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Aur Ahista.

Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein Dhadkane koi sun raha hoga, Labj girne na paaye hotoon se Waqt ke haath unko chun lenge Kaan rakhte hain yeh darodivar Raaz ki saari baat sun lenge Aur ahista kijiye baatein -"Aur Ahista" , Pankaj Udaas It's one of those days in life when you sit and consider what you've achieved. Who your friends are, what you love, what you hate, and more importantly who you love and who you hate. For an army kid, it is in fact quite ironic that I find it tough to let go of people. Having lived in many cities and towns, and not more than 2 years in each, one expects an army kid to adjust quickly, forget what's happened and live in the present and look to the future. I believed I possessed that skill/trait until today. My roommates are moving out, 2 of them. I knew it would happen. But still when the moment arrives, all your preparedness goes waste. I am left wondering, how I will adjust to the new ones coming in, will it still be the same tea sessio

Hampi : Pure "Fleasure"

Boondon ke motiyon mein Khulke ehsaas aaya Waqt se nikalke Lamha dil ke paas aaya Chooke guzra tha Par dil ko na mehsoos hua Ab jo dekha toh Woh lamha dil ko raas aaya "Boondon ki Motiyon" Javed Akhtar, Wake Up Sid I've always always heard of Hampi and always wanted to go. It sounded like this beautiful tiny town with beautiful temples and everything rustic and nice. Living in Hyderabad made it easier to get to Hampi. But we never made a plan and hence never went. Until one day, I got a ping. I was told to "carefully listen and consider" it. For a second I thought my friend on the other side was about to make a Sales Pitch and I had to carefully listen and evaluate it. Instead the question was: There's a long weekend coming, let's go to Hampi. Now all this build up was because I was studying for GRE and since it's just a month away, every single day was precious. I thought about it for exactly a second and sa