Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Goodbyes are not forever

It is time for my best friend to leave Hyderabad in the quest for a career and a better future. She got selected as a research associate in the prestigious IIT Delhi. I was also one of those friends who encouraged her to take up the offer. Though it took her 72 hours to make the decision, I'm happy that she chose what's right for her.

You know Aarti that I don't prefer to speak much and don't initiate a conversation many a times. I know I wouldn't be able to tell you how much you would be missed, so I decided to pen down my thoughts.

You had always had a special place in my heart. A bestie who I could count on, someone who would also reply at 1 in the night, someone who will never stop me from what I'm doing but will definitely tell me what's right and what's wrong. You know what you mean to me, so you would also know how much I'd be missing you.

Thank you for giving me those college memories I would cherish forever. That EVS class where we laughed till we were asked to get out, those literature classes where I would be the culprit and you and Pooja would be punished, those French classes where your notes were my only hope of passing, those Political Science classes where you took my phone to message the teacher, those Psychology classes I could attend and I could add so much more to it. Gate crashing your blind date, that point when our life was on parallel lines where whatever happened in your life would replicate in mine and vice versa, be it an accident, a date or a new bf. :D  And not to forget the proxies for which I owe you a lot. That trip to Medak only for the burger. And the list goes on and on and on...

We don't click many photos so this is one of the few from my archives. Clicked at Medak, where we had gone just for the burger. And not to forget those remix songs :D

You are one friend of mine who never failed to make me proud, be it the gold medal, your top scores or your initiative Sahaara. Now that you are leaving, I have mixed emotions. I am happy for your career and sad that I won't be able to meet someone to share the story of my life. Also, hope that you have prepared yourself for the challenges a new city would have in store for you.

P.S. I am sure you would make friends in no time, and just like Hyderabad, half of Delhi would also be in your Facebook friends list. :D :D Yes my dear friends, she has the habit of adding random people :p

I love you. And you would be missed until we meet again. And, please try not to hit on guys though I can't promise vice versa.

Remember the Vodafone song, which we thought was tailor-made for us? I'd like to sing that for you again...

L'il things you do for me, nobody else makes me feel good. 
L'il things you do for me, making me smile when no one else could. 
That's why I like to sit next to you, and hear your mad stories, I know they are not true.
And I like that we share secret of two, together!! :)

Much love, XOXO


Sunday, 3 August 2014

Happy birthday, A

So it's one of my friend's birthday. I wonder what to do to make it special - Should I order a cake and get it delivered midnight? Should I plan a surprise? Should I ship a gift? But then I also wonder why should I even think of it since we don't talk anymore. After a lot of reasoning with myself, and realizing that I can no way track A's new address, I settled for a blog. I want to tell A about what it meant to have a friend like A in a new city.

One could tag me as a lost soul when I arrived in Chennai, I only knew A in the whole city (besides my busy brother and another friend A). Right from preparing me to fight the challenges in a new city to finding an accommodation, A helped me a lot in the initial days. I learnt from A that I have to adjust and make myself comfortable rather than complain about the problems the city has in store for me, only then can I start enjoying. The days passed by, I loved the job that I did, A made sure that my weekends don't go wasted. I found a place in a small group of A. Right from playing UNO to cooking on weekends to watching movies and going on trips, A made my stay memorable. Though like every friend, even we did fight but that never let us develop hatred for each other. From A I learnt a lot of things... To chase your dreams, to never give up, the importance of adjusting, to help in need, to not compromise on anything in life due to work commitments and the list goes on... A was also another inspiration for me to learn cooking. :D So yes, I owe A a lot.

Though things did not go the right way and professional commitment and other reasons pushed us to choose two separate ways and I had to leave the city, I just want to say that this friend of yours will always consider herself lucky to have crossed paths with you. You were one of my few friends who appreciated me always, encouraged me to write and write more, were my strongest critic, were happy for my achievements, always there with your gyaan to help me in times of trouble and what not. You taught me to stand up for myself. I just want to say that in the process of trying to make you feel special now, in the last  5 minutes, I ended up realizing what I had lost by losing a friend like you.

So my dear A, be the same always. And I know that you would always be there for me in times of need with your faaltu gyaan and say 'fikar kyun karti Neha, main hu na'. And you know that its vice versa too, be it even 4 in the night. :)

Thank you for keeping up with the post. Happy birthday, A.