Me, myself and Jennifer D'Souza (smart ass we!)

Jennifer as in Jennifer Capriati, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez. I registered her name this way the first time we were introduced. People like their names remembered. She introduced me to her paltan of 'femme fatale' at dinner. Associated the appellations to something and memorised them too.

Later, she showed me the place to dispose this, the place to dispose that, the place to collect this, the place to collect that, the place for rosary blah blah blah. Yes, I am put up in a convent. No, I am not becoming a nun. It just happens to be a working women's hostel by accident. The book of rules say, we have to be in the hostel by 7.30 p.m and give attendance too before dinner.

Rules are made to be broken as we all know, and I really bend them if not break them. Patience is the mantra and you require certain assets like giving time to the warden and listen to her tale of God's goodness, behave within 100 meters of the hostel etc. Formulala no.44.

Our friendship efflorescenced here and she became Jenny. We were a hit pair, me like an 'i' and she like a longer 'i' (¡l). Organised many events, rocked and danced together. She, with her famous temper and me, with my infamous one, ice ice baby.

Made her name my battalion of family members, school friends whom she had never met and whose names were sometimes like a tongue twister to her. She did it with no sepoy mutiny. Maybe that's why we are best friends.

She had to vacate as her brother was joining her. I said I'll be missing my alarm clock and she said she would be relieved of my stories. Somehow, I didn't enter her room for almost two months which was occupied by another female soon after she left.

"Distance never separates hearts that care." I visit her at weekends and act smart in her kitchen.

What I like about Jenny:
1. Damn punctual.
2. Perfectionist.
3. Stubborn like me.
4. Knows me too well.

What I don't like about Jenny:
1. Damn punctual.
2. Perfectionist.
3. Stubborn like me.
4. Knows me too well.