Old favorites and new beginnings...

The wonder of friendships surviving in the strangest of circumstances, most awkward situations and the misery of long distance makes me smile even as the countdown to Monday morning begins...

Surrounded by gujjus and staying at a hotel whose breakfast buffet doesn't include waffles you are just about to resign to a sad Tuesday with the client and then the phone rings... you haven't spoken in two weeks... but he asks you to have an awesome day and meet him when you're in town next... no questions about your lack of calling, your plans for the week or demands on your time on the weekend... and you think it doesnt get better than this...

Its been a long day and Orix (McKinsey Car folks) forget to send your cab... so you book another one and its going to be another 45 mins... you miss all the football action and those bookings at Out of the Blue... so you sit thinking about the missing Martinis and the Fondue... and you get a call... so your closest friend from Business School who you thought you'd meet only at Solstice is coming to town... and then Orix calls and says the car's ready... weekend inaugurated...

And equally wonderful are the friendships that evolve and grow as I blog...

All matches for the day over... last orders in most restaurants taken... so you think about the new book you bought... and you could make the most of whatever's left of Friday night by curling up in bed with your book and some hip hop hustle on VH1... your new mates think that we could still get a table and place the last order... and you make good of the restaurant booking, the Fondue you've been waiting for and the three of you dig into the chocolate avalanche... its more than just the weekend beginning...