Let loose, break free!

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You would never guess where this is - no its not England - it is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is not one of the more popular or touristy spots but just look at these houses.

Note that some are crooked but not because of my photography, they are on the hill.

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A lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world. Gautama Buddha

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A runway and the Himalayas ❤️

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Berchtesgadener Land, Germany (by Alexis Bazeos)

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A picture polluted by a bottle of Bisleri.

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Love for lamp posts, snow-capped mountains, clear blue skies and travel!

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Christmasy cuteness!

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I’m not a flower person, but these colors ❤️

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Summer Capital of British India : Shimla

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Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment, insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives and to the "good life", whatever it is and wherever it happens to be. - Hunter S. Thompson #coffee #rains #MumbaiMonsoon (at Aromas Cafe)

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The overcast sky, captured from the ferry ride on the Arabian Sea. I have lived in Mumbai all my life, but its only recently that I took a cousin, visiting my family from Gujarat, for a ferry ride at the Gateway of India! That's when I truly experienced the spirit of being a Mumbaikar, the resident of a city of dreams! The sea is what makes Mumbai so dreamy and magical. So today, I took my other cousin, who too is visiting us, for the ferry ride, again! This time, just like the previous, it filled my heart with the joy of being the girl from the big city! This big dreamy city could have been one of the best in the world, if it weren't as dirty as it is! It has the Victorian architecture, the luxurious hotels, the classy restaurants serving flavorful food, the Irani cafes, the street foods and the giant sea. If only we'd valued the importance of what we have!

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The End.

Is this it? Is this the end? I can feel it, but I am not ready for it. But then again, is anyone ever ready for it? I do not know. I could delete all your pictures, but how do I delete our memories? If I don't delete our memories, how do I stop caring? Even if I stop caring, I'll never stop wondering whether you are still caring. Or if you ever did care. I can forget my food and I can forget to sleep, but how do I forget you? How did I come so far ahead, when you are still so far behind? How did I take so long to finally understand that we are not on the same page? I know this isn't the end of the world, yet why does it feel like that? I have so many questions, but answers to none. Am I the only one? Do you never doubt us or our future? Do you even think of a future? Am I even at the back of your mind when you do? Who can tell? Time alone can tell.

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"I don't have dreams, I have goals."- Harvey Specter

I have been reading and hearing a lot of that lately. There's talk about it amongst friends, on twitter, etc! It got me thinking about my own dreams and goals. As it turns out, I really do not know myself that well. Hence I don't know the answer! But I probably should. So here is a list of a few things that I want to be able to do: 1. Go to a top class luxurious hotel for a stay, at least once. 2. Go to a not-so-top class hotel of a really beautiful but unpopular place, at least once. 3. Do all sorts of adventure activities like bungee jumping, sky diving, scuba diving, snorkelling, snowboarding, surfing, etc. At least once each. 4. Own a farmhouse, which is not just a bungalow amidst nowhere, but actually has a farm and farm animals. 5. Go for trekking to the Himalayas. 6. Go for a walk in the woods like Isabella Swan of The Twilight Series. 7. Finance my parents in their old age. 8. Design my own room, and paint a wall of it with my friends. 9. That's all I could think of. So much in only the first ten minutes of thinking. The list looks small, but its going to take years to become reality. Looks like a bucket list. So call it that, or my dreams or my goals. Hmm. I have a lot of work to do!

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From hiding chocolates in the closet so that no one can deprive me of them to hiding vodka bottles! Hmm.

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I like it messy!

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Looking back :)

So, I finally began the task of cleaning my cupboard today. And I don't remember when was the last time I did it. Years ago, maybe. Today when I started, I realized how much I have changed as a person. Now, this might sound cliche, but really!!! Growing up is such a fascinating process. From childhood to youth, we wear so many different personalities, just like clothes. And just like clothes, we throw them after they don't fit us anymore. All of them phases. I was this kid who was angry, with life in general, because all I wanted from life then was to be a boy. I found my video games and beyblades and other such things which you would find in a boy's closet. And all my girlie toys like dolls either had their heads off their bodies, or torn clothes. All my attempts to be a "boy". Sigh! Then came the phase when I was but such a girl. Wherever I went, I would bring back a souvenir and collect it all in my special drawer. I'd called it the precious drawer of little memories. Movie tickets, cricket match tickets, game zone tickets, train tickets, entry tickets (yes, that's a lot of tickets), friendship bands, LIVESTRONG bands, badges, sweat bands, cards, notes, maps, Disneyland souvenirs, the train schedule of NYC, little hand puppets and what not! Then came the phase of absolutely no attachments. The anti-social phase. No new friends. No old friends even. Complete cut off. Only books. And not even books books, textbooks books. Wow! Cannot believe that even this personality was what I'd wanted to try on. Now it seems so impossible. Then came the social-butterfly phase. And if you've read my description up here, you know I am talking about the current time. I don't know what's more to me, other than being a social butterfly. Maybe that I'll figure when I'm looking back some other time. Although there's something that's been common in all these phases. Rebel, reckless, stupid, impulsive, impatient, clueless, a complete photo-freak, overthinker (I'd like to go with thoughtful though), demanding, enthusiastic, jumpy, happy. Lover of charms and anklets. And last but not the least, a foodie. From wanting to be a detective, a lawyer, a doctor, a dancer, an air hostess, a waitress, a chef and never ever ever wanting to be an engineer, to now, being a student of Computer Engineer; somewhere in the middle of making friends wherever I go; from going on long leisurely holidays with family to taking short adventurous trips with friends; from being a focussed and ambitious student with good grades in every test to being an average student wondering what-was-i-thinking-when-i-chose-this-field; from playing hide & seek or kho kho with building friends and that being the only activity to be done with friends to going to that restaurant around the corner which serves the best pav bhaji or trying out that new cupcake place which just opened last week; a lot has changed. A lot of time has passed, not knowing how it all went by so fast. So, just wear a smile and live each day as it comes. Don't plan too much for tomorrow. You know you're going to end up exactly where you ought to. And its surely going to be the best for you. Just have a little faith. And welcome change. Yes :)