Awards galore

For an award nite, it was pretty understated. None of the jhatak-matak dance routines you usually get to (or hope to) see onstage. But of course it was the Times of India Awards for Excellence in Business. Pretty heavy-duty, eh? The ambience on the green lawns of the Ramada near Aroor, Cochin, was wow; so were the yummy aromas floating in from the barbeque...

(Before I forget, the Ramada is a beautiful resort and the pool looks especially inviting. The walkway reminded me of the Bentota Beach Hotel in Sri Lanka.)

The crowd was elite, in parts. But my ogle-stylish-clothes meter was seriously not ticking. Why, oh why, do rich Malayali women think wearing heavily sequinned, flourescent saris translates into good taste?

Do you think there's a market for personal stylists in Cochin?