tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post113503373168868594..comments2023-10-15T03:34:47.755-05:00Comments on Pieces of the Puzzle: MallulandAlphahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847330212442513441noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1143663995670757012006-03-29T14:26:00.000-06:002006-03-29T14:26:00.000-06:00Akka, this was great! You wont imagine how MUCH I ...Akka, this was great! You wont imagine how MUCH I had to stifle my laughs when I read this at work. Still havent showed it your bro though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1136205827556151552006-01-02T06:43:00.000-06:002006-01-02T06:43:00.000-06:00somehow I could never leve benana jibs..sigh..somehow I could never leve benana jibs..sigh..Twilight Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913650906347791461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135604985073009312005-12-26T07:49:00.000-06:002005-12-26T07:49:00.000-06:00Damn good post!Here's an old mallu PJ you can unle...Damn good post!<BR/>Here's an old mallu PJ you can unleash on them the nxt time you are there<BR/>Why did the mallu chicken cross the road?<BR/>Zimbly!Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091504229739975095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135528844933688312005-12-25T10:40:00.000-06:002005-12-25T10:40:00.000-06:00Alpha, always a pleasure to drop by. I'm only half...Alpha, always a pleasure to drop by. I'm only half mallu so any future kids will only be quarter mallu....the product of national integration!30in2005https://www.blogger.com/profile/17890962493413799278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135391426667110482005-12-23T20:30:00.000-06:002005-12-23T20:30:00.000-06:0030in2005: thanks for dropping by..half mallu or fu...30in2005: thanks for dropping by..half mallu or full mallu that will produce half-mallu kids. We better get this straight before we move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135366069643075862005-12-23T13:27:00.000-06:002005-12-23T13:27:00.000-06:00I have not stopped laughing for all the time it ha...I have not stopped laughing for all the time it has taken me to read all your posts about your brothers wedding (had to take a break when the OJ I was partaking unattractively came through my nose!). U'r blog rocks!<BR/><BR/>I am a useless half mallu and my other halfs family refused a mallu wedding for all the same reasons: white munduveshti, no fire ceremony, only 3 circles instead of 7, blah blah blah! But oh what joy this sounds! <BR/><BR/>The only mallu thing my better half will eat is benana jibs though!30in2005https://www.blogger.com/profile/17890962493413799278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135309719717527092005-12-22T21:48:00.000-06:002005-12-22T21:48:00.000-06:00amethyst: Thanks. royal family? not really..i beli...amethyst: Thanks. royal family? not really..i belive the ancestor dude was a warrior of some sort. there is a tiny idol of him with a sword.<BR/><BR/>shufy: thanks.. I didnt feel any pressure from my mom..thankfully.Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847330212442513441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135265749133657052005-12-22T09:35:00.000-06:002005-12-22T09:35:00.000-06:00Lowely post! It's weird though how mom's slip in t...Lowely post! It's weird though how mom's slip in to the whole local lingo tho! My dad is from Palghat and my Mother switches from Tanjavur rowdy to Mallu Mami in no time. It's scary... also puts bressure on my sis and me to do this same.The ramblings of a shoe fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135189823726237782005-12-21T12:30:00.000-06:002005-12-21T12:30:00.000-06:00kj: :) Thanks. Now you need to point out which one...kj: :) Thanks. Now you need to point out which one is you in the Dubai meet pics.<BR/><BR/>anon: Wow, your stories might be something we all shud hear..you blog?<BR/><BR/>toinksie: not soo soon..what all torture brother had to go thru... Any dumbass would take homams to this!<BR/><BR/>pomps: thanks. wait till you tell me to stop.<BR/><BR/>m: pictures at your request maam..sometime as soon as Pi parts with the laptop.<BR/><BR/>fillu: Don't ask me dude..didn't see the floor plans. From what I could gather, not al rooms face the courtyard..the courtyard itself was not as big as you would envision. It was probably a 24'X12' with some 8 pillars around it. So for some 40 rooms to look into the courtyard would be an engineering feat unless all the rooms were 2'X2'. <BR/>The house has been divided between two of the family members and hence the courtyard. So there are some ugly modern additions like the partition wall and blue grill in the front for safety.<BR/>In spite of all that, it's a very lovely place, quite well maintained. Most of the rooms are locked. We had the keys , so we walked in. You could get lost there. Could have looked like a million dollars if it was palmed off to some kerala tourism department, which is the irony of it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135182805124145052005-12-21T10:33:00.000-06:002005-12-21T10:33:00.000-06:00Another question, since I have never seen an ettu-...Another question, since I have never seen an ettu-kettu from the inside. Do all 40 rooms open into the central courtyard? Were there 40 rooms per courtyard... or was it 20 per? Photos please...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135182109158275382005-12-21T10:21:00.000-06:002005-12-21T10:21:00.000-06:00how about pix of the house and the rice fields???m...how about pix of the house and the rice fields???<BR/><BR/>mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135152490127241322005-12-21T02:08:00.000-06:002005-12-21T02:08:00.000-06:00i louve benana jibs too. and 40 rooms? woah. your ...i louve benana jibs too. and 40 rooms? woah. your bro's wedding posts makes fun read. keep them coming :)<BR/><BR/>PompyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135151257276785792005-12-21T01:47:00.000-06:002005-12-21T01:47:00.000-06:00i like benana jibs... yummlicious... and thankfull...i like benana jibs... yummlicious... and thankfully, i have a mallu for a best friend who keeps me well supplied. <BR/>kungrats to your bhai.<BR/>lucky fella didnt haveta sit through the mad homams... uh?<BR/><BR/>toinks~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135150603321235612005-12-21T01:36:00.000-06:002005-12-21T01:36:00.000-06:00hey alpha welcome back... i am anon, but i read al...hey alpha welcome back... i am anon, but i read all ur posts and was wondering where u had gone off too... love the posts on the kerala experience... being a good tam brahm girl turned not-so-good by marrying a kerala christian, i went through a much worse fate...;) but got fed lots of banana chips in the end...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135149134427308512005-12-21T01:12:00.000-06:002005-12-21T01:12:00.000-06:00ROTFL!!!ROTFL!!!!!:-))ROTFL!!!<BR/><BR/>ROTFL!!!!!<BR/><BR/>:-))KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646133351454596394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135132307095423322005-12-20T20:31:00.000-06:002005-12-20T20:31:00.000-06:00It was in Palakad district only..it was the cookes...<I>It was in Palakad district only..it was the cookest gramam ever.</I> <BR/>Ya, I actually know the place you are talking about. I, i.e my dad probably has some relatives in the area. He seems to have some relative in every small village in the Palakkad district, so much that you'd wonder if Palakkad district is wholely owned by the family. Sadly, it isn't :pananthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130501107980414641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135120244768448762005-12-20T17:10:00.000-06:002005-12-20T17:10:00.000-06:00Fillu boy, My brother was the one who wasn't aware...Fillu boy, My brother was the one who wasn't aware of this big difference (according to my narration)I always understood your system. *I never admit to mistakes, how many times do I have to tell you that*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135119930503168692005-12-20T17:05:00.000-06:002005-12-20T17:05:00.000-06:00Mallu Nairs are (were, to be accurate) matrilineal...Mallu Nairs are (were, to be accurate) matrilineal...not matriachial.... How many times do I have to tell you that alpha? While the lineage and property flows through the mother's side and through women, the eldest male (karnavar) is the head of the household. Fortunately for me, this practice has mostly been abandoned. Otherwise, my sister will be in line to inherit ammuma's house and I would be watering the coconut trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135113902982552962005-12-20T15:25:00.000-06:002005-12-20T15:25:00.000-06:00Zoheb: Bolna tha na, I will ship some right away. ...Zoheb: Bolna tha na, I will ship some right away. Didn't know your stomach grumbles at the mere mention of it.<BR/><BR/>anti: It was in Palakad district only..it was the cookest gramam ever.<BR/><BR/>shubie: thanks machi, how be you?<BR/><BR/>boo: in a way its ok..that takes all the attention off us. Who the heck wants that many banana chips anyway?<BR/>*thats the way I console myself*<BR/><BR/>kris: thanks. Iyers in Mallu land have become too modern with naming their boys looks like. <BR/><BR/>pallavi: Would love to see pictures of that place.<BR/><BR/>Rhyncloo: I think they need that big a house to keep all the money they already have.<BR/>If the electric diya in my house counts, yes I switched it on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135080625944513312005-12-20T06:10:00.000-06:002005-12-20T06:10:00.000-06:00A 40-room ettukattu tharavad??? I sure hope they a...A 40-room ettukattu tharavad??? I sure hope they are making money by renting it out to all them film crews!<BR/>And did you light the lamps for God today?Rhyncushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213788607917247073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135078948122115962005-12-20T05:42:00.000-06:002005-12-20T05:42:00.000-06:00I am sure it must have been fun..i love visiting m...I am sure it must have been fun..i love visiting my ancestral home.. i tend to forget the fast paced world and just relax.. and congrats to your bro...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135066492387082092005-12-20T02:14:00.000-06:002005-12-20T02:14:00.000-06:00Being an iyer bought up in kerala, and who speaks ...Being an iyer bought up in kerala, and who speaks tamil with a mallu accent, i can very well relate to the situation...the series has been really engaging...gr8 work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135053951108650732005-12-19T22:45:00.000-06:002005-12-19T22:45:00.000-06:00Whats with treating the Maapillai(son-in-law) like...Whats with treating the Maapillai(son-in-law) like God everywhere we go? His house, our house, friends house, my sis's in-laws house, my sis's in-law's in-laws house,...! How come we dont get to be treated like that anywhere however down-to-earth(!) we are?<BR/><BR/>LOL at your mom talking Tam in Mallu accent! Moms have to do that to us. :)B o ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351744309107088656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135046413983297132005-12-19T20:40:00.000-06:002005-12-19T20:40:00.000-06:00lol @ the last line! :D super post alpha! and abou...lol @ the last line! :D <BR/>super post alpha! and about tryin to talk tam with a mallu accent n trying to pass it off....been there done that when I was in kerala!shubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458071894891481574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15121629.post-1135042896500099662005-12-19T19:41:00.000-06:002005-12-19T19:41:00.000-06:00*ROTFL*hmm... appadi ippadi nu.. Palakkada thottu ...*ROTFL*<BR/>hmm... appadi ippadi nu.. Palakkada thottu aduthu.. oru kook gramam.... :)ananthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130501107980414641noreply@blogger.com