Being so nervous about giving a very biological talk that you mispronounce "organism" as.......
Not once.
Multiple times.
self-respect
1 day ago
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Words that got me brownie points
HG : So, how's the ring doing ? :P
Me: The ring...is a pleasure to wear.
Me: The ring...is a pleasure to wear.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Turn 29
Yes yes. It feels all the same after 27. I still act like a 12 year old, though. Well, perhaps 13.
Maybe more ponderings on age and it's effects next year when the big 3-0 hits.
Maybe more ponderings on age and it's effects next year when the big 3-0 hits.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sign that said it all
Students protesting against religious interference in abortion. One of them had the sign - Get your rosaries out of my ovaries.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Things I want to remember
- When we arrive at her place for lunch, she came out to see me first, it looked like she had dropped whatever she was doing in a hurry AND then came out.
- Asking HG if she cooked anything among all the dishes from that first lunch. And immediately knowing what the answer was.
- Selecting our stage design - I chose one, she chose another - but they didnt have some things for that design lying around. So they went with my choice. I remember walking in early on the wedding day and feeling rather proud.
- Convincing a rather paranoid HG to let me ride an Activa in Cochin traffic! God, painful.
- Feeling totally useless at HG's place when they were putting mehndi for her (It was technically supposed to be an all-girls thing). She basically called me over to scratch her nose while her hands were busy.
- It was amusing to see both sets of parents adjust to us meeting everyday for long hours. They knew better. Thankfully. I was hooked on seeing her.
- The guruvayoor trip with my family prior to the wedding. I remember telling HG that my parents become these two abnormal unmanageble obsessive strange people everytime a temple trip is in the works.
- The minor chaos concerning videographers losing their way.
- On the day before the wedding, a Christmas carol group stopped by our place and sang for us. We treated them to dinner. They were all orphans.
- Waiting at the temple for HG. They all barged in, loking incredibly rushed. I knew there must have been some ..ahem..difficulties. She smiled though.
- When I was tying the thali around HG, she had this look of panic on her face, which kinda made me panic as well. Then someone said smile, and she broke into happy one.
- The idlis that we ate at BTH after the morning temple ceremeny were the best idli's ever. That and the coffee there. I was dashed hungry.
- Being told by this old guy, who was in charge of the ceremony, not to be with my wife until AFTER the ceremony. I wanted to say something but seeing HG get pissed enough for the both of us was amusing.
- The kumkumam fiasco! Throughout the wedding, HG had a very red nose from excess kumkumam (or whatever that red powder is called). She blamed me for having put too much on to begin with. Blamed me..for..days. Until video evidence showed that after I applied it, she messed with it and the whole thing came down on her nose. Ha! The joy of innocence.
- Seeing all my good friends show up beamingly.
- Seeing V (HG's younger sister) sitting next to the old MC fart all through lunch.
- The tatoo conversation:
Big Sis: Hey mom, did you see what he has done? Hes gone and got a tatoo.
Mom: Show me. Ugh!
Dad: Show me. Ugh!
Little nephew: Show me. Ugh!
This 4-year old kid has his priorities wrong. But soon, he'll be his uncles admirer. Muhaha...
Mom and Dad go on a rant about how horrible it looks and what an idiot I was. Then,
Mom: Well..not for me to say anything especially if you're going to get another one. HG will take care of that.
HG: err... I have one too.
- Going to Thalassery. Reaching the station at crack of dawn and realizing no one was there to pick us up. HG was pissed. I wasnt. I had just noticed the pure countryside air.
- Living at that ancestral house there. I loved that place. It's old and antique and wonderfully fresh. I wanted to go hiking but was banned due to..wait for it..foxes.
- Suryakeeradam being sung by HG's dad. HG and me were outside in the early morning light, when we heard him singing. That song will never be heard the same way again.
- The immense amount of food I consumed there. Especially the mutton.
- Half of Thalassery showing up for the reception. Touchy feely people. Grown mallu men with moustaches trying to hold my pinkie.
- Trip to Thailand. The whole naturality and comfort of it all, like I've been travelling with her forever.
- Very proud of my saving skills, hitherto non-existent.
- NY eve : If the year is anything like how we feel at the stroke of midnight...
- The beach, the ocean, the beer
- The guide forcing us to go to a place we've seen before. The real reason turned out that the guide wanted to pick up his girlfriend.
- Trip to Muscat. Getting a new suit. Hangin out with HG and V.
- Muscat reception - meeting slightly weird slightly drunk men advancing theories and opinions. One guy came up to me and said 'There are 6 people in China about to take over the world'.
- Opening presents. V was responsible for noting down who gave what. She had a hard time with over-enthusiastic poeple shouting names at her from diff directions.
- Cooking for the family. Seeing HG's parents happy and content.
- Finally settling down finally for a week at one place. And getting a routine out of it. Loads of chai served on demand, mallu movies, yum food (I've consumed an ocean of fish), very little movement.
- HG coming out to the airport, which she's never done for anyone.
And it's done. Am going to try (with some regret) to get off this one month ecstacy mainly because while making me smile, the finished and the away part is depressing me. And there's tons of work to be done.
- Asking HG if she cooked anything among all the dishes from that first lunch. And immediately knowing what the answer was.
- Selecting our stage design - I chose one, she chose another - but they didnt have some things for that design lying around. So they went with my choice. I remember walking in early on the wedding day and feeling rather proud.
- Convincing a rather paranoid HG to let me ride an Activa in Cochin traffic! God, painful.
- Feeling totally useless at HG's place when they were putting mehndi for her (It was technically supposed to be an all-girls thing). She basically called me over to scratch her nose while her hands were busy.
- It was amusing to see both sets of parents adjust to us meeting everyday for long hours. They knew better. Thankfully. I was hooked on seeing her.
- The guruvayoor trip with my family prior to the wedding. I remember telling HG that my parents become these two abnormal unmanageble obsessive strange people everytime a temple trip is in the works.
- The minor chaos concerning videographers losing their way.
- On the day before the wedding, a Christmas carol group stopped by our place and sang for us. We treated them to dinner. They were all orphans.
- Waiting at the temple for HG. They all barged in, loking incredibly rushed. I knew there must have been some ..ahem..difficulties. She smiled though.
- When I was tying the thali around HG, she had this look of panic on her face, which kinda made me panic as well. Then someone said smile, and she broke into happy one.
- The idlis that we ate at BTH after the morning temple ceremeny were the best idli's ever. That and the coffee there. I was dashed hungry.
- Being told by this old guy, who was in charge of the ceremony, not to be with my wife until AFTER the ceremony. I wanted to say something but seeing HG get pissed enough for the both of us was amusing.
- The kumkumam fiasco! Throughout the wedding, HG had a very red nose from excess kumkumam (or whatever that red powder is called). She blamed me for having put too much on to begin with. Blamed me..for..days. Until video evidence showed that after I applied it, she messed with it and the whole thing came down on her nose. Ha! The joy of innocence.
- Seeing all my good friends show up beamingly.
- Seeing V (HG's younger sister) sitting next to the old MC fart all through lunch.
- The tatoo conversation:
Big Sis: Hey mom, did you see what he has done? Hes gone and got a tatoo.
Mom: Show me. Ugh!
Dad: Show me. Ugh!
Little nephew: Show me. Ugh!
This 4-year old kid has his priorities wrong. But soon, he'll be his uncles admirer. Muhaha...
Mom and Dad go on a rant about how horrible it looks and what an idiot I was. Then,
Mom: Well..not for me to say anything especially if you're going to get another one. HG will take care of that.
HG: err... I have one too.
- Going to Thalassery. Reaching the station at crack of dawn and realizing no one was there to pick us up. HG was pissed. I wasnt. I had just noticed the pure countryside air.
- Living at that ancestral house there. I loved that place. It's old and antique and wonderfully fresh. I wanted to go hiking but was banned due to..wait for it..foxes.
- Suryakeeradam being sung by HG's dad. HG and me were outside in the early morning light, when we heard him singing. That song will never be heard the same way again.
- The immense amount of food I consumed there. Especially the mutton.
- Half of Thalassery showing up for the reception. Touchy feely people. Grown mallu men with moustaches trying to hold my pinkie.
- Trip to Thailand. The whole naturality and comfort of it all, like I've been travelling with her forever.
- Very proud of my saving skills, hitherto non-existent.
- NY eve : If the year is anything like how we feel at the stroke of midnight...
- The beach, the ocean, the beer
- The guide forcing us to go to a place we've seen before. The real reason turned out that the guide wanted to pick up his girlfriend.
- Trip to Muscat. Getting a new suit. Hangin out with HG and V.
- Muscat reception - meeting slightly weird slightly drunk men advancing theories and opinions. One guy came up to me and said 'There are 6 people in China about to take over the world'.
- Opening presents. V was responsible for noting down who gave what. She had a hard time with over-enthusiastic poeple shouting names at her from diff directions.
- Cooking for the family. Seeing HG's parents happy and content.
- Finally settling down finally for a week at one place. And getting a routine out of it. Loads of chai served on demand, mallu movies, yum food (I've consumed an ocean of fish), very little movement.
- HG coming out to the airport, which she's never done for anyone.
And it's done. Am going to try (with some regret) to get off this one month ecstacy mainly because while making me smile, the finished and the away part is depressing me. And there's tons of work to be done.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Well am back
To a place I don't really want to be
To spacing out fifty times a day
To when talking and making conversation is an effort
To hollow laughters
To living in the past one month for as long as possible
Maybe this is where I belong
(and well done...you've single handedly ruined every bit of euphoria there was and caused a 'I wish I was..' thought)
To spacing out fifty times a day
To when talking and making conversation is an effort
To hollow laughters
To living in the past one month for as long as possible
Maybe this is where I belong
(and well done...you've single handedly ruined every bit of euphoria there was and caused a 'I wish I was..' thought)
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