For Special Occassions

Feeling kinda nostalgic

To put it in words...

This used to be my playground

This used to be my childhood dream

This used to be the place I ran to

Whenever I was in need

Of a friend

Why did it have to end

And why do they always say

Don't look back

Keep your head held high

Don't ask them why

Because life is short

And before you know

You're feeling old

And your heart is breaking

Don't hold on to the past

Well that's too much to ask

And in a far corner right in the middle of this playground is a person... for whom I shall be singing another SPECIAL song... The most popular... most sung song in this entire world.. BUT with a slight twist

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

(Now comes the twist)

Happy Birthday to you

You were born in th zoo

You Look Like a Monkey and Act Like one too

(Please excuse my random capitalisation disorder)

What did you say... WHO AM I TALKING ABOUT??

Who else... the co-author of my other blog... the one and only Neigh-Haw

Nah.. I aint gonna talk about some PJ about a cross between a horse and a donkey that keeps repeating Neigh-Haw Neigh-Haw Neigh-Haw cuz I don't wanna incur the wrath of a female lawyer... that too on her birthday (I hope you kinda figured that out.. that its her birthday today)

Oopsie... I was told to write nice-nice things about this good friend of mine... but being the person I am (I all my GAS and GLORY)... I can't help pulling legs!!!

So very much unlike me, I'm going to try and do an unlikely thing that I would not have done under the likelihood of normal circumstances... I'm going to write something nice about this dame

Ummm... to tell you the truth, I don't really know her at all... Have met her exactly 7 times (6 times she'd been eating in Sydenham canteen and the seventh time she was eating at sterling ka subway... damn she eats a lot.. but that.s not the point right now)

So I waS saying, that I haven't met her too often and in fact have known her for not more than 2.5 years... that too just cuz we had a common friend (I'll talk about that unique kinda weird and mysterious species some time later)

So, coming back to what I was saying, I haven't been acquainted with Neha (finally i spelt it right... i hear a breath of relief somewhere) for too long.. but seems that we know each other quite well... sounds kinda cliched.. but its true

Damn... its so difficult being nice!!!! Anyways... its a dirty job but someone's gotta do it!!!

A really cool person... really talkative...

At times one can really open his/her heart out to Neha.. she is that considerate... and at times she can be a real pain when she starts speaking the BITTER truth (what she calls "sheesha dikhana")

And get into her bad books and you are sure to get SOMETHING dished out...something thats going to set your ears ringing for 3 days on the trot... besides of course the regular dose of saalas and kameenas and kuttas and once in a while "saalo vandro"

Neha is one of the first women in my knowing who hasn't flinched at the mention of cigarette/smoking/alcohol/drinking... dunno if its bravado (false or not so false) or just practical thinking. I'll leave it to you'll to decide

But all in all a very good friend - true friend who'd be ready to do almost anything for you...
Be there for you whether you're Winning or Whining...

Rebuke you if you ask for it or if you forget her birthday or that box of chocolates that you'd promised her (even if that was in your or her dreams)...

One thing that confuses me the most about Neha is her love for music... like me she is genre-agnostic... anything thats likeable is on the playlist.. like she says, "Wud anyone admit that he/she listens to TUM TO THEHRE PARDESI cuz you like pop music??? Then why the genre bias??" So speaking of Neha... she likes a real large gammut of songs from billy joel to hindi film music... but at times she's claim "Angrezi nahi samajhti" DUH.. then does Billy Joel speak Gujju?? yeah like Biladi Joeae. Anyways.. one big connoisseur of music and of course of Harry Potter... dont make fun of any Harry Potter character in her presence.. or you had it.. she'll just Avada Kedavra you into smlithereens!!!

Oh and by the way.. she's a great blogger. Love some of her works.. especially when its the funny ones... like the Obama noble prize acceptance speech full of beans and what nots.. hee hee.. And to tell you the truth... i really cannot hold my breath at the depths at which her thought process works when she writes fiction.. so I wont comment too much on that... It just too heavy!!!

Arre this is getting too much now... let me just finish off with a nice gift for the birthday girl

A wonderful TOILET PLANT

 

  

Nah this one's a hoax... I'll write about the original Toilet Plant from Munnar sometime soon!!!

And till then... here's Wishing Neha "Many Happy Returns of the Day"
Enjoy the day!!!

PS: Where's my treat???