Now it is no secret that I would go anywhere for a plate of hot idli with sambar….so when I landed in Chennai this weekend, amongst other things, my top priority was to have authentic idli sambar….and that was the one thing I DIDNT do in Chennai ….well…someone should add that to Murphy’s law….when you crave for something you usually keep craving....
However I did a lot of useful things….for starters I attended my friend Meens wedding….she was marrying her classmate from ISB…. And in true traditional south Indian style had sent me a saree to wear at her wedding…and I ran around the previous two weeks arranging for the blouse which finally thanks to my extremely resourceful secretary I got it just the day before my leaving…so after having made so many people run around for my saree blouse I finally did what I expected to do ….I didn’t wear the saree!!....I ended wearing a black salwar suit for a typical south Indian wedding…where everyone comes decked with so much gold that it almost blinds you…. …well you can add that to Murphy’s law again…when you make too much of an effort you usually end up looking like the odd one out in a south indian wedding….
The other useful thing I did was catch up with my friend Liz and her husband Karthik… there were my life lines when I was in Chennai….almost shamelessly I would go over to their house almost everyday and pile on to them…. I still credit them for not screaming at me ….and now their little daughter Varshini has grown up so much….I tried to teach her to say “I am awesome” but somehow she thot it was bad thing…..and Liz has to actually pay her 2 rupees everytime she wants Varshini to wear “girlie” dresses….well Liz also pays her nephew 2 bucks to make him wear “girlie” dresses….well that’s Liz for you….I had an awesome time catching up on all the old gossip and just generally feeling good to be with familiar people….
The other good thing I did was catch up on my sleep…I slept all the way to Chennai…and then in Chennai wherever possible I slept off…it was quite embarrassing really….i went to Meenu’s place for lunch…and after socializing and eating up the food I excused myself for what I thot was going to be a small break….instead I slept for 2 hours!!...and came down only to realize that I was the last one left ….well I made the most of it and sat with her family and chatted about everything….and then in the evening we went for the movie Garam Masala to catch the really garam John Abraham...but he looked like such a dud in the movie that I fell off to sleep…..and ofcourse on the flight back also I slept off even before the take off….like my grandfather once said of me “she has some kind of sleeping problem”….Actually Papa (that’s what I called him) was right…I do have a problem…its called my Boss ..…
Anyways weekend was hectic …and next weekend I plan to be in Kerala to be with mom after her heart procedure…..now maybe it is time to try out my recipes on her …and show her that her daughter is actually a good cook…..that is ofcourse if I am not sleeping on the stove…eeee! What a thot!..
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