My big extended family

Helloooooooooo dear folks. I told you i would be posting more. That wasn't a joke.

Now as i promised, to tell you about how we spend our normal(abnormality occurs 5 days a semester, on the eve of university exams) evenings in Munnar. Before i begin with that, i find it absolutely necessary to introduce you to the members of my big extended family, my home away from home, the most infamous, the most dreaded MAAALAM.(something like a rat or snake hole, call it a snake hole).

Now talking about my room mates there were 12+1+2. Thinking why i didn't write 15. I'll come up with it on some other day. Lets just say that there were 12 of us including me. For starters i'll enlist their names and pet names.

1. Jimson John aka Machan aka Sneham

2. Mathew George Pattara aka Mathayi aka MGP.

3. Nidhin Mathew Simon aka Nehra aka Nehru

4. Sojin Paul aka Kilavan aka Security

5. Vinay Jose aka Thalaivar

6. Sreekanth T N aka SRK aka KP(Kaksham Pokki)

7. Anoop T S aka Saleem aka Chathan

8. Dipin G(i am surprised now, that he doesnt hav a pet name, although in some circles he is known as Kalippu Bhaskaran. ask me which circle and i will not tell you.)

9. Rijo Thomas aka Payyanz.(was also called Eldho in his Purvashrama).

10. Harikrishnan R or simply Hari

11. HarishAravindan aka Harry as he calls himself

12. Anil Anand aka me aka Kullan aka Nari.

13. Jobin Joseph aka Vattoly

There are few pet names that would be considered in appropriate by the persons who actually own them, so i am forced to omit them. Now u can see that the 13 th member is Vattoli. He has been living with us for the past 3 years but has not given a single rupee as rent.But i wouldn't call him a post. Because Maalam gets in ful swing only with him. As they tell he is the blood and flesh of our sweet home. There are a few more names that would be categorized as the blood and flesh of Maalam

Jino Xavier aka Pazham(He was an original member of maalam but later became the victim of accute parenting. There are a few more victims. I'll tell u later.)

Ashwin George aka Achayan

Naveen Prakash aka Prak

Vishnu s Nair aka CP

Nishant R aka Vava

Rahul A R aka Data aka Compression

Shannel K Andrews aka Cheviyan

Sreenath aka Adimu

And there are some names that come on and off. I'll be mentioning them as we move along.

Thats all for today, its time for me to bathe. Unlike Munnar and Maalam where all of us consider bathing very sacred and perform it once in a while(say once in a week or two). Sojin was the only exception. The guy used to bath everyday, everymorning in the freezing cold. The rest of us would avoid the water except for brushing and you know what..? C ya.... i love bathing when i am at home.