Experience: that most brutal of all teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn

I was sitting in the gurudwara the other day and all of a sudden these things starting poppin up up in my head. I heard this sumwhere, that " Its the drama in life that makes u stronger" and I completely agree with it. But it is also this same drama that makes u realize the importance of certain things and certain people. So the drama that has been my life for the past couple of months had made me realize a lot of things. Its like attending a university where u are ur own teacher...when u have nuthin much to do and no1 to talk 2 u kinda end up talkin to urself a lot more and then it becums difficult to avoid those questions uve been avoidin 4ever. Anyways cumin bak to the things I ve learned in the last couple of months, they vary from sum seriously stupid to sum thought provoking stuff and well wat the heck I'll list it....

1. I hav learned that its important to make sure that the pressure cooker is closed properly cos otherwise u end up burning the dal
2. I have learned that when washin clothes u shud turn them inside out
   
3. I have realized that when u wash utensils all the time the soap leaves ur hand super rough & dry
4. I have realized that its more important to know Gujarati than English when movin to the US
5. I have learned how to thread my own eyebrows (don't try this at home cos it hurts like shit)
6. I have realized that I am so lucky that I don't have parents who are religious fanatics
7. I have realized that no matter where I am I will always luv Guddu the most
8. I have realized that no1 can cook food like my mom does
9. I have realized that housewives do soo much work when they stay home
10. I have realized that I am not that bad a cook
11. I have realized that when I am in the kitchen anything can happen and belans do burn when placed near the flame
12. I have realized that no matter where the hell I am Guddu will always call me when she wants to gossip
13. I have realized that I have been privileged all my life to have stayed near a gurudwara
14. I have realized that I hav been soo lucky to have been born and bought up in Mumbai and not sum pind of Punjab
15. I have realized that many Indian girls livin in the US can't even dream of havin the kinda freedom that my parents have given me
16. I have realized I shudn't try to find my sis in sum1 else there's is only one Gudia in the world and she stays in Mumbai
    
17. I have realized that when I am away my Mom misses havin sum1 to fight with
18. I have realized that Guddu would turn out a lot like me even if I am not around cos we are sisters
19. I have realized that it takes a lot of ingredients to make sindhi kadi like my mom makes
    
20. I have realized that standing in the kitchen all day can be such a pain cos of all the heat
21. I have realized that I was such a brat for not helpin my mom out ever in the kitchen
22. I have realized that my parents are gettin old and its high time I stop rebellin
    
23. I have realized that every1 rebels and thinks that their parents don't get them at a certain age
24. I have realized that my father must have endured so much when he moved from Patiala to Mumbai to get sumwhere in life
    
25. I have realized that I actually don't mind sleepin on the floor
26. I have realized that its difficult to find a place to live in, in a city where u barely know any1
    
27. I have realized that there's sumthing called utilities for which u have to pay 50$ every month
28. I have realized that the thought off all sorts of bills can turn my hair grey:(
    
29. I have realized that I actually won't mind marryin a sardar after all if it makes my parents happy
30. I have realized that the water in America makes my hair fall
31. I have realized that when the goin gets tough my parents will support me
32. I have realized that sum people in America (mostly Indians who moved here way bak) still think India is a country of snake charmers
33. I have realized that people never want to move away from their homes circumstances makes them move
34. I have realized that everything happens for a reason
35. I have realized that people will do anything for a green card even hit on sum1 they don't like
36. I have realized that even though I don' mind my own company I mostly like havin people around
    
37. I have realized how my life would have been if my parents had separated when I was a kid
38. I have realized that I wanna do a Ph.d
39. I have realized that I don't have the guts to tell my parents that I wanna do a Ph.d
40. I have realized that even though I am a strong person I cry at the drop of a hat when sum1 in my family falls ill
41. I have realized that when I look directly at people with blue eyes feel I hypnotized
    
42. I have realized that blind dates aren't for me
43. I have realized that all parents know wat their kids are upto even though they don''t admit it
44. I have realized that u can never take havin a roof over ur head for granted
45. I have realized that I can't lift weights cos it hurts my shoulders
46. I have realized that the best way 2 forget all ur tensions is to play with a kid
47. I have realized that I hav been privileged to have lived most of my life near a beach
48. I have realized that I CANNOT stand the cold weather at all
49. I have realized that ur parents know when u lie but they let u get away with it cos they luv u
50. I have realized that I can be honest with my parents
51. I have realized that it feels awesome when ur parents support you
52. I have realized that I live too much in the present and have no clue how to plan for the future
    
53. And last but not the least I have realized that its better to wash clothes with cold water cos otherwise they fade sooner.......lol!

The Blind Date Fiasco :(

I recently went on my 1st sorta blind date. Not sure if I shud even call it that....anyways this guy - a family friend's son calls me up and we have a pretty long conversion (and for sum1 I have never really met it was kinda super long) so anyways the nice conversation ends with us decidin to meet the next day. And I have no clue how the dude looks so I google him ( I am not vane OK I just wanted to confirm he wasn't sum freak). Anyways so I come across his pic on Facebook and I am like ok theek hai kinda looks like my friend Ritesh from college. Don't ask me how I know but I am pretty sure this guy googled me as well. Anyways we meet the next day and within the 1st 5 mins I kinda knew - Not my type. And I am pretty sure he felt the same ways. So anyways we meet and we do the whole American kiss on the cheek thing to greet each other (Now I have to be honest here I so wudn't do this if the guy looked gross) and we leave for the city...
New York is a super romantic place trust me but only if u hav the rite person around. The day was kinda well planned we had lunch at one of those roadside Italian cafes and then headed to Central Park (which by the way is super romantic). And this guy is like ..I don't know it felt like I was the only one tryin to make make any conversation. Which is so wierd cos we had a really good conversation the night b4. I mean dude I am disappointed as well ( the picture I saw did get the best of him) but u can atleast try u know...... I know I am not the most entertaining person on the planet but cummmmmmmon this guy looked plain BORED. Like he didn't even pretend to be interested. I mean thats insulting !
The thing is I soooo like this guy's mom so I was hoping I'd like him......ya thats how things work with me these days. I mean for once why can't things just fall in place u meet sum1 fall for them and then the happily ever after thing happens. But nahin yahan to bloody spark ka S bhi nahi tha. No kidding but this guy was like literally ogling at chiks around. I mean there's a way of chekin out chiks, this guys was actually offensive....
Needless to say I havn't heard from this dude since and I havn't called him either..I mean theek hai sweet guy and all, took the effort to show me the city but seriously no freakin Chemistry. God work ur magic what are u waitin for. I am tellin u but I have almost givin up hope. My parents hav been so supportive of this entire thing, I think after all this I am pretty much gonna hav an arranged marriage. I don't have the heart to rebel against them anymore. So basically thats it for me :(

I wanna grow old with you

I hope sum1 sings this song for me sumday:)




I wanna make you smile whenever youre sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

I'll miss you
I'll kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

I'll need you
I'll feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if youve had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you