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For some ineffable reason, when God decided it was time for my particular identity to spend time on this planet, he made sure it would be as a malayalee. Being mallu has been incredibly enriching, and part of that is getting to see all the specifically mallu things that I would never get to see otherwise.

Be warned, some of this humor can only be properly appreciated by those with a knowledge of malayalam. And some only by those with a knowledge of IPC. Enjoy.

The first video I want to share is music video of sorts titled "Who are We - IPC". Brought to you by the Wrath of God aka Sypher Productions, this is a collaboration by some people down in Florida. With the sound of the dirrty South, they're repping IPC with the necessary acoustic guitar. Its just not IPC without the acoustic guitar, people. We always need an acoustic guitar somewhere in a song. Or a keyboard.

Yo we lean and we rock and we bring the noise IPC is a cult get you crunk (its a like them franchise boys) Cant stop wont stop ipc's hot If you got a problem, then you will be dropped but drop to the lord coz we here to edify.

Interestingly, I noticed a small blurb on their video page that I really wonder about. It says "... it was a real blessing when god gave this to us at the CF2 youth retreat at 5 in the morning..." Now, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, but if that is true, then we need to consider what some of the lyrics say. I suppose the biggest issue here is the "IPC is a cult get you crunk" line. Maybe because of the negative connotations associated with that word. Anyway, I'd love to hear your feedback on the lyrics of that song, and possibly the music, if you feel you're qualified to comment.

Who are we - IPC

The other videos are all part of the same project, a small movie called American Malu, directed by Bijoy Thomas, who lives about two towns away from me. Its fascinating to see how young mallus(and I would think Indians) continue to put the spin on parental behavior.

American Malu Part 1

American Malu Part 2

American Malu bloopers

Update: I got some of the lyrics wrong, but the guys at Sypher Productions were good enough to tell me what the lyrics really were. In the interest of blogging ethics, and because Decruz  mentioned it would be the christian thing to do, I leave you this note explaining my error.