Celebrating life!

Why do Malayalees end up with such crazy names? Sample some typical ones: Biju, Baiju, Jino, Chintu. Where on earth do they get these names from? While men end up with Siju, Binu, Mejo and Jithu; for the girls its Seena, Liji, Dainy and Litty. I can understand if you think you're little one’s a Prince and name him so (I have several such friends in eminent positions). But if so where are all the Princesses???? We’ve had sensible names before – George, Mary, Lakshmi, Krishna, Fatima, Sayed. There’s a long list to choose from. But no. We insist on naming them Laiju, Raijo, Bini, Chinju and Sinsy. It leaves you wondering whether you’re going to deal with a man or a woman though quite sure the person is from Kerala. But I suppose it is that undefeatable spirit after all, countering the unpronounceable Shlovskis and Teacharlmiskas of the world that created Sr. Lousy and the brothers Kissme and Loveme.

I have a neighbor Aptly nicknamed Nosey For he tells hubby “Drive your car to work not your scooter” and me – “had any more flash flood in the flat when you went out and left the washing machine on?” But I wonder, what would happen if he nosed too far and got his nose stuck in a big-deep-blue bucket full to the brim of untainted evil.