Friday, 13 November 2015

Snippets of childhood & me

Disjointed thoughts and yet connected with each other. I remember I used to love those Kala Khatta golas at Juhu beach. And still today I do remember them when I pass the beach and than the urge to eat. Loved to eat while travelling on the outstationed trains, even if I was not hungry and still today whenever I travel I do eat before the flight and in the flight even if I am not hungry. I loved those sweet and sour Imlees and that I still eat whenever I fly by jet, they have those imlees which i always ask the hostesses to give me more. I am sure it must be for all of us and we do cherish things which we did as kids. I was very shy as a child and would have problems talking to them, well I am the same except that I am easy talking to them. Travelling, though changed me a lot and helped me see and interact with people in many ways. I remember when I was seventeen and had suddenly shot up to 6ft 7inches, the whole world changed for me, my view had changed and i was seeing things from much higher level than any other person around me. I got very conscious of myself and this sudden attention pushed me into my shell. People behaved very strangly and misbehaved, ridiculed me, made sharp and ugly comments that tormented me alot. I was not prepared for all this and started shying away from public eye. It took 2 years to overcome this issue and the day I realised how wonderfull it was to be tall there was no turning back for me. I opened my email id which read tallmanvision and my company also named www.tallmanvision.com. And theatre played a very important part in my life and groomed me well and I am proud that I took to theatre early on in my life. 

2 comments:

Murali Raman said...

And people like me, all of 5' 4",
wish we were taller!

Sneha said...

Gola sharbat is my favouriteeeee.... i can shamelessly suck away on it anywhere, anytime.. i love imlis too, especially when they come free..hahaha... but now you can buy them, don't have to wait to take a flight.

We have almost the same situation, I became 5.10 in school and was very shy.. then my dad told me that I should study for civil services and become an IPS officer, with my height, I would look a personality in the uniform.. and that stuck with me. Then on, I behaved like a diva. My motto became "behave like a queen and you will be treated like one" and to date I am treated in very special way by everyone..

Height is a very important component of a persona.. thank God for that...and with your baritone to match...