Since I've been sitting at home for over 3 weeks, I've had all the time in the universe to do all the things I had planned to do during the exams. And that's EXACTLY what I have NOT done. I've been sitting at home watching and re-watching TV shows. And frankly now I've lost interest. In the old ones. Time to start new ones.
Of those of you who might be concerned, few may ask,
"Where are your cousins? Why don't you go hang out with them?"
My cousins were born in 2 waves. First wave occurred before me and hence they're all busy working and being "responsible adults" and the second wave occurred when I was in my teens and obviously I can't go join them in their activities (due to ego clash mostly).
"Why don't you go join a gym or something?"
Exertional activities during holidays! Excuse Me!
"Atleast go get a driver's license!"
True. I agree. But here's the setback that I've been facing, After toiling throughout the day trying to fit complete seasons of as many as 5 different series, I become really tired and end up sleeping upto 10-11 am. By then my dad would've taken the car and gone. By the time I'm up and about, it'd have become 1pm. And stepping out at 1 pm during the summer and travelling by bus...not really my cup of tea. YES. I'm lazy.
There are certain days where I do wake up like regular humans and step out of the house. Those days I end-up having to do chores. And to do chores, I do take the car myself and drive about for hours - picking and dropping off people/things. If I had thought of it earlier I could've picked the instructor up too. Would've had a license by now.
Driving about is really an exhilarating experience. More so for me. 'Cause I don't have a learners license either. I have had countless encounters with police on the road, And I've never been stopped. Maybe its because I'm an absolutely amazing driver. Or maybe because I don't make eye contact with any of them when they stop cars in front of me. Or maybe because of the Doctor Sign on the car. Or mostly that..... Naah its the amazing driver thing.
At the beginning of the holidays I'd somehow managed to convince my dad to get me a car, I don't even remember how I did it. (At certain points along the day I get high on life and forget everything). I even gave him options for cars that I liked that are within his budget and I left it upto him to choose one. And the very next day..,BAM! Petrol price went up. And when we got to a pump to refuel his SwiftDzire, I myself realised that my dad, who has worked for 30+ years abroad, cant possibly afford petrol at the current rates, let alone me. That moment onwards it was as though the previous day's conversation never took place at all. On the way home, he pointed at a Tata MagicIris and said, "We should've bought that."
Irony didn't end there, My sister came home the next day and took me around the district of Kannur for no real purposes and burned ₹1000. Just like that. Being really precise about money management over the last 2- 3 years, I've been very careful and controlled on fuel expenditure. I even had a monthly budget and all. It might've been her money that got burned. But I died a little on the inside. For Mother Earth.
So to conserve the planet we all live in, I hereby will continue being Driver's License-less.
Yes. I'm that lazy.
___________
PS: Just an anecdote. Quality decline will be regulated soon.
Of those of you who might be concerned, few may ask,
"Where are your cousins? Why don't you go hang out with them?"
My cousins were born in 2 waves. First wave occurred before me and hence they're all busy working and being "responsible adults" and the second wave occurred when I was in my teens and obviously I can't go join them in their activities (due to ego clash mostly).
"Why don't you go join a gym or something?"
Exertional activities during holidays! Excuse Me!
"Atleast go get a driver's license!"
True. I agree. But here's the setback that I've been facing, After toiling throughout the day trying to fit complete seasons of as many as 5 different series, I become really tired and end up sleeping upto 10-11 am. By then my dad would've taken the car and gone. By the time I'm up and about, it'd have become 1pm. And stepping out at 1 pm during the summer and travelling by bus...not really my cup of tea. YES. I'm lazy.
There are certain days where I do wake up like regular humans and step out of the house. Those days I end-up having to do chores. And to do chores, I do take the car myself and drive about for hours - picking and dropping off people/things. If I had thought of it earlier I could've picked the instructor up too. Would've had a license by now.
Driving about is really an exhilarating experience. More so for me. 'Cause I don't have a learners license either. I have had countless encounters with police on the road, And I've never been stopped. Maybe its because I'm an absolutely amazing driver. Or maybe because I don't make eye contact with any of them when they stop cars in front of me. Or maybe because of the Doctor Sign on the car. Or mostly that..... Naah its the amazing driver thing.
At the beginning of the holidays I'd somehow managed to convince my dad to get me a car, I don't even remember how I did it. (At certain points along the day I get high on life and forget everything). I even gave him options for cars that I liked that are within his budget and I left it upto him to choose one. And the very next day..,BAM! Petrol price went up. And when we got to a pump to refuel his SwiftDzire, I myself realised that my dad, who has worked for 30+ years abroad, cant possibly afford petrol at the current rates, let alone me. That moment onwards it was as though the previous day's conversation never took place at all. On the way home, he pointed at a Tata MagicIris and said, "We should've bought that."
Irony didn't end there, My sister came home the next day and took me around the district of Kannur for no real purposes and burned ₹1000. Just like that. Being really precise about money management over the last 2- 3 years, I've been very careful and controlled on fuel expenditure. I even had a monthly budget and all. It might've been her money that got burned. But I died a little on the inside. For Mother Earth.
So to conserve the planet we all live in, I hereby will continue being Driver's License-less.
Yes. I'm that lazy.
___________
PS: Just an anecdote. Quality decline will be regulated soon.
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