WTH?

I met a really old friend yesterday. Now this girl used to be healthy alright, and the last time I met her (which was two years ago) she was chubby, in a good way.

But yesterday, yesterday she looked like a stick. Almost unhealthy, in a manner of speaking. My first reaction was, "Whoa! Where did you go?!"
And her reply to my question was without a doubt one of the most disturbing thing I had heard in a very long time.

"Dude, my friends, who smoked told me that it helps lose weight. I really wanted to lose weight too, so I started smoking. It's cool actually, I am so addicted! And see how much weight I lost! Here, you want a drag?"

"No", I said. Fat or no fat, that is one path I am never taking.

As I walked away, I realised the extent to which people will go to lose weight these days. It was sad, to be honest. This girl, she used to be cool. It's hard to say what went wrong. Being healthy is one thing, but this is another. People, really?

I have a feeling I wouldn't be as excited to meet her the next time as I was yesterday.

What they say, what they mean.

I have read and agree with all the terms and conditions.

What they mean:

"Haha! Yeah! Okay!"

I am on my way! I'll be there in 5!

What they mean:

"Oh crap! What do I wear!"

"I am so late!"

"Taxi!"

I. am. fine.

What they really mean:

"Oh, if I had a gun right now, there'll be dead bodies spewed all around!"

"Leave. Me. Alone."

"Of course I am not fine you mind numbingly stupid person! Is this the face of someone who is fine?!"

"If you ask me this question one more time, I swear I'll get violent"

A girl asks: "Do I look okay?"

*Pause*... Yeah.

What the pause means:

"Hair - Check; Dress - Check; Shoes - Check."

"OMG! Bwahahahahahahahaaahaa!"

"What am I supposed to say to that!" *panic attack*

"I wonder if Voldemort has any more horcruxes that are not known of."

Well, it's not like that.

What they mean:

"Oh crap, time for damage control!"

Why the look? What's wrong with this dress?

Oh honey, nothing!

What they mean:

"Oh honey, nothing"

"Damn it! Why can't I control the expressions on my face!"

"You mean what is not wrong with that dress!"

"Okay, there is not enough time to tell what's wrong with that dress"

"If the gods from all the religions on earth and those from the lives beyond get together and hold a meeting to set this dress straight by amalgamating all their powers into one focal point focussed on the dress, it still couldn't be made right"

Sure, I have to go now, I'll call you!

What they mean:

"Okay, so I am wearing heels, just how fast can I run to catch a cab before he catches up with me"

"Oh my god, that was torture."

"Yeah buddy, that's not happening"

I knew it meant that!

What they mean:

"I hate being caught off-guard like that! Urrrggghh!"

"To do - Find out what the hell on earth is that."

"If I just keep a straight face long enough, there is a chance in hell they might believe me"

"I wonder what dogs feel like when they walk into a new street"

More on this later. 

Stock Trading

Stock Markets, you have my attention alright!

I have a new found love. It's fascinating how these markets work; it's even more fascinating how companies into stock brokerage work. This is what I want to do for my summer internship. I have decided. 

I want to learn so much more about them. Experience the havoc. From a Celebrity Lifestyle Magazine to a Financial Securities Firm, now that's what I am talking about!

Agenda - Get placement in a stock trading firm, ASAP. 

Later folks!

P.S. Prof. Naveen Bhatia sir, you have a *huge* role in this. 

(Im)Perfect

I am no writer. I am just a person who likes to write. And for that, I have a blog and not website, or a column.

I do not force people to read my blog, I don't force them to like it.

I don't have a 'style', I don't feel the need to.

I don't write to please. I just write to share. I don't feel the need to show off my *awesome vocabulary*, I don't feel the need to sound super cool. I just want to sound like me. Plain simple me.

Sometimes I come up with something nice, sometimes I don't. Sometimes you can relate to it, sometimes you just can't understand what I am trying to say. And that's Okay. Because you are you, and I am me.

Sometimes I read my old posts and feel proud of them, sometimes I think "Jeesh, what was I thinking?!"

But the reason why I write, is because it's a reminder, for every thought that was once in my head, and of the story behind it. The times someone touched my life, and the times someone crapped all over my mood. It's a reminder of all those moments, to remember who was nice, and who was not. I mention the names of the people at most times, because I want to remember them. And because years down the line, when I will read my old posts, I will remember them and think about them and maybe even give them a call.

It's not fiction, this blog, it's what goes around me. And what I think about what goes around me. It's an outlet to my thoughts.

It's my life, and it's not perfect.

And I couldn't care less.

: )

Little things that make you (me) happy. : )

Getting soaked in the first rain. With friends. And cutting. Falling sick for a weeks time.

Going out for a drive at 4 a.m.

Finishing the toughest exam.

Knowing that you are going to fail and still being happy about finishing it.

Maggi at 2 am. Maggi. Anytime.

Gossiping with your sister and best friend.

Your parents reminding you how much they love you. : )

Falling down, three times in a row, getting up and laughing your butt off.

Watching your friends fall down in the craziest manner and laughing your butt off.

Laughing so hard your stomach hurts and your eyes water. 

Finding money in the pockets of an old jeans.

Finding the perfect dress just when you are about to give up. 

Having soup on a rainy day. 

Knowing someone so adorable, their presence lights up your mood. (*cough* Naman *cough*)

Drunk friends, who are not good singers, singing at the top of their voices at 1 in the night.

An afternoon nap on a really tiresome day.

Your best friend showing up when you are getting bored to death.

The radio playing your favorite song.

Being tucked in on a cold day. 

Staring at your friend in an exam with a blank expression, having her/him stare back at you with the same look.

Closing your eyes, hearing the waves and feeling the wind in your face.

The smell of wet mud after it rains.

Reaching the last page of your notes for the exam.

Better even, going through the notes the night before the exam, realising you know nothing, calling up your friend only to find out they know jack themselves.

Getting a massage or even just a pedicure.

Someone cooking your favorite meal for you. 

Meeting a really interesting person.

A good hair day.

Kicking ass in a game.

The first bite of food when you're starving.

Having a crush.

Telling your boyfriend/ girlfriend about it. Taking a picture of their priceless reaction.

Watching the most retarded movies (Read: Deshdrohi) with your best friends, and wolf whistling at the fight sequences.

Meeting a very old friend and realising things haven't changed between the two of you at all.

Finding out your sister has shopped for you. Like Insane. 

Finding your latest buy in a magazine.

A spontaneous plan out with girlfriends.

Somebody asking you, "When will you publish your next post?"

: )