Idyll of an idle mind

I’m back on this page after a hiatus of over 2 months. I’ve been super busy these days. I mean, I wrote my final semester exams, cleared them with first class, dropped my plans of MS, went job hunting in 2 countries for a while, went all the way to Bangalore for a horrid interview where it was revealed that the job I was looking for was an unpaid internship (thus wasting my time, and the cost of the trip) for a year! Then I got an admit to Polytechnic Institute of New York University, with scholarship ($5000 is not much, but has reduced my financial burden quite a bit), I spoke to tons of people about every possible thing, decided to attend the university, appeared for a visa interview, took immunization shots so that I can be allowed to enter the state of New York and finally be excited that I am going to New York City, and now, phew, writing again after ages!

Did I mention that May in Muscat was the busiest for me? I was extremely busy getting horribly bored- bored out of my mind! They rightly say that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Although I don’t think I quite had the devil in me, I renewed my fights with my sister with newly found vigour. It’s funny how you fight with your sister as though you are still fifteen, and ten mins later, you are laughing together at the silliest of things, much to the amusement of your dad. The beauty of Muscat is in the luxury and the laid back life you have there-as long as you have something to do! Hence, my sister and dad have a great life there. Me? The only good thing was that I was with them. The heat, oh, the heat!! It’s unbearable! The temperature I experienced in the hottest of summers in Nagpur at midday, I experienced at midnight in Muscat. And the summer hasn’t even started there yet! Hence, there is no way you can go out in the day, and there is absolutely no place you can go if you don’t have a car. And because of endless lying on a very comfortable couch and exceptional clarity on the 40 inch tv right in front, and the easy availability of chocolates, I no longer fit into jeans I used to wear half a year ago. I had plans to write regularly and try and use all the words I had learnt for GRE, but then I was so frustrated at having nothing to do, that I couldn’t bring myself to think! The only piece of writing I did was for a company’s 4 month old ad for a technical writer. The topic- Why do we need sunglasses?

Seems idle mind has killed my reading habit too. Back in the hostel, we girls would sit together at night and munch on something crunchy and watch movies. Not that I really ever want to watch a movie, but I’ve become so accustomed to the learning channels that I would prefer to watch something and learn now, rather than read about it. Time to change all that and get back to track. Now I’m in Chennai, still very much bored. But I have tons of work on my hands, along with a bit of a swelling because of a Rubella shot(Rubella, a nice name for a disease, don’t you think?). Hence watching tv is enjoyable again, and it’s Chennai, so all I watch is old Tamil songs. Ah, Vyjayantimala and Padmini dancing. Who can do that now?

(excuse the dull image, couldn't get a better one with the two of them in the same frame. Vanjikkottai Valiban. check- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jQmgcsRE44)

And now after the insistence of about 20 people, and my own guilt, I am back to writing. I am planning to post 2 other articles today itself, to make up for the lack of new articles on this page. I just wish I knew how I could format this page better. Make better use of colors and not just use Google’s own provided templates. Need to ask for help. Wish I had the patience for all that! Now, that’s another thing I need to change! Get back my old patience.

Anyway, I’ll stop this random disorganized flow of thoughts now, and get started with the next article. As usual, I’ll look forward to the comments and constructive criticisms. Anyone suggesting different positive adjectives? My mind only jumps to ‘super’ and ‘awesome’ and ‘cool’ these days. I think I’m starting to sound a little retarded. Check back soon, people!