Old Friends

We had old friends over this weekend - My sister and I have known Bunty for the last 21 years, and Rakesh and Bobby have known each other even longer - since they were in primary school I think. We had this huge group that used to hang out during our hormone-charged adolescence and early adulthood. These are the people we broke all the rules with: challenging curfews, smoking out in the balcony when our parents were asleep, covering for each other when we went out on dates, later graduating to partying all night!
We haven't lived in the same city in the past decade, and many things have changed - the biggest ones being marriage and kids; so it was terribly reassuring to see the same personality traits that brought us together all those years ago. We don't smoke anymore, but we still make fun of everyone, including ourselves, and life is in constant digestion when we are together (GAWD how much we eat!!) Looking forward to the next time we meet, hopefully where there's lots of food and drink!!