My Family and Friends

Some of the important characters in my life.

Family:

Baapus- My dad. You could call him an intellectual. He's very serious outside home, but at home he's a complete monkey. He and my brother play these weird tricks on me, and then give each other high fives, and that really gets on my nerves. Is always on my side, even when I don't deserve it. Very hot-headed, gets angry really fast. His blog is: http://ankushjoshi.blogspot.com/.

Aai- My mom. She's round and chubby. A cleanaholic. She's so busy most of the time, that she doesn't get time to clean, and then I have to help her, and then I get irritated. She constantly nags me about something or the other. We fight A LOT and as she says, if she trys to help me with math, she ends up screaming her head off in the first ten minutes.

Omkar- My brother. There is no time of the day when we are not fighting. I mean, I bet we fight in our sleep! He's actually very cute and he listens to everything I say but when I'm in a bad temper I treat him really badly. I feel bad later. But sometimes he really annoys me. The only problem is that everyone in my family treats him like he's some kind of king, and I get left out. Of course, that's expected, seeing as I'm the older child. But it does get irritating sometimes.

Aajoba- My Grandfather. He's really helpful, but he expects a lot from me that I can't do. He's pretty old-fashioned, but when it comes to technology, he's got only the best and he deserves it! I could wax eloquent on his laptop for hours! I mean, the whole wide screen, high-definition experience. I love it! We clash a lot too, but most of the time it's my fault.

Aaji- My grandmother. She's got so many diseases that I wonder that she can stand upright! You have to give it to her, she does a lot of the housework even when she's ill. She expects a lot from me too. Gets along incredibly with my mom because they're both cleanaholics!

These are only the people who live in my house. The rest of my family is so extended that it's not possible to write about them here!

Friends:

School Friends: I've used nicknames because I don't want to disclose their real names. People from school, please do not disclose anything!

Anna- My soul mate. I can tell her anything and get good advice too. She gets angry really easily, and when she's angry she's dangerous! She's small, but powerful! I adore her.

Wuta- She's sporty and very active. Always raring and ready to do anything! We fight so much, you wouldn't imagine. I mean, over the tiniest things! At night camp last year, we had a huge cat fight that'll be in my memory forever.

Nix- She's really sensitive, and cries really easily. But she's my wackiness partner, we have a lot of fun doing stupid things that no one can understand. She's really sweet.

Prach- She's the most athletic person in our group. I can tell her a lot of things about myself. She stays away from gossip and scandals like a mouse from a cat! An excellent handball player. Does tend to be a bit pushy and is fond of pulling me down for some reason.

Chaitre- The typical all-rounder girl. She is the center of more than half of the scandals in our school. I can talk to her really easily. I share everything with her, and she tells me everything too! She's fun to be with, and gets irritated really easily. I love annoying her! Sometimes, she can be really rude, but most of the times she's OK. I hate her and I can't live without her! Shares my passion about all the HSM movies. The most popular girl in the whole school, there is no student from first to tenth who hasn't heard her name!

Ira- She is the decided head girl of our class. I mean, you know those girls who are so good in everthing that they have to be the head girl in tenth? She's one of those. Really popular, though not as much as Chaitre.

Nidhi- She's the craziest person I've met in my lifetime! We are both freakazoids in her language, and we do crazy stuff that no one can imagine. We both enjoy freaking people out. She shares my passion for books. Her blog is at http://nidhi-myonlinejournal.blogspot.com/.

Nammy- She is a lot like me and Nidhi, except that she is a lot more quiet and sarcastic. Loves books, music, and writing. Her blog is http://nammykrew.blogspot.com/.

Out of School Friends:

Anushka- We used to live in the same neighborhood in the US, and we grew up together. Now she's in Pune too, and we visit each other a lot. She's really fun!

Srijanee (Jenni)- We used to live together too, now she's in Bangalore. She's a kindred spirit, we share a lot of likes and dislikes. I talk to her about all sorts of stuff.

Deepti- She lives in my building. We're really good friends, we chat for hours on different topics. I like talking to her so much that whenever I go to her house, I end up coming home hours later than expected! She's leaving for her MBA in August, I'm going to miss her a lot! We're both bookworms, I've borrowed so many books from her. A fellow Gemini.

Dhananjay- Deepti's brother. He's obsessed with cars! Really nice to talk to. He helps me a lot with my school projects. According to one of those 'inner consciousness awakening' emails, he is my 'twin soul'. Did I mention that he is mad about Katrina Kaif and books?

Rhea- I met her at summer camp the first time. There was no looking back from then! We are pretty good friends and stay in contact even though she lives in Mumbai.

And that's about it!

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