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2011-07-07T00:16:00.001-07:00

The Secret of Effective SEO

Search Engine Optimization Tips & Techniques
Introduction
I've written this SEO guide for those who already know the basics but want to know more advanced techniques. This guide includes some theory, some techniques, some tips and a step by step SEO process that I personally follow. It's powerful so use it with caution ;)

1. Before You Start SEO

Before you start doing SEO, there are some important things to always keep in mind.

•Keywords. Remember that it all starts with keywords. Do a proper keyword research before you put your time and effort (and sometimes money) into SEO. Preferably, you should test your target keywords with PPC to make sure there's traffic you expect and if it's a good traffic (if it converts). Also keep in mind that you should target one keyword per page unless they are very tightly related.

•Content is key in SEO. So what if you do a great job to rank a page with crappy content and the visitors immediately click the back button after seeing your site. Google tracks the CTR and time spent on your site and if these indicators are very low, you will not hold on to your rankings for long. Worse yet, if your site looks spammy, the folks from Google may manually remove your site from their index at all. On the other hand, if your content is great, people will naturally link to you, thus increasing your rankings even more without you having to do anything. What you should strive for is to be better than your competitors on the first page of Google by providing better content than they do. I can't stress enough the importance of this. If you don't have good content, don't even start SEO.

2. What is SEO?

I'll assume that you know what is SEO (otherwise you wouldn't have found this report) and make it quick, if just to be sure that we're on the same page.
Search Engine Optimization is a method of manipulating search engine results to rank your pages higher and get more traffic. While most experts categorize SEO to black hat and white hat (sometimes gray hat), I would argue that. I will not teach you to spam and stick to what is called white hat SEO(with a little bit of grey hat for that extra flavor ;))
There's on page SEO and off page SEO. The former is what you do on your website to increase your rankings (that is, your content and site structure), the latter is link building.

3.On Page Seo

There are just a few elements of on page SEO, and they arguably have little influence to your rankings (as opposed to back-links), however they are so easy to implement that there's no reason not to. These are the musts to have on yourpage:
Page title – make sure to have your keyword in the title while also making it attractive to the user. There's no use of a listing if nobody's gonna click it. Think of it as an ad headline.
Meta description – while it doesn't have a direct impact on your rankings, it's important to have an attractive description because that's what the users will see. In other words, it's your ad. Make sure to have the keyword here too, otherwise the search engines will not display it.
H1 heading – make sure to have the keyword in the heading [h1 tag]
because structurally it tells what the page is about and it makes easier for the search engines to understand what your page is about. While you can rank a page relatively easy even without h1 tags, let's not make it harder than it has to be.
The content – make sure to mention the keyword in your content. The rule of thumb is to let the copy flow naturally without worrying about keyword density. If you are worried, include the keyword near the beginning of the content, once or twice in the middle (depending on the length) and near the end.
Website Structure – your website must have a logical structure and has to be easy to navigate. A quick and dirty solution without having to worry about it is using Wordpress. Here are some guidelines for your site's structure:

•Identify categories. Preferably they should be keywords (use a keyword toolfor ideas). Each category should be listed in a sidebar or a menu.

•If there are a lot of categories and it makes sense, you can have sub-categories. However, try to limit the level to 1 (i.e. Sub-categories without further sub-categories within them).

•A currently opened category should list all pages under it. If there are too many pages to list, implement pagination. The links to the pages must have the target keywords as anchor text.

•The most important pages should be listed in the menu or sidebar on every page of the site. That way you make use the ranking power of the site itself to increase the rankings of those pages.

•Always link back to the home page with the main keyword as anchor text (as opposed to “Home” - unless you want to rank for the keyword “home”).

Age of your domain – this is perhaps the most significant on-page SEO factor that can help with your rankings by itself. The website's age is one of the most important factors that Google takes into account as well as it allows you to be more aggressive with link building. So when starting a new site, look for old domain on auction. There are several domain auctions out there (Go Daddy Auctions, Snapnames, Pool, Namejet – to name a few). And there are thousands
upon thousands of expired domains in different niches that you can buy for aslittle as $10. I recommend doing this for any new project you do as it will help your SEO a lot.

4. Off Page SEO (Link Building)

Now this is where the magic happens. If we take the on page SEO for granted,all SEO can be summed up into getting as many quality links as needed. Assuch, all SEO tips and techniques come down to link building.
But first, let me define what is a quality back-link. There are 2 important factorsas far as votes for your page (i.e. links from other sites):

1.Importance

2.Relevance

An important note is that at least as of writing this relevance is not that importantof a factor and links that are considered important, still help your ranking regardless of the relevance of the page they're on. However, many experts believe that Google is moving towards relevance and it makes sense to aim for relevant back-links. Another reason why it makes sense is that you're likely to get more direct traffic from relevant sites than irrelevant.
The importance of a page is simply defined by PageRank. The higher it is, the more important the page is. Note that there's a common misconception to assume a home page PageRank of a site to be the PageRank of the whole site. There's no such thing and every single page has its own PageRank. So just because you get a link from a random page without a PR on a site with a high home page PR, doesn't mean you get any benefit from it. That doesn't mean that you don't get it either, but you should always look for the PR of that particular page and not other pages.
Also, keep in mind that the PR you see in Google Toolbar, is not an actual PR and is rather a snapshot of the actual PR at some time in the past. This
snapshot is updated every few months. That means a page with a PR may have a different PR in reality, and more importantly, a page without a PR may actuallyhave one.
Here are the guidelines you must follow when getting backlinks:

•Never SPAM. Nobody likes spammers and you should not be one when building links. While technically only e-mail spam is illegal, that doesn't mean you should spam forums, blogs and other sites. If a website doesn't want to have your links – don't push them.

•Pay attention to other outgoing links. Your link shares the PR with other outgoing links on the same page, so the less of them there are, the better. Avoid pages with 100s of outgoing links, as you will get little benefit from them and Google might consider it a link farm (a “bad neighborhood”) and in extreme cases decrease your rankings by a notch rather than increasing them. However, don't worry too much about it as bad incoming links rarely have significant negative influence (otherwise anyone would be able to sabotage their competitors by simply building some bad links for them).

•Try to get links closer to the top of the page (preferably in-content) rather than the footer or sidebar. While it doesn't have such a huge impact, it canhave a slightly better effect.

Where to Get Backlinks?
Here are most of the places you need to know:

•You can get some, what I call, “filler links” (links of lower quality) from article

directories, Web 2.0 sites, social bookmarks, blog comments, forum posts,classified ads, press releases, videos, etc. But again, don't spam. To be safe,stick to just article directories. All of these sites give you only low importance back-links so it's natural to post low quality content.
•Use your other sites! I can't believe how often this method is overlooked but itis. To tell you a secret, I've grown to have so many sites that I can rank for most keywords I want just by linking back from them. Linking to yourself is natural thing to do and even Google agrees with that. An important point to note is that if you create sites for SEO purposes (and you should do it ;))you should use different hosts/IPs as much as possible. Google “seohosting” for more information.

•You can buy high PR links. Keep in mind that this is considered as a no-no byGoogle and they recommend against it as well as may ban your site if they catch you. On the other hand, you can buy links for traffic and nobody can enforce the site that sells you the link to use the no follow attribute. If you can get both, traffic and SEO benefit, why not!

•You can exchange links. If you do it, use the 3 way exchange. That is, you get someone to link to you, but instead of linking back to them from the same site,you link from another. This is to avoid the reciprocal linking which searchengines de-value. Keep in mind that like buying links, exchanging links is also“grey-hat”.

•Buy other websites. If you don't have other websites yourself, buy them. Whilehigh traffic websites are expensive, you can find some low traffic websites witha good PR that would sell for cheap.

•Buy expired domains. You don't even have to buy a whole website, just a domain with age and PR is even cheaper and will have the same effect once you rebuild the site. You can retain the PR of an expired domain if you rebuild

it as soon as you get it transferred to you. This is a very advanced technique so I suggest you to find more information about buying domains if you decide to try doing it.

•Guest posting can be a great source for high quality links as well as traffic.There are many high profile blogs in any niche and many of them are more than welcome to publish guest posts. You can find them on Google by searching for “write for us”, “guest post” and similar phrases. The key to keep in mind here is the quality of the content you can provide them.

6. Closing Word

So that's about it. I've tried to make this report as short and to the point as possible and basically condense all I know about SEO to these few pages. I hope it helps you in your SEO endeavors. Good luck!

2010-12-22T05:28:00.000-08:00

Landing your first public relations Job

Landing a job in a top Public Relations firm is a dream more and more young people are trying to turn into reality. In India, the PR industry has grown at an almost astronomical rate in the last few years. So has the number of people looking to get a foot inside the industry door.

Unfortunately, the industry seems to recruit most of its people either from within the industry, or from corporate businesses or media outlets. For new communications student graduates, the dream of landing a job within the Public Relations industry can therefore feel years or decades away.

I know how it feels, standing on bare ground with nothing but a university degree and a burning desire to get my first job. As a blogger, I therefore did what felt most natural to me – I started searching for articles and blog posts that could help me get an idea of what to expect.

I scrolled through dozens of blog posts on the topic and found that most of them were very helpful. Some explained what I could expect when looking for a job within the PR industry. Others taught me something about how I could attack the situation, what I should focus on when writing a resume or application letter or how I should address the consultancies when applying for non-advertised positions.

Based on what I had read on blogs and what I learned from talking to other people, I put together a strategy on how to achieve my goal.A couple of weeks ago I finally got a job (editors note: emphasis on FINALLY). After two rounds of intense interviews and a debate with the other applicants in the interview process I took part in, I received a phone form the consultancy, a respected Delhi PR-consultancy, and was offered a job as a junior consultant.

To pay back what I feel I owe the other bloggers that helped me in the chase for my first job, I therefore wish to continue helping newly graduated students land their first communication job by offering my best tips on how to land your first Public Relations job.

Summarized in a few steps, based on my personal experiences during my job search, is some advice on how to land your first Public Relations job:

1: Choose your ground
Establish an overview of the Public Relations industry in the region where you are applying for work. Put together a list of the firms that you most would like to work for and see who advertises jobs. Personally, I based my list on firms that could help me develop my Public Relations practitioner skills and that valued ethical standards that I could relate to.

2: Talk to people
Ask people within the industry what you can aspect to achieve with the academic background that you possess. Ask them what they look for in their employees and see how you fit their criteria. Talk also to people about how to write an application letter and what to expect during the interview process. Try locating someone that is used to recruiting people, and ask them for good advice.

3: Understand your own capabilities
This is probably the most important advice I can give you. It is really important that you take some time to reflect upon your own personality and your own capabilities before you start applying for jobs. There are some questions you’ll just have to know the answer to if you want to land any kind of job. These are questions like:

-Whatare your goals in life?
-What do you want to achieve with the work you do?
-Where do you see yourself within three years, five years, or ten years?
-What kind of a person are you – Do you like to be in charge, are you a good listener?
-How’s your social intelligence, your work ethic, your social life, your learning abilities, your cooperation skills?
-What motivates you?
-Why are you applying for a job in PR?
-What are you good at, where can you improve? How do other people see you?
-What do you see in a good leader?
-What can you offer your future employer? – What can you offer that no one else can?

If you can’t answer these questions before you go into an interview, you can be sure you will never be able to credibly answer them during the interview.

4: Writing the resume
Use the answers you came up with in section 3 when writing your resume. Sell yourself – but keep it short. Look at the resume as a bullet-point media release.

A good way to structure the resume is to divide it into the following sub-headers:

-Personal Information (name, address, phone, e-mail and date of birth)
-Education (list your university degree and GPA [Masters]– if it is worth mentioning, if not, leave it out)
-Achievements (at your university or in sports etc)
-Work Experience (in reverse chronological order, with your most resent listed first)
-Positions of Trust (held within relevant organizations etc)
-Key Skills
-Personal Qualities
-Other Skills (spoken and written languages, computer skills etc)
-Interests (blogging, reading books, surfing etc)
-References (contact your references before listing them)

5: Applying for the job
You can either write an open application letter to a company you find attractive, or you can apply for an advertised position.

No matter what you do, there are certain simple rules you need to follow. In your application letter you need to answer three simple questions:

1. Who are you?
2. Why are you applying for a job at this company?
3. What unique (but relevant) skills or experience can you bring to this company?

Write in a simple, formal style and keep the letter short. Show the receiving person that you are able to express yourself clearly and concisely

6: The interview-process
When going to an interview, BE PREPARED:

-Read about the company and the people that are interviewing you.
-Prepare some intelligent questions that you want to ask the company about – three or four should do it.
-Be an active listener: Relate a question or an argument to a topic the interviewees have referred to earlier in the interview – Take notes if necessary.
-Show them that you can engage in a conversation, not just answer questions!

More and more interviews are case based. It is therefore a good idea to think of relevant topics or scenarios that you might be asked to analyze or reflect on during the interview. Remember, most questions that are case based do not have a set answer. The interviewer is interested in analyzing how you react to a question – How you resonate, how you handle pressure, and how you approach the question.

To sum up my post: The best advice I can give you is to smile and be yourself. Try to engage in a conversation instead of only answering questions. If you’re a blogger, that should not be a problem

Cheero!!!!

An afternoon at Swami Shradhanand Marg!!

2010-10-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

Waking up at 8 in the morning, after facebooking till 2 at nite can be a dreadful experience specially when you have your mummy scolding U as soon as she saw U. Scolding for staying awake so late at night and doing stupid and idiotic things all day on Lapi..

Got a text as soon as I switched on my cell.Hey I am planning to shoot a documentary today at Swami Shradhanand Marg. Please do come, It will really help me as U know how to convince people. [Crazy Aanchal] who wanted to be a director was the sender. She fled off to Bombay to do a course on Direction a year back and since then has been in constant touch whenever she needed money or wanted any other help.

Swami Shradhanand Marg…. WTF… where is it.. Opened Google and upon typing the name, I realized dat in our language, it is GB road!! What the hell Aanchal will do at GB road was what I thought immediately.Wow GB road.. I said to myself..I have passed through that area many times but neither had the courage of going upstairs to any Kotha or dark dungeon.

GB road is the premier red light area of Delhi and often we crack jokes and stories about how young 'inexperienced' men were lured inside and then robbed of their mobile phones, wallets, shoes , chaddis and boxers!!. I was better safe outside. Never had the balls to walk inside . Later, after 2 hours, she called me and told me about the short film. It was based on the kids of sex workers, how they live their daily lives. (Do they live a daily life? Or, is it just about survival against all odds?).

I reached the New Delhi Metro station at the specified time. !! Seeing me there, she was delighted and gave me a grand hug.. Wow, U seem to be working out. She said with a smile and after a couple of of Suttas, we were off. She took out her Cannon DSLR and started clicking pictures . changing the scenes from white balance to grey scale and relishing each of the pictures that she was clicking. Crazy Aanchal was acting like a Kiddo!

They say it is Asia’s largest hardware market. It could be true. Stores are forever stocked with pumps and paints, tiles and other sanitary stuff. Across the road is the Indian Railways Coach Care Centre from where we saw horny firangi tourists secretly taking the pics of the Gals and aunties standing on the balcony .There was also a theka . Wow!!!

As soon as we entered the main lane , we could see most of the sex workers standing on the windows waving,shouting some of them whistling just to seek attention of the people who were passing by..Finally Aanchal said lets go to this one. Kotha No50 was what It read and we had to climb around 20 stairs to reach the Kotha. We saw 2 dalals standing there and one of them was watching both of us with suspicion.

We went inside and we saw a big hall with around 20 ladies and girls sitting on the floor all the eyes were on both of us.The murmurings and chit chatting stopped and there was a pin drop silence.”Namaste, hum log 1 NGO chalate hai and hum 1 picture banana chahte hai aapki aur bachon ki life ko lekar” I said confidently and softly.

Aap kahan se ho??

Hume kuch nahi kehna??

Kaun si NGO??

Kaisi picture???

Were a few questions I understood. Aanchal was sweating and I could see the tension on her face. Hum Delhi ke hi hai and hum aapke bacho ki life par 1 short film banana chahte hai .

There was a lady who suddenly appeared in bright red saree. She welcomed us inside and asked us to sit on the floor mat.We both sat and all of them surrounded us.

Aap log toh kafi young ho. Aapkaise film banaoge. A young girl around 17-18 years came and asked this.

Anchal told her” Maine course kiya hai Bombay se film directing par. Main banaungi film she said with a confident smile. Kitni fees di thi course ki .. Main bhi Doctor banna chahti hoon and apni mummy ka cancer theek karna chahti hoon said Deepa and suddenly our voice choked.

Cancer..We have heard about this word , this desease before and we knew that people who suffer from cancer live a terrible life full of pain and sufferings..

2lakh fees and 1 saal ka course hai was what Aanchal told her. Everyone who heard 2 lakhs was shocked. Might have never heard of so much money spent on doing a course.We asked them, we would like to see the childrens and ask them questions and click there pictures.

On the third floor, we entered a room where 10-12 children were sitting. Ye bhaiya aur didi tumse milne aaye hai aur aaj tum logo ke saath khelenge was what deepa said. All of them were very excited on hearing this and came closer to us.

Aanchal took her camera out and asked the bacha party to pose for different pictures. After taking around 50 pictures, she slid the camera inside the pouch once again.We said hie to the drawing teacher, a freelancer who comes in the weekends to teach the children painting and helps the children with other recreational activities.

We could see children from all parts of India.,anjali about seven barely spoke.She wandered all around with a toffee in her hand. Suddenly we realised that anjali-the ‘silent one'- had all the attention of Faiz, an eight year old kid. If the women of the house were to be believed, Faiz was in love with her. He adores her, takes care of her and shares his food with her.Indeed me and Aanchal were smiling like kiddos after hearing all this!! :-P

We saw Deepak and karishma drawing something on there sheets.Colors were flying This was not a red light area. This was fantasy unleashed, of a childhood in exile, condemned in innocence.To every1’s amazement, Faiz drew quite well.

So, do they go to school? I asked Deepa after lighting a cigarette, in the balcony. She said , yahan saare sarkari schools hai jahan padai nahi hoti.. I realized then ,that coming over and helping children out once in a while is not a bad idea. About to light my second one, Aanchal came and kicked me behind.. Dude, WTF cant you do this later, she said with her devilish voice.

I am coming in 5 mins… I said

Entered inside and the children were about to go 2 there English classes. We asked them questions about how have they been living and do they get proper food and how there parents treated them, Aanchal making notes in her notepad. Arjun saw my blackberry and wanted to use it.. I gave it to him and within 2 minutes, I could see he started playing snakes after unlocking it. Wow, quick learner I admired!!

With the bacha party gone, we were served chai,namkeen and anda-bread. All of them gathered around and one of them even asked me that if possible come over and help the kids occasionally with studies.They were even ready to pay me!! Strange but true. Occasional interference of one or two clients did not hamper our conversation. I said will definitely try to come and I could see the smile on there face when they heard this.

We bid adieu to them later in the evening and I could see the happiness in the eyes of bacha party and there families that some one came and talked to them about there condition and some people will try there best to help them. We took an Auto and headed to New Delhi again.Aanchal gave me a high five as we sat in the auto and I could see the happiness in her eyes as she hugged me saying “ It was very emotional” and started crying, I said “ Hey, we will surely do something about it was what I said and wiped her tears.

I am glad, it changed the way I used to see GB road…

What'z The point!!

2010-09-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

I'm way past my sleeping hour and I'm totally worn out so I thought I could sleep without popping my pills. As usual, the thoughts came flooding the moment I shut my eyes. Right now, I'm sitting in my den, waiting for the pill to work its magic while the birds are chirping as they wake.

I'm disgusted by my own laziness and incompetency. Almost every single one of my friends are about to wake up to get their asses to work, while I'm still here, like always. I'm disgusted not because its been two months but I've done nothing

. I'm disgusted because I have no qualms being this unmotivated. I've been giving a well-rehearsed speech to anyone who asks about my job search progress. Everything sounds promising, only because those are my stories, and they are written in such a way.

There is no drive to enter the work force, even girls cannot entice me. Till now, I still cannot believe I've came this far, I've completed the never-ending chase of education and worked for a couple of years . I know this is real, but I cannot accept it. Somehow, I'm still hoping I'll wake to find myself dreaming, I'm hoping I'll wake and be 18 again.

I cannot live this life, this isn't as planned. I'm supposed to be doing a lot of things now, I'm supposed to be driven, to be earning my big bucks, to be achieving something, but all I get are nightmares, nightmares from withdrawals.

I lose myself everyday and I spend my everyday searching for myself. Sometimes I wish if it's impossible to turn back time, at least let it stop. I quite like being in this pajamas, in this darkness, in this state of tranquility. I cannot stand the noises in the day, the emptiness in the house, the never-ending questions I have no answers to.

I miss myself, I miss my friends, I miss my women, I miss my love, I miss having a real purpose in life.

Small Things brings U Back.

2010-08-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

Just a simple message from your side, took me four years back.

The times that we spend, the late nights messages that we shared,

All of them suddenly came alive. Years that we spent,time which can never get back. Those walks together holding hands, came to a life.

It was then I realized its all gone. It was just something which will be with me forever, whether to accept it or deny it...

But that message made me recall the best days of my Life.

It was my first day in college, I was damn excited.

New life, new friends and Yippie, an altogether different life.

I parked my car and went straight inside, showing my card.

Looking out for some one, whom I know, I decided to walk up to the Volleyball court.

As it is , I was from sports background, so this made more then sense to me.

I walked up to the court and saw a couple of seniors already gearing up for a practice session.

I greeted them and was asked to change immediately. No choice but to obey.

Remember First day at College!!!

As I started My drills, laughing and enjoying with my fellow team mates,
enquiring about the crowd and realizing how girls go mad seeing the college sports stars,
I suddenly saw the star of the class!!!
Oh man, what a sight, U came U looked here and there and then faded away.
I was speechless and in the process was hit by the ball on my face.
[Photo khich gayi] the slang used when some one gets hit on his face while playing Volley Ball.
It took me a few moments to realize wat just transpired, It was something that never happened.
Well I again got back to my work, smashing my way around and made my seniors to admire my Game.
Hey But my mind was altogether somewhere else. Occasionally trying to glance my way around here and there, just to catch a glimpse of her, I thought my first day would be a hell lot of Fun!! Yeah yeah!!
Finished the practice it was just 10’o clock, I was glad and all geared up for the challenges and experiences ahead.

Went outside college for a sutta, just to get back my heartbeat.

I was sure it was something I never experienced.

No, I aint talking about the Ball that hit my face, though that was also the first time,

It was the impact that was created by that sight of yours.

Here I again entered, this time I was caught by the seniors.

Of course , U expect something to happen on the first day..

There was a girl coming out of her car wearing yellow Churidar and

Here I was told to go and tell her that she is looking pretty and give her a flower...

I did not even got a chance to say No, all I had to do was go go and go.

I went and stood there, she was just passing by with head held high.

In a flash, I told her hey I am a first year student, U look pretty and hhhhhhere is a flower for U.

She was shocked, I knew I was gone and there was every one standing and laughing.

She just walked away and I stood there with my collars standing like those old hindi movie actors as if I have done something extraordinary.

Finally I decided to go for the lecture and I saw you.

Wow you are in my class, hey hey hey not talking about the girl in yellow Churidar.

Days passed by I was enchanted with your charismatic presence.the air of confidence,conviction,attitude and all that was needed to be perfect was possessed by you..

Just any guy would lose his heart for you.

We never talked much..just an occasional hi and more of bye's to which i happily reverted to.

It all went casual until one day I asked you to make my assignment, the thing that usually happens when we enter college.

U said happily that I will do, I thought hey she is d one wooooooooooo Hoooooooo!!!!

One who will complete my assignment..

Suddenly I got a message at nite,

Wow a new number.. New admirer.. I said to myself.

Hey Harsh, your assignment is complete, will give it tomorrow was all that you said.

Here I was overjoyed and waiting desperately to meet U and in the process did not went for the practice...

The Bus stand is pretty nearby, would U mind walking down with me.

My heart skipped a couple of beats, when you came up with this...

Next day U came to college wearing a strap around your leg, U told me U hurt urself...

I helped U to the class and from now on those hi’s got some extended conversations...

First year went by and U became the most sought after and I became your best friend...

Those 15 minutes of walking around were damn amazing to end a tiring day...

God! I was so proud to be your best friend, hey I never knew I would start getting Linked up with you!

Deep inside it was something I wanted to, and the overwhelming feeling was something that made me say Woooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo!!!!

I never knew things would turn around so much and jealousy will creep in, specially when the gals around would act as professional Bitches.I would be so pissed off and would go for long sutta breaks whenever somebody talked bad or bitched about U.

Those coffees around, those silent talks, those late night messages were something I was looking forward to, Coming to the college and attending class was wat you intended to do.

28^th December was the day that turned my life, I realized that I was in love and that too with a girl who is already commited and moreover leaving.

To sum it up, it was as if everything was falling apart.

Miss charming and mysterious told me that she will Miss me a lot.

25^th January was the time that you made me realize , it was more than just hie’s and Bye’s

Now, I had the best girl, one can ever dream of, the epitome of perfection, the one who made me sing..

My dil goes Hmmmmm….

Nopes, I was not dreaming but the reality was yet to sink in.

Every talk , every message made me feel as if I am talking to some one who will be with me for lifetime.

As some one said, Giving sum1 all your love is not an assurance that he or she will love you back...

The smell of coffee is still fresh, those midnight messages still make me excited as hell, the touch of yours still melts my heart.

I am glad it happened, it happened for good

And as the hanging on my wall says it all,

We are Friends Forever.!!!!

Ps: The girl in yellow churidar is an assistant in the physics lab and I went ahead and apologized to her the next day.

Love... Just Love.. My way of Perceiving Love

2010-08-20T09:03:00.000-07:00

If You Love Sum1 Then Remember......

Very often when we meet sum1, he or she belongs to sum1 else..... Its so funny how we set qualifications for the right person to love while at the back of our minds we know that the person we truly love will always be an expectation!!!!

There would come a time when we have to stop loving sum1 not because that person started hating us but because we find that they'd be happy if we let them go. You will know you really love some one when u want him to be happy even if their happiness means you're not a part of it!!!! If sum1 comes into your life and becomes a part of you, but for some reasons he couldn't stay... DON'T CRY TOO MUCH!!!!! Just be glad your paths crossed and somehow she made you happy even for a while.

There are a few things that we never want to let go; Some people you never want to leave behind; But keep in mind that letting go is not the end of the world but rather it is the BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE!!!! Just bcoz sum1 doesn't love you the way you want him or her to doesn't mean they don't love you... REMEMBER.... The best relationship is when your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.

Giving sum1 all your love is not an assurance that he or she will love you back... Don't expect love in return, wait for it to grow in his or her heart. If it doesn't, be content it grows in you. It takes a minute to have a crush on sum1.... An hour to like sum1.... A day to fall in love with sum1.... But it takes a lifetime to forget sum1 you have grown to love!!!! And finally REMEMBER....

Love is rather complicated, but I'll tell u this, "THE SECOND YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY THAT'S LOVE!!!!"