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Thursday, December 25, 2008

I was on facebook just now when I came across this group about Malayalees which I found pretty interesting and funny. My family didn't really fit into all the categories but some did and I couldn't help but laugh. Ok I am a disgrace to the Malayalee community..can't speak a word but I think understanding Malayalam is good enough. So yeah, this group is 'Any Malayalee can agree...' and theres this long list below. (Just listing a few)

Your brothers and sisters names rhyme or have the same letter to start with as yours.

Prashanth, Praveen & Preethi says it all.

You have to explain to everyone, "That funny name is my father's house name."

Ok this only applies to my dad.
Valsalan s/o Arkandial Govindan

Arkandial being my grandfather's house name or smthg.

You are teased about having two first names or else that your first name should be your last and vice versa.

Hahah this happened to my eldest brother, Prashanth.

Valsalan Prashanth in his birthcert cos daddy was so proud of his first son, he had to put the Valsalan infront..

so yes my brother was called Valsalan and it isn't very nice to hear people calling u 'vaalasalaaan' especially in army. oh and my poor brother was obviously one of the last few on the class register list having a 'V' name.

he changed it to Prashanth Valsalan eventually. Smart boy.

Your mother constantly professes, "I am not gossiping on the phone. It is an important conversation..."

Very true.

When your friends find out about the name your parents call you at home, you never hear the end of it from them.

I think only Bhavna, Sha and Kalps know this one :/ think they would have forgotten by now :D

On long road trips, Mohamad Rafi or devotional songs make the time fly by.

Daddy is a very holy man.

You have to hide the fact that you have a boyfriend/girlfriend.

Basically happens in most Indian families eh.

Everybody assumes you are Christian, because you are Malaylee, but you stand up strong and say, "I am Hindu" or "I am Muslim".

Yep, it happens.

All the Malayalee guys think they are the sh*t, and all the Malayalee girls think they are too good for the sh*t.

HAHAH..true!

Your North Indian friends mention a Hindi movie, you say that the Tamil or Malayalam version was the original one and that it was better.

Not me but I've heard. Especially about 'Chandramukhi' which was err ok I had to google this 'Manichitrathazhl' the original Malyalam version and I swear I don't know how you pronounce that and then came 'Bhool Bhulaiya' in Hindi. and yeah all the older folks were saying the original Malayalam was better. Yes very typical.

If somebody asks you if you know a Malayalee person, your parents say, "His/Her father/mother was in my college." or else "Yes, We are from the same village."

My parents seem to know many Malayalees somehow.

So yep these were the few that I could relate to since my parents are both local and do not have coconut plantations in their backyard.

Anyways,

MERRY CHRISTMAS YA'LL :)