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I seem to share a love-hate relationship with this chilly winter season, but then who is to blame? My last blog-post was about how much I hate winter season for reasons now known to all. Nevertheless, there are two sides of a coin, so apparently, I also kinda like the season for the very few reasons that I have gathered. Despise and despite the cold, I find myself admiring it. Maybe you can relate.  1. Everything hot                                              And by that I most certainly mean I love myself. Well, keeping aside my self-obsession, I really like a warm body (mine or ...), warm bed, warm days and warm people (I can transfer my cold to them in return for the warmth). Oh, talking of hot things, I am more than happy to use the laptop on my lap for its bottom is as hot as your partner (I don't mean it, though). You never know warm unless you know ...

Winter is all about cold days, chilly mornings and nights, longing for the sun and seeking warmth. It's about dry fruits, food, woollens, cappuccino, blankets and quilts. It's about creating the perfect amalgamation of hot and cold. Sun is the only blessing most of us seek during the winter days. The human skin is apparently oil-free, cheeks are flushed red and of course, there's absolutely no sweating.  Some of you may have found reasons to love this season but I give you 5 reasons to hate it. Read below-  1. The blinding smog  Has it ever taken you double the time to reach office because you missed the turn you were supposed to take, due to invisibility caused by smog?  Winters arrive with the regular chill and fog that binds our body and blinds our eyes. I absolutely hate the fact that I can't see beyond a few meters, let alone drive to my destination. So don't be sorry, for there's only little you can do about it. Use public transport if you wan...

The new zone in town, have you heard about it? Well, I'm sure you have. Got an idea what I'm talking about? The Friend-zone! Does it ring a bell? Only if you tell me that you've never been there or done that, I can understand that it could well be an alien zone. For those who have been a victim or victimized others, you must have a clear picture of what it feels like to be friend-zoned or to friend-zone someone, respectively. A sweet slap, that's how it feels. Ouch! It hurt. As much as I have observed, there are two common cases of people ending up in the friend-zone. You won't be surprised to know! One, where someone asks the other out and is rejected for the reason that I-never-imagined-us-like-that-and-we're-just-good-friends. This is the scenario where you can't see yourself being asked out by someone who you thought was good enough to be the 'friend in need' but never the 'friend in bed'. But, know what? Karma is coming after y...

Diwali is ,indeed, synonymous with togetherness, bonding and festivity. The most-awaited festival is here and I can already feel the air spell happiness. A lot has changed with time. However, some things have remained constant throughout, and this year is no exception. Coming to people, one can be sure to find few of the following kinds in their vicinity. Just look around, and you can spot them with no difficulty. After all, such are the people who make sure to keep alive the essence of Diwali. Watch out, you could be one of them, too! ;) 1. Card-Players Black jack, flash, bluff? Hello Mr. Know-It-All. Such are the people whose nights and money are spent playing endless card games. Seems like Diwali is the perfect time to get out that new pack of cards you'd been saving since a whole year. For the players, 'up and down' has more to do with monetary profit and loss than with intercourse positions.    2. Home-ridden creatures This particular kind is voluntarily home r...

Shit happens, everything changes.  Nobody promised a bed of roses without thorns. Nobody ever had a rainbow without rain.  You can't separate the bad from the good. We all have certain people we don't want to lose, or people we wish we could hold onto. Most of us spend a proportion of our lives finding the right people and trying to establish lasting friendships with them. But, seldom do we succeed. And other times, it's not failure to recognise people as much as it is an opportunity to become wiser and learn lessons that you wouldn't have otherwise.  We meet by chance, come close by choice and separate because of lack of choice. They don't lie when they say it takes longer to build relationships than it takes to destroy them. Special friend, special connection, special someone; isn't special just too overrated? Maybe, maybe not. From the moment you know someone to the moment you know them inside out, the entire experience is like magic when you let yourse...

Disclaimer: If this story makes you wonder that I might be in love with a girl, know that you're right. However, my sexual preference is still as straight as it was before meeting this girl. You may now read ahead. On ce upon a time... It was around that crucial period in any student's life: getting admission in a decent college, the cut-off's for DU had been declared a day before and the rush in colleges was beyond imagination. Most of the girls wished for co-ed colleges, and there I stood in queue for admission forms at Gargi College, still unable to digest the fact that boys were going to become an extinct specie over the next three years. Nevertheless, what was important was that we could manage to get to Gargi with those awful 94% marks, given the current scenario of cut offs in DU. It was a world where only girls existed, you may look left or right and as far as your eyes could see, you'd find only similar looking yet very different girls. Forms were filled, v...

First, let me take a deep breath. Whoa! It's been one year since college began and although, it hasn't been as exciting as it looks from the outside, it's not been that bad, either. Infact, It's not even half bad. So, I'm a student of DU who was enrolled under the hastily introduced FYUP which would hold a rather debatable expansion; Four Year Undergraduate Programme or F*ck Yourself Undergraduate Programme. But, let's leave it to that. The termination of this new system came as hurriedly as its implementation, and so we are back to being students of the Three Year Undergraduate Programme.                                    Anyhow, apart from being treated as the official guinea pigs by the Great Indian Education System, there has been a lot to it. Basically, I'm going to talk of how my first year of college has been like. You may or may not exactly relate to it since it is an entirely pers...

The candle still burns The flame still lights  But oh, does it flicker Stop the wind from blowing Does it really matter?  For as long as the light guides me home For as long as the heat keeps me warm Does it matter if the candle goes out?  But hey, sooner than later it will And then there won't be the same light tearing me apart  There will be light but the source won't be the same  There will be warmth but the provider won't be the wax  Let it burn, let it melt Coz you won't ever know what I felt  The darkness shall disappear  I'll be able to see through it as clear  Damn, was it just a candle that burnt  And took with it more than the wax  Well, only if he had known how to save the flame  Given her a little life of his own  For she had the will to light  One blow of air, she was out of sight 

Teach me how to smile.  When all else fails and nothing seems right, all I want is that one person to come up to me, do whatever it takes and bring my smile back.  Amidst all the hassles of this modern living, we forget to smile, let alone have a good hearty laugh. It may be the busy schedules and long working hours but I'm sure none of us worked too hard to get that curve straight.  We grieve over little issues, knowingly or unknowingly make ourselves the victims of depression and let stress be synonymous with life but hey, you're alive.  Sometimes, we become so accustomed to the sad side of us that we forget the last time we were even close to happy. I know, things go wrong, we all screw up but that's not a reason to stop being happy. We can learn to smile, again.  How much I miss that person who could make me laugh at the lamest joke on earth and make me smile through the tears. It were those carefree and problem-free days that I wish I had some more. But you...

In the unknown hour  Close, not too far You smiled your best  I forgot the rest All the love I ever had I spent on you, my bad I struggle to hold on  But I better be gone  Things begin to change  Hell, does it seem strange.  A coldness falls upon me It's not something I be  Soon, It'll be like before  When You'll matter no more  Like strangers we started  It's time now we parted  So let's mark the end  After all, I was just another friend.

My friends, you're the inspiration behind this post. Some of you might as well relate to it, since this has to do with the various types of friends one has (usually).  Read on to find out if you have any of the following on your friend list!  1. Daily dose The exact type of friend who you talk to on a daily basis. Day in and day out. They may or may not be your best friends but are sure to buzz you each day without fail, and vice versa.  They will know when you wake up and when you sleep, probably because they are the first and last person you talk to after you're up and before you're asleep, respectively. It goes without saying that they are there when you need them and your day is incomplete without a chat with them. Simply put, you can't even go 24 hours without talking to them. Period.  2. The let's-meet-up friend  He or she might not talk to you often enough but whenever you do talk, you always end up with "Milte hain na yaar" and "Chal iss week,...

Okay, so some may see this as Richi: The problem solver or the philosopher or a new adviser cum Guru on the social network. But I'm none. The following are life lessons that I've been subjected to over the two decades of my existence. You may choose to read or not, learn from them or not, but just know that, you needn't jump into fire to realise that it burns. So, read on!  1. Any relationship/friendship is similar to a little sapling. It requires more effort when it's young (new) and budding than when it grows into a full tree. Because then, it can take care of itself on its own.   2. When things go wrong, they won't turn right on their own. You need to make them happen. If things aren't as good as earlier, you need to initiate and make the move. They were spoiled by your acts, they will be improved by your acts. Nothing happens on its own, not ever.  3. The hype around life. Why do they have millions of quotes on life? Why do they have to teach you the do'...

No matter how well aware we are of the fact that expectations lead to disappointments, we never stop expecting. We may try to convince ourselves but subconsciously we all expect something or the other.  Every morning, we wake up expecting mom to cook us breakfast, lunch and dinner. We expect dad to work for us and earn us a living. And then the endless expectations from our siblings. Parents expect us to perform well career wise, expect love and respect which we most happily give, yet disappointments are inevitable because so are expectations.  And did I forget to mention the countless expectations we have from our friends and peers? Well, it's needless to say that we expect our friends to treat us the same way we treat them. But that's like expecting a lion not to attack you because you're sweet to it.  In this era of Whatsapp and Facebook, we usually expect the other person to drop a message, to call, to send a text, to strike a conversation and more...

We're afraid of trying because we fear failure.  We're afraid of lying because we fear the truth.  We're afraid of trusting because we fear betrayal.  We're afraid of hoping because we fear despondency.  We're afraid of accepting because we fear rejection.  We're afraid of crying because we fear tears.  We're afraid of fighting because we fear war.  We're afraid of doing because we fear results.  We're afraid of constructing because we fear destruction.  We're afraid of possessing because we fear loss.  We're afraid of friendship because we fear foes.  We're afraid of loving because we fear pain.  We're afraid of living because we fear death.  We're afraid because we fear fear. 

Today, as I sit to write  I can't do anything but fight  The tears in my eyes that build Thoughts have given birth to guilt Maybe it was me, maybe it was mine Mistakes like these, can't be defined The lines were drawn, I dare cross Let's flip a coin and do a toss Let luck decide the good for us Then it shouldn't be such a fuss A special bond is fading away  What can I do, do I have a say? Stop. Stop. Don't go. Stay.  Knees wobble and my heart pounds After ages, a connection was found Destroy the bud before it blossoms I'd take a grenade, for you, in my bosom.  It'll all be fine tomorrow  But now, I'm overcome by sorrow  And then they say, people leave How am I supposed to perceive  A love not known, a truth not told I had a heart, but now it's sold.  A few months old, a relation not hollow  You make it hard for me to swallow Things will change and words won't be spoken  I'll stand here, clinging to a heart that's broken. 

Disclaimer- This piece is a personal opinion and should not be taken as a remark on anyone. The readers are requested to not be offended since I mean no offence at all. And if you end up being offended, the writer is not to be blamed. Thank you!  I have seen a lot of girls previously but thanks to my college, I now see hundreds of them each day. And analyse them. After so much analysis and observation, I finally discovered some things that ladies and girls need to improve upon and get right. Read on.  1. Wax the underarms  So this is a big big turn off for most people. Girls, you may wear sleeveless tops and dresses but know that we don't like to see the bushy region in your armpits that you least proudly show off. Ensure that you are perfectly waxed or have negligible growth the next time you decide to wear something with no sleeves. There's enough hair on your head, we don't need any more to admire.  2. Plastic straps   If the government was cons...