Friends Worth a Lifetime (3) : Pratiti

Miss Pratiti Kalyaneshwar Chakraborty a.k.a. kali is one of my really close friends. We became friends with each other in class 9. and since then it has only grown. the school days were just amazing... doing all the fun in class, 'participating' in all punishments together as a group... and troubling the guys in our class.. Had some of the best moments shared through Diwali Parties...

 

Then, when junior college started, we sorta lost touch... In degree we got back together... CAT got us closer, making birthday video for pooja... That day had a lot of fun memories... getting back to my garden where we all got drunk, grâce à mousambi juice.... and reliving those years of total fun... Preparing for the symbiosis interview was again a special memory... where i got to know her more.. how she had changed sooo much in the past year and two.... 'She-who-must-not-be-named' gossips got us chatting for hours at a stretch... All in all, it has been a smooth comfortable, totally fun and an awesome friendship..

So here's my message to you honey... whenever in doubt, just close your eyes... i will be next to you... giving you all the support you need.. Je serai toujours pour toi... je promis... you are an amazing person... you can win the world with your amazing smile and sincerity. I believe that you are destined for amazing things honey... believe me when i say that...cuz you've worked hard and will do so further too... 

Love ya always... muuuuaaaahhhhh :-*

Friends Worth A Lifetime (2) : Disha

Disha and me are friends for the past 2 years now. It started with IMS GD sessions... went on to combined study sessions. and the best part then graced us... GRADUATION!! 2 students who had not touched books till february... got together and started what is now unbreakable... Friendship... In a way i am glad that we were so grossly underprepared for graduation that we needed someone for support and thus we got to each other.

Now we understand how much important we've become for each other. Words fail to describe what we've provided for each other over the last year. only we knew what each other wanted and only we were there for each other. with friends going far away... she NEEDED someone to be with her... and with a second attempt at CAT, i needed someone who'll continuously be with me... Thank You honey... for being there... and for understanding me the way no one else could. The most fond memory i have is dated 15th march 2010. the day i got a call from SPJain and a confirmation from Nielsen. She was the only person to understand how big was that day for me... what it actually meant... cuz she'd seen how much i had gone through for getting there... The celebration we had is something i'll narate to my grand children!!

I thank God everytime that he gave her to me. we're such opposites in many ways...  her heart controls most actions whereas my brain does!! :p she loves cooking.... i DONT!! she loves taking care of things... thats so not me... but there are so many more similarities... like the love for reading...both from humanities background...and the fact that we connect to each other so well... (Ask Mukul... he'll tell u about 'bluetooth'!!) Our parents have stopped asking questions when we simply say we're going to each others place.... and thank goodness our houses are so close by!! That helps... We're like family to each others family too...

You are a very special person... And trust me with your level of intelligence, confidence and smartness you're gonna go places. you have interests ranging so diverse that it would put anyone to shame. And i believe she'll find someone worthy of her... someone who'll love her unconditionally... and someone who'll love her the way she wants too... I believe she'll get what she deserves and it'll be worth the wait.... It will happen... of that i am certain...

The English language cannot express some things... the only thing that describes our relationship is a looooong hug... just shows we're always there for each other and come what may... we'll always be standing next to each other... Love ya babes... :) <3

The Blame Game

Classic illustration of citizens who shun their responsibility. We all talk about rights, but we rarely talk about our duties. Blaming someone is so much more easy than help fix the problem. Like the manglore plane crash. Politicians blaming each other. Pilots blaming the airline. Airline blaming the airport authorities. Airport authorities blaming someone else.Its a continual process. and not just with respect to india... but everywhere in the world. People keep playing the blame game. Its high time EVERYONE started accepting responsibilities. After 26/11, everyone thought that Mumbaikars have got a serious wake up call. But then again for the general elections, it was the same dismal show for voter turnout.

Its time we started taking responsibiliteies for our inconveniences. We refuse to stand in queues and we crib about security checks. we dont vote and then blame the politicians. atleast exercise your basic duty. that is VOTE. beyond that we can all do our bit. keeping our premises clean. not considering the railway tracks as trash cans and taking action when required. we've got to stop being dormant citizens. And set better examples for others to follow. why would our children believe in government, when we dont. i would rather let them live in India, where every individual's freedom is respected.

Lets respect everyone's lives too... lets respect ours and the country's wealth too. Lets try and learn some respect..

Les amis d'enfance

Although the title is in french... this post is not... the title can loosely translate to 'childhood friends'. But it means a little more than that. it means all those friends who've grown up with you since childhood and are still friends with you. This is a post dedicated to all my friends who've grown up with me.


Anyone who was in school with me, might just refuse to know who i am. they wouldnt have a clue as to who was that girl in school and who i am right now. there's a lot of change as to the person i am... but these friends know me from then... and they've seen how i changed and how i am today the person i am. Ce sont les amis d'enfance!! Qui vous save parfaitment!!

Such friends understand what u were in the past and what u are today. they're mostly ppl who know ur family well too, u know their family as well. The 1st ppl u'll make as a excuse when u gotta see ur bf/gf. its like u can tell them the most craziest things u do and they'll perfectly understand the 'rationale' (or shud i say craziness!!) They're like the ones you can go to for anything in the world. and u can be sure they'll have an answer for all your questions. if they dont, they'll join u in the quest for the answer. u meet them n number of times, its still not 'too much'.  thats what they are... the 'Joy of Living'...

This is dedicated to all my amis d'enfance for being there and loving me throughout!! and although some who were good friends till school and now r out of touch know the previous me... i love them too and  i miss them a lot!!
Love u pooja, pratiti, ninisha, and the rest...

Antakshari.

Today, after ages, i played antakshari... It made me smile. I absolutely love playing it. Its one of those things about our language that i am extremely fond of. Its possible only with hindi songs and only in this language. For those who absolutely shun hindi filmy music (and i know quite a few!!) this is one thing they must surely miss.
Playing Antakshari is soooo much fun. No family get together is complete without that. Almost every sangeet in an Indian marriage has one. Its a game played across ages. Its so much fun when your grand parents participate too... and you can sing pyaar hua ikraar hua with them. Good songs are rendered eternal by this game. To come up with new songs is a little tough... but i am getting there.. like singing haule haule instead of hum dono do premi when there is a 'H' on me. Challenging the other team is also equally satisfying. Ending purposely the song on a difficult alphabet like 'Z'.
But the best part is saare besure bhi khul ke gaate hain!! That is what this unique game is. Its brings together everyone. No one shies away cuz everyone knows that this ain't an Indian Idol contest. Even the most reticent ones join in. There's the typical nok-jhok of songs. One of them is singing a particular song for someone special cuz it means much more than a song to them.. and doing this in full public view inclusive of family members!! Only antakshari provides such pleasure. its applicable for all happy ocassions. and age no bar. Totally desi and totally fun!!
Baithe baithe kya karein, karna hai kuch kaam, 
Shuru karein antakshari, leke prabhu ka naam...

Sorry

This post is dedicated to everyone whom I've ever hurt. By mistake or intentionally. But if that person has been close enough to know me well, they will surely understand the reasons and will accept my apology... (i hope they do..) I am really really sorry for all the misunderstanding and miscommunication. People are not business that are run by just profit in mind. People run on the love and support of the loved ones. I don't want to lose that.. ever!! I want to keep running and keep loving the special people in my life. I am extremely sorry, if i ever hurt you, but i know that, if you love me too, you will forgive me... and will always be there for me...

Ma famille, mes amis et mes amours... s'il vous plait, pardonnez moi... j'ai besoin de vous tous...je vous aimerais toujours...

Verdict and beyond...

Finally Kasab has been given capital punishment. By indian standards, this justice is still 'in time'. When cases are going on for years and years, i must say that i am impressed and proud that the government and the judiciary took this incident seriously enough for the verdict to be out in 1 and half years.
As a mumbaikar, i am extremely satisfied. He deserved it for his actions. But i also understand that hanging Kasab, will in no way reduce the pain and the scars that 26/11 left on our minds and existence. And i just want the authorities to realise something:
1. We as citizens expecting security, are ready for scrutiny by government agencies. we dont mind the extra queues as long as there's an assurance that it is providing that security for our life.
2. All this exhuberance over this verdict seems unnecessary... because anything lesser than capital punishment would've been justice denied.
3. Prevention is better than cure is more applicable here than anywhere else. Let something like this not happen in the first place (and then blaming our intelligence agencies for the same!!) Lets sharpen our senses and help agencies to work. And agencies better work!!
Lets put security before our inconveniences... Lets put the nation before money... Lets put people's lives before anything else...

Mumbai Konachi?

On the glorious occasion of 50 years of 'Maharashtra'... I want people to have a look at this video and think for themselves. The question is 'to whom does Mumbai belong?' And why some politicians, who don't know one ounce of what it is to be a 'mumbaikar', claim to be the REAL 'sons of the soil'. Do they love the trains like we do, hell they don't even travel in them. Do they realize what is it to get a day off due to heavy rains...and then walk for kilometers to reach home. Everyone who loves Mumbai and works to keep this city going is a 'mumbaikar' and this city belongs to that person. No caste, creed, gender, race, regionalism can change that. Time to do some thinking. 

Mumbai Konachi?


Check out this link and i hope it answers some questions... it made me think and smile... hope it does that to you too...
Dedicated to anyone who loves Mumbai and the magical city itself.. 'MUMBAI'...
Aamchi Mumbai!!
Jai Maharashtra!!!
Jai Hind!!!!