Daydreaming

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My blog is turning out to be like my personal diary, far too few and infrequent posts. So this is my lovely resolution. From now on I am going to work very hard Mondays to Fridays, and save a third of my salary so that I can repay my education loan. And on weekends I am going to paint, write and read; in short become this amazingly creative person. And years later when there is a wikipedia entry about me, the 'London phase' will be referred to as one of the most productive and prolific phases of my life. Of course D would have become a very famous writer/director/producer by then. And there will a mention about how the two of us met at King's College London where we formed a lifelong friendship that led to our famous collaboration on our children's book (yet to be conceived, written. executed and published). And we will be rich enough on royalties to own a home in Cambridge where we could meet once a year to work on future artistic collaborations and exchange reminiscences.

Daydreaming makes me so happy. :)

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  1. Carpe Diem!1 July 2011 at 05:24

    Awwww!!! :D I loves!! :D I'd say, Amen. :)

    And that creative thing you're talking about? Don't worry about lapsing into lethargy or anything. I will make sure you are on your toes and demand longer and more frequent blog posts and also pictures of beautiful drawings by you. :) Yay for us creative types! :)

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