First SNOW of the year...

It snowed tuesday night till morning y'day(was supposed to snow 24 hrs), but it really snowed this time.. the first real snow of 2011. Almost a foot of snow... but not bad this time at all (I have become pro after handling the BAD snow in DC last year)... I woke up in the morning with roads not looking bad (I was surprised, bcoz I had planned for WFH & so woke-up an hour late... you can imagine how much that sucks). They handled it pretty well this time.. & it didn't snow as bad as last time either. But after two hoax snowfall warnings, it's better this time. I don't know if I like snow that much anymore, it only looks good in movies with crazy action sequences or pretty actress singing-dancing clad only in sari/skirt (bare minimum) when actor is wearing FUR overcoat!!

But I did good yesterday. I cleaned my place (finally!!), had 4 bags worth of trash (not including me) to throw.... can u believe I had so much trash?? When we start cleaning we realize how much trash we have. All the trash we've been hoarding. Having a big place in NYC is not easy, but keeping it clean is worse. I need a drawer/cupboard soon. Should I try IKEA or local shops in NYC?? But my place looks AWESOME now.... basically because I put lots of pics of me on the walls everywhere, LOL.... There is one way to make it more awesome, guess what?? By putting more pics of ME!!! I went to gym today as well. There was a Virgin Yoga class today, I took that. Yoga class feels so good. The girl Melody who runs the class is really good. Drives the class so well. And I end up doing the (so called) advanced stuff/poses/asanas. I haven't done yoga for almost 14 years since school. & Yoga in america is little different (not like Baba Ramdev's yoga). But it's good, really GOOD!!

Thanks for visiting & reading, come back again... Happy New year (only for new visitors this time..) & Take care!!

First Friday of the year... SNOW in NYC!!

I still dont feel well 100%, I am at like 85% (80-90 maybe.. yeah I have recently started talking in %age).  The weather's been cold but not too bad.. some false alarms about snowfall. It sucks how NYC handles snowfall though... Can't believe they dont have a good system in place. It used to be so good in Boston (I still stick to fact that I didnt like Boston). It was a mess in DC last year ofcourse, but they are not prepared for that kinda snow. It doesent snow like that in DC area, so they are never prepared & they werent last year too. But NYC.... it's a mess here. It's been 2 weeks since last snow & snow has not been cleaned completely yet. WTF?? i expected better from NYC....

Anyways... Thanks again for visiting & reading &..... Happy New Year 2011 again.... I still cant believe its 2011!!!!

Snow! Snow!! Snow!!!

It's not as fun as it looks in our bollywood movies where in midst of the day or whatever is happening, suddenly the song starts and our hero & heroine are in a beautiful place filled with snow. The hero is wearing big jackets & woolens but our lovely heroine is singing & dancing just in a lovely saree with sleeveless blouse. They sure don't feel cold, do they?? But this awful lot of snow is not as much fun in real. That's what my experience says. It's been snowing last 2 days awfully here with more than 2 feet of snow outside. There was snow outside the door and half of the door was covered. The car was topped with 2 feet snow, all covered. It took me more than 2 hours to clean snow off the car and around to take it out. Streets and roads around the house are not clean ofcourse, we have just cleaned the bare minimums needed to get out of house. Created valley with snow mountains on both the sides. And ofcourse its chilling cold too, unless you are shovelling the snow which makes you hot!! Even the main roads & highways are not clean. The car was sliding on the roads withut any control, just so scary. Read my last blog "Driving in Snow/Ice" for tips to drive in snow. Just planning to sit home and enjoy some bollywood fun with dance in fake snow. Be safe & Take Care!!

Driving in Snow/Ice

It's been snowing all day today, all day!! When I woke up in morning I saw everything around the house covered with snow, including my car. And it was still snowing with chilly cold out there. I didn't have the snow-scrapper for car so I borrowed it form my housemate & cleaned the car. Took me 10-15 mins because there was so much snow!! I was frezing out there. And then driving in snow, or ice which is worst.. hmmmm!! Few things to take care while driving in snow/ice:

• Drive Slow. Be 10-15 miles below the speed limit and probably drive on the side lane or where you see road with less snow/ice. Don't worry if there's traffic beind you, just go as slow as you feel comfortable.
• Keep distance. Keep enough distance from the car ahead of you, curbs, signs, sidewalks & ofcourse people. If you see people, just slow down or stop & let them pass by.
• Do not apply sudden brakes, apply them slowly. Good to have TCS & ABS at such times.
• Pay attention on the road. No phone calls, distarcting music or anything. You need to know what's happening around you!!.

Being careful while driving in snow/ice is very-very important. I learned that from experience. I bought a snow-scrapper from CVS yesterday for $8 but I might return it as I am not sure if I need to use it. Anyways, Enjoy Snow & Drive Safe... to everyone else, PEACE!!