Came back to office!

Actually came from home almost a week back .. but lost the habit of writing here ..

Had a nice short vacation at home .. it always feels good to be back home .. but even more .. when one gets to meet beloved friends after long time .. this trip to Kolkata was meant for them .. exclusively .. met my friends from school, from Cambridge, from my recitation school ..

feels nice to have lunch with my first friend in Cambridge after such a long time .. he came over to my place .. and we were remembering our adventures to cook on our own in the early days of Cambridge .. and talking about the days gone by and days to come ..

felt nice to meet people after more than ten years of gap in a mega get-together of the students from my recitation school - Banichakra .. suddenly you feel how fast time is passing by and even you, yourself, has grown old .. but quite interestingly you behave in the same way after such a long gap .. that's the best part of chilhood friendship ..

my artist friend from school is very these days .. with his newly obtained job .. could not share much time with him .. so with the doctor friend of mine ..

things have changed so much .. Kolkata looks like any other mega-city these days .. with all its posh outlets , supermarkets and multiplexes .. but the situation of the poverty-striken people has hardly changed .. they still suffer from the chilly wind of the winter .. light up fire .. trying to warm themselves as much as possible in the nights .. out in the streets .. the number of beggars has not decreased at least .. the reckless driving on the road leading to accidents has really become horrifying .. I had hard times in crossing roads .. I wonder how the other states of the same country be so different in the sense of discipline ..

and home .. so pleasing to see everyone .. the joy in their faces .. to have me back .. each one trying to make my stay happier in their own possible way .. and grand ma with her smiling face caressing me so much seeing me after a long time ..

Though the last few days before going home had not been so pleasant with things standing on my way limiting my chances of going .. thank god that I could make it this time .. for I wanted it to happen so desparately!

And now .. back to business .. again same routine life .. with less colour, less comfort, less peace but certainely more challenging ... that's life anyway!