The other side of us....

Arnd six n half yrs back my parents gve me the shock of my life...they wer planning to shift to mulund..i cudnt believe my ears..i cudnt imagine leavng my frnds, my school, my house n shift to a totally different place..its difficult to do dat..its difficult to start ur life afresh...d first mnth at my new society was d wrst in my life...bt den i met dis gang calld d "jpm gang...a gang know for its stupidity, 4 its craziness....bt i wud beg to differ....d more u vl get to knw us d more u vl realize dat each one of us has a spectacularly diff personality..diff prespectives abt life..bt our love for eachodr is what keeps us ticking is .. for a third person v r d laughing gang, d troublemakers, the nautankis bt for us v r eachothers life..eachodrs strength..fr an outsider v r lyk nrml girls..bt believe me v dnt fight much instead v choose to laugh, v dont spend hrs gossiping abt guyz instead v prefer to take long walks, v dont discuss cosmetics or dresses instead v believe in partyng, v dont gift eachodr expensive things instead v prefer showing love n care for eachodr every passing day bcoz we believe lukng out for eachodr is a more treasurd gift, v dnt discuss eachodrs flaws instead v prefer to b eachodrs strengths, v dnt cry ovr lost love or breakups instead v choose to move on, v dnt throw attitude at eachodr instaed v choose to let go,v dont hide things frm our parents instead v choose to hav fun wid dem, v dont believe in gng for movies n watch dem v total strangers instead v choose to watch dem on a laptop(13 of us staring at d small screen..replayng d same dialogue again n again n laughng so loud dat d neighbours hav to remid us dat every1 else is sleepng) v love spending tym wid eachodr instaed of watchng tv or talkng on phone..as grown ups each one of us has a diffrnt dream, a different life n a different path to walk...lyk every1 else even v r busy running behind things bt what makes us diff is dat once in a while to dnt forget to turn around and watchout for eachodr...v dnt forget to respect eachodr...v all knw dat wer ever v go in our life v vl always be jst a phn call apart...bcoz v r eachodrs lil bit of childhood dat can nvr b lost...

Believe me 6 n half yrs back wen i met dese girls i was lyk..omg dis is d wrst thng dat can happen to me..bt 6 n half yrs dwn d lane m lyk..omg...it cant get bettr dan dis..

I believe every1 of us shd hav such ppl arnd us...ppl who vl brng out d best in u, who vl nvr let d child in u die...who vl know d xact reason behind ur every smile n tear..who vl fght with u, scold u bt love n pamper u lyk der own family....

Through the Wilderness...Sahyankan 2011

One cosy november afternoon as i was sitting in my room reading a book n sipping some coffee my phone suddenly ranged...a friend of mine had called up to remind me about paying my money for sahyankan...nw u all must be wondering what is this sahyankan all about...so here it is...it's a 5 day long trek wherein u cover around 4-5 mountains walking n climbing through the jungles n forests njoying the cool breeze, the freshness of the air n some tp wid ur gang members...its complete fun....there is no television to entertain you, no internet connection to connect you with the world , or no fb walls to update ur status bt there is nature to accompany you, there are unbeaten paths and  lovely little villages along the way, there are ppl wid you whose only aim is to reach the top of the mountain and see the world from above, there are ppl of all age grps ( n believe me  dat u can have fun wid ppl of all age grps if u decide so)..trust me wen is say dat nuthing can beat the joy of playing cricket at the top of the mountain with ur batchmates n the village boyss........its a complete pleasure to reach the top after a tiring day n sip hot tasty soups while njoyng the sunset and the december coolnes..this times sahyankan path was a little off beat (bt still total amazing one)...climbing the ghat we reached dhakoba & there it was..the cutest campsite with 6-7 tents ( there cudn't have been anything more rewarding)with the hangover of the cute campsite, the star gazing nite n the eagerness to reach the next halt we startd our walk the nxt morning and reached ahupe only to be welcomed by hot soups ,yummy food n a cold eve. with complete satisfaction we got into our sleeping bags dat nite only to be awakened 5 hrs later by our leader( i wish i cud hit him for dat) with our bags packed n food parceld we were walking again to reach siddhagad to njoy its steep climb. the next day it was bhimashankar calling  us followed by padargad.....walking through the thick forest of bhimashankar n the rock patch of padargad only to reach the top n realize dat there isn't a single tree at the top of padargad....many ppl i knw call dis stupidity or a waste of tym bt we at CHAKRAM call it PASSION for trekking.....an unsatiable passion...a passion dat binds us all together..a passion which has given us life long memories.. a passion that keeps us going !!!!!

Photo courtesy: Vishmita Agarwal