signing in..

hi friends,
yes.i have finally decided to get started on blogging.so, since this is my first blog,i would start with the age old topic "uni-y and me"!!
uni-y implies friends to me..it has given me friends who think,who analyse,who criticise and worst of all induce you to do the same!!(kidding)..i came to uni-y to get over an odd sensation of weakening of knees and an irresistible urge to leave the country(or at the very least sink through the floor),whenever i get to a podium and face a crowd. i used to avert from public speaking if my life depended on it..it was then that a long time friend of mine and a veteran member of uni-y (her name is lekshmi,now in iim bangalore,mash might be knowing her) advised me to join uni-y.and i did..perhaps the wisest decision i took in my life (second only to the one when i decided to stick to tea than coffee).
but once i got there, i was depressed beyond limits..so many people out there who always knew how to speak on any topic given to them and I was struggling with my introduction..i started to wonder how it escaped my notice that i was this abysmal in public speaking..i was scared to come back the next week,but being the egoistic person that i am ,i was not ready to give up. so i came back again and purposefully tried to conquer my fears,but without any avail. finally the realisation dawned to me that the whole thing was not meant for the likes of me and i decided to drop it and get on with my life..
It was then that i realised that i canot do that since i became very attached to certain people in uni-y.people whom i overlooked as mere acquaintances before-feby,lekshmi,amritha etc. thus i decided to stick on to uni-y and i am very glad that i did..now at least i am at ease when facing a group..even when i am stuck with topics like "cooking and recipes".but there's a long way to go before i reach the stage when people might use the word "eloquent" to describe me.but the fact that surprises me the most is that i am ready to work for it..to work towards that dream where uni-y members listen to me with rapt attention and nods of approval.and i think, with uni-y in my life, that is not a very distant dream..
as for friends..i now relate to an everincreasing group of people who is ready to bear with me , criticise me , help me to improve and above all to render a very secured and comfortable feeling..
looking forward to attending many more saturday afternoons of unlimited fun and frolic,i sign off for the time being.
bye, nayana.
p.s: that was an exceptionally long blog..but couldn't resist it...sorry for any inconvenience..