Ringa Ringa Roses ...

25 Mar 2007

Surprising as the topic might sound, its a game i played after a very long time at a friends bday party, that too, standing right in the middle of a hip and happening place with chicks gawking at our antics.

Even stranger was the fact that, well, the birthday bash wasn't thrown for kids tho.

A former workplace colleague, an ex-manager, and a good friend (they are the same people - lol) was throwing a party at khan market.
Standing near a small outlet famous for its "Spicy meat-a-balls" as Jim Carey would put it, there were 6 adults and one 4 year old overly enthusiastic kiddo girl, who in her innocence was in a total mood to embarrass us by playing ringa ringa roses. Well we all tried to comply - by standing in a circle, holding hands, and going round round, with one of us singing the nursery rhyme every time. Well, 3 of us got sucked into it before food arrived and saved the rest.

It was an interesting site that - hilarious, real odd - and yet reminiscent of the good old days when kids were kids and nothing else.
The energy and exuberance of that little kid made me feel so lethargic from the inside (even tho it was more of an adrenaline rush considering the amount of chocolate milkshakes and ice cream and mud pies we made her eat - the sugar hyperactivity got to her). In this daily military rigor of ours, we simply have lost track of the fun and laughter and excitement associated with life.

I need a break ...