Shruti

Hey New Zealander (Yea I still remember it!)

Your birthday is a great way

To let you know things i never say

About a year ago, out of the blue

I found a friend who’s been oh so true

Within whom I found the perfect friend

A mind that I can comprehend

A person who is so much like me

A relationship so carefree

 

So many friends I’ve had

Not all of them have made me glad

In fact plenty have left me sad

So often I pray

We don’t end up that way

Over the past year

Other friends have come along

And often left my face long

But I want to let you know

Friendship with you can never break

Bcoz its something that nobody can take

 

Today on this very special day

I wish all your dreams come true

And that you never ever feel blue

Have a great birthday

And a glorious year ahead

With success and happiness strewn in your path

Happy Birthday!!

Ice Cream Magic

I have created this category called places on by blog from a long time.. Sadly i havent been able to do any justice to it.. So today, finally i think the time has come to write for this category..

And what better place to describe than my fav place in Pune..Its opposite Kamla Nehru Park (KNP) on Bhandarkar road, Pune.. The name of the place as the title says is Ice Cream Magic...

It serves coffee, ice creams, shakes etc. Though i've been to the place plenty of times, i've not had anything there except one delicacy; Cad-B Shake ( There is Cad-M too but its siempre Cad-B for me!!)

Anyway... Cad - B stands for Cadbury Bitter shake.. Its thick and i mean real thick chocolate shake almost 200 ml of it garnished with grated chocolate... For any chocolate freak, one spoon of it is heaven!!!

Its chilled to the core, really heavy and just 4o bucks.. U cant get a better deal than it... Whether you sit outside the shop on the stairs or just walk and have it, its just mesmerizing.. U cant get the taste out of ur mind..

My friends tell me i've been just living on Cad- B shakes for the past few months.. Given the fact that i go there as often as twice a week and have two of them together at one go.. I really cant blame them..

If u ever ever visit pune and are a chocolate freak like me... U have to go to this place.. Its just too good for words... I so feel like one now :)

Rajeev

Happy birthday to a special friend!

Although we haven't known you many years,

Pleasure reigns as we these greetings send.

Your happiness should last till all things end!

Birthdays are an annual excuse

For saying things we often meanbut seldom say

You've been so sweet and understanding

In the toughest of times you've made us laugh and smile

We hope to know you for more than a while

So today on this very special day

We celebrate the unique you that we have known

And hope that we can be

As good as you are

And we assure you, that whatever happens

“You’ll never walk alone”

Wishing you all the happiness and success life can offer

Have a great year ahead, with loads of success and fun

Love and laughter

And tons of memories to cherish long after

Choti :-)

Aye Choti!! (Honestly couldn’t think of a better beginning!!) :-)

It’s a special day today, for a very special person

Someone who kept “weird” names for me :)

And kept asking “Random” questions :)

I can’t believe that marking proxies would give me so much

A friend whom I can trust to the core

Somebody I’d love to know even more

Delighted I am, that we sat together,

On a miserable trip, made so much better!

You gave me Cad B and Sweet Chariot

And of course, Hindi tutions were never better

Something I’ll thank you for ever and ever :-)

Thinking of all the wonderful times we’ve spent together

I guess CCD and Mocha we’ll always remember

The wonderful STD conversations

And amazing “message-message” games

Something’s will always stay

You’ve always been there, Ready to give me a “thapad”

Trusting me when I doubted myself

And telling me I was right

When everyone said I was wrong

So on this special day, I just want to say

You mean the world to me

And That I’m grateful to find a friend like you

Who’s like a star brightening everything around

You have a wonderful and truly amazing birthday

Coupled with a very successful year

Filled with all the joy life can offerI wish all your dreams come true

And that you remain happy forever

!!Happy Birthday!!

A boring day

IRCTC.. Bloody Fucked Up site.. Subah Subah Dimag kharab kar diya.. Ms. Telepathy's tickets had to be booked.. Woke up at 7, which by any standards is an achievement for me :)

Anyway, i went up to the acad block because thanks to our college, its the only place where the chances of the net getting d/c is low.. By 7.30 i was set.. The net speed was pretty decent.. Was watching Dallas play.. And for a change they were playing well.. I logged on to the IRCTC site.. All working fine..

By 7.55 i was all focused on getting the tickets booked.. I logged in using two a/c's as well.. Just at abt this time, Mr. bansiwal had to come in with Sunny.. One is two loud and the other is too much of a small talk man.. And to top it two juniors too joined in.. So that made it five of us in less than a distance of 5 feet trying to access the site.. I was like why the hell are u coming and sitting rite next to me.. The whole floor was empty!

Anyway, Precisely at 8 when the ticket booking starts, the bloody site decides to stop working..  "Service is unavailable".. For the next one hour i tried nothing else but to just connect to the site.. But nahi na.. Chalna hi nahi hai usse.. I so hate it when things go wrong.. Especially things which i am doing for somebody else..

I had to meet friends in the afternoon, something i was so not looking forward to.. And after early morning fiasco, the mood dwindled even further.. So when i had to meet ms. telepathy (If u read this, the name sounds nice, doesnt it? :) ) i was pretty low.. And like magic she brings out cheese omlette and Smiley badges :)

If somebody hasn't had cheese omlette after staying in pune, they have definately missed something great in life..  As i call it, its Heaven!! Melted cheese inside a double egg omlette and then add toast and butter, it makes a mesmerizing combination!!

Anyway, after this caught the bus and left for the city to meet friends.. Met them and was thoroughly bored.. They wanted to play pool and drink beer and smoke! I was interested in neither of them.. Went to a sad restaurant in MG and wasted time till 5.30ish.. Thankfully they had to leave.. I got royally bored.. Normally this is not the state when i meet them, but god knows what happened today..

Now at 5.30 at MG i had two options, either dig in to pastries at dorabjee or take the 6 o clock bus back.. Now under normal circumstances, the logical choice for me was Dorabjee.. No two ways abt it.. But somehow i was just too bored and lazy so  took a rick back and caught the bus :( ( As i write this i regret my decision :( )

Came back and slept.. I had nothing better to do.. Didnt feel like reading.. Wanted to listen to music but there was no battery in the laptop and there was a power cut in hostel.. Thankfully i woke up in time to eat dinner and then play volleyball..

Overall a pretty boring day.. After a long time.. Anyway.. Blah.. 2mo 9 o clock ERP disaster class.. Thank god i've a book to read :)

Nitin

Every sunrise brings with it,

Another day, another month, another year

Another smile, another tear,

Another winter, a summer too

But there will never be another you!

 

It seems like just yesterday

When somebody did a golden deed

When somebody proved a friend in need

When somebody stayed mentally strong

And smiled all day long

Somebody showed how sweet it is to live

And somebody said I’m glad to give

This somebody has often fought a valiant fight

And always stood up to shield the right

Knowingly or unknowingly this somebody walked into our lives

Touched it and made it bright

The mind is glad that this somebody is you

And hopes that you will always be true

Your birthday is a reminder to each one of us

Of how special you are

Not just because you hear things what we don’t say

And that you give us inspiration to reach for our dreams

But because you have loads of charisma

And in everything you do, there is a special touch

You’ve written your name in our hearts

And that’s where it’s always going to stay

May the dew of spring sprinkle joys and happiness in your life

Forever and For Always

Wishing you a glorious birthday and a fantastic year ahead

With all the love and success life can offer.

Nostalgia

Its 3.30 in the morning and as usual my insomnia has set in. For no damn reason I can’t sleep. Lying on my bed I’m thinking what life has become. What I used to be and what I am right now. Mind goes back to the beautiful graduation days. The whole damn college knew me. Right from the peon to the principal knew me by name. Yet today when I go back I hardly am in touch with anyone. Some people do scrap me from time to time on orkut but that is all that is left.Was this really the way i hoped life would turn out? I dont know..

There were so many great friends and such a lot of fun times but they just faded away..I don't have any friends from school unlike so many of my friends. Sometimes it hurts that i couldn't remain in touch with any of them but deep down i guess i know i couldn't have done anything. I guess somethings are just meant to be. So when i joined college i always hoped that life would be better and i would have everything that i missed in school. I did get all of it and probably more. I guess thats where it hurts the most, i think i didnt take the effort to take the friends to the next level. At times i wish i could undo all those stupid arguments and mis understandings and get back all thats gone.. But....

I often wonder how fast time flies. It seems just yesterday that i used to sit by the pond and talk with friends. The long walks on the beach, the days at McD, the teaching and counselling sessions, the fight with the principal and endless arguements with profs and co-ordinators. Kahan gaye saare din..

Damn i miss college.. Seriously.. It was a pathetic place but it has given me such good memories that will stay with me forever.. I wish i could just go back in time..