14th May ....... Just another Date ....What the heck in the Number ?

Well what’s in a Number hmm ?? …. Its Just a number … in this case a phone Number ….. just a friends US phone number …….. happens to be my dearest frieds phone number !!! 508-740-9811...... Thats the number Saved as Vijay in my Mobile ..... I call you some times and get the message as wrong number ..... I Wonder sometimes .... It was the same number we had so many conversations about life, our plans, the pain, the happiness , the birthday , diwali new year wishes ..... so many times we spoke and lived those moments. Telugu …… Well again what the hell ? …. Just a Language …. Happens to be one of the South Indian Language …….. what if you heard it first time from your dearest friend Vijay , I don’t Know why ….. whenever I hear Telugu …. My heart starts aching …… Why is this language become dear to me ….. whenever I hear someone say anything in Telugu …. They seem near to me & dear to me….. WHY ? Hyderabad ……. Just another South Indian City ….? Why does it ring bells in my ears whenever I hear the mention of Hyderabad …… why is it that Hyderabad feels another home to me ? I still remember that KSRTC bus I was in …. Next to the window …… and the that evening …… the whole Hyderabad started passing by from that window ….. frame by frame ….. each frame bringing all those memories of the time spent with you in Hyderabad …….. Each frame bought down tears …… with heavy heart I left Hyderabad …… Promising myself ….. Never to return ever to this City … which reminds me of those cruel memories of taking you on my shoulders …. To the brutal-burial ……. I wished never to remember that saddest part of our friendship …… First time in my life I felt alone …….. yes I was running away from the cruel truth of life that ….. you are gone to the place never to return …. Wanted to run away from everything that reminded of you ….. I ran away from Telugu, Hyderabad …. Those friends of yours in Hyderabad, your family, your Facebook profile , Your linkedin profile , your pictures …… the Terabytes of the Bhatkal memories of our Friendship ………. I wanted to run away from all that …… Its four years since then …. I could not run away ……. Because you were there permanently sealed in my heart as the only friend I could ever have so close …… Now I stopped running …. I Cherish those memories of our friendship ……. I see those pics to remember you , I hear Telugu to get those memories ……. Hyderabad is the best place I would love to visit …… those café with samosa’s , that Irani chai …… those Tankbund drives in the night ….. those Beers we had ……. Those Wills we lit …… so many of those great memories of Hyderabad ….. Those Bhatkal Engineering days ….. those night outs, those adventure trips to Jog falls, toodalli falls …… that accident we had on the main road , that drive back home from the jungle on your khatra scooter with no light ….. those fist fights we had …… There are enough memories running in Giga bytes to Tera bites ….. Enough to remember you the whole life …… Thanks Vijay ….. for being that great friend …… Its been four years & I am missing you !!! Few lines for you …. From another pained soul who had expressed on web ….. I think these lines express exactly as my heart is feeling …. Karoge Yaad Ek Din Karoge Yaad Ek Din Is Dosti Ke Zamane Ko Chale Jayenge Jab Hum Kabhi Na wapss Aane Ko Chalega Mehfil Me Jab Zikr Hamara Koi To Tum Bhi Tanhayi Dhundoge Aansu Bahane Ko Another one …. Aj rootha huwa ik dost bohat yaad aya Acha guzra huwa kuch waqt boht yaad aya Jo mery dard ko seenay main chupa leta tha Aj jab dard huwa to boht yaad aaya… Another one …. Ek dost wo mera kaha chala gaya.. Jana nahi tha jidhar wo waha chala gaya.. Kya rutha wo ki meri jindgi ruthi.. Aisa lagta hai ki mera jahaa chala gaya..

The Bypassians & AEC ians Meet on Murthys House Warming Ceremony

Dear Bypassians,

Its been quite some time had written to you all,

Recently during the Housewarming ceremony of Narasimha Murthy, we ad another occassion to meet,

Here are a few pics from that day,

Hope you all will be able to stir your AEC memories,

Let me know your feedback on re-starting the Bypassians blog,

I know all of us including me have reasons to be busy with our own lives BUT I think we should plan for a meet every now & then,

After the function & as predicted all were ready for a party & we did have a party till evening,

We also planned for a new trip to Madikere .... with overwhelming majority & consistant persual by Gopal,

Hence a trip to madikere is planned on September 2nd 2012 ..... Uday Shetty shall be the contact person regarding the logistics & Organizing committe,

Contact Uday for booking your seat on udaykumarshetty_2000@yahoo.com Mobile: 9886304606,

Apart from Uday you can also contact me somu.sk@gmail.com Mobile: 9448039562, Gopal - gopalganiyar@gmail.com Mobile: 9448082307.

Chandru will have some special entertainment items for the trip & you can reach him 9241706581 for details,

Below are few pictures taken from my cell phone, dont be surprised by seeing the unrecognisable faces compaired to our AEC times .... afterall these years away from the AEC Mess Dal & Masala with the great chappati & rice ..... most of the guys including me have put on quite a bit of fat.

So Imagine the earlier faces + add 20 KG of Fat  = You will see the current faces of all of us today....

Some new faces are not that unrelated .... they are brothers of Ashwin (Sachin) & also Ashwin's cousin from Bhatkal, Brother of Uday (Praveen), Ranjith Shetty & Prabhakar Shetty (Uday's friends).......

There is one face which you will be wondering of any of our relatives .... Nooooooo .... thats Vedamurthy Aliyas Mailari ...... who has become the construction / Builder seth .....

Apart from him the people who have not changed in shape & weight are ..... Murthy, Vishweshwarayya & Sameera Simha.

Let me know what you have to say .......

Cheers !!!!

Somu

2 years without Dost ....

Friend, Dost, yaar, pal, bro, dude, guru .. maga …. There are infinite names for them …. If you add chaddi or langoti to it … becomes much closer to you … chaddi-dost, langoti-yaar ….

How much ever older you get …. Whatever position / money we earn …. I bet we would have earned not more than one or two of these chaddi dost’s….  they touch your life more than anyone else in this world.

If you close your eyes, dig some of the very best moments of your life ….. you can see that dost always there with you, now even ever saddest … you see him sharing your pain. The affection & love of this dost is un-conditional … guiding you helping you, talking to you …. He is right there for you & you can always count on him.

He may be next door, next city next country …. Or thousands of miles away …… BUT in that moment when you are tensed, you are shattered, your mind not working ….. you take out your mobile type dost …call…. He is there ….. 5 minutes of talk … you are back to normal …. Abbe saale , kameny , kutte …. The call is over & so your stress.

I too had … I am sorry still have that number in my phone …. VIJAY KIRAN (508-740-9811) …..  I had pressed that call button to him so many times during the struggle of life ….. Spent countless hours talking to him, shared so many happy moments …. Starting with clearing that last hurdle of engineering called a back log , when got  married, when my son was born. Shared the tensed times when dad was no-more, when jobless, when had that first fight with wife …… he was always there …. Heard me patiently, gave his logic of life, solutions to my problems ……. Agreed on tons of things & disagreed on millions of times …… he was there.

25^th April 2010 @ 8.30 AM….. My birth day ….. Vijay called …. We had a great conversion ….. I put him on speaker phone …. He spoke with everyone ….. He was Happy & I was double happy ….. Theek hai be ….. saale 45 minutes baat kiya …… abhi USA me bahut late hai …. Saale baad me phursat se baat karange ……. Click….. That were the last words I spoke with Vijay

14^th May 2010 …..  he was no more …… gone …. ….. Saala kameena …… kutta ….  Dosti nibhaana bhool gaya …. Ya fir mai bhool gaya …. Saala could have called me once …… once …..  felt like calling that number , a million times …..

I felt half of my body, my soul, my confidence, my happiness , and my life was cut off from Me forcibly , Cruelly by a chain saw with blunt teeth ….. Pain then was unbearable … so it is now & will be there till my last breath.

Happy Friendship Day !!!!!!

Hey Vijay ... Its Friendship day again ...... Missing you so much ...be....

Where ever you are I Just wanted to wish " Happy Friendship Day" ....

Some one has written this poem for their lost friend felt so so much close to what I am feeling .....

I sit around and wonder,
and watch the days go by.
I look at all the pictures,
and ask, why did you have to die?

You've always been there for me,
because you were my best friend,
and I was always there for you
until the very end.

But now it's time to let you go,
your spirit now is free.
Even though you won't really be gone,
because you'll live inside of me.

So when we have to leave you
at your resting place,
I will always remember
your smiling, beautiful face.

This is hardly a goodbye,
so I won't weep anymore,
because now you're in better place
then you ever were before.

Even though that I will miss you,
and I'll think about you everyday
you'll always be my best friend,
and that's all I have to say.

Remembering Vijay- First year Death Anniversary on 10th April 2011 @ Hyderabad

“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure”

Kuch log dosti ko gam samajhte hai.....
Jo gam samajhte hai woh kam samajhte hai.....
kis tarah waqt guzar raha hai dosto ke bina.....
yeh koi aur nahi sirf hum samajhte hai.........

Guys … Time Doesn’t Stop …. But the last one year had been the most painful year of my life.

The Year without our friend Vijay …. The days without calling him….. The moments without those chats…. His empty Orkut page ….. his Linkedin profile …… Inbox without his mails…

The heartache of losing a fried like Vijay is the biggest punishment the GOD had given to me till now.

It’s been a Year passed without him ….

Vijay’s father had called me last week and informed that Vijay’s first year Death Anniversary is being done at Hyderabad on 10^th April 2011 in the afternoon.

I request all of you guys to be there tomorrow 10^th April 2011 in the afternoon in remembrance of Dear Friend Vijay.

The venue details are as below:

Hotel Swagath Residency,

Bombay Highway, KPHB Colony,

Kukat Pally, Hyderabad, 500072

+91-40-66323555,

+91-40-66324555

+91-9246523339

If any of you are in Hyderabad … please do come …. I am leaving to Hyderabad today.

You can also call me on my 09448039462,

Somu

All those earlier quotes come to my mind and writing these lines my laptop monitor is getting blurred ….

Karoge Yaad Ek Din

Karoge Yaad Ek Din Is Dosti Ke Zamane Ko

Chale Jayenge Jab Hum Kabhi Na wapss Aane Ko

Chalega Mehfil Me Jab Zikr Hamara Koi

To Tum Bhi Tanhayi Dhundoge Aansu Bahane Ko

Aaj rootha huwa ik dost bohat yaad aya

Acha guzra huwa kuch waqt boht yaad aya

Jo meri dard ko seenay main chupa leta tha

Aj jab dard huwa to boht yaad aaya

Dear Vijay,

The days will always be brighter because he existed. The nights will always be darker because he's gone. And no matter what anybody says about grief and about time healing all wounds, the truth is: there are certain sorrows that never fade away until the heart stops beating and the last breath is taken