Those Things!

Weird or not, have you ever felt that to extract every little bit of an experience, it's the person that counts? Ceteris paribus, you change the person in the picture and it doesn't give you the same high? I sense it most of the time. There are these things that I do with some of my friends which plays a huge part in the way we relate to each other and no matter how hard I try, I cannot recreate the whole experience with anybody else. Here are some of them from my list

Coffee sessions at Coffee Day and ordering the same things - Tropical Iceberg with chocolate sauce, Chocolate Fantasy and chattering away for hours together is a very BTM and Me thing! We exchange news, views, gossip and what not when we have one of our meetings.

DB and I are loafing partners. Aimless walks, bike rides, laughing loudly on the road, sitting on the footpath and making faces; the only other participant in these inane activities is a bag of roasted peanuts IF and ONLY IF the weather is right.

Chims is the only person who I can talk to over the phone. Ha! We studied in the same school and this was pretty much how our day would be - Meet at the bus stop, yak yak, during the ride to school - yak yak, walk to the classroom, yak yak, between classes (via chits and notes) yak yak, bus ride back home, yak yak, on the steps (though both of us would be shaking thanks to our bladders) yak yak, run home, relieve ourselves, eat lunch, pick up the phone and talk for an hour at least - And here let me tell you that she stayed a floor above my house - Meet downstairs and talk all evening while sitting on the bench, get back home, speak for 45 mins on the phone and then meet again at the bus stop the next morning. No, we never got sick of each other and don't see that happening either. But I'm sure it drove our mothers up the wall :P

Food! Anytime, anywhere, any amount and Pits is always ready. You would be shocked at the quantities we can consume in one sitting. Don't get fooled by her frame. I really don't know where she hides it all. Ha! Food, she and I are going to be best friends for life.

To sing non stop with my guitar, try all kinds of voice modulations, covers, sing the same song 7 times in a row - PBR, there's no one else who will agree to all of it.

Shopping = Rith! If it's not my mom, the only other person who has the time, interest, inclination and patience to shop with me is Chubby. And it gives us all the time in the world to bond... 10 years now and you would think we'd beat Fevicol but nope! We still have a LOT to talk about. Fun times, I say :)

Somehow the artsy craftsy things are soul stirring only with Ro. Li'l Piggy and I share a common frame of mind and the same kind of things appeal to us. In simple terms, she just gets it :)

I can eat a chocolate rum tart from Melting Moments in that dingy little shop in the basement only with Xubs. I've tried many time to do it by myself but it just isn't the same thing!

Scrabble and Mom go hand in hand. It's a very "Us" thing to sit in the family room and play a game of scrabble while watching a movie.

My ice cream at Baskin Robbins without Drummer Boy is a wasted affair. I can't wait for him to come back. I have partially sworn off Bavarian Chocolate till then.

Something happens to Dhols and me when we're on the road. We start fighting like little kids, push each other into puddles and open drains, run around, try slipping each others shoes off, whack each other... I don't think there's anyone else who'll put up with such levels of madness.

I thought I was the only one who knew the lyrics of all those early 90's hindi songs. Then I met my Radio Partner. Tan tana tan tantan tara, Meri pant bhi, Ram jaane... all of them with the music and beats :P

I shall keep updating the list when I figure some more out.