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Monday, 11 December 2006

Alice in wonderland: Yr 2006!! PART I

Alice sat on her blue chair with her legs on the table rolling her eyes at the laptop screen. Multi- tasking is such a difficult undertaking. Her mom obviously doesn't agree with her. And why should she? She in her lifetime has answered and kept happy at the same time a man shouting at the top of his lungs about his golf sticks being dirty (her husband), a girl yelling from the bath for a towel, the man friday rhetorically repeating questions on what groceries should be bought and an unreasonable and absolutely spoilt dog barking for...err not food just her attention (adorable lab she is!!). But this isn't a story about supermom and her terrible family. This is a story about the girl with her legs on the table.

Alice moved to England two months ago to do her Masters in Arts from the University of Westminster. As you can see she came from a very loving family. She assumed she will miss them very much. But in actuality she didn't miss them much at all. Nay, it wasn't because she is unattached but because her loving supermom thanks to the digital age still efficiently manages to remain a major part of her life. Yes the magic of google mail!

Laptop screen:

Page 1: Assignmnent 3.
Media is a dynamic industry as it exists in a dual market...

(write write write phew)

Page 2: Google mail.
mom: What are you doing?
When did u get up?
what time did you have breakfast?
What did you have for breakfast?

(N.B- supermom types as fast as she does other things!)

Alice: Toast with mushroom

Page 3: Google UK.
BBC is a non profit organisation. It is the first and only Public broadcasting system in....

(read read read phew)

Page 2: mom: what time did you eat it?
Are you eating healthy?
Do you chew properly?
How fast do you chew?

Alice: Mommy!

Yeah am eating healthy!

POP! Rabbit: Ok wear ur shoes and pick up a coat!

Lunch with old folks. Nothing fishy. They are just white.

And we are late!!

Page 4: Copyright Act 1957

The Indian copyright law is a very general one and has been designed to...

(cram cram cram phew)

Page 2: mom: Why don't you anwer my questions?

Why are you so disinterested?

Alice: Am listening mamma...

(sigh I should have been born a boy)

Rabbit: Come on we are late!!

Alice: I cant have to study!

(why doesn't he jus leave me alone?)

Alice: Should i go for lunch with rabbit??

mom: Who's Rabbit?

Is he a boy?

Alice: Neighbour. White couple called us. I neeed to go now!!

Mom: Be carefull. Don talk to strangers. Be careful with rabbits, ask what it is before u eat anything, take an umbrella with you. Daddy's saying take a gun with you...

Alice: K mom bbye!! Will fill u in later!

Even before Alice signs off...

knock, Knock, KNOCK!!

Rabbit: "We are LATE!! Don't know why girls take so long to get dressed...Grrrr"

Chaos. Alice flies out of pyjamas. Grabs a tee and pair of jeans. Tug. pull. push. Uggh the Tee gets stuck on her head.

Alice: "Abhm combhingh"

Rabbit: "Move it!"

Door flies open. Actually door opens. Rabbit jumps back in surprise. Alice flies out.

Rabbit: "Don't stop running till you hit the tube station!"

They ran. They flew. Atleast Alice felt like they were flying. She hadn't run in ages!! It felt amazing the cold, crisp air. She felt like a school girl again. She could almost imagine her piggy tails in red ribbons flying behind her! She was getting out of breath. Rabbit was too fast. No it wasn't because he is a real rabbit. And it wasn't because he was a boy! It certainly wasn't because Alice was unfit. (Hey this is her story. You have to believe her). It was only because Rabbit was 6 feet tall and had longer legs! She was beggining to feel the constriction in her throat. "Come on! Don't stop. Just another 100 yards. You'll miss the car," yelled Rabbit!! Alice wasn't about to be left behind after this marathon!! A spurt of energy and she was almost keeping pace. (Rabbit will tell you otherwise, but like I said this is Alice's story!). He jumped into the car. The man behind the wheels revved up the engine. Alice made it just in time and flew into the car as it took off!! (Yes I have just recently seen the latest bond film!)

(to be continued)

Labels: fiction

Posted by Pavitra :: 06:37 :: 8 comments