Friday, March 5, 2010

My sweet lulu ...

I was two years and 9 months, when I first saw her. I looked at her, wide eyed through the glass windows of the neo-natal care in a hospital in God's own country. She had chosen to arrive a few minutes later, was born a 'blue' baby and had to be given special care the initial few days in the hospital. I don't remember what exactly was I feeling the moment I first saw her. But I truely was amazed by that bundle of joy, who was biting into other babies' fingers because she was too hungry and her hunger couldn't be satisfied by whatever food was available in the neo-natal care.

She must have been the first baby I ever held in my hand. But it was always so difficult for me to carry her around because she was quite a handful, a cute chubby baby. She loved baloons, had always been a water baby and cried at the smallest hint of rebuke or embarassment. I have got many a beating from my mom because she always thought I was the one at fault :|

As years passed by we became best friends, accomplices and each others pillars of strength. The fact that our parents were in busy professions brought us much closer to each other. We shared everything from clothes, bags and shoes to thoughts, beliefs and dreams. We have had such vocal fights that someone hearing it would have thought that the problem is more complex than the India-Pakistan issue. But it would take only a few minutes before we both can't stop laughing about it :D

She is one of the people who would have irritated me so much in my life, at the same time, the sweetest person in this world for me.

She is the one whom I wanted to protect from very bad thing of life.

She is the one whom I have tried to manaufy after every fight of ours during our childhood, when she refused to even talk to me.

She is the one whom I allow to boss around me, though she wants me to convince mom and dad for things to happen in her own way.

She has tried to take care of me, no matter how young she was and how far she was away from me.

We have stood for each other through thick and thin, providing each other a shoulder to cry on and whatever support one could offer.

She has told me the story of all the Harry Potter books, something which she is so passionate about, late into the night, while I was struggling to stay awake and sound
interested.



Many years ago, we were these two little girls, oblivious to the vagaries of life and the ways of world. Years have passed by and we both are at different stages in life and at opposite ends of the globe. Still my sister, I wish I could go a few years back so that I can grow up with you again, grow from being sisters to best friends, to play all those pranks on people, to eat all those goodies which mom had hiden somewhere up in the cupboard and to spend many a sleepless night gossiping away to glory.

Today my sweet little sister is celebrating her 23rd birthday. Happy Birthday lulu, may you have the best of everything life has to offer. I am always in awe and so proud of the strong, beautiful girl you have transformed into.

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10 Comments:

At March 6, 2010 at 9:19 AM , Anonymous Hitha.. said...

awwww...u made me cry!!!!
u know,i love u more than nything...u r d bestest sister in whole worlddddddddd :) :) and ya,me too wish to do all those over again...to grow up with u again.... :)

 
At March 7, 2010 at 8:52 AM , Anonymous PB :) said...

touching :)

there is this cute little song thatz coming to mind after reading this ... so here I am dedicating it to both of you :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRC81BIY0RU&feature=related

"kannaam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo
ninne koodathillello
innennullil pookkaalam

kannaam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo
kaliyaadaamee... kilimara thanaloram
kaliyaadaamee... kilimara thanaloram

kannaam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo

vellaam kallin chillum koodonnundakaam
ullin ullil thaalolikkaam ennennum
enthe poraathu... vaave vavaachi
kunnikuru kuthi nulli parachittu pinni koruthoru maala theerkaam
thingal kidaavine tholathedukunna thanga kala maane konda tharam
kingiri muthalle... ente chithira kunjalle

kannaam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo

thithai thithai nrutham vekkum poonthennal
mutham vekaan ethunnunde pallakkil
enthe thullathu... vaave vavaachi
thumba kudangalil thummi kalikkunna kunjilam paattinte kootukaari
minni thilangumen ponnin kinakkalkku ninneyaanomale yere ishtam
kingiri muthalle... ente chithira kunjalle

kannaam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo
kaliyaadaamee...kilimara thanaloram
kaliyaadaamee...kilimara thanaloram

kannam thumbi poraamo
ennodishtam koodaamo"

 
At March 9, 2010 at 7:43 AM , Blogger Dhanya said...

Nice post :)

It's a privilege to have sisters na :)

 
At March 18, 2010 at 6:03 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At March 21, 2010 at 11:03 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

TK,
Much better than the "Type 1 Diabetics". And yeah the pic is cute too. You look as studious (you can read maggu)as you look today :P.

 
At March 25, 2010 at 9:02 PM , Blogger Pratibha said...

Aaaaawww, cho chweet dear...was so touched...i find u two so cute in the pic..i can relate so much of the things you have mentioned...its awesome to have a sister...belated wishes to ur dear sis..njoy :)

 
At April 4, 2010 at 1:45 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was so heartfelt.
God Bless you both!
Hitha you are certainly blessed with Hima in your life!

- AVS.

 
At May 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM , Blogger Shyam said...

Simple,Sweet and from the bottom of your heart... very nice write up

 
At June 18, 2010 at 12:07 PM , Anonymous leaf said...

it must be really hard for you to away frm someone who holds a special place in your heart...

 
At June 30, 2010 at 1:57 AM , Blogger Dewdrop said...

@All:

Thanks a lot. Yes, its indeed lucky to have a sister.

 

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