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all the years in school in India, I felt like it was never going to end but before I knew it, it was time to

walk across the stage.it made me realize just as this day that I thought would never come had come. I

probably put more thought into this than I should have. there she is,

She doesnt know I exist, it makes our awkward relationship work I think. This is our 22nd meeting, only

we never actually met.

They have a complicated term for my condition (pause)-shy.

An elegant angel. How could I begin to talk to her, I needed a real reason and make a good impression ,I

did ask directions to the gym once like six months back and she said I was bad with directions and

walked off but that is besides the point, I would say something if I had a more valid reason.

I waited so long for this day.my futility finally paid off. I had my reason but first I had to catch her.so we

ran and we ran and we got separated.

They say opportunity knocks but once, I gave everything I had but I came my short or so I thought.

I asked around, the people around said she went into a dance studio.

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1. On December 1, 1985, Mrs. Peters, a wife of a handyman gives birth to her first and only child. Itis a boy. He is an exceptionally cute baby, with a sweet disposition. Growing up in a slum

neighborhood...where the crime rate is amongst the highest in the nation was not easy. He

attends public school, where he scores well on an IQ test, although his behavior disturbs the

teachers.

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2. Spending most of his time on the streets, his only talent is running and parkour. He manages toescape with gumball machine stuck on his hand. With both parents working to make ends meet,

he becomes closest to his grandfather. A 60-year-old immigrant who takes the boy to movies

and cricket games. Then tragedy strikes. At a game, the boy's grandfather is struck in the head

by a ball. The blow causes permanent injury to his mind. Here are rare photos of him with other

patients on the sanitarium grounds. When he is 15 years old, amidst the violence and poverty of

the slums, he receives a string bass as a gift. He is fascinated by the instrument. And for the firsttime in the house, music is heard. He is bad at it.

He soon learns the facts of life. At 18, he is lonely and confused.

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3. The only thing he was good at is running and climbing walls.

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4. He immigrates to US. This is his apartment, these are his two roommates in USA.////

5. There she is....girl of my dreams. Never had the courage to talk to her.////

6. Life is all about making choices. When certain events come along so rarely......that when theydo, special attention must be paid. Events like solar eclipses, Haleys comet and for me a chance

to talk to her. I'm going to the studio and talk to her.

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7. Luckily for me because of July 4th weekend, all the hotels were booked in the city so we keptwalking around.

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8. I was back to her apartment. I had two options either to knock her apartment or sleep on thebench.

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9. We watched the July 4th fireworks. It was fun.////

10. I met her one more time again, she kept dropping something or the other.////

11. I had to meet her again but I had to keep it casual so I decided to throw a party.////

12.she didnt come////

13.She didnt come again.////

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14. Just when I thought, I had enough of this she showed up.////

15.we went for a walk and then she said let us be friends////

16.Actually what happened was, my friend teased a girl and someone took pictures and posted onFacebook.

////

I totally believe that love conquers all. Sometimes you just have to give it a little space... and that's

exactly what's missing in Manhattan... the space for romance. The problem is expectations.

////

When Dickens wrote, "It was the best"Of times, it was the worst of times. I think this was what he

meant. So I waited outside, hoping for her to show up.

////

Every morning, we all leave our crowded apartments and head out to the crowded streets on their way

to work. Today, I was one of them. I need a new start. I had a job interview. I had just submitted my

resume for one of today's most happening software firms.

////

Luckily for me because of July 4thweekend, all hotels were booked in the city so we kept walking

around. You know, the island of Manhattan is a cozy village...populated by more than seven

million interesting individuals...But lately it seemed for me as if the entire city...had been

magically reduced to two people. An hour of conversation flew by in a space of few minutes...

we behaved like we owned the sidewalk. And a few inches apart felt like miles apart. I realized

that Einstein's Law of Relativity...Would have to be amended to include a special set of

rules...those to explain the peculiar effects of infatuation.

////

Once upon a time...in a kingdom far away...a certain determined man...and a slightly less certain

woman...kept bumping into one another. They seemed to meet everywhere. On street corners...It was

almost as if they were dating accidentally. And then, after another chance meeting, I invited her to a

made up party to make to seem like it is casual and not a big deal...but it was a big deal for me.

She didnt show up. She didnt show up again.

////

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When you live in the city......the odds of bumping into the one other are incredibly high. Theodds of bumping into her when you look like shit are even higher.

And I am locked up but before my story from the beginning. The only thing I was good at was running. So I had to move from troubled past for a fresh start. My first day, here are my roommates. I never really knew what to say and make a good impression. I would just ask her directions Soniasex-boyfriend mike calling her. I asked around they said she went into a dance studio.so I waited outside hoping for her to

come out.

I had only one option sleep on the bench or knock on the door. ..So I finally knocked the door. We went for the 4th of July fireworks I went back started hanging out with my friends I saw couple of times, she kept dropping things, and I kept returning them. Ucan make some money by selling the sketches, whata stupid thing to say. What was Ithinking? So I wanted to meet her again, I waited outside her office and invited her to a party. and then she said let us be friends I Went back to my apartment, I was happy, had a fun chat with my roommates. I didntrealize she was Soniasfriend.my roommates teased her and someone took pictures and

put it on Facebook and tagged us.

She talked about people writing anonymous confessions on postcards. I said that I slept with my roommate's girlfriend once. I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First

of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time...this is

my story.

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all the years in school in India, I felt like it was never going to end but before I knew it, it was time to

walk across the stage.it made me realize just as this day that I thought would never come had come. I

probably put more thought into this than I should have. There she is,

She doesnt know I exist, it makes our awkward relationship work I think. This is our 22nd meeting, onlywe never actually met.

They have a complicated term for my condition (pause)-shy.

An elegant angel. How could I begin to talk to her, I needed a real reason and make a good impression ,I

did ask directions to the gym once like six months back and she said I was bad with directions and

walked off but that is besides the point, I would say something if I had a more valid reason.

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I waited so long for this day.my futility finally paid off. I had my reason but first I had to catch her.so we

ran and we ran and we got separated.

They say opportunity knocks but once, I gave everything I had but I came my short or so I thought.

I asked around, the people around said she went into a dance studio.

//

1. On December 1, 1985, Mrs. Peters, a wife of a handyman gives birth to her first and only child. It is a

boy. He is an exceptionally cute baby, with a sweet disposition. Growing up in a slum

neighborhood...where the crime rate is amongst the highest in the nation was not easy. He attends

public school, where he scores well on an IQ test, although his behavior disturbs the teachers.

///

2. Spending most of his time on the streets, his only talent is running and parkour. He manages to

escape with gumball machine stuck on his hand. With both parents working to make ends meet, he

becomes closest to his grandfather. A 60-year-old immigrant who takes the boy to movies and cricket

games. Then tragedy strikes. At a game, the boy's grandfather is struck in the head by a ball. The blow

causes permanent injury to his mind. Here are rare photos of him with other patients on the sanitarium

grounds. When he is 15 years old, amidst the violence and poverty of the slums, he receives a string bass

as a gift. He is fascinated by the instrument. And for the first time in the house, music is heard. He is bad

at it.

He soon learns the facts of life. At 18, he is lonely and confused.

///

3. The only thing he was good at is running and climbing walls.

////

4. He immigrates to US. This is his apartment, these are his two roommates in USA.

////

5. There she is....girl of my dreams. Never had the courage to talk to her.

////

6. Life is all about making choices. When certain events come along so rarely......that when they do,

special attention must be paid. Events like solar eclipses, Haleys comet and for me a chance to talk to

her. I'm going to the studio and talk to her.

////

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7. Luckily for me because of July 4th weekend, all the hotels were booked in the city so we kept walking

around.

////

8. I was back to her apartment. I had two options either to knock her apartment or sleep on the bench.

////

9. We watched the July 4th fireworks. It was fun.

////

10. I met her one more time again, she kept dropping something or the other.

////

11. I had to meet her again but I had to keep it casual so I decided to throw a party.

////

12. She didnt come

////

13. She didnt come again.

////

14. Just when I thought, I had enough of this she showed up.

////

15. We went for a walk and then she said let us be friends

////

16. Actually what happened was, my friend teased a girl and someone took pictures and posted on

Facebook.

////

I totally believe that love conquers all. Sometimes you just have to give it a little space... and that's

exactly what's missing in Manhattan... the space for romance. The problem is expectations.

////

When Dickens wrote, "It was the best Of times, it was the worst of times. I think this was what he

meant. So I waited outside, hoping for her to show up.

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////

Every morning, we all leave our crowded apartments and head out to the crowded streets on their way

to work. Today, I was one of them. I need a new start. I had a job interview. I had just submitted my

resume for one of today's most happening software firms.

////

Luckily for me because of July 4th weekend, all hotels were booked in the city so we kept walking

around. You know, the island of Manhattan is a cozy village...populated by more than seven million

interesting individuals...But lately it seemed for me as if the entire city...had been magically reduced to

two people. An hour of conversation flew by in a space of few minutes... we behaved like we owned the

sidewalk. And a few inches apart felt like miles apart. I realized that Einstein's Law of Relativity...Would

have to be amended to include a special set of rules...those to explain the peculiar effects of infatuation.

////

Once upon a time...in a kingdom far away...a certain determined man...and a slightly less certain

woman...kept bumping into one another. They seemed to meet everywhere. On street corners...It was

almost as if they were dating accidentally. And then, after another chance meeting, I invited her to a

made up party to make to seem like it is casual and not a big deal...but it was a big deal for me.

She didnt show up. She didnt show up again.

////

bumping into her when you look like shit are even higher.

a good impression. I would just ask her directions

-boyfriend mike calling her.

door.

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s, what a stupid thing to say. What was I thinking?

roommates.

on Facebook and tagged us.

friend once.

that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time...this is my story.

////////////

Later that day, I got to thinking about relationships. There are those bring up lots of questions.

Those that bring you somewhere unexpected. Those that bring you far from where you started.

And those that bring you happiness.

//

Later that day I got to thinking about stock market and dating. Are they really that different? If you have

a bad stock, you could lose your shirt. If you have a bad date, you could lose your will to live.

And if the date is good, the stakes get even higher. After weathering all the ups and downs, you couldone day find yourself with nothing. So, when it comes to finance and dating, I couldn't help but wonder,

Why do we keep investing? And speaking of high risk investments: I THINK SHE IS THE ONE

//

//There is a time of year in New York when, even before the first leaf falls,

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You feel the seasons click. The air is crisp, the summer is gone. AND JUST LIKE THAT SHE WAS GONE

FROM LIFE

//

// It was official: a new season had begun. Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate.

Without them, what would shape our lives?

After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go.

But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And, if you are very lucky,

a plane ride away OR JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.

//

Although there are over eight million people on Manhattan, there are times LIKE THIS when you still feel

shipwrecked and alone,

//

There I was, miles from home, hours from sleep, with no one to talk to, nowhere to go, JET LAGGED and

nothing to do ...I finally found an outlet ON FACEBOOK.

//

In life, sometimes we find ourselves at a crossroads. In New York, that crossroads tends to be busy and

very loud.

//

//

One unfortunate thing about ending a relationship in a city like New York is while you can emotionally

move away from each other, you physically can't.

//

But in a city like New York with its pace and pressures, sometimes it's important to have a 13-year-old

moment, to remember a simpler time when the best thing in life was hanging out,

listening to records, and having fun with friends.

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//

//

THE GIRLS HERE ARE BEAUTIFUL, Which explains why men in New York spend all their time looking at

them. The city is a veritable playground for men's roving eyes...

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Manhattan, for millions of our forefathers, the gateway to hope......opportunity and happiness beyond

their wildest dreams. Today, that hope is still alive. .

//

Once upon a second time around......in a mythical land between Carmine and Mulberry streets...

...two mere mortals MET AGAIN.

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Life is all about making choices. Some choices, like whom U LIKE, are big...

...while others are even bigger LIKE THE choice ON how to deal with an ex-boyfriend.

Some women handle it coolly, calmly, while others....

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Once upon a time in a magical land called Manhattan...a young woman fell in love.

WE locked eyes .I chased her through every disease in New York. Theyve been officially dating since

retinitis pigmentosis.SHE was perfect for him.

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In a city of perfect people...no one was more perfect than HER. She was an A GRADE STUDENT who only

dated A-list guys. For HER, every Saturday night was like the senior prom.

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BUT NOW I WAS angry, how could I fall in this trap.

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I was sad, the pain was deep

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