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Of rains and more

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Its interesting how different people living in different countries react to the same seasonal variation. We live in the land of samosas and pakoras. This association leads us to think of a wonderful cloudy evening. Winds blowing. Everyone having a smile on their face. Happy in the head for no good reason. Of jalebis and more. Chatnis and ketchups. Of youngs and olds and not so olds. So yes the rainy season approaches us again. I can see scores of medical students outside just to enjoy the hazy weather. Then there is the shop called 'Snacks n Things'. It sure is making good, or rather great business. Tea and more tea. Samosas and rolls. Age is not the bar today. Quiet a crowd. Meray bachpan kay din.. Takes me to the rains in my childhood (but the child in me is still there, pops up every now and then, surfaces and resurfaces.). How it used to rain. The typical interior Sindh rain. We used to soak and soak till our bodies ached. I had loads of cousins for compa