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(From Harold's Planet) And on some days I just have nothing to say, It is much better to just listen what others have to say. Sometimes it is the best thing to hang in there, Particularly thinking of nothing and still have the smile to share. And on some days it is okay not to discuss the worldly affairs, Just because they are not going to vanish in a single trial. It doesn't matter to win or lose a match, As much as it matters to try that weird catch. And on some days, it is pretty awesome to be alive, To have some laughs to be laughed at on the long nights. # Inspired by Harold's Planet  and very similar to  एकदा तरी जगावं  !

The whole summer was indeed a different experience for me, new people, new experiences, new views and lots of fun! So I lived with a different roommate for the summers and now I am friends with some interesting people. It was an adventure ride, a learning experience, overcame some of the prejudices, beliefs and no doubt some fears too! And yeah, somewhere in between, I found myself back! So many times, you feel lost in the huge crowd and just forget to live life, try to behave what you really are not, basically, stop being true to yourself. All the while, go on living the life of which you never thought of. I remember myself telling Manjiri so many times that, this is just not me! This is someone different. I have been cloned or something! Now I get it, it was what they fondly call as “Cultural Shock”! Really, a big word, with a magnificent meaning! I am glad that, it is over! And how! Firstly I met so many new people! More than half of them I know only by their names;

Memories play a very confusing role. They make you laugh when you remember the time you cried together, but make you cry when you remember the time you laughed together. The above quote sounds familiar eh? It is one of those nights where sleep tries to elude you! Now that I am kind of an insomniac, for the past couple of days, I am going through my neglected hard-disk. I am looking at the old handful school photographs, I happen to spend more than required time on a particular photograph. A photograph of 10 little kids, who had just finished their standard 10th examinations. Oh boy, what a day it was! We were at Saurabh's place. It was a graduation party. Saurabh's mother had left for some work, especially for us! We were home alone (er, not exactly, we were 10 kids with no elder supervision)! So sweet of her! We ate, sang songs and played something! I remember a particular joke - We had decided to sing a really hip song - Saurabh started a really slow emotional son

And I said ‘Love you Baba’ and ‘Love you Aau’ today! (From zenpencils.com ) It was as surprising for me as it was for Baba (Dad)! No idea about Aai’s (Mom) reaction! Well, wrote in a text, still, it’s a huge unpredictable event! Surprising because – amchyat asa nasta (it is an uncommon gesture) ! Well, ours is a typical Maharashtrian household, where even giving compliments is a big issue! If you hear – you did a good job, you scored good marks, it was a decent dish – be assured that it was really a great achievement, just because it is their attempt to keep everyone grounded! No doubt, everyone will be proud and happy to discuss about it with others but yes, a direct compliment – a strict no! Not possible at all! Saglach kasa agadi mojun mapun! Kahi urala asel tar tyat ajun urvaycha! (Everything is measured! Be it the talks, gestures or emotions.) Being brought up in a strict household, it has always kept me grounded and yes these ‘not complimenting/ expressing enough’

Friendship Day Special Issue 2010 शिंपल्यात पाणी घालून समुद्र कधी दाखवता येत नाही, हाताने काढलेल्या फुलाला सुगंध कधी येत नाही, नि ळ्या भोर गगनाचा अंत कधी होत नाही, अन् नाजूक अशा मैत्रीचा उल्लेख शब्दात होत नाही . यारी, दोस्ती, मित्र, मैत्रिणी यांच्यावर असे अनेक काव्य, कथा एवढच काय तर चित्रपट देखील आहेत .  याच संदर्भाचे असे असंख्य एस एम एस पण रोज येतात आणि मैत्रीदिनाला तर यांची उधाणच असते .  अगदी आपलं ज्यांच्यासोबत कोल्ड  वॉर  असतं ते पण मेसेज पाठवतात .  हे सग ळं  तर ठीक आहे पण एक गोष्ट सांगा दोस्तहो साला चीज क्या है ये दोस्ती ?  याचा नेमका अर्थ प्रत्येक जण आपल्या सोयीनुसार लावतो . खरंतर मैत्रीची परिभाषा आपल्या वयानुसार बदलत जाते .  आपण अगदी लहान असतो तेव्हा आपली आर्इ आपली पहिली मैत्रीण होते .  आर्इसोबतच घरातील सग ळे च म्हणजे बाबा, आजी, आजोबा, काका, काकू सग ळे च मित्र बनतात .  मग जस जसं आपण मोठं होतो शा ळे त जा ऊ  लागतो आपले मित्र होतात आणि मग सुरू होते ही मैत्रीची गाथा .  यात रूसवे फुगवे सब चलता है आणि ‘नो  सॉ री नो थँक्स’ हा मु ळ  सिध्दांत .  लहाणपणीची मैत्री ह