Sunday, August 06, 2006

Encounter

Sometimes things happen unexpectedly, which you think only happens in films.
Something amazing happened last week which I am going to share with all you now.

Background:

I have a friend Manisha. I have never met her. We came across each other in an Orkut community. We regularly shared our views on branding, marketing, business etc. Then we started having chat on Google talk. But all conversation used to be restricted to business and marketing. On my birthday early in morning I got an Sms , wishing me, from her which somewhat shocked me. From that day onwards we shared sms from each other…but never talked on phone. As days passed we became very good friend. Daily we used to meet on Google talk to have a chat. Our friendship was limited to Google Talk and mobile sms.


The Meeting
Last Monday I went Matunga to meet my friends at Welingar College. We had decided that from Wellingker we will go to Shivaji Park to hang around. I got down at Matunga Station. But I realized that it will be better to go there from Dadar station. So I started to come down from the over bridge of platform. While coming down I saw a girl slowly coming on the bridge from opposite direction. When she crossed me her face seemed pretty familiar. Just after 2 seconds I realized she is Manisha ( coz I had seen her pic in album of Orkut). But I was not fully sure bout it. So I went ahead without looking back and caught Train for Dadar. Then I forgot about this encounter.
I met my friends in Wellingker and from there we went to Shivaji Park.

At night
I came home late at night. But I wanted to know whether the girl in Matunga was really Manisha or some one else. So I came online on Google talk and she was online. I checked my mail box in which I had received her mail in which she wrote….”Were you in Matunga today?” I was shocked to the core. Then we had following chat,
The chat is bit jumbled coz we kept typing without reading the reply.

Manisha: pitamah
when did u cum online?
me: ek hi shan hua hai
arre Manisha
I saw u today
Manisha: u didnt
me: what?
Manisha: I saw u
me: no I saw u
Manisha: arre seriously
me: u were going on the bridge
Manisha: u didnt notice me
nope
me: I saw you
Manisha: u were wearing white
me: yup
Manisha: bingo
me: listen u were going above the bridge
and I was coming down
Manisha: I gave u a 2nd look
n I guess even u were confused
me: after 2 sec I realised it was you
Manisha: even I was not sure
me: but there was 0.01% doubt
Manisha: thats y didnt bother
in my case there was 0.01 sureity
me: this is what we call missing by hair
hahaha
Manisha: haha
me: you are quite tall
and thin
Manisha: destiny
hmm
me: aneways achchc hua tu nahi mili
Manisha: y?/
me: I am damn boring while talking
Manisha: next time if at all I c u I'll stop in the middle
Manisha: hmm
m really surprised yaar
the way we met was really a game of destiny
very filmy u can say
me: really yaar
Manisha: such things r difficult to believe
but today it happened
me: if I tell this to my freinds they wil laugh on me
Manisha: hehe
dont they trust u?
me: they trust me.....but is this story beleiveable
Manisha: haaha
me: aap dhanya ho devi
aap ki jai ho
Manisha: even I was not able to believe n thot it was 1 more luk alike of Srinath
seriously
me: and this situation ki bhi jai ho
goodness
I am so much close to srinath
looks wise
Manisha: yup
but how did u recognise me?
me: your face
Manisha: but i had a pony
me: and I was sure it was you.......with a trace of doubt
you were more thin than I expected
and taller to
too
Manisha: were?
m not so thin also
me: oh
Manisha: but yeah m tall
5'8
wats ur height?
me: 5 '8
wow
5 '10
Manisha: hmm
me: u know I never go out of home
Today i was out after many days
Manisha: u knw wat made me give u dat 2nd luk
me: and itna bada haadsa ho gaya
Manisha: was ur thin moustache
me: ya
oh
hehe
what was so great in moustache
?
Manisha: jus remembered ur pics
thats it
me: hmm
but dont I have Hritik combo personality
:))
Manisha: so??
how does it matter?
wat matters is the inner u
sometimes I wonder
me: waah waaah
Manisha: what if I were not gud luking??
me: tussi great ho really.I am not flattering
Manisha: I wudnt have had so many fake scraps n frdship appeals
me: hmm
Manisha: thats y I NEVER entertain ppl who compliment my luks
it jus irritates at times
me: Maatey aap jaisa mitr paakar ham dhanya hue
Manisha: that how foolish cud ppl be to fall for luks
me: yup
Manisha: no seriously
me: I agree with you
khana kha liya
Manisha: long bak
me: I just came home half an hour back
had food
switched on PC
11:42 PM Manisha: hmm
form today on I firmly believe in destiny
such things can happen
me: hahaha
11:43 PM Today my day was made.I met my best buddies today...my all old friend and
above all I saw u
Manisha: so?
big deal yaar
me: its a big deal for me
Manisha: k.
11:44 PM me: friends are everything for me
hey chalo got to go
11:45 PM lets see when we will bump again
bye
Manisha: ok boss


As expected I told this story to my friends.Most of them thought that its just my another usual crap ie. they didnt believe me.
Dont know bout my blogger friends.

14 Comments:

At 11:50 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow !!
Now thats truly unbelievable !!

 
At 1:24 PM, Blogger starry said...

Unbelievable but then I have heard of people knowing who the other person was without even having seen a picture, just by the vibes.I think you two were destined to be friends and maybe something more also. I think it was your destiny.Thanks for stopping by my blog.Please come again.

 
At 8:54 PM, Blogger Saurabh Banerjee said...

When you had the doubt you should have stopped her and asked her.

 
At 11:55 PM, Blogger Nirwa Mehta said...

Interesting.. These things happen in movies, with friends, with friends' friends, but never with me! :-(

 
At 6:19 PM, Blogger Ashley said...

Oh my gosh!! That's great!! You know what, something must be in the stars, because I was at lunch with a coworker recently, and a guy walked by my table and I immediately recognized his face from his blog!! (Just the little profile pic!!)... but that's not nearly as interesting as you and Manisha. Is she from a strict family (are you?). If not, you should go on a proper date. Even if it's just meeting at a cafe like Barista for a coffee or chai.

 
At 11:34 PM, Blogger Ankit said...

Kool man ...u guys had a great moment !!

 
At 1:45 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh..Abhi..that's great..I'll resume keeping my pics on orkut...lolzzz

 
At 7:25 AM, Blogger Rimsie said...

thatsssssss sooooo cute >:D< heheheheh !!!!!!! u rock :-)

 
At 9:44 PM, Blogger ~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

oh ! i believe u ....

such things do happen ..... i have met some of my best buddies by mere coincidence ...

so , believe in luck and a higher power.

maybe , u very badly wanted to meet Manisha .. and God has shown you a way

tc then !

 
At 11:50 PM, Blogger Abhishek Upadhyay said...

@Varshita
hehe..I know.

@starry Nights
We were destined to be good friends...and we are.Thanks for stopping by.

@Saurabh
Thats what I still regret yaar....why didnt I stop her.

@Nirwa
These would have been my exact thoughts a day before this episode....but it happened.
Wait kar tere saath bhi aisa hi hoga.....keep driving on roads of a'bad koi na koi mil jayega.

 
At 11:55 PM, Blogger Abhishek Upadhyay said...

@Ashley
Wow that was more interesting than my encounter.Who was that person?

@Hanuman
So u changed your pic....good.
Hope so we meet again

@Ankit
Ya man.Howz life at Kolkatta?

@gangadhar
If you cant keep your pic then no matter.But keep your kid with you coz I will easily recognise him and hence you.

@rimpa
Haan re....mast hain na :P.

@deepa
After a long time got to see you.
Ya you are correct.If you want to meet some one destiny arrages it. :)

 
At 2:12 AM, Blogger rachana said...

hmmmm..aisa bhi hota hai!!!!

 
At 1:25 PM, Blogger dharmu said...

hey, i belive it happened ok?
*me seen calculating green dollars to be sent as fee*

this was one good read, and i must say i enjoyed every bit of it.

and hey, when u meet me acanak, u'll know re, the shining white 14 seater limo will b mine ok?

 
At 3:53 AM, Blogger Anil P said...

A coincidence!

 

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