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What is life?

Was chatting with a fellow batchmate from Xavier's, when in the conversation I said... The present eventually becomes a memory and opens the doors to let the future become the present... that friends, is life! I wonder if this could become a quote, quoted by me of course!

Back to High School

I've been helping out mom setup her classroom for the past couple of days. She'll be teaching at Dutchtown High School, instead of North Atlanta High. NAHS was really far from our place and it took her almost an hour to reach her school and sometimes an hour and a half on her way back. Dutchtown is only 10mins drive from our house.

The school opened last year, with only 9th and 10th grade classes. By next year, they'll have all the rooms filled up. The building is very huge, with spacious hallways, and restrooms in EVERY connecting hall. Eagle's Landing HS is nothing compared to Dutchtown HS. We only had 6 restrooms in the entire school. Where as, I came across 4 during my short trip up and down the 200 Hall at Dutchtown, and that's a very small part of the school. I still have to tour the entire building.

To be honest, I'm a bit jealous. I force myself to feel better by repeating the words, "Lee, Shirley, Shook, Harrison, Cool, Kirk all teach at ELHS and they are AWESOME teachers!" :)

By the way, I met almost all of the above mentioned teachers yesterday at Hansag's Open-House. It felt good when all of his assigned teachers looked at myself, turned towards Hansag and said, "Oh! So you are Geetali's brother. So, are you as good as her?" haha!! I guess that's one of the great things of being a first child - your younger siblings being referred as such-n-such's bro/sis. I love it!

Brew gave me the Graduation gift that she was holding onto for more than 2 months now. I didn't get a chance to see her after the ceremony, that's when she wanted to give it to me. Oh, she'll be teaching C++ this year... I didn't know what to say after hearing her words! All I can probably say is - Lord have mercy! Both on Brew and the students.

School starts Monday - not for me, just for Hansag and Mom... so, life'll be at peace :D

Mac OS theme for Windows

For the past couple of days I was looking up Mac OS theme for Windows XP. After a good amount of googling and going through several websites I came across FlyakiteOSX Finally, I can say that I have succeeded in my long quest. The theme works great! Looks great! Also, I came across www.stardock.com, the site has some great add on's. Check 'em out for yourself.

Thought about uploading another pic on my profile ;)

Empire State Building, New York - Summer 2003

Geetali in Egyptian Hieroglyphs!

Try your name

Back in 9th grade, I did this by hand, without any computer/internet technology. It looked very much like this. From what I remember, these hieroglyphs are supposed to be based on the sound.
In my name gEEtalI - EE and I sound the same, therefore the sign . While looking at the HTML script, however, I noticed that this website has assigned specific characters for each alphabet. I doubt it's accuracy.
Ex: since both EE and I sound the same, I should have only one instead of two in the beginning. Anyways, it's supposed to be only for fun, so I guess I should say.. Enjoy!

All About ME!

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Geetali Sharma
Birthday:	April 22, 1987
Birthplace:	New Delhi, India
Current Location:	Georgia, United States
Eye Color:	Dark Brown
Hair Color:	Dark Brown/Black
Height:	5'3
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	Indian (NOT native American)
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Tennis
Your Weakness:	Being too emotional
Your Fears:	My secrets being stripped naked
Your Perfect Pizza:	Nirula's (in India)
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Maintain a high GPA
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	bole to (which means... "you mean to say")
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Hmm.. I'm not sleepy, Interesting!
Your Best Physical Feature:	Smile
Your Bedtime:	What does that mean? :P :))
Your Most Missed Memory:	Eating Indian junk food, with friends... back home in India :)
Pepsi or Coke:	I think.. Coke :-?
MacDonalds or Burger King:	Not sure
Single or Group Dates:	Undecided
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Don't drink Tea
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Not a Coffee person
Do you Smoke:	No
Do you Swear:	Sometimes
Do you Sing:	All the time!
Do you Shower Daily:	Maybe ;)
Have you Been in Love:	Oh yes!
Do you want to go to College:	I am in College
Do you want to get Married:	Yes please
Do you belive in yourself:	Yes, I do
Do you get Motion Sickness:	Huh?
Do you think you are Attractive:	Yes
Are you a Health Freak:	No man!
Do you get along with your Parents:	Every now and then
Do you like Thunderstorms:	umm...
Do you play an Instrument:	No :(
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	No
In the past month have you Smoked:	No
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	NO
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	Hmmm :-? ;)
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	No :O
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	Nopes
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	NO NO NO!!!
In the past month have you been on Stage:	NO
In the past month have you been Dumped:	Me? Haha!!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No
Ever been Drunk:	NO :(
Ever been called a Tease:	No
Ever been Beaten up:	No
Ever Shoplifted:	No
How do you want to Die:	I know I will someday :)
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	Rich ;)
What country would you most like to Visit:	Global Village - The Entire World!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Don't Care
Favourite Hair Color:	Don't Care
Short or Long Hair:	Short
Height:	Taller than myself
Weight:	Should be able to carry me ;)
Best Clothing Style:	Decent
Number of Drugs I have taken:	Zero
Number of CDs I own:	Should have enough music on the Laptop
Number of Piercings:	Zero
Number of Tattoos:	Zero
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	Don't care, Life is about learning from one's mistakes
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

100th post on Varnmala

Just posted a poem on Varnmala. It's in English, and my 100th post. Golden jublie, century. I wonder if it's a sign. Indicating what? That's what I'm trying to figure out.

it's raining water

I must have used an umbrella after an year or so. Walked upto the mailboxes to check if our Blockbuster movie had arrived. The sky was covered with dark clouds, so took mom's advice and carried an umbrella even though I hate umbrellas. But I knew it would start raining long before my return and I really didn't feel like getting wet today, not with my clothes on ;)

The water started pouring down soon after I stepped out. I decided on running. Used the stupid upside-down "U" on my way back. Umbrellas hardly help when it rains hard or even when it doesn't. One of the only two hands is always occupied when one tries to save themselves from the beautiful, refreshing rain using an - you know what. When you walk, your shoes and the pants/jeans/skirt get wet anyways. I prefer jackets with hoods. They are much more convinient. Especially when you have crap to carry like bag and books.

Aditya urf Addi or Aadi

Talked to Aditya after a SUCH a looong time! It must have been more than 2yrs. Whenever we talk on a one-on-one basis it starts from "Aur kya chal raha hai?" and starts narrowing down to that one thing. We talk in code language, isharo mein... and then the talk starts to spread out again. It was a lot of fun talking to him though. Chatted for maybe an hour and a half online, and then talked on the phone for an hour. Both, his voice and style has changed. He has sort of a Punjabi accent. And janab itne religious hain (and I emphasize on the word "itne") mujhe to ehsaas hi nahi tha. Jeete raho bachcha!!

I need to start calling India often. Start earning a little money and setting aside some for these calling cards. Catching up with close friends is always fun, you always find something to talk about if both the speakers are open... and TALKATIVE!!

This song (altered frm the original "mere sapno ki raani") is dedicated to Aditya Singh urf Addi

tere sapno ki raani zaroor aayegi
shayad college mein koi doctarni mil jaayegi
swimming aur bball khel mr. padhaku
phir to kisi na kisi ko surat zarur bhaayegi ;)

Wish you luck!

Busy? You MUST think NOT!!

I think it's lazyness that keeps this blog from updating regularly. I mean, I love blogging... It's fun! Although, there may not be a lot of people - strangers or the known ones - who read whatever words I put together, but I do read them and man! am I a fan :D .....On that note, I also need to write a poem sometime soon. Have two lines in mind, but dunno where to go from there.

Apne badan ki khushbu ko meri pehchaan bana do
Chutki mein bhare sindoor se meri maang saja do

Heavy? Oh I know... VERY, VERY heavy!! But I want to go somewhere from here, I wanna add on to this and create something unusual, unique, out of the box! Like Gulzaar and Akhtar :)

I Tutor!!

Whome: Tyler Thorne
What: 4th Grade Multiplication
Where: Cochran Public Library
When: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

I'll probably get another student. A 9th grader for Algebra I. Have my fingures crossed.

I got a Job!

Where: Days Inn
Position: Front Desk Personnel
Timings: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Once training is over my timings will change.

Got Dell !!

DELL Inspiron 700m

Intel Centrino M 1.8 Ghz
80 GB Hardrive
512 MB RAM
Internal Wireless Card
Windows XP Home
DVD RW
12" Wide Screen
Dell Media Experience with REMOTE CONTROL!!

Btw.. I love it!! It's sooo small, very mobile!

Observations

Nana Talks Sense
I'm sure this title "Nana Talks Sense" looks stupid because adults do talk sense, but you must re-read it after realizing the fact that I'm his granddaughter and a teenager. Looks different, doesn't it?

Well, I was at Nana-Nani's place yesterday (for my non-desi friends Nana and Nani are the words used for maternal grandfather and grandmother, respectively). He was talking about a lot of things that I think about myself. I always wonder why Papa never says those things out loud, things that are important for everybody's growth. But when Nana was making a similar statement, it made me feel good.

We saw Humdum at their place. It's ratings were pretty high, but it wasn't a type of movie that you would watch with your gradparents. The first half an hour made me wonder why viewers gave it over 7 points out of 10 on average, but after seeing the "The End" on the screen even I was in appreciation.

Road Names
All american streets have names, unlike India where it's a bit hard to find streets that do have names. Well today I amazed to see two street names...
1) McAfee Road - like that virus scanner
2)4705-334##-### - Yes! all numbers! no alphabets!

Happy 4th of July!

I like the way America celebrates it's Independence Day. Not talking about the present, but when they actualy declared their Independence on July 4th, 1776. Unlike India, they said that we are independent from this day on and fought the revolutionary war only after that day. Whereas Indians waited on the British to leave and looked upto them to tell them the exact day they would become independent. Not saying that what India did was wrong or stupid or anything, just liking the fact that America took the decision on it's own!

The state of Georgia has legalized burning firecrackers, but one can only purchase Georgia firecrackers, not any other state. I'm not looking forward to burning any, just watching some on TV.

Went to the movies yesterday. Watched four movies during a timespan of nine and a half hours. Didn't really like any of them. On a 1 to 10 scale I would rate them as follows...
War of the World 6/10
Batman Begins 8/10
Bewitched 7/10 (Not worth watching on the big screen - of course!)
Madagascar 5.5/10

Going to Nana-Nani's place tomorrow. Leaving early in the morning and will be coming back late at night. We'll probably go to the Lenox Mall... have something in mind, but let's see how that goes. Day before yesterday, after probably a month they both asked me what I want for my birthday (again). I thought the matter was over since they didn't bring it up for a long, long time after I resistant on asking for anything. The rest... is a mystery! ;)

I'm the Guest!

The laptop that once belonged to Nana and then myself is no Hansag's. Yesderday we re-formatted it, installed Windows XP Professional (again).. and were excited to see how empty it was. I had a lot of things on it, so first of all transferred all of it on the 250GB external hardrive that we purchased recently.

Until yesterday their were two sign in names that you could see one the screen - Geetali and Guest. Now, again there are two.. Hansag and Guest. I'm using the Guest sign in :D ..hehe!! So different. Love it!

crazy graduate - ME

Yesterday I just got tired of these stupid holidays. This is what always happens... when school's on, I wish we had holidays... when holidays are on, I don't know what to do. I should be reading a lot of books, and I mean A LOT of books! But TV and Internet are really, really bad! They don't let me do anything that I SHOULD do. There's not schedule... I just get up in the morning, do random things, get bored, tired, annoyed, frustrated, happy, excited, everything, and then go to sleep. It has been almost a month since the summer break started, and I have done NOTHING so far. Man, I waiste so much time. I don't even do anything online. Just stare at the stupid screen.

Okay, am gonna go read a novella now. I am gonna do it!!

life and "awe"

Wrote my last post almost a month ago. Nothing has gone wrong, only I was taken over by laziness. Am still under the lazy dose, but somehow I convinced myself to write a blog... have no idea how I succeeded in doing that. I must be good! :D

In a way a lot has happened since my last post and in a way nothing much has happened. I've finally completed a very important part of my life - k12 education. I now hold a High School diploma in my hand. The graduation ceremony was good. Not too long, heard some good speeches, saw a lot of faces probably for the very last time and realized, for the very first time in my life that I may actually miss Eagle's Landing High. Not all of it, not the complete picture, but surely some parts of it, some people, a couple rooms, a few corners. I remember the very first day when we drove to the school. Sitting in the car, I was eagerly looking at the surrounding areas. That sign at the beginning of Tunis Road pointing towards the school. 2001 Open House. Then came the first day, the first week, the first month, the first year... and now... four years have passed. Wow! I very clearly remember that first day... and now the LAST. Life's amazing. Constantly changing. One day you are someone, the next day somebody else. Today you have onething, the next day something else. I like it!

Anuj Bhai and MausaJi came over from NC for the Graduation. We had fun for the next 2 days. Nothing much has happened since then. I've been watching a lot of movies though. Don't even remember all the names! Went to GSU campus twice. Am going again this Thursday. Have been thinking a lot about the classes I should take this semester. Am really, very excited about college. New horizons, new freedoms, new opportunities, new limits. Ghosh, am I looking forward to it.

Am tired of chatting. Like the old way better - emailing. Kochhar and I have been exchanging a lot of mails and it's actually fun. It's amazing to see how much friends grow together. Kids se adults, doodh peene ki problems se lekar relationship ki problems, teachers ke baare mein baat karne se lekar philosophy ki baatein karne tak... it's just amazing! Love that sort of thing, when you've known a person for so long. Seems there really is a bond... like, you have known this person even before either of you tried to find yourself, your identity. That journey is so meaningful and being next to them before, during, and after that process gives the feeling of awe.

finally....... FREEEEEEE

I have broke FREEEEEE from the shackles of an American Public High School system.... damn! it feels good!!!

Yesterday was the last (unofficial) day of school. Had the last set of final exams and went to the senior picnic. They had Subway for grass-eaters... and I love subway... so I guess, I like this school now. Started roaming around the school once we got done eating and signing each others yearbooks. Went to many teachers and asked them to sign the yrbook as well.

Nothing much really, but finally... I realized one thing. I'm gonna miss some of the teachers and people here.

Done with APs!

and life seems to be b-e-a-utiful once again!

exams really sucks out all the enthusiasm frm one's body. oh well, atleast after exams we get the feeling of achieving something, otherwise what's the point of studying anyways.

got the final exams in exactly 12 days, on the 23rd and 24th of May.. after that - hip hip hoorah!