Riding the bus :D

I am, quite literally riding a bus. The lovely, air-conditioned, upholstered, big windowed AS-4. This is how I go back home every evening after work. The ticket fare is Rs. 35 and it takes a good 2 hours or so to reach. But these are 2 really well spent hours for me, where I catch up on my reading, music, and starting today - writing :) Plus, its often raining during the ride (Bombay, hello) so to the left or right of me is the heartwarming sight of water swishing across the windows, blurring the brilliant Bombay skyline and reflecting back all its colorful lights.

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Office. I realized I really enjoy my quiet table, strategically positioned an arm's stretch from Amrita's. I enjoy her constant banter with Mak and me and whoever else stops by. Most of all, I enjoy her, the way she operates, the energy, the enthusiasm, the quirkiness. Working with her is incredible learning and incredible fun, and I don't know if things could have worked out any better than this for me. Also, its a major comfort knowing this profile is real, ground level stuff that will get implemented and will drive sales, and will contribute somehow to the business. I also somehow like the "give it to the trainee" work that everyone seems to keep handing out to me. I like pottering from floor to floor looking super efficient and super busy and having my finger in these many pies. SO much better than the sorry days of unproductivity at Delhi. The other fascinating person in HR is Jackie. WOW! What. a. woman. Poised, intelligent, practical, totally with the times and oh-so-chill. I hope I work with her too one day.

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This week was probably the best time living ever. Wamuuuu, carriage rides to Gateway, the paaaaan, my ditcher girlfriend, Booby Trap days, Paddy, revising the alphabet, viciously ripping apart movie plots, character names, titles. The songssssss, so many songs. Inventive meals, supremely predictably irrational behaviour, friday house parties, experiments with song and smoke, sambar rice with a hole in them, the SHOWER, late night cruises, and having water, water everywhere and nothing, nothing to spare.

Bombay equals automatic happiness. :)