Afternoon Sleep
I enjoy my afternoon sleep more than the usual regular night sleep. I have never missed my afternoon sleep beginning from my school days till the time I joined for a 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM work. My sleep time during school days were from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM during my college days. My mind just can't think if I dont sleep in the afternoons. I was surprised when I heard some work places have dormitories, where the employees can sleep and relax. Why wasn't I working in one such company?
But now after marriage, I have got back my sound afternoon sleep. Dependent visa status, for all its worth has replaced my job with my sound afternoon sleep. Maybe, I wished too hard for an afternoon's sleep when my boss was flogging me at work. But I digress. God bless whoever invented the afternoon sleep.
Scared of Dogs
I have this habit of walking to the Lake every evening. The walk to the lake and the walk on the lakeshore has always been pleasant and relaxing except for the fear of dogs. I dont hate dogs but I'm scared of their very sight. Most of the houses in America have dogs. From the moment I step out of my apartment, I become cautious. I cautiously (but pretending to be cool) switch to the other side of the road every time I see a someone walking a dog in my vicinity. I hate it when the owners untie the leash and let the dogs play. They know that dogs are friendly, but they must know that they are unpredictable too. I feel they should realize the potential danger that dogs can present.
The street dogs in India are even more scary. I often avoid going to houses that have dogs or even cats. I remember the instance when me and and my friend were walking down the steps from my friend's apartment and she was few steps ahead of me. When we were coming down we saw a fearceful dog inside the gate and it started running towards us as if it was waiting for us to come down. We immediatley turned back and started climbing the steps, fast..really fast. Oh! I didn't know until then that we could run that fast. Suddenly, I heard a
"aaaaahhhhhh!!!" sound and I then realised it wasn't
"we" but just
"me" who climbed the steps quickly. When I came running down my friend was lying on the floor crying and the dog was running furiously the other side and then we took her to the hospital for all those series of injections. By the time we got back, the neighbours told us that the dog has bitten 3 other people in half an hours time.
They say American dogs are not like Indian Dogs. I dont think so. The fact is
"They are Dogs"!
