Absent Anshuman

Have a few ideas that I just have not been able to give words to. Had started writing a few posts but words eluded me.

Till a few years ago, "Time is on my side" was my song. I had this belief that I can at any point of time do anything. Made me feel really invincible.Isn't that a wonderful way to feel.

Somehow for the past few days I no longer feel that way. It's really push come to shove now and it definitely is the time to shove.

So I'll let you in on what I have been up to. No, I have not been busy writing the final few pages of my book. Though I am convinced I do have a few in me. And neither is it work that has kept me really busy for I still have more than ample to time to use constructively.

My life has been taken over by Facebook. Facebook Poker in particular. There are a few in my office and some friends who also play poker on Facebook and every time we meet we definitely spend time discussing our scores. How I lost 10K of my virtual money because I went 'all in' with a 'straight', only to be beaten by this gentleman from Turkey who had a 'flush' that I did not even know existed. Or how I lost with '4 K's' to a 'straight flush'.

Parul would initially get really pissed off with me and rightly so because I'll comeback from work and be at it till the time I decided to go to sleep. That's changed because even she likes playing Poker now.

It's strange, the fact that it can give you highs and lows despite the reality that you are not winning or losing real money. You do get to meet people from all over the world though and you do feel happy when you win. Those are the upsides.

There definitely is a story there. One that I will write after I have better digested this phenomenon. The one thing that is certain is that I wont be missing class any more.

The return of Shantaram

Have been struggling to come up with anything. Still am. Got a few ideas but have been quite drained to give them any shape. As always I stand between myself and what I really want to do.

Picked up Shantaram again. Am down 50 pages but have found quite a few gems that I had missed earlier. Hopefully it'll help me pick up other things too.