Sweet 16....no more

I turn 17 today. Not so young, not so old, just the perfect age to have fun, and handle responsibilites at the same time. But I'm feeling a bit sad bidding farewell to sweet li'l 16. I had a great time, learnt a lot, studied a bit, got into trouble. LOL! :-)

Hope this year goes well. Have a lot of things up my sleeve, hope I can make them work out and live upto my expectations.

Wish me luck!

PS-- Unfortunately, I've been filling my blog on alternate days since last week, because I'm busy with studies. I'm trying my best to update it as often as I can. You won't be disappointed, I promise.

Mail me at: grafologist@hotmail.com

Dreams do come true!

No matter how silly or unrealistic or far-fetched your dream (or dreams) may be, never just dismiss them. I made the mistake of doing that, and, when finally my dream did begin to play in my waking hours, I thought it was just another dream! Hah!

The euphoria and elation you feel when your life-long dream comes true, can't be described. But one thing is sure to happen: you feel like a zombie for a few minutes or few weeks, depending on the 'desireness' of your desire.

Good luck, and never give up!
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Has Time changed?
I wonder what's the difference between the 'good old days' and 'these days'. We think there are not just one or two of them, but a whole list of them. What has truly changed is our technology. But the basic human instincts, needs and desires are very much the same. Hunger, thirst, elation, depression, jealousy, friendship, anger, calm, greed, benevolence, war, peace-- these were a part of human life earlier and have continued to follow us till today.

Only our way of expressing them has changed, though slightly. Earlier, people fought to conquer (read plunder) small territories or to fight evil. Today they do so to exploit resources of nations or to lay their hands on terrorists. What we heard then were cannons, horses and gunpowder. What we hear today are stealth bombers, tanks and nuclear bombs. Innocent civilians died then as an unfortunate consequence, now they die because of 'mistakes'.

Our perspective hasn't changed. The 'right' and the 'wrong' are pretty much the same today. We aren't any more civilised today than we were yesterday, because we have not been able to understand the true meaning of 'civilised'-- the adjective we use so easily to describe our barbaric and so-called superior race.

Forget it. It's time for a real change.
Are homo sapiens listening?
PS-- Go watch 'Asoka'. It's great.

Times of Illness

It's strange that two very good people and both very close to my heart should fall sick at the same time, with very painful illnesses. It's difficult for me to see people I love in such suffering. All I pray and hope for is their quick recovery and a healthy life for both.

What are friends for?

I ask that question as a person who was trusted with top secret information from two good friends. One is feeling extremely low and guilty, and the other just had a major fight with her so-called 'bestest' friend. I was there for both (I'm not flattering myself by saying that), and it was only then that it dawned on me what friendship was. Not only being 'there' when you are needed, but also liking them inspite of all their weaknesses and faults.

Cheer up guys! Put your problems behind you and move on!

Back to City Life
I'm back home after a short but relaxing holiday. Had a great time, enjoyed a lot, swam, ate, chilled out, but one thing was missing. And that was good weather. It was terribly hot, but what is more important I didn't mind it too much. It's now time to kiss those fun-filled days goodbye and get back to studies! Urghhhhh!
PS-- Studies wouldn't be bad at all if the system was better and more student-friendly. .

A long-needed holiday
I'm finally off to Goa (did you say 'wow'?) for a much-needed break from the daily routine which I am so bored of. I will be offline till Tuesday afternoon, but when I'm back, I'll make sure everyone knows everything about the trip, or at least as much as I wish to reveal!
Have a relaxing weekend and drive carefully.
PS-- Remember that even if you are alone and lonely, there's never a good-enough reason to say you are
'aching to be released'. Trust me.

Are you connected?
Funny how people connect through the Net. A few e-mails dashed off, a couple of chats, and you have a new friend. Unlike the scary experiences I've heard about, I've had no such problem and most, corrected, all my online pals are great people. For the ones not hooked to the Web, I'd say Log on and have fun!
Do you have what you really want?
A friend once asked me what my aim in lfie was. I replied promptly, "Happiness!" To this day I wonder I meant by that. It's time for me to think. Think how I would define happiness. Money, fame, travel, recognition? Nah, I loathe the materialiastic approach. Think about it, and so will I.

Chirpy and exuberant, me? Born to spread energy and joy?ME? That's what one of my friends seems to think! The idea has put me deep in thought. Never thought I will be bringing joy and energy into someone's life. It's given me something new to think about. Come to think of it, I am quite energetic and chirpy, even when I'm tired I can't sit still. It's time to get some new meaning to my life, and I mean it!
I'm Miss.Energetic from this very minute, and anytime you are feeling tired or bored or 'demotivated', as someone puts it, you know what to do! Contact me!
PS-- I have a very chirpy voice too. Want to hear it? Anytime!
The Past and the Present
When I'm all alone, like I'm now, my mind wanders, thinking about things from all over the place, sometimes nothing in particular. Sometimes I remember good things, sometimes not-so-good memories pop into my mind, at times it's the really horrible ones which bother me. The latter make me uncomfortable, but I don't really mind them. Why? -- because they are my past, a part of me, and I must be comfortable with myself. I don't like the idea of escaping from the past. Of course, it's not too good to live in it either, but at least you learn from it. I did!

I think guys were born with their brains upside down. Here's one on MSN bugging the hell out of me, asking me weird things like: "how much time can u laugh for?" Nah, I don't blame him, the poor guy is alone at home with absolutely nothing to do except chat with me. May he lead a saner life.
My peaceful holidays will soon be over, my nose will be buried in my books throughout the Diwali vacation, all due thanks to the GREAT Indian education system, which is more beneficial to the paper-checkers than to the students. It's time for a change!

I'm just recovering from an illness which made me rather weak, and today being a Sunday, I'm rather bored. It's late night, but I'm neither sleepy, nor tired.
One online friend is asking me for advice on toothaches, I tell him to pull all his teeth out, that will relieve the pain, won't it?
What's it with guys these days? Toothache guy is going berserk because a girl sent him a private message in a public chat room! Actually, girls these days are not much better. But the less said about them, the better.
Just a passing thought: I wonder what humans are going to achieve through violence and deaths of innocent people. Bombing a place day in day out won't solve any problem, will it? The people who will really be affected by this will be the ones who have absolutly no hand in terrorism. May God bless them and keep them safe.