Got up with the alarm, went through our chores and were ready well in time. Sajeesh of the Amigos had called me over to give me a haircut and I'd proceeded straight away, to return after an hour or so. Had come across Nanda Kumar, enroute, to whom I'd reported the non-receipt of our voting slips which would enable us to cast our vote tomorrow though I'd the 'sakhaavu-provided-slips' given to me a couple of days back!
The day was uncomfortably hot and there were no sign of rains. Lekha's friend, Seena, had come by to help her with her ear rings and nose studs. It was then that it was found that the inner screw of Lekha's nose stud was missing. She and Seena had mentally prepared go across to the jewellers at the 'east nada'(The eastern entrance to the Guruvayur temple) to get a new one. Meanwhile, I did a systematic search of the master bedroom recounting the activities of the day, from getting up in the morning.
I was sure that it would have fallen off sometime this morning itself. After checking the pillows and the bed, I'd searched the underside of the bed and sure enough, found the gold screw lying there. My timely announcement prevented the ladies from having to go out!.......Years back, Lekha'd lost one of her gold anklets at the Gopinath bazaar in Delhi Cantonment and we could never retrieve it!
Within an hour, we received the photo voter slips and the poignant moment was that the lady had given us mom's voting slip too. So, on the voters' list of this constituency, my mom continues to live! Was reminded of the last 'local self government' elections when mom, Lekha and I had driven to the nearby Little Flower College to cast our vote! It was so much fun and I still remember mom's humorous snatches of conversation on the occasion. I vividly remember her excitement all through.
Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshetram and the Guruvayur temple in the evening while I watered the plants, as well as, the grass patch.
It was a quiet evening thereafter but not before tying up with our neighbour to go for voting together tomorrow and to fetch up at the polling booth by 0700 hrs.
Tailpiece.
Election Related Stories.
1. Rahul Gandhi Concedes that He Had Lied.
In reply to advocate Meenakshi Lekhi's appeal in the Supreme Court that the Congress president
was deliberately misinterpreting the Supreme Court's judgement regarding the Rafael Aircraft
deal and campaigning with the slogan 'Chowkidar chor hai'(The sentry is a thief), he'd finally,
provided an affidavit to admit that he'd gone with what he saw in the media and had lied.
It was a slap on his face and to that of the Congress party but shamelessly, made his cadre repeat
what he had said. The juvenile doesn't understand the niceties and proves that he's vindictive!
2. A Quiet Door-to-door Campaign.
It was a quiet door-to-door canvassing that was adopted by the principal candidates viz. Suresh
Gopi of the BJP, TN Prathapan of the UDF and Rajaji Mathew Thomas of the LDF on the
penultimate day. The streets and the environment around, therefore, had a serene outlook after
weeks of hectic campaigning!
Annie, the maid, couldn't come by as her husband was once again in the ICU at the Rajah
hospital for extreme low levels of Oxygen in his lungs! God, do take care of him!!
The day was uncomfortably hot and there were no sign of rains. Lekha's friend, Seena, had come by to help her with her ear rings and nose studs. It was then that it was found that the inner screw of Lekha's nose stud was missing. She and Seena had mentally prepared go across to the jewellers at the 'east nada'(The eastern entrance to the Guruvayur temple) to get a new one. Meanwhile, I did a systematic search of the master bedroom recounting the activities of the day, from getting up in the morning.
I was sure that it would have fallen off sometime this morning itself. After checking the pillows and the bed, I'd searched the underside of the bed and sure enough, found the gold screw lying there. My timely announcement prevented the ladies from having to go out!.......Years back, Lekha'd lost one of her gold anklets at the Gopinath bazaar in Delhi Cantonment and we could never retrieve it!
Within an hour, we received the photo voter slips and the poignant moment was that the lady had given us mom's voting slip too. So, on the voters' list of this constituency, my mom continues to live! Was reminded of the last 'local self government' elections when mom, Lekha and I had driven to the nearby Little Flower College to cast our vote! It was so much fun and I still remember mom's humorous snatches of conversation on the occasion. I vividly remember her excitement all through.
Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshetram and the Guruvayur temple in the evening while I watered the plants, as well as, the grass patch.
It was a quiet evening thereafter but not before tying up with our neighbour to go for voting together tomorrow and to fetch up at the polling booth by 0700 hrs.
Tailpiece.
Election Related Stories.
1. Rahul Gandhi Concedes that He Had Lied.
In reply to advocate Meenakshi Lekhi's appeal in the Supreme Court that the Congress president
was deliberately misinterpreting the Supreme Court's judgement regarding the Rafael Aircraft
deal and campaigning with the slogan 'Chowkidar chor hai'(The sentry is a thief), he'd finally,
provided an affidavit to admit that he'd gone with what he saw in the media and had lied.
It was a slap on his face and to that of the Congress party but shamelessly, made his cadre repeat
what he had said. The juvenile doesn't understand the niceties and proves that he's vindictive!
2. A Quiet Door-to-door Campaign.
It was a quiet door-to-door canvassing that was adopted by the principal candidates viz. Suresh
Gopi of the BJP, TN Prathapan of the UDF and Rajaji Mathew Thomas of the LDF on the
penultimate day. The streets and the environment around, therefore, had a serene outlook after
weeks of hectic campaigning!
Annie, the maid, couldn't come by as her husband was once again in the ICU at the Rajah
hospital for extreme low levels of Oxygen in his lungs! God, do take care of him!!
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