So confused…

6 years back, in Las Vegas, it was sheer moment, the lust, the look and the temptation… It was indeed irresistible which overpowered all the senses. The first touch was so gentle but equally powerful to bring shivering all over. The night was long and full of adventures. But the result was overwhelmingly joyful. The happiness of the achievement was incredible. The loyalty of this relationship is still intact no matter how the face or the body has changed. Even when there was a significant weight gain or sudden loss of body mass, the bondage has remained strong. Protected or sometimes unprotected, the bedtime ritual is never missed…

But now, this relationship is in a great danger… A temptation has levitated from the west coast which has challenged mere existence of this do-death-us-apart relationship… And it is as powerful or maybe even more than the first one… The few weeks of “safe” interactions have revealed the freedom, the flexibility and the flabbergasting this relationship will bring in… Be they morning whispers or evening exercise, lavish luncheons or delicious dinners, shopping in the malls or sailing in the sky, this new temptation promises interesting experiences which are just absent in the existing one.

Is this an infidelity or a bravery to accept the ever changing demands of the life? Is this a complete surrendering to the senses or to get along with them? Is this an adventure or a mere stupidity? Will it bring everlasting happiness or lifelong pain of a guilty feeling???

So confused…

OMG… It’s ONE year…

Yes, it is exactly a year since I posted last on this blog…
So let me quickly recollect some major events of past 365 days.
Saga de Ammerika – September 2011:
Despite being warned by friends and loved ones to not fly on 9/11, I flew to US on September 9 2011 and the journey was simply uneventful. On my Dubai stopover, visited my favorite places -


Both these places were buzzing with lots of people.
After I landed at JFK, I flew to Chicago next day and attended few meetings. I was at Chicago O’Hare airport to catch a flight to Philadelphia and it reminded me of my visit to this airport in 2007. Nothing much has visibly changed in this airport since then…




It was “at home” at Darshan’s place in Philadelphia.
Arya doing aarti! She has grown up so much from what she was a year before at that time…
Before I flew back to India, I had flown to Orlando for an exhibition and Miami for a meeting. During my stay in Florida, I took my “Home button suffering” iPhone to Apple store for a quick fix. Even though this phone was not purchased in USA and thus the warranty was not applicable in USA, the Genius at the store replaced my phone with a brand new unlocked iPhone4 without any questions. After a couple of days, this phone had some reception issue and another Genius at the same store replaced this one too! He also offered a free screen protector for this new phone!
No wonder people are loyal to Apple products.
On my way back to India, I had a few hours stop over at Dubai airport. It was evening time and all my favorite places were just empty…



Ronaque’s Wedding in November 2011:

RG’s sister Ronaque got married on November 29th last year. I had a chance to shoot some moments during this three days event.
Ronaque’s Mehndi:

And as usual, other ladies members get the mehndi as well…
Shy Smit!
Ronaque’s cousin Kanupriya…
Ronaque with her cousins – L to R: Nimisha, Nitu, Ronaque, Smit and Shveta.
Ronaque during her pre-engagement rituals in mandir…
The cousins – Nimisha, Shveta, Ronaue and Nitu.
Ronaque with her brother RG! They look so same!
Honey and his honey! Ambrish and Krupa… not that they did not want to pose but harsh sunlight made them shrink their eyes…
The to-be-couple being blessed during the engagement ceremony.
Ronaque and Nirav – a perfect couple during their wedding ceremony.
Sissie got a baby boy:
Gregory was born on April 28 2012!
And finally, recent event to conclude this post:
A generous gift from J-Lo and HG! No words to express my gratitude! They are producing stunning images.

Withdrawal Symptoms…

When I had read about it first time, I never thought that I would suffer from it ever.

Internet definition of withdrawal symptoms is like:
”Withdrawal symptoms: Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence. Common withdrawal symptoms include sweating, tremor, vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, and muscle pain.”

And these days, I am experiencing this withdrawal symptoms heavily…

Sweating:
Since last two days, I indeed feel lots of sweating. For past two nights, even with outside temperature of 28° Celsius, I had to turn the aircon on throughout the night.

Tremor:
Yup, people around me have noticed that my fingers keep on shaking these days. I can’t hold them stable no matter how hard I try to. Of course, it could be because of Turbutaline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terbutaline) Dr ViPi had prescribed me for my severe coughing last week.

Vomiting:
Hmmm… not really but since my food intake these days is very low, there is nothing to vomit from the stomach…

Anxiety:
Yup, suffering very heavily. Anxiety of what? Don’t ask.

Insomnia:
Its 15 mins past 1am early morning and I am awake. Does it qualify for this symptom?

Muscle pain:
Heavy cramps since few days but 500mg of Paracetamol of SeriCOLD (my new sinus decongestant) twice a day brings some relief though.

So, yea, I am proudly declaring that I am an ordinary and normal human being which suffers from the withdrawal symptoms when one should. And I am happy about it. The withdrawal happened almost instantly and abruptly and it happened when I had feared it least. I am happy about it.