Dev Appreciation Day

Hello my lovelies!
My exams are done, done, DONE!
-Mahi does a happy jig-

Ok, Ok, you're probably wondering what the title is about.

My loyal readers probably know by now who this Dev fella is.

For those of you who don't know, let me tell you the story.

Once upon a time, a girl called Mahima took her (lovely, adorable) dog Kelso to the groomers. Her lovely friend Arpeeta was entertaining a family friend from Melbourne- Dev. They decided to stop by the groomers to say 'Hello'. They stopped by and I was immediately struck by what a pleasant person this 'Dev' seemed to be.

He was quite a bright, amiable young man. A few minutes into meeting me, he turned around to 'check out some doggie baskets'.
But I got the distinct feeling he was giving Arpu and me some time to have some silent girly talk about him.

I was right. I flashed Arpu a 'thumbs up'* sign, which he caught (but covered it up with feigned ignorance...nice job Dev!)
*Guys reading this - you've all been 'thumbs up-ed' or 'thumbs down-ed' or 'so-so-ed' at least ONCE in your lifetime. Trust me.

Anyway after that we started chatting and soon enough we became pretty tight buddies.

I remember, the turning point was when, quite early into our budding friendship, I asked him a question that's been known to either make or break a friendship-
Me: Dev, would you happen...to watch....'Star Trek'?
Dev: Why would you ask me that?
Me: Haha, nevermind! It's silly, I just got the feeling that you were a trekkie..its stupid...forget I asked..
Dev: I LOVE 'Star Trek' mate!


This blog entry has been a long time in the making..

I'd like to mark today as 'Dev Appreciation Day'.
I'm appreciating a friend, a buddy, a confidante, a fellow toilet joker, a fellow perv today.

We met almost a year back around this time.
Dev, you've been an amazing friend.
You've given me some sound advice that's helped me immensely, you understood about the depression I went through before turning 21 (even when almost everyone thought I was going nuts), you showed three Singaporean girls an amazing time in Melbourne, you've made me think, you forced me to blog and you've made me laugh loads (mostly at you) .

I'm glad we met at the groomers that day, if we hadn't, I'd have missed out on a friend for life.

Dev summed it up perfectly- People, go out, meet someone new..make a FRIEND, stretch out that friendly hand ( but don't get too friendly), flash a smile (JUST a smile..don't flash anything waist below) and say "Hello!" (but not in a pervy way...or in a pervy way..whatever works for you.)
Kids do it everyday, we all seem to grow up too fast and fall out of the habit.















(Me, Dev, Arpeeta, Mink @ 3 Degrees in Melbourne)