Amusing Musings

Thirteen years ago I got onto to a flight to half way around the world. To an unknown place, to a dream land. The most popular country ever read about and talked about… known to all as America. It was more of a prestigious status symbol to have a child in the family go abroad to the States for higher studies and/ or for professional work. Most of my dad’s friends had sent their sons to pursue their American dream. Not London, not Australia but America. America has its own fascinating charm. Almost all houses in my colony then had part of their family in America and hence may be the trend. My dad hadn’t thought twice before he decided I was going to do my Masters in The United States of America. I admire his open mind and courage at the time when very few daughters were sent abroad for higher studies in our community. I was in fact the only ‘Single’ girl from my Engineering batch to have travelled abroad for higher studies. My mom would have got me married after my...

There are many different people that come into your life. Some stay, some go. Some bring cheer and some lessons. I read an article that people are drawn to people with same aura or similar type of energies. An Aura is a distinctive form of energy that radiates from a person, place or thing to its surroundings. Have you heard people wonder, how they feel positive at certain times and how they seem to get a negative or uncomfortable vibe during certain situations. This vibe is what is our reaction or sensitivity to an Aura. And not just that, it seems souls move in groups together across lives. The forms and roles may be different but they flourish in a close community. Intriguing stuff. I am not an introvert but I don’t socialize a lot either. I am usually in my world with my trusty cutie close knit pals gang. So meeting someone exactly like me or who gets along brilliantly with me ... chances are less. But mysterious powers of heavens, destiny have their own plans. Very rare...

There’s never a time my bed side table is empty. It is always loaded with reading material like books, magazines, clippings of articles I wanted to read from old newspapers etc which I put away for a later read. Most times, that later never came, ever. Yet, I had to have those by my bed side or at radius my arm can reach. Alongside a notepad and pen to jot my thoughts down whenever I felt like writing. The book shelves, office rooms, libraries I saw in movies and huge bungalows were enticing, I always wanted to have a room just for books, music and myself. Finally, I managed to set-up a li'l book shelf of my own in the living not as organized as I’d like it to be, but it’ll do now. I look at it now to admire my arranged stack of hand-picked mini library. In retrospect to my childhood, my father who has been a voracious reader, encouraged me to read books and brought me everything from Chandamama, Champak, Wisdom, Competition success to Archies, Tinkle, Chacha Chowdary and many ...

A couple of days ago I turned 35! Dammit suddenly I felt like a much older than a day before my birthday. All though, I can absolutely pass for someone not a day older than 29 or maybe younger :). I feel a strange sense of pride and remorse at the same time. Remorse because life is not all as i planned. Definitely not when it comes to losing your favourite things and letting go of loved ones to social norms or hard luck. Also, on a lighter note 5 years ago when I turned 30, I vowed to retire at 35. Haha! and I am today looking for a job to pay my bills. Well I had a well deserved good long break to care of more important things. To fall back on the long pending list and re-prioritise. And it is time to get back to what I am best at. A dynamic lifestyle, working professional plus a creative homemaker. Now I am hoping to retire by 45! I accumulated so much wisdom, strength, love and intelligence over the 3 and half decades. SO many friends made, so much love made, so many conn...