Post Engagement Period :-D

"Michigan nagaram urangum neram, thanimai adarndhadhu, paniyum padarndhadhu"

"Pechellaam thaalaatu pola ennai uranga vaika nee illai"

"Naan inge neeyum anga indha thanimayil nimishangal varushamaanadheno"

"Sil endru boomi irundhum indha tharunathil kulir kaalam kodaiyaanadheno"

"Vaa anbe neeyum vandhaal sendhanal kooda panikatti pole maarume"

Ennada iva ore feelings aa pozhinji thalraale ne paakareengala.Onnum illa, enaku oru short term onsite opportunity kadachidhu and now I am at Michigan till March end. Engagement mudinji koncha naal kooda aagala adhukulla onsite poga vendiyadha pochu(ippo purinjirkume andha varigal edhuku nu).

Before two months:

1. H1 stamp aana approm I was waiting for a long term onsite opportunity

2. Saapdradhuku avlo paduthuven appa amma va

3. Phone bill oralavuku kammiyaa varum(though I had friends in a different state and I made std calls)

4. Office time la office velai mattum thaan paathutu irundhen

5. Lunch time naa oru one hr, break la oru 10min arattai friends oda

6. Evening veetuku vandha TV illa system la muzhugiduven(of course appa amma va koncham paduthitu)

7. Weekend friends veetuku poven, illa phone panni arupen, illa TV or system la vettiku edhaavadhu paathutrupen

Last month oruthar vandhu ponnu paathutu ponaaru.Nichayam um odane mudichaanga. En routine ellaam maari pochu.

1. Normal aa I take maximum half an hr to get ready to go to office. Ippo paadhi neram dream pannitrukardhunaala, it almost takes double the time.

2. Office la paadhi neram seat la irukardhu illa, velila olaathite phone pesa vendiyadhu(neriya per idhe maadhiri alanjitrukardha paathu naane idhungallaam velai senji kizhicha maadhiri dhaan nu thuppirken :-p)

3. Enaku munnaadiye enaku therinjavanga vandhu hi sollitu povaanga,avanga andha side pona approm thaan yaaro hi sonnaangale yaar adhu nu thirumbi paathu hi solluven. Sometimes adhuvum thonaama next time avangala paakum bothu "ennellaam ippo kandukardhe illa" nu nakkal kekara nelamai aagidum.

4. Ippo lunch time strictly 30 min and break strictly 5min(rest of the time avar kitta phone la kadalai poda vendaama)

5. Phone bill ore maasathula egiruduchu, almost twice my usual phone bill(US vandhutene inume enna nu nenakaadheenga,calling card pottu pesitruken..though a bit reduced..enna inga varadhe save panlaam tu, anga maadhiriye pesitrundhena, thalaila thundu dhaan)

6. Avar, avar appa amma ellaarum enna nalla saapda sonnaanga nu, ishtathuku kanda time la edhaavadhu thinnutruken.Saapaadu intake also has increased. Enga amma nakkal aa "naanga sollumbothellaam kandukave illa, ippo avar sollradhu vedha vaaku aayducha" nu solli kaatraanga adi kadi.It is ok..all in the game :-p

7. Evenings and weekends most of the time en friends kittendhu complaints" Idhellaam nalla illa solliten, eppo phone pannaalum, Number busy nu varudhu, naangalum irukom, engalayum nyaabagam vechiko" nu kathitu poraanga.

Indha maadhiri neriyaa maatrangal life la.Anubava saaligal vera ethi udraanga, saying "Indha post-engagement period oru golden period, don't waste it" nu.Ellaame romba pudhusa iruku but really nice. There is someone who is there specially for you, who laughs with u,cries with u and shares everything with u. The best part is, since I am the only child of my parents, I had my parents undivided love and affection. I thought it would be a herculean task to get me away from them after marriage. But actually it doesn't seem so now itself :-D

Well, before marriage, ppl might live in a world of fantasies and after marriage when reality hits hard, they might find it hard to cope up and end up in big fights. I sincerely hope and pray that I should have the necessary understanding capability and the maturity to distinguish between important and unimportant or petty issues to act accordingly. I should have lesser expectations and should be able to adjust well so that no huge disappointments will be in store.Well, I pray that my marriage should be like a fairy tale which ends with a beautiful note "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!!"