Butterflies and Hurricanes

February 6, 2015.

If I was ever asked to look back and think of what my first job was like, I would think of this day. A typical Friday, most of us were shuffling between work and watching new movie trailers, reading Buzzfeed/9gag-ish articles. Prakash, the chaiwallah bhaiya, sauntered in our room and started giving us less-than-the-usual amount of tea. One of us opened a packet of cheesy crackers, and just like that, it was an unannounced team break. We all turned our chairs and sat there, facing each other, sipping our tea and cracking those usual lame jokes. As the conversation flowed, the jokes got lamer and the laughter became louder.

All of a sudden, I felt this amazing vibrant energy in the room. Everyone was so comfortable in their own skin. We were messing with each other unabashedly and making fun of some of the ‘popular’ people in office. We all broke into peals of laughter and suppressed the raucous noise so we wouldn’t scandalize the entire office. I just felt so happy in the moment. I felt like I was part of a team, which goes way beyond just the work stuff. I felt like we just happened to be a bunch of people who were lucky enough to be in one team, and in one room. I’ll never forget this day. One of the happiest days here. One of those days that make you grin like an idiot on your way back home in the bus.

Things are moving faster than I had anticipated. Just like that, I have a new job, which I’m joining in March. And just like that, I have a new place to stay, which I’m shifting into, this month. In hindsight, time always seems to move fast. I’m going to Singapore soon, to re-unite with ze family. And after that, I’m going to attend an Alt-J concert! If you’ve heard of them, you will get the title of this post. I’ve ONLY been listening to them, and I am SO addicted. Please check them out. You will not regret it.

Can’t believe how fast I’m growing up. Tomorrow’s another Monday and I’m not dreading it. Might as well treasure the time that’s left. I know I’ll miss it.

Be back soon! 🙂