The Bean Burrito

I'll admit, I never liked this thing called "The Bean Burrito".

Well, for all those who don't understand what I'm talking about... Burritos look like bean vegetable stuffed in a thin tortilla (maida roti) and rolled for you to eat. To make it simple, they look like 'Frankie' and on the left side of this page you can view how they look like.

I first brought in a pack of "El Monterey- Bean Burritos" from Walmart thinking that this thing will taste like our very own Indian Samosas or atleast close to frankie. When I tried eating it after placing it in microwave for 2mins, as instructed in the pack, there I was, finding it absolutely unpalatable.

But after trying it for a couple of times I find myself in a position to digest it now. How? Well, I made my own Indian modifications for the stuff to taste as per my taste buds. Took the burrito and microwaved it for a minute overall and then placed it on tava, applied a lot of butter to it and there it was, ready to eat with Maggi Hot and Sweet Tomato Chilli sauce. Well, it cant replace the Indian Samosa's but tastes really good.

Being a vegetarian and that too in the US could be a pain in neck. You don't have many choices about eating. Going out to eat is very much an impractical thing, one because I don't have a car yet and places here are as far as they can be and two because there are very few places where you can get tasty food the way we have it in India.

I'm trying to make some modifications with a some of the things we get at walmart. The first began with the bean burrito. It has taught me something important. You need to adjust. Life doesn't always give you what you like but there are somethings like the burrito that you will always manage to find. All you need to know is how to modify it as per your needs.

That Heartwarming Smile

With every passing day,
I see you moving away,
And the more I want you near,
The farther you are from here.
But when I think of you, one thing that keeps me alive,
Is the memory, of your heartwarming smile.

And now that you stay, to me, that far.
I hope you always, shine like a star.
And keep up with that rocking spirit.
Saying that, "Yes, I can do it."
I hope that with every sunrise,
You are more successful, you are more wise.
May god always bless you, on life's every mile.
May you always have, that heartwarming smile.

Games People Play and What When There Are No People Around?

I tried to grab a review of this well known book - "Games People Play". Since I had some free time in the winter break, reading a book was perhaps one of the best things to do. But the problem was that by the end of 2009 I had no people around me. And what bothered me most was, 'would it really matter even if they played some games? At least some people would have been around.' Perhaps, it would.

2009 had been an eventful year for me. A quiet birthday with family, a broken leg, GRE, an uneventful horoscope reading, resignation from job, getting recos, applying to colleges, trip to North India, admit to Lamar, coming to US, building the home here, living without proper finances for two and a half months, back to college after 3 yrs, new education system, selecting wrong subjects, pressure for grades, weird schedule and a lonely Christmas and New Year.

This is the first time in life that I'm on my own. No parents to guide you, no one to take care of you, no one to feed you and worst no friends nearby. It's just you, you and you alone. Good part is that sometimes there are some acquaintances around who look like angels because sometimes they are there, present near you. The phone has become a lifeline and work slowly becoming worship.

I wonder if I continue being in this no man's land for long then what would I become.

Nevertheless, it's been an all together different experience. Spending time alone is difficult though not impossible. Slowly I'm learning to live with it that this is how things are going to be for the time that I would be here. So just trying to be at peace with things.

I wonder if I would mind the mind games people resort to but for sure I hope new year brings in more faith, happiness, peace, prosperity and well being for everyone and me too.