Celebrating life!

http://blog.coxandkings.com/index.php/destinations/asia/tripping-on-tripunithura/ The above is a link to my article published at the Cox and Kings blog. 

These are actual situations I came across that so irked me. I realized that other people might have had similar experiences and hence the following. Feel free to add on in the comments. 1. Q: Why did u go to U.S.A.?      Answer: Simmmmmply to roam      Actual reason: Meet future husband 2. Q: Why are you going to U.S.A.?      Answer: Only to visit my sister      Actual reason: Attend cousin's wedding 3. Q: When will you start so I can also start on my work?     Answer: I'll call you and let you know     Much later from 3rd party: Did u finish doing it? The other guy did     You: ?!!!!! 4. Q: My niece keep singing more hymns (during prayer), will you? (Instead of ending it quickly)     Answer: You sing well     Actual reason: I was waiting for the other cousin to come so we can finish prayer together AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh!

     My recent trip abroad raised a few eyebrows, a lot of “lucky you”s and several jealous glances because you see, I didn't pay a dime! How you might wonder. Let me just say that endless TV and my love for entering competitions lead to my becoming one very lucky woman. Put simply, I won an all-expense trip from Comedy Central to watch a live recording of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in New York as part of the channel’s first anniversary celebrations in India. The competition involved answering a few questions online followed by a series of phone interviews that determined whether I qualified. Containing my joy was almost impossible when I learnt the news, tempered only by the fact that I wouldn't be taking hubby with me since there had been a tie in the finals. My sister-in-law was the second happiest person because we had never managed to spend any time together and she couldn't wait for us to meet up.      So one S...

A rap song composed on one of our several journeys by road in Iran on our trip when we had little to do. Genius Kaye did most of the words. Dana was our script writer (literally!!!). Therese, Mary and I helped with words when we got stuck. TJ as expected was also the grammar consultant! Eden was left with listening to us. This is a story about our trip to I-ran  travelling to a country that many think is bann(ed). Two days of the flight without any sunlight. Seven girls and a man  travelling with 3 Irani(ya)ns   driving precariously in a van  covering the country, as much as we can. We started at the palace:  It was nothing like Dallas. Went down the rabbit hole like Alice Bach, bach, bach...... ribbit, ribbit.... We were all starvin’ from looking at ancient carvins.’ So off for kabobs, there weren't any sobs. ...