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roughly 8:43 pm at 301 Rosemary Apartments, Bandra West, Mumbai

im in the zone right now.
the warm and comfortable zone.
comfortable both physically and emotionally
deeply content. heart full.
nothing can wipe this satisfied grin off my face
or the warm wood fire in my belly.

I don’t know whether it is just the kaki king pouring in to my ears,
or Tarini’s giraffe tent lamp that humbly illuminates the room in perfect tone,
or that im sitting cozily on a chaotic assortment of cushions on the floor,
or its the cool breeze coming in from the open balcony from the last monsoon lightening storm

or that aditya and tarini are both right next to me being peaceful and lost in their own world with headphones on. We are not saying anything, but i feel the great energy and inspiration circulating around the room.

things are also calm because five minutes ago we just ended a solid hour of intense virtual warfare. Our latest obsessive fad – Call of Duty 2 (2004) has us running around virtual WW2 battlefields with guns hunting each other down while crouching in the bushes.

For hours we sit together 4 feet apart in total silence staring intently at our macs. This silence is only broken with manic laughter after one of us does something ridiculously silly or a frustrated exclaimation. To anyone unfamiliar with the exhilaration of videogames, or onlookers witnessing this absurd ritual take place on a post-work daily basis (sita) it can seem painstakingly bizarre and irritating. Why don’t you do something social they ask. But you fail to realize that it is one of the most exciting social things we can do and we Love it.

In the last month we have become an inseparable threesome. Each crazier, geekier and more delusional than the next. We feed off each others strange ideas and expanded on them with wide-eyed over enthusiasm. Together the three of us have a long list of radical ridiculous things we should do. Sadly their ridiculousness and grandness (for we are never short of dramatic style) makes it less likely to execute. (my favorite, spur of the moment ninja clothed umbrella fight in the Phoenix Mills Mall courtyard)

I have grown to love them dearly. And I am quite certain that it is because of this small family unit that I feel so happy and comfortable amidst the maddening chaos that is bombay. They fill up my cup and make me embrace and excited everyday. Beyond that their great minds and creativity inspire me greatly. We have fun but all enjoy deeping into the deep philosophy, sociology, psychology, cosmic, romantic realms of life. That part is the key to massaging my soul, and why our friendship is more than random adventures and movie screenings.

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