Tribute to my dear friends!!!

FRIENDZ4EVER is a friends' gang comprising of Achu, Jay, Kiru, Gayu, Rads, Sowmy, Nive and Arch.. The origin of our friendship goes to the beginning of our college life.. After finishing the hectic twelfth standard with different entrance exams like the IIT, AIEEE, BITSAT, TNPCEE etc., we (last five people in the above list) landed up at PSVPEC to persue our engineering.. I first enrolled for the EEE department at SASTRA.. Due to many reasons, I had to leave that college. I ultimately had to attend the tnca counselling for getting into the engineering colleges affiliated to the Anna University.. I opted for ECE department at PSVPEC.. The college is nearly 20km from my home.. The college bus was the only means to reach the college.. The first day of my college came.. I waited in the stop for the bus.. All faces were new to me.. But, the four people other than me from the above list had previous acquaintances with each other.. Sowmy and Gayu were from the same school.. Nive, Sowmy, Gayu and Rads went to the same tuition centre.. I was from a different board and hence didn't have any chance to have anything common with the four.. For the first few months, I would get into the bus, sit alone and will be peeping out the window to look at the road outside to time pass the travel of 1 hour.. As days passed, I was surrounded with weekly tests, internals, practicals, assignments etc... I started spending my morning hours of bus journey for skimming through the various test topics.. That was the time when I was very much concerned about doing my works with 100 percent perfection..

The days passed by.. And I started mingling a little with the quad.. By the end of the first year, Sowmy and I became really close that we started sharing everything that was between us.. We both prepared together for the semester exams.. And during the sem holidays, we went out to the Citi-Centre.. That was my first outing with friends.. Though me and Sow were of different departments, we had three subjects in common during our third sem.. We prepared the common subjects together.. Then time came when the first year exam results were to be released.. I didn't get the marks I expected.. It was Sow who was with me, consoling me, encouraging me by telling that marks aren't the only factors used in judging people.. At this moment of time, I would like to thank her a lot for being with me at that time (when I faced disappointment for the third time in my life). She was very much caring towards me.. Her care and concern mitigated my pain caused by the disappointments.. We started solving maths every saturday evenings.. I still remember the concepts of the Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Z Transform, PDE and the Boundary Value Problems we learnt together.. Before the internal exams of Data Structures, we used to discuss the various topics.. And EVS will always turn to be the ultimate comedy piece.. I still remember the way we went to senior's house in the rain to get the book of Digital Electronics by Salivahanan.. :)

We prepared well for the exams.. We saw OSO together in her house during the semester hols.. It was on Jan 26'2008 that we got our results.. And because of our efforts and mainly because of Sowmy's encouragement and prayers I could be an achiever for the first time in my life.. Thank yu Sowmya, once again..

Our group studies kept continuing for the fourth sem too.. Saturday evenings we spent time solving probability.. I had so much of problems in my class.. Not only Sow, but even others- Nive, Gayu, Achu, Jay n Kiru helped me a lot in comin out.. That was the time I realized how caring were the people around me.. Thanks a lot to each and everyone who helped me overcome the distress I suffered..

Though Sow, Gayu, Nive and I belonged to the 4 different departments, and, though, Achu, Kiru and Jay were one year junior to us, it was the route 2 PSVPEC bus that united us.. I can never forget the bus journey in the evenings.. We used to have a lot of fun making fun of each other, making fun of other comedy pieces.. Petrol thaatha, Smoker, Cycle Hero, Kamalakanni( and other staffs) are all worth mentioning.. The games of Antakshari, Dumb C, Who's Who, multiples of 7 we played were all the best moments we have had.. Kiru's Dumb C homework is another piece of comedy..

Beyond the route number 2, there was another factor equally responsible in strengthening our bond.. It's nothing other than our favourite Chat Shop at the Nilgiris.. Our dear uncle Lal Chand(as we assumed it to be) would damage us by preparing paani puri as soon as he looks at all of us.. :-P The Sabari flats of Rads is another thing we can never forget.. And I do remember our dialogue- "Hum treat ke liye kahin bi jaayenge" .. :) In between we attended Shylu akka's marriage.. We went to the photo session with the seniors.. All these were some of the enjoyable moments we had..

Within no time we 5 became the seniors of route 2.. :) Being our final year we celebrated each and everyone's birthday.. The final year was the best time I ve had in my life.. Spent 75pc of the time with the friendz4ever gang inspite of projects and other academic works.. And the way my friendz celebrated my birthday is ultimate.. Words are not enough to thank my dear ones.. I really love all of them in that gang.. Love them all soooooooooo much..

Thank yu all for being supportive in me getting placed.. I know how each one of yu had prayed for me during my two days of aptitude and interview rounds.. I could feel how happy yu all felt wen I told I got placed in the Cognizant.. Thank yu all so much.. I ve never had such loving ppl in my life before.. I wish our friendship keeps rocking always as our gang name says.. :) And I believe that we all will always stay in touch, message daily, talk frequently, do online chat, meet once a week and remain the best frenz 4 ever..

This post is as a token of tribute from me to all my friendz belonging to the friendz4ever gang.. THANK YOU ALL, INFINITE TIMES.. LOVE YU ALL LOADS AND LOADS..


-Archana Parthasarathy