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Rains came this evening...and it brought some relief to our parched souls...and the weekend ended with KKR's win, which at times seemed just a little out of reach! Shahrukh somersaulted but didnt go shirtless as promised ! Well it was interesting in more ways than one..Badshah without Maharaj, Didi vs Jayalalitha....ultimately I am quite liking IPL  entertainment package after all !!

It's been two years now and in many ways I have moved on... The memories are still fresh, but maybe the pain is a little dull ! Like an ache which I have learnt to accept with age. At times I feel I was given the freedom per force to move on. She cut the umbilical cord forever - no ties, nothing to hold back to! At times I feel guilty, remorseful and sad...I really did not mind looking after her, taking care, being the care giver- that was perhaps my way of returning something back. It was kind of funny cos we always shared a tumultuous relationship- being as different  as chalk and cheese and being more of my father's daughter.  Well , life moves on...and what makes me smile  are those little hand written cards, letters with the detailed nitty-gritty ,all written neatly in an uniform font size :)  - How I treasure every minute...that I spent with you! Wish I had told You ! Miss you Ma.....

The Kalboishakhi  brought relief...the tempers cooled with the weather !  The weekend was the result week with Chotu and Raashu scoring in 80s...Poonam and me making it to the temple like 5 years back for Chibu and Shailavya ! Well the diversity is what made the weekend enjoyable ...Vicky Donor...a good , different movie..dinner at Uday and Sangeetas..with excellent Thai cuisine by Uday and good adda with uday , sangeeta, bishu and indira! Completed by lazing and the kalboishakhi...all added up..to an almost perfect weekend....Like Mohua's status...opened up a whirlpool of discussions ! Just like the rain......how good it feels!!

Thanks to "Archies" there are more days to celebrate now!  And being a mother I had to remind my son that the 2nd Sunday in May is a Day for Me!  His reaction was ..."Oto gulo deen shob mone rakha jaye na!"...Though he did wish me and Mammam a groggy, "happy mother's day !" Mammam's reaction was..."Aaj abar happy keno hoibo? happy to amar kobe hoi a geche!!" Well ! Well! There is no end to happiness.  I asked Pradip what he gifted to the mother of his 3 kids...He said "Father's love!" (meanies come in all shapes and sizes)   Our school used to celebrate "Mother's Day" (sometime in may) I remember playing in a concert once and as we trooped out I tried to look beyond the spotlight to catch a glimpse of my mother in the crowd! Well this year for whatever  reason I wanted to indulge myself... Follow my own motto, if no one  loves you ,love yourself! So walked into  a TanishQ showroom and gifted ...

1 a.m- not sleepy! why the hell did I sleep in the afternoon? The Facebook shows Chibu's  on chat- what the hell! He is supposed to be studying with the exams looming large! Well ( sigh) !  Anyway , the weekend was good- shopping with Tuli and Lipi at South City- lunch at Food Court! The much hyped KKR vs Dada match - KKR won, but by what I saw at South City - Dada has his own clout!!! Chibu went for the match! B said it's almost after 14 years- the last time he was there with B , he had to be lifted up as he cheered for India! Time flies! Found John on Scrabble- gotten over Liverpool's loss it seems ! Back to saying "yummy" and seemed happy that I'm on scrabble! Well at least FB at times helps you to find company...else it would have been Meluha and me!

I always complain about summer- the sweat -the sun. It always brings out  the worst side of me. Short fused, sweaty and sloppy! I remember when I was in college, summers were not so bad! I mean was it because life was fun and I did not bother about the heat ? Or were the summers less scorching? I remember Baba was amazed when he found Mamtu and me roaming around in  Park Street one hot summer afternoon - he had  asked," Baire ta ki A.C. naki ?"  Well ! life surely had its surprises then !!  But , I chose mediocrity instead, cause it's like a safety net- my haven of being in my comfort zone!  Bhaskar tends to disagree at times- saying that I travel alone often enough- stay  on my own and still live my own life!  But is that adventure?- Not really . I never do anything out of ordinary, take risks (unless chucking up the secure APS job is considered a risque)..It's like this poem I read long long ago in a Harold Robbins story ( of all things)....