Ashu, thank you! Appreciate your feedback and your encouragement. Will keep writing and try to be a disciplined writer like yourself. You know that is my pet peeve! :) Yes, gone are those days of trekking and hiking. It's a shame. Zen Kunden ji: Thank you for sharing, truly appreciate it and empathize with you. "It may be a dantya katha for you folks but it is the truth." you wouldn't know how close to the truth it is for many of us. Perhaps, the circumstances differ but the fact remains, many are hounded by health issues, divorce , single-parenthood, murder/death in the family and/or a handicap child/family members. One reason for my "wishful thinkings" is that it give me solace of a parallel fantasy and the will to make it come true. Meera, I am ashamed to say, I haven't bee there. :( S. Gal; Don't take your nose off the book, take the book with you. What are you waiting for girl...?! Go off with your fantastic boyfriend! Sonyka NY: "aa gai meri sairandri? ;)" Take a laxative, honey ; relax, you sound kinda constipated with all that "SHIT"-ara you carry around with you. Watch it! Touch the sky: You just made the Sonyka-shit-hit list! :) Poonte call it "The Call of The Wild"! :) Ok... Three votes for Adirondacks! Thanks Acharya ji! confused... "bhok mitho ki khana?"