Lost or Won?

(continued from previous post dated 5th Feb)
The name game, though seemingly concluded, was still far from
over........

lea - Dear Rana, (do I need to add a bhaiya.....coz u r quite elder to
me ;-))), hope u didnt mind that silly joke)
Ok, so Rana it is.I am glad that the naming ceremony is over. Now,
as for my name, i like it, but let me warn you, one characteristic of
Neela is to destroy the wearer if it doesnt suit him/her. SO
BEWARE :-)) And I think you flatter me too much, I am soon going
to grow 2 thick horns on my head, or may be my head would just
grow bigger. As it is I am not beautiful, what do you think all that
would do to me ? I always say, the greatest thing about flattery is
that even though you know you are being flattered, you like it
(wah ! wah !) Enough of my crap, let me try and talk some sense.
Hmm, so u r off to meerut. I went there twice. once to appear for an
MBA interview, and once to the Daurala Sugar Mills with my
parents. My father had some office work. The manager there had
gifted us lots of sugar cubes. It was a day before diwali, and we
bought lots of crackers from the local shops, they were so cheap
compared to the delhi ones. R u going there on official work ? Oh,
btw, did u get the other mail i sent you ?
Something horrible happenned with me yesterday. U know, my
fiance had gifted me w wonderful finger ring, with an Opal , coz
thats my birth stone, on my birthday. I have never taken it off
since, and have been cherishing it for the last 1 1/2 years. Last
night, to my utter dismay I discovered that the stone, which had
such a unique shape and glitter has fallen off. Cant tell you what I
felt like, I ran to the booth and called him up only to sob and sob.
It was somethng so precious, so delicate, so invaluable to me..........
I am still upset. My parents promised me that they will get another
stone put in its place..........but somehow I cant forget it.
Thats all from my side for now. See you on Friday.
Oh, questions for today : 1.Whats ur birthdate ? 2.Where do u live
in Delhi, I mean which area ? Well you know the rules, you need not
answer if you dont want to.
Look what a day's absense has done !!! I got myself another e-pal :-))
Hope your meerut trip went well.



kband - It's great to know that u got another e-pal, perhaps that
will make u feel much better. The net seems to be a much more
happening place than our 'real' world. Even I feel somewhat relieved
coz ever since I learnt about the loss of your precious possession,
I was a little disturbed. On top of that, was the apocryphal reference
to the stone I named u after, maybe it's not right. So I've decided to
banish it into oblivion and look for something more innocuous - your
real name might help, now that you know mine.
I'll tell you about something wonderful which I lost as a kid - my
books. I used to be a literal worm then, always immersed in the
pages of my beloved treasures. Knowing my craze, everybody gifted
me only books then, on birthdays and other occasions, not to mention
the prizes I won. I had one full cupboard of my collections including a
complete set of Tintin comics (I really love them). But then, one day
it was all gone. Our house at Golpark was burgled, and all the
wretched guy could lay his hands on were my books ! I was in hostel
then, and my parents did not have the heart to break the news to me
till I came home for my vacation. I was distraught but took it
stoically. From that day my interest in books started to wane and
I no longer crave for them. More recently, I have started worrying
about my other continuing loss, my hair. But then, I should not tell
you too much, then you'll call me 'uncle', already you have 'rakhi' on
your minds.
Yes, I'd like to flatter you, only to deceive. I've told you that you
are risking friendship with a smart conman. You know what all this
treachery is rooted in : a desire to take a sneek peek in the worlds
and minds of 'beautiful' people which otherwise one is debarred. I
hope you have not started to take me too seriously, though I admit
to take a liking to 'horny' individuals (I'm excluding u this time).
Can I have that suggestive "Hmm" once again pls ?
We'd been to Meerut Cantt to study some Russian eqpt, some more
trips may be reqd later. Following the trail of your dad's peripatetic
life, it appears he had a transferable nature of job. It has given you a
liberal, open-minded outlook which I can only admire. The only
'foreign' country I've been lucky to visit was the mountain kingdom
of Bhutan (we used to be in Siliguri then). Also been to various places
in the country but most of all I cherish small remote hamlets, with
carefree people untarnished by materialistic wants, lush green fields,
fluttering birds, the fragrance of a laidback life........................



lea - Oh ! So u r happy about the fact that I got myself another e-pal,
I was thinking otherwise. (Just kidding). I am not going to agree with
ur view that the net is a more happening place than the real world....
real world is for real, u dont have unknown people coming upto you
and asking you to come with them to some "secret" place, they would
atleast be afraid of the severe beating they might get if I raise an
alarm. Only 2 out of 165 odd message were worth reading and
replying - one is urs (now dont be flattered), and the other was the
"other" guy's.
I was wondering as to why I even bothered to let u know that I lost
the ring stone. And now that I have done it, i feel it was wrong.......coz
you are snatching my name from me....... i have always longed to
have a new name. I dont mind if you would want to find a different
one, but i wont let u replace it with my real name. So......my real
name will remain a secret !
Oh i feel so sorry about ur books, especially Tintins. My god, i would
have had a heart attack ! i rememeber how bitterly i had cried for an
entire day when my posters of martina navratilova (i still dote on
her) got misplaced while we were getting tranferred to delhi from cal.
thank god, i got them back. but i know how it feels. i was planning to
buy all the tintin books, but they r too expensive. may be i should ask
my friends to gift me only tintin books on all occasions ;-))
Dont worry too much abt ur hair, the more u lose, the more
prosperous u would get and the more intellectual u would look..........
age old saying !!! And dont worry, i am throwing away the rakhi, and
promise never to think on the "Uncle" thing.
Hmmmm, so you are a conman, like to take sneak peeks, have a
liking for horny individuals, not to forget that you are also losing hair
;-)) WOW, that is something. You have succeeded in confusing me
and also raise my curiosity (may be thats what u wanted). U say i
shouldnt take u too seriously, and that u deceive me when u flatter.
But isnt that the chief characteristic of flattery ? Its called flattery
because its not true, atleast not completely. Secondly, ur notion that
I probably have a beautiful mind.........i dont know what to say..........
u really flatter me too much. But as I have nothing to lose, I am not
going to complain. btw, what exactly did u mean by "horny" ?
RUSSIAN equipment ??? Pardon me, but all this reminds me of the
james bond movies which i so LOVE to watch :-))
No, my father didnt have a transferable job, but its me whos been
deputed to diff places. but what my father has always done is take
us on vacations very 2 yrs to diff places. all over india. And i too love
those lush green valleys, lofty mountains, or the never ending waves.
Oh, wanted to tell you abt this book i read recently - Arms and the
Man (bernard shaw), such a humourous book, oh u would love it. I
am also reading the harry potter series (i bought them). Do u like
listening to music ? Thats one of my hobbies.
And one last thing - there is one guy who is bothering me repeatedly
with his dirty mails. Any suggestions ?
Write back........Neela (As long as i dont get another name)



(to be continued)