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January 25th 2012

Nafisa’s Testament – True Story

by Anwin in Family, Humor, Personal     tags: , , ,       4 Comments

A lot of people know that my wife, Nafisa, works on a different level from other people we know – sometimes. So it was not surprising when Nafisa made known a few wishes she had to be done after her death. The condition, of course, is that I am alive at that point :-) .

  1. Wish #1 – She be cremated and not buried
  2. Wish #2 – Her head be preserved in the form of her skull. Yes, that is right folks, you read it right and I wrote it right. And the skull to be prominently displayed in the house – a sub condition.
  3. Wish #3 – Her ring finger along with our wedding ring, be cut off and preserved (mummified?). Also to be displayed prominently in the house.

I imagine the skull and finger should look somewhat like the below pics.

And all above conditions to be fulfilled by me. Hmmm…

Creepy and weird. So should I agree?

Good to know, Nafisa!!!

February 23rd 2011

Four Generations And A Wedding

by Anwin in Events, Family, Nagercoil, Personal, Pics     tags: , , ,       2 Comments

Last Christmas, we were in Nagercoil celebrating something and also so we could finish off Ayden’s baptism. Stories are many from that trip, but not all can be told publicly :-) .

One of the best memories from the trip is the following picture taken with Ayden, Dad and Granddad along with me. A very rare picture which I had never imagined in my wildest dreams.

Both my grandparents from my dad’s side of the family are still alive and reasonably healthy at almost 90 years of age. They were extremely happy to meet their great grandchild.

Below is my grandmother holding Ayden in our ancestral home.

And most of all, my brother Eddie got married after Christmas. It was a wonderful affair in Tuticorin and a reception in Nagercoil. I wish him all the best in his new life.

To the left is Sandy, a cousin of mine, and to the right is my sister-in-law Anusha’s  mom.

Altogether another great Christmas and end to an awesome 2010! Yes, I am offering my belated New Year 2011!!!