tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post3722485236068058671..comments2023-05-23T14:01:57.789+05:30Comments on Calliopia's Canticles: Childhood VignettesCalliopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-35401749287297157802009-07-23T08:18:26.398+05:302009-07-23T08:18:26.398+05:30Wow, that's great. And no, you may not ask the...Wow, that's great. And no, you may not ask the dates. All I can tell you is that it was in the last millenium heheCalliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-15689394782731826192009-07-22T17:07:58.469+05:302009-07-22T17:07:58.469+05:30Dare i ask for the dates of these treasured mement...Dare i ask for the dates of these treasured mementos? ur dad looks smart<br />Zalawra ur ganmps...wow<br />Btw..I got Zalawra medal in Sunday school!OpaHmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-35218310447745932552009-07-22T16:37:33.395+05:302009-07-22T16:37:33.395+05:30Thanks allThanks allCalliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-10844109045232301272009-07-21T22:13:20.005+05:302009-07-21T22:13:20.005+05:30anty..sap tong min zirtir ve rawh..i thiam eanty..sap tong min zirtir ve rawh..i thiam echhanhimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914618313619358946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-78586263783048702222009-07-19T22:50:09.238+05:302009-07-19T22:50:09.238+05:30Charming, nostalgic pics. Such sweet little girls....Charming, nostalgic pics. Such sweet little girls. I specially like the one with silky hair so proudly minding her shoes. Btw,your grandad was a well known name in Shillong though i didn't know him personally.Malsawmi Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398649072289630943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-57192411197944768672009-07-19T15:59:14.449+05:302009-07-19T15:59:14.449+05:30Nice photos.Those old black and white photos mean ...Nice photos.Those old black and white photos mean a lot more than the color ones, If you know what I mean by Old black and white :)<br /><br />Btw, where in shillong were you that time? Madanriting or in Nongrim Hills?mnowluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378013983432242882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-71762661702454158212009-07-14T19:56:08.556+05:302009-07-14T19:56:08.556+05:30My pleasureMy pleasureCalliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-36634662828323214972009-07-12T11:13:29.359+05:302009-07-12T11:13:29.359+05:30Ah! Endearing black and whites slowly turn to love...Ah! Endearing black and whites slowly turn to lovely sepia toned pictures. A metaphor for our memories, they turn from the crisp to hazy. Like the Himalayan monsoon mists that suddenly upwell from the valleys below and gentrly make everything fuzzy yet beautiful. Z, thanks for sharing this.Lochanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199458132493413422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-84735806003164783132009-07-11T10:01:42.089+05:302009-07-11T10:01:42.089+05:30In the last pic you mean? I'm the one on the l...In the last pic you mean? I'm the one on the left looking down. I always had very nice, neat shoes unlike my older sis who always scuffed and wore out hers extra fast :)Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-45765429161403314262009-07-11T00:10:43.968+05:302009-07-11T00:10:43.968+05:30wow! are you the chubby one in centre or the tall ...wow! are you the chubby one in centre or the tall one on the right?Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-89608636689996399042009-07-10T20:18:11.967+05:302009-07-10T20:18:11.967+05:30Hey red, I remember those albums with the little t...Hey red, I remember those albums with the little triangular holders and tiny square black and white pictures. In our case, we graduated them to sticky albums which couldn't stand up to damp and so many precious old photographs were forever damaged. Yes, I guess in the past people didn't take things as much for granted as we do today. <br /><br />ambs, have you noticed how some people in Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-67743714640793635332009-07-10T18:20:06.111+05:302009-07-10T18:20:06.111+05:30I think pictures were much more precious back then...I think pictures were much more precious back then, what with the digicams and camera-phones nowadays. I don't even remember the last time I got any snaps printed. It doesn't have that value anymore.<br />My mum still maintains her old pictures in those albums with black pages, where one would have to paste the "holders" on the corners to attach the pictures. As kids, she would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-26548815969586130742009-07-10T13:39:09.393+05:302009-07-10T13:39:09.393+05:30What a coincidence. Last night I chanced upon the ...What a coincidence. Last night I chanced upon the website of one middle school in England, and looked at the old photos, some dating as far back as 1942. There is something about old black and white photographs that tugs at the heartstrings. Little boys and girls in prim clothes standing/sitting in attention, or grown ups with their then-fashionable hairstyles and clothes.Aduhi Chawngthuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354958246245503600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-47093201625952060062009-07-10T13:10:44.423+05:302009-07-10T13:10:44.423+05:30Oooh, I love old photographs. & I'm sorry ...Oooh, I love old photographs. & I'm sorry the layout didn't work for you :(joonbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229841047532377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-20385253715102885222009-07-10T10:45:14.944+05:302009-07-10T10:45:14.944+05:30Ah memories, huh fed?
pica, nia an biang a puar t...Ah memories, huh fed?<br /><br />pica, nia an biang a puar tha ve alom heheCalliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-59119299107576796482009-07-10T05:43:52.082+05:302009-07-10T05:43:52.082+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.PICTURESQUERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707125564235535243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-84779936058425014382009-07-10T04:15:07.501+05:302009-07-10T04:15:07.501+05:30love this. can almost smell shillong!love this. can almost smell shillong!feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.com