Mal(l) Friends

"Neenga Tamil'a (are you tamil)" "Are you from India" " I am also from south india" "I love chennai". These words make you happy especially when you hear it in abroad. So many miles away from home, it is good to talk about home. But not in New Jersey, you may or may not know that NJ is a mini India. Think of a situation where someone ask you in chennai "Neenga Tamil'a". Samething applies in NJ when someone ask "Are you from India" because there are lot of indians over here. But still when I go to mall, I used to encounter a situation where someone ask me "are you Indian". Initially I was surprised, but thought the other guy just want to get friendly. With in seconds he gets your phone number. The problem starts from the week next, he will start calling with some business proposition about selling or buying a product, he will not leave you even if you are not interested. You know, I am very good at sales.. give me a superbowl ticket I will not be able to sell for next one year. You see my sales skill, I am really trying to get rid of such people nothing personally against them it is only such activities does not suit me. We usually meet such individual in Mall, my wife gets panic when somebody ask this question.

Today a guy asked me "Neenga Tamil'a". I started walking in the opposite direction pretending that I did not hear him.

Missed Chathurthi??

I took this in Flushing NY. Only missing item is to name new york streets after various cart streets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2UTt2G4Ia8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgc_Y5KmwtU

Are we suffering???

Many of my relatives think that I am enjoying my life, with a working wife, living in America. But when I think about it I do not believe that way. Getting up early in the morning driving 80 miles up&down (2.5 hours spent in driving daily) dropping my wife at office picking her back, having breakfast in the running car, working 9-7 under pressure, making fast dinner and lunch for next day, awake until midnight, spending weekend planning for the next week ..and on and on.. Ooops I do not enjoy much or do I exaggerate my pain?

Health Tip

Saw it in my office fitness center... kind of funny

"Healthiest part of the donut is the hole, but you have to eat through the donut to reach that"