As promised in my previous article Me thinking what I could(click if you haven’t read it), If I am in my house feeling bored Sitting on my suite thinking
3. I thought I will go out to a pub meet some people, have a drink or two.. But hold on its Monday and too early to go to the pub (well for me it is its only 11AM in morning).. so I don’t think I would have found anyone in the pub.
Now on other hand If it was in my hometown.. I knew exactly what I would have done.. started my bike, MUM- I will be back in a minute or so .. (The Minute is this case finishes after 60 seconds but the SOOOOOOO continues tick tock tick tock ).. She would have said something , but the roar of the engine (I have a enfield) would have drowned the sound, ride to sector XX, take the left turn reach a house in middle , park the bike, open the gate , walk into the doorway, go to back of house, open the iron door, turn right , open another door into my friend sukhvir’s bedroom. ( he works on a night shift on monday and tuesday)
“Oh haan Mann, ki haal ” – “hello Mann – How are you”
“theek thak, university chaliye” – “All right, Lets go to University” I would reply
No second thoughts..
He would get up, tie his turban, off we go.. Baba sehgal has been advertising his new brand of whiskey RITZ ( i am talking of 1990’s 3 or 4 )..and its the in thing, so on way we stop at THEKA, one half of Ritz, in the pocket it goes, ride to the sector 16, right in front of the cricket stadium a Juice wala is standing , we have a ACCOUNT with him.. he makes half a jug of orange juice with ice, we empty the half into it .. two big glasses
GULP GULP… and off we ride to the UNI..
The fresh air starts to do the trick, by the time we reach UNI gates we are a bit tipsy.. Go to law department, well behind the law department the canteen guy makes us fresh Samose and channa.. we have that .. soon a few others turn up.. and ITS A MEHFIL…
NOW GO ON BEAT THAT ……I can go into a friend’s house, without calling him first telling him I am on way, I don’t have to knock or ring the bell, telling who it is outside.. JUST walk in…
If Aunty is there then its good news cause then we get a nice cup of DUDH PATTI– (tea leaves in milk) with nice lovely sweet juicy Rusks.. and uncle ji would be working in this little kitchen garden, calling me showing me the lovely Carrots, cabbages , Spring onions , raddishes..
Hai bai mann ki haal chal hai (Mann, How are you doing)
sab theek thak uncle, sat sri akal (All well Uncle, Regards)
and he would bless me with a few blessing hmmmmmmmmmm
Sadly in all these years , Uncle is no more But I know I will get the same love in that house always ..
UK SUCKS BIG TIME When it comes to relations-fun times ………
Me and My Random Thoughts 
ya i know what you mean. I am over-loaded with such thoughts for days now..
I terribly miss the kind of fun we can have …all impromptu without appointments and agendas..
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arre wah…me FIRST…..first time first..YAYYYYYYY
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 🙂
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hmmmm oh yes those were the good old days.. you jsut get up and DO IT .. I know havenot done that for ages now ..
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Gehri route… a favorite among boys 🙂
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Well yeah .. but Gedi route was different jas, That was between GCM and GCG 🙂 I know all about it spent so many hours on that road .. waste of time he he he But who knew in those days…
I had actually taken admission in MA english, but never had the oppurtunity to visit my dept. 🙂 law dept was more attractive he he he
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ha ha 😀 Ya right I mixed up both. So did you finally get through your course or Koi law wali pata li?
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ha ha ha ha now that will be telling , shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🙂
ho sakda hai law wali ne MAINU PATA liya hove 🙂 he he he he
the lovely good old days 🙂
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Ghar ki Mitti ki Khasboo ki yaad karte rehna chaiya( Keep remembering the nice smell of the homeland)…:)
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Rahul Sir I know , and beleive me I am always in touch with the ghar ki mitti ki khusbooo… 🙂 its the one that keeps you moving for one day I will definitely be back there for sure
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University, you going
Only eating, no watching??
😀
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Watching comes Natural 🙂 dont have to mention he he he he it is understoood 🙂
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I can understand – feeling terribly nostalgic. Here, in a place where one cannot go out before 9 p.m. (yes!) these days you can imagine what life is like! Above all, it’s vactn too. If-I-was-in-my-hometown thoughts may help.
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thank you. I know what you are saying , so much have changed .. but home is home 🙂
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When i was in london, we didnot even know who were our neighbours, and we lived in an apartment complex!! And back at home, I met 10 people and tell them long lasting stories before i actually enter the house.
Only when I went away, and there was noone to talk to me, was when i relaised how much these small things mean in life.
Really liking your series 🙂
and I cannot read your second last blog because no videos at office 😦 ghar pe jake check karungi ajj 🙂
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YEah its same now too here , I hardly talk to my neighbours they dont have time .
Thank you .. did you see the video , did you like it
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I guess I missed all this fun when I was young(er). Will catch up with them now 😀
Destination Infinity
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D.I. sure catch up now, and if you want more , I will tell you when i am coming home you are most welcome ot have some fun with us tooo
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Hi Bikram
Nice post . In materialistic times of today every relationship has become formal and a sudden visit leave alone an uninformed one is seldom welcomed . Good to know abt the lovely times u had with ur pal and family 🙂
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Thank you so much, I know what you are saying. But hey you can come to our home anytime, you will be welcome inside always…
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Hi
So on memory lane again…..
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Hi.. yeah I like ot remember the good old days
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Lovely post, Bikram. I never had the kind of fun you mentioned but your post did remind me of some amazing time I had in the past. *hugs*
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Thank you so much .. we all have had some beautiful memories 🙂
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hey! ur roots go back to chd..!! well i studied there too.. N uni !! – ah!! the students centre.., the amritsri kulcha they prepare.. beyond comparison.. n yes the law dept. one of my frnd is pursuing law so i’d the chance to visit that as well.. woo!! so much fun that was n is..
its so surprising how i was truggered to commnt as soon as i read smthing about my own city, my second home..
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SO you from CHd too.. its a beautiful city .. its my home.
oh yes student centre and the botanical park and the Laxmibai girls hostel 🙂 and all those places , spent a lot of time so how can i forget all the fun ..
Thanks for dropping by , city-mate and now dont stop visiting 🙂 welcome here
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Lovely memories..Bikram
remembered those days when fun was on high and priority and we used to know almost every one aka, mausi,chaachi …in every house
beautiful part of past
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oh yes fun was on high but it was good FUN, healthy fun.. nowadays i have seen kids have fun its more to do with sleaze or drugs etc , and as u said we have a huge family and lots of cousins and relativesssssssss
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I know, don’t you miss those fun days. I miss the carefree college days too. I can’t take off on trips any more because I have to always worry about the family back home.
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Yes I miss them all the time ..
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Missing home? One thing I love about Punjabis is the honesty in displaying emotions….nostalgic post.
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🙂 thank you so much, I have a post on that topic too punjabi’s and the qualities will put it up soon 🙂
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But Bikram, things are changing here too. Today we have to call up and find out if it is convenient to visit even our close relatives before going to their house. Gone are the days when we just landed up at someone’s house or didn’t have someone land up at our place and share the food happily. There always was some extra, wasn’t there?
By the way, you can land up at my place without informing and expect to be fed to the gills. So what are you waiting for? 😀
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Mami, I know things are changing but there are a lot of people still out there .. I have not done it , never called anyone i am coming , I jsut land and if someone says something I wont visit them ever in my life , because my doors are open for all my friends anytime and i expect the same too 🙂
Thank you so much and OH yesssssssssssss I will for sure.. on way on wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Even paradise seems boring if you are away from Home :-). This is what I can say.
But I agree with every word of yours. At home, hometown, we need not be bothered about formalities. It’s being our own self with our dear ones and spending the best moments of our life with them!
Ashwini
http://ash-aqua-girl.blogspot.in/
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Very true what you say .. I am a MORE “ME” when at home he he he
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u r on a trip down memory lane again!
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I guess I am 🙂
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You know Bikram, perhaps this is the biggest reason why maybe till date I have never been able to go abroad or look for a job there…not even a groom 🙂
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🙂 well I had to come out as i had no other choice, was not good enough for anything in my own country which always hurts me , rejected every time for the army or the bsf and funnily I am worthy of forces abroad which is better than our force anytime..
BUt if one can make a living staying in india then nothing can beat that..
Grooom ooooooooooooh 🙂
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Someone is homesick. VERY.
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VERY VEYR MUCH Sir
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You know what this reminded me of…. mausam ki pehli baarish aur doston ke saath theke pe chai peena aur wada pav khaana. Waaaaaahhhhhh, I miss home. 😥
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oh yesssssss 🙂 but a bit of rum in the TEA was always welcome he he he 🙂 yummmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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This post reminded me of good old days, time in StuC and the law dept. Seriously, living outside India sucks when it comes to social fun…
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Take a break and go home, Bikram!
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I will sandhya bhen, very sooon 🙂
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Saru.. yeah Stu-C and botanical garden for lovey dovey ones… the english dept .. memoriessssssssssss
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you are making me nostalgic.. :(…
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww am i 🙂
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not the drinking part ok.. but roaming with friends and eating different things at different places.. 😛
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I know .. Oh I tell you, anyday when the weather got cloudy, cool breeze, It was time to get together and ride to the hills , spend a day there..
picking packed chicken at Bedi chicken corner 🙂 and fun fun time ..
I dont know how we always had money for all this .. FUN days , when i go to chd. now we still do it the only difference is now its in a Car driven by a driver.. a bit more cautious thats all 🙂
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things are changing everywhere Bikram. good to know that you still have so much fun with your friends here in India.
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Thank you Deb, oh yes we do have some fun but you are right things are changing .. from 20-30 friends now its about 6-7 ..
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Lovely post Bik! Some memories are etched deep in our hearts 🙂 And u are so lucky to be having so many of them!
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yes swaram.. Thank you so much.. I am very veyr lucky.. I hope my friends are lucky to have me he he he he
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Purani yaadein phir se dastak de rahi hain, Bikram?
I am yet to see the kind of friendship that you describe in this post and in many of your other posts. I can’t say I have any one who I can just call upon like that, out of the blue, and demand attention to me. Sad, na?
You should go home and visit friends.
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fir se NAHIN, I always keep them alive..
Well god is kind to me , might have done something good sometime …
lets see when i get to visit
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“and its a Mehfil” …loved it Bik 🙂
I do relate to all of the above but the Ritz 😉 Professional life has been abrupting but we never miss any opportunity to have a Mehfil these days 🙂
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Ritz was a brand that had come then I doubt if it is still there, baba sehgal was doing stage shows for it , so it was the in thing that time ..
and GOOOD you dont miss the mehfil time WE SHUD NOt , life is short 🙂
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Bikram, As they say:’ home is where the heart is…’ !And it’s so true!! It was wonderful reading the expressions of your obsessive nostalgia for the home country!! But, let me assure you—things are no more the same here….Take care,
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Definitely home is where the heart is .. I know I have heard things have changed but thankfully my friends who i meet have not changed that much and We love each other the same way we did then..
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You have just proven a famous line in my country…when you are far away from your country, you love and miss it more than when you are still there.
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very true , so true
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Bikram, Home is always home..nothing can be compared to that..u made me nostalgic..
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It indeed is home sweet home 🙂 welcome here to this blog , Please do keep visiting
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…nostalgia churns up some great writes.. 🙂
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They do amit sir .. Thank you
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now don’t we all have such stories of the wonderful time spent in our home countries…. now we can just remember the good old days…
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Yes we do .. those were the good old days
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I also miss those college days, when we used to roam more than study. We would just hop into anybody’s home without informing them, and would be welcome, and we would also be thrilled to find friends and relatives dropping in just like that.
Now a days we have to inform people much in advance and expect the same from them, whether they are friends or relatives. Times have changed, and we too have changed. We can relive those times just in our memories.
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Why did things have ot change .. I dont know .. college days were the best days for me too..
I am lucky i have friends with whom i can re do all this over and over again
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the best days!!! i really loved your account….
Was not able to comment as my comp was down…
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Thank you so much… oh ho I hope the computer is good now 🙂
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Times have changed and the bonding, the ‘no formality’ relations are a surely a thing of past.
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yeah you are right sadly times have changed .. but thankfully i am lucky still
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Memories! They can make you smile; they can make you weep. But like someone said before me, nostalgia is a great gift to writing. 🙂 Super post!
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Hey Deb’s good to see you here 🙂 how you doing .. thanks
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I like your style of writing. You have a humour latent in all your posts!:- D
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Thank you mam, so much.. Glad you think that way .. Well we all need some smiles and humoiur to make life beautiful .. as such there is so much sadness around 🙂
Thank you.
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