Meeting An Old Friend

I met an old friend of mine after 5 long years. She was travelling to India,via Dubai and took a transit here.Eventhough our chit chat over coffee lasted only for half an hour,it was really exciting .We met in Dubai mall and I succeeded in persuading them(she and hubby) in not going to 'At the Top-Burj Khaleefa' .Instead we spent time in clicking snaps and taking a stroll in the mall.
I was gratified to find how she has changed for good over these years.Changes in attitude, lifestyle, dressing sense..I guess living in US people tend to change.But deep down inside her, she was still the same, we shared the same warmth and joy ,were delighted to be in each other's company , just like old times.
She was the one who taught me riding a 2-wheeler.Gold shopping always reminds me of her as back in college days she was very fond of Gold ornaments.( that part also she has changed now).

After meeting me,they went on to Atlantis and myself back to home.I assured her next I will meet her in US.. :D
US Callingggggg....... :)

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From that year onwards ,  during Christmas I have tried in my best ways to decorate my home.

During one of the Xmas over the years, I learned that making A Crib or Decorating a Xmas tree is not for others to see or admire how good or bad it is. Its for keeping our faith and to spread the joy of Happiness around us.

Years went by, I had to move to Bangalore for my graduation. Post Graduation, Work, Marriage,Relocation to Dubai, Again Back to Bangalore ,Again  to Dubai  and now A Kid , all theses things happened during the course of time with a pinch of sweetness and bitterness as well..

Nowadays, I am contemplating as to where would I keep the Xmas tree this time as I have a toddler who is getting naughtier day by day. But at the same time I smile to myself thinking I have more reasons to celebrate Xmas and in a way I can reprise and  reminisce my own childhood having my kiddo around... :)

A November Memory/ Xmas delights

To this day, I can feel the pain I went thru when I had to shift my house to another place. It was in Nov 1994 when I was in my 7th std. I remember sleeping the last night thinking this is my last night and almost in tears. That was the place where I was born,and spent my childhood...Leaving it was a very painful for me and my younger brother who was then 7 years old.. 


When I shifted to my new house, Xmas celebrations with friends in old home were missed terribly. Back in my old house, Xmas celebrations used to start much earlier with my neighbourhood kids and playmates. I  never owned a crib set and every year me and my bro used to spend much time making those small statues and of course every time it was futile.Somehow I managed to make sheep perfectly with plain paddy-field clay whicc were of no use and found its place in the trash eventually. Imagine A nativity scene, only with sheep..!!!

Pomegranate Tree

The first ever Xmas tree was made  by my elder brother in my locality. I still remember , the decorations on that tree were with cigarette packets and Xmas greeting card cut outs which my elder bro beautifully made. The decorations were put on a pomegranate tree in our garden  which never bore fruit until we moved out from there,though it used to blossom once in a  while (Blame on the Kerala Weather).

Nutmeg Tree

But in our new House, which was facing  a paddy field, and with no electricity(it took sometime to get electricity in the new house) me and my brother sulked when Xmas approached.Our main dilemma was , even if we put up a big Xmas tree who is there to see it? as we had just one neighbour's house nearby and acres of Paddy Fields facing our house. But still every year we did put up Xmas decorations on a nutmeg tree .

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