An Interesting Eight Year Old and a 30-min Journey

The other day I met this kid, Rishi traveling in the train with his dad. He was sitting on my lap and his dad was a little distance away. I started speaking to him, asked him his age and school and his ambition and also about his new year plans. Then I asked him to tell me some of his new year resolutions. He was a little confused at first as he dint know what are new year resolutions so I explained to him about his plans for the new year about behaving like a good boy and etc ete. For the next 30 mins till Malad he went on telling me about his plans for 2011.

Rishi     : First Bhaiya, I want to be a good boy. My mom shouts at me when I misbehave  (*becomes sad*) but then I make a Sorry greeting for her and she forgets everything. Now drawing and painting will get boring na?

Me       : why re?

Rishi     : Arre didi tells me only kids do drawing and painting. Next year I will be 9 (smiles proudly) so I ll behave a ‘little’betterso I ll have to make less cards.

Me       : Ok.. that’s interesting.. what next?

Rishi     : I ll talk less in class, wont pull Meghna’s hair (I m *surprised*) and wont eat other’s Tiffin. Priya miss gives me negative remarks (sad again)

Me       :But why do you do mischief?

Rishi     :arre majja atta hai bhaiya, tum nahi samjoge!

Me       :Achaaa theek hai.. why do u trouble Meghna and eat others tiffin?

Rishi     :Simple na bhaiya, others get paav bhaji and dosa and I take morning theplas and aachar! (sad again) and Meghna (smiles), she is my best friend.

(others in the train start smiling at him)

Rishi     :Bad boys..! Friend only! Meghna cannot be my girl friend she is two inches taller than me.

(everyone is embarrassed and amused)

 Me      :Okkkkk… What else?

Rishi     :I ll come second in class this unit test in January and submit my worksheets on time

Me       :Huh? Why second? And not first?

Rishi     :Meghna is very smart. I think she copies during exam. Bhaiya how can u get full marks in each paper then? I get full marks in science, history and maths and geography.

Me       :That’s very good. What rank do you get?

Rishi     :Second only bhaiya.

Me       :Then whats so great about your resolution?

Rishi     :Maintain karma difficult hai bhaiya.. class mein competition bahot hai. Voh Patel addha mark peeche hai total mein

Me       :Hmmm… Correct..

And many more things he told me about life, but then this was the last and the best one…

Rishi     :And I want to keep only one girlfriend.

I along with others  are surprised cause he is just 8.

Me       :Only one as in?

Rishi     :Arre bhaiya, in class my teacher and other girls love my curly hair.. they keep staring only.. then one day I have my tiffin with some girl and the other day with some girl.. Meghna gets very angry… she is jealous I think..

Me       :Ok Rishi.. it was fun and interesting meeting you.. Bye happy New year.

Rishi     :Stay in touch Bhaiya. I ll add you on facebook. I have 18 friends only.. L

I was not only shocked but happy that I ll be in touch but he hasn’t yet sent me a request.. he mite have just forgotten cause like me he might be having many more fans of his curly hair, cute smile and humorous straight forward talk.

i got the knowledge of going around in the 8th grade. i  got my FB profile in the 11th grade. And here we this 8 year old has lived life faster than.. I really adored him.

Tribute to a Friend

people want us to date each other, people want us to be together always, people want us to do so many things., thank you.. we like being teased with each other :)

there are these sweet lines which urvashi vishrani a common friend put up :

Dedicated to Parag Vaidya and Radhika Karadkar "Perhaps,after all,romance did not come into one's life with pomp and blare,like a gay knight riding down;perhaps it crept to one's side like an old friend through quiet ways;perhaps..perhaps love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship,as a golden hearted rose skipping from its ...green sheath."
          -Anne of Green Gables

and some more sweet lines by Priyanka Kanani aka Shakespeare:


You guys are like writing a novel... Parag you are like a comprehensive and a very good book and Radhika is your table of contents.....




Thank you......


To Radhika,


your support for the last 5 years has been terrific. we have fought only once on the last 5 years and we share a relationship which others are jealous of. all guys want a Radhika in their life :) From being waving friends at Sudhir Sir's 11th standard classes to BBMing the full day today. Same college, same CA class, same office, same cell phones (:P).. the only thing is we were never alllocated to the same audit place except for one day at Benetton :)


Love you,


PV

Life at Podar

The last 5 years have been just perfect. Life at Podar was something I dint imagine after stepping out of school. Still there are a few firsts and other notable things in college which I would like to list down here,

• Sidhesh Raut: sharing the same institution with you for the last 18 years has been excellent. I ll miss traveling with you, bunking together, having a crush on the same girl and most importantly fighting at home and covering up for each other for the same thing.

• Radhika Karadkar, Miloni Mehta, Preeta Mondkar and Mitali Marolia: The bond that we have shared over the years has become strong with time and I am grateful to you that you have beared with me all through these years and not once got irritated by my no-nonsense and short tempered attitude in class or even my sad jokes. Talks on katta, the usual last minute preps for the Sunday tests, the stories during coffee, and the countless plans that we made but dint work out., I ll miss them all!

• Priyanka Kanani and Apoorv Modak: I wouldn’t have come up with The Photography Club had you not given me the nod to do it. Its been quite a journey with you from the Confused and complex Piyu of FYJC to the still confused and complex piyu of TY Bcom. As for Apoo, you ll be a dear brother... i can connect with you very well!

• Kush Maheshwari and Satej Rao: The beautiful years of Junior College are all because of you. Missin the first economics paper wouldn’t have been so much enough without you around. The way we cried on our way to the station and the way we laughed in the train back… is something very few and ‘lucky’ folks like us can  experience.

• Rochil Nichani: FYJC without you would have been incomplete! Will always miss you around.

• Pratik Jain, Rohit Dube and Shreyas Guntuk: Right from playing for the soccer team in junior college till organizing RAPPORT RETRO, its been so wonderful. Just amazing. There are no other words which I can think of right now to explain my feelings about you guys.

• Rajiv Iyer: The Ladies Man! You ll marry me na? :P From the time your cell phone sang ‘kava kava’ when Anik was firing us together for bunking Petty Cash Book lectures to cracking some lame PJ’s. Life has been fun!

• Priyank Savla and Rebecca: Thank you for everything over the last two years! wasnt life much more beautiful then?

• Hanita Malharkar & Sharayu Sardesai: I know you guys will love me for writing your names together. Honey, you are one crazy girl I have met in my life. And sharayu, managing celebs so easily during Enigma you did a stupendous job!

• Jairaj Vaidya: Last day of rapport, some one walks up to me crying and telling me that he is going to miss me and hugs me saying: “I have passed two years because of you, salya!” Exams wouldn’t have been half as interesting and adventurous if not for you. J

• Pooja Shah, Kritika Matolia and Lavita Cross: Junior College was so much fun together. You guys will always be special!

• Niyati Dahisaria: I loved your sugar cube. And I ll always find time for you. No matter what. You have been my closest junior and I ll treasure the time we spent together though it was in G6 only. :P There is this bond that we share and we can connect with each other very well. Love you always. J

• Sayali Arte: You asking me to fail for 3 years is the sweetest thing that anyone has ever told me. Thanks for everything. I ll miss you more than you ll miss me.

• Noopur and Kanika Thanawala: You’ll are some brilliant talented all rounders and your kidas with Shety are so hilarious.

• Manali Patil: You ll always be special for the confusion!

• Nishant Khombadia: Hemlya, scoring for Enigma and Rapport was interesting only because of you. And the girls’ stories in and out of your life can make up for a best selling book if you author it!
• Bhagayshree Dave: The most responsible girl around. And the most misunderstood also. Thanks for everything. :)
• Priyank Sanghvi: The DJ of our batch and I really mean it when I say that i loved your mixing.
• Megh Doshi: I ll never forget you for that dialogue on you and also for the creatives of enigma and rapport! :)
• Mayuresh Kambli: Your dance moves especially ghati and contemporary are etched in my memory for ever.
• Gauri Ghag: I a really sorry for being mad at you in the admin room and i really regard you very highly for the way you took all the jokes cracked on you as they came... :) but for your bows :P
• Pranav Loke: The ride on your bike in that thandi at 3 am and having idli sambar, wada sambar and coffee and parle buscuits will be one of my most beautiful memories of life in podar!
• Vijay Chauhan: I haven't seen a funnier person than you when you are drunk. But everything in moderation is good :) love you brother!
• Pushkaraj: We had no one for comparing and hosting events. You were God sent! very talented! :)

And to all seniors who made my stay at podar memorable, a big thank you! And to those who has worked with me in the Cultural Committee for 2010-11, its been a pleasure to work with you. And to all juniors and batchmates who pured out their hearts while writing sugar cubes..... I am going back home with a treasure!

Best year of My life - 2010

An exciting year draws to and eventful close:

I think I had everything this year. January gave me this feeling that 2010 is going to be great and this will definitely be till now the most memorable year in my life. I had an exciting January with the Mumbai marathon, a boring February with books, a anxious March and April because of approaching exams, a pictorial and fun-filled June and July in college activities, A little sad and a lonely August, a disturbing yet a curious and confusing pre October, an anxious post October and November, and second half of November and December have been the really the best days of my life except for some minor depressing glitches.

As I watch this year go by and as I see the year ahead.. its going to be definitely one of the most important years of my life.. With my graduation year ahead, my send off from my second home – Podar,  my last year in a protective and loving office, its going to be painful yet path changing