I'm going back!
I want my childhood back!
I again want to walk through the Rubber trees and make cricket balls with 'ottukara!'
I again want to catch the smell of ‘chenathandan’ and get cautious.
I again want to stop at Kumar's house and pick him to play with us.
I agan want to ride my 'Captain' cycle my Achachan brought for me from Sengottai and I again want to take Vino and Prabha on it.
I again want to sleep with my grandparents, ha!!
I want to darken my mustache again!
I still want to run down the mountain as we come back from the church in Edamon!
I want to get beaten by my teachers once more!
I again want to wave my hands to the meter-gauge train that passes by my home, and collect as many garlands thrown by Ayyappans!
I again want to miss a homework and write an imposition!
I again want to get taught by Amma! My pavam amma!
I again want to hide under a ‘vazhayila’, escaping from the rain and slowly get wet completely!
I want to see our cow, Mini and her children for the last time!
I again want to tie an ‘Oonjal’!
I again want to climb trees!
I again want to pick coins from Achachan's drawer and deny it till he finds it out.
I again want Ammachi's ‘Moru curry’.
I again want to make cigarretes from ‘chakiri’ and smoke it with my brother.
I want to go back once more!
Please take me back! Once more please?
(Glossary for those who do not know Malayalam)
Ottukara - the dried up latex on the tap mark on a rubber tree. One can tie it to make real rubber balls.
Chenathandan- a common snake in Kerala, which has no poison./ Smell of Chenathandan - An unpleasant smell of a kind of wild flower.
Ayyappans- the pilgrims of Sabarimala, who used to throw garlands towards us, the group of Children..
Vazhayila- Plantain leaf. One can easily stand under it during rain, but if the winds come, you will be cheated!
Oonjal- A swing tied on a tree as part of Onam in Kerala.
Moru curry- A tasty curry from Kerala, which is made from curd. Our Grandmother used to make the tastiest Moru curry we ever had.
Chakiri- Coconut shell's grains. We two used to fill this into a paper roll and smoke them as cigarettes. One day we go caught, and the story needs another post here.
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Thanks Haddock!
aww..at some point i guess we've all wished we could go back to being kids. That sentiment is so simply but endearingly represented here...good post, i enjoyed reading it. :)
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