rains, rain songs, memories and more

ive had enough of the summer now...n im desperately waiting for it to rain...cant wait to feel the first few drops of rain on my face and smell that good old smell of the wet earth...and then get drenched to the bone in the first shower...n jump in the puddles like i used to do when i was a little kid..the first shower is one of those thigns that are not such a big deal to the rest of the world but matter a great deal to me!!..n its always been that way...as long as i can remember it has been this unwritten rule ive made for myself...tht i HAVE TO get wet in the first shower of rain...every single year!...n i remember year before last...i happened to be in the bus when it started raining...n my house was pretty far away from where i was...so i knew it probably wudnt be raining by the time i got home..n i didnt want to not get wet in the first shower...so i got off the bus..enjoyed in the rain like a little kid...and i didnt know where exactly i got off the bus..as in which area..so it took me half an hour to figure out my way back home...cz im bad wen it comes to remembering roads...but it was worth it!!! BIIG time!!!....n i remeber this one time i was in baroda...had gone to spend my vacations wid my masi...it was around one a clock in the night...and it started raining....me n my didi went out n had a blast!!!....cz they have like a bungalow wid a small compound around it where theyve planted trees n all...n once we came back in...we forgot to lock the door...got a firing of a lifetime from her dadaji in the morning...but wht the hell!!!....was worth it anyways!!!...the rains have always been special!!..."i love the rains" is like my patented statement...used to say it all the time...n after the 26th july deluge that hit mumbai...a lot of my frnds kept teasing me about it...kept saying your lover betrayed you!!!....n i said "i still love the rains"...ever since 26th july...tht is my new patented statement!!...before the deluge...rains meant roasted corn...vada pav...bhajiyas...chai on the tapris...walks along marine drive..couples making out under umbrellas...picnincs to waterfalls and all thats happy and nice...the deluge showed us a horrifying side of the rains...but well...i still love the rains!! :D...so much so that all my 5 years of college...ive usually never carried an umbrella!!...n even if i have...ive usually never used it!!!...it crazy...my love for the rains...n i love da love!!!....n then there are songs that just make me love the rains a lil more!!...saawan barse from dahek...its a lovely song wid a very cute young lovers kinda video...was always my favourite rain song...till last year...then all of last year it was my favourite rain song and more...it just became a lil more special....cz i met a frnd who liked it too n he became a special frnd a few months later...i dunno if my friend will still remember me a few years down the line...but i know tht everytime i hear the song i'll smile him a sunny smile from wherever i am...n the other song tht has always been a favourite is ab ke saawan aise barse by shubha mudgal...one helluva singer and one helluva song!!!....i cannot not dance wen i listen to it!!...it just cheers me up no matter what!!...n there are songs which bring out the melancholy of the rains...the kind of songs you would want to listen to if you are in an introspective mood while looking at the raindrops pitter patter on your window sill...'but it rained' by parikrama is one of them...i can listen to it any number of times!!...beautiful lyrics and soothing music...n one of the recent favourite is "can you stand the rain"...dunno abt the original one but i heard the version by anoop desai in american idol and loved it...and as i type this...and relive all the memories i have of my love affair with the rains....i just miss the rains a lil more...i cant wait to see what the first showers have in store for me this year...what is the special memory that i will be typing out when i blog about the rains next year?...will i live up to my rule of getting drenched in the first showers??...i hope i do!!...n im sure...tht even if nothing earth shattering happens this year..even if its just a normal first shower with nothing exciting about it...i know tht when i get drenched...the rains will wash away all the sorrow, all the frustration, all the pain, all the confusion, all the heartaches, all the tears...and i'll be rejuvenated, happy and even more in love with life than i already am!!!...god!!!...whoever thought that just the thought of the first rain showers could mean so much to anyone!!...but well it does mean a lot to me!! n i can see it already...the clouds cluster...shut the sun away...lightning strikes...winds blow...sweep off the mud...and then...amidst the loud applause of thunder they fall to the earth..the first few drops of rain...slowly at first and then breakin off into a thunderous shower..and there i am...face turned skywards...loving every bit of it..and saying a big thank you to god...for making me the way i am...getting the greatest joys from the simplest things in life...i guess its true...the best things in life are free!!! n till im done wid daydreaming abt the rains and comink bk n writing abt someting else...tk cr!! sunshine smiles :)