A friend of mine wants to buy a car. I never would have thought that buying a car would be such a tedious process. For me buying a car is looking for something that is economical, that will take me from point A to Point B without breaking down and something which fits my budget. When I bought my car I looked for cars online. However, I didn't find anything that caught my fancy. Finally I went to a dealer with another friend of mine and we were driving through the car lot when I saw this little red car. It was perfect!! It fit into my selection criteria and it looked adorable.
Now, my friend has been looking for cars through dealers and private owners, and has seen several. I have seen many of them online and just by looking at them I would probably decide on the one I want. But my friend, the other hand, is more organised. He has lists of the cars he has seen, their prices, their colours and their mileage. He has been getting information on their maintainence history etc.
After this, I know that when I buy my next car, my reason better be something other than, "It looked adorable!!" So I left the responsibility of looking for my next car to my friend..... :)

Congratulations Priya (Salli Kuthi) and Manas on your engagement!! This news was a nice surprise for all of us. Everyone wants to know how, when, where?? It's amazing how quickly news spreads in Akron. Not only do people in Akron know but people who used to live in Akron and have moved out also know and everyone wants details. People have been calling and saying, "Did you hear?" I, of course, have no idea about what's happening and very blandly say,"About?"

My roommate just got back from New Orleans where she was visiting family. Her uncle is Egyptian so they made huge amounts of homemade Baklava. It is awesome. She brought a whole tin of it for me. Baklava is an Arabic sweet made with pistachios and honey which is rolled up in a light, flaky pastry.

My last semester! It feels soo good to say that..... But the stress starts now.... I have to study for my licensure exam, look for a job and pray that I get all my internship hours in and that I get a good job....hmmm..... Its going to be fun!
It feels like just yesterday when I started my practicum. Pankaj, Disha and I were talking and I told them that my oppurtunity to use my skills had arrived. Of course prac did not go smoothly. It took forever to get all my hours in mostly because summer client intake was slow. For some reason no one has a problem in the summer. Strange! All school kids come in in the Fall aand Spring semesters.
Anyway, it feels good to almost be done.......

I have not been able to access my blog page and so I did not post anything. 2004 is here.Everyone has been sending New Years cards wishing everyone a prosperous New Year and hoping that the New Year will be better than the last.
I have been introspective, retrospective and nostalgic. Someone asked me on June 14th, 2003 if I regretted anything and if there was anything I would change. I said no, because I liked my life the way it was and is. I have been thinking about this for sometime. I thought that my answer would change with everything that had happened in 2003. Surprisingly it did not!
2003 was a good year. Yes there have been alot of changes in my life but its been for the best. I have grown up alot in the last one year. I have become stronger. I want to use the cliche, "I found myself." But that would not be true. I just gained a better sense of the person I am.
I can honestly say that I am happy...very happy. It is not a facade or a mask that I am wearing. I enjoy waking up in the morning. The only thing I hope for every morning is that the sun will shine and it will be warm. If there were birds around I would hope that I could hear them sing in the morning. But as luck would have it I wake up with a song in my heart. Spring is almost here and so is summer. And I am sure that this year will keep getting better.
I hope everyone who reads my blog .... and even those who don't, have a very happy, joyous New Year.