Friends

* Person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
* A person who gives assistance; patron; supporter:
* A person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile
* A member of the same nation, party, etc
* A member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.

Well, this is what a dictionary defines a friend as.
Hmm… I disagree completely with what is stated in the last two sentence.
Anyways, forget what others define it as... I shall write wot friends mean to me...

Well, before that, just one question. Who is the first friend you guys made and are you in touch with him/her even now???
In my case, the first friend that I can think of, came into my life when I joined my school in the 1st std. He was my class mate and also a family friend. I knew no other language other than my mother tongue at that time. And the language used by my
Classmates in school was mostly Hindi (Don’t remember if English was ever used as a language for communication though it was supposed to be an English Medium School. English was always just a subject!!! ).
I still remember, I had once cried in the class during the Hindi period because of the miserable situation I was in as I could not understand what was happening around and was not able to talk to anyone either. My Hindi Sir (Ram Sir, My fav teacher :)...I know you all must have had your favorite teachers while in school...) consoled me telling not to worry and that I would pick up soon. Well, I did as he had said, thanks to him and my first friend :). That friend had been staying outside Kerala since birth so he didn’t know his mother tongue properly. So we had a mutual sharing and he taught me Hindi and I taught him Malayalam :).
There I learnt my first lesson of friendship that it’s all about helping each other and understanding each other.
Since he used to stay in the same colony as me, we used to be together after school hours as well while playing.
Since our dad’s jobs were transferable, we went ahead with our lives in different places and continued with our studies in our news schools.
Well, not in regular touch with him now but yes, since he happens to be a family friend too, so have a track as to what is happening in his life.

Have made many friends after that but don’t worry, m not going to list all of them… Anything that happens for the first time in your life remains special always rt.? Be it the first friend, first love or the first job. So just mentioned about my first friend, who still is dear to my heart :)

Well, will surely write what friends have been to me… Friend is …

* someone with whom I don’t have to think before talking

* someone who understands my mood from the way I say hello over the phone.. n if m upset, asks me “aye ashaaaaaaaaaaaaa… aap udas hein?”…

* someone who when upset, calls me up n says “ was feeling low, wanted to talk to someone so called u up”… or I wore the jacket u gave, so called u just like that…

* someone who takes out time for his friends no matter how busy or occupied he is

* someone who thinks that m still a kid and gives me advice for almost everything… I complain that M grown up now but somehow I like the way they care

* someone who feels more happy than me if I have a reason to celebrate…
When I got into my present company, that friend was happier than me :).
Well, this applies vice versa too… Recently one o my friends got into his dream company and I was more than happy for him :)

* someone who prays for me everyday n someone for whom I pray * one troop with whom I cud choreograph dance steps for any song for no particular occasion and no particular reason… those were my KT days…

* someone, when I was leaving Mumbai, asked me “ mera chotu jaa raha hei??? “.. sweet the sentence was… but not as sweet as the person who told it :)

* someone who threatens me that they wont talk to me if I don’t leave my bad habit of wasting food!!! Hmm.. yup, friends accept u the way u r but at the same time, correct u wen u go wrong…

*ppl with whom u go for long drives… ( hmm reminded of all those ride to the palm beach road… sitting near the so called lake and having a chat)… those good old days!!!

*The gang with whom I have had many memoral outings

*ppl with whom I have had lotsa memorable tea breaks in office…

*ppl of whom I am reminded of, when I listen to some song or see a movie… like RHTDM reminds me of someone, Veer Zaara and Kal Ho Na ho of someone else…. any guesses, who is this RHTDM fan???????

*Ppl who read my blog no matter how bad and still comment saying “I appreciate it” ;)… ( he he he even the ppl who criticize are welcome, pls don’t get me wrong here… was just referring to one sweet friend of mine)…

*ppl who give u the “obviously expected surprise” at midnight on your birthday with a cake and lotsa gifts… The usual way of your roommate switching off the lights telling she wants to sleep, then the door bell ringing at 12, and then rest of the gang entering with the cake and the lit candles singing “ happy birthday to uuuuuuuuuu”… Oops and the birthday bumps that follow… well, most of the girls used to escape this but me being light weight was always a pray of “ ek aadmi per pakdo , doosra haath pakdo and swinging in the air :(… fun it used to be but….

* Someone who replies to each and every mail of mine with a reply to each and every line :)

* Someone who mails me and tells that “ I always care for u and though u r elder (He HEE :)) I always treat u like a younger sister only”

* Ppl because of whose call, I used to get scolding from mom telling “agar ghar pe aake bhi doston se hi baat karni thi to ghar kyo aayi???”… hmm thanks to the free cell the company had given and the free roaming facility ;)

I got a forward recently about wot celebration means. Heres my version of it:
Celebration Means......

U passing out of college / School
Lose contact with almost all
Get a call from one of the sweet friends after an yr
And u realize that u still have the same comfort feeling with that person…

One normal evening,
Four friends,
Hot cup of tea (made by me or anyone of them),
Hot “friend made” poha as snacks …

Two roommates
Bottle of olive oil
Head massage
Heart to heart talk

Plan to go for lunch
And a lil drive
End up reaching the Amby Valley
Sitting under moonlight and chatting

One early morning walk
Friends meeting in the (lodhivali) mess for tea
End up planning for a trip to shirdi the same evening
And it materializes!!

A dance party organized at a friends flat
Lotsa masti
Moonlight dinner on the terrace

Cooking together in the kitchen
Me fainting
Roomie running to catch me
We laughing over the incident later on

Staying in guest house away from the rest of the gang
Finding a like minded girl there
Changing the old gloomy place into a lively girls hostel kinna atmosphere

Me going home
A friend coming to drop me
Waiting in the station for the train
Chatting endlessly till it comes
And a sweet goodbye though leaving just for a week

Someones birthday
Dinner in golden Punjab or Chenab or wherever
Clicking photographs

Well… if I go on listing like this, it will become endless I guess… but the punchline still remains the same…
" To celebrate all you have to do is spend your Time with your loved ones."

Hey ppl, would like to tell you guys, that the “best times of my life are the times I spent with u all”…
I cherish every single moment with u all…

Would like to tell each one of u today that…

You are one of life's PRECIOUS finds,
You are all the things
I could wish for a friend.
And i think to myself
just how lucky I am
to have u in my life...

You all will always be special To Me...