Here i am..in La La Land... :P

ok la! nw i go la... ;)