School-the first institution when u emerge into the soceity out of parent's lap n our comfortable homes n start to get known as individuals.Friendships greet u when u enter school-school grade friendships.you share memorable time with school friends .we promise to b best friends for all life-kids promise..n then we end up school n enter the professional n carrer world n we get lost in building carrers n families.we build new friends n we get professional commimtments..you grow over the years in terms of family n carrers n life.life brings different course for everyone.everyone gets his share of blessings n tradgies.n u get absorbed into life's moving pace....
but somewhr in everyone's heart there is a special corner----a corner whr he/she preserves the school time n school friends--tht daring adventures ..tht first crush...marks competition.. groups of class ..tht jealousy tht luv tht care...teachers punishments n esp tht school bonding tht happens irrespective of ur parent's status.....irreseptive of caste colour n creed...thts pure bonding...
i too had a special place for my school friends n tht school bonding but somehw lost contact within the life's moving track.but every year on 13 jan(vijay) ,31 aug(himanshu) ,28 sep(poonam) ,17 oct(sunita) ,17 nov(rajan) i remembered my school friends as these were thr bday dates...(no offence to others coz i remembered jst these bday smehw but i remembered everyone as my short n lost memory permitted) i used to tell pawan(my boyfriend ,my best friend and my hubby) school things since the day i met him.n had a small dream somewhr in my heart to get a chance to reconnect to school friends n let pawan know them for real....
First of all friends.well,to say that this account of events is totally mine would b bit untrue.the wonderful ppl present in ths account of events made this product..but yes this is my take on it.this is my story n i get to tell it my way.anyone of u can add your versions n comments into it..so first i wud like to thank them all n in particular----
1.VIJAY-the studious shy guy of my class who was not present in ths event but who was missed sincerely .the way he is-sincere --the word tht best describes him.he was the one who found me on orkut without my display pic(how??tht remains a mystery to me till date..may b going through the profile info..) n so we started scrapping interacting talking n building the gap of 20+years.me n vijay were classmates plus neigbhours at home too,so it was easy.we joined friends lists at orkut n FB.n we talked about finding other classmates.
2.HIMANSHU-the handsome shy n sweet (cud hav been called cutie pie if he had been a girl hehehehe)shy guy of my class..i got to see his profile in friends suggestions on fb for many days bfr i sent him a msg.n alternately checked with vijay".is tht himanshu from my school class?".n he responded very friendly n happily to found old classmates..himanshu scanned all the pic of our school times that i digged from old cardboxes hidden in my storeroom.thnx himanshu.n he's is the one who encouraged n supported to arrange ths event..otherwise i may hav given up coz tht saturday i was calling up everyone in midst of working with my patients at my office n from planning for proper lunch came to plan for brunch n thn to coffee...thn checking everyone availability, thn venue thn informing everyone , n thn conforming everyone presence n responses....from settling on bringing family then to individuals n in the end spouses...ah lot of work n distraction among my office.most of patients tht day knew whr cud thy find me on sunday if thy needed(im unavailable for patients on sunday except for emergencies.) so the encouragement n deciding the venue n its location was done by himanshu.thnx himanshu.
3.RAJAN- we missed u rajan at the party every moment sincerely coz he's the one who proposed all ths but being in stamford he wasnt present physically but he was present in everyone's heart .rajan-the classmate who had the maximum num of sis in his class n he really cared for us like sisters...he wasnt studious in school n stammered a lot esp whn he was scared whnever mrs.bajwa, our english teacher called him to check his homework... but was caring n simple n daring.we had classroom at fourth floor of school building n he wud jst sit on the edge of terrace with legs hanging (the scene from 3 idiot)thts wht he was n wht he proved in life.he nvr looked seroius abt books in school but rose to height in his carrer after doing IIT from delhi...today he's confident poised n successful intellectual guy but still the same ..down to earth..n still live for his friends..he's a friends guy....... he can break ice in seconds n can make u laugh n cry both at the same time with memories n jokes....we are proud of u rajan.we missed u rajan at CCD(rajan is a coffee freak)so one day he came to chd (his mom stays in chd) called n came to my office expectdly or unexpectdly..can't say..coz till tht day me n himanshu although being in same city hadnt tried or thought of meeting up.Even i jst kept telling pawan updates whnever something new happened.so the three of us met n it was rajan who proposed the get together.so thnx rajan for filling the gap of 20+ years.thnx bro.we are proud of u rajan.
4.POONAM--the hari mirchi girl of the class..u cudnt hav taken panga with her anyday.she was straight forward vry tiny mature pratical n ready for a fight if u tried to tip on her toes even if a bit..she was the sweetest girl..no hang ups down to earth n mature....i met her 1-2 years back whn me n pawan had gone to deliver a diwali gift to someone n at thr entrance we saw a vry familiar looking tiny girl standing on the entrance at the neighbour's door seeing off someone waving gudbye...n suddenly pawan n she recognized(pawan has a vry sharp memory in terms of everything ppl or places) we met we hugged we felt happy but as we were in hurry n it was diwali day..n so we exchanged num n promised to b in touch.she didnt remember suinta's num at tht time but she was in touch with her.i called her back twice on her delhi num but somehw she wasnt available coincidently n so i gave up .saved her num but forgot abt it till the day himanshu n vijay persuaded me to call her n so i called her apprensively but she was still the same...luv u poonam...we reconnected immediately n thn sunita came into picture...we missed u poonam at the party n we look forward to meeting samir(her hubby) n ur two little princess........
5.SUNITA-the smart trendy girl of the class ..best friends with poonam..me poonam n sunita use to triple ride on my vespa scooter in class 11th-12th whn i had my license made n pawan too met thm few times along with me n thy bonded well....whn i send him a msg on fb she was so happy n exicted n whn she responded she filled the gap of so many years in split second..thts wht sunita is-she makes u feel at ease n friends u never lost....bfr sunday get-toether i went to her home to meet her n she made the atmosphere as if we were never apart..she had always been here with me..she remembered a lot of things.her two little princes(saddil n arsh)were also sweet n surprised at seeing mom's school friend.....we relived our 20 years life of building families n kids...luv u sunita for everything..
6.RAVI DEWAN-when i sent a msg to ravi on fb tht ths is vandana frm ur class 10th n he responded back friendly n happily tht he left the school after class 8th n i thought oops i didnt know or didnt remember...but hw can anyone from our class cud hav forgotten ravi dewan---he was the sincere reserved shy intelligent n heaviest guy of class.he never talked to girls..i suppose.he came to our school in class 7th may b from talwara n he was pretty gud at maths specially.whn he came to class we were preety use to our class positions in exams--vishal jaiswal-1st ruchi-2nd for 3rd n 4th postion it was me or navneet or vijay n suddenly ravi comes n holds our positions...he comes as competition n in a way i was jealous but he was vry shy n simple so thr was no offence....but today he's not the heaviest guy haahahaha lot of guys match more or less to him hahahaha
7.DINESH-he was the handsome guy of our class. n the problem was tht tht he knew it so he had a attitude abt it or it was as we girls felt so...yup on sunday we realized we were wrong definately he was handsome but he wasn't egoist....who didnt care much for studies..average but was daring n confident n friend's guy n gave a kinda damn to world n nvr talked to girls..girls thought he was rude but the fact was tht he was reserved n kept to boys ....did whtever he felt was right n always stood up for his friends n he's still the same....thnx dinesh for ur time tht day...he had to drive to bhopal on sunday but he postponed tht by few hours for ths get together n called to ask tht shd he book n reserve the table for us ppl in advance?tht was so sweet n caring of him for all his friends..we care for u dinesh..thnx dinesh..
8.ARUN- he was known as himanshu's best friend .they were always seen together-arms in arms..they sat together they played together..few ppl thopught either they are brothers or cousions...the movie DOSTANA hadn't released at tht time otherwise we wud hav been misled by thr dosti..hahahahah.he was tall n notorious ..didnt know but he looked notorious n himanshu was vry shy so thy covered each other flaws n noone cud judge anything abt them...so arun who came at last in the party n who paid the bill for the party as per my info(if anyone else paid the bill..plz do the corrections)
9..MEGHNA-she is himanshu's wife--she is calm collected a cool breeze of freshness vry friendly down to earth...i invited her at 10 pm n still she accmodated she was in pkl but still she came..n we geled perfectly at ease thnx meghna.
10.GUNJAN-she is ravi's wife-she is stylish , hip hop, carried herself with panache wore beautiful acceessories n n looked charming.she too was invited at 10pm n she had to pack ravi's suitcare as he was to leave for noida at 4pm on sunday but still she accepted the invitation n came along we were happy to see u among us gunjan.thnx gunjan..
10.SADDIL-sunita's elder prince ..with his scootish accent n who is calm n intelligent n who loves sports n video games n reading books
11-JEEVESH-me is my super hero-the second love of my life..he is non fussy intelligent mini adult totally upto pawan in nature n gudwill n looks like my carbon copy with both of us with our spectacles on....luv u baby-yours bhabi ma(he calls me bhabi ma)
12-PAWAN-wht i say of him ..words are less to describe this man..he's finest of human beings whom god has bestowed upon me as a blessing..he is the best i cud hav ever asked in life-a perfect hubby,a perfect father,n a perfect son.a caring n loving brother to his siblings my best friend-.he keeps a busy schedule given his social circle n multiple responsibilites n carrer complusions but still he pulled out time for me n came along without any fuss...he came late after finishing one of his meetings but he came n stayed n geled with the guys comfortably thnx pawan....
so guys n girls nw as i hav made my disclaimers n introductions let me continue to tell u events of the party n i hope reading it u may relive the memory n vijay rajan n poonam can too relive the time spent vividly with all of us.....
PART 2 TO FOLLOW.........................
8 comments:
Vandana I must say you're one of the best person I ever met. It was you who made this possible. You called everyone and planned everything.You have some special qualities which you yourself don't know. You have some kind of a magnatic pull. As you know I used to be a bit shy in school and rarely talked much with girls, but you're so lively and easy going I never felt the same with you. Talking to you gives a new freshness. Even in school days talking to you, I never felt I'm talkihg to a girl, it was always a good friend on other side. You're so comfortable and mature since old days. Do you remember a day when you were waiting for the bus and getting late for your freshers party and I asked you to drop, you didn't hesitate for a second because you always treated me as a freind without thinking about my gender. This may look bit stupid to you but I give you a credit to erdicate my shyness and think maturally. Even now meeting to you after so many years you haven't changed a bit. It always feels great talking to you.So please don't mind even if I call you everyday. I must say you are the best.
Pawan as cool as his name. All regards for you. The best thing God has choosen for Vandana. A great guy. We must meet more to know each other.
Jeevesh: Hey! son u impressed me .The way you wished us and touched our feet. ALL BLESSINGS FOR YOU. Vandana I must send my son to you so that he may also learn something.
Sunita: Wow! the way you met. I'm talking about the hug(JADDO KI JAFI) which was never expected atleast by me. You girls are marvellous.Sunita used to have a best smile in our class. That hug was so friendly that meeting her after so many years I never felt that we weren't in touch since 21 years. She was as pretty and charming as she used to be. I must say your son Sadhu is a clear reflection of you. Now be in touch.
Ravi: I always admired you. You used to be one of my good friend in school days. Generally my summer vaccations were spent at your home in sector 36. Then you left and we lost the touch. We met once a while when you were in D.A.V. college but as you know in those days we all were busy with ourselves.I must say this guy found me on orkut and called me before we all met on fb. I once again say a sorry to your daughter for the B'day present we gave her. Your wife Gunjan is very nice.
Dinesh(toopchi):We used to say him toopchi(sorry buddy) in school days as his Mooli parathas were very blasting. I hope you understand what I mean to say. He was the only guy who use take panga with Anil(all were afraid of Anil). Life is bit rude to him but he damm care about it.
Arun(NAI) a good friend of mine since school days. CAN'T REVEAL HIS SECRETS . SORRY GUYS. Yes party goes to him.
POONAM the cutiest girl of our class. I came to know about her when our school trip went to Kathmandu. She was very nice and decent girl. If I'm not wrong me and RAJAN made her a sister. I chatted with her few days back and releaised that we all have these pleasent memories hidden somewhere in mind.
Rajan you were not here and I swear we really missed you. You are the fun guy. I still remember your Banjo you used to play. If you were there in party it would really be a different experience for all of us as you must have revealed some stupid things of all. I know that's why you were complaining. But don't worry we will plan a next gettogether when you will come next week.
Vijay how can forget u. Studious guy of our class. Always busy with books. Never used to indulge in any stupid things. Some girls must have crush on you.
Navneet: Atlast we found you on fb. I don't know why some people are so special. In school days I always terated you my best friend. We were in touch till you left for USA. I always wanted to know about you.
Meghna or Meghu what I generally call her. Your presence felt me more relaxed and enjoyable.She is the best woman God can give to me. I must say she is my heart and soul.
thnx himanshu 4 ur time n effort for ths comment everyone will like reading abt them..did we ever talked in school?hahahaha u nvr felt u were talking to a girl yup may b coz i was kinda one of boys-tomboy kinda frm mind..yes i remember u drooping me n i nvr got the chance ever again to thank you for tht otherwise i wud hav missed tht party thnx himanshu..yes i loved pawan being thr if he hadnt come i wud hav missed smething to see him gel well with ppl frm my childhood n yup hes a gr8 guy who tolerates me n my natunki's n antics all the time with a smile.hey sunita i didnt get thr hug...yes she had the best smile.yes dinesh is rocking n daring n yup rajan he is so sweet in his own way n ravi was still the same as in school n arun yup still notorious with his punchlines gosh..yes meghna is beautiful n custom made for u gunjan is so gorgeous n stylish luved her too.yes we missed poonam n vijay
Thanks Vandy and Kohli for taking time to write about all of us and taking us back to the wonderful days of our life.
As i said, we are fealing jealous of not being part of this fun. I am not sure if we would get such a chance again.
Himanshu,
May be i was studious till school only. Do u remember we used to cross each other at Sukhna Lake with our GF.
hey vijay n GF? HEY WHT IM LISTENING???HEY GUYS IS THS REALLY TRUE?
VIJAY U NVR TOLD ME.....
u were so much into books did u ever saw girls?
take care n thnx for ur comment vijay
Vanday, i am surprised that u did not know about it. I though someone in Sec-24 would have updated you or you would have seen me.
You never told me about Pawan, but i had own network of friends to update me about that :)
Unfortunately, i guess, Himanshu saw me with 2 or 3 different GFs.
Vijay I seriosly don't remember seeing or meeting you at lake. But if you are saying it must be true as I use to date Meghna(now my wife) at Lake only. But its gr8 yaar Vijay & 2-3 GFs.Surprised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Vandana, Himanshu
Very well said by both of you. This has been an amazing week reconnecting with so many of old friends. Itni aachi blog likh kar you guys are making Bajwa madam very proud :)
Messaging to Himanshu, Vishal, Rajan, Vijay and Vandana and seeing those pictures brought back those sweet memories of school.
I had no idea where Rajan had been since 10th grade, and next thing you know with help from Facebook I find out that he was in Stamford for work. I talked to him and it never felt like I had not spoken to him for last year. I didn't get a chance to meet him time, but next time when he is back we will definitely meet.
Kohli, Jaiswal and Shangari you guys were always very close to me. Unfortunately I had lost touch with Himanshu and Vishal , but now I am very happy that we have gotten in touch again.
Kohli I still remember playing cricket in front of your house all the time after school.
Keep me posted, and when I am in India next time we have to get together.
yes ur rgt navneet u r like my kid he said tht night after the party "hmm bhabi ma nw i know hw ur so gud at reciting me stories in english n knowing every meaning of every word.(i read him stories then make him read them line by line after me...the way bajwa mam use to do wuth us...n thn explain the meaning to him in english n hindi both)its coz ur bajwa mam made u perfect" mrs bajwa wud b proud of all of her students seeing them in thr respective carrers.
its my pleasure to see u guys connect so well after years..take care
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