A Thousand Splendid Suns

No, this is not a review of the Khaled Hosseini book. It is just that I couldn't think of a title for the post. So came up with this - both to signify the splendid London summers, and whatever has been happening in my personal life.

It has been a very long time since I posted. So much has happened in the last month. So much water has passed under the bridge. To mention everything that transpired in this duration would be like trying to do a recap of what happened in your previous life. Let me try nevertheless (sorry for the MBA-type bullet-point style).

• My folks were here for a period of three weeks. We went to Paris, Interlaken and Zurich. I relived my Eurotrip and had an amazing time in both the countries. While Paris was hot and sweaty and the Eiffel was transfixing, Switzerland was most literally 'heaven on earth' - with its emerald green lakes and snow-capped peaks, ultra-polite people and tranquil living. After this 8-day European extravaganza, we came back to London. Folks stayed for almost a couple of weeks with me in London and left yesterday.
• I came out to my sister when I was in Zurich. Not only was she shocked and taken aback, she also went to the extent of telling me that I am lying. Initially, she just refused to believe what I told her, saying that I did not 'behave' like the other homosexuals did. This just goes on to show how deap-seated our pre-conceived notions are, and how easily we stereotype human beings. Then there was a bit of rona-dhona that she doesn't want to get married and wants to be with me all her life. I just told her that she is making a big (and an incorrect) assumption that I would want to be with her all my life, and that was sufficient to calm her down. Now we are back to being normal and I am glad that at the end of it, she accepted everything in a very mature way. The big coincidence was that I came out to her the same day Article 377 was read down. I got to know about the landmark judgement later in the day.
• I was reading the blog of a family friend of mine. This friend had come over to London last year for work and had stayed with me for a few weeks. He is a really nice guy and we got along extremely well. He never gave me his blog id himself, but I discovered it by chance one day when I was going through my web history. I can't tell you how depressing some of his posts were. This guy has a great job, has a girlfriend, has very loving parents - all in all, he has almost everything what one aspires for. It was an absolute shock to read such melancholic posts. I mean really, is everyone in this world perpetually depressed??!!
• I am going to Delhi for 4 days tonight. My sis is getting engaged on this Sunday, and I am so so so so so happy for her. :) Not only that, I would get to see my grandparents, my aunt, my friends and would get to see Delhi after a gap of 6 months! Can't wait to be there!

Rest laters! Gotta go and pack now. :((((