on the positive side

its easy to say, "im sad." but its more difficult to be happy. i was no different from others. it was indeed very easy for me to be sad and think like a pessimist. sometime ago, i was in a problem. as usual, i started thinking about the negative aspects of it and became sad. then i thought,  why not think about the positive aspects too? it does not cause harm. yes, it was a little difficult in the beginning, but eventually, i mastered the 'art'. yes, it is an art to be an optimist. to think of all the happy times you've shared with your friend, when you've just had a fight, to think destiny has something better in store for you, when you've just suffered bad luck, to rejoice that there was a wonderful person in your life just when you've lost that person, to think of all the rights a person has done just when they go wrong, to think of the beautiful flowers a plant gave you just when it dried away................ and much more. its easy to find sadness, maybe even when you are happy. but it is very difficult to find happiness and retain it. its easy to shed a tear, but difficult to stop it. it took me time to understand this, but now, i feel life is so much better...... its when i can decide to be happy even in the darkest phases.........

being SINGLE..........

being single has two categories. one- not being in a relationship and two- being the only child. both the ways, im single. talking about the 1st category, most of my friends are committed. im single, it does not mean that i don't have guy friends or i have gay  friends! that's just the way i choose it to be. my friends keep wondering why im not committed to someone. what they don't get is, im happy like this! i don't understand why people so madly in love break up. anyways, talking about the latter, yes, im the only child. i do have cousins, but not siblings. i've always longed for a sibling............... to fight, play and share. some think im lucky i don't have siblings because i don't have to share chocolates or clothes or stuff.....! uffffff! is that your logic? keep it with you please!!

its sometimes depressing being single, both the ways. but it feels good after some thinking that i do........ my own way. sometimes its better not being in a relationship because if you are not made for each other, then why simply go ahead and get depressed? i hear people saying," im not serious about my partner. but we are still in a relationship." as crazy as it can get! i feel better at times that im the only child. when i see siblings fighting over silly stuff........ as kids and even as grown ups, i feel its better to be alone...................

so cheers to all those who are single................... both the ways! destiny has better plans for us...

my dad, my hero

  DAD- 

• the 1st person who held me when i was born.
• the one who named me.
• the one who taught me to talk, walk and live my life.
• the one who held my hand in times of trouble.
• the one who told me that for everything in my life, he is there for me. 
• the one who taught me to calm down when im angry.
• the one who never left my side, be it during illness or difficult phases of life.
• the one who taught me patience.
• the one who is my best friend.
• the one with whom i can share anything and everything under the sun.
• the one who sacrificed so many things for me...................... and much much more..........
  
  
  i love you.
  its not that my mom has not done all this for me. she surely has.
  but as a girl, im more closer to my dad, my hero.                                                                                                    

Aaryan

Aaryan or monu, my nephew. Being the only child, i didn't much like babies as a kid. i loved my cousins though...all of them, without a second thought or a doubt. and the time came when my eldest cousin was to tie the knot. now i love my bhabhi too. i was in 8th std. then. when i came to the 9th std., our family was gearing up to welcome my bro's 1st child. i still remember, all of us were so excited and happy. finally the day came. i was attending my class that day. as soon as my class got over, i rushed to the nearest coin box available(no mobile phones that time). i called up my brother and he said, "it's a boy!" wow! that feeling.....i cannot explain. it was like the baby of the family finally became an aunt! i couldn't go to meet him in the hospital. a few days later, it was rakshabandhan and we were going to my bhabhi's place(she and Aaryan were there). i went upstairs to see my little cutiepie sleeping peacefully between soft pillows.

on his blue dress was written "I am a Johnson Baby". i fell for him there. then came my boards and the proceeding vacation. i spent both at my brother's place. i got to know him so well there. we laughed and played together. i sometimes fed him and put him to sleep. it gave me such a lot of happiness........wait, i was slowly changing. i had started to fall in love with babies. monu made me smile....... everyday. then he started his baby talk in some months. he said mamma, dada, papa and bua! hearing him call me and my cousin bua was always a pleasure. we 3 spent the whole day together teaching him and learning new things everyday, making simple indoor and outdoor games for him and of course waiting for my dad to come in the evening. he was initially soo scared of my dad. poor thing used to cry even at his sight. but now, they're GREAT friends! n he even teases my dad with a very funny name! and in case he forgets the name??? we remind him always!!! oh! its been such a beautiful time with him. life would have seriously been boring had Aaryan not been there. and all the times i look at him, a voice inside me says, God's creations are still beautiful..........<3

Nostalgia...

sitting in the hall and finishing my breakfast slowly, i remember the time i had regular college. getting up early and getting ready for college. stuffing the breakfast in mouth and gulping a bucket full of milk, filling my bag with ONE notebook and other essentials like EARPHONES, rushing to the bus stop and getting down at Modern, then going further to Garware, my college. the day used to be hectic with just only one lecture at times! yet we people managed to bunk n go to Bibin's for our daily dose of pani-puri. roaming the whole of Modern, FC, LCR, Kothrud, Karve RD. etc.
then meeting Motu(Manasi) and Apu(Apurva), that used to be wow!!..........it still is! we guys always do mad things together, like creating madness in all the buses we travel, acting stupid at Mcd (coz that's the only good place nearby), getting food from home n organizing our own style dabba party. OMG! that was sooo much of fun. we hogged like we never ate before! then more madness followed when we started studying, then going out to get some pakodas n vada pavs from Joshi's........WOW! its true someone said that "best friends don't allow you do stupid things.........alone!"
then suddenly realizing that i got late for my bus, i run to DG. there lies my regular bus 'deccan-pimplegurav-deccan 107'. i board the bus to find two more friends, Sneha and Pooja. its fun in the bus too. we laugh and giggle over silly jokes like schoolgirls, do some mischief and throughly enjoy the ride back home! then we have our earphones ready and one good song on the FM and "hey, tune into this......they're playing this song!", reading out jokes from our cells, discussing things and making fun all the time.
i come back home all tired and soon its time i go for my classes. but i look forward to it everyday. there i meet kamini, or trishala along with motu and apu. kamini- that's what we call each other (out of love of course!) another 3 hours of the best time of the day! we study, go to PC for 15 mins when we have only a 5 mins break and have fun there. never did i love studying so much.
finally i come back home at 9.30 like im almost dead. no more energy..........i see food, ok now i feel better even though i had paneer submarine, singapoori roll and rum ball at PC! have dinner, study a little and go to bed. poor thing my bed, loves me so much, always wants me to be there! slowly, i drift into my land of dreams.........suddenly, 'zooom zooom'. i wake up. huh? ok i got a msg. don't panic, its just my cell that vibrated! i reply back and then again.............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :)

if there's anything im looking forward to, its for our papers to get over and get back to my so called regular schedule!