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Back to the world

It's with a deep sense of regret and sadness that I announce - I am back in Mumbai after a glorious, serene, tranquil, soothing and blissful trip to Kollur, Sringeri and Udipi in Dakshin Kannada. A trip that has both humbled me as well as showed me a ray of hope.

Life here is the exact opposite of everything there.

Back to worldy affairs, duties and alleged responsibilities. I guess I still have a lot of things to do before I can really pursue my goals.

Calling Hypnos

My sleep over the past few weeks has been largely affected. My insouciancy is reaching its limit now and I am sorely missing my forty winks. Maybe it's because this year is colder than usual, though Dee assures me that there is nothing to worry about. And that it has to be at least 52 degrees colder than it is right now for the worst to happen. That's a comforting thought. Wish it helped me sleep though!

Got some terrific news today morning, if it happens it could work wonders on the music front for me. Won't disclose it just yet. Will wait for it to fructify first. But then, if it does happen, I am not sure I will be able to give the details for reasons of confidentiality anyway :s

Packing not done!! In fact, I haven't even started yet!!! Woe betide!!!!

The rooms are booked though. The journey is going to be serene, hectic and supremely relaxing... all in one messed up mish-mash.

Thought Train or Talking Movies

Very rarely do I get to give my brain some rest, today is not one of those days. Especially with this splitting headache that I have, the last thing I really want to do is go off on a thought train. Yet, that's exactly what I have been doing in the past few hours.

It all started with listening to the Piano duet from the OST of 'The Road To Perdition'. Reminded me of a few poignant scenes from the movie with Paul Newman and Tom Hanks. It also reminded me of Jude Law and this fan of his who don't talk to me no more.

Next on Winamp was Van Morrison's I'll Be Your Lover Too. Dunno if you particularly recall this song... it appears during the credits for the movie 'Proof Of Life'. That set me off on Russel Crowe and the movie I was watching in between channel surfing.. the movie Gladiator. I was reminded of Connie Nielsen's reprisal of an upright military officer in 'Basic', a role which she played opposite John Travolta.

However Russell Crowe's John Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' was stronger and my mind started thinking of my current favourite - Game Theory. And of the book that I am reading right now. James Miller's 'Game Theory At Work'. That brought me to the books lying unread.. Michael Porter's 'Competitive Strategy' & 'Competitive Advantage', Kotler's 'Marketing of Nations'. My mind now turned to my MBA...

Happily, my niece derailed my thoughtrain at this precise moment when she decided that I should tie pigtails for her.

(She looks damn cute in those).

A coupla phonecalls happened and my evening suddenly seems to have a new meaning now.

Am off... to get Evelynne back from where I left her on New Years.

Battling Monotony

The sheer routine of it all seems to be getting to me. I spent at least 10 minutes in the morning holding my head in my hands wondering what to do next. NOT a very good sign, eh?

A minor relief comes in the form of the impending trip to my favourite temples in Dakshin Kannada (South Karnataka). I will be revisiting Kollur and Sringeri on the 20th with a chosen few colleagues from office.

Hope that the sylvan and totally disconnected jungle surroundings bring some respite to the soul.

Tea Is Served

Q.1 Are you back?
A. You bet!

Q2. Where were you all this time?
A. Looking for answers. Finding some. Didn't like all the answers I did find. Have to accept them anyway.

I was mostly in Mumbai, though I did travel across the country a lil bit. Including some of the tsunami affected areas, well before it came calling.

Q3. What's with the new url?
A. I will be writing on this site henceforth. It's kinda nice to have your own website for your blog and stuff.

And I have two!

Q4. Will you be writing regularly?
A. I am still starved for time. I will be writing as and when I can.

Q5. Why have you returned?
A. Baldy needed a break. Standing with a goddamn kettle on your head can get really boring.

Q6. Do you have anything special to say?
A. Yeah! Happy Anniversary MBM!