Aathaa naan pass aayitaen

Onion fried in oil with garlic and ginger, a small piece of chilli, a quarter of a tomato, pulao masala, beans, carrot, green peas, a little bit of salt, one cup of rice, two cups of water - all was fine until I woke up to the fire alarm that went off when my kitchen got engulfed in smoke and my neighbours started banging at my door. Well, I wanted to type something like that, but then nothing of that sort happened because I just had a good dinner of the vegetable pulao that I made myself for the first time in my life.

Now then, what does the title mean? It's a famous dialogue in a tamil movie where the village-girl heroine comes running and says "Mom, I've passed (the exam)". So, I'm now all set for my one year stay at Northpark, San Jose - this 700 sq. ft. single bedroom apartment is just cool. Microwave, TV, Dishwasher, Fridge, Washer, Dryer, a balcony, and then a gym, a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, a nice park, a Pontiac car - I've started my fun here.