Good ol' days

Somewhere around Feb of this year, I decided to revisit Orkut.com. This was a site I was introduced to early 2005 but never sparked an interest. But for some reason, this year in Austin, it became the 'in' thing to do.

Anyways, talking about Orkut I know is opening a can of worms. So many different stories, so many new people, so many scandals, the list goes on. But this post is about a thought I had yesterday. Through this site, I have gotten in touch with quite a few of my high school friends. These were people who I last saw 10 years back! We used to be in our navy blue pinafores, white shirts, some of us in pig tails, all protected and unaware of the big bad world. And today, we are in completely different stages of life. Some of us are single, wild and partying hard (ahem!), some of us are doctors making a good sum in UK, some of us have been married for years and have a few toddlers running around!! Man! It feels soo weird talking to all these people. The minute you see them, you go back to where you left and you forget all that has happened in between. Just can't relate to them being anything other than that girl you shared every lunch with or that boy who pulled your pony tail in the school bus!

I miss those days. I miss coming home to my parents. I miss those family dinners where everyone would eat together and watch movies like Chupke chupke or Gol maal over and over. I miss my teachers punishing me for laughing too much in class! I miss my parents being the most powerful and knowledgeable people known to me. I miss sitting everyday next to my best friend in class for 8 hours and never running out of things to say. I miss those hot evening snacks my Mom would make when I came home from school. I miss those long phone conversations with classmates about how the "Quit India movement dates" are just the toughest to memorize. I miss sneaking and calling my friends without my parents knowledge. I miss the fear of getting caught. I miss the dependence. I miss it all!