Hyderabad Blues....

Heya fellows.. !!! :) :) :)


I am back …before the crimson shades could turn blue black out of negligence :P and this time with a renewed determination to never stop writing...

You must be surprised by the generic title of this post, but "Hyderabad Blues" would be the name of the post had been decided by me the day I stepped into this city and thought of penning down my experiences. I moved to Hyderabad, in the mid of January. As I landed at the Rajeev Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad I was impressed…it was huge and one of the finest in the country.

The narrow lanes of Chaarminar

New job, new city, new people... The initial feeling was that of excitement but no…not for long! The excitement vanished within a couple of days as I experienced a cultural shock. Different faces, talking in different tones and accents… all that they said was beyond my comprehension. Office was warm, with friendly people around but the communication gap persisted. I realized I was missing Chandigarh...Or maybe I was missing the flavor of North India.

But nevertheless, I kept telling myself... Hyderabad is a metro... Chandigarh was a small city, sooner or later you gotta come out it if you want to make your dreams come true. The good part was that since I had been putting up with my relatives, I wasn’t homesick..Frequent long drives to Hi-tech City, Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills and the likes of these areas kept me convinced of the expected ultra modern look of the city. The glitzy façade of Hi Tech city would remind of you of IT professionals and the look is much like that of a miniature IT park, Chandigarh. Young boys and girls zoom around these roads all the time flaunting their flashy BMWs, Porsches, Audis and what not!

Food here is awesome, for those of you who love…treating your taste buds to non vegetarian food...Hyderabad is the place to be! Roll out your tongues and you can have the tastiest OF Biryani and Fish, the most famous being Apollo Fish. South Indian is a good change initially, but then at the end of the day I craved for Chapatis.

And now looking at the city from another perspective, People here are very simple and hard working. Dressed in simple cotton sarees, the ladies still look pretty (in their own ways) and the men make an all together different style statement...Coming to office in pants, shirts...But with CHAPPALS! I did find all this hilarious initially … but am getting used to it now.

The city is charming and has a unique identity of its own … The Irani cafe which is located in almost every street...Serves some special biscuits called the Osmania biscuits along with delicious milky tea. A friend told me about the world famous Bangle Market in Charminar…and I could not wait long to visit that place. Though I went to visit Charminar I ended up spending 5 hours in Laad Bazar... With bangles right and left I almost went crazy shopping. In the galis of Charminar an all together different world exists…old conservative people, mostly Muslims, fluttering of the pigeons are a common sight. Occasionally one may hear voices reciting the Quran...

The World Famous Laad Bazar, also finds its mention in the Guinness book of world records.

All in all though it is too early to arrive at a judgment but I can still say Hyderabad is a metro with people from multi ethnic and multicultural back grounds...a massive population of several lakhs living together in harmony.

In short a multi ethnic city on the fast track...!!!

Painfully pleasurable..

Writing this one post is something i'v been dreading for long ... because it has me trudging back the memory lane....over the path strewn with memories...some sweet ..some sour ..some bitter...but all very dear to me !!

Raah dekhi thi is din ki kab se

Aage ke sapne saja rakhe the naajane kab se

Bade utavle the yaha se jane ko

Zindagi ka agla padav paane ko

Par na jaane kyu...dil mein aj kuch aur ata hai

Waqt ko rokne ko jee chahta hai ..!!

Its just not sinking in ...yet another phase of life has come to an end..and its finally time to set foot in another world. No more classes to attend and more assignments to make ! It was 6 long years ago the day I stepped in this university...I still remember my first day so clearly like it just happened yesterday. The mixed emotions of ..excitement, fear , curiosity and happiness all seem so vivid...and now that it all seems so settled its time to leave.

Our Gang :)

The early pharmacy days were absolute fun...I instantly bonded with people who I can proudly call the best friends I have had till date..

B.Pharmacy Batch 2004-2008

Attending classes was suddenly FUN ... Thanx to you guys..!

OFFICE OFFICE !!! :)

I am sure by now, most of my fellow mates would be longing for that moment where we would be free from the cuffs of education and make our own foray into the corporate world. With the last trimester of college being on, as part of my project I finally got an opportunity to work with a Pharma company as a management trainee and with just more than one month of office I feel I have soo much to share :P

My initial feeling was of excitement, as I was about to embark a valuable opportunity of working in a corporate environment, enabling me to learn new skills and meet new people. Nevertheless, my excitement was also accompanied by nerves as I often wondered with little knowledge and zero experience could I really prove myself. And now that I have been into it I think it certainly doesn't feel any different from the academic world we have been bred in… there is a boss who is as fussy as our teachers and there are colleagues who fill the void for missing classmates..!!!

It sure is adventurous enough to flock into a planet diverse in lock, stock and barrel. Things certainly are to my expectations except for my work at times…and about which I crib as much as possible and as and when I get time. :P I often find myself in weird situations, the labour class and their nasty disgusting comments as I walk past them, in the industrial area...phew !!!! But then in this one month...I’ve learnt a lott...learnt how to mess up things...how to mess up relations...how to mess up my time schedule and lots more ...life isn’t that easy...but then it’s a challenge and you need to keep going ...keep pushing hard...!!!

But now after spending so much time I’ve realized...it’s not such a bad place after all...the work is good...the people are sweet and funny ! And the best part it’s a noisy place...people are always humming...fighting...Joking...Laughing!

Someone once told me...life’s challenges are not meant to paralyse you ..they are to help you discover who you are...and that’s exactly what i am doing...exploring myself...my capabilities...facing the challenges...testing my limits and learning Life!

LIcK..LiCk...LiCK..!!!

Ever since this birthday of mine ...where i was gifted the maximum number of chocolates ever ...i have been so lost in this dark world...

"Chocolate is food of the Gods"

That is how a Swiss botanist labeled it centuries ago, when he was blessed with his first taste...

I personally love chocolates..n though fully aware about the adverse effects I have not in the least been persuaded to lay down this chocolate habit !Yet, I try not to let my love of chocolates overtake me.... :) :)

I have restricted myself to having chocolates very rarely...specially wen am upset ! A chocolate is always around in my room to satisfy a random urge...to say a "Thankyou" or "Happy Bday " or just to take a nibble !!!! Yes I am chocolate crazy but i have my own standards....I must eat only the BEST ! And rite now ...i am enjoying the goodness of BOURNVILLE AND FERRERO! Yummmmmmm...

Did i make your mouth water yet...???

Oh ...C'mon ....go treat yourself !!!  :) :)

Letting go ...

The beauty about life is that its constantly changing...taking new twists n turns that we can never predict...
Spending years away from home in the company of friends had made me some what very demanding ..i mean there was never any option besides keeping in touch always..! Every happening in each others life was always discussed in length ..and in depth...but over a period of time iv realized...There are times you need to let go !!! And letting go does not mean breaking ties..letting go does not mean u stop caring..letting go simply means accepting the fact that the outcome cannot always be in my hands...

Today everyone has more "responsibilities" (however you define it), and though news is still shared, it is no longer with the same limitless abandon as before. The ones who were there for me 24/7 no longer seemed to be "on call" for me all the time. Though I know, they are the best on earth ..that I can still count on them, I initially felt hurt by this sudden demotion. For the first time in my life, Iv started thinking twice about calling some close friends for fear of "intruding". I was unhappy about this initially but now i guess..
I have finally reached the stage I have dreaded for so long. I have come to accept that frequent and daily communication with close friends is not something which is going to start happening magically by itself. Though it seemed so at some point, just because we are "friends", it does not automatically guarantee constant involvement. Everyone is busy with their own lives. 
Maybe this is another symptom of growing up - I don't know. The saddest part is, I no longer feel sad or angered by this realization. Because I myself am "busy" you see... :D

Don't get me wrong here. As I have said many times before, my friends will always be one of the foundations of my life and that is something which will never change. Friendship should grow and evolve as the persons in it grow and evolve - that after all, is a sign of a long-lasting relationship. Well, this knowledge still does not stop me from saying with pride that..

I HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE F.R.I.E.N.D.S. IN THE WORLD..

That they have continued to be n would always be there for me wenever i want them...just that the scenario has changed...situations have changed...there are other things which are probably keepin us all occupied...n now i think im mature enough to understand this transition n let go... :)

Life is so hard that if you keep chasing it it will drive you to death ...and Time when pursued like a bandit will behave like one...At some point you have to stop because IT WON'T..you have to admit that you can't catch it..that you 're not supposed to catch it ...at some point u gotta let go...sit still and allow contentment to come to you !!!

Too busy to be lonely...?

One question i always wonder about is ...Does everybody get this hollow feeling once in a while ..or am i the only one? N though i know that i am not the only one..it doesn't really provide much solace to me..people say i am very busy all the time...busy to such an extent that the demands of my social net work have started to take their toll on my personal life ! I don't think so ...its not necessary that somebody who's always surrounded by people is never lonely...such people are lonely in their own ways. I do feel lonely at times...but i know how to use it to my advantage...
Though it is this very loneliness that brings me closer to my inner self, enhances my thinking ability, helps me analyze the things around me, recognize the world and makes me deep rooted at heart ..it is this very loneliness i dread ! I wonder why somebody said loneliness is godliness... for me its a just a state of conflict in ma mind ...which if allowed to stay for long, can work havoc with my life at least. and so i need to get rid of it ...by keeping my mind as busy as i can ...and besides i enjoy that ..

So for all the people who think i am too busy..to take care of my life n them, Think again
May be my minds always engaged in thinking about you !!!!

LIFE IN CHANDIGARH....

It was the summer of 2004.the results of all the medical entrance exams i had appeared for were out...n i had not achieved what i wanted....my future was dark ! I had no idea what i would do and where i would go...i dint want to waste another year , going over the same buks...i was certain about that ...
It was then that i happened to come to chandigarh to seek admission ...B.pharmacy at that time seemed like a very demeaning degree to me...something that probably wasnt meant for a person with my kind of caliber ! a chemist as they said it was.... (of course , my view point changed later...its not cakewalk afterall...)Little did i realize then that this degree would indeed change my life....i dnt remember exactly but it was somewhere in July that we began with the classes....my early experiences were not so gud...we all came from different places...with different backgrounds...with little wilingness to mingle...1st year just flew by...by that time i had learnt a lot..been through a couple of broken friendships, a series of crushes ...and other such things...
It was in second year that I actually found real gems in the form of friends...Life suddenly became so much more interesting...i finally had my own circle of frends, a set of people whom i actually got along with ...people who loved me the way i was...navdeep, aditi, shubham , vibhor, nawab , bhatti...and deepanshu ....these were the people who were goin to be my family for the next couple of years :) Yes , there were many more...aru, lakhu, isha, sonam, dee, pallavi, nisha..and yes a couple of lovely seniors and juniors...!!! NOthing on this earth can ever beat the fun i had with my frends around....Hostel life was fun too....the feeling of being away from home had finally sunk in and i was takin it pretty well.... :) with ppl like....pusu di...mishu....ruchika di...nancy di...hostel life rocked ! It still does....though i miss u ppl ...and by now im completely in love with the city beautiful...and the university...! Graduation was fun...spending sleepless nights rolling on the bed with laughter....the girly talks that would continue for hours...the long hours on phone...the class trips....those bunks...lunches..bday parties...and yes ofcourse... the romance in the air...i miss it all ! had it not been for all the lovely people around me, i never would have had so much fun all my life...
Each one of you who has touched my life is special....and treasured !
Thank you for always being there.....

simply me....

Well here's how it goes...il begin wd a lil bt myself....

1.To begin with I am really very thankful to God for giving me the strength to be the way I am today ….brave …bold…strong!!!!!

2.If after my family I love someone …I LOVE MY FRENDS….ol of them ….school time, college time….and all the others who have touched my life in one way or another!

3.I believe in love…I believe in love that lasts forever ….and though I am well aware of the fact that when it hurts it hurts like hell …I still believe...It’s a beautiful feeling and is worth all the pain ….I absolutely love being in love…! It’s like an itching about the heart that u cannot scratch..LOL!

4.I hate being quiet….I love people who keep talking and laughing ….in fact that’s the first thing that I notice about someone …SENSE OF HUMOR ! I really admire intelligent witty people who are good with their words….I dislike people who speak or write bad or grammatically incorrect English

5.I can only survive in the company of people who can argue more than me! :P

6.If there is one thing in this world that I cannot stand its spiders!!! I m sure I’ve got arachnophobia.

7.I love being pampered ….:) :) :) I love flowers, chocolates and all the girly stuff in the world..

8.I hate people who say things that they don’t mean...I hate people who don’t value and care for relationships...

9.I believe in God, and the fact that he is always there to take care of me… I believe everything that happens, happens for a reason which we realize sometime later!

10.I have no regrets in life…whatsoever …I v never really done anything in life that I am really sorry for (I think so !)

11.I think when u r in love for the first time it makes u feel really silly… u r heart beats so fast that It might just jump out of u r chest, all the romantic movies suddenly start making sense and though hard to admit it does make u some sort of pervert !

12.I’ve been staying away from home for the past….6 years now…n though I miss staying at home, at the same time I love hostel life! I have enjoyed every moment of my life here in the univ. like crazy….but I miss u aditi :(

13.I love competing…but only healthy competition…I love being in the limelight (almost everybody does) and I do get upset when I lose (which I believe is fairly human!)

14.I love studying ….since childhood :)

15.I cry a lot! But I never cry in front of anyone….

16.My favorite quote… “Anyone can catch your eye…but it takes someone special to catch your heart…” ;)

17.I have this habit of getting obsessed with songs I like n then writing down their lyrics n reading them over n over again…….till they v settled inside me! Right now….ye dooriyan …..(love aj kal !)

18.The reason why I am writing this is because I was getting really bored……

19.What I expect …pls read it and leave back comments :)

20.What’s on my mind next…i want to write more and more.......