By Nisma Chauhan

My earliest memory???

Unfortunately or fortunately perhaps, I am one of those who have ‘gold fish’ memories. The one, when asked about her ‘childhood memories’ or any sort of earliest memory, would just stand still in dismay.

Damn! I have no clue about my earliest memory. This sucks!

I remember being assigned in class to write essays on such topics and I always ended up making stories, which never existed. From being lost in a crowded place to finding treasures, I had indeed become a great inventor. Of course, there was no counter checking so I easily managed to get away with them. But not always!

There was this one time in Grade 1 with one annoying teacher with one boring subject, where I had written an essay about how I felt when my little sister was born. People who know me, are clearly aware that I am the youngest sibling. Since my story was exaggerated and contained many‘aww’ factors for a 6-year old, my teacher mentioned it to my mother when she met her at the annual function. You all can imagine how that would have gone.  

It was just today in class, when my friend asked me whether I am done with this week’s blog and I replied with a picture I drew on my book. It was a meme that said “Le Me, Le Ghajini!” Yes, that was my initial plan for this blog, the look on her face was priceless and she said with astonishment, “Why Ghajini?” So, I figured if she couldn't get the connection with the lame Amir Khan movie, then probably no one would.

And so here I am, after spending hours on Facebook, watching a whole episode of Castle and treating myself McDonalds, trying to figure out what exactly to write….

P.S- The above Grade 1 story isn’t the exact version either, owing to my oh-so-awesome-memory.