Ek Rishta

Well, today is a day worth recording....after much to and fro...I am finally cleared to be engaged. Wasn't too much keen on the ceremony as such....haven't really been ceremonically-inclined. But then if it brings some joy to the mater et pater....why not.

My folks sure were delighted when I ACTUALLY decided to get married. They were kinda worried where I would bring my to-be bride from....and I was equally adamant of finiding one on my own........Even put in an advert at shaadi.com......but things didnt work out. I guess having a matrimonial ad, listing your occupation as "Student" is really not very prudent advertising.

Anyways things didnt work out on the shaadi.com website.....and then Singapore happened...

When I went back home for the Xmas vacs....Mom and Pop had done some research.....and the standard Beta-we-have-a-nice-girl-for-you conversation started, inevitably(might I add). As expected I started with my whining about how my likes and dislikes are different etc etc.....But then I agreed.....one more trip would do me no harm. Besides I got a chance to drive my beloved "Ferrari" ....."Ferrari" is a 1978 Premier...all white....typical Dad car. I was born in 1977...so figure.

When I saw Vaishali for the first time, I was really struck by her poise and confidence. Not like the other girls I had seen...who thought the floor was more interesting than I. I know I am not exactly Brad Pitt....but finding polished granite more interesting....doesn't exactly work wonders for your ego. Anyways we had a chair covered by some fundu looking material where her highness deigned to sit...directly opposite me(which was engineered again).....Spoke to Vaishali after that for a few minutes. Got back home. I conveyed my consent to my M and P...who in turn conveyed it to her M and P. And so here we are.....finally to be bethrothed on June 16. Maybe wed sometime early in 2007.