The day had begun at 4, when I'd woken up my sisters for the trip to Ettumanoor. Lekha had already ruled herself out as she was going through the pangs of the nasty viral fever. We're ready well in time and since we'd Jose as the chauffeur, I was not under any pressure at all. We set off, on the dot, at 6.
Jose did not fit into my concept of an ideal chauffeur as he talked quite a bit, was rash and he used to have this irritable habit of driving over the road dividing 'studs'! I'd to tell him more than once to avoid it but since he had made a habit of it, a total avoidance was impossible. Moreover, his elongated prayers before commencing the drive looked a little contrived but having said that, he handled the machine well. However, he was gonna give me a bitter shock during the course of the trip.
We'd stopped at an eatery for breakfast when I noticed that the Chevy had taken a swipe against some concrete embankment by the left bumper. I guess he would have managed that while maneuvering the car out of our courtyard. It really sank my heart because I can fix it only after a hiatus.
And so, we're off to attend Vishnu and Lekshmi's - Prasad's daughter - wedding at Aravi maman's Nandavanam Auditorium at Ettumanoor. Prasad is that relative of ours, who makes it a point to attend every function of the family, when invited. So, there was no question of skipping any of his functions even if one had a serious difficulty - as was the case today for Lekha and me. On reaching Ettumanoor and since we'd adequate time before the wedding, we had paid a visit to the famous Siva temple and had a nice 'darshan' of the good Lord.
Sree kochachhan, Suma kunjamma and Santhi were the only others from the family who'd come down from Thiruvananthapuram. It was great interacting with them and the other close relatives of ours at Ettumanoor. The wedding was a simple, well organised function and the couple looked made-for-each-other. May you get whatever you wish for during your long and happy married life, Vishnu and Lekshmi!
After bidding adieu to everyone we set off on our return leg. To avoid the traffic bottleneck, Jose had taken the wise decision of taking the Viyyur-Mundur route which was not only good but also bypassed the Muthuvara snarl and the Amala snap standoff, called by the people, due to the death of a patient, owing to medical negligence. We're back at home by 4 and after a quick cup of tea, had gone to see off Rema by the 1730 low floor to Palakkad!
A short trip that was performed for Prasad's sake and I felt nice.
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"It's over a week since he has been transferred to CMC, Vellore by road, in an ambulance. There's no infection or fever after the long journey. He's under the neuro medicine department. Due to a sleep disorder, the physiotherapy sessions haven't taken off fully. He responds to certain instructions and the doctors have proposed a CT scan to ascertain the extent of damage to the brain". From K Vipinachandran.
Jose did not fit into my concept of an ideal chauffeur as he talked quite a bit, was rash and he used to have this irritable habit of driving over the road dividing 'studs'! I'd to tell him more than once to avoid it but since he had made a habit of it, a total avoidance was impossible. Moreover, his elongated prayers before commencing the drive looked a little contrived but having said that, he handled the machine well. However, he was gonna give me a bitter shock during the course of the trip.
We'd stopped at an eatery for breakfast when I noticed that the Chevy had taken a swipe against some concrete embankment by the left bumper. I guess he would have managed that while maneuvering the car out of our courtyard. It really sank my heart because I can fix it only after a hiatus.
And so, we're off to attend Vishnu and Lekshmi's - Prasad's daughter - wedding at Aravi maman's Nandavanam Auditorium at Ettumanoor. Prasad is that relative of ours, who makes it a point to attend every function of the family, when invited. So, there was no question of skipping any of his functions even if one had a serious difficulty - as was the case today for Lekha and me. On reaching Ettumanoor and since we'd adequate time before the wedding, we had paid a visit to the famous Siva temple and had a nice 'darshan' of the good Lord.
Sree kochachhan, Suma kunjamma and Santhi were the only others from the family who'd come down from Thiruvananthapuram. It was great interacting with them and the other close relatives of ours at Ettumanoor. The wedding was a simple, well organised function and the couple looked made-for-each-other. May you get whatever you wish for during your long and happy married life, Vishnu and Lekshmi!
After bidding adieu to everyone we set off on our return leg. To avoid the traffic bottleneck, Jose had taken the wise decision of taking the Viyyur-Mundur route which was not only good but also bypassed the Muthuvara snarl and the Amala snap standoff, called by the people, due to the death of a patient, owing to medical negligence. We're back at home by 4 and after a quick cup of tea, had gone to see off Rema by the 1730 low floor to Palakkad!
A short trip that was performed for Prasad's sake and I felt nice.
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"It's over a week since he has been transferred to CMC, Vellore by road, in an ambulance. There's no infection or fever after the long journey. He's under the neuro medicine department. Due to a sleep disorder, the physiotherapy sessions haven't taken off fully. He responds to certain instructions and the doctors have proposed a CT scan to ascertain the extent of damage to the brain". From K Vipinachandran.
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