Zindagi Kaisi Yeh Paheli Hai...

I have been toying with a number of ideas for the blog for a long time…Though I have posted a post here or there, there has been no consistency in thought or purpose of this blog. Though my previous blog was borne more out of curiosity and sense of adventure than anything else, it unsurprisingly became anecdotal for others and a vent for me. Now, don’t ask me vent for what, because I am not very sure myself. I just know it felt good interacting without any pretenses, and for the first time, as a teenager who always felt awkward, I felt as if I belonged. But that was then. I have of course undergone a sea change in personality, evolved or should I say adapted to my environment quite sucessfully. But, why do I still feel as if I have something to vent? I have come back in the past year again and again, trying to be regular, bring back the same zest into it. I have failed. Miserably. Not from the lack of trying though. Maybe I am not the same person anymore. Correction: I am definitely not the same person anymore. So, maybe it cannot be the same kind of blog I used to write, just like I cannot be the same person I was five years ago. New person, new blog. Now that my life is going to be turned upside down completely in a matter of few months, there are times when I am left craving to put all my thoughts down in words… And speaking of craving, my “healthy” interest in food has now become a full blown obsession, thanks to the free run of the kitchen provided(or should I say earned) to me at my current lodging. And no, it is not about eating as much as it is about cooking and feeding. I must say that there is something to be said about the satisfaction derived entire process of toiling in the kitchen for hours, and come up with the perfect amalgam of aromas and tastes, of creating something new from the raw materials. Of course, people falling out of their seats with appreciation is an added bonus! Over past few months, I have been actively tracking few food blogs, and this further fuelled my appetite to document my experiments. Unfortunately, I have no clue how I am going to do that, since I have acquired the very traditional way of cooking. By estimation. I wonder if “dash” is a perfectly acceptable terminology for measure. At the same time, I don’t want to restrict myself to food. So, what else goes with food? I know, how about :

A dash of anecdotes
Sprinkling of humour
One teaspoon of trivia
A dollop of travel, fun and adventure
Smattering of romance

And

Three slivers of philosophy…..

Hmmmmm….Sounds like it has the makings of a spicy recipe. Now, what shall we call it? I vote for Subz Zindagi Bahar.