My First Crush

I really don't remember how it all started. But all I can remember is that I was in 6th grade and there was this beautiful girl in my class called Anna Solly, who I had a BIG crush on. She was silent and used to sit in the front of the class while I sat in the back (yeh, typical back bencher) giving me the advantage of occasional peeks at beautiful Anna (movie stuff, rite?). Anyway, looking at her everyday really made my day(s). As if that was not enough, we shared the same cafeteria for 3 meals a day. God really made sure I was happy throughout the day. She probably didn't even know that I existed, thanks to myself for being so insignificant during my school days. The academic year flew by so fast. Before I knew it, I was packing my bags for a different school in a different country. I always regreted moving away from her, most of all not ever talking to her.

Slowly I started forgetting her facial features one by one, hardly a year had passed and all that my imagination had was her silhouette. To rightly put it, I was madly in crush by a factitious Anna Solly. Years passed, but she still remained inside my mind like a dormant volcano only to burst out when I was really lonely and her thought was like hot soothing lava completely melting me on the spot.

After 6 years I came back to India. I never looked up for her but where ever I went, I found someone who knew her, her whereabouts or what she was upto. I slowly started putting the pieces together. Sometimes it felt like a wild goose chase and sometimes like an unexplainable purpose from God. Maybe I was closing in on her, or may be not.

Her name caught on with my college roommates. During my 3rd year in college, I had adopted a stray kitten and my roomie's happily named her Anna Solly. A kitten with a last name??Strange!! But the kitten was so cute that for me they couldn't have given her a better name. I looked after Anna Solly day and night and I was so happy when I was with her. Whenever I came back from college, there she was waiting for me (now only if it was the real person) at the doorsteps of the house. After some months when the college shut for summer vacation, I had to leave Anna Solly with our neighbours. When I came back after my vacation, she was gone and I was really sad. That was the closest I ever came to being with Anna Solly.

After many many years and many girls, Anna Solly still remains (a mystery). Sometimes I wonder if I am in love with an imaginary girl or if its God's way to keep my mind engaged from the pain's in real life. Whatever the reason, Anna Solly always brings a light at the end of the tunnel. The funny part is that I have no clue how she looks now and could miss her even if I saw her in a crowd. I have heard people say that she is still very beautiful, but like someone rightly put it, those unseen are even more beautiful. I know she is way out of my league but I have never given up hope of seeing her once again in this lifetime.

It's better to love someone you can't have than to have someone you can't love

The Spanish Conquer Euro2008

A lonely goal from Torres in the finals was enough for the Spanish to claim the Euro 2008 silverware. Spain was awesome all the way through the tournament. They played like they owned the field and eventually took control of all the games they played.

I am a big fan of this red team and the Spanish have always been one of the best teams in football. Luck however always seemed very cruel to them in major tournaments. But in 2008 they played like they had a purpose. They played as a team and in front of them, their oppenents looked like mere spectators. They dribbled and passed with such grace that the gods themselves would have favoured a Spanish victory. Congrats Spain, lets hope this is a start to a new era in football, The Spanish Era !!