Best Friend...

It is funny how a best friend's voicemail messages can cheer you up. In fact, they can really make your day or even drive that loneliness away when you are feeling a bit low at 1 a.m. The best part is that they can be the best de-stressor before an excruciatingly hard exam the next day. In fact, my best friend had a similar effect on me. My phone was dead for the whole day and I put it on charging at around 2 am at night while I was stressing out for my Biology exam which is the next day. I shouldn't be stressing out because I really hadn't studied much and it was really my fault but I was regardless. I just randomly picked up my phone to shut off my alarm from the previous night and I am pleasantly surprised to find 3 messages from my best friend. It is not that the content is so inspiring...but it is just her willingness to be silly and her willingness to talk to me...and just wanting us to be together and having our little talks about everything under the sun... and saying things like..."MINTYYYY....MINTYYY...PICK UP YOUR PHONE!" or something like "COME ON...PICK IT UP...ITNA TIME TOH MAIN BHI NAHIN LAGATI" or "MAHI...Come on...I love you...pick it up...remember I love you...! hehe"...her tone is so bubbly and sweet and she is just so fabulous!!! She is just the sweetest thing ever, you just can't beat her in anything...her sense of humor in unmatchable...and her ability to especially make me laugh is what really tightens our bond every single time!...in fact...I was motivated to write this just after I heard her messages even though I have an inevitable exam tomorrow!
So, thanks Darling for being there for me...and also for being your sweet, vivacious and kind self!!! You are honestly amazing and I appreciate you so much!!! We will have our little husbands one day and our cute little kids who will play with each other and become best friend too...and we will have those intimate nights with our sweet guys and truly make it count and I hope this feeling never goes away!!! And I love you too...and I hope I remain your only love! hehe...which I know is not true already! :(
Hehe...miss you!!! You are the best!!! Always be there and I will be here for you! :)

The heights of courtesy!

Today, I was just lounging around in the Foreign Languages Building with my friend and we were checking out brochures and pamphlets for the various countries around the world. I was a bit hyper so I was toppling over the place...well not literally but still. At the same time, there was this guy who was talking on the phone...he seemed European with dark curly hair and he had luggage in his hand. He was quite immersed in his conversation and had a thick heavy accent...but it was cute regardless.
So while we were looking at all the various countries, I kind of tripped on his bag...not exactly tripped but was about to fall over but I regained my balance just in time. He gestured to me with his hand and mouthed a sorry...so I said it is okay and moved on!

I had another meeting in another building so I had walked about a fourth of a mile away from the previous building and was just a bit lost in my own world!
I suddenly heard a sound from behind. Someone with a cute accent said "Excuse me."
Initially, I didn't turn around but I heard it again so I turned around and saw the same guy who was at the other building.

I initially thought that he might ask me for directions since it is a huge campus and it is easy to lose your way especially if you are not from there.

What he said next surprised me the most, which was: "I am really sorry about hitting you over there...I was on my phone and didn't realize!"
I instantly beamed and said, "It is totally okay...don't worry about it!"
I couldn't resist asking him, "You followed me all the way HERE just to say sorry!" and he actually said "Yes!"...He then said sorry again and flashed a smile...and I repeated that it was fine and actually thanked him...

That brightened my day a bit because someone actually following you and saying sorry just doesn't happen on the streets of Chicago. Nobody cares a damn, infact even if someone hurts you...they might not stop and say sorry...but this guy did...! Possibly because he was European and maybe from a land of courtesies!!! Awww...! [:P] It was so refreshing to see someone so courteous apologizing for something so minor and actually being genuine about it...

From that point on, I really saw the height of courtesy (such men are so hard to come by...honestly...I should have done something but...atleast I blogged about it...!)...and bounced all the way to my next Leadership and Managment meeting!