I finally got time to key in some personal stuff. Pressure and tension at work was definitely riding on me and I needed a break to rejuvenate my adrenalin. Last week I got a call from my home town in Kerala, and I was invited for a wedding there. My family decided to go for the wedding; I then thought this is the right time to take that “much needed break”. I quickly wrapped up all my tasks at work and dropped in an email to my chief that I am planning for a vacation. Considering the efforts put by me at work over the last few weeks, he granted me a week’s leave. Finally, after 3 years, I got a chance to go to my home town and witness a true Kerala marriage.
I started my trip on a Friday by train; it takes close to 18 hrs of travel and the distance between Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is 909 Kms. I was enjoying my journey all the way and took some cool photographs from the train. I reach the next day and my cousin was there at the station to receive me. The following day was the wedding and party the same night. After years all members of the family joined together, the bride’s brother arranged for some country booze (which locally is called “Kallu”) which was special and some yummy sea foods to accompany it.
The wedding ceremony went on well and then the following days, I went to my relatives place and also to my house there in Kerala, spent a couple to days in my house; I also had the change of going to some of the ancient and popular temples there. During this visit I took a lot of photographs, however my favorite of the trip; is an old man in his 80’s striking hot iron for his living…hmm “the other side of life”
I reached Chennai today and will resume work from Monday; hope the coming days at work is as smooth and challenging as it has always been.
