Subrath, You hit the nail right in the head, and 'teyo pani right in the center. Miilion $ worth answer. Things were just different then. You were 16/17 or even 18. All you thought was - parents were the wrost thing. ( you know what I am talking about.............times when.........).

I do have so many memories and experience. However, I never regret those. Everything that I did, few of them were small mistakes and very few a huge one. As a result, I grew stronger and more productive. I am proud, where I am today, and what I am doing. I know I still want to change few things or I still wished things were different.

Femme fatale........here are fews....Left the house and ran away at the age of 16/or 17, after stealing 45000 (Nrs) of dad's money. Took the flight to Patna N then to Mumbai. Got back home the next night, after I got caught by a guy at mumbai airport, who called my parents back home. And when I look back, this is the greatest thing that someone has done for me. No one could even dare to talk to me loudly at house for few months. I changed and so do my view.

When came to america for the first time..........so many things here..........

Another one a relationship with a girl, a most bitter one. But thanks to her, I learned how to say 'NO' and learned so many things...... the only thing I wished didn't happen was my view point to someone after that realtionship, who loved me simply who I was. I still missed her ( not the bitter one, the one who cared me and loved me, but my view point were just different).

I still have all my frds in my facebook, except the bitter one. The one ( which was also a part of my running home at 17. now there were more reasons that I left the hosue) got married recently. I wished her. She seems happy,a nd So Do I. I still talk to her ( who loved me, to whom I think I treated very unfaily). she is from Mexcio, and I even went to see her to mexcio, when she was dating someone there. she seems happy. and So do I.

there are others. But everytime I fell, it took me time to get up. But, boy when i ge up, I started walking hard, and now I think I left everyone behind.

I take everything as a part of learning process. They were bound to happen. I have no regrets.