Hey

Happy New Year!!!!

What's with the fortune wrapped in cookies?

I always thought "fortune cookies" were a part of Chinese custom with simple fortune messages.

As if the life is not already complex, even the stupid fortune cookies are becoming complex...
"Seek out the significance of your problem at this time. Try to understand." - What does that mean? I wonder who comes up with these...

A day at Qwest Field

After a long wait (of 4 seasons in Seattle), got finally two tickets for the last game of the regular season.

The game when Seahawks faced San Diego Chargers was probably not the best time to go as the chances of victory were less than half.


Nevertheless, it was an experience to remember for a long time:

• Waiting in huge lines to get into the stadium
• Getting a hot cheese pizza after 5 minute wait in the line and finishing it in 60 seconds before the cold windi could cool it down.
• Getting seats near mid-field from where I could watch all the action live on the field, and not needing to look at the giant screen....
• It was amazing that 1000s of small kids were there all dressed up in Seahawks colors..
• Mixing up with Seattle fans in the next seats
• Giving high fives each time Seahawks got a first-down
• Jumping up and down on each of Seattle touchdown
• Shouting constantly at San Diego offense
• Nail-biting moments in last five minutes of the game: Can we hold onto the 17-13 lead??
• Gasping after the last minute 37-yard touchdown of San Diego
• Walking out of the stadium unable to believe what just happened

All in all it was a great experience...

Keeping fingers crossed on what will Seahawks do in Play-offs...

Guru - Barso Re

Promo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM1Nd1VPRxc

And another song from Ash's first movie(in tamil, also directed by Mani).
Doesn't look like she changed much in about a decade :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kt_YUWaJ2Y&mode=related&search=

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Last few weeks

It's been a while after I have blogged. Don't know what happened to all that interest from first two weeks after starting blogging.
Nevertheless, lot has happened in last few weeks...

1. A really fun-filled trip to Vancouver that, to name a few, included

• Stay in a five-start waterfront hotel
• Looking at tiny cars and crossroads from the hotel room in the 18th floor
• Falling asleep looking at city skyline
• Waking 2 minutes in the morning to see waterfront
• Wondering why the Starbucks girl gave a chai latte with extra syrup when I asked for a simple latte...
• Having fun in snow for hours
• Cribbing about Seattle rain as soon as Sun is spotted in Vancouver
• Asking waiter at the Tropika if water bottle is free of charge
• Wondering why there is a flashing green signal in Canada
• Buying a jacket on Robson street
• Driving an hour to reach Jyothi Sweets, waiting 15 minutes before getting jalebi and chai, and enjoying warm jalebi after years...
• Walking on the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge ( it is free :):):))
• Clicking and posing forcountless pictures
• Remember the honk in front of the hotel.. DCs...

2. A hectic move: Though the new place just 4 houses away from the old one, a move is a move- it is hectic.

3. Getting early morning calls from NOC for three cnescutive days and having to drive to office in the weekend. Spending 400 daytime minutes on office conference calls... By design, LSs...

4. So many movies watched:

• 'The Prestige' ***
• 'When a stranger calls' **
• 'Dhoom 2' **
• 'Pokiri' **
• 'Superman returns' **
• 'Anjali' ****
• 'Vivah' *
• 'Roja' ****
• 'The Departed' ***
• 'Casion Royale' ***
• 'Happy Feet' ***
• 'Cars' ****
  I am sure I missed many others...
  

5. Mixed feelings about Seahawks losses to MIN/KC/SFO, and wins against OAK/STL/DEN.