Back Home!!

The short trip has come to an end and I am back in hot and humid Chennai. Not that it was very cool out there in Kerala ;-) The trip went well. Reached Calicut by 7 pm on friday night and took a cab to Guruvayoor. After lot of arguments and opinions, we decided to check into a pretty normal looking decent hotel (much to Mom's agitation!!) nearby to the temple. The next day morning around 8 am we left for the darshan and the crowd at that time was quite large. After nearly 90 minutes in the queue we got the darshan of the lord(he seemed to be smiling more than before!) and after buying the traditional prasadam, made our way out. It was high time we had our breakfast and thats what we did before doing some light shopping. Once back in the room, we packed our bags and soon were on the way back to Calicut in a Sumo Granade. Lunch was at a hotel called Vazhiyoram and it was the first time we tasted non veg dring the trip. Soon afterwards, at around 4 pm, we reached Calicut via the NH-17 and not before long, we found my dad's uncle's house, where we were supposed to halt for the night. The house was a villa type and it looked very colorful and attractive. The rest of the day passed peacefully and I went to bed quite early, unlike the usual me. The next day, we bid goodbye and left for the airport by 9 am. Our flight to Chennai was scheduled to take off at 10.45 am and they pretty much did it on time. Our CM's daughter Kanimozhi was also present in the flight and I wondered what she was upto in Kerala. Anyways spent the next 1 hour journey reading newspapers and catching up on all the news and events over the last 2 days. Yet again they served only tea and biscuits and I was totally dissapointed. Guess they have cut down on the food items to tackle the economic recession. By 12.30 or so, we were back in the comforts of our home and I tried to get some sleep before leaving for office. I did mange to get a few winks but not much and by 4.30 pm I was up again to find out that we were having some guests. After briefly playing with my niece and chatting with my cousin sis Simi, I made my way to office at around 6 pm. When the clock ticked 11.30 pm, I was back home and watched the dying moments of Om Shanti Om. The coming week looks to be a really intense and hectic one and I hope that things go smoothly and according to plan. South Africa just dont seem to give up and the match against Australia heads to be a really sensational one, if South Africa get close to the target in their bid for another record chase. West Indies has yet again displayed a steely resolve to come back after conceding 600 runs in the first innings to England. The fact that they have been allowed to take the lead shows the lack of penetration of the English bowlers. Maybe Flintoff's absence has dented their sprits somewhat, but special credit must go to Sarwan for his fantastic 291. March has started and its just a month away before my main exams start. Time to get down to business!!