Gang :-)

Inspired by posts from a young blogger, I have taken up this challenge of one-post-a-day for ten days starting today. I honestly hope to keep up with this. While I was wondering what to write about, I found this post I had written long back and hadn't published. So here it goes.


"The gang" was in mysore last sat. Meeting up with them has always been a pleasure. It's amazing how our relationship has evolved from them being Jof's friends to Aysh's friends to "my" friends. What more can you ask for when you find friends who value relationships as much as you do and maybe more than that. I cherish every moment spent with each one of them whether its hanging out at coffee day or barista, drives from Bangalore or to Chamundi, walks on KD road or MG road, and offcourse countless trips to our very own bengaluru international airport :)

I feel extremely fortunate and blessed to know all of you. You guys are wonderful. Love you all!

sundara snehavidu....

This is my favorite scene from my favorite movie in kannada.....america america.....apart from various other aspects it portrays like brain drain, economic recession, self employment, attitude of the Indians abroad and so on, this movie is a beautiful piece of art of friendship, untold love and the essence of relationships .

Bhoomi: En yochne madtidya surya.
Surya: Ee sethuve kattida mahaan vyakthi bagge yochistidini. Entha adbhuthawada srushti alwa?
Bhoomi: Esht chennagide alla. Ee golden gate bridge nan favorite spot. Nammoralli namdondu favorite spot ittalla ade thara. Weekend bandre saaku nanillige od band bidtini.
Surya: ide thara ond sethve manushyara manassu manassugala naduve iddidre esht chennagirtittu. Hel le beku anta ansodanna kooda naav helodilla. Manassinolge muchchidthiwi.
Bhoomi: Shashank nin hatra tumba vishya muchitidane. Avangeega kelsa illa. Tumba desperate agidane. Naneega sales girl aagi kelsa madtidini.
Surya: ah..so what…ond doddu estate owner maglu anta nod de, eega sales girl aagi kelsa madtidya andre, I’m really proud of you.
Bhoomi: Ee vyavasthe tumba strong aagide kano. Manushyana ego galnella kattarsi hakutte. Ond kade dandiyagi materialistic comfortsna kottu sukhavagirsutte. Kelavru, ee shashank nanthavru ee sukha ella naane sampadsiddu ankoltare. Aadre ee sukha vyavasthe kottiddu ashte.
Soorya: Bhoomi neen sukhvagidyalla?
Bhoomi: Sukha? Ide andre ide…illa andre illa. Kelavru illinavru, ondonu dollar na koodittaglu 35 rinda gunsi 35 pattu sukha jaasti aithu ankoltare. Ee sukhakkoskara naav huttiro desha bhashe ooru ella bitbit barbeku. Identha sukha helu. Nam aatma ne maari nakli kirita totkond haage.
Soorya: How’s your internal life? Shashank ninna chennag nodkotidana?
Bhoomi: he’s a nice guy. Aadre tumba superficial manushya. Chikkandininda nan prapanchadalli iddavru neevibre. One fine day, avnu nan gandanagi thath anta illig ethkond band bitta. Neen alle ulkondbitte. Naanu ibru friends nu kalkondbitte.
Surya: Neevibru illi band mele, nanobne alli esht suffer maad de anta aa devrige gottu. Nimgadre at least jagla adoke antanadru ibridiri, aadre nange…bari gida mara gudda samudra ivugal jothene matadtidde.
Bhoomi: Soorya, neen tumba strong emotions iro manushya, nija helu, yaro neen preetsid hudgi? Ellidalo avlu? Yaak neen avalna madve aglilla?
Surya: naan preetsid hudgi nanna preetislilla.
Bhoomi: Neen jorag koogi helbekagittu ‘I love you’ anta.
Soorya: Enanta?
Bhoomi: I LOVE YOU anta…
Surya: Naan ankondidde preeti annodu hrudayada pisu mathu anta. Koog beku anta gottirlilla.
Bhoomi: Houdu kano. Kelav dad hudgirge kivine kelsolla. Neen jorag kirch helidrene arthvagodu.
Surya: oh…avlu kivudi….naan mooga…he he…

caring helps..

"What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other"

Caring helps.
I care about your feelings, your future,
your happiness, your health.
I care about what you think and
what you wish for.
I care about who you are and
who you would like to be.

And knowing you care back,
makes the world so much less difficult for me!

I'm everything I'm because...

I found this email while I was looking for something in my gmail inbox...it brought back a lot of ‘sweet’ and ‘not so sweet’ memories…..it was sent by one of my bestest friends….he had dedicated this beautiful song ‘I’m everything I’m….’ to me to make up for not calling me or writing to me for a while…it was actually quite a while ….i’m not sure if ‘I’ or ‘this song’ means anything to him now….things have changed….our lives have changed…..our worlds have changed…..we hardly talk to each other and either of us don’t feel the need to make up for it…..we still are friends and that we will remain forever no matter what….whether we meet or not….whether we call or not….whether we mail or not…….whether we chat or not……

As you are ready to enter the most beautiful phase of your life, may you be blessed with all the love and happiness .....cos you truly deserve it…..take care goobe....

Shshsh.....

I have got this sudden urge to write……write everything that’s running in my mind….i feel restless with all the overflowing thoughts looking for a few words to rest on.....hence this blog….

what better way to start, than to talk about my friends for life…..i have always been extremely lucky with friends…..i’ve found best of friends in every phase of my life……sometimes I feel everything I’ve lost in life is compensated by the wonderful friends I have and the kind of love and affection I have received from them…..
I read this in a friend’s status message on gtalk….Everyone has a "best friend" during each stage of life-only a precious few have the same one…..i am one of those few blessed ones……if you are wondering what ‘shshsh’ is, it’s us..aysh, sush and rash :-)…..this post is for ‘us’…..nine years is a long time…..there is no way I can put everything that we have gone through together as friends in words…..i’ve tried my best……......

From classmates to benchmates to soulmates
From Zodiac to Safar to Shshsh….
From acquaintance to friends to best of friends…

From crush to love to wedding....
From NIE to Infosys….

We have come a long way…..
stood for each other in good times and bad….in smiles and tears….
seen each other lose loved ones for death and for nothing…..
all those wonderful times spent together….
rides to chamundi…..walk in the rain…..endless chats….
paradise bakery….cycle stand….aunty’s icecream parlour….
trips…outings….class bunks….night outs….
walking into YJ’s class at the end of the session…..
tweety…..OC…..obsessive compulsive disorder!….
birthdays…celebrations…surprises…gifts…..
night outs in infy hostel…. yap… yap….yap…. yap…..
all those beautiful cards with wonderful words in them….sometimes it felt like ‘Archies’ guys knew what exactly we thought….

I can’t imagine how I would have survived everything I have, without you guys in my life…..
thank you for being my guardian angels….
thanks for listening to me…..for helping me take decisions, move on, see beyond past and present, overcome my fears and insecurities, for keeping my secrets, for sharing your dreams and let me share mine…...

thanks for being what you are and for making me what I am…….

I love you both :-)