The drudgeries of life
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Same time, last year...
I'm a tad bit confused... is this seriously a new year, or have I walked back into the last year again?!
Not a silly question, mind you, given my proficiency at ending up at square one time and again...
But no, seriously! Comparing January 2010 and January 2011, I'm reminded of the billboard outside a certain shop I came across in Leh, which read: "Same Same But Different".
The irony of it all! Sighs.
2010 had started off on a perfect high... 2011 has had a rocking start as well.
Le mois de Janvier, 2010, accompanied by the ravishing cold, beautiful weather, enchanting company, truckloads of optimism and positivity et al promised a fresh approach to everything... same holds true for the current month.
There was so much to look forward to at this point of time, last year... that too applies to the present.
Had watched Chance Pe Dance in the 3rd week of 2010, and walked out of the multiplex with a scrambled brain... Experienced Dhobi Ghat this time, and still debating with myself whether to like the movie or to hate it (ok, loved the cinematography, not to forget the somewhat haunting and engrossing relation between Arun & Yasmin!)
I was cribbing about packing one such night, exactly 365 days ago... today I'm doing the same. (Call me a hypocrite, if you may, for loving traveling yet hating the P of its precursor!)
Attended a dear friend's marriage, the first of the year on a Sunday at almost the same time in MMX... going to do an encore for another dear friend's marriage tomorrow, only this time the counter goes up to MMXI!
The ensuing Monday last time was meant to be a dreaded day full of boring lectures (but not everything that is meant to be actually happens!)... the coming Monday is all set to be a long boring day at work (though I tweaked some strings and ensured that nothing of that sort plays spoilsport...)
So on and so forth...
Back to the irony bit.
Though the starting months of both the years in question have a striking resemblance, they're totally different... poles apart!
Situations are similar, but the circumstances are different.
Identities have been retained, yet images have undergone drastic changes.
Personae are the same, but the people are strangers.
Reactions are ditto, but the chemistry is strangely new.
Feelings are intact, but reservations have flourished.
Age is almost the same, yet the youthfulness seems to have aged.
As the popular song November Rain goes: Cause nothin' lasts forever, and we both know hearts can change...
Extrapolate, please.
In retrospect, it seems like one whole year passed by in a jiffy, though there were several moments, good and bad, that seemed to last a lifetime. God's way of saying, "How selfish that you wish to freeze only the happy moments!"
All said and done, I don't know where 2011 is headed, but I certainly don't want it to end up like 2010.
Anyway, the show must go on!
Enough of rambling. As much as I tried to postpone the darn thing, I must pack! :(
And have to get up at 5:30, on a Sunday of all days :'(
So till next week, adios!
Have an awesome weekend!
Labels: 2010, 2011, Beginnings, Friends, January, Marriage, Memories, Nostalgia, Time, Travel
Saturday, January 15, 2011
I see...
