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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Miss to Mrs from chennai to chhattisgarh :-)

Hi...

To start with.... my hubby is an awesome person with cute gestures and pleasing manners, that he proved to be the best person on earth.... ofcourse after my mom!! thanks to almighty for helping me find him :-)

After the hectic one week at Chennai soon after wedding i moved to chhattisgarh... the work place of my hubby. Hmmm went there with lots of excitement of new place and anxiety to set up our new home. First one week was too good as we stayed in a guest house provided by the company. All that we did was shop whatever is reqd for the house, eat and sleep... wow awesome days !!!

Once we got the qurters alloted to us, it was cleaning and mopping for a few days then i started

to cook with ease as i was already well trained. Moreover prabhu liked and appreciated all that i cooked as he felt it was much better than his "mess" chapathi and dhall !!

There are not many places there for sight seeing but we went to Bavani mandir and Sarveshwar temple. there is a huge "silver jubilee" park, which is a cute place to spend during the eve.

I am yet to visit a few more places and will bring them to this forum later. Seems there are a few lakes and other natural scenic places to enjoy!!

Coming to things that made me get afraid wen hubby went to work. Such a huge house with almost 7 rooms and a balcony and me alone facing my thoughts in solitary confinements made me go to a stage of frustration!! And in this it is easy to get into a self-piteous mode. I had to socialize as much as my mental disposition allows. Making friends was quite a challenge, and especially with people who are not much of extroverts. One good thing was that i made it a point to keep the house tidy and also cook variety to keep myself occupied. As always cleaning was cathartic!

To add to the above and there was a was a huge storm that made the windows rattle, making me frightened... and those huge rough lizzards are my nightmare..... btw anyone there who knows wat to be done to chase lizzards pls ??? i am now in chennai to witness my sis in laws wedding but am really frightened to go back coz of those l..... some one help me pls..... :-(

Catch you later!!!

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Miss. Saraswathi

Hi… coming back after a very long time!! Yes six months from engagement to wedding is finally over in a jiffy!! My god… in fact me and prabhu thought these six months would be really boring as he felt wedding dates should be fixed within 2 months from the date of the engagement. But believe me, I feel this is perfect to make the arrangements and do the planning to give this event our best shot.

Now I am here, with all the packing done and ready to go in for my last parlor sitting this weekend and waiting to welcome relatives and to plan in for the small things that might have been missed in the list.

So thought of sharing how the past six months were like for me. Well to start with I had quit my job last December itself as my mom wanted me to spend time with her before I left the house. The reason being I joined office the very next day after I finished college and from then on I felt I spent very little time with her.

The whole of December was bad as mom fell ill and I had to keep running from hospital to home, experimenting on the few recepies I had learnt to cook before that. But I should mention that prabhu’s support was immense at this point of time as he used to call me almost every day to energies me and to enquire about my mom.

I had a big sigh of relief when mom came back home hale and healthy. It was quiet boring until Jan 15 as I was not allowed to start shopping as people at home considered it to be inauspicious.

As most of you know I am avid shopper, I started first the hunt for a good anklet. Found a cute one at sukra and the rate of silver was just Rs 17 then, thus it costs me only around 750 bucks.

My mom was very particular that we get saris for all in the huge family that too silk. So we thought kumaran has much better collections in the lower range. This we finished in about one hour for around 20 sarisJ
Next for my sari… I am very sentimental about nalli, and so I bought all my saris from there only. I took about 7 saris including the kurai pudavai on the same day in just one and a half hours!! I feel it’s a Guinness record!!

I was very particular in stitching designer blouses for all of them so made sure I gave only 2 at a time and had a very difficult time getting back the same on time. So I am here pulling up my collars to say that I designed the blouse for the oonjal sari and it has come out very well. I felt the reception sari’s blouse became very simple and felt bad about it as I wanted it to be a very grand one. So once it was stitched I went on a hunt to get something that would make the blouse a little better. Got a few stones in the exact color at kasi Chetty Street and then my cousin came home with a cute grand lace that now makes this blouse stunning.

I should thank my friend padma definitely for having come to shop with me almost every week without saying “no”. Her inputs and suggestions helped me a lot to decide on each and every thing that I bought.

Then we went to “dreams come true” a bangle shop in prince plaza. I did not take much time there as I got the perfect set for all the saris without having to hunt much.

I was very particular about my accessories for the reception sari. Though I had pondy bazaar in mind, this time I thought of going to mint street to get that real good north Indian stuff. Both of us hunted in a few shops but were not satisfied much but finally by gods grace we got a set with exact color. Than god this was possible as my reception sari was actually a kind of pink that cant be defined and I am very much satisfied that I got it.

We both went to pondy bazaar again to get a few bangles, nethichutti etc as I am not that comfortable wearing hired jewellery and I wanted to wear only mine. When all this was done I did a small shopping for dresses, the casual wear type.

I went to Bombay in the last week of March for about ten days and planned to return on the first of April so that I will have time to start with invites. I need not go out much in Bombay as I went to meet my sister and take care of her new born, I just made sure I don’t miss those mouth watering pani puris and pav bhaaji!! My sister’s friend a Punjabi designer stitched a fantastic kurta for me. Believe me I don’t feel like wearing the rest of the dresses I have after wearing that~! What a fit and what lovely shape….. THANK YOU SO MUCH NIDHI !!! I also got a couple of tops from her to match my jeans.

Only after coming back to Chennai did padma remind me that I had not bought slippers for the reception!! Again we went on a mission to fountain plaza and a got a nice one with stone studded that matched my sari.

I was not very happy with the mehendhi that was done for my engagement and I had no mood to call that lady again and was wondering what to do when I saw one of my old friend doing mehendhi for someone’s wedding. This I saw as she uploaded the pics of those designs in orkut. What a fantastic work!! I decided it will be only her who will do it for me. Finally I contacted reshma who readily accepted and is also taking a day off for this! Thank you Resh…

The whole of April was full of invitation distribution. Starting from my U.K.G teacher to my colleagues at office I have so many well- wishers and I made it a point to invite most of them in person except a few. This crowd of mine who will be attending the wedding for sure is my “asset” as they have played a very important part for making who I am today!!

Now I am at rest for a week… all is done…. Prabhu and me spoke only once or twice a week for the past few month but this last week of April we both have actually spoke too much. Yes almost 2 hours every day!! That too from 11PM to 1AM!! Just received a call from Prabhu that he has just boarded the train J he will reach Chennai at 4 am this Friday the first of May. And only then we are going to buy his reception attire. I am praying that we get something that gives us utmost satisfaction as I feel its already too late!!

So this Saturday, I plan to go to the parlor for a final facial, waxing, pedicure and manicure…. (I have never done this in my life so far ;-))

From Sunday relatives have planned to flow in. need to make sure that all of them are well received and taken care of.

Reshma has called me to her place on Monday for mehendhi on hands and legs.

Just hope all will work out well and the event would be a grand success. Will come back again very soon with the wedding experiences and life after …… see you!!!

Posted by Saraswathi at 7:10 AM | Permalink | Comments

Thursday, December 25, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!

I wish you Health...
So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generosity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And
Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR
2009 !!!

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Friday, November 28, 2008

Farewell to me!!

Yesterday was the last day at office!! Two and a half years or learning, fun n frolic finally has come to an end. Definitely nostalgic moments! Though I started to work yesterday as I wanted to help my colleagues who were engrossed in work due to huge volume, I could not as I had to meet many people and say bye. Many of them were in other departments so I went in search of them. Finally got held up with HR with relieving formalities. Then around 4:30pm my farewell started. So many good things to hear at the same time.

From my manager, senior manager (who doesn’t come out of his room for many farewells), other staff and new guys whom I trained, all had something to say… but I swear I could see that all that was said was from their heart and they too felt emotional about it. I have witnessed many farewells… and I was clearly able to make out that it was almost “for the sake of” stuff. But mine was really nice and true. It made me felt I am important and I really felt honored. Especially when one guy whom I trained said “ the seed that she sowed has grown well” My manager said he learnt a lot from me though I am much younger to him. He said he learnt from me how a professional should be!! Wow what a lovely feeling it is to be liked by all.

I am now here keeping all this as my good… no no best memories to carry forward.
I really thank all of them for having been so good to me and I consider it as an extended family.

Thus my career has just started having a break now. Will I continue later??? God only knows!!

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

eN CAGEment!!

Hmmm… so how do I start? Well it all started 2 days earlier when a marwari lady came home to adorn my hands with awesome mehendhi. Yes that gave a good start to the engagement ceremony. On the D day I had to get up at 4 as the beautician said she will be home around 5 to help me get ready at 6:30. My god!! One and a half hour of make-up and hair-do. But to tell you the truth after that I did not look like me!! I stood in front of a mirror and saw a cute young lady so pretty and nice!! Was it me?? I still cant believe. Hats off to my beautician for making me so pretty! Perhaps I don’t mind getting myself painted so much, once in a life-time event yaar?? How can I be ordinary?

So after the painting of the face I started off to the engagement hall. My mom-in-law welcomed me with arathi. I tried to get a glimpse of my hubby but couldn’t find him though!! Would he have also looked out for me? Hope so!!

I thoroughly enjoyed the way the photographer asked me to give various poses… it made me feel I am the heroine of the day! But frankly speaking he did a good job of portraying me in my best.

Though the ceremony did not have many events… it just acted as a platform to both introducing each other to our relatives. This helped me to be at ease. And the scrumptious lunch that followed acted as a good way to end it all!!

Thus the D day came to an end with both of us saying bye to each other.

But more excitement awaited me the next day. Prabhu and I went out for lunch to rain forest followed by shopping to Pondy bazaar!! As most of you know will I come empty handed if I go to Pondy bazar? No way!! I got a salwar and a ring and I already went there with a shirt and card for him!! It was a nice experience to go around in the two-wheeler with slight drizzle!!!

Prabhu came home the next day for lunch which meant I had to cook. So the menu had alu fry, carrot sambar, paal payasam, vadai, cucumber raitha, tomato rasam, chow chow kootu. I made all except payasam and vadai. I could see a huge sigh of relief in his face “ thank god my wife knows to cook!!” poor guy it must definitely have tasted good to him as I am sure it was much better than his hotel food at chattisgarh!!

He told me before coming that if only my rasam was nice he will write a will changing all his property to my name and while leaving he told me he will meet me with a bond paper next time….. That says it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hurray I passed the test ;-)

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Rejuvunated!!

Hi im back again… got rejuvenated!! Wondering how?! I was at Trichy to attend my brothers wedding. Wow what an experience it was traveling in the train with one compartment full of relatives… playing and singing!! I really cherished those moments probably remember traveling like this about 15 years back for another cousins wedding!

From the wedding I went to my maternal village. Its almost 15 years since I went there. Now I can understand how people there are much more happy and healthy there than us. Got an opportunity to visit the mango orchids and palm-oil crops. It was so nice and refreshing. With Cauvery back waters running through out…Wow what an experience it was!!

So thought of sharing with you guys the fantastic experience. To tell you the truth it was not very comfortable for us with frequent power cuts and non availability of water in the chathiram. The highlight was the mosquito bytes!! Believe me I have not seen such huge mosquitoes that too sooo many. Probably this could be because the wedding hall happened to be a place in the outskirts of the city.

But believe me I did not have any complaints about this inconvenience. I swear!! Wondering why?! I thoroughly enjoyed myself in the company of so many people. Even when a few of my relatives decided to leave the place and get to a hotel nearby I said a big NO as I wanted to participate in the wedding. My brother the groom is my dad’s brothers only son who gave me the prestigious post of naathanar to tie the two knots of the holy thread.

So what? All of us are placed in high tech cities and have all those so called facilities like water heater, aircon, car etc etc…. and spending 3 days in a kind of above mentioned atmosphere has become so difficult for us. I should mention here that those who wanted to leave the place were not those who have been born with silver spoons!! They have also been in those kinds of places in their young age. How can people forget that and act as though they rule the world!!? Atrocious! Just imagine if all of us had left who would have been there to support my cousin and do the so called rituals and give them the moral support?

At time all this makes me laugh to myself!! Of course yes!! All the comforts that we all have acquired due to our sudden change in the status have made themselves inevitable. And have become more important to us than relationships and the bonding.

Post in your comments if u all wish to.

Hmmm… something to think and realize right?!!

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Im back .....

hi all

finally im back again almost after eight months!! was not able to write regularly due to some unknown problem with my pc. finally done thro with the so called "EXAMS" in my life and have decided not to take up anymore, as its time to start enjoying life yaar! Now that everything is ok prepared to give the best of my thoughts!! lots of interesting stuff coming up.... so, watch out guys !!

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