Feels great... Feels like heaven...

17^th Wed : 5.45 PM: Volvo to Trivandrum: Almost all my overnight journeys begin with an hour or so of reflections, realizations, and recaptures of the events after the previous journey. Inevitably, the return journey ends with an hour full of planning… to visit all the relatives places, do treks and trips on all weekends, to do some more city walks…and a million other stuff (which are forgotten, and are re-prioritized in the next return journey).

18^th Thu: 9:30 AM: Reached Tvm. Picked up by Jith. Bath and Breakfast at his place. Off to Alakapuri Marriage Audi. Thadiyan was already there, receiving guests. Proud brother running around the place, making everything just perfect for his lil sis’s shaadi. Usual jokes, goals, pulls, snaps… Thoma and KKP joined after another half an hour. A reunion of all but 1 of the "6 Vaalikal". Shaadi went perfectly fine… One of the proudest moments in life is when one beholds his sis getting the nuptial knot tied around her neck. Memories of the good times I had for my cousins' weddings rushed to my mind… Feels great… Feels like heaven…(FGFLH)

18^th Thu: 2 PM: Jith goes to his office. Thaidyan busy with the guests. Remaining 3 of us to a movie "Raappakal". Once the movie was over, Thadiyan summons us to be part of the bride’s party when they were going to the groom’s place.

18^th Thu: 7 PM: Jith too joins…Function over at Groom’s place. All 5 of us, left for Shankhumugam… An Icon and an Indica racing thru air-port road. Shankhumugam beach was looking ever more beautiful with the addition of new floodlights… the place looks surreal now. 3 hours of pure bliss… Just to lie on our backs on the sand, where we spent innumerable evenings… chatting away to glory… ‘fingering’ story, ‘palm-rubbing’ story, latest crushes, just about anything… more snaps, more goals… FGFLH

18^th Thu: 10 PM: To the usual night hang out, Buhari… PuttuPorottaMuttonChicken…
Then Jith and Thadiyan to their own homes. KKP, Thoma and me towards Pappanamcodu in Thoam’s gaadi. First went to KKP’s place, had a long chat with KKP’s relatives… digs at KKP about his marriage… Then to Thoma’s place. Thoma shows off his newly acquired lap-top, players et al…

19^th Fri: 10 AM: Wakes up a bit early :_D. kicks up Thoma. To college…Thadian Joins mid way. Back to college after almost a year and a half. Parked cars outside engineer’s book stall. Some snaps in Thoma’s 12x cam. lobby-cyber space-our old class room-department-library-more snaps… to walk through that gateway, to climb up through those curving pathways, to sit on those lobby steps, to walk all the way from dept to the cafeteria thru the tree-shaded-road, to see those workshop buildings again, walk thru the acacia forest, just to sit on those S8R benches and the corridor outside, just to walk thru those shaded labyrinths and lobby. FGFLH

Met Anwar sir and the librarian… Nizar sir joined IIT Madras for PhD. 200 lakhs allotted for new building for comsci dept. Building will come up somehwere near the Dhwani Audi. A new multi-gym is opened near the indoor court. Met the new Physical Education in-charge. Guess he was the one who set up the new gym…

19^th Fri: 12:30 PM: Thoma goes back as he had some guests at home. Thadiyan and I attack ‘Lords’… Chicken MuglaiBeef ChillyBeef KeemaPorottaKothu PorottaIce Cream….Waiter gives that familiar look… ;_) cant blame him… Took almost 2 hours to finish off whatever we ordered. Girls from other tables had this suspicious looks on their faces…”Are these 2 from some land where they havnt seen food for a long time?”. But the nostalgia we feel abt CET, Lords and the stuff around the two are beyond words…. FGFLH.

19^th Fri: 2:45 PM: Bus to Pala… My native.

20^th Sat: 10 AM: Another trip to Mundakkayam- Another marriage- This time dad’s youngest cousin’s. Again a family get-together. Usual picks… Met Usha chechy after almost 8 years…chechy identified me in the very first glance …same old chechy full of news and happenings. So nice to be back in the company of people whom u just cherish.

Taunts from all the aunties…”This generation is done with, now the next one starts with you”… Welcoming the new bride to the family. Uncles and cousins ragging the new comer… Another FGFLH