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Happy Holi :-)

I was suffering from the usual bout of 'Monday blues'.. More so since we're in the month of March.. And fellow bankers would agree when I say that this is the most crucial month for us.. When targets and meeting deadlines, preparing and submitting reports are all you can think of, the word 'fun' becomes obsolete.. So when certain people were planning a Holi celebration at office I was just wondering how could they even think of it.. And then I thought it'll be a boring affair since everyone would be pre occupied with their work or may not be interested since they're too tired.. But I was in for a surprise.. Friends smearing each other faces and clothes with colour... and not just a pinch or two but stuffing our fists with lots of colour and happily smearing it on each others faces...and since it wasn't enough that we were having fun, we just HAD to share it with the others in the vicinity.. It was so much fun seeing a friend go and clean up only to

Why won't you leave me alone?

I have recently been bitten by the fitness bug which has motivated me to wake up every morning at an unearthly hour and go out for a walk.. The morning walk also gives me the solitude that I have been craving for.. It's the much needed 'ME' time that I've come to enjoy so much that now I can't imagine my life without these walks (Exaggerating ;-) ).. Initially, when I just started going for walks, I wouldn't wear a jacket or a pullover simply because 10 minutes into the walk and I would start sweating.. And having a jacket on would only make me more uncomfortable.. On one such morning while I'm enjoying my hour of silence and peace suddenly out of nowehere Miss I-can't-mind-my-own-business is beside me questioning me about why I'm not wearing a sweater.. She reminded me of my life in Mangalore where people don't think twice before stopping the auto you're travelling to question you about where you're going and whether you're parents