Going back in time

Thanks to BVN for tagging me to write about the things I like and hate about childhood.

I Love ..

1) School

The 3 day youth festival, where I so enthusiastically danced, did my first ever dramas, won every extempore speech, story writing and quiz competitions. I was, literally, the all in all of my school during those times.

My years as a school leader when I used to read out the pledge and was the pet of every other teacher.

Summer vacations and the train journey to my mother's place. Me and bro used to fight for the window seat which invariably used to go to him as he was louder in his screams.

School opening - the new uniforms, new bag, new books, new umbrella and the new little ME.

2) The paddy fields

We used to have this swimming and fishing trips in the creek during summer vacations

In the period between the last harvest and owing for the new season, there used to be lots and lots of mussels in the fields. All of us kids used to go with big buckets and pick them up. Boil them to take out of the shell and make the tastiest non-veg dish I have ever had in my life.

3) The Girls Junta

We never liked those pompous guys much. Found almost all of their pass time as sheer stupid. We had our own sports. (If you can call them sports). I can't name them in English. To be frank, I have even forgotten the Malayalam names. But I can still play them all.

The cold wars between the Girls Junta and the stupid Boys Junta. We all used to mend up for Hide & Seek. ;))

4) My protective kid brother

Our schools used to be in the same compound. His was a boys school and mine was girls, both Govt schools. When he was a junior, he always had some seniors asking him about his Chechi. He used to loath them.

When the first ever guy proposed me - I was hardly 10 yr old and didn't even know about the I love you thing - brother used to hit the guy with his bicycle.

Once I got my first ever love letter - which I accepted 'cos it was sent thru a girl - and brother used to almost stalk the guy to call him names and humiliated him in all the kiddo ways imaginable.

5) The festivals

Vishu more than Onam. Yes, for the kineettam. We were the only kids in my mothers family at that time (and now there is almost a dozen). Used to get a huge some ( something like a hundred or two) during that.

Christmas - every year we used to put the star, get the cake and celebrate like any other of our festivals.

6) The Boys school in the same compound

For all the strikes they did for international reason and the holidays they forced the Head Mistress to declare. You guys used to be our Heroes ;)))))

I hate..

The cow dung - Geeee. Almost all our neighbors had cattle in their cows. And the one right next to us had a shed facing our house. PPPPPuuuuuuuuKkkkkkkkkkkkkee

Milk - all the cows go to hell

Caning at school - it was not the pain but the humiliation

Playing with my Bro - he used to threaten me that he would wake up Achan who was sleeping after a night shift or that he would jump into the well and force me to play with him. And play waht ?? - Indo Pak war of all the thing and I always had to be Pak and get defeated.

The preference Bro used to get as he was the younger one.

An uncle who used to stay with us - for reasons I don't want to mention (no child molestation if that’s what you are thinking). I still can't like him, but I try to be polite atleast. I have never hated anyone in my life, but him. I still do. Unless and until I get enlightened and become a Buddha, I can't suppress my hatred.

O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
Author: Caroline Matilda