Like a bird....

My four day trip unlocked doors to myself......the sides i thought had perished in the great battle of everyday.

I was of course mesmerized by the blue sky,never ending mountains,the mist and the beautiful shades of green......also could not help but think about how much one forgets in the ROUTINE that we live and breathe!.

I walked so much after a long time.......did crazy stuff  like found a nice spot in the hotel where there was a swing and went playing in that for close to half hour :).No phone calls...no computer...no emails.....life was just basic things those four days.It was like back in school doing a scrap book and hunting down different varieties of leaves and flowers...spotting birds...peacocks.....flowers...monkeys....!!.

I was like a kid at the zoo when we spotted elephants in the forest :) such  marvel of a creature ; and watching it so close was truly an experience .This trip also gave me a taste and flavor of mommies everywhere...they just know one thing to love always and be warm :) met 2 wonderful families and shared the love they showed us visitors...tummy full of yummy food :) what more can you ask for!? .

And to top it all carrying my love ...my camera with me everywhere and just clicking pictures of sights i wanted to live in my memory forever was a blissful experience :).

Glad i made it to this trip.....this will be my energizer for the everydays to come.....!!!!

Little Capsules Of Happiness

U know...ur whole life may  suck......you wanna punch ten ppl on their face!!

Ur plans may have got messed up......but there are those inbetween moments of happiness...those tiny little...itsy bitsy happy moments in miniature that make you feel like you are flying!

Like getting a perfect round dosa on the tawa....or spotting semma figure who smiles back at your wide mouth jollu expressions!!

Or escaping aunty serials when your best friend shows up at home on a hopeless day!!

Or a drizzle and a beauty of a breeze when you wind up a hard day at work!!

For me off late those moments are  listening to good songs in the cab :) or telling everyone that i finally finally finally bought my Camera :)

Go find these moments and hold them close to your heart :) lets be in the moment ...we will always have a 2000 million things to battle !!!

What would you do....

kept hearing a song which goes on like "what would you do!!".......seriously wishing for an answer key....

It s roller coster....some say dont think.......it that easy....!!!

dont act smart.....we always judge you.....

where are you in the herd......can you flash 5 credit cards out of your wallet....can you read upside down....

Do you have a point of view........

Play mind games.....trick people........

My engineering math paper seems simple!!!!

Life was far simple when i used to be in LKG just one book in my bag...lunch dabba....school bus....and loads of play time :)

My fairy god mother  has been long gone......any one care to  tell me how to do the happily ever after!!is theres truly one!

Ps: i am not frustrated
PPs: I am justsaying random stuff......cuz i amawake at 1 30 at night!!! :):):)

Ready steady go....

Its been 2 years since i wrote on  a regular basis........killed my big love in life for writing! :)

Now as the dark knight rises....i am timing it right!wow man....i am gonna write :) yipeeee!!!

The fun in my life will be back :)!!!!yipeee again!!.

...K....

Life as it is.....

I mean there is 10001 reasons to be happy about .......but whats with those villainous thoughts that kind of outweigh these angels of hope and make you a sad smiley.

I write this going over so many things running in my head...( as somebody famously said...you please stop thinking ---can u?!).

Its like crazy nonsensical side of people you interact with ....folks you love , the lame driver on the road,the stupid rich kid in the shop,the bitchy one ..........everyone is just trying or rather succeed in ticking you off!!anger rises overflows...makes one go red and you damn lose it for the next few hours. Or if you are in the "actors industry or the allied ones" you fake a smile as nerves are pumping anger and disgust in your brain.

There are a million self-help books on anger management...seeing the positive side or being Optimistic...but how does one learn to detach from nonsense that puts you off and just move on.

Life comes to us in one day packages....you never know what’s going to happen next right! .



My point is some people do it effortlessly, not letting stuff get on to you. I hear it from my friends as well that they ve seen people who do it.

It doesn’t matter what you do...i guess that it helps to remain detached and calm on inside.

I have seen myself do it sometimes but not all the times. Hope i get there!!coz no ones gonna be here for a 1000 years!!!Like they say....cliché' i know....!!!:)

Some annnoying NER!!!u cud ve seen them too!! they may live next door!

Somehow when some of our people complete their education and live in their new found Moneydom(full credit cards in wallet!) kill their brains!and their heart!
They just take it to work get promoted buy another car a house on OMR get married and raise children like they were born somewhere else and not in this country!.

The first identity lost is the language; the New Educated Rich(NER) never converse in their mother tongue its a bad thing c mon!.The next is whatever culture thats left is us.....like spending time with parents,family do few good deeds...instead most of this clan "hangs out!" at various pubs and splurge at all the stupid malls(ketta relax panrangalam!).Oh yeah but we all still follow our so called culture strictly in stupid things like say "Dowry!","Caste discrimintion","discrimination of all kinds!!".

Food culture : He he (apdinna!!) They will only eat Pizza ,burger have cola.....grow fat and die of some fancy disease and  get all new twisted stuff in to the gene pool!.They teach their kids to be arrogant and rude and demanding ..but never teach them to be kids!!.

They ditch anything thats native,original...good for health..likes of the humble idly are forgotten ....even local veggies....NER only eat Blah veggie from Blah country( i mean how do u wash hands off your own good things so easily!).NER always travel in cars but they drive like psycho crack pots!(most of em) and honk as if the cycle fellow standing in front in the signal is the only thing between them and their house!which is like 100 Kms away!.

NER s also throw money around unnecessarily...they may pay 1500 Rs for a pair of chappal but you will note that they always fight with the poor vegatable vendor for that 2 Rs discount!.Psst ....they always cry to contribute for any gift buying at work for a collegue!
NER even when they travel in the AC Bus will hit around other people and fight for seat and never say sorry/thanks!!.They waste food like crazy common sights at restaurants!!!They never can wait in any queue ..they throw plastic water bottles out of their cars while driving..in the middle of the road!!.They show off like they are the Sultans of the world but they act soooo cheap!!!man!!why cant some of you be a little human and well mannered and original!!Money is not everything all the time!!!.

PS: This applies only to a certain little group that act really cheap and insane!!.
There are so many of them  who really are very inspiring!!and great people who work hard ,go to great heights and still are so nice and human!

Food.......!!!!!! my love...my memories......

Every morsel of food is a delight...it gives us life ,recharges our battery,stirs our soul,brings back memories,inspires us!!.

I ve been a crazy fan of the cookery shows on TV!!from my childhood.I love to cook!!!...food really really inspires me!
Its like clay.....u just play with it...it takes the flavour and love of the person who cooks it giving different interpretations when someone serves it to you!!!.
You can cook a simple Thayir Sadam or a complex dish  cooking relieves your stress,kindles your creativity and is something that you better know to survive!!

Early memories of enjoying food are those hurried up morning breakfast sessions while you pray that the bus wont miss you :)  and end up being late to school!!the simple yet yummy Idli Sambhar combo!!nothing can ever beat this unassuming superman combo!!!that will get your day kick started bindass!!!!
My lunch at school was Curd rice and potato fry or any other rice mix with the appropriate veggies(2 varieties of veggies was a must!!!).I remember a north indian friend sharing Green Chilli pickle(Yummy and heavenly) with rotis! or my good friend bringing the ever so simle paruppu sadam with baby potato fry:).

Evenings was filled with simple homemade dishes crispy dosas which my granny made and the my ultimate love pudina chutney!!!!!!.............ooooooooooooooooo i love it anyday.Somedays it would be some new stuff which my aunt saw on TV and all of us cousins used to be guinea pigs to any new dishes she used to make!
When i started cooking ,i guess i was in class 5;  my easy menu for the evening used to be Top Ramen noodles ( i would make it a little soupy since i didnt get the water measure right :P) and my brother always loved what i made.My upmas,cutlets,samosas(thanks to cookery class in school) had a good fan following...even the instant coffee i made was appreciated!:).

Saturdays was the best of it all...when i return from school  amma will be home and as i approach home just about half a kilometer away(just exaggerating :P) i would know she is making rasam,keerai masiyal,karunaikizhangu varuval!!!!and lunch was eaten on banana leaf!! .
Oh how i love the way i would wait for her to serve all the dishes in a certain order and only then start eating.
Sundays was the " Non Veg" days !!!breakfast watching Mahabhaaaraaaaaaaaat....Luch watching some regional language film......dinner was usually with  stories about the whole week or some news programme!!.The fish curry my perimma made will make you start crying(it used to be sooooo spicy n yummy!!!)!!.And when it rained in Chennai it was time for Pakoda's with evening tea!:).
Summer s was always filled with Watermelons,Elanee,Nungu,ICE CREAM....no nonsense bottled crazy colas!!.There was a huge mango tree opposite our house , it was the most wanted since it had so many mangoes , all the rowdy boys used to throw stones at it watching them from our jannal was a favourite pasttime!!he he i used to have  binacoulars to count the mangoes!!!lol!!.

College was absolutely no food or very less food ....ended up like a skeleton after my Engg quite obvious why !!.
But memories of spending time at my Mallu friend's house is just amazing!!Aunty made the most yummiest fish fry and rose cookies for Christmas was an all time favourtie!!!.
My fraandship(the new movie...see i am updated!!) with mallu food was those days i spent at her home doing  my final year project!!she would never let me out of her house without eating food !be it lunch or dinner!!:).
The food at my other friend's house was always a treat!!I need to write a seperate post for that !!
College canteen either had chips,ice cream or bottled drinks!:(.Miss sharing one chips packet among ten girls!!whatty effort!

PG was just traveling looong distance to college  and food was eaten as fast as you could coz you would be hungry like mad!evening was ice lolly and cupnoodles...i know nothing sounds remotely healthy!!

My office was the place where i met absolute food lovers...there was simply no looking back!!
The GREAT MANALI TRIP and the super cool food we ate there......the trip was special coz we ate different food at different Dhabas on our way to Manali by bus from Delhi!:).The adventure camp where we stayed had super amazing cooks who made the most beautiful food be it the simple bread toast(whole wheat i remember...)  or the biryani!!!.
While we stayed at Noida just for a couple of days we were roaming the streets like mad people for some Idli and Dosa!!!Innumerable cups of Gulab Jamu at Lunch ......5 rupee per jamun was a steal!!!!i d say!

Friday Lunch sessions at Eden,Sigree,Dhaba,Amaravati...... so many places i really lost count!!it was fun as we were a big group and used to look forward to these sessions!
Bread Omlette at Alsa Mall,Frankie @ greams road! ,Tender Coconut pudding at Fruit Shop!Mint Icecream at Moven pick we wre just having a greaaat time!!!

....................................To be continued:):)