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I am not sure when or how the awareness of gender differences creeps in but I think for some of us it spawned as early as the 3rd grade. One cant really point at a particular person or situation as responsible for this event but it does happen organically. My first memory is of how in 3rd grade accidentally bumping into a boy in the presence of another girl would trigger the "boy touch" offense. Yes, it was considered repulsive and was to be passed onto another girl ASAP, but there was a catch, you could only pass it onto a girl who was unaware and it would go on and on until the end of the day, it was our own Viral phenomenon during the dark ages. Until the transfer was completed (or until the affected had opened her lunchbox with her Amma's famous chutney powder coated idlis) she would be ostracized.  I particularly remember the incident where I had brought this fancy pencil to school and upon a girl's challenge an annoying boy had picked it up and kissed

How many of us have not done something stupid as a teenager? If you say you haven’t, I am sorry to hear that, it’s a wonderful experience to live through, it’s a shame you didn’t get that chance, your life is not as enriched as you believe it to be.  And for those of you who have, are you OK? I mean are you really OK? Have you healed yet? Is it still that memory among many that makes you cringe? Do you still experience blood curdling rage when a certain XYZ or ABC has answered to the question, “Your most embarrassing moment” as “Haven’t had one yet” in your friend’s slam book, for being the lucky few who are audience to other’s embarrassing moments but never on stage themselves. Now, I am one of those blessed ones, who life seemed to be sending one after the other opportunity to royally embarrass myself (refer my first post ). However, I have not always been alone on some of these endeavours (thank god for that, misery does love company), I have always had the loyal support o

So you are 16 and for some reason you have been experiencing constant growth spurts, well not vertically but laterally, you know what I'm saying, and you really need to get a total wardrobe change, you know what you shouldn't do? Go shopping with your mom , at least not in my family.  For  One , they like it cheap, I mean super cheap, say 1 rupee store cheap (yeah i think we have borrowed and replicated most business concepts in US, Macdonald vada pav burger, eat all you can buffets,  Obesity etc.  so we definitely can do a 1 rupee store, I mean whats China for.  In all fairness,  they did copy something from us, they now have the Westernised Modi- you know him by the name Trump ) Two  they bargain the crap out of everything, even a safety pin, (that will be 50 paise madam....no I will give you 25 paise...long story short, my mom got the pin for 25 paise, but the waiting charge for the auto came to 50 rupees) Ok  Three , they always go looking for the cheaper stor