Mundane Musings

For a person who dons her football fan-girl jersey once in four years, I got more than what I had bargained for last Sunday as the FIFA World Cup matches came to an end in an engaging finals. Not only did none of the teams my limited knowledge of the game would allow me to support made it to the quarters, but also the team which I had not once watched during the playoffs or otherwise played against France in the Finals . This FIFA was full of contradictions and surprise upsets and I think I may be excused in backing the wrong horses throughout the competition. So unanticipated Chastened I, however, rectified my ignorance by watching replay of the Croatia vs Japan match and in doing so got an added lesson on why the game was catching up with youngsters in India too. It was electrifying, to say the least. A relatable ad campaign Never has an ad campaign been more apt for me than the - #MeriDoosriCountry one has been. What a brainer! There was nothing to lose for the India

My absence from my blog has been like a thorn under the skin...a constant niggling reminder to lavish some attention and alleviate the pain of watching it languishing in neglect. The months have fast flown by and unlike my preoccupation with the mundane and the exotic, at least this time I can say that I have been busy working. I am making up for the lethargic first quarter of this year by taking on training assignments and giving my brain some much needed exercise. Ah doesn't that sound so good to my own ears? I am out there doing something that involves working my brain off and my communication skills, getting measured by feedback of happy participants and getting paid by the hour. Quite unlike the happy, messing around with a 3 year old and keeping up with her antics, yes, but a needed diversion :). The off side of being busy was that I didn't get the time to dwell much on what I wanted to do on Ana kutti's birthday. My contribution was limited to planning an intimate