Rants, Raves & Restless Thoughts

Like a broken record,
the chorus line of the boomtown rat’s song, “I don’t like Mondays”, keeps
echoing in my head. The tune is the same, except for the word Monday which is
replaced by Sunday. Going something like this, “tell me why, I don’t like
Sundays, tell me why, I don’t like Sundays, tell me why, I don’t like Sundays,
I’d like to shoot the whole day down!”. I hum to it’s tune and search the net for it’s lyrics, as i ask myself why and how did i come to hate sunday.

I didn’t really used to hate
Sundays. In fact, it was the day of the week I really looked forward to, before
I left home. Sunday had always been the day for family gathering or outings.When I was a kid, Sundays,
usually meant a day of frolicking at the beach or eating out at a fancy
restaurant. It was a day for visiting the grandparents or other relatives and
on numerous occasions, a trip outside the city. As I grew older, Sunday
excursion with the family became lesser as each year passed. However, big
family gatherings still took place on a Sunday.

When I got married and had my own
family, Sunday was usually spent in my folk’s house, having dinner or lunch and
bonding with my brothers’ family. I truly enjoyed seeing my kids bonding with their
cousins. It brought flashbacks of my own childhood, the memories of all our
childhood pranks with our cousins. (Sentimental nostalgia of carefree nonchalant
days). On other occasions, Sunday was just spent either at home watching cable
and messing around with the kids or going to the mall getting groceries after
going to church(occasionally J ).

As I recall my Sundays of yore ,
I realize, I actually don’t hate Sunday. I miss it. A day of quality time with
the family, a day of bonding, a day of creating memories that last a lifetime.

Sunday used to be a very special
day. Now, it has been reduced to a regular working day, no wonder I hate it

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