Please, Thank You and Sorry; the three basic words of courtesy. How often do we use them? I, personally, use the words 'please' and 'thank you' a lot; and I don't hesitate to say 'sorry' when I am wrong or hurt someone.My close friends often ask me not to be so formal when I say …
Tag: Childhood
Thinking Of My Favourite Teacher
The moment I think 'teacher', several faces start rolling in front of my eyes. I believe our first schoolteacher is the first outsider who tries to teach something to us as a child; the first person outside the family who influences us and affects our lives.I don't remember the teachers from the first school I …
J for Jorhat
A tea garden in JorhatJorhat is a city and is the headquarters of the Jorhat district in the state of Assam in India. Jorhat is one of the major cities in Assam and the city acts as a gateway to upper Assam and to the state of Nagaland. It was the last capital of the …
Memory Travel
As a kid, Namz (my sister) and I have traveled a lot with our Koka and Aita (our maternal grandparents). Deta and Koka served in the same university and so we got ample time to spend with them. Whenever Koka had to go any official tour and if we had our holidays then, we would …
Parents & Children
Children are very selfish creatures. From the moment we are born we demand our parents' love, attention, time and even earnings. We steal their hearts and become their pride and weakness. Along with us, our demands also grow. We ask and ask, but they never cease to give. But we should learn to give back …
Music Tape Magic
Anyone born in the 1980's and 1990's will surely remember the magic woven by music tapes while growing up. My earliest memories of music include bollywood songs like "Johnny Johnny Julie ka dil", "Jilele jilele", old bollywood songs re-sung by new singers and english numbers of Boney M. We had a Philips tape recorder cum radio. …
Pangs of (Puppy) Love
A few days back, I was having a conversation with a couple of my friends about the phase of so called 'love' in our school life. And how things have evolved since then. I personally feel that I am growing old when we talk about 'our good old days'. But nevertheless, incidents and memories of …
Innocence Lost
"Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice". ~Lyman Abott Children today seem to be fast losing their innocence in line with their senior counterparts losing patience. Almost everyday, I find myself reading news about minors involved in crimes which were supposedly committed by adults alone. Abduction, extortion and homicide are …
Of Starry Skies & Summer
Before the advent of the inverter, power cuts in summer meant staring at the summer starry sky, fanning the mosquitoes away, playing all kind of games in the moonlight, chattering away the power cut hours.As kids, my sister and myself spent almost every weekend with our maternal grandparents. As power cuts were a regular feature …
Antique Childhood
When I see children today, I don't always see innocence. Most of the kids today behave and talk like adults. Most of them donot talk of dolls and toys, but of movies, shopping malls , gadgets and food joints. I have even observed single-digit year olds commenting on elders outfits and accessories and asking about …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 