Missing you… this new year!

I usually pride myself on the number of years I’ve spent at boarding and hostels. I’ve been precisely away since class VII… three years at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, back for my SSCE and stayed home till my HSCE. Left again for 5 years at Vallabh Vidyanagar. Its not that I haven’t met my family or friends during this interval, but those breaks have been really treasured. More so now that I have come to realize the importance of being at home (again so contextual… this could be another blog in itself) with my family and friends more and more. Friends who’ve known me for long would know that I’m usually not one for nostalgia… But I had this weird feeling last week as I was preparing a list of places Monik and Sapna should visit during their trip to India this time. Oh man… Kashi’s chai, Rambhai’s bun omlet with that freaky pink tomato ketchup, Bobby’s full maska bun, Ambica’s dalwada… and the list goes on! Most of all… my mum’s mind-blowing biryani, fried fish et all . I’m in one of the world’s most livable and lovable cities but I’d give anything to relive those moments at home… I’m homesick. Maybe its also got something to what I’m hearing today… Jal, its a Paki band and their album aadat, well, its homesickening! (Naah… its great guys.)