A TRIBUTE TO MY GREAT FRIENDS

The years have passed by
with sweeping changes in our life.
Yet our friendship remains
as strong as the seashore rocks
bordering the rough waves
of the turmoil of life.
.
O dear friends
you’ve been with me
through thick and thin.
Ours is an everlasting bond
Words fail to describe it.

Friendship is the beam of light
in the corridors of darkness.
If friendship was made of colours,
Ours would be a Rainbow

We’ve laughed and cried together
besides sharing success and sorrow.
We've celebrated carefree days
and helped each other sail
through turbulent times
My triumphs would mean nothing without your support

And my sorrows would be hard to bear

If it were not for your compassion.

You’ve had faith and confidence in me

This fuelled my burning passion towards tasting success

With you, I’ve realized
that friendship is more than loving, liking and caring.
It is in fact, an easy way to become
a little more better
a little more giving
and a little more positive towards life

Many people go in and out of our life
But you all have truly made an impression
Hence the word 'TRUE FRIENDS'
Let our friendship not wither
With the winds of time
But only strengthened further
And become more divine


O dear friends
I raise a toast to thee
And to our great friendship
That has withstood the test of time.

LOVE YOU ALL TONS AND TONS !!!

CHASING MY DREAM-THE JOURNEY THAT WAS, AND THE JOURNEY THAT IS YET TO START

I'm 21.

I'm a graduate.

And I'm going to join IIT Madras in a month.

The journey to IIT has never been easy ( and it never will). How I came to this stage, I still do not know. I am still yet to grasp the fact that I am soon going to be an IITian, a word most students would die for.
I knew I was going to make it big someday, and this is just a stepping stone assisting me in making my 'larger-than-life' dreams come true.
I had an aim in mind for the past two years, to get into IIT. AndI worked towards that goal. It was a slow but steady process. My dedication was never wavering, and whenever I grew impatient or whenever things were not going smoothly, I always told myself that there is something pleasant in store for me. I never felt that I was working too hard and I never allowed myself to be complacent with my performance.
My parents and friends wholeheartedly supported me in my quest. My parents were my best and worst critics and always tried to put me back on track whenever they felt I was straying away. Without their support, I would never have reached where I am now.
But above all, I had the most important essential thing required in achieving a goal-faith in myself. Without faith, one cannot achieve difficult things. It is most important to have self confidence. Also, I always tried to put in my best efforts, leaving the rest to God.It worked.

God has answered my prayers for now.

A month looms ahead of me before I hop on to the train that will take me to Chennai. This time will fly by very soon. I am nervous, excited and uncertain about what life has in store for me in the near future where I will start a new life at IIT.Life for me may not be the same again. Studying at IIT tends to put students on a different platform.

Staying alone has its own ups and downs, and brings along with itself many responsibilities.I am eager to experience the feel of staying away from parents and home sweet home, in a new environment, surrounded by strangers. It is what makes one tougher. In case I feel that I'll be missing my parents, I immediately remind myself that I am a grown up girl now and it is time for me to start making use of my life now, that there is a lot more to achieve. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

I am praying to God to give me the strength to endure the mental and physical difficulties that lie ahead of me.