Memoirs of a good life

Irfan Khan takes the baby Kal Penn away from the shore, into the sea. They've forgotten the camera behind. "How will I remember this day then?" asks the baby. "Well, you'll just have to commit it to memory!", replies Irfan Khan. That was The Namesake.

Well, I don't have any such luck. The only claim I have to fame is that I was named after the "pole star" ;). & that too people manage to mess up.

The good thing about digital cameras is that they let you capture memories when ever you want them. & you can revisit them in a span of a half hour of having created them!! :)
So, do we spend time making our memories "picture perfect"? Are the notorious events an imposter for the lens? Of course, we wish we could record all those happy moments and watch them as often as we watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S reruns! But alas, that ain't possible.

My teacher once said, "there's so much to say and such little time". However, there's so much space and such few words. One insuperable way of commiting to memory is writing. It's a log of what you felt in a picturesque way. & the pictures are in the eyes of the interpreter. It's a shame most of us don't practice this.

Coming to the point though, I'd like to share with the web one of my most amazing experiences. An early morning, an urgent call, a hasty rickshaw ride and really comfortable recliners. A song, the curse of a woman and really brilliant graphics. Lots of confusion, cheap rates and discounts. Almost sitting in a stranger's lap, cracking the code and drooling over hot men. Watching Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End at 9 in the morning!!! Brilliance!!!

Having chocolate and chocolate sprinkled donuts. Stupid kids, adult jokes, tubs of popcorn. Laughing out loud, fairy tales, crossover of Gandalf & Dumbledore. Wishing for food while standing for the national anthem, holding a "counted plate" of donuts throughout the movie & still hoping for popcorn. Watching Shrek 3 at 12:30. Did I mention right after Pirates???

Rushing to McDonald's to grab the happy meal, breaking a slipper, picking up a dress. Hustling, sweating, tearing, eating, fixing. "I'm an ogre.. Burp.. I'm on it!" Cheese, Mayonnaise, lettuce!

Meeting school friends over a cup of coffee. The rain... the weather... the drops of water :)

I guess sometimes you just have to commit some things to memory. Or words to paper!