My fingertips are tingling - a sensation very much like what my sister calls "the meetha waala dard" (the sweet pain) after an unexpected game of badminton. I am on the verge of getting some clavi (umm... that's the plural for callous and I just learnt it too!) but I should just keep practising my guitar to get them soon. Then I won't feel the pain anymore - or so they say... For now, I am enjoying this tingling sensation. :)
Continuing with the updates of my life this year, I became a anime fan. I watched almost all the Studio Ghibli movies - My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, I Can Hear the Sea, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. I've also seen some series like Scrapped Princess, Full Metal Panic! (all parts), Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. I absolutely love the imagination and creativity that goes into these things. Now, in addition to knowing some basic Japanese words like Hai (Yes), Iie (No), Gomen-nasai (I'm sorry), arigatÅ (Thank you), Wakarimashita (I understand), etc I know what to gift my niece for quite a few of her birthdays :D
With my admission offer, came peace of mind. I resigned on the 1st of this month and was happy with the encouraging reaction at work - only because I am going to do my Master's. Had I been leaving to join a competitor, it would have been another story, I am sure! I am now catching up on my reading with a vengeance. I have been staying up ungodly hours like 3:30 am just to finish a book - just like in school and college! Only difference is that over here I have to ensure that I get to work, have something to eat and do all the mundane stuff of "living" by myself. :-s
Just one more thing before I sign off this Sunday evening: I came across this site recently - http://www.thebetterindia.com/ Before you dismiss it, let me tell you that it is NOT a site trying to make you feel guilty about not giving enough charity. Like a breath of fresh air, this site publishes positive news-worthy stories about India - stories that inspire and pleasantly surprise. According to the "About Us" page - The Better India is an attempt to bring out those happy stories, those unsung heroes and heroines, those small good deeds, and showcase them to the world. Over here, you will be able to read about the incremental progress being done by the industrious people of this country, the developments happening on the social and economic front. We hope that by showcasing these here, we might be able to inspire at least one amongst you, the readers, to do something that leaves an impact. Small or big. But, an impact.
