JOURNEY TO REMEMBER -- Me and Rahul...

                                                             Me and Rahul


I finished my lunch at around 1.30 and i had an extra 10 minutes to reach my classroom from the canteen. I went to the main building to check for my classroom,,I read,,
"I year Computer Science and Engineering -- Mechanical Department,MS6"
It was a kind of 3-5 minutes walk from the main building to the mechanical department. I walked seeing students just as me moving here and there, and i hoped most of them i was seeing would be my friends in the coming days..
I reached my class room,, it looked good for me,, nicely arranged desks and benches with an overhead projector placed on the bench which was meant for the staff.. I took my place in the third bench from the back,, this was my traditional place and wherever i went i chose the same place as it fell between the front benchers and the back benchers..I neither wanted to be the most studious guy nor the most mischievous guy in the class..
Just before the bell rang,, most of my classmates had arrived to the class and had occupied their respective seats..Just like me, most of them remained silent, i guessed they too were experiencing something new,just as me..I knew none around me,but i firmly believed everyone in the class would turn out to be my friends in the future..Just as the bell rang Mr. Padmanadhan arrived..He took the great Mathematics-I class,,,I felt interesting for some period of time,,but eventually i had lost myself somewhere,,then i realized that,, i had been physically present but mentally absent..
After two classes Padmanadhan finished his lecture,,and it was time for Chemistry class,, Mr. Nayagam handled chemistry for us..I was a chemistry craze,,so it was fun listening to him..His teaching style impressed me to a good extent..And it was 4.30 when the final bell rang...It was a good day at the college,,of course not a bad one...I returned back to the hostel by walk and i decided to have a nice sleep to relax myself...
It was 7 when i actually woke up..i refreshed myself,,had a bath...and stood in the veranda noticing the vehicles travelling along the road and listening to "Musthafa Musthafa" sung by AR Rahman with headphones plugged in my ears..I was enjoying his voice and composition in a mild volume..

I had always followed the quote which rightly described me with friendship.
"Friendship has no survival value, rather it is one of those things that give value to survival"...

Just then i heard someone knocking the door...
I went from the veranda to the hall and opened the door..I saw a moderate colored guy , with light black moustache,wearing tshirt and jeans standing infront of me,,
"Hii!!! This is Rahul,, I year Mechanical engineering,,Me gonna stay with u for the next 4 years,,Whats ur name??"He asked in a soft and quite a friendly tone as he moved past me..
"Heyy!! am Karthick I year CS" as i gave my hand, and we shook hands together...
"Hey,,,how was the colls today,,enjoyed ah??" He asked with much of expectation just as I was earlier in the day..
"Not to the most,,but was good..."I replied in a low tone...
He kept the two huge bags which he had with him on the shelf and he started speaking...
"Hey,,you are a lucky guy man,,,being in a CS department,,you can enjoy!!!,we are after all mechanical students,,,no girls,no love,no dating and nothing...but one thing is for sure is that we would enjoy more than u"he teased me friendly...I liked it though...

Then we chatted a lot till 11 in the night...I had understood that he had been from a poor background...his father was a load man who works at late night,,He had an elder sister and an younger brother..Though he was poor he didnt wished to expose his poverty to others,,He mentioned that he had shared it with me as i was going to be with him for the next 4 years and he believed that we were to be good friends...I felt pity for him and I assured him that i would be a good friend to him...
We watched a film on TV and slept at 2..I myself didnt believe, that i got so friendly to him,,we shared a lot, we smiled, we laughed and it was a real fun and happiness the whole night...I slept with a happy heart and a great feeling that i had got a good friend to cherish for my life...
I had never expected this friend was going to influence me in the biggest decision i had took in my life...
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Journey to remember -- Meeting her for the first time

                                                      Meeting her for the first time


September 2000,
Sri Sairam engineering college,
Chennai.

I was super excited and full of energy, and had pre decided to enjoy my life at college to the extreme extent possible.,and for fulfilling that enjoyment the first decision i took was to stay in hostel but not inside the college as i had heard that most boys stayed in the CR hostel which was outside the college and it was the warehouse for every kind of fun and enjoyment.. I had booked myself in a 2-person-stay-room,, where i along with another guy had to stay together. I had no idea of the other guy but i was informed that he would arrive late night  and he was also a first year student of my college but from a different stream.
With everything set, i wore complete formals, a blue coloured striped shirt and a black pant..I had wondered in school days to wear t shirts and denim in college but my college administration had ruined my dreams.
My college was at a distance of less than a kilometre from the hostel so I walked towards the college along the straight road.  I witnessed a number of students walking and some of them were traveling in auto rickshaws along with their parents as it was the first day of college. As I walked, i recollected my hard work and stiff determination which i forced myself to be with, so that i got into the field which i liked the most,ENGINEERING...
I was feeling a lot proud and happy for myself for making into one of the best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.  I also recollected the beautiful memories which i had enjoyed in school but i had to leave most of my friends back in my native city madurai as most of them joined the college in madurai and other cities, and only a few of them joined colleges in Chennai..
With tons of expectations, dreams, ideas and happiness within my mind, i had reached the college gate.. Just as i reached the college i heard someone behind me,,,
"Excuse me"
"Yes", I replied.
"Do u have change for 100rs.?" I saw a girl in pink chudithar with long curly hair standing beside me..
"Yup,, mmmmm... i have one 50 rupee note, two 20 rupee notes and one 10 rupee note,,is that fine???"
I had checked my purse while leaving the hostel for having lunch in the canteen.
"If you don't mind,, can you please give me the change"..
I gave the change to her,, and took back the 100rs note...
"Thanks a lot,,,"..She replied..
"No mention..." I replied..
Then i turned back and looked at the college,,,this is going to be the place in which i am going to spend the very precious, joyous and the most excited 4 years of my life...
The college looked gigantic and awesome,, as i was admiring the beauty and construction works of my college,,Just then,,
"Are you a first year student.." With his uniform, i could recognize him that he was the college watchman..
"Yes...",,I replied in a single word..
"You have to go the mechanical seminar hall for the principal's address"..I was surprised that even the college watchman had a good knowledge in English...
"When will it start,,,,,,Sir??" the word "sir" just slipped from me,, after being aware of his english fluency...
"It will commence in another 10 minutes, and it will be followed by welcome speech by department hod's and your seniors,,and all such things will finished by 1pm and then you can go for your lunch"..As he said i realized that this schedule had been followed in the college for quite a long period of time.
"Thank you",,I replied and walked towards the mechanical seminar hall..
The seminar hall looked ultra furnished,,with an accommodation capacity of around 2000 people and the entire hall had centralized air conditioning..It was freezing inside as i took my seat in the fourth row from the last..
Just then,, the dean, principal, hod's and some other people arrived amidst huge applause from the student side. Guess the students had even got the practice for clapping hands as the entire applause had some regular form,,it was artificial...
One followed by the other everyone on the stage spoke about the credits of the college and the merits of the students who had left the college with flying colors..After a couple of hours, i felt drowsy as my eyelashes kissed each other..
When i gained my senses back,, i saw everyone around me clapping again..I realised almost every stuff regarding the introduction had finished..Then, someone in the stage took the mike.
"Thats all for the introduction and now everyone can leave for lunch,,,go back to your respective classes after the lunch, as the classes will commence today immediately after lunch..Best of luck"
I relieved myself,, and walked towards the canteen..I planned to have meals for afternoon, as only meals could satisfy my stomach till 5. Hence i walked towards the counter quickly and i was surprised to see only a few people in the canteen at that time.. I tapped myself for being so quick,, in atleast eating..
I took my purse,,took the 100 rupee note which i had exchanged for change from some girl in the morning...
I gave it to the person in counter..
"1 meals,please"
"No change,,,30rs please..."
"Sorry sir,, i don't have the change",,I replied helplessly..
"Then you need to wait for some time..." He said...
I felt pity on myself, "I should have thought about it" I told to myself...
I stood near the counter...
Just then,,, I heard,,,
"Excuse me",,,in the same tone as i heard in the morning...I had remembered that voice because the voice which said those two words was quite unique...I was poor in guessing things,,,but for the first time,,it clicked right...Yes, it was the same girl, to whom i had given the change earlier in the morning...
I guess she too recognized me, and she gave me a blank smile...
Just then I heard those two words again...
"Excuse me",,This was not of course her voice,,it was the person who was in the canteen counter..
She turned away from me and held her hand to the counter,,,
"1 meals sir,,how much??"
"30rs",,He replied..
She took the change which i had given her and bought the token.. My stomach started cursing me, as there was no one near the counter and i had been waiting there for around 10 minutes..
I lost my patience and called her with the same two words..."Excuse me"
She turned,,and i asked the same question which she asked me in the morning...
"Do u have change for 100rs.?"
Her lips moved a little towards the x axis,, i mean she showed a gentle little smile on her face on seeing me in the same condition in which she was,earlier in the morning..
"Not actually, but how much do u need??"
"I need 30rs for stopping my stomach from cursing me",,I replied gently..
"Oh,,thats not a problem,,,i ll give u 30rs now,, return it when you have the change with you"..She seemed a lot friendly..
"Nope,, i can arrange somehow..Sorry for,.."..Before i had actually completed my sentence,,
"Its ok,, you had helped me earlier,,,and am paying that back!!!"She replied...
She gave me the 30rs token,, and she bought herself a new one...
And even before i had thought of thanking her...
"No mention,, and no probs!!Take care"...She said...
Our conversation lasted for around 3-5 minutes and she uttered not more than 50 words but she was so friendly with her talks..I liked that much..
So this was our first meeting,,, and at that instant, i had never expected that this girl with pink chudithar and long curly hair would be the best friend of my lifetime...

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Journey to remember -- Her return

                                       Her return

After a hectic schedule of continuous thinking, speaking, typing and all other stuff for which a software engineer is responsible for,, i had packed up my job at the office at 5 in the eve. Some serious working conditions drew me through to reconfirm weather i had actually loved the job, but i really loved being an engineer, since it was my dream to be so. I started my Fiesta to reach Atlanta Music Academy to pick up Shyam from there.
I wanted him to become whatever he wished for and whatever his mind and heart thought he is. He had a craze on guitars. Each day he played guitar for me, and that made my day.. It was just like a final touch to an awesome architectured sculpture. Reached there at around 5.30, a bit slow in driving, but i enjoyed being a slow driver. Had to wait for Shyam as his classes got over only by 6. If someone would ask for the biggest weakness in me, the answer from me would surely be being alone. I always wanted to be engaged with some one around me, with any form of work possible.
I knew at some point of time when am alone, weird and black memories would come to haunt me. I had always hated that completely. So just had a sip of Lemonade to refresh myself and was stripping my fingers inside the leaves which i had pluck from the tree whose name was unknown to me under which i was waiting.  I realized that i had passed my time just by enjoying the nature's role in shaping up the Music academy. Somehow time passed, and it was 6 in my rolex. Within the distance of my sight, i saw Shyam coming towards me in between the lawns. I had planned to reach home early as i was a lot tired. We started from the academy to reach back home by 6.15. As Shyam got busy with his Assassin Creed in his Laptop, I planned to take a bath.
Just then, i heard someone knocking the door and I asked Shyam to enquire the visitor. I heard some familiar voice around me and around the hall. I could hear it because washroom was quite close to the hall.
I was in a sense of utopia at that very moment. And when i came back, i saw Shyam again busy with his laptop and then, i saw HER...
Yes, it was HERRRR!!!...She was Priya...
After 12 long years, I could recognise her, she was infront of me, in London, in my home and within my reach..She was my friend and still she stayed as my friend deep in my heart and that was the only reason why i had recognised her the next second my eyes sighed at her. If someone would say me that a boy and a girl could never be friends, i could prove them wrong by showing the intense of friendship we had between us. If i had my own life's dictionary i would have described the meaning of friend with her name. At some point in my life, she was everything to me, and she was the one who had influenced my life to a greater extent. I had promised to be with her throughout my life, but i had myself ruined and quit my life. I had never expected or even wished to see her in my life, but what happened a few minutes back was quite surprising and i was taken aback..
After a few minutes of silence she started speaking..
"How are you"
I kept silent as i turned around..

Death silence occupied the hall. Shyam's face turned quizzical as he saw me. I could sense that it had been more than a minute since she had asked the question, but words were not coming out of my lips as I staggered, I realized my eyes were wet and droplets of tears emerged from the corner of my eyes as i shook my head down. I wanted to say that i didn't leave her, it was fate that had forced me to do so. But i wasn't able to speak a single word and void filled my heart. My brain wished she could stop asking me questions but my heart forced me to share those dark memories with her.
She asked again "What happened???"
I went with my heart and I started speaking..I started opening up my heart to say my life's story...

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JOURNEY TO REMEMBER -- Me and Shyam in London!!!

                                             JOURNEY TO REMEMBER    

                                                      Me and Shyam in London!!!

17, KnightsBridge
London

Its full of breeze and snow outside and its nothing superstitial to experience such a climate at the end of the year. After watching the rolex on my hands I realize its already too late to start. I should have finished almost everything by now and its high time for me to get up, so that everthing is set right. I remove the blanket over me and see Shyam lying by my side, hugging his hands tight towards my waist.
Its really a very special feeling for me to see him, with his eyes closed and his silent sleep by my side. His face, his lips and what not, everthing in him was a lot special to me and he was what for whom i was living for,,,Being a father, is a blessing...It could take even a birth more to describe how it actually feels.

Keeping all those feelings aside, i decide to wake him up from his sleep.
"Shyam ,, its time to go to school,,,,get up,,,u r a good boy right??,,get up"
"......"
Guess Shyam had been through a great sleep the whole night,,he sleeps without answering me...
"No dad,, its sunday,,,i feel a looot sleepy,,give me a holiday today,plsssss!!! "
He was right,, actually.. I was the one who took him to the Annual game fair last night..
We had slept only at 1 am,, and it was not right on my part to wake him up just after 6 hours from there..
But its also not acceptable on his part to bunk his school on monday,, and hence after a lot of hurry burries finally I made him wake up..
I had a very important meeting regarding the wireless sensor networks which being the next important thing that was focussed in my team for the next project. Being the project manager I had to give my team with the introduction and all necessary stuff for the project to be carried forward. I browsed for all the folders which i had created for instructing my team from my pc and took it in my pendrive.
Shyam was ready with his school bag hangin around his shoulders.. I would never miss a chance to kiss him in his forehead before we would leave our apartment. Locked the door, and in next 20 minutes i was in St Philip's School.. It was time for me to prepare myself, my heart and my mind to be apart from him for the next 10 hours.. Though it was habitual,, but somewhere deep inside,, it hurts daily.. Guess every dad feels the same.. I bid a huge bye to Shyam, as he went past me towards the school gate..
This day was the same as every other day until the evening arrived. I had never known or expected that this day would end in such a disaster.. A visit by someone who i had decided not to see in my entire life had actually happened..Tomorrow is never certain after her visit!!!


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A different decision of my choice for the first time!!!

Hey friends!!
Hope everyone is fine,,,
Just wanted to share something on d books i had read recently and a some sort of weird idea which arose in me after reading
those books...
I had a different point and idea about indian authors before i had read these books...
I just want to put forth a point dat indian writers are doin an exceedingly well job in writing...
Some of them were really wonderful like

• "I TOO HAD A LOVE STORY" by Ravinder Singh,,,-->Symbolized love in the best form ever..
• "NEVER LET ME GO" by Sachin Garg,,-->Showed how much costly a misunderstanding could be..
• "LOVE WAS NEVER MINE" by Kunal Bharadwaj,,, -->Described dat face s never a factor in deciding love... 
• "TOGETHER" by Ishitha Bhown,,,, --> Taught me dat boy n a girl can be friends forever..
• "2 STATES" by Chetan Bhagat,,, and  --> Showed dat it takes heart and soul to win in love and life..
• "LIFE IS WHAT U MAKE IT" by Preethi Shenoy!!! -->Showed determination can change our life n even destiny...

Every novel was different n unique in their own forms both in terms of story and picturization...

A lot fantasized by these love stories most of which were real lyf incidents, just decided to write some kind of
a novel (or something atleast close to dat :P)...

Years ago,, writing was my passion or was atleast close to my hobby..but these 4 years of engineering made everythin in
me go worse..

So here it is!!!

So here is the gist of my  first novel or story or watever u say!!! 

Journey to remember!!!

Karthick is working in a reputed software concern in London and has some deep regret in his mind and heart. He stays there along with his son Shyam. Karthick's life takes a backtrack when he is visited by someone from his homeland INDIA. She was Priya and everything rolls back to 12 years from then and what follows is tragic and nostalgic. He had almost quit his life and ran away from everyone who was with him including his parents and friends. What were those reasons which transformed him to a completely different individual??
What forced him to run away from their beloved ones??

Journey to remember is something targeted mainly on intense of friendship and immense of love.
Every life is a different journey but life of Karthick is something quite different from others and it is indeed a
JOURNEY TO REMEMBER!!!

Will start writing JOURNEY TO REMEMBER from tomorrow!!!
Hope you like it!!!

Hiiii everyone!!!
This is Madan...
About me,,,am simple, easy going and a lot fun natured to be with!!!
In short am EASY TO KNOW BUT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND!!!
Will be in touch wit you from today!!!