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July 20, 2003
Simple Pleasures
Verily, life is beginning to find its way into my life again. Maybe it's all perspective. And a night of sleep (finally!) is perhaps, what is most required for perspective to be gained.
In restrospect, I had a fairly good day yesterday. Went to Shan's place and hung out with her like old times. I think she was trying to figure French out while I read 8days(bleahz lol). After a while, we tossed reading material aside and shared some good conversation. Then I met another friend for dinner and icecream. I like icecream :p And I like chestnuts. Go figure. Go Kuri. LOL.
You know how little things in life can make one smile? Despite the fact that I didn't sleep a wink the night before, yesterday was one of those days when it happened. It's like going to a friend's place after so many years and having her mom still remember me and asking about me, chatting with me, drinking lemonade...and sharing a dinner table with a mother and son and have her little son devour plate after plate of barbequed chicken wings because it's so good and he only gets to make a monthly pilgrimage to Chomp Chomp (the mother explained) ...and eating icecream and the ice cream guy being nice and friendly giving me an extra scoop of icecream and a cuppa iced tea which was so good I bought a bottle...:)
Then, this morning, I was awakened by the rain (it rains precisely at 6 every morning now, I'm not kidding) so I replied T's emails and messaged another friend to wish him a safe trip because he is going back to London. Then I put on some jazz and just lay in bed listening to the rain and the jazz playing in the background.
Then somehow, I decided to check my defunct email account. And maybe it's the rain, maybe it's the serenity I felt, maybe it's Jobim - I found your birthday greeting (not belated) stashed amidst junk mail. One simple line "Have a very happy birthday :)" made my day. I don't ask more much. I only ask that you remember. :) And of course, you remembered the easiest email address, even after umpteenth reminder that it's defunct. You are rebellious like that.
Now, Dad just woke up. Seemingly pleased to see that I'm awake (my parents are anal about waking hours) and that I've done my laundry. He's making Sunday breakfast. I miss my dad. In the strangest way. Ever since he went back to work, he's been so busy. Our relationship had improved drastically based on his strange experimental cooking and my willingness to be his guinea pig. This morning, he's cooking up a storm again. And I 'm waiting to be amused. Mom will never eat his cooking, nor mine. So we only have each other on this issue. :)
So today, life seems good. The Sunday seems fine without that much sun. Yet. The rain is thanked for (but I can't go running!). Maybe that's all life needs to be.
A little smile, a little rain, a little jazz.
Posted by lainey at July 20, 2003 07:16 AM