The small screen in front of me showed "1 hour and 30 min " to reach the destination .. it wasn't that long a time if i was watching a movie or having my fave meal , but to wait for that long was a great big deal... the best i thought was to close my eyes and try to sleep so that the time passes without taking a toll on my patience, so i cuddled in the blue blanky and shut my eyes ... until i was woken by the stewardess. I was sure i had slept for long , till i had a look at the screen again and it was highly disappointing to see " 1 hour 20 min " to reach the destination .. Huh !!
Though the Singapore Airlines takes really good care of you ,but the veggie food served is way too bland or maybe it seemed to me after having the delicious mom cooked food for three months !!
The blue printed uniforms of the stewardess were very stylish and chic and was really making a bold statement,undoubtedly !!
The closed toed shoes were just so lovely that I couldn't resist to ask if these were available otherwise for us to purchase , but she in her very sweet Singaporean accent, apologetically conveyed that these are custom made only for the people on board. Quite expected actually !!
After those very long one and a half hours i reached Sydney , where i was welcomed by Kalyan , i was just too thrilled by the very sight of him, somewhat like i used to be when mom used to come to pick me up in my Kindergarten days .... i know the comparison is a lill weird, but all the more true !!
While pulling my luggage out i saw kalyan standing far with camera in one hand and a rose in the other ....that time when i hugged him i felt "I belong here,in these arms " . My cousins joined us soon and we all drove home .... with another sis waiting for us back home and the Kids whom i was meeting for the very first time ever ..... the boys had their share of Scotch and we all slept early for the very early day next morning ... it was really sweet of my sis to give away her beautiful bedroom to us !!
Woken by the alarm at 4 am I ran down to the kitchen where we girls had decided to eat our early and only meal for the day. We were fasting for karvachauth , a fast that we Indian married women keep for our dear husband's long life & health ... so, no food and no water until the moon is seen !
The ladies with full enthusiasm apply heena on their hands and deck up in the best of traditional attires !!
....... finally it was evening when the whole affair started ... from getting ready to worshiping and to finally having the most wanted evening tea!!
Who wouldn't want to pose happy in front of a person who smiles like this while clicking a picture !!
And so i did !!
though the camera shy that i am , its never enough for him ....
The worshiping part lasted not more than twenty min which was fun as it was my first time ever participating ....... we were free now till the moon showed so we passed time by doing this ..........
The cute lill baby adi stole the show with his so very innocent eyes and a bubbly face !!
Finally we started moving to the point where the moon shows up generally. It was already 10.30pm and the moon was still acting all pricey
And finally after five minutes , the moon showed up , it was HUGE and so very beautiful......finally i did the rituals praying for kalyan's long life and he made me have water .....trust me, it never tasted that sweet ever before !!!
It was a wonderful time spent with my cousins and they made it really very special for me ... the next morning i was excited to leave for Canberra and see my own house for the very first time!
The first weekend in Sydney completely Rocked !!
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