Memorable Trip to New York!

Far across lands had I heard and read about this dream land where ambitions come true,than did I really get an opportunity to visit New York during the Memorial Day weekend. With our Wedding Anniversary being round the corner this trip became more special and close to the heart.

With all excitement we boarded our flight to the East coast of the vast country from LA.As RUK had already visited New York before, we actually had already planned our trip completely before we started. No sooner did we reach New York than were we completely jet lagged, still did we manage to visit the Empire State Building as planned.So dumbfounded were we when we reached one of those top floors of the building to catch the holistic view of the city of everyone's dreams.The audio tour provided by them really helped us to identify the places which were just seen as pictures before.

Rains had certainly decided that they would accompany us everywhere during our vacation.With Umbrellas in our hands we walked into 'Saravana Bhavan' to have an awesome homely meal after months.As we had put up in Manhattan, all the places that we had planned to visit were at a walking distance. After few minutes of rest we started to walk across the roads of Manhattan and reached Times Square. The glittering lights and the hush of people were all over the place. The panoramic view of this place is saved permanently in the folder of the best moments in my mind.Later we reached the Broadway theater to watch "The Phantom of the Opera".This first experience of Opera carved a niche for itself permanently. Such a fantabulous show it was! 

Times Square in Rains

No sooner did the Opera get over than did we reach Time Square to capture another glimpse of the same.Early next morning we took a train and reached the ferry that took us to the famous Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The Liberty Statue which we had seen from the Empire State building as a small ant was such a gigantic structure when seen from a close distance.The view of the sky scrappers from the Liberty Island was one awesome view that captures our heart.Later did we reach the Ellis Island to see the history of how powerful country US of A was built.

Statue of Liberty

Brooklyn Bridge which reminded of SRK's 'Kal Ho Na Ho' was next over the list. The local Metropolitan Trains was something which made me believe in time. The trains marched towards the track over that accurate minute and this actually made us cover all that we had planned well ahead of time.The Bull of Wall Street became our next pit stop.So big and huge are the Sky scrappers that our neck starts aching viewing them from the ground. There seems to be no end to the line of those gigantic structures in Manhattan at all.

The WTC was our next stop which made our heart melt down for those thousands of innocent lives which were lost due to the ghastly activity of few self centered idiosyncratic fanatical terrorists. Also did we see how millions pattern of living were dislocated and created panic amongst everyone then.The Museum and the videos makes us get back to that dark day of history.

The American Natural History Museum which was our next destination was planned very early in the morning as we knew that it would take a complete day.The artifacts takes us back to those high school days of our life.Viewing those awesome things in the Museum and comprehending the same to what we had actually read over text books back then, makes it even more memorable.By the time we reached Central Park it was almost evening.A Romantic walk by the Central park with the Love of your Life is what we dream of and it was a dream come true! 

Central Park

Time flew by like an early morning alarm which we snooze every five minutes until it reaches that time where waking up is the only option left.It was time for us to say good bye to that awesome place which made our vacation the best ever vacation. We then reached the Grand Central station and spent some time around that common meeting place of every New Yorker. True are the words of Tom Wolfe who says "One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years".

All in her thoughts!!!

They surround her all over,they follow her where ever she goes...and those are hers..Her thoughts..her only thoughts..It is just hers..

When she was little kid,they followed her asking why does it rain while she used to play in those showers of rain,why are the little sparrows always on the trees while mom always used to show her those and managed putting those small spoons of food into her mouth and was more than happy whenever she was successful even if half the bowl of food was in the little kid's stomach.

When she was a little gal, her thoughts again followed her asking why should she know those colourful small and big letters when it was time for her play,why should she go to school and sit in those classes when there was a huge ground to play.

When she reached her teens,her thoughts following her asked her why does mom ask her to concentrate on her studies and rarely allowed her to play for long hours,why are people around her catching a glipmse of her whenever there was a chance and why was she doing the same as well.

When she reached her sweet late teens,her thoughts got a new look where she began to dream in her thoughts about a handsome prince just as in Cindrella,thinking her to be one..

When she was about to complete her college,her thoughts changed drastically where she wanted to achieve something more,something nice so that her mom who used to feel tired feeding her naughty little one becomes proud of her young gal..

When she completed her college,her thoughts followed her again asking why cant things be the same as it was before she left home,why cant she get back to her mom and be with her as she was when she was a little kid..

When she started working,her thoughts gave her an answer as she realized that she had transformed from a flippant,naughty gal to a serious gal,why does mom always tell her that she had grown up to be an young lady now..

Her thoughts followed,followed and followed through all the phases she passed through.But still she feels very young and very naughty just like a kid many a times.Her thoughts always drag her to the windows whenever it rains,but never lets her physically to go out and get drenched,never lets her to play with all those cute little kids,spending their holidays..,never lets her get those long summer holidays where she got cozy in her grand mom's arms and play the whole day with her cousins and her thoughts just gets back to those days and craves to get back there,but life already has something more to think and give to her...!!!

All these finally becomes her only treasurable memories that can be cherished throughout her life ...

ನೆನಪು

ನೆನಪುಗಳ ಮಾತು ಮಧುರ !!
ಈ ಮಾತು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚಂದ.

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮರೆತಿರುವಾಗ ಬರುವುದು ಇಲ್ಲ ಸಲ್ಲದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು.
ಎಷ್ಟು ಅರ್ಥ ಇದೆ ಈ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ.
ನಾವುಗಳು ಎಷ್ಟು ದೊಡ್ಡವರಾದರು ಆ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಬೇರೆ ಏನೇನೊ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನಸನ್ನು ಹೊಕ್ಕಿ ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವುದೋ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದೊಯುತ್ತದೆ ಈ ಮಧುರವಾದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು.ಅದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದಾಗ್ಲು ಏನೋ ಸಂತೋಷ ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ.


"ನೆನಪು" ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಕಳೆದು ಹೋದ ಸಮಯ ಹಾಗು ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.ಈ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋದ ಸಮಯ
ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಘಾಡವಾದ್ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಅದು ಮನಸಿನಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೋ ಅವಿತು ಕೂತಿರುತ್ತದೆ.ಬೇರೆ ಏನೋ ಯೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದಾಗ ಈ ಇಲ್ಲ ಸಲ್ಲದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಮನಸನ್ನು ಕಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಹಾಗು ದಣಿದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.ಇಲ್ಲ ಸಲ್ಲದ ನೆನಪುಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಕೊಡಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಬರಿ ಸಿಹಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.ಸಿಹಿ ಕಹಿ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನವೇ ಜೀವನ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ!!! ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಸಹ.ಸಿಹಿ ಕಹಿ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಬರುವುದು ಸಹಜ.ಕೆಲವು ಬರಿ ಕಹಿ ನೆನೆಪುಗಳು ಹಾಗೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅದನ್ನ ನಾವು "ಎಲ್ಲ ಮರೆತಿರುವಾಗ ಬರುವುದು ಇಲ್ಲ ಸಲ್ಲದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು" ಅಂತ ಅಂದುಕೊಳ್ತ್ಹಿವಿ.


ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮನುಜರಿಗೂ ಎಷ್ಟೊಂದು ಏನೇನೊ ನೆಪಪುಗಳು!!!!ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗೋಲ್ಲ..


ಆದರೆ ಏನೇ ಅಂದ್ರು ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ನೆನೆಪೇ . ಆ ದಿನಗಳ ಆಟ,ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು,ಮಾತುಗಳು
ರಜ ಬಂದಾಗ್ ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅಣ್ಣ,ತಮ್ಮ,ಅಕ್ಕ,ತಂಗಿಯರ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡಿ ಆಟ, ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಕೈತುತ್ತು, ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಹೇಳುವ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಇನ್ನು ಇವಾಗಲೇ ಎಲ್ಲೊ ಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಹಂಗೆ ಇದೆ.

ಅಹ!!ಏನು ಚಂದಾ ಆ ಶಾಲೆ,ಆ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು,ಆ ಭೋಧಕರುಗಳು,ಆ ಬಾಲ್ಯ ಗೀತೆಗಳು,ಆ ಚಂದಮಾಮ ಪುಸ್ತಕ . ಆಟದಲ್ಲೇ ಪಾಠ ಅಂತ ಆಟವನ್ನು ಆಡಿಸಿ ಜೊತೆಗೆ "ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಹಾಗು ಮಗ್ಗಿಗಳನ್ನು" ಕಲಿಸುತಿದ್ದರು.

ಆ ಮಣ್ಣಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಟ,ಬೊಂಬೆ ಆಟ....ದೇವರೇ.. !! ಈ ನೆನಪುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊನೆಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲವೇ??
ಆ ಹಾಡು,ನೀತಿ ಪಾಠ ಕಲಿತ ದಿನಗಳು,ತಾತನ ಜೊತೆ ಹೊರಗೆ ಹೋಗುವ ಹಠ.

ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ನೆನಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಅಗಾಗ ಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಇವಾಗ ದೊಡ್ದವರಾಗಿದ್ದಿವಿ.

ಈ ನೆನೆಪು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಏನೋ ಒಂದು ತರಹ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿ ತಂದುಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.
ಹಿಂದಿನ ಬಾಲ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಲಾರದೆ ಮುಂದಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯಾಯದ ಪ್ರಪಂಚಕ್ಕೆ ಒಬ್ಬೊಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾಲಿಡುವ ನಮ್ಮೆಲರಿಗೂ ಈ ನೆನಪು ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವುದಲ್ಲದೆ ಆಗ ಕಲಿತಿದ್ದ ನೀತಿ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವ ಸಮಯವೂ ಬಂದಿದೆ.





ಪ್ಸ್:ಇದು ನಾನು ಕನ್ನಡ ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದಿರುವ ಮೊದಲನೆ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್.ಎಲ್ಲಾದರು ಅಕ್ಷರ ತಪ್ಪು ಕಂಡು ಬಂದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದುವಾಗ ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ.