'Real friendship does not mean that you always have to be together'

I'll have to start this one with a dedication to - Eddy, Kashyap, the Kirans (both of u r more or less the same size now!), KP, Manju, Nireesh, Sandhya, Sarath, Shiva, Sirisha and lastly the superstar Varun (:P)- cos this one is chiefly for these guys!

I just had an awesome trip to Hyderabad. Fun and frolic .... relentless outings... shopping... eating.... and inspiration for the next blog. I noticed how after each night out, each coffee day trip (no matter how mundane) each drinking binge, each dinner, someone or the other would say these are the best days of our lives. And we have been saying that for the last four years or so. It all boils down to this - being together makes any day a great day for all of us....always...period. The best days of our lives are never going to get over, they will just keep coming and coming, with forced breaks in between, thanks to jobs, out-of-towners and added responsibilities.

Oh and here, I have to mention the quote inspired by my baby brother who drank coffee with special live spider topping (dead by the end of the drink though) - 'with great irresponsibility comes great fun!', and that's exactly how it all started..

Those were the days before any of us were married or heartbroken or serious about pretty much anything. Plans would never have to be made - they'd happen as naturally as if it were second nature only to breathing. We had to meet, probably at someone's place - mine, sandy's, kiran's, shiva's, varun's... and then the rest of the day/night would be chalked out from then on. Agreed, the plans would not always be very concrete or very well thought out - but -

• inevitable inebriation would always follow
• unending pointless debates would always provide food for thought and fodder for conversation, you could never say that we were dull people
• best friends would have silly arguments, leading to further laughter and lots of giggling
• shows of drunkenness would be publicly condemned and secretly encouraged
• there'd be yummy food (aah, my fave part - and I can see at least 2 pairs of eyebrows being raised at this point)
• the introspection would of course begin with a never-seen-before ring of sincerity to it
• and there'd be loads of LOLing

The best part is even now, nothing has changed, and it doesn't seem like it ever will! I am not going to say that we are ALL going to be together forever, that's just way too corny, but I do know that it'll never be in the least bit difficult for us to pick up from right where we had left it off. If a Deba comes to Hyd after '2 months', or a Sarath totally disappears and emerges after a year, or a Sandeep gets married and turns up all of a sudden.... the rest of the true-blue Hyderabadi friends will always act like they'd never left in the first place. That is what I love about you guys. And one of the chief reasons I hate Mumbai is because you guys aren't there. :)

Well, the trip is over, and I am looking forward to another one soon... I dont wanna thing that the trip has ended, this is just a break. I'll be back in Hyderabad with my family, my friends, and all my favorite people and places. Thank you guys..all my friends, life is so much better with you in it, simply put!