Thought I would write an ode blog to Orkut. I got an invite to join this multiple times, in the past couple years, but never paid any attention to it, like I didn't to all those "I want to remember your birthday" invites that I got;) But finally on Shetty's insisting I joined it, if not for anything, just to stop her from buzzing in my ear every now and then about it;)
But boy! am I glad I joined or what. I met soooooo many of my school friends as I would have never imagined. I even met a couple seniors and scores of juniors from school. Lots of my sister's classmates as well. Reminiscing about St. Ann's is not possible to do completely with anyone except fellow Annites and I found quite a few of them in Orkut to reminisce to my heart's content! I even met one teacher who used to teach us in 8 and who we were all crazy about;)
Of old.....very truly old friends.....
Thanks to Orkut..
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Lines from P&P
I was thinking of statuses for my GTalk and Yahoo messenger, yeah I like to have new and refreshing statuses, a little something for entertainment for my friends list, and not to mention, some curious statuses also manage to shake-up the lazy ones and actually prompt them to ask me what the status means:D So last couple weeks was so crazy at work, I know I mentioned it earlier, I couldn't think of any good ones, so chose to write some lines from my favourite BBC series Pride and Prejudice...here are some good ones. (Both from the 1970s one and the 1995 one)
Now, I won't go into cliches and say things that everyone already knows, like "A single man in possession of a large fortune....." OR even "You must allow me to tell you how ardently...."
-Aye! Very true..damn tedious waste of an evening (Mr. Hurst after their assembly ball at Hertfordshire) (1995)
-Now THAT is neither here nor there (Aunt Gardiner, to Lizzy, about her dodging the prospect of being in love with Wickam) (1970s)
-Your mother will not speak to you ever again if you don't marry Mr Collins, and I will not speak to you if you do (Very obvious where and who) (1995)
-So much can be considered sensibility, the rest must be called waste (Lady Catherine de Bourgh to Darcy about how little food he ate from his plate) (1970s)
-As a connoisseur of human folly I would have thought you to be impatient to be savouring these delights (Mr Bennet to Lizzy on her way to Kent, about how she would like to meet her cousin Mr Collins and Lady Catherine de Bourgh) (1995) (I had to dodge the spell check to get my savouring right;) )
-Aye for you are as handsome as the rest of them, Mr. Bingley might like YOU best of the party (Mr. Bennet suggesting that Mrs. Bennet send the girls to call on Mr. Bingley by themselves, lest he should like HER;) ) (1995)
-I could more easily forgive HIS pride had he not mortified MINE (Lizzy to Charlotte about Darcy refusing to dance with her at the assembly ball) (1970s)
-Where does discretion end and avarice begin (Lizzy to Aunt Gardiner, about warning her against entering an insensible relation with Wickam) (1970s)
-I deserve neither such praise nor such censure. I am not a great reader and take pleasure in many things (Lizzy retorts to Miss Bingley who says she is a great reader and takes pleasure in nothing else) (1995)
I will keep adding to these and of course, if anyone can think of any good ones that they like, I will put them in too:)
Now, I won't go into cliches and say things that everyone already knows, like "A single man in possession of a large fortune....." OR even "You must allow me to tell you how ardently...."
-Aye! Very true..damn tedious waste of an evening (Mr. Hurst after their assembly ball at Hertfordshire) (1995)
-Now THAT is neither here nor there (Aunt Gardiner, to Lizzy, about her dodging the prospect of being in love with Wickam) (1970s)
-Your mother will not speak to you ever again if you don't marry Mr Collins, and I will not speak to you if you do (Very obvious where and who) (1995)
-So much can be considered sensibility, the rest must be called waste (Lady Catherine de Bourgh to Darcy about how little food he ate from his plate) (1970s)
-As a connoisseur of human folly I would have thought you to be impatient to be savouring these delights (Mr Bennet to Lizzy on her way to Kent, about how she would like to meet her cousin Mr Collins and Lady Catherine de Bourgh) (1995) (I had to dodge the spell check to get my savouring right;) )
-Aye for you are as handsome as the rest of them, Mr. Bingley might like YOU best of the party (Mr. Bennet suggesting that Mrs. Bennet send the girls to call on Mr. Bingley by themselves, lest he should like HER;) ) (1995)
-I could more easily forgive HIS pride had he not mortified MINE (Lizzy to Charlotte about Darcy refusing to dance with her at the assembly ball) (1970s)
-Where does discretion end and avarice begin (Lizzy to Aunt Gardiner, about warning her against entering an insensible relation with Wickam) (1970s)
-I deserve neither such praise nor such censure. I am not a great reader and take pleasure in many things (Lizzy retorts to Miss Bingley who says she is a great reader and takes pleasure in nothing else) (1995)
I will keep adding to these and of course, if anyone can think of any good ones that they like, I will put them in too:)
Four Years!!! And Counting..
I was thinking last week that I should blog about it. Been so caught up with work, it left no time to blog about work;)
Jan 27, 07 I finish 4 years of stepping out of the academic world into the corporate arena..
It was something, my first job, that new-ness, that freedom from assignments (yeah, that was more joyous than earning some real money, and getting a little closer to crossing the below-poverty line status, now can you believe it;) ), and needless to say better pay than as a grad student:D
I seem to have learnt so much in the last 4 years in my area than I did in 6 years of tech education, now, needless to say, considering my previous blog post:D
And when I think of that time and place, I can't but help wonder, wow! its four years already...but like Subhash amply puts it in perspective, what is four years in a 30-year long career:D
Still counting....
Jan 27, 07 I finish 4 years of stepping out of the academic world into the corporate arena..
It was something, my first job, that new-ness, that freedom from assignments (yeah, that was more joyous than earning some real money, and getting a little closer to crossing the below-poverty line status, now can you believe it;) ), and needless to say better pay than as a grad student:D
I seem to have learnt so much in the last 4 years in my area than I did in 6 years of tech education, now, needless to say, considering my previous blog post:D
And when I think of that time and place, I can't but help wonder, wow! its four years already...but like Subhash amply puts it in perspective, what is four years in a 30-year long career:D
Still counting....
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