Cutting the Long Story Short!

Happy Diwali and welcome to a New Year!

Here we are getting over the celebration of the festival and all I can think of is "how anyone can call gluttony a sin?" this is the only reason I love festivals. And also, cause its an occasion to connect with everyone we have once crossed our paths with.

Since the last blog, there have been so many stories I would communicate, cause they just brought a smile to me or took me down a memory lane. So here I try to fit everything in concise, cause its important to share:

• An opportunity to see a  7 year old boy traveling in the metro for the first time. He was elated for this ride. He dint look he would be doing this often. The ticket prices seemed to be steep for them. The excitement shone in his eyes and I couldn’t help but keep smiling as he tried to peep down the window in the semi crowded train. I was such an honour to offer him my seat. I was cherishing his smile to the fullest. And it did not take me long to realise, that how much we need to value everything we have and be content. But I still don't have enough shoes. 
• My obsession with my brothers and our crazy late night and drives. I just have never thanked them enough for being there for me. Honestly, we don’t care about the age gap. We are just a hell of a crazy bunch. 😊 
• A tête-à-tête over a coffee with bride to be. I am so excited for a iyer-catholic wedding.
• An impromptu plan for coffee and book indulgence with my beloved friend. It was indeed one of the best evenings with all smiles and big shopping bags
• An interesting conversation over a glass of wine discussing my favourite “Fountainhead” book. How much I loved reliving the story and walking down the memory lane. Though it has been sometime since I have read it, it was indeed refreshing to express my liking for Howard. How, he was just angry yet appeased, focused, with vision, believed in himself and so much more.
• I have had the privilege of falling in love with Jazz again. Thanks to the lovely duo who had heart moving voice and where just so lithe. I have been deprived of the best live band all my life. You want to treat yourself with this new love, just ask me 😉
• And last but not the least, message from my “afar” friend. How much has changed over the last 10 years, but still feels like yesterday. The best way I can ever quote our friend is calling it a “Book". Our friendship is like a book. It grows old, but still has the same beautiful story and words.

To cut the long stories short- Smile, love and just keep it. It’s really contagious and will come back you. I’m so glad to have friends who add so much value to my life and that I have learnt to make time for all.

Now I get back to my giant cup of happiness and look forward to my upcoming weekend. Guess I will just try to be indolent.

Until the next brew!

The Sunrise!

I have been away for a couple of weeks! No, I was not only drinking coffee and definitely not colored coffee (a new term I discovered over meeting a few new people)

Besides my regular and everyday life; I did happen to meet my ex-boss, set up my house, work till the wee hours on important projects, a two day celebration birthday of my brother, etc.. and that’s what made my schedule and life go bizarre

Between so many things in the last two weeks, I happen to have a very random thought which all of us have at some point: -  

         -How very mundane our lives are.

         -How our own thoughts have made our very perfect jobs so imperfect

         -How in general, we all are continuously looking for a change or someway to inject some excitement into our daily routine.

With this thought of getting some excitement, I decided to change the way I look.

No, I can’t come in shape overnight. So, I decided to change my look.

I have been carrying the same hairstyle for over 10 years and hence made a brazen attempt to colour them.

Though I did attract a few good compliments from friends; however, for my brothers (yes, it’s in plural) I’m merely a “Brown cat” and “Chicken chill” (a term to tease me for a look alike from far east-thanks to my small eyes)

After having spent a bomb on this, I also happen to want re-enroll myself for Zumba to channelize my energy in productive way and also to be guilt free from all the brilliant food I love to eat. More to add some newness such as briskness, brightness & purity. A pure indulgence.

But what really brightened me up was waking up at 4:30 am and driving to the beach side. Somehow, entire universe was in sync and making it impeccable.

Empty roads, Splendid weather, just the perfect sunlight, breeze, walk and a brilliant cup of coffee.

The same Bollywood moment, where the lead lady escapes into the silence and dances on her own tune- like no one is watching.  

How committed I’m to this memory.

Only if I would have experienced this a day prior, I could have saved myself from being a brown cat :P

However, I’m elated with my new look & joyful about the new experience.

Until the next brew.. This time soon!