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Right around this time the last year, I had made a few resolutions for the upcoming New Year 2014. And now, it is time to see how much I actually faired those promises I made to myself. I wanted this year to be very important for me, to do something to which I can look back in the future and admire myself for that. How much did I score? Well, I may not have been absolutely brilliant, but, I did well. And this year definitely turned out to be a remarkable one in many ways, kind of a mile stone in my life. For starters, 2014 was a very, very fast year. We didn't even realize when it was April and when time rolled down to September, the time for Puja Holidays and then suddenly, it was my birthday in November!! And now, it is time for the curtains to fall for this year!!! Time did not fly so soon even when I was studying. May be it was because for me time was measured from weekend to weekend. Every Monday I will count the days to next Saturday! Or may be earth has stepped on its ...

Ma, Mom, Amma, Ammi, Mother... All different names of the same person. The person who brought you into this wonderful world, gave you life and nurtured you with great love and protection, Can anyone define a mother? I guess not. As the saying goes, “Since God cannot be present everywhere, he created mothers”. A mother is an angel, who somehow has an infinite capacity to love and protect her children, whatever the situation be. This is the established part of the story. On this Mother’s Day, I would like to reveal the other side of a mother. The side we all know, but never acknowledge. I know I’m going to be beaten after my mom reads this but these small traces make her the most wonderful person that she is. Your mom knows you in and out. She is your best friend, your teacher, your savior (from Dad mostly) and your support system. She actually lives her life all over again with you as you grow up. When you are a baby, you are her toy, your childhood is her mischievous playground a...

February has arrived dearies and the season of love is here! Love is in the air and everything is either pink or red! But if we shift our focus just a little from the couples around, we will see a few people behind the scenes who, most of the times, make this lovey-dovey thing happen! No, I'm not talking about Cupids or Angels of God! I'm talking about the self proclaimed human cupids, someone who go by the name of friends!! Have you ever helped a friend get his date? Have you ever helped your friend get the attention of that special guy? Of course you must have! That’s what friends are for! You spend sleepless nights thinking how to get the girl out of her Hitler family house so that she can come and meet this idiot who will be snoring just by your side. Funny, isn’t it? But, true, nevertheless! All of us have been through this phase in our lives, or, are still in this phase. But we enjoy it, don’t we? When we see that sudden smile on the week-prolonged depressed or tens...

A hot cup of tea.... have you ever thought a simple cup of tea might change your entire life? The whole future of the nation can be virtually changed over a few cups of tea. Big political issues can be resolved and long unsettled rows can be settled. Huge cultural differences can be figured and a mutual understanding can be achieved between two families who are dead against each other. Even the future of two love birds can be written in golden words, by their families over a cup of tea and, well, some snacks! All this happens just over a cup of tea!! Yes, these things happen on a daily basis in every neighborhood of any Indian town or city. Almost all instances, except I guess, family problems and love marriages! They might need a little more than just tea. It’s a common notion among us, whenever we come across some problem which we need to discuss with our friends we say, “Let’s talk over tea!”  Why only problems, any secret gossip, any help from a friend, any advice on rela...

Shifting from one apartment to another is a big trouble; both for your pocket and of course your health. It is like leaving a part life in this place and taking everything to some other place to start from scratch. But this shifting can be such a pain to your heart I never had an idea!!! Missing your nosy neighbors and your good friends may not matter much. But when you unfold and unpack all those stuff which you had kept ducked away in some dark corner as you never wanted to see them again yet didn't have the guts to dispose them off, every small painful moment comes back to you all at once. You revisit the part of yourself you never wanted to see again. Everything is unleashed and you are in hell all over again!! The moment, when you believe you have moved on, is the moment when a small spark crosses your sight and you are back to square one. It is said small moments make big memories. Yes they do. But what is hidden in this quote is that those memories of small m...

To all the single-ready-to-mingle ladies out there, is there any way you can differentiate a boy from a man? Is this question even relevant in today’s world? Well, yes, it is. If you are looking for a serious relationship, it is a high priority criterion. Boys are carefree, impatient creatures without a damn in the world. Men are responsible and mature and patient. College dudes think themselves the kings of the world but actually men are the rulers. When a boy gets a job and starts earning for himself and family, he calls himself a man. That means if you go out with a boy he will pay off the bills from his father’s pocket but a man will pay from his own pocket. And girls like it more when that happens, isn’t it? You can easily make out the hair line difference, girls.  A man will be courteous, gentle and polite. He may consider you his friend but will always treat you so specially. Men take you out on lunch or dinner, boys ask you for a movie. Guys think it is cool to tr...