Life

The good old days.There were the times in school where imagination of life and the events around us was more real than the real life we were reading. The times when Nancy Drew was our heroine and Frank from Hardy boys appeared to be the best boyfriend one could ever have. Add in a little bit of mystery during vacations, and if you were 5 in a group, even though borrowed, it meant, you called yourself "The famous Five". Summer vacations meant looking for adventures just like Malory towers and keeping secrets like the secret seven. Let us call this the case of the "Run away Maid"!! This word makes me think of a 100 perspectives on maids right now, but let me try to stick to what really happened. It was holiday time and my best friend Roshni and I were strolling around the peaceful bylanes of our neighborhood just "wandering aimlessly" as my math teacher would have put it. A kalakhatta candy and an animated discussion on the insufficient holid...

Penning my experience and the emotions of the contrasts in life that we live with in todays world. At a five star hotel, I loved the attention to detail, the smiles, the ultra courteous staff. The location and the venue was mesmerizing. Self contained it had just about everything that one could ask for,  Including two different types of commodes within the same bathroom!! Backwaters, a spa, a lounge bar, a gym and so much much more.. that staying overnight seemed so insufficient and almost like I was doing injustice to the facilities that were available there! The food, Ahem, so rich and so much in variety that I was unable to taste all the dishes on the buffet!! A couple of weeks later  Christmas vacations meant fun and cheer. We drove down to a lovely place called pugmarkswayanad that offered a rare kind of accommodation and some homely food. The semi resort-home stay seemed ideal for the eight urchins that we were!;p . P.S  It was d...