Hari Kalyanam - The CROWD said it all!!

Not many of my close ones wouldn't be aware that I am an introvert. One of my very best friends (who is now no more) manifested to me that I am one (as one ;-)). After all, world without friends just could not be dwelt isn't it?

OK., inspite of being an 'I', I have the pride of knowing most persons around (or distant to) me. There are countable folks whom I dont know in my company in our facility. Till I met Hari, I was thinking I am the only person who has this 'popular' quality. However, the day I met this humble chap, I agree, I need to throw off my cap. He knew almost everyone in the floor, facility, company yet, wouldnt project as though. Quite opposite to me, just boasting around by explicitly saying a hi, a broad smile (or a grin), a pat (or a tap) to the people coming around... He keeps his calm and just a simple heartly smile on people!! Much younger to me but I know I have few lessons to be learnt from this guy... Hari getting married now is quite irrelevant to the context of the previous sentence. :-D. I have my ATL for all that!!

We (The APS mates, Hari's friends like Bubbling Badri, Pons, Kodaikanal Andrews etc) all planned to leave office at 6 PM and to ardently demonstrate that we are 'hard-coded' desi Indians, we started around 6:54 PM, the delay primarily due to my dragging conversation with TM regarding a couple of issues.

I never knew Poonamallee was this much a biiiiig place.... Almost around 40% of our travel distance covered in the Poonamallee area itself. Badri as usual, geared his throttle too much and almost touched the boundary of Sriperumbudhur before being stopped by one of our phone calls... Somehow all of us got together in front of the marriage hall. As usual, we always give preferences to the life energy of every living being - Food... Delicious kalyana saapadu!! We felt wishing the couple without any hunger will make the wishes more powerful... So started our hunt!

What to say?? What to blog?? Already a thump of people had decided the same like us... The crowd neverthless to say, I began to feel like as if I am in a Temple during a Thiruvizha season. Somehow, we were just not ready to give up... Had a verrrry gooooooood food after a verrry verrrrry loooooong wait!! Especially the mushromm chops and rasam saadham wow!!! Delicious they were. Shouldnt miss to mention the cashew pakkoda - Simply toothsome... Curd rice, as always yummmy!! How great it would have been if alone we had the food in a leisure manner, sitting instead of standing like a fast food style...

Went upstairs and joined another queue to meet and wish the couple and did so... I did feel this kind of receptions are a bit too much especially for the new couple. Hours and hours of standing and recieving gifts and handshakes and momentarily at times becoming like IA air-hostess with some ready-made smiles. Shouldn't there be some change in this approach??

Light music by Abhaswaram Ramji. Kids so casually and enjoyingly vocalizing difficult nos., Their expressions along with the voice is a big +... Sanjay (no, the last name is not Mitra - it is Ramji) recognized me and we had a chit-chat for a minute, both of us knowing fully well that this is absolutely a formality talk... (reference to my first paragraph in this post)

OK. Wished Mrs and Mr. Hari and tried to smile for the clik-cliks. Then started our way back... Got a fruit salad and came out. I need to admit, I remember only one piece of the fruits touched my mouth...

Then, we, APS folks, started to home. Believe me guys, backing to home!!!

Fine, getting late for office. Got to test my application in Arlington (name is so sweet isnt it) DB. Got to leave...

Love all....