Primigravida

Floating inside two years of marital bliss makes all the people around you curious with questions and one very common one among them is – aren’t you planning to have kids?

Whenever me and my husband go anywhere and I mean any part of this world, it all starts with – how long have you been married? What are you doing now? Don’t have any kids? We both will look at each other and smile and say we just got married, let things settle down a bit. Some people really bug me when they throw this question in front of a crowd – it’s really insensitive to do that you clowns! There was this particular woman in my husband’s native who asked me if I had a kid and I was like no and then her face went like as if I told her I had a dreadful disease and I was about to die the next day. She held my hand and looked up to me with such sad, pitiful eyes that I really felt like I was living my last days on earth.

At first it was funny, but as days went by it really got to my nerves. I mean here I was working to stabilize and fix holes in my life and people were like jumping everywhere and popping the inevitable question. I mean its okay but what about people who really have problems – people give them a break, will ya?


So you can imagine how everyone reacted when I told them that I was indeed going to be a mom – yes I am finally pregnant. Then everyone became doctors and dieticians telling me what to eat, what to see (yes, see on TV – apparently I shouldn’t watch violent movies), what to listen, what to talk…. The list goes on. Well, whatever it is, I know that something beautiful living in me is waiting to meet me soon...

Driving Crazy

Many of us while going to work or anywhere must have encountered a foolish driver and you must have wondered – who on earth gave these guys a license?

I do not want any one of you to think about me that way – one of the many reasons why I don’t drive despite getting a car and a license. Getting a license here is no big deal at all. You apply for a learners and voila – whether you know the difference between the clutch or the brake – you get the license. There are even people to help you in the so called written exams they have – I did not even know what was written in tamil on the screen, a guy behind me was like press A or press C.  It’s all so neatly taken care of that we have so many people with awesome driving skills here.

I drive on highways (naturally, you don’t have to use the clutch+brake much when you’re hitting 100) and that too with my husband sitting next to me who screams like he’s in labor when he sees me doing some foolish stuff. I decided that I would be taking the car only after I have mastered the art to perfection – which is by no chance anywhere near in future.

Oh, and by the way I also got a two-wheeler license. If there was any sane man on planet earth, he would have thought twice before approving my license for two-wheelers. I still remember the days I sat on the bike to learn that with my husband behind me. If there was a dog like 10 feet away from me standing on one side – I would suddenly apply brakes - my reason: what if the doggy suddenly decided to cross the road? This selfless attitude of mine would make all the vehicles behind me stop, honk and well, you can imagine the chaos. So, in case you see a foolish driver around going on the wrong side or not signaling before turning, leave the person in peace I say – it’s just not his/her fault!