first gear in cyberspace

This is my first interaction with blogosphere. Slightly late in catching up with technology..
This is my first day in my new home without my daughter . She is seven and is off to her new school following our relocation from Chennai.
Relocation is a mixed feeling. I left behind my friends (not friendship) anf folks, my college, which redefined my career after a sabbatical, my neighbourhood Murugan stores, who would deliver a loaf of bread after a phone call at 9 in the night, Satish, who would smile and give back change even if I handed him a 10-rupee note for a one-rupee coriander bunch. And, Varadarajan, the ever similing man behind the aavin milk booth counter. But most of all, Rita and Parthiban, who have always been by my side, both going beyond their roles of helper and driver. They were not support systems.. They were a blessing in disguise.
But am I missing Chennai? Am I feeling bad that I had to leave this vibrant city, which tolerated me for over 11 years? I do cherish fond memories of the city. But am I missing it? Probably not.
This is not my first relocation. Over 11 years back, I left the city I had been in for 30 years... Kolkata. What a city. Its warmth, its humour, its attitude, continue to nudge me...nudge my emotions....I grew up there..Did schooling and quenched my academic thirst. What's more..This city even tolerated my mediocrity and showed me a career path!!! I lapped it all up.....I do value these priceless memories.
But life moves on. There is always something ahead of us. Something to look forward to. A new place, new language....Getting locked into the past might trip me in my present. So rather than looking behind at the past, I feel the present and make way for the future. Of course, I will never forget my past as it has moulded my present.
I treasure my yesterday, live my today and look forward to tomorrow.
cheers.....