A week into 2006 and I feel like so much has already happened. So many rendezvous with friends - so many lovely new memories. Tossing for a favourite moment in the past one week - the choices would be:
- Peeking through the fingers at a perfectly horrifying scene from Doom, while my rather huge male friend chortled at my distress.
- Surprising another male friend with a double-entendre. Not my first, but definitely the first around him...it was quite a pleasure to make him stall in his tracks. :-)
- That amazing day - just all of it, from the open conversations to the fabulous meal, to the long randonnée around one of my favourite places in the world, to that journey back home.
- My friend hugging me in the middle of a busy street, insisting we have "our own fun" - encircled by those loving arms, I actually didn't feel my usual pang of distress in saying good-bye to someone I adore beyond reason and get to meet so damned less!
- Crazy meandering conversations with a lovely new friend (I wish I could be as poetic about her as Saurabh - hope it's enough to say that I'm glad I stumbled upon her. Ironic how many 'champs' we seem to have known!)
- Even crazier and more meandering conversations with bum-chum pals - nothing like old pals is there? Where else would I find that absolute understanding & acceptance. Who else would live through my ranting, raving, cribbing, bitching & wounding and yet give me a hug the next time I met them?
- Being pampered silly by friends when my stomach decided to play truant and refused to let anything I ate/drink stay inside my body. Nothing heals the wounded soul more than the knowledge that there are people out there who care...better yet, that they are people you adore...and do I adore them! :-)
- Patching up with yet another friend - we still have issues to sort out, but I think I can stop fretting about losing a friend. Merci bon dieu!
A week back I was at my misreable best - am I happy that's passed. My soul ain't healed completely, I haven't found what I'm looking for - but there's definitely a skip in my steps since the past two days. Oh yes, this year has taken off alright...and on that note :
Happy New Year! Bonne Année! Gutes Neues Jahr! Feliz Año Nuevo! Nuovo Anno Felice!Naye Saal Ki Shubhkaamnayein! :-)
8 comments:
And a Happy New Year to you too! (I hope you got my mail?)
I hope the New Year will give you much joy and all that you wish for and I hope that the New Year will also bring out more delightful French plays from you!
Happy New Year, Babes!
And this just re-iterates my theory that New Year's eve IS the most over-priced, over-rated evening in the whole friggin' year. And that somehow takes away the charm of the celebrations. But what's amazing is, how the first week of the New Year is always beautiful, warm and special...
Great note, indeed, to begin '06!
:)
too bad i missed u this time.
ah a nice evening it was indeed and an absolute pleasure to meet you.
Must do it again...
Danke!
For the mention :-)
So did you go to Bombay? I am noticing that Bombay is having good effect on your mood. I am also noticing that I am happy to see you smiling.
I am not knowing why I am writing this way. But... its fun ;)
Hear hear! This year will be fantastic for you :-)
hai kahan tamanna ka doosra kadam yarab, hai kahan tamanna ka doosra kadam yarab
Humney to dashq e imkaan ko naqsh e paa paya
he says it all, doesn't he? ghalib, from the galis of ballimaran, so many hundred years ago.
and now we live to prove his lines.
:)
happy new year to u too.
Anil - Yep I did, shall reply tonight. Appke mooh mein ghee shakar!
Vijayeta - *nodding head in agreement* Thanks - I wish you the same!
Aparna - I'm dreadfully sorry abt that sweetie...was utterly selfish this time and saw only to my pleasures, so to speak!
Saurabh - Yes we must definitely do it again. This time I shall seat myself next to you, so as to hear what you say ;-)
De Rien - for the mention! Just thought she was beautifully described and wished I could write as well!
Casablanca - Yes I did! What to do that city and it's people are always having this effect on me :-)
... - Aapke bhi mooh mein ghee shakar
Lotus - :-) You're quite close with that analysis, so no bricks in my hand yet...I love that there is still some of the child in me, esp if that means finding joy in meeting friends. I hope that's never taken away from me! As for childishness in peeking through fingers at Doom - it was a very horrifying scene! I was grossed out and a wee bit scared as well!
Yes it was...full marks for guessing before I blogged abt it!
Anonymous - Honey if you know me, you know that just flew over my head. You should know better than to throw Ghalib at me sans translation!
Happy New Year to you too...
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