Inside I'm dancing

Gosh, can't believe that its almost 6 months since my last post! Reason- a sea of change in personal and professional life. Joined a new company just before the start of auditing season and the CEO made sure that I was spending more time with the CFO of the company than anybody else and the beauty of it all is that its a finance company. Auditing complete, provisions made, it was now time to attend to prepare for personal provisions.

Personally I think I have made quite a progress in the last one year or so in terms of being able to create the kind of life that I always dreamed about. Touch wood!

I had my dance session today. My regular partner David on a holiday, I danced with Jason. Such a darling cute boy. He can speak maybe two-three words of english- I think. Alex had to translate to him what I wanted to say to him.But when we danced it didn't matter- it was perfect. Music unifies all. He even asked me where I was from. He said, (Me Colombia, You?). When I said I was from India, He said " India! Elephants" and showed with his hands the trunk of an elephant. It was so cute.

As I was coming back to my home, it suddenly dawned on me that the dancing studio is my Little Heaven in Dubai! With fake people, fake relationship all around, this place is my piece of reality- the place where all wall of pretense fall with the first beat of clave and there is so much harmony, so much peace, so much beauty.

Long after my studio session,I'm still dancing- inside.

Love and Peace
E

Dubai & I- Changing co-ordinates, doing life

Its an old post from my other blog. Since its difficult to manage two blogs, I have deleted one of my blogs.
The post below is from that blog.It was posted sometime in November, 2009.

Five Springs back I came to this city with a broken heart and empty pockets.

The pockets are still empty every now and then, but my heart is there no more.

It's the property of this city called Dubai.

Some say it's an artificial city and some call it the concrete jungle.

Still, others call it selfish and vain

But, for me,

Dubai has taught me the most important thing of all----

"HOW TO DO LIFE"

And for this very reason, I dedicate this blog to this city by the sea.

Dubai, I heart You

"Its sheer ecstasy, this place was meant for me"

E-Wise: Mortal Kombat

In my teen years, I settled every fight with my fist and kicks.

When I was in my 20's I silenced my opponents with my sharp tongue.

Now that I'm in my 30's, I don't fight. Because I realised nothing in this world is worth fighting for.

Just let go

E-Wise: Mean Girls

Many people deal it this way : If i don't like you I have to be mean to you.

Why?

Just because I don't like someone doesnot equate to I have to be mean to the person. If i dont like a person and still have to deal with him/her then I just try to understand what he/she is doing and why they are doing it. Thats all.

E-Wise: The Grateful Dead

First time when you get all out to help someone, they are grateful to you.


Second time, when you help them, they are a little less grateful to you.

And,

As you repeatedly help them, there comes a stage when they are outright ungrateful to you.

So, one should help people only under two circumstances - either when the person is dying or your are about to die if you dont help the person.

Tripping: M&Ms- That's my life (at the moment!)

Marlboro
Margarita
Money
Movies
&
Mickey Blue Eyes

Tripping: The Chronicles of Bangalore: Margarita, Maamaji, Marlboro & Dhenukasur

Date: 8th Dec'08 - 12th Jan'09

GM Palya, M.G Road, Brigade Road, Chikpet

Silk Saree, Creape Saree, Bridal Saree, Puneri Saree

Maamaji, Dhenukasur, Balika badhu, Loser Ross,

Marlboro Lights, Wills Filter, Marlboro Lights, Marlboro Lights

Margarita, Margarita, Margarita, Margarita

KFC, Mainland China, Barista, 13th Floor

Athena, RNBDJ, White-shirt Black face, Formal Wears

Mundu Lao, Methi Paratha, Beans Aalo, Tomato Maggi

Mackeral, Prawns, Rohu, Mackeral

Udaya 2, You Tube, Desi Torrents, Dr. Raj Kumar

Biriyani, Zinger Chicken, Kebabs, Dosa

Birthday Party, Engagement Party, New Year Party, "Don't care for the world" Party

Vodka, Bitching, Vodka, Bitching (in between mad-angles)

CMH, Manipal Hospital, Manipal Hospital, Manipal Hospital

ENT, ENT, Optha, ENT

Pharmacy, Steroids, "Pillan Pouder", Hot Doc

Eating, Throwing Up, Chatting, Throwing Up

Last but the most

TRIPPING, TRIPPING, TRIPPING, TRIPPING......

MISS "US" BIG TIME!

B-School Days: IIMC

Admission, Con, Tyre Raid, WorldWar

Blueboards, CAM, NOM, TIA,

IPMessenger, WINAMP, Movie Downloads

JBS Baroc-C Nite, Joint Mishtis

Jetty, Lakes, Mohanda, Maashi's Paratha and Dope, Poilan and Bottles

XL-IIMC meet, Alumini Meet, Student-Faculty Meet

Howrah Bridge, MCHV, ParkStreet, Kotler

Maachan, BaddyCourt, H2Top, H1-Mid, CC

NightCanteen, Asif Bhai , Mess, Badla Party

Dunga, GGP, Summers, Elections, NBSM

Letch Table, Vodka, Arbit, Mascot

Radio Joka, TT Room, Snooker, Summers

Intaglio, Mid Term, End Term, Projects & Free-riders

Hookups, Breakups, Makeups and Global Fart

Inbetween,
Barbeque, Jimmy's Kitchen, Tangra, Petercad

Tantra, Aquajava, WinningStreak, NewMarket and Shreeram Arcade

Saltlake, Karwachouth, Mehendi, Marriage Party

Above All

PUT LAKE and PUT FEET!

Tripping: My First!

So many firsts happening in the last two weeks
---going on a cocktailathon
---throwing up
---baking fruit cake
---business development in Delhi n NCR
---shopping in Sarojini market n Lajpat Nagar in one day
---losing a beautiful graphic print Top the very same day of buying it
---Sitting at the Delhi airport for 7 horrible hours
---getting involved in a street fight
---binging on SRK movies
---wearing 2'' heels
---Tipsy-walking the streets at night
and visiting the Sai Baba temple in Noida.

Singles are officially dead!

Many post that will subsequently follow in this blog were written(" blurted out" would be more appropriate) long time back when I was a regular at MySpace an amazing networking site n personal space manager.

This blog was one of my early writings in myspace, however it still holds true to this day...

Date: A Long Time Ago.....
The other day I went to Esplanade to apply for one of the many licenses required to do business, they handed me 40-something pages of form to be filled up... but that part I'm not going to touch now( its for another day). What surprised me the most was when they told me that I would have to write my residence add in the space provided for "Company/Office Add" in the form and license would be delivered to that add only!. They said that as i was the entrepreneur, so the license will be delivered to me at my residence add. They also said that they dont have a "pick-up-from-counter" facility.I reasoned with them saying that as I'm most of the time in the office it would be better if the license could be sent at the office add. The officer then gave me the "mother of all reasons" after which I had nothing more to say. The officer said that for Entrepreneur's firm , its the rule that documents should fall in the hands of the entrepreneur and so the residence add!Now I dont know what the person "who framed such rule" was thinking.. did that person think that Entrepreneurs stay more at home than in their offiecs or if he/she is not there at home, his/her family will recieve the documents delivered by courier service They also said that if I miss the delivery, it would cost me a lot to get the document back. So what do I do....a single in the city? Well the ovbious..leave all business activities and stay put at home! i was sort of under house arrest for a week when finally the "Postman"( no spuerman/spiderman/batman) in khaki rescued me by delivering the document.
Actually for singles its an everyday struggle with things like these which are just taken for granted in case of a family person. All delivery men want your holy presence and all business transactions want your approval. During the process of settling down, I had tough time juggling between setting up the business and setting up my life/flat. After one month of struggle I was this close to becoming omnipresent. So I salute all the singles in the city. You are no less than God!