this is Mumbai

I had gone for a really boring event about a panel discussion about VAT in a national institute in Mumbai. the topic was not something of my interest so moved out of the auditorium as soon as I finished collecting the necessary information I thought I would leave but the guy form the institute who had invited me saw me sneaking out and so he asked me if I cloud wait for ten minutes. He took to a building top floor and showed me a new side of Mumbai. I was shocked to see if it was real Mumbai and took the pix.

To a boy who is a friend

I had read some where that trust is the only thing that makes a relationship work. It is on this strong base that my relationship with Rahul stands and keeps us going. We went to a party on Valentines Day and there I met one of my old friends Bunny. He told me that my ex boyfriend Narendra was in town and asked if I would like to meet him. Rahul knows everything about me including my past and the men I have been friends with.

My relationship with Narendra ended three years back and it was not on a sour note. He had got selected as a diver in the Indian Navy and had to leave for his training. Mean while his parents insisted him to get married and then resume his work. We were not prepared for marriage and Naren did not want to force his parents to get us married. So we decided to split but on one condition that we won’t have any bitter feeling for each other and will live our lives happily. Soon Naren my best friend and my first crush left Mumbai leaving behind me with a note to move on with my life.

I missed him but did not have any bitter feeling for him as for the time we spent together were too good to be remembered with a sore throat. Then I met Rahul and like a creeper my hands took the support of his strong arms and with the determination of living a good respectful life I moved on. From the time I met Rahul I never realized how time passed and my life had taken a turn towards new spectrums of life and I had discovered a new world which was full of love and happiness.

As I moved on I left behind all memories that I had about Naren. But when ever I hear that he is in town I felt like speaking to him. I wanted to know how is he, what’s up in his life and if he is as happy as I am? From time to time all my questions were answered by different people. When ever Bunny met me I made it is point to ask him about Naren. Even when I went to RCF (where we first met and where Nareb lives) I always wished if I cloud see him, but nothing actually happened. He always remained in my memories and I did not get a chance to meet him after his marriage. I have heard that he is very happy with his wife and I am really very happy for him.

I told Rahul what ever I felt about Naren, he is the only one I can speak my mind and heart out. I don’t need to think of me being judged for what I have said or fear of being punished. I know he understands me and will always wish the best for me. He does get worried about me some times, especially because of my profession. He hates when random people call me up and bother me. Some times he also gets angry but I know all he wants is me to be with good people around me. He wants me to live a respectful life with people talking good abut me and not spread rumors about me. (which normally happens in my profession)

When I told him about Naren and what I felt I thought he might get upset but he did not. He supported me and told me “if you want to speak to him then go ahead and do it.” These words of his eased my mind. I thought when I tell Rahul he might not like the idea of his girl friend wanting to speak to her ex – boy friend. But this turned out to be the other way round and I felt we as a couple have matured and are above these kinds of small insecurities.

I love you Rahul and thanks for being such a wonderful Boy friend. Coz when I was speaking to you about Naren I thought I was not speaking to my boy friend but to a boy who is a friend. I am really luck to have you in my life.

Love you lots Purna.

something so not 'Purna'

Hi friends after a long time I am trying to blog something today but as usual i am very confused. There are too many things going on in my mind, I don’t know where to start from. So let’s begin from something interesting ………

I have news for people who know me very well! Can you imagine me and books? I guess no coz it’s so not ‘Purna’ when I am reading a book, right?

Yes its true I have started getting hooked to books now and the first book I read was ‘one night at a call center’ by chetan bhagat. It all stared when both Divya and Suparna started discussing about the books they read. Me and Dolly were left clueless and did not know what to do. They talked about many books and how they felt after reading it. I too wanted to join them in the conversation but did not have much to talk about so I thought I too must read some books so that I too cloud talk about it and share my experience.

One day Suparna bought a comic book 'Calvin and Hobbies' to office and I started reading it. I liked it very much and wanted to read more but the book belonged to Suparna and so I cloud not complete it. Then one day when I was with Rahul I saw a book in his car. He had not finished the book but still I picked it up and started reading it. It was my first book and I soon got hooked to it.

I took every opportunity that I found to complete the book. Even in office I finished my work as soon as I cloud and ran to take my place in the cabin and read the book. Everyone in the office were surprised to see me reading it so interestingly. They all laughed and told me “it was so not 'Purna' to see me reading a book!”

But soon I finifshed the book and my quest for reading had increased and I wanted to read more. Suparna got me my second book. It was short stories by Ruskin Bond. And I grabbed it greedily and stared reading it.

I always wondered how can people read so much, sitting in one place for hours with their eyes hooked to the pages of the book, without even bothering to lift up their heads to see what’s going on around them. I felt why does one need a book when there are hundreds of movies to watch and a lot more to do on the net but now I have the answer. When I stared reading I realize