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pind visits ...

Posted: Jul 8, 2008 Tue 03:21 am     Views: 162    Interacts: 3

phew!!! last two weeks were really busy & hectic. folks at home would always wonder about my being at one place one day & at another...

I have developed taste for traveling now. The recent visits to the pinds took me back to my own childhood, pretty often. Rice are being kaashted these days. It looks so cool, the whole family working in the field together. The elders at times helped by the female-folks as well would bou whereas the younger folks provide the paneeri. Their doggy acting like a foreman, would accompany the kid-folks on each phera...

In the nearby canal, you would find the majjain taking bath. They must feel like being in heaven in so much heat outside.

Around dopehar they would take a break & rest on the cha'paiz under that big tree. nobody wud care about pankha or AC... loved to watch the content faces despite so much was missing in their lives... & the jhoola under the tree was just amazing...


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Posted by bmk on Tuesday July 8, 2008 11:15 pm
Yes Opti_man & Kashkin...

I am applying for a week-off now to spend sometime in Pind, around Chauda August.
Posted by kashkin on Tuesday July 8, 2008 04:01 am
BMK,
great stuff..this piece brought back lots of happy memories of pind days and nights....

In the nearby canal, you would find the majjain taking bath. They must feel like being in heaven in so much heat outside.

klassic
Posted by Optimistic_Aadil on Tuesday July 8, 2008 03:35 am
We strive for peace in materialistic luxuries unaware of the fact that real peace exists in nature which is pure, beautiful and soothing.

Reminds me meray bachpan kay din, kitnay achay thay din ..

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