Adieu, Mesh!

She will be leaving soon! She had to in any case. She was here for her masters and after successfully doing that and in between also tying knots with an amazing man it was always a matter of when and when not!

 

I had the opportunity of sharing the cost accounting class with her. At that time she was just another student in the class and you don’t interact with the whole lot. Right? Fast forward a few months later when she became a mutual friend courtesy of another friend of mine, that I really got to know who this gurl is :)

It wasn’t all really full fun to start off with but it became better and better as the time passed. We had some amazing times watching movies and hanging out. Plus who would forget the amazing tag team we enjoyed in the soccer match against JZ and Sam. O’ boy we did give them a run for their money that evening :D

I don’t have an idea as to when will I meet with her the next time but I am sure that with the new age platforms I will stay connected to the doctor who promised to fix my tooth but never did :D (yeah you know I am a lil mean)

Thank you Mesh for making CBM such a good place to be! On top of it, the wonderful memories that you gave amongst the dooms of finance and accounting idiocies.

All the best for your big day ahead and the amazing future that lies ahead of you and ZT :)

As for the moment, Adieu!

Aaich!

Happy to you, Tee!

Post Category: Diary

2005 it was when we started to interact. Perhaps this is the timeline of my relationships, a little late, always! Ideally we should have started in 2004 but never the less it was a year later.

I cannot exactly recall how? But probably I must have asked you for some insight into a stupid engineering question or you may have asked for some of my notes [not that I was the smart one in town :D ] but I am glad either one of us took the lead.

Fast forward to 2007 when we had the best of times. You introduced me to a couple of other gems and how we ended up doing the most cost effective project in the entire Sir Syed University history. I am sure that this cost effective achievement of ours still stands to date (yeah we did the whole project for a mere 2500 bucks when others when spending around 25000 on the minimum) and not to forget the countless evenings on Bovichic at Muskan and KFC and student biryani’s :P

You are a very good person T! Too good for a person like me. You are one name on my mind who I can always bank upon, no matter what the circumstances are. I am amazed how much you do it for me even when I don’t deserve it.

As you turn the leaf on the age book today, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the wonderful times that we have shared and the many more that lie ahead of us! Words are meaningless and actions do speak a lot louder than words but still I wish you a very happy birthday and all the very best for the years ahead. 

And as for actions I just heard that Hardees is now open at the back of your house! Do I see some burgers coming our way, tonight? :D

Luv and xoxo, Aaich!

Adrenaline of lost emotions

Post Category: Diary

It’s a strange feeling! You are almost ashamed as Rihanna would say (btw her new single is really kool, nah?!) You know what is wrong and you cannot exactly point out where. Right?


And then when you seek advice you are given ample reasons to retrospect, though not sure, if this self-discovery itself is a good thing or a bad one.

It’s supposed to my life and I should be calling the shots. Things ultimately will change, as change is the only constant (as management gurus would like to reiterate). The uncle in the white robe said 3 moths, 6months and for some rare cases never! Why?? Has he discovered it wrong, did I lie or something else.

Life goes on, or this is what you would like to console yourself with. And then suddenly all the flash back and all the signs! I am convinced that somethings never end, they become immortal only because they were mortal. They go on forever perhaps only because they ended.

Adieu, Aaich!

Image courtesy: MBS

Letting it go on this valentines

Today as most individuals will make new pledges, start new relationships, initiate new affairs or renew commitments it’s important that we drop aside the excess emotional luggage that we are carrying from our past associations and finally move on! Let’s get in peace with our associated ex’s and move forward. Let’s make that difficult decision and look to new prospects basking on the horizon.



So whether it was your first spouse, second crush, third best friend or the fourth charm, appreciate the good times spent with them and the fantastic memories that they gave you. Stop drowning yourself from the guilt that they are no longer a part of your life, there are more important onuses seeking your attention. Don’t let the dogma trap you to give them new chances. If it would have meant to be it would have happened.


Get at peace with them today; this can be the biggest love cupid that you can give yourself on this valentine. Letting them go will liberate you and you will always be grateful for this dearest present of yours!


As someone said, love is not an emotion but our very essence! Celebrate the essence and liberate the emotion! Give yourself a tap on the back and embrace the arrival of new sweethearts, hubbies, honeys and beloveds!


For a change today, love yourself before asking someone to present you that red color hope of luv!


Happy valentines :)


- Aaich!

The sitar, the tabla and a liberated soul

Date: 31st October 2010
Venue: Out of this world!

It was not a usual day, not usual for an eccentric soul like me. Music is food for the soul sounds like an overstatement but yesterday I got a lesson that requires no more validation to prove this. I along my friends decided to visit this place called The Second Floor aka T2F (an old style coffee house, providing a social hangout place for Karachiites) Enter T2F and the first things that strikes you is the serene environment and mystical aura hovering over the place.

The place is normally in sync with complete calmness. The ground floor has staring paintings insisting the visitors to speak up and break the shackle of mystery bordering the place.  Yesterday along with the paintings were some musicians playing a Sitar and a Tabla. The moment I entered this place the music fascinated me to such an extent that I ended up sitting next to the musicians playing these instruments. It was as if in ancient times people use to go to Sufis to get them rid of evil ailments that they were suffering from. The Sufi use to tap the sufferer with his magical wand as if the wand would free them from all their discomfort and concerns.

There was no magic wand yesterday but each hit on the Tabla and each stir of the Sitar were complimenting the absence of baton. Each hit was acting like a Sufi wand liberating the listeners of their distress and agony. Each hit urging the listener to break free and enjoy independence. Each hit influencing you, to be yourself. After listening to the music for quite some time the feeling was of absolute calmness and peace inside as if the music has done its task of liberating us from all the concerns and had given a go ahead to leave with a liberated soul.

The mystery still surrounds that place but I have got my answer. The mystery is due to all those troublesome souls ready to enter back in you to drag you back in the world of uncertainty and sadness, but, the music is there ready to act as your shield.

People may think of me as totally crazy coming up with this absolute nonsense linking music to liberation. But why don’t you try it, what’s the worst it could do?  The Sitar and the Tabla are still there along with the musicians and so is the mystery waiting for you with its open arms!

- Aaich!

Update: The video below is a glimpse of what i experienced that day.

Illustration credit: Google