"Idealism is what precedes experience. Cynicism is what follows."

You can’t plan perfection.

It’s not that I hadn’t been planning, but things unfolded differently, yet for better. The place was beautiful and the company even more so

I was hoping this to be a pleasant surprise, hopefully more of pleasant than surprise. And I’m glad you took it as one. It went well with the theme of the day – “Places you’ve never been before”.

There were few surprises hidden for both of us. The restaurant’s menu was an interesting aspect of the day – despite of my best effort I think I’ve forgotten the names of the things we ordered – Florentine or something. And not to mention few known and unexpected faces.

Thank you for listening to my stories, tolerating my stupid jokes, being adventurous with the food selection and for walking – especially for walking even when your legs were hurting. Well, all in all, it was a wonderful day, made even more special with the presence of a wonderful friend.

Hope to have more of these in future. Thank you for being there.

As I sat here today, on an idle Sunday, I can’t help reminisce on the memories of the last weekend. Warm sun, cool breeze, the path, the scenery and the company…  the hike from Nalinchowk to Nagarkot.

Imagine the experience of jumping for the ground and somehow landing on water… I seem to be a walking accident these days… but it only added to the fun. Or when I was almost dragged atop a cliff by Kumar and Shankar… beautiful moments.

The company… Gaurav, Kumar and Shankar… my friends since college days. College days – occasional turmoil in both personal and academic life amidst the carefree times of bunking the class and basking in the sun… and the ‘window shopping’, of course . However the most amazing part is, all these years and nothing has changed – except for the bunking part (which has been reduced to 5-10 minutes at the office canteen).

Kumar getting frequently upset at minor things, and Gaurav doing his best to push him over the edge (well not literally),… me doing my best to irritate Gaurav with my ‘philosophies’… and Shankar, well, he was being Shankar – reading everyone and everything around him. Bottom line – you guys rock!

And the wonderful Sushmita with her thousand watt smile, who was sweet enough to laugh at all my stupid jokes… remember the “Na Lin Chowk” joke – Gaurav was staring at me like I was a raving idiot. Perhaps I was… but hey, if I can’t be myself with you guys where can I be! (ok, I think I just admitted that I’m an idiot… anyway… moving on…) It was her first hiking and she surprised us all when she finally conjure up enough courage to scale the Nagarkot tower. She was frozen scared when she first got to the top.

Well, gorgeous, thanks for the wonderful company which made the 5 hrs journey feel like 5 minutes… too bad you had to return home with a headache   …hope my stupid jokes weren’t responsible

All in all, a day I’ll remember for a long time to come. It was beautiful coz it was spontaneous… kinda like this picture where a good shot was almost ruined by an unwelcome guest!