Befriend an Indian Be Indian!

As scheduled my friend turned up at my door at 5:30pm! This was a reunion after 3 months or so! So it was all good, lots of giggling etc... Heaps of fun! We were scheduled to have a merry Indian Day/Night! So that's exactly what we did. We were going out to dinner at an Indian restaurant and then going to the Garba, but what came before that was rather umm... unexpected!

So my friend came in, I did the usual showing around the house and then it was time to get to the real things! I showed her all the options available for accesssories to go with her dress, she was awed to say the least. She had no idea where to begin (she was aussie, so not much experience when it comes to Indian way of getting ready (throw on whatever in a few seconds)). Anyhow we decided to get some dinner before going to the Garba and dancing the night away! So that's just what we did.

Before leaving home I was on the phone calling the restaurant that we were heading to to make a booking. Meanwhile my friend and my mum were talking! Oh oh, I thought and I was right to think it to!

This is what happened!

Mum: We southies celebrate Navratari this festival by having a thing called Golu, which is a Doll Display basically.

Friend: O i c... cool!

Mum: Yeh, and the northies have Garba which you are going to later. Also us southies have people coming over to their place and singing songs.

Friend: Wow cool.

Mum: Yeh, you look like someone that can sing how about you sing a song!

Friend: Ummm, Ummmm.....

Mum: Don't worry I am not your teacher I am not going to give you any marks or anything.

Friend: Yeh i guess, hmmm... What song can I sing? [quietly] Preethi what song do I sing? HELP! ;)

Mum: Don't ask her she refuses to sing, you be a good girl and sing!

Friend: [after long thought....] But but... What do I sing?

Mum: Hmmm, anything you want... How about... Hmmm Britney Spears or Backstreet Boys (meanwhile I was going bright red... Saying ever so quitely.... “MUM stop it! Those are soooo out of date!” So my mum continues) Ok, if not those how about that girl who sang at the footy I really adore?

Friend and I: Hmmm, who???

Friend: Oh rite you mean Delta Goodrem? Ok, but what song?

Mum: Any, all her songs are really lovely [meanwhile here's me going MUM, enuf! PLEASE! We are getting very very late!]

Friend: Umm I dunno... And then finally after long deliberation... She burst out into a choir song of hers...

Mum: Wow, that was excellent! See I knew you could sing. You have been a very good girl! I will get you something!

Friend: Excitedly said! Cool, AWESOME!

Me: OMG, what is going on here! LOL!

[meanwhile My friend went to get ready so we could go out to dinner]

Mum: Preeth, she sang so well, you should use her as an example! See she sings when I tell her to!

Me: Hmmm ok amma... Whatever you say!

Mum: Seri seri, anyway did you notice the fluctuation of her voice? Gamagam ellam naana vaarum!

Me: LOL! Yeh why don't you start teaching her carnatic music [she teaches carnatic music to others] then?

Mum: Why not, you can ask her! If my daughters don't learn from me at least their friends can! See what a good girl she is. She sings when told & she can sing very well and she's going to be dancing as well, without anyone requesting her to!

Me: Lol, ok mum! You can teach her singing if you want... and IF she wants... Ummm anyway we are getting really late! Come on ..."Friends Name".... Let's go quickly we are running late for dinner [meaning: hmmm let's get out before you are asked to sing any more songs or before I am accused of not singing any songs! ]

So then we went and had dinner, laughed about this incident a lot and then ran late, went to the garba, went and played pool with friends & came back home very very late! Boy what a night! Haven't laughed soo much in ages!

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