The mind cant think
When burdened by the mundane

Grown up or yet to be?

As a kid I always used to wonder..what is it that differentiates me from the grown ups..why am I called a child and they adults?
Why don't I get the kind of respect they get..why do the so called adults dismiss me off the way they do?
Is it what I say does not make sense to them (to me they perfectly did) or is it the way I look?
I analyzed..scrutinized..racked my brain every day..trying to find a reasonable reason, which made the adults and me stand apart
And one day a thought crossed me..I guess it has to do with the way I climb the stairs..I always used to climb 2 steps at a time..and sing loudly..and I sang all thru the day..while in car..or climbing stairs..basically every gap of my day was filled with either singing or dancing around..

I had never seen an adult doing all that..so I concluded that this has to be the reason..

But even now sometimes I find myself doing the same..singing..almost dancing (even when no one is looking)..so I am a little confused..do I call myself an adult yet..or No?

8 (Not always)

I have been tagged by Shruti and seemed like an interesting tag. Though I feel 8 is either too big or too small a number for some of the sections :) So I have been lenient enough to add as many points as I felt or could

8 TV Shows I Love to Watch:
- Reality shows on music and dance, with all the spices added :)
- F.R.I.E.N.D.S
- Radha ki betiyan kuch kar dikhayengi (This show is over now but any show which shows 3 sisters from small town is close to heart. This show is by the same people who had made "banagei apni baat" 16 years ago on Zee and it was a favorite then. All 3 of us, along with Ma ,used to sit and wait for it. And Ma used to reminisce about it when we all left our home town )
- Shows on glamor and glitterati, showbiz

Though I watch TV a lot, cant seem to recall anymore which I can list as my fav.SORRY :)

8 Favorite Places to Eat:
- Cosmo village(which has renovated so many times and the name has changed a lot, but some old memories attached)
- Infinitea - Dont go there anymore...but was my hang out almost every day a few years back
- Home
- 100 feet
- Mainland China
..That's it!

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
- Started house hunting with vigor and focus.Saw some promising ones
- Fought with Ma :(
- Finally took my finances in hand.Sent some mails, made some long pending calls..
- Had a diet day, with just fruits and boiled veggies :)
- Went to sister's place and had tea with family..parents here too
- Made up with Ma and laughed at some funny things which Papa does
- Got a new hand bag from Singapore..gifted by my brother in law :)))
- Finally decided to take digital TV connection and gave them a confirmation

8 Things I Look Forward To:
- All of a sudden buying a house and shifting in it has become priority..something which Ma kept asking me to do and I kept avoiding
- Finishing the 2 books I started simultaneously
- A colleague's marriage
- My elder sister's 2nd kid
- My younger sister's 1st kid
- My father's next passion
- My niece's next adventure
- Thats it..cant think of 8th one


8 Things I Love About Winter:
-I just love winter..reminds me of all the cricket matches played by my father, uncles in our huge house where I stayed as a kid
- My birthday is in winter
- The nip in the air
- Smell of bhuttas getting baked..
- Fashionable sweaters
- Festivity around November..December
- Sitting around bonfire
- Someone or the other getting married

8 Things on my Wish List:
- Health and happiness for me and my dear ones
- Being able to drive around Bangalore
- A red dress..which compliments my figure :)
- Going to Venice
- Get rid of my eye bags
--That's it

8 Things I’m Passionate About:
- Dancing
- Reading
- Writing..whenever I can
- Watching movies
- Shopping (wish someone else could fulfill this passion of mine)
- Clothes
- Net surfing
- Keeping my house clean

8 Words or Phrases I Use Often:
- Oh yeah?
- Yeah yeah yeah
- Shit
- Nonsense
- Why?
- How come?
- I know!
- You bet!

8 Things I Have Learned From My Past:
- Assess yourself before assessing others
- Speak your mind, but think also
- Be sweet to people who are sweet to you, don't take them for granted
- Don't be too honest with people and let yourself out in the open for others to judge
- And if they do, make sure you tell them that you care 2 hoots
- Be yourself, cause in the long run that's how you end up being
- Shit happens, but I have developed this uncanny attitude to deal with it..don't know if its for good or for bad
- Laugh, its curative

8 Places I Would Love to Go or See or Visit:
- Europe
- Kerela
- Coorg
- Egypt
- Singapore
- South Africa
...That's it

8 Things I Currently Need or Want:
- Have guts and the right situation to tell someone that I really really admire him :)
- Get enough courage and money to buy a house
- Facial
- Get rid of that horrible shade on my toe nails
- Sleep
- Make even with someone
- Force my parents to stay with me some more
- Get rid of my eye bags (YES ITS IMPORTANT)