THE SMS packs -Way more than just Marketing Strategies!!

Talk of communication and networking what does comes to your mind ?? Facebook,Twitter,Orkut..Ya I completely agree these are the trendsetters but how much of our country's population is actually reaping the benefits of it..For a country such as India where hardly 25-30% of the people have access to Internet..Social networking is just way beyond imagination..Moreover everyone cant be surfing the net 24*7 , the problem can either be the connectivity or the affordability.However there's a simpler way of staying in touch text anytime,anywhere..And all thanks to the Mobile operators - Days where a SMS cost Rs 1-1.50 have become a thing of the past..Packs offering unlimited smses at just about 50 bucks a month have brought a new dimension to the concept of staying in touch..

For us staying in colleges where Fb,Orkut is banned in hostels, the easiest way to know whats happening miles apart with your buddy is the texts..Calls may be an alternative but you cant be sure that the person at other is available at that point of time..So why wait rather just simply sms!!! People would argue that feelings cant be expressed in words, to them I would say the magic of commas,semi colons transformed into innovative smileys is no short of the real fun :) :P :D Got it?? :| :0 Hadn't it been these packs CID and Rajni jokes wouldn't have surfaced..Nice way for the lame characters of a never ending Indian Soap to get into any short of the limelight..Funny but now every door reminds me of DAYA and there's nothing in the world RAJINI cant do.Believe it or not!! India Today and CNN-IBN carried special section on these jokes..This would have been ever in the weirdest dreams of the companies who started these schemes :P

The more I think about this the more I get amazed!!Have you heard of the movie SIRF TUM?? Any clues?? Apart from having the stunning Sushmita Sen, It was based on love without seeing each other..Haan strange and Impossible is what you are thinking now..But one of my sweet friends all thanks to the VODAFONE 66 pack & NOKIA MUSIC Express found out the love of his life..Ya,its true!! Never he had guessed a journey which started with updating World Cup Football scores would turn into such a memorable one..They came to know each other through a common friend and the Love for the Game and about 200 texts which they xchanged daily led to cupids falling in love ..And finally they met each after 5 months on the lovely beaches..It doesn't mean it would happen to us all..But no Marketing analyst in the world would ever imagine such an impact of the scheme..

As far I am concerned I have found a support system all thanks to this !! For an introvert such as me this has been a blessing in disguise..I find it impossible to talk on phone over 3 minutes, be it the awkwardness or simply the pace at which I utter words making it impossible for the listener to pick up!! However with the texting becoming so affordable,my fingers hardly miss a beat of the keypad,be it the library,classrooms or the lonely journeys I just don't miss the fun with any of my mates(As the Aussies call it :P). Technology has an impact on us in many ways,I can bet the smses and the affordability which they carry along have never had an direct impact on the masses especially the youth..

( I would dedicate this piece of writing to arguably my best buddy without whose Good Mrning I never begin a day,whose warmth,care and friendship is something I cherish the most and has helped me live some of the happiest moments of life..Whose texts just sway my mood to the zenith of joy and it feels that your right in front of my eyes helping me in every step I take..These past 6 months have added a new dimension to our friendship and never can we see each other in any discomfort..And every time I think of you I get a nice topic worth writing :-) )

Sweet as her

Sometimes we write as its mandatory, sometimes we write as we have nothing else to do, however sometimes we meet someone whose aura just forces us to write & even words and the pen fails to capture the person…Just tell me what was d reason about me writing the following piece, enjoy it even though you find it unrelated as stories such as these happen to all of us…
A Simple Question-Do you all believe in co-incidence??? I know answers may vary, but all of you must have experienced it at sometime of the life or the other… Here is a simple co-incidence of two persons getting two adjacent seats on a 36-hr long train journey…The former being me and the latter my sweet sis (Weird, but some relations are just bound to happen!!!) Usually I travel alone, but on my way back to college this I had one of the wonderful journeys of life…At the end of it I just scanned through my dictionary to find a word apt for her but didn’t get one…See even the dictionary needs a re-edition…The journey was a testimony for me on the way to live life, I ant saying that I was dead for the past nineteen years but she just taught me a simple realistic approach to living life, the most precious gift of God…The sweet words of her-“Amit!!Why do you eat so less??? Have something yaar!!!”, still lingers into my ears, she barely knew me well for hours and still so sweet  (Sweetness reminds me of an aspect of her, quite unique but just exhilarant)
You know the best thing about her, her easy going attitude which seems a remedy to the world’s toughest situations (For her nothing is tough, the second line suits me and she’s just d Aladdin’s lamp for me, just a rub on the lamp and all your problems get solved  ) She just sticks by her stand, no matter who is in front of her and what be the matter!!! Rigid, but the right and simple way to put your stand, believe she’s the first in the world who defeats me in a discussion & I have started loving the sweet losses. Sis, in one word, you simply ROCK!!! The line “I will hit you the next time you say it!!!” is truly sweet to hear from you but I would still repeat the same mistake just to hear them…Sometimes I feel behind her this attitude lies innocent, emotional gal (Hit me if I am wrong) ,the gal whom I wish to talk all the time..Dunno why??? The way she just listens to me is am epitome of patience, hard to imagine and simply impossible to practice, I respect the valuable advices….
Sorry Sis, It’s getting too boring and you would be yawning by now, so let’s come to something really funny…I talked about her being too sweet; I know where all of it comes from….CHOCOLATES!!!! She just loves them like anything…whether it’s the cakes, cookies, ice creams, just name them & look at her carving for them…I just wish that I gift her chocolates all the time so s to see the smile on her face…But I have a big complaint…  She has put an end to my craving MAGGI (I do have it occasionally now but definitely less than before) ,trying my best to keep all of my promises….
Ya, quite strange that two months and so much of affection… for this I would say that some relationships blossoms soon because they are planted on the seeds of trust….so I guess is ours of brother-sister one…Me using the word OURS but sometimes I fear what does she think about me as I can never read the silent face of hers, sweet as if anything always bringing a lot of curiosity. Sis, we meet persons, we like/dislike them but with you it has been natural the feeling of care for you…. & so the option of liking/disliking goes altogether.
(It’s 10:30 pm in the night & surely after the tests the entire library seems a haunted place for me and I am too timid to stay here further…I would have written paras and pages on the trust but then you would have definitely got bored and killed me….I just have a wish, speak a little more about yourself( only if you wish ) else Its perfectly fine as I don’t wish to hurt you)

Dunno, How to start?? But it hardly matters because I know my friends would accept this no matter what I write or how I write…they love me d way I am…. ( Jyada to nahi bol diya naa?? )they simply are d best, each one unique in their one way, close to my heart….something more like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle…d puzzle being my life….and if any of d pieces goes missing my life’s incomplete…((D lines are original even they don’t seem so )) So, let’s not waste any of your time and start meeting them!!!!

Life’s strange…it always gives u more than you wish for….it’s just up to close down your eyes and look (( Ya !!! Closing down your eyes and looking?? Sounds strange, but it’s the reality as for me the real eye is your heart , which can see emotions, feelings and much more which a naked eye can never )) I know its really getting boring and annoying with all d philosophical stuff…so I think it’s better if I start speaking.. Something interesting….else my friends would kill me!!!

24^th Feb 2010, A complete nightmare for me…I even didn’t know how would I come out of this…I was really down and out…sad,L worried that whether I would ever come to be normal again…let’s not get into d details of it… I was a fool then, I just thought that life has come to a dead end rather it was just a roadblock…as I had a bunch of mates who really cared for me…I had realized d value of each of my mates…wanted to come back and see all of them at once…but couldn’t…so I just scrapped out d remaining days of my semester….I just needed a break…wid my sweetest buddies….really wanted to spend some quality time…

19^th May 2010, finally I arrived back to Ranchi, d city which has given me everything some of d most wonderful memories…quite strange….as three years back when I came here I knew no one here and was scared at thought of even surviving here…but now every street has a story wid it…As I walked down to my house I still was in a little pain..pain which reminded me of d past..However d next time I was in any kind of pain is now when I am parting wid my mates…I just had d most amazing two months of my life…carefree, relaxed.. days which go straight into my record book as irreplaceable.. all this possible as I am lucky enough to have d most amazing people in d world…who would let their presence felt even when they are not around…who helped me a lot in moving forward…

Here I am narrating my experiences with each of them…What I feel about them?? How much they mean to me?? To each one of them I would like to say that if I am wrong at any point just tell me…I won’t mind it….I know I blabber a lot, get too much sentimental and blah blah…..but u all gotta live wid it….as I am not in any mood to leave u…so u all need to bear wid me…Again I got stuck… Don’t know to start from whom…So I think I have to make chits... I promise to be impartial….

Here comes d first, ROHIT ( lekin chit pe chadda likha hua hai… :D ) The first day I met him at d school he made a lot of fun of me...and I was really angry…but now when I look back this is d thing which I like about him d most….When he’s around he would laugh off problems as if they were nothing….He would tell u to just relax and enjoy…Was my benchmate and most of d time we either use to talk or play…It was MIHIR who coined the word alien for me….but it was him who called my ALEE…D best thing about him is dat he hasn’t changed a bit unlike others…Haan I forgot d trademark ROHIT..Any guesses?? Never used to bring a pen to school…thanks to it sometimes he used to write my notes…A lot of people don’t know him well…he really has a soft corner but doesn’t show it…It’s really fun having him around as u would never be bored…. J

Next, RIDIKA ( d chit says rids )…Two things which come to my mind whenever I think of her..Firstly d freshness which her smile brings around and secondly d lovely flowers on her notebooks…My first memory of her was when she used to call me MS 100…slowly we started becoming friends..My school morning wouldn’t start without her GOOD MORNING!!!(Later on it turned into RAM RAM !!) D thing which I like about her d most is she can’t see anyone sad….would do anything to lift your spirits… I don’t know how does she do it…but d timings of her sms’es are just mind-blowing each one fits to my situation…She stands by what she feels…How can we forget hers and vasu’s standoff with JT… :D Whether it was d Truth & Dare ( I almost landed up in trouble wid Amit Roy ) or d Physics And Chem. labs I have a lot of sweet memories with her… Lucky to have her around…as when she’s there I can never have a gloomy face… J

Now, TAVISHI ( tashi as we call her)…D more I talk to her ,D more I know her and D more I like her…It seems as wid her it was just d fate, to be able to meet such a gem of a person…as we had no common links to start with but still ended being very good buddies...She stood by me at d toughest juncture of my life, knowing all what was happening and still believing in me…D best thing about her…she’s my go to person whenever I am in any problem…never says NO…helps me out..She’s so sweet and does everything possible for her mates…As far as memories d best one being when she said… “AMIT TERA KABHI KISI SE JHAGDA NAHI HOTA KYA??”…thanks for d faith you have shown in me…I must say your one liner are just…they bring on an instantaneous smile to d faces…I still remember when u said “PURA 360 GHOOM JAOO AND BIKE CHALAOO”,( A motorcyclist was looking back and staring at us) that was hilarious… I haven’t spent much of my time with her but whatever spent has been awesome… Me really lucky enough to have u in my life…

VASUNDHARA( too long naa…so just vasu) People say a LAUGHING BUDDHA brings happiness in your life…but for me it’s a LAUGHING VASU…whenever I think of her, her laughing face pops up and I can’t think of anything else…She is d one who just understands me so well dat it feels I have known her for ages…School without her was incomplete…most of d time either we were talking or just eating our tiffins (Eating tiffins meant she eating and I watching…But I just loved it dis way J ) I don’t remember dat anytime we had a fight over anything…if it had happened it would have been my fault…she is so dam good…As for our friendship it’s just instantaneous we say whatever we feel about each other whether good or bad , such is d rapo we share…I feel dat I really missed out on an opportunity being wid her in d college L … Me A big fool…But dat doesn’t changes anything she is just my sweet sister whom I look up to every time…sweet as a candy, she is closest to perfect I have seen…

Now its SHIVALIKA (shivi in short…hope u don’t mind it) D first thing what comes to my mind is HER POTRAITS…dey really are awesome….especially for me who can’t even draw a straight line…HORROR MOVIES she just loves dem…. I just run off seeing a flash of dem…hats off!!! Ya just d opposite of me…but still I just like d way she is…D best thing about her is dat she talks a lot and always keeps on entertaining me, never leaves me bored….and I completely love dis way…My friendship with her started slow…but you know naa slow and steady wins d race…however during dese vacations it really blossomed into a very gud one..I hardly remember a morning breakfast I had without she being on d net,and most of d time she scolding me “AMIT YEH KOI TIME HAI BFAST KARNE KA??”…Sorry yaar Me SUPER LAZY!!! Can’t help it J!!! Shivi always be d same….and PLZ PLZ let me learn to draw…U always amaze wid ur art!!!

TULIKA ( Tuli so sweet just like her )…Sorry yaar Every time I think about u I feel ki I can’t get enough of u..But you are as special as everyone else…Just as ICING ON D TOP OF A CAKE…you add all the brightness to our lovely group…She is d closest to being an IDEAL for me…never short of anything…whether it’s her humility , gentleness ,grace , politeness… Her sense of humor is superb…short and simple but still d world best…Her JAGU jokes and way she teases me, just something out of d box…D thing which I like most about her is she teaches a lot can be conveyed even if you don’t speak a lot…She cares a lot about each one of us and is very protective of her friends…I don’t know Tuli but if u ever I had hurt u…den sorry L …U simply are d best…And plz plz plz teach me d guitar…just to add a romantic touch to my silent,boring personality.

VARUN( Yaar tera short form hi nahi mil raha)…One year back I wouldn’t have written his name but D last year has just completely my relationship with him… Sometimes u never realize d value of thing until it gets separated wid u…same is d case with VARUN…When we were class …it was just HI, HELLO and I never got enough of him...But now it’s d reverse… I share almost everything with him & so does he…a little credit also goes to GMAIL & FACEBOOK where he is available 24*7…A stunning personality, sweet smile, willingness to talk, understand me & share make him up d best…Haan I forgot dere exists a ROMANTIC side of him sweet & caring…When I go back college I have very awesome memories of dis vaction…Whether it was d movies which we watched together or d GREEN ACRE trip we had I never had an idea how time passed!!! Just be d same buddy…

Dats it…I hope u didn’t feel bore reading dis stuff( BAHUT LAMBA HO GAYA NAA…) I feel lucky enough to have u all around making my life wonderful….It’s fun having u around as long as dere if not physically, in my memories…Have a wonderful life ahead & Hope I be a part of it…J