Just wound up a relaxing and refreshing trip to Mumbai this past week. Met with family and friends and had a great time catching up with details of the last 6 months. The new house is very spacious and airy. This is the first time in 23 years we have lived above the ground floor, 4th to be precise. There isn't much scramble about swine flu in Mumbai although one of my closest friends is down with jaundice for completely unknown reasons.
The main "issue" for some of my family members (in-laws included) was the length of the mustache that I had grown. I had been growing a "handle-bar" moush for the past 1 month and it had grown to a fairly reasonable "length", I suppose. My father (and to some extent, my wife) have opposed any look that goes beyond a short hair cut and a clean shaven face. This time there was staunch resistance from my mom-in-law as well. My mother-in-law recommended that I cut-off the 'handle-bar' portion of it, but I was not going to have any of it. My mother doesn't care about these things. On the other hand, she is actually supportive of me in public. But this time, I was determined to keep the moush for the entire trip. My resistance in the face of this outrage did last only for 10 days and I eventually managed to get rid of it couple of days before I left for Bangalore. Saw a great deal of relief from my father and my mother-in-law. Became a "seedha-saadha bachcha" again.
I have promised folks back home that they can expect something "different" from me the next time they see me. My father is actually dreading that day, I am pretty sure.
Kept Ganpati at home for 5 full days. Had a very low-key celebration this time around. We performed an eco-friendly visarjan by immersing Lord Ganesha in a bucket at home. I think this was the first time we had actually performed the immersion. My mom was pretty disappointed about the whole "letting Ganesha go" thing. Captured the whole thing on camera.
Laptop is finally up for repairs and would only get it after couple of weeks. That means I am lonely again. Feels great to be blogging again though. The real test begins tomorrow when I resume "work" after a good break. Somethings gotta give.
The main "issue" for some of my family members (in-laws included) was the length of the mustache that I had grown. I had been growing a "handle-bar" moush for the past 1 month and it had grown to a fairly reasonable "length", I suppose. My father (and to some extent, my wife) have opposed any look that goes beyond a short hair cut and a clean shaven face. This time there was staunch resistance from my mom-in-law as well. My mother-in-law recommended that I cut-off the 'handle-bar' portion of it, but I was not going to have any of it. My mother doesn't care about these things. On the other hand, she is actually supportive of me in public. But this time, I was determined to keep the moush for the entire trip. My resistance in the face of this outrage did last only for 10 days and I eventually managed to get rid of it couple of days before I left for Bangalore. Saw a great deal of relief from my father and my mother-in-law. Became a "seedha-saadha bachcha" again.
I have promised folks back home that they can expect something "different" from me the next time they see me. My father is actually dreading that day, I am pretty sure.
Kept Ganpati at home for 5 full days. Had a very low-key celebration this time around. We performed an eco-friendly visarjan by immersing Lord Ganesha in a bucket at home. I think this was the first time we had actually performed the immersion. My mom was pretty disappointed about the whole "letting Ganesha go" thing. Captured the whole thing on camera.
Laptop is finally up for repairs and would only get it after couple of weeks. That means I am lonely again. Feels great to be blogging again though. The real test begins tomorrow when I resume "work" after a good break. Somethings gotta give.
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