Hey There! AGAIN
So, the previous part of the post was how March was the month of deaths, well, it doesn't end with the passing of my granny.
Even before we were out of the initial shock, more deaths followed, just not anyone related this time, but still, another human, at least 2 deaths a day, due to accidents, suicides, bomb blasts or sudden deaths for petty reasons! Death has taken its toll this month!
Along with all that grief, depression and frustration, oh, and the heat, the flu hit me a week later, and had me bed ridden for a couple of days, I was up and about in just two days, thanks to my unusual diet, courtesy of Google, but that worked!!! (The secret is sandwiches packed with meat and whole lotta veggies). Next time you are sick, Google the foods to eat during a fever, sore throat etc. You'll be surprised by the results.
Then the black out in Srilanka, adding to all the miseries of the month, like there isn't enough. But then, during this one particularly long blackout day, a Sunday, it felt good to do something out of the norm, almost all the phones died out in a few hours, so all the family members were out in the garden, playing card games, talking about the past, present, current affairs, or sharing about something we read on fb, or somewhere else, it was nice, very nice to be honest.
Technology has taken away our chance to live, or it has changed how we view life in general. Now everything revolves around mobile and internet, yes, internet is good, phones are convenient, but that is supposed to be a hobby, part of the day, not the entire day itself.
Whether at a funeral, a date, movie or any other social gathering, technology takes away our chance to mingle with people, and TALK.
When we were young, we used to play dress up, cooking games, or anything that requires us to have company, playtime was like bonding time between siblings back then, but now, everyone occupies a space somewhere and play these games virtually with some one on the other side of the world, while they ignore the person right next to them. There are some games/apps I personally prefer which requires another person, like Charades or games like Quizup has various topics which you can play in groups.
This is not healthy for children growing up, or even adults, we need to be outdoors, taking a walk, going to the beach, or merely playing cricket or football outside the house. The more time we spend indoors, the more lazy we get, plus more energy consumption, bringing me back to where I started, the blackout in the country.
I even had a discussion with my sisters about this, and surprisingly even they need a blackout, just so that we can have fun talking, or making beverages under the lantern light like the other day.
Even most of my electronic devices decided to give up on life this March, and I haven't still made up my mind about purchasing another BIG phone, we buy phones for almost close to 1 lakh, just because it is the latest, has a 3 MP cam more than the previous version, a little faster RAM, just to have it malfunction in a few months, and start over again? A phone with a good front and back cam, a faster RAM and at least 16 GB internal storage would do, it doesn't have to be 80k and the latest so that I can I show off among friends and family, it is gonna keep us from living this life and having FUN in real anyway.
Then there's also the drama, in an out of home, March turned out to be a Month of Mishaps, a series of tests from every angle, and I'm all set to declare it the Black Month of 2016. But then I may have to rethink it, cause, if not for this black month, I wouldn't be writing this much. And whatever said and done, life goes on, and all these experiences make us a better person day by day.
All you need to feel normal amidst all these mishaps and troubles is to keep yourself distracted, do what you usually do, anything that keeps you comfortable, in my case reading, and It's the Twilight Saga this March, I don't normally do romance, but it's good to do something out of our comfort zone once in a while.
And yes yes, I'm a late reader, I was one of those unfortunate ones to watch the movie first, but I guess that's better, instead of having it read beforehand and sulking at the movies.
Once again, improvised from the original in mind, mainly due to the change in weather, most of it was how annoyingly painful this weather was, but, sunny is always better than rainy.
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