The past one week had been a blur.Assignments,competitions,Eid,Omar's Birthday,Antonio,tempers and the rain.One hell of a week!-both in good way and a bad way.
Pappy had flown home for Eid holidays,looking foward to home-made food, "visiting his lands" "(do i make him sound like a king?:P)and some homey noise and rackets.This time he did not come alone.Omar's Brazilian friend from Oman, Antonio too had come along.Since it was a working week here in India we couldn't take him around as much we would've liked.Antonio however seemed more than happy to be playing with Omar again.
Omar's thirteenth birthday coincided with Eid this time.So on 27th,after the little Eid party we had with just our closest friends Omar cut his cake.Later some more guests arrived.I got moody for i don't know what.I seem to always have it when Muthu,my sister, leaves for college.And she was leaving the next day.
The followong day had more in store.Saturday afternoon i returned home after an extra class.My mother was talking to someone on the phone.She was asking the caller things like "where is it held,when ..".After the call cut she told me i had just won an english language skills competition.We were to attend the function at the Tagore Hall at 5.30. Pappy had wanted the car.So we caught a bus and couple of autos to reach Vazhuthacaud and just in time to walk in receive the prize from M.M Hassan.So dramatic!.hehe. And to top that the prize was a laptop!
The next feat was due Monday,30 November.The violin competition at school.I have not done a single exam in music nor do i know how to count the beats and worst of all face an audience with something i was not that good at.I hadn't touched my violin since 10th grade.I had to drop it for the year to give more time for the board exam prep.I had been doing a crash violin refresher class for the past 2 weeks,violently and desperately trying to scratch out some tune.I got on stage with pretending to be deaf and began to play.The violin shook against my body though it did not produce any vibrato.I goofed at a few places,went out of tune and beat but managed it.After I was done I felt immense satisfaction,having got on stage after 6 years.
Few days later someone yelled through the mic that I had got a consolation prize for violin.
Yesterday saw the a year's worth of rain.After my tuition I had to wait almost an hour in the terrible rain all the more terrifying with loud thunder that shook the ground and the blinding lighting.After it had ceased a bit I hired an auto(there weren't any buses ) and got down at the next bus stop where Gogo was waiting to pick me up.I got home to see Mummy pale and panic-stricken.
I guess I have just begun to walk the rockier road of life.
Pappy had flown home for Eid holidays,looking foward to home-made food, "visiting his lands" "(do i make him sound like a king?:P)and some homey noise and rackets.This time he did not come alone.Omar's Brazilian friend from Oman, Antonio too had come along.Since it was a working week here in India we couldn't take him around as much we would've liked.Antonio however seemed more than happy to be playing with Omar again.
Omar's thirteenth birthday coincided with Eid this time.So on 27th,after the little Eid party we had with just our closest friends Omar cut his cake.Later some more guests arrived.I got moody for i don't know what.I seem to always have it when Muthu,my sister, leaves for college.And she was leaving the next day.
The followong day had more in store.Saturday afternoon i returned home after an extra class.My mother was talking to someone on the phone.She was asking the caller things like "where is it held,when ..".After the call cut she told me i had just won an english language skills competition.We were to attend the function at the Tagore Hall at 5.30. Pappy had wanted the car.So we caught a bus and couple of autos to reach Vazhuthacaud and just in time to walk in receive the prize from M.M Hassan.So dramatic!.hehe. And to top that the prize was a laptop!
The next feat was due Monday,30 November.The violin competition at school.I have not done a single exam in music nor do i know how to count the beats and worst of all face an audience with something i was not that good at.I hadn't touched my violin since 10th grade.I had to drop it for the year to give more time for the board exam prep.I had been doing a crash violin refresher class for the past 2 weeks,violently and desperately trying to scratch out some tune.I got on stage with pretending to be deaf and began to play.The violin shook against my body though it did not produce any vibrato.I goofed at a few places,went out of tune and beat but managed it.After I was done I felt immense satisfaction,having got on stage after 6 years.
Few days later someone yelled through the mic that I had got a consolation prize for violin.
Yesterday saw the a year's worth of rain.After my tuition I had to wait almost an hour in the terrible rain all the more terrifying with loud thunder that shook the ground and the blinding lighting.After it had ceased a bit I hired an auto(there weren't any buses ) and got down at the next bus stop where Gogo was waiting to pick me up.I got home to see Mummy pale and panic-stricken.
The Manjooran Sisters all look alike especially when they get pale and panic stricken...same expressions.. :-)
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