Nothing as such to write about

... as I begin to write, I have nothing in my mind. Honestly, I can't think of anything to write. Nothing of significance has happened to me of late... ah yes, ofcourse, on second thoughts, lots happened. Let me try and put them in a cryptic note:

1. Risk, Return etc.: in order to share in the upside of something, your downside needs to be just as bad. For example, to feel happy for someone would mean being just as upset on the other being upset. You just cannot be part of one side and not be just as much a part of the other. Now, it’s just not possible to be happy for someone, unless you have some stakes in the game. i.e., you cannot be even remotely as happy as Sachin Tendulkar getting back to the cricket team as let’s say Sachin's wife. This is because you just couldn’t be as upset when he couldn’t make it to the team... ok cryptic as it may sound, this is what I learnt - and realized that if I want the upside to be high, then I need to raise my stakes, and bring in greater involvement in the entire process – in turn, be prepared for a worse downside!!

2. My sense of direction: Unbelievable as it may sound, I found my way to the railway station, without getting lost even once(and I stopped to ask for directions only once). I consider it as no mean achievement, given my realllly poor sense of direction. That I lost my way a little on the way back is a different story altogether :-)

3. Bangalore railway station: this was a revelation. Spotlessly clean, automatic ticket dispensing machine, swipe card parking ticket... for once it seemed I wasn't in India. I mean what happened to the billion people who seemed to be living in railway stations - with a single point agenda of creating a mess, and destroying any and everything that may remotely work. Loved it!!

… so much for nothing!