This is a glimpse of class X children's day..(2004)!!!Srirupa busy vit d nuz paper,Smita directing to adjust d camera,dats me in blue..den Sweta in pink...Shez Deblina in black..(Still single bt i promise u she has long hair),dats moumita in black concentrating on d food..dats Nilasha hidden behind Stuti..(l to r)...n Rijji is behind the Camera....!!!!

The chocolate chips in the cookies of life..!!!

It was 1:55 p.m. by my watch. Parents waited outside the blue gate-still smelling of fresh paints. The sun has tilted slightly towards d west. The rays fought its ways thru the chilled winter atmosphere. The white metallic letters scripted on the blue gate still grips us with nostalgic feelings..!5 more mins,n school will get ova..!
I was waiting outside the gate for my sister to come.Parents kept discussing about their daughters…!!
“My daughter is a disaster ..She doesn’t bother to take down class notes..”
“Huh!!My 1 is too good at taking notes…but doesn’t open them at home!!”
The buses blew cranked horns, eager to overtake each other. The drivers bore angry faces tired after doing their jobs year after year..
The gates opened. I parked my scooty outside n walked along the clean long stretched path.Dat neem tree stood der widout any boredom,witness 2 all d sweet memories. The basketball court still occupied its place without any objection,giving chance 2 new set of players every yr. D yellow paint on d building did fade a bit,bt d idol of Mother Mary stood dr as eva wid a promise of happiness.
As I travelled down my memories I descended in2 a similar mild wintr day. The hockey filed surrounded wid numerous decorated stalls. A big colourfully decorated gate welcomed evry1. I ws incharge of a Jalebi stall. Deblina, Rijji, Stuti, Sam, Mou, Sweta, Srirupa all xcited abt dis annual fest we had.
“u knw.. heard dat pats’ head boy is also comin”
“really?.. m xcitd 2 c my neighbour ,heard hez hanging out vit sum1 4rm r school”
“how much money will u bring?”
“Dunno hw much I’ll get, but I’ll save 5 bucks 4 dat msg I’ll pass 2 him along vit dat Titanic song!!!”
“Oh!!God…u n ur dream boy..Cum dwn to reality..Hez already datin sum1”
We all waited eagerly.. dressed in spotlessly cleand uniform, hair neatly combed, n wore d bst socks we had…!!
We waited outside the gate 2 welcome our neighbour schools. my heart missed a beat. Hands sweaty cold..i asked srirupa, “U sure he’s cumin?”
Suddenly 4rm nower, v saw Mrs.M.chatterjee standin beside us.
“Oh Shit! 4rm wer did she cum?”
The same monotonic sound of her voice echoed in mah ears, “Girls, b decent n dnt b ova smart…… n y r d skirts so short,hhmmm???”
Bt nothing matterd nw.. dey wer already on d way 2 our skul. D best song ws played wen d boys entered,all had shy impressive smiles on der faces,teeh spotlessly clean… mayb brushed twice dat day! D girls had a mini orgasm wid xcitement.
I noticed him 4rm d corner of my eyes wit an innocent face.
My brother ws also dere. He made sure 2 bring his frnd along wid him 2 my stall.
I offered dem few jalebies.
Srirupa gav me a sarcastic smile.I offered him the biggest Jalebi my eyes met.He passed his coupon n turned bak engrossed in his own thots.I was on cloud 9!!I kept smiling to myself till Mrs.Duggal asked me “wats d mattr??u seem 2b vry happy??”
“Yes miss..our Stall has the highest sale till nw!!”
“Good !!kip it up,child..!!!”
Stuti asked “Hey,u saw dat guy??he changed his contacts..Wierd fellow!!”
Rijji prompted “Rishab luked grrrt!!!” n sum1 tapped me my back…I turned 2 c my sister.. “Wat d hell r u doin here??ts 2:20…I searched u every ver”
“Oh!!m sorry…by d way…verz d red bulding gone??”
“They constructed an auditorium dere..95 lakh was d budget..”
“Hhmm…we dnt nid to borrow pats’ auditorium nw..!”,knoin dat we ol liked 2 do dat.
We walked bak d same path…Nu trees were planted..Now m a 3rd year student came bak to school after a long time.Years passed..many batches came n left..But my school,Loreto Convent (Maria Regine Angelorum-Cruci Dum Spiro Fido) still stood dere vit d same nobility.The hockey field had d same charm.,the grasses witness to so many luv stories..The school beside us is still d same...Still boys brushed dere teeth twice b4 d fests.The icecream stalls still supplied ice cream to gals,fullfillin dere xcuses to c d boys..!!The classrum walls nva complaind bout a teachers’ violent threats..n gals r still cot reading Sidney Sheldon under dere maths book!!!

“Midnite fones, long chats, b’day bumps, crushes on pals, fighting for marks…” –people call it schooldays,n we call it lyf!!!

N now my sister is in class 10.on observing her grave xpression…I asked her “Wats d matter???”
She spoke vit a trembling voice
“Mrs.M.Chatterjee scolded me 4 wearing short skirts…!!!”

Friendship:the eternal bliss!!!

Little Jenny stood in the middle of the crowded fair.Dressed in red with small yellow flowers painted here n dere she frantically searched 4 sum1.The drops of tears smudged the kohl,that lined her blue eyes.Her beautifully tied hair was rummaged by the strands of dust...!!

People were in their best attires.Children had parents beside them.Teenagers formed groups n were indulged in heated chats.Elder citizens were in their best moods,avoiding the pain that restrict them to bed thru out d year.People tried their lucks in diffrnt stalls.Loud-speakers were hired 4rm nearby city,vich plyed d latest hindi songs.Thus not only children but also elders saved money 4 these 3 days of d fair..

Jenny was also not an exception.From the morning to the evening she stayed in the fair observing people moving to and fro.Shw was just 5,hu was admitted to this world by the 1 up dere to try her luck in this game of life!!She saved her bst dress 4 d last day of d fair and was accompanied to the fair by her only frnd!!

Nostalgia gripped her wen she was engrossed in a painted pic of a mother huggin her child..She felt a lump in her throat. Jenny cud feel her mom's arms wrapped around her amidst the thousands of people.She saw her father waiting 4 her vit a dozen of white balloons..She had no clue y they left her in this uncanny cruel wrld...!!!But wen she turned around,she saw that she lost track of her frnd Ritchie..!!

Jenny went running 4rm 1 stall to another.She rushed past people as fast as her little legs cud carry her.She had no 1 to hear her cry...no moms around to console her..no dads to accompany her to home...She cried out Ritche's name as loud as she cud till her lungs gave up.Her worn out sandles cudnt kip the rough ground 4rm hurtin her tender legs..With scratched ,blood oozing feet ,dried throat she stood in the middle of the crowd...Hw can she go home vitout Ritche???

Afer 4 hrs of prolonged search she turned bak to leave,wn sum1 pulled her dress..She turned down 2 c her little Ritchie,with a small pink tongue struck out. Small beads of saliva dripped 4rm his tongue..as tears 4rm Jenny's eyes..The small brown dog was Jenny's best friend..Mayb he cud understand Jenny the best..No wonder hez a dog...he cud also feels his and Jenny's parents' lack!!!Jenny pulled him close n kissed him vit all her affection..!!She slept vit him wen kids are hugged by their parents to bed..HE accompanied her to school wen dads drop their children to school..!!

Their silhouette vanished in d drakness on their way to their home..Jenny nva 4got to thank God 4 His precious gift to her..No wonder they hav no parents bside them but its their luv n frndship that kept Jenny alive!!

For oL tHe SmArt Guys AroUnD..!!

Herez a true story 4 ol d smart a*ses..hu think gals r gud 4 nothin...N dey can mould d world accordin to dere imagination...!!!

Three men came across a female genie who promised to grant each one a wish.The first man said,"I wish I were 25% smarter."The genie blinked,and the man said,"Hey I feel smarter

olready."

The second man said,"I wish I was 50% smarter".The genie blinked,and the man exclaimed,"That's wonderful!I think I know things now that I didnt kno b4."

The 3rd man said ,"I'd like to b 100% smarter".

So the genie blinked,and the man changed into a WOMAN...!!!

Well i kno u guys may b unamused...bt dat was a true incident...!!people out dere hu thinnks the role of girls in our society is subservient..n isnt of ne help for their families..I wud like to tell dem u cannot make ur WOMB the TOMB 4 d girl childs..!!Ts high time u open ur eyes n stop the selective sex gender bias..!!Our country can be poised n shining if gals r given opportunities to prove their talents...She is a goddess to be revered. She is mother earth that sustains the very breath of humanity. How can man even think of killing her in the womb? For those who have killed their daughters mercilessly they will go through the same fate. But the woman whose tender heart continues to nurture will still give a chance to evil to redeem. Unless our country gives women a chance to survive, it would fail as the world’s largest democracy!!!

If OnLy...!!!

I knew a man once said ,"death smiles at us all;all a man can do is smile bak"!!! n wat if a man is close to ur heart..can u smile bak at death instead of that person??If only dat was possible..!!I've olways heard dat GOd is in need of good people around him...but wat bout d people starving 4 dere company...??some questions hv remained unanswered 4 ages..!!

Those empty rooms still carries ur essence..those book shelves still craves 4r ur hand,waitin to2b touched..that wardrobe is still dere witing to b unlocked..n ur voice is still dere echoin in my heart..!!but ver is ur hand that shud b wrapped around me wen m broken??verz ur smile that i nid jus 2 cheer up my mind??n ver r dose nutty jokes of urs dat u olways succeeded to crack in d middle of our boring studies??can u ans ol dese my dear brother??

y ol dese kip remindin me dat m still alive??

dat was a sleepy morning wen d sun was forcin itself thru d clouds!An hour earlier i was just a call away 4rm my brother..but dat same fone call drifted me thousands of miles away 4rm him..!!i kept floating unknown of ne destination..my mind captivated by unknown traitors..!!hw do i make myself believe dat its just his soulless body lying in d morgue..n hez nt playin his old pranks on me..??I was captured in a bell jar..unaware of d heart broken family members mourning around me!!i cud only c dere lips mumbling punctuated by the gulps of air..!!

It was early in d morning wen he was drivin his bike...wen he was hit by a truck..!!he was thrown away on the oder side of the road..!!d last thing he saw was, d earth soaked in blood..n he rushed 2 d ground kissing the earth a goodbye...!!!
May b ur death isnt d greatest loss..d loss is wats dyin inside me wen m still livin..!!

It has been 6 months since den..!!timez teachin me to live vit ur lack..bt hw can it teach me to 4get u...!!
"N now I'll take my heart back..Leave your pictures on the floor..Steal back my memories..I can't take it anymore..I've cried my eyes out..Oh,and now I face the years..The way you loved me Vanished all the tears .."

We are nt d same vit out u...If only I was vit U dat tym...I wudnt hav 2b vitout u nw..!!If only u ver dere 2 c us...LYF wud hv been d same...!!

"Goodbye- is d saddest word i ever say

Goodbye- the last time I held U near.. it broke mah hrt 2 hear u say GOODBYE"..Can my lyf be a bliss if an angel is wachin ova me???

My fiRst LovE..!!

" We were both young wen I first saw u...I close my eyes n d flash bak starts..um standing dere..
now by the path i climbed,I journey bak
the trees not yet chopped..its been long..Takin with me ur memory and ur lack..i now descend into a milder day..!!"
i was in my jounr school..playin vit my bro..in d lush green fields of my locality..had a bit time left 2 return as it was getin dark..i was told 2 wait near a tree as he was goin 2 brin his frnd along vit us..!!after waitin fr 5 mins i saw 2 figurs appearin 4rm d dark..
after dat wat i still remembr is we 3 headed 2wards my house..unkown of d dark future..d freaky sleepless nites..d tender moments..d speacial whirly place he olready took in my heart...!!!
was i fallin into a deep abyss..4rm ver i had no escape..!!was i bein trapped..i had no clue..!!
lyf started movin as it was supposd 2..mercying 4 no1..
"On hot summer nites i dremt of u bside me near a mountain stream
cool in our bed of ferns we lie
lost in our lovin as d world slips by"
i was frequently cot,lost in thots..a vague picture in my mind..makin it d utmost reason of my living..!!
i frequently asked my self.. m i 2 small 2 fall in LOVE ,about vich i've herd my cousins gossipin bout??was it really love?? or ts jus a crazy flashes of him i was havin..??no wonder wat it was..i really needed him to make my "L" come b4 my "o"...n "V" b4 my "E"..!!
i saw myself waitin 4 him in d balcony..nt havin a hint ver he stays..wats his name..n wat he was 2 me??
bt trust me i didnt knu wthr God was trappin me in his maze ,or teachin me hw 2 love...
after months passed wen i was on d vrge of gettin rid of those aberrant thots...i had a glimpse of him again...!!n this time i tried searchin 4 ne kind of adore in his eyes if he had 4 me..bt found none..!!
bt this didnt stop me 4rm lovin him..(still unsure wen i frst came 2 kno dat it was love)..!!i bcame brainless wen i met him..d unshared thots left my mind scremin in darkness..was dere nethin good scripted in my life??love kept me up ol nites...trin to cover up d picture of his adoreless eyes..d cold heart he had 4 me..!!sumver i had feelings dat mayb at sum point in my lyf he'll luv me.."can my heart be so rong??"
"It was an uphill climb..i knu he'll come 2 me..i didnt want 2 surrender in this thing cald love..."!!
bt 1 day i came 2 kno derez sum1 else hu took away his heart!!I was standin on the edge didnt knu wat else 2 give..
"every thing u are ,evry thing u'll b touches the current of love so deep in me..All that I am..All that I'll be Means nothing at all If you can't be with me.."
tho my heart was broken..i realized my feeling increased day after day..d greatest feelin of regret haunted me.."did i make a mistake by nt letin him kno bout my feeling??"...i had no hint..
bt i was nva frustrated after lovin him 4 so many yrs...
evry time my realization dawnd after my classes ended... i spent d whole class writin my first name vit his last..!!i didnt hv a clue wat my teachers tot..
And if I die tomorrow I'd go down with a smile on my face..I thank God I've ever known you..I fall down on my knees..For all the lovely classes u tuk teachin me hw 2 luv..And through it all, one thing will always be true The special times are the times I share with you"!!!

Is this what u called SEX??

At the begining of world's creation,men n women were not as they r nw; there was only 1 being,who was rather short,with a body and a neck with 2 faces lukin in diffrnt directions.It was as if 2 creatures had been glued bak 2 bak,with 2 sets of sex organs,4 legs n 4 arms.
The Greek Gods were however jealous,bcoz dis creature wid its 2 faces it ws always vigilant n cudnt b taken by surprise; n its 4 legs meant it cud stand or walk for longer periods widout tiring. Even more dangerous was dat dis creature had 2 sets of sex organs n so needed no1 else in order 2 continue reproducing.
ZEUS, d supreme lord of Olympus said,"I have a plan 2 make dese mortals lose sum of their strength." And he cut d creature in 2 with a lightning bolt, thus creating man n woman. This greatly increased d population of d world and at d same time disorientd n weakened its inhabitants,bcoz now they had 2 search for their lost half n embrace it, n, in dat embrace again their former strength,their ability to avoid betrayal n d stamina 2 walk 4 longer periods n 2 widstand hardwork. That embrace in wich d 2 bodies re-fuse to becum 1 again one again is wat we call "SEX".