Miya & Ruh,......Happy Bday to YOU :)!!!

I have a question. How do I write about someone whom I don’t no much about??


If you have any answers do post them to me at I-have-a-better-idea@keep-them-to-yourself.com

It was a rhetorical question!

So, this is the state of affairs up till now. As I was too lethargic to send my best friend a birthday gift, I decided to write him a post on my blog. Astonishingly, there was such a remarkable response to it that people actually came up to me to put them on the spot light in my blog.

Now I’m not sure if they know that my readership is limited to about 20 to 30 people; but suddenly I have become the one who can give them their one minute glory. So in turn I decided that I would write a post for every one of my friend’s for their birthdays*.

There is a saying in that goes around in the commerce colleges in Mangalore (that’s my hometown) “if the topic of the essay is cow, and you have no idea about it, then talk about the tree it was tied to”

Well that is exactly what I decided to do when this guy came up to me and said, “Bhabhi, mere birthday ke liye plz aap mere bare mein blog likhna.”

At that very moment, I was in a state of mixed feelings. On the one hand I was elated that I had the honor to do something like this, and on the other hand I was actually concerned, till then I really didn’t know much about him. So instead of writing about the tree I was determined to get to know the cow better!

(Drumroll…………)

INTRODUCING:

From the capital city (Jaipur) of the hottest state (Rajasthan) in India, standing tall at 6 feet (and I agree that you are taller than Kabir), weighing about 150 lbs (I guess! coz I believe if a guy isn’t allowed to ask a gal her weight then it works both ways); ever smiling, ever sweet (even when he is annoyed) and a allure which you will remember a lifetime!

Ladies and gentlemen presenting to you, the one, the only NIKHIL MIYA BAZAZ…..(please note these three names belong to only one person and they are not to be misunderstood as three separate people like Bodie, Kane & Marcus an inside joke.) AKA ‘Tharki aadmi’ (But I’ll still stand by you on this one. You don’t even come close to it!)

A little more about Nikhil: He is this delightful, charming and fascinating guy; your typical chocolate-boy with a twist! Not only is he smart but also very impish in the nicest ways. One look at him and anyone would easily get the wrong impression about him as a hushed & bashful person. But pay NO heed to his looks- “Dhoka kha jaoge!”

Nikhil is also dotingly called ‘Miya’ (i.e. when everyone is done calling him ‘tharki’). If your wondering what Nikhil’s full name is here is the mystery reveled:

It is Nikhil-Miya-Bazaz. I didn’t comprehend this “funda” either. But unlike you I’m a very curious person. So I got after him one evening and asked him to unravel this secrecy for me.

He told me this fantastic story about how the ruler of Jaipur had specially adorned his family with this title (getting his family the number one position of the world’s most unique surname in the recent survey of most unique surnames by Pavithra Nayak). He is actually an ‘Agarwal’. (Unfortunately, thanks to my amazing memory, I don’t remember anymore of this story). But fortunately for you Nikhil is ever ready to tell this anecdote with all the niceties (highly recommended).

Discussion about Nikhil, without mentioning Ruhi would be like talking about Jai without mentioning Veeru**. They are in each other's pocket (metaphorically)! At first, like everyone else I just assumed they were dating. Don’t judge me; I know I judged too quickly! In fact just like Kabbie and me they are “Best Friends” and another classic example ‘BOYS AND GALS CAN BE JUS FRIENDS’.

Amusingly, they even share just a day’s difference in between their birthdays.

As Ruhi was being turned upside down and slapped on the bum on the 4th of August 1987 in some hospital in the capital city on India (Delhi), Nikhil decided that he would let her go and check out if the world was safe for him to be born on the 5th of August 1987 in some hospital in Jaipur. (After all Ruhi is Nikhil's mama, again inside story!!)

A smidgen about Ruhi: She is this very lovable, down to earth and delicate little girl who hails from Delhi and does the cutest of impressions. She is very thoughtful and warm and will never let anyone out of any conversation. She has a ‘BIG DOGGIE’ (this is an impression no one else can imitate) named Tuffy, and she loves to call him on top of her bed ‘come uppie uppie!!’

These two are very beloved to me as they share similar passions like mine. Long walks along the campus when it drizzles lightly; sitting in front of mess 1 and jus watching the rain; finance; and the most special bond of all is the Thursday morning bread and egg breakfast (that we have not missed since it became a tradition).

So here’s to two more amazing people who I have gotten to know in college. And as custom goes here’s penning down a one of a kind poem that I made up:

“My darling Nikhil and adorable Ruhi,

I can’t think of anything to rhyme, except twoie’ (Yamimi’s balloon which is a tweety bird)

I raise one bottle or rum, one bottle of tequila to you and say;

I hope you pay for the bottles, since it’s your birthday”



*Conditions Apply: you should be a strict follower of my blog and must be able to remember at least 5 topics that I have written about when I wake you up in the middle of the night jus to ask you!
 
** This comparison is made just because Nikhil loves Bollywood.