Tuesday 28 August 2007

I am back :)

I am finally back after a trip to my native place (mayavaram/mayiladuthurai) a small town down south of Tamil nadu . I was there to attend a family function and it was too good to meet all relatives after a long time.. This trip was more than special as it was not jus' meeting up with relatives and being in the land of our ancsestors , it was down memory lane for my parents and grand parents as we took about an hour break in nevyeli ( another small town in Tamil Nadu) . This was the place where my father spent most of his childhood , mom did her schooling for a couple of years and my grand dad also worked for quite a few years here... This town here is built and maintained by the goverment and the main occupation here is producing energy from lignite... This place is so serene and untouched and the memories my folks came up with, jus' added to the beauty of the place.. We took a long walk around the Bazaar , the school where my dad did his schooling , their old home and also to a confectionery shop which my dad's friend owned but unfortunately he wasn't around....

The function went on very well and in the evening we went to a temple which under went renovation recently , so it looked all new and very welcoming and the statue of the god was carved out of fig tree (hold ur breathe).. 1300 years ago .. there had been no attack of termites and the statue looked huge and gigantic ...

The best things I liked about the trip :
1. Meeting up with relatives
2. Spending time with family
3. The fuction and food
4. dressing up for the function
5. Hearing old memories from my folks when we ended up in Neyveli..

overall the trip was too good .. Missed you all as I was unable to blog for the last week and I succesfully controlled myself without using the laptop... Ya no mails , no blogging, no chats .... !!!

10 comments:

praveen said...

Hearing the nostalgia from our parents is really interesting....Im eager to go to my home town but now its impossible....expecting to be there for diwali atleast...

cheers :D

Shionge said...

Hey nothing beats bonding with family members ya! Glad you had a good time and welcome back :D

whAt A LiFe said...

Family reunions for functions are really very exciting. That is when everyone got to see each other and spend some time updating themselves on any new happenings. Great fun....

And to hear the folks' flashbacks, simply amazing.

Cheerio

Shalini Gowrisankar said...

@Praveen
so true , wish u have a great time during diwali in ur home town :)

@Shionge
Thanks , i go by u nothing can beat family bonding :)

@Shanthini akka
Ya i loved each and every moment abt the flash back , thou' i never had any connection with the place or anything I still found it very interesting :)

Kalpana said...

Wow, good memories. Wishing you to have many more loving moments.

SHEETAL AMBAR said...

Hey Shalu Kutty !!

Hey ur from Mayiladuthurai eh ? Hahah Thats my mum's hometown too.. But of course she herself has never been there.. I would love to go there one day thou to find out about my origins.. So How much weight did u put on after all that food ? Haha

Shalini Gowrisankar said...

@Kalpana
Thanks that was sweet of you.. Thx for dropping by my blog .. Keep in touch ..:)

@sambar (lol :p)
Yup, What a coincidence .Thats were my dad's parents stay been there quite a few tyms to attend wedding n all that.. Have more positive experiences there except the mosquitos.. :) Hope you to get to enjoy the place when u plan ur visit ..

Shalini Gowrisankar said...

Hey sheetu abt my weight , may be i did put a couple of kilos, but all burnt out in travelling :P

Serendipity said...

neyveli yep wonnerful township. so well planned. aana i kinda feel lost alwaz there. ella roadum orey maadhiri irukkum

Shalini Gowrisankar said...

@ serendipity

Ya, wonderfully constructed township ..The similarity actually adds to the beauty of the place.. expecially the houses, they look so uniform...