ASTHAMUDI LAKE

Asthamudi Lake, Kollam

MY LAST FOOTBALL GAME

We were at a picnic when some of my friends decided to play a game of football. I have played football regularly as a child but never as an adult and thought I would give it a try. Most of them were young, in their twenties or thirties. Some were in their forties. I was the only one in my fifties. I could not run around like them so I decided to play a defenders role. Soon I was coming under attack because I was trying to stop them from scoring a goal. Some of them collided with me. At other times I got kicked in my leg. After the game I was aching all over. My legs hurt too. Later I saw some swelling in my leg. It must have been the spot where I got kicked. The pain and swelling lasted a few days. I then realised football is a very rough game and decided never to play it again. I thought about my childhood days when I played football regularly during the holidays at a school field nearby. Never once did I get hurt. Maybe, children’s kicks are not so powerful.

SUPREME SUPERMARKET

Supreme Supermarket, Asramam, Kollam

SIDEBURNS

In the early seventies it was cool to have sideburns. Many movie stars, sports stars and musicians had them. I wanted to have those groovy sideburns so badly, I would look into the mirror everyday hoping to see some hair growth on the sides of my face, only to be disappointed. Unfortunately  I was just into my teens and the hair on the sides was very sparse. It would take some more years for me to have the thick sideburns I was looking forward to. By the time I could really have those cool sideburns, it was not so cool anymore.

DR. ANISH MADHAVAN'S

Dr. Anish Madhavan's, Asramam, Kollam

MAN BEHIND

I was on a flight. A lady was sitting next to me. We were being served our food. I finished mine fast. I noticed she ate slowly and fell asleep before finishing hers. She must have been tired. A man behind us put his hand between our seats and reached for a fruit juice on her tray. He took it. I did not know what to do. Do I wake her up and tell her or do I confront the man. I decided to ignore it. After some time she woke up. I think she noticed that her fruit juice was missing but she did not say anything. Maybe the man behind was her friend and it was just a prank.

Dr. NAIR'S HOSPITAL

Dr.Nair's Hospital, Asramam, Kollam