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Being positive

A few days ago, it dawned on me that I had developed a tendency to indulge in an overdose of self-pity. Sure, my life for the last two years has not been going quite the way I had planned it. Also, living away from your family comes with its own share of hardships. Yet, things are not all that bad. The whether is lovely – I like the rains. I am constantly applauded at work. I am loved and respected. So, I told myself, “Pooja! stop fantasizing that you have reason for immense sorrow… things are just fine…” I decided to believe once again, that life is what you make of it. Well, of late, I had begun to succumb to believing that no matter how hard you try, life just takes the course it wishes to. But this last month I started afresh. I don’t know what caused it. But, it just happened. So, you are now reading the blog of a new Pooja who knows to be positive. It’s often very funny. This morning for instance, I stepped out for work during a steady drizzle. Not exactly good news for my baller...

A little more money

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If I had a little more money, I would : buy myself a red Sony wiyo laptop. buy myself a small car. buy myself a few more ballerina shoes. buy myself a microwave. travel to Chennai on weekends to see my brother. buy expensive hair-care products. get a new portfolio shot. buy a cupboard and a shoe rack. move into a better apartment - one that has a watchman. buy myself the entire set of Calvin and Hobbes, Tin-Tin and Astrix and all Roald Dahl's books for children. buy myself all the cranberries albums and jazz music. But if I had a little more money, would I still have wished for a little more money?