hello ppl,
have been quite busy this past week..had a long weekend..left for hyd on saturday afternoon and returned on wednesday morning..it was a very relaxing and much needed (though a short one) break!!
sunday was my bro' s engagement..so the day was spent getting all geared up for the evening as i had a critical role to play.. as the bride' s would be naathanaar, i had to garland her and welcome her and then help her into her new saree and other such customs...got to meet a lot of my relatives after a really really loooong time..and of course had to keep tabs on jeetu as he was running thru the length and breadth of the hall...all in all, a gr8 evening!! will post pics soon..
monday and tuesday was spent with all my aunts and uncles, gossiping about everything from the bride to the seer varisai to the food the previous evening..typical maami talks...once in a while, it does feel nice to indulge in such mindless chatter.. spent some quality time with my cousin, who at one point of time, was the closest one! education, career and marriage somewhat thwarted tat bond..but best part abt our relationship is we could always pick up from where we left..be it a gap of one day or one year..so it was nice talking to him..
the return journey was a horrible one..i have vowed never to travel by second class with jeetu!!! wat a trying time it was for us!! the lil brat he is, kept running compartment to compartment, running and falling!! since i booked my tickets at the last minute, didnt get tickets AC and worse, mine was in S12 while my parents were in S4. finally after some coaxing and cajoling, managed to put him to sleep for abt an hour in the evening.. but i knew that i was in for a loong nite since he would be even more active after his short nap..as expected, he got up and had another round of all the compartments, then made him sit with his books for about half an hour..
when it was time to sleep, the nightmare started..although jeetu did feel tired and sleepy, he simply couldnt sleep coz it was so damn hot and stuffy and to top that, the train stopped at every station for about 15- 20 mins..he would almost be asleep and the train would stop and there would be no wind or breeze and he would wake up..it was so frustrating for me and very uncomfortable for the lil one!! poor thing, finally at abt 11 30, he could not hold it anymore and fell asleep..by then i had made a thooli for him with my dad' s veshti...thankfully, the train too picked up speed and didnt stop so often like before..both of us had a sound sleep till we reached chennai!!
to me, the joy of seeing the basin bridge signboard is simply unparalled!!! however short the trip, the indication that chennai is just round the corner manages to lift my spirits!!
will try and post some pics soon
j
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