Well, during all these happenings, an unfortunate incident happened which literally broke my heart, as I suffered a great loss - my dearest Ammamma (maternal grandmother) passed away on Thursday, 14th of October, early morning, at 12:45am. We lost her to the deadly disease of cancer. She was always there for me since I was born and each moment I spent with her, I treasure fondly. I was hoping she would be alive to attend my wedding, as it is only a month away. But God thought otherwise, and decided to hurt all of us. I simply cannot accept the fact that she is no more as I always believed she will always be there, a witness to every important event in my life. If there was anyone with abundant compassion to every being, it is she. She never even harmed an ant; she would gently guide the ant along a different path, not wanting to kill it. And she was always smiling. I have never ever seen her get angry with anyone - not even her daughters (my mom and my three aunts). She was a strong, brave woman who always encouraged being independent and standing on one' own legs come what may and she was one of the most broadminded individuals of her time, who saw reason in everything and stuck to a practical way of living rather than a life submerged in unreasonable religious beliefs and superstitions. Every time I have stayed with her or she has visited me, she would always make my favorite kozhakattais and elai adais (a dish made with jackfruit poornam). I will always miss her, and no amount of years of her existence would be enough for us.
Ammamma, may your soul rest in peace. We will always miss you. I love you very much, and I wish you were still with us, guiding us and teaching us a lot of important things in life. I wish you had waited just for one more month. :( But atleast you saw all my wedding sarees. But you shouldn't have said that it was almost like seeing the entire wedding after seeing my sarees. :( You should have waited to see the actual event. :(
I love you Ammamma, and you will always be in my heart.
Sweet Kisses to You (Like how you always wrote in letters to us and also said to us over the phone.)
Exciting Events Ahead!
Its been really long, I know!! My apologies!
Well, a lot has happened since I last blogged. I shall try to squeeze in everything that has happened till now in as few words as I can!
First, I finally graduated with my Master's degree from ASU, after three long years of thesis work! I graduated sometime around May! And then I shifted to the California Bay Area for better prospects at job searching. And then, somewhere along the way, I decided to take a break and get back to India for about 3.5 months to resume my dance career, and am I so glad I did that!
I left the US on July 31st and on my way back home to Chennai, I stopped over at Dubai for a few days and spent three days there with my parents, who flew in from Doha. It was soooo nice to be back in Dubai after 13 years!! And I should say, it was amazing!!! I went to the Burj Al Khalifa tour (the tallest building in the world) and went on the monorail to kind of have a somewhat aerial view of Atlantis at Dubai, and the new malls etc etc.
I arrived at Chennai on August 5th, and since then have been busy with shopping and stuff. And also going back to my dance classes. And also losing all those extra extra pounds I put on these past three years, in the process!
And oh yes, I am also giving a couple of dance performances. One on October 26th and the other on November 8th. I would love it if you all could make it to my programs.
Here are the deets:
Date: October 26th, 2010, Tuesday
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai
Sabha: Gana Mukhunda Priya
Date: November 8th, 2010, Monday
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, Alwarpet, Chennai
Sabha: Kartik Fine Arts
Please do come!!!
And yes, finally, I am getting married! Yes, me! :) Unbelieveable eh?!
Ok, so I am getting married in November! And here are the deets for that:
November 17th, 2010 Wednesday: Nishchayathartham and Reception (Evening)
November 18th, 2010 Thursday: Muhurtham (10:30am to 12:00pm)
Please do consider this as a personal invitation. I shall post a scanned copy of my invitation soon. So please note these events in your calendar and try your best to make it to as many as you can!!!
Okay then,
Gotta go!!
XOXO!
Well, a lot has happened since I last blogged. I shall try to squeeze in everything that has happened till now in as few words as I can!
First, I finally graduated with my Master's degree from ASU, after three long years of thesis work! I graduated sometime around May! And then I shifted to the California Bay Area for better prospects at job searching. And then, somewhere along the way, I decided to take a break and get back to India for about 3.5 months to resume my dance career, and am I so glad I did that!
I left the US on July 31st and on my way back home to Chennai, I stopped over at Dubai for a few days and spent three days there with my parents, who flew in from Doha. It was soooo nice to be back in Dubai after 13 years!! And I should say, it was amazing!!! I went to the Burj Al Khalifa tour (the tallest building in the world) and went on the monorail to kind of have a somewhat aerial view of Atlantis at Dubai, and the new malls etc etc.
I arrived at Chennai on August 5th, and since then have been busy with shopping and stuff. And also going back to my dance classes. And also losing all those extra extra pounds I put on these past three years, in the process!
And oh yes, I am also giving a couple of dance performances. One on October 26th and the other on November 8th. I would love it if you all could make it to my programs.
Here are the deets:
Date: October 26th, 2010, Tuesday
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai
Sabha: Gana Mukhunda Priya
Date: November 8th, 2010, Monday
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, Alwarpet, Chennai
Sabha: Kartik Fine Arts
Please do come!!!
And yes, finally, I am getting married! Yes, me! :) Unbelieveable eh?!
Ok, so I am getting married in November! And here are the deets for that:
November 17th, 2010 Wednesday: Nishchayathartham and Reception (Evening)
November 18th, 2010 Thursday: Muhurtham (10:30am to 12:00pm)
Please do consider this as a personal invitation. I shall post a scanned copy of my invitation soon. So please note these events in your calendar and try your best to make it to as many as you can!!!
Okay then,
Gotta go!!
XOXO!
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