Well , “Hello World” from LazyBird. This is not a secret mission , my unknown friends ! Chupke Chupke is one of my favourite hindi ( Bollywood ) movies starring Dharmendra , Sharmila Tagore , Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. Even a hundred times of viewing this light hearted ,comical treat of the 1970’s would still not reduce the reading on the Laughter meter. And As I sat wondering what I could name the blog so that even 10 years later , I would be able to relate to , I could only think of this ! Other options were “Messeduplife”, “WhyMe”, “AmSoBored”,”LazyLamhe”…..well , not really nice to look at after a couple of years , and who knows , maybe even tomorrow. Now with all the justification that I have cooked up for my blog name , I warn you that none of the postings here is going to have the deep , dark secrets of my life ! Sorry ! And if you still wanna go ahead and read , wow , you got plenty of time , (un)like me !
My Father-in-law was not the typical FIL who was distant and would not interact with his daughter-in-law. Well, initially he was like that and then he warmed up to my presence and opened up to me. Over the last few years, as we spent a lot of time together, as we were all living in the same home, he became my close friend, mentor, guide and my biggest cheerleader. He was born in Shimoga, grew up in Amrutur with his aunt, started his family in Sagara and eventually retired into Bangalore. 80+ years, he has had the most enviable life. Don't mistake it for a rosy life or a life with no issues or problems! He was one among 11 - 6 boys and 5 girls. He was the 2nd child and as his mother had more children, she needed help raising the kids and so she reached out to her sister in law to take care of him in Amruthur - a farmland. He grew up under the care of his aunt and love from his cousins, who were all girls. He would eat fresh food from the abundance of the farm and also drink milk so...
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