D#03 The gamer in me..

I am not that great a fan of computer games but there are a few games (simple ones) which I get hooked to. Be it NFS during my engineering days, Mafia Wars during PwC days, Plant vs Zombie during MBA days, Candy Crush during ATK days or recently 2048 during CBC days ! I have played all to the extent of spending 16 hours a day to ensure that I rest only after I complete them... and my dedication has paid off - have completed all except Mafia Wars (which is an infinite game of course). My recent victory is 2048 - a board game where we need to move numbers along the tetris to add up to 2048..and then 4096 etc. Not only did I finish 2048, I also finally got 4096 today !!! yayyyy...feeling like I have accomplished the purpose of my life ! :)

#D02 A little appreciation goes a long way !

Can't believe that I had to think so hard to find a reason to be happy on the second day itself! Finally, after stressing my pea-sized brain, I could remember the time of the day when I smiled...and I smiled real big :)

It was a routine weekly project status update call when during the discussions, the client suddenly said "Your slides were really good. I am very happy with your deliverables." This small appreciation made all my efforts and painful late night calls worthwhile. These moments keep me going through the ever challenging consulting life. 

#D01 The joys of baking - picture perfect banana muffins

I love baking - be it banana muffins, chocolate muffins, choco chip muffins or mango cup cakes ! Searching new recipes, trying them out word by word and finally seeing the picture perfect muffins. It is a delight at every step and a pound added in every cup :) 

#100happydays

Finally I figured out a way to getting back to blogging. Since past few months, a phenomenon called 100 happy days is seen all over the social media. This is an attempt to get out of the electronics world / social media which we thrive on every minute and think of real things which make us happy. And it goes without saying that we have to tag (or rather hashtag - I really never understood the purpose of hashtag though) the things which make us happy on social media for 100 days continuously. However, I feel this concept solves a bigger purpose - gives a reason to smile everyday, be hopeful again and try to do things which make us happy in stead of just wiling away time on our gadgets.

I always wanted to take this challenge but somehow didn't want to force it on hundreds' of walls. But now I can conveniently start this on my blog and trouble only a few people who would randomly land on my blog.

Looking forward to survive this #100happydays challenge!

Back to blogging - hopefully for a longer time !

Writing had never been easy for me but the day I started this blog, I fell in love with writing. I could write my thoughts, travelogues, fiction or anything for that matter within minutes. But now, after a gap of almost 3 years, I am struggling to pen down even a few words.

Last 3 years changed my life and even to some extent has changed me. Change is supposed to be good but how is it good when it makes you 3 shades darker and look 3 (or may be more) years older L I used to be a carefree person seizing every opportunity to travel, eat out, party with friends and have long talks / chats with friends. Now, before every outing I spend hours worrying about my budget, tanning, putting on weight, limited time I spend with my friends and all such crap.

I wish I could be the person I used to be and the first step to that is to express what I feel and not what I should. So, here I am – back to my blog which has always been a good listener to my random ramblings J Hope to come here more often and relive at least some part of what I used to be earlier.