Caroline in Kerala - blog
January 25th, 2007
I was blessed with a seat in the 5th row on my first leg, only to find it wouldn’t recline because the exit row was behind us. The two computer engineers on either side of me were headed back to their jobs in Singapore after their first year of work abroad, and were intent on getting loaded with the excuse that it would “help sleep.” I worried what damage two lightweights from Calicut could do on a 4 hour flight, but all ended well, especially after our conversation:
Computer Engineer: Did you enjoy India?
Me: Oh yes, Kerala is beautiful.
CE: For how long you are here?
Me: Forty days.
CE: (dismissively) Oh, four days.
Me: No, four-teeeee.
CE: (more impressed) Ahh, fourteen!
Me: NO. Forty. Four-zero. Forty.
CE:(looking shocked) Oh my God, what for?!?Then I got to drop the “visiting my in-laws and family” which is my favorite secret code for “I’m married, and what’s more I’m married to a Mallu and he’s much bigger than you, so don’t hit on me or he’ll kick your scrawny programmin’ ass.”
That is really mean, Caroline!
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February 15th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Hey… I didn’t mean it to be “mean” - just descriptive. They seemed to be nice, rather naive fellows from Calicut.
Ennike Kerala ishtamanam!
Anyone is welcome to check out other chapters of my Keralan (not-so-adventerous) adventures at http://carolineinkerala.blogspot.com
Cheers and thanks!
February 19th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Caroline,s blog is just another, wannabe phirangi, white judeo-christian nationalist aka western look at Kerala.. Caroline, As if we dont have enough to deal with.. why dont you all stay out of our state.. you all dont even pay a naya paisa in taxes.. so you dont really have the right to “save” kerala or talk about it..3 weeks of vacation once in 5 years wont qualify you for that..maybe you should ask you nurse mom who got her subsidised or free education in kerala er.. and your grandpa who spent a lot of time tapping rubber.
Go back to where you will be put in ur right place,..pumping gas for your white masters.. without any complaints..leave us alone.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Siby, this is Caroline’s husband responding to your misinformed, juvenile, stinking of envy, post. It just seemed more appropriate that I reply, because like you, I am a Malayali too, only without a small town hick mentality and a lexicon which is nothing more than pseudo wannabe literary communist regurgitations.
Your character sketch of Caroline leaves me to believe that not only are you ignorant, you are also illiterate. I would assume that anyone with a passion for writing drivel the way you do, would at least take the time to know more about what you are spewing venom against. But alas, in the true tradition of all your worthless influences, from our beloved state, you choose to leave nuggets of your ill-researched bullshit.
Here’s a quick analysis of you…from me…your country cousin.You were a sub standard student through school, had the popularity of a cholera outbreak throughout your life, a career that doesnt amount to much, a wife , who much to her misery has to live with you, and with no prospects in the forseeable future…you try to validate your existence by venting about everyone you cannot be and everything you cannot achieve. I’m sure it makes you feel good, but its still a sad escapist life you lead.
So learn to appreciate other people’s efforts in learning about new cultures and places. Get rid of your know-it-all mentality…because believe me you dont know it all…not by a long shot. Stop fantasising about all your homo-erotic experiences with other similar know it alls…and give your sham marriage an honest shot. At least make that the one honest thing you do.
Oh…and as far as rubber tapping grandfathers go, theres a very high possibility that your entire kudumbam…worked with cattle..considering the manure you manage to lay down.
You wish you were capable enough to pump gas!!
Regards
Sebastian George
March 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Guys, take it easy!
April 1st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
everybody!!
calm down!:O
caroline’s secret code was funny!
will go to her site soon
May 30th, 2008 at 12:58 am
hello sebastian,
You really come across as a very frustrated fellow,what happened man??? I have been lucky enough to travel all over europe and united states because of my work and if there are positives out there there are a lot of negatives too.
Just because you got married to a good for nothing white and is doing some sort of job some where outside dont give you the right to insult all those who live in india or kerala.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Another show off passing comments on kerala.Y the hell dont they just get out of the state and do whatever it is that they do. The guy sebastin is having illusions of grandure after getting a white thrash.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Hello,
If you guys have such a problem with kerala why do you want to visit it? They feel they can just waltz into this state and pass their stinking moralistic and value judgments on those who are living here.Obviously you think that because you have a US visa and hoodwinked some white girl to marry you,you feel that you are some big shot and can talk in such an insulting way about the rest of the people here. Sebastin george what you really dont understand is that there are a lot of very rich people here ,rich beyond the imagination of people like you who revel worshiping your white masters.