From India With Love
Hiya all!
I'm back from India, attending my bestfriend's wedding. How exciting, even if I say so myself ;)
I'm honestly glad that I came there. I was very a little bit apprehensive about going there. Because I only knew one person in the whole, entire, big and scary India and I knew she'd be busy, what with getting married and preparing for several ceremonies, lunches, dinners and receptions. But my apprehension dissolved pretty quickly as soon as I saw her again, the same as ever (goodness, we've only been parted for less than 2 months but it felt like ages!) and her dad welcomed me like a long lost daughter he never had ^^;;
In fact, her whole family welcomed me like my own family. I felt so touched and so much more, yeah, I felt that warm and fuzzy feeling that I so often hear people say/write about. They all looked so happy that I came for Maya. I think it meant so much for them to see that Maya's friend came all the way from Australia to India, just to attend the wedding. Well, I know it's not just just for Maya and me. Sometimes I think that this could be the last time that I saw her. But that's another story for another time.
And India... India, I was surprised to find, is like my own home country. The weather, the streets, the houses, the trees and the marketplace, they are so familiar to me. Of course the people, the culture and the language are different. Unlike my fellow countrymen most of Indians speak very good English, though, which is a huge relief for me.
So... morale of the story is Go travelling!, because Emirates Airline keeps on reminding us, "When did you last do something for the first time?"
Damn those ads and their subliminal messages!
Oh yes, today is Melbourne Cup Day and the Japanese (Delta Blues) WON the Cup! Anddd... because of that, I won the office betting for the Melbourne Cup! Yayayay!
I'm back from India, attending my bestfriend's wedding. How exciting, even if I say so myself ;)
I'm honestly glad that I came there. I was very a little bit apprehensive about going there. Because I only knew one person in the whole, entire, big and scary India and I knew she'd be busy, what with getting married and preparing for several ceremonies, lunches, dinners and receptions. But my apprehension dissolved pretty quickly as soon as I saw her again, the same as ever (goodness, we've only been parted for less than 2 months but it felt like ages!) and her dad welcomed me like a long lost daughter he never had ^^;;
In fact, her whole family welcomed me like my own family. I felt so touched and so much more, yeah, I felt that warm and fuzzy feeling that I so often hear people say/write about. They all looked so happy that I came for Maya. I think it meant so much for them to see that Maya's friend came all the way from Australia to India, just to attend the wedding. Well, I know it's not just just for Maya and me. Sometimes I think that this could be the last time that I saw her. But that's another story for another time.
And India... India, I was surprised to find, is like my own home country. The weather, the streets, the houses, the trees and the marketplace, they are so familiar to me. Of course the people, the culture and the language are different. Unlike my fellow countrymen most of Indians speak very good English, though, which is a huge relief for me.
So... morale of the story is Go travelling!, because Emirates Airline keeps on reminding us, "When did you last do something for the first time?"
Damn those ads and their subliminal messages!
Oh yes, today is Melbourne Cup Day and the Japanese (Delta Blues) WON the Cup! Anddd... because of that, I won the office betting for the Melbourne Cup! Yayayay!