HELLOOOOO

Yesterday at dinner, I ordered a vegetable lasagne, when there were so many other non-vegetarian dishes. Out of 200 plus dishes, there were about 5 vegetarian dishes to choose from. And I chose one of the 5. But why, when I am such a meat-lover, did I decide to order a vegetarian dish? My parents and the others sitting on the table, were shocked at my decision. One of my dad’s friends even asked my dad, “has she become a vegetarian?”

So the vegetable lasagne came on the table, and was placed in front of me. So much cheese…OMNOMNOM!! I dug my fork through the layers of lasagne sheets, and my fork stabbed pieces of carrots, eggplant and celery. But I enjoyed it thoroughly! Even though there was not a bit of meat in my lasagne, it was AMAZING! With a layer of mashed potato in between the cheese and the first lasagne sheet, this lasagne was so different, but in a good way!

Then questions from around the table started bombarding me…one by one…”Ishi, are you feeling alright?” “How come no meat?” “Do you like it?” “Are you sure you don’t want to order something else with meat in it?”

Then it occured to me, even though there was not a single piece of meat in my lasagne, it was probably the best lasagne I had ever eaten. Then someone thanked me inside my head. It was first a baby chick, the sweet little bird said “Ishi, thank you for saving my mother” and cried. Then came the cute little pink piglet. Same thing happened again. “Ishi, thank you for saving my mother” it cried.

I felt horrible. Suddenly flashes of humans murdering animals invaded my head as I was stabbing into the layers of the vegetable lasagne. There was blood, there were grunts, and cries. I felt horrible. Everone around me was eating Chicken tikka, Lamb kababs, juicy steak with chips, burgers, fish and all sorts of other animals. Instead of envying them, eating meat, I felt sick. Then my brother said, “Ishi, this chicken is so good, want to try some, and put some of it near my mouth, so close that I could smell it. I couldn’t do it. “What’s the matter, Squish?” he asked, in the sweetest way possible. And there I said it. Without thinking twice, it just came out of my mouth, as if the words had taken me over. “I’m a vegetarian”

After I said it, I felt so much better, the animals came back in my head again, thanking me. I saw the same line of animals again, being murdered for meat. But this time, one of each animal was released. They were so happy. They charged out the doors, and into the green open fields. I saved a life. I thought to myself.

So today is the first day after leaving high school. Even with all the warnings from teachers, that the day would be a ‘tissue-filled’ day, I managed to not shed a tear in school…however, once I got home, started reading all my messages, and started writing letters to teachers, saying how much I will miss them, and thanking them so much for all their support…that’s when it hit me. I am never going back there for a ‘normal’ lesson. That’s it…it’s all over.

Yesterday the teachers were amazing, they treated us differently, talked to us differently, is was as if they were not teachers, but our friends, who we have known for the past seven years.

Then, in the evening, we decided to have a ‘girls night out’ and what fun it was!! We realized, we have finished high-school, and are being thrown into the big wide world to face reality. We became adults - who asked the waiters for a piece of paper and some crayola crayons.

To all my friends who I have been seeing basically everyday for the past 2 to 13 years, how am I going to be able to not see you everyday? The next time we shall meet is in 11 days at the graduation ceremony. Already, this seems like a long way away, without seeing any one of you.

I want to thank all my friends for sticking with me through thick and thin of high school, and basically moulding me into the person I have become today! Without you guys, High school would suck :)

Hello my awesome High school soulmates!! Today, we can finally say…”Back in the days when I was in highschool”!! Such a bitter-sweet feeling. Leaving so many friends and teachers behind, going off in the real world, yet at the same time, making so many new friends!

Looking back at the memories, good and bad, my high school was a dream land, somewhere, i wish I could just stay forever…

No tears today, but people expect tears tomorrow…so don’t wear eye-liner :)

According to a psychologist, we have finished 10,000 hours of schooling now, and these 10k hours of schooling, have passed by like a winter’s breeze.

So let’s get ready to face the challenges the real world holds for us, (with 10,000 hours of classroom learning, I think we are fully armed to fight any battle!!)

So keep in touch my high school soulmates, and I shall wait here for you to come back in your holidays from unis all over the world :)

Ciao!

WOOOOTT…..so i finally got a tumblr!!