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the one with the new year


A very happy new year to all. It is a brand new year but the same old times. This New Year party was quite good. Our college group had come to Hyderabad to celebrate the occasion and there was some fun in it. Most of them are the same people they were in college. The ones that had changed were quite interesting. Overall it was fun to see people enjoying themselves. Now we are back to our mundane lives. (I don’t really feel mundane during the weekdays, but on weekends I feel so. Strange, I know)

Keyboard, Italian and French
                Surprisingly I have not made any progress in keyboard. I’m learning the song “Yellow” by Coldplay. How simple is that song! Yet so difficult to play. I am stuck on that for 3 weeks now. Some timing issues are recurring. There are half notes in it, so some difficulty was expected. But hey, 3 weeks? It has become too much. Italian is going well though. I am finding the book “Complete Italian” by Lydia Vellaccio quite nice. Learning through it is very enjoyable. French is also going well. Duolingo rocks. Actually I am surprised at myself for the discipline I have been able to maintain. Man, I wasn’t like this before. I guess I have changed. Nevertheless, it’s a hobby that never lets me down.

New Year resolutions
                I haven’t kept any of my New Year resolutions previously. I just had a thought: why not give it another go? So these are my two resolutions:
1.       Be more observant: Not going to elaborate.
2.       Write more: Maybe more Quora answers on topics I know. More blog posts.

More time
                Somehow I feel 24 hours isn’t enough. Where does my time go is a mystery. Why do I need more time? As I mentioned earlier, I want to do more stuff. Read more, write more and observe more. Do more while I still have time. And also watch TV series. I can’t remember when was the last I enjoyed a series. Currently I have Homeland season 5, True Detective season 2 and the Sherlock episode in my queue, but no time. How do solve this problem?

Bindi and a nose ring
                This might be a weird observation, but I am going to post it anyway. Some women look beautiful; there are no two ways about it. Sometimes they look beautiful effortlessly. One woman wore a bindi, and instantly became a hundred times more beautiful. Does this (you see someone, they become much more beautiful just by doing something small) happen to everyone or am I the only weird guy? Stunning would be more appropriate. It was a simple dot on her forehead. But the effect it had, boy oh boy. Molto belle. Similarly with a nose ring. I will definitely run out of adjectives if I carry on at this rate, but she looked astonishing. She also had a swagger about her which added to her very obvious beauty. As people say, a thing of beauty is a joy forever. So spread the joy, people.

Department outing
                Tomorrow there is an outing organized by the department at my office. It’s going to be at a resort with a pool in it. Some “fun” games have been arranged it seems. It is definitely out of the mundane, I hope we all enjoy it.

So that is it. Read more, write more, see more and listen more. You may find something unexpected and much needed. 

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