Tsunamis of Life

(continued from previous posted dated 2nd March '06)
Every once in a while, few events occur that seem to change our
world topsy turvy, but then, given the resilience of the human spirit,
rebuilding process begins soon after. Over a period of time, I was
privy to this painful exercise in her life. It left her with very little
time to engage in online leisure and even the flow of mails reduced
to a faint trickle, eventually left to dry up in the sands of time.


kband - Perhaps i had told u earlier about our plans to go to Kolkata
once daughter's summer vacations begin. Well the time has come
now to pack our bags and get homeward bound...for two weeks. It
would have been nice if we could have met before i left, but guess
everybody's got their set of plans...anyway, hope to c u or perhaps
hear from you on my return. till then, take care.



sim - I do remember u mentioning to me that u are going to be away
for couple of weeks but didn't realise that it's that time now. Aap
hame pehele bata dete toh hum aap se mulaquaat karte. Pata nahi
kaise din guzar rahe hain bas shukar karte hain ke sehat ke saath
guzar rahe hain. Well I hope u have a nice and safe holidays and hope
to see u on ur return.



kband - Its life as usual again, now that I'm back in Delhi. This time
our annual break was comparatively brief, so when we came back,
everybody was longing for more. Most of all, our daughter, who has
to spend another month alone at home till her school reopens.
Earlier we had allowed her to stay on with grandparents, but with
her increased load in the new class, felt it fit to get her back along
with us. So how are u doing? and how are the kids and everybody
else? Hope ur biz has kept u suitably and meaningfully occupied.
Look forward to meeting u online at ur convenience, bye.



sim - It's been ages since we last chatted....I honestly wonder where
the time is going. Days, weeks and months are passing aimlessly it
seems. I need to get a grip on this and learn to enjoy which I have
forgotten how to. Khair, hope to see u online one of these days. How
are things at ur end. It's nice to see that u managed some time out....
it's always fun to visit family. I am sure ur daughter wud have
preferred a longer stay as grandparents are known to spoil the
grandchildren. So how is it like to get back to work after vacation.....
(u look forward to the next one...lol). Well take care and do write
back. I love reading ur emails.



kband - It may be quite possible that i've faded away from ur
memory, particularly as u have to undergo such a lot throughout
the day and may not have sufficient strength left to login late at
night to rejig those grey cells.....its a phenomenon i'm coming to
terms with these days - out of 'site' out of mind. but why have u
stopped replying to my mail? beats me. Nothing much to report
from my end, except daughter's school has reopened y'day so we're
back to our daily routine. our office server remains frequently down
of late, so it may well be that u login at msn yet i remain painfully
oblivious of that fact. may i suggest that at least once in a fortnight,
pls show up (even 10 mins with u would do wonders to my spirit!)...
and lest i miss u inadvertently, kindly alert me in a mail few days
in advance abt when u would be logging in.....askin for too much?
how abt doing that next week, then? eagerly awaiting a line from u
abt which date to flag on my calendar....kissi nazar ko tera intezaar
aaj bhi hai.......



sim - Hum aapko kaise bhool sakte hain....aapka khayal hume akser
aata hai. Bas pata nahi din kaise guzar rahe hain. Khair yeh baatein
hum aap se mil ker karenge. It's nice to know that things are fine at
ur end. I haven't been feeling too well lately hence every little thing
seems cumbersome. Though I logged in couple of times but I didn't
see u. I wish I can tell u in advance when to meet but the way my
schedule changes everyday at times I am left scrambling. Neverthe-
less I will see u on tuesday morning ur time......hope u are able to
come online. If and only if for some reason I am unable to come
online I will see u the next day. Until then take care and thanks for
not letting this friend 'out of mind'.

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Haftay guzar ja rahe hain aap se mulaqaat kiye.....lagta hai aap hame
bhool gaye hain. How are things at ur end? I have been very busy
with the sale of the house......finally it went on the market last week
and since then there has been a flow of sales agent bringing in
prospective clients. This means any spare time there is utilized in
making sure that the house is spic and span..lol. I am hoping and
praying that it sells for the asking price.
Aap kabhi toh hamare liye waqt nikaliye. Hum jab bhi aap se milte
hain the server is so slow that we hardly get a chance to have a
proper chat. It is so frustrating to wait for the reply and long b4 u
know it two or three hours have passed. Khair hopefully one of
these days we will get a break :))).



kband - Here's wishing you and your family a wonderful and joyous
year ahead!



sim - It was wonderful chatting with you after such a long time. How
is the new year starting out? For me I am finding my way around
and getting into some form of routine. Kids are back to school after
two weeks of holidays and mez busy trying to make a house a
home :)))....whoever said moving is easy......gosh.
Well drop a line when u get a chance.....you have a way with writing
that makes one feel very welcomed and I cherished that.


(to be continued)

Singled Out

(continued from previous post dated 21st Feb '06)
The parents of the lady from Canada, were orginially from
Hyderabad, but she was born and brought up in that
country. She seemed to have everything one could dream
of, except a satisfactory conjugal life! Her husband lived off
her earnings with scant care for her or their kids.


kband - its that day of the week which allows me the leisure of
looking back at the days gone by, the work achieved, the differences
resolved, the goof-ups made, the people met.....but am always
reminded of that one person from far far away, whoz conspicuous
by her absence...........hope u r fine, doing ur work efficiently,
handling the challenges successfully, glowing radiantly and
remembering me occasionally :-)



sim - Hum aap ko kaise bhool sakte hain.....aap se he toh hum apne
dil ki baaten karte hain. I feel so very close to u that I am able to
share my happiness....my misfortune.....my ups and downs
throughout the week. So rare to encounter someone through this
medium and feel so deeply connected.
Well, a lot has happened since the last time we chatted. He finally
walked off.....running away from his responsibilities. It is so easy
for him to just pack up and leave. Not a concern for the children or
what hurdles lie ahead for me. Khair isiliye hum aaj kal online nahi
aa rahe the.....spending time with the children and sorting out
things. If i get a chance I will let u know. Take care.



kband - I felt a lump inside me as i went through your mail. though
u've tried not to show it to the outside world, the sorrow dripping
from ur words was very much perceptible to me. and i owe it to u,
allowing me the privilege of coming close to the softest core of ur
bleeding heart. i wanted to do something desperately, to help u
both, to restore some harmony in ur lives....but guess i'm far too
incompetent in such things. so ur despondency is mine too, and
deep down, i feel inadequate and helpless at the unfortunate turn
of events.I sincerely hope and pray that u'll be able to come out
stronger and more determined from this experience. i also wish u
true and pure happiness in life, which i'm certain will be urs in the
near future coz of the golden attributes that u possess in abundance.
a real testimony to that is reflected by ur loving approach towards
me despite all the difficulties u are beset with....May God be with u
and ur family, always.



sim - Hum kitni bar aap ko msn per check kiye hoping that by some
chance u might be logged in but to my disappointment u were not
there. At times hum aap ko bahut miss kiye....aap se baat ker ke....
aap se baaten share ker ke dil halka mahsoos karta hai. Zindagi
kahan le jati hai kisi ko pata nahi....hum ek aise mor per khare hain
jis ke aage ka rasta hamey saaf dekhai nahi de raha. Sonch sonch ker
thek gaye....apni taraf se toh bara saal se karte aa rahe hain...I have
no more strength to go through this pain. You know for once I am
really at peace. I don't know how the destiny is laid out but I believe
whatever happens it is for a reason and I hope and pray that things
work out for the betterment of the children.
How are things at ur end. Drop a line if u get a chance. Take care.
Hope to see u online soon.



kband - I know u must be very busy, trying to sort out everything
in your life and charting out a smooth course amidst the troubled
waters. I can well imagine the pressures u have to overcome and
manage everything single-handedly and what kind of demand that
puts on the precious time u have at ur disposal. So I dont want to
impose myself in any way, except to express my desire to hear
from you at ur convenience. I'm doing alrite, financial year ends in
March here so dont have to stretch too much these days, perhaps
the time's ripe for a change in job...before it gets to stale....



sim - It has been a long time since we last chatted.....I just logged in
the very first time after few weeks. My system crashed so had to
clean-up and reformat it again. Though it doesn't take that long to
have that done but the problem was in finding someone reliable to
do it and the most important of all finding time to take it to the
store to get it fixed. Finally last week managed to drop the hard
drive off at the store to reinstall windows xp and upgrade the
memory. I am so glad to have this up and running.....have been
sitting here for last hour or so reinstalling some of the files. Gosh
this feels nice to be able to connect again.
So how have u been? Kids and I are doing fine. Hope to see u soon
online. Take care.


(to be continued)