P.D.A!!!!!

To proclaim that I love her
Is quite easy to say
And for that,
I tell her in my own special way
Through meaningful words
And the warmth of my touch
Through these nights of romance
She deserves, oh so much
For the woman I love
I have searched my whole life
And I know that I have found her
Because I am making her my wife

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Getting slack!!

Back again after quite some time. Work has been hectic, with a lot of "do that's" and "would like this". Well life goes on.
Started a new blog for Annie's and Rohit's baby.
http://ozziebornpiplani.blogspot.com/
Nope he/she isnt here yet, we are all waiting for the day!! Very eager and quite thrilled. Just going to start a photo blog for the lil one.
Life as such is going well. An unexpected promotion at work. Well dunno whether I have to rejoice in taking more painful work (spoken like a true LAZY Aquarian).
The engagement went well, and it was quite grand. Well I did my part over the phone and could hear them officially announce the date and time of the marriage. Got a lot of pics. WOO HOO. Well gets me through the day.
Now that the engagement is over, working what other milestone I can find for September. Well there is:
- Satish's and Vaish's first wedding anniversary - Sept 8th
- Amma's birthday - Sept 16th
- Achan's birthday - Sept 18th

en·gage·ment

Well this is a blast from the past now.

• en·gage·ment :
  1. The act of engaging or the state of being engaged. 2. Betrothal.
• 3. Something that serves to engage; a pledge.
  4. A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time.

I am getting engaged today. A few more hours to have my call sign changed to "Fiance". Called home to hear the hustle bustle of things. I really wish I could be there. It would have been fantastic...well this would be the wedding then. I would have convinced all to exempt us from the engagement ceremony.

I know, I know...how do you get engaged if you are not there. Well, welcome to Indian weddings. As some one keeps on mentioning to me, "Weddings are not about the groom, but about the bride". Million $$ for who can guess who said that.

I just spoke to Payal and we would repetated "We are getting enagaged" a gizzilion times. Just cant wait to hear the anuncement of our wedding. Tensed as well....yikes....welcome to the world of responsibilities. Thats cool, I will be able to cope up with a bit of maturity in my life.

You are invited to....

All of you are cordially invited to our engagement. Here is the engagement card. I loved it!!!
This is the first card for the wedding functions. Very happy, well exhilarated!!!
Will be changing status from boy friend to Fiance on the 18th.

Was reading the new post and realised that I have a liking for the "All good things come to those who wait". Just making sure that I know a few more proverbs. Here is a list of some of the ones that I like.

• If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out.
• Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
• Going to church doesn't make you a holy person any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
• Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
• A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
• A closed mouth gathers no feet.
• If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
• My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
• Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
• It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
• For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
• If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
• A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
• Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
• No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
• Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
• It's amazing what you won't find if you don't look for it, especially if it's not there.

Here starts the geekey section:

• A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click
• You can't teach a new mouse old clicks
• Great groups from little icons grow
• Speak softly and carry a cellular phone
• C:\ is the root of all directories
• Don't put all your hypes in one home page
• Pentium wise; pen and paper foolish
• Too many clicks spoil the browse
• The geek shall inherit the earth
• Don't byte off more than you can view.
• What boots up must come down
• There's no place like home.com!
• Know what to expect before you connect
• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks

Where can I get me one of these??

Where can I get one of these?? I could really use some FF>> in my life now. I know, I know "Good things come to ones who wait". But this is insane. Its like the time in Oz has been frozen in winter. From what I hear it definitely is going fast back home in India!!
Well, as for my life over here. Last night was great. I had Vaish and Dipti tie me the rakhi. Quite an honour guys thanks. Your membership in the MPS (Manoj Protection Service) has been renewed. Well Annie (the pregnant one) will be tying the rakhi on Saturday.
Talking about the "pregnant one", we are due to be uncles and aunts any day now. Quite excited about that. I hope Rohit and Annie share. Well they the great thing about babies are that they are cute and fun ; as long as you can return them!!! Well I shall be exercising my rights then. They have already decided the baby names as well. Will post pics of the latest addition to the Oz family.
Loads of stuff happening back home, its the wedding season..my lil sister Dipti gets married this month. Ramesh (B.O.B. : Brother Of Brother in law) gets married a day before my engagement. Aha! The engagement is there. Thank God for technology I will be making my presence known by calling home and talking to everyone at the function. Well.. couldnt get a web cam. Very very very excited about our engagement. August 18th. Relax now!!
Spring in Melbourne is due next month. The frigid winter is coming to an end...good days ahead.

How do I express it....?

With the news out in the open....both in India and Oz. Quite funny how the people react to the event of me being "hitched". Well got caught at work looking at Payal's pic. Hey...I was running a macro and couldnt do anything else...so took a step out on to dream land. Just the time for everyone to come up to my desk. Well the ears still go bright red with embarassment.
Work is going well. Still getting settled in after the short holiday I had in India (the excuse that I use at work). Milestone to look for is August 18th...I am getting engaged!!!
Plans plans and more plans for the future. Excited and scared (in a good way)....cant put it in words on what I feel. Moving on to the next phase in life. Taking it as a challenge. It is good 'coz some one is there with you. One step at a time I guess. Currently in a whirl pool of emotions.
Life goes on.......07/02/07

In finding my better half

Well after a long break I am back online. Well I have been doing this for millions of times but not happy with the posting. So here goes….I just cant wait to let everyone know what I feel.
Episode 1:
My journey to India:
Never in my life have I found that a journey back to India could be so long and exhausting. I was very much having the “Are we there yet??” syndrome. Added with the “Can’t this flight go any faster??” Then the pilot decides to let everyone know that we are currently 35K feet above the ground at 800kmph. “Well cant this flight go any faster?” I asked myself. Well after the whole ordeal of watching grass grow in Singapore caught the next flight to India. It was so good to be back. With my heart pounding with excitement and anticipation I walked out (yes walked out…wanted to run. Be civil I told myself). My darling family was there to greet me and we went home. My niece has grown up and well she was the main star for the day. As her uncle was Santa Claus that night. Chechi and Sharanya had tried their best to get me to be awake and talk to them. When a man has to sleep he has to sleep. Not for long in this case, was up at 3 AM watching the second hand tick slowly as if to make the whole night go in super slow motion!!! I am going to meet her tomorrow. What will she say to the question? God please help me. Well good time to pray. Didn’t take me long to wake up my sister, who wasn’t very impressed. She was kind though and was up from 5, watching me walk around the room and get all worked up.
Episode 2:
Meet the parents: (Not to be related to any movie or its sequel)
Went to the temples before going there. We were supposed to be there for breakfast. She had warned me that there was a good chance of having idlis!!! Hey what was I afraid of….I can be artificially polite if I have to. Lets not stray from the fact that she might just go “Bleah” when she sees me. Walked in to be greeted by her dad. Scared and nervous would be like a drops in the ocean compared to what I was feeling at that time. There I was in a room filled with strangers and then I saw her. Hey!!! Who pressed the slow mo button? I am not complaining… a very good feeling. Yes, tensed as well. So after a lot of chit chat….time for the Indian traditions to kick in. “Why don’t you guys talk in the room??” “Ask any questions you want” her mom added. Bwuh?? What do I ask…pressure pressure pressure!! And what did I talk about?? How beautiful sight the sunset would be from the window of the room. Genius!!! Didn’t talk about the question at all. D’oh. Well came out of the room and sat down to be asked whether I had liked Payal. WHAT A QUESTION??!! Liked her…of course I did. I said “Yes”. The most surprising event happened after that. They started discussing the wedding date. What??? She said “Yes” as well. But…but…well it happened too fast and I was still awe struck after seeing her. It was time for us to go back to Kollam. Her family was going to meet us in Kollam!! Hmmm…good I thought.
Episode 3:
The proposal:
Hurrying back to Kollam. All are on the phone. Sharanya and I were very quiet for the next 1.5 hours. Well there were a lot of plans happening. Ordering take away, deciding on flower arrangements etc. Well my family was excited. Few hours later, yes I am still kinda lost, we see Payal’s family drive in. All happy faces greet each other. Well one small problem, as per Indian custom she shouldn’t enter my house. Mani uncle (her side) reiterated that that was the right thing to do. You got to be kidding me. So Payal, Bharath (her cousin), Chechi, Sharanya and I went to the club.
I took the opportunity to go on my knee and ask her if she would marry me..I had to hear it from her. With a smile she said yes. I felt like my heart had been nuked…there definitely was an explosion in there and it was no firecracker……………………….
and now I can say that we love each other and are very very very very happy. I am glad that she came into my life. It was definitely worth the wait. Every passing day we are getting closer and getting to know each and of course fall more in love with her.
I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD.





And here is the happy couple!!!
Welcome to my life Payal. I love you and forever will.











I’d give anything to see the sun set on the horizon,
I’d do anything to gaze at a full moon in the night sky;
A rainbow sure makes me smile,
I’d love to swim in crystal clear waters of an untouched sea;
Make a wish on a shooting star
And try to gaze from afar,
all the diamonds in the night sky
The mist on the mountains is breathtaking,
As is walking in dew spotted forest
To see cascading waterfalls I’d do anything for,
Stand on the highest peak in the world,
then look at the sights below;
I’d love to soar on wings above the clouds,
Across the blue sky;
A red rose blooming in a desert,
A river twisting through a dusty land,
All beautiful things in this world;
But I also know I am looking at
The world’s most beautiful creation,
Every time you smile,and every time I look into your eyes.