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!
Jitendra Rai
29/5/2010 09:21:47 pm

Block buster Chandan...Interesting to knw yr hidden talent other than binarys(0&1s):).Ppl shd come in IT and then become an author...otherwise IT will force them 2 be a writter:)..gr8 stuff..

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Kapil Bhardwaj
29/5/2010 09:57:27 pm

Very aptly written..the analogy is quite discerning. Keep it coming buddy..

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Jitu Bhai
29/5/2010 09:59:06 pm

First Reaction - Very interesting Chandan..i tht u will write something technical but this is a block buster:)

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Kshitij Jain
29/5/2010 10:07:44 pm

Excellent piece of work...Carving memories and compairing present and past in such a wonderful words.....not expexted from you but as usual tune sote sote exam pass ker hi liya

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Arjun
29/5/2010 10:08:36 pm

Awesome writing Chandan...Great work d00d :)

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abhinav acharya
30/5/2010 12:07:26 am

Hey Chandan - another surprise from you-funtabulous!!
This is a good read- best part being the analogy of summer vacations and weekend.
Since i really hope the pub culture and hangover part does not applies to many, how about you picking this topic as your next blog : "Present geenration - where are we heading for?"
Hope to read from you soon and CONGRATS for adding one more feather to your cap!

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vijay kumar
30/5/2010 02:34:15 am

gr8 man... dats really an excellent piece of work..kp it up...

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sandeep
30/5/2010 04:48:49 am

Very nice written. that reminded me of sunday morning TV shows in school days.. Ramayana and cartoon shows in DD :))

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Amit Govil
30/5/2010 06:27:18 am

Awesome writing Chandan...Great work dude !!

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Sameer
30/5/2010 07:18:27 am

Nice one, keep up the good work.
Regards

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Gaurav Kapoor
30/5/2010 02:52:36 pm

Chandu Mama,

Wat all have u got in ur Bag or shall i apply probability rule to judge wat all FAVOURABLE is expected to come out in the future??

U r a blessed guy wid loads of talent hidden.... Keep it going....
U r on the right track to be the next Chetan Bhagat (Great Writers always born amidst the environment of EAGERNESS to understand the life, sometimes people tag them as Philosopher)

Jai Mata Di.

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Vinny
30/5/2010 11:07:48 pm

Nice read buddy!
But don't you think you missed something...
We used to be excited to go to school (offcourse if finished with the summer home-work), meet all the friends...& so on...yet here we do not wat to go to office on Monday at all!!

Why do we feel so??

Hopefully will get the answer in your next blog :-)

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Mahaveer
31/5/2010 12:02:11 am

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sumeetc
31/5/2010 07:49:38 pm

may god bless u dear!!!!!
it got tears in my eyes...

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Madhav
1/6/2010 04:45:34 am

This comparison of weekend and summer holidays is simply beautiful and very well thought-out. When it comes to Chandan, we can not expect imperfect things but I never thought it would extend to such a lovely blog. Please continue this good work of voicing out feelings on this next-gen medium of expression.. :-)

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Namz
1/6/2010 05:23:39 am

O Boy! nice one ...v interesting read!

Now that you have written about analogies...you should also write about the differences!Your blog will be of atleast 3-4 pages :P

Few things:
1. I second on that with Vinny...
I used to be excited to join back school after the summer vacation!New start, new books, new uniform, Covering up the books with brown paper etc etc! It was so much fun! but there is zero excitement on Mondays to join office back! In fact I start feeling depressed ,sometimes even starting Sunday evening, thinking about the work that I need to fisnish in the looong week ahead!

2. I dont remember of being baised for "days" ever! I looooove Friday/Sat nights and I hate Monday mornings!

3. My life has reduced to 2/7th of the original as I keep thinking of the 2 days(weekends) for the remaning 5 days and forget to live those 5 dayz!
School had boring + interesting classes...Intersting classes were fun in itself...and boring classes used be even more fun than that( doing all the cranky things-playing "X-0"s, eating tiffins while the class is ON etc etc! )

With few -ve impacts of Offc on you,
there are some +ves as well like:

1. After a while Software(office) makes us realize our actual passion. What u r actually interested in doing!(ofcourse there is a small % of people who realize that sftware itself is their passion :P :P)... School dayz/Vacations are carefree dayz...we dont care abt future."Today is the day"


Was that too long for a comment! :D ohh ok..whatever! I balme it on my "Monday" morning after a long weekend :D

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KaRaNn
3/6/2010 05:04:19 am

Bhai u hve written awesome lines for the life... but i promise to take u back 2 school .....that day i think i have fullyy completes my dream. and as u knw when i dream or want to do some work i can doooo......baby ur awesomes smart ...God Bless You Love u

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Dheeraj
5/6/2010 08:11:28 am

Awesome dude. Keep it coming.

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Himanshu
19/6/2010 04:46:03 pm

Never Expected this from you Chandu MAMA. But if i know you this is what your are at heart a Kid. Nice reading it man. Made me feel the same. School Days with summer holidays was so much fun :P

Keep Posting

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Siddhesh Jog
19/6/2010 08:43:10 pm

Well written..keep going. This will help you to discover a new side to yourself that perhaps others yearn to know.

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