Remember the summer vacations we used to wait for the whole academic year?

That desperation to get rid of school bag and to lie in bed till mid day used to gradually fade away as we used to hit the middle of summer vacations. The urge to get back to school used to surface just in the middle of holidays. But we still never wanted schools to reopen. Those mixed feelings were part of my summer holidays - every year. But are those times really over?

I am yet that kid and still feel the same! What has changed is that the school is replaced with office and each set of five weekdays is no less than one full academic year. The two days weekend has now become equivalent to two months of summer vacations. The anxiety of approaching weekdays and the eternal wait for coming weekend seem very similar to school and holiday cycle.

The Friday afternoon is analogous to year end exams - where targets for the week have to met to start the weekend on a care-free note. The Friday evening lights up with the same fun as the first week of holiday. The eagerness to catch the the train to Nani's home is replaced with catching Metro for nearest pub. The adrenalin pumps up for Dart game at Nelson's rather than gully cricket. The next morning hangover is not much different from the headache from the shouts of parents after bearing two weeks of our irregularities for the sake of vacations. I do not drink alcohol but I am well experienced with next-morning-hangover of my friends. The whole Saturday flies by overcoming the hangover and flashes of foolish things done during previous night(out) - again same as to get over with video games, cricket and comics after first month of vacations.

Then comes the dilemma of  equilibrium - the inertia of momentum of fun diminishes with friction of time. The middle of weekend - late night of Saturday or Early Sunday morning.The planned or sometimes spontaneous fun is over. The later half of summer holidays when we used to get bored with 198 games samurai game, the neighboring friends were no more friendly at gully cricket and the holiday homework for next class starts appearing as nightmare. All this looks very familiar to my weekend feelings - got bored watching movies downloaded last week, the friends are no longer in mood for another night out at nearby pub and the unfinished work in office is no less than nightmare of holiday homework. I want to go to school (office) to have a change but also do not want office (school) to start again!

Writing this blog in the middle of weekend :)

The name of the blog "Street Light" is inspired by the street light out my room's window.

Good Night ... oooopss Good Morning folks and have a nice clothes washing, room cleaning and vacuuming Sunday. I mean ... get ready to finish your holiday homework!

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