A -Okay!

I don’t know what to do with my two days off! But it feels so good…seriously! After a week of Dussera vacation, I felt so reluctant to be in school! A day off always feels great, but I have never been THIS happy! There was so much to catch up with in school…little bits of unfinished work to do… and I couldn’t find the time to do it! But most of all…I’m happy about our competition getting cancelled!

We were supposed to go for this music competition at Bishop Cotton’s this Thursday. We were taking “Teach Your Children” by CSNY… Really tough song, and to make it harder, we were attempting it without accompaniment! It was sounding all right, but there were parts that weren’t perfect. Last minute, we decided to add a guitar. The guitarist being none other than my brother. Now, whatever you say, finding a time when people from 9CB, 9IG, 10th grade, 11th grade AND 6th grade are free…is NOT easy. We practiced during snack and lunch, and NO one but me has heard the guitar yet. How we were going to be ready by Thursday is BEYOND me!

But now we don’t have to be! Yay! It jus confirms my belief – ultimately, everything works out for the best!

Admiration Misdirected

Somehow, when Shahrukh Khan or Sachin Tendulkar is in town, the entire city knows, and is hanging around outside the stars’ hotel rooms, just waiting for a glimpse of their idol. Why is it that when Amjad Ali Khan, or Shubha Mudgal, or Bijayini Sathpathy perform in Chowdiah, not even HALF of that population knows?! Real genius is so rarely appreciated...seriously.

Justified Paranoia?

My dad was going to Delhi on business, and out of the blue asked me to go along with him!! So I flew to Delhi a day after him on the 28th of September. Other than the fact that I got stuck next to a REALLY obnoxious guy on the flight…it was SO fun travelling alone! And I ended up spending the coolest three days there EVER! The only thing that bothered me about Delhi is how bothered everyone is when we go out alone!

Maybe I am just used to cities like Bangalore and Singapore, but Delhi just seemed particularly unsafe. My parents must be the most paranoid parents in the world, but even they let me out alone in Bangalore. And I travelled to and back from work everyday in Singapore. The level of independence I get in Singapore, Bangalore and Delhi differs drastically.

In Singapore, I travelled by public transport alone, I walked from the MRT stations to home alone, I made last minute plans to meet people all over town, NO problem. Here, I can go out…but with friends, and everyone has to know where, when and with who! In Delhi, I need a chaperone! I don’t think it is a case of over-protectiveness of my parents though. Everyone’s parents seem to be slightly weary of letting their children out alone in Delhi…!

Why are some places safer than others? Why are streets unsafe at all? Independence is so great! The fact that we can’t have it is SO annoying.