Down memory lane

Today my youngest  grand daughter has gone to appear for the M.Sc.admission test  for I.I.T. She came to me to seek my blessings. Oh God! How time flies.I am feeling very nostalgic. Even my grand children have reached a stage when they are completing their studies and have entered their youth.In the dusk of my life I am reminded of so many things which are now lying secure in the womb of eternity.On occassions like this they come gushing to the forefront and immerse me completely in their  fold...................
             It was the year 1994. I had retired and had to leave  Government  accommodation.We shifted to our own house. In the beginning my children were not happy to shift, because of the distance from their work place.  After we shifted, the children  loved the new house, their own  home!
The younger grand daughter was born  here. She has grown into a young  lady with a mind and thoughts of her own. Our elder grand daughter was very fond of her sister.Unlike other  siblings, they never quarrel. Even as grown ups, they are the best of friends.

Friends or sisters

R was a cute baby. She looked like a little fairy. Her naughty looks and  sweet actions are still etched firmly in our mind. As a child she had a very sharp memory.Initially she was admitted in a play school, near our residence. She got admission in Mater Dei School without any difficulty.She was very popular in school.She was the president of the Table Tennis team of the school. She participated in debates, extempore speech competitions.She was an all rounder.She obtained 94 % marks in Sr. Sec. exam. She loved to dance. In  her college she was elected vice president of the choreo society.The elder one is also crazy for dancing. The elder one, also R, is studying in USA. The younger one also wants to study abroad.When both of them are together they dance day and night.  It is  generally  seen that siblings of the same sex always  quarrel, but both my  grand daughters  never even argue with each other.
I pray to God that they always stay blessed.


Written for Blog-A-Rhythm  weekly thread 8th Feb.to13th Feb. 2015













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Squeamish

Right from  childhood  I am wary of lizards. This harmless creature gives me goosebumps.The more I try to move away from them, the more they seem to  tease me. Sometimes it is a game of hide and seek between this.
Last week, a lizard,fat one, gave me a real surprise. At midnight I felt very cold, and opened the almirah to take an additional blanket. Lo and behold, the moment I opened the almirah, something jumped on my  head!!  From nowhere a big, fat lizard had fallen on my head. I felt SQUEAMISH and started shrieking. OMG, I was still half asleep,which vanished  instantly.My husband got up with a bang. he thought  that I had  a fall. He rushed to me and started laughing. All  the family members heard the commotion and within seconds our bedroom was resounding with  laughter. I felt foolish. The 'poor' lizard  must have shuddered. In no time, it just disappeared!

no. of words around 130.
Written in response to  BAR, weekly prompt, 'Wordless Wednesday'# 3 and the word is''Squeamish''

This week’s prompt comes from B-A-R member, writer and blogger, Aditi Kaushiva who blogs here.

Blue

                                            
                                 
                                                      Blue is the sky
                                                 blue is the stream below
                                                       is it fairyland?  


                                                         Blue, bright,
                                                    beauiful, bewitching,
                                                       beautous, blooms.


Written for Carpe Diem # 3 Prompt Blue
pic carpe diem
                                 

comparison

                                                           

                                                                

                                                                      The  lonely rock
                                                                  showing an open human face 
                                                                       waits for food.

                                                         
                                                                                     

                                                                              Shrubs  come alive,
                                                                        as striking  as  natural  figures
                                                                               add beauty to nature                                                                       
Written for Carpe Diem prompt  # 5 'comparison'
pics from google

Chicken surprise

Today  I had a biggest surprise,  no it was a shock ,of my life.  Now, as I am writing this, I feel amused.  A  tragedy of sorts happened in the morning, on the breakfast table. I  told the servant to make scrambled egg. The maid who cooks, was on leave.  The servant brought  a  bowl, full of  what  looked like scrambled egg. He said,'' Madam,  so much scrambled egg is lying in the frig.Perhaps the maid cooked this last night and kept in the frig, to be used for breakfast''.I wondered why  she prepared it a night before. I took a small portion, hardly two spoons, In the evening when the maid came she asked, ''Madam, I had kept chicken in the frig, but it is not there.''  OMG, I realised that  what I  had  for  breakfast was  not  scrambled egg but  mashed boneless chicken masala!! I  am feeling very upset as I am a vegetarian. This action, though taken, unknowingly  has spoiled my day!! Have you  ever faced a situation, which makes you feel  sorry and tickled at the same time?  

Free

                                                          A  free  bird
                                                  I fly  high  on my  dreams
                                                         none to check.




                                                           
                                                    Free time over
                                               men and women  hilarious
                                                     no fear  of boss.



                                                       Here comes boss
                                             shuddering with fear, free  time
                                                        fun, all gone.


                                                   

                                                     Freed from zoo,
                                               ferocious lion enters the city
                                                     population scared.




written for Haiku Horizons week 50 prompt  " Free".

-'Electionomia' hits Delhi

These days Delhi is in the grip of  'Electionomia', a  very serious disease!! The hysteria is  spreading to every nook and corner of the city. It has become a big 'comic' situation. The same disease  had hit the city only a year ago but the 'Doctor' who was responsible for the treatment of the junta, himself ran away after forty nine days, without  even a trace of responsibility, leaving the vast 'junta,' who looked up to him expectantly for the treatment of all their pain and maladies. Ironically, the same 'doctor' who had left his people in the lurch, is back again in the 'fray!
                                   People were quite happy without any of these impostors. But, as they say, rules are rules. An elected Government  must  'take care'(really?) of welfare of the citizens. Hence another election is thrust on the  poor junta of Delhi. The same drama is being re-enacted. Every one is  making their best efforts to open the 'Pandora's Box' of  his rival. Mud slinging is at its best.  Every contestant is trying to show his/her achievements. Loudspeakers are roaring  popular filmy songs to highlight the best characteristics of the candidate,  they are supporting.
                    One party has brought a retired Services personality for  Chief Ministership, which has added glamour to the speeches. Slogans, for and against, can be seen in the print media, radio and television. Messages are being sent to subscribers on phones through SMS's and Apps.
                 Where will all this 'tamasha' lead to! The  same old drudgery. The wheels of  (Mal)administration will move on. The same old allegations /charges will  be levelled. The man on the streets will live without any change in his status.'LONG LIVE OUR  DEMOCRACY'. 



Written for B-A-R , weekly sharing thread, 1st Feb. to 7th Feb.