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Corn popping in the microwave. Paul Simon's voice. Excited yelps and whines. Pitter-patter of the rain on my roof. Children laughing. Masala sizzling in the kadhai while Ma cooks. Rustling of the wrapping paper as you open a gift. Heart and Soul on the piano. "New Message Received" beep. Clicking cameras. Spinning wheels of my bicycle. Lip smacking. The oven going "bing". Wind chimes in the balcony. Whistling trains. The Brit accent.

"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace."

-Milan Kundera

*pooches group hug time*

There's Something So:

Comforting about Simon and Garfunkel's music

Adorable about Muddy paw prints everywhere

Charming about well dressed men

Gorgeous about Audrey Hepburn

Calming about the moon

Soulful about Jason Mraz's voice

Irritating about horns and crackers

Sinful about Mississippi mud pies

Warm about my blanket

Happy about yellow, pumpkins, popcorn and bubble wrap

Cool about a very high best friend

Funky about a store in the city

Fun about the mater

Right about just plain platonic relationships

Exciting about stationery

Cute about dimples

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOOHOO what a ride!

Weekend.

Reading almost every word in the newspaper. Bathing the dogs. Bathing myself. Pasta, cutlets and mashed potatoes. The Lunatic Express. Afternoon nap. Blink. Redoing the room. An alarm for 6 AM.

Michaelpallya, 1st Cross. Maps and Geography. New kid on the block. Bus ride to Avenue Road. Walkity walk. 5 bottles of acrylic paint, 4 of powder paint, 3 sheets of paper, oil pastels. Bus ride back into town. Peco's. Beer - Lots of it. The happy afternoon buzz in the head. Led Zepplin. Elvis and Hysteria. Ma. Blink again. More of The Lunatic Express.

Storytelling. Awesome Barbecue lunch. Fresh air. Woofs, nips, licks, barks and wagging tails. Art. Baba.

Much appreciated. All of the above.

:)

Fifty Ninth Street Bridge Song

Slow down, you movin' too fast
You gotta make the morning last
Just kickin' down the cobblestones
Lookin' for fun and
Feelin' groovy

Hello lampost
Whatcha knowin?
I've come to watch your flowers growin'
Ain'tcha got no rhymes for me?
Doo Bee Doo Doo,
Feelin' groovy

Got no deeds to do
No promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me...
Life, I love you,
All is groovy

Catch it here

I wish I could hold onto this feeling every day! :)

Friday to Sunday

Weekends come and weekends go.

Only that this particular one was ideal. Friends on vacation in this beautiful city, the 3 PM beer buzz, chicken curry and rice, The Beatles and Coldplay, a dozen stories recollected, hot lemon tea, a heart to heart conversation in an auto rickshaw, bazaar, a newly discovered cozy cafe in one of my favourite places.

B-L-I-S-S! Yet again :)

Ha!

Thank you, Rith! :)

1. Aspire to be Barbie - the b**** has everything.

2. If the shoe fits - buy them in every color.

3. Take life with a pinch of salt... A wedge of lime, and a shot of tequila.

4. In need of a support group? - Cocktail hour with the girls!

5. Go on the 30 day diet. (I'm on it and so far I've lost 15 days).

6. When life gets you down - just put on your big girl panties and deal with it.

7. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your personality.

8. I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.

9. Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself.

10. Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you walk funny.

11. When life gives you lemons in 2009 - turn it into lemonade then mix it with vodka.

12. Remember where ever there is a good looking; sweet, single or married man there is some woman tired of his bulls***!

13. Keep your chin up, only the first 40 years of parenthood are the hardest.

14. If it has Tires or Testicles it's gonna give you trouble.

15. By the time a woman realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she's wrong.