Strange connections!

Was quite an eventful day today. Met my adviser after two months and also got to know my grand adviser (adviser's adviser). Ate horrible Indian food and also got to savor the best Mexican food I have had till now. Last but not the least, met a random cab driver and felt like I knew him since ages. Strange eh?

Meeting people you are fond of is always delightful. I felt a sudden comfort after seeing my adviser today. I was smiling, talking and being the normal "expressive" me. We chatted for long over my research, my life, Indian traditions, Indian parents, Indian men and most importantly on how I should improve myself. Its funny how well my adviser knows me. He is not the only one who has asked me to shed the "always being humble" tag and be a bit ferocious/nasty :-).  Me being be I don't think I can ever be nasty to people! But yes I have to try to be a bit more stern! 

Meeting random people can also be delightful. I took a cab to have dinner with my adviser and grand adviser. The cab driver was an old chap from Egypt. My ride lasted for almost 15 minutes but it felt like an hour. We talked about various connections between Egypt and India. He told me that Indian movies are really popular in Egypt and that they especially adore Amitabh Bachchan. They love watching different emotions in just one movie - love, actions, fights, songs and family drama (I did not tell him on how much I hated watching some of these non-sensical and senseless B'wood movies). He spoke about the Egyptian revolution, his family, his acquired way of life in America, his Indian friends, driving in west versus driving in middle east and so on. Whatever was left unspoken was covered when he dropped me back home. When I reached home these were his words ... "even though I am seeing you for the first time, it seems like we have been friends for long, you are a good person." Whatever happened to my plan of being stern/serious and not so humble! :)

Life is indeed full of surprises. As nicely put in one of my favorite movies - life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which ones you get. 

Peace out!