So what happens when one your best friend decides to get married? And it happens on a weekend with a choral performance on the morning of the weekend? Fun! is the best word i can put in here. And what fun it was!
'J' Decided to get married two months ago. No! He decided loooooong back......The bride searching went on for some time.I surely know how long it takes. Believe me, I am going through it. After the usual 'yeses' and 'Nos' he finally settled down on this girl 'P'. It took a long time coming though. And so in the last two months of his pre marital life, we had 6 treats, innumerable discussions on the wedding plans including the gifting, the travelling etc etc.
All of a sudden the day came. We friends had arranged a car to take the long 500 Km, 7-8 hour drive. 'J' as usual joined us, without informing his parents and 'P' of course. I mean, he was supposed to take a train and that is all the parents and 'P' knew. So we started around 3 PM, and had to pick up my cousin on the way. The car was packed to its brim. Indian style! When we took our first break we realized we had a punctured tyre. After all we are IT professionals; Changing tyres should not be an issue. But, IT professionals do not change tyres, do they? It was an incredibly difficult job and we had absolutely no clue how we did it. After changing tyres we realized the spare tyre also is out of air. I again don't know why we did not find that out before replacing the tyres.I told you, we are stupid. I mean, we are IT professionals after all. So, both the tyres were repaired and we reached the place were my cousin is 2 hours late. And it was already dark!
Thanks to my aunt we had some poori's for dinner, though I still doubt its veracity. Some said it was 'appalam'. I'm confused! As soon as we started 'P' called 'J'. Remember, he is in the train? So all of us had to do a train journey impersonations. 'P' believed. She is naive after all. Girls are,usually before marriage! After a good, (Ok!) decent dinner we reached home at around 1:30 AM. When i entered another cousin of mine who had come for a choir programme the next day was wide awake. So the chatting started! and the laughing! and it was 4:30 AM. Time to go to bed!. I had to get up at 7:00 AM for the choir programme and it was worth every bit of effort to get up. Listening to Handel's classics and Theodore's modern Tamil numbers were just out of this world. At least 'Out of this world' is the phrase the choir had asked me to use here.
So, After the mandatory sunday afternoon biriyani, we were up and running again. In the mean time the car had another puncture and so another hour of running around with the tyre. We had a 2 hour drive after the tyres got repaired and were in time for the engagement ceremony. After the engagement ceremony, we realized the best friend had not booked rooms for us to stay and we have to move to your uncle's place. I understand him! He is after all my best friend. There is always the time to reciprocate:)
Then again a night of chatting and laughter in the uncle's place. Another early morning getting up after having a few hours of sleep means severe headache. But, can't rest! after all our best friend is the groom. The marriage ceremony went on really well! It can't go wrong! We were there. And then the reception happened. Of course we had our gifts ready by then. Hell no! I can't reveal the gift here. Immediately after the gifting is done we started back. Did not even wait to eat the biriyani. Of course we had a sumptuous lunch on the way, whose bill will be as usual claimed from 'J'.
The drive again was 10 hours! The car had a sensor malfunction which made the engine switch off once it cross 80 Kms per hour. All this we bore in the name of our best friend 'J' and his wife 'P'. And we reached home at 1 AM again.
Now we are all geared up for the first treat after he settles down. This is the wedding treat! Don't ask me what the others were.
Life those two days! It was what life was meant to be. Fun!
'J' Decided to get married two months ago. No! He decided loooooong back......The bride searching went on for some time.I surely know how long it takes. Believe me, I am going through it. After the usual 'yeses' and 'Nos' he finally settled down on this girl 'P'. It took a long time coming though. And so in the last two months of his pre marital life, we had 6 treats, innumerable discussions on the wedding plans including the gifting, the travelling etc etc.
All of a sudden the day came. We friends had arranged a car to take the long 500 Km, 7-8 hour drive. 'J' as usual joined us, without informing his parents and 'P' of course. I mean, he was supposed to take a train and that is all the parents and 'P' knew. So we started around 3 PM, and had to pick up my cousin on the way. The car was packed to its brim. Indian style! When we took our first break we realized we had a punctured tyre. After all we are IT professionals; Changing tyres should not be an issue. But, IT professionals do not change tyres, do they? It was an incredibly difficult job and we had absolutely no clue how we did it. After changing tyres we realized the spare tyre also is out of air. I again don't know why we did not find that out before replacing the tyres.I told you, we are stupid. I mean, we are IT professionals after all. So, both the tyres were repaired and we reached the place were my cousin is 2 hours late. And it was already dark!
Thanks to my aunt we had some poori's for dinner, though I still doubt its veracity. Some said it was 'appalam'. I'm confused! As soon as we started 'P' called 'J'. Remember, he is in the train? So all of us had to do a train journey impersonations. 'P' believed. She is naive after all. Girls are,usually before marriage! After a good, (Ok!) decent dinner we reached home at around 1:30 AM. When i entered another cousin of mine who had come for a choir programme the next day was wide awake. So the chatting started! and the laughing! and it was 4:30 AM. Time to go to bed!. I had to get up at 7:00 AM for the choir programme and it was worth every bit of effort to get up. Listening to Handel's classics and Theodore's modern Tamil numbers were just out of this world. At least 'Out of this world' is the phrase the choir had asked me to use here.
So, After the mandatory sunday afternoon biriyani, we were up and running again. In the mean time the car had another puncture and so another hour of running around with the tyre. We had a 2 hour drive after the tyres got repaired and were in time for the engagement ceremony. After the engagement ceremony, we realized the best friend had not booked rooms for us to stay and we have to move to your uncle's place. I understand him! He is after all my best friend. There is always the time to reciprocate:)
Then again a night of chatting and laughter in the uncle's place. Another early morning getting up after having a few hours of sleep means severe headache. But, can't rest! after all our best friend is the groom. The marriage ceremony went on really well! It can't go wrong! We were there. And then the reception happened. Of course we had our gifts ready by then. Hell no! I can't reveal the gift here. Immediately after the gifting is done we started back. Did not even wait to eat the biriyani. Of course we had a sumptuous lunch on the way, whose bill will be as usual claimed from 'J'.
The drive again was 10 hours! The car had a sensor malfunction which made the engine switch off once it cross 80 Kms per hour. All this we bore in the name of our best friend 'J' and his wife 'P'. And we reached home at 1 AM again.
Now we are all geared up for the first treat after he settles down. This is the wedding treat! Don't ask me what the others were.
Life those two days! It was what life was meant to be. Fun!
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