Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Of Old Friends and New

She was the best friend one could ever have. She could teach you engineering drawing and nurse a broken heart with equal intensity. Beautiful, smart and charming, she left a great impression on anyone who met her. She was fiercely loyal to her friends and would always stand up for them. I was fortunate enough to call her my best friend. We spend endless nights together watching silly soaps, discussing crushes, college gossip and other topics of great importance like shopping, under the pretext of studying for exams. My family adored her and hers adored me. When she got married a moved a couple of blocks away, I felt like I had lost a family member. But we met frequently. Then I got married and moved to a different country. We kept in touch for a while until she also moved to the same country and got extremely busy. Emails got a one liner response, voicemails left unanswered. The physical distance between us was reduced and replaced with a emotional one. She may be very busy or may have other reasons that prevent her from getting in touch but in my mind I still consider her a good friend. So today, like every year, I'll call her to wish her a Happy Birthday. Chances are I'll end up leaving a voicemail.
In case you don't hear my voicemail M, I'm sending my wishes on the blogosphere. Happy Birthday M.


She's beautiful, smart, witty and the queen of words. I wish I could borrow her writing skills for moment to aptly describe her. A loving mother and a extremely caring human being, she can easily laugh at herself and put you at ease. She took time off her busy schedule and dragged herself all the way across town to meet a virtual stranger.....a fellow blogger(more of a fan than a fellow blogger). She did not complain even though the said blogger ended up giving her wrong information about the meeting place. In fact she even apologized for being late. From the time she walked in, it was as if I already knew her, as if I was talking to my long lost friend. That's the kind of person Kiran (Of Karmickids) is. As beautiful on the inside as she's on the outside. Thanks Kiran. It was great meeting you.