Day 2 B: The Boyfriend Recombobulation
I was the most studious out of the three. My brother’s little or no interest in studying used to give my Mom nightmares. The only future that she could envisage for him was as a roadside cobbler. But that was 15 years ago.
These days my brother is busy doing this
(that’s my kid brother)
and this
and the view out of his room is this.
He studied veterinary science, saved injured Owls, treated cows and dogs and now is an Army Officer, posted in one of the scenic places in India. Yeah, adventure is part and parcel of his job.
While the most adventurous activity that I get to do is kill cockroaches in my home, while my system throws nerve wracking Java null pointer exceptions, in every code I try to compile. A software engineer can always be recognized by a humongous potbelly, which I dreadfully foresee as my future.
Our conversations send me into an abyss of eternal retrospection. *dramatically looks towards the horizon*
“What’s up Di”, my bro would ask.
“Nothing much…. Working on a Saturday, fixing defects that I have no clue about. Will grab a crabby dinner on the way back”, I reply, sulking. “What about you?”
“Ohh not as interesting as yours. Just came back from a 10 km run, the clouds look really awesome from here. We have a dinner party in the Mess tonight. One of my friends was a DJ so there’s gonna be some music and dancing too ”.
Grrrr !!! that little brat just loves to rub it on.
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Your brother is an Army officer? Oh wow. Clouds looking awesome, 10 km run, party in the mess… brings back memories. Not that I did any 10 km run 😉 That was the L & M's job 😉
I must warn the son about the potbelly in the offing. 😀
yeah he is 😀 *smiles proudly* 😛
hahaha the potbelly is the new software engg fashion statement 😛
Your brother's life sounds like a great adventure!
anna
Deeply Shallow
yeah I feel the same 🙂 thank you for stopping by
wow. your brother is leading the kind of life that I have been dreaming. 🙂 I wish I had done anything other than engineering. 😀
When my bro goes on telling his tale, i wish the same thing 🙂
thank you for stopping by.
WOW, I guess he turned out OK after all. I can tell you are very proud of him as I am sure the rest of your family is too. ♥
yeah I am so proud of him 🙂
thank you so much
Great Family 🙂 nice reading about this little nuggets 🙂
thank you so much Vikas 🙂