Anup - Served Fresh and Hot

Another lazy Sunday is passing by, but the good thing is I happened to eat few 'modaks' as it's Ganesh Chaturti today. Though I am writing this a bit late, but still I would like to call this as my Birthday Post. I just tend to write few things about myself here.

-> My name Anup and my nick name is......don't have any, anyways my name is just a 4 letter word so why short it further.
->I couldn't pronounce 'R' when I was a child. So I would say 'car' as 'cal', this is not all, I had my own list of funny words, like 'bashashe' for 'namaste', 'eehhh' for 'food'. Really don't have any idea from where these words came to me.
-> I have been wearing specks since my 3rd Standard. It started as -0.25 but now its -5.75 and -6.00. Damn I am virtually blind without my specks.
-> First thing one would notice about me is the scarcity of hair in my head. And I hate when people point out saying this, as if I don't know about that. People don't you have anything else to look at.
-> I had my first email account when I was in my third year engg. I couldn't think of any good name, so I named it 'brave_anup' and it went through in the first go.
-> There was a guy in my 12th tutions who taught me how to sign. The way he signed for me looked really good, but when I started adapting it, it started to look pathetic. Still I use the same signature.
-> I was very proud of my muscles during engg. because I did worked very hard for that. But it's all gone now, and its been almost 8-10 months I haven't gone to gym.
-> I enjoy reading, and have been reading a lot since last 6 months. I have also started to love Malayalam and Tamil songs, I should thank Bala for that.
-> I did my schooling from IGHS and would not like to remember those days. I am in contact with few friends, but still I would not like to remember those days.
-> I did my 11th and 12th Science from SMV college and would also like to forget those 2 years. I avoid having communication with those friends.
-> I did my engineering in Computers from DYPIET and those 4 years just flew by. If given a chance I would like to re-live those 4 years. Those were the best days of my entire educational life. I had great friends and I am in touch with most of them.
-> Now I am work with the World's Local Bank and thats HSBC, as a SSE. My interview is not less than a story.
-> I just cannot imagine myself without my office friends. I have been started enjoying life only with them. And we are a big group.
-> My mom and nani are the like icons for me, people can learn from them how to live a life even when you are surrounded my difficulties.
-> And last but not the least, I believe in the 'Power of Dreams'.

Wishing myself a belated Happy Birthday again.

Anup

To Bhai

This post is special for me, as in this I would be writing about my brother, so will take time to write this as I would like to make it special. But, I am really bad in expressing myself.....my Mom and Supriya always tells me, that, I need to imporve in expressing myself. So Bhai, I guess you won't mind by the way I will be expressing myself here.

I have always referred to him as 'Bhai', people in my village always give me a different look whenever I say 'Bhai', may be they are right because you never hear a Mallu referring to his elder brother as 'Bhai', it will always be 'etta' (etta means brother). But cmon you village fellows I can't change it now, beause he have always been a 'Bhai' to me.

He has been one of the most influential and inspiring person in my Life. His caring nature towards the family, his command as an elder son, his anger and all other small small things makes him a better person. He is truly an allrounder person, who will do all the work, you name it and he will be like yeah why not, let me try. And I really respect that person in him. Many a times I have tried to imitate him, but realized I can never fit-in in his shoes.

It always feels great when you grow under such a protective environment, nobody bullies you in school (as we both had been to the same school), somebody keeping an eye over you and guiding you what to do and what not to do, but sometimes its irritating thats because, I feel, we loose our independent way of doing things which the elder brothers enjoyed in their young age, but later when we grow up we realize how stupid we were to think like that.

He is also a good teacher for me, I have learnt many lessons from him which no teacher can teach you. In my childhood I was very afraid of dark, he was the one who help helped me to defeat that fear. I was in a very Jubliant mood when I first walked on a dark road all alone, and the reason for that, was you, Bhai. He was the one who taught me ride a bicycle, he taught me to ride a bike. I have learnt a lot by looking at him doing things.

He was suppossed to be back to India by 30th March, which is his birthday but his stay in New York have been extended till June. I was planning to buy a birthday present for him, but you know, my mind always becomes blank whenever I think of gettnig a present for him. So, I just thought of writing a post for him instead of buying something, because 'words speak louder than actions'. I know, after reading this he will say 'kya.....likhta hai tu'.

Moreover he is a perfect son for my Mom and Dad, a perfect Grandson for my Nanny, a perfect friend, and more over a perfect brother for me. Thanks for being the person who you are, and hope you will always remain the same.

Happy Birthday Bhai !!!!!