Asia 2006: Random Bozo returns to lovely Kerala

Matrimonial machinations

Today I've was at DS's relative's wedding. (DS was the bride's mother's sister's brother-in-law.) I was introduced to DS's wife and her sisters and their families. Here's how they are related. I'm pretty sure the wedding was in the same hall in Thookupalam where Bindhu and her partner were married a couple of days after I arrived in this area. It wasn't the trial I feared it would be and I escaped back to Nedumkandam with my dhoti intact. I even survived travelling in a jeep built for 10 but carrying 18 people (5 passengers plus the driver in the front seat, 5 in the middle seat, 6 in the back and 1 hanging off the back). I volunteered to go on the room to ease the crush.

BTW, I'd appreciate people's comments on the descriptions of tribal people here.

Later, I wrote

Bloody hell, I'm glad I'm in a cybercafé right now. Just listening to the rain makes me feel damp. I'm also attempting to upload some pix form yesterday and today that will go with this entry. They'll probably end up in a separate entry but I'm sure you can cope!

After finishing blogging and chatting with the cybercafé-owner's son (he's in the equivalent of Upper VIth form/6th year and wants to get into software engineering), I met up with Ajeesh and Anish at Mini's café.

They appeared to be talking about something serious but it's really hard to stop Anish grinning - I think he's wired that way and am a bit jealous. Raji and Ajeesh had a mock fight while Remia and Mini looked on and I recorded it for posterity. I think this may have been the factor that made Mini gift us our drinks. (Alternatively she might have simply wanted rid of us.)