The love of my life returns!

The VTU seventh sem exams commence in 2 days, and my confidence levels were at abysmal depths. Unable to concentrate on my studies for more than an hour at a time, falling asleep on the books, checking mails every now and then with a neurotic compulsiveness...... I was falling apart. Then like a breath of fresh air in the middle of the fires of Hell, there she was! My lucky charm had returned.

It had been a while since I had seen her, but she looked as beautiful and serene as ever. Such a gentle creature when you're in her good books, but prepare to be torn apart if you ever commit the mistake of getting on her wrong side. Invariably (well, almost...) whenever I have a big exam coming up, she comes around to wish me, and it seems to work wonders for my confidence and my scores. I actually look forward to meeting her on the eve of all my exams just to assure myself that all will go well.

Out of common courtesy, I offered her something to eat and drink. She looks so pretty the way she daintily picks at her food. Soft to the touch, a classy gait and a lovely head of silky brown hair, I wouldn't be too surprised if she becomes the next model for one or more beauty products. A big fan of the dog in our neighbor's house, she actually waited in our backyard hoping to catch a glimpse of Fido (the dog) but I guess today wasn't her lucky day.

We did have a nice chat catching up on what's been happening since I last met her. Sadly enough, she couldn't stay very long. Anywayz, now that my spirits are restored, I am raring to go and give life my best shot. I'm feeling extremely glad that she came over to wish me.

Thanks Rani for being who you are, and for caring so much about me. Love you. Looking forward to your next visit.

PS :: Her real name is not Rani...... Duh, I'm not dumb enough to blurt out her real name here!

Exploring new horizons

My last trip out of home was on 25th December for GSDP class...... Seems to me that I spend my time more usefully when I attend one of Mr. Vijayan's superb classes than when I am at home. Anywayz, on our way back from college that day, on the spur of the moment, PC and I decided that a visit to the church to wish Jesus on his b'day was in order.

Hudson Memorial Church at Corporation Circle it was. With no idea what a non-Christian should and should not do, I was understandably nervous. Giving me company was good ol' PC who, sparing her MCC church visits, had an equally blank idea about it all. We wondered whether there would be a huge rush coz of the occasion, and were surprised that hardly a dozen people were there on Christmas evening which also happened to be a Sunday..... Anywayz we decided to follow the lead of another family who walked in at the same time as us. (of course, its a totally different matter that we never did follow their lead... hehe....)

We walked all the way in front of everyone else sitting there. After praying for a few minutes, and then admiring the artwork, we left. Absolutely nothing to it. Just stood up and walked out. My first visit to a church which was not a tourist place ended with no unexpected twists in the tale.

Yet there was something rather strange in the church. To the best of our knowledge, every church has a cross inside it, and sure enough, there was a cross in Hudson Church also. Behind the cross, there was a stained glass window (?) on which we saw a human form which must have been Jesus. The weird part was that we expected to find Jesus nailed to the cross, but He was nowhere to be found.

I'm still puzzled about it, coz I'm not sure whether every church has to have a cross, and that every cross has to have Jesus nailed to it...... Ah well, had I been a Christian, I might have known the answer to that one..... Invariably, one question leads to another. Now, was this a Protestant or a Roman Catholic Church with regard to the interiors ? Dunno again. Come to think of it, I don't even know the difference between the two.....

Being a Hindu by birth, I am somewhat familiar with the Hindu concepts. Now, I'm trying to explore what Christianity is all about. So far, I've read the Holy Bible and been to two churches, but my knowledge of this faith is limited to what I've read in books. My attempt to break through the ignorance barrier regarding other faiths goes on. Will I eventually succeed and gain a broader perspective on life ? Time will tell.....

Blogs away !!

What a crazy time for me to start blogging! With exams less than a week away, here I am, with my bottom glued to the chair and staring at the comp for hours at a stretch, instead of wisely investing the time I have left in studying for the all-important career-defining VTU exams......

Its pretty amazing how when you don't like something, you'll do absolutely ANYTHING to get away from it, if only temporarily..... If there was no upcoming VTU exam hanging over my head like the proverbial Sword of Damocles, in all probability I wouldn't have started blogging yet, wouldn't be Orkutting so much, wouldn't be following up on every purportedly "interesting" link in every forward I get, wouldn't be sleeping 8 hours at night and 4 hours during the day....... Ah, what a double life I lead!