To the home and back
Written on 12/26/2007 09:49:00 am by Swift!
Went to my native place yesterday. Saw appachan ammachi Moncychayan+family and many others. Missed Samachayan and Shajichayan. Anichayan phoned at noon. When will all the five brothers be together once again?
Went to a lot of places. Actually got exhausted of eating cakes. And some painful instances also. I will remember this trip for:
Driving: 250km a day is hectic but driving is my favourite activity, never tires me or bores me. Especially the return at night was terrible. You only see headlights ahead. You dont know at what distance they are or at what speed they are approaching you(unlike at day). Its all calculations.Thank God, came back home safely. It being Christmas everyone is expected to be on the road after "vellamadi'. The Alappuzha-Changancherry Road (My FAvourite Road) part was really gruelling...With toddy/arrack shops on either sides of the roads and frequent road-crossings I was expecting someone to jump in front of my car at any moment. And a couple of times "figures" crossed the road just metres away! Wonder when people will know that drivers can't see pedestrians at night. Those who cross the road can see the vehicles and they think the drivers can see them as clearly as they can see the vehicles. But it is not true and unfortunately pedestrians donot know this. That's why road-safety authorities advise us to wear bright clothes while walking at night.
Cancer: Never knew the intensity of this disease. Today I saw two extremes: 60 yr old and 8 yr old with cancer. Think this is the worst plight in life. Both out of pain and.. out of desperation. Was really moved.Oh God! Do something.
Love: There were instances of experiencing sincere love as well as those for just show-off. Please... Noone is interested in your love unless you want to. So please don't take the trouble of such show-offs.
Friends: What should I say?
My friends in college I phoned them all and wished them Christmas. In these four years I haven't done this(except first yr, perhaps).
My friends in Chengannur...missed them all. Jerrin phoned me. Couldn't talk much since I was driving. And I forgot to call him back.Oops. He is just 3km away from my home but couldnt see him. Toncy..Oh no. Really thought he was not at home but when he sms ed me in the hope of seeing me ...Oh no, I felt very bad. Many others didnot reply to my sms. May be were out for Christmas vacation. Didnot wish George and Cecil (and Sharon)...very bad. Will do it today.
Its reunion in school today. Tragically, I can't make it. But I don't feel anything.
Being at ekm has increased my frequency of visit to naatil.
I am maturing as a driver.
Life is really serious..at least for some.
Away from my friends.
In the end anyhow, it was a happy Christmas.
