I am too good

Yes, it's true!  (Disclaimer: This is a self-appreciation post!)

Many times, I get this feeling that I am indeed too good. I am not exaggerating, maybe I 'm biased or just not met enough people out there. You know, right now I am feeling where should I start from :P my list of goodness is too long :D One of my labmate (Ravi) keeps me saying often, aap itna sab kaise kar lete ho (How come you do all this), my guide says, I'm blessed and my friends say, I m stud. Acknowledging all the sweet compliments, I think it starts from my childhood. (Now one can get a feel, I'm talking like a celebrity). 

Right from my school, I was a multi-tasking person. I never kind of focused only on one thing. It doesn't mean I did things with half-heart. Problem was I always wanted to do all the things liking acing it. The first competition of any kind that I participated in was a Banana race, in fourth standard :P. You know its like how they tie your hand and you got to run for 100 meters then eat a banana with your mouth and come back 100 meters to the finishing line. I won first prize. Maybe it was just for the banana :P and there it was, the count of my participation and winning was endless, I have over 70 certificates from various competitions that used to be in schools viz. debating, sports, cultural, quizzes, writing, science congresses whatnot. You name it. See I don't want to sound like I'm boasting but I'm telling the truth. I remember my mom used to say, when after the annual day prize distributions, when I used to get down from the school bus how my hands used to be filled with prizes, medals, and trophies and how neighbor aunties used to praise about me to my mom, sonu ne to pure school ka prize hi jeet aayi hai (Seems sonu has won prizes of everybody). The pace slowed down a little ater my 12th standard. But it never stopped. Even during college, I participated in debating, cultural etc. After coming to IIT Kgp I felt I am at the right place and at the right time. This place is filled with opportunities. If someone is motivated and enthusiast, he/she can become a Sundar Pichai or Kejriwal (sorry about that :P). Oh, by the way, Sundar Pichai is coming to the campus on January 5th. 

Likewise, I used this place and the opportunity showered to me by God to make full justice. I participated again in all the things possible. It helped me make lots of friends, stay fit, evolve more as a person and be confident. Not only I got good grades and be academically sound, but publish papers I also happened to grab some good internship opportunities, the latest being the Fulbright fellowship. But when I started to write this post, my orientation was a little different.  wanted to talk about me as a person, but couldn't stop to tell the whole story. 

Even as a person, I think I am not a person with ill intent or someone who is bad, like bad. I know it would be inappropriate to call/tag someone as bad because its about perspectives. Honestly telling, I think I have a good heart. I will never ever hurt someone intentionally or be mean enough to spoil someone's work or even say a bad word. Again, I feel its because of my upbringing and the whole credits for this goes to my parents and siblings. I know them being one of the nicest people on earth. Such sweet, adorable and kind people they are. I kind of inherited from them. So it is like a bonus, I am good otherwise too and with a good heart and mouth. So this makes me a wonderful person :P I feel like singing this song, My name is sheila, main khud se pyar jataun. I may sound narcissist. and yeah I am beautiful too :P 

Ab aur nahi bola jata :P 

By the way, just yesterday I won Gold in Mixed doubles and Gold in Women championship of Badminton. So, you see :P

Fulbrighter!

I cracked this beauty. I did. And I am going to the University of Pennsylvania, the U.S next year.

It feels great! I remember vividly right from my first year of Ph.D., how I used to just think of applying for this prestigious Fellowship. The Fulbright-Kalam Climate fellowship. I didn't apply ever since.  (honestly telling) I was a little scared. I had heard a lot about it. For example, only those people are selected who have got n no. of publications or who are just par excellence, just brilliant to the power infinity. You know how it feels I am not bad. Not bad dude. (Though I also possess these perks from my Ph.D. research).

I remember the entire process. It was somewhere around Feb-March that I contacted only 8 profs in the U.S. All of them only from Ivy league colleges. Since I had already got selected through Newton-Bhabha Fellowship and had so much to do already, I had planned I won't devote much time to this because it does demand a LOT of time. To my luck, this was my 8th and the last application mail to Prof. Seider, from the University of Pennsylvania that I got a reply from him after 3 days. Obviously, he had some things to clear from me and know about me before giving me the Letter of invitation, thus he asked me to do a Skype. I agreed but I was running short of time since I had to go to U.K for the NB thing. I remember my first Skype with Prof. was on the first day that I arrived in U.K. It was a relatively short Skype (15 minutes) since I was struggling for a good internet connection. Thus, I requested him to give me some time so that we can have a Skype on Friday, the 6th June. I was sky-ping from my Department of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Sheffield from the lounge. It was a good 40 mins Skype and I got to know he like me. Still, he wanted to be surer, he gave me reading materials and again asked me to do Skype. It was around 3-4 times that we skyped together followed by many email exchanges that he assured me to give the Letter. I was happy to receive it. As soon as I got the letter, I applied online, which in itself was a lengthy procedure, A good 14-page application form, along with a lot of attachments, 3 Letter of recommendations, personal statements and what not. Finally, I submitted it. The wait then started. The wait: for the shortlisting for the interviews.

The result was supposed to come somewhere in mid-august but it didn't come. I was waiting continuously. The time was running fast to pack my bags from U.K. It was 2 days until I had to board the flight to India that a mail popped up in the middle of the road when I was running to the bank. Like its usual, I am the 11th-hour person, and I was literally running for some work and took out the phone from my pocket. Still panting, but felt happy to know that I was shortlisted and had to appear for the interview on 23rd September in New Delhi.

I was back in India and to Kharagpur and I had to go back again to Delhi for the interviews. I was preparing way too much since I didn't want to goof up this one that I wanted so dearly. So I arrived on 22nd September to my home in Gurgaon. It's always good to be home. I didn't want to study any further as I wanted to eat, play with Puchu my niece, and talk to di, mummy and papa and everyone. So, it was the night before the D-Day. I stopped everything, all the preparations and suddenly all my fear was gone. In fact, I was not feeling anything as such but feeling very confident. Next morning, I got up and donned a casual wear. Papa accompanied me to the USIEF office in Mandi house. Ater reaching there, changed into formals and waited for my turn while papa waited for me in the USIEF canteen. I was scheduled to be interviewed at 12:45 pm but the girl just before me took much of my time as well and she was back by 1 pm. Too many thoughts again started pouring up in my head. Maybe she gave it too well; maybe the interviewers wanted to talk to her more than why she took this much time etc. etc. Anyways, I stepped inside, gave a brief smile to 12 of them; in a round table seating. As expected. the U.S person started me asking, he was too sweet for the first one. And then there were those 10 minutes. I gave the best interview of my life. I was confident, had the presence of mind and paid attention to all of them. I could see they all were satisfied with my answers. I spoke a lot with a smile, and then it was over. I came out. I saw my wristwatch (that I wore for the first time) it went for just 10 minutes. I had mixed feelings mainly because 1. I knew it went really well, but  2. only for 10 minutes (maybe they couldn't tolerate me more). So I was little skeptical. There were too many thoughts in my mind.

So it was 3-4 days later that I received a phone call from of ice of my department that I have a post (I was still in Delhi that time). Therefore I immediately called Rabiya to go collect it from the office and give it to Arpit. I hadn't told anyone about this whole thing. So it was with Arpit, and he informed me over the phone about it. Selected. 

It's a great feeling to be a Fulbright Scholar. I hope to do good. :)

Happy Durga Puja

So it's that time of the year! Durga Puja or PujO with the O as Bengalis call it.

I am in Kharagpur these days enjoying my solitude and private time. It's that time of the year when literally the Kharagpur, (with Kharagpur, I mean IIT Kharagpur) go barren, it's empty. The roads are lonesome, the shops are closed and the population is scarce. It's that time of the year when everybody goes home because It'd Pujo time and we are blessed to unofficially have official holidays. Nobody's mind. But I planned to stay back here. Why? Umm..several reasons. 

1. First, I have just come back from home like last week. 
2. Second I have a TOEFL exam on Sunday. 
3. Third, I have a major presentation to give on next Wednesday, and
4.  Fourth, I wanted to take a break.

These days, my routine is to get up (after having a sweet eight-hour sleep), make breakfast with Masala Tea (Post my UK trip, I love cooking and eating that), read or prepare for TOEFL and go for running in the evening followed by exercise, later prepare dinner, again read something, watch some series/movies and go back to helipad.

It is such a beautiful day today. Sun shining bright yet low not causing heat. It's making the entire day bright and beautiful. Staying especially in the room of my hostel, with a balcony facing me and I could look outside the green pastures outside, with periodic sound of Pujo music and Maa Durga Sangeet, this whole set-up is so enticing. Filling me with positivism and motivation. 

One more thing, sometimes you should accept the way things are. It may be difficult, really difficult. I understand. But you got to be strong for I believe whatever happens, it is for a good reason in the long run. For the time being, you need to surround yourself with good people and your family. Time heals everything and gives you number of ways to start it over again. What is most important: Stay motivated, love your work, have an aim and respect your family. Everything will be good then.

Happy Dusshera!

May this Dusshera light up for you,

the hopes of happy times and dreams for a year full of smiles :)

My Helipad :)

My Bed is an awesome place on earth for me and my productivity. Though I don’t spend much time on it due to time constraints but it has been very faithful to me. I m a person who does an 8-hour sleep cycle. Needless to say, without the required amount of time, my mind and body refuses to work as efficiently as it could do had I had my sufficient dose. Nonetheless, I have adjusted myself to work under pressure, less sleep, with fatigue, but not without food. That can’t ever happen. Well, that’s another story for some other time. Coming back to my bed, I call it dearly as my helipad. Landing on my helipad, is the same kind of joy I get after flying for long and having a tiring time in a flight. After that, when you touch down, you can relate. The joy of going home, the feeling of achieving stable state, less chaos, kind of spiritual and completeness. It’s that kind of feeling on my helipad.

Many people complaint they have difficult time going to sleep. Without disrespecting them or not agreeing to their apathy, I am on the contrary, someone who falls asleep within a minute, like literally. It sounds amazing, isn’t it? Yeah it is. BUT, it has some drawbacks as well. I am gonna list few:

1. Easy and quick to fall asleep also means difficult to wake up. (E.g. on my first day when I landed UK, it was 7 pm and I fell asleep. Bhaskar who was also with me, was trying to knock my door to wake me up for going to dinner. He must have knocked and called my name hundreds of time, but I was deaf and was in deep slumber. Lastly he had to call the landlord, and they both opened my door with a duplicate key. Wait, I was still sleeping. And he woke me up standing right in front of me). Same kind of instance has happened before as well.
2.  I don’t know what I’m gonna do after I marry with this trend of me sleeping with the Godspeed. Just saying. 

Anyways, though there are drawbacks but I am still content with the way and hours of my sleep patterns. It feels good to wake up smiling. My helipad has a biggest role to play. I make sure to pamper it with 8-9 nice and clean bed sheets, 4-5 pillows and my teddy-bear. That’s a lovely place on earth.

Ye gum ka saaya hai
Ya pyar ne sikhaya hai

Ye husn tha meherban
Par banda tha pareshan

Ye aag ki aandhi thi
Ya baat hi aadhi thi

Ye baat purani thi
Magar yaad to taazi thi

Ye ishq ka tha suroor
Jo chadha tha ji huzoor..

Jise waqt ne kiya jaaya
So ab kabhi na paaya...

Such a lovely time

You know I was longing for this time when I could feel and say to myself that "I have no other option but to be in library".

Clearly, it is with no bad feelings that I have to go to the library but the truth is, I love to be in the library. Especially, in that corner or room or zone where I am not known to anybody. When I find that kind of space, a sense of completeness fills me from inside and my focus multiplies. Some people like to read or write in their rooms, classes, labs but I am a library person since my college days. I remember all my preparations for GATE, CSIR have been done being in the library. Still these days when I have to write Journal articles I find solace in the library and then the result is just awesome.

One more thing, off lately my life has been so so busy. I never got my "me" time. This is because most of the times, I used to be in lab and when I come back to my Hall, there you go, friends. Lots of friends. Having said that, I don't mean to sound someone who doesn't like to enjoy their company, in fact I used to have ultimate fun and laughter rounds. But, I always wanted to have that day in my life when I could say, since I have nothing else to do/go..I would

rather prefer to go to the dear library.

Well, since I am here in Sheffield and of course there s no match of the number of my friends between KGP and here, honestly telling, I kind of never felt alone or missing friends. Sounds weird? I don't know. But I always had so much to do. If I am not in lab (I mean after lab hours or during the weekend), either I 'd go to library to finish so many work I already have or go do shopping: my favorite thing. Besides that, how can I forget to mention watching South Park. I think this is the third post where I am mentioning South Park. So you can imagine my obsession. 

Anyways, sitting and writing while in the library, munching Doritos and sipping Cappucino, when it is 6:20 pm and sun still shining bright, I continue to work- being alone, unknown to the world still feeling so good and important.

#Life's good

So Cold

What the fuck is wrong here? Why it's cold when outside its not that much. I need to have a proper temperature to get my brain and body into work. I can't work when I m frigging frozen. It's a Friday and I wanna be with Eric Cartman for the next two days totally. No disturbance, only him and me. It's so cool to be with him. He has become my inspiration. How can he have such an amazing sense of humor, man!

Anyways, at the work front, it seems the wait is not getting over, we waited for the isolates for like 1.5 months, but here everybody is on a holiday, the pretty summers, the stupid British Summers. I thought only Indians were infamous to have that many holidays, but these people here go on holiday like anything. I really wanna do a job here, because I go home only 2 times in a year that too for a week each. But If  I work here, seems I may be rewarded roughly 2 months holiday for the beautiful summers and the cold winters.

My time is getting over quickly, and I wanna finish at least what I started. Let's see if it works. Meanwhile, Eric <3 p="">

Kuch to log kahenge..

There's a famous line from a Hindi movie song which goes like this, "Kuch to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna". Not minding their own business, they will always poke into others lives and have a say. I guess that's what being social is now-a days. That's what it meant may be when some elders used to say and even I heard in movies, aakhir rehna samaj mein hai hume. Because these people judge and have an opinion about other's lives.  Today, while reading a news report on Indian express about central govt. employees pensions getting raised, I just scrolled down to read people's comments. I was literally amused to read how conveniently people complained and titled central govt. employees as useless fellows (some even used really bad words for them) and that they don't deserve it. Seriously, so amused to read that. My father too is a retired central govt. employee and I have seen him not coming home for every 4-5 months because he was posted in highlands of Kashmir (even during Kargil war), Maoist prone North-East zones. Coming home after months was a usual routine in our house. We were not blessed to see father everyday like those other civilians children do but I am so much proud of him. He has worked in extreme environments from Kashmir's minus degree temperatures to facing Rajasthan Badhmere's intense desert heat, and many others like my father in the same fashion. And when knowing all this, you read some people calling these central govt. employees names is what really disturbs you. May God give them wisdom!.

Similarly, read another news article today where MTV VJ Bani shared how people have bodyshamed her for having a muscular body. This was specially she faced in India whereas abroad she was much appreciated for her hard work-out. Without knowing anything, and mattering to the person per se, people just open their mouth to speak shit most of the times. I have seen in the IIT itself. It is expected that people in IIT are educated and therefore supposed to have common-sense, alas, they all do the same. Bicker! It seems this is their only way of having fun. 

Some thoughts

As I grow up and higher, it seems life is getting focused. When I was a child* or a college student, honestly telling I never had a goal in my life. Never knew if I wanted to become a doctor or an engineer etc. You know when my father used to say like most of the Indian fathers that Sharma ji ka ladka cracked JEE (Sharma Ji's son has cracked IIT JEE) or Roli aunty's daughter got into AIIMS..I never knew what is that I had to crack. Not enough motivated or may be not aware of all such examinations etc. I was a very good student since my childhood and an all rounder so all I knew was somewhere in my conscious mind that I am not gonna be a mediocre. I will do good one day but what was it, not clear. Slowly and steadily, as days and years passed by, it keeps getting more clear towards my career and goal in life. But it seems it's an ongoing journey, it's never gonna end. In a way it's good, I think the journey is always better than the end, so happy being in this journey for the time being. 

On the other note, I feel little disappointed with the people around. Never meet people who are ambitious and wants to do good with a positivity in their thoughts and mind. In the past few years, have met people who were really good and nice and all, but all of them lacked that enthusiasm, that energy to achieve something, to be the best, that creativity, that adrenaline rush. Nah! I want to really meet people who have a better approach towards life, a better road-map may be. I want to be impressed. Like genuinely.
For now, I am going to get ready for my 3 days Scotland tour. After the city's tour of London, I am looking forward to see what picturesque beauty of Scottish highlands has in store for me.

Cheers
*edited

In Room No. 14

It so happens to me every time I am up for some important work or got some deadlines where I am supposed to not miss even a single minute of my life, I hold the pen (in this case, my blog). It's like before starting something, you need that drive, that rush and that, that I get it here. It's like peace, I don't know how to explain that, but It feels good here..very good.

So, this post actually has no particular agenda or topic, I just wanted to write. It's a holiday today, as it's Saturday. From my room in Walkley, I have a perfect view of the city, I can see distant roads, the cars running on them and further ahead the mountains, the dense clouds and the swaying trees. Sheffield is beautiful, serene and peaceful. I had thought about roaming in the city today as I had the bus pass and the time, but was not feeling really due to body ache and stuff and also because I am very lazy so I decided to stay back and watch South Park. It's a crazy show, man! Eric Cartman sure kicks ass!!

I have already spent 1.5 months here and the same is left ahead. I really like this place. Next week we are planning to go to London. Though I have already been to London before (In 2012) but it would be a good idea to visit again I 'm sure as few of my friends have planned to meet up there. Lets see! The next weekend after London is planned for Scotland, I am really hoping and wishing for that as I have heard a lot about it. Lets see that too.  

Work is going good, made some really crazy friends here, there are almost 10 french interns in my lab and its been great working and hanging out with them especially catching Pokemon with 'em.. I am planning to buy a scooter like Simon and take back to India, and instead of cycling, I 'd go to my lab in scooter.

Simon said he bought it at 50 GBP which is quite reasonable. Apart from all this, I am really enjoying cooking sessions here. Back in India, at my home, I was never expected to cook something as I was considered a disaster of kitchen. Here, as mom or nobody is here to stop me or raise eyebrows, I am a master chef of my own. You wouldn't believe how awesome I am with this cooking thing. I have made pizza, rajma, parathe, pakore and so many delicious thing. Okay thanks to the internet for being there with me but I made all of them tasty and I am so proud of myself. I only had this doubt on me whether I could cook like normal people/girls and this UK trip has certified me as a good cook. I am lovin' it. Anyways, sun has hid behind somewhere in the clouds and it's perfect time for an elachi chai.

Ciao

UK again

Hi Blog,

So, here I am again, in the UK. This time for another kind of fellowship which is Newton-Bhabha Fellowship and I am here for three months. This is the longest that I ll be staying in a foreign land in my life so far. Definitely, I am gonna learn a lot, both intellectually and personally. So, preparing for a trip is a not a term for me, because I am the worst person when it comes to planning or preparation. But, luckily, my good friend Arpit got me into 'preparation-thing' for the trip after scolding, though slowly, but surely. I packed my clothes, 2 days before my flight, now that's a big deal!! Really, Only I know. If it was not him, I would have been preparing till 2 hours before I had to start from the home. Somehow, I managed to start from KGP to Kolkata airport and reached Delhi, having spent 2 days at home, I flew to London and then Manchester. From Manchester, my friend Bhaskar, who was also travelling with me to the university under the same program, (and we met for the first time at Delhi Airport) has a brother in Manchester and London, came to receive and they dropped us in Sheffield. It was a good 1 hour ride of beautiful scenery. They were really nice people, helped us a lot, even making sure we get our rooms and settle, even made sure our first dinner in Sheffield. And then, ....

The beautiful Sheffield

Then the real thing starts, how you gonna live somewhere where you find everything new. I had initial hiccups, I got scared seeing one tall British man who was also in the same accommodation where we were living as we had to share the kitchen with him. He looked scary. Honestly speaking, I  have never cooked, as in real cooking, I could make small small things. I had stints making kadhai paneer or something referring YouTube beforehand. But when it comes to cooking for yourself like everyday and you know if you don't cook you wont get food, as there's no one who will cook for you was a damn scary thought. I had horrible time, digesting this thought and for the first 2-3 days I had hard time sleeping, may be it was a jet-lag or something. But keeping aside those 2-3 days, I kind of got into adjusting into new things, I and Bhaskar got along well, we became friends, He's a really nice telugu guy. Telugu's are really good, funny and intelligent people who likes to mingle. We got into the routine because on those 2-3 days, there was no college and nothing. The college then started, I met my lab mates, Lab seniors of the Microfluidics group in Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. I haven't yet met my Prof. Will, hopefully will meet him in the coming weeks sometime. 

Excluding me, there are 4 more interns (French) and 3 more have joined in. There's a girl Aicha and 3 guys. Simon is really funny, I jus love his sense of humor and he keeps Indian Shahrukh Khan songs in his mobile and I just laugh when I remember how he danced the other day in the midst of our MEA Desorption experiment when our senior went out for a moment. The other two, Alias and Florian are sweet and nice too. I won't be lying if I say I heard correct about French men being handsome :P

Today and day after tomorrow we have a task of making mind maps and other reading stuff, so we can work from home. After having a good 8 hour long sleep, I feel fresh and ready to work. Bhaskar made me a breakfast because last evening we had a fight, lol, so feel good to go.

Oh I forgot to mention, the place is absolutely heavenly, so beautiful and serene. 

Have a good day!

Learnings

           Living alone makes you a better person. It gives you lot of opportunities to learn, teach, grasp, distribute and assimilate. You learn from your mistakes, seriously. No preaching would make you understand and do certain things in a particular way unless you wrong it on the first place. At least, in my case its true.  Till I was a day scholar student, life was easy and uniform, not much troughs and crests followed, but a uniform average was the routine. But, as I live alone, I feel I was so stupid earlier, didn't understand people, their motives, how they put two sides to their face, never knew how to know who is your well-wisher, everybody seemed a friend. But, I am so glad, really, to have lived alone (as a hosteler) and equally blessed to have always met good and kind people in my life.            

          I got to learn a lot, and I think, Yes, I can say that, I HAVE MATURED!, a cribbing I always had in my previous posts from the initial days. I can manage myself on a new place, among new people, different people, people who don't even talk my tongue. I think, I can take care of myself, Yes :)

\m/

O God, O God..!

That time has come, again, and I am also doing the same thing like always. Nothings changed even after promising myself last time that I am not gonna be same.

Few days left, just few days, and I am preparing myself for a  kick-start.
This is a time to be a Superman!
Yes, I am gonna be a Superman for the next 3 days!

Countdown begins? eh! Na, not even that much time left.

Just hope to not sleep it away.

Superman ain't need no seat belt, Go Set Go!!
Winter has Come, Baby!

Day 0

So mission one month is : Conquer Green-Tea (GT)

I know, I just know all the benefits of GT, have always been as I am a biologist, who'd know better than me, knowing the metabolism, pathways, ribosomes and chromosomes it does have a role to play with...I have gone to the sub-cellular levels, wouldn't be boasting if I say , to the gene level..but of what use? None

The curt fact is I dont like its taste. I do not like GT. It tastes so bitter, Yuck!

I am an avid tea loverrrrrr, I would never want to replace my beloved tea, one which is made of good amount of milk, sugar, cardamom/basil/ginger etc etc and boiled above heat for long time to extract all the flavors from the pretty tea leaves.

BUT...! Today i.e. 20.01.2016. I take a pledge, to consume at least 2-3 cups of green tea DAILY. You must be wondering why all this so sudden. So, this was the outcome of my 00:45:47 hrs talk with my brother over the phone. He is to come to India in the month of march and he has already started working on his body. (He always wants to come here fit and fine, so he always does this). While I was asking him what all he is doing, food habits, lifestyle, one thing that I was stunned to know about was GT. He has included this in his daily routine like other people there do. My friend here, she also does drink GT every day and man.. she has really lost weight. It's so evident. That too after she's been home and had so many sweets. And look at me when I come back from home, I become a baby panda :(

I play badminton daily, don't eat rice, avoid the potatoes (which are served here in ample amounts in almost all the vegetables and even in biryani  in the mess), cycle, then why this stubborn layer of fat around my stomach wouldn't budge, despite much workout. Sure, sleeping late and munching snacks at midnight is responsible for it.

But, I need a solution.

And I hope, GT would come right to it. Lets see.

I gotta do this as the Winter is Coming!

Convenient

Of insecurities and ego
Of dilemmas and perplex
All that you can do is keep striding holding your head high
It's never easy to keep impressing others
What is more important : to impress yourself

Might sound like old big words from a small mouth
but that's what people do all the time, isn't it?
To blame, to judge, to be obstinate in opinions
To mind your own business is a word from the past

To comprehend how people are jealous and insecure, is an interesting fact
Well, they have  always been
Sure, you are doing something right
Afterall, that's what it comes to my mind..

Inevitable

I see it coming

Slowly but steadily..

I know it's possible

very much, indeed

It's there, somewhere near or perhaps somewhat far, may be

transient

Can't be more than that

I bet

For now, I call it a day..

Before I read out this to myself

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.