Reporting from Workstation 9

I watched the namesake yesterday.

It was a very heartwarming movie. I have never lived outside India (Singapore hardly counts-there's no freedom here what so ever-except freedom from crime, traffic jams and leering , which I am very very grateful for) and have been brought up in a fairly conservative way: the Indian Middle class values like importance of immediate family, Value of education, respect for elders etc. and Although I have not much clue about the Gods and Goddesses of the Hindu religion(I know we worship goddess Malashi- an incarnation of Vishnu or Vishnu's wife..sorry), I do have a clue of my culture and I am very proud of it. So as far as identifying with the movie went, I couldn't. But it still made me almost cry many times..I give thumbs up to the movie. The Indian couples sitting in the theatre seemed very moved and I could hear a lot of sniffing..

Feeling proud of my roots, I have made another decision. I have decided that, if time permits, I'll make a long trip along the konkan coast before I start working this year. My friends in NIT Suratkal, know so much more about my 'land' than me, that sometimes when they describe the places they saw and I haven't heard of, I get fairly depressed.

I remember when I went back for the december hols this time, I went for a couple of social outings. It's such a pleasure to meet other Konkani's and talk to them in our language(although I do find myself fumbling for words off and on). My cousins are in the same city as me and I always regret not having taken them out or met up with them more often. And now my cousin's going to hyderabad to work, I have more regrets that I won't get to meet her!

Another of my cousin is getting married in December. She is only 22, but she's happy. I hope I get to go for her wedding. I like konkani weddings because they are so simple. My father only took one rupee from my mother's family, and that too because it was custom to give some money. I admire my father so much:)

Anyway, I have another plan now in addition to the delhi plan in addition to the Bangalore(I'm miss it terribly-4 months now that I haven't seen my parents and Anjana) plan. Lets see how things go..

chini-yen comment illa..yake? heggiddiya?

I love Kannada too..although all my NPS friends say I suck at it!

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