tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post797391248799897467..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: The wedding juggernautsilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-52368480149710143772008-01-30T18:27:00.000+05:302008-01-30T18:27:00.000+05:30devi: Thank you dear :)dhanush: You are absolutely...devi: Thank you dear :)<BR/><BR/>dhanush: You are absolutely right! And whats sad is that no one seems to crop up to carry forward his legacy or build a new one :(<BR/><BR/>safari al: lol!! I have seen that ad too. the gals look so stiff and that pink banner is gak!<BR/><BR/>balu: Xian weddings are simple thought not the bridal trousseau :)<BR/><BR/>mind curry: I guess your post was eloquent silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-89730168380998230082008-01-29T02:28:00.000+05:302008-01-29T02:28:00.000+05:30no comments! these things simply bug me too much! ...no comments! these things simply bug me too much! but sadly, things are not going to change so soon either..i am so glad you write about these things..hopefully at least someone becomes sensible. and its refreshing to know that normal people do exist still.Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-50713379819634296302008-01-26T20:03:00.000+05:302008-01-26T20:03:00.000+05:30I hate jewelery selection of mals... why do we 'en...I hate jewelery selection of mals... why do we 'encourage' those gals to buy chakka chakka malas and valas. they look hideous! <BR/><BR/>And I thought Christian wedding s were simple!Balanarayan NThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531921381492993593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-77145984030697981652008-01-18T17:33:00.000+05:302008-01-18T17:33:00.000+05:30I travel to and from work in one of those red volv...I travel to and from work in one of those red volvo AC buses that BMTC has. They also have this neato flatscreen plasma/LCD tv mounted inside for commercial adverts. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Guess what... the JOSCO add is the one that is the most frequent. I now even have names for all the chicks that walk on the ramp in the add. The pink banner they hold up in the end that proclaims JOSCO is just...well..Safari Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678399460916943721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-82409004365463977042008-01-18T12:49:00.000+05:302008-01-18T12:49:00.000+05:30@silverine - Very True. He is my favourite cine pe...@silverine - Very True. He is my favourite cine personality. There is a book called "Sreenivasan - Oru Pusthakam" If you love to read about him. Just imagine this - take out all the movies which he ahs acted or contribuetd as a script writer or director, what is Malayalam Cinema left with then?Dhanush | ധനുഷ്https://www.blogger.com/profile/09661290502605302766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-69667897004746449442008-01-17T23:14:00.000+05:302008-01-17T23:14:00.000+05:30Hey Sl, Hehehehe couldnt help myself - wedding stu...Hey Sl, <BR/>Hehehehe couldnt help myself - wedding stuff gets me all riled up..and this is something I do in person as well. Not tell my sob story but defend wedding expenses however silly it seems. I complain about a lot of other things but not wedding stuff..So if you see someone defending grand weddings its me..logical thinking/common sense be darned. :D!<BR/><BR/>lets hope striking thing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-81703026304924717482008-01-17T21:40:00.000+05:302008-01-17T21:40:00.000+05:30Devi: Thanks for the detailed comment :) Really ap...Devi: Thanks for the detailed comment :) Really appreciate the time and effort you took for that. And felt sad to hear about your plight. I guess your mom was a very frugal person. People of their generation are. But that doesn't excuse her behavior on her only daughters wedding day. I am not saying that weddings should be without grandeur. It is the single most important day in a guy and gals silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-33056293680339393212008-01-17T11:27:00.000+05:302008-01-17T11:27:00.000+05:30It's a hangover of the past. Once a woman's worth ...It's a hangover of the past. Once a woman's worth was only the gold she wore or possessed. I think times have changed.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-90219643663936866052008-01-17T10:40:00.000+05:302008-01-17T10:40:00.000+05:30Its really a courageous decision that your cousins...Its really a courageous decision that your cousins took up. Hats off to them. Very hard to achieve especially if its arranged marriage. My parents are already deciding upon the list of things to be addressed before my marriage. And I always shoo them away by saying, I am only for court marriage. Sreenivasan paranja pole njanum parayum - "Njaan Oru Rakthahaaram Angottaniyikkum, kutti ingottu. Dhanush | ധനുഷ്https://www.blogger.com/profile/09661290502605302766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-85440608944857210172008-01-17T03:37:00.000+05:302008-01-17T03:37:00.000+05:30the amount of money Indians waste in weddings is r...the amount of money Indians waste in weddings is ridiculous. you always see brides in pics with bowed head ( not 'cause of the new hubby, but 'cause of the jewelery). seems people live in that still prehistoric fashion senses. the beauty of a girl wearing a nice Swarovski crystal cannot be matched by the tons of gold jewelery. Indians also need to realize concepts like wedding registry ( that Jeseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275546080463932417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-29574277741186900072008-01-17T01:32:00.000+05:302008-01-17T01:32:00.000+05:30I know..I know..you like diamonds more..;-PBut ser...I know..I know..you like diamonds more..;-P<BR/><BR/>But seriously it often amuses me who really likes to wear such amounts of gold..<BR/><BR/>does the girl like it??<BR/>or is it the girl's parents who want to show off??<BR/>Or <BR/>Does the boy like it??<BR/>or does the boy's parents insist on it??<BR/><BR/>Logically all four are least attractive as far I see.mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-52675654212127486102008-01-17T01:24:00.000+05:302008-01-17T01:24:00.000+05:30SL,I have been reading for sometime now but this w...SL,<BR/>I have been reading for sometime now but this would be my first comment. Bear with me..this is going to be a long one..<BR/><BR/>Frankly I am getting bored of people complaining about the grandeur of a indian wedding. I am telugu/tamilian so let me just call it indian. When I had mine I did want a grand ceremony. I am only child and my parents never took me to any wedding. So the only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-38410539807588292062008-01-16T16:03:00.000+05:302008-01-16T16:03:00.000+05:30Jiby: People are too used to it I guess. No one ra...Jiby: People are too used to it I guess. No one raises their voice so there is no discussion. Besides weddings are such joyous events :) <BR/><BR/>deepti: lol! We call them Mobile Gold Showrooms :p Little knowing that while we laugh at others the exact same fate awaits us :p<BR/><BR/>Anon: It is plausible for the serious investor I guess. But how many mallu gals will sell her wedding jewelry?<BR/silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-86051028265745999202008-01-16T13:37:00.000+05:302008-01-16T13:37:00.000+05:30Its good to write sensible and useful post with so...Its good to write sensible and useful post with some reality once in a while!good one<BR/>displaced_malluAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-82948498944285108342008-01-16T08:35:00.000+05:302008-01-16T08:35:00.000+05:30why dont u see gold as possible investment? gold p...why dont u see gold as possible investment? gold price has alomost doubled in 2 yrs. Some1 who was wearing a kg of gold in her wedding 2 yrs back must be laughing her to some local bank now. with dollar falling, gold price will continue to rise. atleast with gold, u r guaranteed to get ur money back unlike an overpriced pizza from pizzahut or an overpriced coffee from barista.<BR/><BR/>anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-56133318028802729552008-01-15T15:20:00.000+05:302008-01-15T15:20:00.000+05:30Dont all of us call the Mallu brides "alluka jewe...Dont all of us call the Mallu brides "alluka jewellery ads" etc etc .. ok ok I know i am being patronising to one Mr. alluka, but isnt he the one most visible on TV.. aah or is it some bhima guy :D<BR/>Always wonder, imagine if our weddings were in Bihar .. the dacoits would have a field day :))<BR/>Hats off to your cousins for keeping it simple and sweet ..<BR/>Nice post anjali :) ( as usual)Deeptihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945856816130429384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-13267574301143631212008-01-15T13:13:00.000+05:302008-01-15T13:13:00.000+05:30my sis just got married...i made a lament about th...my sis just got married...i made a lament about the money being spent... all i got was horrified looks from all parties concerned...for a second there, i froze and asked myself if i loved my sis! anyways i can't write about it as i will make too many ppl unhappy...glad u wrote this one. but i decided then and there that when i do get married i wont bankrupt myself just for the sake of a glitzy Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.com