F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Suddenly last night I started thinking of girl friends…lying down on my bed in room #366 in the Infy hostels, after watching an edition of the farewell week of F.R.I.E.N.D.S with Oprah…I was alone in the room with a smile on my face enjoying the conversation they had off the sets…good to see the six guys in a non F.R.I.E.N.D.S mode, seated on the famous orange couch in the sets of Central Perk café …Oprah asked Aniston was asked to say a line about each of the guys…she is sitting next to Perry and she says he actually is the funny guy in the group and is known for his subtle remarks off stage as well…she then told Courteney had the most generous heart for anything, a practical person and her very good friend…she next looked at Schwimmer…remarked that it was too hard for her to say anything and yes, eyes were moist. Turning to Oprah, she asked if it was a must…to go through this process. When asked what the favorite scenes were- Courteney said it was the one where she proposes to Chandler and for Schwimmer where he kisses Rachel first. Soon Aniston gathers up and says that Lisa Kudrow is a good comedian actress, she’s learnt a lot from Lisa and LeBlanc is the “big brother” to her for everything. Somewhere in between Aniston also remarked that Rachel and Ross were different people and were another world to her. Btw I just discovered that Ross is listed on Wikipedia as “Dr. Ross Eustace Geller is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends”. Wikipedia also lists tons of other facts and trivia about the F.R.I.E.N.D.S for the interested fans. Can you believe Courteney, Aniston and Kudrow actually lunched together the last 10 yrs everyday- yeah every single day on a constant meal of cob salad, to which the only variation was few spring onions tossed in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Just looking at them on the show brought out they were friends in reality and comfortable with each other….talk about what working together for ten long, constant, successful years can do! My favorite character happens to be Rachel totally attributed to her looks and emotions through her beautiful, complicated relationships. Aniston is indeed a beauty born out of the Greek cum Scottish cum Italian blood and happens to be Courteney’s baby girl’s godmother.

Friends, in particular “Girl Friends” started making sense to me after I turned 21…the fact that “they are there to listen” becomes phenomenal at the point when life throws up these real time “circumstances” or “situations” on the face. And that really happens when you are on your own- going through a roller coaster of happenings between the “out of college” phase to the “the married” phase. Maybe am being overtly optimistic in stating just “the married” phase…girl friends are going to go way longer than that and I deliberately stop at the “married phase” here in this post, coz that’s where I stand now. My best girl friend- MOM! But actually writing this para brings to my mind that “this girl friend thing” is brought out better in Sex n the City between Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte….!!! It’s been a while since I enjoyed an episode of Sex n the City- so sometime later on the four independent, self- sufficient New York women. And oh the main thing- Wish everyone out there a HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!!! Have a blast this weekend with all your dear and cherished friends.