Homecoming et al. December 28, 2006
Posted by Simba in : Wiggles, Travel Bug , trackbackIt is amazing how things never turn out the way you want them to but you are just happy with the way they turn out. I always envisioned going away escorted by a bunch of close pals who would mull over how much they will miss me and always dreamt of coming back to a wave of people who would be dying to welcome me back home. Neither of them happened and thank god, it didn’t! I had no plans to fly back this chilly winter but things changed so drastically so fast that I decided to book my flights in a jiffy. Yes, I burnt a big hole in the tiny teeny wallet I carry…and the only person to receive me was my childhood friend whom I woke up rudely in the middle of the night and asked her to rush to the airport. And my love, my favorite city, Mumbai just missed out on me… this time around. Bangalore it is, for me. Hmmph!
It’s been a queasy feeling since I came back home. I don’t mean to be difficult to anyone around me but suddenly feel out of place everywhere I go. Someone asked me how I felt about homecoming, and the only word that came out easily was, “weird”. It is like this feeling of belonging nowhere. I don’t belong there and now, I don’t belong here, that is I transcend in space. Does it happen to all those who have live away for a while? But I was here less than a couple of years ago.
But hopefully this break will do me a whole lot of good. Finally I have gotten around reading a lot of books and spending time doing nothing. I have been running so long and an afternoon with nothing to do is almost like a dream come true. I miss the school, friends and school work almost everyday, it is sucha part of me that I feel bare without the constant running around. And getting to blog in one more interesting thing I can do… so here I am! But of course, trying to get a decent connection for the wordpress page to load is a different ball game on its own! More about life here in my next post.
This post was just a revival post to say, I am alive and kicking.
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welcome back… are u in bangalore? gimme a buzz sometime… shall meet up, what say?
Welcome back, lady! Will call you tom, got too late tonight!
Oooooh…..How sad:)! I feel like crying for you;)!
hey Simba great to see your post after a looooong break…
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and good to see you alive and kicking
I am now used so much to your blogs that i keep checking the site for any new blogs every second day and atlast a new post from you …
And talking about being left out, it has been just 9 months for me out of india and i already feel that i have missed out on loads of things…One important think i noticed people dont wait for you and you dont wait for anybody either…life goes on but it wont be the same again..
home is where the heart is…
welcome back..
have a wonderful new year..
enjoy maadi…
Simba - you are in Bangalore? Please send me your number and let us catch up
Enjoii your stay back home Simba!!
I miss home too…
Hey
Bhars I have no idea how to get in touch with you!
Jay, gimme a call sometime…