The Aftermath

It is always a pleasant feeling we would like to cherish over the past time, may be days, weeks, months or years. Not all have a feel good memory over the past. Some still haunts us while some vanishes as time flies by. After spending more than a couple of years in an alien country(not really though now!) like Australia I could very well feel time has changed my nature, attitude and my thoughts. Living alone away from our dear family has made us lead a life all together. Things that I have learnt here is plenty apart from my university studies. Have never ever spent money so conditionally ever before. Learnt the true value of money here. Many of my friends who have started earning their first penny feel happy managing their own living. At times back at home in India, I have wondered why dad and mum object me in talking in phone with my friends for hours. The same which I followed here cost me money which I had to earn all by myself. Some time I can help feeling proud of earning while I study which I had never done in India.

One thing my friends here and myself can boast of is by living all by ourselves.Self cooking has taught us to save money and spend it within the restricted budget which cannot be followed in India. Sometimes it is a really lazy job but most times it is fun cooking along with friends. Now we can be overlooked as modern day "Nalan". Many have turned to be excellent cooks totally part from their professional studies. A weird feeling in India which even I had when I was there was, "Foreign country is a land of oppurtunities: everything very much aristocratic: colourful ambience:most important "money trees grown in each backyard". Phew!! I tried to explain some friends and relatives that its not the reality we face here. None believe that. Even my picture sent with a scenic background or at a beach creates waves like, " Hey! look at the picture, this guy is enjoying a lot and struggles to spend his dollars, look at that...look at this".

I used to smile while I hear the comments and when shared with my friends here, it obviously erupts a guffaw. These pictures are sent to the family to make them feel happy about us and gives them some hope that we are happy. We still need to earn our bread(not just spend from the money trees from backyard).

Friends have always changed my lifestyle in all quarters of my life. I have seen people running after money and also people rushing to help their needy friends. Has the change of country corrupted the mind? Has friendly relations just an eyewash? People shed away from people as money becomes a major part of life. Each hour is considered important. I could differentiate between people here and people in India. Both being friends, I could see myself inclined to friends in India. One thing that can be fished out of controversy is EXPECTATIONS. Even I expect a lot from my friends. I feel bad if my expectations fail. Each person trying to outdo the other person inspite of being a friend. Can I call it a healthy competition in India? Yes! I can. But I can call the "J" factor here. J=Jealousy. Other one is "expect the unexpected". I am very happy and proud of my friends who are the greatest support for me. As a coin has two sides, same is with friends here. Iam always blamed for being so emotional and sensitive. But it has helped me to be a close friend to many of my friends. Its my strength as well as weakness. It has kept my relations alive till now.

This blog defintely is not a personal outburst of my feeling. Its the same for each friend living outside India. All this urges me to rush towards my dearest country. But My commitment pauses me. Still long way to just think about return. But waiting always fascinated me. It still is. One thing is sure. The world has become Survival of the Fittest. It will still be the same in the forthcoming years. Gearing up with confidence, I wish all my fellow friends to attain their dream goals.