The countdown for my niece, Ammu's engagement ceremony scheduled on 29 Jan '17, is on. Rema had fetched up from Palakkad by 10 AM for the purpose. She and Lekha were to go to each of the proposed sites, look into various details to match them with our requirements before zeroing in on the most acceptable and to pay up the advances, accordingly. They've done a neat job and we've selected our choices. The following factors were taken into consideration:-
(a) The hall and the rooms, where the guests stay, have to be in the vicinity so that minimum
distances were to be traversed.
(b) The decoration of the hall has to be tasteful not loud or garish.
(c) Food was to be traditional and reasonable in rates.
(d) The dining area had sufficient water points for wash and rest rooms, good looking and clean.
(e) The trickle of guests were expected from PM 28 and they'd depart by PM 29. The hotel had
to cater for the evening tea with a light snack, supper and the morning tea/coffee.
(f) Minimum number of steps to traverse and a few ground floor rooms had to be earmarked for
the elders from both sides.
(g) The overall budget would be controlled as we did not have money to splurge or waste on
ostentatious celebrations.
(h) The elegance and the simplicity of the event were to be on focus.
(j) Every guest will get personal attention from us, the hosts, as the numbers would be under 100.
Rema returned to Palakkad by 1420 hrs after setting up things. I'd seen her off from the nearest bus stop.
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Today was the beginning of the Kerala Government's 'Haritha Keralam' initiative. Towards this drive, a group of bright, young girls from the nearby Little Flower College had come by to enlighten us about managing our waste with specific reference to plastic left overs. I was glad that the team was well briefed by their college from the way they spoke. I was struck by two things:-
* Most of the college going girls looked quite small as against their age and many of them
would have been mistaken for school going kids. Is it the trend of the times? Or has it got
anything to do with the junk food that kids have and thereby, missing on the essential
nutrients for a fair growth?
* There was a sizeable crowd of kids in the group. Was it to give them enough courage to
tackle the people that they'd come across? The trend of burning plastic is resorted to by most.
Since Lekha was out, I'd done the interaction with the team. They thanked me in unison for being co-operative and attentive to their explanation.
Tailpiece.
Thrust in agriculture seems to be the aim of the 'Haritha Keralam' exercise. Let's hope that the programme doesn't lose steam, midway, as many government schemes have shown before.
(a) The hall and the rooms, where the guests stay, have to be in the vicinity so that minimum
distances were to be traversed.
(b) The decoration of the hall has to be tasteful not loud or garish.
(c) Food was to be traditional and reasonable in rates.
(d) The dining area had sufficient water points for wash and rest rooms, good looking and clean.
(e) The trickle of guests were expected from PM 28 and they'd depart by PM 29. The hotel had
to cater for the evening tea with a light snack, supper and the morning tea/coffee.
(f) Minimum number of steps to traverse and a few ground floor rooms had to be earmarked for
the elders from both sides.
(g) The overall budget would be controlled as we did not have money to splurge or waste on
ostentatious celebrations.
(h) The elegance and the simplicity of the event were to be on focus.
(j) Every guest will get personal attention from us, the hosts, as the numbers would be under 100.
Rema returned to Palakkad by 1420 hrs after setting up things. I'd seen her off from the nearest bus stop.
* * *
Today was the beginning of the Kerala Government's 'Haritha Keralam' initiative. Towards this drive, a group of bright, young girls from the nearby Little Flower College had come by to enlighten us about managing our waste with specific reference to plastic left overs. I was glad that the team was well briefed by their college from the way they spoke. I was struck by two things:-
* Most of the college going girls looked quite small as against their age and many of them
would have been mistaken for school going kids. Is it the trend of the times? Or has it got
anything to do with the junk food that kids have and thereby, missing on the essential
nutrients for a fair growth?
* There was a sizeable crowd of kids in the group. Was it to give them enough courage to
tackle the people that they'd come across? The trend of burning plastic is resorted to by most.
Since Lekha was out, I'd done the interaction with the team. They thanked me in unison for being co-operative and attentive to their explanation.
Tailpiece.
Thrust in agriculture seems to be the aim of the 'Haritha Keralam' exercise. Let's hope that the programme doesn't lose steam, midway, as many government schemes have shown before.
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