For those of you who know me a bit...

...you'll know I'm the sort of guy who enjoys spreading the good things I come across in life. Be it the funniest sitcom or stand-up, a mindblowing movie, intelligent dramas, the corniest thing on tv, playing paintball in the middle of nowhere, homegrown recipes, brilliant articles, addictive lan games, pub quizzes, whatnot... The world is full of mindblowing works of art and experiences and it makes sense to spread the joy. And if you won't share it with your friends, then who will you share it with?

I figured this one out a long time ago... your perspectives on life that define your mood... your mood defines how you react to things that come your way... the same thing will look totally different if you're in a different mood... um, yeah that's the basic gist of it.

We all have what we call our self-preservation techniques... me, I don't let myself stop and think for too long about things I don't/can't have control over. Everything is a choice and I choose to not let myself stop and miss people - if I move or they move, I make sure I move on. Missing people is not a choice I let my mind entertain for too long... I have the best people in the world as my friends and more keep on coming... too many unbelievable people and lifelong memories and I don't see the point in getting depressed about it by missing them... as they say, I figure, I'll probably see them when I see them, so why mope?



I attended one of the most amazing parties last night... a terrace party at a beautiful duplex apartment overlooking the airport with the flights landing and taking off all night long under a cloudy moonlit sky and beautiful Bangalore weather...

And these weren't people I've known for long... some I've met over the last 2 months, many I met last night for the first time... Basically I partied last night with a bunch of strangers... but a bunch of the friendliest kindest funniest nicest strangers you will ever encounter any corner of the world...

...and NEVER in my life have I laughed harder or longer :)

...and if you're reading this, you've probably seen me laugh... tears running down my eyes, literally rotfl... or at times having to walk out the room coz I can't stand to be around the funny... but this was something else.

...And as Jabjit said, "challaan toh katna hi hain"... after all this laughing, there's gotta be a downside...

...and yes, there is.

And as much as I'd hate to admit it, on some level, I find myself wishing all the people in my life I really love and care about had been part of last night... friends from back home, college, b-school, office... quite a few of them are all over the world right now, and I don't know if what I'm wishing for will ever happen, but hey... we're human, we're capable of dreaming, and we should...



P.S. For those who have seen me at my funniest in the last 11 years, you've gotta admit... I am quite good, EVEN if I may say so myself. Over the last 4 years, I've been losing my edge and was worried that I was losing my sense of humour, so allow me to tell you... I've stopped worrying. I get glimpses every once in a while and last night was one of those nights... I ain't fully back, but rest assured, I will be... and when I am, God save y'all! :)