Episode 020 - Courtyard Memories

I always believe in being a tourist in my hometown; my philosophy is if you haven't been in every nook and cranny of where you live consider yourself a tourist. It's always exhilerating to see things you never usually see in your day-to-day routine. As Glass Tiger sang in a duet with Rod Stewart over ten years ago, "Bring the wind to carry me over/lead me home to my town". I remember a lot of fond memories leading back to my quiet childhood. I had an innocent time being a kid, though people who interact with me may dispute that and say that I haven't lived my childhood. But I won't go nuts over that fact. One of the fondest times I remember, one that never spares me from tears, is playing with Sapna, my childhood friend. Yes folks, I have actually been a child in my lifetime and one of the best events in my memory was playing with her. We had done things like flying kites along with my sister Liz in the semi-vandalised park, or me being drenched from water sprayed from bottles to celebrate the Water Festival. It sure takes me back to my younger self to remember all this. I hope all of you have had good memories of childhoods yourselves. These are memories you may never forget and life just doesn't seem to be complete without living a childhood of any sorts. Must one be celebratory about such times? I say yes becuase life in that stage was very innocent and things like politics to money didn't matter much at all that early in life. This phase of life reminds us that humans still enjoy being themselves rather than be pretrified at everything. If you excuse me, I need a tissue.