On the eve of my birthday....I am looking back on the entire year since my last birthday....wow...It's been a wonderful year actually..
It so happened.....
I was sulking on my last year's birthday evening because my family chose a venue for dinner other than that of my choice. Ufff, why call it a birthday dinner if it's not at the place where the birthday girl wants to go?
I finished my work before 10th May last year because I was to leave for my USA tour on the 12th. I still feel the excitement of the entire process of making this tour come true...the visa(thank you Ravi..it would not have been so easy without you...and I mean it.), the ticket booking, the planning of the itinerary.....
A month and half long tour to the other world, millions of miles away from home...travelling all alone...it was an experience of my life...! Liberating... exhilarating...!
I spent some beautifully memorable days with my younger cousin in the picturesque Colorado Springs.
It was heartwarming to see my little cousin turned into the lady of the house, settled in the far off country, now with much ease and comfort.
and then the real fun began.....
Can you imagine my joy when my close college friends came to pick me up at the Florida airport?...I am reliving that moment now... it's impossible to explain the delight of heading straightaway from the airport to The Magic Kingdom at the Disneyland with them.....the magic of the trip really began there...
"The Princess's castle"...it was so beautiful...really magical....I felt like a princess myself along with thousands of little princesses watching it with awestruck, dreamy eyes...
and those thrilling rides made me shake myself up...giving in to the fear and overcoming it with absolute confidence...I yelled, I laughed, I was full of vigor!
"The Monarch of the Sea" was no Titanic but it surely gave the three of us, me, Sampada and Vrushali, a time of our life...those wonderful 3 days on the cruise to Bahamas and the Coco Cay Island were fulll of fun and frolick!
Hardly ever did we imagine in our college days that many many years later, we would be on a 3 days cruise to Bahamas...all girls...enjoying ourselves...realising that we have come a long way in life.
With the unique circumstances of our respective lives, the added responsibilities, the reality of the routine....we still managed to be the young girls that we were once....yayyyayy, we were just the same....leaving everything behind and just being ourselves...we rocked and how!
I could not believe myself...was I actually at NASA? Was it the same building I saw in the hindi film? Didn't I want to marry Mohan Bhargav of Swades? No, I did not look for that perfect man of my dream called Mohan Bhargav there. I only looked at the giant spaceships and had lot of fun...
and how about some blackberry picking? woohooo.....I guess I picked some of the best....or was it Sahana? my friend Vrushali's little one!
and how about a sunset at 8.30pm? We witnessed it at the enormous Siesta beach in Florida having the softest white sand.
A few days with Sampada in Chicago gave me a chance to be an active participant of her daily routine. I left early with her to her office. We travelled by her car first, then the bus and then the train.....
I roamed around the Chicago downtown whole day to meet her again at the "Au bon pain" cafe near her office building....then the return journey to Naperville by 6pm and still the sun shone brightly...it was almost like a beginning of another day on the same day...now at Naperville...at her beautiful house...playing with Ariana, shopping at the Home Goods....the day never ended...or at least till 9pm....and still we ended up getting less time for many things....huh...
My last stop was New Jersey!
Resembling Mumbai in many ways, New York and New Jersey did not excite me much.
My younger cousin brother and his young bubbly wife made it memorable for me. The Times Square in the night is something worth experiencing...the glitter, the crowd, the lights, the billboards...just so full of life....
On my return flight, no wonder I was feeling apprehensive. Was there anything to look forward to workwise? The answer was a big no then.
With a backpack of an enriching trip, a big bundle of unforgettable moments....the re-bonding with my close friends....the love n care of my cousins...the joy of freedom.....now, what do I expect to do back home? I felt jittery.
Where do I start?
I returned to India and I started by bidding goodbye to the work that I was doing for almost a year before I left for the US. I thought there was no value addition happening and I needed to quit. How else would I get something better?
A month went by just like that....living on the memoirs of my trip....would something worthwhile come my way? I have the patience to wait, alright, but will there be something to look forward to?
I did not know then what was coming my way.....
.......ummmm....well.......
.... let me take a break for a while....only to continue later....in my next post....just in time before my birthday gets over.....what say? :)
It so happened.....
I was sulking on my last year's birthday evening because my family chose a venue for dinner other than that of my choice. Ufff, why call it a birthday dinner if it's not at the place where the birthday girl wants to go?
I finished my work before 10th May last year because I was to leave for my USA tour on the 12th. I still feel the excitement of the entire process of making this tour come true...the visa(thank you Ravi..it would not have been so easy without you...and I mean it.), the ticket booking, the planning of the itinerary.....
A month and half long tour to the other world, millions of miles away from home...travelling all alone...it was an experience of my life...! Liberating... exhilarating...!
I spent some beautifully memorable days with my younger cousin in the picturesque Colorado Springs.
It was heartwarming to see my little cousin turned into the lady of the house, settled in the far off country, now with much ease and comfort.
and then the real fun began.....
Can you imagine my joy when my close college friends came to pick me up at the Florida airport?...I am reliving that moment now... it's impossible to explain the delight of heading straightaway from the airport to The Magic Kingdom at the Disneyland with them.....the magic of the trip really began there...
"The Princess's castle"...it was so beautiful...really magical....I felt like a princess myself along with thousands of little princesses watching it with awestruck, dreamy eyes...
and those thrilling rides made me shake myself up...giving in to the fear and overcoming it with absolute confidence...I yelled, I laughed, I was full of vigor!
"The Monarch of the Sea" was no Titanic but it surely gave the three of us, me, Sampada and Vrushali, a time of our life...those wonderful 3 days on the cruise to Bahamas and the Coco Cay Island were fulll of fun and frolick!
Hardly ever did we imagine in our college days that many many years later, we would be on a 3 days cruise to Bahamas...all girls...enjoying ourselves...realising that we have come a long way in life.With the unique circumstances of our respective lives, the added responsibilities, the reality of the routine....we still managed to be the young girls that we were once....yayyyayy, we were just the same....leaving everything behind and just being ourselves...we rocked and how!
I could not believe myself...was I actually at NASA? Was it the same building I saw in the hindi film? Didn't I want to marry Mohan Bhargav of Swades? No, I did not look for that perfect man of my dream called Mohan Bhargav there. I only looked at the giant spaceships and had lot of fun...
and how about some blackberry picking? woohooo.....I guess I picked some of the best....or was it Sahana? my friend Vrushali's little one!
and how about a sunset at 8.30pm? We witnessed it at the enormous Siesta beach in Florida having the softest white sand.
A few days with Sampada in Chicago gave me a chance to be an active participant of her daily routine. I left early with her to her office. We travelled by her car first, then the bus and then the train.....
I roamed around the Chicago downtown whole day to meet her again at the "Au bon pain" cafe near her office building....then the return journey to Naperville by 6pm and still the sun shone brightly...it was almost like a beginning of another day on the same day...now at Naperville...at her beautiful house...playing with Ariana, shopping at the Home Goods....the day never ended...or at least till 9pm....and still we ended up getting less time for many things....huh...
My last stop was New Jersey!
Resembling Mumbai in many ways, New York and New Jersey did not excite me much.
My younger cousin brother and his young bubbly wife made it memorable for me. The Times Square in the night is something worth experiencing...the glitter, the crowd, the lights, the billboards...just so full of life....
On my return flight, no wonder I was feeling apprehensive. Was there anything to look forward to workwise? The answer was a big no then.
With a backpack of an enriching trip, a big bundle of unforgettable moments....the re-bonding with my close friends....the love n care of my cousins...the joy of freedom.....now, what do I expect to do back home? I felt jittery.
Where do I start?
I returned to India and I started by bidding goodbye to the work that I was doing for almost a year before I left for the US. I thought there was no value addition happening and I needed to quit. How else would I get something better?
A month went by just like that....living on the memoirs of my trip....would something worthwhile come my way? I have the patience to wait, alright, but will there be something to look forward to?
I did not know then what was coming my way.....
.......ummmm....well.......
.... let me take a break for a while....only to continue later....in my next post....just in time before my birthday gets over.....what say? :)
mast aahe...fresh as always
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