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2015-06-25T18:41:00.003+05:30

Altruist 4u...plz bear with me!!: Trip to Switzerland of India!

2011-01-02T01:58:00.000+05:30

Altruist 4u...plz bear with me!!: Trip to Switzerland of India!

Trip to Switzerland of India!

2011-01-02T01:43:00.003+05:30

Out of habit you tend to ask your friends/colleagues, "so how was your weekend/week?" and generally I don’t have much to say. This time I had so much to say that every time this q pops in I start from where and when I started this jorney/vacation/a trip. Ever since I have landed on my working home, Pune, I wanted to compile this short some-type-of-logue (not exactly a travelogue) that summarizes my north trip with my sweet little family.

So here it goes:

Day 1: Start from Pune DC to Mumbai airport to catch the 2nd last flight to Delhi. I reach 2 hrs before schedule and the flight is late by 40 mins. Songs/writings/magazines/snacks kept me busy and long 3 hrs passed away in a jiffy, happily (happiness was more bcoz it was a much awaited trip to North. Especially so bcoz im classified under the North Indian category had never really got a chance to taste the real NORTH INDIAN FLAVOUR)

Day 2: Starts from midnight 0030 hrs, waiting for my luggage. GoAir sucks! Met bro after a long time. Had food from a dhaba and slept. Travelled all across Delhi from Gurgaon to visit the Taj for some session. Visited Qutab Minar, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament house and The India gate. Wanted to witness a sunset behind India gate which was happily defeated, thanks to Delhi traffic. Had to rush back to New Delhi station to catch train to Bhatinda. Unfortunately I again reached station 1 ½ hrs before to find the train is late by 3 hrs. You wont believe this. I paid Rs. 10 to charge my phone. Sounded funny but was in desperate needs. Train was thankfully only 3 hrs late.

Day 3: Got down at one of the oldest city of Punjab, Bhatinda. With temperatures dipping drastically since past 2 days, it was a tuff morning in a comparatively crowded city that still looks like the oldest city in the country let alone Punjab. Drove straight to Amritsar, enroute witnessing the “kanak” of the country (they call kanak = wheat = sona). Wanted to visit the Golden temple before/during and just after sunrise. All plans in vain thanks to Indian railways! Nonetheless was a great experience in the holy city of Amritsar. Visited Jallianwala Baugh too. Speechless. Bullet marks are still evident. Then we had to travel a mammoth 5000 fts above sea level in just 83kms from Pathankot (It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir). Entered “Himmachal ki vadiyaan” and headed straight to Dalhousie. Locales say that their prime season is May/June but you can still enjoy the weather in November, trust me. I wanted to witness snowfall in Dalhousie. Unfortunately temperatures came close to 3 degrees but it dint snow! L

Day 4: 1000fts above, 24 kms away from Dalhousie is Khajjiar, Mini Switzerland of India! True! Havent seen such landscapes till date! Superb! Very picturesque. Zorbing was fun too. Came back to the small town of Dalhousie and visited local market. Amazed to know that Himmachal Pradesh is known for its loyalty and truthfulness. Koi chori dakaiti nahi.

Day 5: Started for Dharamshala, located on the foothills of Himalayas. We were getting closer to the Himalayas by the day. Reached Mcleodganj, the Tibetan government-in-exile is headquartered here. You feel you are in Tibet. Visited Dalai Lama’s monastery, local sight seeing, local market. Local market has a lot for you girls out there. Crazy stuffs! Only one shop for we football fans! Still cudnt find MANUTD’s home jersey. Out of stock!

Day 6: Journey to temple circuit begins. Chamunda devi > Kangra Devi > Jwalaji (Researchers still dnt know why there is a never ending Jwala in the temple. Strange but true!) > Chintpurni > Nainadevi. Then on our way to Chandigarh visited the holy shrine of Anandpur Sahib and reached the Union territory cum capital city of Chandigarh!

Day 7: Mansa Devi. Temple circuit ends, tp begins. Met a few friends at Chandigarh DC. Couldn’t meet all of them. Was in a hurry!

Day 8: Didi ki shaadi attend ki aur ghar aa gaya yaar.. !!Punju wedding!! ;-) In all it was a great trip with almost 1600 kms drive (not me re.. taxi tha)! Reached Pune on time for office this Monday!

Not sure how many will have the patience to read this! Still have penned it down!!

Have fun and do visit Punjab! Any help, always there!
Keep Smiling!!

Bogadya!

2010-08-29T13:59:00.007+05:30

Whoa! Guys am back and quiet excited to pen down my thoughts which has overflowed my already over loaded mind of unlimited dreams!

We have now settled in a city, which was once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, which is very much evident in the climate (June-September), geography (located 1800 fts above sea-level) and how can I forget its locals, infact Pune or Poona aka Punyari-Nagari, I should say, has accepted us.

Today on my way back home, instead of planning about my weekend tasks (that my mom has already planned ) I stopped and looked back. Back at those college days when I had my own set of perceptions about some people around me (infact a particular guy) which refrained me from knowing them more. (Reminds me of a line: You only see what others want you to see of them)

There was this guy who had a sick wardrobe (red/orange lowers), (you don’t expect them from new collegites,to be engineers), cheesy sense of humour and frequently used roadside language in public. He portrayed or had within him this aura of being among the bad-boys of the batch. But then eventually we became friends thanks to a common friend. In the gamut of those 4 years at college we played football, had fun trips together, also a long train journey but never understood him, and that this image of him stuck with me!

It all ended when he gave me his piece of mind on my bad days in the last 8 months mostly during trainings. Didn’t change my attitude a bit but then definitely moulded by baseless perspective which all plummeted recently when he faced a hard situation. Situation where he had to lift a mountain of hope and courage. He did that with strength and a positive attitude. It was that day he won me! Hats off yaar! Learned a lot from you in a very short span of time,which was an important lesson in life, had already read about it but experienced the true essence of it in you mate! My bestest wishes with you! May you live long and all your dreams come true! Continue in your believes, they have the power to take you there!

Signing off!

P.S. – Please don’t ask me his name, he himself will comment if he comes across this!

My Playlist

2009-11-24T22:20:00.002+05:30

Indian Ocean – Torrent

Aao wish karein – Reh jaane do

A.R. Rahman – Kaise mujhe tum (Instrumental from Ghajini)

A.R. Rahman – Bombay theme

A.R. Rahman – Maa tujhe Salaam

Raghu Dixit – Hey Bhagwan

James Blunt – Goodbye my lover

Richard Marx – Right here waiting for you

Amit Trivedi – Nayan Tarse (from Dev D)

Robbie Williams – LOTR theme

Jagjit Singh – Aur Ahista

Greenday – Time of your life

Scorpions – Send me an Angel

Neuman Pinto – Phas gaya (from Aamir,music composed by Amit Trivedi)

Null Friction – Madras

Kishore Kumar – Mere Sapno ki rani

Decibel – Naagin

Shaan – Le Chale (from My brother Nikhil)

Junoon – Lal meri pat

Kings of Lion – Sex on Fire

OST Goong - Ice Pond

Swanand Kirkirc - Baanwra mann (from Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi,music by Shantanu Moitra)

Yanni – A walk in the rain

(Not necessarily in that order)

This just cannot be an exhaustive list...many more to come!!

Quantum of Solace

2009-11-19T00:18:00.001+05:30

Sick and tired of life...roz roz ki khitpit...dhakka mukki..Find some solace here!

http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm

Enjoy..Hav fun!!

Good wishes and good will!!

2009-11-19T00:04:00.003+05:30

Why do we keep working on building rapport with our friends and relatives? Sometimes even with those passerby's,strangers next door (/Im a Mumbaikar/), train wale uncle and so on and so forth. Its because their good wishes and good will might save our day from the most miniscule'est of the trouble coming our way. Its because the environment gets influenced (courtesy) or maybe (unimportantly) because it gives us a reason to smile in todays hectic life schedule we follow. At the end of the day, it does help...but mind you,only from the miniscule'est of the troubles because for everything else HE is there!!

As a man thinks

2009-11-18T17:34:00.002+05:30

You will be what you will to be;
Let failure find its false content
In that poor word, "environment,"
But spirit scorns it, and is free.

It masters time, it conquers space;
It cows that boastful trickster, Chance,
And bids the tyrant Circumstance
Uncrown, and fill a servant's place.

The human Will, that force unseen,
The offspring of a deathless Soul,
Can hew a way to any goal,
Though walls of granite intervene.

Be not impatient in delay,
But wait as one who understands;
When spirit rises and commands,
The gods are ready to obey.

This inspirational poem is written by James Allen,thought of sharing it with you all as soon as i read it!!

2009-10-28T01:00:00.000+05:30

Just a blink of an eye and I was into school, another blink took me past senior secondary, another 1, past engineering….whoa!! Hold on, too much of nictation; here’s the reality! Come December 19^th and Ill leave for my “FIRST JOB.” Man,this is some realness! It wasn’t on 24^th Feb last year(when my name was included in the recruited candidates list), it wasn’t when I bagged a second job at TechMahindra, it wasn’t when wishes were flowing in from all over: friends, family, relatives, it wasn’t even when final sem results were announced, it wasn’t when I got my railway bookings done; it was yesterday (24/10/09) when talking to my mom while we were strolling around in just another mall nearby that she said, “Ab mera beta bada aur (probably therefore) kamane layak ho gaya hai”,that I realized I am grown up now. Bada to main tha hi aur shayad kamana chahta to kama sakta tha but never knew that this would come one day! Amazed but the feeling of pride has just not sunk in. Proud of the fact that I finally have some family responsibility to carry on my shoulders. Don’t worry, family…Main hoon naa!

On this light, and sticky note ill finish this untimely and weird post! Untimely because theres not much of an responsibility to carry in immediate future and weird because its too personal to be posted online still did it …… Ditch!!

Caution: It is not advisable to conclude that the editor of this blog site is some famous Bollywood actor’s biggest fan and has therefore used of one his famous dialogue from one of his (so-called) blockbusters!!

Ronaldinho10!!

2009-10-23T01:19:00.002+05:30

Today after nearly 2 years saw him play against Real Madrid. Since leaving for Milan, at the beginning of last season, I had almost stopped following FCB for some time until my friend told me about the overwhelming success at Nou Camp, all owing to one man Pep Gaurdiola. Never had heard of him till that day. Then slowly began following the extraordinary show both home and away! Got so engrossed in the proceedings at NC, almost neglected one of my favourite players who actually brought my attention to Barca. Well, for all non-football-following readers, I am talking about Ronaldo de Assis Moreira popularly known as Ronaldinho or Ronnie.

It was a treat to watch him play and as a proud Ronnie fan I can say that it still is. His deft touches, last minute shifting gears, dribbling style, intensity on his face before a free kick, runs from the far left corner of the field into the box, impeccable passes, an inspirational figure for both the teams on the field, same long curly hair, and to top it all that “UGLY” smile after fooling a couple of mid-field players n defenders can still be witnessed. Its pleasure to see all this in todays world of football. Not many can emulate this Great, Immortal… Long live Ronaldinho n May his football career never ends!!

Music

2009-10-21T12:08:00.000+05:30

Music defines human being. Quintessential for a few, passion for some and life for many. Music has the ability to connect to two different souls. It is a passage which leads one to infinity. Shows that it is very close, and yet too far! It has the power to sympathize with the lonely child, celebrate with the birthbay boy, express joy of success, mould anticipation into surprise, turn that fear of being rejected into getting angry on the unthinkable, turns love to hate, holds up so n so phobia till the last minute when a single chord can convert it to so n so philia, excites you at 1 and calms down the very next moment. It has to be the same music that has brought,this ugly yet melodious world together! Not very often will we see a westner singing on the tunes of an Indian song, infact going that extra step to release a video with a so-called Indian outfit! With music nothing is impossible…rightly says so Mr. Adidas!

Why?

2009-10-20T23:37:00.003+05:30

Why is it that the failure of past looms large in the present when the success in near future is waiting right there, why are Mom Dad so worried about me settling down, why have I lost confidence in myself, why have I left things the way they are, why is it that I am least interested about my body, why have I sulked into obliqueness, why is there a feeling of incompleteness within me, why do people say I am not behaving normally, why do I think so much, why do I have to crib about a few things, why dont I take things in my stride, why do I feel trapped in between nowhere, why are days passing without being lived, why have I left everything on Him -- Hav I really left everything on him! Dont I breathe in n breathe out daily! Am I not preparing myself for the war that lies ahead! Palmistry is the answer,isn’t it! Shouldn’t I take my friends seriously! Functioning of brain is important, don’t u think so! Everyone is entitled to opine their thoughts,who will stop them! Complete signifies end,is end so near! Parallelism n Perpendicularity results in stress,isn’t that true! Mustnt I be more active! Some things are best left unsaid, unsanctified, unscathed, shouldn’t it! Isnt this the time to take authority, prove potency! Am I not settled with a job(yet to sign the dotted line) and willingness to pursue management! Past is best known for its hovering predominance over present leading to a unsealed, unsure BUT a BRIGHT FUTURE because this day reckons in me a new faith and belief of me,myself and ….haha!! On that light note thanks for bearing my galaxy full of emotions,without troubling you much,this is your own altruist…Signing off!!

Things to do in 2 minutes!

2009-10-19T23:35:00.005+05:30

Well, I met my good old schoolday’s friends-fun lovers, enthusiasts n at times foodie’s(atleast a few) yeaterday. What makes me come back to this blog is this amazing time frame of 2 minutes that has so much of a potential,which I realized only after yesterdays gettogether at my favourite/better/chaddi -buddy friends place.(P.S.- Favourite because I love pulling his legs with the much needed support by a few). Here’s a list of things u can do in 2-mintutes.

First thing that comes to every school-going kid/collegiate is the popular 2-minute Maggi, open,cook n eat!
Departure time difference between 2 local trains during peak hours at CST/Churchgate in Mumbai
To take my car from 0-100kmph…I own a 1999 make- Maruti-800!
Doodle
Click your own pic.
Send a 160-character long message to a friend whom you dont expect to reply because we are talking about things to do in 2 minutes only...lets not waste too much time chatting!!
Think about your 'to do' list for the day.
Day dream...before you start dont forget to put on the timer!
Sign arbitly. (10 times would easily consume 2 minutes)
Doodle some more.
Sing a 2-minute song
Prepare a 2-minute speech when u win your 1,2,3,... award from so-and-so.
Score a goal from halfline...allowed only for last 2 minutes in rink football (Rules may vary)
Take a deep breath in,breathe out and analyze.
Feel guilty that you're wasting two minutes.
Panic that your two minutes are almost over.
Well, my bestest of friend doesn’t think so. He has come up with something exciting, jaw-dropping stuff…He says ”Just do it, in 2 minutes. Yess, In 2 minutes!!"..Man he has got something in him!! Hats off!! [P.S. Mayb he is inspired by Nike....sorry for tht...ROFL]

I could have done one of the above but did nothin...wasted a few more 2-minutes of my life...Damn!!

With this note,ill take a break…just cant stop laughing…and plan to come up with something less exciting than my friend, the next time I write something on web!

The GS!!

2008-09-22T18:22:00.005+05:30

Here's a poem dedicated to our(me with my coll frnz) trip to Nilshi!!

Aniruddha being the sole comps,loves Metallica,

Still is a man of substance,the Hulk of our gang!!

New ET entrant,Anthony learnt a lot,

Though everyone knows he is a big shot!!

Lukha sukha Biju;Bechara tries his best,

Always:as never before;then losses the test!!

Mr. 1570,Harsh the PJ king;

Maverick,whos a rock fan;should listen him sing a song!!

Mudit the leader;3-card show man;

He's nt etal the cheater;Nilshi babes on seeing him go whoa whoa whoa!!

Athlete+Cobain here;makes his presence felt;

His Pj's suck big time,Though ET girls before him melt!!

Here comes the easy goer,Anna bhai Sasi;

Nasty when drunk,but not very fussy!!

Follow the rule says Supriyo,kala laloo of MGM,

Enthusiastic but serious,says here I AM!!

Nilshi was our destination,had fun on the way;

Trekking & kayaks thrilled us;

Thats the way we are....Hey! Hey! Hey!

Continued..

2008-06-03T01:24:00.003+05:30

The story can never end...Frnz,im back again with the same old-never ending story of Mike-Sandra:still continues. Goobye from Mike seemed to be the last one but then in the process he had sweared about loving her. It was this lovely feeling of loving someone so deeply that has impelled me to keep blogging about this lovely little love story...(just imagine how LOVELY it is!!). Since I have not informed you'll about the proceedings of this story doesnt mean that it was the end..it can actually never end,such is the connection between Mike n Sandra!

2008-03-09T00:31:00.003+05:30

This is what Mike has to say 2 Sandra
"Goodbye My Lover"

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your hand.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer and when i wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bare my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Taare Zameen Par...

2007-12-31T18:56:00.002+05:30

Friends, m jus bak aftr experiencing a completely different side of me..more than the story it was the songs the touched me..MAA,o mom thtz exactly wt i wanted to tell u, "tujhe sab pata hai meri MAA" ..thoroughly moved by the sensitive side of it...flawless movie by Aamir, proving once again wht Aamir Khan can actually deliver not only on the silver screen but also standing on the other side of it..absolutely brilliant attempt at a very simple yet elegant subject..a lot 2 learn from it..if u hvnt seen it till date, dnt miss this one,ull regret been alive...just imagine!!

I hope its an eye opener to other film makers...r ull listening?????

Roller Coaster ride!!

2007-12-27T23:44:00.001+05:30

Sem 5 was the most happening sem for me,an engineer in making!!

Actually so many things happened, if I sit and make a note of it I am sure that’ll b the d last day ull be reading my blog(realized it only after writing 4-5 paras n still lots 2 be included). So here’s a list of events that made my day..

Joined GRE classes after thinking about it 4 almost 10 days…was in a dilemma whether 2 go 4 MS or MBA…

Got myself a new PC assembled..a much awaited one!!..infact I was planning to buy 1 since my 12th boards

Our college fees was hiked by almost 75%...shocking fact..but had 2 deal with it coz no option

Surprisingly cleared my sem 4 n tht 2 wid decent percentile..tht was least I cud have expected

Met online, a great friend..found a confiadant in her..been through lots of ups n downs..but frankly speaking it was fun..was my 1^st of its kind!

Gave my 1^st presentation..PCT PPT..it was supposedly a group work..but thanks to my group members,leaving aside a few,there was hardly ne efforts from others..it was a learning experience!!

I was for the first time so busy in my same old boring routine of college,class,home that a few of my friends thought that I was trying to disregard them..im sorry friends,it wasn’t intentional

I,with my MT (Millenium towers,place I live) friends organized Ganesh utsav in our colony,which was appreciated by everyone..wasie we too had a blast..especially during Prasad distribution..

4 d first time in the history of MUMBAI UNIVERSITY,odd sems extended up2 january..can u believe month long examinations..its so damm frustrating

Last bt not the least,started blogging..im kinda addicted to it..started for a simple reason..improve my speed but then ended up earning a few $’s.. hehe..jus kidding…frankly speaking it was all about speaking ur heart out,especially when u dnt have ne1 2 share ur innermost feelings..thot will share it with some unknown people who can atleast understand what im,especially when the one’s u know leave u alone,half way through!!

It might sound something very common and usual but for me it was something really exciting,happening,that I never expected!! In the end was left confused by a lot of questions unanswered..over all a roller coaster ride it was,worth experiencing..njoid a lot!!

Adam n Eve

2007-12-26T17:50:00.000+05:30

Friends..its a must read n therefore tuk a risk to actually post sumthing illegal on my webpage..copyrights are reserved with u my friend(1 who wrote this)..[:)]

IN THE BEGINNING, God created men and women. The men were without finesse and poise, and ignorance was upon them — or, at least, that’s what the women thought. God felt sorry for the men, who looked cluttered, dirty, filthy, grimy, and grubby. And, God said, "Let there be metrosexuality," and there was metrosexuality! God seeing that metrosexuality was good, separated the metrosexuals from the ignoramus — the few who refused to look at the light or the mirror. And, finally, God said, “Let the naive machos take a back seat,” and so it came to pass.

In the meanwhile, the metrosexuals, who were gifted with an aesthetic sense and left with an ugly amount of time and money, went about the task of changing the image of men. They hit the spas and beauty salons with a vengeance. They got themselves manicured, pedicured and waxed. They got their craggy faces scrubbed, exfoliated, massaged, and preened. They got their skin re-hydrated and moisturized.

They splurged money on fairness creams, styling gels, concealers, tanning powder, beard-shaders, and lipsticks. They chose their designer wears with care and concern. One of the metrosexual icons went on to act in an ad, showing him enjoying a bath in a tub filled with rose petals, with the screen sirens, whom the ad once featured, in attendance.

The women, who used to complain that men smelt like a pair of used socks, were surprised when one fine day the men came out of the beauty salons prim and proper and fluttered their mascaraed eyelashes. A few women were worried by this sudden development, but a majority of them welcomed the new-looking men and their designer labels. At least, men would not hereafter cringe when it came to spending on cosmetics, the women reasoned.
Lo and behold! The men and women started splurging on cosmetics and designer-wears. Looking good never looked so good before, they thought.

God saw this, and God did not like what he saw. He could not tell them apart. He could not tell who was Eve and who was Adam. He thought that the metrosexual man, instead of complementing the woman, was trying to dethrone her and occupy her place. He thought of Adam dressed in fig leaves. "That was much better," He muttered to Himself. Then, God said, “It is not good that the men should be like this." He let confusion enter the minds of women.

The next morning some women thought that the metrosexuals looked like sissies and duly shifted their allegiance to the retrosexuals. A few women thought that the retrosexuals were Neanderthals who wore their sloppy looks and slimy attitude on their filthy sleeves. The others wondered to which category those brawny bods with no brains belonged.

Some craved for the good old types — men who looked unkempt, unshaven, dirty, speckled, stained, smudged, soiled, spotted, sullied, and immaculate in their crudeness and cussedness. And, each woman wondered whether that was what she really wanted. They could not say for sure. The confused men, who were waiting for the Freudian slip from the women, were left wondering, “What do women really want?”

When God found the men and women trapped thus in that Babel of confusions and counter-confusions, He knew He had done His work, and decided to take a day off.

LDR...post 16

2007-12-26T17:48:00.002+05:30

Here's a poem by GARY R HESS that i feel sums up it up 4 MIKE N SANDRA...

When love has come
But soon is gone
It begs the question
Was it there

The love was lost
And never found
Lost without you
Lost without me
Lost into eternity

The love was just a figment
A figment of our minds
Something we could ponder
But never express

Was it love or just a feeling
Was it love or just healing

Healing from the hatred
The hatred of our hearts
Our past was deep and full of pain
We needed this to release the stain

For this I do not regret
The time with you that I had spent

YES friends,,thtz how i wud lik 2 end it..but is dis
actually the end of it??? lets keep our fingers
crossed...jus kiddin Mike...well im sure u must hv understood wt LDR now stands 4..
u got tht rite..LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP..
hard but worth trying..its all wht i hav learnt from my friend,Mike N Sandra..she still is!!

LDR...during 16

2007-12-23T19:35:00.000+05:30

(….contd)

Well, it was the beginning and definitely not the end of Mike and Sandra. They started sharing every single aspect of their life, almost depended on each others support at every walk of life. Emotional support was what they required. Doesn’t matter how small or how silly it would have been, they had to share it with the same excitement. There was a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. None of them ever accepted anything but everything was written on their faces..(you can’t deny that, Mike)

Sandra managed to pull out a very different and much required “MIKE” out of my good old friend mike. Self confidence was boosting like anything inside our new and much improved MIKE. He started analyzing things very minutely, got a bit more homely, became more careful about every small thing in his life. He was simply enjoying his life. His wardrobe changed completely, got a makeover done..(still skeptical why did he had that makeover, I mean Sandra lived 100’s of miles away from him, and she wasn’t even coming to his place in near future, neways)..was getting compliments from all his friends and family. Ditto for Sandra. We were good friends too. Occasionally she did call me, just to know more about my friend mike and in the course I managed to get a lot out of her as in her feelings, what she feels about mike and believe me I was so moved by her faith and belief in herself and her GOD, there are no words to explain it. She managed to convince me that if you want things to happen they’ll happen come what may...sounds very flat and normal but then listening to Sandra actually made me realize it for the first time in my life!!...THANKS SANDRA

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep….things are'n't hunky-dory all the time. A relationship is like a burning fire which needs to be rekindled every now and then to avoid getting extinguished. There aren't any short cuts to it. If u dont go through some rough weather,yo'll never understand the joy of smooth sailing & fortunately they both agreed to it. TRUST & PATIENCE was the foundation of the relationship they shared. Please don’t misconstrue my statement, its under the assumption that FAITH is obvious, with people having done Masters in faith n all..hehe..

Suddenly out of blue, Mike messaged me “Dude everything’s over..things weren’t going our way..and its really HARD”..I just couldn’t believe wt was I reading..I tried my best to convince him that things can be sorted out because i was sure i had to do something with patience..I was so sure that it must have been something wrong from his side,definitely coz Sandra cud never have done that to Mike,though Mike till date never told me what happened exactly(this guy can go to any extent just to keep his words)..all he told me was something really went wrong between both of us n we decided to stop it once and for all..for a moment I was shocked!!. Is this Mike n Sandra?? How could have this happened?? Im sure whatever be the reason both of them were HEARTBROKEN..4 sure!!

That was a short (as in time period and not number of lines i have used to potray it..lolz) LOVE STORY…was it actually a love story?? Neways Life’s a continuous learning process and im sure both of them learnt a lot from this..Mike’s now happy again, maybe because his past memories keeps haunting him..(sorry for being rude 2 u mate)..Hoping the same for Sandra..LONG LIVE THEIR ETERNITY!!!

LDR's!!...pre 16

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For those who are still wondering what LDR stands for..i request them to be patient coz once u start reading this blog ull have an intuition of what it is!!..So just wait n watch!!..now here's a story of,1 of my closest friend,that has somehow troubled me a lot...still wondering,why so!! but thtz a fact maybe bcoz i was associated with it rite from the 1st day...so 'blogging' down story of Mike n Sandra...

It all started with the most happening n the most talked about networking site today in INDIA : orkut.com. Mike was thorughly into orkuttin world since his higher secondary results. He coudnt go to bed without having a scrap check. So hoooked that guy was. He actually had his own valid reasons for using orkut;wanted to keep in touch with all his GOOD OLD friends,fair enough!! 1 thing that was commendable bout Mike was that he never perverted from his usual practice,I mean orkut used strictly to keep in touch with his friends and at times expressing his views on a few other communities n thtz it!!

Everything was moving very smoothly for this simple-minded,cool guy. Generally he never accepts request from people who he hav'nt met,or hav'nt heard of, bt could'nt resist accepting a friend request from Sandra. It was actually after a lot of research work(as in any common friends,communities,ets) did he finally had the courage to accept her request. It was not only about courage but one can say "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"..(hehe..dnt mind buddy,Mike)he just could'nt digest the fact that some unknown girl from some unknown college staying miles away from him with no common friends could even think of adding strangers to her already long list of known friends..huh!! Still Sandra managed to partially convince him that it was in DESTINY that they met online..

Well..lemme give ull a brief intro of the girl in picture,Sandra..firm believer of destiny,dreamy n therefore creative,full of ideas,luvs 2 talk 2 people,n most importantly make friends..dis as all evident in her 1st chat with Mike..a few days after Mike acccepted her friend request!! I still remember their 1st chat online..Mike got so engrossed in Sandra tht he completely forgot he had to attend his GRE classess..4 d first time Mike was actually late..i jus cudnt beleive my eyes..boy who was so punctual about attending classes entered late in the class. Ghosh! sumthing was definately wrong with this guy. The whole day he was blushing for no reason. It seemed as if he had found someone in his life(he had,actually)..I tried my best 2 extract sumthing out of him but he kept saying that "everything's normal,nothin new...got late bcoz i had overslept"

Days kept passing by Mike n Sandra kept chatting by..suddenly out of a blue moon,dnt rem wht happened exactly bt cell nos. got xchanged..Mike promised Sandra to call her soon..n guess wht Mad guy cudnt resist even for a single day n gav Sandra a call,after thinkin for bout n no. of times...coz he wsnt comfortable with all dis kinda stuff,ol frnz,callin unknwn people jus 4 the heck of it!! bt still jus to keep his words,Mike called Sandra..Unfortunately she cudnt answer her call,bt a friend of hers requested him 2 call her up after say 5 mins..O man,Mike was so confused..wts goin on?? he reckoned that might be Sandra's playing some pranks with him..jus for fun...bt then she started givin infi misd calls..he 2 reciprocated..Mike jus cudnt believe his eyes..Unknown girl giving him a missed call..lolz..

Finally as soon as everyone in the house were off to sleep,Mike called Sandra..the moment he heard Sandra there ws this feeling of oneness that he cudnt hide and they went on talkin:bout life,hobbies,friends unless n untill Mike realised that he was calling from a postpaid number..hehe..pity Mike!! It was just the beginning,Mike n Sandra both got so immersed into their conversation day in day out..they had enuf common topics to talk about..to discuss bout..their daliy chores in details..u should hav seen the happiness n joy in both their eyes(thou personally i hav never seen Sandra but the way Mike xplained it 2 me,it was obvious)..

LOVE ws in d air for sure..things became dead obvious bt none of them cud actually take that step forward..it was crystal clear from Sandra's words that she has started likin Mike..for the man he is!! Without even meeting how cud hav Mike taken this step forward..he was very reluctant..he even explained his point of view to Sandra,who was in no mood to agree..she says that its all about degree of faith u hav in urself,little faith says "I can do it"..a step further "I will do it"..n nth degree says "It's already done". Mike ws quite moved with it..he started accepting changes,4 a change!! Slowly bt steadily he kept accumulating more n more out of Sandra..mayb he was thinkin in THAT terms..thou not quite sure!!
Wait a sec believe it or not..all dis happened within a span of 10 odd days!!

Everything was axiomatic..it was just a matter of as to who will take that first step..& dis poor guy,unaware bout the universal fact that it has 2 b a guy ALWAYZ..(frankly speaking i dnt accord 2 it)..waffled not bcoz he was shy but only because he ws unsure as to whether she feels the same as he does?,if she does'nt he'll loose a gud friend?,what will she think bout him?..all his questions remained unanswered till 16th midnite...

That nite i still remember both of them confessed that they like each other. After an hour-long gf-bf talks..(lolz) they mutually agreed that nothin further can be said before they meet personally..Sandra,a worshiper n Mike,a altruist were so excited n amazed by some unusual things happening in their life,completely in awe with the time on their side..n as Sandra always says "This is life,njoi every second of it"...they did exactly the same............................................................