Lists

I cannot begin to tell you how important lists are and how intergral they are to my personal and professional life. I make lists for pretty much everything. I have lists for things I need to do in a day which would read something like this:

• Go to Needs supermarket
• File tax returns
• Book tickets for travel
• Keep an eye for air travel sectors opening up
• Ask maid about something

And then more detailed lists to define each of the above for e.g. on tax returns:

• Ask someone in office if they know a CA
• Remind Etch to follow up with Colpal for Form 16
• Put together all documents

And then another one which lists down what needs to be done with each of these documents:

• Photocopy Form 16 - 2 (etch's and mine)
• Photocopy last year's saral forms
• Photocopy all investment proofs etc etc

So thats how my life goes. CAll me boring if you may. But trust me it rids you of a lot of stress. That is ofcourse if you are the type to get stressed out over the 'things to do'

Its a huge relief to know you dont HAVE to keep something in mind and remember to remember something somewhere.

The secret to many a stressfree moments is "Making lists" and many a stressbusting moments is "Ticking things off"

Dilli Vs Mumbai/ Pune/ any other part of the world!

Dilli Vs Mumbai - This discussion has almost become a part of my everyday life. I badly want to get over this as I HAVE to begin to like Delhi coz Ive gotto live here!! Everyday somehow I am given a new reason to hate this place. This place happens to be Gurgaon and not Delhi - this is the standard excuse every Delhiite has to offer!! But trust me its all the same - Potato - Potaato.... Well to being with:

1. There are no autorickshaws, taxis, buses or local trains here! Keep the metro logic to yourself; its still not here and even when it is, its not going to help me commute from Phase V to Phase II. Delhiites answer to this? - if you have a car its absolutely no problem - Those you dont find this the most ridiculous solution to problems, stop reading - none of this will make any sense to you!

2. Dont get me started on the HL guys (Hariyanvi Lafantar guys) and their sense of style, impression of women and idea of fun!

The place just basically lacks the warmth... Dont mean temperatures - we have plenty of that!!

You realise what independence really is when you come from a Mumbai or Pune to Delhi/ Gurgaon! I remember riding my scooty at 4 a.m. on new year's eve (I know not the smartest thing to do even in Pune!!) or simply riding out in the rains in and around Kamala Nehru park, having vada pao and cutting chai with only girl friends amidst 50 other men (including some cute guys ;) - Etch this was when you were totally not in the picture!!!) Or taking a 10.30 p.m local from Churchgate to Andheri and having women raise a huge alarm when anything closest to a male mistakingly enters a ladies compartment! :) The only time I feel safe is when Etch is beside me... Gosh what an ego booster this place can be for men!! Hmm.... Thats all for now... As I was saying previously, I have something to add to this every single day!

Mike testing

Test mail Check check - one two three (I want to do that on a mike sometime in my life)