Walkathon Week

I'm not sure whether or not I've managed to become a true new yorker yet, but I do know that I managed to survive a three day strike commuting cross town! Yes, it did warrant a lot of walking, and a lot of hitching and, unfortunately, no new men, but overall I survived.
Now, when a city's local transport starts striking - the general reaction of people around was pretty anxious like "oh my god, how do I get to work?" and "oh my god I can't afford cabs everyday".
Mine, on the other hand, was "oh goody, I get to hitch - maybe I'll get picked up in more way than one ;)" Obviously, this didn't happen. Am I an optimist or just really desperate?

But, on the bright side, pakistani friend of mine, Sabina (aka susu Assmati Dykistani) from Boston was staying with me - which was super fun. Didn't really do much outside of hanging out, but it was quality time well spent. And will be spending 8 hrs with nonie tomorrow at JFK bec she has a layover before she goes to India - woo hoo!!

Big plans for the weekend - laundry, house cleaning, and probably, dog cleaning. *sigh*
Merry Christmas and all that - not really feeling the christmas capitalism this year - still waiting for my miracle.

Air India fatties finally getting some pudding!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4530914.stm

Master of Science

And so thus ends my time at NYU. It was fun. I learnt a lot and all that jazz - but I'm twice as tense now because the limbo period has just begun.
Fortunately, I will still be going into the lab full time, and doing something constructive with my time and not going kuku doing nothing.

Courtesy mad-bawi-socialite Kerman

*Crazy Complaints from Gujaratis .......*

These are extracts from actual letters sent to Leicester council and Housing associations written by Gujaratis:

1. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off.

2. I wish to complain that my father hurt his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.

3. And their 18-year-old son is continually banging his balls against my fence.

4. I wish to report that the tiles are missing from the outside toilet roof. I think it was that bad wind the other night that blew them off.

5. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall.

6. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path, my wife tripped and fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant?

7. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and the rest are plain filthy.

8. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared.

9. Will you please send a man to look at my water? It is a funny colour and not fit to drink.

10. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces.

11. I want to complain about the farmer across the road, every morning at 6:00 am his cock wakes me up and its now getting too much for me.

12. The man next door has a large erection in the garden, which is unsightly and dangerous.

13. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two small children and would like a third so please send someone round to do something about it.

14. I am a single woman living in a downstairs flat and would you please do something about the noise made by the man I have on top of me every night.

15. Please send a man with the right tool to finish the job and satisfy my wife.

Teri Yaad Aaye (I remember you)

Bollywood music on the telly (Raja Hindustani no less), eating boiled eggs spiced with chaat masla, and in a state of mild hangover....

*sigh* Missing Mumbai...

*sigh*

I'm an uncle. My cousin, who acts like a grandfather long before his wife was preggers, just delivered las night. Her name is Anya. And she's going to call me kaka (kaka = uncle in gujarati).

What's up with these people? Do they have no respect for my anti ageing? hmph!!

Not that I'm self centered or anything.

Heterosexuality in a pill?

So bhangu's co worker came across this : Heteracil is apparently a pill for male homosexuality disorder. Symptoms include sexual fantasies about other men, and effeminate behavior (But if you enjoy the symptoms - is it still really a disorder?).

Of course, this pill doesnt have its generic name listed, and is (no surprise here) manufactured by Shitty..err..shetty pharma - desi alert.

Hm. Maybe I should try some. Wonder if it'll help me pick up men - I mean what with ONLY women being attracted to me - maybe if I turn it the other way around, I'll get more men, and then stop taking it - so that I can get hot men.

mmm....hot men....