I have had a rather unique one-of-a-kind week. My college closed down and all hostels have been evacuated for a week for fear of being instrumental in the procedure of increasing the number of swine flu cases in the city. For better or for worse, is yet to be known. I have been staying at my local guardians’ place for the last one week and I have semester exams lined up to compensate for the new year celebrations(read: NO celebrations :|). Here, I am listing some of the many things in life that simply have no possible parallels in the world, and this week made me re-realize and cherish these little sweet things of life :)
1. There is nothing like the morning sleep on this entire planet! Not that I had not known the pleasure of being tucked inside my warm quilt. But the 9 o’ clock, mess-gets-goddammit-closed-and-you’ll-be-stuck-starving-till-lunch, timings in the hostel have literally robbed me of my most-loved morning sleep. This whole week, every single day was simply awesome because it begun with loooooong sleeps :P .
(Note: This is only for those humans who know the pleasure of waking up at 12 in the noon to lazy afternoons :D )
2. Examinations have an inherent quality of scaring me. I have already prepared almost everything for my internal exams, and still if I don’t study for a decent amount of time in a day, I begin to feel restless. Funny thing is, when I do study, I don’t feel like studying. Well, but this is one thing I get to realize every time exams come ,so not really a big deal :P
(Note: I am kinda scared of my upcoming exams, but more than that, I am bored of being scared of exams :P)
3. Basically, I am not a real foodie. However, there is little that can be done to resist home-made food! Ofcourse, there is nothing like maa-ke-haathon-ka-khaana :P, but home-made food is so much better than even the weekend food of the hostel mess (The meals on the weekends are special in hostel; or atleast they think so ! Whatever! ). And then the ultimate power of eating anything at any hour of the day is ultimately empowering :)).
(Note: Food is probably one of the most substantial reasons that make me miss mum in hostel :P )
4. The network of my cell phone here is awful. I have not been able to take calls from atleast 10 people and I am sure each one of them has been dying to talk to me :P. That makes me realize how much I love my phone (it’s the cheapest ‘dabba’ you can possibly get from Samsung :P ). Every time my friends in hostel would tell me that, I’d simply tell them off. But a little time away from friends, and I discover my long-lost love for my littlte ‘dabba’ <3
(Note: I’ll call all those people back, and very soon :D )
5. Friends are my support system. Surprisingly, this week, old friends have been calling up when I cannot really take many calls. But it feels amazing to be in touch with all of them, and although I know most of my friends are going to have a gala time when I am stuck here on new year, as they are mostly done with their exams; I’d love to wish them Merry Christmas and A very happy New Year :).
(Note: I miss you guys :), and I love this fact ;) )
6. There are very few people in the world who allow you to share an incredible level of comfort with them. My sister is one of those handfuls for me. I was telling her the other day; if we had been living together, just the two of us, it would have been such a relief to come back home in the evening, tired, to find all the happiness in her little smile. Strange thing is, she loves me for all the stupid things I am. She, indeed, in the truest sense, is home to me :).
(Note: Cutest little thing she is >:D< ! Oh c’mon! That’s not even a note 8-} )
Well, that is quite something to be realized in a week’s time! I guess life has a way of making us cherish its beauty :).
p.s. I love the metro view from the balcony too. I’ll post about my first ride in the metro sometime. Not soon enough, though. Exams, you see :| !)
