I want to be SINGLE with YOU.

                                         I, Me, Myself!!!

“Everything’s done mom” I looked around as I saw my new home which we had done unpacking…..it was good spacious but still….something was missing… I couldn’t get the “home feeling” to it! I wished I didn't have to shift. But this is not the first time I am shifting to a new place; it’s the third time! But still I don’t remember any of it because I was too young to remember it…..

Hey theree.... I was born in the year of 1992 and in the scorching heat of May, on a political day i.e. 1st and on a very good day according to my zodiac sign Taurus i.e.n Friday and in the city that never sleeps Mumbai. Well everyone remembers my birthday because it so easy and also a little political. It is Maharashtra day. Well it also happens to be Labors day, universally.  In general, Taurus’ are stubborn people and can bring harmony from chaos. Taurean women tend to be very maternal and go-getters who often get what they want. Like a Taurus, my birth was a stubborn one

Because mom had a lot of pain and frustration giving birth to me. My mom says that I had built a sweet home in there and didn’t won’t to come out to see your new home. Mom and dad say I was an accident. Because they had planned only one child. Well it was an expected answer from them; because I and my sister have an age difference of 8 years. I was born real chubby and very heavy not like now where it feels I’ve been sleep deprived and mal nourished. My parents were real happy to have me. My mom was a little worried because my other family members were taunting her on having a girl child. They have this clichéd saying “you’ll have the burden of two daughters”. Well they don’t think that anymore after my sister proving them wrong.  I sometimes wish I was a little healthier. The place now I have shifted in, is the place where I was born, only the location. Not the exact spot. The exact spot i.e. the hospital I was born in is only few minutes away to where I live now! Shushrita hospital … I still remember its name!!! And I always wonder looking at it….couldn’t they find a better place to give me birth!

 I love to live a luxurious life ……only earlier my financial status gave otherwise!! But I am having a hint of it thanks to my sister Divya Rai. I consider her as my model and my best friend! She is 28yrs of bold women and is a Charted Accountant. She is an all rounder very talented and sometimes I seriously feel that I could have been like her…and yes jealousy strikes me too…. I won’t deny it! She is very supportive of me…. Yes! Although   we do have our cat and dog fights!! But we are unusual! My mom sometimes feels proud of it that we don’t quite often fight but she never shows it. My mom’s name is Hema Rai. She is 48 years old strong widow. She happens to have face to many hardships in life which I guess every woman has to face and I respect her ways to handle situations. Though she is strong she has a soft corner too. No one has seen it or aware of it but she has a child inside her which frequently comes out if we are in a bad mood.

I am basically a south Indian. My native place is Mangalore. It is situated in Yellur of Udupi district. Udupi is notable for the Krishna Mutt located here.

I almost go every year to my native place. It makes you feel serene and pure. And there is a different kind of peace which can be pursued there.

I went to Udayachal School. One of the most renowned schools in Mumbai. A vast swampy land, hilly and green… what others discarded, Late Pirojsha Godrej bought and turned it into a garden township. The Late Pirojsha Godrej the entrepreneur, the visionary, who established the Godrej Company wanted education for his workers' children. Amidst the sprawling township of Pirojshanagar in Vikhroli lies the UDAYACHAL Schools in the north-east suburb of the industrial city of Mumbai, close to the Eastern Express Highway. 



Udayachal means 'Eastern Mountain' - the mountain from where the sun, the moon and the myriad stars rise into the vast expanse of the sky. The 'Eastern Mountain' truly symbolizes the schools' ideal: - to help students from even the humblest origins to rise to the zenith of a rich and righteous life! Decades later this dream has turned into a reality. Our motto is 'Tamaso-ma Jyotirgamaya', which means 'from darkness to light'. Thus Udayachal Schools strive to bring light to each child and make his life worthwhile.

The values that they cherished continue to enlighten the lives of the younger generation. Skits highlighting their moral values are organized by children.

My primary school experience was quite fun n harsh. Harsh because I always used to get punished. I was the notorious girl of the whole school. I think I lost the count on how many times I was being punished and given detention. Every report card referred to me being ‘bold’. I never understood as to what that meant and so I used to think it’s a word of appreciation and be happy with it. I faired well in studies. Sometimes teachers used to like me for my cuteness and also for my active participation in everything; especially they loved my dancing acting and creativity.

My secondary school experience was awesome. I used to wake up every morning feeling happy that I have to go to school. Moving from Primary school to Secondary school is an important step, it signify a child has grown into a teenage. There was a change in time and a brand new uniform was to worn. It was completely different from primary school. But I loved it. Every teacher changed in an hour unlike like primary where only one single teacher used to teach the whole day. I had fun. The worst part of high school is Farewell!

I was a little unsatisfied by my marks but after my mom feeling proud of me I felt it wasn’t bad after all, because she wasn’t expecting much from my 10^th results. I went to M.M.K. College of Commerce. Well I didn’t have a much great experience in that college. As I dint have any friends there. And also I didn’t go to college because of my dad’s demise.



My father’s name is (late) Lokesh Rai. He was an employee in Godrej Company. He was 54 years of old when he died due to heart attack on the rainy day of 4^th August, 2009.

And thus we had to shift to a new place, as we lived in the Company quarters/ residence. The company would have given us a longer period to stay, provided my sister works for the company which my sister didn’t think it is a good idea. She was expecting a brighter future from a different source. I have a dream too….which is not so sure! First I had a great confidence to become an airhostess but then things changed when the college started. I got confused as to what to do…. In airhostess I can enjoy by travelling and there’s a good pay package. But I also wanted to do a professional work- sitting in the office ….loads of files…. I like that. And then my friend whose is kind of astrologer told me that I better opt for MBA, or any other professional course. I finally decided MBA. I want to do MBA from a foreign country. London is more important and appropriate if in education terms!!! And I am really very excited to go ahead and study there. London is one of the places in my list where I wish to go.

 I had already decided that I wanted to opt for the course B.M.S. because I wanted to do M.B.A. and if you pursue M.B.A. after this particular course, it will be more preferable and easy. Thus I got the opportunity to study in S.M.Shetty College.

However I’m completing my degree in S.M.Shetty College. It is a great college. I have taken up the course B.M.S., i.e. Bachelor in Management Studies. I love the friendliness in the people and staff here. And also I have great friends here who have a lot of fun and also help me in studies. We have combine studies together. We also sit late up nights talking on the phone clearing doubts a night before exams. It’s fun to be with fun loving people. The staffs here teach very well.

Nowadays, many people think ambition is antisocial; it is never a pretty prospect to ponder. But in my opinion, ambition is important and necessary for our society.

Ambition is a fundamental skill of accumulating power and living a good life. It produces action. It makes choice possible.
 
What if a person does not have an ambition? A person without ambition has no commitment to take care of their future. They may want desire or prefer a good future, but they lack commitment to do so. They do not act in the present to produce favorable consequences in the future.

Well I have a long walk ahead pursuing my career. But still I have to work hard. It is said that hard work pays off one time or the other. It is a well-known fact that human beings are judged by their deeds. Of no doubt the most demonstrative deeds of individuals are their experience and achievements in life. It is very often said that the amount of every person’s achievements indicates the level of his integrity. However in my native country they often say another interesting thought that a person should be judged not only by his past achievements but also by the ones he aspires to in future.

Well I think I have achieved things in life. Due to my father’s death and this sad period of my life I discovered another inclination of my personality. It was helping other people. After my personal grief I realized how unhappy may some people be. I started participating in various social programs within our school. They included different activities on helping people in diverse situations. For example we helped in various social and charity funds raisings and elaborated programs of helping poor local children. Besides, the key clubs within my school helped collecting money and toys for homeless kids and sent it through UNICEF. Helping people, especially poor and homeless children, makes me more open and develops my integrity to the great extent. I am sure my father is proud of me from somewhere above. I think charity is another achievement of mine.

To my mind overcoming the disaster of losing father may be considered as one of my achievements.

Of course I have many other various dreams and aims in my life. I want to become good specialist and get a good job, to build a strong loved family and to treat my children the way my parents treated me, to help people and to make the world around me better. I am sure I will reach these aims some time as for every event there is a certain moment. I already achieved some very important things in my life and I am very proud of it. Although I had certain losses in my life I still can consider myself a happy person. I have a whole big world around me, and a road of life before me. And I will put all my efforts to follow this road and to achieve the best I can during my future life.