Friends Forever

I came to Toronto knowing nobody left Toronto knowing so many people who are really close to me.

Before coming to Canada I was wondering what will happen because I don’t make friends that easily. Anyway, I am enjoying my vacations these days, and so was browsing the

old photo albums. That reminded me of how blessed I have been by God to get so much love from everyone around me. Its not everyone who gets all that love, and care, and I just feel really Blessed. I met Jappi and vickey on the airport where they came to take me to there home then I met Raman and Bikram on next day. Time was passing and my relationship with everyone was developing day by day.

This land was alien for me because I knew nobody over here however I never felt like that for the time I was there. I was getting all sorts of help whether I

needed to know about anything jappi was always there and with him I never felt I am alone in this part of the world, any university or anything related to studies raman was there to help me. Means I never feel like going out of home to know anything, any question in the mind they were there to help me. Then I got chance to know about Bikram, he is such a vibrant person with full of positive energy ,ready to go out for the parties any time and one more thing always ready with a plan for everything. Tough I met vickey on the first day but then after 4 months we really interacted and then I got to know about him and he is a kind of person who can never say no to anything. His Eliz incident is so memorable which was

a matter of fun for us but not for him. Then karan join

ed us at our place he is such a big cricket and club lover who can spend days without sleeping for both these things.Then what should I say about Robbie, fun loving person who love to laugh loud. And how can I forget his B’day party which I think I enjoyed more than him. He is really a wonderful person I have ever met.

I never thought in 8 months these people will become such an integral part of my life. Good friends

should not be measured only base on the time spent together. With good friends, one is able to have a more meaningful life. It is very difficult to have a definition of a good friend for everyone to agree upon. And When I was with these people I never really remembered my family and friends who were back home because these people were so caring and I feel so protected with them. And I always feel People who have one or more good friends will know how fortunate they are. With good friends, people would have higher self-esteem, confidence and motivation. And these are the people who always encourage, inspire, and support me. And I am thankful to all these people who always stood by me, they are the gem of a people any body can ever met.

CANADA CALLING…!!!!!

It was the 29 morning, I was to leave from my home to Amritsar from where I had to board a flight to Canada. My friends took some time off from there offices to meet me. My heart was filled with mixed feelings, on one side I was very sad because I was leaving my home, my friends, my parents and relatives but on the other side my heart was also filled with a bit of joy because I was going to place which I only saw in dreams and movies….
Finally I left home in the afternoon. In the evening, I reached Amritsar. And first went to the Golden Temple for the blessing for my future. Then I came back to my relatives’ place where all my other relatives gathered from different parts of Punjab, just to wish me good luck and see me off….Next day morning we left for the airport this was for the first time I was going to Amritsar International Airport, oh my God! You cannot call that place airport but anyways I boarded my flight and left India. During the flight I was thinking of the weather in Canada because everyone told me that its going to be too cold there…After half of the journey when plane landed in London. The Heathrow airport was amazingly beautiful. I was there for 2 hours and I was wondering what a beautiful place. But after 2 hours I continued my journey, went to the next plane and flew. Finally my plane started to tremble, I got a feeling that I have…. and suddenly an airhostess announced that we have reached Toronto, please tie your seatbelts because there are clouds here…I told myself, Harsh welcome to Canada. Finally landed in Canada and my uncle came to receive me. The moment I stepped out, one cannot imagine how cold it was. It was snowing outside and temperature was near -20 degrees. It was for the first time I saw falling snow but I swear I never want to see that again…
Now its been almost 4 months in Canada going through all kind of mixed feelings sometime I miss parents, relatives and friends but sometime I am so happy to be landed in such wonderful place. Now I have made new friends and am hopeful to have a prosperous future.