Friday, July 09, 2004

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| | Letter from the US !

A bit morbid but still a great laugh!!

A Patel family in gujarat was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother arrived from the US. It was sent by one of the daughters. The dead body was very tightly squeezed inside the coffin, with no space left in it When they opened the lid, they found a letter on top, which read:

Dear brothers and sisters, I am sending our mother's body to you, since it was her wish that she should be cremated in the compound of our ancestral home in GUJARAT. Sorry, I could not come along as all of my paid leave are all consumed.

You will find inside the coffin, under Ba's body, 12 cans of cheese, 10 packets of chocolates and 8 packets of Badam. Please divide these among all of you. On Ba's feet you will find a new pair of Reebok shoes(size 10) for Mohan. There are also 2 pairs of shoes for Radha's and Lakshmi's sons. Hope the sizes are correct. Ba is wearing 6 American T-Shirts. The large size is for Mohan. Just distribute them among yourselves.

The 2 new Jeans that Ba's is wearing are for the boys. The Swiss watch that Reema wanted is on Ba's left wrist. Shanta Aunty, Ba is wearing the necklace, earrings and ring that you asked for.

Please take them off her. The 6 white cotton socks that Ba is wearing must be divided among my teenager nephews.

Please distribute all these uniformly and if anything more required let me know as Bapa is also not feeling too well nowadays...

Your loving sister,
Radhika.

This made me realise - we actually end up spending a lot of money on shopping before going home, and that is one of the reasons that an india trip seems huge. Shopping for immediate family, friends, relatives, their friends and their relatives... phew. The worst part is , it is considered more mandatory than voluntary. Next india trip (whenever it is) - no formality no extra spending, only ticket ka kharcha.


listening to OYE OYE - Tridev.
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