38 Reasons Why Growing Up Bong Was The Best Thing Ever 1: You dont understand food without daal or maach. 2: As a kid, you were maniacal for half marks in your test papers. 3: You are well trained in detecting uninvited foreign bodies like mosha & tik-tiki. 4:You were conditioned to believe that you could survive Apocalypse armed with a file of Gelusil and a tube of Boroline. 5: Every New Year calendar starts with charting out Durga Pujo dates. 6: You have grown up worshipping nolen gur. 7: Onek hoyeche, ebar porte bosho was your childhood anthem (Enough, now get back to studies). 8: You have learned & taught yourself the bong echo-system: Khaabar-daabar, aaje-baaje, poisha-woisha, mota-shota. 9: As a mischievous kid, you have faced some real lovable words like bandor & bandraami. 10: You have a serious, committed relationship with botaam & septi-pin. 11: Only you know the magic of the afternoon nap. 12: Winters are not complete unless you have overloaded on 55 sweaters. No monkey cap jokes, people. 13: Your Sundays were & are all about maangsho-bhaat (mutton rice). 14: Kaemon ache will always be greeted by ei cholche. 15: Your birthdays start with the awesome paayesh. 16: The gift always comes first. Then comes bhai-phota. 17: You have been bred to appreciate, acknowledge, love, drink & believe in Horlicks. 18: You have been reminded time & again, how a day has chhobish ghonta and what all can be & has not been achieved in that. 19: You have incorporated a 2BHK space in that tummy of yours because the rice servings never stop. 20: You have learned never to respond to your old uncle asking you chinte parcho (are you able to remember me). Because once you act squeaky & say yes, youll be counter-asked the most deadly question, aami ke bolo toh (tell me who I am) & your life will fall like a pack of cards. 21: When your mom came to raid your old clothes, you knew its time for nekra (Poccha). 22: You have alternated your childhood with your name & your daak (home) naam. 23: For you, distance is never kilometres. Its always in minutes. 24: You need a kol baalish for a peaceful sleep. 25: Family get-togethers are incomplete without gorment, politics, sports & entertainment debates and each person is somehow right without agreeing with one another. 26: No matter how much you study, you will always hear the golden words aamar chhele toh porei na (my kid never studies). 27: Even if you are almost dead after a heavy meal, you should be ready for the worlds most innocent question: Pet bhore khechish toh? (Have you filled your tummy?) 28: Every Bong faces the Spondylosis attack at some point in his or her life. 29: Poshto, begun bhaaja, khichudi & paapad are gods food on a rainy day. 30: Luchi makes you dance with happiness. 31: Your non-bong friends dont follow your bong humor. 32: But once with your bong friends, your jokes just dont stop. 33: You take art and craft very seriously. 34: You love the smell of fresh books, old books, books & more books. 35: You have absolute sense of hatred for Nyakami. 36: And you have zero tolerance for incorrect grammar. 37: Every discussion for you is of national importance. 38: And lastly, all of these made your childhood awesome. Oppa bongnam style.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:56:01 +0000