How do I account for the 454 missing days. I possibly cannot, not in the same way with the same feeling. Even if I have a record, of most of the days. A 5 word update on each of the days I missed recording here. But I can’t possibly say it all, so we shall attempt to capture something of the months that went by, if not the days.
April 2009 -
Road trip beckoned. I took Dagwood and we drove amidst music and occasional silence, the plan, Indianapolis to Boston. 16 hour journey. Stopped in between somewhere along the Delaware river, and stayed overnight at an old friend’s place. An enjoyable night full of conversations, and a wonderful breakfast later, I was on the road. Boston was all about cooking with my friend, shopping, going to parks, and chilling at home watching shows. It was also about not seeing eye to eye with another friend, and setting some boundaries. It was about meeting a blog friend for a wonderful dinner and a walk across Harvard campus. It was about meeting a friend’s family and getting some lovely Sichuan dinner. Soon it was time to be back, on the way, stopped at New Jersey at another friends place for a few days, playing merrily with their three kids, cooking some fun meals, and then head back on the road. Welcomed to Indy, by some good news of visa approval and bead making fun sessions with a dear friend.
May 2009 -
May was full of school, back to books. And fun times with friends, friend’s birthday celebrations, baking two delicious cakes for birthday, visiting my sweetheart’s Mother day celebrations and accompanying him to the Children’s Museum, rediscovering it through his eyes, cheering for friends as they ran the Indy 5 K, making some yummy khandvi for a Girls Cocktail party, bidding farewell to a dear friend leaving US for India, school assignments, lots of wonderful nights at my favourite bars, Mcnivens, Old time Taverns, Claddagh, and just living the HIMYM life with wonderful friends.
June 2009 -
Monumental month. My last month in the Unites States. Decision was made, and the deadline was set. Things had to be packed, Dagwood had to be sold, Packed things needed to be stored, Farewells had to be said, exams had to be written. Making fool of oneself had to be accomplished, and the vow to not consume alcohol had to be broken for 1 night, so that the making fool of oneself could be accomplished. Wonderful farewells, surprise Pontoon party, moonlight trail walk with freedom festival fireworks, lots of lunches, dinners, and the ritual speeches later it was time to leave. And I left. Back to India. Left home to go home. It was strange, sad, exciting but most importantly a new chapter in my life.
July 2009
Mom and Dad’s anniversary. A beautiful beginning to a lovely month. Organised a surprise lunch for mom and dad, with a big surprise dinner party where all their friends gathered to wish them well. Met old friends, and then flew to beautiful southern India to meet another old friend. Shikara ride, beach siestas, art cafes, and lots of fun later back to Mumbai to begin the new journey. To Singapore. Where began struggle, hitting the pavements, walking, talking , persuading, getting frustrated and a million other emotions. In between hung out with old school friend and her husband, chilled with my brother and his wife, watched movies at desi theatre, and saw the lovely Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
August 2009
Saw some more of Singapore, cycled in neighboring islands, explored the local monuments and met up with old Bschool friends. Also another country beckoned, took a week long trip to Thailand. Saw the lovely palaces in Bangkok, the ancient ruins in Ayutthaya, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, and the lovely beaches of Pattaya, met up with ex colleague and friend, and visited the Night market, and sipped juice on the 54th floor skybar Vertigo which had the most amazing view of the city. And then it was soon back to reality. Which hit hard, and had to be dealt. The struggle continued after the glimpse of fantasy land. Somewhere also opportunity knocked.
More soon.
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