with the deepavali greetings pouring in, a sense of longing has been invoked within me. for the first time in 18 years will i be away from home. and for the first time ever, there will be no open house at home. no friends and family filtering in through the front gates all day long to savour the delightful cookies, murukku and curries. no 'matappu' and firecrackers will be played on the road at night. no lounging in front of the tv watching tamil movies, song and dance. no house hopping and visiting friends. no rushing to the supermarket around the corner to stock up on ice cubes. no mixing the punch in the huge bowl. no baking a never ending batch of chocolate chip cookies. no mum and dad to get me out of bed in the morning for my oil bath. no opening the humongous hampers and tasting the cakes that always arrive. it will just be uni and classes for me.a year ago, over drinks and chicken perattal, the boys told me to remember this. it was to be my last deepavali at home for the next few years to come. yes, i enjoyed every moment of it then. and every bit of all the celebrations that came before. but now, with these memories...i'm really missing everyone and everything familiar. can't wait to be home again.
deepavali vazhtukkal!~
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