(December 30, 1: 17 pm)

This is that time of the year when you feel the Gods are near,
when the glow of the candle says they are always there.

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Every year, id while away the long afternoons at Archies..The two-storey card house right oposite the Convent..

They sell all kind of accessories...home attractions you'd dote for upon winters...more so, if you are planning to do your house...and some nice chocolates too..

And then, it's such quiet..I simply love the ambiance..They keep good collection of bracelets, too..and the false stones and ivory picks..they go so well with fob-chains..yeah, thats mis-match fashion i know..but try it..it really looks good..

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The father-son duo are suaves..
and that makes me feel more at home..

okay, before you jump into wild inferences,
I guess i need to elaborate a bit..

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Curse me, but the truth is im more comfortable with men and women who are well-bred..and whose subtle demeanours are more by way of family heritage, rather than stolen randomly from this man or that.

But, which is certainly not to say, i despise the lesser-groomed.
I still call the old rickshaw-puller "Kuddusji"..

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But anyway, i was talking about Archies..

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The son is in the mid 30s, and the father, way more handsome at 60..Both are missionary educated..which prompts me into using my best English, whenever we're exchange pleasantries..They respect my choice for being private, and don't pull in a conversation really unless i was willing to talk.

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They were such gracefully consoling the other day in October.. I was wearing those kurtas..and slippers..and looked totally disheveled...But like every gentleman should do, they didn't give me the feeblest hint that my appearance hadn't gone unnoticed..

Apurva told me later they quizzed him politely about what had happenned, when i was upstairs..

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When i had first met them during std 8th, i thought they were proud..like people think im proud..because people give the word "reserved" little big miss...always..

But right now, Im missing ARCHIES.
The new year collection is such fabulous there.

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