CCD

CCD (Cafe Coffee Day), some how I love having coffee at time in CCD, main reason would not be due to the great coffee that they serve. Because its a nice place where you can end up listening nice music and as soon your coffee is finished they do not ask you to leave, reason behind would be the premium coffee rate that they do charge...

Long back when Pune, had its first CCD (I assume it’s the one on FC road), many would have shocked to hear the price for a cup of cappuccino. Even it puzzled me how I start paying 30 Rs for a cup of coffee, for the same coffee Anna used to charge 5 Rs (Guys the cost matters a lot during college time)

Later when I started working, I used to start, spend time in CCD with my friend, as was quoted as "cool" thing to spend time at CCD.

But this time while i was in Pune, I finally met a special friend whom I have not met in last 4 years. We used to communicate over Phone / msg / emails, When we finally met we were not able to start the conversation (where as on Phone we used to manage an hr time quite easily).

And as days (as i had only 4 week vacation in Pune) went by we had spent many hours in CCD, it was fun and really nice... Know this is one of the reason I do love CCD as they really do help connect with your old friend

25th Nov: Its my friends wedding...

As I do write this post, date on the calendar is already showing 25th Nov (in Pune), this is the day when my closest friend is getting married to love of her life.

Let me rewind the clock back a bit, some time in Jun 2006, that when we started to interact, as we both we working in the same project, its one of the few time when one interacts with a person and it do mark a beginning of new and long relationship.

Some how we both are great talkers, and trust on this one we can talk on anything for any amount of time, easy to stay will be we can start our discussion from needle to rocket science (is best said in hinglish -- sui se lekar jahaz tak)

We used to talk for hours and hours, that’s how strong and talkative we are, and our relationship and friendship has grown over time, just a hour back, when clock did tick past 12:00am (25th Nov in Pune). She sms me "yaar the day has started n am getting nervous" and followed by a phone talk for another 15 mins.

I really wanted to part during her happiest moments...
A hearty cheer to our friendship and god bless her with all happiness in her marital life...

Last two weeks!!!!

So how do I start this time.... Okay it's been 10 days since I came back to NY from my vacation / work in Pune (described with more details in my earlier post)

I traveled to India on Oct 8 during then fall had just started tree were in the mood of changing their attire from green to various shades of orange or flaming yellow which is initial warning signs of the long winter which is about to start, lately the days were also getting shorter....

And when I returned from my vacation most of the trees were showcasing their skeleton look.... And the days had become much shorter, it’s depressing to see evening approaching by 4:30pm, but to some relief last couple weeks we are not having the brutal wind-chill factor and cold....

It's a kind of pleasant to roam around in a sweater....

This time along with me my team member did arrive he is travelling for 4 months, that’s what the duration all come (I came for 3 months and by this time completed 17 months on the run)

My first weekend went just perfect... i met my friend she is due to deliver her first kiddo in couple of weeks time, just to mention the enthusiasm level we went for evening 10:30 show (Ajab prem ki gajab kahani -- to a extent it was a laugh riot)... and on saturday we were on a shopping spear and spent close to 6 hrs...

By Sunday evening the fear of Monday had already started to grip, fearing the inevitable....

Happy Birthday Ishana... She turned One!!!!

She Turned One on 6th Nov!!!



This snap was taken a week before her b'day, i visited during dinner time and have a nice dinner as well... :-0

I was not able to meet Ishu (her brother Rishi named her "Tukku") managed to reach their home only by 11:30, by then the year old kiddo was all tired after the big party..

Last 4 weeks...

Time flies by... on yes today i can surely say that "time does fly", I had actually planned a 3 weeks vacation/ work in Pune, which i dragged to 4 weeks but which i feel way too less time to be in Pune, with parents and with friends....

This trip i was planning in such a way that i am with family / friends for Diwali, and indeed one should be in India, if you want to celebrate Diwali in its full festive and glittery way

My college friend group, some how started a tradition of visiting each place for Holi and Diwali, But from last 4 Diwali / Holi it has not been possible for all 5 of us to meet, but still who all are in town do meet together and visit each other house and so have our respective share of sweets :-0

A day after Diwali, a news supplement (Pune Mirror -- run by Times of India) had a cover story on Diwali sweets and calorie count, as they mentioned people do gain 3 to 15kg (7-20 lbs) during Diwali weeks, thanks to all sweet made in Pure Ghee in Home and at every body place... And i did manage to put of 2kg of weight in that week itself that to all the lovely sweet :-0

I happen to meet few of my old friends whom i am meeting after 4-5 years, it was great to catch up with them

I loved riding my bike (CBZ) i clocked 1400km in 4 weeks time

I could not resist having pani-puri but was bowled out in just 4 and followed coughing next 5 mins before having the 5th one... staying in US has lowered my resistance to spicy pani-puri

I happen to book a 3BHK apartment in Wakad (Pune)

I had late midnight talk lasting couple of hrs with a friend, sitting by the pavements ( as this dude is mostly working in shifts)

I had at least 7 parties with my friends office / friends / office / friends

I did spent 3 hrs with a friend for a single cup coffee treat in CCD