Little pleasures in life

How much would you pay for hot shower?

What about a small candle or a torch light?

What about a really hot cup of coffee?

What about a nice dish of hot chicken tikka masala or a dal fry?

I have started appreciating these small things in life, thanks to the really bad weather here in seattle. On thursday, night we had heavy winds of upto 100 miles/hr, that hit the entire north-west coast and rendered most parts of WA, Oregon - powerless.

In my hotel room,heres no power for the past 3 days, and in US, that translates to - no heating, no cooking, no hot water, and of course no light

In these times, I was willing to give anything for a really hot cup of coffee, or nice bowl of hot soup. (and I still am). The situation is getting better, as most parts of town are getting back on line, but unfortunately my hotel still remains in darkness (and thats from 4:00PM to 7 AM, this is something thats very strange to me, but entirely different topic- something that i intend to write about some time)

Thanks to my office building being nearby, I was able to charge my cell, and have a great cup of coffee, which was a gift from GOD. A nice hot shower - thanks to one of my fortunate friends, was another big thing to me. A nice hot dinner with chicken tikka masala, dal and lamb, with naan in a small indian hotel was like amazing. It was totally worth the 20 mile drive :)

So people out there, start appreciating the simple things in life, coz the day things fall apart, these would be the things that really matter!!