PICTURES, PUNCTURES AND POINTS TO REMEMBER!

What do you get when you couple a family function that includes a 135 km drive to a temple outside the city, breakfast on the highway, multiple puncture delays, and a hyper active, super naughty 2 yr old at the heart of it all? Yeah, you got that right, an awesome, eventful day that is sure to remain fresh in our memories for a long, long time.

Two rounds of delicious breakfast, a round of clicking pics, a sumptuous lunch, posing for pics(something I love doing), an hr left stranded on the highway and an amazing time with the hero of the day, my 2 yr old cousin(ya, Iknow, there’s an age difference of 18 yrs between the two of us, what to do, ellam munnorgal panna thappu. :O ;P), things sure cant get more fun than this.

Btw, here are a few things that I did learn on the trip:

1. Small hotels on the highway on the outskirts of the city serve the most delicious food(hot, steaming unadulterated food that tastes just like home cooked food(well if your mom/cook isn’t really a great cook, it could taste better than home made food. ;P)

2. A spare tyre that wasn’t already punctured and discarded onto the roof of the van is VERY, VERY essential.

3. A driver who had been driving the night before and who also happens to have a habit of yawning while driving isn’t particularly recommended when you decide to go on long trips.

4. Hyper active, super naughty, fun loving, super smart 2 yr olds can be difficult to manage when in full flow. But they can be amazing fun too.

5. If it’s a family function, you will always find a group of people(generally, distant relatives of the in-laws) who sit and complain about the quality of the food(however good it might be)

6. Whenever there is a family function, you will always have over doting aunts and least bothered uncles. ;D

7. If the function is based in a temple, you can be mighty sure of finding monkeys and the offsprings (generally the smaller ones but u do find older ones too, at times) of their evolved life forms running around the temple premises with equal zest.

8. Always remember to stack up loads of food and water to last the whole of the travel time!

9. Dilapidated buildings near temples and/ or the temple itself serve as excellent spots to pose for FB profile pics. ;D

And last but not the least

10. If you are a compulsive blogger like me, always remember to put your thoughts into words when the events are still fresh in your mind. A bit like what I have done here. ;)

Keep smiling,

Until next time,

Adios!