Good things can happen too

Among the unnerving past 5 days there have been good things happening too. its better if I recollect those right now so that I can feel better about things.

1. Getting into IR. (This is where the cookie begins to crumble, or should i say that hopefully the cookie will repair itself in the next few days.)

2. The hospital that I have to go to is just 2 mins walking. Not a big deal except when you have to walk around when it's so chilly outside.

3. The first evening, I was roaming helplessly without a cell phone trying to call up uncle/Prashant from a pay phone. So I started out by putting in some quarters in the pay phone and it wouldn't work. I tried the Reliance card and even that wouldn't work. And I was trying to manage my heavy bag and the gloves, coat, cap. And then out of no where, when I was walking towards the door, a security guard tells me, "You look like Michelle". I said "I'm sorry". And he said "You look like Michelle Obama". And at that moment, it just brought a smile to my face and knowing my slow reflexes, all i could say to him was a thank you with a smile. When I was walking back, i realized what he had said and could only say to myself that i hope I get a husband like hers'.

4. The next evening, I just thought I should check out the gift shop in the hospital which is on my way home. so I was walking around in my winter gear, ready to leave from the shop and walk into the open. That's when i the person at the counter said that I had pretty gloves on. I had never before considered my gloves to be 'pretty' and here comes a stranger who tells me that the daises that are embroidered on the back of my gloves are 'pretty'.

5. Going back in time, that afternoon I made a discovery of the cvir staff kitchen. its beautiful. I had my first cup of Vitamin A & D enriched no-fat milk. and there is unlimited supply of 100%orange juice. So there is my lunch! and it also had packs of jam, mayo, etc. that i can keep and use them with bread for breakfast so that i don't have to go to the kitchen! yay, no cooking needed.

6. Maurice, the housekeeper in the cvir dept. She spoke to me for 5 mins. reminded me of Gangu bai with her built, her daughter with two children and her resolve to get her daughter to study further.
Kudos to gangu bai!

7. And today evening, as i was wandering around in Scott library, another stranger says to me... "you are a tall girl. Good for you! are you the tallest in your family?" He didn't have to say that. and especially in a country where so many girls are that tall.

8. Sumedh is in Washington in feb weekend. So he can tell me where to go. His and Veena's 'lectures' (couldn't find a better word) are always so good.


9. Njohu! What a resident! Hopefully I will get to do a PICC tomorrow. and semeaus will not interfere in my PICC!
I love IVC filters.

So life seems to be looking up for now (except for the whole list of bad things like the phone, having to cook, getting up at 4 30 in the morning, etc etc.)