Post-exam Euphoria but..

A quick update:

My exams ended on Wednesday.

As luck would have it, my computer has been down since my exams finished, forcing me to face up to the realisation that I am shamefully dependent it.

I attended the wedding of a girl younger than me and wondered why the hell she was binding herself at such a young age and vowing that I would not ever do so. I wore a saree yet again but didn't have the time to breathe let alone take pictures, so please don't ask me for any.

I also had the misfortune to watch Bunty Aur Babli - for those of you who have not watched it, please don't bother wasting 3 hours watching it. It really is such a load of crap! The only good thing about it is the VERY handsome Abhishek Bachchan :-) and even then, I would recommend just looking at a picture of him for three hours rather than watching B & B.

I'm still catching up with friends and sleep as well as getting used to a computer-free existence. But I'll be back...

Before I go, Vatsa kindly sent me an e-mail that compresses all the thoughts that I have been having for the past few months into a reader-friendly poem. I'll be passing this jewel on to my younger female cousins and friends!!

This is the fairy tale we should have been reading as little girls..

Once upon a time,
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in a land far away,
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a beautiful, independent,
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self-assured princess
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happened upon a frog as she sat,
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contemplating ecological issues
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on the shores of an unpolluted pond
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in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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The frog hopped into the princess' lap
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and said: Elegant Lady,
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I was once a handsome prince,
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until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
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One kiss from you, however,
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and I will turn back
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into the dapper, young prince that I am
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and then, my sweet, we can marry
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and set up housekeeping in your castle
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with my mother,
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where you can prepare my meals,
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clean my clothes, bear my children,
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and forever
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feel grateful and happy doing so.
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That night,
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as the princess dined sumptuously
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on lightly sautéed frog legs
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seasoned in a white wine
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and onion cream sauce,
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she chuckled and thought to herself:

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I don't fucking think so!!!