The Middle Ground

If you are me, you are not a morning person. As soon as you open your eyes in the morning, into your head come rushing the events of the previous night in most spectacular detail, then the events of the past week, followed by those of last 5 years, and finally your whole life — all crunched into a script that you are not interested in reading, delivered so abruptly and so unforgivingly as if there was no other way to orient you and set context. As you calm down and make yourself a cup of tea, all you want to do is dodge but fail, then block and say, “ I know this already, just let me be” . You gradually warm yourself up with light exercise and tune into Guided Meditation with Deepak hoping you’ll glide into the day smoothly, knowing all the while that you are not prepared for the harsh sunlight of the post- breakfast till lunch time period. Each day as the sun sets, he returns your superpowers that he takes without your permission every morning — as the moon rises, the muse...

So best nine won’t do justice to a decade especially if so much happened in my decade - here is walk down the memory lane. . Studied Finance in Chennai.  Lived at a a co-Ed hostel. Watched Konkana, Ranveer Sheorey , Vinay Pathak on stage at the TTK auditorium performing the Blue Mug Basundi at Murugan Idli Besant Beach , drive along OMR road with friends, late night Maggie at hostel canteen, city tour in matchbox sized share autos with the first and perhaps the only person that crazy about me . . . Went to Kaya Skin Clinic for the first time - because nothing else would work for that tan. Their refreshing welcome drink ! . Watched Avatar with friends who came down from Bangalore in Sathyam Cinemas . Idlis at Karpagambal Mess, so many visits to Kapaleeshwar Temple with friends and family mainly for mythology and Prasad. . Got the best entry at investment banking one could hope for !  Nani visits me in Hyderabad . I travel to London...