Down summery lane!

My memories of the score and three summers that I’ve seen are divided into distinct periods. The mention of summer vacations brings back nostalgic memories of Calcutta, where I was born and spent a major part of my childhood. The vacations in Calcutta, where the school sessions were in resonance with the calendar year, meant a break just as the pace of studies at school was beginning to pick up.
The vacations were meant to spare the pupils the hassles of commuting to school in the heat. But part of the fun was lost due to the fact that the students were assigned tonnes of ‘Holiday Homework” (a contradiction in terms, now that I come to think of it!!)
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Elementary!

I had just become the proud owner of a brand new Yamaha RX-100, and was zooming across the town, exhilarated.Young, fun loving and without a care in the world, I spent the first day in getting a feel of the bike.The next day, I stopped at a Red light. As the light turned amber, and then green, I engaged gear, and started moving off. At that moment a huge, ferocious truck roared in from my right. Stunned, I tried to move out of its way.
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTOR

"Be sure to learn your lines by heart," the director reminded me, "The play is at 2 O'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Yes," I mumbled. I was worried. Here I was, participating in a play in our annual gathering, a challenging role offered to me two days ago, and, like an ass, I had accepted. I had not learnt my lines, and they were expecting me to work a miracle overnight.I was nervous. The other play I took part in bombed at the 'box office.' It was a laughable attempt, as a classmate of mine was told by his friend of the other species. And to think it was a comedy!

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