The "I" that is so "I"rritating!

There is this one fashion blog that I read occasionally. Unfortunately the author of that blog insists on talking about herself on the blog...which is what every blogger does I guess, write about themselves, their lives, their views, their opinions etc. But this particular blogger...Oh My God!!! she is so very annoying. She just WOULD NOT shut up about how the whole world thinks she is so lucky, how her husband is like a knight in shining armour, how she gets annoyed when strangers act too chummy with her, how she think this annoys her and that annoys her and what not. Just zip it woman, already. Its infuriating to read her blogs, she is seriously full up to here (imagine me pointing to 2 inches above my head, and I am fairly tall) with it. I know, if her more-than-usual-blogger-narcissism irritates me so much, I should just stop reading her blog, more so since her fashion experiments are not that delightful to the eye, but I don't know why I have this perverse need to check her blog twice a week and then go on fuming about it. I have not really told anyone in my real life about this particular irritant, so I thought its best to get it out here.

Here is wishing everyone a very happy new year of the dragon.

Cheers!

The New and the Year

The 28th year of my existence has begun...or will begin this year in August. So much has changed in the last year - I left a a job that I never imagined I would leave, I agonized over my joblessness for almost 6 months, I built up a social life right down from scratch.

These unavoidable changes that result from moving to a completely new country have also forced me to make some temperamental adjustments. I am not as socially awkward as I used to be. Earlier in the day, just the thought of starting a conversation with a stranger made me break into a sweat. I would just stand and stare and occasionally try to smile through a clenched jaw, which almost always gave the impression of haughtiness. Only I knew how uncomfortable I was and how I envied the people who could effortlessly start a relaxed conversation with a stranger. But leaving behind the life as I knew it, forced me to put myself out there and taught me the importance of easy-breezy conversation starters. I am so much more at ease now when I speak with people that I have never interacted with in my life before.

Another thing that the year has taught me is the importance of cherishing the time you get to spend with your friends. Its downright depressing to realize suddenly that I never will be able to be with all my friends together at the same time and same place. My friends are now all across the bloody globe!!

I also realized that whining and crying and blaming others gets you nowhere. If I don't like the way my life is shaping up, I will have to change it myself. No amount of wallowing in self-pity will bring about any good. The moment I sat up straight and decided to take control of things, the doors to all sorts of opportunities opened up.

I am glad that my five years of slumbering received a much deserved shake-up in 2011. I look forward to 2012 and here is the short list of my resolutions, for no-one's benefit in particular:

- the usual, lose weight!!

- keep your cool,

- stop being a cynic,

- write regularly,

- be more forgiving..some people cant help it if they are born a@#holes!

so long and have a wonderful year ahead.