Tangled in Thoughts

Nothing quite says 'Malayali' like the excitement for Onam and the festivities connected with it. Being a Malayali, I too get excited for Onam every year. Onam involves a myriad of unique and vibrant festivities. But Onam at home has always come with its own set of usual ceremonies. Each day of Onam would begin with the frenzy about making the most colourful Pookkalam possible. Brother and I would pluck flowers, spend an hour or so deliberating on unique Pookalam designs and invariably end up fighting over something or the other. Mother would take me for her usual Onam shopping and  hop between each and every Onam sale/exhibition/market that would open up. Father would buy fresh flowers from the market and take photos of the Pookkalams that Brother and I would manage to create despite our fight. And as a family, we would also patiently watch the new movies played on Asianet, Surya etc. while savouring our Onam sadya and payasam like any other Malayali family. ...

I'm young, crazy and have amazing friends. And I couldn’t be more thankful for everything life has gifted me with. Oh, did I mention the awesomest (I know there’s no such word as awesomest, but I just couldn’t resist. Okay, you know what? If you’re that offended, I’m sorry- the most awesome-) thing? I’m frigging single. So that’s me- young, crazy and single, enjoying my life with my amazing friends. Over the ages, I’ve taught myself to see my bachelorette life as something that I've chosen for myself as opposed to something that is imposed on me. Well, in my case there’s little difference between my own choice and this imposition that I speak of. Why, you ask? Because, the imposition is from my own side and not from anybody else’s. It’s more of a self written code, if I may say so. No boyfriends, no troubles. Of course, I don’t get the awesome stuff that girls with boyfriends have. I have to pay for my movies, bus and taxi rides, lunch and dinner and on goes the endless...