(Photograph by Prakash Kini) Standing here and looking back, Life is a Beautiful Drawing. I can See the Life Lived and few memories popping up in between, like a city on a map or something... lemme share a few...
- Sneaking out of the house, in the farm next to our residential society, stealing mullis from the farms. Farms were Forbidden, but Enjoyed the Sneaking and the Eating! Gone are the Farms, I Miss Them!
- The Medical Store on the Road, 15 years watching the same man selling medicine, noticing the change of Black Turning Grey, but unchanged is the confusion that he has with regards to me and my elder sister.
- Terrace and the corner near B Wing, That Place Symbolising the Past, The Fights, The Love, the Sweet and the Bitter shared with people! People.. A few with me and a few flown... but these few who have left/stayed have Shaped up the I in ME!
- Me and My Dogs! All the Strays in the Building were mine. I distinctly Remember Three Dogs (Bitches). Kiddy... whenever i used to call her, she would come to me and make those sweet sounds, stating please please Pat me. Then Came Lailaa, she was so attached to me, she used to even come to know whom have i fought with and bark on them. Rinku, she was my last attachment, whenever i used to sit on the ground she used to come and sleep on my lap, accompanying my loved ones till the gate and get them home sometimes, somebody gave her poison and she died.
- Finding Short Cuts way back home from any damn place.
- Arranging parties once six months, collecting 5 Rs. each from members of the girl gang. The Frequent Visits to Sunder Nagar Garden to Relish the Taste of one of its kind Cheese Toast Sandwich.
- Trekking, On Any one Sunday of the Monsoon, a trip was held to the different Ghats in and Around Mumbai! Awesome! That's may be One Reason why I am found of Trees and Nature, well 60% of this nature loving comes from my mother to me.
- Trying to fondle with each and every kind of insect, animal or bird that came across from tadpole to cow. Earthworms were one of my favourites.
- A Spoiled Bratt, in 7th class, I changed 7 tutors... rather 6 of them Ran Away! Was Arrogant, Rude and Ruthless when i used to speak to anyone.
- Temprature Touching 104 degrees after enoying the splitter splatter of rain for 3 hours.
- Internet, was such an In thing... the long chats with friends, making new friends and talking about everything to them. Dhaval is one such friend who is still in touch since those days:-)
- Departure from CST (Mumbai), Rajasthan Trip in Class 11th... Being away from parents for the very first time... It Was Difficult!
- Introduction with Arti on the 2nd floor staircase of K.C. College. Life after this day was never lived alone!
- The year 2004, foundation of a very important relationship.
- 2005, met 2 personalities :-) I Cherish Sajesh and Girvan.
- Last Six months of the Degree College, I Remember all the Days Lived, and were the days i lived to the fullest.
