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The last few days have been uneventful, and I am grateful for that. On the contrary, the ‘events’ that happen with alarming regularity that give me indigestion, headache and stress have slowly melted into oblivion. Here are people and things and places I need to thank for someone/ something/ someplace I can always count on.
1. My mother -for giving up on finding me a groom (temporarily) - Wednesday to Sunday. I could surf TV, read magazines, listen to music and do a lot many other unproductive things for three hours until dinner time, peacefully. Thank you.
2. My bike- for getting back to running mode. I have always thought of you as a means of convenience, but I shall now admit that I love you. For the last ten years that you have served me. For saving me 2 hours of walking, bus and auto rides from office to home. Thank you.
3. Marina beach – for being there always, and never failing to lift my spirits up. The aerial view from the lighthouse when I was 5, ice creams at 10, the bajjis at 21 (yes, I find it hard to believe that I wasted all those years not knowing the joys of bajji at Marina. I was a product of snobbish Chennai where we don’t eat anything that is sold without a roof overhead and things that are at close proximity to the ground). I love going there on Sunday evenings where half the families in Chennai are picnicking there! How people enjoy togetherness - eating, talking and playing without worrying about people judging them. The world never fails to seem like a beautiful place when you are Yourself amidst thousands of people. I had a professor who taught us about the sense of content and happiness we feel when there are good vibes around us. This is for the non- believers – Come to Marina! We should bottle up all the good vibes from Marina post Sunday evening and give them away as birthday presents. I will then look forward to being 26.