Alternate Vision

When my allergies hit, all I can think of is the annoying, tickling itch in the back of my throat or how my body feels like implosion is imminent. Well, maybe a good internal disloding of my organs would rid me of this misery. It puts me in this weird state of limbo, as if neither here nor there. Every train of thought I entertain is drowned in the crevices of my phlegmatic brain..head cold n all, like a semi-retarded feeling. Given this, any attempt at writing my 1500 word paper would be dangerously futile. So with no josh to do anything else, I resigned to the fate of a mid-afternoon nap. But that bastardly feeling of impending implosion only seems to get amplified when I lay horizontally. As signs of frustration start to sink in gradually, I couldn't but help contemplate the futility of my existence altogether. Come now, its not that bad. Just as I begin to loose all hope, its an enlivening conversation with my parents that injects that syrum of life back into my soul.

The Indian National Calendar is the official calendar for Hindus, yet regional variants certainly exist. Today is Tamil New Year- Vishu. A thanksgiving to that supernatural being, an auspicious way to start the lunar year with good forebodings. Traditionally, people from the south start their day by visiting a temple or viewing something aesthetically beautifull, whats called "Vishukani." Tokens in the form of coins, clothes and sometimes gifts are given to the downtrodden and needy on this day. Certainly, an occasion to celebrate. Auspicious things include gold and silver jewelers, betel leaves, nuts and fruits. Each culture does have its own charm and we all have our own distinct way of relating to it. On that note, now that i feel partly rejuvenated I will light me lamp, feast on some food I made and muster the energy to make it to band practise.