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Friday, June 03, 2005
the upcoming trip
"Family vacations are one when you go with people you need to get away from". i am going to be a part
of one such vacation next week.
Last month my maternal grandfather got together all is children, son in laws & grandchildren & told all to
get their passports. Since two years all of us (kids & grandkids) had been after his life to take us to London
on a family vacation. (Dubai was a backup plan).
We were all excited like mad - wow finally we were going to go...yippee. I had given a two month leave application
when he said he wanted to meet us with the passports. With all my cousins, khalas & mamoo, it would be one hell of a trip.
Not that I am a very family person, but I looked foward to spending time with my cousin (a mad clan of 13 -23 year olds) & mamoo.
Finally on friday we met. Everybody was charged up. My cousins had already browsed the net for all the places that needed to be
visited in London & Dubai (because they yet had to find out where the vacation was happening).
Little did we know that we were in for a surprise (or shock for some). He was taking us all for an Umra!!!
If shock could be captured in a camera, this was the moment. All my cousins had faces that were almost touching the floor. So
much for all the wishful planning....
I was having an emotional turbulence...there was excitement, dissapointment, anticipation & dread all at the same time.
So, come this saturday, "the family vacation" should begin. Its a very intresting mix of people who are going to be in each others
face for the upcoming 18 days.
Starting with the elders, my nani who loves her grandchildren, but at the same time needs her space, my mamoo whos usually
victimised btw his sisters & his wife, my mom who manages to find time to gossip anywhere & everywhere, my elder khala, who
cant understand when we'll get time to sleep, my younger khala, whos forever running after her twin troubles, my dad who loves
to take responsibility for everyone, my nana whos a control freak, my mami, who is the new generation bahu (which is kool, but
family obviously refuses to agree, the usual saas/bahu/ naand phenomena) & me who is forever looking for her own space.
In the younger clan we have more ammusing people. Starting with my youngest sister, who is just too worried about the fact that
"agar umra din mein kiya tu dhoop mein kaalay ho jahain gay", my mamos elder daughter whos worried if she will have access to
the internet or not, my other cousin is worried about if we will get enough time to shop, she wants to go to Jeddah & spend her time
in the malls there, my youngest cousin who is such a mother clinger, she starts to cry when she even sees her dad, my khalas
son, who cant understand why he cant wear shorts underneath the ahraam, my other sister who has issues sharing a room with
the family, and my khalas daughter whos just worried if she can get sometime to go and spend with her friend in Riyadh.
Hmm...with such a variety of people, I anticipate a memorable trip full of experiences & happenings...who knows after this
next year maybe we might just end up in London or Dubai...
Too bad both my khaloos refused to go, they are going to miss out on quite a bit of entertainment!
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