Tuesday, January 12, 2010

I remember...

I remember, the day I cried for my milk bottle my mom supposedly gave away to a calf.....
I remember, it was my aunt who borrowed it to visit her childhood innocence...

I remember, my first caning I got in my school, the pain is yet to subside...
I remember, my every tantrum invited threats of me being sent to boarding school..
I remember, my first day at boarding school, ooty....I knw it had nothing to do with the tantrums....its a video in my head...blowing my new bright yellow trumpet my dad bought with his almost last few rupees, so that they can slip away before I overcome the joy of my new toy....

I remember, I was 7, the first night I slept without mom beside me. It was painful. I didn't have a pillow :)

I remember, my first birthday in boarding school. Chocolates for all, my parents bought. Instant fame.
I remember, the red sweater, the blue,the maroon, the orange and my least favourite, brown.....
I remember, the blue shoes, the white and my least favourite, brown.....

I remember, new Bril ink bottles, Camel box, and that idiot Sandeep who brought a wooden ruler every term...Weapon of class destruction for every school teacher.....
I remember, my first crush. 4th std C section. For the first time 'A' seemed so far from 'C'....

I remember, every nth maths tuition that sapped the fun out of my vacations....my head still aches...
I remember, one movie cassette per day all through vacations....f**k the math...

I remember, my first bicycle injury..

I remember, the tears of growing up alone, the joys of toys all to myself.....a basket full to bury my boredom...

I remember, my first board exam. Tension. Acidity. Pain. Lucky, it was English.
I remember, one Digene before every board exam...

I remember, THE fight between engineering and finance...
Money always wins.....

I remember, the athletic medals I won, the goal I made in 5 seconds, the misdirected kick that cost my team the cup....


I remember, 90 days of accountancy problems at 4 am....to pep my score to qualify for adventure sports at college...
I remember, the first bungee jump at college....9.8 m/s sq acceleration....but allergic to gravity in spirit....
I remember, the first buck my horse gave, becoz I rhythmically smashed my ass on its back...perfectly in reverse sync...
I remember, the first wheelie I did on the bike. Suzuki Fiero 2, the first ramp jump, one great fall, one great recovery....


I remember, MBA, two years passed in 2 blips....

I remember, what it is to come so close to love....and what it is to move so far...
I remember, Delhi...no season, always 'hot' ;)
I remember, mugging newspapers...books, articles
I remember, the govt got unlucky, I didnt clear the civil services....

I remember, the first salary. Swatch, Kingfisher (air hostess, not the bottle), Honda and Bose followed.

I remember, friends who turned siblings...and classmates who turned friends...

I remember...much more, scenes, sounds, emotions, that words cannot completely craft....

But I remember......

8 comments:

  1. hey that was really wonderful..amazing memories.. worth a lifetime..

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  2. throughout d whole reading i had a smile on my face........
    do i need to say more???

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  3. I'm sure every memory of yours when stretched out becomes a book. I wish you more such memories in the future.......

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  4. It is so beautiful, that i could actually, see and feel every bit of it..well done friend :-)

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  5. Hey buddy, awesome work. I loved the bits about A being far from C. And yeah, I was there when you scored that goal in 5 seconds. We guys were in 9th I guess.

    Nice jog down memory lane. :) Keep them flowing

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  6. hey Hriday..i seriously didnt think anyone except tht goalkeeper would remember that long shot!!

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  7. nice...very nice.....enjoyed reading it....:-)

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  8. wonderful......got to know so many thng about you.:)....could relate to most of the things except the boarding school ( i have never been to.....)....m sure m part of ur good memories too...:)

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