Boom!

9 days too late, but atleast I'm doing it!

2011, the year that was all about new beginnings...New home, new husband =), new job, new life, new families, loads of new friends, new car, new cities, new travel, new opportunities, new experiences, new learnings, new perspective, new everything! So. much. fun! It was the year of work work work, with loads of weddings, crazy new friendships, travel, food, and parties thrown in. It was the year that was so much fun that it just flew on by when we weren't watching. It was the year that was everything the previous one wasn't, and how!

Now that it's over and done with (still too fast, I say) its time for a whole new one to begin, time to stop, look back, say thank you, take a deep breath, and get ready to rock and roll!
Time for a whole new set of experiences, a fresh start, new perspective, a clean slate.

2012 - oooooh so much to say, so much potential, so much just waiting to happen, life is literally waiting to explode! and I cannot wait! :D
In the middle of all the madness, I want to take as much time out as I need to live it up, to read lots, to play more, to be my fittest yet, to travel, to meet people, to make new friends, and dream new dreams. 

Here's to a year filled with more new things, more fun, more love, life & laughter than ever! But I don't want to jinx anything, and I don't want to come in the way either - let the good times take over :)

Will you make frandships with me?

"A good friend is worth pursuing".
But why would they be running away in the first place?

There are friends & then are friends. There are the party friends, the serious friends, the crazy gang of doing-everything-together friends, the drinking buddies, the non-drinking buddies, The BFF's, the come-in-phases friends, the BFF's who dont quite stay BFFs, the friendship gone bad frineds. And then there are the forever firends. I've had a few of all types I think, most recent being the instant-hit-it-off, why-didnt-we-be-so-close-before, omg-how-similar-are-we, come-to-my-family functions BFF f.o.r.e.v.e.r friend. And then it lasts about as long as that sentence. Something somewhere shows up that shows you why you actually weren't that close ever, or how different you actually are!
Ah, life.

But this post is not about that, its not about the almost-were BFFs. Its about the real forever, no-matter-what type folks. :) Folks who don't need to keep in touch everyday/all the time, but never stay MIA for too long. Folks whom I adore, and who adore me back :) Folks who I wish lived with me everyday/all the time, folks whom I can call fat and who'll call me fatty to my face!

This is about my favouritesssst people in the world, just coz I miss them tons! Ignore the grammar, the excessive usage of !! and soak in the ♥!

my mental: I mean it -- she is my most mental, crackest, bestest & friend. we go back forever! we've had dreams of travelling the world, sharing all our shoes, having one giant common wardrobe :P doing exotic holidays together, with unlimited baggage & no shopping restrictions of course. We're in 2 different parts of the world, but we still talk about 'OMG imagine if we're both in that city at the same time next year!!' :D We ping each other exotic bags that we will never afford - you know, just in case it goes on sale! we skype & show off the newest pair of shoes that can be potentially shared, and continue planning our fantastic shopping/meeting holidays..
I dont even know how long its been since she jetted off, but hey - that aint ever stopped anybody! ♥

my little sister/partner in crime -- of all the people I've met 'by chance', I've never been more thankful for this one! We're as different as we're alike, we buy the same clothes, dream the same dreams, love to play house :) and love dressing up! anything shiny = w.i.n! We'll obsess about random things, stay up talking for hours, try & figure out people's secrets :P laugh like mad people, shop like we own the world! She's like a little sister I never had, and I know we can not see each other for months and just one sentence can get us giggling in no time! ♥

my big sister-twin -- we walk the same, talk the same, look the same (apparently!) she is the big sister i never had - friend, philosopher & guide types. we LOVE our shoes, if only we could share! we buy similar clothes, the same shoes - one big pair, one tiny pair :)  we window shop online like we can afford everything there, clearance section, of course! we make travel plans - which will work out at some point, I promise!! we can sit & jabber & jabber all day! and tell each other to shut up, its my turn to talk! succchhh a random co-incidence that we met -- it was absolutely meant to be!! ♥

my roomie, my cracko -- apparently we met once, long ago, and stupidly didn't decide to remember each other or be friends. but you know, it was meant to be, and how!! we're as opposite as we are alike -- we can make each other crack up, and yet talk about the serious stuff on Day 1. She hates shopping, I'm clearly a shopaholic, she hates pink, and me, well, I can do pink -- those have made for some interesting days at home!! She'll eat anything (even if I cook it!) and say Yum :) And no matter where we are, I know we'll never miss a chance to meet and get a cup of chai, and lots of food of course! ♥

#%$@!

I think I'm stressed for the first time in a long time. And its not a good feeling.

Workaholic-ness

Yesterday, for the first time in 6 months of the new job, I finished work early. like 2 hours early, which is a holy-freakin-big deal. And what did I do to enjoy it?! Nothing. Nothing! I couldn't think of a damn thing. So I refreshed my inbox for 40 mins, then pinged a few clients to say hi. Seriously.

Apparently being semi-workaholic makes you boring also. So, I've decided I'm going to find me a new hobby. A new hobby that will make me less prone to pinging clients for entertainment, and also help me have a life again. Sooo, my options are:

1) Gymming; however boring it might be
2) Swimming -since its summer & all
3)Yoga - I just discovered a very famous Yoga instructors classes are 2 mins from home, so why not!
4) IPL - maybe I should start an IPL 4 blog -- and save my office & teammates from my incessant IPL related opinions.

Okay gotta go, clients are pinging.

Bleeding Blue!

What. A. Match!

Cricket can bring this country together -- forget about knowledge, views, opinions, likes, dislikes, girls vs boys, RCB vs Deccan Chargers, strategies, teams, selection, or whatever. Its Passion. Its a religion! Its all about that game, that day, who cares if we lose tomorrow, but today we'll hammer them.
(And especially if this means we get to play the Pakistani's next, we'll hammer them also!!)

This is the shizz, I tell ya. This is Cricket, This is us Indians, This is what its all about! Its all about wanting to throw your drink at your TV when Gambhir runs like an idiot, its about everyone at work streaming the match such that the internet bandwidth gets jammed, its about yelling abuses at Yuvraj like he'll actually hear you, its about sprinting home from work in the drinks break, its about traffic-free streets during match days, its about not changing seats coz no wickets have fallen since you sat on that sofa, its about the only Indian sitting in a london office & screaming bhaaago!, its about bearing with Psycho Siddhu in a Purple turban just to hear Dhoni at the post match presentation, its about the fucking passion. 

I mean, how can you *not* be a cricket fan after a world cup like this -- first the tied game against England, then  some random tiny little team beating the mighty English, then the crazy collapses, and then Team India, the Men in Blue. Sachin Tendulkar, Ponting, Murali. Epic! 

I know this World Cup has converted a few non believers, for sure! Welcome to the family.