A Typical Holiday

Wake up. Try opening eyes, fail because of the goop. Rub eyes vigorously. Open eyes halfway. Fumble around the pillow for cellphone. Fail to find it. Wonder what time it is. Guess it to be around 11:00 AM. Roll over and close eyes. Daydream of going to the beach. Jerk eyes open after remembering the promise to meet friends around 12:00 pm. Fumble for the cellphone again. Finally locate it inside the pillow cover. Wonder how it got there. Check the time. Find out its 10:30 AM. Breathe a sigh of relief. Debate whether to nod off for another 15 minutes. Keep debating till mind wanders over to wonder about last night's conversation with a friend. Suddenly reach for the phone again, realize its 11 already. Sit up with a jerk. Try not to fall back, sway precariously over the pillow. Finally use the maximum available will power to throw the covers and look for slippers. Stand up and head to the wash basin.

Brush teeth, constantly making faces at the mirror. Choke on the brush. Quickly finish brushing. Feel stomach growl. Go to the kitchen to get something to eat. Find a cup of tea in the microwave. Heat it up and get biscuits. Wander over to the living room, tea and biscuits in hand, looking for the papers. Find papers and plop down of the sofa, spilling a little tea on the t-shirt. Curse, keep the cup on the table and go to the bathroom to wash the stain. Rub helplessly, get half wet. Decide to bathe first. Take a bath. Try to decide something to wear. Find nothing worth wearing. Hesitatingly decide on some dress and realize that it isn't ironed. Grumble and get the iron, and iron the dress. Get dressed, realize it is already 12:00. Call friends, only to find out the plan has been cancelled. Grumble more, see tea lying on the table. Heat it up again n settle down to drink it with the papers. Check out the cartoons, read the gossip and toss the papers aside.

Finish tea, try to find something to do. Remember suddenly to drink water. Gulp down two glasses of water. Hop around to feel the water move in stomach. wander around the house aimlessly. Look around for cellphone. Play meaningless games for a while. Get bored and wander around the house some more. Put on some music, sing along in different pitches. Try conversing with self in different accents. Go into the kitchen to eat something. Find rotis and veggies on the counter. Gorge heavily. Suddenly feel a burst of action. Rearrange wardrobe, take out some course books and decide to study. Feel unable to decide which subject to study. Give up and keep the books back.

Sit on bed and stare blankly at walls. Think of the last novel read. Decide that the ending was not good enough. Think of writing suggestions to the author. Feel energetic again, decide to do something worthwhile. Trot around house looking for something worthwhile. Spot the laptop. Quickly turn it on. Stare at walls while it starts. Check mails, try to write a blog, get brain-dead. Log out. Put on some music again. Change songs again and again. Sing along, do a little jig. Get bored and turn the laptop off.

Check time. Get disappointed to see it's just 5:00 pm. Try again to do something "nice". Take out cellphone, read all messages over and over. Play meaningless games again. Answer the door thinking someone knocked. Find no one outside. Grumble. Go in front of the mirror and make faces. Examine an acne, some blackheads and decide to do a clean-up. Go and plop on the bed instead. Imagine teachers from college playing three-legged-race. Laugh hysterically. Marvel at own stupidity. Turn philosophical, and conclude that life has no meaning. so decide to read a book. Get a bowl full of local "mixture" to go with a book. Try to decide which book to read. Ultimately settle down with a Tintin, already read 10 times.

Finish book, check time. 8:00 pm. Decide again to eat. Stuff some peanuts into mouth and start loading plate with food. Gorge again. Finish (after getting two refills), and decide to switch the laptop on. Check mails again (even though there is nothing to check), go on a few social sites, check out friends' pictures. Think up weird comments, type them in, delete them again. Repeat for 10 different friends. Get bored, play solitaire. Get more bored, shut down laptop.

Check time, realize its 11:00. Smile in satisfaction at a day well spent and go to bed. Try to sleep. Imagine going to the beach again, curse friends for cancelling the day's program. Almost fall asleep. Wake up to set alarm. Try sleeping again. Ultimately sleep around 12:00 am.

The good holiday.