Monday, March 12, 2012

The Other End of the Tunnel

You know one of those weekends when tragedy strikes? The kind of tragedy that you have nightmares about, the kind of tragedy that’s predestined, the kind of tragedy over which you have no control. It’s like being in a second class compartment of a C’gate-Virar local. Once you somehow manage to get in, you surrender to your destiny. You have no option but to live with the push and the shove, go along the direction of the crowd, get out only when you are allowed to. There is no turning back and there is no looking back. It’s unidirectional.

This weekend was something that movies are made of, bestsellers are created and hundreds of sitcom episodes are churned out; this weekend was about looking back till we could no longer remember what childhood was all about; this weekend was about drowning ourselves in sorrow and alcohol till we could block out the harsh realities; this weekend was about looking towards the heaven and asking God, “why God why are you doing this to us?”

JDs and Talisker Single Malts notwithstanding, this weekend was depressing and the haze just refuses to go away.

This weekend was about turning thirty

10 comments:

The Furobiker said...

happy birthday! :)

Smita said...

lol! Belated b'day wishes :)

survivingbrain said...

well, 30s ire a wonderful time, in fact.

Except for the moments you are crossing the line, you will feel much better when you are 31 or 32.

Seriously !!

Bhuvi said...

happy birthday! :)

Carpe Diem! said...

Whose b'day was it? Don't you still have a few months of "glorious 20s" left? (Inverted commas highlight how clueless I am about why they are supposed to be glorious. :P)

Nefertiti said...

@furobiker, smita, SB, bhuvi

Ok, slight misunderstanding and serious damage control

it was NOT my bday (mine is in december dear regular readers)and I am still SOME way away from the dreaded 30th...

it was my ex roomie's misfortune that we were bemoaning, and I assure you, when my time comes, I shall go into hiding...

Nefertiti said...

@carope diem
you are the ONLY ONE who remembers my bday!!!!

TREAT DUE TO YOU...

Carpe Diem! said...

Yay, treat, treat, treat! :D ::acts pricey in front of the others:: :P

Anonymous said...

Why depressing but? I thot it was a fun party..

Nefertiti said...

@anon/i know who you are

you should have been there. it would have been fun to get you drunk...