In America

 Divya is busy making palada to complete her responsibilities for the onasadya we would have with Amruth/Anjana family, and Anjana's friend Anju and her mother. I am busy, buying last minute items like "thengakothu" for the payasam, trying to get the bathroom tubelights fixed etc.     Once cooking was complete, got busy, getting into traditional clothes. Meanwhile, Amruth and family arrived. But they were not in traditional clothes. Soon after Anju and family arrived as well. They were not in traditional clothes either. Amruth commented "This looks as though a bunch of north Indian families have barged into a malayali household".      Amruth had come, armed with a tripod and Canon Rebel. We walked around in the backyard, scouting for good spots to place the tripod. Based on a recent DOP experience with re-creating a childhood photo of my wife's cousin group, I knew that this is no trivial exercise. Amruth seemed to have clarity on what backgrounds woul...

Reshmi had called Divya and during the call mentioned that Sudheer,Reshmi and children would be visiting Oak Park from Phoenix and asked whether we would like to join in as well. Saturday Morning.. Kittu piano Kittu has a trial piano class at 9:30 a.m. Started packing in the morning but we were not done by 9:30. So Kittu attended his piano class with me while Divya completed the packing and we were off to LA around lunch time.. Amal/Allu house We reached around 8 PM at Amal/Allu's house. Mahesh/Anil/Sudheer/Amal/Cinish and families were present.  After a brief chit-chat, Anil amped up the ambience, getting the husbands to sing "Andhikadappurathorola kuda.. " Anupallavi Love and appreciation for classic malayalam movie songs is something that pretty much every keralite holds close to his/ her heart. Sudheer started the "Anupallavi" quiz where Sudheer would sing the anupallavi of a song and the rest of us have to find the start of the song. Anupall...