It was a day that was crowded with activities but they'd to be fitted in because we'd to be at Thiruvananthapuram by sunset to be with a classmate of mine for whom it was a very special day! We'd been invited by his son, a few weeks earlier, with a request that our presence was a must and we couldn't refuse the offer.
The trees at the courtyard of our house had long required pruning and that was undertaken in right earnest in the morning. Sivan, the coconut plucker, had been hired for the purpose who did a valiant job, the wasp's nest at the base of one of the statuettes of a goblin atop the terrace and the red ants on the tree, notwithstanding! By the time he'd begun the mopping up, we're getting ready for our journey to Thiruvananthapuram and by a half past 1, we're on our way via Ayur - about 18 km away - to pick up Sanil and my niece, Ammu.
The drive was fine and we're at Thiruvananthapuram by 1600h. Our visits had begun with Indira kunjamma's house where we could finally meet up with Suresh - her son-in-law and a merchant navy man who could reach in time for his dad's 41st day ceremony - and offer our belated condolences! We'd, then, visited Suma kunjamma's house where my uncle had recently undergone a series of interventions on his left eye to save its sight. After dropping mom, my sister and family at one of my cousins, we reached the Trivandrum Club and the cottage, that we're booked into, by about a half past 6.
The evening's programme was full of emotions and it was a crowded function in one of the banquet halls of the club. Vijayakumar, my classmate and in whose honour the function was on, is a hugely popular guy and the number of guests that crowded the hall was ample testimony to that fact. Our classmates were in fair numbers but I'd have loved to have more, especially the ones living in the city! Probably, they'd valid reasons to stay away. At one point of time, Vijayakumar had opened up to me saying that he was gonna miss the spotlight and was greatly effusive in his appreciation of our presence despite the distances that we'd to cover for fetching up for the event. I could only grin and tell him that even this moment would also pass, on a rare philosophical note.
Tailpiece.
A great day and the evening, in particular. Was glad that I could pack in a schedule that could cover all that I'd wanted to do. It's the wedding of the son of another classmate of mine tomorrow, in yet another banquet hall within the same premises. Hope to meet many friends at the function.
The trees at the courtyard of our house had long required pruning and that was undertaken in right earnest in the morning. Sivan, the coconut plucker, had been hired for the purpose who did a valiant job, the wasp's nest at the base of one of the statuettes of a goblin atop the terrace and the red ants on the tree, notwithstanding! By the time he'd begun the mopping up, we're getting ready for our journey to Thiruvananthapuram and by a half past 1, we're on our way via Ayur - about 18 km away - to pick up Sanil and my niece, Ammu.
The drive was fine and we're at Thiruvananthapuram by 1600h. Our visits had begun with Indira kunjamma's house where we could finally meet up with Suresh - her son-in-law and a merchant navy man who could reach in time for his dad's 41st day ceremony - and offer our belated condolences! We'd, then, visited Suma kunjamma's house where my uncle had recently undergone a series of interventions on his left eye to save its sight. After dropping mom, my sister and family at one of my cousins, we reached the Trivandrum Club and the cottage, that we're booked into, by about a half past 6.
The evening's programme was full of emotions and it was a crowded function in one of the banquet halls of the club. Vijayakumar, my classmate and in whose honour the function was on, is a hugely popular guy and the number of guests that crowded the hall was ample testimony to that fact. Our classmates were in fair numbers but I'd have loved to have more, especially the ones living in the city! Probably, they'd valid reasons to stay away. At one point of time, Vijayakumar had opened up to me saying that he was gonna miss the spotlight and was greatly effusive in his appreciation of our presence despite the distances that we'd to cover for fetching up for the event. I could only grin and tell him that even this moment would also pass, on a rare philosophical note.
Tailpiece.
A great day and the evening, in particular. Was glad that I could pack in a schedule that could cover all that I'd wanted to do. It's the wedding of the son of another classmate of mine tomorrow, in yet another banquet hall within the same premises. Hope to meet many friends at the function.
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