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50. A long drive in the orange Swift on the elevated highway to E City, with Gal Meethi Meethi blasting from the speak 49. A super trendy haircut. 48. Beautiful nails. Hands AND toes. 47. A designation/salary hike. 46. Driving lessons. 45. And then a car. 44. A tattoo. Preferably the Gayatri Mantra on the shoulder blade. 43. A fully-paid shopping spree, all over Bangalore. 42. A date with that cute model I mentioned about in my last post :P 41. A trip home in Diwali. 40. Longer weekends, lesser working hours. 39. Christmas/New Year's in Goa with friends. 38. Major weight loss. 37. A rocking evening at JW Marriott's Enigma. 36. That long pending coffee/movie with Rakesh. 35. A few hours with Ashi, DD, MJ, Niv & Poo. Alcohol included. 34. Slap all my exes in a row. 33. Reunion at SHCS, DPS N, KC & XIC. 4 days in a row. 32. Followed by a reunion at Hungama, Contract & Publicis. 31. Anupama masi ke haath ka khana. Oh wait, for that matter, mom ke haath ki biryani, Geeta...

Why is Bangalore different/better/worse than Bombay? 1. The clubs shut at 11:30 pm, unlike Bombay, where the cut-off is anything after 2:30 am. But a good thing about partying in Bangalore is, that after you are done with 2 drinks, a little leg-shaking on the really sad music played by the wannabe DJ and making fun of the way some people let themselves loose on the dance floor, you can go for a smooth drive with some superb Punjabi tracks playing in the car. And then on the elevated highway to E City, you can roll down the window till you can feel the cool breeze in your hair. You can do the same on the Bandra Sea Link, except that you won't be able to enjoy it half as much, considering you'll be too busy covering your nose from the stench :| 2. Last week, I did my first photo shoot with Ogilvy. We were shooting at the mall, and I kinda broke the ice with the guy model (I always find female models way too snooty, so I maintain my distance). It was amazing to see someone who had...

Yeah yeah I know, the title is lifted from Wake Up Sid, but what the heck! Its 2:45 in the afternoon on a Tuesday and am at work :| :P Anyway, this is the first entry I'm writing after moving to Bangalore. Yeah its been a huge shift; in more ways than one. And though I'm still settling in, I think I can say with a little confidence, that it ain't that bad :) Can I tell you a secret? I was scared :| To move away, to leave my cosy/comfortable Bombay, that had been home for me since 7 years. But at the same time, I was also kicked about moving to a new city, starting everything from scratch. I knew it was a mammoth task, but I was up for it. One of the saddest parts was saying bye to EVERYONE. For all who know me well, they'll say that I'm very close to my friends and family. Sometimes I feared that I won't be able to make ANY friends in Bangalore :( (I was wrong; obviously :P) The farewell dinner that DD, MJ, Niv & Poo threw for me, moved me to tears. I realiz...