Hello All,

A New Year has begun and so it is time to put away some bad old memories...are you wondering why I am saying this? Oh that is because I had collected a bunch towards the end of the year when I travelled to the South East of USA(namely Georgia & Florida) and it just grew and grew and I didn't know what to do with it...But, once back in Seattle and smelling the familiar air, I just decided to be done with them...

There is much to be said about this last weekend - A record 3 movies in 3 days and not one that I can complain about!! By some act of luck all 3 movies were some of the best!! Friday night - Lost in Translation - Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Saturday night - Memoirs of a Geisha - Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Sunday night - The Girl in the Cafe - Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald. Check it out if you haven't already...

So anyway, "Flirty"(MF) and PJ want me to start my cooking classes and due to a special request I need to begin this Sunday...I know PJ cooks a couple of dishes really well and Flirty cooks a little more...but both together and in my kitchen...?Hmmmm.....point to ponder...The reason I am saying that is cos I am very anal about how things are kept and cleanliness and stuff like that, yes you can call me a control freak but you cannot blame me, I get that from my mom...! So having maintained a clean kitchen myself, I would expect the same from others when they are in my kitchen...Flirty I might be able to trust, but I have my doubts about PJ...(she is going to kill me for saying this!!!)

I will have to talk about my vacation for this year a bit. I would have accrued a week by March and I wanna travel Europe if possible. Everytime I say this I feel like I am counting my chickens before my eggs are hatched...cos I had all these plans lined up but now I feel everything is crumbling...besides I need to prepare for visitors this year...Gosh, I wish I could do without that...but have no choice...Yes I am talking about relatives...who are going to be in my face for 2 months!!!I am going to say no more and just meditate my stress out...

As I am reflecting about what would punch the stress out of me, I begin to think about Seattle...Yes beautiful Seattle...I think about Magnolia, think about downtown, think about Greenlake...there is nothing that one can dislike about Seattle. Inspite of pouring rains for 23 days, there is something so wonderfully enthralling, there are so many shades to the skies here....the shade of darkened black gloomy ones on one side and sun trying to crackle through on the other side...sun rays on snow clad mountains...and the reflection of sun setting on the lakes...I feel so much better now...and looking forward to some skiing on Stevens this Saturday too...May be I need to get outdoor and that is what it is...

Alright, time to wrap it up. Don't know when I will get the time and leisure to write again about all and sundry...but for what it is worth I will always look forward to some alone time to express my moods :)

Have a nice weekend all of you!