Bringing back the memories...

I remember when I was in school.........there were certain songs that I loved to listen to.......and there was a story behind every song that I loved........and when I listen to those songs today I cant stop smiling......miss those old times......
Of course the only source of all these songs was sis.........I didnt know anything about music.....still dont........but the few songs that I used to listen to..........had a lot of fun with them.......coz I never used to understand the lyrics.......and I used to make up my own lyrics and sing it out loud with great pride(so embarassing!!!)

1. Are you Jimmy Ray (sis does this ring a bell? remember my version of the song?hahahaha)
2. Saturday Night -Whigfield (when we were in 7th i think....... the boys in school had performed on this song......we were watching the rehearsal.....my first crush......blush! blush!)
3. Beautiful Life -Ace of Base (Kaizad Dorabjee,our aerobics instructor......and sis's favorite step- of cutting wood...hehe)
4. Tanha Dil - Shaan(Neeti's and my favorite song in 8th I think......we used to call each other up everytime the song was aired on TV.....I actually recorded it onto a casette when it was playing on TV......insane!!)
5. Alice...who the f*** is alice!! (A trip to Mahabi with sis's friends when they were in 10th.... with aunty and uncle....and during the chorus we would scream Alice,Alice who the HECK is Alice.....soon aunty n uncle were also singing along.......too funny!!!)
6. What is Love -Haddaway (Another aerobics favorite......sis's favorite one)
7. I'm Blue -Eiffel 65 (Man I was so fascinated with this song......guess it was the blue weird alien things)
8. Boyzone and Spice Girls were worshipped!!! (I was a teenager...and a girl at that...so its allowed right?)

Oh man there were many more......it'll be a long list.....some other time maybe.......
For now this will do :)

Bike+Poddy=:)

I have my final exam tomorrow.....the last paper of my last sem of engineering......that should be reason enough to bring a smile on my face.......
I was studying today for the most boring subject........Quality Engineering..........which basically is just common sense if you look at it........
So I was reading and reading and reading and by evening I was totally saturated and really needed a break......
Now its summer.........freakin' hot.........and I couldnt sit in one place anymore.........
So I just picked up my bike keys........grabbed my poddy and off I went on a long drive..........just like that........and am not the types who would act on pure impulse......I normally wouldnt do such a thing coz I would be too concerned about staying out in the dark too long......or about wasting so much time and petrol for something so unproductive........the gujju that I am ;)
But today I just let go of all my inhibitions........and followed my heart.........
Riding my bike..............listening to my favorite songs.........a cool breeze blowing.........not a care in the world.......suddenly I felt like everything was perfect........all my worries disappeared.........and
life just seemed so awesomely blossom........
It really was a stress buster.......so the next time am feeling low......I know just what will cheer me up :)

Busy Doing Nothing!!

And no...am not proud of it!

A Tribute

Mrs.Elizabeth Matthew

She was no ordinary lady.She had devoted her life to making St.Mary's one of the best educational institutes,and without a doubt,she has succeeded.Today St.Mary's is a brand name.And I can vouch for this.Its been 6 years since I passed out of school,but even today I take great pride in calling myself a maryite because I know what an honor it is to have been part of an institute thats churned out some of the best talent.
This is one school thats kept its traditionality in tact and yet,has changed with the times and incorporated new methods of teaching and given students all the facilities they require.The discipline,the quality of teaching,the curriculum,everything about St.Mary's was just perfect.I've attended the so called 'best' institutes after that,but they come nowhere close to the place I was in for 13 years of my life.
And the more I see of the outside world,the more I wanna go back to school,not coz its tough outside,but because I know thats where I belong.St.Mary's was like a second home.And its all thanks to Mrs.Matthew,she has changed so many lives.It is because of her that I am what I am today.
She passed away on 13th April 2009,and when I attended her funeral service I realised that I was not the only one indebted to her.There were thousands and thousands of people-family,friends,students,teachers,employees.Everyone out there knew what a great loss it was.I dont know if St.Mary's could be the same without her,but I do know that over the past 30 years that she has run the school it just kept growing and growing.From being just one of the schools in Pune its become the best school in Pune.When I tell people that I am from St.Mary's I see the look on their face and I see the respect that comes with it.When you are from St.Mary's people know that your the best and thats only because of the standards set by Mrs.Matthew.
There are so many things about Mrs.Matthew that even I didnt know till a couple of days back.She completed her schooling in a Hindi medium school and got a masters in history and english literature from Allahabad University before she joined St.Mary's as a substitute teacher.And after she became the principal in 1977 she worked really hard to get the school to achieve the standards that it has attained today.
She was a really strong woman,very enterprising and very intelligent.And the best principal ever.There will never be another like her.She will be missed.
Thank you Mrs.Matthew for all that you did.

Orkut -Today's fortune

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do

Don't know how it's my fortune but I like the sound of that ;)