Last week has been very hectic.. It's that time of the year when marriages are lined up one after the other thanks to the auspicious star alignments.. With marriages follows the competition to outdo the another in the arrangements.. I usually keep myself out of the task of attending weddings and socialising with people I will hardly ever interact again.. It is too superficial.. I prefer knowing a few and keeping in touch.. Wedding receptions are all about jewellery exhibition and match making. ( Anyone and everyone can get a word out for proposals on such occasions. Imagine some over active aunt asking my age so that she can gauge if she has anybody in view. The word must get out that "I exist"..)
This week I had to attend two marriages along with the ceremonies prior to it. The first one was of my only neighbor. She got married to her long term sweetheart. Being the only flat next to my own it was like the ceremonies are going on in my own house. The ceremonies went on for 5 days prior to the D-day. Gujaratis have quite a jovial way of celebrating the upcoming wedding. Garba, mehendi( I too got both my hands colored) and then some other ceremony I wasn't present at. Ofcourse the DJ night! That's a modern addition. No matter how lavish a wedding is, it will always end up getting compared to another one.
The current trend is to have a quiet wedding with only a few attendees and then throw a grand reception party. Reason: ALCOHOL AND NON-VEG AS YET NOT FULLY WELCOMED FOR WEDDING FEAST. Hello?? What about the Engagement, Mehendi party???
Yesterday had to go for another reception of someone in the neighboring wing. This time because they are "mangaloreans" and trust me that is a big connect one can have being a fellow mangalorean! The couple themselves turned up late( wondering if in the next reception the couple wont turn up at all?? competition you know!) The reception was too grand.. More delicacies than one person can have. Wide variety to please every section of the crowd. More choices for desserts. Everything pretty much more out of limits.. But they missed having pickles and lemon ! See that is only me complaining.. Not that I actuaaly ever have pickles in my diet..There were many such mouths which voiced it to the hosts!! Talk about being mannerless !
So I have kept all my appointments.. Managed 3 days pretty well without Mom.. She is out of town.. She will be back today and for her own peace of mind, with all that I ordered.. Sunday is passing away too fast.. Again college tomorrow.. Exams approaching and I don't have notes! Once again will have to cancel my plan of going to Pune to see my darling and my sis.. Darling is turning 2 years old this week.. Why do exams always come up when there is something interesting to do? I so so want to go out of town!! Life as it is!! too trying and too tiring..
There are 176 profile views on my blog and only 3 followers!! who are these people viewing my blog so many times ???
This week I had to attend two marriages along with the ceremonies prior to it. The first one was of my only neighbor. She got married to her long term sweetheart. Being the only flat next to my own it was like the ceremonies are going on in my own house. The ceremonies went on for 5 days prior to the D-day. Gujaratis have quite a jovial way of celebrating the upcoming wedding. Garba, mehendi( I too got both my hands colored) and then some other ceremony I wasn't present at. Ofcourse the DJ night! That's a modern addition. No matter how lavish a wedding is, it will always end up getting compared to another one.
The current trend is to have a quiet wedding with only a few attendees and then throw a grand reception party. Reason: ALCOHOL AND NON-VEG AS YET NOT FULLY WELCOMED FOR WEDDING FEAST. Hello?? What about the Engagement, Mehendi party???
Yesterday had to go for another reception of someone in the neighboring wing. This time because they are "mangaloreans" and trust me that is a big connect one can have being a fellow mangalorean! The couple themselves turned up late( wondering if in the next reception the couple wont turn up at all?? competition you know!) The reception was too grand.. More delicacies than one person can have. Wide variety to please every section of the crowd. More choices for desserts. Everything pretty much more out of limits.. But they missed having pickles and lemon ! See that is only me complaining.. Not that I actuaaly ever have pickles in my diet..There were many such mouths which voiced it to the hosts!! Talk about being mannerless !
So I have kept all my appointments.. Managed 3 days pretty well without Mom.. She is out of town.. She will be back today and for her own peace of mind, with all that I ordered.. Sunday is passing away too fast.. Again college tomorrow.. Exams approaching and I don't have notes! Once again will have to cancel my plan of going to Pune to see my darling and my sis.. Darling is turning 2 years old this week.. Why do exams always come up when there is something interesting to do? I so so want to go out of town!! Life as it is!! too trying and too tiring..
There are 176 profile views on my blog and only 3 followers!! who are these people viewing my blog so many times ???
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