Memories:: That old lady..

Today AHSEC Class-XII results were out and this somehow reminded me this very day of my life..

Evening hours, 6th June, 1999...

On that day me and my papa were returning from Kolkata to Guwahati by train after appearing for my BHU MBBS entrance examination (which I didn't qualify..:-))..

Next day i.e. on 7th June, 1999 my Class-XII results were about to declare.. From the morning hours of 7th June my tension for my result was gradually increasing. Those days papa didn't have a mobile connection.. Most probably at that time mobile connections were available only at Guwahati in Assam, nowhere else.. The train was already running late and due to some reasons it was stopped twice for several hours in the midst of some paddy fields.. In the stations where the train stopped for some time didn't have a public telephone booth.. I was somewhat restless.. You can easily guess my tension I suppose .. I tried in vain to relax myself by playing for sometime with the 2 little kids which were in the same coupe/cabin with their parents.. At last I thought it to be better to open some books as my Assam MBBS entrance exam was approaching in July 31.. But to be true that was also of no use.. Then this very old lady, a begger, entered our coup.. I had some money with me which papa provided in case I needed during the journey.. Usually I give one or two rupees to such persons and don't know why, but I handed over  that lady a ten rupees note.. She became too glad and then she left by saying, "Don't worry, your exams will be good.." Most probably by seeing some books with me she could presume about my exams and thats why she said like that.. But you know, I felt too blessed..

At around 12.30 am of 8th June, 1999 we reached Guwahati railway station.. After gathering all our luggage papa went to call Maa at our landline no.. After sometime he returned and delivered me the news.. I got star marks with letter marks (>80%) in 3 subjects, viz Physics, Chemistry and Biology.. I touched papa's feet and papa kissed me on my forehead with emotions.. But in the meantime I was suddenly involuntarily reminded of that old lady who blessed me..

I know, that was merely a coincidence, but deep inside my heart even today I can still feel her blessings...

The chocolate and the shopkeeper.. :-):-)

This Sunday I went to Hojai, Nagaon (Assam) to attend a blood donation camp which was scheduled on Monday.. At Jagiroad we stopped for a while to have some tea and there I met one of my school friend Pranjal Deka with his 2 yrs old daughter.. His wife is also my school friend, but at that moment she was inside a shop to buy something.. I took the baby to the nearby stationary shop and bought her a chocolate which she accepted with a too cute smile... After sometime her mother was back and the baby joyfully showed her the chocolate..

But you know.. When her mother asked who gave her the chocolate, the baby signalled towards the shopkeeper and we just couldn't stop laughing..

Wah baby wah.. I spent the money and the credit went to the shopkeeper... :-):-)

Maa

Yesterday afternoon I came to my hometown Morigaon. After reaching there, I directly went to the chamber where I recently started seeing patients.. At around 8 pm after I finished my work, Papa came to receive me. After I reached home, Maa became busy preparing the dinner.. I was talking to papa along with watching some programs at the TV.
During dinner Maa enquired, "Aren't you feeling well Baba?"

I replied with a smile that everything was fine.. She didn't ask me anything else, but in her expression it became apparent that she was not that much convinced..

You see, for last 3 days I am having some problems which I won't like to discuss with many.. During these 3 days, as usual I was attending my duties at GMCH, as usual I was attending my clinic at Guwahati, day before yesterday I attended one of my relative's place for dinner.. Even yesterday I updated one status at Facebook describing one funny incident with one of my patients.. And after reaching home yesterday, it was not Maa, but I was mainly talking to papa till dinner.. Starting from my friends, colleagues to relatives to papa, nobody noticed anything.. Nobody to blame.. Actually I tried my best to conceal some of the recent happenings.. But my Maa sensed it within seconds even if I didn't show anything.. Thats where a mother stands apart.. Love you Maa.. Hope I could get back my childhood days once again.. !!!

Percentage of resemblance !!! :-):-)

Today one patient told me that I look like actor Manoj Bajpayee!!!

I asked, "Is it?"

He replied, "Yes sir, 80%.."

I smiled and thanked him..
What to say, he even calculated the percentage.... :-):-):-)

A pleasant ride.. :-):-)

That day I was at my hometown Morigaon and at around 8pm I went to one of my cousin's place.. My companion was my 3yrs old niece sitting at the fuel tank of my bike.. Initially she didn't allow me to drive even at the speed of 30km/hr.

In her language, "Actually this is Kaka's (my papa's) "BHANGA BIKE" (broken bike), so we should not drive fast.."

God knows who taught her that term for the old bike..

But as we were returning and as some other bikes crossed us, her viewpoint changed..

She told me, "Oo doctor dada, amiu sihatar nisina speed'ot salau diana!!!" [["Doctor dada, let us also drive fast like them..!!!"]]

Its then that I realized.. Not only me, but she was also driving the same bike sitting on the fuel tank.. That means 2 drivers for the same bike !!! You know, thats the pleasure being with a child... :-):-)