Sunday, January 6, 2013

Memories I treasure..

Final year of graduation. And I must say, time really flies!  

           Like people say, you only start to value things in their absence. How true! The semester is almost come to an end and now most of us are attempting to compensate for all the fun we probably missed having in the past 3 years.

          The first day of college still feels so fresh. Every year was so different, from being a fresher to being a senior and now the senior most in college, it was all a happy experience! Actually, not always happy. I’m sure everyone must’ve had their share of ups and downs, patch ups and fights, laughs and tears, friends and foes, crushes and heartbreaks. But then, at the end of the day, all we remember is the fun we had.

          When we first stepped into the college, most of us dint have the slightest clue regarding what’s in store for us. Initially, college was exciting then we went on cribbing about every possible thing in it, not ‘cause it was bad but ‘cause all we wanted to do was have fun and that dint really go well with our management. Did that stop us from going to college? HELL NO! Thanks to “attendance”, our old friend. Haha.. And no matter how much we despised college, we’ll always like it for bringing to us those strangers who are now our friends for life.

           Time is so unpredictable. People who were once best friends are now bitter enemies and those who dint like each other very much, went on to become inseparable friends. And I must say, there are times when close ones got closer. We hardly have control over such things. In fact, we never estimate the length of our fluctuating friend list. It’s all a part of the journey.

            Experienced a lot of ‘first times’ during graduation. I still remember my first bunk, the first time I boarded the rtc bus and I can never forget getting into a bus full of seniors waiting to rag me on the very second day at college. Getting ragged and deciding not to rag any fresher when we became seniors, well, that dint last long. Knocking the door of the final year class and running away like crazy in the corridors. Did the most unimaginable things. And of course, our canteens, juice centres.. Everybody’s fav, “Pandey Bhai”, who left us heart broken when he took away his food stall. I almost thought I’d starve to death without his food. But like everything else, we got over that too. Assignments. Mid-terms. Seminars. College fests. Finally, semester exams followed by the results. AND I’ll stop right there. *wink*

             The college has become a part of our routine and now we need to find something to do, there is no where we HAVE TO be every morning. No matter how much we hated the monotonous nature of our graduation life, that is something that we’ll all miss the most now and the bus journey, which initially seemed tiring but later became something that we waited for after a hectic day at college. That's almost come to an end now. It's time we make the most of the remaining time. 


            
I'd love to thank everybody who made me smile, i forgive everyone who hurt me and i apologize to everyone whom i hurt. Lets all stay in good terms with everybody, at least good enough to exchange a smile when we meet somewhere outside college. I'll miss college and all those whom i smile at and all those who smile at me. No hard feeling. No regrets. 

Love,
Monisha :)

Friday, July 20, 2012

Nowhere!

                Let's start with how YOU read the title of this blog post. "No where" or "Now here" ? You know what you read ! Well, it's just a word that can be read any which ways, right ? Most of us would say No where! But then, maybe it also depends on how life's treating you.. If you're super optimistic and extra happy with the happenings in your life (which is seldom the case), you'd probably say Now here !
               
                Well, this post is not all about the various ways a word can be pronounced. 

                Now suppose the word to be a situation or a person in your life. Just like the word 'nowhere', which can be read in two different ways and both meaning opposites, even the perception that you have about someone or something might be entirely WRONG, though it may seem right to you.. Well, it need not be wrong all the time but there is a possibility.. 

                So, don't just stick to your perceptions, being dogmatic never helps.. 'Cause 99 out of 100 times, there is a lot more to things than what meets the eye. It's always nicer to have an open mind and not be judgmental about stuff.. Here i'm being vague by using the word "stuff" 'cause i'm not very sure about which context you'll apply this to, it's apt for ALL the possible situations though!  

P.S. And 'no where' or 'now here', you'll only see what you want to see.. Nobody apart from you has a control over it! So careful..
Cheers :)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Crush --> Crush : The Journey!

           Another boring day at college, you're loafing around in your campus and you see this really hot guy or a very cute girl AND that's it, you're crushed! You don't know the name, nor do you know the year or branch of your crush. All you know is how they look.. That's how lame crushes are and that's the best part. Fortunately or unfortunately, you can get crushed more than once at the same time, like the 'Multiple Inheritance' property of JAVA.. You like someone's smile, the other's hair and someone else's dressing.. And like hell, you like it all.. Can never adjust for just one, right?


            Well, i just got crushed! I take it slow, so just one at at time. The 'multiple inheritance' doesn't work for me. instead i prefer several 'Single Inheritances' :D


             Crushes are impulsive. You have this overwhelming momentary excitement that nothing can beat. Its the 'aaj main upar, aasma neeche' type of a feeling.. that obviously doesn't stay when the bubble breaks n you realize that you're actually neeche and the aasma is right where its supposed to be, upar.. 'Cause a crush fades away with the same speed with which it happened to you! An IF by any chance it doesn't fade, then s*** happens.. A lot of it! :P


               So, following the tradition and ethics of having a crush, i stick to the 'FADE PRINCIPLE', according to which, "If you want something new to be a part of your life, you've got to let go of something old (no matter how valuable it is)" Most people who live by this principles, are happy souls!


                My dear crushed souls, always remember.. If your crush is too busy to notice you or takes time to do so, you NEED NOT wait! Just follow THE 'Fade Principle', you'll go places :P Let the journey never end! It's fun to be crushed!


Happy Journey :D

Friday, April 6, 2012

AMARnath Sir(Uncle)..

            My life to me seemed like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle until i encountered one of the most wonderful persons on the planet earth, Amarnath Rao sir, who very elegantly assembled all the scattered pieces of my life and brought them together! Not only me, in fact he has brought about a marvelous change in many others like me who love him for all that he has to offer. More than a mentor, he has been a dear friend to us!
            Well, he presently is the "Chief Knowledge Catalyst" at "Mind Matters". Our collge made Amar sir available to us as a part of the pre-placement training. Every session of his is so enlightening, even if it includes stuff known to us, it seems so new then. 'Cause may be its just the way he puts things make them as awesome as they look to us.
            A cricket enthusiast who can give as many possible examples of Sachin & Dravid and their achievements. Even for somebody like me who despises the game, those examples seem so apt, 'cause like i said its all about how he puts it. Every session is like a surprise.. To me its like a very pretty package in a sparkling pink wrapper with a ribbon on it! I can't wait to open it.  And it always has something as precious as a valuable trinket, enclosed in it that makes me more than just happy.
            Somebody who brings out the mest in me, somebody who is always there to appreciate every little effort of mine, somebody who has time for all his students, who is always open to learning, a selfless teacher who can motivate even a rock! A person who says the right things at the right moment!



And yeah, very popular with the girls! :D




I can probably write a whole novel about him, he has etched his name in my mind forever! And forever is just the beginning.. Its hard to say goodbye, so i choose not to! 
You're our very own Shiv Khera and looking forward to many other sessions in the future! 
Thanks for everything, sir :)

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

YOU!

       I keep saying, "I wanna be famous", "I wanna be independent", "I wanna be filthy rich"! Blah blah blah... And i was telling this to a friend of mine the other day, he just said: "Everybody wants the exact same things, Mon"


      Not that i wasn't aware of it, but when he said that, I actually thought to myself: "You've got shitloads of competition, darling! Its not only you whose got ambitions.". Then i started doing the math in my head, which gave me an extremely HUGE number and that definitely dampened my spirits! When it's so difficult to make your mark in your own college, how hard would it be to compete with people who've got the exact same ambitions like your's from million other colleges? Huh! That feeling can be so depressing and feels like a whole of 1000 tonnes of weight on your head.


      Well, i tried comforting myself then. I realized i was thinking of what OTHERS want and what THEY'd do to get what THEY want! My focus shifted from MY ambitions to THEIR's.. Its so much like the feeling after examinations when we start cribbing over our friend's set 'cause it was easy! Why don't we evaluate our performance on our own set instead of imagining how well we would've written the exam if we got his/her set? Well, simple! I'll tell you, it's human tendency! All we do is COMPARE!


       Mum usually says, comparison is good! And that, a wise person will compare him/her-self with someone better than him/her, when he/she wants to grow and to keep him/her-self grounded, will compare him/her-self with someone better than him/her! How true! 


        Sometimes, the right attitude is all it takes, It's all within YOU! Just the way you look at things matters. The choices you make, define who you are and who you will be! 
Believe in yourself! :)

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Flop plan!

      Imagine, you plan for a holiday with family or friends and make sure every detail is take care of AND then the trip gets cancelled! *BOOM* Shattered you feel, isn't it?
      Now imagine, you end up going on a trip you were just discussing, like 15 minutes back! How amazing! You bet!
Everything doesn't happen the way we expect it to happen. Sometimes, things do go in a way they are not supposed to.. But fortunately or unfortunately, no human has control on any bit of it! So, the best and the ONLY way is to live with it.. 'Cause no matter what, everything happens for a reason. Good or bad is secondary! In fact, that shouldn't be the question, just be glad you've something new to experience! :)

P.S. People become extra philosophical about stuff like this when plans get CANCELLED at the last moment! :-|

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

I don't know!

          Liking someone! Strange feeling... It seems funny later but it usually happens that you end up thinking only about that "someone". Your mind is so occupied by that person all the time! And every stupid romantic song you listen to... errr... Nobody will agree that they actually try hard imagining them self and that "someone" together, with that song playing in background! LOL. I know... it's so lol-able..
            Having a crush is such a bizarre feeling 'cause it doesn't last long! If fades away with the same speed in which it occurred.. Then comes another one or may be none.. But is it true that you can never forget your first ever crush? May be...  But i hardly remember my first, all i can recollect is that i told my Mum about it. :P And don't know which bug bit me after that, i developed some sort of hatred for him... I can never understand why and how can i be so fickle minded when it comes to liking people! Today i love, tomorrow i might hate! Today i hate, tomorrow i might love! Strange i am... and so are these feelings!
            The only thing i can unconditionally love on this planet is PINK (and my family, which includes every soul i consider my family)! :) *wink* I have no idea what i'm blogging (Don't ask me to get idea).. Ah! What did i start with and where did i end! See... I don't have a control on my thoughts either, I manage to divert so easily! :D

P.S. Avoid! This blog post proves the height of my joblessness! :P