The Lesson

An interesting thing will happen when you type "Lessons from Children" onto an Internet search engine. There are only Piano, Spanish, Art, Manners and Yoga Lessons for Children! Then way down on the page,  you will find the "Children's Wisdom". Click the link and you will find examples of the uncanny, unerring, unnerving wisdom that Children have, which they strip down to its bare, simple but often uncomfortable truth..

• Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and the world laughs at you.

• Its better for girls to be single, but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.

• Its hard to unlearn a bad word.

• Ask 'why' until you understand.

• It's easier to see the mistakes on someone else's paper.

• A pencil without an eraser may as well be a pen.

• Sometimes the best one in the play has the fewest lines.

• Some nights it not worth fighting over who gets the top bunk.

• Don't expect your friends to be as exited about your '100' as you are.

• Don't say, '"The last one is a rotten egg", unless you are absolutely sure there is someone behind you.

• If you don't like the birthday girl, don't go the the party.

• Crawling still gets you there.

• You can't start over just because you're losing the game.

• When you are dressed up like a princess, its easier to act like one.

• If a tree had apples last year, don't expect pears this year.

• You can't be everyone's best friend.

• If you want someone to listen to you, whisper it.

• Sometimes you have to take the test before you are finished studying.

• Ask where things come from.

• If you throw a ball at someone, they'll probably throw it back.

• Don't nod on the phone.

Still Silence

Knock.. knock.. Scratch..

I wake up in a daze, in an obscure state

Hesitating to move through the obstacles

But, can’t seem to move an inch

Are my hands and feet bound?

I don’t feel the air,

I can hear the deathly silence. 

Trying to wake up from this eerie dream 

But, I can’t seem to find the opening. 

Thump.. Bang..

My hands and feet are bruised 

No amount of kicking and screaming 

Can be heard from the outside 

How did I get to be here?

There seems to be a tomblike calm 

The inevitable is here. 

I need to let go and realize 

I am never ever going to wake.

Fade out..

Hello, my darling!

Date: March 22, 2012

Stats:

Health: Bad Back.

Weight: The same.

Wealth: What is that!

Mental State: What is that! *sigh*

Dear Diary,

I know it’s been more than a month since I have written. Well, there is nothing much that I had to update, sing a song about or rant. It’s been a roller coaster so far! But not in a whoopeeedoodaa way. (If only miracles did happen!)
 

I have been getting a lot of exercise, for one! And, the reason was only because my car

just decided to not START! So, I have been walking to and fro from the bus stop and work. May not be the kilometers you think, but it is still an achievement for this non-workout girl. *humph*.. Also, my arms have become beefy.. lugging the heavy laptop around. Now is when I wish we were in the future already and had microchips for everything. Can you imagine the space.. rather not having to carry an over-sized bag. Now, I am sure you will ask me why do I carry an “over-size” bag? Well, a girl does have priorities and you can’t walk out the door only half-dressed. Hence, the paraphernalia.

Of late, I have been fighting for my space (in the bus, of course!) Timing is the most essential. Ensure you leave home at a time when the rest of the breeds are already busy! Smart! *pats her back*
 

The back’s been acting up. Guess, it is not part of my anatomy now. I give up! Does age have anything to do with it? Or, could it be the “couch” potato habit coming to bite me in the a**. Whichever way you look at it, It’s there to stay. *yet another sigh*

So far, there have only been cribs and grumbles. On the flip side, I have some interesting news, too. But, as melodramatic I may be, I am going to be quiet and let things take shape before I shout from the rooftops. Never a spoil sport.. I shall only let slip the fact that I may be exiting from my mundane phase of life! *glee*  

Future hold on! I am still living in the present. Until then, let me lie back and stare at the ceiling. ;)

Your faithful writer,

aDiTi

This Darkness

I look over my shoulder

I wonder if I could be wrong

Did I see what I wanted?

But, I ponder..

I gaze with longing at the door.

I would like to see my reflection

On the glass’s handle..

But, all I see is my disillusionment

I question at my inept eye

How could I be so wrong?

I sigh with regret

How could I not see this impending kismet?

There I go with my roving eye, again.

This time my heart feels the flutter

There he stands before me

But, I do not see his aura.

I look closer

All I see is a mirage.

All my longing flying out the window.

And, the darkness closing in on me.

Musings of a "repair" mind

 

Sometimes, I really wish I was a MAN! And, this thought has not come freely. It’s not a “choice” or an “opinion”. It’s when you need to get down and dirty, to find out what went wrong with your car! That’s when you realize your “dainty” hands and “clueless” brain takes a hit. Not trying to be an MCP or a feminist, but I do admit there are times when you do scream with frustration!

Believe me, there are a lot of things that as a woman, you are proud of. Completing a job and getting it “well done”. But, repairing a CAR is not one of them. How I wish, I had the chance and privilege to look under a bonnet and rip a car apart (if I could). Not like the men are going to volunteer and let me DO that. It’s more like a snowball’s chance in hell.

Battery dead. Starter modem busted. Electrical wiring. Yes. All sounds Greek and Latin to me! But, all these things did happen to me and my poor car. My Fiat Palio went down on Monday, March 12, 2012. It just refused to start. Just sat there looking “pretty” in my garage. No amount of crank ups and jump starts led to happiness. The mechanic said “battery needs to be changed”. What? When? Where? Did get the battery changed but nothing after that, too. Finally, roped in a Electrician. And after a lot of tinkering, banging and standing around the root cause was discovered. The coil inside the starter modem was burnt, shredded and beyond recognition. Now I know what the smoke and burnt smell was when I tried starting the car after the battery was changed!

Here I stand (or sit, as the occasion calls)! I need to get my starter modem changed. Oh, and the gear wire too. Not sure how that got cut in this episode. I love my car, I really do. But, I’m really re-thinking if it can survive the journey going forward. It was born in 2002 and it’s in his 10^th year running. I did have my fair share of it running low. Here is the list of repairs I had done to my lovely:

- Tune-up

- Oil Changes

- Tires changed (From tubes to tubeless). (Also a lot of puncture, included.)

- Struts

- Wheel alignment

- Entire suspension

- Ball bearings

- Rear-view mirrors changed

- Wiper blades changed

So on, and on and on and on!

But, it has stood by me through thick and thin. It has made me independent and a better driver. (Yes, women can be good drivers too). Passed on to me from my brother free of cost. Well, I did pay for the car and the music system, initially. Now I face the typical “Catch 22” situation. I shall now stay true to my heart.

Well for now, I am more confident. I am going to stand strong and stick with my lovely (for now).

Not in the least Wishy Washy

This is my list! I have spent the first half of my life making it.. and, my only wish is to spend the rest ticking it off. (Well nearly everything.)

• Travel the globe. (Actually, I would like to start in India! Easy!)
• Get rid of my fear of LIZARD! (Read: Phobia)
• Learn to Swim.
• Spend hours just drawing and painting. (I have the paints.)
• Park my car with no fear. (Read: Phobia No. 2)
• Play with the dolphins.
• Own a boat. (Incase, I can’t swim ever)
• Go scuba-diving. (Post learning to swim, of course)
• Cook and bake with my mom for one whole day.
• Teach my dad the tricks of the laptop. (This could take another whole day!)
• Live one day as a Rock star (Or, Actor, dancer, sportsperson, etc. etc. etc.)… Just one day!
• Own a chocolate factory! (And, no one, I mean no one, can STOP me from munching, eating, devouring)
• Live during the Victorian or Elizabethan era!
• Marry! (yes, to the love of my life) Not shy to admit it.
• Witness the wonders of the world.. (The Pyramids, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower, Macchu Picchu, The Churches, Temples, Mosques, the list goes on!)
• Spend days just sleeping, eating and drinking. (I WISH!)
•  Watch a football match and cheer with the crowds till my voice turns hoarse.
• Travel through JAPAN. The first time was NOT enough!
• Visit ALL the beaches in the world.. (I can go “WOW” if I haven’t learnt to swim yet!)
• Make peace with my brother. (Without losing my mind, of course)
• Read the classics. (This one seems to be easy enough.)
• Play hide-n-seek and hopscotch with the kids.
• Watch all the good-old movies.
• Travel with my lover.
• Learn a foreign language. (The toughest the better)
• Climb the tallest tree in a rain forest!
• Own a toy store!
• Take my mom and dad for a vacation.
• Wish I could have spent more time talking to my granddad. The greatest Man who lived for me.
• Spend an eternity with my Grandma. (Her dishes are to die for.)
• Own a pet!
• Have FUN sessions with my Girls and Boys.
• Drink the finest wine.
• Laugh with my family. (Uncles, Aunts, cousins)
• Not worry about what PEOPLE think of me! (Too small a life for worries, methinks)
• Die with a smile on my face!

Must watch.. Check!

Descendents (2011). You will love it.. It’s simply superb. (Well I wish I could use more articulated words to describe it, but the excitement is getting the better of me!)

The Father-daughter relationship. Don’t want to be a spoilsport here and tell you everything, now would I?

WATCH IT!