I promised myself that i'll write atleast 2 blog posts a month, but i was unable to do so for more than a month now. Not because i have so many followers eagerly waiting to read my ramblings (in fact i don't have even one *wink*), it's just for personal satisfaction. For me blogging is the best form of expression these days as i don't have any good friends around with the same wave length.
There are basically 2 reasons for taking a complete break from blogging - (1) My Kerala trip, which was after almost a decade (8.5 yrs to be very precise). I mentioned about it in my last post.(2) Lots of pending work at office that i had to complete after returning back from my short 20 days vacation (short for me, long for my boss and very very long for the gal who was handling my profile during my absence *grins*). Nevertheless i had a great time there as it was a much awaited trip, my 1st visit to my ancestral home after marriage with my new family :) & my Aaliya baby's first ever Kerala trip.
Highlights of my Kerala trip:
- Spend some quality time with my family - my better half and especially 10 month old baby :), which is actually an privilege for working mothers like me, who often suffer from the guilt of not being able to spend enough time with their children.
- Met my relatives and cousins after ages, met some unexpected ones :) [thanks to the festive season], couldn't meet some expected ones :(, met some for the 1st time (esp my hubby's relatives).
- Had an opportunity to attend the Christmas Carol service at the Kottanad Trinity Marthoma Church, (Ayioram), Pathanamthitta (Dist). This was for the 1st time that I attended the Christmas Carol Service in Kerala and it was a wonderful experience. The choir sang really well, music was mesmerizing, the programs were well organised. Bingo to the Yuvajan Sakhyam for their talent & efforts.
- Got a chance to attend a wedding at Mulanthurti Church (my MIL's parish), the main reason for attending the wedding was to see the century old church, which is extremely magnificent and the most obvious reason was the Kerala wedding food, which was an ultimate gastronomical experience!!
- Wanted to witness the Kerala rains...it rained indeed, not once but twice (on 23rd Dec & 31st Dec). Nothing beats the scenic beauty of Kerala and especially when it rains. It's simply awesome!
- Now the best part - Kerala Food -it's amazing, you can try making all those recipes , with the same ingredients anywhere else in the world, it never taste as good as it tastes when you are having it in Kerala, cooked in traditional manner. All the curries, thorans, merukuperatys, meen, erachis, samandhi, appams, palaharams...absolutely everything tastes heavenly - especially when you don't have to cook it yourself, there are others doing it for you *wink*.
- Been to Kochi, the city that's developed & still developing at a breath taking pace. I was extremely impressed by the city's infrastructure, the only city in Kerala to be in the league of a Metro (provided it creates more employment opportunities) , which i'm sure, it will become in the near future. I got so carried away that i felt like relocating there, however my feelings changed as soon as i heard the property (flat/land) prices.
- Me & my better half enjoyed this trip thoroughly, but there is one person, who enjoyed this trip, more than us - thats our little angel - Princess Aaliya, playing, crawling around, blabbering, entertaining everyone everywhere, seeking & enjoying all the attention from old & young alike ( for once, i didn't feel jealous of another female getting all the attention *grins*, i was rather overjoyed - i guess that's one thing that distinguishes a mother - daughter relationship, from all other women - women relationships).