She was just as I had imagined, her rounded spectacles, her classy selection of colours, her magnificent smile, when I saw her walking towards me after three years, one month and twenty eight days, she was just as I imagined. It was three years, one month and twenty eight days ago that we first met, a truly serendipitous discovery in every sense of the word. The memories of her lies in the most vibrant colours available in my mind, these images boast some of the most wonderful memories I will ever have to cherish. People say a long distance relationship is hard, it may be true in case of a relation that has a future with a wedding and kid in it but not for friendship, it can survive some of the harshest conditions that the nature can throw at it, it can be deceived sometimes but not deceived always, it may have some dark days but it sure will come around and the friendship will flourish.
It was on a warm sunny April 12thway back in 2009 that I met her, we were sitting next to each other in the examination hall for IIT-JEE, I had wonderful plans for the day and so did god but it’s not the case that I did anything for either. Half an hour into the examination I was pretty sure this is not going to happen not with three answers a zillion random guesses and that’s when she caught my attention. She was sitting there doing most humorous things in the world, at one point in time she actually held her hair up and used her question paper for a fan, Oh! God I wanted to fall to the floor and laugh my heart out. But then she turned around and it was as if destiny bought us together, a friend for life served in a platter.
Now if you had by some chance came from Indiblogger, you must be wondering what in the world does this have anything to do with the internet, this doubt is sure to rise in any readers mind who understands that this was submitted under the tag “Internet is fun”. The ambiguity is because the part where internet played any part is just about to come up. Those who just lost it here try this link here.
So as I was saying we met for the first time, but this is not a love story it’s a friendship story so just one meeting is not going to suffice, we should meet again and we did too( otherwise there won’t be a story to tell. Would there be?). We left the hall with just a smile and I had her name and knew where she was from. That night I had the stupidest idea ever why not Google what I have, then the popular network was orkut and I searched for her there. I still think what if I had second guessed it, I would have been really stupid had I not been stupid then, I would have missed meeting my best friend and would not have even known that. Oh! Yes I found her on the first try, I send her a friend request and she accepted, we started talking and we chatted and then orkut became Facebook and then messages and then calls and now, three long years have passed and thanks to some stupid decisions and the amazing world of internet I had a friend, not just any friend my best friend was discovered hence.
When I think about it now it occurs to me had I there not been there, had there been no Facebook or had there been no orkut, I would never have had her, never would have got to know so well a wonderful human being and above all a magnificent and irreplaceable friend. Isn’t it wonderful what you can find in the internet these days? I tell you this internet is not all a fairy tale, there are dark corners in the internet that’s is better not talked about but it’s not an evil place to be, the vast majority of it is marvelous, the vast majority is about sharing, friendships, chatting, getting to know and exchanging ideas. Internet sure is fun when you get discover something marvelous in the tangible web!
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Good post! I guess many of us have indeed found friends through the internet!
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@ dannySimon That's Sooooo true!
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Loved reading the story of your friendship.
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I see my moms joy at discovering friends from school whom she had no hope of finding. I know what you mean.
Nice post!! 🙂
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Lovely Post!
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A nice case in favour of the social media…! 🙂
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cute story
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@Ramakant Thank you, Its my pleasure I could entertain you!
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@Shreya Yes! that's great that you could relate to it!
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@vdoodle Thank you!
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Arvind Passey There is lot in favor of social media, the problem is that the crooked ones among us always find a evil way to use all the good things around us!Thank you!
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@Neha thank you! its such pleasing that it came from a cute lady such as you!
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I have found many friends thru Internet… lovely post 🙂
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@Deepa! Oh! many! including me I suppose? 🙂
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This is a good story boy!
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You know, you actually make readers get nostalgic to their pages of life…
umm… well…loved it!!!!
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Great start to friendship
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Its wonderful narration…keep going..
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Lucky you. Totally agree with Mr Emerson.
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Indeed all this social networks are grt place to be :)..nd lovely read
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lovely post.frndz 4ever..nice concept..
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Social networking has penned many such lovely stories,,I cherish many a friends I am nlesses because of facebook! all the best for your entry
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Love this story! So sweet and so true 🙂
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@The Solitary Writer, Thank you its true too! 🙂
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@Anjali Thank you that's really lovely of you!
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@Jerly Thank you!
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@faisal Thank you!
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@Renee Thank you for the support!
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@Mak Thank you, You cant argue with him, he always has a pennant to say the right things at the right time.
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@Prathi You never know what could spring out of them at any time, they have managed to constantly surprise me with many amazing people and their innovative ideas.
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@Sammy Thank you very much!
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@The madrasi, That's great thank you,
Its true that you meet a lot of truly remarkable people here on the internet especially in Google plus which has several circles dedicated you passions alone! such a nice place it is to meet and understand people who share that special something with you.
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@Rachael Emma thank you!
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very interesting indeed! i specially liked that you chose to talk about friendship and not the more usual love stories 😉
All the best to you!!
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Neat post and loved your story, cute 🙂
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@Saher Thank you! There is lot from where this came from, i have simply being apprehensive about writing about my on going relationships, you cant be really true with it, You may hurt someone in the process.
But I will write more about my friends soon!
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@Neha Thank you!
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The world as we know it wouldn't exist without social networking. I'm glad for it too. Some of my favourite people today are ones that I have not yet met in person.
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Cute one 🙂 and, guess it's true for many of us… 😀
You know what, I too took long distance relationship as centre point in my post, though with another angle…
Loved reading…
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Congratulations !!!
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WOnderful post..it reminded me of my friend who met a special someone on orkut ..became friends..then a very good friends… fell in love and finally married… needless to say they have been happily married ever since..
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postingan yang bagus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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nice friend sheep
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