New Year is the time to wish everyone. The method to convey wishes has changed over a period of time. People posted greeting cards earlier then sent e-cards. After landlines came, people called up near and dear to wish, then it was the age of SMS. And now, everyone is just updating the status on networking sites. (I wanted to be a little different, hence this post on my blog J)
New Year brings back memories of school days. My friends and I used to spend the whole of December making greeting cards. Those who are less creative used to spend their pocket money in buying cards. Most creative and large cards were for teachers and personalized cards were made for friends and family. Cards to relatives were posted a week ahead. There used to be a queue at post offices for stamps. Sometimes they ran out of stamps and we had to go in search of another post office. (I don’t remember when I last went to a post office in recent years).
On New Year’s Day we used to pool up money to buy a small bouquet and card for our school principal and a cake for ourselves. We then used to reach the school and celebrate. Cut the cake, eat it, exchange cards, holler in empty classrooms, and run around the largely empty school. Then we went cycling to each of our teacher’s houses, starting from the principal to wish everyone. After a late night party at home, staying awake and cycling the next day was quite a feat. We used to drop on our beds tired after a quick dinner. What a wonderful way to spend the first day of new year.
College brings its own memories of late night dance parties. Employment brings its own rules. You HAVE to wish your boss, whereas we WANTED to wish our principal at school. Technology has bridged distances and we could wish people across the globe. At the same time it has created distances since we use the same technology to stay in touch with even our neighbours.
Nice post! Got quite nostalgic about the hand made greeting cards for our parents :) Happy new Year! Hope Sriya and her bro are doing well :)
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