It's Party Time!!!

It’s again time to rejoice and enjoy…guess what? It's party time. Today I am 1 year older than yesterday…yes today is ‘Happy Birthday to me’.

I had always wished to be a kid once again…and today is one of those days when you really realize how and what it means when I say that out…real nostalgia…

I still remember those days when I was in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from the day I safely landed into this beautiful world (obviously crying…the reason for which am still on search) till my 8th std...with a gap of 4 yrs in between when we were in Pune. Whatever be, birthdays used to be real masti.

In Gulf countries, July-August is the time for summer vacation. So the re-opening day used to be my virtual Birthday at school. Little Manu used to be dressed up in newly purchased dress, 'colour dress' as it used to be called…the smell of which shouldn’t be over shadowed by scents. With a huge bag of chocolates, I used to go to school and tell my class teacher. “Teacher, teacher, Aug 12th was my happy birthday”. Then I was there in front of the whole class standing as if got punished :) Birthday rhymes used to be sung which kept hovering in your mind for a very long time (even today) and then each one was given those chocolates…
Sho…woh tho purane zamane ki baath hai :(

Parties used to be arranged at home itself…can’t say it was in a grand way, but not so bad also. It used to be superb get-togethers. It was a good opportunity for those staying away from their loved ones back home to get relief from their unhappiness and tension and cheer up. Friends and relatives used to be invited. Shhh…tel you something secret…nobody used to miss such functions. Reasons were many: Birthday cakes(mostly cholocate), good homely food (Not praising, but my Amma is one of the best chefs I have ever come across), then games (BINGO as the main one),etc etc. I am not able to express what it used to be then…but it was fun. Something that used to be awaited anxiously.
Sho… woh tho purane zamane ki baath hai :(

Hey I forgot the main part of the show… gifts, gifts and gifts…nobody was actually allowed to come for any party empty handed and hehe..I remember waiting at the entrance itself…my hands wide open and there used to come BIG BIG gifts…books, cars, games, and many more (some of them are still with me :)
Sho…woh tho purane zamane ki baath hai :(

Amma used to prepare real mouth watering payasams (well you can call it as kheer also). I feel thats the only part of the whole episode that is still prevalent even today :(. Here in India, you get payasams and sweets from temples too…the taste of which stays in your taste buds for the next whole year.

Nowadays who has time to celebrate getting 1 year older??? Yeah to an extend yes...A morning wish from Achan-Amma, small parties in office, cake cuttings, birthday bashes, a small gift and then treats..Get-togethers are To some extend it does bring youLnow reduced to just calls from loved ones. back to those old days. But as the saying goes…OLD is GOLD. Sho…woh tho purane zamane ki baath hai :(

I WISH TO BE A KID AGAIN :) No tension, no stay back in office, no responsibility…nothing :)
Sho…woh tho purane zamane ki baath hai :(

Anyways…life isn’t something to be stopped, looked back and cried upon…it’s all about the journey ahead. So let’s keep going.

Wishing myself a very happy rocking birthday!

Life is Beautiful...

Hey pals, back to some scribbling..but then I was wondering what to scribble! thats wen sm of my dear frnds helped me out...

Dnt worry...all ur expectations to include your topics will be taken into serious consideration...hmm...hope soon...:)

Well...wt abt some philosophy this tym...hehe...oops..dnt mistake me and dash off...bas thoda sa...

Have you ever thot abt wt to do wen u r down wit our so called colonial word 'desp'?

So let this write up be a sort of suggestions frm my side on the tips to do/nt to do...wen dull and desp...

hehe...the best ointment...dnt talk to any1...haha...I think all of you wil agree with this..seems to be quite familiar rit?(u might also ve done this most of the tym)

So next tym u c sm1 quiet and dull...dnt disturb him/her...who knws might even bash u up!!!

Wt abt some songs? Any melody or fast number (depends on the sort of mood u r into)..result guaranteed...Get ur earphones plugged in (total isolation) and immerse urself into a very peaceful and totally different world...WOW...close ur eyes and feel it NOW…

Well one of my frnd has even suggested smthng more specific...Swathi Thirunal Kritis in Neelambari raga...Guys...tel u smthng, that is gonna be a mesmerising experience...i assure u...bt 1 simple condition..u need to b a classical or aleast semi classical song lover! Which ahem ahem...nwdys rarely any1 is...

Y say more…my dear frnds knw…I alwys tell them to use jst 3 words…'LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL’ and imagine all those wonderful gifts of nature, the moments you cried out of happiness, naughty incidents of childhood...etc..etc…it wont vanish off your pain…bt will definitely deliver a small magnitude of relief (atleast for a short while). Check it out next time and experience the creation of a sweet smile on your face*...(* - as the sayg goes...cant guarantee cent percent result...bt stil...giv it a shot). And do tel me wt and hw u felt...atleast I can modify my thesis :)

Life is not all that bad as it seems to be wen u r down and dull with some probs... alwys rembr...u wil knw the value of a happy moment only wen u come across one on the opposite side...so tak it in good spirits and smile even at your trouble agent...it cant sustain long :)

Well…more than anything…I feel u guys can anytime contact me…well…its nt supposed to be any sort of boasting and all…jst humanitarian character…cant c any1 sad… We can chit chat over your issue…as I have already spoken off in my previous blog…frnds can b a drop of water in a thirsty desert :)...In this context, any of your dear friend can be of gr8 help and relief to u...

And hey…plz dnt contact me at nit…I wud b in deep dreamworld…snoring !!! hehe...

I have more and more tips and tricks with me*…hehe…conditions apply…let comments and suggestions come over the above written points…..

Waiting...

Friendz...

Some one had rightly said…Value those who value you…
But friends, is this rule followed by all of us? Well not me…oops don’t mistake me…I meant I keep the value of my friends intact even if it may not be the same in the reverse direction (I have given them the comfort blanket of a noble word called ‘friend’ and will b so throughout).
The world is shrinking day by day and is being so called as a Village…but maybe due to this process, we may not get time to keep in touch with our friends or loved ones…
The obvious reply told, "Work pressure"…and now this has taken a new form, "its recession time, so…"
Well…guys...do u think such an answer has relevance always? According to me, its a 'NO'...if a person wants to keep in touch...no matter what happens…that contact will or should remain intact.
Having a chit-chat with a dear friend after a hectic day will definitely relieve you off your worries and tension…after all why and what are friends for???
MORAL: Do keep in touch…

ICE BREAKER

Hi guys,
Let me start with a small confession…
The characters and situations brought into limelight in my blogs are purely imaginative…
And even if it resembles some one of you over there…well…its purely coincidence…and I bear no responsibility for anything…anywhere!!! (Plz do spare me)
I am neither a blog writer..nor a professional criticizer…
Am jst 1 among you...who are forced to read blogs and sort of things now and then…
Those blogs which were written so hard by our dear friends by lighting the midnight lamp…(and hmmm shhh…compensating those hours in office nap rooms!!!)
But dont u think they need appreciation? atleast they 've spent their precious time to do sm creative work and cnvy sm msg rit?
So guys…after lots of endless thoughts and criticizing such blogs…I thot…y not I also join them and trouble you guys??? Oops!!!
Alas here’s my first 1….hmm u can name it whatever you want…blog or anything…
Well…first of all let me thank all my blog friends who have given me the inspiration to write such things and join their community…(thanx for including me in their distribution list)
Watch out this space for more updates…
Guys…u have fallen in a huge trap!!!