A fortiori

Cherubic, simply magical, with an almost unbelievable ethereal look about it!! That was my baby (Atleast that is what I thought!!) when I first saw it sitting all by itself!! As always I observed for a reasonable length of time before I gingerly made my way towards that bundle of joy wishing to make it all mine!! That magical baby at first cast a few carefully measured glances, followed by a smile now and then. This encouraged me to narrow the distance between the two of us and I soon started caring for it deeply! I was soon an essential part of the adorable one's life - laughing with it when it was in bliss and crying with it in its pain!! This nectarine experience wasnt to last forever!! The nectarine experience was so intoxicating that it stung my heart mighty painfully!! The pain woke me up from my deep slumber!! I realized I had had a painful dream but neverthless a dream that left me happy that I had seen the most beautiful baby!! And the lesson I had learnt_ What is not you...

I am very proud of being a woman !! I feel special and privileged !! I have always believed that women have always contributed positively to the progress of the society!! Well, being a strong believer in the power of women, I might not have personally made a remarkable difference to the society that I live in but know for sure that I have made a constructive difference in the lives of quite a few !! I am especially proud to be part of a family where women have played a major role in the growth of their family into a dynamic and progressive one with the Hindu dharmic values deeply embedded!! Its more than a year since my granny passed away! Anyone who has come into close contact with her is only astonished by her determination, confidence, dedication!! A tough lady but very effiecient. She did not spare even her daughter, to the extent that she would constantly disapprove of her ways of executing a task! But mind you it would always be objective criticism based on the highest quality...

Fresh, zestful, lively, sharp, poignant, peppery, spirited, stimulating...... The list can go on endlessly.. These are just a few words I have used in describing a giant refreshment called Aparna!! Wondering if you have ever had an exotic drink of this kind!!! No way!!! Its a seasonal refreshment and gulped in gallons only by its patents!! (Parents?)and occasionally by those whose organic structure is a close match to it!! Most refreshing in the months of April and May but available for a short span in the winter for the patents alone!! A tester dose of what the summer holds!! I have just had a taste of it (being a patent) and enjoyed it for almost a fortnight!! It has only left me with a longing for more and more!! But its gonna be one long wait till I get to taste it in its best form!! Thats my daughter in the hostel!!