...bcz sometimes it's only memories that remain

“Why are you smiling all by yourself?” I jerked out of trance and saw my mom watching…I smiled and said - Reliving the memories…

One day during our college sessions we got a notice that Icfai Business School deputes had come down to our college with a program at their campus called The Young Achievers Program. 5 students would be selected from the college based on an Aptitude test. The Program seemed interesting and I decided to give it a try…I finally did make it to the top 5 and was selected for the program…and hence began an eventful trip to the Icfai B-School Campus which turned out to be the most memorable time of my life…
The day finally arrived and I packed my bags and left for a week long sojourn at the campus… Being away from home took some getting used to…About 100 selected Student delegates from across India turned up to participate in the program, for a six day series of seminars, workshops, and group activities, at the lush green and huge campus at Hyderabad...Mixing together with people from diverse backgrounds was a daunting task on day 1…Few awkward smiles and unsure looks later we mingled with each other and within a day forged friendships that was to last for a long time… After the grand inaugural session, started the hectic schedule of lectures, seminars and debating sessions at a stretch ..It seemed too much to take it at first but started enjoying it thereafter…Evenings brought everyone together for cultural programs, fun and games…
Having people with the same ambitions and aspirations as mine around me helped me see a spectrum of growth and self-realization that has been unlike any other that I have experienced. I felt extremely happy that I was part of a educational and social gathering that was so wonderfully good…
Finally the week long program came to an end… It was time to leave everything behind, to say our last good-byes very well knowing that we wouldn’t be meeting again…

Looking back, all the memories come back in a rush… Collective laughs in classrooms, Heated debate sessions, Hooting and cheering for friends, Hurried breakfasts, Late night chats in the hostel rooms, Loud chattering over dinner, Yummy snacks in the evenings, Crazy girl talk in the nights, battling drowsiness in post-lunch sessions, the grand desk-banging applause for our esteemed lecturers after each wonderful session, idle walks in the cool breeze at night, singing aloud in bathrooms, reminiscing the day’s events in the dark until sleep took over, loads of poses for pictures…lots of memories…Sometimes the memories flood my mind and I stop everything and just smile….

Being in my final year of college life, it pains to think of the day when I have to leave my friends of 4 years… Special times, special care and special friends... The moments pass so quickly, but the memories will remain...These are the memories that make remembering worthwhile because those are the ones, however spontaneous, that make you really smile at the way things used to be…

The GIRL Power... :P

The ‘moment’ is always concocted in the movies...You know the moment when the hero proceeds to destroy the villain and his evil schemes, when he is chased at a furious pace by a villian... Only this wasn’t a movie, it was reality....
The other day i was speeding at 70 early in the morning at 8:30...Just then i was distracted by a call on my cell and failed to notice the deep pit on the road filled with muck and water......
No prizes for guessing what happened next. My car tumbled into it and splashed the mud water all around...To my horror the biker driving by my side got drenched to the bone..I saw his utterly furious glance through the tint..That very moment i slammed the accelerator and ran for dear life... But the biker was in no mood to let go..He started a chase and no matter how hard i tried he caught up with me after a 1 mile chase and stopped his bike in front of my car blocking my way... He got down furiously , came up to me and roared saying "He was driving to his office and i had ruined his clothes".....I quickly changed my expressions, put up a sad and innocent face saying i was rushing for my BIG exam and i was already late by 30 mins 'coz i was caught up in traffic...AND...Bang On..!!! I had hit right on the spot...I saw his expression change..his frown softned and concern took over... :P ...He mumbled me "to hurry up" and moved his bike from my way...
Feeling relieved...i started my engine and "Bhagam Bhaggg..."...
I feel sorry for the poor guy but apni jaan tho bachaani hi thi.... :D

My first voting experience…

It started off on a really bad note… I had woken up late on the polling day and as soon as I did, was made to brush and chased off to cast my vote…As I reached the polling station which was just about a shouting distance from my home, the sight of serpentine queue of voters greeted me…Apparently the voting machine was not working….. HOLY S***!!!...Half heartedly I joined the queue along with others to participate in the biggest democratic elections, a month-long process expected to yield no clear winner to lead India …

I might be pessimistic but I just exercised my voting right out of moral responsibility…The likelihood of my vote mattering, is about as close to zero as you can get in this election…