Life...Holy Matrimony...Marriages

Ha...the past year has been a season of holy matrimony [including mine :) ].....the frequency is like one marriage every quarter...huf huf.....Good side of this is you are exposed to various styles of marriage, new places, mind blowing cuisines and not the least fun, fun, and fun all the way....flip side is your pockets get light and its recession time :(.... Its been like 5 manglorean marriages, one kodava marriage [ my buddy writes: http://thejeshgn.com/2009/02/04/kodava-marriage-respecting-maternal-family/ ]and one pure tamil brahmin marriage.... ofcourse marriages in the family is fun but I actually liked being part of the other two marriages....two extreme cultures...one is happy go lucky, staple food is meat, drinks and dance and the other is very conservative, lot of rituals (man two straight days of marriage rituals !!!!) and pure vegetarian....the common thread between these is the hospitality extended...wow amazing....not to forget the place - one lush green stretches of coffee estates and the other dotted with temples at every street bend....quite an exhilarating experience.....do not mistake me for being modest by being subtle about manglorean marriages....the thing is it is a short and sweet affair for us...the entire thing lasts a max of 4 hours....most of the fun is at home with all the games, dance and ofcourse mangy food...yummm...two more marriages to go for this year....may be I will write another post after I get back....adios

Books....The 3 mistakes of my life....Chetan Bhagat

Hi there....Hmmm...Been away for long....one hectic week of travel to attend two of my close friends marriages.....one bout of sickness and Iam back on track......another book of Chetan Bhagat.....This book is more on a serious note but yet fun to read...amazing the way a blend has been created of the three Indian fanaticism - Cricket, Enterpreneurship & Hindutva(read politics)....gripping storyline from start to finish....even the turning points in the story are so very well embedded into the flow of the story that it gives you the feeling of real time action happening in front of your eyes as you read......one more good book from Chetan....captures the life of three buddies through thick and thin of their business, their challenges and triumphs...you may feel the narration going haywire mostly towards the end but still I will give a thumbs up for the book.....adios folks