Way back in 98-99, I was drawn towards the concept of pen pals. Tried making friends, got to know few people, about their country, their culture and what not. The geographical diffusion normally does not allow for sustenance of such relationships.
Nevertheless, I managed to make friends with Lisa Milburn. We have had about 80 odd e-mail exchanges and countless messenger sessions. After all that, when it came to the point of wanting to attach a face behind the mails / messages, the above picture is what I received from her.
It is not an ordinary passport size photograph, nor is she posing at the camera meaninglessly the way I am doing here. Going the extra mile for someone whom she has never met and will never meet was a gesture that completely floored me.
We have lost touch, but Lisa (the one holding “S”), I hope you get to read this.
P.S. Mind you, the picture is no trick and is not a prank like the one I played here.
pen pal friends poi ippo blog friends vantha kathaiyai aayiducchu!!!
ReplyDeleteVaalu poi kathi vantha kadhai ?
ReplyDeleteChanging with changing times never goes out of fashion you see !!!
How sweet :-)
ReplyDeleteSweet things happen with sweet people. Hey Lisa looks cute!!!
BTW, what did ram say? I er didnt quite get it.
PS: Am Glad!!! Really glad to know ur heart's intact. I threw away mine cuz I didnt know what to do with those broken pieces lol!!! But I love the pink in the pic.
Congrats Somu..! Friendships..don't have distances.!
ReplyDeleteCool.. Like u i too got very much interested in penpals.. only that i ended up in having couple of penpals from India.. tht too in TN..
ReplyDeletethats truly a wonderful relationship.. nice to hear tht u too have someone like tht... :-)
The most beautiful relationship anyday is Friendship:) and the one who has friends is the one who can smile on a gloomy day.This was a wonderul feeling u shared with us somu:)
ReplyDeleteSmyta,
ReplyDeleteOops, the pinch hurt ! It's really nice to have these friends. Faceless, yet you can comfortably bring them under the friends category !! Care, concern, affection, love and what not, they shower you with just about everything.
I got your response. So chill. :o)
Sonal,
ReplyDeleteRam said, we have all moved from pen pals to blog pals.
True na ?
Hi Narayanan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in. And you said it right. Geographies don't matter when it comes to friendships, and thats why they create history !!!
Anand,
ReplyDeleteFrom TN ? Well am from TN too... And hope you can take a hint ;o)
Neels,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. A friends smile is probably the only sunshine that I might see in a day !!! As I write this, am humming,
"Day by day Day by day,
Vaazkai payanam day by day,
Moolgaatha shipey friendshipa"
Sonal : And that means, in live's cruise, the only ship that does not sink is friendship. From AR Rehman's classic "Mustafa Mustafa" Song.
Ganga,
ReplyDeleteWe don't get to choose our relatives... But friends we choose. That's probably why the bonding is so much greater :o)
What say ?