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Hi Ishi,

Maybe the top u wearing in the pic below doesn’t really say the truth ... I might sound very bitter and rude ... and not that I have the right to say this ... but I do not have the habit of being sweet and sugary all the time unlike some people here ...

You said 30th ... so it was meant to be 30th. Am not trying to be defensive ... and when I asked for an apology ... it wasn't just a sorry to get away with it! We're all grateful to u for coming up with something as great as BUF ... or maybe I should speak for myself ... I am really grateful to you ... but I think you're being a little impulsive. I have no right to be judgemental and please I don’t want any comments from people confronting me because there's been enough "politics" here already. The very foundation of BUF has shattered ... and you abandoning it, is as good as just deleting the thing forever.

I would suggest that people who haven't written more than 1 post here or haven’t been around in a while now without a reasonable reason automatically disqualify the membership of this blog . Instead of just being concerned about BUF's reputation and its 40-member status ... we all should probably concentrate on its main aim i.e. "Between Us Friends". There are certain people who're tired of BUF already ... they should and I suppose, are free to leave, there's nothing that’s forcing them to stick around anyway. And I hope quitting BUF will not affect our personal relationships as such.

I hope tomorrow if you or I, choose to quit BUF, it should not affect our personal relationship (that was a general statement).

You're now probably thinking that if I am going on and about "how things should work" ... maybe I should help the admins and face the challenge myself... I would love to do that ... only if I didn’t have certain constraints, which I can not talk about over here. You might also be thinking it to be just another excuse, and everyone here has one ... then well I guess it’s not just for you (/admin) to try convincing people to stay here.

Referring to your point number 2, then I guess we're better off with our own individual blogs.

There was a certain connection between the people here ... the blog has lost its essence because of things I, and am sure most people, are not aware of.

Its high time that we find a way out. Either all of us come together and try to make things better (which I appreciate Ishi for, because she tried her best) or just say goodbye to www.betweenusfriends.blogspot.com

Leaving the blog on its own would probably end up in one or two persons putting the posts up initially but eventually it'll be a dead place.

I guess it would be a lot better for all of us to leave the place gracefully and cherish the time we have spent here and not to forget the efforts of the admins, instead of doing what this "UPDATE" reads.

I did not mean any offence to ANY ONE over here ... I see myself as a very practical person ... if anyone here feels am wrong ... to be honest I don't give rat's behind! And if you're with me then lets come to a solution instead of running away.

Ishita and the admins, this wasn't meant to be a personal attack, and if you feel so, you're most welcome to kick me out of this place. I promise, I will have nothing against anyone, and I mean it!

Thanks & Regards,

Loon Gal ( Olly )

P.S. You have the right to delete this post, just in case it sounds too inappropriate to you.

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A Train Journey ... not as exciting as Jitendra's .. but definitely a memorable one.

Ever since I remember ... I've been singing at school ... be it the school choir or those independence day "Aé mere watan ke logon" songs or Malayalam folk songs for the television or ...

I was in 9th grade ... when there was a Social Science Exhibition at school ... apart from a lot of exhibits, a Group Song and a Group Dance were a part of it too. I was one of the singers for both the singing groups. After a lot of hardwork and practice we got through the inter-school level ... the regional level ... and now it was the National Level competition in Dehradun. In case you guys don't know I've done my schooling in Mumbai ( India) which is 1578 kms from Dehradun. A lot of exhibits from our school were to be taken to Dehradun as well since they had got through the Regional Level as well.
Our music teacher prepared us really well for the competition and also gave us lessons on how to behave there. It was a 15 days long trip and we were asked to be well-equiped (clothes, medicines, money, etc)
The day before we were travelling ... I got a shock from one of the teachers of our school that since the girl who was incharge of the exhibiton was taken ill ... I would have to cover her ... and learn all about the exhibition, the significance of the exhibits, etc NOW! Born smart (ahem ahem) I picked up quite a lot of stuff .. and made a lot of notes to be referred while on my way to Dehradun.
We asked our teacher about 100 times if the train tickets were confirmed and what kind of a train it was. We were always assured that the school cares for us and there will be adequate arrangements for us.
The D-Day came ... and we went to the station. There were about 24 of us (incl. 3 teachers and a few students from a school in Pune) and once again a shock ... number of seats reserved = 10 !!
I don't remember the name of the train ... I guess Dehradun Express ... but can never forget the time it was supposed to take to reach Mumbai ... which was 42 hours!!

I had never been on a train as disgusting as that. Being someone, who had never travelled even in local Mumbai trains ... I was flabbergasted when I got to know about this arrangement.
Shouting at us ... and complaining about her old age (40-something yrs), the Music teacher always managed to lie flat on a seat and pretended to fall asleep .. while we would beg for seats and accomodate 3 people on one at night.
She would forget all about the precious music instruments and oh did I tell you what we did with the exhibits? We left them lying there outside the Bandra-railway station because the music teachers obviously didn;t seem to care about them ... and well .. there was not enough space to accomodate them along wth our luggage,us , the music instruments,etc.
I was the happiest person at that time btw, since I wouldn't have to go on presenting our school exhibits to people. So happy ... that I tore off all the notes while on the train ... and shouted "Yayyyyyyyy!!!" and my friends clapped! (Ok I know that was lame lol)

Anyway coming back to the train experience ... there's more to come ... in these kind of trains you obviously know what to expect when it comes to the crowd. I guess the most desperate people of India choose to travel in such trains. Guys with their tongues hanging ... oggling at young school girls could be seen everywhere.

Thankfully ... to add some excitement and fun to our trip ... there was a group of guys travelling with us from Pune. They were all Maharashtrians and they taught us some really funny Marathi songs. They would tease me a lot ... coz I was(am?) one of those fat geeks who would have loads of fun but not take any nonsense from anyone and not let anyone harm or hurt my gals and boys! (Well ! I was asked to take care of my school group ;p)

42 hours of discomfort yet fun ... got over sooner than we realised ... singing competitions with other school groups ... playing cards ... some palmistry ... and lots more ... these were the things we remembered and missed once the trip got over!

And yeah in case you're wondering what happened to the exhibits ... they came the next day on the next train and I was asked to present the exhibition ... I had to literally make-up stuff since I had torn off all my notes, etc. The show was well managed ... we didn't win anything but the whole experience was a fabulous one ... not to forget some interesting incidences like "The monkey who stole the purse" and "Loony learns how to wash her undergarments"

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Had written this post in January, 2006. I won't call it my favourite post but for some reason I have always liked it. Let me know what you guys think :)

"Why do people care so much about looks? What makes some people like a face that others don't? Is there a universal standard of beauty? And if so, what is it? And how far will people go to achieve it?"

Source:Why Looks Matter

Does anyone have an answer(s) to the questions above??

Was just surfing yesterday when read these lines somewhere … and it got me wondering as well. So I thought let’s put it up here and get to know what others have to say about it.

Why should one be beautiful??? Yeah you can’t really define beauty … but then why do Indian men write in the matrimonial columns of the newspapers – ‘Looking for fair,slim,beautiful and smart girls … ’ How is a girl supposed to know what is beautiful according to him?

Just as the writer above asked, what exactly is the standard of beauty? Why can not we have normal looking girls, girls like you and me, walking the ramp? Is that hour-glass (read twigs) figure a standard? Or those actors on the big screen, who’re all nicely made-up, gotten their nose done and breasts enlarged, botox treatments and several similar treatments done??

Looks are something we were all born with … no one had an option then … the most one can do is get his/her hairstyle changed, wardrobe changed, hide the pimples and scars, etc etc … still the basic personality doesn't change unless the inner self changes! I would in fact laugh at someone who would not talk to me just coz i look bad (in his terms)! Heh! Even if I’m ‘ugly’, am I to be blamed for it? Of course NOT!

I know this post is going nowhere, don’t even know how I started with it … and don't know how to conclude it either … But there was something I wanted to convey … it’s out of experience am talking … It’s not that I always thought like this … in fact it’s very recent I realised and understood what the real meaning of beauty is!! Initially looks do attract, but i guess it remains as an attraction always … in the end all matters is how confident you are, how you carry yourself. You got to love your own self , only then you can expect others to love you for who you really are,including your imperfect looks, isn't it? I guess am trying to convince my own self here … lol … but yeah I needed to write about this here or somewhere or anywhere where people could read me … Am also aware that it’s a real clichéd subject … but when I read of girls committing suicide just coz ‘they don’t look as good as her friends are’ … or similar other reasons … it surprises me! I want people to understand that “Looks do count to a point, but they are not the whole enchilada.” This doesn't only refer to the ones who have an inferiority complex but to those who laugh at the not-so-good-looking people!

We all need to recognize that we are a beautiful creation of God. : )

I hope I didn’t bore my readers much … but am sure you all agree with me … and you want to add something to it, please go ahead…

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