(227) Run through..Jan-June 2014

I hate doing that…running in a jiffy through the thoughts I want to share in detail. But after every long gap of not being here, I do the same. Don’t I? and that kills the  very soul of the feelings I had experienced while those events occurred and hence it gets printed her very dried up too. Every time this happens, I promise myself that next time..am gonna make it a  point to keep awake and jot down the important things that very night, but I again miss doing that due to so many daily commitments to life and family. And gradually, most of my thoughts either die slow death or gets forgotten by my so forgetful mind. I sat now, with a frame of mind to write every bit of things happened in last six months..but alas …my mind is too tired to recall them in series of occurrence and vocabulary giving it up to present what comes to the fore…….Still..for my own selfish motive(which I keep reiterating that I wanna keep record of these days to read when I and my memory grow old), I will again run through the events without any particular order of occurrence.

Alright….

1. · Ushered in the new years with neighbors and friends in hyderabad..thanks to Monica and Vikas(our neighbor and friend), Nandini and Hanish(other friends family)..who made it so lively that night, we were all up almost till the early morning hours.
2. ·   6^th March, things got packed and moved out of our Hyderabad home…all our friends had extended their love by asking us to stay with them that night, but I wanted to stay in that house itself, monica gave us the bedding ,water and all that we needed. Nishka was the most upset that we emptied the house, she didn’t wanted to sleep anywhere else but there, hence we stayed there. With a very heavy heart, I handed over the keys to the house owner next morning. It was Dheeraj’s last working day in Hyderabad. He left for office and me and my kids spent time with Monica and her family. Dheeraj came in the evening, picked us up..it was a very tear-filled goodbye..Khyati(monica’s elder daughter) gave me a tight hug one last time before I sat in the car, I hadn’t received that tight hug in years from anyone but nishka….We went straight to Sai mandir one last time (which was near our home and we went there every week) and then to Abhishek’s house(other friend family). Nupur and Abhishek and their kids, we all were awake till late night. Next day I left for Ahmedabad with my kids and Dheeraj flew to Mumbai….Beautiful people, friends, memories and a lovely place to live(Aparna Sarovar in Hyderabad) was left far behind…but carried along in all of our minds. Till date, every few days, Nishka asks us why we left our home in Aparna Sarovar…For her, that’s the place where all her childhood memories of till now belongs to….But the good thing is that after reaching here, we talk and see Monica and her family through viber and facetime and feel good to see them(thanks to the technology)…
3. · Though we had sold one car and a big chunk of our furniture before moving out of Hyderabad, there was still lot of stuff that needed to be tactically fitted in Ahmedabad’s house which was comparatively small. My brother’s friend would often drop in with her backpack and stay back to help me set house. Sometimes her sister and other girls too would join her. Though tiring most of the times, but the entire tenure of two months in Ahmedabad was awesome. However, I took two breaks in between to travel to Valsad and Udaipur respectively, which again filled my days with love and blessings as everyone was bidding us good bye before we had to move to Moscow. Few places in Udaipur always mesmerize me and do the recalling job and fill my heart with reminiscences. Back in Ahmedabad,  I met 7 old friends of mine after years, they were my schoolmates, college-mates, colleagues. Met so many other relatives and felt good to meet them at ease. Got to spend good time with my Research Guide Anamika mam. Nice lady she is, very intellectual and equally down to earth. Also got a chance to take a seven day library membership of IIM Ahmedabad. What an enriching experience it was to visit that place, sit amongst scholars and do the research work, hope the data collection I did in those days add up to my research work positively. Ate Pani puri to my heart’s content, though it is never enough for me, frequented Café coffe day like a second home and relished my Devil’s own and Kappi Nirvana numerous times. Well, then came the time for Dheeraj to fly, he flew on 1^st april to Moscow…and came back a month later to take us all along.
4. · Gathered sweet sour memories, enjoyed living in Ahmedabad and this time in my own home and not at mama’s house, so it was all the more fun. Thanks to all my friends , my brothers friends who came over at our place and made it lively time and again…Also a big thanks to them to tag me along in their fun toli for Holi, manek chowk night out, long drives, movies….and the hullad masti that I had long forgotten and left far behind…..
5. ·  9^th   May’2014, our marriage completed nine years…and on the same night we flew out of India. With a very heavy heart but of course hopes for a positive move, I waived a bye to all..my mother’s eyes were filled with tears but she held them back until we left her sight. Then I got to know from my brother that she cried.
6. · 10^th may 2014, we were in Moscow. For quite a many days, I felt disoriented and lost, but as soon as task started hitting my efficiency, I got more involved in setting up the house and moving around in the nearby places…things have comparatively settled down. Thankfully we have found few good Indian friends in Dheeraj’s colleagues and family. Hope to see kids settle down in school as soon as the vacation gets over here….and hope to have a peaceful stay in Moscow till the time we dwell here.
7.  And keeping the fingers crossed..i hope to achieve all that I have worked for and working for.

I know..it sounded too unfounded….however..i am glad I wrote this after all and before I could forget all this..because I am sure there still remains things unsaid but not unimportant…see you