Paro

Paru ... my parvathy
My dearest and most close friend in hostel, and in my college life.

This is one person I really like a lot, and who is closest to me in my entire college life, and I have to say one of the few people I keep in regular touch with. She has a lot of unique characteristics, she is stubborn, reserved, shy to speak to strangers and very sensitive. A very complicated mix. She is also the most understanding person I have met, who knows me more than almost any other person knows me. I can write a lot about her but she wouldnt appreciate me making her an open book to read ... so I guess I will have to limit my words here. But she is really a very observant person, and knows to judge peoples mood and act accordingly which I find great coz she has mainly kept me in check a lot of times when I didnt realise something was wrong and might end up unnecessarily disturbing people by talking this and that when they might want to be left alone(which she keeps saying most people can and that I am the one of the rare tubelights who end up taking too long to understand when things are not right with people). But u see, seeing thru people who are really low but acting normal was never my strong points, and I thank her for helping me out in that. She used to be very hot tempered, but I guess that reduced a lot after four years in the hostel. She is a nice human being who has her own eccentricities, and her own decisions and opinions on things. She is highly interested in politics and what is going on with the world. She would like it very much if she can live an independant life without having to engage in the institution of marriage. She is really a special person and I sure miss hostel mainly coz I miss her and that I cant talk with her as I used to be able to. She is and always will be my dearest friend.

Depressed days ...

Now a days most of the time i am hanging on to not thinking abt anything if i want to stay out of depression ... anyone saying anything can get me depressed, and i just cant control it once i start feeling sad, it just gets aggravated ... and then i have to shut the world from me till i get over it ... I choose not to think the reasons for getting depressed though there is more than one reason for it ... I do wish I could get engaged in something that would take up all of my time so that I dint get time to think ... but that is not to be with the financial crisis making my placement a question mark, the classes i joined to get completely engaged taking up only 2 days a week, and not starting till 16th ... i still have a lot of hours to while away, I sleep for as long as i can so that i only have to face that much less part of the day, then try spending time online with whom so ever i then feel like talking to ... I prefer to talk to few people and those that do not remind me of anything ... so for a time I took to speaking to strangers, whom I got to know through a third party mediation, etc etc ... But that isn't quite solving the problem ... I feel OK for a few days and then start going bak to my depressions ... sometimes i think its OK to be depressed, there is only so much of emotions one can have and after a while it will get dulled off ... but every time i cheer up and have a few normal days and forget everything, the next time its like all the previous depressions didnt happen and its starting anew with all its fury ... Maybe I should take a break ... go somewhere ... where I am completely by myself and can do something peaceful and relaxing, a new place with no memories attached ... I do really wish like taking a break and running for it sometimes, but since i cannot do any such thing I am left to continue with my happy - depressed cycle till I get otherwise engaged ... And hope that when i do get into something that would be enough to get me out of this free fall and reach some plain stable land ...

Karthik

Name : Karthik
Classmate in Mohandas college

He is not exactly a close friend of mine. But we are acquaintances and have mainly spend time discussing programs in college for the labs. But from what I have seen of him he is a simple and straight forward person, with an easy smile and is very pleasant to deal with. He is hard working and often quiet in class. There isnt much more I do know about him but just thought of writing about him as I felt he is a really good person worth having as a friend.

Nimmy

Name : Nimmy
Classmate and hostelmate in mohandas college

She used to be a very good friend of mine in first year then due to certain circumstances, we drifted apart as the time went on ... but in final year hostelers day we regained some of the contact though we didnt get back to being close. She is a nice gal, but is reserved and distant. She prefers to keep to herself and remain aloof. She has her own decisions good or bad. She is helpful and loves going out, and enjoying life. She can be unsure at times about what she wants to do. She doesnt reveal her feelings openly and tend to be neutral. She does have a hot temper, though she keeps it under control mostly, and gets angry very rarely. She likes to be left to make her own decisions and prefers people to give her space. She can be an honest and good friend if u r willing to see her as she is and accept her in her own terms. I like her a lot as a person, as she is truly good at heart and does not do anything with bad intention ... she is a good person ... and it would have been good if we never had to drift apart ... but life takes its own course I guess ...

Neethu

Name : Neethu S S
Classmate in mohandas college, hostelmate

She is always forthright and speaks out her mind. She is also a bit possessive of her friends. Those friends she really considers her own she would be extremely loyal, but expects the same from them. She can be very helpful to those who are her friends. She is open to talk to but has a sharp tongue and might not mince words in expressing her feelings. But then I prefer people who speaks their mind to ur face rather than smile to ur face and slander u behind ur back, so in that respect though we have had some slight differences of opinions and bad patches, all that aside I do like her. She also have no qualms about admitting when she has done something wrong, and that is a great thing. She likes to dance, and she also lends hands to help out in organising things and volunteering for helping out with recruitment drives etc. She also is a good sport in having fun and have pitched in enthusiastically with the college day dance, playing Damayanti in "maliniyude theerangal thazhukivarum ...." which was quite good. And during the final year exams and later on after college we have come to understand each other bettre, and are now good friends ... and though I couldnt attend her marriage on 1st February this year due to my cousin's marriage on the same day, she has all my good wishes for a happy and bright future ...

Vysakha

Name : Vysakha
Classmate in mohandas college, hostelmate

She is a really someone who is yet to grow up ... who is still pretty much a child at heart. Coz of that she can be easily made happy or offended. She always speaks her mind and can be a bit abrupt and tactless when she finds something to her distaste or something that she dislike. She is very expressive and forthright. She is friendly and a really simple gal without any viles. If you do understand her and deal with her honestly and openly, she will really take to u, and be a real good friend. She is actually pretty simple at heart and a nice person. She has her own principles and she sticks by it. I have been to her place too for a during the rehersals for final year college day dance, and had fun there, with her father, mother, sister and brother ... and I enjoyed my stay there. I do have a liking for her, but we have never been real close as we tended to have different groups we hung out with ... and guess this is it for now ...

Kripa

Name : Kripa
Classmate in mohandas college

She is a quiet girl, who has an easy smile always. She always has really colourful earrings, which is something i always remember. She is a really simple person. She is soft spoken and easy going. She is game in having fun when we hang out together, and she likes to go shopping. She used to bring really tasty food to class, and I have been to her place too, and have to say her mom's a real wonderful cook. And she has a younger brother who is quiet fun to have around. She keeps her councel, and though we have hung out together every now and then I really dont know her intimately, but she is quite a good friend and a nice person to hang out with. We have gone on tours and all and it was fun. And I will always remember my visit to her house and had stayed there for a day for project ... it was really nice staying there ... thats abt it for now ...