Hilarious / scary moments during honeymoon trip!

[renuka]

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Dear Renu,
What happened to your ghost friends? Did they not appear during your honeymoon trip? :fear:

Dear RR ji,

No Ghosties appeared during honeymoon but you know RR ji..during my honeymoon my husband decided to visit his cousin sisters who lived in Penang.

They were his mum's younger sister's daughters.
3 of the were working in Penang and staying in an apartment.
At that time they were still not married yet only some 20 something years old.

Ok so when I went to meet them ( I saw them last at my wedding)..to my surprise they were literally jumping on my husband and screaming Anna Anna Anna and hugging and kissing him!LOL


I was wondering what was wrong with these 3 girls cos they just saw my husband at the wedding some 1 week ago and now each one of them were hugging and kissing him non stop.

They made him sit on the sofa and all 3 sat down near him and were still hugging him.

I was looking at my husband and thought "OMG what the hell is going on!"

Then I thought Ok may be my family dont show our hugs and kisses so openly so may be that is why I was finding it weird.

Ok then when after the honeymoon was over and we reached my inlaws house..my MIL and FIL came out of the house to greet us and they were both hugging and kissing my husband non stop.
I was just watching them..especially my MIL was kissing my husband non stop on his cheeks and my FIL was hugging him tightly!

Later I asked my husband "why is everyone in your family hugging and kissing you like they haven't seen you for so long or did they think you went for honeymoon with some creature and glad you came back safe?"

My husband said becos everyone loves him!LOL

 

[Raji Ram]

.......... My husband said becos everyone loves him!...

Dear Renu,

May be they wanted to 'veRupEthify' you!! :lol:

 

[Raji Ram]

Come on P J Sir! Did you not have any hilarious moments when you wife tried to speak 'Bengali'? :blah:

 

[P.J.]

Okay, Sri P.J. Sir. I was away for four days, and so could not fulfill my promise on a timely basis.

Mine was a love marriage, love at first sight types, and I was poor, living on a University fellowship in the Midwest in USA. My close friend who at that time was living at a University campus out east in USA and graciously invited us to spend our honeymoon at his University, as he had a whole room by himself and it was summer. He was the Student Manager at his dorm and he said that he would give his room to us, as he could share a friend's room in the same dorm.

So we went, taking Amtrack train, as we could not afford to fly. Took about 20 hours of tiring journey. By the way, my wife, who was an American citizen (she was Jewish) and grew up in New Jersey, elected to wear a Saree get up for the trip. It was rather amusing then (this was 1974) to watch folks who could not understand her English, just because she wore a Saree.

Anyways, tired as we were reaching the destination in the morning, we spent the whole day with my friend, exploring the University and the surrounding environs and were shown the room at night, after dinner.

We were so tired, we wanted to go to bed right away (well I think most honeymoons are like this!) and so I crashed in on to the bed. Before I could say 'uncle', I slipped out of the bed, falling three feet to the ground! My wife, seeing that, started laughing, the way that only folks who love you laugh! The bed's top was rolling with waves, and we realized that it was a water bed, probably one of the first editions, when they did not have the non rolling technology.

Needless to say, we slept on the ground on either side of the bed, on the floor. I did not mention this to my friend, lest he would feel bad. He never knew that we slept apart during our honeymoon for 5 straight days! He is still my closest friend.

Regards,
KRS

KRS Sir

I do not know whether Honey moon period will have the same thrill when one marries a girl already known and fell in love when compared to with an unknown girl married to.
Those who are married an unknown girl might be having more enjoyment.
No one can have both these and only assumptions have to be made.

renukaji,Raji Madam : As both of you married as per arrangement, what's your view?
Kunjuppu Sir and KRS Sir will have a different opinion.

 

[Raji Ram]

......... Kunjuppu Sir and KRS Sir will have a different opinion.

Dear P J Sir,

As far as I know, Kunjuppu Sir also had an arranged wedding!

 

[Raji Ram]

I bought the book 'Learn Telugu in 30 days' and was reading and 'mugging' it whenever I had free time.

After returning from the Araku valley trip, I went to the shopping center to try my efficiency in Telugu.

The shop owner knew a bit of English but I wanted to speak Telugu.

'Coffee powder undhA'? - 'undhandi'

'Salt undhA?' - 'undhandi'

Then I thought..... 'What is this? I am talking Ram's Telugu! OK, I shall ask for moong dhal now!'

'panasa pappu undhA?' - The shop owner gave a surprised look!!

I repeated the same Q! He was flabbergasted! The he politely said, 'lEdhandi'.

I rushed back home to refer my book in which I had learnt (!!) names of dhals and fruits on the same day!

I burst into laughter when the book said 'panasa pandu = Jack fruit'!! (pandu = fruit) :lol:

 

[P.J.]

Come on P J Sir! Did you not have any hilarious moments when you wife tried to speak 'Bengali'? :blah:

Raji Madam

She learn't Bengali in a different way!! She used to keep a small quantity of items like Thuar dal, Mung Dal, etc in small transparent container and take that to shop and show that item to shop keeper to buy that item!!
Sometime she used to go with another experienced Bengali speaking older Tamil Brahmin women to market.

Once a ferocious Urudu/Bengali speaking Muslim worker in the factory threatened me that 'if you cut my wages, I will cut your body" as I was in charge of wages section then.
I did not understand what he was telling and called a Babu to explain what he was saying.
Babu explained to me that" Sir , he says he will cut your body if you cut his wages " saying this that Babu expected me to run..
But I was not running , i was really laughing as such a threatening word has been told to me,and the Ferocious looking worker also understood that I did not understand what he was telling and he also started Laughing!!

Once i was bargaining with a rickshaw walla, who asked me SAVA RUPAYA ( meaning One Rupee and twenty five paise) for the ride, as i did not understand what is SAVA RUPAYA meant, I FIRMLY told him.. NAHI , NAHI, EK RUPAYA ATT ANNA ( One Rupee eight annas ) ..
The Rickshaw fellow was laughing..at me..

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear P J Sir,

My friend also did a similar comedy! She was bargaining the price of an item. The shopkeeper said,

'pachees roopyA madam'. She did not know that it meant twenty five rupees. She said, 'No, no! Only

pachAs roopyA!' and gave him fifty rupees because she knew only the word pachAs!!

 

[KRS]

Dear Sri P.J. Sir,

I want to be very careful in my response, because I do not want to hurt anyone's feelings. Please understand, what I am going to say is just my personal view and there is no right or wrong when it comes to love and marriage, as long as it works for the couple concerned.

The 'thrill' does not go out just because one 'loves' before marriage - the honeymoon is always special. Having said that, I understand what you are saying - the arranged marriage also includes the acts of falling in love and courtship during the honeymoon.

But to me, I am wired such that I need to be 'in love' with the girl, before any intimacy. This is a gradual process for me and this is why, if I would have had an arranged marriage, after the wedding night, the elder relatives would have been disappointed to see a bed slept on by only one! It is just me.

Regards,
KRS

KRS Sir

I do not know whether Honey moon period will have the same thrill when one marries a girl already known and fell in love when compared to with an unknown girl married to.
Those who are married an unknown girl might be having more enjoyment.
No one can have both these and only assumptions have to be made.

renukaji,Raji Madam : As both of you married as per arrangement, what's your view?
Kunjuppu Sir and KRS Sir will have a different opinion.

 

[P.J.]

Dear Sri P.J. Sir,

I want to be very careful in my response, because I do not want to hurt anyone's feelings. Please understand, what I am going to say is just my personal view and there is no right or wrong when it comes to love and marriage, as long as it works for the couple concerned.

The 'thrill' does not go out just because one 'loves' before marriage - the honeymoon is always special. Having said that, I understand what you are saying - the arranged marriage also includes the acts of falling in love and courtship during the honeymoon.

But to me, I am wired such that I need to be 'in love' with the girl, before any intimacy. This is a gradual process for me and this is why, if I would have had an arranged marriage, after the wedding night, the elder relatives would have been disappointed to see a bed slept on by only one! It is just me.

Regards,
KRS

KRS Sir

Whether it is arranged marriage or Love marriage, most boys are very nervous in their first outing!! ( attempt)

 

[P.J.]

Raji Madam

My wife wanted to buy a few Banana leaves and she could not leave the home because our son was only 3 months old then; I was also away on to meet some friend; in those days there was no cell phone to communicate also.
so she decided to send our Behari servant maid who does not know any English, to get Banana Leaves.

She made a drawing of banana leave, and explained in sign language to the Behari maid, an gave her Rs 10/- note.

Behari maid appeared to have understood what my wife wanted, and nodded her head, but when she returned from the market with the item, my wife was stunned!!

She bought a big fish and holding it upside own, by a thick rope!!!

My wife has no other option but to give her the Fish without touching it!!!

 

[renuka]

KRS Sir

I do not know whether Honey moon period will have the same thrill when one marries a girl already known and fell in love when compared to with an unknown girl married to.
Those who are married an unknown girl might be having more enjoyment.
No one can have both these and only assumptions have to be made.

renukaji,Raji Madam : As both of you married as per arrangement, what's your view?
Kunjuppu Sir and KRS Sir will have a different opinion.

OK PJ sir,

Since you want to story..here it is.

When I saw my husband 1st time when he came to my house...I liked him on the spot cos that time he looked like an actor I used to be very fond of!LOL

He also was visibly fond of me and he told me after marriage that he liked me cos I was the slimmest among all the girls he saw.
My husband likes pencil slim girls.

And also he was the only Mappillai who did not mind me being vegetarian.
Since I am a NB..not many NB are pure veg out here.

He also did not drink and smoke and had a firm believe in God.

You see I did not want any Atheist or Agnostic as a husband ok.

Even though I am not ritualistic and do not celebrate most occasions..I love God and did not want a husband who would hinder spirituality.

And for me it was Lovvu at 1st sight or attraction,chemistry or what ever you call it!

I got registered marriage to my husband after 1 month of knowing him and had a temple wedding 6 months after that.

I was not too excited over the temple wedding cos I was already a legally married via registration..so the temple wedding was just for my parent's sake.

PJ sir...honeymoon period excitement differs from person to person.

Being with the person you are fond off whether you knew the person before or only after marriage makes no difference..cos technically we do not marry a total stranger...each person who comes into our life would have had a connection in some form or another in our previous life/lives...just like the lyrics of this song:



Tera mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi
Yoonhi Nahin Dil Lubhaata Koi

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear friends,
Let me be very clear about the purpose of starting this thread. Here is the OP for reference. :ranger:

For a change...... Let me start this thread.

There will be some hilarious / scary episodes during the honeymoon trip, for sure. The language

spoken in that place will be one of the reasons. I want dear friends to share such experiences.

I had both hilarious and scary episodes!

P.S: Renu and P J Sir are welcome to share some ghost stories too! ...

Let it NOT deviate to 'A style' posts. :nono:

Thank you!

 

[Raji Ram]

.......... She made a drawing of banana leave, and explained in sign language to the Behari maid, an gave her Rs 10/- note.

Behari maid appeared to have understood what my wife wanted, and nodded her head, but when she returned from the market with the item, my wife was stunned!!

She bought a big fish and holding it upside own, by a thick rope!!!..........

OMG... That is a good one! ound:

P.S: But is Madam P J so bad at drawing?

 

[Raji Ram]

Let me share my experience!

Ram came with his mom to 'see' me! My eldest mAmA and mAmi also had come for moral support!

The elders started talking and I was in another room while Ram was sitting in the drawing room. As

usual, Ram's mom was 'shown' our house first. When I saw his mom clad in the nine yards 'madisAr'

silk saree, I was a little nervous! OMG... Their family might be too much 'madi and AchAram' type!

She was a soft spoken lady and I liked her. But very soon, she asked my mother, 'mAmi, where do you

'keep' your girls on 'those days'? I find all the rooms big!' My mom replied, 'We do not allow them only

near the swami but they go to all the rooms. See, my husband is a doctor by profession and he wants

them to maintain hygiene'. ( In Sing. Chennai, one of our relatives would NOT allow the daughters to

touch the water stored in buckets but were provided one special bucket for 'that' day! They can not have

bath on 'those' days! I used to feel yucks when I heard this!) My mAmi came rushing and told Ram's

mom that I can adjust to their style of life whenever I am in their house. Ram was working in Vizag.

And V R ma'am had seen him many times in the officer's club get together-s and had a very high opinion

about him. My parents were very happy about his family and our horoscope match! Then I was asked

to play two songs on the Veena. Then only I came to the drawing room and sat down to play 'chinnanj

chiRu kiLiyE' and my mAnaseega Guru's 'kuyil' song. I did not talk to Ram!


After snacks and coffee Ram and his mom were dropped at Pollachi railway station from where they

were picked up earlier by my dad. After reaching their village, they sent the date for 'betrothal' at their

house, by a telegram!

 

[P.J.]

Raji Madam/renukaji

My wife drew only banana leave, leaving the tree, that might have looked like a fish!!

Nice to read Raji madam; it seems you also did not have separate talking session with Sri.Ram Sir prior to marriage.
Nowadays during pen parkum padalum, both boy and girl meet separately for 15-20 minutes to get know each other.


In our time, this was not the practice but a few parents allowed this; that way every thing becomes new.

renukaji, you say we are connected in someway to each other in our previous birth!! then how will you explain those cases of divorce where the marriage ends without lasting long!! also what about second marriage?

 

[Raji Ram]

A picture story:

First half:

:blah: . . . :car: . . . . . . :hug:

 

[Raji Ram]

Second half:

:argue: . . . :fencing: . . . :moony: . . . :bolt:

 

[Raji Ram]

I wanted to buy some onions to make sambAr and asked my maid to get 'vengAyamu' (my coinage

by adding 'u' to translate Tamil to Telugu!) from the market, with all bharathanAtyam to show how

it looks and told her specifically that it is for sambAr, so that she will not make any mistake! And she

coolly went to the market and brought the brinjals and told me that those are the vankAya-s!

Then only I knew that vankAya meant brinjal and it is also used for sambAr! :dizzy:

P.S: Brinjal is in the 'hate list' of Ram! :lol:

 

[KRS]

Dear Srimathi RR Ji,

It is so sad! Looks like Sri Ram Ji would no get along with me! My most favorite veg in the world is eggplant of all kinds. I can live on that alone, in the form of various recipes from around the globe.

Regards,
KRS

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear K R S Sir,

I make brinjal sAmbar / curry ONLY when I get guests who like them. :hungry:

Ram likes Tamil 'vengAyam' but not the Telugu 'vankAya'!

 

[Raji Ram]

............ Let me wait for my turn.

We are awaiting your post, Sir! :ranger:

 

[Raji Ram]

It was my first week in Vizag and sis V R ma'am had arranged to send her helper maid to me too.

The maid was a thin old lady, often smoking her beedi, holding the glowing end inside her closed

mouth! One fine morning, she came rushing to my house shouting, 'ammalooo! geedhe ditchulO

padindhi!' I could make out that 'ditchulO padindhi' meant 'in the ditch'! And I was wondering

who is Geetha? May be one of my sister's friends? I rushed to the phone and asked my sister

whether her friend Geetha fell in a ditch! She asked me what was up. Then I repeated what my

maid told me. Sister laughed and said not to panic because 'geedhe' meant 'buffalo' in Telugu!

 

[KRS]

Okay, Srimathi RR Ji,

At least Sri Ram Ji and I (my name is Ram too!) have Vengayam in common. By the way, when you were in Vizag, were you by any chance connected with the Navy? And if so, when were you there?

Regards,
KRS

Dear K R S Sir,

I make brinjal sAmbar / curry ONLY when I get guests who like them. :hungry:

Ram likes Tamil 'vengAyam' but not the Telugu 'vankAya'!

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear K R S Sir,

Ram and my sis VR's husband Ramani were working for B H P V. Actually, there was a strong recommendation

for Ram from my sis and then only I agreed for the wedding!

Both 'R's joined B H P V in the early 70s and I went soon after my wedding in Sept, 1976. Ram was the chief of

computer section. I gave Veena recitals for AIR, Vizag till we left for Sing. Chennai in 1982.