Turning the BIG 30

Photo: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo

If you are turning or have turned 30 in the year 2016, sit down, calm down and breathe. Take it from a 33-year-old — its not the end of the world. In fact, 30 is the new 20, only if you believe and make it a point to follow the points below. The elders around, fitness freaks and the internet will of course advice us accordingly — to build up a daily exercise routine, watch what you are eating and to drink plenty of water — which everyone must follow of course. But what about taking care of the soul and nourishing the mind? Read on to find out how to stay young forever!

1. Experiment with colours: People our age have entered the two-dimension-colour-scheme, if I am allowed to make up my own terminologies — black and white (with a splash of brown now and then). The corporate office culture has numbed our minds from experiencing colours, even when we are not at office, hanging out with friends or enjoying the weekend with family. Go red or even purple if necessary! Wear that maroon tie you decide to ignore every morning. Get a funky green suit or maybe even buy yourself some trendy hair accessories and use them on your hair.

2. Listen to music: Are you too tired to catch up on the rock charts, the latest jazz numbers or the experimental stuff that you always liked back at college? Its time to go back to music! Buy yourself a trendy headphone (no black or white allowed) and listen to music on your way to work, maybe even while working (if that is allowed), during lunch break or on your way home. Make it a point to catch up with your favourites and staying in touch with the music world.

3. Dance: It doesn't matter if its Bollywood music you hear from the gaaye hold party two rooftops away — shake that leg if you enjoy the beat! Try different rhythms — don't analyse between the Bangla and the Bhangra beats — everything is fair in music and war!

4. Play Uno: Remember the 90s when a game of Uno would fire up the place and go on for hours together? Its time to get a pack of Uno cards and make it your weekend special. Call your friends you have been meaning to meet up with and invite them over for a game of Uno. Trust me, the fights will be as strong as ever.

And there is so much more! Let's live life in the present instead of missing the past and worrying about the future - and take pictures to cherish the moments forever!