DISSECTING MY TRIP TO L.A

I am on my way back to Morgantown after a good break in L.A for almost three weeks….I am typing this in mid air….will post this when I go home. L.A was great. I just loved the weather especially with me coming from a cold winter in Morgantown. The comfort of going out without any winter jackets was great and I took full advantage of it by roaming around in shorts.

Actually I did not go out much in L.A especially with my cousin’s child it was tough going out. I am also not that inclined to traveling. We did go out to Sanfransisco. It was a fun trip too where we almost took breaks every 25 miles and spent most of our time in eating. We did manage to find time to see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Crooked Street in the busy schedule during that trip. My cousin was so scared to see the crooked street as she felt the route to the Crooked Street was very steep and risky. Finally when I saw the street I was really surprised about my as it was just like a street in Morgantown. Maybe my cousin has not seen such streets but it was just like a ride in Morgantown. It closely resembled Eighth Street in Morgantown.

I would have loved to go to India during this break but L.A was as close as I can get to my home. It was really good to live in a family environment after a year having good homemade breakfast lunch and dinner. Thanks to my cousins and Perimma, I had a great time.

I was also really amazed to see my Perimmaa so obsessed with SUNTV and its nonstop nonsense megaserials. Even I am fanatic about football and NBA and some other shows but not as obsessed as her. I can live without football and NBA and other TV shows but I seriously doubt if Perimmaa can live without TV serials. I was also really amazed at her multitasking doing so many household chores and cooking and still managing to get a glimpse of her favorite SUNTV. She does not change the channel and does not need a remote control. It will be interesting to know if she uses the remote control and watches other channels in India. I should not be making fun of her especially after the considerable time she took in providing some lovely food for me. Sorry Perimmaa( if at all you get to read this) !!!. But one final incident before I change gears to another topic. I was watching TV in the morning around 9 AM. As usual I was watching ESPN. I was thinking Perimmaa is sleeping and it will take some time for her to do her early morning chores and so I can watch ESPN till then. She got out of bed in 5 minutes and to my alarming surprise she just came straight to me and told “ Its 9 AM There is Selvangal(Megaserial) on SUNTV . Please change the channel to SUNTV”

I was criticised by my cousin and perimma for not watching SUNTV and tamil movies. I was constantly reminded about my Indian origin and nativity and they told me that I have become "Americanised". The following few lines are dedicated for them as well as some of my friends who criticise me for not watching Tamil movies. Not watching Tamil movies and serials and sun news does not in any way make me anti Indian or American. Conversely watching those programmes does not make them true ambassadors of India. I have nothing against Tamil language. Its just that I dont want to watch stupid movies or serials or the totally biased news of SUNTV. Frankly I watched very few movies and very little TV while I was in India. I used to spend my time playing and chatting with friends. My TV time grew up drastically after I came here since I had no other go but sit and watch TV.

It was really tough to leave L.A. The thoughts of an 8 AM class on Monday and then working after that and also the thoughts of searching for a full time job really made me stressed out. I did not want to leave L.A but “WHEN IT’S TIME TO GO, YOU GOT TO GO”. I had a great time in L.A. But as per the saying “All good things have to come to an end”. It came to an end today.