WHERE ARE U ALL?????

Hey gang,

Where on earth have u folks disappeared??? I know, I was bitten by the lazy bug too but hey, I woke up and am writing something! Wake up u all!

Arul, where r u now? Travelling, in chennai, where??? Write back man...ok, this is dummi commanding u to do so ;)

Kamala, Cini - how r u gals? Bz with kids n work? I bet!

Just met Minal and Bhanu over the past weekend....Minal's 2nd kid Reeva just turned one and all I can say is she is one big cutie pie :)))) It was good catching up with Bhanu and saw baby Nisha (Bhanu's 2nd one) after a long time!!! A cute baby with an overtly possessive big sis Namrita ;) Me doing good, life going on as usual....

Rashmi - howz it going? Have u started ur classes? Any plans of u n Shiv coming over here before the New Year sets in?

Sharan, Syed, Satish - guys, write back! Any idea where Arun Prakash is? Does anyone know Rajiv Chalke? Pardon me if I have bugged u folks with the same questions earlier ;)

Chalo, wishing u and ur families a very happy holiday season & best wishes for a bright n prosperous NEW YEAR!!!!!!! :))))))

Tk care!

CD

I am vocal are you.....

Friends,

This is new venture launched by my husband.This is his first attempt in the forte of venture and I am relying on you all for open feedback.

Please do register at http://www.imvocal.com and you all can get a US extension that you can associate with any or all of your instant messengers. Anyone in US can dial that extension using US toll free number and you will be receiving call on your instant messenger.If you need an analogy with telephone system, this service allows you to receive calls on your instant messengers by clicking the link in the chat window.

Making outgoing calls is work in progress. This is a free call with very good voice quality and initial offering limits the duration to 10 minutes.

I know all of you guys are busy but come on I am banking on your goodwill and registration so spread the word.

Are you vocal? I am.

Cheers,
Minal (imvocaler)

A book co-authored by me - check it out

Dear folks,

My first book has been published by Cambridge University Press and Centre for Environment Education. You can see the details on:

http://www.cambridgeindia.org/SearchBookDetails.asp?ISBN=9788175965980

Yesterday (25 Sep'08) was the national launch of the book in Delhi at the India International Centre.

Many Happy Returns of the Day Reshmi

Well as today happens to the Birthday of Lord vinayaka,please join me in wishing Reshmi ,many happy returns of the day.I dont think so dummi would have got it till now but if u do please do write back.
Hope all of you had a swell day in India and junta in the USA and doesnt this day bring back old memories of Ganesh habba in bangalore,the idols,the sweets,sundal and the kolukattais(thats in tamil,dont know what they cll it in malayalam or kanada).
Have fun guys and a great weekend ahead and still a warning to the sleepyheads to wake up and bog...ciao

Old Habits die hard

Junta...think so all of you are continuing the same habit that was prevalent during the school times.Thats sleeping for a long period of time ...so wake up and start blogging..

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Cini

Sorry missed wishing you on your birthday on July 26 although I wished you one day before. Life is crazy at times we do forget important events.Hope you had a good time.

Friends I have added birthday list, please update your birthdays there.

Arun Prakash

People...should we call upon Arun Prakash and Kaif also into the blog..hopefully everybody remebers them ..

Movie review..

All janta out there..guys watch JAANE TU YA NA JAANE...beautiful movie if u like such movies..songs are good..let me know all ur feedback..if its still not there in the USA catch it on youtube like i did sitting in the office..
Well like Cini warned me,would like to take back all the DUMMI stuff about CD,bcoz i did use to watch lots of WWF and i am not game for that...CD pls pls pls pls 4give me for this..and thanks Cini for the warning..
Also have u guys taken ur kids for Kungu Fu Panda...it rocks and even u guys will enjoy it..my son though enjoyed and now he goes around bashing up people telling that he is the Panda..well it is all worth it ..
CD u are talking about stuff from SSLC in the 10th and we thats Me,Syed,Chintu,Sharan etc were in ICSE ..so dont remember most of the guys or girls u mentioned.
Well arun@anda is in my orkut friend list..and do u want to invite him also for this blog spot..so the next time u travel he can get u great deals as he is with Thomas Cook.
Any news of Gopi,he is in the USA but no touch with him.

Hello folks!

Hey all,

Hope all of u are doing fine! First off, my sincere apologies to Mr.Arul! Arul - I'm extremeeeely sorry man, just couldn't catch up with you on the phone! Timing wasn't right....and ahem, sir - whenever I tried to reach you, it went to the vm as well! So there - we are even now! LOL! But, glad to hear you had a good trip & over the jet lag now....I know u will laugh at this but still would love to ask you - when r u heading to the US next?? Promise, I'm gonna leave u a dozen voicemails....LOLLL! Ok, seriously, I'll talk to u...let me know! :)

Sorry, unable to recall that play & music stuff that Arul mentioned....but, I do remember that only 3 girls were asked to sit in the last bench of "an all boys row"....that was me, Bhanu & & &......gosh, can't remember her name....was it Sheela B.A....hmmm, not sure....Satish BK was sitting just 2 rows ahead of us. What made the teacher send us 3 girls to the other side - well, my best guess would be because we would yap a lot! Bhanu and me would eye that guy Vishal Shroff (the shy guy) & Avinash (he was the plumper one). Our bad luck, those boys would never even say hi! Bah! What selfish guys! ;) But, school days were the best! I still remember our English teachers Anuradha, Roopashree, Sarna ma'am for Hindi, Poorna ma'am for Math, Rajarajeshwari ma'am for Kannada, Ms.Akkamma for History, Ms.Usha for Geography - wow, these two were the real strict teachers!!! Mrs.Radha Krishanamoorthy - she was our English teacher in 7th grade....Chitra ma'am for biology...GKM sir for physics! Of course, the unforgettable Mr.Girish for Chemistry!! :) So, is he in the US now.....

Now for the students list....

Sharan was the rebel kind....Syed was more quiet....Arul - u were talkative man! I still remember the day when Kamala and myself came over to ur home for lunch! Not sure if you folks remember Arun Prakash....we had been to his home for lunch too & spent our time exploring the "jungle like" backyard....wow, those were the days! Wait, a whole bunch of you came over to my home too for lunch - guess, that was Kamala, Sandhya, Arul, Nisha, Sowmya, Rajsimha, Sharan, Arun Prakash, Padmapriya etc....guess it was a hot summer day & we drank hot tea too! LOLLL!

The goody goody* ppl in the class were - Vidyut, Shivananda, Nandan, Chandrika, Cini, Minal, Venkatesh, Roopa Bhandarkar (goody goody matlab, sirf studying and no talking!!!).

Oh, Raja Bose, Rajsimha, Sharan, Arul, Kaif, Syed - I think u guys formed one team! The brainy & the rowdy!!! LOLLL!

We need to track down so many ppl! Ok, before all of u doze off reading this post, I'll stop! But, seriously, we gotta have a reunion....somewhere, somehow! Now the rest of u, wake up & write something! And pls, do comment for my post as well ;) :)

Oh, attached is the pic of my 5yr old son (he was dressed as a pirate for Halloween)....this is an older pic, he has grown a bit more taller now & has become more tanned - courtesy, summer!!!!

Tk care folks & keep writing! Cheers!

CD

flashbacks from school

Back after a small trip to the USA on the west coast,dummi rashmi was supposed to catch up on the phone but she was always on the voice mail.But back at work after getting over all the jet lag and read thru all the blogs ,well syed's comment was interesting as this guy seems to answer only blogs or scraps of girls.My one scarp aging about half a year has still not replied back by him.Well old habits die hard...he was like this in school and he is going to become a grandfather soon...he will remain like this.Well i think so the girls here will vouch for it.
Ok...this post was a request to all of the few who are here to write posts on any flashbacks from school you have.Let me kickstart by reminscing about the play Chitra mam had taught us in the 9th for the 10th farewells called Idiom and Phrases"--Syed was the Prince,Kapali was the princess,Rashmi was the queen and Sharan was the King think so...and i was a bit and piece actor..and the entire play was based on idioms and phrases like...she was the apple of their eye etc...that time it looked cool but now when u think about it,it does seem quite funny.
Well now does anybody remember it and also the Mock Rock that Sharan,me and syed did for the song hey You by Pink Floyd..it so happening so good and then the mike fell off during the performance and then sharan uttered the f word during the performance.,
Well thats it for now,as have to get going to the gym..old age is catching up so have lots of running to do..So Bonne Nuit,Bon Jour where ever all of u guys are...and ofcourse salutations to the great Mr.Girish Our Chemistry Sir during school..Hope u guys and girls have good memories of him as i dont seem to have many...

Hey Cini,
Be Nice... I just added rashmi post since she has all our updates and that is good way to start a blog.

Rest of you... how come no blog... lets not forgot to blog.... He should try to keep it updated...

On my end I have been busy with my daughters and work.I have my in-laws helping with the baby for now.Below are pictures of my little ones...

Enjoy and comments please....

Abhe Minal, tu kya Cd ki email cut and paste kiya kuch likh saali :)-

hey this is soooooooo cool.
Happy Reunion !!! thanks to the internet!
Hip Hip Hurray!!
Cini

Old School Friends

Hey gals, Hope all of you are doing fine! I was able to track down Kamala.....of course from bpips!!!!!!!! I should thank Arul who forwarded Kamala's phone # & we spoke for abt 45 mins on Thursday evening! :) It was too short a time to fill in all details but, I did update Kamala abt all the rest of you gals :) Kamala, it was wonderful talking to u after such a long time......longest time ever in fact! :) Gals - Kamala is in Arizona with her hubby Vineet & 2 sons....7yr old Ansh & 5month old Ankur. Sandhya is in Delhi but the recent update I received was that she will be in blore for a few days & she has a 4month old son, Rushil :) Kamala, here are the details from our end :) Cini - in Canada with her hubby & 2 sons - Amal & Rishabh (she said she studied in mount carmel along with u!) Rashmi KS - in New Zealand with her hubby Shiv. Wonder of wonders, we were able to have a small reunion party when she visited US a few weeks back! It was wonderful! She has pics uploaded on her orkut acct! Minal Patel - here in Sunnyvale with her hubby Ashish & 2 daughters! Almost 4 yr old Arushi & 7 month old Reeva :) Bhanu - in Sunnyvale with her hubby Naveen & 4 yr old daughter Namrita. She is expecting another girl in October :):) Me - in Sunnyvale as well....with hubby Kishore & 5yr old son Arya! :):) Like I said, my apt is about 20 - 25mins away from both Bhanu & Minal's homes :) But, we rarely meet :( Now, that is a different story ;) Phew, now did I cover all the info :):):):) I'm feeling so happy that our bpips circle is growing slowly....so many folks missing but now we are rediscovering everyone! Amazing! Keep writing gals....oh, Kamala, we now need Sandhya's email id.....Arul's id - I can get it from Orkut.... Have a nice week ahead! Love, CD