Nostalgia

1. Watching this brought me back to my St. Adalbert's childhood, and learning my most favorite and treasured carols for this first time with my sisters. I had always wished our Church could pull off a Christmas pageant like the one featured in this little gem.

2. PB&J sandwiches remind me of our old home on Willow Road East. They remind me of the days where we'd lounge in our basement, watching Matlock, Barney (you know...just for Tilly) and soap operas after school with Mommy. A bizarre combination of television programming, I know, but what can I say, we were precocious little children =P

3. Listening to Malayalam music reminds me of ganamelas ("concerts") and our intercom system in our WillowRd home. I don't remember how long that speaker system lasted, but I was amazed at how we could have music blaring throughout the house, as though we were at a shopping mall or music studio.

4. Mung beans and rice trigger the long Lenten days leading up to Easter. There's a strange solemnity that takes over when I eat kanji ("rice soup").

5. "Old" Hindi film songs playing on my Ipod remind me of my junior high introduction to the world of Bollywood and my [probably forever, but considerably-waned] wannabe obsession with Madhuri Dixit.

6. Taking the shuttle bus takes me back to h.s. days, traveling with my dearest friends in the wee hours of the morning and in the late afternoons on the s57. I miss the North Shore of the Island, but I am slowly beginning to appreciate the quiet serenity of the South.