Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Unwell, surprise and Soho

  1. I'm down with a bad cold. No, that's not good, but coming home after lunch and catching shut eye is. I wake up feeling much better... and I also get to put in a couple of hours of reading...
  2. Very unexpectedly, Pinda calls up in the evening. He's in Pune and wants to meet up for dinner. After a very long time, we are spending time with each other, and dinner is a happy affair. There's lots to talk about...
  3. Pinda takes me to a place called Soho. Its a very elegant restaurant-cum-lounge, tastefully decorated and lit. The food is supposed to be awesome too, but I'm in no state to eat... But its very near to home, so the next time we're going out to dinner, Soho its going to be!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Get pampered, long due and hidden treasure...

  1. Getting a facial done. Its just so luxurious and so relaxing... All I have to do is lie with my eyes closed and shut down thought. Deft hands massage my face, neck and shoulders. It's pure pleasure...
  2. Sharma brings the package that mom has sent. In it, arrives a saree which I'm to wear to Anish's wedding tomorrow... It's one of those I'd bought in prepartion for something else, months ago, but never had a chance to wear. I'm glad I can finally wear it.
  3. Tanmoy and I go on a long drive, and he takes me to a quiet nd secluded place that he'd discovered while in college. We park the bike and walk a little and unexpectedly (for me) there's a peaceful little lake lying hidden there. For more than an hour, we sit there on rocks, sometimes talking, at other times watching the play of the clouds and the stars and the ever so gentle ripples on the water. The breeze is cool. There's something brilliant and exciting about suddenly going to a place that you never dreamed existed...

Friday, June 15, 2007

Licking fingers, no raincoat and hush hush...

  1. Dutch Chocolate Truffle. Its sinfully rich and lip smackingly, heart meltingly yummy. I think the truffle I had today can easily be categorized as one of the best desserts I've had... The best part is that I discovered that the bakery which bakes it is near my house... :-)
  2. It doesn't rain when I'm coming back from work. This is good because it means I do not have to wear a raincoat. I do not like raincoats.
  3. Someone tells me a secret. Who? That's a secret too!

Guide, good roads and load off my mind...

Hey!! I'm back from Goa, after a marvelous, fun-filled and crazy four days and I have the most amazing tan to show for it! And everytime someone comments on my tan, I grab the opportunity to tell them Goa tales, and in turn relive Goa.... ahh!

  1. At a point in time when I'm stuck and really don't know how to proceed, Kris shows up at my desk without me calling him, and shows me the way.
  2. The road repairs on my way to office have gained momentum and it does seem like we will have good roads to drive to work this monsoon.
  3. I think I've finally found the issue in the defect that I've been working on since before I went to Goa. I talk to Anna, and she thinks I'm right. There's still some stuff remaining to be done, but its a load off my mind!

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Progress report, fantasy and snaps

  1. Getting some totally unexpected appreciation for my progress in picking up my work, and that too in the weekly team meet. Personally I had been getting the feeling that I've been rather slow in the pst couple of months, so this little pat on the back is a definite boost!
  2. Kris remembers to bring a book he's promised to get for me - The Amulet of Samarkand. Its the first of the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, and I look forward with some pleasure to many weeks of magic and fantasy...
  3. Seeing some really happy pictures of a very dear friend, who wishes to remain unnamed. The smiles are genuine, the joy enviable...

And of course, running through the day, has been the irrepressible excitement and anticipation for the Goa vacation... 48 hrs from now, we'll be on our way! Yeah!

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Alive, saved snack and planning

  1. Feeling alive. My brain's working... and I'm not bored...
  2. Remembering to save an apple for a late evening snack. Everyday, I get hungry, but there's nothing in the pantry when I stay at work a little late...
  3. Sitting and making hypothetical plans... the brain suddenly starts making a lot of connections and while most of them are blind alleys, some actully make sense.

Monday, June 04, 2007

Donkey, just what I wanted and day justified

  1. Donkey. Tanmoy gets a Happy Meal at MacDonalds, just so I can have the toy Donkey. Donkey creates a riot in office today (he now proudly occupies a place on my desk). with his 'Are we there yet?' when his tail is pulled! He's adorable...
  2. In Mumbai, George goes all the way to Dharavi, after battling a huge traffic monster, and buys me a maroon (not red, he rues) wallet that I had requested him to get for me, since I was unable to find one I liked, here in Pune. He assures me, the notes won't get folded when I put them in it :-)... just like I wanted.. Thanks dude!
  3. Sunsets. Just watching one makes a day worth living, and I want the next day to come fast, just so that it speeds by and it's time yet again for a sunset... I'm overwhelmed each day by the hither to unrevealed beauty that each evening's sky offers me...