Two Whole Decades

Twenty days to go before I turn twenty. And here are twenty reasons why I am not old enough to be twenty.


1) I prefer the ‘if you don’t forward this e-mail then bad luck will persist’ mails to ones that I get from the British Council talking about post grad universities.

2) I like the colour pink. And will continue to do so. ‘Nuf said.

3) I like reading Enid Blyton books. I still smack my lips at the descriptions of the midnight feasts Darrell and her friends have at those boarding schools.

4) I run down half the flight of stairs and slide on the banister for the remaining half. And I get yelled at for almost breaking my bones. For the 1,56,734th time.

5) I still jump into a muddy puddle on a rainy day just to get my friend’s oh-so-pretty pair of shoes wet.

6) I watch Disney Channel incessantly. If Alladin’s Genie granted me three wishes, I would want Lizzie Mcguire’s mind, Hannah Montana’s voice and Raven’s psychic powers.

7) High School Musical is one of my favoritest movies. And I know most of the songs in the movie by heart.

8) I drink Bournvita whenever I’m in a bad mood. I live in the blind belief that it will make me grow taller and thus elevate my mood in the process.

9) I eat a bar of Cadbury’s chocolate before every big exam I write. Almost as if I’m swallowing the answers to the next day’s paper.

10) I have a lucky Parker Pen. I hyperventilate if I lose it. My pencil box (yes, I still keep one) is decorated with pictures of the Powerpuff girls.

11) I only read the horoscope and cartoons in the newspaper everyday. It’s a disgrace for a journalism student, and an even bigger one for someone who will be twenty.

12) At Shivajinagar, if I see my bus coming, I give a whoop of joy, push everyone out of the way and grab my favorite seat. (as opposed to a mature way of getting inside)

13) I believe that 13 is an unlucky number and I don’t like black cats. And no amount of growing up will change that attitude of mine.

14) I still shriek and run away if I see a lizard anywhere in the vicinity. (Vicinity meaning a radius of 2 kms)

15) Everytime I hear the song ‘Pehla Nasha’ or ‘Animal Song’ I smile widely and start singing along. Loudly and out of tune.

16) I can’t keep secrets. This is probably why I’m blurting out all this on worldwide web.

17) I live in my sandals and sneakers. Any pair of heels or girly chappals I’ve tried on have torn within 3 weeks of wearing them.

18) I don’t know the meaning of sesquipedalian words. I just pretend I know and smile very benignly at the speaker.

19) I giggle every time I hear Piddle, Poop or their synonyms.

20) My English literature book is filled with clouds and mountains instead of footnotes about the authors.

I want to go back in time and wake up to yesterday until I reach 1988.