Bhoothnath - what a class act!!! I couldn't stop tears rolling down my face for 10 mins.

Go watch it on dvd if you haven't.

Someone wished me "Happy Janmashtami!!" on chat today. And I laughed out loudly in the tube. What's that supposed to mean? I knw there's Happy Diwali, Happy new year, happy christmas, so maybe an extension of that. Well, if it works for people who am I to question.

My cellphone is a graveyard for failed relationships

- From postsecret.com

Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle
Everything I do is stitched with its colour

So this is how the cookie crumbles.

We have set the ball in motion, we have crossed the point of no return, we have made a pact.

Its time for change

There's this dude I have the knack of bumping into, or rather we make an extra effort to make sure we do. I went to Amsterdam for my 25th bday with some mates, and there he was, driving all the way from some remote dutch university town. Now in dubai, we managed to meet up after all the years. Nothing unusual with all of these, considering we were together in university, but he's such a warm person with a huge heart, its infectious. After meeting him, my heart expands, I want to become this guy , I become the guy who says the best things to those who matter in my life, and do whtever it takes to keep them happy, even if its for a few days. Considering that I am the most selfish person I know, thts quite a trick he does on me. Thanks for everythg buddy, may your tribe increase!!!

Can it really be happening, or will I wake up tomorrow realising something is not right, and screw it all up?

Talking to dad is relatively easy, he's a diplomat. We talk about work, movies, weather, all relatively smooth topics. Ma asks soul-searching questions - who are you dating, how's it going, why u not committed yet, why hvnt u bought a house yet, why hvnt sold your old car yet. Questions which touch a weak nerve, about my laziness, about the lack of effort, about my inability to trick one single girl to go ahead and take a risk on me. But its still easier to talk to mum than dad. I guess that's wht boys do.

Anyway, I hv a late nite flight now, instead of early morning, and am a few hundred quid lighter - cost of sleeping an hour more and missing the flight. But as the girl with magic said to me, the real cost of anything is really clear only later in life. So I am taking a chance, v expensive at that, to help answer one of mums many questions.

Why are fucking flights so expensive? I am sitting at heathrow, having missed my flight by 10 mins, and they quote me £530 for the nxt flight. For fuck sake

We met after a long time. A couple of months, maybe a bit more, but felt like much longer. The intensity was still there, as soon as I saw you ordering your coffee. The passion was still there, even as we sat on opposite sides of the table. I was surprised when you told me that you were still single. I mean, how is that possible? You are the prettiest girl I know, you are smart, great to talk to, dress to kill and smell like flowers. And this city is full of smart blokes. Maybe its true - we don't get what we deserve many times. But I hope you do, and soon.

Few decades ago, we as a human race, set out to do something un-doable. We could see the moon, and we said to ourselves, isn't that the ultimate expedition - To the moon, and back? Billions of dollars spent, hundreds of thousands of people working their entire lives on it, families wrecked, relationships created, the loss, and then the return of faith, we finally did it. 40 years to the day, man landed on the moon. How many zillion things need to happen at precisely the right time, in the right sequence, to send a rocket to the moon, and for it to return back in a safe manner exactly where it started from.

You got to say to yourself, if this is possible, anything is possible. You got to believe in dreams, and the capability we have to fulfill the dreams if we set our minds and hearts into it. Thank you to everyone who was involved in making this happen. Even if you did it as Americans, the inspiration is universal. After all, looking from the moon, we are all brothers, one planet, one race

I love the way you listen to me, patiently. I like it when you explain something, even though I already understand it. I like it that we can talk about a lot of things. I like it when you call me.

Some of the things I like

Not many people can say or do say that they love their jobs, but right now that's how it feels. I have full autonomy over my work, I can get involved and shape our go-to-market strategies, I have a team which supports me efficiently, and most importantly, I have a reputation, I think, of someone who delivers. So can't get much better than that. But something will change soon - never lasts for long ;)

People all over the world are signing multi million deals over lunch and dinner, guys are scoring with girls every minute - Every minute a lot of us are pushing the boundaries of whatever we feel passionate about. That's the key - let's get passionate about something in our lives, let's give our everything to whatever or whoever we hold close to our heart. Doesn't matter if its work, a eccentric hobby, a sport, a decent girl in Dubai, or a combination of the above - give it your all. Let's not do things in half-measure, unless we don't absoluletly care about it. Let's try not to say no to thgs or people we love. Let's do the best with what we have, and not think much abt what if. Bring it on!!!

Hank in Californication : I am disgusted with my life and myself, but I am not unhappy

That's where I am currently - I need someone to save me cos I can't seem to be doing a good job on my own. Sometimes you can't make it on your own