I Resign from Adulthood .....

I Resign...

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult.

I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities

of an 8-year-old again.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.

I want to sail paper boats across a fresh mud puddle and spend my whole aftrnoon making and flying paper planes.

I want to eat patries and icecreams and candies and sweets, spillin thema ll over my clothes and not worry about how it will affect the way i look.

I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade

stand with my friends on a hot summer day.

I want to have 2 full months of fun, frolic and visits to my Nanima's home during my summer vacations.

I want to spend the all my days with my Dadu n Dadi.

I want to jump like mad and dance during rains as if there is no tomorrow.

I want to go back to the time when breaking a 'kinky promise' meant a condemned life in hell..!! (Well.. I still believe in that.. :D :P)

I want to return to a time when life was simple.

When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables,

and nursery rhymes, 

but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what

you didn't know and you didn't care.

All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.

I want to think the world is fair.

That everyone is honest and good.

I want to believe that anything is possible.

I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and

be overly excited by the little things again.

I want to live simple again.

I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.

This is a small write-up that I read somewhere and wanted to share it here on my blog. I have added a few things to it. In our running around all over the city and the globe as a grown-up, we tend to forget all the little things that used to make us roll with peals of laughter and mean the world to us in our childhood, things which we now consider to be petty or silly or even idiotic. 

What is the first thing that we notice in a kid ?? Its his energy, his zest for life, the mischievous glint in his eyes, the running around all through the day and still wanting more - basically the spirit.. the spark !! We should not let this spark fade under heaps of office work and numerous e-mails. We need to keep this spark in us alive no matter what the situation is. We need to shed our inhibitions and throw caution to the winds at times rather than wondering about the consequences. Or else we are in the danger of getting classified in the category of 'Khusat Buddha'..!! Keep flashing your pearlies... (And if you are worried about how look, go consult a dentist, brush every 15 minutes... but KEEP LAUGHINg your heart out.. :) .. :D .. ) We need to quit thinking too much about each and every problem that life brings our way and breaking our head over it. Sometimes letting go, and allowing things to be is essential. As they say - 'Ignorance is Bliss' !! 

Being with kids and playing with them helps us become one, and i find it to be very destressing. In fact it makes me happy.. :D . Play with kids and eat 'Desserts' when u r 'Stressed'..!! (Try reading it 'Stressed' in reverse !! :P )

I don't care if I have a time machine or a gadget by which I can turn back time. Because, I have already resigned from my adulthood. I know being an adult gives you a few things like Credit Cards, Cars, Mobile Fones and so on.. (what were you thinking you perverts ??!! :P), but what the hell.. Paper planes, Silly Dancing, Toy Cars...here i come!! I'm a 8 year old kid from today. Affirmative !! :D :D

PS - I do admit that I Still do a lot of the things that I have mentioned above :D :D , but I want to do them more often, actually more more often. :D :D ..!! Cheers..!! 

Everything happens for a REASON...

During the past few days, rather months, a few things have happened that I, as at the moment, am forced to think were not so good. I feel things could, rather should have been different. I was forced to leave a company which many (including me) dream to get into. And, I have my CA exams in november. I so want this course to get over now. I'm eagerly waiting for getting those 'two alphabets - CA' as a prefix in my name. Life seems to have hit a rut. But, as it has happened in the past.....

[Past - After my 10th grade Boards I was all set to get into the science stream..to be able to pursue my long cherished dream of doing Software Engineering. I was always fond of computers,and this was something that I had always thought of taking up as a career. I had filed my form for getting readmitted in my school (in Ahmedabad) in the 11th grade in the science stream. But,when I went for submitting the form, I found out something that would change the course of my life forever. I remember it very vividly. I had gone to my school with my Chachu, and Dad was at office. They said the criteria for getting into science was 60 marks each in Maths, Science and English, and I had 89 in Science, 85 in English, and 52 in Maths................. I was shattered !! Maths had always scared me. Thanks to a teacher in my 9th and 10th grade, I had become Arithmophobic. And now it had led to this - NO SCIENCE....................... I went back to home, spoke to Dad, and he managed to convince me that commerce was not a bad option at all. I somehow filled in my form and got into commerce, and I ended up losing touch with most of my good friends in school who had taken up engineering in various colleges. Their bonds grew stronger, and I got left out. :(

And after only 10-15 days of studying in that school, we moved to Surat, and over there I could have taken up science. But, I had made up my mind. So I continued with commmerce, and I used to hate it in the beginning. But, gradually I started liking it, and then we moved again, this time to Rajkot. I did my 12th grade frm there. Over there I enrolled for taking Maths and Accounts tutions, and to my surprise, I started loving both the subjects. I got to study and clarify my concepts from two wonderful teachers (concepts - one of the most important things that one needs to undersntand and like a subject), and I scored well in both the subjects, 90 in Maths !! GoodBye Arithmophobia, Hello Commerce !!]

I have this huge regret, or whtevr u wud call it. First, I was this complete shy and introvert baby in school... no fun, only books & a few friends, with whom I couldn't even maintain contact due to my frequent moves from one city to the other. And then I wasn't able to enjoy my college life. During my Grad, I was in a college in lucknow (my Dad is a banker, and we kept on moving frm one place to the other) and to top it all, the college was a boyz college. No activites, no fun, not many friends, just sucky politics, elections and nothin else. And I'm a student of CA which is a self study course, so no classroom studies, no college, no college group... nothing.

I so feel that i hv missd out the college group fun - the night outs, the road trips, the hostel fun and the not so fun part of it, the games on college LAN... Oh God... how could i miss so many things ??? I was so not into fun...................

But now, when I look back at those petty things in accounts which used to freak me out at that time, I get amused. I now feel that it was so silly of me to think of it like that. The only problem was that I took some time to adjust. By God's grace, things have turned out fine. I'm pursuing two courses which I'm goin to finish soon, I did a substantial part of my internship from a very good place...something which I always dreamed of, and I can say that I have a good set of friends (Touchwood..!!) But still I'm getting this feelin that I mentioned in the beginning of this post.. of life having hit a rut. But, I get a reassurance from the fact that in the past too things were seemingly pretty bad, and my life had taken a completely different course from what I had wanted. And it was all for good. So many things that are happening now, my friends, the cities that I lived in, my experiences, the whole way that I live life, might not have happend had I filled my form for the science stream. I don't know what they would have been, but as I have mentioned in the title of this post... 'EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON' !! I guess there were some very good reasons for evrything that happened... some that I can see.. and some that I can't. One that I can see is that if it wud not hv been this way, then I wudn't have realized the value of such things, people and experiences, which I now do.. immensely. And, thus I'm trying to make the most of it, because these years of life...The Best Days (refer my earlier post)... they are never going to come back (time never comes back, but these days are extremely special). I'm trying to have a bit of fun, and by God's grace, have been able to come - into contact / back into contact, with a few people whom I consider to be my good friends. :) And then, later on when I would do my MBA, I'm going to make sure to make the most of it, make up for all that I have missed in the past... :) ... Yaaaaayyyy... :P :D ...

I read this wonderful mail today...

'God know exactly and with perfection about what is being allowed to happen to you in your life at this precise moment...

His purpose is simple..He wants to show you things that only you can understand by living what you are living, And by being in the place you are now...'

I know God's watching over me, and thus I'm open to all the surprises and challanges that life has in store for me. I'm sure many would not agree to this, and even I would not feel this way many times in my life. But, then I would look at this post, think about my past, and try to get back in sync with the twists and turns. :) I try to be flexible, and would continue to do so, and enjoy the journey as much as the destination !!

So Life... Bring it on...!!! :)

Tagged...!! - 100 Truths...

Ahhh.. okay Netika...and Isha... I'm finally doing th tag... i was feeling too lazy about this whole 100 questions thing... but I'm kinda excted now that I'm going to start doin it..!! :) .. Here it goes... 

1. Last drink: A glass of cold Flavoured milk... :) ... just had it before startin gthis post.. all set fr it now.. :P ..
2. Last phone call : God...!! (No i wasnt reading One Night @ th call centre...!! :P) ... ok ok.. it was Dad... :) he coudlt come online today.. so spoke to him on th fone...
3. Last text message: A missed call alert..!! lolz... :P :P...
4. Last song you listened to: Dhadke Jiya... frm the movie Aloo Chat... hv falln in love with this song... cant stop listnin to it... wait.. i hv to listn to it while doign this tag.. !!
5. Last time you cried: I think its been a long time.. can't recall it... but yes.. I do get all senti and workd up at times... I'm a very emotional person.. 

Have You Ever...

6. Dated someone twice: What ??!!

7.Been cheated on? Well... I was made a fool... :|
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? No.. Not kissed anyone yet... And i will try to make sure that when it happens.. I don't regret it later...
9. Lost someone special? My Grand Parents... i miss them a lot...............................................................And if the question talks about the term 'someone special' in the other way... thn... No Comments...
10. Been depressed? I have been sad at times... but 'Depressed' is too strong a word.. the answer is No..
11. Been drunk and threw up? I don't drink... forget throwing up..!! I can't find any logical reaason to spend money to lose control ovr my sense..!! No, Thank You very much..!!

Four Favourite Colors...
12. Light Green
13. Aqua Blue
14. Baby Pink
15. Black

Firsts...
16. Made new friends: Eh ?? Of course I have... I have stayd in so many different cities... would have died, had I not made new friends..
17. Fallen out of love: Guess I need to first fall in love... True Love... 
18.Laughed until you cried: Oh Yea...!! I love to laugh.. and make others laugh... :) ... my friends would vouch fr my 'PJz'...!! :P :P 
19. Met someone who changed you: I feel evryone that we meet in life has some sort of an impact on us... There have been a few who have had a very significant impact... My Grandparents n Parents... whom.. technically.. I didn't meet..They were th ones who 'met' me... but i guess it vl work... :) ... also a few othrz I would not like to name here..
20. Found out who your true friends were: Well... I have always felt that I haven't been able to forge friendships that would last for life... although i desperately wished.. and keep wishing for it... And i think... i have found a few friends in th past 1-2 years which i consider to be my good ... 'True' friends... :) ... Thank you God... :) ..

21. Found out someone was talking about you: People will always talk about you.. the more you surge ahead.. the more they would talk... And yes... recently I found out from my school friends that they used to talk 'bout a nerd calld 'Karan'..!! :P ... ( a nerd who.. i quote... "is a thousand times bettr now..!!".. :D )

Have You...

22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Kripya 8th point refer karein..!! :D ..
23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: What is the need to count ?? Btw.. wht does 'real' life mean ?? I don't have any imaginary friend calld 'Tinker Bell'...!! lol..
24. How many kids do you want to have: It would be immature to think about all tha right now...
25. Do you have any pets: No.. n I don't think I would want to have one... too much of a cleanliness freak... but who knows...
26. Do you want to change your name: I louuuuuvvv my name... :) ... 
27. What did you do for your last birthday: 4-4-2009...my 23rd b'day...Had a super fun time with a special friend and a cousin... Did smething which I'm going to remember fr th rest of my life... :) ... (for all th perverts... no I DID NOT DO ANTYHING like that...!!)
28.What time did you wake up today: 10.30 AM .. :P..
29. What were you doing at midnight last night: I was talking to a friend... on th fone...
30. Name something you CANNOT wait for: To add two letters as a prefix to my name... 'CA'... And yea.. i cannot wait to go fr a holiday with my family...in Africa... wohooo... Th African Safari... !!! :D ...
31. Last time you saw your father: :( .... I saw him on 16th March ... at 2 AM.. I had gone to drop him off.. hez in Nigeria... N i couldnt evn say bye properly... :( ... Missin you Daddie............
32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: There are a few things that I regret... like not having a sister... or not having bumchums in my childhood... or missing out on a fun college life... to name a few.. but then I feel everything happens for a reason... Therz a Master Plan carefully chalkd out for each one of us... :) ... ( And my brother rocks... :) .. Lov ya bro... ) 
33. Most visited web page: My Gmail... orkut & FB profile and my blog...n Google.. Wikipedia...

What's Your...
34. Name: Sssshh... Its a Secret...!! :P ..
35. Nicknames: Most of my nicknames hv been given by my family members... Babo (thats th sindhi term fr 'Dad'.. and it was given to me by my Grandpa... he said his Fathr had come bak... :) ... ) ... Sonu.. (and various versions of that...!!) (givn by Momie..) Bablu...(givn by my chachu) Bitu... (givn by Daddie) ... and a few givn by friends like ...  Bhaloo.. (Isha...plz giv me a reason y ??!!!) Karu... Kibu... ok enough.. this wud nvr end... and now ... STOP loling..!! lolz.. :P 

36. Zodiac sign: An Arian ... but dont follow zodiacs much...
37. Male or female or transgender: Male
38. Elementary: Vandana School - Ahmedabad
39. School: Maharaja Agrasen Vidyalaya (this was th school where i studied fr 4 years... frm 7th to 10th...) .. thr r too many othrs to name... I remembr once talkin bout this to Mom n Dad... hv studied in around 10 schools in different cities before i finishd it in 12th... 
40. Colleges: Christian College ( It was a BOYZ College...!!!! :( :( ... and it had no activiities whatsovr... except  those frigign elections of course..!! now u kno wht i was talking about in Point 32..)
41.Hair color: Dark Brown
42. Long or short: Short.. had grown them long once... and kept them so fr around a year... :P ... 
43. Height: 5 feet 10 inches
44. Do you have a crush on someone? well............... :) ... 
45. Ever been in love? I thought so... but guess it wasn't... it was a conjob...!!! :( ....
46. Piercings? None
47. Tattoos? None till date... might think of having one or two in future...
48. Righty or lefty: Righty
49. First surgery: None.. Touchwood...
50. First piercing: None
51. First best friend: ummm... lemme think...has to be Aditya Chitre... I remembr having fights for him with anothr guy... who tried to make him 'his sole friend' ..!!! (No ppl.. im perfectly straight..!! it was just a silyl childhood fight..!!) and I have lost contact with him now.... :( :( ..
52. First sport you loved: First...Cricket... I live in a cricket crazy nation.. 
53. First pet: Hvn't had any till now..
54. First vacation: I think it was The Andamans... or maybe not.. I'm not sure...
55. First concert: I think it was in 2007...Ali Azmat..of th Junoon Band.. at IIM Ahd's culfest.. Chaos..Hvn't been to many concerts... although I would like to change this andgo freak out smetimes.. :) ...
56. First crush: It was in my school.. in Vandana... whn I was in 2nd grade... :) ... don't evn remembr how she used to look.. or whr that girl is now.. all i remembr is that I had had a crush.. and her name was Divya... 

Right Now...
57. Eating: Nothing.. Its 1 AM..!!
58. Drinking: Nothing..
59. I'm about to: finish this tag..!! :P ...well not actually.. im about half way through... :P
60. Listening to: Gtalk going 'clunk... clunk..' .. with new msgs on chat.. lolz..
61. Waiting for: ummm.. a lot of things.. short term n long term... But i know that they will happen if it is good.. no the BEST for me... and when the time is right... :) ...

Your Future...
62. Want kids? Yes, ofcourse..!! I LOVE kiddiez... they make me sooo happy... :D ... :D ..
63. Want to get married? Definitely...But some years down the line.. First need to finish my education and then settle down in my career..Make myself able enough to substain myself.. and then others.. and then Marriage...
64. Careers in mind? Have a few things in my mind... would be immature to talk bout them at th moment.. lets see how do things work out.. 

Which is better with the opposite sex...??
65. Lips or eyes: Both..
66. Hugs or kisses: Both...
67. Shorter or taller: Definitely Shorter
68. Older or Younger: Younger... But it is a stereotype... nvr know what is in store in future...
69. Romantic or spontaneous: Both.. (okay.. okay.. i know i'm sayin a lotta 'both'.. but it is a fact... :) ... 100 'TRUTHS'..  remembr... :D ...)
70. Nice stomach or nice arms: Both... (There u go again... :) ...)
71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive.... (Phew.. finally i had ONE answr..!! :P ).. on second thoughts... mayb Loud at times... :P ..
72. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship
73. Trouble maker or hesitant: It depends on the situation... 

Have you ever...??
73. Kissed a stranger: What is this quiz maker tryin to do?????? No...!! 
74. Lost glasses/contacts: You bet..!! :P ...

75. Sex on first Date: WHAT ????!!! NO...wht is wrong with this quiz maker ??? Definitely nt an Indian..!!
76. Broken someone's heart: No... and if we r talking 'bout friends and family... maybe I have.. but I try to make it up... say sorry... and try to make that person smile....
77. Had your own heart broken: :( ... 
78. Been arrested: No
79. Turned someone down: No ... I was an introvert... Hvn't got any such proposals that I needed to turn down... dunno if that is good or wht......
80. Cried when someone died: Yes..........................................................
81. Liked a friend that is a girl? Yes.. many times... I'm straight... remembr ??!!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN...
82. Yourself: Definitely..!!
83. Miracles: I'm a firm believer in God.. and i think many things that we see daily are small Miracles.. :) ...
84. God: As much as I beleive that therez air water n earth...!! 
85. Love at first sight: ummm.. i dunno.. wud believe in it if it happend.. :) ...
86. Heaven: U Bet..!! Everyone pays for their deeds.. good or bad...
87. Santa Claus: I surely hope he is there... The very thought of Santa brings a smile and hope to millions of kids... I think he exists... :) ...
88. Kiss on the first date? No.. i don't think so.. but .. who knows.. depends on th situation and the person..
89. Angels: Definitely... God can't be everywhere... I have a lit'l Guardian Angel ... :) ... 
90. Devils: Every coin has two sides... Angels eixst.. and so do Devils... (and if you think about it.. we witness many devils in real life too ... such sick and evil ppl.......... :( .... :( ... ) 

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY...
91. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes...
92. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? I need to have 'a' girl friend first..!!
93. Wanted to kill someone ever? No... And I don't think I evr would...
94. Among you blog mates, whom would you like to kiss? Kya kiss kiss kiss???!!  I refuse to answer this question...PASS...

95. Committed a blunder and regretted later? Yes...commited a few..but realizd it latr that they were nt 'blunders'... got workd up unneccesarily.... :) ... 
96. Wanted to steal your friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? No..!! why would I want to do anything like that ???!! 

ASSOCIATE WITH SOMETHING YOU WEAR...
97. White: Tee / Shirt
98. Black: Trousers / My waist coat.. :D ...
99. Red: Tee.. wht else can be red in a boy's wadrobe ??!! .. correction... a sane boy's wadrobe.. :P ...
100. Pink: My baby pink tee... i love it... :D ... hv shirts too.. love this color.. :) ..

Posting this as 100 Truths? Definitely..!!! :) ..

I tag - Nidhi...(cme out of ur sabbatical now..!! ... :) ... )  Gaargi... Prateek.. Joyeeta...  princess... Gargi agen... :) ... and Deepika.. :)

I'm also tagging Kavita... although I'm nt too sure if she wud b able to do it... Busy Gal... :) ... 

PHEW... that does it... a realllllllly long.... but SUPER Fun tag... :) ... :) ...