If monsoon signifies romance to some then summer signifies happiness to me . While others complain about the heat I happily bask in it . I mean when else will you be able to roam around in shorts and spaghetti tops and keep guzzling iced drinks throughout the day? Probably why summer uplifts my spirits so much may be because I'm reminded of the summer holidays during school . 2 months of sheer sheer joy which we would all look forward to throughout the year . Of course things have changed now , in fact my exams will be starting at the end of summer . The 2 months of school holidays we would get during school was utter bliss !! I'm reminded of the days during my 5th , 6th and 7th grade when my father would take me for swimming everyday (in the hope that I would get taller which did not happen unfortunately :P) , I wasn't very fond of the water because of the chlorine smell and I would keep wondering how hygienic it really was . I would dutifully swim around the swimming pool for an hour , my father never letting me swim in the shallow side . What I would really be looking forward to were the goodies which were available in that club which my dad on a few occasions would let me indulge in (the club being parsi gymkhana , I wonder whether it still is there !)the puffs and the sandwiches were gulped down with relish (swimming makes you hungry!!) .
Summer to me also meant hours of cycling , not that I did a great bit and not that it was the total enid blyton scenario where they would set off on their cycles with camping gear and a picnic basket . No , we lived on a highway which gave us few options , but it was still fun to set off on my cycle with my friend , go to the nearby field , cycle around it and occasionally go to the church on them , especially in the early mornings , it was a treat and fun as well , to get up early in the morning and go cycling (not that I would ever get up early in the morning for any exam) . But the best best part of summer was hours and hours of hanging out with friends , doing crazy stuff but having the time of your life , hours of playing monopoly and doing such fun things . The best part of all this was I don't remember getting pocket money at that time , so the kind of fun we would have with hours and hours of talking to each other , pulling each other's legs , playing 'truth or dare' and laughing till you had tears in your eyes is fantastic . I don't think I'm glamourising any of this because what ever I've spoken about is true to the T . So whilst everybody is complaining I'm blissfully happy without having any particular reason to be happy , I think I probably relive those days year after year every summer , maybe that is why summer is so special to me !!
