I'd got up on the dot at a quarter past 5 to the alarm but felt sluggish and turned back into bed, skipping the morning walk only to feel guilty subsequently. I'd hoisted the national flag atop a pole in our balcony. Rema and Padmakumar had reached by a half past 10 and immediately after, we'd sat down to do the following:-
* Ascertain the exact number of guests.
* Familiarise with their arrivals and departures.
* Distribute them among the rooms booked in the hotel.
Armed with the information, the three of us had gone to the hotel where its owner and the caterer/decorating team were available for the meeting. I wanted Padmakumar to familiarise himself with the arrangements and pick holes so as to arrive at the right decisions. And after discussions, the decisions were finalised viz.:-
* The room allocation.
* The arrival/departure of the guests.
* Reception of parties arriving at varying times and catering for differing strengths, like:-
- evening tea/snacks on the 28th.
- supper on the 28th and
- bed tea on the 29th.
* Breakfast on the 29th for 90% of the guests.
* The feast on the occasion of the ceremony with provision to serve to those who were
departing the earliest.
The decoration - only with flowers - of the podium, where the betrothal ceremony was gonna take place, was discussed and they've assured us that it would be ready for viewing at 0830 hrs on 29 Jan. The 'muhurtham' was between 1100 - 1200 hrs!
Meanwhile, Sanil, Mini, Ammu and her cousin had commenced their journey to Guruvayur, at 1000 hrs, from Bangalore.
Padmakumar left after tea by the road transport corporation's elegant low floor bus as he had desired. Sanil and gang arrived, much later, at about a half past 8. And then, it was a boisterous evening!
Tailpiece.
1. Finally, felt at ease at having put in place the mechanism that would see the event pass off without any glitch! Phew!!
2. Saw the 68th Republic day celebrations on the Rajpath at New Delhi on the television. It was elegant, as usual! The national flag was hauled down at sunset.
* Ascertain the exact number of guests.
* Familiarise with their arrivals and departures.
* Distribute them among the rooms booked in the hotel.
Armed with the information, the three of us had gone to the hotel where its owner and the caterer/decorating team were available for the meeting. I wanted Padmakumar to familiarise himself with the arrangements and pick holes so as to arrive at the right decisions. And after discussions, the decisions were finalised viz.:-
* The room allocation.
* The arrival/departure of the guests.
* Reception of parties arriving at varying times and catering for differing strengths, like:-
- evening tea/snacks on the 28th.
- supper on the 28th and
- bed tea on the 29th.
* Breakfast on the 29th for 90% of the guests.
* The feast on the occasion of the ceremony with provision to serve to those who were
departing the earliest.
The decoration - only with flowers - of the podium, where the betrothal ceremony was gonna take place, was discussed and they've assured us that it would be ready for viewing at 0830 hrs on 29 Jan. The 'muhurtham' was between 1100 - 1200 hrs!
Meanwhile, Sanil, Mini, Ammu and her cousin had commenced their journey to Guruvayur, at 1000 hrs, from Bangalore.
Padmakumar left after tea by the road transport corporation's elegant low floor bus as he had desired. Sanil and gang arrived, much later, at about a half past 8. And then, it was a boisterous evening!
Tailpiece.
1. Finally, felt at ease at having put in place the mechanism that would see the event pass off without any glitch! Phew!!
2. Saw the 68th Republic day celebrations on the Rajpath at New Delhi on the television. It was elegant, as usual! The national flag was hauled down at sunset.
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