Friday, October 31, 2008

Books and holidays


Watched 'Little women" yesterday with my sis and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Read the book when i was in school and it's always a different experience when you watch these characters come alive on screen! I would want to read the book again and relive the moments!! In school I would be so lost in these stories and so content living their lives and being a part of their experience.

I never had a care in the world. At school I would wait for lunch break so that I could exchange my book in the library for another. Those were the days!! In fact even during my summer vacations, my father would get books from the city library and just the sight of those books would get me so ecstatic!!

So much has changed now! I only get to read when I am at home or I am down with a bug....Sheesh!!! How I miss those good ol' days

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

My friend's wedding

Last Sunday I attended my ex-colleague's wedding and boy! it was a different experience altogether. It was the first I was a witness to a Sikh wedding. The wedding took place in a Gurudwara in Camp. I went along with my sis who was also completely bowled over by a cultural shock!

Why do I say so? It was for the first time we were surrounded by Punjabi and all we could hear was Punjabi. In fact the wedding ceremony was conducted in Punjabi!! You could say I was totally "Lost in Translation". But I enjoyed the experience and it felt so different meeting people from a different community who speak, dress and behave differently.

My friend was excited to see us and she looked so happy to be married!! She looked absolutely stunning that day!! Her joy clearly reflected on her face which made her look extremely beautiful. I wish her loads of happiness and an exciting married life ahead!!

Monday, October 13, 2008

Health is Wealth

Coming back after a long hiatus of sorts. I was quite sick and it was so difficult to function. I was stay put at home and the rest did me good!!!! It is really great to get back to work and continue with the mundane things of life......

This week is gonna be long and I hope to have the energy to take me through. Getting back to the routine takes a bit of time.....But once you are in the grind, everything's a blur....Falling ill helped me slow down and think a lot.....Kinda a blessing in disguise, huh?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Holiday

Tomorrow's a holiday yippee!!! What am I gonna do? Meet up with a friend over a cup of coffee and relax...that's all...A holiday in the middle of the week is always welcome :)

Memories...

Today as I signed into my email account, I was surprised to receive a friend request from the name that seemed vaguely familiar. The name was familiar but the surname was different, then I saw that the person had put her maiden surname. I was like wow! she's married eh?? Of course, I remember her-she was my next door neighbor in my dorm.

Suddenly I was flooded with memories of the past. It's been seven years since I last saw her man!! I am really excited about getting in touch with an old friend. So much has changed from what I was 11 years ago....When I think of this friend, certain things come to mind.

She was the first person who actually helped me find a room to stay (yeah, I was a hostelite then!). She was smart and handled the landlords well for a girl of petite built and only 17!!. She helped me open an account in the bank and took me to the bookstore to buy medical books for our syllabus. Yeah I was studying to be a doctor!!

Later on, when I shifted to the college hostel, she was my next door neighbor. The thing I remember about her the most was that she was very meticulous and her room was spic and span! Wow! the image is still fresh in my mind. I remember having long chats with her on various occasions where topics ranged from silly talks to politics (she loved to talk about politics).

As years passed, I moved on and made new friends and so did she. But whenever we met we greeted each other with a smile. After our internship, we lost contact, in fact I lost contact with all my college friends. The last I saw them was 4 years back. It will be wonderful to met her and recall those days where we made plans how we would like our future to be, little realizing that I hold nothing in my hands. How foolish we were back then! But whatever, they were some good memories to treasure.....