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A lot of thought has gone into this post. I had to prod my mind for the 20year old memories to get these details from my 16year old mind. There is also a disclaimer- this is just view of how I saw myself and my classmates all those years ago...this is not to hurt anyone's sentiments. I a sure we have all come a long way from then...we have matured, bloomed into beautiful flowers from little colourful buds. When I created the whatsapp group almost 2 years ago...I never knew we would up here some day...it was just friendly banter and information exchange for a long time. One day, suddenly we realised that we can all be much more to each other than just virtual friends- we can be a great support system too.. Emotional and sentimental!! So, thus started our virtual journey which ended in the real world!! When Nithin suggested we all get together as he was flying down to India for some personal work, we thought why not? This gave us an opportunity to meet up face to face. The date and time was for our meeting. Saturday, 14th March @ UB City. We were all so excited that most of us could only manage just about 40 winks for the night!! All in all it was 14 of us who met. Nithin, Hari, Santosh, Bharath, Vicky, Anil, Gokul, Manju, Sunil, Navada, Prasad, Usha, tej and me!!!! I am sure all of us had a little apprehensions and trepidations for meeting. A summary of all of us then and now: Nithin and Hari were always friends. Hari has been like this for ever, cracking jokes with a straight face and when we double up laughing he looks so serious that people think we are mad. Now, Nithin is the type who was behind every colourful girl in school, who was kind of a Casanova of our class. We didn't have much to say to each other in school but post school and during college days, we became good friends and so it continues... And then there was Manju, who was the silent types in school whom I have observed more during PU when he used to roam the corridors with his best friend. May be we did not talk much in school at all except in Sanskrit classes. I met him only now after almost 18yrs for the first time after school. There is Sunil, who stayed very close to our house. We all used to walk back home together talking about sometimes, important and sometimes very inconsequential topics. Santosh---again not much interaction during school as he was a back-bencher only spoke in the last few years when we bumped into to each other on and off in the banashankari area. Gokul was also a distant guy in school twirling a notebook on his finger all the time, was a relative of mine...he kept to himself much and already had a celebrity status due to his dancing skills. Now, Anil was one of those naughty boys always making trouble and getting into trouble himself... Teachers first choice during a commotion. The way he used to regale us with his renditions of what the whole deal was about and why everyone was after him. Bhatta was my best friends biggest admirer. Coz of him, we have had some best chocolate parties in school. He and Vaithy had bought me nutties as the kismi toffee bars were over! Vicky now, I should say is a very pleasant surprise packet- have never spoken to him at all in school as he had this arrogant air about him. The only time I started talking to him was after the group was created. And the girls, I have been meeting on and off for the last six years or so...Prasad: is the same hehehe Prasad! Tej, I met for the 1st time after school some 5yrs ago...she was transformed from a tomboy to a beautiful woman and a gorgeous mother of 2.....Usha: came out from her hiding a few years ago and got us girls together with her enthusiasm. Thanks Usha....Navada: now I can write a separate post for her but I will suffice it to say she did a 360degree turn from PU to college and then from there to MCA. And she lost our earlier Rashmi in the United Kingdom---I was just telling her on the way back home today that she earlier couldn't stand people who enjoyed life!!! Really Navs????? Folks, this is just my take on the entire episode!! But I will suffice it to say a very good time was had by all!!! Whoever don't like the summary please try not to kill me!! Love you all!!!!
