Tales from a twisted mind

A Decade gone bye     While rounding up my daily activities for the night, I happened to nonchalantly look at the phone screen and notice the date - 27 th March 2019. For a moment, I continued to stare at the screen, my hands continuing the task on their own, while my mind flew back in time – 10 years back to be precise – and with a jolt, I realised it was during this exact same week, back in the year 2009, I was in training at my first job.    Oh my goodness! It has been 10 years?! How cool is that?    I say I deserve a pat on the back and to treat myself to some sweets. However, I am instantly reminded by my paunch, glaringly I imagine with two dark red eyes, to avoid unwanted calories or otherwise it will inflate even more. The audacity of it! In 2009, it would not have dared to do something like this. But, then again, it never even existed back then.     The two years of junior college were pure torture. Due to an ea...

Reflections at 25 Two days later and the feeling is still sinking in. I feel a paradigm shift as if one particular phase of my life is now over. 25 – The age which signifies the transition to maturity. You are on the way to be defined as an adult now; no more of the young adult stuff anymore. Hell! Adele even wrote a whole album about it. As the days passed from January to March and the date came closer to mark the event, I couldn’t help, but think about this momentous occasion. Another milestone like this will now come when I am 50 years old (if I live that long ;-) Therefore, I felt the need to take a moment to pause and reflect on how my life has been so far. Note: This is a deeply personal and a very lengthy blog post. Hence, feel free to go back; otherwise you may fall asleep while reading it. I sincerely hope that you don’t. First things first.. let me focus on the negative things that have bogged me down and have consumed...