And these were a few of my favorite childhood things...

Childhood memories, fond memories, memories that would stick to your mind forever, and you wish if you could live those times forever. Here are a few of my favourite childhood things.

1. Getting home from school on a hot afternoon, and eating vadai, made by mom.
2. Stepping out to play, "running and catching" or "7 stones" with your street friends.
3. Grandma telling those magical stories while feeding thaiyir saadam, with avakkai oorgugai using her fragile wrinkled hands.
4. Sitting at home on election days and national holidays, and don't know what to do.
5. Making sand castles on the beach, when dad takes you for a walk.
6. Making most of those train rides to the native town. Packing puli saadam, and idli on those journeys.
7. Hiding those exam papers from dad, since marks were below average.
8. Eating ice cream from that road side vendor, and didn't care about who saw or complained.
9. Wearing a "colour-dress" on birthdays, while the entire school wore uniforms. Feeling proud of the fact that it's your birthday.
10. Holidaying in grandma's place every summer, and playing endlessly with cousins.
11. Playing in the rain, and coming home to mom, who would definitely scold you! But don't care...
12. That first boy who held your hand...and you thought you'd get pregnant!!!
13. Shopping for those fancy clothes during Deepavali and Pongal in Pondy bazaar.
14. Gate-crashing into the neighbour's home, since she has made gulab-jamuns and pakodas on a lazy sunday afternoon!
15. Eagerly waiting for appa to get home, to pick out that 5 star from his pocket!

Ah..how nice...childhood...it brings back sweet memories, and a tear!

kavz tag!

When I started thinking of the blog concept, I was wondering if I could write something. If I could produce something worth reading, or will I have so many interesting moments in my life that would be worth mentioning or remembering. Hmm..may be yes, may be no. Not always, I knew it. However I decided to take it positively. I haven't been blogging lately and thought to myself, "Oh no..what a boring life I lead! I have nothing to talk about!"

To not sound very uninteresting, here is a tag of three, for people to know me better...

3 things that scare me:
Tomorrow
Nightmares
Over confidence

3 things that I love:
My baby
A trip to the spa
To do absolutely nothing

3 things that I hate:
Reptiles
My mood swings
Cooked cabbage

3 things that I don't understand:
My present work
Why I don't do what I love doing
The Bofors case

3 people who make me laugh:
Calvin
My friend A
My baby

3 things on my table:
My hand bag
Some loose sheets of paper, which am not sure what to do
My computer

3 things am doing right now:
Day-dreaming
Trying to multitask
Thinking of what to do this evening when I get back home

3 holiday destinations I'd love to visit:
Barbados
Hawaii
Istanbul

3 things I'd love to do before I die:
To be cast in a broadway show
To fly a plane
To climb Mt. Everest

3 things I'd like to learn:
Figure skating
To cook like my mother
To write a soap opera

3 things you should listen to:
The sound of your heart
Prem Joshua
Swahili music

3 things you shouldn't listen to:
The voice in your heart
Himesh Reshammiya
Heavy Metal (It gives me a head ache!!)

3 of my favorite foods:
Anything Indian (especially South Indian)
Chinese
Italian

3 beverages I drink regularly:
South Indian filter kaapi
Hot Chocolate
Paani

3 TV shows I watched as a kid:
Ramayana
Malgudi Days
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes

3 TV shows am addicted to currently:
FRIENDS
Fashion House
6 degrees

3 things I can do:
Pottery
Procrastinate
Play with baby

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