thankfully THANK YOU (^_~)

It’s NEW YEAR by my side and it is traditional for me to make a mental list of the things I am thankful for. I don’t know why, but it feels good to feel thankful sometimes.


So here it goes,


I am thankful that my FAMILY, despite all the blunders and trouble I put them through, never gave up on me and figured I’d someday turn out a G-O-O-D person (I’m still trying hard, though this goal is miles away).

I am thankful for my friends, the ones who always bear me and are constant reminders that I am N-O-T so decent human being, an insane personality who need to be in a special school instead of NIT RAIPUR.

I am thankful for my TERMINATOR (Oh… That’s my laptop with 256MB memory begging to die) , the Sticky internet (which hang up when I am about to ask the girl for COFFEE).  I can’t dare to imagine my life without these things.

I am thankful to Indian Constitution for providing me the freedom of expression!!! ( S##T …Oppss. Sorry)

Thank god for listening to all my selfish prayers and not listening to my enemies’ prayer!!

I am thankful that I managed to keep myself out of the obituaries yet another year.

I am thankful for the ICY SPICY that finally opened in the neighborhood. I get a nice cup of coffee there!

I am really thankful for the COFFEE. Believe it or not, sometimes coffees are the answer to all of life’s problems.

I am thankful that I just remembered that I have Cadbury’s in my bag. Excuse me.

I am thankful to MA’AM for the lovely meals in the afternoon.

I am thankful for the leftovers on my desk. You might disagree with me but a meal is never tastier than when you crawl out of bed after 10 hours of sleep, grab some leftovers from the table and slouch on the bed again and continue being lazy- Ahh.. I love being LAY-ZEEE.


And…

Most of all, I am thankful to you for reading this crazy and weird list and appreciating my fO.Olishness.

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PS:  I am NOT sorry if I forgot anyone else to be mentioned in the list.
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Shall I wait more?

It looked like a dream, a poem.
I sat there.
Spent every moment thinking about you.
Looking at you, for you.
Sometimes, found you, many time lost.
I dreamt and I continued doing that.
I simply sat there in silence.
I lost my courage to talk with you.
I moved a footstep ahead and a million behind.
I sat there with a hope that you would turn around and break the silence.

I pursued. I waited. I dreamt again.
You disappeared. Just like that.
Everything seemed empty.
I looked around, I searched.
Lost you somewhere. Lost my heart, my mind.
Still I sat there.
Waiting for you. To see you. To be with you.
Not a lifetime.
Just for a second. Just for a word.
Or just one moment of silence together.
I had been awake all night. Looking at stars.
Thought, you might be counting them too at the same time.
I sat there,
till the dawn.
Bright hope. New day. The morning sunshine.
The wait continued.
In silence.
I just sat here.
All alone. Yet with you.
And watch the moon sleep and sun rise.
Birds chirp. Dews falling.
I sat there with your memories,
you with my shadow.
I sat there in silence,
You with my silence.


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PS: the girl is a real character kicking her life as of this very moment.

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A lot UNEXPECTED can happen over a coffee (O_^)

I was taking my regular sips of Irish Coffee with 'Angels & Demons' in my hand. She suddenly asked "Can i sit here?"
I looked up, smiled and agreed,
"Sure. I see that you don't have a place to sit."
"Thank you", she said and sat down with her book "Two Lives by Vikram Seth" and a frappe.

I was much engrossed in my book that I didn't cared much about that girl.(Actually, I am bad about starting with a conversation)

Then ten minutes later.

I looked at her, pumped in some courage.

"Hi, I'm Rahul. You new to this place?"

Hey, I'm Vrunda. Yeah, this is my first time to this coffee shop."

"Cool. Even I am coming here for the first time. Isn't it a nice place?"

"Yeah. It is indeed." she said and continued to read her book.

Five minutes later,

I again looked at her,

"Do we know each other?" I asked.

"I don't think so."

"Then why are we sitting together?"

"Maybe I came here first but you occupied my seat as I was ordering this frappe."

"Really?? Oh, then m so sorry". I looked around, the place was still full.

"Can I sit here for a while coz the place seems to be packed.?" I asked.

"Yeah sure"

"By the way, I'm Rahul, I am unemployed." I introduced myself.

"I'm Vrunda. I'm an enterpreneur."

"Nice to meet you, Vrunda."

"Same here."

"So, what are you reading?" I asked her.

"I am reading.... hmmm...  Two Lives"

"Heard it was a nice book" I said.

"Till now, it seems good." She smiled.

Then, she started on with her reading. We were silent for a while.

"So what are you reading?" She asked.

I looked up and didn't respond. I returned back to my book.

"Did I ask something wrong?" She asked with a surprise.

I looked up again.
"Can't you see the cover? Its clearly written 'Angels & Demons' "

"God, What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing i guess!"

"You are impossible", She said with high voice.

"I know." Saying this, I winked at her.

She then turned silent for a moment. We continued to read our books.

Then suddenly,
"Do you like this place?" I asked her.

"Yeah, its peaceful and the ambience is soothing."

"Are you regular to this place?"

"Yeah, I come here daily. Get myself energized with the sip of this coffee." She said.

"Even I liked this place a lot. But I haven't seen you before?"

"I'm Rahul. I am an engg. student."

"Cool! I'm into advertisement."

"So, What do you advertise?" I asked.

"None of your business!" She got up and left the table. She came back after a few minutes. I was busy with attending an important call.

She picked up "Angels & Demons" book, and began to read it.
Ending the call I observed that she was reading my book, so I turned my hands on to "Two Lives"

A few minutes later.

"Can I borrow that book?" She asked me.

I didn't replied.

"That book looks very familiar to me." She said.

"Really? I just started to read it."

"Where do you study?" She enquired.

"Not at all important for you to know. I don't even know who you are."

She was silent thinking about my insanity.

"What time is it?" I asked her.

"I can clearly see that Titan watch you are wearing" She looked at my watch.

I looked at it and smiled back.
"Oh, I just forgot that I was wearing it."

"Ah! So this is how you start a conversation with a girl?"

"Huh! Relax. There are many girls around here, not you!"

"You got an attitude" She said.

"As if you don't"

"Boys are always boys."

"Like girls are not women"

"I wish I had a better place to sit"

"Even I wish that you never sat here"

"You were the one who came and sat here." She replied.

"But it was you who asked me if you can sit here"

"Really? No, it was you"

"No, it was you"

We both turned away from each other and completed with our drinks.

Then I glanced at her with the corner of my eyes. Even she was stealing the glance.
It was the time when the eyes were talking and lips failing.

I thought that she was the lady I had been waiting for so long. Her beauty,sense of humour, understanding, love for coffee and books, wow. She was an entire package.
We stared at each other like we knew each other for years. I knew it was love at first sight.

"Hi, I'm Rahul"
"I'm Vrunda" She said.

" There is a great coffee shop on the street nearby. I love coffee as much as the book you are reading now. And I hate to have my coffee alone." I said.
"Come on! Don't act smart. I am already in. Let's get out for that coffee shop."

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The couple at the nearby table may be wondering if we would come back to same shop, same table and start all over again. They were suspicious about us having short term memory loss. (^_^)

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I don't need a word to express!

Many a time, I do feel that the words are a mere impediment on the way of expressing ourselves. We all have faced this situation many times in our daily walks of life. Whether a simple look, a sigh, a subtle gesture or just a word with articulated in special manner, succeeds more than words can ever hope to accomplish by themselves.
Using the same logic, a person may be loving someone madly without uttering a single word. He may be conveying the most complex emotions by simple gestures like wishing a morning or patiently listening to each word pronounced.  You can easily contemplate these forces at work only if you take some time to look at the world around you.
For instance, when I was returning back home, an old beggar asked me for some food. I gave him a nice treat at the nearby stall. It seemed that he was hungry for a month. The most astonishing moment was , when he wrapped the remaining for his children. That very act speaks volumes about the father's love for his children.
Similarly, when someone is just there beside you, it doesn't matter if the person is not enunciating any endearment, but just stands in every encumbrance, perhaps you will never find someone who will love you more than that apparent geek! We often forget to see below our feet while walking, searching and seeking around.

So, when someone doesn't compliment you on your work as you have expected from him, or mocks at you everytime he speaks to you, maybe because he is speaking in a language that is more obscure and maybe it's time when you should listen to your heart and let the mind take a backseat!
While you watch the sunset wishing there was someone you could watch it with, maybe he watches the sun set every evening thinking of you and meanwhile, the sun watches both of you, and smiles, perhaps with a soft sigh.

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