The Mumbai Grand Prix !

Hello!

My first post in 2011.

Today, I managed to get myself a spot in the Mumbai Grand Prix. Infact, I am a part of this race almost every single day. The cars are all lined up at the start point (which is actually a traffic light that's just turned Red.....) You can hear the engines revving. The light turns Orange to say Get Set....the cars at the back have already started honking...all of us start inching ahead slowly.. The light still doesnt say 'Go'...We move ahead a bit further...the honking intensifies as though to say "come on man!...go..go.. go..." Its finally turned green and the race has begun...



Yes i'm talking about Driving - in the City of Mumbai. It's no less than a race! No one wants to wait even for a second and everyone's already run out of patience. Hardly matters if its 9 am or 9 pm.

As though the car honking from the back isn't creating enough stress for me, the cabbie who was driving in the leftmost lane has suddenly realised he had to make the right turn that we just passed by.. So what does he do? Stick's his hand out and swerves to the right. Its my way on the highway buddy! And of course, its totally my responsibility to slow down and let him pass by. Well, since I care for my car, I have no choice but to let him go.

So that done, now I'm cruising comfortably in top gear at a speed of 60 kms/hr and Oooooh! A man with his wife and 4 kids has decided to cross the road..Now thats when i forget all my manners and shower at him all the choicest abuses. Abusive language in a situation like this is permissable behaviour, i think. Feels good for sure.

Finally, my smile's back and I continue to head home. So what if no one else has the patience, let me try and keep mine intact. I turn up the volume and decide to enjoy the music.... Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel!!!!

Happy New Year! Its the time to Disco!!!

Hey everyone!

Its party time again! This new year's eve, I'm gonna be celebrating with some of my favorite people in a small town not too far from home. After all its who you're with that matters more than where you are! It's a long weekend for me and its gonna be filled with Dancing, Food, Fun, Games and Karaoke..

I hope you all have a great new year's eve filled  with lots of hope for an enjoyable and fulfilling 2011.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Lots of Love.

My Happiness Project

My friend Unnati had written about a book called 'The Happiness Project' on her blog. The title was quite intriguing. I was skeptical and wondered whether its possible to really work on your happiness. As in...a project and all? So I thought of reading the book to find out more. 

In this book, the author Gretchen Rubin makes a conscious effort to be a happier person. She suggests 3 steps to do this:

Step 1 - Identify what brings joy and satisfaction and what brings boredom and anger.
Step 2 - Define a set of 12 resolutions, which are more like positive changes that one would like to bring to their life. These are actions that you take to enhance the joy component.
Step 3 - Dedicate a month to each resolution, stick to it and evaluate at the end of each month how you feel.

The idea is to identify what makes you happy and make a conscious effort to increase that element in your life. Makes sense to me! One doesnt have to be depressed to think of making life happier. Its important to do it now, while 'All is Well'...Its almost like finding a treasure and digging into it when times get tough.

So here i am, trying to write my resolutions as 2010 comes to a close. Not that this year wasn't rocking enough but the plan is to make 2011 even better. So, i'll keep you posted on my resolutions and you let me know what yours would look like. Would love to hear from you. Until then.........

Cheers!