A chat conversation with long lost friend

jayashreetoradmal: Is it shilpa vaidya

jayashreetoradmal is online.

Shilpa: yes

this is shilpa vaidya

:)

and Shilpa Varun mehta

jayashreetoradmal: :-o

r u in office

Shilpa: no sunday afternoon

jayashreetoradmal: wen will you be back in India

Shilpa: cooking some soup and fish

its cold here in NY

jayashreetoradmal: mmmmmm......

Shilpa: hmm:)

and tell me

hows life

busy is it

?

jayashreetoradmal: cool.....

Shilpa: good

jayashreetoradmal: wanna be more busy

Shilpa: ha ha

i know ur sucha hard working girl

jayashreetoradmal: where did you find Varun? Love marriage isn't it? ;)

Shilpa: he was in my mumbai office

we were not in one team

but in one office

and then i changed job

jayashreetoradmal: and surname tooo....

Shilpa: we were friends for long time

jayashreetoradmal: hah ha ha

Shilpa: ha ha ha

:)

naahi my parents were against this for sometime

but with time

everyone said yes

and here we are

the mehta surname ... does not make me a gujarathi

Varun comes from a panjaabi family

;)

even more confusing right

?

brb..poli aahe tavyaaver

bol

jayashreetoradmal: photgraphs.... load it on Picasa. I will send mine

Shilpa: they are

on picasa

i will share

i wanted ask you one thing

jayashreetoradmal: ?

Shilpa: you asked

sorry

you told me other day

you asked hetal -hirkani raut about my where abouts

jayashreetoradmal: ?

Shilpa: what made you ask her... when was I freinds with her...

?

i never even recall me seeing her after college

was she in Be Comp science?

i dont even recall that

jayashreetoradmal: even I was not in touch. I guessed never know........ may be

Shilpa: ok tahts alright

jayashreetoradmal: I just asked her about batchmates...

Shilpa: aah so she is good friend of your s is it?

i mean now

???

jayashreetoradmal: nothing like that casually!

Shilpa: hmm

jayashreetoradmal: she's working in HSBC

Shilpa: oh ok

yes after i got married

i was in hsbc pune for 1 year

jayashreetoradmal: ohhhhhh.

wen was this

Shilpa: but majorly i was with iCiCi infotech for 5 years

this was between 2003-2007

in hsbc i was in 2006-2007

jayashreetoradmal: ok

Shilpa: 2007 april i came to New york

jayashreetoradmal: so hows life!

Shilpa: life has been so kind

so far

jayashreetoradmal: hows work culture there

Shilpa: the work is good..lots of good friends around

and good colleagues too

sometimes miss family

but its just sometimes

i will make a trip to pune next year

kichoo and I asked every year

for past 3/4 years

on email

jayashree milali kaaa

?

she wud ask

and i wud say no

:(

but am so glad to now found you

missed u so mych

do you recall; tu kittie chaan veni ghalaychis maazhi

?

:)

jayashreetoradmal: same here

i miss both of u

Shilpa: after my mom; you are my only friend who was so supportive

:0

i thought u forgot us

jayashreetoradmal: please send her mail id

Shilpa: sure

i will today

rather i will send smita tai's id too

smita tai has 2 sons

jayashreetoradmal: i can never

Shilpa: kichoo itkee barik zhaali aahe

aani me itkee jaad zhale aahe

:)

jayashreetoradmal: forget u all

Shilpa: yeah if u forget us; then i will come there and phatke...

jayashreetoradmal: deepshikha!

Shilpa: she is also married

in mumabi

she was in 5 year army

not much in touch with anyone

i have her email id

i will send

what is ur son's name

?

jayashreetoradmal: NY madhe pan Phatke chi bhasha

Shilpa: :)

jayashreetoradmal: Yalach mhantat Marathi Bana

Shilpa: ha ha ha

jayashreetoradmal: Varun la detes ki nahi???

Shilpa: ha ha ha

jayashreetoradmal: Kalta ka tyala

PHATKE BHASHA

Shilpa: ha ha ha

bichare god navra aahe mazha

khoop premal

aahe

aani hushaar sudhaa

aani how is abhijit

?

mr abhijit toradmal

tuzhya lekaache naav kaay aahe

?

jayashreetoradmal: Kshitij.

Shilpa: ah ok

punyaat kuthe raahtes

jayashreetoradmal: Aniu hello ti sangtey pan type mich kartoy

Mr. Abhijeet Toradmal

Shilpa: aaaaaaaaaaaaah

jayashreetoradmal: :'(

Shilpa: are waah manje phatkech phatke

aata kalale mala

jayashreetoradmal: College chi raging athawali ka???

Shilpa: athavali

is she asking

or is this abhijit again

?

jayashreetoradmal: yups

both

Shilpa: :)

glad

nice to see the team work

punyaat kuthe rahtaa?

jayashreetoradmal: Magarpatta

Shilpa: nice

aani bola..

ur wife was very studious

aani would scold us if we did not do study

dararraaa hotaa ticha

jayashreetoradmal: I Invite both of you when you r back in India...Abhijeet

Shilpa: sure

when ever we will;

due to jobs we are taking turns

to come to india

jayashreetoradmal: Aata hi aahe darrara

Shilpa: ha ha ha

te disat aahe typist saheb :)

jayashreetoradmal: mi jaam ghabarto!

Shilpa: ha ha ha

mee pan ghabraayche

dont tell her

jayashreetoradmal: she's there

Shilpa: oh

ok

ok me naahi ghabraat tila

jayashreetoradmal: :D

Shilpa: :)

ok photo pathvaaa

me sudha photo links aani rest emal ids pathavte

glad to reconnect

aaata palte...jevan thand hote aahe...

tumha tighaanche photo paathavaa

jayashreetoradmal: OK!!!! nice to talk to you...

good night...

Shilpa: sure

same here

good night

bye

Manik Verma's "Lavite me Niranjan" - Lyrics

लाविते मी निरंजन
तुळशीच्या पाया पाशी
भाग्य घेउनिया आली
आज धनत्रोयादशी ||

आली दिवाळी दिवाळी
पाहाटेच्या त्या अंघोळी
घरोघरी जागवेती
माय मुली झहोपलेली ||


घरोघरी दीप ज्योती
वर्षाचा मोठा सण
क्षणोक्षणी होते आई
आज तुझही आठवण ||

चार वर्ष मागे होता
हात तुझा अंगावरी
कधी नाही जाणवली
हिवाळ्याची शिरशिरी ||

आज ज़्होम्बोतो अंगाला
पहाठेचा थंड वारा
कुठे मिळेल का आई
तुझ्या मायेचा निवारा ||

तुझ्या विना आई घर
सुने सुने से वाटते
आईन दिवाळी च्या दिवशी
तुझही आठवण येते ||

सासरीच्या ह्या संसारी
माहेरची आठवण
आठवती बाबा भाऊ
आणि दारीचे आंगण ||

अंगणात पारिजात
कोणी देई त्याला पाणी
दारी घालिते रांगोळी
माझ्या वाचून का कोणी ||

लाविते मी निरंजन
आई तुझ्या पाया पाशी
घोटाळते माज़्हे मन
जिथे उभे अंगणात
तुळशी व्रीन्दावन ||

दारापुढे लिंबा वर
साध घालतो कावळा
कोण येणार पाहुणा
आतुरला जीव भोला
लाविते मी निरांजन ||

It seems Manik Verma sung this song for me and Aai..... I wish I realised it years back..Any ways, Happy Diwali Aai...I am what I am because of you...

Regards,

आभाळ माया

जड्तो तो जीव
लागते ती आस
बुडतो तो सूर्य
उरे तो आभास


कळए तोच अर्थ
उरे तोच रंग
ढळ तो तो अश्रू
सुटतो तो संग


दाटते ती माया
सरे तोच काळ

ज्याला नाही ठाव
ते तर आभाळ
घन नीळआ ड़ोह
पोटी गूढ़ माया

आभाळ माया...........
आभाळ माया...........

innocence ~ at its best!

stairways to heaven

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold

And she's buying a stairway to heaven

When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed

With a word she can get what she came for....
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure

'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,

Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west,

And my spirit is crying for leaving.

In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,

And the voices of those who stand looking.

Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune

Then the piper will lead us to reason.

And a new day will dawn for those who stand long

And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,

It's just a spring clean for the May queen.

Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run

There's still time to change the road you're on. And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,

The piper's calling you to join him,

Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know

Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul,

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How everything still turns to gold.

And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last

When all are one and one is all

To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven..................!

~ ~ am still learning to appreciate the lyrics & Led Zeppelin......

arth umajla tevha...

ती गेली तेव्हा रिमझिम, पाऊस निनादत होता मेघांत अडकली किरणे, हा सूर्य सोडवित होता तशि सांजहि अमुच्या दारी, येऊन थबकली होती शब्दांत अर्थ उगवावा, अर्थांतुन शब्द वगळता ती आई होती म्हणुनी, घनव्याकुळ मीही रडलो त्यावेळी वारा सावध, पाचोळा उडवित होता अंगणात गमले मजला, संपले बालपण माझे खिडकीवर धुरकट तेव्हा, कंदील एकटा होता हे रक्त वाढतानाही, मज आता गहिंवर नाही वस्त्रांत द्रौपदीच्याही, तो कृष्ण नागडा होता
गीत	-	ग्रेस
संगीत	-	पं. हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर
स्वर	-	पं. हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर

Happy New Year !

[Here's wishing and hoping a Very Happy And Prosperous New Year to All ...!

~ a few more words...a few more poems, may they be born this year and cherished forever...

Regards