The alarm dutifully shrieked at 6 in the crack of dawn.I pushed the sheets away reluctantly, and then dwelled in that half-fazed state until the snooze time elapsed and the alarm jolted me back into reality.
The toothpaste tastes much better at night isn't it ?? In the morning it reminds you of the schedule ahead !!
Starched shirts, pleated trousers,leather belts, matching boots-I take a while to realize, this is my newly shuffled wardrobe.The faded jeans and printed tees are allowed to spring up only on the weekends.
The proximity cards (another hot-bred corporate jargon) hangs around the neck like a noose for the goose. My recently trimmed hair strands all stick to each other daring not to kiss the temple.
I have become a slave of time again. I follow my watch to catch the erratically scheduled bus,obediently standing in the bus stop with chores of other similiar tech-guys !
....& now here, sitting by the window(which i can't let go)i realize that school life has come haunting back,after the 4 blissful years of quiescence in college,
..though this time we don't pay fees, we earn salary !
..& you can't ignore the alarm assured that papa is there to drive you to school
...nor rest assured that the uniform is pressed and shoes are polished and tiffin is hot and water-bottle is cold.
The proximity card(arghh again) reminds me of the school tie i so severely despised.
The swipe-in reminds me of attendance (and proxy calls).
Recess is just the same,though now after lunch instead of playing basketball we are more interested in smoking dunhill lights.
..the swipe-out reminds me of the final bell, but now i am not in a hurry to reach home, i don't have mama waiting with hot 'pooris and paranthas'when i reach home !
Now i know why they say life is an ever-learning process....its because we never graduate out of a school !!
