A letter from September 18th, 2016

Dear FutureMe, It's been a depressing day today. It's been raining non-stop since 2 days. Reason # 1 for feeling low today: Rain. I wonder if it will be raining when you receive this? Will Global warming be better? Worse? Last night five of us (Spiti gang) met after a long time. J and R not eye to eye. Not sure where their relationship is going. Worried for J. Reason # 2: Impending potential split up of our best friends J and R. I wonder what the sitrep on their relationship will be when you read this FutureMe? Will you forward this mail to them with a smile on your face and show the happily married couple how bad things were? Or will you exhale a hopeless sigh and read on? A couple of hours ago Twitter had erupted with the news of the #UriAttack. 17 more of our brave soldiers' lives were sacrificed when attacked by four terrorists. More anger, blame-games, condemnations, fist-waving, hollow promises, empty talks. Reason # 3: Terrorism. How many more attacks between the writing and reading of this email? Will India have taken some strong credible action? Or are we doomed to repeating our mistakes ad nauseum? I've been studying since 4 days for the possible USA opportunity. The message from S has changed my life. Here I was happy with my current job when she calls and says there is a need for an SME in the project that I had left 8 years ago. I was so excited. I have been looking up my old notes and trying to remember the old system. I am expecting her to contact me with interview arrangements any day now. My knowledge and past experience in the system will work to my advantage. But the role is for SME (way up there) so I may not be qualified. That's the disadvantage. Let's see how it goes. I've been all jittery all day for so many days. My shoulders hurt coz I can't seem to relax and end up hunching them with stress. This is the single biggest thought in my mind these days... "Will I or won't I get this role and go to USA?" Reason # 4: Will I or won't I get this role and go to USA? FutureMe... High Five if you are reading this from USA. Sympathetic pat on the back if you are not. I guess that's about it then. My tabla practise was going really well since a month but now I'm concentrating on studying for interview prep. I hope your "tira-kita" is much MUCH better than mine FutureMe. My cycling is just office commutes. No long rides. How about you? Table tennis stopped for so many months. Have you started? Still waiting for adoption agency's response. You probably have tiny feet pattering around you? Yes? No? Maybe? Mom's doing well. Exercises helping with her paralysis. Arm has started to move slightly. Walking improved. Weight still a problem. We don't argue much. An uneasy stalement you could say. Hope things are the same or better (fingers crossed) at your end. See Ya. Don't wanna be ya (for now)