And as they say the rest is History

Yes I did begin with quite a cliched line but honestly there isn't a better way to begin my next post.
This day 5 years back a very important part of my life, the most important person in my life moved base to London with her family.

It's weird how some moments just get stuck in your head, I was there along with a couple of her other friends at the airport and the feeling I was going through is inexplicable even 5 years down the line. Yes I did expect her absence to pinch me initially as I had alot of people around to keep me distracted. I mean you do move on with time and what with life being so busy! But here is the twist in the tale- with every visit of hers to India or mine to London, the feeling of getting her back to Mumbai gets stronger.

The funny part of the entire scheme of things was the fact that we never managed to spend alot of time with each other whilst she was in the Mumbai. 'Distance makes the heart grow fonder' was so true in our case. Like she says "we would never spend so much time if I was in Mumbai." I wish I could prove you wrong!

In these 5 years we have had our share of ups and downs, bouts of no communication caused by miscommunication, distance, time difference, mood swings. It is so much more easier to get back after a fight and talk it out if the other person is around, but he is not it's a different ball game altogether and a tough one I must say.

Even after 5 long (never ending) years each trip to drop her at the airport is a weird feeling. Even after a month long stay you want to hold on for the last 5 mins. We still need to learn the art of saying bye though :) Although what cannot be matched is the sight of the person you have been wanting to meet for the longest walk out of the airport. No matter how much you have to wait to for them to clear all formalities, you inevitably have the hugest smile on your face when you receive them.

I cant wait for the day when I just have to go receive her at the airport and not think about the departure date!

The Plunge

Last weekend I met up with a couple of friends who were with me in grad schoool. Yes it was amazing to meet all these people after 2 long years and what was better to know was that all of them wanted to go back in time and be in college, yes it isnt a wise option among the other set of friends from the same batch and they are glad to be done with college. Anyway this isn't the subject for my post.

We all met coz it was a classmates wedding celebrations and the only function in Mumbai was the cocktail ceremony. Trust me sitting there, we all went through mixed emotions as we were happy for her and also experienced this tingling feeling within, which I wish I could explain. No it wasn't a feeling of 'oh my god we are next' but more of 'damn we are at the stage where we have to take another step', 'life is going to get more complicated', 'didnt we like just get out of college'. I had heard from alot of people that when someone from your batch in school or college ties the knot it's a different feeling, last saturday I experienced it for myself. Quite a different feeling, but am sure I will be better prepared for the next one around :).

Moving on, what I found interesting is the way the couple met, there was an entire skit prepared for their story. Must say technology does make hearts meet inspite of the distance and it has gotten Mr. Cupid out of a job now. Oh and how can I forget to make a mention of the wedding website that they had painstakingly created for this milestone of their life. It had a section where both of them had to write something about the other one, a read through which would make many a hearts melt and strengthen the belief in the thing called Love all over again. Good job done there.

My friend soon is going to relocate to another country. So here's wishing the newly married couple all the very best for a new beginning and a birght future. God Bless!

P.S- the blurry picture is courtesy bad lighting+ lack of proper camera.

Something's Just Don't Change

Doing my Majors in advertising meant having alot of guest lectures from industry experts. Inevitably all the speakers who would come to address us, share their experiences etc would start with the same line which is I Miss my College Days and wish we could exchange places. At that point sitting across the room as students we would envy these guys and think about why would they want to do something so stupid. Why would they want to give up on their jobs, salaries and all the fun and get back to the monotonous life of a student full of pressures, exams and studying. 2 years post my graduation, I know what made all these successful professionals envy us and want to trade roles.

A project with Barclays at my current Job involves going to the top 6 B schools across the country and have sessions with the students. The 1st session was with a renowned college in Ahmedabad and trust me all I wanted to do at that moment was to trade places with the bunch of students there. How I miss being a part of such boring lectures, making fun of the idiot who is addressing us and thinking he is making sense. I just couldn't stop myself from messaging my closest friends from college and telling them how much I miss them and the time spent together., and their replies too were on the same lines. Now all the friends are doing pretty well for themselves including yours truly.

I could relate to the bored students, how they just wanted to chit chat, copy for a case study which was meant to have individualistic opinions. The way they all were trying to copy and help each other was funny honestly. Post the session I chatted up with a couple of the students to get their feedback and it was funny how all of them wanted to get done with education and start working. I mean why, why, why would you want to get into this rat race and dirty politics, trying to yourself floating every single day. Why wouldn't you want to cherish every moment that you have with your friends, cause you never know who is where and doing what later on and if you are going to be the same (i know i sound cliched).

Now I know what they mean when they say "THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE"

Its way too long since I last posted something on my blog and trust me the irregularity just doesn't make me feel good at all.

There are way too many reasons for not being a regular here, laziness being the number 1. But its a new year and a new beginning and I have made one new year resolution i.e. be regular on this space ( i know its almost 2 months since the new year started)..

The beginning to the new year was great as I was in London with My BFF and trust me there is nothing else I would want in this world other than spending time with her. It was my 1st white Christmas and I must say it was all worth it. I always wanted to make a trip without getting any monetary help from parents and this was it. I have one more thing ticked off from my ' THINGS TO DO' list and it feels great. The trip will need a separate post altogether, so here I promise that my next one is going to be about my trip :)

a funny thing called LOVE

Love doesn't make the world go ‘round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

No matter who you are, where you are, with you are,

you just cant escape this thing called love..

Its addictive, its contagious, its funny, it can get you angry, it could change you to someone you never were, it could make your world go round!

Before writing this post I googled 'love' and found a thousand definitions and meanings of love, none of which were true or may I say apt!

A million things pop up in our head every time someone mentions the word Love- from flowers to perfumes to chocolates, but, what about the feelings and emotions associated with this word?

What about all the nights you spend crying, thinking whether this will work out, whether this is worth it?

A colleague of mine broke up a couple of months back, but still cant seem to get over the girl in spite of being told a million times by her that she just needs to be left alone and doesn't need him. Now to make things worse they have common friends and every time he goes out with them he is bombarded with questions about her absence as none of them knew that they were a couple!

What I hate the most about love is that sometimes people tend to forget themselves when they are in love. I mean why the hell would you let go of your individuality, your friends, your beliefs, your everything just for that one person? Is it really worth it? I know our in love, but love doesnt demand you to do insane things 365 days a year right!

I think love is a state of mind rather than a feeling, coz if it were a feeling then people would never fall apart in love! Relationships would never go sour, 2 people who seemed crazy in love with each other would never cringe at the mention of the other ones name.

Yes I agree some people are just out there to have fun and to move on, but while your at it, pls DONT call it "LOVE".

Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so when it mattered the most!

But thankfully I have learnt from my mistakes and dont shy away from expressing myself anymore :)

Call its bad judgement or a rushed decision, but alot of us are in relationship only coz we think that we couldnt get a better person than the one we are with. Our sense of insecurity is camouflaged into Love and we waste alot of time being in Denial about the same. Learn to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get! And I am sure that you will like to be loved not to love only!