The golden party
So Appa wanted to throw a party so that he could celebrate 50 years of getting married. He had invitations printed out and sent, and d-day arrived. We all get ourselves ready in various assorments of podavais, gaghras etc. It turned out that Akshay didn't have long pants, and Prakash had to make a last minute run to FM Silks and buy a pair for him. After all the excitement, we were ready by 6. There were 2 Qwalis' that were supposed to pick us up. Well, what had shown up was a Sumo and a "T"avera. The guys came up to the gate and called Appa (who was already at DROMI). He told them what he needed were 2 Qwalis'. The guys driving the cars just returned back to their shops without sending replacement cars. We, in the house, were unaware of this whole transaction.
Of course, this got sorted out in its own fashion, and we all folded ourselves into the original Sumo and Tavera that had landed back up with us. Now Bangalore traffic requires a whole wikipedia-like blog on its own. You get into a car, and it will take you at least an hour to get from place a to b unless place b is the next street over. There is not one time where it is not "rush" hour. So after several worried "where are you" calls from Appa, we finally got there with just minutes to spare!
The party was going on fine. Unfortunately Madhuri wasn't feeling well, and while Appa started his speech, Amma had an asthma attack and had to be helped back into relaxing and breathing regularly. Working the crowd was too much for her.
In the meantime, Appa started his speech. After a tribute to some of his collegues that were most influential to him, he introduced his family. He recited a laudable resume for each of them as he introduced them. Even for Mo who wasn't there. For each of his sons, he briefly introduced his daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Of course, he quickly introduced me (I didn't warrant more than a "this is my daughter" intro) and then Appa went on to look for Srikanth, who was MIA! Srikanth was busy talking on a conference call that lasted 1 1/2 hours!. So Srikanth missed his father-in-law's thorough explanation of what he did! Anyway, the rest of the party was a blur, and we all got home.
Thank you for reading.
Of course, this got sorted out in its own fashion, and we all folded ourselves into the original Sumo and Tavera that had landed back up with us. Now Bangalore traffic requires a whole wikipedia-like blog on its own. You get into a car, and it will take you at least an hour to get from place a to b unless place b is the next street over. There is not one time where it is not "rush" hour. So after several worried "where are you" calls from Appa, we finally got there with just minutes to spare!
The party was going on fine. Unfortunately Madhuri wasn't feeling well, and while Appa started his speech, Amma had an asthma attack and had to be helped back into relaxing and breathing regularly. Working the crowd was too much for her.
In the meantime, Appa started his speech. After a tribute to some of his collegues that were most influential to him, he introduced his family. He recited a laudable resume for each of them as he introduced them. Even for Mo who wasn't there. For each of his sons, he briefly introduced his daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Of course, he quickly introduced me (I didn't warrant more than a "this is my daughter" intro) and then Appa went on to look for Srikanth, who was MIA! Srikanth was busy talking on a conference call that lasted 1 1/2 hours!. So Srikanth missed his father-in-law's thorough explanation of what he did! Anyway, the rest of the party was a blur, and we all got home.
Thank you for reading.
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