Miss your friends? Do something productive not to :)

Summer vacation, say it and our adrenaline reaches its top most level. :D Yes, am home finally after a hec load schedule of classes, submissions, reports, presentations and exams phew! With all those sleepless nights  and bad taste buds I had nearly given up hopes to survive. The only thing that kept me alive through all this was countdown to come back home. Every morning I would say to myself " Common !! 16 days more" and it would go on.

But you know what, being home for few days is awesome, and after those few awesome days it gets boring. You dont miss your college, but you definitely start missing your friends. Oh, miss you guys :'( So here's what I did to keep myself busy, and try least to miss my friends.

1. Cold Coffee:
Midnight cold coffee and maggi are a part of best memories, aren't they? So i make cold coffee every now and then when I start missing my buddies.

2. Cook:

To be honest, my maggi tastes like plain masala boiled strings. Haha! that does proof that I am a horrible cook. whereas my friends make yummy food. Now to surprise them I have started cooking at home. Not the regular food, but I atleast help mom for the substitutes contents. Just waiting to surprise them.

3. Shopping:
My college campus is situated in a remote area, where shopping seems to be a dream. All year I have added things to what I want. And I am fulfilling them. I swear, its fun!!!

4.Stitching:
This wasn't exactly in my what-to-do list. Last day I went to pantaloons to shop for my friend's birthday *I forgot her birthday :( * You can imagine how much I need to get a good gift for her. Now the thing is she is a model figured girl, and i have no idea about her fittings. I even asked her about her size and made a boo-boo of myself.

So the last option left was stitch something for her. I have already started it :D and am sure she is gonna love it :)
The good thing about stitching for her is I can feel my friends around me, commenting, suggesting and making fun. :D

5. Whatsapp and facebook:
Time consuming, but the only way to stay connected :)

For now, these are the lovies I have been doing from the last 7 days am home. Will post again soon. Till then take care XOXO ;)

Tribute to MOM - Maa

‘I am writing a Tribute to Mom in association with Parentous.com‘. 

I am writing this post because she holds me stronger than my own back bone. Like every common girl, I call her "Maa". Even the sound makes you feel so fresh and rejuvenating, doesn't it? I remember my Senior High School times when the only enemy i had according to me was my mom. I even shouted at her once "I would love to go hostel just to stay away from you". And I will keep on regretting for my words till my last breath. This one is for you maa- Sushmita Mandal.

Many of you must have undergone a similar experience. But once you reach your hostel on the first night, the only person you wanna hold and go of to sleep is "Maa". Today realising how much i have hurt her, how much pain i have caused her makes me regret for saying each of those pathetic dreadful sayings. I remember the night she she left me in my hostel and went.

I kept on waving my hand and controlling my tears till the car was out of my sight. Those security guards nearby saw me with pity. I ran to my room and closed it tight. That was it, i couldn't hold it anymore and i busted in tears. There have been moments in my life when i realised how important she really is to me. But at that moment the only thing i wanted was to be near her. Another incident was when i was in my 10th standard and she had to undergo a dreadful operation

She hugged me close and said me in my ears "take care of your dad and your sister" and she went inside. I prayed,I begged, promised to do everything i could to get her back. And by god's grace she was back with us. those 26 hours of separation made me realise what it will be not to have her in my life. Its enough for me atleast for this lifetime. i don't wana go through it ever again.

All her sacrifies, all her pains make me stand straight as who I am. There is a saying "Every successful man has a woman behind", i would like to improvise it into Every successful human being has a woman behind her with all her sacrifices and pains. She is known as "Maa".

Happiness in Miseries.........

Saturday morning has been my favorite only if the next Monday was a holiday. Ever since I have been to this place, holidays became more valuable than chocolates. Monday holiday means I can take a break on saturday, go back home and breath in freedom. There's another exquisite reason, I got to win another battle against our Dean(he has this syndrome named "whatever happens I wont sign on your application form to go home"). Otherwise I needed a break from saturdays, food sucks over here especially on this day. Its the day when i miss mom the most.Life in college campus is not only tiring but also very robotic. Life was stuck into useless battles sometimes for marks, uncleaned plates, attendance, party treat and every kind of not so meaning full stuffs. 

Exams, holidays, classes, last moment assignments, presentations and continuous bitching( girls are born bitches) was all i had to deal with. We have all heard "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" but for my case it was "An ice-cream a day, keeps the psychologist away". Ice-cream was the only thing that kept me going on. Eventually ice-cream too lost its magic and i was left alone with my frustration.Now the only thing kept me going was the bus which took me home, to my city where even the air seemed to be fresh and lively.I was completely drenched into my thoughts sitting on the window seat. 'I have to do something in life' i kept on and on when someone's voice broke into my fantasy world."Paise toh de diye saheb" (I already gave the money sir) a little boy was starring at the bus conductor. 

There were few rolled mats kept on the path and he stood right above guarding them. He was merely of 12-13 years old shinning with confidence in his worn out shirt and trousers.He looked here and there, finally starring at a father who was playing with his daughter and making her laugh. Out of curiosity i asked him where was he heading for. "Akleshwar" that's all he said and looked away. Maybe he got scared from the way i suddenly asked him. I tried again "Why are you going there alone?". This time he replied with proper details "My uncle lives there, I'm going to his place to deliver these mats" pointing towards the mats. This time it was me who looked away because i didn't want to scare him anymore with my anxiety.The girl sitting next to me got down and i offered the little kid to sit down. He hesitated but seeing the crowd, he sat down. We became friends in no-time. He told me that he his father and elder brother got killed in a car accident three years back. From then he and his mother were taking care of the family. He has two little sisters who are studying in the local school."Why don't you go to school? Don't want to study, ehh?" i asked"Mother is over-loaded, I don't want to increase the burden. And am a guy, i can do anything".His mother weaves mats for a local supplier. After the order is being delivered, she weaves more mats out of the left over material and he delivers those extra mats to his uncle. They were repaying the debt left with his uncle. He also told me how badly he wants to own a shop like the bombay-deing and be a big buisness man when he grows up. He himself works part time in a clothes shop to offer water and tea during his sisters school time, rest of time he takes care of his family . 

He had a constant smile and spark while narrating me his story.While listening to him, I realized how lucky I was. Hearing him I got over all my frustration. Even though his life was miserable, he was confident to get over it happily one day. He no-more appeared to me like a 11 year old kid. He was more mature, grown up and a lot more happier than i am in his pathetic life. Life has slapped him down into a black hole, but he hasn't yet given up the hope to come out of it. I didn't even realize when the 4 hour trip got over chatting and laughing with him. For sure we became best stranger friends.The bus haults in Ankleshwar for 20 mins. He got down, waved me bye smiling and started walking away carrying all his mats.I saw my mom standing on the balcony when i got down from the auto. I shouted,"Surprise!!! i got something for you."

And she loved the mat i gifted her. Just when the kid was walking away i got down and bought a mat. He returned me my spark today and also made my mother happy by choosing the best mat out of all. I am eagerly waiting to meet him again so that i can thank him.