little nothings...

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Its 1AM and I am as excited and energized like I would normally be on a Saturday morning. I had a nice tete-a-tete with few of my friends...recollecting old memories,..our first few days in the US..exploring the campus..skeptical about taking directions from strangers ( cos we were scared that they would make out we were new to this place and thanks to the endless stories about mugging that we heard from various sources).. Over the last seven months I have made a home away from home..built many new friendships..strengthened old ones..made my own decisions...learned that environmental engineers are the stewards of mother nature...last but not the least realized that my happiness comes before anything else.. BUT was so out of sync with so many things happening in India..dint care to find out what the political scenario was..India's presence globally, rupee's recent gain on the dollar..$$$.. never realized it though.. Holi, shivratri and Ugadi came and went..they were like any

When I first came to the US, few of my seniors advised me not to drink hot water from the water tap. . Reason being lead contamination.. The explanation they gave me was that water here was heated using lead. But, later i found out that that aint true and here's the real story. Most of the buildings here ( in most parts of US) are very old which means they have water pipes made of lead. When water stays stagnant in these pipes for hours together theres the problem of lead leaching into the water and this has an impact in the long run..It leads to lead accumulation in the body and we dont like a stranger within us..Do we?? Recently, while I was talking to my advisor I asked her what I should do rather what she did... She told me to simply leave the taps open for a few minutes before drinking water!!!!! This coming from an Environemntal Engineering prof is something not very commendable..When i asked her if there was some alternative to that she could nt think of any.. Everyday t

If you ever get lost in India and want to find out where you are, this is the best way of doing just that. Scenario 1 Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along, then a fourth and they start arguing about who's right - you are in kolkata. Scenario 2 Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along, sees them and walks on - that's mumbai. Scenario 3 Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes along & tries to make peace. The first two get together & beat him up - that's Delhi. Scenario 4 Two guys are fighting. A crowd gathers to watch. A guy comes along and quietly opens a chai stall - that's ahmedabad. Scenario 5 Two guys are fighting and a third guy comes. He writes a software program to solve the issue but the fight does not stop because of a bug in the program. That's Bangalore ... Scenario 6 Two guys are fighting. a crowd gathers to watch. A guy comes along and quietly says that amma doesn't like all this nonsense. Peace comes in - that's