Ice cream Island

Who wouldn’t want to have an ice-cream? It does make a person add on a few extra calories but who cares? It’s the best anti-depressant I’ve ever come across.

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I remember running to my mom asking her for money at the sound of the ringing bell on the street, when I was young. The joy of smearing ice-cream across your face, having it drip down your fingers onto your dress as you eat, is something incomparable. No doubt, I would get scolding for spoiling a pretty dress, later on, but that is nothing when compared to the bliss of having ice-cream.

I once had my tooth plucked out when I was young. I was put on a strict ice-cream diet. The doctor advised my parents to give me all the ice-cream I wanted. I loved him for that.



I would always fantasize on being very rich after I grew up, so that I could spend all my wealth on buying ice-cream, chocolates and candies. I would imagine myself to be the princess of candy kingdom when I would get to eat all the candies I wanted.

Recently when I was in Mangalore for a friend’s wedding, we went to the best ice-cream parlor in the town to have their famous ice-cream. This particular ice-cream that I ordered for had a very interesting name(Tiramisu which is supposed to be the most heavenly Italian dessert) and was their specialty. It was a huge ice-cream built up on a variety of chocolate delicacies and looked very tempting.

It had a layer of chocolate sauce with chocolate mousse, chocolate ice-cream, chocolate cubes, caramel and dry fruits; all submerged in chocolate drink topped with chocolate flavored whipped cream. Ummmmmmm! Completely chocolaty and completely yummy!

As I devoured this ice-cream, I enjoyed every bit of it. I experienced the delight of the chocolate flavored ice-cream and felt a wave of ecstasy pulling me off my feet as I traveled down the memory lane of my fantasy of being the princess of candy kingdom yet again. Only this time, I could feel the crown on my head and ruby slippers on my feet, all I had to do was click my heel 3 times, and my wish was granted.