A realization!

Writing after a long long time.. Blame my exams! :P Done with my exams and almost done with holidays also.. Nice to be writing here after such a long gap.. :P

Well this post, actually is just a passing thought; a philosophical thought you may call it! Yea yea, I do get philosophical thoughts also :) A LOT OF THEM actually!! :)

A few days back I got a forward on my cell.. It was this general 'Reply with an option and I'll tell you the meaning behind it' kind of a forward.. There was a list of cars.. It said select a car that you'd like to drive n you'll know the meaning.. there were many names.. I've personally loved only Swift.. Never really thought of any other car.. But what I replied took me by surprise.. BMW!! This made me think!! Why did I select BMW? Haven't I always liked Swift..?? Haven't I always thought Swift is all I want, nothing more..??!!

I thought about this for a little more time than necessary maybe.. And this is what I concluded.. We always feel that having 'something' in our life will make us happy.. But, we forget that there's always a 'something' that we don't have at every point of life.. When I have a Swift, I don't have a BMW! When I have a BMW, I don't have a XYZ!! It's never ending.. Running behind material happiness is not worth it.. You'll keep running all your life and still never feel complete and content..!!

One can never find happiness in wealth or riches.. Contentedness is the key to happiness.. This, I guess, we realize very late or never realize.. Real happiness is different.. It is that which makes you fall in love with life..!! :) It is when you smile and think "This is everything I have ever wanted" :)
Love for yourself, a tight hug from a loved one, quality time with friends, the satisfaction of having done a job well, using your life in a useful way, doing something of value to others.. these are the small things that really bring happiness!! Don't you think?? :) :)

Before I end this post, let me share the reply I got for that forward.. It said "Sorry, already got a driver.. Better luck next time" :D Hehe.. I totally deserved it :D :D

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Happy birthday hai!! :) :)

This blog is dedicated to the two most special people, my two best friends Sharu and Harshi!! :)
You might have guessed the reason by now.. Yea, yea.. It's their happyy birthday ;D

Name: Sharanya Satish
DOB: 29-05-1989
Age: 21
Sun sign: Gemini

Sharu, the name which is tied with all the memories I have from the past three years of my engineering, the name which never fails to bring a smile on my face :)
She goes about things in a way that will make sure she ends up doing something funny and stupid! :) She's the proud owner of 'Sharanya's free counselling center', a total metal freak and a little monster :D

One thing I love about her is, she always listens without complaining, whenever I blabber away incessantly about anything and everything. Whenever I'm sad, glad, excited or super-excited, disappointed or low or whatever, she's the one I always talk to.. And she's always there for me.. All of us have some one or two people we open up to, who understand us well. She's the one for me :) She knows me inside out.. no one else knows better! :)

And man how much fun we've had together!! She's my partner in crime.. :D Telling our parents that we are doing combined studies at each others' place and escaping to a movie(hope my mom doesn't read this ;) ), hanging out at BDA, watching movies and going aawww together, laughing at the silliest of things till our stomachs hurt, our walks in the park, our mini piligrimage to all the temples in Bangalore before results, and so many many other things.. And Sharu, remember, how we'd danced in the empty park and laughed our hearts out, I'm sure the old man there thought we are both mad.. Lol :D
Man! We rock, babe, we rock!! ;)

Aaaaaaaaand the little monster turns 21 today..!! :) Congrats Sharu.. :)
I just wish you remain as young at heart, as you've always been!! :)

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Name: Harshitha Raju
DOB: 30-05-1990!!!
Age: 20 (*drum roll* hahahahaha.. I'm soo happy.. You're no more a teenager.. Welcome to the club, kiddo!! ;) ;) )
Sun sign: Gemini

Born in the great family of Kshatriyas, who are known for their valor and bravery, this kiddo is a total misfit.. :D Lol :D Like Jai of Jaane tu ya jaane na.. But that guy does few brave stunts atleast at the end.. I have no hopes of her doing any such thing! ;)

Harshi is the sweetesht gurl on the planet, ditto like a typical romantic movie ka heroine jo sharmati hai, ghabrati hai, muskurati hai,... :) Chalta phirta mini movie package :) :)
She's the hugging saint of JSS.. One hug from her and you'll feel everything's gonna be just fine :) The whole Raju family is soo sweet, I imagine honey dripping from the walls whenever I visit her place..
Lol :D Seriously.. :)

Got to know her real late, even though we were in the same class.. I got to know her properly by the end of second year only.. I soo wish I had talked to you earlier, Harshi!! :) But after that, there was no looking back.. 1 year of this friendship makes me feel like, I've known her since ages.. :)
Both of us have so much in common.. We are both mushy and huge fans of 'Mungaru male' :)
She is soon going to be a film director.. ;P Has promised to give me the lead female role.. The script is ready too. She's gonna marry a film producer soon and we'll kick start the shooting! This is the plan.. Harshi, I hope you don't change your mind on this :D

I soo wish I could write poems.. I would've definitely written a poem for you.. Seriously..
But, I'm pathetic at it..
I dedicate this song to you.. I love this song too much.. It's too cute :)

You're my Honeybunch, Sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You're my Sweetie Pie
You're my Cuppycake, Gumdrop
Snoogums-Boogums, You're the Apple of my Eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I'll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear

:) :)


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If there are people who believe that people born under the same sign are similar in nature, these two girls will put them to shame :) They are totally different from each other, like chalk and cheese! If they have anything in common, it is their supposedly claimed girlfriend, that's me.. :) ;)
People actually tease me with both of them, coz' I'm close to them..!! :O Lol :D

Man, I just wanna say I'm lucky to have you both as my friends, love you guys too much!! :)

Ohooo!! I got so engrossed in telling stories that I haven't wished them even once in this post..
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday, darlings!! (I'm sure Harshi will read this only tomorrow! So I'm wishing her too :) ) May all your dreams come true!! :) Have a rocking year ahead!! :)

Hey guys, you too go ahead, click the comment button and wish them, please please! This is my small try to make them smile.. :)
Sharu and Harshi, hope you guys like it!! :)

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My singing phobia!!

I am a bigg music buff.. I ENJOY singing, listening to music and everything.. but only when I'm alone or when I'm with people who're really close... My friends know me as someone who's always humming some song.. Sometimes, when I'm bored in class, I start singing suddenly, disturbing two or three benches.. :D Everyone sitting in the front row turns back n giggles :) When they get bored, they ask me to sing some song they like and I start off :)
All this is fine.. Ask me to sing in front of a group of people, I mean formally, I start getting jitters.. I have this problem right from childhood I guess..

I got a dose of this fear again recently.. :D It was ethnic day in my college.. Everything was fine until the lecturer asked who can sing well and all the girls started taking my name, jolting me completely! :D I was like nooooo ma'am, pleeaase, not singing.. But the lecturer, as usual didn't budge.. She was like you have to.. I felt totally helpless, poor me.. :( I didn't have any escape.. I had to sing..

I drank some water, closed my eyes and tried to calm myself down and I did it.. :D I sang 'lag ja gale'.. I guess, the first stanza was pretty decent.. After that I became conscious..
the second stanza actually goes like this..

Paas aaiye ke hum nahi aayenge baar baar

baahen gale me daal kar, hum role zaar zaar

aankhon se phir yeh pyaar ki barsaat ho na ho

shayad phir is janam me mulaqat ho na ho..

(Oh man!!.. Such beautiful lyrics!)

My voice trembled so much, I guess people thought I got into the mood of the song or something :D

I wonder how people manage to sing in front of a huge crowd!! Man, it scares me.. Kudos to them, really..!! It is nice to have the ability to entertain a crowd of people, isn't it..?

And yeah, as this post is about my singing, for the record..
Dayanna(my brother) who doesn't like Lata Mangeshkar's voice, had once told me that my voice is better than Lata Mangeskar's :D :D Hehe.. This is the BIGGEST compliment I've ever got :D Maybe even greatest of singers don't get such a huge compliment!! :D

Hmmm, jokes apart, will I ever be able to get over this stupid phobia!!

*Shakes head in despair*

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(: R-a-n-d-o-m

Haven't written since a long time now. Everyday Harshi reminds me in college 'Shu, you haven't written anything, internals admele barithini andidde'.. :) Thing is, I am really lost on topics.. Suddenly it feels like life has come to a stand still and there isn't anything I can write about. Today, I decided I WILL write something. Again, same question, what will I write about! So thought I'll just write a casual post about everything that's going in my everyday life :)

I've planted a hibiscus plant but it doesn't seem to be growing at all..!! :( It has been 3 months since I planted it, but it hasn't even started flowering.. I go and check everyday but without any luck :(

Nowadays, I'm listening to more of old songs!! 'Chookar mere mann ko' and 'Zindagi ke safar me' are my current favorites :)

Even facebook has gotten boring :( But I cannot stop logging in everyday! It's become a part of my daily routine.. :)

My day is never complete without watching 'Pavitra rishta'. :) It is a daily soap and I never miss it! :)
I love the lead pair- Manav n' Archana..they make a beautiful pair! I love watching them both. Their on screen chemistry with the soft background score 'aasmaan me jab tak sitaare rahenge, hum ek dusre ke sahare rahenge..' makes my heart skip a beat.. :) Just check it out.. It's SWEET :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATHIueekUpc&feature=player_embedded


I still miss Mysore! :( It is the best place in the whole world.. Not that I don't like Bangalore. I like Bangalore for all the wonderful people I met here:)

It is seminar season in our class :) Everyday there's one or the other seminar. Everyone freaks out when the lecturer is calling out names of people who'll be giving the seminar. A seminar in class is always a barrel of fun! :)

It's fest time too!! We're all geared up for Verve!! This time we are more excited as it is our batch people who're organizing it.. :) There is always some audition or practice happening in the seminar hall..

Me and Sanket are the chief editors of the college magazine this time. The magazine is scheduled for release on the day of Verve. Gotta finish our work before that. It's always a nice feeling to be doing something for the college. And the decision making power has made it all the more an enjoyable stint.. ;)

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School days- Revisited...

Sonu-Monu n' Soni-Moni :)
All of us have our own share of fantastic memories of school, which we always treasure.. School days, according to me are the most wonderful days of any one's life.. Whenever I see a school van, I rewind back the memories of school.. When I say School, two names that instantly come to my mind are
Rotary West School and Manvitha :)

Manvitha is one of my best friends from school..
We were inseparable.. Our homes were close by.. We used to travel to the school by the same rickshaw, we were classmates and used to sit together in class, went to the same music class, same summer camp.. We used call ourselves 'YaMa' :D :)
We always used to play together after school.. Power game, ghost game, kitchen set, sonu-monu n' soni-moni game and the list of games we played goes on..

Generally, when you are a kid, you want to grow up soon.. You love to act like an adult, love it when you are given importance.. :) Same was the case with me and Mani, I guess.. So, the game Sonu-Monu n' Soni-Moni( SMS- SM Square :D ). According to the game, each of us had two imaginary daughters(..twins! ;) ). I played mum to Sonu-Monu and Mani played mum to Soni-Moni.. :D

Our days began with waking SMS up, getting them ready to school and ended with putting them to sleep.. According to it, we used to go to school with SMS so that we could listen to the teachers and give lessons to them after coming home.. After coming back home, it was time to take SMS on the cycles for a joy ride :) We used to give homework to SMS and complete it ourselves.. I tho was so much into it that I used to wash my face twice, I used to wear two ponies, I used to divide my food into two halves,... one for S and one for M.. :D

I vividly remember our conversations.. They were most of the time about SMS:

Mani comes late to the auto..
Y: Yaake late?
M: Ayyo, S-M ready madodu late aythu

M:Ivathu en homework kottidira maklige?
Y: Nananthu social homework kottidini, maneli odade illa...
... :D


Childhood was such pure pleasure..! Now I hate the fact that I've grown up.. When I was in school, one of my teachers, Shantha ma'am always used to tell me that school days are golden days.. I just used to smile shyly at her.. Now, I realise how true it is..!!


I am reminded of this poem we had in 5th or 6th grade..

बार-बार आती है मुझको मधुर याद बचपन तेरी। गया ले गया तू जीवन की सबसे मस्त खुशी मेरी॥

Maybe I was wrong when I called SMS a game.. It wasn't just a game.. SMS were a part of our lives for three years.. And one fine day we left them behind when we left school. Maybe SMS are still waiting for us in school, playing in the sand pit or still completing the homework we gave them, wondering why we never return..
But for us, time has closed the gates of school forever.. All we can have are memories and more memories..!!

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Inauguration :-)

Yaay!!! Finally..

Finally I have started my blog... It is such a nice feeling to be writing here. I was actually waiting for a special occasion to get the ball rolling.. Wondering what special occasion it is today?? Well it is Rash and Sandeep bhava's wedding anniversary.. :-) Man, its already one year since they got married!! As they say, time flies.. Happy anniversary, both of you.. :) Three cheers to the "Jodi no.1"!! :-)

Let me tell a few things about 'Dream on...'

• Dream on is essentially a ME blog.. I want to use this blog to collect all my thoughts, dreams and experiences..
  

• What's in a name??

Contrary to the above proverb, the name Dream on says a lot about me.. For me, life is all about dreaming and fulfilling. I initially thought I'll name it The dreamer's diary.. But I felt it sounds a little dramatic.. :-) Finally, I settled for Dream on.. Boy! It sounds sooo good, doesn't it?? Lol :-D

• I'm totally new to blogging. I'm a beginner. I hope every post here makes a good read and I also hope to learn and improve as I write...

• Dream on is very dear to me.. I hope to write here often. Keep reading.. :)

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