On Jan 9, 2005, shortindiangirl and chaibacca got together....and six years later, they have a 1.5 year-old marriage certificate, biddli ....


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Summer is setting in, and it's time for weddings, and of course, a lot of young couples choose to get married in the open air, in the beautiful environs of Forest Park. A wedding is an expensive affair, because one has (or two have, or the families have, or the bride's parents have) to pay for .....

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kadambarid married

Prabhu Ramachandran

yesterday....


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First the skies give the signal...


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To shortindiangirl and chaibacca....many more happy years together.


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KM and I have no immediate family in India, apart from a dearly beloved brother and sis in law who live in Chennai. So friends are a very important part of our life ( Read more... )

I dislike "group" wishes, where someone says, "Merry Christmas!" and sends it to the contents of hes inbox...and I never reply to those (at least... if the person has wished only 8 or 10 people at a time, I realize there is an effort to make it personal, and I do respond ( Read more... )

Mucho thankingso to Hari and Anu (amply aided by little, delightful Akhil) who took a LOT of trouble and lent their home, to ensure that the surprise party for my daughter and son-in-law's wedding anniversary, falling tomorrow (Jan 9th),was a great success. They made sure that everyone turned up, even most of the doubtfuls...we really enjoyed ( Read more... )