Bath, United Kingdom

It takes 9.5 hours by flight to reach London and another 2 hours from there to get to the City of Bath, but all I have to do is shut me eyes and I am there.....Bath !! Bath, England where I spent the most memorable 1 year of my life, I went there as a student of Management and returned with a lot more than just the degree, I returned with an experience that was priceless. I learnt how to run a household, I learnt how to cook, wash, clean, most importantly I learnt how to take up more responsibility ! I was fortunate to have made this trip with 2 of my closest people and every day spent there is fresh in my mind till today..!! Its been almost 3 years now since we took that flight and 2 years since we got back, but I can still not get over the experience. ...I dont want to !!

I wanna go back !! and my next goal is to ensure that this christmas I go to Bath again, even if it is for just 5 days...but I (we) am(are) going to go back, roam in those bylanes, visit the university, most importantly visit home again !!!

Now that I have written it...I know it sounds really weird to go all the way to England, spend a bomb, visit just 1 place and come back to India in less than a week....But that is exactly how mad I am about this place....

Wikipedia says it is 7220 kms away......But then does it really matter !!! Home is where the heart is...

Tim Lak Lak !!!

Rang De Basanti, this film changed my life forever and for the better !! I remember giving the film a standing ovation after the screening. The movie has affected me in ways which I never thought were possible….I have seen the film a zillion times….every time I see it I gain something new from it. I watch the film to get answers to my personal problems, I watch the film to get answers to even my professional problems….(my family has an almost nervous breakdown every time I watch this film, coz in the past I have quit a few jobs after watching the film, so I don’t actually blame them).

My take aways from the film have been too many to list down….

From dialogues that have defined the way I feel till today

“College de gate de iss taraf hum life ko nachate hain…te dooji taraf life humko nachati hain, Tim Lak Lak te Tim Lak Lak”

The word ‘Kakke’…it’s now become almost like my second name…it is also the name I address every other guy with (Dunno Y, Na jaane kyon….)….but it’s something that just caught on.

Something that I know but don’t admit too often is that I am definitely very very filmy. Seeing Mr Bachchan on screen lights up my mood even today, whether it is his role in Trishul , Deewar, Hum or even the very recent Paa, I admire the man for his ability to bounce back and recreate the entire magic all over again after people wrote him off (I guess it is an Indian thing, we love people who come back from behind and win, well that’s the way the nation has been since post independence, always playing catch up).

I have been an underdog for most part of my life, roaming aimlessly without any guidance or direction and probably somewhere deep down that is one of the reasons that I like to go out of my way and help people who I feel have potential and can do wonders if supported. Amazingly it took me nearly 20years to figure out what exactly I am capable of……hopefully I can help others find their calling sooner !!

Tim Lak Lak !!