When schnecken beckons..

It has always been one of my dreams to visit India. I got a chance to finally set foot there for my brother's wedding. It was the final journey that we as a family of 5 made. It was more of a bittersweet journey because not only we were going towards the next stage in our lives where spouses, children and then grandchildren are going to make the family grow, but it was the fact that I cannot have my brother to myself anymore. It will now always be Harry and Gauri.. hmm..

Oh well.. I was sick throughout the journey. It sucked big time because India is a food haven and all I could do was to eat cautiously and usually passed on my plate to the other willing eaters.. what an absolute waste.. the little I ate was heavenly.. the wedding ceremonies were long and tiring, not to mention that my mom, sister and I had to change into 3 sarees each.. but it all ended beautifully.. and my brother is finally hitched! Of course my brother's buddy @ Mr Fly was a bigger pain in the butt that he didn't know his place and was not considerate at all to the rest of us.. but the point is.. my brother was happy with the whole thing.. I am happy that my brother will be able to give his heart completely to a person now..

I am also grateful that I got a chance to be with my siblings and talk openly about so many things... I am glad that I met a lot of nice people, my personal favourites, Subash mama & Latha Mausi.. and I have to add that Datta, our assigned driver, was okay too.. It was also funny that I had to be the one communicating to the driver in my broken Hindi...(not to mention that he actually understood what I said)...
In the few days I was there, I saw and experienced some crazy things in India... Like how the poor are really poor and how beggars can be a little nasty.. I saw how people can be vegetarians so easily there because of the wide varieties in vegetables and legumes.. I saw an elephant in the middle of the road.. I saw how people are so comfortable walking in the rain like as though it was clear morning..like how electricity in the hotel room alternated between the tv and the air condition..hahaha... and the list can go on...

I will return to India.. check out other places this time... it was great while it lasted and I have wonderful memories to share and laugh about... I do wish the best for the new couple and to my nutty family.. it was great being together and I love you guys...