marriage reception of my boss
well my boss who is a canadian married a indian gal. (he's my boss in cupertino, california and still continues to be until i complete my logical move to bangalore).there was a reception arranged by the bride's family in taj-westend hostel bangalore. its a nice place, star hotel (probably 5 star??).
one thing which i always remember in star hotels in bangalore is food is average at best. i don't know why, whether its because its prepared in most sanitary way.
don't know. it just lacks the taste of great food outside - not to mention at lot lot less price. although one thing which is always good in star hotel food is their desserts (ice-creams).
oh i lost track, we arrived little late at reception, but things were just starting - so we're ontime :-). we - includes me and my wife.
after my marriage this is the first social outing for us in bangalore. we took an auto given that my wife was wearing a silk-saree and i'm still getting used to driving my 2-wheeler.
the day before this reception i took her to shopping at jayanagar 4th block and i did reasonably well. but this day we took auto. i bought couple of flower bouquets and had already bought a gift.
we bought it during our mysore trip, but later i found out the invitation specifically said no gifts. its a small one anyways so i deceided to give it.
the reception hall was pretty crowded, my manager and his wife (both of them very good friends of mine by the way) was giving talk. we went in and arrived the open area outside the hall where all my india team colleagues were there.
all of them had come with families and couple of them with kids. only one bachelor. we joined the queue to give the bouquet (and gift) had a photo.
then went out and chatted with my colleagues. then we took the dinner, my earlier comments about food stands. i'm normally very slow eater and this day i was even worse.
once dinner was over many of my colleagues started leaving and it was time for us too (especially since we had to catch auto). we spent sometime with the couple and had another photo.
my manager would've been surprised to see such a huge crowd, most of the people who are invited turning up especially with their families. or probably he was already educated :-).
thats the way things are done in india. the social interactions will be lot more friendly and very open. it makes one wonder the contradictions of the society.
in west (atleast in US) generally people are trustable, but one doesnot trust a stranger, does not open up easily. in india its vice-versa. there are lot of things in which we're at opposite spectrum.
probably because we're exactly opposite in the globe. don't know. something to ponder. the social structure, cultural philosophies seem to differ so much.
the commanalities are democratic countries with a lot of pride (i guess thats true with most countries).
about the couple they make an excellent pair, the bride also having stayed in canada/US longtime is westernized and a blend of both cultures.
groom having been brought up in a conservative family is a natural fit for such a bride. he ofcourse loves all kinds of food (especially indian), willing to try things.
i feel nice to have made friends like him through my stay in US. he promised to attend my wedding, infact would have if not for the clash with his wedding and plans with mine.
his impressions about driving in india were mostly unsurprising given the fact that i felt the sameway after being in US and coming back here.
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