My childhood days!

I was born in a well educated family - for the place where I belong, its a small village name Phoijing, in Manipur. Our folks were (most of them retired now) mostly in education and less into farming.
My dad is retired, however my mom still teaches in a govt. girls school back home. They were very strict parents, wanted the best discipline and good habits from me. Alas! life never gives what we want. Imagine! I was a disaster from what my parents are. Two good samaritan, respected in the society and a daughter, naughtiest of the naughty. My dad kind of disown me, and mom didn't have an option :-)
My parents always wanted me to study and be at home clean and nicely dresses. I on the other hand, always wanted to be on the wild side. I wonder why I never had sober idea as a kid, I always have those naughty ideas and used to influence all my cousins about my plan and how to execute. Amazing planning capabilities I had. After some years, many of the parents started telling their children not to play with me..coz they all realize what all mischievous plan I had executed before.
I was very stubborn and still I am..:-).
Once our family plan to go for a movie at night to the one and only cinema hall(Heera Talkies) in Nambol Bazar, 15 kms from the capital(Imphal)and 45 kms further down. My mom wanted me to wear a new frock she bought recently and I wanted to wear a houphi(a shawl), she was aghast at my choice. She kept trying with me so that I change my mind and also gave an ultimatum, if I don't wear what she wants me to, then I will not go with others for the movie. Stubborn as I was, I chose to stay back. This incident had happened when I was 7/8 yrs old...he he
Swimming Adventure:
Every house in manipur usually have a personal pond (not the swimming pond u get to see in cities), these ponds are the lifeline for any household. We bath, wash cloths, utensils and also its a fish breeding ground. All manipuris learnt swimming from such ponds. We as kids, have preference of whose pond is better for our swimming skills. We had couple of ponds, but was never our preferred ones, coz there were lots of bamboo around and hardly any sunlight. So we used our neighbour's pond, a small one rather but good water, not very deep and lots of sunlight. One day 7/8 of us (we are a big family with lots of cousin)went swimming there, usually people hates kids swimming in ponds, coz we spoilt the water and at least for couple of days, the water can't be used. so, our neighbour started screaming at us, cursing us for being such useless kids. I usually the most vocal among all, shout back at those elders and repeat whatever she had said to us for her also..My youngest uncle ( a bachelor at that time) heard us quarrelling with elders, took a big stick from our house and ran towards us to give us a good beating. I and my cousin, Bibek were the eldest among the crowd, so we ran as fast as we can till we reach the paddy fields, poor cousins younger than us, had nice beatings then and there. Uncle wasn't satisfied by beating the younger ones, so he was keeping an eye in the paddy field for quite sometime, the paddy were quite tall at that time, saved us from his view. Both of us half naked, stayed there till the sunset. Uncle got bored, so he left with his frens. Both of us sneak inside the house from the rear door and hid ourselves as we bot got terrified of everybody at home, due to what we have done. My mom (bechari) loves me and she was mad at uncle for his behaviour, coz we were not traceable and mom was really worried. Finally both of us found some courage and called mom quitely inside the room where we were hiding. The day ended with lots drama..the memories still treasured..