One of the mantras of the Now Generation is 'Awesome'. Like when my teen avidly watching 'The Crib', a programme where a sixteen year old american leads the viewers over her plush home, exclaims 'Awesome', in mouthopen awe. Like when the better half views the underwear I inadvertantly colored pink in the wash exlaims sarcastically 'Awesome'. Like when I rush to answer the phone, and tripping over the Bai's carelessly dumped handbag, land on her double bent form, and groan in anger 'Awesome.' You name the situation, we have a suitable awesome for it. Behold that fateful day.
It was the last sunday of the month, and we had tickets for the latest highly awaited 'Harry Potter'movie. Just then, her grandfather announced that, as a special treat, we were going for his friends' Eightieth Birthday party, at the Land's End Taj, Bandra. Loath to break his heart and refuse, the kid muttered 'awesome' under her breath as we found ourselves wending our way thru heavy traffic to the other end of town. At short intervals one heard the muttered under-her-breath bitter 'awesome'.
The age of the youngest person at the party according to her was seventy. She sat gloomily staring in space, while the birthday 'boy' cut his cake which was in the true sense of the word awesome. Rich chocolate, with strawberry mousse inside. 'Salman khan's dad is here, ' announced my husband. About to say the highly loaded 'a' word, she felt my glare, and changed it to 'great'. Dinner had started, the food was not awesome, which added to the kid's gloom. 'Salman Khan' just walked in, came from my husbands' end. The bolt of electricity had the entire room well, electrified as people abandoned dinner to greet the star, have their pictures taken with him or just plain ogled at him.
A hushed "Awesommme" from behind reminded me of my kids' presence. Dying for a closer look, we joined the clustered guests around him. Urging her to talk to him, my shy one raced away, too awed to do so. His mum, the graceful 'Helen' seeing her reaction called upon Salman, who turned and beckoned her near. Enveloping him in a hug, the pix, captured for posterity, the kid was beaming for the rest of the evening, grandpa turned into a hero, and she was a hit in school the next day.
My poor wearied ears sorely tried, the 'A' word was banned in my house for the next few days.
It was the last sunday of the month, and we had tickets for the latest highly awaited 'Harry Potter'movie. Just then, her grandfather announced that, as a special treat, we were going for his friends' Eightieth Birthday party, at the Land's End Taj, Bandra. Loath to break his heart and refuse, the kid muttered 'awesome' under her breath as we found ourselves wending our way thru heavy traffic to the other end of town. At short intervals one heard the muttered under-her-breath bitter 'awesome'.
The age of the youngest person at the party according to her was seventy. She sat gloomily staring in space, while the birthday 'boy' cut his cake which was in the true sense of the word awesome. Rich chocolate, with strawberry mousse inside. 'Salman khan's dad is here, ' announced my husband. About to say the highly loaded 'a' word, she felt my glare, and changed it to 'great'. Dinner had started, the food was not awesome, which added to the kid's gloom. 'Salman Khan' just walked in, came from my husbands' end. The bolt of electricity had the entire room well, electrified as people abandoned dinner to greet the star, have their pictures taken with him or just plain ogled at him.
A hushed "Awesommme" from behind reminded me of my kids' presence. Dying for a closer look, we joined the clustered guests around him. Urging her to talk to him, my shy one raced away, too awed to do so. His mum, the graceful 'Helen' seeing her reaction called upon Salman, who turned and beckoned her near. Enveloping him in a hug, the pix, captured for posterity, the kid was beaming for the rest of the evening, grandpa turned into a hero, and she was a hit in school the next day.
My poor wearied ears sorely tried, the 'A' word was banned in my house for the next few days.
that most definately was a big 'A' moment wasnt it?!
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