Friendships vis a vis Relationships ....

Its been a long time i had this sinking feeling ,i am experiencing today ...(and for apparently no reason ? ) ...usually i avoid thinking altogether these days ..coz whenever i try to "think" over anything and arrive at apparently the "best thing " to do ....it ends up as a fckup ...

Life's been a lil bit too good recently ...and i purposely avoided any reflections as for the reasons to why it was so kind to me offlate ...:D

I've been pretty much of a loner throughout ,with hardly any real friends to boast of from school days ...i tried to chng things when in college...but then i was a lil too weird i suppose to be too acceptable for every1 ...but then i did gain a few true friends ...whom i would like to cherish a lifelong friendship ...:):) ...But somehow 2 sems earlier i desperately wanted to change this state of affairs ...it was a conscious decision that howsoever few i'll have either have veryyy good friends or none of them at all ..(that jus suited the kind of persona i m ..) ...counting 500 acquaintences as FRIENDS was something i' ll never get comfortable with ...

So,i kinda started closing down on my circle ....what i was trying to do was(of corse selfish ? :D ) not to choose/earn friends ,but building a lifelong support system for myself .People whom i would love to stand by even when they dont need me ...people who would get me up and running in my blue days .Its a known fact that i am very open with my close friends ....there's hardly anything "private" in my life(I may be very reserved and reclusive socially but i am a blabber-bug with my real friend circle ;D ) .But then its not necessary that "they " may also share a similar notion of friendship with ya ! ...For some ..friendship is something very informal ,while others may regard it as a bit too private an affair .In nycase ,the point here is ,in this whole process i have gained (a few) and lost (many !!) friends [[I feel ,i may be being a lil unfair when i categorically classify my social circle ,but then thats how most of the things in our life are...a lil unfair ;) ]]

Been jus wondering ...Its funny how friendships don’t die; they jus sort of fade away...and that’s hard – if it’s a relationship, closure comes with a break-up; what is the equivalent act when it comes to friends?

U have initial meetings...when u discover....like each other’s company and have fun. U have those long interesting conversations where u talk non stop for hours and can talk for more hours....U start missing his/her company when he/she is not around u....There are times when u can’t afford not to talk even for a single day...Things are easy going, & u r totally tension free (that u feel in a relationship)... Now u start assuming that it’s so much easier to keep a frndship going on..

Then suddenly for some reason or wateva ...you start to get the feeling that things r not the same anymore... The conversation seems forced, even untrue to an extent....Things are not as much fun as they used to be. You feel like you’re just another face in the crowd to that person..... u bump in sometimes, exchange a few words. ....Earlier, those meetings/talks meant something...Now, they are just failing attempts to keep the illusion of meaning going..... Priorities change, people do too.... And suddenly, u are no longer preferred company and priority.

It’s tough when it comes to friends, to define who wants what.... Then several questions come to your mind....What are the reasons? ...Are they bored of you? ...Is it just a natural death of the friendship? ....Are you just blowing up things – did it mean so much to begin with?.... Maybe, you’ve become too different, too distant, and distinct or may be too strange for your frnds? ....Are you not more in their preferred company or priority list? Why it all happened?.... Was that your fault?.... What can you do? ....Can’t you be the same frnds again?.... How can you explain him/her?

As for me ...I just hate this formality which creeps in....It jus pisses me beyond anything when one of u tries to pretend that things are the same !! as ever ....while u both know they r not ....

There are many ways to kill a friendship – betrayal, mistrust, distance, differences, misunderstanding, and dishonesty. But strangely, it’s when they die on their own that it’s the most painful…



15 Laws Followed in UP !! ..lolz ...

Yesterday during our all nite chatter ,i was soo many times reminded of day to day incidences back from "Bhaiyya-land " [ahem ...Uttar Pradesh the state i hail from ...]...while me and miya narrated the usual state of affairs way up .. others were busy having a hearty laf :D ...Here's something down the memory lane ..15 rules that we all up in UP live by ...


1. The Other Side Law: 

If my side of the road has a traffic jam, then I can start driving on the wrong side of the road, and all incoming cars will be rerouted via the next city. 


2. The No Queue Rule: 

If there is a queue of many people, no one will notice me sneaking into the front as long as I am looking the other way. 

3. The Mind Over Matter Law:

If a red light is not working, four cars from different directions can easily pass through one another. 

4. The Auto Axiom: 

If I indicate which way I am going to turn my vehicle, it is an information security leak.

5. The In Spit Of Thing:

The more I lean out of my car or bus, and the harder I spit, the stronger the roads become. 

6. The Cinema Hall Fact: 

If I get a call on my mobile phone, the film automatically goes into pause mode.

7. The Brotherhood Law:

If I want to win an argument, I need only to repeatedly suggest that the other person has illicit relations with his sister. 

8. The Baraat/ Marriage Right: 

When I'm on the road to marriage, all the roads in the city belong to me. To ME. 

9. The Heart Of Things:

If I open enough buttons on my shirt, the pretty girl at the bus stop can see through my mal-deformed chest into the depths of my soul. 

10. The Name Game: 

It is very important for the driver behind me to memorize the nicknames of my children.

11. Parking Up The Wrong Tree: 

When I double-park my car, the road automatically widens so that the traffic is not affected. 

12. The Chill Bill Move:

When I park and block someone else's car I am giving him a chance to pause, relax, chill and take a few moments off from his rushed day. 

13. The Ogling Stare:

If you don't ogle and drool at every hot Chic that passes by, you're gay. 

14. The Bus Law:

If I stop my bus at the correct place near the bus stop, the city will explode and blow into 6 million pieces. 

15. The VIP Rule: 

There are only 3 important persons in this city -Me, I, Myself !

WordS of WisDoM ( ==WOW :D )

Now I believe that everything happens for a reason.... People change so that you can learn to let go..... Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they go right.....You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart, so that better things can fall together...! [:)] 

My First Stipend Cheque .....!! Finally ... :D

Hello from LiFE....!!

The last few days have been those of some extreme highs and lows !! ....There have been moments ....When i felt on top of the world(more on this in my next post ;) ) ,when i was all emotional while i put on those Rakhis ,when i felt soo crushed deep inside that i ll never get over it , when i felt that maybe what every1 around me has been telling me ..(that i've fallen in love ? :O ) could be very well true, when i felt totally worthless and soo lone that i wished i could run away ,when i lost my calm over something as silly as someone calling me "bhaiyya !!!" ...when i felt that i was indeed the luckiest guy in the whole world ..!!when i realised that the joy of giving will always overpower any amount of happiness that any gift may ever bring me ...!!..when i realised that there were soo many people out there who were soo much less fortunate than me to lead the kinda life i m living ..when i laughed until my stomach actually started hurting ...when i realised it was finally time to reclaim myself...!!

As i look back at everything .....one thing that comes out concretely is the misconception about my belief that if we carefully set out our direction, and follow through with precise predetermined action.... we will end up exactly where we planned to be....However, we do not know what tomorrow, the next week or the next twenty years will bring...

This reminds me of an old joke “Do you want to hear God laugh?” The answer is “Just tell her/him you have a plan.”

As i contrast myself and my life at the moment to my past ..there are hardly any similarities !! I 've always been an extremist and a (striving !) perfectionist ...But today i feel that our greatest resiliency and strength can come from our ability to be open, curious and delighted by the unexpected. Surprises “out of the blue” sometimes challenge us to revise, redefine and question our beliefs, convictions, and our view of the world ...
Arghh ...lets cut it here ...before it drifts into what i (and others !) term ..."Useless philosphy" :P ...Adios for now ...have a great day ahead ! [:)] ...Shall be back with a few surprises in the next post ...!! :D