Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The lane

My dearest girls,
I was driving around today in the summer sun. Slightly aimlessly, but in a good way. I turned onto a road that i had never turned onto before, and suddenly saw a road named, (you will never guess) Lover's Lane.
Just like in Green Gables. And just like Anne, I feel in love with it straightaway. I could feel a grin slowly spreading across my underslept face. I turned left onto lover's lane, and it winded all the way down to the enormous lake that shall remain nameless for now (because i dont know it). it skirted the shore, meandered around some quaint old houses with boats in the front yard, and gentle waves lapping against the flower beds,and rejoined a main road some distant away. And just like our book, it was green, and leafy, and cool, and happy, and peaceful...and young yet wise.
I felt myself sigh, took a deep breathe, and suddenly realized that up till now, i had not really been breathing for quite a long time.

love.

Today

Today is my second day at my new job at a new company in a new industry in a new state and new town. I went for a meeting and tried hard to understand what was being said. I felt a bit nostalgic cos the meeting reminded me of what my job was and what fun i had when i was an engineer on a little island back home. I ate lunch alone today. Because, well, because i couldnt work up the guts to ask my colleagues to lunch since they looked so busy. :p i will try again tomorrow. and bring a sandwich just in case.

After work i drove around. This new little town that will be my home for a year or more, if things work out well. To my amazement i found 2 big lakes hidden behind trees on each side of the road. I mean big - like BIG. With houses around it, and boats sailing in it. It actually looked like sausalito though much more rustic. I am so glad that i am living around water again. Because i grew up by the sea, and my soul was nourished by the salty air, my heart calmed by the splashing waves on mornings spent lying on the rocks. And though there's no salt in the air here, it is blessing enough.

Finally!



Congratulations, Eanama and Eanappa!
I love you both and could never have done this without you, and my pesky sibling.