Feeling festive... OR NOT !!
It's Diwali eve. I come home from my workplace,cook meal for us, have dinner and lay down on the couch, looking forward to a holiday. Yes, you read that right. Tomorrow is just a day off for me. A break from office, a day I look forward to to catch some sleep and watch a few extra episodes of FRIENDS. I wonder where did all the excitement of celebration go ?? I also wonder if it's just me suffering from this disorder or are there others like me ?? There used to be a time when we eagerly waited for festivals. Right from New Year's picnic till 31st Night celebration, we would be busy round the year. Every year Holi celebration began weeks before with kids throwing water balloons at every passer-by. Raksha Bandhan meant searching for the perfect gift and rakhi as soon as the rakhi stalls came up in the locality.. New clothes had to be shopped for every Durga Puja. The 10 days long festivity always ended with a sad note on Dashmi evening when we had to pack our bags for sch