Happy Birthday 'Anna' :-)

Hey it's 26/3 again :) And it's my brother's birthday :) Happy birthday Anna :)

I can't write on anything else today, because I can't prioritise anything over his birthday. And now that he's not in Mysore, I'm missing him a bit more :(. This guy is somebody whose been more of a parent-figure than a brother. I still remember all those days that we spent together. It just exists in front of my eyes as though it all happened seconds ago. I remember Myself running behind him whenever he was around. He was like an idol. From days before I went to kindergarten even, to this very present day, he's been there for me whenever I needed him. Though he was a cousin, we stayed together and he was here, and never ever ever did I feel that he was a cousin.

My first day of school, he and mom dropped me to school and when it was time to pick me up, I remember him coming to pick me up in his bicycle(He had this habit of meddling with things and so he had unscrewed his bicycle and then set it up again and as a result, it had cello-tapes all over :) ). He was always soft spoken and never used to get angry how much ever i run behind him. I used to love watching cricket with him and his friends even though i wouldn't understand a bit.The reason was that I used to get to be with him and I wouldn't get tired of it ever. And yeah, I was a kid then and all his friends used to pamper me a lot. Used to get chocolates and stuff :) When I understood a bit of cricket, we used to play cricket in the backyard of my house ( If u see my house ka backyard, you won't think that somebody can play cricket here!!) and my brother never used to get irritated to play with us kids. Whenever I used to bat or bowl, the ball would always go to the terrace or the neighbour's house. And when i turn to my brother, all he would do was give a smile. And I loved him for that.

It's not that he's never been harsh at me.I've got nicely from him when I used to escape from studying too, but then, all's fair when its him.

He got his first salary in his job here and then started all the 'branded goods ka fair'. He kind of stopped using anything thats not 'branded'!!! We all used to wait eagerly for Friday because he used to come home from Bangalore then. And then was our chatting sessions.We used to talk till really late at night. Talk about everything under the sky( We chat so much till date and my family wonders how we manage to chat 'so much' :) ). Our weekend pani puri and film sessions was something I used to wait for. I used to get a lot of gifts from him without any occasion- CDs, branded clothes, and lots more. But still, the best, was the time spent with him. He was one guy who was real fun :)

He got married and there was one more new member in the family. My Bhabhi :) And she turned out to be as much fun as him :) I still remember when he first got his VISA to USA, we went straight away to the 'pani puri gaadi' for his treat :) .

He came here 5 years after he went to USA (Thanks to the formalities of his green card thing!!!), and trust me, we all were so so excited that I bunked college completely for all the 3 weeks he was here. And we had loads and loads of fun.And I ended up crying when he left :(

I was a 10th standard girl when he left India and now, Im a Doctor. One important phase of my life, and he was not here. But Thanks to him, he never ever made me feel that he's far away. I always and always knew he was just a phone call away and it's still the same. He's somebody who always stood by me. I never have to think whether what I'm talking is right or wrong. I know I can talk whatever I want when I am talking to him. He never puts any unnecessary restrictions on me. He never loses temper and he does tons of things for me. He is somebody who can stand by me for everything I want in life and even fight with my parents for that.If I need to convince my parents for something they are not agreeing to, he's my only channel!! He's literally been my friend, philosopher and guide :) He's more than just a brother. He's everything. Not just me, he's the darling of everybody's eyes in my family and we all love him tons. He knows how to do good to 'EVERYBODY' and he's the best. All i can say about him , is "HE'S THE BEST ". And i feel so god-damn-lucky to have a brother like him.

Well, I've written so long, but trust me on one thing, this is just a glimpse of what kind of a person he is. He is far more better than what I've said here. :) I'm sure every single person who knows him will agree to this :).

Love you loads and loads and loads more anna :) May this birthday give u all the luck and joy and success today and all through the year :) Muaahh.. :) Keep smiling. Cheers :)

p.s: For all those who don't know my brother, he is Mr.Suchin or suchi as we call him. And for all those who don't know kannada, 'anna' in kannada means elder brother.:)

Chandana C. Shekar