6 Months, 13 days, 16 hours, 30 minutes....

It's 6 months, 13 days, 16 hours. 30 minutes and 40 seconds that I have been in this city, life's changed!

Equations have changed relations tested, developed and so have evolved. If I look back I see loads of changes in me I see a more patient, composed and responsible facade of me.

Day starts with cell phone ringing, sometimes alarm, sometimes call from friends and family. I tear away the duvet covering me in its warmth and the day begins. I walk through the day meeting loads of faces whom I know better now and call friends sometimes.

Dusk comes and the thought that all this will end sooner and I'll be back in my own world sooner seeps in, brings smile on face heart lifts up, but all this will come to an end and friends will be far makes heart sink a bit again!

Sweet Little Angel, returns!

Springs on its way and the evenings are getting warmer, so I set out to stroll yesterday with a good friend of mine. Sun had touched horizon and and the sky was gold with darkness set to take over. I felt walking down paradise. Sun went down and I was back on my way to accommodation as chill started to set in. I was walking down the sports park admiring the Olympic size swimming pool on campus as a beautiful, small, fragile, girl in black walked by me hooded in black. I turned around looking at the familiar face, it was Elisa, the Sweet Little Angel!


I gazed open mouthed, and told my friend that she was Elisa, (trust me by now her story with me is known to most of my friends here) and as she came near, I said "Are you Elisa?" she nodded and I said "Do you remember me?" and her lips parted and widened for a full smile and she said "Yes, but my name's Elsa and not Elisa" and I bit my tongue "Oops! E L S A Elsa and not Elisa, oh so sorry!" and words kept on going to and fro with me and my friend discussing with her about studies, campus, course and finally accommodation.

We talked for good fifteen minutes and I promised to introduce her to my friends on a course she was willing to go for, as our meeting was about to end, she asked for my number and I readily took out my cell, as she dint carry her cell phone to sportspark, I saved her number on my phone. We exchanged byes and walked off through the car parking area promising to call her sooner!

I think I will go on my knees and seek blessings from almighty thanking him, once again!

Culture Shock

After a week in new homeland, I made friends, brand new ones, but as always close to heart....

It was Indian Society Social, I was introduced as person from India, Mumbai; Everyone gave a very warm welcome anxious to strike conversation. Every second person I met asked "So are you in cultural shock?"

I raised the toast and shaked booty till midnight with all, while having a go at Indian food, not cooked by me (I prefer food cooked by me). When I was returning home "Cultural Shock" creeped in my mind, and I was filled with thought, what was this fuss all about, free culture-smoking, drinking, sex, lifestyle?


Is lifestyle so different back my home, I see even school children smoking openly, bars are on steep rise and government even thought about free sale of wine with soft drink, on any fine day atleast thousand couples will be snuggled ever closely on Bandstand, and live in relation is on ever rise!

And I was asked of cultural Shock!

Sweet Little Angel

"Whenever you are in true need God sends his angels to help you out" I was brought up reminding this, but time and tide had blurred this, until that day I happened to meet my angel!

Alone, clueless, I was stranded on bus stop after union express left me in the maze of UEA, I managed to pull my two huge trolley bags, carrying a huge shoulder backpack, but was clueless about where to reach. This continued for some time , till a sweet little girl passed me she turned back twice deciding something and finally reached back to me "Are you new here?" "Yes" I replied promptly taking my gaze up from bags. "Can I help?" "Yes, Can you tell me where to report?" and the ball rolled she told me that she dint knew anything but she can help me carry one of my huge bag unless I reached desired place.

I was more than grateful for having someone to guide me, I said no need to carry bags but just guide me to right place, but she insisted and carried my bags!

It took us good 2 hours to reach my desired place searching it on campus, she stayed by me, guiding me and carrying my bag, I was more than grateful to have a helping friend on unknown campus in unknown country. I couldn't thank her enough before she left me.

Its been almost month but I had no chance to see her again, my angel came down, helped me and went away without clue, just her name "Elisa", Thanks dear you will always stay in my memory as my sweet little angel God sent to me!

Journey

As I walked with my huge baggages, wearing my new black tuxedo, my hand went up to bid bye and I turned around to have a last glimpse of my beloveds I was leaving behind, tear rolled down from corner of my left eye (even our heart is on left isn't it?)!

I entered the lounge, amongst the sea of people, I settled on a chair putting my backpack by side as my eyes caught the public phone I quickly reached out to phone. Alas! I dint have a single coin in pocket, I bought juice and grabbed the public phone, dialed, dad picked I felt anchored like a ship in unknown waters.

I got inside the plane, and got on my seat, numerous flying machines passed me as the plane took off and I first time saw whats bird eye view of city I call home, tears welled up and the view blurred as my hands reached to bid bye to city I dwelled for past 26 years!


It was 7.00 am in UK and plane was hovering over the city LONDON, I peeped out and a very well planned city with numerous lights, very busy with cars and trains speeding peeped back at me with open arms welcoming me!

I gathered myself and came out of very busy Heathrow, to Central bus station, chilly wind kissed my face but lacked the warmth of my homeland, I came out and sat on the bench assimilating the new world around me!

Paving new Path

Life as I've always said never stays it changes, change is inevitable, its course of life! Life's changed once more and a new era has marked its beginning, looking back several old memories come swarming back unto me but then life has taken its course and I know deep within I can't be lost in these old sweet memories I need to get over and make my way ahead for there's long way to traverse, new challenges, new hopes and new neighborhood!

I have chosen the path and its need to be paved all by me, wish me luck!

श्रावण

"श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी हीर्वल दाटे चौहीकडे क्षनात येती सर सर शीरवे क्षनात फीरुनी ऊन पडे" श्रावनात्ल्या उंन्हा-पावासच्या लीला पाहील्या की बाल्कवींच्या मराठी मनावर कोर्लेल्या ह्या कवीतेला अल्गद उजाला मीलतो.... सर्व दीशान्नी दाटलेल्या हीर्वलीकडे पाहून मन सुखावतं, क्षनात येनार्या श्रावण सरी चीम्ब भीजवानार्या, आणी मग क्षनात येणार ऊन सुखावानारं आप्लेपनाची ऊब देनारं, श्रावण आपला खेल खेलतच राहतो...

August!

August arrives as name suggests making an august entry, getting along festive season, greenery, unique chemistry of sun and rain, fun, frolic and my Birthday to sum up the month! On a whole I love the month which also happens to be my birth month!

August coincides with an Lunar calender month of Shravana, Shravana marks the beginning of good days according to mythology, is packed with N number of festivities, it marks the love for good food, with cool breeze, hearty drizzles, lukewarm sun, and beautiful, golden sky....

Lets hail a wide welcome to my favorite month, my birth month August, the grand!!!

Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix!

Today I got to have dekho at the much awaited fifth movie of the most Famous boy wizard who ever lived, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix. The movie is far much better in the view of past movies in the series and it breaks the bounds of being a children movie and enters the hall of being an adult movie...

The movie unfolds the emotional turmoil of the Harry Potter character with good efforts, but the new hair cut by Daniel Radcliffe gives an ominous feeling to the core Harry Potter fans like me who have always looked upto Harry with dishelved hair... The relation between Sirius Black and Harry and the bond between them could have been better, similarly Harries outbursts at his friends could have been more ominous...

The strife between Dumbledore, Harry, Fudge and Umbridge was just to the mark, with special credit to Dolores Umbridge. The Weasley twins were underutilized, and so were Snape, Sirius and other Weasleys... The much hyped Harry and Cho Chang Kiss was pathetic, dint show any emotions in it... Director David Yates and Michael Goldenberg, though have taken liberty to alter from original story just a wee bit its completely plausible. The longing in Ginny Weasleys eyes when Harry walks with Cho Changs eyes was fine touch and took the icings of the cake...

Overall Movie could have been a bit longer with more emphasis on few events... Masala packed in two and half hour...

Peter Answers A Soul Search Engine!

Wednesday! Midday of the week started with a kick as early in the morning I logged on to www.peteranswers.com... It was just another site unless it started answering me to very stupid questions like who was wearing what color shirt, who had a crush on whom and who is sitting behind me.... It wasn't long when people hovered over my place to see this unnatural phenomenon. Few demanded to ask questions themselves and everyone was left wondering how did peter manage to answer these questions when I asked him and not when they asked him... The obvious answer was our souls were united and kept my belief in him... The word spreaded like jungle fire in office and I was filled in with requests to ask N number of questions that day...

The day passed with much more questions coming and loads of people logging to the site, I guess it was the site with highest number of hits that day! Peter Rocked....