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A day of surprises


A blog without school time remembrances would be incomplete. So here I present one charming memory I use to think and smile of. I've always cherished the days I'd spent with Devi and Sudha. So much fun, so many recollections.

One fine day, when we were at Std VII we decided to surprise each other the next day. I went home thinking hard about what to do. I wanted my surprise to be the best and at the same time I couldn't think of anything you know... we used to have regular HW and other stuff to do. I sat down to prepare two small bouquets each with a rose and a few leaves with plastic paper around it.[I love bouquets] and took them to school.

Sudha had surprised us with a card full of rare leaves and a quiz in it asking us to guess the trees which they belong to. A thoughtful surprise, wasn't it? I guessed a few leaves but nothing was right I think. Then it was Nakhs' turn, she didn't bring anything like us. I had no idea what she was going to do. I thought she forgot and she'll do it the next day. But she did surprise me. How? That day I had Poori for lunch, I hated pooris. I must've whined about it to her. My mom will spank me if I brought the lunchbox home uneaten. Anyway not bothering I skipped lunch. After lunch we had two periods and then a break. I went out for break and when I returned after the bell there was a note on my table saying, "We had eaten your lunch". Whoa! what a surprise!. Thank you both of you. Obviously my small bouquet was nothing in front of those surprises.

I wish I could time travel and see what all we had done.

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  1. Shikha KhandelwalSaturday, 12 September 2009 at 12:23:00 GMT+5:30

    In the confines of our developed adult mind is safely preserved cherished moments caught up in the winds of time....which help us connect back to the child within all of us... though we are now not old enuf.. but wen we really age.... still these memories will nuture us frm within....

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  2. RamyaSaturday, 12 September 2009 at 20:20:00 GMT+5:30

    so true, Shikha!

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  3. PavithraSaturday, 12 September 2009 at 22:44:00 GMT+5:30

    Oh i loved reading that... It made me remember all the surprises i had in ma school life :)

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  4. SudhaMonday, 21 September 2009 at 19:20:00 GMT+5:30

    Hey rams..Tat idea of eatin lunch is tat of devi s..She has a knack of doin somethin unusually gr8..Tats our genius na ;-)

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