Monday, June 21, 2010

The girl in the mirror

There she was
flowing in pink
jumping with joy
the girl in the mirror

the wind stopped for her
the earth stood still
the birds stopped chirping
the clock stopped ticking

she waited there
for her love, her life
she waited for this day
for it was all she ever dreamed of

There she stood
as colorful as the flapping wings of a butterfly
as beautiful as the rain drop on the lotus leaf
the girl in the mirror

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Summer of '10

All summers till date, I have spent either traveling or getting back to my village. This summer was different. This summer I haven't traveled. I spent all of it in one place - Mumbai.

Before it all had started, I know I was heading to yet another rat race with in the CAT race. The internship saga that happens in all the IIMs. I was waiting for it. I was ready to take it head on. It had been a wonderful experience. Learning about Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds wasn't something I was prepared for. But what the heck.. It was interesting. Following it up with farming, It couldn't have got any better.

The whole of two months just passed in a flurry. 2 of my main activities - Work or come back home and sleep. Weekly parties, monthly outing and movies set the tone. I have been to some of the best eateries of Mumbai. I have had the most exotic food. I interacted with the best of the best. To sum it up.. It was an 'experience'.

I got a chance to visit Goa for the first time.. Loved it so much that I went back again towards the end. While the first visit was a serene two day holiday amidst the coconut trees, the second was a wild casino party. Goa is one place I will remember for the time to come.

Now that I have come back to the campus, It feels empty. It feels free and liberated.