अपने साथ जी के देखा है?

कभी अपने साथ जी के देखा है? ओशो कहते हैं दिन मैं ऐक बार अपने से बात कर लिया करो, नहीं तो तुम दुनिया मैं सबसे बेहतरीन इंसान से बात करने का मौका चूक जाओगे... मैंने कई बार अकेले बैठ के देखा है... कारण कुछ नहीं था... बस ऐसे ही... कभी खुद से चाह के या कभी दुनिया की आपाधापी मैं थोडा पीछे रह गया... सोचा थोडा सोचूं क्या किया जो नहीं करना था... थोडा अपने से बातें कर लूँ... शायद कोई जवाब मिल जाये... जैसे फिल्मों मैं दिखाते हैं... शीशे के आगे हीरो अपने आप को धुतकारता है "you are such a stupid ______!!!" वैसे ही... पर नहीं मैं नहीं सोच पाता... जैसे ही सोचता हूँ तो वो ही बातें याद आती है, नहीं बातें नहीं गलतियाँ याद आती हैं और फिर आगे कुछ सोचा नहीं जाता... बस फिर बैठ जाता हूँ चुपचाप... ऐसा नहीं है की कुछ सोच नहीं पता, बस भाग जाता हूँ अपने आप से... हमेशा की तरह... छुप जाता हूँ अपने ही इंसानी खोल के अन्दर ऐक आई डोंट केयर का attitude ले के...

फ़र्ज़ करो तुम और तुम दो अलग अलग इंसान ऐक ही कमरे मैं बैठे हो... क्या बात करोगे?

दोनों ऐक दुसरे के बारे मैं सब कुछ जानते हो... क्या करोगे? नज़रें चुराओगे या मिलाओगे? शायद चुप ही रहोगे... मेरी तरह...

पहचान लिया श्रीनगर ने मुझे पर शायद मैं ही ना पहचान पाया

मैं आया था वापस श्रीनगर और श्रीनगर तुमने मुझे पहचान ही लिया तुरंत... लगा लिया मुझे अपने गले से जैसे कई बरस मिलने के बाद कोई माँ अपने बेटे को सीने से लगा लेती है... पर मैं ही ना पहचान पाया तुम्हे... मेरा कसूर नहीं है इसमें, बरस भी तो काफी बीत गये हैं... जैसे भूल जाता है कोई बच्चा अपने बचपन के चेहरे, मैं भी भूल गया तुझे... पर अब धीरे धीरे बूढी लकीरों के पीछे से तेरी आँखों की चमक याद आ रही है मुझे... कितना बदल दिया है तुमको शायद विकास के लिए या शायद बदलाव संसार का नियम है, उस नियम की खातिर... कैसे पहले जब भी मैं नदी की तरफ आता था स्कूल से भागकर तो लहरों की आवाज़ दूर से ही सुने देती थी जैसे बुला रही हो मुझे... मैं फिर से भाग कर आया पर इंतज़ार करता रहा आवाज़ का की अभी बुलाएगी ये नदी मुझे... फिर से मैं बचपन जियूँगा...  पर अब वो आवाज़ दब गयी है कहीं विकास के शोर मैं... घरों क बीच से होते हुए मैं वापस नदी से जा मिला... घंटों बैठा रहा, बातें करता रहा... मैंने सुनाई अपनी कहानी उसे, कभी खुशी के किस्से तो कभी दुःख के, कभी कुछ पाने की कहानी और कुछ खोने की... उसने भी कल-कल करते सारी बातें सुन ली, अपने पास बिठाया, मेरे पैरों पे ठंडा पानी लगाया... पुछा, अब आराम है? मैंने कुछ नहीं कहा बस देखता रहा शून्य मैं... उसने भी फिर कुछ नहीं कहा... बस मेरे पास बहती रही... चुप चाप... शायद वो भी रो रही होगी पर कल कल आवाज़ के सिवा और क्या कह सकती है वो... बस सहलाती रही पाऊँ को... और समेटती रही सारे दुःख सारी पीड़ा... पर श्रीनगर मैं पहचान भले ही ना पाया हूँ पर भूला नहीं तुझे... मैं आज भी लौट के आया हूँ और आता रहूँगा...

There was a boy...

There was a boy who thought the world is large enough to have everyone in it.
Who thought bathing in rain cleans your soul.
Who thought even devils cannot harm you if you are in your mother's embrace.
Who thought that why roads are curved when straight line is the shortest distance.
Who thought that the world is a place with full of love.
Who thought forest is the place where you can be lost.
Who thought two people are bound only because of love.
Who thought that smile means happiness.
Then he grew up.
And realized that in this world only those survive who fit in.
That people can die in rains.
That sometimes you have to embrace your mother to save her.
That even though the shortest distance is a straight line but sometimes you have to take a long route.
That world is not ONLY filled with love.
That sometimes you yourself want to get lost in a forest.
That people are bound not only because of love.
That smile does not always mean happiness.

There was a boy who was at the right place at the wrong time and wrong place at the right time.

O boy, there was a boy. :)

Letting Go...

My mind went blank… I didn’t know for how long was I running… It seems like for all my life… I kept running till I could feel my lungs gasping for breath… I could hear my heart pounding out of my chest… I could feel beads of sweat trickling down my temple… I could feel my legs trembling, unable to carry my weight… Then when it was all unbearable I lied flat on the ground, facing towards the sky, breathing heavily… I did not know why I did it… May be it was my soul’s way of telling me how hard it is to let go…

Test...

Just like that...
I want my life back :)...
To not feel like a bean bag...
To laugh till I gasp for breath...
To drink till I drop...
To dance till I forget...
To feel alive till I am alive...
I want my life back...

Love... An assurance...

Oh! How much I hate this place.” I was lying on the grass with hands under my head, watching the clear starry sky. It was the last day, last night of my college. From this distance I can hear students dancing on the DJ tunes inside the auditorium. While I was out in the open, on my favorite place, lying, watching the bright lit college, observing. The place I hated and will hate for all of my life. A place full of phoney people. I know no one will even bother to ask about each other after 3 years now and look at them they look like they will die if kept in two different rooms. Boy, are they phoney?
I closed my eyes again. I can feel the wind blowing against my ears. The sound of DJ, receding now. Just then a warm breeze came by and stopped next to me. I smiled but kept my eyes closed. She didn’t say anything,just sat beside me and watched intently into the dark. We felt the moment. Boy how much I hate this college.
—-
Just than I lost my thoughts… All I could figure out was closed eyes… warm breeze… hairs cascading the face… soft hands… a smile… Before I sat there I knew she would come and she did… Love is an assurance… Boy am I phoney?

मौला...

गरज बरस प्यासी धरती पर फिर पानी दे मौला
चिड़ियों को दाना, बच्चों को गुड़धानी दे मौला

दो और दो का जोड़ हमेशा चार कहाँ होता है
सोच समझवालों को थोड़ी नादानी दे मौला

फिर रोशन कर ज़हर का प्याला चमका नई सलीबें
झूठों की दुनिया में सच को ताबानी दे मौला

फिर मूरत से बाहर आकर चारों ओर बिखर जा
फिर मंदिर को कोई मीरा दीवानी दे मौला

तेरे होते कोई किसी की जान का दुश्मन क्यों हो
जीने वालों को मरने की आसानी दे मौला

— निदा फ़ाज़ली

Burden in My Heart

“What the hell?” I muttered. I burnt my fingers again. It’s a weekend and I was pathetically trying to cook. So,I thought its better I eat outside as usual. Within 15 minutes I was in Mc D. “Hello Sir! Can I take your order?” greeted the Mc D boy. I think they recognise me by now, I am a regular face you see. “Ofcourse you can.” I said. And smiles all around.” I will decide in a minute.” I said. “Sure Sir.” The boy replied smiling as if he is happy that he will not be taking my order. I wonder whether they are trained in “Smiling” too. “Boy you are useless.” Smile. “Boy I am useless.” Smile.
“I want one Maharaja and one medium coke.”

“So you are quick to choose now.” Now that sounds familiar. I turned back and there she was.

“Hi. aaaa… Ambika.”

“Is it so hard to recall my name, Chandru?” And all smiles. “Sir your order.” These Mc D boys sometimes seem to me the happiest guys on earth.

“Oh yes! Can I take your order? What do you want?”

“It’s okay, I will give my own order. You go and sit somewhere.” It’s 4 years since I left the college but I guess some things never change. She is still the boss.

Within 5 minutes she was over my head. “Can I sit with you?” “Oh! Yes.”*(Like I had any other choice.)* “Are you shocked or what?”

“No, just, it was unexpected. So what are you doing in Bangalore?”

“Same as you, working. I was sent for a project. This market is nearest to our guest house so I thought to roam. Feeling hungry so came to Mc D.”
I started devouring my burger with proper sound effects.

“You still do not know how to eat.”
“Oh sorry.”
“So how is life? Still single?”
“Yes.”

I don’t know what is wrong with her eyes, but I have never been able to make contact with those two sources of light which I always felt protruding into my soul. Her eyes always seem moist to me. Earlier I thought its because she is “I can cry anytime” girl, then I thought no may be her eyes are showing sympathy for a looser like me but later I realized it’s love that has made her eyes so lively for me. So from that day onwards I restrained myself from looking into her eyes.

“Are you still afraid to make eye contact with me?” Asked Ambika. *(What are you a mind reader, I thought in my mind.)*
Within 5 minutes I finished my burger and she was still playing with hers.

“Well then! I will see you around.”

“Yes. Of course. By the way, although you did not ask but let me tell you. I am married. My husband works in the same company as mine.”

“Oh congratulations. Bye.” Those Mc D boys were still laughing, I hope on me. This time I did not smile back.

Slowly,I went outside Mc D, took a deep breath, look into the sky. There are times when even your mind does not know which emotion to choose to show,to reflect on your face. I took steps towards my home. Those steps were the heaviest I had ever taken.

– Atul

Weird thoughts (18 June 2009)

I do not know what to write about. I had many things in my mind, but not now :) . Today is 18th of June 2009. It’s weird how time flies by, how we forget others with time, how others want to forget us with time. It’s weird how close we feel with someone very far away and how far we feel when we are close to someone. Sometimes it feels like ages have passed away and sometimes it feels it just happened yesterday. It’s weird right? A person so close is just a contact in your address book, which even you don’t remember its there. Sometimes I just surf around my address book to check whether I am still holding on or I have moved ahead. Most of the time I find myself holding on. Hope is weird too, it assures you of something will happen or someone will come back. You hope, you wait, you dream, you live, and then one day you forget everything when the hope fades away. Have you loved someone, have you not? Do you miss a part of your life, or do you realize that part even exist? Are you brave enough to face the truth or will you just pretend to be brave to move on? It will not matter after sometime. But it’s okay, this is life. It moves on, so do we, so does everyone. What we can do is, to be grateful for what happened, and LEARN. At the most, we can remember as long as we can because even if we do move on or forget, what we experienced(or felt) at the very moment was real/true, even if it was for once.

P.S. to u: If you are by chance feeling sorry or something, I am not angry on you :) , I can never be. Your decision was best at the time, as per your understanding. I would have done the same, if at your place. Hope you have moved on. You will always be dear to me. And if there is any regret, please don’t. I’ll not be in peace if you keep regretting. Don’t be angry too, i felt like writing it :) for the same peace.

Rain

It was the 1st time since he proposed her, that he was holding her hands and was so close to her. As soon as they went out, it started raining heavily. So to run for a shelter,he caught her palm but did not let go even when they reached to a shelter. After a minute of observing the moment, he said ” Do you know, it was raining that day too, when I first talked to you.”

“Yes I do.”

“What ? So why were you so cold towards me back then. I thought you don’t even know me. “

“I am a girl. I wanted to be sure.”

After a minute’s silence, she said “Do you know, when I saw you for the first time, I believed we will be in love someday? “

“Yes I do.”

“Huh?”

“That was why I was running around you. It was love I knew.”

– Atul

Holi? Just another day

On this day(Holi) sitting on my office I was working with all my best efforts but suddenly many things crept into my mind. For me it was same old day. Since last 9 years it never mattered to me whether its Holi or Diwali or any other occasion. I live each day like any other day. Coming to think about it I am not alone. I have friends, who take me too much for granted and they say I mean a lot to them. Hell Yes!!! Friends who leave me when they want to and then give their best wishes for my future. My future would have been better if I have not found them on the first place. Life is full of ironies as you may see. Love is now not anything that is felt, it is a well calculated step measured with all pros and cons(And then they say with all due respect, they are in love) People whine with me and when I do the same they say I am weak.

Thinking hard about life

Here I am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed from a maverick college life to strict professional life…...

How tiny pocket money changed to huge monthly paychecks(1)
But then why it gives less happiness….

How a few local denim jeans changed to new branded wardrobe
but then why there are less people to use them

How a single plate of samosa changed to a full Pizza or burger(2)
But then why there is less hunger…..

Here I am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed…..

How a bike always in reserve changed to bike always on(3)
But then why there are less places to go on……

How a small coffee shop changed to cafe coffee day(4)
But then why its feels like shop is far away…..

How a limited prepaid card changed to postpaid package
But then why there are less calls & more messages……

Here I am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life.
How it changed…..

How a general class journey changed to Flight journey
But then why there are less vacations for enjoyment….

How a old assembled desktop changed to new branded laptop
but then why there is less time to put it on……….

How a small bunch of friends changed to office mate
But then why we always feel lonely n miss those frndz.….

Here I am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed….. How it changed……..!!!!!!!!!! !!!

1.not exactly but its okay to exaggerate sometimes...
2. I still prefer samosa with some nice chutney...
3. Oops I cant ride a bike anyway ...
4. I still drink tea with a sphere of smoke in the tea shop next to my office...

I am Thankful

I am thankful:

For Huge number of BHAIYA'S(brothers) as it shows me how easily we can make stong bonds and relationships. My count of brothers is more than my count of friends.

For Sami bhaiya for taking care of me and cooking a nice dinner.

For A sweet little girl for showing me the side of love I've only heard of, as it tells me even if there is no love, there are people who are nice and care for you.
And it also tells me that every person has their own way of loving.

For work, which challenges me each and every day and let me believe that I can do better.

For hope, which tells me there is a better tomorrow.

For the empty window seat in bus, which tells me someone is still watching you, I am not alone.

For the internet, with which I was able to create a world of my own.


To be continued...

If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine

Choose to Love...

I choose to love you in silence
for in my silence I find no rejection.

I choose to love you in my loneliness
for in my loneliness no one owns you but I.

I choose to adore you from a distance
for distance shields us both from pain.

I chose to imprison you in my thoughts
cause in my thoughts, freedom is for me to decide

I choose to kiss you on the wind
for the wind is gentler than my lips.

I choose to hold you only in my dreams
for in my dreams there is no end...

Terror and thoughts

With the time like this when every Indian is in shock. I can think of nothing to write. These days are really traumatic for every person who are going through terrorism. Whom to blame, whom not to. what can be done and how? these questions will hover in every person's mind for a long time. Wounds will stop bleeding but they will take a long time to heal. When such things happen, you get afraid of loosing. Well I am!!! So I thought of many things these days and one was what will happen if I go. I know this sounds negative but being a human I can't stop my mind to think weird things. So here is what I thought about my will.
1. My mobile and laptop: :) they have already been taken care of by a thief and since I don’t love my new mobile so I don’t care who takes it.
2. My diary: My diary has many secrets of mine. Some of them I don’t want to just vanish. So it will go to M. To M since she is the 1 who can respect the emotions bound with the words I’ve written there. Although I know she won’t understand a bit but still she will respect it thinking it is something important.
3. My orkut and Gmail account: Since no one has the password so I think it’ll be safe. Please stop writing scraps because I don’t want comments if you do not feel anything. Just read the poem in about me and leave immediately.
4. My photo album: Give it to M again and let her decide what to do with it.
5. Rest: Please burn down everything else. I don’t want anyone to keep any other thing of mine and feel bad. Be happy celebrate being alive. Happiness is what I long for. :)
6. Confessions: M:- Be happy always. Everything changes with time. Live with the character you have. Don’t let others change you. That is what I want.
Bean:- Your hysterical laugh is amazing, with your PJs. I hope you won’t mind if I have a huge crush on you sometime :P.
B:- I was always sorry for what I did but I always hoped you’ll understand why I did what I did :). By the way I am really happy with the change in your life.
K:- Tu mera sabse accha aur mazedar dost hai. He he he. Keep rolling.

P.S. : Sorry again if the blog is too negative. But this blog is just the outcome of loneliness that a guy feels on weekends with the outrage for what happened in Mumbai. Its just imagination. So dont’t frown.

Things I have done so Far...

Bold the ones you’ve done.(Someone asked me to do this crap. So here it is....)

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars(Actually we did not find any place to sleep that night :) )
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero(Spiderman :) )
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music (Correction, actually recorded a song in my own voice :) )
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than INDIA
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper (Had my name thrice in 2 local Hindi newspapers)
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life(Sort of)

Ek Bimaar ki Yaaden :)

Things that I remember from my past:

1. The road down to the river from my school at Srinagar. And the view of river from there.
2. The path to which I use to go to school in Srinagar.
3. My Classrooms.
4. The tree at the middle of the ground under which we use to sit, stare and laugh horribly with friends.
5. Jungle book.
6. Gola Bazaar.
7. G.I. and T.I. :)
8. Friends.(tarun,ashu,kallu,jittu......)
9. Roaming after tuitions.... And the list goes on...

Magic Of Love Part - 2

P.S. I Love You

Okay... So the story goes this way... I have a huge crush on this girl... Well!!! Why? See because I am a boy who is single and she is a really nice and beautiful... She is definitely not me and whoever is definitely not me and of opposite sex I am bound to have a crush on her :) ...
So the qualities that I admire in her... See if a girl is that much beautiful you are bound to find a quality in her... So she has some qualities.

Quality No. 1: She is dumb(technically). Now the boy's perspective goes like this. If a gal is dumb, she is cute(and if a boy is dumb he must be avoided). But her dumbness is only related to techie kind of things, for rest of the things we will touch later.

Quality No. 2: She can cook well. Now whoever shithead has said that way to man's heart goes through his stomach. He was right.

Quality No. 3: She has a sense of humour. Its rare that you find sense of humour in a gal. Although her jokes are PJs but since her cuteness quotient is so high you are bound to laugh.

Quality No. 4: She can talk non-stop. Before meeting her, I never came across a gal so closely so for me that is also a quality. How can anyone speak so non-stop and only stops for breathing in between. So the advantage is she never knows that you are not talking. You need not to start any topic.

Quality No. 5: She understands. Now that is the quality that I think every sensible girl has. She understands and can empathize. It's not that I want empathy(i m a boy and i've a ego to maintain) but it always feels good if the gal you admire understands you. You never know :P...

Quality No. 6: Her eyes twinkle. That completely stupifies me. Whenever she smiles sparks flow out of her eyes. I've only heard that kind of things in slow moving love stories and from some of my dumb-to-be-avoided friends about their more-dumb girlfriends, but that was true.

Rest later....(All characters in the above post are fictious. Any resemblance to any girl that I met is completely coincidental. :P No offence.)