1983

This was the year my father's first brother got married and here are some of the guests at home - my maternal grandmother(sitting leaning against the wall), my third aunt on her left( looking so slim) and Kumudakka on her right(looking the way I always remember her). Next year this time my grandfather would be no more, my grandmother's big kunkuma would vanish forever and V would be born some days later.

As for this wedding, all I remember is the stack of colourful plastic tumblers. 

Summer of 81!

We bought a HP all-in-one and it feels secure to have the dilapidated photos on the laptop. Here is the oldest - cousins in grandmother's place. Surprisingly Manjanna is missing.

We are eighteen of us totally and I'm the ninth one which means there were equal number to follow but I somehow felt we, the older ones were more. May be because I was more connected to the older ones.

Learning it the Hard Way

Nothing can cause more hurt than neglect. I'm glad because through someone else's behaviour towards me, I'm able to see and judge my own conduct towards others, especially SK. I must keep this as a valuable lesson.

Soapy Secrets

I'm yet to discover the beauty-potential of Dove soap - I'm a new entrant - but one thing I've discovered is that it takes more water to wash off the soapy feeling from your body. Or is that supposed to be the secret?

Today was a sort of eye-opener for me and I hope I go back to my good old days of minding my business.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

People have left me all alone at home after a long time. I don't even remember when it was the last time...was it ten years ago? Only two hours of sleep yesterday night and I've got to sleep...

I must travel to Mangalore by the day-train. Yesterday night thanks to lack of other options I looked outside the train window and suddenly realized we were in the ghats and after that the sleep left for a good one hour. I had seen the railway track up in the hills while traveling by the road and wondered if we really journeyed that way but it's much more awe-inspiring being up there! You see trees and endless darkness all below you and it feels as if you are somewhere in the sky, in some imaginary world. We kept going in and out of so many tunnels and somehow I wanted company, someone to sit next to me and marvel at the strange world outside us. Some trees were lit up with fireflies and when I looked further down, it was as if some fire had broken out at points! Then I realized it was the buses, laboriously winding up the road. It's an amazing feeling, really! I wanted to shout out to someone down there that I was far, far up in the sky....

Home is Where the Heart Yearns to be!

I'm going to vote tomorrow. Then I'm going to travel home! Eager to see the good old place. Plans for the remaining three days as of now - Pabba's, BedruguDDe and the dear old beach. Lighthouse? If they allow us. Wish I could meet Sir too but that's a difficult one to wish for.

Wronged Expression's

People have become very generous with apostrophe these days. They put them anywhere and everywhere, leaving the responsibility of deciphering them to the reader. Even people I thought had hobnobbed with apostrophe before are also acting strange! May be it's contagious! Incidentally, 'its' is the regular victim.