Living the Madrid Life !!

"I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone"


This "Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day" song lyrics kept my mind busy as I roamed across the Madrid streets in search of nothing... Just wandering across .. being the silent spectator.. watching people pose in front of cameras with big shopping malls, cathedrals, palaces, beggars in the backdrop.. yeah .. even beggars.... here they are really funky.. n even they are artisitic.. Some corners, u see statues of some kings and suddenly u notice that its actually a human being standing still to earn his living !! Also there are various other forms such as orchestras playing on the street and asking for alms..

Madrid sees hoardes of tourists round the clock because of its Meditarranean climate as well as for its city-beauty.. Its a wonderful place with wonderful people .. What really amazes me is their lifestyle.... The working hours and after-work life completely contrasts the Indian style..

Office hours of 9-2 and 4-7 with a two-hour lunch break !!! I used to very much wonder as to what they do for two hours but then once you go with them to a restaurant, you would understand... Picture that against our Indian setting where we rush to lunch in between our work, wen our work permits us !!

Also on weekends, the roads and restaurants are full of people meeting with their family and friends discussing the happenings thruout the week
In India, the only advantage of having a five-day week would be that you can wear come dressed up in casual T-shirts on Saturdays and maybe even an hour late depending on the urgency of work !!

All this makes me wonder - Wat are we making of our lives?? Office and work keeps us busy all days long... Meeting up with friends and loved ones depend on our office work pressure.. How many picnics and outings I have missed because of some assignment that needs to be completed by weekend?? :(

I think we Indian office-goers should seriously start thinking about raising their voices and start the trend of goiing on vacations, not-working on weekends, spending quality time with loved ones..

Let me think of & do something in tht regard.. .. but nywys, firstly let me complete the Project Report as I need to discuss it with Boss tomorrow... If you are free enuf to read this blog, maybe u cld spend it more qualitatively on doiing smthng concrete in this regard ;-)