Fond memories

My first bike ride was when I was all of 3.Dad in his black leather jacket and me in my white frilly frock sitting in front pretending like I was riding the bike. I also remember the time when we sneaked out of the house at 2 am to go eat Ice cream while mom & ani slept.Not to forget his reaction of utter disbelief when he saw that I had colored my hair with red streaks which mind you he noticed only after 3 months :)

The funniest was ofcourse the time when I got ‘advice’ on how I should get married to a ‘nice boy’ when the ‘right time’ comes as I was stepping into college. None of that ever happened of course :).Though looking back at that conversation one of things that stayed with me was how he said that he & mom will be with me in any decision of mine. And he truly was always there standing behind like a rock.

I will miss him here with me now cos I know that he is walking the sands of time in a different realm. The good thing is that I just have to close my eyes and go back to being 3 sitting on that bike having the world at my feet :)

Lost $ Found

I had the most bizarre conversation with a taxi driver...yes...i know it sounds weird but here I was hailing cab to go to work...and this really old driver says.."dont get in from there..get in from the other side"..he totally stumped me with his impeccable english..and we went on to have a conversation and i learnt that he stays in one of the flats in the building right up my lane..he drives the taxi cos he lost all his money in bizness some years back..and this is his way of meeting his daily expenses..he was so matter of fact about the whole thing. He said this is his way of doing his karma. He humbled me.

And in a completely stupid twist of fate I lost my cell fone and i realised I had no numbers on my fone.I felt so helpless and bereft of not knowing anyone- forgot my brothers number too.Then i remembered the old driver and everything he had lost...and his spirit of living his life and feeling blessed with what he has.

Time..

I've always wondered what the future would hold and how I would be at a certain point in life. It goes without saying that Nothing of what I thought has happened. When you look back at yourself thru the veils of time I am surprised at where I am right now.As i approach a landmark year in my life Im very confused cos Im thinking what the next decade will be like. If its going to be nothing like what Im thinking right now, then what would it be like.Yikes!! Hate unravellling the pages of life one day at a time. If only one could travel forward, take a peek and know everything is gonna be alright.

My Day Off..

The anticipation for the weekend starts as early as the previous sunday nite where i I crib,rave and rant and wonder HOW the weekend could have gone by so quickly. So much was planned and nothing was achieved yet again.And the planning starts once again on Monday morning where I list the "things to do" on the weekend in my head.And as the days go by, there is a lilt in my step and a smile on my face cos "im gonna be switched off". And then the the most longed for time arrives on Friday evening-yay..finally after 5 days of nonsensical existence,it arrives like a breather.Theres so much to do,so much to accomplish photography,reading,TV,going for walks,shopping..phew..and just when you THINK you will do all these things-Laziness grips you and you want to get out of its cluthes but its got such a strong hold that whatever you do u just cannot shake it off...damn! the evil lazy powers of the mind, the games it plays with you and before you know it its sunday nite once again..and you are looking forward to the next weekend :)