New Found Friendship...

Well, when I walked out the gates of my college, I thought that I wouldn't find friends anymore, only colleagues or acquaintances would be the order of the day now on... But but but... I couldn't have been more wrong... So let me introduce you to some of my new friends...

First is the guy at the cafeteria counter, whom we lovingly call "Ranaji" in office... Well given my love for food and the therefore frequent trips to the cafeteria counter, it didn't take me long to befriend him!! And now, my day at work seems all too incomplete without a casual 5 minute chit-chat with him some time during the day! I am sure if my employers were to read this, I could land myself in some trouble! :)

Another gentleman is a senior at my workplace. He's very very senior to me, and I am not even sure if he knows that I already count on him as a friend in Office. One-sided friendship, you could say! 

Ummm... Next is the guy at my guest house who serves me food... He gifted me laddoos this Diwali, by the way! And before you think that sweets were the sole criteria for me to say this, it isn't! :P

And of course, I got in touch with all my friends with whom I had been out of touch for a long time now, all thanks to Diwali!!

Well, Diwali sure was a happyone for me...

Happy Deepawali to everyone...

And here's hoping and wishing from the bottom of my heart, that may god bless every one with abounding happiness and joy forever!

Well, I just proofread what I wrote and find it weird... started with college and ended with Diwali!! 

But then there needn't be a method to madness always!! :)

Party at Crossroads!

All those who know me (a little or a lot!!), will be all too familiar with my love for singing - anytime, anywhere! And when I run out of songs, the composer in me comes alive! And thereafter my spontaneous and instantaneous creations! Wanted to share a sweet n funny incident where my love for singing obviously got the better of me!

I was waiting at a bus stop with one of my friends, waiting to catch the bus back to college! And of course, since we had arrived a little early at the stop, and had nothing much to do, I started singing to him! My friend was initially only a 'little' embarrassed, and after a while 'totally' embarrassed! But I was on a roll! And then, 2 little boys came along, and began tugging at my top, asking for food/money... anything! I pulled out a couple of dairy milk chocolates I had on me (purely by chance!). But before I handed over the chocolates to the kids, whose minds were already feasting on them, I told them that they would have to listen to a couple of my songs! They giggled! They looked at each other! And then mutually agreed, coz it didn't really seem like a bad deal! Meanwhile, my friend so wished that he could disappear into thin air! While I was overjoyed to have new audience! I sang to the little angels till one of them interrupted me and said to me - 'didi, can u sing 'it’s magic, it’s magic' from 'koi mil gaya'! I'd love to dance!' Well, I sang a bit and he danced a lil! Till, he suddenly turned shy! And then, both of them grabbed the chocolates and ran away, all smiles and laughter! They kept turning back as they walked away and continued waving to me till I could finally see them no more!

Well the bus arrived and I got in! And, yes, those of you who think I lost my friend for putting him through such extreme embarrassment, I didn’t! And I didn’t have to bribe him with chocolates!

Selfish 'ME' - that's one side of me too!

Ummm... have nothing special to write! Caught up with a lot of things in life! Trying to fulfil and live up to the expectations of so many people around! And then, realised, that somewhere, forgot to fulfil my own expectations! my expectations of myself! my dreams for myself! all quashed! Friends say, that we have to make sacrifices in life! I understand, have done so too! And am not the only one to do so! But find it a little strange - i drew a picture, and yet cannot choose the colours to fill it up with! And at the cost of sounding and branded as 'selfish', i say this - I want to live for myself, for once!

‘Those were the Best Days of My Life!’

Dedicated to everyone I met at Symbi! I owe Symbi soooo much… and more!!

Unfamiliar faces,

Mixed up names.

A few hunks,

And many a dame!

Though small and bundled,

The campus confounded.

The first few lectures,

Left me dumbfounded!

It wasn’t long,

Before the secret was out.

The nerds tirelessly took notes,

And some always had a ‘doubt’!

The backbenchers slept,

Sometimes played a game.

While the intelligentsia,

Wanted to make it to the hall of fame!

Group Meetings and submissions,

Never did they end.

But MBA taught us,

The rules, they bend!

From notepads to notebooks,

And strangers to friends.

From TOI to Economic Times,

To following the fashion trends!

Birthdays, summers and placements,

Were a reason to rejoice!

And even when there wasn’t any,

Eating and hanging out was still our choice!

From the mess to Tammy,

And Tammy to Lemon Tree

The idlis, the Chinese and pastries,

They meant a happier “we”!

Even though the McDs and the Dominos,

Were one of our favorites!

The tapris won hands down,

That’s where we most ate!

The garam chai with pakodas,

And the sugarcane juice!

The fruit plate and the rolls,

Tasted better than the chocolate mousse!

College in time was 10-30

And so was the out time!

And here I make,

No attempt to rhyme!

We went in and went out,

As and when we pleased!

Sometimes with our gang of friends,

And sometimes with guys with whom we were teased!

Sometimes… love blossomed,

At other times, the crushes crashed!

For some, it was a fairy tale of sorts,

For a few smitten blokes, their dreams were dashed!

Tests, submissions and exams,

All gave us sleepless nights!

So did broken hearts,

And the silly fights!

And as we gathered one last time,

To celebrate the joyous times spent together…

The party kicked off with smiles,

And closed with promises that screamed ‘Friends Forever’!

And if the fights were silly,

And the lectures so boring!

Why do I want it all back?

Why’s myself imploring?

I can’t find words that could better express,

The laughter, the tears, the jazz and the jive!

Thank you my friends,

Coz thy truly were “the Best days of my Life”!!