Beginning of Life in the UK : Chapter 05 :: Download
Dr Mohendra Irengbam *
Author at World Conference on AIDS virus, Yokahoma, Japan 1993. Yokahoma is famous for Kirin Japanese beer. The whole factory had only 2 men. All automatic
Part 05
There is a saying in England. “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” It all depends on how you look at things, not how they are in themselves. It is like in the old proverb, ‘a glass is half-full (optimistic) or half-empty (pessimistic), which determines one’s worldview.
As London weather transitioned from chilling February (5c) to warmer April (12c), I decided to take a tour of London, two months after my arrival. The weather still varied from warm and sunny to cold and rainy. It was in the month of spring. The spring had arrived in my life.
As spring is the season of new life and regrowth, I was filled with the conviction that I would get my degree in due course and return home in the sunshine. I felt cheerful as happier hormone serotonin began to circulate in the blood. Now my hospital work required me to work during the normal weekday hours and be on night call at night for three nights a week.
The spring also reminded me of the old Manipur classic song:
Basant rituna lakpada, kumgi hangoina khongbada
Shabi shanou ngaunare, Leishabi pakhang tunare
Thamoi nangna thiriba manja kanano?
In English:
as the spring season arrives and the annual chorus of the frogs begins,
many lovers are getting intoxicated;
many girls and boys are falling over themselves.
(Oh) my heart, which boyfriend are you looking for?
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