Wo(a)ndering thoughts!!!

Two of my work got selected in a poetry competition run by Greater Dandenong Council, Victoria. Both  Here and There  and Nostalgia got   published in a poetry book titled "HOME".   "Home" is a collection of work by talented individuals from different background. My piece here talks about nostalgic memories that  I call home.                                                       ----------------------------------------------------- My heart is still in that hot summer when I was 6, I played with my cousins climbing trees, Innocence, laughs and sour mangoes kept me going.. My heart is still in that hot summer when I was 10, I tricked my friends to see who could hold the breath longest, the cool dip, hot sun and water games kept me going.. My heart is still in that hot summer when I was 14, I play...

This work of mine got selected in a poetry competition run by Greater Dandenong Council, Victoria and got  published in a poetry book titled "HOME".   "Home" is collection of work by talented individuals from different background. My piece here talks about every immigrant story..                                            ----------------------------------------- “Don’t stay there forever, come back home. We will be waiting for you.” my friend said to me when I embarked a new journey to this country. “I will go back home after I earn enough, I won't stay here forever! I told my colleague. “ Son! Now that you are aboard, we can’t just have a simple wedding for your sisters. People are expecting more . It’s not like we can’t afford it now! ” my mom tells me in our video chat. I save up and transfer money back home. “ You should buy a house. Rentals...

If I was invisible, I would fly from Atlantic to Arctic.. From Americas to Africas.. Everywhere, If I was invisible, I would rob bank(s) and become the richest in the world, If I was invisible, I would play pranks on people just to pass my day, If I was invisible, I would rock the dance floor without a drink, If I was invisible, I would do sing-a-long with Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello, If I was invisible, I would go to the top of Everest and make a snowman, If I was invisible, I would fly up to space and experience other planets, If I was invisible, I would ride an Amazon Jaguar and roam around the forest, If I was invisible, I would meditate with monks watching the stillness of the lake, If I was invisible, I would live in a place where I don't have to deal with SILLY people. Yet I would stay visible just for you. If I was invisible, you wouldn't know I exists, If I was invisible, we couldn't have lived a life we lived, If I was invisible,  I wouldn...

I used to be a vampire, Staying up all late and going to classes next day without a fuss. I never understood why people cry at the cinemas for a scene, Duh! It’s just a movie. Never had time to notice simple things, Life was an adrenaline ride. Taking risk without thinking about consequence was the “norm.” I had an “agenda” for my career. If you wonder, how can it all change after a tiny creature entered into your life. Forget about seeing an emotional scene from a movie, even hearing a normal conversation from a random stranger can make me cry now. Forget about staying awake till midnight, just 5 minutes past 9 is all I can do now. Realized little things have a power to brighten your day, Cuddle and a kiss can take away all stress.. Forget about that career agenda, any job that gives me “Me time” will do. Forget about adrenaline, sending a snack with "traces of nuts" is my biggest risk right now. Priorities have changed, Thought pr...

Google Images Darling, I get that you are an explorer from your insta, I started to make my bucket list. I heard you are a foodie who hates cooking I enrolled myself in baking. I love sitting in the passenger seat and how perfect is that When you mentioned you enjoy driving. I’m more a listener than a talker and it works well because you are one talker. I understand the science behind opposites attract better now than my school days. Do you want to know what’s in my bucket list, A long drive, Listening you talk all night and Waking you up with a smell of homemade pancakes and maple syrup. Shall we do this like Russian-Doll in Netflix? E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y until we die.. PS: RUSSIAN DOLL is a Netflix series which is more like ground hog day. In simple words it is just an .endless time loop.. 

Kanamma, It’s that time of the year for us to celebrate you turning another year older, naughtier and cheekier. You are turning 7yrs/2555 days as you calculated it... While I’m dreading the fact that you are growing up quickly, you are busy counting years to turn 18 (few days back, when you said you have 14 days and 11 years to turn 18!! I was taken aback!!) Every time you do something awesome, you turn around and ask me whether I’m proud of you.. I want to assure you again “ it doesn’t matter whether you were awesome or not, I’m proud of you every minute as long as you are happy doing whatever that you are doing ”.   It’s not about coming first or being awesome, they are rewards of your hard work. I don’t expect anything more than your happiness. You started to read books on your own and you started to read chapter books lately (Zac Power/Ninja kid). I find it very cute when you read’em in your mind (not aloud), sometimes rolling in bed or sitting in the car. ...

Once when A was about 4yrs, I told him about my previous training in Field Archery, he responded back saying " ONLY   boys could do archery,what were you doing??", I was taken aback. I had a fun info session with my 4yr old to make him understand that Girls could DO anything and EVERYTHING what boys could do. Infact girls do even more at times aka they give birth!!! He just didn’t want to lose an argument, so kept on arguing for days that boys can deliver babies.. He even convinced a friend at his kinder.. ha ha.. Jokes apart, how did a 4yr old get to that conclusion so easily(so early in his life!!) ? Is it from the shows he watch? . From the mythical stories he watched, it showed men in battlefield and the super heroes fighting the bad guys were mostly ( from Marvel to DC mostly) MEN. International Women’s day is celebrated to talk about the issues STILL faced by women; we have come long way from where we were and yet long way to go before our children enjoy the ...