mr G and miss V

Two of my close freinds are Mr G and Miss V. Mr G's best friend in the whole wrold is Miss S who is also a good freind of Miss G as well as myself. We have all been freinds, hanging out and having fun for a year and in some cases more.

Then one fine morning what is this i hear from Mr G? "I have a serious Crush on Miss V." I was shocked at his revelation, not becuase i found any fault with Miss V, but at the fact that Mr G had chosen someone other than Miss S, his best friend and someone i thought would have been like his soulmate, if you will.

Well, I extended my full support to G and so did S. And with the help of other freinds, we organised a whole plan for G to woo Miss G. After a while of constant mentioning of G's amazing qualities in front of V, we convinced her that it was worth giving G a chance. That's how it all started. The beautiful story.

He was head over heels for her! She liked him just as much. They held hands and talked sweet nothings to each other. Everone was happy for them. G and V were in bliss. They were the perfect couple. But nobody's perfect remember? Its the law of the universe, and Mr G and Miss V had problems of their own.

Family. They always try to wreck love, if they dont approve, and like typical malayali famlies, those of G and V condemned their relationship as "too young" "not good for you" "focus on your studies" "not part our our culture" and so on and so forth.

Especially for Miss V this was becoming a disater. Family was her everything, just like so many of us. If they were against her she couldn't get through. She talked to her father and sister and though she didn't make the happiest decision, she wanted her family more than G and confronted him. "G i don't think we will work out" She explained to him her dilemma. Since he was an anazingly understanding guy, G agreed to the break up. He told her that he will always love her and hopes that she still loves him, but he will do anything for her and so there it was. The perfect couple ended. Even though they loved each other, it was technically over.

This is where Miss S comes in. She provided supposrt for both G and V. She stood by G's side through all his depression and heartbreak. She was his pillar of strength. They bonded and laughed and creid together. G considered her as his best freind through thick and thin.

I dont know if it's a girl thing to fall in love with someone you are so close to like your best freind. Whether it was or not, S had fallen and fallen hard. She only thought of him and dreamed of him. She wanted to be his. But she knew his heart was stolen. S wanted to show him that she could love him like no other could. But she kept her feelings to herself, obviously. Telling him might risk their freindship.

A month after this, G proposes to V yet again. This time, with ring in hand and down on one knee. The classics never grow old. She was comletely swept off her feet and all her love came rushing back. They Instantly went back to their previous state of love. But all good things must come to an end.

V was still doubtful about her family and after less than a month, she broke up with Mr G yet again. Their relationship was getting rocky. But the love was still there. Untill one day....
V could no longer balance her family and her boyfriend at the same time and with much sadness but just as much obligation, she chose her family. She coudn't bear to see them dissapointed. By now, G got the impression that him and V were never going to be together and be happy for too long, so he decided it was time to get over her.

Hundreds of tears were shed on both sides. Even V, who had once declared that G could not possibly give her reason to cry, wept. G, who still loved her was trying deperately to get her off his mind, but in vain. He talked to his freinds. Laughed.
Miss S was always there for him. She understood him, he understood her. But she knew he only considered her as a best freind. She never took him for granted, while he did sometimes. They were like yin and yang. In her heart she knew he was the one, and she wanted to show him that badly, but she kept her thoughts inside her. She didn't want to jeopardize their freindship then, when they were so close, as freinds.
So there it was, G heart broken, V torn between two worlds and S happy just to be G's freind.
Is this the end? Or is there hope for someone? will S confess her feelings? only time will tell...

Educationally Speaking

School. Why does one go to school? To Enrich Their knowledge. Why do Students in India go to school? To stuff their brains with wanted, needed and completely unwanted knowledge about practically everything you could know, in the span of about 15 years, and memorizing every word to write many all-important exams.
I'm saying this from the view of a student. Teachers and parents may say that the Indian educational system is one of the most efficient ones in the world. And to support their theories, we see Americans and Europeans coming to India to find the secret of our system.
But for a student, studying this way is excruciating. We often question the need for learning about something as common as the internet with definitions with huge words when we could probably explain it much better by saying it in our own simple words. If going to school teaches us anything, its how to memorize 31 chapters to write an exam for 100 marks.
Indians stress on being book smart. The child with the highest marks are always commended. Teachers rarely pay any attention to students, who may not be able to put their thought in an exam well, but have brilliant ideas nevertheless. I've met so many people who were never great scorers in examinations but they are now successful in their respective fields.
The Indian educational system should give emphasis on ideas and creativity and not only marks, grades, exams. Teachers should recognize every student as intelligent. Schools must introduce ways to test children in creativity. There will be a rise in the number of students who look forward to going to school.
Sure, some of those supersmart kids won't be able to keep up with the street smart ones who can think on their feet and make logical decisions. I'm not saying marks are not important. They very well are. They encourage competition, they give us a way to judge the capacity of a student. But isn't school about preparing us for life ahead? Whatever happened to classes about first aid, FAQs on computers, an English speaking course, money management???
Indian students have minds evolved to learning. Grasping everything and shelving it in the depths of their memories. But how many can react smartly in a crisis?
And for how long will students enjoy school?
Indian students, parents and teachers alike must re-prioritize the system.

Life Sucks: part one

I'm not a pessimist. I've never been one. But my teenage life is turning in such unexpected ways that I can't help but plainly say that life sucks.
It's all karma I keep telling myself. You get what your give.
I think it all started with a dream. Now, I'm not someone who delves deep into the unexplained mysteries of life like dreams or astrology or psychic powers. But I saw a dream that I broke up with my boyfriend who I'd been with for about 1 and a half years.(Which by the way is a long-lasting relationship as far as we were concerned) We weren't going that great anyway and then to top it all off, my best friend goes and tells him that I was in love with another guy. (how considerate) He got angry, obviously and blindly believed what she said. I don't blame him. I would have done the same thing. But as usual when we have a fight, he doesn't confront me about it. It's just his nature. But by then I decided that I had got enough of all that. I just wanted to end it all. And so I did. I told him, "I think we should break up". And like any guy would do so as not to hurt his huge ego, he goes, "alright". That one word was all I needed to know I had made the right decision.
I loved him with my heart and soul, I did. I thought I could do anything if he was right next to me. I missed him if he was away for an hour. And I'm pretty sure he loved me too. We had so much fun together, and I got really close to him. But that was the past...
Now I see him, and though I knew this was exactly the way he would have reacted, I'm still overwhelmed by the person he has become to me. We are like strangers. He tells his friends I am a b***h and a s**T and hope I f*****G die. How is it that this was the same guy I was head over heels about? Well, I miss the old him. And the saddest thing is, he's only like that to me. Of course, I'm sure he has good reasons to hate me. After all I broke his heart by breaking up with him. But well, I'm still a bit surprised. I just hope maybe one day, the both of us will have enough patience and love left in us to talk this out. But I fear that day might never come.