Sunday, November 16, 2008
15 th november 1986
this is simply because i want to go back to the happy days of my life...not like i am not happy now but those are the days which are never gonna come back....remembering these days give me few moments of complete bliss that cant be got by doin anythin else !! so here i go
she came into our lives on this date.from then on till last year this date called for a celebration.well it was jus another reason to party and celebrate.
15 th november 1986 ( approximately 3 months after my birthdate) was when she was born.all i knew then was that she was also part of my family and almost the same age as mine...so being the kids at home ;we were pampered all the time annoying the little bigger ones at home..
wen we were young we celebrated this day by jus having a pre defined b day party like how kids generally have-the traditional b day cake,the b day hats,the eagerness to receive presents,games etc etc..
as we grew older our definitions of celebration got refined or rather re defined..wishing at 12 am sharp ,the surprise party,treating friends for either movies or food.. etc etc started becoming more of the in thing though the the traditional cake remained in tact.the concept of hosting a b day party elsewher creeped in...and the best part was the older generation ppl in the house were not invited although we needed them monetarily (hehe!!)...the invitees stuck to jus the friends and siblings if they were of the same age...
thus we celebrated each one s b day with the same enthusiasm year after year.i remember how we used to
pick up the places we always wanted to go but couldn due to various reasons for celebrating the day
as we wouldn be denied anythin that day...
i still remember her b day wen we were in the first yr of coll ...it was kinda customary i suppose(only she knows why) to treat ppl for ur b day ..the worst is wen u treat the wrong crowd..as in ppl whom u jus knew for like 2 months but weren friends...but today wen i think of that day it sounds so funny...
second yr and third yr we got more mature or i should say sensible and invited the right crowd ...
least did i know i was celebrating her last b day wen i was in the final yr....!!
this yr on 15 th i didnt have anyone to call and wish nor did i have ppl call me up and yell for not wishing on time,,.,nor did i sit and plan wher to go out for the treat..all i managed to do is stare at my mob for a while until the truth sank in......
well enough of the she's ...i am jus describing my sister ramya...she s not with us today but her memories remain forever,..this is like a tribute to her on her 22 nd birth anniversary...
..it reminds me of all the good times we ve had on this day keeping the b day as an excuse...thanks to
her for giving me memorable 15 th novembers ...15 th november will always remain in our hearts forever..
we missed you so much yesterday!!!(now at least will i get my treat??)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
My unbonded relation!!
So here I go beginning to write abt the first 20 yrs of my life…
Wher do I start…?? she came into my life wen I was 4…from then till this date its been a wonderful journey with her..we still remember those yrs as children…either of us being the class captain of our class and the other being the assistant captain , writing names of the other naughty ones on the black board ,marking social studies answers and dictating it to the whole class, organizing moral science plays, wearing those best behaviour and those rank holder badges with that innocent pride in our faces, laughing at each other s choir sessions, attending b day parties and getting two pencils and an eraser as return gifts and actually showin it off to others, opening up that big fat lunch box of ours and eating together,,(u can imagine the carrier type lunch cases used those days….god!! i still cant believe we actually used them once)!! we used to be our teachers pet students doin all their work and actually taking pride in it not realizing that they were actually dumping their work on ours!!pheww!!how dumb were we!!
whooooo…wat not….
Then slowly we grew older and our talks changed from those childlike ones to a bit of all those girly talks….she became more nicer, calm and composed and I was turning into a brat as I grew old…she never used to talk much but I seemed to be makin it up doubly for it…then we came to the higher secondary…and those two yrs jus flew leaving us barely any time to talk to each other…
Then the most important part of my life.. “college life”…this is the time wher our friendship bloomed and made us realize wat we meant to each other…every second of my college life I ve spent with her.. be it grumbling abt our never ending lab sessions and its record writing , or deciding on wen to bunk and stuff ..every small decision of mine revolved around her…we faced a lot of hardships during our college life…that s wen we realized and understood the importance of each other…today wen she s married and gone..i feel so happy that something nice is happening to her finally…but at the same time I feel sad and hard to accept the reality that she s no more gonna be the same friend I used to call up at any time of the day and actually talk for hours without any reason...i am no more gonna experience the pleasure of jus roaming around Chennai streets making fun and commenting on all the passers by as if we were perfect in everythin...god all those restaurant visits, walkin out ordering food and not being able to eat it, jus goin for a ride in the car ,and not to forget our daily course of temple visits…in fact ppl in places wher we hang out often today ask me how my friend is.. that s wen I realize that we both have done almost every small thing together…
Wat surprises me the most is the fact that we are kinda different in many things…right from the way of talking, to our ways of thinking …everything is quite different…but still I cant think of any other person in my life to whom I would actually dedicate a blog post!!
Now finally to her name…-“RANJINI”…god… the very name gives me a smile…
Here s a toast to my greatest friend !!if at all u find time to read this post sometime in ur life.. let me tell u that I ll truly miss all those times I ve spent with u…u ve been like a guardian angel to me…even now we both wil be makin new friends and enjoying life but hopefully the place we have for each other in our hearts never be replaced…hope distance doesn mater to us and we still keep in touch with each other if not like before atleast giving each the assurance that we r there for each other come wat may..and lastly to put all those myths to rest which says girls cant keep in touch with their friends after weddin…hell with those who say so... .by gods grace lets prove it wrong!!wat say??;-)
well Yet another testimony from me
u have laughed at me..laughed wid me..laughed for me..
u ve cried to me, cried wid me.. cried for me
u ve given me the solution wen i feel tat no one understands my problem
ur happy wen I am happy and sad wen i am down..
always cheering me
sharing my thoughts, dreams ,ur ups and downs
wonder wat i would hav been widout u!!
U undoubtedly MAKE me ME...
i kno this is a bit senti...
still I hav no words to express how i feel ..
these make us nostalgic wen we see them again..
hope this one makes u realise tat u ve completely influenced my life and moulded me in all the good ways…after all ur family to me in all means!!
So here s a toast to our friendship…cheers!!
Love you loads!!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
EVERYTHING HAS A REASON!!
And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair, but in reflection ;you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never would realize your potential, strength, will power, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, love, and lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all acure to test limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to know where safe and comfortable but dull and otterly pointless.
The people you meet affect your life. The successes and the downfalls that you experience can create whom you are and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make everything count. Appreciate everything you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.
Talk to people whom you have never talked to before and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you're a great individual and believe in yourself, ... Create your own life and then go out and live it.
well lastly if ur currenlty reading this post then it has a reason too!!cheers!!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
a few practical quotes!!!
"a friend is one who knows us well,but loves us anyway."-jerome cummings
"your learning is useless to u,till u have lost ur textbooks,burnt ur lecture notes,and forgotten the minutiae which u learnt by heart for the examination."-alfred north whitehead
"the problem with political jokes is they get elected"-henry cate
"remember the two benefits of failure.first you learn wat doesn work and second it gives you the oppurtunity to try a new approach."-roger von oech
"whenever u are asked if u can do a job,tell them certainly i can!then get busy and find out how to do it."-theodre roosevelt
"to belive in urself and to follow ur dreams,to have goals in life and a drive to succeed and to surround urself with the things and the ppl that make u happy-this is success."-sasha azevedo
Change ur consiousness and change your world!!
Well jus visualise this....see urself acting as if u had everythin u wanted ,capture the feeling of completeness and satisfaction u would have...ahhhh wat a wonderful feeling it is...and ya it is possible...
thougths are the things that create ur reality which means u can only have things that are in harmony with ur thoughts and beliefs..hmmm tat s universal law for u!!for example If u don get a job it was because there was something equal or better awaiting u out there..this wonderful knowing itself gives u a sense of freedom of calm and peace of mind...knowing that god is the source and substance of ur supply and that ppl are jus channels is absolutely key to ur happiness,success and prosperity...
the next important point to getting prosperous is to begin to affirming that ur prosperous...so over and over again say "i am prosperous " and say it with meaning!!
right now jus know that ur mind is one of your prized possesions...well then ask urself ..wat kind of a life are u building for urself?? a magnificient one or a limited one??everything that has been available to everyone is also available to u...start knowing the potentiality of one is the potentiality of all..never underestimate urself or others...if anyone has wealth u can have too,if anybody has a beautiful home u can have it too,if anyone has a beautiful partner u can too...for after all LIFE'S A STATE OF CONSIOUSNESS...and as the saying goes..."AS A MAN THINKETH IN HIS HEART,SO IS HE"....CHEERS!!
YOU CAN SAVE LIVES TOO!!
Firstly be bold and act smartly rather than shyin away from the situation.call up the ambulance and rush to the victim. If the victim shows no signs of breathing,let the person lie down with chin facing up. Tilt the head back, pinch the nose and cover the victim s mouth with ur mouth and blow until u see the chest rise. Then put ur hands on the centre of the chest and press. Keep pumping the chest atleast 100 times until the person responds or until help arrives.
Well these are the things u could do which could probably save someone s life..trust me it doesn require a medical degree to do this..all it requires is a sensitive heart and a sound mind….try this out next time wen ur caught in an emergency and soon u ll know tat saving a life is not jus a doctors job....now after reading this pls try to pass it on to one person atleast…it may sound silly for me to put it up on my blog and actually beg u to pass it on but I don mind doin it as long as it saves someone s life for after all; i know how it is to loose ur dear ones jus becoz of sheer indifference or ignorance…so I thought instead of brooding over how indifferent or insensitive ppl are I’d rather help in imparting that small knowledge which could drive off that bit of ignorance and indifference ….so be bold, and know that “YOU COULD GIVE A SECOND LIFE TO A PERSON”..
now here s the link wher u can see how to administer cpr to a person...
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Right here right now!!
I decided to write on somethin which i love to do or rather somethin which i enjoy doin .okie let me not keep u guessing.Wat impresses me the most???not looks,not intelligence not money,not any materialistic things….phew!!!then wats it???its nothin but the very act of being selfless!!!yes!! i jus love people who are selfless…I strongly believe that the happiness you get after helping someone can be got no where..The moment that person turns upto u and says a thankyou!!!oh my god it feels like heaven that time…if u haven experienced it try it out and see.Ul agree with me.Now why did i choose this topic???simple i was truly impressed by one person and i jus wanted to write about him and tell the world that it still has the best of people!!ok here goes the story.
There s this doctor called MOHAN KMESHWARAN a renowned E.N.T specialist in chennai;the place where i reside.Incase u didnt know who he is ;all i can say is u have missed out on him!!but nevermind ;here i am to talk abt his deeds...wats in him that other doctors lack???or probably is it that i know him better; so his deeds seem big to me…wat ever it may be!!!its jus that a man of such high stature these days cannot act as humble as him!!he was also one of the padma shree awardees last year.i have jus been followin up his activities for the past 1 and a half yrs or so and that itself has impressed me so much.we all grumble about how much work we have wen we actually don have so much!!But this doctor whose busy 24/7 performin 6-7 surgeries a day seems to take it so lightly..i used to wonder how its possible??as in how can someone be so cool and composed wen they r surrrounded by people of all age groups jus treating him as god!!probably tat composure is wat the profession demands!!!only after seein him did i come to the conclusion that there s somethin more in life than books and our normal day today routine!!so why are u waitin for??so jus make up ur mind and perform a good deed today and feel the happiness!!!and i am sure u ll come to know wat real happiness is!!be happy and make others happy !!!so go ahead!!the world is waitin for u ,ur ppl are waitin for u!!show them who u are and make a difference”right here right now”!!!!
PPL who mean the world to me!!
MS.SALWARS:
phew!!!!!where do i start about this girl!!she and me have grown up together!!i know her for jus like say 16 yrs!!!so basically she s become one of my day to day habits in life!!!and god man believe me she s the cutest person i ve ever met!!people may think she s too silent and more of an introvert!!but then tell me about it!!once she starts likin u she s the best buddy u can ask for!!she s taught me how to overcome worlds most difficult situations!!she does unexpected things!!!wat i like in her is her devotion and dedication to god!! oye in case u read this sometime!!let me tell u !!i really respect and love u for wat u are!!be the same!!!love u always!!!
MS.T.T CHAMP:
now wat do i say abt this girl!!she and me became friends jus like that chuma.and today i feel i ve earned one of the most valuable things in the world and that s her friendship!!i know this girl for say ten to 12 yrs but then i ve been her friend for like say 5 yrs!!godman no words to describe her!!!she s more a my kinda girl as in both of us don like much of girly stuff and both of us r really pious etc..i cant even think of one thing i don like in her!!she s a mixture of all wat i have!!!she can always take correct decisions ;be it for her or for her friends!!!thers one thing which makes her doubly special!!fortunately her birthday falls on my grand dad s birthday and he s the one i love the most in this whole world!!so basically u know she s also been given this royal throne in the kingdom of my heart!!!silly aint it??but tat s how it is!!and ya there s one more point about her!!she s an amzing tt player!!!whether she s an awesome player or not she s a gem of a woman!!!and thats more than enough to lead a gr8 life!!!hey i really respect u for all ur actions and words!!!love ya always!!!
MS.TOUCHY:
ha ha ha!!!this is the most funniest friendships i ve ever made .its one of the strongest also!!strange!!aint it???coz u may be wonderin how i can u use 2 contradicting words to describe this!!ok let me clear it for u!!its funny be coz i hated this girl in the beginning and today i tell with all pride that she s one of my best friends !!!god this girl and i have been good friends for like say 3 yrs and wat a zone of comfort we share!!my god jus cant be told!!the best part is we hardly have anythin in common!!yet we r the best of friends be coz we respect and love each other for wat we r !!hell to go with those who say 2 different personalities cant be friends!!my!!!this girl has taught me a lot!!actually without her i wouldn have possibly known wat it is wen someone hurts u!!she s this really sensitive and emotional girl!!and i feel tat s her strong as well as weak point!!she s bludy loyal to her friends!!(wen i use the word bludy u can itself figure out how loyal she must be).wat ever problem arises u can definitely lean on her not be coz she might solve it but be coz she won hurt u more and she ll make u feel a lot better!!!actually her problem is she cant be very rude in life!!but wen people deserve rudeness we must give it!!after all its our ego which is bein invaded!!ana ya there s one more point to it!!!she s an amazin dancer!!actually to tell u the truth i respect the arts field only be coz of her today!!!she can dance and take ur heart away but then even without that ur bound to like her!!!!ok ms.touchy i cant think of more!!i ve jus enjoyed bein ur friend!!be the same!!!luv ya always !!!
MS.SOMBERI:
now abt the worlds cutest girl!!funny she is!!u know wat i like in her!!he he… its her laziness!!can u even imagine she and me became friends becoz we travelled together to school and went for coachin together!!fun those days were!!she s this really bubbly girl!!!total fun to be with!!she s really cute lookin!!there nothin special about her but there s MAGIC IN HER!!wen ever ur with her u have the best of ur times!!u possibly cant repent bein in her company !!!hey i actually don get more words be coz i ve written too much !!he he!!anyways somberi u definitely rock!!i love u for wat u ve been to me!!luv ya always!!
MS.SILENCE:
ok now this girl doesn talk tat much!!but to ppl whom she knows well she s no way less!!!she and me also have known each other for quite a long time right from my school days.... wats special in her??? her mind set is wat i admire in her!!she s the “wants it does it types”!!and tat s wat impresses me!!now we both have different circle of friends as in we r not so comfortable with each others friends but then wen we r together we have the best of times!!and tat s why i like her!she doesn let her new friends ruin her old friends!!hey ur simply admirable!!!luv ya always!!
MS.GOOD SAMARITAN:
i ve known her for like 3 yrs now!!cant imagine my class without her....be it discussin local stuff like svce gossip,shoppin outlets, the innumerable friends she has and how she kinda goes mad in between them and off late her diet and gymming plans included or tryin to make our project mate understand stuff ;we've had our share of fun in every small thing!!despite the blank expression she gives sometimes i must admit that she s the one who keeps me goin!!so here s a toast to u!!thank you for bein the "good samaritan" of my life!!god bless you!!stay in touch ..will definitely miss u!
ok i guess i ve written about the people who make a differnce to me in my day today life!!i have other best friends also whom i admire for many other things!!but then these r the ppl i meet daily and who make my day happy!!my other frinds are gangothri,charanya,veena,indhu,sadhana and sumita!!of late i ve made some new friends too who have made that small yet memorable difference ... these ppl are no way less than the people about whom i ve written!!i admire you all always !!
apart from all these friends; i do have my three sisters who are like my friends!!i don know wat i can say abt them!!they definitely played a huge role in my life!!my god no words at all man!!!!only they know how much they mean to me!!! thanks a lot for bein there!!luv ya always!!!
forever yours,
sweta…
Wat s with the P's and Q's!!
ever thanked ur mom for the cup of tea she makes at any time in the night,ever requested ur dad to do a help for u or ever said a genuine sorry to ur friends for a mistake u ve done???try this out and soon u ll know how grudges can jus be vanished into thin air rather than being carried throughout ur life!!
life is really short and no one knows wats in store for them ..so be thankful for the small gestures which make the present moment memorable...appreciate small things around u , thank ppl for any kind of help they ve done to u,request ppl rather than ordering them , have courage to accept ur mistake...after all these small gestures make our life worth living...so remember next time ur being helped by someone say a thank u, or wen u trip on someone in the road say a sorry,!! and wen those words are used on u accept it humbly and be happy of the work u ve done..after all we all deserve to be treated in a nice way....!!!so treat ppl the way u want to be treated... soon u ll know wat it takes to make a difference to someone...so there u go..."make a difference to feel the difference in u"!!cheers!!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
SHE S STILL A DREAM TO ME!!
Ramya and me have grown up together. She was jus 3 months younger to me. We used to be more of the cool cats in the house and showin a bit of attitude-“the give a dam types” to the older ones …our school days were lot of fun..i was kinda studious then; flaunting off my grades and stuff to her.. though we both studied in different schools we made sure we introduced all our friends to each other. We never used to study together as our way of studying was different but we used to have those short discussions on various subjects and update each other of wat we knew.. we had two other sisters too and four of us used to be grouped into two for all those stupid small fights and stuff..every summer vacation we used to visit Bombay where my aunt stayed..my god I still remember the innumerable times we ve had that road side pani puri in bombay,the mc donalds burger we used to long to eat as it wasn in Chennai then, the shoppin we used to do,the theme parks we used to go…jus makes me feel bad wen I think that such things will never happen again.
suddenly times flew,we grew older, and started considering each other more as friends than as sisters.. all four of us were unique in our own ways but there was one thing common in all of us…we loved spending time together and yappin all day about almost everythin …we longed to be with each other wen we weren together…
now for the best yrs of my life with ramya…undoubtedly my college yrs…god studYin in the same college as hers gave me so much pride…we both were so excited abt bein together…there again though we did different streams we never used to miss out on our share of fun especially during the bus rides, the lunch breaks ,after coll hrs…god still cant forget our silly comments on ppl around us…if there was one person who understood me fully and let me be myself totally it was her only!!!actually there are two three of my friends too who understand me quite well and let me by myself but none who can take her place obviously..!!
wat I miss the most these days is her comments and teasings , and her stupid yet cute logics which was mostly directed towards me and our friends…I never used to get offended at any point coz I also used to do the same kind of teasing with her…I miss all those bithes,dogs,idiots,etc….we both were more of the fun loving type…we gotta have a lighter moment in whatever we did…otherwise we wouldn enjoy it….we always used to treat ppl the way they treated us…talk to all but be friends with few was our policy…I still follow the same…she s one person who ll never hestitate to say wat she feels and becoz we used to be together all the time we both started adopting each other s policies,…
the last time all of us had fun together was during my elder sister s wedding,,and obviously dec 31 st 2007-the last day she and I spoke ..we enjoyed every bit of it!! I still wish we could go back to those days!!
Finally a note on how life has changed without ramya for me. It is only after she left us that we ve realized the value of life..we realized that life can change in jus a wink of our eyes…my entire family struggled a lot for the initial two months after she left us….each of us din know how to convince the other as all were equally affected….at that juncture only friends played such a big role…all our friends helped us come out of the shock…and today wen we think of ramya we remember her good deeds which has earned her the best of friends ……
Lastly I d like to say “life never stops at any point for anyone..it jus moves on come wat may…it is hard to forget our dear ones but wat we can do is keep them alive in our thoughts and actions… so here after live life every moment like it was ur last and appreciate the small gestures happening around u..coz u never know wen u ll be able to do it!! therefore there s no bad time to do the right thing… !! so jus go ahead and enjoy ur life..don let other ppl steal ur happiness from u coz ultimately wat ur life is; its solely becoz of u… cheers!!