I like

On realizing that I am horribly pessimistic and depressed for most part of my waking hours, I decided to list the little things in life that make me happy but don’t cost as much. They are priceless.

1. I like sitting on a window sill and reading a book, while the afternoon sun shines down on its pages.
2. I like dipping a biscuit in tea (especially the ‘toast’ biscuits that the roadside tea stalls sold for 20 paisa) and biting off its soggy head.
3. I like licking off Masala Maggi gravy from the plate.
4. I like sitting on the bathroom pot and day dreaming about the cruise to Great Barrier Reef.
5. I like colorful new pillow cases and crisp bed spreads that are free of dust mites.
6. I like listening to Amit singing a happy song (totally off the tune, sometimes) in his shower.
7. I like opening a juicy ‘paan’ and nibbling at the colorful sweet stuffing inside.
8. I like the sound of the door bell and cheerful guests pouring in for the evening.
9. I like watching people opening gift wraps and squeaking in surprise and delight.
10. I like the waves taking away the sand beneath my feet and giving me some white foam in return.
11. I like the smell of incense sticks that Ma lights every day after her bath.
12. I like a sudden call from a friend who is so far away...yet so close.
13. I like to hear Rio speaking gibberish over the phone…or Rai telling me of her birthday wish list.
14. I like steaming ginger tea when my throat feels funny and my nose feels runny.
15. I like waking up to the smell of fried bacon and scrambled eggs on Sundays.
16. I like going through the family album with my sister and laughing about good old days.
17. I like going for drives to 24-hour coffee shops in the middle of the night.
18. I like my trips to the DVD parlors and coming back ‘loaded’.
19. I like going through my box of ‘keep sakes’ and let the past sweep me off.
20. I like the sound of my computer shutting down at the end of a day’s work.

This was such a gratifying exercise that I request my blog friends to do the same. Debanjana, KG, Spiderman, Shoma (and any other reader who would like to join in)…could you all come up with a similar list in your own blogs? Bigger or smaller…doesn’t matter.