Happy Day

Today’s my parents 28th Wedding Anniversary. Thank God for this day. I am tempted to write what Adam Sandler said in his acceptance speech in the MTV Video-Music Awards ceremony a few years back. He sheepishly blurted, “I want to especially thank my parents for having intercourse the day I was conceived.”

So as my parents and sis cross the McMahon line to visit China (Nathula Pass) today, I sit here and thank God for them. I feel like my heart and mind are accompanying them while my mortal body simply exists here.

Just the other day in the middle of a conversation my mum said that she would die without me! It was the most beautiful thing my ears ever had the pleasure of hearing and it speeded up the convection currents of the mantle (and core) of my heart, though the very thought was a bit scary. What makes her think that I can live without her either? They say I resemble my mum a lot and they also say that she’s very beautiful. I often kid around that if A=B and B=C, then, A=C right! Sadly, that’s not the case with me. Looking back I am reminded of this particular incident that left me dumbfounded indeed. While disagreeing with her regarding a socio-ethical issue highlighting our ‘generation gap’, she cut her hand pretty badly in the kitchen. Inspite of being ‘mad’, I looked for an ointment and applied the same. That was when the following words came out of her mouth ever so casually, “Do you know why I had you? I knew you would always take care of me.”
Here's to you mommy, an enthralling number by Alanis Morissette titled Heart of the House which leaves me teary-eyed everytime I hear it.


You are the original template
you are the original exemplary
how seen were actually? How revered were you (honestly) at the time?
Why pleased with your low maintenance?
You loved us more than we could've loved you back, where was you ally your partner in feminine crime?
Oh mother who's your buddy? Oh mother who's got your back?
The heart of the house, All hail the goddess!
You were "good old" you were "count on 'er 'til four am" you saw me run from the house in the snow melodramatically
Oh mother who's your sister? Oh mother who's your friend?
We left the men and we went for a walk in the gatineaus and talked like women to women would, "where did you get that from? must've been your father your dad "I got it from you I got it from you, do you see yourself in my gipsy garage sale ways? In my fits of laughter? In my tinkerbell tendencies? In my lack of color coordination?

My dad, my friend, meticulous to the hilt. This one time an uncle asked me by what name I call my father, I remember being quiet for some time and finally said “papa”, hiding the truth that in reality I call him everything but that. Vashisht, Charles {from our one-time favourite serial – Charles in Charge wherein the character of Charles played bt Scott Baio (Chachi of Happy Days) was a friend to a family. In fact, I later came to know that my friends used to think that I had a boyfriend named Charles}, motu (though he’s not anymore), Bashisht (how my young cousin used to pronounce my surname) and of course my favourite 'Father'. I am told that I have gone after my dad in terms of my nature, intelligence level and interests (music, books, sports, movies, philosophy, et al). Never thought an SMS could say so much.. the following I received a day before our family reunion- "Hi! TV channels have been reset, Deps've got Eminem & Flipsyde CDs. give missed calls, Lance & Sheryl Crow have split, Glenn McGrath's wife again diagnosed with cancer. luv dad."

Here's to you dad, your favourite song- With Arms wide Open from Creed. Vividly remember your delightful facial expressions when I told you that Scott Stapp wrote this song for his new born son.

Well I just heard the news today, it seems my life is going to change, I closed my eyes, begin to pray, then tears of joy stream down my face.

With arms wide open under the sunlight welcome to this place, I'll show you everything

Well I don't know if I'm ready to be the man I have to be, I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side, we stand in awe, we've created life

Now everything has changed I'll show you love, I'll show you everything

If I had just one wish, only one demandI hope he's not like me, I hope he understands that he can take this life and hold it by the hand and he can greet the world with arms wide open.

My parents epitomize the adage that ‘opposites attract’. No two people could have had a more divergent nature and interests than my progenitors.

I want to THANK THEM on this day and everyday FOR LOVING ME.