14 January
We all went to "Velankanni Beach" to watch the sun rise. Me with my bhabhi and her dog (Alex) on her scooter, and my friends with another one on his bike. A day to cherish forever; the best weekend ever
Saturday sunset on a boat with a friend; Sunday sunrise with friends and family.
Isn't this what you call a perfect weekend?
Especially when you get to fall on the big rocks while passing your bhabhi's phone, which is an iPhone 13, where even when you are in almost a cat position with straight legs and the other hand up holding her phone up high, waiting for someone to take it so that I can get up myself because my untied hair covered my face, there was some beach water in those stones.
As I am writing this, I am in the store waiting for my new phone, which is pink!!!!!
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, it's my new pink phone.
It's so exciting, and I am suppressing my excitement in the store. I added a story when it was launched and never thought I'd get it this year, especially at the start of the year.
Anyway, excitement aside, about my day
Getting back to beach water, which splashed on my face and entered my mouth, I can give feedback on how beach water tastes (salty, sticky, and yucky, for sure). We all laughed like crazy during that fall. I could feel and hear people running towards me—all of them, including Alex, who was barking out of concern. That level of love to feel when you are being hurt and all of the people you are surrounded with care way too much about you, Bhabhi and Rinkesh helped me get up. Akshita stood shocked and angry, looking at me. First, she asked me how I was feeling. and once I replied, I am better, she started being all mommy about it. :-/
I still haven't completed my office work. The morning was delightful, with me and Alex running around, clicking pictures of my friends, and adoring the view. I meditated in the middle of the beach, sitting on the big rocks, and when I woke up a few minutes ago, it was shining on my face. I was sun kissed while meditating in my zone, using the app "waking up" to guide me.
I went to volunteer, taught two kids, and played joint the dots with 3. I met a few new volunteers—some newly joined and some old ones. It was fun knowing them.
While returning home, me and my friend "Rinkesh" sat on the bus. That's when it hit me. I need to figure out my phone today, or else I'll be scolded at home because my grandfather needs a phone, so mine will go to mom and mom's to my grandfather. This is adulting when buying a phone feels like a responsibility or task rather than an excitement. I called up "Vijay Sales" (a store to buy electronics) to confirm the availability of the color "pink" and then "chroma." My left-over excitement for it started fading too. I shared it with him, and later he said, Let's check here at the station itself; you might find it. He was with me in the sunny weather at 2.30 p.m. It's striking and burning our sides, especially the ears. There's a "Jio store" where they say they have pink color available; they call it in. His efforts to take that time, especially in the heat, which we both can't tolerate, were really special to me. I love my friends and am really grateful for their gestures for me and my happiness. I am extremely blessed, especially knowing him. He is a laid-back introvert and a big "no" person, avoiding things as much as possible. So putting in that kind of effort was a really considerate and special thing for me.
