Ok! It’s out, my sister Shamita is in the Big Boss house. Strange as it might sound, it’s the truth. Took the next flight to Bombay from London when she told me she was going in, I scurried to spend the last two days before she left, tried to dissuade her; considering she’ll be away for 3 months if she lasts! Can’t describe how difficult our last goodbye was; now I know what she went through when I left 3 years ago to be part of Big Brother. We are very close so it was heartbreaking. But I’ll get to see her everyday if that’s any consolation. She obviously had her reasons to take part, felt it was a gr8 opportunity to test herself and her level of patience. Must say she’s been very brave ‘cause trust me, it takes a lot of gumption considering she’s an introvert and very private, but nevertheless friendly… was heartening to see her on stage with Amitji, got emotional especially when I saw her touch his feet seeking his blessings… miss her already… (I’ve dialed her twice by mistake in the day so it’s gonna be hard.) Phew! Before I left from London, I bumped into Cleo Rocco, an ex-housemate from BB, at a restaurant. On the other hand I met Jermaine Jackson and Halima his wife, after nearly 3 years, strange timing of coincidences… My sister going into BB and meeting my ex Big Brother housemate on the same day! Hmmm! (trying to figure out the uncanny connection) So we celebrated it over dinner at my place, watching TV (my sister entering BB) caught up on old times, got nostalgic over our experiences in the BB house, it had been so long but we picked up from where we left, one thing being constant - our friendship, so was happy on that front.

Also have to mention I enjoyed watching AMITJI on TV again. I had missed him, and as usual he’s doing a gr8 job! His Panache is unmatched. Looking forward to every episode with bated breath, obviously I have a bias, to see this mix of people will be interesting to watch. (entertaining ) ALAS! MISS saying “Chakkar pe chakkar, Pange pe panga, Dekhte rahiye Big Boss, cause yeh hai sabse changa!” Ha ha, my closing line when I used to host it… Will miss being part of this season but am sure that one Shetty in the House will more than make up for me Sure this experience will be a learning curve… that’s when it struck me not to analyze the sequence of events in my life because they’ve all been for a reason… the best! That’s when I came to the conclusion about the BB connection in my life… it’s given me so much, Friendship (Cleo, Jermaine and me in Big Brother), Love (that’s how I met Raj, long story another time) confidence, success and much more That was that! Never question what the Lord has planned - he knows best, just tread the path he paves and only good will come out.

So on that note the Tradition continues… hoping Shamita braves the storm… we’ll be watching…!!

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