My Seven Year Itch!

No No...Its not what you think!! Disappointed....? Don't we all just love to get some gossip about people we know...well at least I do...;-)

But anyway its not the proverbial "Seven Year Itch"...it the itch with the Job!! Its been seven years that I've been working and just three months that I've been off...but I just don't want to go back! Its not like I had a horrible time at work or anything...had a great boss...great colleagues (well..most), had fun at work too...but something was missing...

Looking back of course it seems like I get bored very easily with anything that I do for too long, which probably explains the two yearly job shifts. So what do I do when I get bored...I just move on (the husband is doing a happy dance at this...to think of what happens when we actually get to the seventh year of marriage...the thought of freedom they say is invigorating)

So here I am with no clue on what I want to do..but very sure of what I don't want to do...and too scared to take the untrodden path or even venture close to it...! But there's also this strange hope that the answer will soon come from the heavens above and with that hope...goodnight!!!

"You've got Mail"

My favourite movie...I must have watched it atleast twenty times and each time I see it even now - I watch with the the same enthusiasm as the first...the idealistic romantic in me loved the idea of being in love with some stranger who you hate at first and then you realise that he/she is so perfect for you that you are head over heels, and ahhh the feeling of really having your diary being able to reply to you - like someone who understands you so well that you can say whatever you want and you get a reply exactly like the one you want to hear!!! And the anticipation associated with receiving an email...something which is long awaited....like reply from that special someone...or maybe a job acceptance or just waiting for a reply from your friends on a simple mail you've sent...love it!!

And I simply love the bookstore - I have a dream of owning my own bookstore some day and I think it may have been inspired by the quaint little "Shop Around the Corner". When I have my bookstore, I'd love for it to have that warm cozy feeling - like a refuge where its only you, your thoughts and some amazing coffee and a wonderful book...

So here "I want to send a cosmic thought out into the void" about the dream!!

Mission 20 and a Half...

Read more about this mission on http://mission20andahalf.blogspot.com/

Basically I had decided to put up a weekly update of my Half Marathon progress...but that was being neglected till sudden inspiration came along and I started this....!

Rain OHHHH Rain....

My "Hate" relationship with rains continues...!!

Today was stranded on the road during one of the most heavy showers I've ever experienced! Not stranded really...but stranded driving....it was so bad I couldn't even see 10 feet ahead..and while everyone had slowed down considerably it was still sooo dangerous...thought I would die...seriously....!!

I think I must've broken every rule, got honked at by a trucker...who honked so loud that had it not been for the sound of the rain, my ear drum would have ruptured! He honked for a good 30 seconds - basically coz I was slow and then when I changed a lane to let him pass - he honked again....like after 30 seconds, I didn't understand just how aggrieved he was...And yet again Murphy's Law was at its best - the GPS kept belting out confusing directions on a road I'd never been on before...so imagine this with poor visibility, needless to say, couldn't get where I wanted to after four failed attempts, so finally just gave up!!

How I missed just stopping under the flyover, to let the shower get over and then start moving again....why didn't people wait? Isn't it safer to wait, rather than drive in almost zero visibility...So basically after today....Note to myself - ALWAYS...ALWAYS...check the weather HOURLY weather forecast before going to a new place....

Retail Therapy....works...

Yes yes...it does work for me !! Ya, today was one of those days where I was missing home, missing friends and generally missing being busy! And it was also one of those days where I truly understood the meaning of the age old adage...."An empty mind is a devils workshop"...so no matter what I did today, the negative thoughts kept returning....and the more I thought...the more negative they got.....No amount of watching fun shops, reading fun stuff...nothing helped...

So I decided I needed some fresh air and since the fresh air was so hot, I decided I would not mind some conditioned air as well..and decided to indulge in some shopping...well it was nothing much....and no...it wasn't the usual clothes or shoes...though I did end up buying two t-shirts, but that was only because they were on sale and I need something light when I run (well..and then its about time to even put an update on the running bit)....and in such moments of mindless buying I keep wondering whether I've turned shopaholic and then the very thought takes me to happy thoughts of all the Sophie Kinsella books and with a smile on my face I return to the shopping...

I bought very small things today...mostly all grocery and stationery (of course those who know me well, will probably wonder, if i can ever shop without buying some stationery...be it even a small pen), but even that managed to lift up my spirits..and I came home refreshed - and even home seemed brighter and cooler..!

So here I am looking forward to tomorrow - with new hopes and plans..!!!

Some things Strange & Beautiful.....

Having moved to a new country specially after a peaceful existence of more than two and a half decades in a sort of comfort zone, you tend to notice a lot of things...basically differences...some nice, some weird....the following is a collection of such differences that I came across in my first two months in a new place....these first impressions may however change eventually...so that's a disclaimer...!

1. Wooden Homes...Why would anyone make wooden homes?? Maybe wood insulates better...but imagine living in a wooden home forever!! a spoon dropped can have the effect of an earthquake...I sure do pray for interesting neighbours though...I've gotta have my share of gossip..;))

 

2. A car is an absolute NECESSITY...u can probably do without food...but with no car, you even won't get any food!! So there Mr. Kiyosaki, I agree that a car cannot be an asset, I say its a bare necessity...you call it a luxury...or well maybe "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" mission only applies only to the rest of the world.

 

3. The GPS is magic!!!!!!!!!

 

4. Automatic Cars - A nightmare for all us "Motion Sickness" inflicted souls...give me my gears back pls!!!

 

5. The bigger the better....Always!!! Be it the food portions, groceries, cosmetics...but this one I love the best...Clothes...I'm finally buying "Medium" Size T-shirts...yipeeeee....

 

6. The receiver pays for incoming calls and SMSes...Hahhahh....India circa 2001 huh????

 

7. There's hand sanitiser in your bag, in your car, at the restrooms, cash counters....basically everywhere...paranoia???

 

8. Mattresses are a pain...for the wallet as well as your back!

9. Everything is made of some strange synthetic material that causes some much "static"..that i get a shock precisely every 3 minutes....

 

10. Amazing cell phone etiquette...there's hardly anyone using a cell phone is public places...we sure have a lot of getting used to this...

 

11. I'm completely "IKEA"ed......;)))

 

12. Finally I found beer that I like...

 

13. "DIY" (Do it Yourself) rocks.......there's so many gadgets that make life easier and you get the pleasure of having learnt something new each time....I now understand most of the items in a toolbox!!!

 

14. Didn't ever think driving rules could be explained in such great detail...

 

So that's it for now....the disclaimer still remains and am sure there will be additions to this for sure as life gets more and more interesting....