WEEK 1 at Wipro Technologies, Bangalore

The first week passed rather eventfully. DAY 1 had some g8t speakers coming up on stage especially the mallu Major Rakesh Pillai. Goodness gracious, he was awesome. His mastery over Hindi, choice of words, frequent banter, it was a laugh riot. 3 cheers for him. Day 2 was more of school days coaching manual. We were taught how handle fire, use fire-extinguisher, first-aid etc etc. The venue for the 1st days remained the same, the sprawling Wipro Campus at Electronic City. My My , the cafeteria out there is huge, extremely huge. The rest 3 days, our induction was to be held at PESS College, EC. It reminded us of our college days big time. Nice campus, the small canteen, guyz-gals bunking classes, it was a short trip back 2 old memory lanes. Our trainer was a surprise package. He happens to Rahul Dravid’s old buddy. Mr. Sujith Somamsundar, ex-Karnataka and Team India player was disappointing. I knew this man since his name frequently appeared on newspapers bcos of exploits on the cricket field. But he lacked the spirit to invigorate freshness amongst which eventually lead to dull boring classes. Back to my peers. Dude they are awesome. Strong representations from Bengal, UP, Tamil Nadu, AP, Orrisa. My fellows Bengalis r really peculiar chaps. Some how they r overshowering praises on me just bcos I know n speak 5 languages. Strange adulations. The best of the lot , Rahul Matoo from Jammu. He absolutely extravagant. He brings smiles to our faces by literally every word coming from his mouth. Also my fellows Northies r very friendly batch. Its nice to mingle n roam around speaking Hindi at will even in a corporate field. Also have to mention some Tamilians n AP guys. Alas no mallus to b found around. Just hoping the 2nd week which starts off the formal training will be good.

Exodus from Cal- a footnote

Another few momentous months have passed away…It was a journey through my 24th year, a month well spent off working hard at the gym, celebrating Durga pujas after a long gap, finally getting my joining mail from Wipro, the buildup to my exodus from Cal etc..

In chronological fashion-after resigning from BNKe I finally put on my thinking caps and contemplated to hit the gym. Body Shapers Gym, Manton was a blessing in disguise. My trainer Kanchan Da happens to b one of the most helpful n caring person around. Folks it was an excellent time at the gym&the bottom-line was that I finally somewhat achieved in losing 1.5 kgs in 25 dys…not a
big achievement I presume. But the effort involved was really exciting. Working out is just loads of fun & I got to meet some strange characters there.

Then came my b’day & Pujas coinciding with each other. My heart-felt thanks to Simi, Gillian, Suraj, Pooja, Geethu, Babu, Sandhya, Yash, Udit & my bro for remembering me on my B’day & making sure that the calls started pouring right from the midnight. Thanks a lot guyz. It was the day of Navami too. Finally me,Babu&Sanu decided to check out for pandal-hopping purposes. It was strange meeting Sanu aftr a gap of 5 years. An un-opportunistic rain did try to play the spoilsport did try to ruin the party but alls well dat ends well. We somehow managed to watch some good pandals n worshipped Ma Durga. Reminiscing the days from our childhood we also made it a point to visit a mela and get into the Giant-Wheel. Like young kids Babu could be seen shouting n howling all-along. The rest of plans for pujas were ruined by Cherry’s famous dhoke-baazi.

Then came my joining mail from Wipro. Yipee!!! Back to Bangalore. My prayers were heard. Its g8t to b back der. Another chance to meet up with Margarat, Abhi, Carolyne di, Pooja & my school buddies. Guyz Astala Vista, im back. A new innings is on the threshold & I sincerely hope its on the better side. The last few days hre in Cal have been very eventful. Had to vist all uncles-aunties, infrm them about my exodus, hella lot of shopping etc.etc. After 5 years I also met Subhasis. Dude hes a changed a lot. Another very strange incident was meeting up Simi at CCD, Park Street. After years of keeping contact via the virtual world of chatting n scraps, I finally met her. She comes across to be one of those diminutive, vivacious & extrovert characters who happens to think out of the box unlike normal Mallu gals. A welcome change is well appreciated. Also dis gave me opportunity to revisit Park Street after so many years. I made it appoint to visit Music World n listen through the latest songs.

So “Here I am, this is me
Theres no where else on earth I rather be,
Oh ho, here I am
just me & u,
2nit we make our dreams come true,
It’s a new world”

My favourite song from Bryan Adam.

24 & still counting.....

Lolz, time flies so fast. The jump from 23 to 24 just seemed so yesterday only. A lot has changed though, I have changed& so do others to.Hmmm, Change is the mantra for the future. I will always appreciate the last 12 mnths 4 giving me an opportunity to rediscover myself, evaluate diffrnt relationships& sumwat negate my evidential minuses. Yup thanks to all folks for penning down their frank views in my scrap book so that i could have a chance to look upon myself as Vivek,the person.

In a tumultuous 12 mnths, i have kissed&parted 2 companies.Yet the experiences i take away 4m IBM& BNKe will remain ever cherished. Coming back to the present. lolz, its d time for the pujas.Aftr a long time i will be at home for it.Coincidently dis time b;day falls on Navami. Dats g8t.Really looking fwd to meeting some my school gang members. Sadly Suraj&Ajeesh will be missing.Yet the euphoria n fetsivity surrounding the pujas will b awesome.Just hoping that the Rain Gods will b staying away.Sadly i have still work pending,a diffrnt wrk though at the gym.Mate i have realised that losing weight is so labourious as compared to gaining it.But i do hope that i will be able to succesfully reduce sum of those extra flabs gained. Its irony, saala d whole of college yrs i dreamnt n prayed to raise my bat to signfy my half century n yet it never ever happend. N lolz just 4 mnths at hme & i balloned to near 60 kgs..gosh thats pathetic...hmm..home chweet home..& yep its the time for me cut my long hairs also. Gosh 13 mnths without a haircut..its damm tough to maintain it.Straighten karne ka soccha toh tha par mood badal gaya [:(]..And nw a crucial month ahead. Hopefully oct 26th will usher in a new perspective of life n as the saying goes alls well that ends well,touchwood.

Adious,
Vishku

Classmates- A pride or a prejudice??

Today while watching Classmates for the umpteenth occasion,I suddenly goosebumped into a short trip through old memory lanes. Those old dilapidated corridors, mistic canteen, the benches, our Joggers Park, our I.T lab, our ‘Wembly’ playground – a flashback of the good old days. Vivid images of Gokulz making an uproar at d backbenches, playing cards, launghing, joking, passing comments, mocking gals, throwing rockets n papper chits- all seemed as if it happened just yesterday only.

College was a rollicking 4*365 days saga adorned by assignments,series,Xams,supplys,critis,fests,sports,lectures,seminars,fights,strikes. The south pole comprising local stubborn orthodox mallus were the studious,no-nonsensical bhujji lot. Unka funda- Colg aao, padayi karo aur wapas ghar jao. The north ploe(including non resident keralites like us) were freaky jerks exploring options to revel in the limelight&enjoy the hour & the occasion amidst all the academic hoopla. Keeping ‘thund’& passing papers amongst us, turned writing exams into a mockery. V lived a life of desperados.I still remember d day wen my university paper was caught in d hands of Yashwant Sahaiji. A chill of desperation ran through my spine.Being in the gud books of that teacher rescued my precious 4 sheets of paper.Athode sahaiji cheating nirthi.pavam payanz. Another reminiscent scene was me passing back Meenas series paper back to her only to find it fall straight at the legs of the invigilator. Shit how could that lady not notice it. He he. It was classical exam writing amalgamated with blasemphous fairplay & malpractices. Love- another striking feature of colg. True ‘lub’ was to b found only among Yash-Nitya& Manish-Merin. Sadly as predicted by Meenz the former duos immaturish extrovertic antics fail to keep d momentum going. Nakki bros was a revelation. A fairytale of multiple proposals, sequences of No,Na,No den finally culminating in2 a Yes rewriting textbk lub-shub scripts. Just wishing dem all d luck for d future.

Besides you could c ‘crushes’,’flings’,’infatuation’,’soft-corners’ all around. An idle human mind is a devils workshop. Kambhakt ishq cheez hee aisi hai dat even eyes cant cheat. The affinity for Kozhi twds Shilpa, Sanal twds Sunita, Ct twds Devilz, Jaggu twds Anj-eli, Dipu twds meenz, Criti twds Saghav were all so visible. Even our lateral entry chettan’s were also in the race if my sources r to b believed. Those masquerading eyes also included mine twds Aparna. Have to admit that but lasting till s4. Then d Gen. Secrty post, class representative post,85% in s5,3 jobs changed my bioscope till I befriended this gal in my final year. Jaanne ka aur pehchanne ka waqt hee nahi mila. Kaash who meri classmate hoti rather than those dumbo gals who had no inkling of living life n appreciating things maturedly. Amidst all this some even contrived to be masters in this art. Bhola Anand had those simple eyes tha were so deceivable but like even they say in MARS, sumthg sumwhr he too was like us. Also I wished had Shilpa stopped lying to me on innumerous occasions wrt her current status. Knowing this ‘lissom lass’ so well back d back of my hand, I alwys knew she was in luv. In colg v had to swallow n digest so many secrets that I grew white hairs.Yup promises r meant to b kept.

Post colg life, I just wish I had been less itzy-bitzy n fussy over petty issues.Chey. looking back over closeness to some gals & ignoring the rest makes me feel odd. Hadn’t I beens so, today these 2 wouldn’t hav been slowly fading away 4m my minds for reasons known to dem n unknown 2 me only 2 c new durable entrants in Anjali,Sandhya& Rohini to pop in. Yep that was past, today is present& tomorrow is the future. Just wishing fella Gokulites alwys remain d same. The final startling truth- anna cheytha pala karyangilum chilara-chilara mandatharangalum inna pottichirikyanum aaswadikyanum verum uru ormakal mathram.

Signing off- yrs Vishku.

Friendship through the eyes of School n College

"There's a thin line b/w friendship.Each participant should give equal % of commitment towards it to make it a success.The moment one ill-timely outweighs the other the probabilty of friendship fading away looks omnious."

It was been a memorable ride or to say a transition through life.A comparison b/w school pals & college mates is noteworthy. SCHOOL was monumental, an epic of 14 years. Friends came, friends stayed& friends went away. After sharing nearly 14 years of our precious life b/w us, the camaraderie shared by us was really awesome.V knew each other by d back of our hands.Onscreen v used to be the best pals,off screen fiercest yet graceful competitors. Gangs of STBS rocked. Mine too.Abhishek Thomas,Ajesh Mathew,Sanish Samuel,Suraj Nair,Justin Joseph,Joju Rajan,Rejo Koshy,Rijo Cherian Vikash Sharma brought alive a unique bunch of vibrance,trust&hooliganism on the same stage. The illustrious backbenchers in us brought liveliness in even dull classes.All those pranks&antics made us realise the funnier aspects of life.School gave us a platform to strike a uniform chord with the Marwaris,Gujratis,Punjabis,UPites& Bengalis.Learning different cultural nuancances became so easy.Udit,Akash,anirban,Sukhvinder,Raghav all brought the Indianess in us.Would any believe that v kept alive dis friendshp from Nursey to Class12...long live STBS........

College was short,romantic&hilarious.Groupism set the epitome for 4 years.My new gang,d famous Gokulz d Rebelz- a name that sparkles audacity&outright revolutionary figures..Xams,supplys,critis & assignments were petty affairs for us.V had spice,variety&flavours.Sanal,Yash,Bibin,Manish,Arun,CT,Criti,Mridhu,Dipu n me formed a deadly combo of eccentric n reckless freaks.Saach bolon toh these peeps really infused a new spirit in my life.Some gals from our class were also very friendly.I met one of my best frnds in dem, Meena. No mention of my lovely juniors can go away within naming dem,Anisha,Geethu,Greeshma,Prashant. College was stinking with self proclaimed groups everywhr.No matter how hard u tried, you would literally fall into one of them.I started of been one among the so called Bhujji n Unusual grp of Anand,Anil,Kanns,Libs,Sree but ended up in d best of d lot "Gokulzz".There was Mars,Stars,Venus,Jupiter n wat not looming all around.As of now its g8t that most of us hav settled down in our own lives.But does really d same aura of frndsp exist.May be Not. That brings to notice wat my frnd Simi told me,If our friendship is strong n natural,it will remain intact for all the years to come.Hence it doesnt worry me anymore that the so called Shilpas,Devis,Meenas,Anoops,Shihabs n rest r not to be seen anymore.Alas i badly miscalculated my bonding with such fellas that i found myself not in touch wit my one time close buddies anymore.No complains.Dats the saga of life.Samay ke saath woh badal gaye...Humme bhi badalna padega...

My pick on d best & worst

Best pals 4m school -> Ajeesh,Suraj,Abhishek,Sanish
Best pals 4m college -> Meena,Bibin,Sanal,Yash
Most admired peeps -> Raghav Sehgal, Jeena James, Shilpa Thomas
Most fiercest yet admired competitors-> Raghav,Shekhar Gupta, Anil P.R

Jab V Met.....

One breezy afternoon , when the world moved on,
I paused for a moment as i met her,
Bewildered and astonished there i stood,
Gazing at the mysticness of God's creation.

उन आखों में अध्भुध सी मासुमियत थी,
उन लब्जों में मिटास ,
मुस्कुराता हुआ उसका चेहरा ,
मानो नीले अम्बर में सूरज खिलखिला रहा था ।



Fragile, sensuous and beauteous as a lass could,
I wondered how meticulously ornamented was she,
A 440 watt smile and stunning looks to kill,
And a deadly mix of poise and perfection.

घायल हुआ में उस हँसी पर,
उन जुल्फों की छांव को में तरसा,
उसकी शक्सियत में ज़रूर कुछ ऐसा जादू था,
मेरे जीने की वजह जो वह बन गई थी ।



Sum sleepless nights, some everlasting memories,
Glossed with colour and excitement,
Puerile and character personified was she,
Her innate credentials matched my ideal gal's prerequistes.

वह कहती गई ,मैं सुनता रहा,
प्यार का मौसम जो छाया हुआ था,
मेरे ख्वाबों के आशियाने को जैसे साहारा मिला,
तनहायों ने मुझसे अलविदा जो कह दिया।



I started longing for her presence,
Awestrucken her diffidence emblazoned,
Eventhough adorations grew in multiples,
Strangely friends had other second thoughts.

पर लोग कुछ भी कहे , वह थी अजब सी,
अनहोनी, अनोखी, अनजानी थी वह,
ना जानते हुए भी मैं आकर्षित हुआ,
क्या पता उसमे जादू ही कुछ ऐसा था ।


Note: The protagonist is purely my figment of imagination. Any resemblances to a real life character might be pure coincidental. Also to add, my prose had been previusly published in my college magazine during my tenure as College Union General Secretary . But due to the moroness of a blind Editor, the editing and compilation of this prose completly went awry. Bloody fools [:)]

Post Morteming my own decisions..

The past few days have been very eventful...the prospects of some important decisions to be taken was looming large..and finally when they have been implemented the fact that they mit have backfired pisses me off desperately...all those efforts gone into cross visualising each and every scenario with utmost pin point estimation :(...sab kuch ab bakwaas lag raha hai...never expected Wips to kick our asses in such a fashion...the anxiety and pathos was unimaginable by any extent..yet this catch 22 situation did teach me a lot of things...things which mit hold me in good stead in the future...but the big picture is now infront of me...juggling b/w career threatening decisions..ab yeh bhi deen dekhne ko kab milenege..one thing is been pretty sure, no more peddling around...kuch toh karna hee padega...God bless others too...

A rendevouz to be remembered....

Hey today was really a strange day...the meeting i had with Ani & Gree at ZamZam wasoutstanding...dese 2 gals simply took me out of breath..d camaraderie and friendship shared by them is truly rockin...even though i was no mre a part of GECBH,d affection and care shown them really floored me..i mit have never indulged in such a riotful laughter previously...gosh it was like Hera Pheri..to sum it up,the commotion caused by us left the passerbys remarking "Havo..rekshapettu" on seeing us leave ZamZam....i must admit its gr8 to hav frnds lik dese 2....my sis's have really shown der worth...der dedication 2 friendship has been remarkable and sadly dis was sumthg dat i dearly miss in sum of my own classmates...irony dat my juniors r showning us d way...n i hope they hav prosper well in their future also...

post IBM life......

D feeling of been unemployed sucks....and it sucks real time...d realization of cumin back 2 ground zero is itself mystifying...God I sincerely hope that u will show me d way in d cumin weeks wich r gonna b so crucial as far as decision making is concerned...gosh..hw will i decide b/w the 2...

Back to Kerala...I thought d trip would b exciting...saala Chacha log kamine kyun hote hain...i decided mera bhi samay aayega 2 teach dema leason....ohh!!! aa nayinte mone Nakki again vallipichu...dis mit b d umpteenth ocasion 4 him 2 commit assholish drudgery...was really surprised to c CT living upto his words..hmm..dis guy is special...

Colg seems so differnet now..gone r days wen v used to rule der he he...d treat at ZamZam was awesum..not bcos of amout i had 2 shell out but d feeling of old mates reunioin was awesum...me,jaggu,ct,prashant n bro...it seemed that v 3 gokulites hav made ZamZam our 2nd hme...lunch wahise bujta hai...d new rumours involving me r baffling...hey hey bck 2 gud old dys..
kal wapas gaon jaana hai..at last i decided..no mre goin bac 2 colg...dat no longer belongs 2 us...

i was dissapointed wen she culnt cum... maybe i took things 4 granted..also i wonderd y i put up an arrogant face wen i met suni... d twists n turns of life hav surely impacted me big time...hopefully d cumin few days mit hav sumthg good in stock...

my friendz.........d saga still continues

Meena alias Meenz-->undoubtably my best frnd 4m college....she is a gem of a person..wat a charming aura and personality....d wavelength v shared was awesome...i have never opened up so easily in front of anybody rather than her...u could always bank upon her..she used to be keep all d dark secrets such securedly...gosh she only knew all my so called secrets....also it was g8t fun havin sumbdy lik her as a frnd...किस्मत का खेल तोह देखो...eventhough she is younger 2 me yet she was always advicing me....her tension filled face during examination time was a treat to watch...also hw can i 4get dat dreadful day...her 1 answersheet was with me durin d exam and wen i threw it back to her it flew away in d wind rit infront of d teachers legs..God saved us...d foolish teacher nver even realized dis...it was g8t fun pulling her legs..poor chap..alwys took in d rit spirit...dats was alwys her USP...a humane person...rightfully all guys used to like her compared to other gals bcus she had no ego issues and never ever made a fuss of anythg....d only 1 person in class 4m d opposite sex who remained d same chap throughout d span of 4 years...yet fate does pop up a scenario wherein v also had major difernces and it took me time to realise my mistake....still it was g8t fun knowing her...had a great luck of attending her marriage....that was sumthg i wished never 2 miss in life....wat i liked about her was her ability to understand and appreciate others....even though she turned up late aftr d 2nd reallotment only,she took our class by storm...she had so many secret admirers....thanks god for allowing me a chance to have such a wonderful frnd who through all these years has kept alive our camaraderie....God bless u da...

Evaluating friends...

Yaar doston ko parakhna,badi mushkil si baat hai....But i wonder,post college life gave me the motivation to look into real life charachters and pick out the best and worst in it....so here's my take on this issue...

The succeesses--> the Guys of course....believe me ,the rapport i now share with most of them that too post colg is awesome....its such a remarkable feeling when u c yr close ones enjoying their life and relishing their s/w jobs..it brings immense pleasure..d other day,sanal and i were discussing those golden days when near the end of each month, we used to borrow 100 bucks from others and used to survive on dosa and sambhar to finish off the day..he he..वोह भी क्या दिन थे ....
Sanal alias Mygal--> Man dis guy rocks.he has given sum really precious moments to relish throughout the past few years...A great humanbeing, this asshole always knew how to brainwash and impress upon people with his so called innovative bull shit chalus and pranks...his chalus wre simply mindblowin..dis guy could pull d most astonishin chalus even in his sleep...I always considered him to be a better student than what his actual b.tech credentials would boast..gosh...he has an awesum charisma which pulls peeps towards him.....also a very helpful chap...has helped me a lot during the college days...i gave him a wonderful name "mygirl" that its g8t that stigma still haunts him....i alwys wonder y he used to b so डरपोक...he used 2 make tall claims but delivered vry less wen it mattered the most...his flowervase incident and d MYGAL snaps wre d talk of d town....i still remmebre i used 2 alwys go 2 his room early 9 a.m daily n used 2 disturb in his sleep..dats one thng he alwys used 2 dislike..thnks dear 4 dose wonderful KDPuram dys...dey rocked...pinne sanlde hindi...wah ustaad waah..i wil never 4get his masterpices dialogues "mujhe bhi hindi malooom " in d most rustic mallu style dat u could ever hear....രണ്ടു പെഗ് ഉള്ളില്‍ കേരിബുല്‍ അവന്ടെ ഹിന്ദി പാടിങള്‍...."mygal","romance kumaran","bulban" നീ ഉരു പുള്ളി തന്നെ....

Delhi Walla BiBin->dis is one of a kind bloke...gosh,he has been with me throghout d entire duartion of my keraal lyf..i still 4get dat dingy day in GEC Sreekrisnahpuram,Palakkad when i first met..he came in running avoiding a terrible lightening...phir kya hona tha..v gelled along vry well... यह destiny भी बड़ा कमाल की चीस है....v started off to b d 1st roomates der,den benchmates in class,then v both got higher options and got transferred at d sme time..dat too to d same colle..our own d G8t GECBH,again v started living in d same lodge....delhi ke saath toh jaise fevicol ka bandhan ban gaya...sadly sumhw during d 1st year i got stuck with him over sum ego clashes...mujhe bhi pata nahi chal kya hua...i still vivdly remmbr me getting angry wit him wen ihe wrote a chit wit " I luv u" and my name written on it and he threw it 2 gal infrnt of us....i was pissed off dat day....अब सूचता हूँ तोह मेरी बेफ्कुफी पर शर्मिंदगी महसूस होती है...par dooriyan kamti gayi aur nasdikhiyaan badti gayi...his atrocious behavious was mind boggling..d way he used to conduct himself,his audacious lifestyle and X rated story telling talent was rocking...he was d bindass guy of d 23rd century...srry..i hav clubbed him 2 anothr generation...sadly he missed our tour...nahi toh tour toh aur lajawaab ho jaata...sumhw dis guy nvr new wats rit n wats wrong 4 him..hamesha sab kuch mazaak hee dikhta tha...any piece of adive u giv him,woh एक कान से सुनकर दूसरी कान से बहार निकल देता था...but v realised that was his trademark...his antics during our booze parties are sumthg i will never 4get...രണ്ട് പെഗ് ഉള്ളില്‍ കേറുമ്പോള്‍ അവന്ടെ ഉരു പ്രാന്ത് mashallah dekhne layek thi....dude..u hav left behind an everlastin impact on all of us....


to be continued...phir milenge break ke baad

Life in a metro......

this topic seems quite obnoxious to me..having spend a major chunk of my life in Cal,Bangalore seems to be an exciting prospects....to add to my delight,the presence of my oldest friend as my roomie makes it the more relishing.....dude,he's a satyavadi Raja Harishchandra in all respects...i really applaud his charachter and grit....he has been relevation in distinguishing himself from other stereotypes...also his photography....kewl.....

when i write this,the thought that my days in IBM are coming to an end lingers on....it was a g8t experince out.....yeh professionalism kya cheez hoti hai, mujhe yahaan aakar maloom hua....yahan par bahut kuch seekhne ko mila....liya ko ek aur nazariye se dekhne ka avasar be prapt hua.....well i wil be returning back to kerala nxt month for a week...gosh..back down the memory lanes....waiting eagerly to c some of my old friends....और उसमे से वोह भी तोह है....

gosh the fact that the coming few months will be so crucial gives me goosebumps...career ka sawaal hai...hopefully i wish sab kuch theek jaaye... "Success and failures are just two choices we make....and its our decision bound by the factors of destiny that drives the end results"
...strange naa,,,irrespective of the quantum of jobs you get,you still remain unemployed while others enjoy the new found claim to fame..hmm....bus itna hee...

2009.........

the ushering of a new year....a year which will be crucial to many of us.....the advent of this new year took with an unexpected hip hop party at office...the guys let their feet and hands do the talking,the gals left their hairs open to sway along with the music....i keenly spent the day at office amidst all this hoopla and enjoyed every bit...today finally was a cosy day as their was no calls to pick..."rab ne bana di jodi"...hmm...watched half of it yet it didnt seemed to be exciting...in comparison,the 29th of dec saw me adoring and watching my superstar glittering the silver screen in ghajini...it was awesome...the perfectionist was in his elements...Aamir...dude..ur too good..hats off...watching a movie for the first time in a multiplex that too all alone was strange but the movie was captivating enough to turn all my attention toward it...gosh now i miss my college days...watching movies with my gang members with whistles and comments sparkling the occasion was dearly missed....gosh..kozhi should have been in bangalore....well now it has struck my mind..its her b'day in 2days...gosh i hope i dont 4get this time at least...the new year has started off brightly with the receival of salary...now in 16 days time,i will be off to Cal...missing home dearly.....God ,do bless everyone in this new year who has wished good for humanity...