A year older. Two steps forward. One step behind.

Two hours too early to leave on a jetplane - out of namma Bangalore into amchi Mumbai, to 'celebrate' the birthday.

You see, it was the India-Pakistan cricketing blood-bath. Fewer people on the streets than in a graveyard on a full-moon night.

No pearls of wisdom. Some insights, distilled and now brewing over. In no particular order..


- Daily living ought to work out of a to-do list. Write it down. Check it off.

- No matter how many times you fall.. Get up. Every single time.

- Life is uncertain. That's no excuse to not have a plan.

- No matter how you feel.. Get up. Dress up. Show up.

- Hunger for growth. It's the ultimate elevator pitch.

- God is alive and kicking. Why thirst by the fountain-side..

- Make a decision. Stick to it.

- Do right. Sand castles come crashing down.

- People - They'll forget what you said. They'll forget what you did. They will never forget how you made them feel.

- Love as if you've never been hurt.

- Note to self: No chai like ghar ki chai. Dip-dip chai is simply not the same.