Seems like aeons that I last posted here ... it was in June last year to be exact!! The reason for this long sabbatical? Well, quite a LOT has happened since that time, and life's been really hot 'n' happening too!
I got engaged in June end ... maybe that in itself is enough for a valid explanation!! No?? Ok, then came the fast & furious months of wedding planning & shopping, shuttling between Manipal & Goa (that's where my better-half comes from) - and most importantly, the long sweet talks and video chats with mon cherie amour, Gauri. Time flew, quite literally, and November end came in a flash - I was (finally) a happily married guy, the luckiest man alive!
Our first honeymoon (!) was in Mussoorie, a short one night-one day affair, but the amazing 5-star J P Residency Manor experience was one that we are unlikely to forget - ever! Next came the 'real' second honeymoon, this one a longer and more elaborate one, ten full days in the beautiful Thailand. Had the time of our lives, me & wifey, in Pattaya & Bangkok. Wish that time had never ended ... sighhh!!
Life had a makeover after that, and man, don't I love it!! We came back to Manipal by December end, man-and-wife, and the new and exciting time of setting up home began. Gone were the days of silent solitude, coming back each evening to a small soulless house, the laptop and camera as the only close friends ... gone were the days of searching for a purpose in life, of hoping to meet that someone 'special', of roaming around alone in search of a familiar face, or scouring the internet for a distant and equally lonely friend.
With my life's purpose found, and that too in a beautiful and vivacious girl like Gauri, each evening became a time to look forward to, the laptop and camera and internet took a backseat, the depressing old house was left and a new bright place became our home - and life became merrier, more meaningful, full of fun and laughter and joy! That there was so much more to life and so much to do and to plan for, was something that I could never have imagined. But what made it even more special and enjoyable was that I wasn't alone - now had someone to accompany me in all that! ...Love you wife!!
Time seems to have really flied after December, methinks. And in the meanwhile we've attended the marriages of our cousins (not to each-other!), my wife's joined my college as assistant professor like me, we've done endless shopping, rediscovered old places and discovered new ones - and even enjoyed our third honeymoon (!) at Coorg with just the monsoons for company ... We've gained so many new experiences (and quite a few kilos!!), established a meaningful relationship and are working ahead each day to develop better understanding.
Now tell me, who has the time for blogging man, if there's a live person out there just for you, ready to talk to you, and listen to you and to share your feelings with?? Aahhh ... I love my wife, and all credit to her to bring such a beautiful and much needed change in my life!!
