Life changer...

I used to tell myself, it takes a lot to change someone's life. As many of my friends know, my motto in life is - Cruising through life one day at a time. Or in the more famous words "Let's see where life takes you". Well turns out I was quite kidding myself.

I never in my wildest fantasies imagined that my trip to India in 08 would change so many things. Going from a don't give a s**t attitude to a shocked and angry Indian; and a few other amazing things, this one trip has turned my life upside down or inside out (don't quite know which one...:D).

I reached India in the midst of the dreadful Mumbai attacks, being sent to Delhi instead of Mumbai and jumped through hoops to get into Mumbai; made me wish it was as difficult for those attackers (morons) to get into Mumbai. Anyways, after reaching Mumbai and making sure my friends and family were unhurt, I was in complete shock with what was happening. Felt like a nightmare that I desperately wanted to wake up from. Kudos to our commandos, our brave Mumbai cops and for a change to the Congress government (I'm not really a government person...:D) for handling the situation during and after the attacks. Even though people - both politicians and public played the blame game, I believe the situation was handled really well. At the time, I was in a total state of desperation, with my visa interview date fast approaching and being unsure if there were more of these morons roaming the streets, my nerves had never been higher. Damn I wished I had chosen a better time to quit smoking (which I eventually couldn't...:D). Things only got better; at least for a while; after my visa interview was over. I was a happy and confused person at the time. One would think that's a lot to handle in one trip...well, just keep reading!!!

So by this time, my family had already started talking about my future plans, when I intend to settle down etc etc; the typical headway to an arrange marriage. My grandpa had already shown me some "Bio-data"'s by now, but no photos yet. One fine day he shows me the pictures of this most beautiful girl I've seen in my life - Poonam. So I decide to meet with her. One thing leads to another, we end up dating and as you might have already guessed, I'm "ENGAGED". It is the most amazing and at the same time most bizarre feeling on earth (more on that later). Some people might say it's impossible to fall in love with someone so quick, but I surely beg to differ. This experience has completely changed my outlook towards life and now I really know what it feels like to be in love as oppossed.....grrr..uhmmm...nvm. For those who know me as a grumpy moody eccentric etc, well I'm the most happiest person on earth right now.

My trip to India was a roller coaster ride, which had it's downs and ups in that order. All I can say to sum it up is...it was a "Life Changer..."