A family friend is getting married. Social obligations require me to join in the celebrations and so today I went for her mehendi. This time a mami was innovative and she came up with a new joke. She looks at me and goes, "Ab next tu laddu khilaegi hume?" At least she dint say "U're next"

Why does everyone want to see me in a bridal ensemble? Why cant they just leave me alone? As far as my dad's efforts are concerned, I feel bad for teh man coz my horoscope hasnt matched with the guys I have liked. It is my dad's duty to give his daughter's hand in marriage. Why should the whole community be so concerned.

Everyone seems so concerned about me getting married that they feel obligated to hunt down guys from every corner of the globe. The innovative aunty tells my mother that her son-in-law's cousin's aunt's son is single and ready to mingle. I am sure she was only trying to help. Ughhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what is so bad about this whole process but it is taking a toll on me and I want this ordeal to end once and for all.

It just gets to me when these aunty's feel they have found me the perfect match. Dont they have anything better to do? You know what may be not. Probably that's why they found poor me and my friends to target. I mean how much time can you actually kill reading Narayaneeym and the Bhagwad Gita? How many saptaham's can you listen to? Poor babes. Their problem is probably lack of creativity.

Well!! They need not worry any more. I am here to their rescue. Read on!! I am spending valuable time listing out 10 things they can do to divert their minds from the the nubile women and the well qualified bachelors.

1. Add some spice to the existing tasks. Get the gentlemen who read the slokams at a routine saptaham to jazz it or better still rap it. They could spice it up by choosing a theme for each one of the seven days. Like monday could be say Eminem day, tuesday could be P Diddy day and so on....
2. Get a makeover. After all oil is the scarcest natural resource
3. Go to the temple and spend time praying, praying with devotion and not materialism.
4. Get a new hobby. Salsa classes are springing up like nobody's business.
5Stop worrying about me and start meditating.
6. Read. Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert.... the options are endless
7. Learn how to use the computer and yes, also learn how to speak softly on Gtalk.
8. Watch Honeymoon Travels (Refer to post number 3 i think)
9. Stay indoors. (The poor mamas are so neglected)
10.Stop worrying about me and start meditating.

I recommend this post to all mamis. I pray that I can witness an awakening of some kind.