It is in my DNA to show up earlier than anyone else at any given place. So true to my very being I showed up forty minutes early to catch my bus to Cochin,Kerala. My friends turned up 30 minutes after that and my bus arrived forty minutes after my friends did. Thankfully the rain lashed down the minute the bus started from the station.
My friend Kurian insisted on poking everyone around him and insisting we be informed where we have just passed at 1:30 in the morning. My luck insisted that a baby sit behind me and pull my freshly conditioned hair four or five times, because he/she/it feels like it.
The six of us landed in Cochin and went straight to breakfast where we were served hard idli,cold sambhar and pink warm water. We discussed what we should do the rest of the day (Pink water??) . We realised that the rains in the three states we were in and passed drenched all our bags which were stored in the below compartment (well, all except mine). This information ensued discussions of what plan A, B,C should be if clothes are destroyed by colour runs (Pink warm water, Really?!). Anyway after breakfast and enlightening my friend Shilpa why people drank warm water in the morning the 5 of us (Kurian didnt want to spend the entire day with noisy girls, he stayed back with our friend Jitu) got into our innova all ready for our journey to Kanjarapally (Spelling of this will constantly change, as I barely know how to say it).
The driver was nice enough to inform us that we would be there in 3-4 hours, which kind of dampened our readiness as we were very ready for a one hour trip. Enthusiasm squished out and annoyance soaked in. Preeti dried her clothes all over the car, Shilpa had warm water and tender coconut after affects and I was completely parched.
Since it took forever to reach Kanjarapalli we thought it best to go see our friend Priyanka before going to our rooms (I seem to have forgotten to mention why we were going to Kanjarapally, see our friend Priyanka, was getting engaged, and yeah thats about why we were there). Met Priyanka and her whole family (and I mean the whole family every one was there!), stayed there for half an hour and true girl style Priyanka unloaded a lot of information about her going to be Hubby. It was a lot of information only for me actually because everyone else knew the whole love story, for me it was all "really" "wow" "aww" so all in all after all the time I spend with my friends, I am glad to say nothing has changed, I am still the last to know everything about everyone (And I am serious we met the whole family, without brushing our teeth!!!!).
We finally reached our rooms and I had a choice between a room with three beds or a room with two beds, and me being me chose the two beded room which was a great choice, as it was the only room with air conditioning. After lunch I passed out and was suddenly woken up by very agitated Nisha who was already dressed at 3:30pm for a 6:00pm function. I dressed in a semi dazed fashion (I just woke up and she was already ready, make up and everything)and all of us walked in out of each others room for soap, make up etc etc.
We met the boys at the church and after the engagement at the church the nine of us went back to Priyanka house for dinner. Priyanka and her partner looked very comfortable and the arrangements were artistically delicate nothing over done. It was a nice perfect evening engagement(minus the torrential rain one hour before the show leaving everything wet and our heels kept sinking into the sand).
Trudged back to my room ready to pack my heels, when everyone decided that the air-conditioned room should be invaded. So up we were talking all night knowing that this time may truly be our last time together. We keep saying that, but I think this may be it. The single fools of the world sat in that a/c room, talking rubbish for 5 hours. What we live for I guess...
Next day went by in sleeping on the way back to Cochin, spending a little time at a mall, lunch and the rest of the afternoon at Jitu's place. Kerala is the only place I know where they insist on giving you cold food and colored water and the only state where the water is warmer than the food they serve.
Luck was nice enough to make sure that we reach the bus before the rain lashed down on us. But luck stayed behind as we had to endure a very loud and very bad hindi movie for the next four hours, my friend Loafer insisted that she put her chair all the way back so as to crush my knees.
The drivers of the buses I had been on seem to have been on some kind of suicide mission, they way they drove, I am kind of surprised I didnt die. Prayed for life after the bus ride.
Scared, annoyed and sweaty I still managed to fall asleep (With a lil help from Mika and Sade).
Innumerable songs, crushed knees (Which still hurt btw)and five hours later I was awoken by a very loud noise and looking outside I saw buses, mess and noise, welcome back to Bangalore.
My friend Kurian insisted on poking everyone around him and insisting we be informed where we have just passed at 1:30 in the morning. My luck insisted that a baby sit behind me and pull my freshly conditioned hair four or five times, because he/she/it feels like it.
The six of us landed in Cochin and went straight to breakfast where we were served hard idli,cold sambhar and pink warm water. We discussed what we should do the rest of the day (Pink water??) . We realised that the rains in the three states we were in and passed drenched all our bags which were stored in the below compartment (well, all except mine). This information ensued discussions of what plan A, B,C should be if clothes are destroyed by colour runs (Pink warm water, Really?!). Anyway after breakfast and enlightening my friend Shilpa why people drank warm water in the morning the 5 of us (Kurian didnt want to spend the entire day with noisy girls, he stayed back with our friend Jitu) got into our innova all ready for our journey to Kanjarapally (Spelling of this will constantly change, as I barely know how to say it).
The driver was nice enough to inform us that we would be there in 3-4 hours, which kind of dampened our readiness as we were very ready for a one hour trip. Enthusiasm squished out and annoyance soaked in. Preeti dried her clothes all over the car, Shilpa had warm water and tender coconut after affects and I was completely parched.
Since it took forever to reach Kanjarapalli we thought it best to go see our friend Priyanka before going to our rooms (I seem to have forgotten to mention why we were going to Kanjarapally, see our friend Priyanka, was getting engaged, and yeah thats about why we were there). Met Priyanka and her whole family (and I mean the whole family every one was there!), stayed there for half an hour and true girl style Priyanka unloaded a lot of information about her going to be Hubby. It was a lot of information only for me actually because everyone else knew the whole love story, for me it was all "really" "wow" "aww" so all in all after all the time I spend with my friends, I am glad to say nothing has changed, I am still the last to know everything about everyone (And I am serious we met the whole family, without brushing our teeth!!!!).
We finally reached our rooms and I had a choice between a room with three beds or a room with two beds, and me being me chose the two beded room which was a great choice, as it was the only room with air conditioning. After lunch I passed out and was suddenly woken up by very agitated Nisha who was already dressed at 3:30pm for a 6:00pm function. I dressed in a semi dazed fashion (I just woke up and she was already ready, make up and everything)and all of us walked in out of each others room for soap, make up etc etc.
We met the boys at the church and after the engagement at the church the nine of us went back to Priyanka house for dinner. Priyanka and her partner looked very comfortable and the arrangements were artistically delicate nothing over done. It was a nice perfect evening engagement(minus the torrential rain one hour before the show leaving everything wet and our heels kept sinking into the sand).
Trudged back to my room ready to pack my heels, when everyone decided that the air-conditioned room should be invaded. So up we were talking all night knowing that this time may truly be our last time together. We keep saying that, but I think this may be it. The single fools of the world sat in that a/c room, talking rubbish for 5 hours. What we live for I guess...
Next day went by in sleeping on the way back to Cochin, spending a little time at a mall, lunch and the rest of the afternoon at Jitu's place. Kerala is the only place I know where they insist on giving you cold food and colored water and the only state where the water is warmer than the food they serve.
Luck was nice enough to make sure that we reach the bus before the rain lashed down on us. But luck stayed behind as we had to endure a very loud and very bad hindi movie for the next four hours, my friend Loafer insisted that she put her chair all the way back so as to crush my knees.
The drivers of the buses I had been on seem to have been on some kind of suicide mission, they way they drove, I am kind of surprised I didnt die. Prayed for life after the bus ride.
Scared, annoyed and sweaty I still managed to fall asleep (With a lil help from Mika and Sade).
Innumerable songs, crushed knees (Which still hurt btw)and five hours later I was awoken by a very loud noise and looking outside I saw buses, mess and noise, welcome back to Bangalore.
