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 🙂
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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 🙂
Nice …..life ….
oh yeah he has 🙂
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Woah!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I be his new best friend? This is awesome. And he loves animals………..Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Zillion brownie points already!
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hahaha 😀 😀 I will pass on the message 😀
thank you so much for dropping by.
So he has the good ol' army life huh. This is great 😀
Richa
oh yeah he has 😀
thank you 🙂
Man, he is one lucky dude 😉 And I don't see a potbelly in your future, you lucky woman 😉
I hope this is true 😀 I dread the potbelly 😛
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The view outside the window is excellent. What readers -not me- might think upon reading these posts is – why did the author of this blog choose to become a software engineer when family members chose sensible careers for themselves 😛
Destination Infinity
hahaha you won't believe I question myself the same thing again and again 😛
thank you so much for writing in
Lil brothers n rubbing…. they are so talented in that!!!
ohh yeah such brats 😛
thank you 🙂
and where is this place btw ??? it is mind-blowing !!!!!!!!!!!!
it's in Uttrakhand 🙂
LOl!!! 😀 this post had me smiling all through!!!
except one partttttttttt //humongous potbelly// thisss :|||| spooky spooky!
Great going Princess!!! ABC looks jhakasss! 🙂
hahaha 😛 gives me the creeps too 😛
thanks a lot Roh 😀
Life in the Army is great, I am from the Naval family and we also have some amazing places we are posted at.You have a lovely family, sibling love reflected in this post.
oo naval balls!!! 😀 thank you so much for writing in
hee hee… arent sibings meant for rubbing it all in
ohh yeah they excel in that 😛
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Wow! Wow! And wow! In awe! 🙂
Hehehe thank you for stopping by
ur brother is so lucky!!
n btw i envy dat u can kill cockroaches!! i jst stand up on the chair until my mom or bro do it for me 😀
hahaha ROFL 😛 I keep a chappal in handy 😛
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Life in it sucks perennially ….
I am more worried about my horizontal growth 😛
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hahah…Your brother i really lucky and I completely understand the life in IT !!
Random Thoughts Naba
hehehe thanks a lot 🙂
What a great read this post was. Really like how you write about your family, and you do have one talented family! You included of course 🙂 And I am sure even if your brother had chosen to be a roadside cobbler, he would have done that with such style. I mean look at him, he is one handsome guy! Your parents must be very proud of all their children.
hahaha I need to show this comment to my brother :d he's gonna fly high 😛
thank you so much for those wonderful words. That really made me smile 😀
He looks happy doing what he does, and little brothers are kinda experts in the area of rubbing it in, don't you think?
Ishithaa
#AtoZChallenge
that is so true… they have this ingrained quality 🙂
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Lucky Him, Raj 🙂 He's happy in doing what he loves !
Loved the pics, beautiful 🙂
I am happy for him 🙂 he's following his dreams 🙂
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haha.. I know, married to an Army officer, I love the parties too.. and I do rub it on at my lil sis.. 😛 And she keeps telling that all I do is, cooking, eating and attending the parties :O :O Nice post there… 🙂
oh you devil !! rubbing it on siblings 😛 I loved that life too .. thank you so much for stopping by
It is a vice-versa in my case! I go on trips, adventures, deep sea diving, water sports, horse back riding, boat house stays etc and my lil brother is studying engineering! He says he envies me! Anyways, seeing your post I envy your bro!
S(t)ri
Woww now. Am dying of jealousy … you life seems so cool 😀 awesome. Thanks for stopping by.
ohh…yes as a fellow software engineer I empathize ! But your brother is totally so cool. I envy him… 🙁
Cheers
Rajrupa
A to Z Challenge | Riot of Random
I envy him too 🙂 thank you writing in.
I envy your brother already
Hehehe 😀 thank you for stopping by.
As an animal activist and dog lover – this really spoke to my heart. I can understand his passion and maybe he will return to it someday?
He is continuing his love and passion for animals… Thank you for writing in. 🙂
Goes to show our parents put pressure for no reason! Your brother appears to have found his passion… 🙂
Yeah I am glad he found it. Thank you so much. 🙂
Wow look at that view!
Yeah that's true… Thank you so much
Woww awesome and really feel happy for him 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
hahahaha… looks like both your siblings are animal-lovers eh, Rajlakshmi? Nice to know that your brother is doing well 🙂
They are so crazy that sometimes I fail to distinguish between them n my pets 😉 thank you
Me pet …. Grrrrr …. Code intercepted ….Task awaited ….revenge by loot n vandalism on next arrival to home server
So true, parents in interest of their children always worry about their future. I am glad to see your brother is enjoying 🙂 his Army life.
Oh yeah he is enjoying… Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
It's always good when our worst fears for our children's future turn out to be baseless.
I'm not a software engineer but I can tell you that my many hours sitting at the computer has given me a potbelly, among other detrimental effect.
That's true.. My mom and dad are so relieved 🙂 ohh the potbelly… I am struggling With that… Thank you for writing in.
no ond can predict how a child will grow up.
That is true… Thank you for stopping by
Lucky brother! Look at that view!
Yeah indeed he is.lucky…damn!! 🙂 thanks for stopping by.