September 16, 2005

Life without friends....

The very thought of it makes me uneasy and nervous. I have flashes of being trapped in a musty old celler, a feeling of lonelyness and hopelessness fills my chest, and I long to be saved by a friend.
My dad always said, we are social creatures, fortunately or unfortunately, and to be happy and successful we needed to develop social skills. I have to say I am not “Party-every-weekend” kind of girl, but if you were to ask me about memorable times, they will usually involve an occasion where I was surrounded by family and friends who love me.
I do have a lot of close friends, people I have met in very varied circumstances and people who I share a special bond with. I have made friends at school and university, at work, in a bus stop or a train, and to this day I have never regretted having met or allowed anyone to come into my life.
I found myself asking a question, I would have never normally asked. Could I live a life without friends? And the thought of it sends shivers down my spine. Let me make some things clear. I was not “Miss popular” in school with a trillion friends. I have always treasured my friends, because I thought of them as rare jewels that a few are fortunate to find. I have always put in my effort, because I believe it is important not to take any relationship for granted. So I was not handed friends on a silver platter.
I find that my friends have become an extension of my family and I am always eager and keen to make new friends.
So a simple straight forward answer to the question “Could I live a life without friends?” would simply be – NO. Not if I wanted to live a sane and happy life. That’s because my friends help me balance my life, they are an integral part of my life and who I am. I hope I am fortunate enough to love and treasure them for the rest of my life.

September 14, 2005

Family is Everything :)


I told them it’s embarrassing. But they wanted to do this anyway. So here is Amma and Appa with the La-porchetta man.

Sam-pam-tho-zingang with Petrol Pooja, doing some brother-sister bonding.
They EMBARRASS you sometimes, but hay! life would just not be the same if they did not do it.

The fishing trip where we caught nothing :)


Karan pretending to hurl in a big catch :)

The guys chilling. If you ask me where I am, Halooooo!!! who do you think is taking the snaps.

Some Christmas Party Snaps


From left to right: Joy, Austin and me.
Yep!!! as you can tell red is my favourite colour and its hard to find a snap where I don't have a very wide smile. We had an awsome time at the Palladium which is in Crown.

From left to right: Me and Joy

Gorgious Babies


My babies, Kush and Luv, posing in front of the Werribee River :)

Roses are not always red...


Rose from our garden. Isn't it perfect. I think they don't have to be red to be beautiful.

Me aka Road Rani (heehee)

I have been called Road Rani (because of the way I drive of course). I mean I am a very safe driver; just once in a while, my path is hindered by obstacles on the road like red lights, give way signs and the likes.