Love it

I simply love it when…

1. Every time I come to Baroda, the chaai wala - exactly next to the wheeler store at Vadodara station welcomes me with a warm smile and says “madam, bahot dino baad aaye…" ("Seeing you after a long time madam")
2. Dadi prepares vedhmi & fruit-salad exclusively for me.
3. Mom hugs me. 
4. Pooja calls me “bena”.
5. I do my room, even more the whole house like a lady possessed (btw, I am the 'Cleaning Queen' of India and competing for 'Miss Crazy Cleaning' title abroad :P)
6. Sit at the window with a cup of coffee while it’s raining.
7. I get a gift from someone, without any occasion! ( PS: I accept gifts on occasions too)
8. I shop & shop & shop, yet not drop.
9. Dadi uses her classic English words to add value to her Gujarati sentence.
10. Mama (as in mom’s brother) puts his hand on my head and shakily asks “baddhu barabar che ne beta? Kai hoy to kehje”? (“Is everything ok, let me know if it’s not”)
11. I receive a compliment from someone I least expect (a genuine one though…)
12. I go out for a jog in the early morning, even if (or should I say, especially since) it’s once in a blue moon ;)
13. I finish reading a good book.
14. Mom says “well done” beta.
15. I get out of the super-hot shower, and immediately have ice-cold water. Aaaaah…
16. I just lay there on my bed  doing nothing, even after waking up in the morning (yeah, just lay inactively) – Jabbar Aadsoo :P
17. Someone gets me “fresh hot jalebies…” Bhagwaan madi gaya
18. Tropical cyclone Level 6 is declared in HK( in essence, unplanned holiday)
19. India wins cricket/hockey match.
20. I invite people over to my place, cook for them and they love it. 
21. I wear a saree & drape it perfectly!
22. I get a haircut.
23. I spot a tear in mom’s eyes while looking at my childhood pics.
24. Dadi says “tu mara jevi j che - bahu  samajhdaar che” ;) (You are just like me, wise.)
25. G cleans the house & keeps it that way (It seldom happens though… :-|)
26. I get “upper berth” in train and “window seat” in flight!
27. Every time I read & re-read my graduation speech.

I can ramble on and on, but I have something more important to do. - Sleep :)

Good night sweethearts