I swear to God we need to have more of these days. No, I didn't mean we need Mother's day every month. You know, in addition to Father's day, brother's day and all that, we need to have more days like younger sister's day, elder cousin sister's day, neighbour's married sister's younger child's day, and well, you get the drift. Then I would not have to wander the blogosphere searching for inspiration to write a post. Or deliberately put myself in avoidable situations, in the (sometimes) vain hope that it will yield a blog story. All I would need to do is ask Google who we are honoring today, and then write a post on them. Voila, a post is done!! Nevertheless, instead of wistfully thinking of things that aren't here yet, let's make the most of what we have - Mother's day 2009.
It's still the eve of Mother's day in the part of the earth where I now live. For once in my life, I'm not late in wishing Mom(thanks to Sleeping Devil's reminder!!). Mother's day is not mother's day, 8000 miles away from your mother. But I will adjust by sending Mother's day wishes to Amma's representative in the US, my sister. Will she go into fits of rage when I do that!! Ha ha ha. The most I can do without sounding somber is to pen down some memories from past Mother's days. Read on, gentle readers, it's better than not posting at all, aye?
My earliest memory of Mother's day is of April 10th in 1989(No, I didn't get the date wrong. Keep reading). We were in school(Last day of school before vacations set our souls free). Well, we were all sitting around like blind men in a Multiplex, not knowing why there were no rhymes today, and why they weren't letting us go home. Turned out somebody in the school was planning a surprise for our class teacher. In walked her son in a crisp white Naval uniform. He had come to wish his mother, since he would be out at sea in May. He had got flowers for her and cookies and chocolates for all of us. Oh the plight of our teacher. From docile young kittens, we went to marauding beasts, fighting for the goodies!! I think I also knocked off his naval seaman's cap while lunging for a chocolate. I'm sure, like me, she wouldn't forget that day(but maybe for conflicting reasons).
Cut scene to a Mother's day some 2-3 years later. Sis had finally heeded the call of the world to replicate Western traditions at home(She was sometimes so rigid that we sometimes celebrated English festivals in a way that would put England to shame. For example, we hung out our well-decorated Christmas star long before chaste orthodox Christians even contemplated the idea. And took down the star somewhere in September or October after Christmas). Anyway, she heard of Mother's day somewhere and decided we would celebrate it at home. She recruited( conscripted would be a better word) me into her scheme. Long before Mom returned from her evening walk, we decked up the dining hall, made up some delicacies and got some gifts for Mom(the money for which I pilfered from Mom's piggy bank) and waited with bating breath(I was waiting with a slurping tongue. Surely Mom wouldn't eat up all those delicacies herself, no?). Mom came, we surprised her, and boy, was she surprised. She flew into a rage. Sis got an earful for wasting money when Dad was struggling hard to earn for us. I escaped, partly because I was the younger child, and partly due to the fact that I had disappeared from the crime scene when Mom's face started turning crimson.
Another memory of Mother's day is the one we set up for my colleague's Mom. It was the summer after Mom's mom had passed away, and I didn't have the heart to remind mom and sadden her. So I didn't go home that weekend, instead I teamed up with my colleagues to wish our colleague's mom. The girls planned and timed it down to the last detail(like when the streamers and balloons should enter the house, etc). Guys are usually not good at this - they lose focus after a couple of days and then end up celebrating something else. So, on the big day, we gathered at our colleague's home and laboured hard at the cooking, cleaning, etc(aunty kept the house like a museum, so I volunteered to clean. All I had to do was drink coffee at regular intervals). Everything ready. Phone rings. Aunty calling from crowded Kankanadi railway station. Our mentally retarded colleague had booked Aunty's ticket to their native place that day and dutifully forgotten all about it. We ate all the food ourselves(which would have happened anyways), burst the balloons, and went home. Aunty came home a few days later and cleaned up the mess. She won't forget that Mother's day in a hurry.
Well, these are all that came to mind at the mention of Mother's day. One thing is for sure, I'll call up home tonight and wish mom. And that card to Sis, I'm sending it right now. Muahahaha.
Here's wishing all the Moms of the world a very happy mother's day!! Ciao.
2 comments:
Ha ha ha... Enjoyed this a lot!! Believe it or not, when i wished her the frst thing today morning, my mom is demamding that i do all her work today and relieve her... You know, my mom's very shrewd when it comes to handling me ;) he he.. Happy mother's day to your mom tooo!!! :)
@Divya: Hope you obliged your mom!! Anyway she gave me some nice ideas in dealing with you.. Am waiting to be the first one to wish you on some day like this and extract work... hahaha..
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