Thursday, October 06, 2005
Simple Pleasures in Life...
There are lot of small things, simple things that make me happy...one such is spending time in mottai madi. Right from my childhood days, a stroll in the mottai madi has been a part of my daily routine. After coming back from school, I used to have some snacks, watch tv and then take my huge school bag to mottai madi. I have the habit of walking and reading - a good part of my school days was spent in the mottai madi - chemistry/physics/maths - mottai madi has heard it all!
I used to take a break by seeing the kids play cricket. Religiously, they used to hit the ball into our house and my grandfather would refuse to give it back. I used to be standing and enjouying all this from the mottai madi and those kids used to look at me pleadingly to get them the ball back. Ah those days!
Even now, when I come back from work passing the traffic/pollution et al, mottai madi comes as a relief. Gentle breeze, my walkman singining sutrum vizhi sudare from ghajni - Oh man! can I ask for more??? Sometimes, I just lie down, and keep gazing at the stars, the clouds. When I was young, I used to play this game with my mom. At times, the clouds take different shapes- a rat, a boy, a tower. I used to imagine some shape and mom has to find out where the shape(cloud) is on the sky!
Or, sometimes, I take my dinner to mottai madi - eat leasuirely - a novel on hand - Is this what is called Life!
Apart from all this fun stuff, mottai madi has been a part of all important decisions in my life. That is where I have made all the decisions - right from going to Pilani for studies to choosing my lifepartner.
It is definitely true - We derive great pleasure doing simple things!
¶ 6:08 PM
There are lot of small things, simple things that make me happy...one such is spending time in mottai madi. Right from my childhood days, a stroll in the mottai madi has been a part of my daily routine. After coming back from school, I used to have some snacks, watch tv and then take my huge school bag to mottai madi. I have the habit of walking and reading - a good part of my school days was spent in the mottai madi - chemistry/physics/maths - mottai madi has heard it all!
I used to take a break by seeing the kids play cricket. Religiously, they used to hit the ball into our house and my grandfather would refuse to give it back. I used to be standing and enjouying all this from the mottai madi and those kids used to look at me pleadingly to get them the ball back. Ah those days!
Even now, when I come back from work passing the traffic/pollution et al, mottai madi comes as a relief. Gentle breeze, my walkman singining sutrum vizhi sudare from ghajni - Oh man! can I ask for more??? Sometimes, I just lie down, and keep gazing at the stars, the clouds. When I was young, I used to play this game with my mom. At times, the clouds take different shapes- a rat, a boy, a tower. I used to imagine some shape and mom has to find out where the shape(cloud) is on the sky!
Or, sometimes, I take my dinner to mottai madi - eat leasuirely - a novel on hand - Is this what is called Life!
Apart from all this fun stuff, mottai madi has been a part of all important decisions in my life. That is where I have made all the decisions - right from going to Pilani for studies to choosing my lifepartner.
It is definitely true - We derive great pleasure doing simple things!
¶ 6:08 PM
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Hmm...nice post! Almost wants me wish for a mottai madi in Lexington - we have a patio and we have to be happy with that...you are making me home sick now :(
this blog is nostalgic..brings me back all the simple pleasures of living in India...motta madi is one of the many things that you unfortunately cant have here!
i remember ur motai madi where u had taken me when I first visited ur home...
and then I remember my motai madi which was my cricket field for years through school and college.
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and then I remember my motai madi which was my cricket field for years through school and college.
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