tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56381932011-04-21T23:37:50.592-04:00.:sitedumvm:.my little thread in the world wide web.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1165896903377727252006-12-11T23:14:00.000-05:002006-12-11T23:15:03.406-05:001/8 of the way there!hard to believe that in less than 2 weeks, i will be 1/8 of the way to getting my MD. pretty exciting, huh?now the question is...can i cram more information presented to me than ever before (even more so that ALL the information from 4 years of undergrad) into my little head. impossible? or undeniable?monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1161862656175995862006-10-26T07:30:00.000-04:002006-10-26T07:37:36.180-04:00this post is for you know who?why it's for mr. wu!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1157597007317936462006-09-06T22:37:00.000-04:002006-09-06T22:43:27.323-04:00...it's like drinking from a firehose.what is? medical school is. it's....intense. so intense i can't even write an interesting blog because my head is clouded with anatomy right now. monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1153236679272476812006-07-18T11:27:00.000-04:002006-07-18T11:31:19.326-04:00good things happen when you least expect them to. :)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1150415920693377752006-06-15T19:55:00.000-04:002006-06-15T19:58:40.750-04:00"Ya Ali" by Zubeen from Gangsterhttp://www.musicindiaonline.com/l/17/s/movie_name.8354/great song...listen to it.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1150415118322721202006-06-15T19:41:00.000-04:002006-06-15T19:46:53.993-04:00on the other side of the fence...four-eyed monisha roams the street.......that's right, i now wear GLASSES. never thought that'd happen...but man, it did. is this the sign of old age? i'm not even 21 yet! but you know what, coming from a school where people spend more time in front of a computer than sleeping, i had it coming. monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1148512808180733852006-05-24T19:17:00.000-04:002006-05-24T19:28:14.780-04:00the circuitous route...so i remember a few days before i started college, i began this online blog. i wanted a unique and "cheesy" name for my site, so i thought up of three parts to it. "sitedumvm," did you ever wonder (those who actually read my blog) how it came to be? well, the first four letters should be easy...this IS a website, so hey, i thought i'd include the word "site" in the name. i was also obsessed monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1147634428047386702006-05-14T15:17:00.000-04:002006-05-14T15:20:28.110-04:00impatience..omg omg omg, in a little over 24 hours, i'll be done with my last exam and my entire college career!cheers to graduation on sunday (countdown at 7 days)!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1144729307096557812006-04-11T00:20:00.000-04:002006-07-15T09:30:38.803-04:00blast from the past..so i ran across this link from my friend's website that has a video clip of the dance i was in last semester. enjoy!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fKGC-PIoF8monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1144589755837558342006-04-09T09:34:00.000-04:002006-04-09T09:35:55.836-04:00reflections on the past, present, and future...wow, it has been forever since i've blogged in. haha, this tends to happen as we hit weeks 11, 12, and 13 at CMU, where people think we either fall off of the earth because we don't go on AIM every night or don't update our facebook profiles every other day. so new stuff: well, today is marks 42 days until the big day! (you can't tell that im eager, can you?) though it seems soo close, i monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1141954533165355472006-03-09T20:34:00.000-05:002006-03-09T20:35:33.240-05:00gate A25, pittsburgh int'l airport..yay! im going home :)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1141619725549340442006-03-05T23:34:00.000-05:002006-03-05T23:37:33.680-05:00DS checkpoint results! So I had three checkpoints tonight. All of them went pretty well I think. Everyone has worked really hard and from the looks of these dances, you couldn't guess otherwise.What I am absolutely thrilled about is how well my dance checkpoint went! We were all together and simply..impressive. :) And hey, dancing Michael Jackson style ain't a simple task. I am so proud of how far my dancers have monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1141520865245321992006-03-04T20:07:00.000-05:002006-03-04T20:07:45.250-05:00world points galore!whoa i am maxing out my air miles this semester!travel plans...spring break - home!carnival - las vegas for concerts and fun.one week after carnival - nyc for friends and medical school visit.crazy!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1141182561270573412006-02-28T22:07:00.000-05:002006-02-28T22:10:30.603-05:00this week has been mad crazy..the big stuff...in no particular order1.) review session for organic students2.) inorganic midterm 3.) prob/stats midterm pending work...1.) drug use and policy rxn paper2.) garcía lorca analysis paper3.) garcía lorca presentationother stuff on my plate...1.) ds checkpoint x 42.) more choreography3.) further work on pNIPAAM project 4.) acapella concert monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1140929574957729082006-02-25T23:51:00.000-05:002006-02-25T23:52:54.963-05:00whoa, now there is a dashboard widget for blogger posts! another reason to love OS X. monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1139159623244036612006-02-05T12:03:00.000-05:002006-02-05T23:56:50.813-05:00**CMUs MAYUR CULTURE SHOW 2006!**4th february, 2006monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1137025239736316732006-01-11T19:18:00.000-05:002006-02-05T11:44:30.080-05:00HOME FROM JP!so i am back from japan...a bit jet lagged, but still wanted to post some memories of the trip. here is a photo journal of my trip...here are the cities i visited while in japan (29th dec 2005 - 10th jan 2006)shin sai bashi-suji gate opening, OSAKAme in the midst of human traffic, OSAKAinner city view from famous dotonbori bridge, OSAKAme feeding deer at deer park, NARAjay with the monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1132623434996634362005-11-21T20:36:00.000-05:002005-11-21T20:41:32.290-05:00¡feliz compleaños a mí!haha, i'm such a dork, but hey, this gives me an excuse to post.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1132521735709459972005-11-20T16:21:00.000-05:002005-11-20T16:22:15.730-05:00eeeee! last day of being a teenager...eva!kind of sad...i'm getting old.but i'm also living some of the best times in my life. :)eeee!...yeah, i'm still a kid. :)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1130280979837975002005-10-25T18:54:00.000-04:002005-10-25T18:56:19.843-04:00success!"Dear Ms. Mandalaywala: The Admissions Committee of the School of Medicine at Stony Brook is pleased to offer you a place in our 2006 First-Year Class....Congratulations and warm wishes for a successful medical career.":)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1128958167273897712005-10-10T11:22:00.000-04:002005-10-10T11:36:14.003-04:00Sorry I haven't posted in so long. School, interviews, and Maty Lab have been taking over my life! Just to update everyone....I had my first medical school interview last week in Buffalo, NY at SUNY UB (University of Buffalo). All in all, the school looked great, nice campus, very friendly staff and students, and decent interviewers. I was interviewed by two doctors, one of which was born andmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1126797299642186892005-09-15T11:13:00.000-04:002005-09-15T11:14:59.646-04:00check this out...(NYTimes)"Nobody can sustain an 80 percent market share in a consumer electronics business for more than two or three years," Mr. Munster told CNN. "It's pretty much impossible."Well, he's right about one thing: Apple's market share won't stay at 80 percent. It's about to go up.(http://tech2.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/technology/circuits/15pogue.html)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1126662584140623022005-09-13T21:46:00.000-04:002005-09-13T21:49:44.146-04:00so right now, i am SUPPOSED to be reading Anselm's Proslogion.......meh.my senioritis has reached maximum effect. ==currently listening to: Orishas, "La Vida Pasa"monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1125809026708725092005-09-04T00:43:00.000-04:002005-09-04T00:44:22.623-04:00the first week of my senior year in college is over. ...wow.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1124679419328507462005-08-21T22:49:00.000-04:002005-08-22T14:06:46.083-04:00photo highlights from spain! enjoy!10, julio - 20, agosto, 2005wall entrance, plaza san vincente, ÁVILAmercedes benz parked close to my flat, ÁVILAaquaducto romano, SEGOVIAcommon stone home, spanish country side, BATERNA/SOLOSANCHOclouds over the atlantic ocean on the plane ride backflower pot and background of mountains, MONT SERRATflamenco dancers, BARCELONAmedieval walls, ÁVILAvista monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1124595530918351262005-08-20T23:38:00.000-04:002005-08-20T23:38:50.926-04:00there's no place like home. :) back from spain! now i need sleep. adios.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1124467280240322892005-08-19T11:34:00.000-04:002005-08-19T12:09:27.736-04:00Spanish Lesson #12: Reflect, remember, never forget.Sorry to say this, but this will be my last entry for the "Spanish Lesson" series. Today is my last day in Spain (well, unless you count tomorrow when I head off to the airport). ¡No lo creo! I just still can´t believe my 6 week study abroad experience is over. It definitely flew by. However, there were a few times when I wish the time monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1124274628665495112005-08-17T06:23:00.000-04:002005-08-17T06:30:28.673-04:00Spanish Lesson #11: While in Rome, do as the Romans do. ...or while in Spain, do as the Spaniards do. That is, eat, sleep, play. Well, not quite. That is basically what I did this past weekend. My Señora took me to her pueblo (Baterna and Solosancho, two small towns around where she grew up) and while there, I really did live the Spanish life. That is, waking up extremely late, having a HUGEmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1123857502887899782005-08-12T10:25:00.000-04:002005-08-12T10:38:22.896-04:00Spanish Lesson #10: You will meet more than just Spaniards.W00t w00t, I am on lesson no. 10! So exciting! Anyway, it is yet another Friday in the beautiful (but a little boring) city of Avila. I just finished another week of language intensive Spanish classes. Although this week, I have had the pleasure of meeting new students at IEMA (btw, if I never told you before, I am taking classes at monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1123411472092167022005-08-07T06:38:00.000-04:002005-08-07T06:45:28.960-04:00Spanish Lesson #9: Gain independence while abroad.Going abroad, especially by yourself, is an experience that really makes you MUCH more independent. Just this morning, my roommate left to go back home. That leaves me alone, knowing no one except my Señora and her family. Scared? No. More independent. Gotta be.Coming to Spain alone was a scary thing. Then, losing my luggage for 2 days monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1123254855896531952005-08-05T11:07:00.000-04:002005-08-05T11:21:05.726-04:00Spanish Lesson #8: Learn to say your good-byes.Today was the last class of the medical spanish study abroad program here in Avila. This weekend, most of my classmates are going to Barajas (Madrid´s International Airport) to fly back home to the states. I have got to admit, I always get a little sad when it is time to say goodbye. Staying in Avila for 1 month can be very short....however, 1 monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1122980241237413112005-08-02T06:50:00.000-04:002005-08-02T11:07:40.160-04:00Spanish Lesson #7: Learn to samba to ¡GASOLINA! while walking down the street. Whenever I am walking down the street, there is always some car that is blasting ¡GASOLINA! You might have heard it on the radio (I did while I was in the states before I came here). Anyway, to hear a bit of Spain, download the song "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee. Go to the link below to download the MP3: (I think)monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1122825756908930862005-07-31T11:56:00.000-04:002005-07-31T13:09:50.423-04:00Spanish Lesson #6: Good friends give you good times. Travel with buddies.Picture Time! Here are some of my friends from the medical spanish program.poonam, jennifer, me, khooshboo in avilaus in salamancamac buddies on RENFE trains la plaza mayor at night, salamancaremember, bring good books! salamancame in salamancasara, me, bernadine, plaza mayor cafe, madridoutside the walls, avilasara and monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1122651475899582602005-07-29T11:21:00.000-04:002005-07-29T11:37:55.923-04:00Spanish Lesson #5: Spanish time does fly faster than you think.It´s FRIDAY! Basically, the end of another wek her in Spain. (Ugh, the "e" doesn´t work on this computer´s keyboard). I am just about at the half way mark in my Spain trip. After Sunday, another 3 weeks to go! It´s odd, because I thought Spanish time would pass slower than U.S. time. My reasoning is because in the states, I am monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1122477417957793772005-07-27T11:06:00.000-04:002005-07-27T11:27:00.246-04:00Spanish Lesson #4: Learn to expect some surprises.So now that I have a bit more time on my hands (class starts in 20 min), I guess I´ll tell you what´s been going on in my mind. First of all, today was the last day for one of the students who was living in the same house as me. She was a very sweet and social girl who was always ready to help us practice our Spanish. It seemed as though my monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1122402645654791842005-07-26T14:26:00.000-04:002005-07-26T14:32:11.923-04:00Spanish Lesson #3: Bring a good book for travelling, enjoy the night life, eat more pasteles.Sooo, to be quick, as my time is running out...I went to Barcelona last weekend with some friends in this program. We took an overnight train and slept in a car that had 6 beds, called "literas," stacked 3 X 3. Saw the highlights, La Catedral de la Sagrada Familia (a favorite Spanish class project for monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1121882650062676672005-07-20T13:50:00.000-04:002005-07-20T14:07:05.250-04:00Spanish Lesson #2: Travel as much as you can. Eat pasteles. Backpacks are a must!So, I have been in Spain for about 1.5 weeks. The beginning was tough, adjusting to new food, different people, a new bed, and hot weather. Now, the routine is settling in:1. ¡Buenos días! Wake up, 7:45am, change clothes, eat breakfast, go to school.2. 9:00, empiezan las clases. 3. 13:30, last morning class monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1121098784720616552005-07-11T12:11:00.000-04:002005-07-11T12:30:37.633-04:00Spanish Lesson #1: Live on vegetables and the same clothes.So, it has been a while but now I am in Avila, Spain! I got here Sunday (yesterday) and already I feel my Spanish has improved. The only problem I am having is that my luggage was lost! Ugh, imagine being in Spain, sweating, in the same clothes for the past 3 days. ¡Que lastima, aiy dios mi! The food hasn´t been too bad, although I monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1119452941846892602005-06-22T10:13:00.000-04:002005-06-22T11:47:52.816-04:00organic synthesis = death!===part of my job here at Clarkson requires that I do some chemistry :P The reaction I am doing (as I write this) is absolutely terrible. It takes about three days total: first day to prepare the materials, second day to run the reaction followed by immediate work up, and then the third day to clean the product and prevent it from degrading. all i can say is, "ugh! i monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1118702633458829782005-06-13T18:42:00.000-04:002005-06-13T21:22:18.356-04:00Saniya's 1st Birthday Party!June 12, 2005happy birthday! cakesu bhabi and saniyapriyankasaniya's first vanilla cakesu bhai and saniyatandoor restaurant hallqueens, n.y.aditi, me, and zalpathe famdilip uncle and nani auntieme and balloonsme and hansa auntiebhabi, subodh uncle, and chichi mamazalpa, aditi, and rushime and anita didisubodh uncle and priyankathe three brothers (papu kaka, chichi mamamonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1118333124399719322005-06-09T11:55:00.000-04:002005-06-13T21:48:05.323-04:00drugs and dough... "Dr. Rost, a vice president for marketing at Pfizer with a history of corporate whistle-blowing, has for the last year publicly criticized the pharmaceutical industry over the price of drugs. Along the way, Dr. Rost has become increasingly isolated at Pfizer, the world's largest drug company.First, his employees stopped reporting to him. Then his supervisors stopped returning monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1118282838007122212005-06-08T21:54:00.000-04:002005-06-08T23:29:00.446-04:00Wow, I kind of forgot about this website. Haha, now that I have improved it a bit, it is time to start writing again!So, I am back home in good ole' NNY for the summer (1/2 of it, thank god!) to research at Clarkson University. New lab this time, new project, lots more to tackle. While at home, I have been amusing myself with exercise (go figure), strawberry tea, an iPod, internet, and harry monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1092849013396764322004-08-18T13:10:00.000-04:002004-08-18T13:10:13.396-04:00being girly monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1092848747789725342004-08-18T13:05:00.000-04:002004-08-18T13:05:47.790-04:00overlooking rideau canal monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1092848225500540162004-08-18T12:57:00.000-04:002004-08-18T12:57:05.500-04:00rich and me in ottawa monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1092790522729935312004-08-17T20:50:00.000-04:002005-06-13T20:05:07.626-04:00Today, Rich and I drove up to Ottawa. The city is amazing, full of pubs and restaurants at every corner, the Rideau Mall (amazing shopping), bakeries, historical buildings. Lucky for us, the excellent weather enhanced our visit to Ottawa. On the way there, when I should have been telling Rich to take a certain exit instead of fiddling with my iPod, we got lost. Haha, lost in Canada with no one tomonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1089324061290793472004-07-08T17:59:00.000-04:002004-07-08T18:01:01.290-04:00new and improved gallery, courtesy of photosite.com! right now, it is still in its beginnings, but check back periodically to see the gallery grow with pictures!
-6:00pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1088393466083344472004-06-27T23:24:00.000-04:002004-06-27T23:31:06.083-04:00so, i've been home for about 7 weeks but it feels as tho i haven't even left for my first year of college. it's funny how you can leave a place you knew for so long and come back to it unchanged. i've changed in so many ways my first year away from northern new york. so have so many other of my fellow ccs 03 graduates. most of us have found our paths and have began the long journey to our monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1085363474908724912004-05-23T21:44:00.000-04:002004-05-23T21:53:01.353-04:00seeing shrek 2 with one of my closest friends was great. the movie is definitely worth the 4 bucks i paid, and i highly recommend it to you all! the movie is about shrek and fiona returning back to fiona's kingdom in their quest to get their parents' blessings as well as get past the evil fairy godmother and her son, prince charming. sounds interesting? well, i didn't give too many details monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1084843720016058322004-05-17T21:21:00.000-04:002004-05-17T21:28:40.016-04:00trying to plan a summer can be quite a difficult task. i find myself constantly changing plans, trying to predict what will happen if i choose path A or path B, and wondering if i will be alive by the time school starts. the year was challenging and busy. as i look back now, i see that i had much more motivation, much more drive, and much more incentive to work. now, i know i must keep the monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1084760449852427532004-05-16T22:10:00.000-04:002004-05-17T21:29:51.736-04:00troy movie review:
lots of blood, lots of muscle, lots of BRAD! the movie was great, extremely well done, and only a few deviations from the story. i strongly recommend you all to check this one out. i was a bit disappointed that brad pitt seemed to be doing all the killing, but as Achillies, the greatest warrior of Sparta, he played his part well. however, i did notice myself waiting in monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1084495918049025342004-05-13T20:51:00.000-04:002004-05-13T20:53:15.436-04:00check out the gallery at community webshots! :)
--8:53pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1084427169901752742004-05-13T01:45:00.000-04:002004-05-13T20:52:53.660-04:00home at last. :)
--1:04ammonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1083898777167319472004-05-06T22:59:00.000-04:002004-05-06T23:02:50.153-04:00finals finals finals! dum dum dum! yearning to go home and sleep for 14+ hours like I did over winter break.
new news! family is seriously considering to build a new house, by the Grasse River, yes, in Canton, NY. can't escape the sweetness of a small town :-P anyway, the house will be designed to reflect our new tastes. my room (hopefully) will have a walk in closet and a small balcony!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1080514316546366282004-03-28T17:51:00.000-05:002004-03-28T17:57:10.513-05:00being a medical applicant is tough. there, i said it in one easy-to-understand comprehend sentence. ever since i was a little girl, i have always wanted to be a doctor. now that i am actually getting to that point where each action i take, every course i cram into my already too busy schedule, and even how i spend my free time on the weekends dictates how close i am to getting the acceptance monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1080452054514641762004-03-28T00:34:00.000-05:002004-03-28T17:56:49.920-05:00i volunteered today with this organization called "global links." this is a NPO which collects discarded medical supplies from local pittsburgh hospitals and distributes these supplies to latin and south american countries. volunteering really makes you realize how lucky you really are. while we were sorting, separating by size, and dividing the trachael tubes from the trachaeonoscopy tubes (monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1079818318555507732004-03-20T16:27:00.000-05:002004-03-20T16:34:24.623-05:00i'm currently in our library's mac cluster. come to think of it, i used to despise mac computers when i was in high school. but now, since CMU is the largest wired campus in america, i have gotten used to their ubiquity.
anyway, nothing new today. went to eat crepes for breakfast down in shadyside this morning. the forecast called for rain, thunderstorms, and lightening. i am extremely monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1079303695080310282004-03-14T17:34:00.000-05:002004-03-20T16:35:46.153-05:00last day of break, lounging around is totally cool, and falling asleep while reading physiology is even better. ;P however, i gotta get back into the swing of things. the week was great, lots of time with friends, TONS of movies (my bandwith is probably sky-high, oops!) and surprising myself with my own cooked food. it was great fun.
back to the clarkson reunion.
--5:34pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1079111669390504912004-03-12T12:14:00.000-05:002004-03-12T12:16:47.513-05:00break is almost out, it went by perhaps a little too quickly! anyway, nadeeka is coming tonight! haha, two thumbs wayy way up that the science center at clarkson lost power, yipee!
what am i waiting for? florida fun in april!
--12:14pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1077852402198981652004-02-26T22:26:00.000-05:002004-02-26T22:29:09.606-05:00wow, it's been a while. man, i'm tired. physics is taking over my life.
in other news, william gates himself came to CMU just yesterday. he actually looks normal. but for some reason, i was crazy enough to call my dad (while he was in surgery) and tell him that i, at that very moment, was approx. 500 ft from the man himself. it's almost like he gives of this aura that i find to be truly monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073667106083908172004-01-09T11:51:00.000-05:002004-01-09T11:53:00.763-05:00going back to cmu today, yay! monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073269349363828722004-01-04T21:22:00.000-05:002004-01-07T16:36:58.810-05:00sweet deal today, bought a pair of adidas for $20.18! Not bad, however, they were for my little brother, hehe. I was shocked when he asked the lady for a size 11.5! I don't know what's happened, but he's grown incredibly since I have come back. Went to play frisbee, and one of my friends thought I shrunk! Funny, that's the second comment I've received on my height, hah!
my mom gave me a newmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073181727350027412004-01-03T21:02:00.000-05:002004-01-03T21:04:03.576-05:00three movies this break, yay!!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073181715900035422004-01-03T21:01:00.000-05:002004-01-03T22:13:29.060-05:00last samurai review:
overall, great plot, very well done, setting and costumes were also quite real. edward zwick is a great director. other than that, i do have some criticism:
1. how the hell do you find an english-speaking samurai in the middle of 19th century japan?
2. the beginning is nice, with great shots of their beloved homeland, but it was filmed in new zealand! :)
--9:01 pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073100789816885592004-01-02T22:33:00.000-05:002004-01-02T22:34:18.373-05:00hey, just posted some pics of me and my life at cmu!! check out the gallery. see you all in a week!
--10:31pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1073022201809175692004-01-02T00:43:00.000-05:002004-01-02T00:44:59.483-05:00happy new year!monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072907404313476622003-12-31T16:50:00.000-05:002004-01-02T00:44:24.543-05:00haha, i write more here lately...probably because i have nothing better to do. anyway, happy new year to everyone! have a great night! :)
--4:48pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072820211267263742003-12-30T16:36:00.000-05:002003-12-30T16:38:46.843-05:0010 more days...ahh, i'm going insane counting the days until my departure. today wasn't full of so much ennui as expected; i spent most of the morning sleeping and talking to jay in japan, exchanging pictures and such, and then quickly drove off to my mother's office. new patients, so many new files to make, bills to write up, and paper cuts galore!
my brother is lazy, i had to sit next to himmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072747565402852272003-12-29T20:26:00.000-05:002003-12-29T23:14:36.716-05:00i love clarkson school friends, and today, i discovered that pineapple pizza isn't too bad! had a great time with nad and ush. miss all of you schoolies!
new mexico pics are up! more to come of my wonderfully enjoyable winter break (look under "random mandalaywala moments"! :P)
--8:24pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072644930552214892003-12-28T15:55:00.000-05:002003-12-28T16:02:49.810-05:00bored here in northern ny where the grass is semi green and the snow is semi melting. i've been spending alot of time just being lazy. my mom says i sleep too much, and that i should get my thyroid gland checked. man, there's a health risk when doing anything in excess. i guess all i'm trying to do is store up some hours for those late nights i will have to experience once again this spring monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072502656439635932003-12-27T00:24:00.000-05:002003-12-27T00:25:18.140-05:00today was busy, i actually got a few things taken care of...for one, i finally got my passport renewed. neil and i also took a trip to the infamous massena mall (boo yah!) where i spent all my life savings (grand total of 12 bucks) on three pairs of huge sweater socks and a gift for someone at cmu. w00t w00t, break is just so much fun!
oh yeah, taco bell pit stop..rocked my world. quien monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1072397790789025052003-12-25T19:16:00.000-05:002003-12-27T00:21:16.576-05:00back from new mexico...went hot air ballooning, and here is a tip: dont move around in the basket too much.
happy holidays. **
--7:16pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1071794256820545232003-12-18T19:37:00.000-05:002003-12-18T19:38:30.293-05:00yay, check out my new schedule...it's gonna be hell. check under "links" menu.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1071787073278431092003-12-18T17:37:00.000-05:002003-12-18T17:38:46.640-05:00home...and sick! otherwise, it's been relaxing, no stress of anything due at 12AM the next day or another lab report to write...or test to study for. nope, it's time to relax, curl up with a good book, sleep, or watch hindi movies.
so sunday, i fly away again, this time...to new mexico. my mom was watching the travel channel, and they showed this documentary on new mexico's "wild life and monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1071625146455440852003-12-16T20:39:00.000-05:002003-12-16T20:39:57.950-05:00home at last.
--8:41pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1071362703898077932003-12-13T19:45:00.000-05:002003-12-13T19:45:52.293-05:00saturday night...and what am i doing? studying. this week was rough. two big ass finals and no peace. i was drinking free coffee from the underground like the entire pot was made just for me. one more final to go, and it's the big kahuna of them all. ochem is one of the most interesting classes i have ever taken...but it is also a class that...yes, and i hate to say it, requires quite a bitmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1069775466919316532003-11-25T10:51:00.000-05:002003-11-25T10:51:37.090-05:00going home today. it's been three months, i need to get out of here for a bit. sigh, i'm going to miss all you cmu people, it has been hard, tough, interesting, and fun. going back to canton, it's been so long. going to see the family. going to see friends. going to sort things out. it's time to go home.
--10:59a.m.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1069610815770340472003-11-23T13:06:00.000-05:002003-11-23T13:11:00.780-05:00new pics...18th birthday celebrated right here in morewood. hopefully they will load...let me know if they don't.
--1:06pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1069141342012130752003-11-18T02:42:00.000-05:002003-11-18T02:42:45.030-05:00dun dun dun.....hell week is here. that's why i'm writing this blog at 239am when i should be learning about tRNA. screw that shit, i need a break. friday is a special day, i can't wait...the big 18! w00t w00t. not to mention, thanksgiving break is just around the corner...i really can't wait to go home and see some people. it'll be so weird, yesterday marked 3 months here...3 months since monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1068415651548040642003-11-09T17:07:00.000-05:002003-12-18T17:39:37.513-05:00gharba 2003 highlights...
and in no particular order...
1. wiping the floor of rangos clean with our feet
2. dandias! dandias! broken dandias! (dandias, or sticks if you will)
3. hitting Jay with dandias
4. bruising Jay with dandias :)
5. huge group dances, both during ghraba and raas
6. teaching gharba when you don't really know it yourself
7. getting other people besides indians involved
8. monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1068185002196655732003-11-07T01:03:00.000-05:002003-11-07T01:03:20.513-05:00CMUFSC, aka, CMU Figure Skating CLUB! We'll be competing at BU and MIT this coming semester...better come and watch it!
--1:01ammonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1068009546478898702003-11-05T00:19:00.000-05:002003-11-05T00:19:04.853-05:005 weeks left...can't wait to get outta here! i need a shower.
-- 12:17ammonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1067819044898963272003-11-02T19:24:00.000-05:002003-11-02T19:25:01.090-05:00labcoats vs. suits
if you are thinking about being a chem major at carnegie mellon, think again. all i have to say is that lab I is the most time consuming class i have ever taken. plus, i will have to continue with the laboratory sequences until i finish all four of them! sometimes i wonder, man, my life would have been so much easier had i gone to the school of business. those guys have itmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1067575502102210272003-10-30T23:45:00.000-05:002003-10-30T23:47:07.440-05:00so i woke up this morning around 4:45 to go to the rink and skate. colby, subhashini, and i drove down to island sports center arena while the sun was still asleep...it was kind of nice. the entire time i was there, i worked on my spread eagle flip combination...and i landed it consistently! i miss dani, my coach. she really brought the REAL stuff onto the ice. skating just lets me really monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1067323890944888482003-10-28T01:51:00.000-05:002003-10-28T01:53:54.893-05:00new news...it's 1:42am, and I'm not doing homework! that's a first, especially being a student here at carnegie mellon. the second round of exams can be a bitch, but hey, it's over now, and halloween is just around the corner. i'm planning on going out (finally!) after three long and hellish weeks of being cooped up here in morewood 405b. cmu parties can be quite funny...they can vary from monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1066091445379573482003-10-13T20:30:00.000-04:002003-10-13T20:36:30.693-04:00more of my rantings...life can be a bitch. but it can be sweet too. gotta find that happy medium and stick to it. --8:36pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1063745489203765772003-09-16T16:51:00.000-04:002003-09-16T16:51:28.700-04:00annoying fact no 1. the elevator in morewood (and everyone who uses it). i mean, come on, you DO NOT need it to go up to the 2nd floor, take the freakin' stairs! some exercise would do all you people good. now if you live on the 7th floor, wouldn't you like it if the elevator was prompt and actually worked? people who live on the 2nd floor should not be putting a hault in the elevator wait monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1062986005540735152003-09-07T21:53:00.000-04:002003-09-07T21:53:25.410-04:00new update: i don't like updating...though i have much to say. maybe i'll update if enough people request it. :) -- 9:47pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1062647614015734382003-09-03T23:53:00.000-04:002003-09-03T23:54:07.006-04:00busy busy am i! classes are well underway. college life is, in a nutshell, complicated. there is so much that you are shielded away from when you are at home...but now, as a cmu student, i am learning to cope (and learning to enjoy it too.) -- 11:48pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1061606015999449022003-08-22T22:33:00.000-04:002003-08-22T22:33:36.110-04:00one week later, and i decide to post a message. pittsburgh is an amazing city, and carnegie is much better than i thought it would be. my floor rocks and my room is HUGE! i love it here, tho sometimes, i do feel the urge to go home and get away from the crowds of people. classes start monday, oh yeah, so anxious :-P really, i am. summer has been long, and now it's time to get my brain back monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1061004581703175022003-08-15T23:29:00.000-04:002003-08-15T23:44:47.493-04:00tomorrow is my last day in canton, ny. it's making me apprehensive, yet excited all the same. im basically all packed, except for a few last minute items. i feel like i have packed WAY too much, but i guess that is a common freshman pre-move-in feeling. i need to make a home out of half of a 170 sq. ft. room, in the middle of a large and bustling city: Pittsburgh. i basically know no one, monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060630137458514152003-08-11T15:28:00.000-04:002003-08-11T21:40:44.080-04:00i just bought a new fridge for my dorm! yay! packing is going slowly. i have gone all through the house gathering wire hangers, and i still don't feel like i have enough. better take a break and post a message. i cant believe my college career is starting. hold up, okay, so it already did start this past year at clarkson, but you know, i am actually going away this time! it's freaky. lastmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060528173897440762003-08-10T11:09:00.000-04:002003-08-11T15:25:10.196-04:00the weekend is winding down, the peploskis come back tomorrow night. bunsen and i have been chilling, btw, bunsen is the name of my chem prof's dog. :P one more week, as i was reminded late last night by a special person. --11:05ammonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060379601795457822003-08-08T17:53:00.000-04:002003-08-08T18:09:12.783-04:00so, this weekend i get to spend my time house sitting for my freshman chem professor. it's too much fun! no parents, no rules, and hey, it's like i have this whole house to myself! well, almost ;) i'm too excited, i'll write more later, when i'm calm. --5:48pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060307507382265902003-08-07T21:51:00.000-04:002003-08-07T21:51:47.323-04:00week's almost over, and so is my clarkson research. tomorrow i think the lab and anja, my advisor, and i are going out to get some lunchie! now, only 8 days until i leave, and i think that there is nothing that i can leave behind here. another life is waiting for me in pittsburgh, centered at carnegie mellon. time to say goodbye to old friends, and hello to new and different kinds of people.monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060292214212625822003-08-07T17:36:00.000-04:002003-08-07T21:55:48.190-04:00put some of my graduation party pics up...enjoy! monishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060210164792526652003-08-06T18:49:00.000-04:002003-08-06T18:57:31.020-04:00"i yearn to say goodbye." - madonna, 6:45pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-106020838009607912003-08-06T18:19:00.000-04:002003-08-06T18:57:35.160-04:00i've had better days. more when i'm happy. --6:16pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060121861812425802003-08-05T18:17:00.000-04:002003-08-05T18:18:18.490-04:00defiance? yes, it's about time. i've done nothing where i deserve the way i am being treated. 10 days to go. *sigh --6:14pmmonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638193.post-1060097461655578462003-08-05T11:31:00.000-04:002003-08-05T11:33:12.133-04:00hot plate and cardboard box with packing tape? what do you think? --11:29ammonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059403185128943326noreply@blogger.com0