Nothing is permanant except change

It was a normal day.
Everything was usual. Painfully usual, actually. I'd been yelled at at least a zillion times (ten) from mum to study, already wasted my time watching VH1 Hit Factory, already wasted all my balance talking to Yashwi and making Farewell plans, already went to Mauli's TWO times. I'd already called Varsha, and being the bitch that she is, she didnt pick up or call back just yet. Already talked to bhaiya n told him how much school sucks and how bloody much I wished I was with him. Already tried to get mum to spill the beans about what she'd be getting me for my b'day. Already talked to Dad (a lecture from him too, yes).
It was all normal.
THEN my tutor came.
It was still very usual.
I was solving questions (or at least trying to) when out of boredom, I started reading the quotes at the bottom of every page of my tuition diary..
When I came across..
'NOTHING IS PERMANANT EXCEPT CHANGE'
I couldn't concentrate after that..at all..
This quote hit me so hard, I was stunned by the truth-ness of it!
I've been thinking, and thinking, and thinking, how FREAKING true that is!
Exhibit A..ME..!!
So SO much has changed in me, since, well, I can remember!
There was a time when I could KILL for barbies..I used to write letters to Santa in hopes of a new doll house, or dresses (not for myself, for my Jamaica), even a BARBIE KITCHEN!! A time when I couldn't get enough of Enid Blyton, when I couldn't watch enough Lizzie McGuire, when I thought cell phones were a waste of time. When I used to see Rangoli di listening to Shakira and scrunch up my nose and say to her 'why the hell do u listen to English songs? They are LOUD. That's it! They are incomprehensible and stupid.' When I thought dress up games and the disney channel official website was ALL internet was about. When all I would call my friend up about would be homework. When I'd go to absolutely ANYBODY'S house if it had a doll house. (I was shamelessly obsessed with barbies.)
A time when I hated Mauli with every fibre of my being. A time when Radhika was my BEST friend. A time when I thought Neha di was a freak, who people should make a point to stay away from, when I had a crush on my dance teacher and actually thought I'd marry him someday.
There was a time when I was in St. Mary's and mum told me she was sending me to DPS and I went 'Speaking English is necessary there right? HOW will I survive there? No, I cant go to DPS. English is an alien language..Mujhe to sirf Hindi aati hai!'
Fine, some of those things can obviously be explained: You grew up.
A few days ago, I was OBSESSED with this song called Strange and beautiful, and now, I have had SO much of it, that I had to get it off of my iPod because whenever I shuffled the songs and it came up, I was strangely VERY irritated.
Last year, if someone asked me if I knew Yashwi Gupta, I'd go, that weird girl from section A? The one with frizzy hair, the really LOUD one,with a lot of guys around? Nah, I dont like her'
And now, I cant go a single day without talking to her.
Last year, I was crazy about this guy who I can't STAND now!
There was also a time when Tapasya asked me if I'd read Twilight, and when I answered in the negative, she got me copy and I read a few pages and told her it was unendurable, and BORING!
And now, well, I am twobsessed.
I remember when I saw Goblet of Fire, and I saw Cedric Diggory, and I BRUSHED HIM AWAY. I fricking brushed Robert Pattinson away.
There was a time when I worshipped Miley Cyrus, when I watched High School Musical every dang day.
It's INSANE how everything keeps changing. And I just talked about myself. Multiply that with the billions of people living on the face of the earth and you'll be blown away with all the change!!!
Everything changes.
First there was Orkut/MySpace, now there's Facebook, and tomorrow it'll be something else.
It was first Count Dracula, then came Twilight, something else'll come along.
It was Backstreet Boys once, now it's Justin Bieber, tomorrow someone else will be blasting through speakers.
It was Lizzie McGuire once, now it's Hannah Montana, tomorrow some other TV show will blow us away.
Change really IS inevitable.
I wish India catches up with it REAL fast.
It was once fiction for me, I am into serious reading now :P
JK, but I am reading Ignited Minds by APJ Abdul Kalam right now, it ACTUALLY makes me believe India is capable of SO much. That we really can.
And it depends on the youth, on us, on you, on me.

Before I log off, and start mugging up stuff (some things JUST DONT CHANGE!! :/ Every year I promise myself- This time, Shambhavi, you WILL complete your course way ahead of time. You'll keep up with the class. You'll actually surge ahead. You'll keep studying ONE chapter EVERY day, no matter what happens, and then exams will be like, ahh, exams? Oh well, couldnt care less. But every year when the exams actually come around, all I can do is 'I have to complete this, and this, and that, and oh yeah that too :'(..) I have to give David Archuleta credit for coming up with this AMAZING song, 'Crush' -

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized
So mesmerized
And I just got to know
Do you ever think
When you're all alone
All that we can be
Where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love
Is it really just another crush?
Do you catch a breath
When I look at you
Are you holding back
Like the way I do?
Cause I am tryin', tryin' to walk away
But I know this crush ain't going away..

I know, it's BEAUTIFUL!! :)
But I know I'll probably get over this song next week tops. Change, my friends, change! :)

Ciao!! =)