The World- Now and Then

Going by previous lackadaisical writing regularity, this post is not too late in the day.

When I had not been to Europe, the ideal life I could imagine, was 9 to 9 convineance store in a quaint lil town ensconced by nature. And the first day I landed at Cambridge, it was just like all I had imagined over the years. I was not in awe of the huge British structures all around but rather it was love at first sight.

But after the dissertation and the final interviews, I got a chance to spend 2 full days just soaking in the countryside and just can't explain the feeling. And the same ol feeling came over................ one day when I have exhausted all my professional ambitions, all I would want to do is open a 9 to 9 convineance store and retire in any of these picturesque rural counties.

And surprises sometime do come up in life. I would be indeed joining University of Cambridge for Fall 2010, so now the countdown clock for my retired life has indeed begun. And the credit for this next journey goes to only one man......................... Charles Dickens. Well, its the way his writings described London and principle characters romance with the surrounding environs, that left this strong desire to be part of and experience the same romance.

February just flew by like anything, what with Vaty coming back on a vacation to India. Lavasa is proving to be such a wonderful weekend getaway for me. Just about everything there, right from the lakeside cottage to the exciting rappelling session this time, bring back the child in me alive and kicking.





















Sipping hot Darj tea and playing with Tara was the most satisfying part of the 2 day jaunt. What we see here is Vaty lazying under the pretext of jet lag :) and Pooja trying to make tara fall asleep. Simple pleasures of life are what we all yearn for. I am happy to be soon getting out of this maddening corporate rat race for a while.

And now comes the TIME of the year, I love it!!!!! it is HOLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

And I am flying out tonite itself to saddi dilli. Though, half my enthusiasm has dampened by the fact that my best friend is flying out of the country on some emergency assignment at the same moment as I land in Delhi. Bro, without you, what color the festival would hold :(

I just hope there is no further last minute punctures to my Holi celebration plans.

Also, this time in Delhi, I have to hunt for some good multimedia material on 3 languages (French, German and Spanish) . Once I brush up my earlier adventures with the French language, I have to get a hang of Spanish and German. The idea is to know at least these 3 lingos before I leave the country.

I was seeing the images of Poland in winters, and man what beauty it is. Sheer blanket of white snow spread all over.

I shall try and be more regular with the snaps now to chronicle life in Kodak moments, now more so, because I cant crib any longer about not having a decent lens.