'Aap jinke kareeb hote hai, vo bade khushnaseeb hote hai....'
When Pankaj Udhas sang this ghazal, probably he meant to highlight the effect of the presence and persona of the beloved damsel in the eyes of her lover.
I share the same feelings as Pankaj Udhas for these words.....and probably on the grounds of love too....but it’s still slightly different, for the ‘damsel' here is 'my dear roomie' and the love is more brotherly than anything else.
I first met my roomie after 2 days of staying together at room 119. This can probably happen only with guys that they can live under the same roof yet not know the other person for days!! Even during mess hours, something or, the other used to make sure that we didn't meet each other personally. Finally…we met courtesy our beloved neighbor 'D Mehra' and now 1 year at XL....he is my closest buddy.
I have never seen anyone in my life who is so simple, pure and emotional at heart. I never imagined that a guy could cry for me, seriously!! It’s amazingly sweet how he cares for me as a friend and yet fights with me on small-small things.
@Dewan: I really loved our all 'bakar'sessions', 'Altaf Raza songs' and 'tu-tu main-main' and I know ‘Meet Chandresh Kacchy’ will be jealous but still I love you man!!!
Probably the only nice thing that XL brought in my life are the friends that I got here....Meet (1+i), Gadimaaaaaa, Sumedhaaaa, KDRRrrrrrrr, Annnaaaaaa, Divya, Kunal & Dewan. I really cherish knowing them all. It’s always nice to have people around who really care for you...thankfully I have been blessed with more than a couple:-D
Room 119 @XL is the one which brought me close to a lot of people mentioned above. It’s undoubtedly a very special room in TFEMR for a lot of reasons. But the reason it is for me is, that it's the only room in the TFEMR which stays fit in its small space with the smell of the mess food lingering around and yet gifted with a heart and a soul that reaches out to everyone who has ever been blended in the XL mystique and culture.
A lot of us sometimes miss acknowledging the small things in our lives coz we feel it’s obvious that we value them. I do not want to make the same mistake as others.
I really want to thank Room 119, Meet, Meeti, Kshitij, Garima, Soumya, Kunal, Divya & Dewan for being a part of my life @XL. I love you all!! Thanks for being my friends :-)
