Yay!!

Yay my 2 tb hard disk is shipped! I hope to be receiving it by next week!!

I have a bunch of pics n data to be transferred from my Mac!

Also have to dig my older external hard disk for some high res pics from my recent trips! Was browsing thru some old picasaweb albums n seemed to like a few on my revisit! I hope I have those pics in my hard disk n I ve not deleted due to low space in my current disk!

Keeping my fingers crossed! I should also organize the pics! Meaning have to remove many unwanted pics that are occupying space! Don’t know when i ll have that time!

Listening to some of my fave songs while lying along with t n waiting for her to sleep! I was listening to skandha sashti kavasam after a long long time! Kind of listening to it 3-4 times a day in the last 3-4 days! I recently downloaded that song n transfd into my iPhone! It’s almost like t’s sleep song now ) when I play that song she comes n lies next to me! But after few mins she ll want to run n play n even dance to that song )

It’s getting chilly every day ;(( but still managed to step out for a small walk with t for some 30 mins this morning! She jus wants to stay out all day!! Tough to get her into the house after the outing!!

Been watching many movies random ones on Netflix again ) jus some junk time pass! I don’t know which tv show to start watching! Feel like starting something! )

Alright ll go n eat! She’s slept!! I didnt cook anything major today! Jus lil tomato onion fry! Actually boring to cook jus for me Also might experiment some splash shots if I have time!

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Wow super fast week

It’s Friday tomorrow!!!! I m super excited! Can’t believe time went by this fast! I don’t know how! Nothing major done this week! Yet it’s Soo fast!!!

I m jus back from Walmart after some left over shopping! Skipped Indian store as I wanted to try a new one over the weekend with a!

Last night a’s friend had come home for dinner! I made dosa ratna cafe sambar! It turned out so tasty!!

Jus made vangibath! Yet to eat! Thought ll put t to sleep n then eat but that s not working so might end up eating n feeding t n then let her sleep! Even I might crash with her in that case!!!

A is not coming home for lunch for the last 3 days! He was bored with home food for lunch it seems n wanted to eat out! I let him do that jus to see how long he can do that!!! And I get more time too ! I mean cook at my leisure n cook anything I like!

Alright as I m writing t has almost slept I think! I ll use this opp to finish some work!!!

Oo I got some glasses to do some experiment with splash shots. Might try in a while!

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Super fast sunday!

Sunday is done too:((
this day was pretty fast! We went out to one Thai place for lunch! Food was yummy!!!

Since there was a lot of paper work to do for a we returned back after lunch. It became 330 by then itself! Then after getting back home I decided to drive to the Indian store.

After getting back home had some cleaning up to do then gave food to t n now lying down with her. Once she sleeps I should go n break my head about dinner. Don’t know what to make:((

I didn’t watch anything last night. Crashed off in the next 15 mins! I ll be doing the same today too! But I feel like watching something

One of the best way to put t to sleep is calm her slowly n play some soft songs in the radio n she ll doze in few mins!!! But that calming part is so difficult for me! I should learn that art from a!

Time pass iClick today! )

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Slow Saturday!

Ooooo how much sleepy I m ( Its only around 830pm n I m dozing already I want to stay up n edit few pictures n watch some movie or something in the tv.., I m lying down with t n listening to my fave songs in the radio n I think in this rate I ll be the first to crash than t!

Today was a lil lazy n slow day! I m feeling like this after a long long time! Nothing major…did some simple brunch n most of the time went off in playing wii n with t! Then went for a jlt drive in the eve n picked up samosa from some chaat cafe! If only I knew we ll end up buying some chaat We might ve gone to the usual chat place! It was like we drove some 45 mins to pick those samosas! They were tasting jus ok or below average too. I so badly wanted to eat some Indian chat suddenly! Else might ve stopped at my fave corner house bakery n picked up something!

Then after dropping us home a went to pick some nice dinner for him from a new Indian restaurant. I was so full from the not so good samosa itself! Meanwhile i finished ts dinner! Then had lil leftover of ts dinner n some fruits! So didn’t join a!

All of a sudden i feel like watching some comedy scenes or lollu Sabha types! Might do that if I m awake!

Last night too we picked our dinner out! I ordered from madras pavilion after a while! Then ended up watching luck by chance! I love this movie a lot! One of my favorite Bollywood movie hands down. I don’t know why many ppl don’t like it that much like the way me n a does! I ve lost count how many times I have seen this movie! still loving it!! The acting is Soo good by everyone!

We are planning to go out for lunch tomorrow n then might stop by at a’s friends place for a while. I want to go to some nice thai place! Been sooo long!

Yay finally t crashed before me!!! I ll use the time to watch something!

Time pass low res iPhone edits! Pics clicked using my canon during my India trip early last year!

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Yay it's Friday tomorrow!!

Yay! It’s Friday tomorrow! I went to krogers n also a lil drive jus like that after that n got back home! Today a had plans to eat out. So I made something simple for me n t n stepped out in the morning. Once I started driving I was back to my normal self! Fear disappeared! Tomo planning to drive to the Indian store!

I didnt click pics today. I was so busy n occupied with t! Time jus went off jus like that!! It was lil chill today although it was in 60s! So I didn’t step out as well!! I was occupied in watching the office as well! So more time pass!

I m sooo excited that it’s weekend again! No major plans have some studying to do then a has some documenting to do. So mostly ll be occupied in that this weekend n may be some movies too. I hope we don’t eat anything from out this weekend! I might try making something interesting this weekend to kill the boredom!

Also will click something interesting this weekend! I m sooo happy all of a sudden!!!!! Don’t know why! But I m liking it:)))

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Photography week

This day was so good too! I got to click few pics today as well!! Liked few too! Yet to transfer n check in my full screen.

The weather s sooo awesome. That made me go out in the eve with t n click pics! Today too I went once with her without her stroller n then with her in her stroller! It’s working out good!

I ve been postponing going to the Indian store n krogers! It’s 2 weeks since I went to Indian store n 1 week since I went to krogers! Now ll ve to go tomorrow or Friday! All of a sudden the fear is come back again.. I mean driving fear!. ESP after my sisters visit I hardly drove. But planning to step out tomorrow n again day after to get the confidence back!

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Awesome today !

Today was more productive than yday! A big thanks to those lovely sparrows n squirrels that kept me so busy till noon! Also thanks to my cute angel who let me click pictures!

I m in love with the weather here. Tooooooo good! Unbelievable that it’s jan! I went for a small walk early this morning! Lovely decision! Saw so many squirrels! Although I didnt take my canon with me, I managed clicking with my iPhone!

Later clicked a bunch of pics using my canon from my balcony! One of my happiest days !

All of a sudden received 2 job opening calls today evening! One closer to Boston n one closer to Philly. I m now confused which to focus! Personally like the Philly one better. Anyway will have to first study for the interview n then see about all other alternatives.

Jus some time pass click with my iPhone! Will post some from my canon in my photography blog n fb page!

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This day!!!

This day was awesome n lil productive! Productive in many ways! The weather was lovely the whole of today! in the evening I stepped out for a small walk inside the apt with t! Clicked few pictures. But couldnt concentrate on clicking cos I had to keep an eye on t all the time. Then we got back home n I was experimenting few shots at home. Then again decided to step out with t n my camera. This time I put t in her stroller. So that I could click few pics peacefully! It worked. I got few decent pictures!

Then came home breaking my head thinking about dinner! Then made pasta. It’s one of our all time fave dinner! Don’t mind eating it for dinner all days! Made with sun dried tomatoes n lil half n half today!

I was suddenly thinking about posting an ad for home made food in local website..,but didn’t do it. Anyways I won’t make much money for the time I ll be spending. A feels I could spend that time with t instead. I kind of want to do…jus for time pass. Might consider once t goes to play school!

I feel I m not upto it to put up ads for freelance photography! Mainly lack of proper time. After t starts play school I ll ve lil flexibility. Also that way I could improve n learn better.

There is no luck with my job hunt (
I get few calls but nothing happens.

I might crash anytime soon after editing atleast one pic from today’s click. Lil eager to check out although I m sleepy already.

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Dal makhni

Ingredients
Black urad dhal – 1 cup
Red kidney beans – 1/4-1/2 cup
Soak n pressure cook with salt.
2-3 tomato – puréed fresh.
Ginger – 1 inch pc
Garlic – 3-4 pods
Green chillie – 2 pc
Bay leaf – 1
Cinnamon stick- 1 inch
Cloves – 2
Cardamom – 3pc
Oil – 1tbsp
Butter – 1/2 stick
Half n half – 1/2 cup
Jeera – 1tsp
Kasuri methi – 1 tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Cilantro – chopped to garnish
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Grind ginger garlic cinnamon cardamom clove green chillies into fine paste.

In a pan add oil n lil butter n add jeera let it crackle then add the paste n lil turmeric if you want. Fry for few mins then add puréed tomatoes n chillie powder, corriander powder, salt, mix well n let it cook well. Close lid. After few mins when the tomatoes bubble well add some water from the cooked dhal. And some more butter. Close lid let it boil well. After few mins add dhal n mix well. Kerp stirring 4-5 times in 20-25 mins. Close lid. Cook in medium flame. Add kasurit methi n coriander. Mix very well. Add half n half in end n sim for 5 mins n turn off. Add more butter n half n half for more richness. I added lil more of vitamin d milk instead of half n half. It was good!

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Last weekend!

It’s another Monday already! sometimes weekdays seem so slow. Weekends are over in no time! It was like jus fri evening n so soon it’s Monday again.

The weekend was quite good! Nothing major! Jus home some nice cooking n then some movies n going out. We went to a’s friends place on Saturday n had some nice time! Wish we were staying a lil closer so there would ve been time for kids interaction often!

I made some healthy sandwich n fried Maggi last night! So yummy!! Picked linch from our fave mediterranean grill..! We jus went to see the ducks n other birds in my apartment last evening, I clicked few pics. Wish we stepped out 15-20 mins earlier! It was past sunset already! And I didnt take my tripod do many pics were shaken.

We saw a time to kill n drive this weekend. Kind of liked drive. Time to kill was not that good n not worth so many stars.! Drive was ok. I wouldn’t rate it 8 might give it 5.5 types.

Yay!! I finally installed photoshop cs5 in my Mac! Kept getting some kind of error every time I try n I gave up. All of a sudden felt like installing it again n it worked! As of now i have the trial version. Will consider buying full version soon! Yet to try my hands on with pictures. Will do them shortly. Have to get extra hard disk for my pics. It’s occupying so much of space. already my old 500 gb hd is almost full with movies n some pics.

Alright so hungry now ll go n eat my lunch! T slept jus now!

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