A slice of life, a spectrum of emotions

It has been a full week(nah make it a month). Work, housework, paperwork- all that and a lot more. And its brought about a myriad emotions- from anger to frustration to overwhelming pride to pure joy to ecstasy. A good friend recently created a line that sums it all- its now a quote, officially.

"Life is chugging along, through many a bumpy road to make sure we don't fall asleep at the wheel."

PRISM

P is for Proscrastination. Never a good trait.

My PC is currently very sick. Some months of accumulated neglect has rendered it decapacitated. But of course, this is a good time for the external backup hard disk to fail as well. I've been holed in my basement running all kinds of scans and software installs all weekend to resuscitate the ailing PC. The backup disk- I will get to it in my time. It needs a good dressing down. Thanks to Hurricane Kyle, my PC is getting all the attention its been craving for in a long time.

R is Rightfully his.

Appa lost his precious cell phone, AGAIN! No thats not the big news. See, he has this affection for his cell phone that cant be explained in a few words in a blog post. It needs an essay thats worth getting published in the Guardian- cos thats the kind of pride he has for his cell phone. He has used every feature in the said device. He puts Seren and I to shame with our ignorance of the gadgets we own. No one, yes, NO ONE has the right to say ANYTHING about his precious little gadget.

This treasure got lost a few months ago, while he was on his morning exercise break. He had left it in his usual corner of the National College grounds where he has usurped sole user rights. And probably some school kid picked it up. Nonetheless after much angst from Appa's side, the school called and returned the phone to its rightful owner. The relief on Appa's face was priceless.

Apparently last week, it happened again. And this time the chances of getting it back seem rather remote. Cos it was a clear case of pickpocketing in nammoora BTS bus. Ya, ever heard of a pickpocketer returning a cell phone? I havent.

Anyhow, moving along, Seren got him a brand new cell phone this weekend. SIM card has been obtained, his old number transferred over and Amma tells me he plans on getting himself a cell phone case(the ones you can hang around your neck), tucking it inside his banian and making sure it has a tight lid. Well he's using some kind of such a contraption. Cos I called him twice and he didnt answer his phone. Considering he is out of town, I assumed it was out of range. But no, he called Amma right back and asked her to tell me to call him back- apparently it was too late by the time he pulled the phone out of said case- you can imagine how safely its been secreted!

I is for Instant gratification

It being a lazy Sunday morning and thanks to Hurricane Kyle- its been a wet, depressing weekend, I had called home. Amma tells me its Daughter's day and wishes me a very happy one. Now Google doesnt tell me anything of that, but who's to care? If a mom claims its daughter's day today, it is. Period.

So all you moms of daughters out there, go wish your girls a happy one.

S is for Surreality in everyday life.

Remember I'd written about life coming full circle here? Well now its turning into spiral of surreal joys and happiness cos I just heard that one of those two mentioned in the post got engaged recently. And to a girl from our class, thanks to the reunion efforts and rounding up all of us, long-lost schoolmates. This is the kind of stuff you read about in books, see in movies and dont even give it a second thought. But movies and books are made from real life, no doubt. The very same experiences that each one of us goes through at some point in our lives or the other. And thats what miracles are about. Those spontaneous acts of God that are inexplicable and unexpected. I wish them much joy and hope that we could all be there for this special moment in their lives, connected by memories from that time in our lives when our minds were pristine pure and days were uncomplicated.

M is for Making my day.