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Down memory lane....

'Here we go marching on with arms stretched resting on de shoulders of the one before.Innocent giggles and same-pinch(es) exchanged... "Hey u are wearing new dress ya..(a beaming smile) yes my thatha got for me... hehhee.. I have Gems we will eat in interval ok-va?.. hehee
In a distance we hear the shhh...shhh...time for assembly children..no talking...which means no more holding hands... we silently fall into the -stand in fours pattern--and look straight for further instruction...Soft music fills de air teachers come forward to do the actions...and then we start singing

"God's love is so wonderful(2)
[ hmm 'wonderful' was index finger and the thumb together..the other fingers spread out!! Phew! for a KG kid that needed xtra effort]
Oh! wonderful love finger on chin Oh!
So high u can't get over it
[this was fun got to jump as high as we cud..so it was jump,fall, get up before ma'am spots u ;) ]
So deep u can't get under it bend low...pull de legs of ur neighbour
So wide u can't get around it
[both the arms spread out one full circle...merry go-round it goes on and on.till we loose balance]
Oh! wonderful love” again finger on chin

Assembly is almost over sister comes forward to say a few words..and then the morning wish and disperse... with the waltz playing at the background we march back to class with great fervour kicking and lifting the legs way upto the chin.. with mud all over de face we hurriedly pull out de water bottles for a hasty sip.. '

hmm …. happy thoughts... Those were the days,my friends life used to be awesome!! Nothing mattered but fun and frolic...

These little choruses taught years ago is still fresh in the mind.And everytime I want to thank the Lord for something or the other somehow this chorus is on my lips...

And today after years am singing the same song in a school campus very similar to our KG assembly ground and my heart invariably longs for the company of the girl who used to be my neighbour..sweet Miss.Charlotte singing.. Ms.Saldhana's strict look. Sr.Lucy and her loving smile.... the banyan tree above. the colorful appearance of the stage.. My oh my.. St.Francis Convent nursery..

Childhood memories...nothing compares..

Appreciation is like an insurance policy
which needs to be renewed regularly

Somehow the famous phrases, idioms, wisdom words...or say the famous accepted quotes just don't seem to work with me.As I mentioned in one of my earlier blogs abt how 'Practice makes perfect' doesn't go well for me.Today it was 'First impression is the best impression'...uhh a couple of months ago I spoke to NJ and found her very disgusting.She was so curt & loud that I was forced to leave the place.Her unwillingness to hear me filled the air...I felt suffocated.. to be honest!!.So the so called 'First impression' was imprinted on my naive mind.
Then came along my second encounter with NJ..hmm that was sometime last week..I hesistantly walked into the room...that 'First impression' kept popping up... "oh hi so what can I do for u (followed by a warm grin)... u can call me anytime I'll be glad to help .. u've got a beautiful name ..how do u pronounce it?..." what am I hearing? I was hit hard by surprise was too shocked that I didn't really give a proper answer for any of her queries... a totally different person with the same face and same voice..whatz happenin?!!?... This kept me occupied for quite sometime..that 'first impression' thing which was etched on my mind for the past 2 months was totally wrong and what a poor way to judge a person.. :( felt ashamed of myself.regrets aside I resolved - First impression is not the best impression..the BEST is to not have an impression at all the very first time..
what say..?

well part 2 ..coming up soon ...the list goes on..
Here you go for part 2

It's the 60th Independence day..
At home happy and gay..
Dependent on the T.V all day...

It was rather calm and serene this morning...so I sat down to watch TV after a very long time.. Doggie Howser M.D , on ZeeCafe..itz abt a talented 16yr old doc and his funny friend.He puts his job at stake and gets approval for a million dollar fund being set up for medication to the poor and homeless.. towards the end of the episode..these lines appeared - "to many ppl medicine is a business but the best business of them all is to listen to the language of the heart".
And since then this line kept coming back to me several times during the course of the day... Language of the Heart - the small prompting from within which says stand up for what u kno is right maybe ur difference can become a miracle to ur neighbour...
and I belive to 'still' this prompting is the worst folly anybody can ever do...