Malayalee food carnival in Sunnyvale
The highway exit was jammed with malayalee families. A car came next to me and a lady brought the window down and requested "Ariyathe lane maari poyi, onnu kerikkotte.. ".. She was requesting me to let her into the car lane in malayalam.. she knew I was a malayalee.. Amruth and family had reached earlier on and had taken our tickets as well. Amruth's wife Anjana gave me the ten coupons and I got with Amruth on the food stalls line. While we were walking in, I had overheard some tamil/telugu conversations as well - nice to note extra support. All proceeds from the event would go to kerala flood relief fund. There was generally a good feel as we were walking into the crowds. Classic community feeling. Being part of a larger group. Felt good to note that all the phone conversations around were all in malayalam, people like us, all around. Being at home, at a place far away. On a related note, I have a...