Less is more
Hello my friend, how are you doing? After 2 long years I am home. This is supposed to be my break time but it’s getting busier than ever. That’s strange because mostly I am the one inventing the work like cleaning, fixing etc. On the very day I reached here I started cleaning the living room (for the records I am not clean freak, I am just jobless). I brought this home 2 years back and never got to live in it. Now that I am here I am doing a facelift (sometimes even surgery) to make it a better place for my family.
I am not the nagging-non-residential-Indian who complains about everything. But the noise here is bit annoying. While the road fills my ear drum with hundreds of horns (I bet no country makes best use of it) and roaring vehicles, Home does its part by blaring umpteen TV channels.
My Dad is retired and my mom is a home maker. So they have used to watching TV all day long. Worse is when they argue with each other on top of lousy soaps or upbeat Tamil song, which forms an irritating BGM. I have noticed that members of my family talk to each other only during commercial breaks!
Some acquaintances firmly believe that I have lost my mind. To quit abroad job and dreams of making into mass media seems very funny to them. My manager during a recent discussion said, I am confused and lost in the dream world. But I am keeping my hopes high. I guess I need to be positive now, more than ever. I have hit rock bottom, so there is only one way – way up.
I went to Bangalore to meet some of my friends in the weekend. That helped me to unwind and chill myself. I had fun just hanging around, eating in best restaurants or at friend’s houses. I also visited one of the malls and found this rare pick in Landmark. For 250 rupees (less than 10 SGD) this is mere stealing from the shop.
I am not the nagging-non-residential-Indian who complains about everything. But the noise here is bit annoying. While the road fills my ear drum with hundreds of horns (I bet no country makes best use of it) and roaring vehicles, Home does its part by blaring umpteen TV channels.
My Dad is retired and my mom is a home maker. So they have used to watching TV all day long. Worse is when they argue with each other on top of lousy soaps or upbeat Tamil song, which forms an irritating BGM. I have noticed that members of my family talk to each other only during commercial breaks!
Some acquaintances firmly believe that I have lost my mind. To quit abroad job and dreams of making into mass media seems very funny to them. My manager during a recent discussion said, I am confused and lost in the dream world. But I am keeping my hopes high. I guess I need to be positive now, more than ever. I have hit rock bottom, so there is only one way – way up.
I went to Bangalore to meet some of my friends in the weekend. That helped me to unwind and chill myself. I had fun just hanging around, eating in best restaurants or at friend’s houses. I also visited one of the malls and found this rare pick in Landmark. For 250 rupees (less than 10 SGD) this is mere stealing from the shop.
This has everything you need/want to know about FRIENDS
One other thing I had to remind myself these days is that I don’t earn in dollars. I am trying to revert back to my old and simple self; I am taking public transportation as much as I could and also cutting down unwanted expenditures. Sometimes I think I really need to slow down, relax and rest. But so much has changed in my life since last Tuesday and I am trying to keep up by reinventing myself.
This post might seem like a page straight from dairy; it’s just my way of keeping the blogging habit alive. You would definitely see posts, but less of them. Less keeps people wanting more, less makes it simple and less makes something very special just like those good old days!
Srivats
Comments
1- I think listening to the heart gives a satisfaction which is way beyond the realm of being wise or otherwise. So the people who think that you have lost your mind are simply not able to connect to you at the same level.
2- The book u picked up I have seen it so many times at the same price and left despite thinking it was waste of money...The things that currency conversion does to you.
Would love to see your posts, if not as prolific as what it was, as you say.
So, you were in Paradiso Bengaluro. :-)
Thanks alot buddy I am happy that you could connect with me and understand me :)
@ Rammm
Thanks :) I am sure it would take sometime. Yes bengaluru was very cold :)
Adjusting to the different from usual environment after a long break causes a lot of turmoil both in mind and in life.
I feel you are experience just that.
From your account I felt, you just need some more time to get back on track to the life you've always lived.
As far the noise on the roads, I've read about it countless times, so it's not you, it is actually noisy there :)
Fantastic post Sri :)
Keep up the good work.
Cheers!!
// I have hit rock bottom//
This doesnt sound like you, is this a remixed indian version of your alter ego?!?!?! jus kidding..cheer up buds!
//To quit abroad job and dreams of making into mass media //
Chase ur dreams..proud of ya!!
am sure u will get to where u want to, pretty soon..
i wish seriously that u blog more often.. take care and all the best
:) it happens in my home too. me too noticed.
imho december is the time chennai is at its best with the chill weather, december season and everything. welcome home! :)
Welcome to India bro..
'nagging-non-residential-Indian' :) just save urself..
'members of my family talk to each other only during commercial breaks!' :) mine goes for some other channel while the break ..lol
'FRIENDS'- i hope ur nxt post is abt this :)
well sri, i liked the post..though this time it was those awsome photographs and lots of gyaan...
Sri, nw u r in india..why don u visit north and capture it with ur cam...do meet me when u come :)
cheers!!
your parents n others are kinda set in their ways, and their routine...nothing can be done!!!
Blore was cold? tsk tsk.. its called lovely weather Sri..hehehe... did u go to HRC???hope to meet u sometime this week. i mite be off for a mini holiday starting 24th!! ;)
Take care!!
U r right Sri! don't bother, you are level headed.One has to take these kinda risks to live the life to the core!Go ahead.You will align soon! heartfelt wishes!
//less makes it simple and less makes something very special just like those good old days! // Very true
Iam sure you are gonna rock!!!
One thing I completely disagree. Less is more is right in most things, but not your blog. Please don't cut down on your posts.
I'll e mail you separately.
Very well said, Thanks a lot for your words, very comforting!
@ THe uncanny
//This doesnt sound like you, is this a remixed indian version of your alter ego?!?!?! jus kidding..cheer up buds!
//
haha yes it is, the remixed indianised version LOL
@Anu
well said Anu, certainly worth it
@ A
THanks much dear. Exactly what i have to hear during these days :)
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December is when Madras(oops, Chennai) is at its busiest best. Swerve with the season and post about it :) Lastly, cheer up, I say! :)
haha would add the december season to one of the advantages of being here now :) Thanks buddy
@ Kayni
Thanks for the words and empathising.
@Vishal
I always wanted to visit north, as i know there are loads of very fine places to visit . Just need someone to go with and loads of spare time LOL
@ Gils
amaanda machaan
@ Aarti
Yes parents and routine .. hard to change hehe :) taking deep breaths now ! feel like palpitating sometimes actually hehe what is HRC ? Bangalore was defn fun even when coldest :) have fun on ur holiday!
@ Savi
Thanks savi, i know ignoring is the best solution, sometimes it makes me wonder whether I really need to take a rain check on this. Lets see I hope whatever happens only for the higher good.
@ Aruna
// One has to take these kinda risks to live the life to the core!Go ahead.You will align soon! //
I owe you so much for those kind words!
@ Kathiravan
Thanks buddy :) glad to see your comment.
@ CVR
Thanks da , kalyana life epdi erukku ?
@ Ramesh
Thanks a lot from the wishes, feels like a hug from a best friend :) I would try to write as much as I can :)
Mikka nanri nanbarey! :)
@ Anu
That was truely motivating, yes the load less travelled I should remember that, the only challenge is to keep your hope very high from the reach of confusers and questioners :) Thanks a lot! :)
Now, I am excited about coming to India, more so to meet my family and also to meet you and Vidhya as well. Before you ask, no, I do not know when next I will be traveling to India! :D
Glad to know u hd a gr8 time in Bangalore ;) ;) ;)
fun place, if u like music and booze...
I'm glad you're doing great! Don't mind those people who bring you down. Dreams are what we are all living for so Aim high and strike it!
//I have hit rock bottom, so there is only one way – way up.//
Appo vandha levela baseline panniteengannu soldreeng.. Gud gud.. Ini ellam jeyamae :) Wishing you a merry christmas and a wonderful new year filled with loads of joy, fun and love :)
Take care :D
Yes I am handling it well thanks to friends like you ;)
@ Swaram
Thanks for (" ;) ;) :)") the wishes :)
@ Aarti
oh hard rock cafe! i have heared a lot abt it, met so many fans , never been there though ;) thanks for the clue but party is there in ur home with feni lol
@ Chariss
Hey girl HUGS! :) miss you too, u better keep writing :) by the wya are you getting the pre marital bride glow ?
@
Mybittersweetkoreanlife
same here 1 :) they keep me through the hard times :) glad you like it , chandler is very funny and someetimes very sarcastic too LOL I like the pheobe the best.Even I am going through zero social life here
@ G3
madam erukeengala sari sari.. vandhadhukku nanni, oru phone podunga freeya erundha number mail la anuparen ;)
Take care and thanks for the wishes - apdi ellam solvennu nencheenganna , amma adhey dhaan
but I believe that you trust in you and ur decisions ..
Wishing u all success , a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful year ahead !
wish u all success.. i strongly believe following the heart will never be a let down..