Brand New Day (aka Brand New Life)

So, as updates go, this one is the mother of them all – I am getting married! And as if the changes that this entails in itself (I believe you could be seeing each other for eons of time but it is still all…uhhh…brand new once you get married) were not enough already, there is the additional reorientation of 'new city' and 'new job' also thrown in!

The ‘new city’ part isn’t all that bad – for years…make that forever…I have wanted the slightest excuse to move out of Delhi (yeah, yeah, I could have done it without this reason to do it…but you try telling my mom that!) and now, it finally happens! So, am pretty glad about that side of things. It is so exciting to be able to discover a new city and its subtleties (and not-so-subtleties too!) and culture…even memorizing landmarks seems exciting right now! Of course, reality will sure begin to bite sometime soon…and is already with this city having a few tsk-tsk notes of its own already…they kill dogs here! I mean, who does that?!

The ‘new job’ bit gets a bit tricky – I have been working in my company for the last four and a half years or so…and so, have been quite out of touch of the whole look-for-job routine for a bit. Also, have never really liked very much the whole negotiations and interviews routine too much, so dammit! But then again, the fact that there is a change and (yeah, baby!) more money at the end of this road keeps me 'inspired' to go on.

Ah. And now for ‘new life’. This is a complete seesaw. There is the freedom to be and do which is so utterly blissful (not that my poor parents had me shackled or anything!) but the whole new responsibilities thing is SUCH a pain for a lazy bum like me! Grocery Bills. Food Bills. Cable Bills and even ensuring a regular supply of essentials such as cigarettes, food, water, milk, etcetera…etcetera…the brow sweats just thinking about them! Such is the bargain. Damn you, married people for not warning us about it though!

All in all - new is definitely better than same ol’ same ol’ and when the dust settles, and when visions of endless movie marathons and lazing and ordering in takes over?

Life begins to smile!*

*except for the killing dogs bit though…I wouldn’t mind if it were auto drivers instead though.