The Meet

Life is like a movie. Most of the time, the story gets recycled. Its premise is based on the same old idea with some twists here and there. Good vs. evil. Boy meets girl, boy fall in love, some trouble came along the way and a happy ending to wrap up the entire story. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

Metaphorically, I always feel that my life is running on sequels. The same old premise about a girl wondering about life. That is why I had stopped blogging sometime back. Perhaps, I felt that it was no longer interesting to talk about the four letter word, (that is L.I.F.E, mind you; what were you thinking of??)

However, recent incidents has spurred me to blog about this topic again. There are a handful of people that carry a heavy influence in my life. Be it people whom I know from the past or present, these individuals are like 'setpieces' in a movie which form a sequence of scenes for a highpoint in a film. They outlined certain dramatic moments in my life. One of this 'setpiece' species entered my life recently, for reasons that can be rooted from collective actions of his as well as mine which eventually led up to a chance of meeting up with him.

Time has played its part in shaping who we are today. Transgression from our actions has lead to this meet. The person whom I mentally have in my mind might be different from this person, but I'm sure that the similarities will definitely ring a bell or two. Admittedly, I was more at ease talking to him on phone while both of us seem to have some apprehension or the other about our meeting. I knew almost immediately that we see life from different perspectives. But then there were too many revelations, too much criteria, too many evaluations, too much speculation. In the end, I realised that my opinion about him didn't change even by a bit from the time I knew his existence.

I hope, the meet will be more of an educational process for me than igniting flames ;) Some of the questions that have been looming in my mind need to be resolved. In every way, I will be personally glad to see him. Our paths have crossed for a reason. The real big question is where do we go from here?

Hi!

My Best Friend's Wedding

Dedicated to Asha & Harish

The wedding invite

Wedding as such is a time to celebrate and needless to mention, my best friend's wedding is obviously a heavier reason for all my extra excitement. Asha is definitely a lucky dame for the way things have worked out for her have been awesome! A telugu-Hyderabadi gurl, an illad-Mallu guy and both living in the Kannada land... wooo... ain't it "Zimbly South" :D Frankly, I was a bit apprehensive about the south indian integration that has to happen for everything to go just fine and today I'm mighty glad for it was splendid. Them being a BITSian couple adds the special charm, I guess.

Wedding ceremonies, poojas and relatives had started at Asha's place right from Thursday morning but the real fun part seeped in with the Mehndi and Sangeet spanning the whole of Saturday. Bride's Mehndi took me near about six hours and with Neeta, Harsha and Shruti entertaining us with their Varsham dance and occassional lakalakalaka leaving us in a fit of crazy laughter, it almost felt like no time. Rashmi and few other friends joined us in the evening before Harish's parents and relatives came home for another of those haldi-chandan rituals followed by dinner. Post dinner, started the enthu packed Nach-Gaana session where e v e r y b o d y had a ball. We spared neither the groom's mother nor the bride's father. It was great fun! Later in the night while putting mehndi to aunty and rest of Asha's relatives... all their 'malle poolu - mile dooram' stories took the center stage ;) LOL!!

On the wedding day, after getting Asha all decked up for the wedding I was obviously going to get late coz my deck wudn't take any short time for sure.. lol!! and guess who else was with me.. Rashmi... now u know why I afford to call myself fast! :D After an hour and after some 21 calls from my bumchums, I finally reached the hall and was soon all over the place. hehehe... The wedding and the lunch were real good! Everything happened the way it should and Asha is now a better woman ;p Later in the evening was her Vidaai - a tough moment for any girl. Asha's mom was no different from any mother sending off her only daughter to live on her own. She was crying her heart out. I don't know what happened to me suddenly, I became so restless and my eyes were searching frantically for that lady in green standing exactly at the opposite end from where I was standing, suppressing her own tears and shooting furtive glances at me. Mom.

I already cried a bucket before Asha came upto me to say bye. She softly said in my ear, "Idiot! I'm happy re!" *giggles* now this was tooo reassuring and also the look on Harish's face when I asked him to take good care of Asha, made me so comfortable again! Before I realised whatz happenning further, the grand vidai baarat started with all the loudness and massness. Starcast of the baarat dance, Asha's brother Sriram and gang... uncontrollably zonked by the music I must say. The fireworks added to the grandeur of that starry night.

The celebration was "pompous" in the true sense of the word but the enthu I had expected from BTR for its first wedding definitely fell less. Neva mind garals... the next one [mine ;)] has to be nothing less than 'Great!' ... lekapothe kosi karame :D So, herez me wishing Mrs. & Mr. Harish Sivaramakrishnan a very happy married life, a great reception at Kochi and brilliant time at Maldives. Thus begins... Chapter Asharish! :)

Blah!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for being a delinquent blogger. For those of u who check ur favorite sites daily like me, itz frustrating to go to one looking for a fresh little tid-bit of info and see ntn new. For the rest of you who might check this once a week or month...you are probably not overly concerned. :) :)

Oiy. It's been a month since I posted. I've got to pick up the slack here. It is 01:40 a.m. Friday morning. I was supposed to get to sleep one hour earlier (going to be hell of a day for me since I need to finish off my certain-important-tasks) but somehow I can't get my eyes to shut. My mind is feeling wide awake and that is why I turned to blogging to drain out some juice from my brain.

I have nothing to blog about now. Just some random thoughts in my mind again. Well, actually I do have something to write but I don't feel like narrating another episode of my life at the moment. I'd really, really like to give a glamorous reason for it, like say "I was too busy living hIgH on life" but the truth is way less exciting. I have too many unfinished things on the go right now and there is just no way to post about them and make them sound "Cool!". And also it's just plain no fun to make posts that say "I didn't finish anything, but see this small bit is all that I've done." I really have no words to sum up what n all is happening around me... guess I'm overthinking on some of them.

My colleague who sits right next to me at office is missing! Wierd and foreboding thoughts are hitting my head. Where would he go!? n why? Someone who is happily engaged and soon to be married... he ran away!? Cowardice!!

A close friend of mine and her boyfriend ... why aren't things going the way they should have. Why is he sent to as far as Zimbabwe when things were jus' about right. They believe I can make things better for them. Awrite! PHILIPS - Let's make things better!

My best friend's wedding. April 22nd. A beautiful beginning of the most wonderful love story I ever came across. This is something I'm waiiiiting for! The very thought that I'll meet all my long lost frenz makes me feel so excited. Ol' times... ol' pals... refreshing thoughts sweep my mind thinking abt them... always!

My cousin, her husband and life ... I can write a big episode on this too!

Office n HR ... duh! (bunch of fools!)

Darl sis. Freshers. Seniors. Advice. Studies. Digression. Records. Labs. Friends. Silly fights. et al... same old adolescent stuff!

Finally finally ME! This is easily the most interesting bit. First time after long, I sense the loss-of-direction kinda feeling. The only thing I am sure of at this point of time is that I'm gonna be Mrs.Ramya *dash* by the end of this year. "Hey u in red n yello out there... whatever happens is probably fr the good... and I'm absolutely blank about what will happen next!! but all we hafto do is wait n WAIT n weigh it! :D "

It is 02:15 a.m. now. I wrote this post without much editing. I felt that a spontaneous writing would be a refreshing change to my blog. Anyway, it is time to TRY to get some sleep again.

Where are u boi !??

Having just crossed over the finish line (I mean completing my so-called-important task at office, of course), I can finally take a breather as well more space to ponder over what to blog about today. Ok, first of all, the dreaded Valentine's Day that passed by... don't get me wrong d'ya? I used to love V-day. I mean it is the day to reaffirm your devotion to your loved one, spend some mushy time together doing well... mushy stuff and exchange Valentine gifts. Aww, that's all nice and sweet but there is a minor problem. Where is THE person I'm looking for?? I am anticipating only another few months of dateless celebrations.

I believe Valentine's day is over commercialized and overrated but this year, I didn't want to fire a round of salvo against it but rather I wanted to talk about my preference for the person, who hopefully will end up as my soulmate one day. I do get remarks from my friends who say that I am overly choosy and have an unrealistically high expectatation level when it comes to choosing... ahem...boyfriend. Truth is, I am not that choosy (wink wink) but I am only being selective over what I want. Hey, c'mon if that person is going to be your potential life time companion, you have to choose carefully don't you?

First of all, he must be pleasant looking. I don't mean that he has to look handsome-hunk-types but that would be sweet though. What I meant is that he must be good to look at. Ok before anyone accuse me being a shallow person, hey it is my choice and I want my darling to look good. And I quote what a good friend of mine said "We are programmed in our DNA to admire handsome guyz", so eat that.

Oh did I also mention that he must have a good body? I am not asking for a perfect muscle bag, but rather I meant, he should not look malnutritioned (heheheeee). I dislike guyzs who are too thin and bony. It sort of makes me feel as if they are not eating well and unhealthy. And he must not be temperamental. While I do have my share of mood swings, I never burst out my emotions as far as I can remember. I hate that and I certainly don't tolerate anyone doing that to me. If he is unhappy over some things then he should just share it out, not burst it out. Relationship is about proper communication right? And also, he shouldn't be overly particular over nitty gritty stuff. Look, I am a 'chubbly-bubbly' gal (that means easy going) and I would expect him to be the same too but definitely more saner than me. Any signs of volatile emotions is an instant turn-off for me.

Besides physical appearance, intelligence is a BIG attraction to me. I am simply turn on with guys who speak intelligently. I do want him to possess an IQ of a genius but definitely not too much that I feel intimidated by it.(Lolzzzz) Someone who shares a deeper thought of life and things surrounding them will surely fall in my good books. In a way, it does mean that I am seeking for someone with the same wave length as mine. Smart, Suave... sweet! Communication to me is important and having the same communication channel will be easier for feelings to be conveyed and understood.

And since I am a Libran, I believe in balance. Balance in life and everything I do. Hence, I don't want someone who is overly homely and neither do I like someone who partyz every night. He should be somewhere in the middle (though I prefer a slightly more inclined towards staying at home :P) Also, I would expect my man to care of me as much as I do for him. (This is dead common sense right?)

To be continued... (duh!)

Who it iz!?

Back in the Wheel of Time!

Well... today happens to be the fourth consecutive day when my thoughts had drifted back to good old campus days. Thoughts have been surprisingly pleasant, considering the number of times I have just loathed my existence there. I had remembered campus for the sheer screw-ups I have most of the times landed myself into- much because of me being irresponsible without excuse and of course lazy without reason....though there have been quite a number of happier moments too! But for the past few days, I have thought about the friends I have made there, and the nature of my relationship with them right now. Regret often follows out of the same, but on the whole I realize I have been happy.

I can name a few of them and call them my best pals, if my definition there is accurate. And then of course I have to thank the place for having given me a mysterious gLoW and fan follwing (heheehee...), which I must say I would have otherwise not have (Blushes!). From the meek...humble to the veritably so extrovert & bubbly kid, the metamorphosis has been enormous, something that has surprised me even today. My first day in 6223 all alone..wondering why I had landed in that god-forsaken place, my night-outs in 6302 to get introduced to my close pal, the music nights, my most memorable OASIS 2004, Physics-I comprehensive, December 6th: EG online, APOGEE 2005, the prize we won, innumerous trips to Mt.Abu-Jaisalmer-Jaipur-Jodhpur-Ajmer-Udaipur n Delhi o'course, the longest summer vacation back home, Creative Activities Club, TT stunts...bets, brain-storming abt the sTrUcTuReS, conspiring against Art'n Dee, LOTR-fellowship screened in the audi, dirty dirty politics, publicity stunts, being proposed to, PS I results, PS I [:D], my boyfren - Laurent Kyombo, my first CDC class, Contract Advertising for that Rolls-Royce, The Jealousy, my first lecture with 486 students facing me, ma farewell, sky sessions, Radii chai talks, Psenti night, Dirty dancing, December trip [that would be something am currently trying to forget], Wipro Technologies Ltd., PS II results, my internship abroad which never happened... Etched in my memory are those three n half years, I had spent in the haven they call BITS, Pilani and I love to call "college". I had always thought I would never miss the place, infact I would forget it completely. But today I realize, how much I yearn to get back.......to get back to friends...to get back to life......to get back to problems....to get back to foolish laughter......to get back to good ol' college fun.......

And today when I met a bunch of my crazy frenz from college... I realize... they are jus as crazy! Nothing changes!... just that we go back n forth in this Wheel of Time!

Cheer in full measure!

Obituary

Tomorrow... if need be! hehehe... Audience are kindly requested to dil pe mat le!

Ramya Satyam, Civil & pseudo Software Engineer at LGS, died last night from complications of losing her latest crush. She was hardly 22 years old and absolutely outspoken gurl, also obsessive. Ramya never looked the part of a hopeless romantic. But in the final days of her life, she revealed an unknown side of her psyche.

This hidden quasi-Jungian persona...surfaced during the Agatha Christie-like pursuit for her long-reputed Darling, a man whom she only saw in office a few times and may be spent a few precious phone conversations with. Sadly, the protracted search ended late Friday evening...in complete and utter failure. Yet even in certain defeat, this courageous Ramya secretly clung to the belief...that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. Uh-uh. But rather it's a tapestry of events... that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan.

Asked about the loss of their dear friend, Akanksha, Aruna & Gopi, described Ramya as a changed woman in the last days of her life. "Things were clearer for her, " Akanksha noted. Ultimately, Ramya concluded that if we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all possess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call "fatum," - what we currently refer to as destiny. - Destiny.

Wannabe!

Talent transformation at LGS.

Thanks to the vettiness...We (Akanksha n me) have found a new way of exhibiting our professionalism in literature. Herez what we wrote on one such lousy afternoon when there was no work (read no internet) at office.

There lived a squirrel called Wannabe
She hunted for nuts on every tree
She hopped, jumped and ran across
She swam and danced and played lacrosse.

One day she saw a bunch of men
And started playing the sexy hen
Fluttering her eyelashes, she winked n bowed
She made all efforts to attract the crowd.

Mocked she was and that broke her heart
Seducing a human was not her part
Her childhood buddy, Chester-willy
Gave her a nut and gave her a lily.

Together they indulged in nut stealing
And made the business quite appealing
Bunty aur Babli they watched for inspiration
And a blog they created for mutual admiration.

Now old and happy are the two in their cove
Growing cozier and smarter in their warm love
We better leave them in peace and get back to work
Otherwise our loving boss will turn into a jerk.

Comments ... Compliments invited! :D