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    I realized I could not stay away from home ( read : Mom ) on a long-term basis.  So I came home after some sweet twist in my fairy-tale ( read : my life ). The only difference being I go to an office instead of college. I usually commute by three-wheelers ( read : autorickshaw aka auto). Its a 13 kilometre stretch from home to office and I change autos thrice. Before you calculate how long I travel, let me tell you - a maximum of 40 minutes ( Awesome by any standards :D :P ). My first stop is at a place 8 minutes away from my home. Auto No. 1. A two minute ride and a measly 3 bucks ( INR 3) is enough. Then comes crossing a large square. It can take upto 5 minutes to cross that damn road. Welcome to National Highway ! An added bonus, it is under expansion. So you get free pollution and dust as well. Auto No.2. It won't budge until there are 5 passengers. You might miss a meeting/appraisal/juicy gossip ( :P ), the "Auto Bhaina" does not care. A three kilometer st...

I need a painter. *pause* *grin* Do not grin like that. I know what you are thinking. What was I thinking ? About  painting, Titanic 3D and you-know-what. Ah ! You are so perfect at reading my mind. You doubt it ? No, I’m proud of you. I’m lucky to have you. You don’t have me. I’m still thinking, remember ? Well, if you keep thinking all your life about me, it is fine by me. Shut up ! Is that your favourite word ? No. It is my way of expressing disgust. So what is your way of displaying a few other  better emotions ? What do you mean ? You know what I mean. Remember ? Shut up ! By the way, you said you needed a painter. I paint well. Really ? Really. Then come to my place tomorrow at 10 in the morning . Really ? Really. Sharp at 10. I’ll tell you what needs to be done. Seriously ?  You are that particular ? Yes. When it comes to painting my house, I’m very particular about colours. Gosh ! I thought it was something else. I knew what you thought ...

No matter what, never give up your dreams.  If  you can dream and not make dreams your master You dream , therefore you are. Dreaming makes life worthwhile. Live your dream.

The darkness before sunrise is most dense.  She  pondered over the thought. Can this darkness get any denser ?  How  long  would be her wait ?  Most importantly, will there be a sunrise in her life ?  Sleep eluded her. Memories of the past haunted her.  She fought them bravely. Yet. There had to be an end. Not long ago, she had been a young girl. She thought the world was a beautiful place.  A handsome young man would take her as his wife. The mere thought gave her  titillations.  Little did she know that her fate has conspired against her dreams. She was simply sold off to an ugly dork by her father. She shuddered to think that she had been bartered several times, abused and shorn off her modesty.  With alarming frequency.  Nobody cared she carried a child. She was never sure who the father was. Nobody cared when she miscarried. She did not mourn it too. She felt numb, almost giving in this time. One night she escaped. S...

What would you do if you lose me someday ? Shoot a query I suppose ! Stop that IT non-sense of yours. And ? Make me happy  from a distance of five feet. Ah ! Challenging. Sounds tough ? No. Boring . And I thought you were interested in me ! I am. In you. Not … Shut up. I always do that. Stop  making fun all the time. Oh ! What  should I make now ? French toast. For breakfast ? For life.

Sometimes, just sometimes. I think of escaping. To a place very known. Familiar. Loving. Where I cannot get lost. No matter what. Sometimes, just sometimes. I think of escaping. To a place very known.

Pre-note : This post is NOT about the book or the movie. Sometimes we are not in the best of our moods. Sometimes problems bother us a little too much. Many a times simple things give us "that elusive joy". I decided to take a walk on a cold Saturday evening.  My first stop was the street-side tea vendor. Viola ! He was not in the best of his moods. He told one of his "regular customers", " I just incurred a loss of 400 bucks. To earn it, I have to struggle now."  A simple statement. Yet it struck me with profound intensity. To start from the scratch. To carry on with your job in spite of hardships. Not that he had a rocket-science job. But this incident reflects the basic attributes of any enterprising mind. I took my lesson and moved on. This time I walked till my legs could carry me no further.