Of Cars & Shooting Stars
Monday, December 10th, 2007
There were nights when we would gather outside to the open space near the basketball half court. We would talk a little and count shooting stars. Especially on nights when there is no moon, the skies will be lit only by the twinkling stars. The most I counted was 17. Can you imagine, seeing 17 shooting stars in one night? That was a record at the time. But this is true. I saw 17 shooting stars that night, and I asked 17 different wishes too. But not one of them came true, however.
Our boarding house was near the highway, so another pastime we had was counting cars. Each one of us selects a particular make and model, and after a while (when we are tired counting) we compare the stats. At the time, the most number of cars in any given day, and at any given hour is - the beetle! Volkswagen was tops, king of the road! Now, I think it would be the ubiquitous Multicab which fill the streets to overflowing.
