DeepavaLi(ದೀಪಾವಳಿ)

ಸಣ್ಣ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಬರೀ ಪಟಾಕಿ ಹೊಡಿಯೋದೇ ಕೆಲಸ ಅಂದ್ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೆ ನಾನು .ಇನ್ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್ , ಈಗ್ಲೂ ಅದೇ ಮೈಂಡ್ ಸೆಟ್ ಆದ್ರೆ ಹಣತೆಗಳು ಮನೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು .  ವರ್ಷಗಳು ಕಳೆದರೂ ಹೀಗೆ ಇರಲಿ ಅಂತ ನನ್ನ ಆಸೆ. ಪಟಾಕಿ ತರೋದೇ ಕಾಯ್ತಾ  ಇರ್ತಾಯಿದ್ದೆ .  .  ಮೂರು ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗೋಷ್ಟು ಪಟಾಕಿಯನ್ನ ಭಾಗ ಮಾಡೋದ್ರಲ್ಲಿ  ಅದೇನ್ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಾನೋ ಕಾಣೆ . ಆಟಂ ಬಾಂಬ್ನ ತೆಂಗಿನ ಕರಟದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ,ಖಾಲಿ ಡಬ್ಬದೊಳಗೆ ಇಟ್ಟು ಡಬ್ಬ ಹಾರೋದನ್ನ ನೋಡಿ ನಾನು ಯಗರ್ಲಾಡ್ತಾ  ಇದ್ದೆ . ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಪಟಾಕಿ ಇದ್ರೂ ಅರ್ಧ ಘಂಟೆಗೆ ಖಾಲಿ . ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಬಂದ್ಮೇಲೆ , ಆನೆ ಪಟಾಕಿನೇ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ .ಯಾಕ್ ಹೇಳಿ ? ದಿನವಿಡೀ ಹೊಡಿಬೊಹುದು ಅಂತ. ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ,ಮದ್ಯಾಹ್ನ ,ಸಂಜೆ ಹೊಡ್ಡಿದ್ದೇ ಹೊಡ್ಡಿದ್ದು .ಸಂಜೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ದೀಪ ಹಚ್ಚೋದೇ  ತಡ , ನಾನ್ ಫುಲ್ ರೆಡಿ . ಉದುದ್ದ ಅಗರ್ಬತ್ತಿ ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂಗಡಿಗೆ ಆಗಾಗ ಹೋಗೋದ್ಬೇರೆ ಒಂದ್ ಕೆಲಸ . ಗನ್ ಇಲ್ದೆ ಇದ್ರೂ ರೀಲ್ನ ಕಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಟ್ಟಿ ಡಮ್ ಅನ್ಸಿ ಕೈಗೆ ಕಿಡಿ ಹಾರಿಸ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬೈಸ್ಕೊಳದು ಥ್ರೀ ಡೇಸ್ ರೊಟೀನ್ .  ಮಧ್ಯ ಏನಾದ್ರೂ ಮಳೆ ಬಂದ್ರೆ ಪ್ಲಾನೆಲ್ಲ ಠುಸ್ . ಪಟಾಕಿ ,ಛಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಳಾಗತ್ತೆನೋ ಅನ್ನೊ ಭಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಟ್ಟೇಲಿ ಸುತ್ತಿಡೋದು ಬೇರೆ. " ತುಳಸಿ ಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಪ ಎತ್ತಿಡೇ ", ಅನ್ನೋರು ಅಮ್ಮ .ಬರೀ ಹೂ ಅಂತಿದ್ದೆ . ಬೇಗ ಪಟಾಕಿ ಹೊಡೆದು ಲೇಟಾಗಿ ಹೊಡಿಯೋರ್ನ, ಮಾಡಿ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಂತು ನೋಡೊದು ಊಟದ ನಂತರದ ಕೆಲಸ ನಂಗೆ. ಮಾರನೆ ದಿನ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಸ್ನಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಯಾವದಾದ್ರು ಪಟಾಕಿ ಉರಿದಲೆ ಹಾಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ಯೇನೊ ಅಂತ ಕಡ್ಡಿಲಿ ಕೆದುಕ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ. ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಪೇಪರ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ  ಕೂಡಿಹಾಕಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ತಾಯಿದ್ದೆ.  ಅಕಸ್ಮಾತಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲೊ ಡಮ್ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಪಟಾಕಿ ಹೊಡೆದಷ್ಟೇ ಖುಷಿ .ಮಜಾ ಏನೂ೦ದ್ರೆ , ಕೆಲವು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಆಗೋಕ್ ಮುಂಚೆನೇ ಸುರ್ಸುರ್ ಬತ್ತಿ , ಫ್ಲವರ್ ಪಾಟ್ ಹಚ್ಚೋರು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ .. ನಗೋದೋ ? ಅಳೋದೋ ? ಆಗ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಫೋನ್ ಇರ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ . ಲೈವ್ ಅನ್ನೋ ಪದಕ್ಕೆ ಲೈವ್ಲಿಯಾಗಿ ಎಂಜಾಯ್ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ವಿ ... ಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದ್ ಕಳೆ ಇತ್ತು . ಈಗ್ಲೂ ಇದೆ ಬಟ್ ಕ್ಕ್ವಯ್ಟ್ ಡಿಫರೆಂಟ್ (ಅರ್ಥ ನೀವೇ ಹುಡುಕ್ಕೊಳಿ)........

Googly

After a tiring day at work and a long journey from office, I finally reached home with a headache ! I took out the keys to open the lock but wait, the door was already unlocked ! I pushed the door slowly wondering who would it be ? .None ! But the lights were on.seriously ? what happened ? My eyes moved all around. I was still standing outside . Was shocked to see the home empty .Where is the sofa? TV ? Photos frames?.There was just an empty cot lying in the hall.Heart beat literally stopped for a while.I was getting scared to take a single step into my home. Robbery ?theft ?call the police,,,,,,,so many things running in mind.Even the color of the wall was changed. Sounds funny? I slowly walked inside listening to the echo of my own footsteps and moved further.It was damn scary.I started staring at every detail aspects….. Wait ,Oh man ! This is not my home.If you guessed this was a dream, you are wrong.I had accidentally entered into the house just below my flat which was still open for rent ! Hahahaha.... It was actually opened by the owner .Heart beat was back to normal. I just smiled at myself and climbed up to my home and was happy to see every thing safe inside. This happened few months ago.Penning it lately.

Fond memories

Guess what ! It had been a very long time since I had a look at all those stuffs which I had collected during my school and college days.Was indeed happy that I had safely preserved every single piece .Slam books with lovely wordings of my friends, teachers & lecturers, friendship bands, birthday & new year cards, tiny perfume bottles, wrist watches, record books, peacock feathers, bracelets and finger rings, coin book , stamps collected from the postmaster,movie stars posters which I secretly got from college library magazines smile emoticon ...It took me back for a while , made me recollect those days ! Remembered everyone of them and memories associated with the presents smile emoticon . Words written on the cards seemed so pleasant, empty perfume bottles still maintained the aroma,watches had lost its time , books retained the feathers,posters reminded me the exact place from where I got them hiding ,days when I used to wait near the gate for the postmaster…..! uffff , a suitcase full of treasure & most of them from my school days smile emoticon Such a long time ! Thanks to my friends,teachers, cousins and relatives .U made me feel the true meaning of nostalgia .These are worth preserving smile emoticon Tagging each one of u through my words smile emoticon Thanks again ! Cheers to life smile emoticon Love u all smile emoticon

Mr.Shy

The moment I passed near him,he took out his long neck and started staring.The Red and green skin combination attracted me.His shell was very different from the rest.I didn't want to walk away without capturing.Guess flash might hv disturbed him.He slowly sinked his neck in closed his eyes.I moved thinking that he was not interested.After few steps,I turned back and saw him looking at me smile emoticon He was a shy guy. Glad to meet u Mr.Turtle.

A 15 minute walk :)

A 15 minute walk :)
It rained heavily in Bangalore yesterday.I mean really heavy.Roads were flooded with water for 2-3 feet . It was irritating to drive back home from office and tiring too.So i decided to travel through public transport the next day..It takes 15 min to walk to my office from Majestic bus station.It was a cool morning due to rain.Majestic is the major bus station in Bangalore and one of the most crowded area.

The moment i got down the bus, i could feel something new,something which i hadn't experienced since a long time.I felt lighter :) I started to walk towards my office.People are so busy in the city and i could feel it ! Small shops, milk parlors, bakeries,electronic stores,bag store,shoe stores had just opened.Shop owners were tasting their morning coffee.I could feel the coffee aroma in the stalls,samosas were hot and smelling good,flower vendors with fresh flowers were smiling at me with full charm.As i moved further, i could find some crazy movie fans in queue for tickets,vegetable vendors with greenery around,bells from the temples were clearly audible with idols in their best attire to showcase devotees. :)

That 15 min walk was so damn good to visualize all normal routines that follow in the busy street of Bangalore .Thanks to the weather :) What i always believed seemed true again ! The experience of a small walk gives immense happiness ; in our own city or any other :)