The Wonder Years

I love this show! I wonder why we never ever make such shows in India!! I mean Kevin and Winnie are sooo cute and adorable! And it isnt just about the pair, it's about the whole series and the way it talks about the troubles of school life - math, girls/guys,the neighbourhood match,
rivalry, sibling fights, lying, sneaking and adventurous fun stuff!!!
The pangs of growing up are so beautifully juxtaposed with the simple pleasure of childhood. Of rocking swings and twilight walks, of catching bees and butterflies, of running out as soon as the bell rings, the mad rush for the canteen, to be the first one to get the T.V remote to watch small wonder or cartoon network.....you see I grew up at a time where cartoon network was a treat to watch and a small wonder or nick made me happy..even though we were allowed to watch them only for an hour or so!! God, I really miss the gold old days. I'm writing a book with Nandu about school life and it's gonna be a long and winding trip down the memory lane, of lazy summer afternoons and wet, muddy rainy days - where jumping in puddles seemed so right and just the thing to do!! I've forgotten how to do that; how to be that kind of effortless happy in a very nobody-is -watching-me-so-I-don't-care- attitude! These are one of the many times where I wish I was a little child again......just oh so for one teeny moment if I could go back!!

Sid told me the other day, how I'm so much like a child..in my way of talking, my style, my whole attitude towards life in general and the way he said it sounded like an accusation. But he told me that he meant it as a compliment, I guess not many of us can retain that child in us, that little lisping voice of confidence that tells you " Go buddy, you can do it!" I had lost that child somewhere during the past few years, I'm so glad I found it again....now I can jump and muck about in puddles and climb on sand pyramids and suck on loolypops - without a care in the world..

Coz u know why - "Coz I can do it , Buddy!"