Friends n Foes

Note: Some ppl might find this post nonsensical. So dont say i dint warn thee.


Once upon a time, there lived a Boy. He was like the usual fairy-tale hero..charming, gudlookin, intelligent, witty, sweet, smart..the works. However, since this is not a fairy tale..things arent perfect here. the Boy had a huuuuge crush on this Girl in his college. So whenever she was around with her friends (her 'gang' so to say) there were alwaz the special glances etc in that direction. These glances n smiles however were not noticed by the Girl, but were instead noticed by her Friend. Girl's friend now had a huuuge crush on this Boy.

Gradually, as the Girl n Boy had similar interests n stuff..one thing led to another and they started talking n became gud friends.The difference between the Boy's crush n the girl's friend's crush was that the Friend's crush was a secret but the Boy's story had leaked out in his branch n many knew bout this.. whenever the Girl n boy were seen talkin to each other..ther were many people smirking..waving..hooting.. people just randomly called out Boy's name n disappeared..poor Boy used to be totally embarrassed n the girl would be amused, thinkin this was a side-effect of being popular :P

When the Girl heard bout her friend's crush she was very happy for her friend n swore to help her in every which way.. he was a college stud after all.. n her friend was so damn pretty ..awwww... they both wud make an awesome 'item' together. Girl introduced her friend n Boy and now all three of them were gud friends..all was well :)

Now no story is complete without meddlers is it? The Boy was betrayed by a close friend who went n told the Girl everything. Girl took it lightly n laughed at the meddlers face sayin "Me n him? not possible..please dont try any cupid-giri here." Without understanding the seriousness of the situation the Girl went ahead n told her friend about the Boy's crush. Her friend reaction was quite neutral n she too laughed it off. Girl thot thats the end of the so-called 'love story'..

Next day when she went to college,walked up to her friend n waved to her ..her friend dint wave back..she just stood there looking at the girl with a weird expression..one wich said - "Of all girls in the universe..y did it hav to b YOU, my friend?" uh-oh..it was then that the girl realized what cud happen now..

She tried to cut-off all ties from the boy n started avoiding him a little.. the Boy was naturally confused n heart broken.. Girl cudnt possibly tell him bout her friend could she?... and cmon it wasnt like the Girl stopped recognizin him.. wen he smiled at her, she smiled back, dint she?

Then one day, after just two semesters of college..the girl found out that the Boy had cleared JEEs once again n was goin to another college..another city..sumwher very very far..

All the time spent..all the fun..all the teasing..everything flashed in front of her n she realized..inspite of everything else she dint do right to him..atleast he deserved an explanation.. she hopes that some day he might come to kno of wat actually happened and forgive her for choosing her friend over him. and that.. wenever she thinks of her first year in college..he will alwaz come to her mind n the first thing that hit her when she herd he was leavin was that..
She'll miss him.

The 'Dream' guy!

I'm not much into politics. I dont care which politician said what, I dont care who meant what, I dont care who is betrayin whom, I dont care who was loyal anyway.N whats more, I'm not doing anything that would help my country in any way.In short, I'm just another teenager. Now dont get me wrong. Its not lik I dont like my country. On the contrary I'm quite patriotic(i.e. I'm proud of my country even though its not Independence day or Republic day :P).But it still doesnt matter which is the ruling party in the country. What am i? Hypocrite?
But ther's one person whom I really really admire. U kno, really really admire types? n whats more? Even though he was into politics he never got into the politics.
If I just made any sense to u, then you might hav guessed what I'm about. Its weird actually. Its his last day in office. And I feel so weird. Its our Mr.President (Last time I can call him that), Dr.APJ Abdul kalam.
I like the dude. He's neat. Very unlike politicians.
Maybe because he was never one of 'em. And thats why he didnt get a second chance when he SO deserved it.
*Flashback*
My assosiation with him goes back to a GK book when he was just the 'Missile Man of India'. Bleh i couldnt understand back then why his name was so long. Then in 2002, he was suddenly elected Mr.President. Nothin great really.I liked the previous Prez's name. He reminded me of Malgudi days. (I was like 12?) Yea so thats when our darling english teacher suddenly gave us an assignment- Write an extempore, If I were Mr.Abdul kalam On the eve of his election, what would i do?
er.. not a very pretty topic. especially when u have to say it in front of the whole damn class tomoro,is it? Dunno about u, but I was definitely *ahem* aghast. i mean what exactly would YOU do when you r like supposed to be elected the President of India the next day? yea on that eve? what? stay at home n watch TV? gosh. i sure did SOME research on him so find out what exactly he would. Turns out he visited his village. but not on the EVE ok?
So thats really how i came to know a lotta stuff bout him. Nice guy really.
*Back to Present*
Uh-huh. Five years later. He's done his job, has'nt he. Pretty well too, if u ask me. Damn good. he remains to be the only Politics guy whose Speeches make me wonder. wow. If you've heard his address on Independence's days eves that is. he receives a standing ovation.
Driven by curiosity, i had even read up his past n all. wow. some acheiver he is.
Though i despise his hair style (heeh! dont blame me, i'm a girl),his persona, the way he conducts himself, i dont think i would want anything more from the president of MY country. I cant think how the *ahem* Next president would step into his shoes. But i hope she does. And i hope someday I'll read 'Wings Of Fire', I've not read it yet. I'm kinda not much into autobiography n stuff. But the tittle really intrigues me.It does. The way its author does.
He's the 'Dream guy' for me. Not because he visits my dreams (hell, no!) but because according to him, if you can Dream about it , you can achieve it. So dont be hesistant to Dream. Thats what i have learnt from him. His every speech,every doctrine was about this.
To Dr.Kalam,
Sir,
u've taught me just one thing, To Dream.
Thank you very much for this.

What should I study?

ok now dont look at me lik that. i jus stumbled into this Blogthings thingy :P

Your Learning Style: Unconventional and Insightful

You are very intuitive and ingenious. You're attracted to any field of study that lets you break the rules. You Should Study: Art Art history Architecture Comparative religions Eastern religion Education Music Philosophy

What Should You Study?

I could NOT belive the results.

Objection Overruled!

So she's goin on tuesday? :((
Objection Milord.
Hmph. Objection overruled.

So life's all about all this? people come people go.. life doesnt stop.
Yea right.. i've heard all that crap. But any kind of logic doesnt make this any better. In less than four days.. Miss Monty wil b leavin for her College.

Its quite amazin.. knowin her for FOUR years.. (though we were never really 'very' close in the first two years..) its hard to belive that we wil all go in totally different directions, fields, colleges, cities n lives.

So this is sort of a farewell thing to her.. just to make her feel special because that's wat she really is :)

I'm not writing a testimonial so i dont hav to be all formal n say nice nice things for her.. but now come to think of it.. er.. i dont hav bad things to say.. sheesh! oppurtunity lost :P

Miss Monty is THE most brilliant,funny,wacky,crazy girl of all times.. i've had sooo much fun with her.. gawddd.. okay now who am i going to call up n irritate? :(
Miss astrologer is gud at whatever she does n amazes me everytime she does it. Sheesh. R we ever goin to meet after tuesday?
No. i'm not goin to be all senti senti and ruin this post. *gathers herself*

Hmm..While searchin my tuitions copies for some of our 'handiworks' which we used to create :P during class.. i came across the MOST hilarious things.. for starters, lemme introduce the main characters in this story.. they r me 'T', Monty 'S', Abhu 'A', Epu 'E', Chammach one 'C1', Chammch two 'C2', n ofcourse Theta 'Th'hehe.. n i guess our doodles hav finally found a place in my blog :D
Epu-

i've done this.. hehe... see monty, abhu.. it looks lik him na? na? and btw, main character .

C1-

By me again.. gosh this one is totally lik C1.. i hope he never ever finds my blog :P

C2-

yes.. i'm so gud at this :P Ahem. Abhudi? ;)

Theta n Abhu-

here, i've done theta n monty's made abhu! lol.. i'm sure she's gonna kill us both after this.

Theta again-

er.. ok ok.. i'm doin damage control.. *runs as far as she can from abhu*

N now for the 'alleged' link-ups-

heeeheee :P :P :P Notice the 'other' link-ups also ;)

Ahem.

Mizzy Monty gave her regards on the front page of my chemistry copy which could hav been confisticated anytime. Hmph.


OMG.. i forgot PSI!!!!

Psi was THE CG at our tuition n was alwaz Monty's jiju. Thank u very much.

My Famous 'Scribbling copy'-

Sigh.

Double sigh.

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btw, (i cudnt resist this),

This is how my handwritin actually looks ok.. not like the scribbles (your supposed to say its very nice)

And finally,

:P :P :P

The reason why i've uploaded these pics is quite simple.. i'm sure.. wherever she goes.. wherevr abhu, tintin go.. wherever I go.. i'm gonna miss u people. A lot. A lot. A lot.

N Miss Monty..i wish u Best of Luck in watever u do, wherever u are.. although..however cliche this may sound.. please REMAIN as u are.. bcoz u are the most amazin chick i've come across.

P.S- For people who expected our 'real' pics on this post, please join facebook.. we've uploaded gazzillions of pics on FB.
and No, i'm not being paid by FB for advertising. Hmph.

P.S.2- ohhhh.. anddd i saw a rainbow today.. for the very first tym in my life.. i was returning to my place n saw it on the way.. the way i screamed 'Stop The Car!' really stunned the poor driver..ok..i mite sound kiddish.. but it was fantastic.. two years of endless spectrum watchin through prisms couldnt lessen the effect and charm of the amazin sight.. well i tried to capture it on my fone.. but..er.. u kno.. 1.3 MP.. er.. u cant expect much.




ok. This much for this post. :D Thank u for reachin this far.

Ni(e)ce Indeed !

Heh..This is da best part of living in a joint family..one has so many cousins dat u're sure to bcom Buas n Chachus before u can actually pronounce these words :D
(n yes..Please do not think dat da direct translation of bua n chachu is aunty n uncle for heavens's sake! )
So i have 2 darling nephews n 1 adorable Niece!
My niece 'P' i must say is much smarter n lively than my nephews! ha! Girls are smarter! She's so amazingly clever.. Its fascinating to see da things she does..its too much for her age!!! Gawd.. one partiular incident jus a few minutes back forced me to blog bout her :-
V wer both doin tympass..both had nothin to do..no work..heheh.. so..
Me- hey P! U wanna listen to music?
P- yeaayyy!!
Me- okay..*shuffles thru her playlist* hmm..wich song..wich songgg..
P- *starts singin n dancin by herself*
Me- This song is nice?
P- No.
Me- erm..this dress is nice?
P- No.
Me- okhay.. I'm nice?
P- NO.
Me- *Bewildered* I'm NOT nice?
P- No.
Me- I'm BAD?
P- Yes.
Me- WHY AM I NOT NICE???
P- I wont say.
Me- WAAATT??
P- *smiles wickedly*
Me- Hmph. i wont talk to u. *turns around**Waits for a gud five minutes before turnin back*
Me- hmmm??
P- ur NOT nice.
Me- I'm SOOO not talkin to u.
P- *smiles, grins, smirks*
Me- fine. u're NOT nice too.
P- U're NOT nice.
Me- Y??Y??? i play wit u?? i make u listen to songs?? i take u out?? i tell u stories?? i'm STILL not NICE?
P- U're not nice.
Me- *turns around again**looks back at her again*
P- *jus shakes her head* *evil grin still intact*
Me- Fine. Fine. Fine. i'm not givin u any chocolates either.
P- U're Very NICE.
Now, DATS my girl!

Here she is.. da Two-year-old brat!!!

A Tainted Cup n Other Stuff !

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OVERBOARD



Well.. almost.
Firstly, i cannot belive it is da 23rd of MARCH,2007.
i mean..i cant belive i've survived through 23 days of sheer torture.. n yes..ther's much more in da week ahead.
Yes..major exams r over n now jus da weird optional subjects n pracs r left.. phew!

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OVERFLOWED CUP

Yes.. cricket world cup 07 is now a tainted one.. wit Mr. Bob Woolmer bein suddenly dead.
I must say i was shocked wen i heard it.. not dat da death of a PAKISTANI coach bothered me.. (yea,um an indian..so wat?) but da DEATH of a Pakistani coach bothered me..
now police says it was a murder.. someone apparently strangled him.. wow! in such high security? amazin.. so now everybody is under suspicion.. from Shoaib akhtar to Mr.Musharraf to Dawood Ibrahim. wow!
This makes me feel.. Thank God..Greg Chappell dint die.. bcoz then, da suspicion wud hav been on-
1> Rahul Dravid..bcoz nowadays, everythin wrong dat happens wit da team is his fault.. n everthin gud is a collective effort !
2> Sourav ganguly.. bcoz everyone knows wat happened.. n this wud b the ideal way of revenge!
3> Virender Sehwag.. bcoz its da coach's fault dat he is not doin well!
4> Sachin Tendulkar.. bcoz he's Sachin..ppl jus want a reason to hav a go at him!
5> Sharad Pawar..bcoz i dunno.. he's da boss!
6> The Sponsers- they cudnt get their money back!
7> Woolmer..if da poor man was alive!
8> Basically every cricketin nation present there.. they jus want india to lose.. its racism.. its partiality.. discrimination.. blah blah (n all such words present in da dictionary).

So Thank God, Greg is alive.. but dear Greg.. u watch out today.. for da match wit Sri Lanka.. bcoz if u guys loose..there r a lotta reasons y da above ppl can actually b a cause of ur..er.. downfall.. n even if u tend to survive these ppl, once u come back to india, da mad fan following out here isnt goin to leav out nebdy neway!

Ppl get a life! Its just a game..its highly unfair dat someone must LOSE HIS LIFE for it! its too much to ask for.. really.

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LEMME ENTER!

Yes, pls pls pls lemme enter..
Now dat da Entrance Exams r round da corner..all i wanna shout is... pleaseeeeeeee Lemme Lemme Lemme Enter!!!

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Today's fortune:




You will be unusually successful in business

hahahahah..really? how???????

Cynical Me.

Here I stand,
In the middle of nowhere,
Everything looks bland,
Life's givin me, my share.

I cry out, i fall,
There isnt any expectation,
Or even a want,
For a lift or haul.

I look around me,
I see nothin,
I look behind me,
I see nothin,
But lo behold thee,
I have a lil foresight,
n ahead of me,
I see a dim light.

Its hope, i guess,
That'll save me ,
From this distress,
Shall I stop here?
Or shall i go further,
A lil near,
To the land of wonder n Dreams,
thats jus a lil way ahead,
But wat if its not, wat it seems,
If its jus misty darkness instead?

I stand still, I wait,
N wait for things to be better,
Hoping things wud jus ,
Return to their normal quarter,
Coz its a serene calm night,
A horrified Silence,
Accompanies it wit Fright.

I'm waitin for da Sun to Shine,
Yet he seems to b,
In a situation,
Jus lik mine.

Havin second thoughts, is it?
Shud he come or mayb he shudnt!
'Why?'- I ask, 'U're my only savior!'
'Trust me'-he replies,
'For i shall hav da final Say,
Unfortunately, for u, my dear
Tomorrow might not be,
A Better Day.'

article..

hey..this is my entry for da college magazine..read on n tell me da chances of it being selected n gettin published in da magazine!!!!!!!!


EDUCATION IN MODERN INDIA…


Once our college professor asked us,” What is education?” .We all gave different views about the word. Some said knowledge, some said certificates, and some said degrees. But no one even thought about the real meaning of ‘Education’.
All of us, who are educated, know the basics and fundamentals of our respective streams. Our Indian system of education ensures that students, right from the primary classes, have enough competition and stress such that students are oblivious to what they are studying, why they are studying; they just join the rat race.
In other countries, academics pressure is not so high. They have an all-round programme consisting of extra curricular activities and personality development of the child.
In India, by and by, as the child grows older, the meaning of education keeps on changing. In the beginning, school and studies are full of fun and frolic; gradually they become an obligatory task. And finally board exams (which are a terror in themselves) are mandatory and a major turning point in his/her life. People take up different streams after tenth std and their lifestyle changes accordingly. From carefree, mischievous kids, they suddenly enter a new world of responsibility and burden.
Not only their career, but their prestige in the society depends upon their twelve std marks. People taking up Arts and Commerce toil a lot but those students who have opted for science have to face the three lettered monster – I.I.T. Well, getting entrance into IIT has become a kind of rage and uproar among +2 science students. This is to the extent that they start neglecting their twelveth board exam. But this is their biggest mistake, as, thanks to Mr. Arjun singh, honorable union education minister, it is quite likely that in the coming years, there will be about 50% reservation of seats of seats for the SCs/STs in the IITs, IIMs and other governments institutions. Therefore, the number of seats in the general category will be 50%. But don’t you worry; there are enough number of quotas to grab that 50% too. Sports quota, Defense quota, CBSE quota, NRI quota – to name a few. The truth is that the general caste students feel under-privileged now.
I do not mean to harm the feelings of people of any caste, creed or language. In my view,every Indian child should have the motto -“Education is my birth right and I shall have it ” not, "Education is my reserved right”.
Merit should be the basis of all reservations. In fact I know a lot of SCs/STs who feel that this discrimination is worse. Even they are qualified and are smart enough to sit for any exam without any alien treatment being rendered upon them. After all, all of us are Indians. We should enjoy equal rights.
Gandhiji had a dream. He dreamt of an enlightened India, An educated India. he wanted to make India a nation free from any discrimination. Then why this discrimination now? The authorities are taking steps quite contrary to the original Gandhian plan of action. Not only reservation, the authorities are ensuring that students face such difficulties during their graduation studies that the number of students studying post graduation is decreasing year by year.
This does not mean that the standard of education in India is low. The top institutes of India are ranked best among the institutes of the world. The educated Indian people are very much in demand in foreign countries as Indians are efficient, hardworking and honest. In fact, the value of these educated Indians is much more in other countries, than it is in India, which is the main cause of Brain Drain.
The need of the hour is to stop vote bank politics and make the education system in India a strong one, and to ensure that each and every citizen of this country is at least primarily educated. At the secondary level, more schools and colleges need to be opened and up-gradation of the existing institutes is essential. More number of government institutions should be opened and the fast- increasing number of private colleges should be checked.
The qualified students should get proper and befitting jobs and they should get respect for the education that they have received.
Finally, I would like to share with you, what our professor thought about education. He said,” Education is what remains,when everything else is forgotten”. To understand this, one will have to go into the depths of the words and reflect on what they actually mean…..


Tejal.

so..wat do ya think??????