Some Shopping

Yesterday had been to the biggest shopping mall in the city, for some shopping of course. took a Prestige nonstick cookware set, LG Microwave Oven with Grill & Convection 30L , four slice toaster, all this for my mom, For my self, took a pair of jeans, I had to go for 31 W seems I am putting on, and a pair of sleeve less t-shirt black ones. I don’t know why I am always attracted to that black color. Moving ahead in the electronics section I took 1 TB (1000 GB) external usb hard drive, now how’s that for some data storage, well that was the maximum available in the market. I also upgraded my mp3 player to 1 gb. All this was fine till it was on the trolley, but as I got out of the taxi and had to carry all that to my apartment, it was shit man, had a very tough time with that.

Late evening went out for dinner, this new hotel had some recreation facilities, and guess what there was even table tennis , well some one was playing my song and I wanted to join the cores, but how, I did not have the TT racket with me, some how on request I got one ohh yaaa…. Now playing after a long time but still I manage to win 2 out of 3 games, all credits to my good friend “D”, he was my guru in TT, he taught me the game, thanks to him. I still remember the way we use to play in YMCA and the hotel gaming zone next to Liberty, it was fun. I learnt how to hold the racket, to serve, to spin, to smash and how to cheat sometimes J . I really miss those times, I had to leave them for a job and come here, I feel strange. That's ok. If you don't feel strange going away from your beloved family and friends , you should donate your heart so that someone can melt it and use all the steel, now too when I talk to him, he tells me to come back. Apart from my family, he is one of the few people who have had the misfortune of discovering me in all my pristine stupidity. I think I should make a light footed flashback leap here.

Minor scoldings about watching too many movies not withstanding, I have had a very nice childhood. My parents have been wonderful and have understood my usual tendencies. I got everything from them what I wanted. But still, there comes a stage when parental wisdom and a child's adventurism don't make a perfect pair, and you want someone as stupid and reckless as yourself, or a friend as they call it. As a kid, I had friends, and that's natural when someone is as harmless as me. No one feared me, it was the classic case of everybody liking the guy who could not beat them in exams, not steal away their girlfriends and could not stop them from eating their lunch boxes, though my lunch box was finished by them before lunch. I was perfect friend material, safe and useful. Boys do make great company, when you plan to watch a soccer or cricket game and abuse everyone around, not in more sensitive and non violent situations. We have fooled the Supriya hotel owner for free lunches, and also the sugarcane juice yard opposite our school. I remember we still have to pay the panipuri wala at Pudamji Park,

Anyways it’s like you walk in alone and walk out knowing a person who is willing to accept you as you are, with all your weaknesses and fears, with all your flunked math’s courses and lack of sophistication. Our friendship has come a long way. Small moments , moments of trust , moments of laughter , moments of teasing each other , a few moments of sadness , little moments which seem insignificant when compared to the big milestones of life such as clearing our CET and getting into MBA, and so on. I also thank him for helping me to prepare for that and my project work,then the interviews and jobs etc.

Sometimes, things really are simple. People may see it in any way, but I know the moments we had together, were moments when we could pause life, keep aside its worries and look away from its questions... Hope to see him soon.