The drudgeries of life
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Of lazy weekends
If I had thought that the weekend was not off to a lazy start for once, the remainder of the four rather relaxed days put all my earlier doubts to rest!
Nothing like relaxing under the warm sun like the good old days on the lawns in the nearby botanical garden, catching up with some reading, indulging in some photography, walking around a bit (not to mention, doing some tight-rope walking too in the name of adventure sports!), attending a friend's marriage (sighs! One more eligible bachelor bites the dust! :p), sleeping like logs, devouring some yummy delicacies (be it at The Spice Village, Paradise, Cream Stone, or Punjabi Rasoi, you name it and we were there!), watching an awesome Australian Open Men's Singles Final (a tad bit disappointed that Rafa lost by a whisker :( ), and last but not the least, but surely at the last moment, trying to make the most of the mega sale that ended tonight! How's that for action?!
Oh well! It did start off with a bang early on Thursday in beautiful Gandipet! The run up, literally, to the Auroville Full Marathon sure seems to be on track with a sub-hour 10 kms run at the wonderfully organized Hyderabad Runners Club Run 2012... need to stick it out on the 42 kms long forest trail for over 5 hours at least when I revisit beautiful Pondicherry err Puducherry next month! Mind over body, as always it's going to be...
In other news, I'm not down with the writers' block... just don't feel like writing much with so much to do. Plus my loved ones seem to be doing a wonderful job in the penning down department. Keep up the flow of beautiful words and fantastic posts, D, M, S and A :)
Hence, that's it for now!
An eventful and busy week is about to begin!
Till next time, ciao...
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The fantastic year that was :)
When surviving (forget living) 2010, I had wished for something exactly the opposite of the dreaded time I was experiencing - I had sincerely wished for the year to end in a jiffy and for a brand new one to start!
Guess Someone up there heard my plea and answered my wish :)
2011 for me, right from Day 1 was a fresh start.
Quite a lot happened this year: right from the call which I had been waiting for since ages; the conversion of the offer; the bike trips to Neemrana, Shimla, and Nainital early in the year; the brilliance in taking leave from somewhere I didn't belong on a nice note; switched over to a place where I belong to; attending numerous marriages and engagements of friends; the relentless travel all round the year (by jove, I covered 16 states and UTs in all); met someone who is here to stay in my life for aeons to come and with whom I've lived lifetimes in such a short span of time; visited home so many times and spent quality time with my parents and sister each time <3, the last trip during Christmas being extra special with a new member joining the family :)
Anything and everything that happened in 2011 made the 365 days endearing to me.
And right now I'm going to miss it badly... only the assurance of 2012 turning out to be even better than its predecessor gives me confidence to let go of 2011 on a happy note!
What better way to bid goodbye to the year and welcome the new one than with family and close friends (thought I'd miss the former this time round, the time spent with them is still fresh in my memory :))
Hope everyone has a fantastic ending to 2011 and gets to welcome 2012 with arms wide open.
Happy 2012, people!
Farewell 2011!
Cheers!!
Labels: Beginnings, Closure, Family, Friends, Happiness, Happy Endings
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Current mood :)
"I’ve shut the door on yesterday
And thrown the key away-
Tomorrow holds no fear for me
Since I have found today."
- Vivian Y Laramore
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Things taking shape...
Realization: Life is like that shapeless lump of clay on a potter's wheel... it needs to be shaped constantly by the very person to whom it belongs. A little lag here or some slack there, and voila! It mutates back to its original lifeless form.
When I look back at the past year, I get the feeling that I had slowly by slowly allowed my life to slip out of my hands. Some potter I was :|
A quick reflection, a speedy then-and-now analysis, and I can pat myself on the back for gaining a foothold on life before it slipped into an abyss of shapelessness, an unfortunate eventuality had I continued the way I was going...
Things are back on track now, and gaining momentum. A few more things need to fall into place, and then everything'll be better than where I left it a couple of years ago :)
Also, a paranoia about suffering from a permanent case of writers block had been hounding me of late. Resuming blogging courtesy InfyBlogs dispelled that notion. Phew.
2 more days before another new start. New house, hopefully new project et al.
Will miss the little angel who has come to become the center of my life in the last week - my roommate Anshul's neice, Parii. Love that kid!
That's it for now. Time to hit the sack (and hit the gym early in the morning... ahem!)
More later...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
All in good time!
True happiness is totally underrated. Believe me :)
Today was all about a double bonanza! What a fab start to Feb!!
Don't you love to be surprised when you least expect it?!
But hey! Though it doesn't make sense to not be satisfied with some things & people in life, you really need to be dissatisfied with certain other things.
No looking back now!
Forward march! Hut-two-three-four. Hut-two-three-four.
One step at a time is the way to go...
Monday, January 31, 2011
After a long time, a weekend in the true sense of the term!
Lots of fun, ample amount of relaxation, loads of happiness etc. despite the office visit...
And lots to look forward to too :)
When a day ends with a meal wherein a huge chocolate pyramid makes up the starters, and a brownie topped with a double scoop of vanilla (plus loads of chocolate sauce) as the main course, there's so much to be happy about :p
That was that!
Now back to the routine life. Nothing like a Monday to puncture cloud number 9 and to ensure a crash landing onto reality...
Will be missing 2 marriages of 2 good friends the coming weekend! Unless of course a miracle happens...
Other than that, the To Do list is overflowing! Need to start ticking items off it. Before that, need to finish watching the Millennium Trilogy... heard that the movies are as good as Stieg Larsson's books.
Good luck with the Monday blues!
And good night...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
iRising
Ahhhhh! Nothing like a weekend in the middle of the week.
No alarms, no hitting the snooze a million times, no long rides to and from the workplace, no undue pressure!
The last 24 hours were all about 12 hours of sleep, cleaning up, an awesome lunch, lolling around on the lawns in the mild winter sun (when have I done that before?) while cute kiddies kept running around all over the show, sexy songs, the guitar, fun evening out, long conversations, so on and so forth.
The best thing about overwork is its aftermath. Some contrast! :)
Talking of contrast, there are so many shades of life. And sometimes the dark ones simply overshadow the others... try as you may, you can't use water color to brighten them up. Some things need to be left the way they are.
I believe what had to happen, happened. At times, the initial chemistry is just a run up to the eventual blow up. Boom! Some things are simply not meant to be, and there's no way anyone can change that, no matter how much one wants to. It's hard to live with artificial changes anyway...
Just want to quote Hoobastank: And so I have to say before I go, that I just want you to know: I've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be... a reason to start over new... and the reason is you...
It's a final goodbye from my end. Have a nice life :)
Getting addicted to HIMYM big time... a sober version of Friends, it is. I can totally relate to the character of Ted Mosby! Don't know whether to be happy about it or sad :p
Just this once I thought I'd hit the sack early, but that was not meant to be either!
I've heard people quoting this observation many a time, but just this once, now that Tuesday's gone, it struck me that the next three days read W T F.
Somehow get the feeling that things at office are going to be a tad bit different starting tomorrow!
Bonnuit tout le monde!
P.S.: I sure hope no one at IIMI takes offence at the post title resembling their Online Quizzing extravaganza that I like so much!
P.P.S.: The earth's belly just rumbled! The chandelier swinging like a pendulum is an eerie sight... Praying that everyone's safe in Pakistan, the epicenter of the massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake, and in India!
Labels: Change, Giving up, Happiness, Holiday, Life, Relaxation, Work
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
21!!
There was a time when, during the DA-IICT days, a few of us would wake up at as early as 5 AM for running 10 or more rounds around the huge cricket field! This in addition to the late evening workout sessions at the gym.
The DA-IICT marathon was the first of my life... and though I ended up with the sixth rank, it was a miserable race.
Then came the Pune days... running was always on the agenda (and for me, it usually remained there only :p) courtesy Arjun boss!
And when we ran in the Pune Marathon, it was a chilled out affair with more masti than running... completing the run happened matter-of-factly.
Then came this year's Delhi Half Marathon... 21 kms on the 21st of November, 2010, anyone?
Just for the heck of it, three of us dudes signed up for the same, way back in September.
At this point of time, I'd like to mention that I have always prided myself on being a fitness freak, but never ever have I considered myself a runner... All I wanted to do was to test my crazy stamina.
Nonetheless we planned to run like crazy for 2 months, and be well prepared in time for the big day!
Then all hell broke loose. Screwed up life, long hours at work, loads of traveling, relentless sleepiness yada yada.
Voila! Come judgement day, I had managed only 2 practice runs (pathetic by any standards) despite some serious advice from my ex-boss (a pro-runner himself).
Now I really needed to stick to what he had said: "Focus on completing the race... not on completing in 3 hours!"
And seriously, the timing certificate was the last thing on my mind on the eve of the run... when, in our posh hotel room, the guys were joking about each of us lying spread-eagle fashion in the middle of the track, with each of our bibs containing the contact details of the other two unconscious guys, I seriously envisioned myself as da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, personified! :p
Come 21st November, and we were in high spirits!
Seeing the 30000 strong crowd all set for a loong run at 7 on this cold morning worked wonders for my confidence.
Not to mention the huge turnout of senior citizens and women! Respect!!
At 07:30:00, the gate opened. And the people poured out like water that has just been released from the dam gates!
The next 21 kms ensured the run of a lifetime!
Veterans running like fit youngsters, and egging us on (talk about budhaape me jawaani \m/); friendly strangers dotting the periphery of the entire 21 kms long race track, whose cheerful smiles and words of motivation felt like a shot in the arm; the Kenyan and Ethiopian runners who were on their way back crossing the 15 kms milestone after 40 minutes when we we reached the 5 kms mark (WOAH!); the way some participants cheered everyone else up (it's a marathon for gawd's sake, not a funeral procession, you guys... buck up!!); the beautiful stretch in the road between India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan (Raj Path, anyone); Khurana and I running at the constant pace of about 9.5 kmph for the initial14 kms; the final stretch; the setting in of fatigue; Lucozade zindabad; the loong kilometers; the glimpse of the digital clock; 02:15:45; the increased speed; 02:15:50; the longest yard; running with head and both hands (\m/ \m/) pointed upwards; 02:15:56; cameras going *click* *click* *click*; then it's over!
02:16:00
Later I was to discover that Khurana timed 02:11:00 and Anand, 02:42:00. Yep, we finished it in style!
Khurana and I fretted over not having any idea of the time earlier, else we'd have tried for under 2 hours. LoL
Anyway it was mindgame from the start. Running always is. You need to keep finding reasons for sticking to it, and for keeping yourself motivated.
Right now, I'm totally proud of this achievement, and can't help bragging about it... even the bosses back at office were awe-struck ("What you've achieved is one of the 10 things to do before dying", said PB sir :D )
It's another matter that once the marathon ended, the sudden lack of activity has caused both my feet to protest vehemently. So much so that any sort of movement seems to invite excruciating pain. Inertia of rest, ahoy! Ouchhh. Even 17 straight hours of sleep didn't help :(
In the meantime, the elite gang of treasure hunters of which I'm a part achieved greatness by bagging a top #10 spot in the baap of online t-hunts, Klueless 6! Way to go, fellas... you rock \m/
Palindrome number for the symmetry lover ;)
Jogging gear - Rs. 3900;
Month's supply of health(y) food and what not - Rs. 2800;
Finishing the Delhi Half Marathon in 2 hours & 16 minutes - Priceless! \m/
On an ending note:
Registration fee - Rs. 600;
Hotel bill - Rs. 6000; (divided 3 ways, of course :p)Jogging gear - Rs. 3900;
Month's supply of health(y) food and what not - Rs. 2800;
Finishing the Delhi Half Marathon in 2 hours & 16 minutes - Priceless! \m/
Back to the grind for now! Keep up the pace in life, folks :)
Labels: Achievement, Delhi, Finish, Friends, Happiness, Marathon, Running
Friday, October 22, 2010
High-Five-Five!
Dearest Dada,
I've been wracking my brain for the past two weeks, yet I seem to draw a blank!
It is so unlike me, but everything I come up with seems to be a repetition - a thought already typed out; an emotion already felt; a feeling already expressed; an adjective or an adverb already used; a blog post already published et al.
But when I think about it, I realize that it is because I've come to know you and understand you so very well, and love you and respect you so very much over the past 26 years... more than any son can probably aim to achieve out of the father-son relationship in a lifetime!
And now that we still have a major chunk of that lifetime lying in front of us, I smile to myself thinking of the wonderful happy times in store for this father-son duo!
It's a shock though to see time flying by at this crazy speed!
I'd give anything to be able to go back to the past by simply rewinding the clock... especially because I seem to be aging with each passing year, while you (and Mumma) seem to be becoming younger with each passing day! Not fair :)
Also, not fair is the fact that you bag all the limelight in my photo albums :p
I wonder who coined the term "old man" for one's father... doesn't apply in my case, no sir!
Without further ado and minus any senti talk, on this 22nd day of October, 2010, I want to wish you a very very happy 55th birthday, Dandila!
If you don't already know, you're the bestest dad in the whole wide universe of galaxies!
Needless to say, I'm the luckiest son on the surface of this planet! ;)
Loads of love, hugs and kisses,
Appu
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Nothing like it!
Long long ago, I had seen this movie named Aa gale lag ja... good ol' Hindi movie from the yesteryears!
After all these years, I have somehow managed to retain in my memory one of its songs even though I've forgotten what the movie was all about (save for details like Shashi Kapoor and his handicapped son singing songs in and around a skating rink somewhere in Himachal).
Tera mujhse hai pehle ka naata koi is one helluva awesome song, and though I love strumming a plethora of songs on the guitar, this one has gotta be my favorite!
Love playing this stanza in particular:
Waadein gaye baatein gayii, bheegi bheegi raatein gayii,
Chahe jise mila nahin, toh bhi koi gila nahin...
Apna toh kya jiye mare chahe kuch ho,
Tujhko toh jeena raas aayega...
Jaane tu, ya jaane na... maane tu, ya maane na...
I wish I could've translated it, but I'm tired of being lost in translation...
Just soak it in, will ya? :)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Online Treasure Hunts!
I feel like I'm on a highhhh highhhh!
Spent the entire day today on an online T-hunt... been at it since 3 days!
Crazy puzzles with maddening answers! Feels good to be back... to hell with the feeling of being brain-dead!!
And now I'm at the pinnacle, with no one in sight... damn those spurts of ingenuity :p
My team won the Rolling Stones t-hunt organized by IIT Bombay last year... let's win their Segreta event this year, guys ;)
Rock on!!!
Labels: Friends, Fun, Happiness, Nostalgia, Online, Treasure hunts
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
To Sweety, with love... ♥
Dearest Sweetu,
It's been a long while since I've actually written something for you, save for those extra-short SMSes. Actually it has been ages since I've written anything at all, so good luck for reading what follows.
Here goes nothing...
When I was five years old, my wants and demands for toys, games et al were somehow replaced by the subtle craving for a childhood playmate at home... after all, I had seen so many kids of my age or somewhat elder having a fun time with their younger siblings! Peer pressure, it was!
Spending evenings with the colony ka bacchalog was no longer an attractive prospect...
At the age of six-and-a-half years, I knew from the bulge in Mumma's tummy that a little brother was coming! Yes, I always prayed for a little brother... someone whom I could fight with, boy-to-boy; someone who'd be my shadow, my eternal copycat who doted on me; someone with whom I'd indulge in all the games and activities that little boys are so obsessed about; someone who'd be my best buddy; someone to whom I'd always be the big brother...
You can't imagine my utter delight when one month before I turned seven, I got an advance birthday gift - a sibling!!!
When talks of the nature "It's a healthy baby girl" echoed around in Jubesta hospital, the last word didn't matter a bit to me.
All that seemed to matter was that I was a big brother now :))
And boy oh boy! Was my infant baby sister a darling or what :*
Then came the hard part... after seven years of being the cynosure of Mumma and Dada's attention, I realized that the limelight was no longer on me! Agreed that you were the baby of the family, but try explaining that to a jealous seven year old!
It took a while for me to start appreciating sharing the parents' love and affection with you...
In parallel to that, it also took me time to realize that you're going to take ages to grow up.
At the crèche, I'd longing stare out at the cricket field where Bittu and Buntu used to be playing, while I used to stay by my little kiddo's side, who'd otherwise start crying the instant I wasn't in her field of vision! I knew where I belonged straight away, sports be damned!
Over a period of time that seemed like eons, I witnessed you growing up! I can simply close my eyes and revisit certain instances that are so preciously stowed away in my memory:
First, you rolled over on your own (I can so clearly remember being the first witness to this "miracle" on the train to Bangalore, and a tiny little you, merely four months old, flashing a proud smile as if you know what an achievement you had pulled off!)
I vividly remember:
- the little toothless Sweety's passion for dark chocolate
- the chubby cheeked sweetheart who drew everyone's attention, and who'd win their hearts by not refusing to be carried in their arms :)
- the restless crawling baby sometimes crying at getting hurt and demanding that the perpetrator (usually the floor, the door or some inanimate object) be repaid in kind - that was usually accompanied by a loud "BAPPP"!
- the same restless sweetheart who took to walking and talking like a fish to water!
Then there was no looking back!
The toddler matured into a powerpuff girl :D
And my training my new playmate took focus... someone would've thought I was teaching a younger brother the tricks of the trade :p
From cricket (oh ok! So I made you do the bowling most of the time :p) to karate (hehe I so don't know what stunts I taught you, but we did have some nice fights!), I did teach you a lot!!
Another awkward change was when Mumma asked me to take you along when I played with my friends. Ouch.
But it worked out so wonderfully despite my feeling that you'd be left behind and ignored. You actually became one of the gang at such an early age :D
You were, what, five years old when Sonu, you and I walked to that pond near our locality, when a bunch of mad dogs started running in our direction, barking like crazy. Sonu, fearing for his life, turned around and made a run for it.
Holding that tiny little hand of yours in my hand, feeling the tightening grip of those little fingers, knowing that we'd never outrun those canines, I for the first time in my life felt like a protective elder brother... and I feared not for myself, but for you! Talk about discovering something beautiful in the most adverse of circumstances...
Holding that tiny little hand of yours in my hand, feeling the tightening grip of those little fingers, knowing that we'd never outrun those canines, I for the first time in my life felt like a protective elder brother... and I feared not for myself, but for you! Talk about discovering something beautiful in the most adverse of circumstances...
Thank God for those maids who save our lives that day!
That said, I can never ever forget how bad a brother I was at times: being vindictive and asking my little honeybun to imitate my touching the fire hot goodnight mat; yelling at the kinder garden baby for making me wait for 10 minutes when I went to pick her up from school; and many more :'(
Woah! How can I forget our "cat-and-dog" fights over the years?! If only Mumma had had the will power, she'd have definitely sent us to boarding school :p
My memory is somewhat blurred when it comes to those adolescent years of mine... I remember your ups and downs at school, your being a champ at extracurrics, Sweety the awesome dancer, your budding passion for reading, you and your friends et al.
Then came my IIT preparation days... talk about being busy! But those late nights were extra-special when I came home, tired and drained, only to find you awake just to kiss me good night, to talk to me from the darkness while I studied by my lamp, or to find a note from you that read:
"Love you Appu. Good night. -Sweety"
"Love you Appu. Good night. -Sweety"
On my last night at home before leaving for college that fateful July, I cried like crazy! I was more Sweety-sick than homesick!
But things do work out wonderfully... as much as I had feared that the distance will play spoilsport, we as siblings grew so much closer. And younger too!
True that our bickering commenced where it was left off whenever I came home, but it was much cuter now, and so very precious too!
Plus it was fascinating to watch a fairy tales loving baby, who had grown up and had started reading Nancy Drews, Enid Blyton et al, now becoming a matured girl who devoured books of Nicholas Sparks, Sidney Sheldon, Colleen McCollough, etc.
Then the fascination for school books, and the passion to study and make it big! I truly saw a reflection of myself in you, a much better and clearer one at that B)
Same goes for the things that you missed out on... those times were tough, but witnessing how wonderfully you adapted and started living life to the fullest is exemplary!
Talking to you almost everyday, even if most of the times about the same old things, listening to your excited chitter-chatter, cheering you up when you're down, pulling you leg now and then, are some of the things that make my day perfect!
And as if I don't already have a gazillion reasons for loving you and for being proud of you, you just keep giving me more and more with each passing day!
Five days ago, when you asked me in a hushed tone:
"Appu, I want to talk to you about something.",
I wondered what it might be about.
"Appu, I want to talk to you about something.",
I wondered what it might be about.
And when you replied:
"It's about my career... I want to know what to do in life... what should I do after my engineering.",
I was dumbfounded.
"It's about my career... I want to know what to do in life... what should I do after my engineering.",
I was dumbfounded.
My little baby sister is now all set to be a career-focused woman! Woah!
She's about to turn 19!! Nineteen for God's sake!!!
Wasn't she the world's cutest, prettiest toddler just yeaterday?!
Today, she's this beautiful young woman who has a heart of gold, who's very sensitive, thoughtful, extremely compassionate, diligent, and what not!
Time does fly...
Wasn't she the world's cutest, prettiest toddler just yeaterday?!
Today, she's this beautiful young woman who has a heart of gold, who's very sensitive, thoughtful, extremely compassionate, diligent, and what not!
Time does fly...
When I texted you 3 days ago saying,
"Meri baby kitni badii ho gayii hai yaar :') " (My baby has grown up sooo much!),
I loved your reply which read,
"Khush reh, paagal... atleast tere liye to hamesha ek baby baby hi rahungi na :*" (Be happy, stupid... at least to you I'll always remain a baby!)
That sums it all up!
Sweetu - you'll always always and always remain my darling little baby sister, the apple of my eye, my best buddy; someone who I love (and will continue loving) more than anything in the whole wide galaxy, and for whom I'd give my anything and everything!
Wish you a extremely happy happy 19th birthday, plumpudding!
God bless you truckloads!
Love you, and miss you heaps!
Millions of hugs and kisses,
Appu
P.S.: I'm sorry I won't be able to surprise you this time round... I so wish I could have... Have a fantabulous time nonetheless ;)
Labels: Baby, Birthday, Family, Happiness, Nostalgia, Sister, Sweety
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Now what?!
When each single day of this week resembled a weekend to the D, then what the hell am I supposed to expect of the weekend?! :)
Joy oh joy!
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Metro-life!
Life has been good for a while, contrary to what I had expected and feared...
Insecurities, I tell you, are a bane! A smile comes to my face whenever I recollect the song's title when Greenday's singing "Time of your life" 3:)
There's something awesome about days starting and ending with the Delhi Metro... looks like this week is supposed to be that way :))
Sunday was the day for the grand reunion at my place... I was jittery though I knew that I'd do justice to my role of the host! It was quite a wonderful day!
Each of the weekdays saw me getting addicted slowly by slowly to the Metro... I got myself a smart card, and thanks to someone making me wait for a long time each evening, I've started enjoying long trips on my own to the far end of Delhi while waiting! And then you blame me for being late :p
Simply love the fact that Chandni Chowk is just an hour away these days... yesterday's visit to Old Dilli was a breath of fresh air!
Last minute plans work out well, I guess... today evening, for instance!
Again covered a major portion of the stretch till CP aboard the metro, before hitting MG Road... the rain added to the pleasantness of the evening!
And thank God for sweet-tooth-edness! First a huuge soft serve cuppa at McD, then a couple of pastries at Bisque, then a couple of cones at Baskin Robbins (my Choco Brownie was much better :p)! As the Mask would hiss, "Somebody stop us"!
Checked out "The Chowk" at MGF Metropolitan... nice ambiance, yummy food, but pathetic service!
Never expected that we'd get a metro at as late as 11:30 PM... but we did! Respect \m/
The meager amount of driving I do these days added to the awesomeness of the late night bike ride.. hated wriggling through those gulli-nukkads though... had you listened to me, you'd have been living in a much better locality! :s
2 weeks more... 3 max!
Time definitely does some listening... it seems to have speeded up on my request!
Good night :)
Labels: Changes, Delhi, Delhi Metro, Friends, Fun, Good mood, Gurgaon, Happiness
Saturday, August 28, 2010
♥
Like that old SMS goes:
Love at first sight is easy to understand, but it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle!
So true!
If someone asked me to define an ideal marriage or the ideal couple, I have an ever ready reply... :)))
Mumma and Dada, you're probably the bestest and the most romantic couple in the whole wide galaxy! Muaaaahhhh! Love you both soo much :)
And oye! I was serious when I said that I won't be coming home soon so as to not break your dating routine ;) :P
Friday, August 20, 2010
:))
Got this gut feeling ( and a few hints) that good times are about to return! *fingers and toes crossed*
Plus the awesome mausam *sigghhhh*
Add to that the longer than long conversations with good friends whom I've been neglecting for so long!
For a change, I really don't mind being back on square one.
On a total highhh! \m/
Weekend ahoyyy!!!!!
Labels: Beginnings, Endings, Friends, Good mood, Good news, Happiness
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Now-stall-gee-ahhh!!
The last couple of days saw the outbreak of a nostalgia tsunami...
And I'm allowing myself to get drowned!
Oh take me back to the start...
Saturday, August 07, 2010
WTF?
If you've gone and taken offense at the title of this post, please don't.
It's not what you think it is, though it's related to the version of the acronym you've got in mind :p
Someone explained to me 4 days back why the entire week is usually a screwed up affair... even the days of the week after Monday and Tuesday read WTF (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - for the pea-brained folks)!
A while back, I'd have subscribed to this line of thought... not now!
W, as I've already stated in the previous post, was a lovely day!
T was a somewhat busy day, but I spent a major part of the early night at hostel (literally speaking)... sheer fun ;)
F saw me getting handed truckloads of work... not bad at all! Had an awesome evening though!
And then came S! Neat day, till now, all in all...
Isn't it amazing when days start on the same happy happy note, and end on the same note! Thank you :)
Time to make a run to catch up with the weekend...
Adios! Happy weekend!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Perfect Monday!
If things keep going this way, I'll soon stop dreading Mondays... and the major credit goes to the person who has always pooh-poohed my morbid fear of the first working day of the week :)
Nothing special about today save for the fact that I didn't go to office... got some much needed respite from the travelling! And got lots of pending work done.
Caught up on the post-lunch afternoon nap session too... I so love it!
Gurgaon evenings are awesome... I agree that there's loads of dust, and heat is prickly, but the skies are soo blue, and the clouds dotting Heaven resemble a well-painted canvas!
My feelings are connected to someone else's via an umbilical cable or something... I seem to be experiencing the same emotions, excitement, passion, enthusiasm, surge in energy levels, et al. Earlier I had caught only glimpses of someone being herself... now it's like seeing the awesome movie after a few sexy trailers!! Extremely happy vappy :)))
I so love killing myself in the gym... especially when I'm very happy or very sad. Today, my body was literally begging me: "Have mercy!"
The plan for the late evening was an hour of pool, and nothing else. Ended up partying, on a weekday... that too, on a Monday! Imagine!!! AC, you bugger! Had an awesome time!
I love the metro rides, no matter we always have to get off after 2 stops...
A late night bike ride on the dust-free Gurgaon streets is a pleasure...
Loads of good news concluded the day... so happy for my friends! Rock on, guys :)
Off to bed... need to make it to office tomorrow :P
Good night!
Labels: Good mood, Good news, Happiness, Monday, Stupid Donkey
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Dream Saturday!
Ok! I have been wishing for something like this to happen since long, and today it finally happened... probably a sexy return gift on Mumma and Chitti's birthday :D
A working Saturday couldn't be more perfect... ok, it could've been a li'l more perfect, but I ain't complaining!
Wishing Mumma at midnight (a first?!) was awesome... what a start to the day :))
Got up at around 8 AM courtesy my favorite alarm clock... so much for hitting the snooze half a dozen times ;)
Yet, lolled around till 9:30... and even messaged the boss that I would be coming a bit late... I'm usually brimming with courage on Saturdays, aye! :P
Maybe it was a tragedy to reach office at 11 AM and realize that not even the boss had shown up for the day!
Oh well! Thank God for worklessness and pure bakar... spent over half the day on the phone!
(yep, I seem to be addicted to the phone of late, previous addictions be damned... fact: I spent 24 hours of the previous month on the phone!! Beat that B) )
(yep, I seem to be addicted to the phone of late, previous addictions be damned... fact: I spent 24 hours of the previous month on the phone!! Beat that B) )
My excitement knows no bounds... I can't shrug away the feeling (not that I want to :) ) that I'm heading back to grad school in less than 2 days! Yipppeee!! :)))
Spent the evening with one of my best friends, and we enjoyed one hour of pure unadulterated warfare on the pool table! HAH! I emerged victorious by a good margin... take that, AC :D
Was totally thrilled about something happening out of the blue, but it didn't. For the best, I'll say... there'll be ample time for it all. :)
Late night bike rides = Awesome! Especially on the Delhi Gurgaon Expressway \m/
Never expected the late night to be so fantastic... a mini party at my room, loads of bakar, and the guitar... almost broke my beautiful Yamaha thanks to the crazy strumming, but the music that emanated from it and the singing that we did truly rocked! Encore B)
Tomorrow's going to be a long yet amazing Sunday... and the following days are going to be perfectly awesome, I know... the return to innocence ;)
Happy Sunday, folks! Enjoyyy
