The birthday cake :)

I saw this recipe on Pushpa's blog...and wanted to try this !!
I learnt my lesson ...As an immature cook, I should not have tried baking!!

Few things..illai major things which I missed out
I did not use bread flour, instead used all purpose flour ..donno the difference
The amount of strawberries and flour quantity were not proportionate.
I used less quantity of sugar and it was not so yummy

Instead of coming out like this

Pic courtesy: Pushpa's blog

My cake was like this

I'll not try again atleast in near future !!
P.S. This was a gift to P for his birthday and so made some modifications.
His thoughts were "Enna kodumai ithu , athuvum birthday annaikuuuu"

This weekend........

This weekend watched The Davinci code..Ok I am not going to write a review ...
Went on Friday , but all tickets were sold out..There was a group of youngsters protesting the film...I was doubtful whether I should see the movie..But still,aasai yaaarai vittuchu, the next day, we booked tickets in advance,went for the film without any expectation

Probably I should have read the book and then watched it..Though I could enjoy the film, I could not follow the story well....

On the contrary when I was discussing about the film with my colleague today , he told me its not like book, portraying historic details...Another colleague of mine told me that the French accent of Sophie is too good...I was not able to appreciate it, but she could,being a French

But on the whole Its a nice film to watch and One Film would not change any religious beliefs...

What happened?

Its been few days since I did not blog..Random things going on in my life...

I did not like the new apartment in the beginning, but now I feel its pretty good and comfortable..Guess I did not like the change initially!!...There is a beautiful landscape out and Its a beautiful sight from the window
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I like my job too..I was very apprehensive earlier about how am I going to work at office.But Its not that bad as I feared. I am picking up the pace, though maybe I am the boring girl in the team of people with varied interests like mountaineering, opera watching, playing in bands, playing soccer...
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Learnt few words in German
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Tried to join a dance class, but could not ..."No dance classes in weekends for adults !!!"... Oops I am a grownup :)
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Found a wonderful Indian restaurant near by ...
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I was konjam upset about the split of LokParitran...I did not want this to happen!!
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I am looking forward to watch Davinci code, Over the hedge,Vettaiyadu vilaiyadu (long time wait)

Coffee with Honey

Daily at cafeteria, I see a person who adds honey instead of sugar to coffee ...Have you ever seen somebody else having this combo? I wonder how it would taste...

Sad Melody

Last Night, I was hearing this song...My mom likes this song so much and its always one of her favorites .....She has sung this song umpteen times that I started liking it....

Shot around 43 years back..But still One of the best songs of Susheela

கண்ணா கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே

கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே
கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே
உன்னை மறுப்பாரில்லை
கண்டு வெறுப்பாரில்லை
என்னைக் கண்டாலும் பொறுப்பாரில்லை

கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே

மனம் பார்க்க மறுப்போர் முன் படைத்தாய் கண்ணா
நிறம் பார்த்து வெறுப்போர் முன் கொடுத்தாய் கண்ணா
மனம் பார்க்க மறுப்போர் முன் படைத்தாய் கண்ணா
நிறம் பார்த்து வெறுப்போர் முன் கொடுத்தாய் கண்ணா
இனம் பார்த்து எனைச் சேர்க்க மறந்தாய் கண்ணா
நல்ல இடம் பார்த்து சிலையாக அமர்ந்தாய் கண்ணா

கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே

பொன்னான மனம் ஒன்று தந்தாய் கண்ணா
அதில் பூப் போன்ற நினைவொன்று வைத்தாய் கண்ணா
பொன்னான மனம் ஒன்று தந்தாய் கண்ணா
அதில் பூப் போன்ற நினைவொன்று வைத்தாய் கண்ணா
கண் பார்க்க முடியாமல் மறைத்தாய் கண்ணா
எந்தக் கடன் தீர்க்க என்னை நீ படைத்தாய் கண்ணா

கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே
உன்னை மறுப்பாரில்லை
கண்டு வெறுப்பாரில்லை
என்னைக் கண்டாலும் பொறுப்பாரில்லை

கண்ணா .. கருமை நிறக் கண்ணா
உன்னைக் காணாத கண் இல்லையே

Lyrics:Susheela.org

Always idle ;)

Somehow Google talk knows about me.
Whatever status I change it prefers to always show me as "Idle" !!!

How could I ...?

Everybody likes their birthdays to be remembered and everyone likes the peron who remembers it.I was one among them, always liked by my friends.

Then this unacceptable thing happened ..I failed to wish my best friend B on her birthday…

It don't usually get in term with excuses a friend gives when they don't wish on birthdays. I just can’t bear it. I always feel that we are not too busy to mail a single line to a friend on their special day.

But *pooh* I have done the same mistake. In the confusion of shifting my house, I forgot to wish her on her birthday…I really feel very guilty

I am at the other side, of asking excuses..But I swear not to do it again!!

Moving

Of all the ho-hum works in life, One among the top-10 is moving...Its really boring to pack everything into boxes, unpack again, settle down...Of course, lesser the luggage,lesser the work..But athu ennaikku nammakku theriya poguthu...vangum pothu naalla thaaan irukkku!!!

Even during my school days, as my father worked in bank, we used to move once in every 5 years...My parents did the whole job, I used to be just excited that we are moving to new home...Next when I moved to college, my whole family packed for me...right from bucket to slippers, they got it, packed it..And every year in 4 years, we need to shift rooms and so we need to pack our items...But its all sweat free work...

But now, its the first time, I am going to do it...To start with, I have packed our clothes...Anyhow Saturday is the D-day...And No internet access from tomorrow until next Tuesday...So no updates until then...

On a different note, One of my friends is getting married and I am going to miss the fun too...
Congratulation buddies!! One more wicket down in our group!!

First Time tagged :)

For the first time I have been tagged....by hastobeme.... So here it goes from a sincere student....

Name 10 of life's simple pleasures that you like the most and then pick 10 people to do thesame (optional). Try to be original and creative and no to use the things someone else has already used.Here they go.......

1. Whenver I am appreciated by people, for small things that I notice and do for them .

2. Whenver I eat dairy milk (especially when I am depressed).

3.Get a reply for my mail from friends...especially from friends who check mails once in blue moon

4. When somebody tells I have reduced my weight ...(It happens only once in a while :))

5. Switch On the TV when there is a favourite movie/song of mine is being telecasted..(which I did not know earlier)

6. Whenver I did projects for my sis, it made me happy...After completing the project , I would be like a godmother for her..I still remember the day I did biology projects for her..:)

7. To wipe the dust..I jus like it when it gets wiped out....

8. See a girl driving a hummer/SUV...

9 . Whenever I get a coffee in morning...I jus don't like to make coffee for myself immediately after getting out of my bed...so Weekends, Its always my husband's turn to make coffee.

10. Have bajji/samosa and hot indian coffee while its raining outside.

I am not picking up 10 persons..Whoever feels like, please feel free to write..
I would write the second tag soon...

Photo of the week

Saw this buddy on my way to office!!! Clicked him :)

Conversation-1

On the first day when I met my manager,

M: Did somebody hit you on your head?
Me:(had a blank face, didn't know what he meant)....hmmm....what?
M: You have something red on your forehead....I thought ur team mates hit you on ur first day? ....
Me: ?!!?!!!

By the way he meant the kumkum in my forehead.....

These people do have nice sense of humor, but Gosh, I donno how to react to these statements.....

P.S. On a different topic, My posts have crossed 50...test batsman mathiri ninnu ninnu runs eduthutu irukken :)

New year resolutions

With Tamil new year coming up, I have been thinking of resolutions to follow..Ok here it goes...

Try to be an early riser...As I have said earlier, I am a night bird, This is a habit I am trying to inculcate in me since long time, but again I would add it to my list

Try to be more organized...Though I try to finish things at time, I don't do it in an orderly way...One of my friends has been a source of inspiration to me for being more organized..He is an epitome of perfection!!!

Help CRY...Actively participate rather than donate...I have been reading about CRY recently a lot and I would like to be a part of it!!!

Try to write my expenses in a notebook or probably in excel!!!!...I have not maintained an expenses account at all, but I feel I need to start it sooner....

Possibily try to grow few indoor plants!!

Would give up chocolates(I know I am not eating a lot nowadays but still)....this is surely on my to-do list always

Would try to be more patient and to nag less!!!(One of my worst qualities)

Though the list is quite lengthy, I am going to follow it ...

Early bird Or Night bird ?

"Early to bed and early to rise
makes Jack healthy, wealthy & wise"

This is what my father used to say in the mornings when I refused to get up from the bed.
I always like to work/study at nights.I can stay awake until 3 am, but If I need to get up at 3 am , its the most irritating activity for me.Though I love the slight chillinesss of mornings , I love the morning sleep more..kaalaiyil poorvaikkuL thungkuRa sugam irukkee...koodi koduththaalum kidaikkaathu...

I used to be always a night owl during school and college...study when everybody is sleeping. The deep silence of night is also wonderful time to study, but my father used to say the productivity is more during early hours, U can study fast.I used to set alarms at night like the father's girl, Goddamn I hate them when they scream ,breaking the silence of mornings.I used to hit the snooze button hard and me back to my sleep.This would continue the next day also...Old habits die hard, isnt it ...thats the exact justification I used to give!!!

Are u all early riser or night bird?

Countdown begins

My days in this house will come to an end in few more weeks or so...By end of April/May I would be moving to new house...Its a good bye to the beautiful garden apartments,its a good bye to the old couple who stays near my house,its a good bye to carefree lifestyle !!!..So as everything is coming on the way, I or rather Param should make arrangements now to disconnect and pay final bills for electricity, cable ,phone and arrange for connections on the other hand.

On the other hand, after 6 months break(these 6 months have been quite positive for me though boring at times, I have learnt few things like cooking, housekeeping..donno if I would have shown the same interest to learn, had I not taken a break), I am going to join the new job, new place, new faces and I am quite anxious about how things are going to shape...

Fools day- I have my own reason to celebrate

Time has really really flown in the last one year...Its exactly 1 whole year since I and Param met...Last year, same day I met him for the first time. Ours was a typical arranged marriage and he came to "see" me :-D. Now he has to see me everyday whether he wants to or not :-D. He answered all the questions from my relatives and I was sitting next to my father, quite in a blank mood, Everything went on well and He said Yes..My father asked me if I was OK with the proposal, but I was stumped, I didn't know whether to say Yes or No..Something inside my heart said Yes and I said Yes...(though i really did not know what I wanted at that time) ...And then we started a relationship which is getting better by days...

My japanese name

My Japanese Name Is...

Dai Gojo

What's your Japanese Name?

சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்தேங்க !!!!

We started looking out for houses to change....நம்ம ஊர்ல நாலு பேர்கிட்ட சொல்லுவோம், புரொக்கர்கிட்ட சொல்லுவோம், வீடு காலியாருந்தால் போய் பார்போம், முடிச்சிடுவோம்...
இங்கே இவங்க பண்ற ரௌசு இருக்கே...அடடா தாங்கமுடியலை.....முதலை webla தேடனுமாம்..அப்புறம் phone பன்னனுமாம், rental office manager கிட்டே பேசனும்...then he gives us an appointment...oh, ok appointment கொடுத்துடாரு, அப்படினா வீடு இருக்குனு நினைச்சிடு போன்னா jus he tells us about the apartments and then he tells us that we are in waiting list....எனக்கு காதுலருந்து புகையா வருது, போடா டோய் சொல்லலாம்னு நினைச்சேன் ..சில apartments அதை விட மோசம்,we are having it free, but we can allow only after a month, எதுக்குனு கேட்டா paint அடிக்க 1 மாசாமாகும்னு சொல்றாங்க....ஒய்ய் என்னங்கடா ஒரே அலும்பா இருக்கு...தாங்கலை டா சாமி....

Lovely Gift

Casa Loma-This is a home built on a hill by a romantic, Henry Pellatt for his lady love Mary Pellatt.It took around 3 years to complete for him, but unfortunately they spent less than 10 years at this house....

A beautiful gift for her from him indeed !!!

Down the memory lane

Back to Hostel days... In our first year of college life, We around 5 members shared a room...nallaa aatam pottom....ellorukum puthusu hostel life... The first lesson we learnt was "Don't be afraid of any insects"... engey hostellaa per solla theriyadha ella vagai insectum parthurokkom...And not to mention, if it starts raining, our friends frogs would also share our room... As usual annaiku, it was raining, and We were late for the Workshop class..So we need to wear shoes..One of my room mates while wearing the shoes, did not check it ....I locked the room and we were out..She felt something crawling inside her shoes... She jus took her shoes out and our friend froggie jus hopped out....and orey kathuuuu.... athulernthu, we always check our shoes, and she was always teased as frog's princess

Watchful eating?

Coffee
Mango Maui
Cake
Veggie burger
Coke
Cafe Latte
Double choclate chip frappucino
Dulce de liche icecream
Swiss roll (dessert)
And finally sumptuous curd rice thalichified with ginger,chilli,onion,cashews,Cilantro leaves prepared by Param...

Nothing but , My Diet for the Day :)....Oh God, where is it going ?

By the way , check this out

பாட்டி: என்னம்மா ரொம்ப நாளா இந்த பக்கம் காணோம்?
லைலா: நீங்க இருக்கும்போது நான் எதுக்கு....கோலிவுட்கு...

Nameless relationships

I was just wondering about few nameless relationships we do have around us.

The doctors we meet, whom we don't know in person,still we trust them.Few others to mention were the cashier at grocery stores, the tailor of ours, the newspaper boy who starts our morning, the security officer at office.

These relations do not have any names , they play a small part in our life, yet they are around us in our day to day life. More courteousness would be making our life more complete, isn't it?

Hostel days

Flashback to few years ago, this was the time I started living by myself...Those were my pleasant hostel days. I always have a very special softcorner for those days.

It happened during my second year study holidays. Most of the hostel rooms were empty, but we were at hostels to study (nambungapppa). We were at second floor. After a great (?!!?) dinner at mess, when we started studying, Our friends at third floor dropped a lit-candle from their windows. They were in the idea of terrifying us by showing us a flame in dark. But Oops we saw the thread tied to the candle....We tried to catch the candle, but we could not.

After sometime, when they did not hear any noises from our floor, they were bit upset and so they took it up.We were quiet and so were they. After sometime, a friend from third floor came to our room to jus check us. She was expecting us to be in panic and discuss with her. On the contrary we were very calm. She could not resist us being silent. She said "Oh gals, Please bayapadungappa..naanga evalavu try pannom "

We all burst into laughter

More memories to cherish and more stories to share...
Would write it whenever I have blogger block!!!

Guess what...

I haven't done this for past few months.....
I haven't been so excited lately....
I haven't been so careful like this...
I haven't been behind the wheels recently..
I haven't done U-turns and Left turns of late.

Yeah that's right.....

I am attending driving classes and started (just started) driving.

Is it really required ?!#!%!

Check this out for heights of kirukkuthanam !!

Personally, I don't like to celebrate this day.I feel the hype ppl are creating nowadays is tooo much....I feel everybody might have a special day to their heart on their own-the day they proposed, the day of marriage -Then why this day ???
This is not the only day to love ..If u love anybody, love them everyday....
I read the line below somewhere:
Love is the flower you've got to let grow."- John Lennon
So Let us allow it to grow in our hearts instead of ostentating it.

By the way, I am not an unloving creature , but I don't like the way the people are freaking out to display their love

Disclaimer: These are my opinions and not to hurt anybody who celebrate this day sincerly

Biscuits

After a long time, I have added one more to my "Few Dishes I have tried" :)

This weekend was a somberi weekend . As there was snow storm I did not go out any where..
I was jus thinking of trying to do biscuits in the oven, as my culinary skillls have improved a lot (konjam too much thaan)

And here is how I got it....





And It is a very quick recipe... Mix maida(1 cup), sugar(1 cup), butter(1/4 cup), pinch of baking soda and water into dough.Jus then do any shapes as u like and bake it in oven for about 15 minutes and the biscuits are ready...

Two names

What do u think about two names?
In my family, everybody was given a standard name (which would most probably be grandfathers/grandmothers names) and another nick name without any reason. As days go by, everybody will be so accustomed to the second nick name and called by their nick name. But when it comes to official purpose, they go by their standard names, even though its not always used.

I feel the the child was given the standard name to please the elders of the family. The parents prefer the nick name as that name would be their choice. And so everybody have two names.

Whenever I need to introduce myself,I was always confused whether I need to tell my standard name or my nick name.

Two of my cousins did not get their standard names registered itself at school.But we others have still that confusion- whether to call ourselves by First standard name or Second Nick name. This is weird, isn't it?

I prefer atleast the future kids in our family be given a single name!!

Do u have the same confusion in your family Or Is it unusual only with ours?

Miss u friends !!

A photo in one of my friend's blog lighted all the old memories in me.
This reminds of me , the fun and farewell I had on last day

After College, I made friends for my life at my first job.This life was an extension of my college life .

Just after college days were over, when I was at Chennai looking for a job, It was a whole different experience for me. I used to feel lost whenever I met people of my age who were very fluent in English,the way they were independent and enjoied their life.Life was not the same as it used to be at college.But I had nice five friends who helped me a lot to overcome my inhibitions.Everybody was friendly in different ways :)

I cannot forget my last day at office..the fun I had with my friends, great lunch we had at Komalas, where the waitress misinterpreted the party as birthday party and played a birthday song for me

But Life changes and We need to keep going on...And I am here missing my friends and my old days...

It reminds me of a Sujatha's dialogue from film Muthalvan
"புகழ், VCRல இருக்கற மாதிரி வாழ்க்கைலயும் ஒரு Rewind button இருந்தால் எவ்வளவு நல்லா இருக்கும்??"

Google talk in Gmail

I saw a new setting in today.
Chat - It automatically saves the Google talk chat history in mails.

This is an attractive feature, atleast to me. I can save my chat in my gmail, whenever I like to.
So I can read it whenever I feel to read my old interesting conversations with my friends/relatives.

A short prayer ?!!?

Oh God,
Please try to make me understand that the house will not get vaccumed by itself , vessels will not get washed automatically...I need to get up and do it...
Thank u
Lazy me

Rang De Basanti

After having read so many positive reviews about the film, I was waiting to watch the movie and I finally watched it. The reviews were apt.
I cannot express in words about the movie- WOW!!!- Thats what I felt about it.

Few aspects which I liked in film were:

1. I always wondered even if one Britisher was not conscious in the olden days about our struggle. This film sees the struggle of Indians in olden days thru the eyes of a Britisher. This is the best part I liked about the film.
   
2. Music , worth to mention, has blended into film unlike where most of songs are picturised out of the film. Nice work of ARR!!
3. Siddharth and Sharman Joshi have acted out very well..Casual acting...Especially the scene where they have a running competition and everybdoy tries to run, but he would walk casually.
4. Dialogues are worth mentioning...One of them- "There are two ways to live life- Either tolerate the way it is Or take responsibilty and change it.So try to take responsibility and try to change our country "
   
5. A nice team effort to show the patriotism in a simple different way.....From Aamir to Madhavan, Good Acting
   

This film has its own minuses, but It correlates the past and present at a different angle.

Only few films makes me to think.This is definitely one of them.
Am I taking responsibility Or Should I not be taking?

But Overalll, Film is worth to watch !!!

Short story-2

Asha was bright and happy.Her life is not going to be the same in the next forthcoming months.She was excited to enter the new phase in her life. Her husband, her family were happy for her. Her friends congratulated when they heard the good news.
Read more...
She has got a new job!!!
P.S: This is not me

Weekend

After a long time, We went to New York.

I like to walk in the streets to see the tall magnificient buildings.This time we planned to visit UNO .But the plan was sothappal :(.UNO does not allow visitors in January and February.So We jus saw the UNO building from the gates.




So என்ன செய்ய, jus thought we'll jus spend time by walking on the streets.I have seen few artists on the road, who draw funny portraits of us, if we pose to them. I wanted to do it..So I insisted on doing it..again plan sothappal :( No artist was there on the streets...

So eppo என்ன செய்ய, jus to while away the time, We thought we would visit "Hotel Saravana bhavan"- Long term planned place to go!! Atlast this plan was fine .It was open.
உள்ளே போனதும் எங்ஙும் தமிழ்..ஒரு சின்ன சந்தோஷம...

Few minutes later, a friends group entered in.I was overhearing the conversation.(திருந்த மாட்டியா- என் மனசாட்சி !!!)

Person 1: Ladies எல்லாம் ஒரு இடத்தில் உக்காருங்க..... (ஆஹா திருந்த மாட்டங்ஙடா !!!!)

Person 2 : மைசூர் போன்டாவில் மைசூர் இருக்குமா...(ஓய்ய் இந்த ஜோக்கை நாங்க எப்பவோ கேட்ருக்கோம்)

Person 3 to the Waitress: Last time, I came looking for ur hotel, but it was closed.So I ate at duplicate Saravanaaas.
Immediately she:டூப்லிகேட் டூப்லிகேட் தான்...ஓரிஜினல் போலே வரும்மா..... (ஆஹா இந்த மாதிரி பேச்சை கேட்டு ரொம்ப நாள் ஆச்சு...)

So we had dinner, went back to bus stand and got back to home...

This is how my weekend passed by!!!

எனக்கு என்ன எழுதுவது என தெரியலை...so jus wrote down this...

Why am I reluctant to say my opinions?

I always refrain from giving opinions. Whenever my friends/relatives discuss a topic, I always feel safe to be on neutral side. I just don't want to disagree with anybody.
Lately I feel that's not right.I feel it would be fine If I am more assertive in giving my opinions straight from my heart.

So nowadays I try to write what I feel, I try to talk what I think.But even then its difficult for me sometimes.Even now I sometimes take the neutral side if people don't like my opinion after disclosing it.

God, I need to change it gradually..

Ek thithali...Anek thithaliyaaan

Earlier, in our school days, DD used to broadcast an animated song

Ek chidiya ...Anek chidiyaaann....

I saw the same video again after so many years.Nice memorable one..

Click here to view it

Numbers

Few days back, I read in one of the blogs how that blogger gives importance to numbers in his day to day work. Jus thought why not write about what I do with numbers.

-> I used to always say 7 whenever i need to say a number or include it in my username.
-> I used to always do things when minutes ends up with 5 or 0 i.e. if suppose time is 5:23 and I need to wake up, I used to postpone it until clock strikes 5:25.
-> Whenever I excercise, I always do until the time ends with 0.
Earlier when I used to walk from my bus stop to my home, I tried to reach home within a time that ends up with 0.

To consummate, My favorite number is 7.My registered number at college was 98EC07 and my classmates used to tease me always as Log 7.So even after college, I am still continuing to have it as my favourite.

All these doing work by numbers are weird but still I just go by it.

On a different note, Some of the other weirdest things that I always do:
Whenever I shop, I buy a choclate..
Whenever I go to a stationary shop, I buy a pen.
Whenever I listen to music, the first song that I hear is Iravaaa pagalaaa...
Whenever I browse, I click any links related to Surya.
Whenever I write as points, I format them with bullets
Whenever I mail, I include atleast 1 :)

But these things makes my life interesting!!!

Just share if u do anything interesting with numbers. :)

Republic Day Wishes

Happy Republic Day.
Let us remember the leaders who loved India, our nation



Note: I just tried to draw this using Paint

Costly Spelling mistakes

I feel it’s really worth when teachers emphasize on spellings in our English classes. This is just because of a silly mistake I made few months back in my wedding card.I read the blueprint of the card, but did not make out that the word “celebrate” was misprinted as “celebtate”.Only after I received my invitations, my sister found out the mistake.I had to re-print the cards because of a silly mistake of mine

This reminds me of a mail, where all letters in all words except the first and last letters is wrongly written, but still we could interpret those words!! I did the same mistake !!

May be everybody else will not be like me

But this was quite a good lesson learnt in spellings

Just a Try to Write A Short Story

Every time he crosses the road, he used to watch her. Sometimes, he used to stop his bike and look at her.He used to mention about her and her smile to his friends. Just like other days, when he crossed the road, he looked for her. She was not there and He missed her...

The hoarding of Jo was removed due to heavy winds and rain!!

Enjoy Life

Friends
Hostel Life
Arattai from night till morning with friends
Night Tea
Hostel Outings
College Tours
Chat under the disguise of Group Study
Pakoda, Hot Coffee while raining outside & Watching Maniratnam movie
Chat with an Old friend thru messenger
First Job
Head massage with warm coconut Oil
Chumma chinna Gossips
Birthday parties at 12midnight
Chinna Chinaa Gifts
Chinna chinna sandai with younger sisters/brothers
A call from an old friend with whom we have lost contact
Appreciation for the Job done
Shopping with friends

Above moments are cherishable only when we enjoy it exhaustively.
So Let us enjoy the life , even treasuring small and simple moments

I jus don't know why

Sometimes some people, who really don't have any genuine interest on me , just show their interest or care (or whatsoever they refer to) by enquiring too many personal questions about me to me. I jus get annoyed by these individuals !!! :(

Few favourite lyrics of mine

"Azhage Sugama- Parthale Paravasam"

This song is an epitome of melody, ARR has composed very well and I am an ardent fan of Sadhana sargam.
I have always admired her for her pronunciation though she does not know Tamil well.
Especially the following lines

வாழ்க்கை ஒரு வட்டம் போல்
முடிந்த இடத்தில் தொடங்காதா

" O Vennila -Kadhal Desam"

தருகின்ற பொருளாய் காதல் இல்லை
தந்தாலே காதல் காதல் இல்லை

"Melliname Melliname -Shahjahan"

பகவான் பேசுவது இல்லை
ஆனால் பக்தியும் குறைவதுவும் இல்லை

Pleasant Nostalgia

After a long time, I talked with my very old school friend.I somehow lost in touch with her but luckily I caught her as she was at her home town.

We had been cycling to schools , tuitions together.Every time we were cycling , we had lots of conversations about each and everything around us.

During college days, we used to chat only when we were back at homes from hostels .

After College, I shifted to Chennai , she was at Tirunelveli and We used to phone once in a blue moon.

Things changed, she got married and went to London..The communication nearly stopped

A few days back, I got to know that she was at Tirunelveli. As I had her tvl address alone, I searched her number in BSNL website .Thanks to BSNL, I got her phone number and I called her

It was very pleasant to talk with an old friend with whom I had lost contact

Pleasant incident to start the day with!!

Its since long time, I have thought I should be writing about the FM transmitter we got...
Its a small and simple device...but I find it a great companion..

I was getting bored, playing the same set of songs repetitively in the Cassette player in Car due to limited number of Tamil cassettes available and change to CD player would take a couple of more months

When I saw this FM transmitter, I found it very useful...esp. to me...

Jus insert the FM transmitter in the headphone socket of iPod, and turn both the devices ON.
Set the FM transmitter to a frequency btw 88 MHz and 89 MHz.

Thank GOD!!, except 88.1, other FM frequencies have stations transmitting.
So I jus need to stick onto 88.1, but now I hear a variety of songs...

Bye Bye 2005

Happy New Year 2006

என் முதல் தமிழ் போஸ்ட்

நான் கடந்த சில நாட்களாகவே தமிழில் எழுத முயன்றேன்

எனக்கு வசதியான ஒரு tool இன்று பார்த்தேன்

இனிமேல் என்னுடைய தினங்களை பற்றி நான் தமிழில் எழுதலாம்

Vetti Velai :)

I saw it in one of the blogs.....neram pogalai and so I filled in mine :)

10 favorites:

Favorite Day: Friday
Favorite Sport : Cards
Favorite Time: Morning
Favorite Month: June
Favorite Actor: Surya
Favorite Actress: Jothika
Favorite Icecream: Strawberry , Now Dulce de leche
Favorite Food: Noodles
Favorite Drink: Mango Milk Shake
Favorite Place: Chennai

9 currents:

Current Feeling: Bored
Current O/S: Windows XP
Current Windows open: None
Current Drink: Orange juice
Current Time: 2:50 PM
Current Mobile(s) used: None
Current show on TV: Law and Order
Current Thought: What to cook for dinner?
Current Cloth: Paijamas

8 Firsts:

First nick: Asha
First Kiss: Got from my parents
First Crush: Don't remember :)
First computer: I don't remember the config
First vehicle I drove: BSA Cycle
First job: SDE
First movie I watched : ???
First pet: No pets !
First shave (men)/Hairstyle (women): At age 1

7 lasts:

Last chai (tea): Celestial seasoning's Chai
Last movie: ThottiJayaa
Last time I drove: 2 months back
Last time shaved (men) / Beauty parlor visit (women): last month!
Last website visited: vikatan.com
Last software installed: Logitech Webcam software
Last pill I had: Celebrex

6 Have you evers:

Have you ever broken the law: Yes
Have you ever been drunk: No
Have you ever climbed a tree: Yes
Have you ever kissed someone you didnt know: No
Have You Ever Been in the Middle/Close to Gunfire or Bomb Blast: No
Have you ever broken anyone's heart: Yaa sometimes

5 Things:

Things you can hear right now: TV sound
Things on your computer table: I don't have a computer table!
Things on your bed: pillows, comforters
Things you ate today: Uppuma
Things in mind:Nothing!

4 places you have been today:Only Home

3 people you can tell anything to:
Appa
Siva
My friends

2 choices

Black or white: Black
Hot or cold: Hot

1 thing you want to do before you die: Visit Africa forests

Thanksgiving parade @NY

Macys Thanksgiving day parade...Got up at 4:30 AM on Thursday , started of to New York....
It was snowing in NJ....I was seeing snow fall for the first time in life.....Cool......

Reached NY...drank fresh juice as breakfast...I and Siva were at 59th street to watch the famous parade !!

Giant balloons started their way .A few attractions were Chicken Little, caterpillar, Dora, Humpty Dumpty, Animal planet!!!

Few kids, sitting at parent’s shoulders were excited and calling out the names of the character balloons. I could figure out the names only from these cute little genius :-) .















More photos @ my album

Reminded me of my school days at tirunelveli when we used to get up early, wait for glittering chapparam(chariot carrying goddess) ...unforgettable days

Cast Away

Today was another day...had my dinner early...nothing else to do..so why not watch a movie. We decided to watch Cast Away....

Cast Away- Its a story of persistent hope, adventure, spirit to live!!!

Chuck (Tom Hanks) ,A FedEx System Engineer,works round the clock, giving more importance to live and die by time. He gets on a plane for work, promises her lover that he would be right back soon. The real story starts now, when his plane crashes in the sea. He somehow manages to land on a deserted island…The scenes especially after the plane crash- floating across the ocean; violent storm and roaring thunder were really amazing.

Once after he lands on that island, he seeks help for the first few days, but nothing turns right for him. As days turn by, He finds ways to live and he needs to –by consuming coconut, crab and fishes. FedEx packages that floated to island help him considerably. Few to mention-The skater shoes to cut, the net on a beautiful dress to catch fishes , collecting rain water to drink. He relentlessly works to create fire with things he have. He finds a companion-Wilson, a volleyball

1500 days pass by-Now he has his own ways of leading his life until one day, he finds a way to escape. He builds a boat, starts his journey and escapes.

Things are not the same in his homeland, where his lover is married, has her own family. She is torn between her lover (who was considered dead) and her family. But he accepts she needs to go back to her family .

He is ready to accept the life as it comes- the greatest lesson he has ever learnt from his experiences.

The silence in the film once after he lands in the island is not boring, but the scenes are too lengthy.The silent conclusion of the film is too empty!!!


Needless to say, Tom Hanks has acted out well

Rating: Watch it atleast once

My weekend

This weekend...i had a new experience .....for the first time....i played snooker!!!
i went with my husband and his friend...we had a great time there...they both were gud players (as far as I know :))...they taught me how to play....
its a nice game...u need to know karom to do a gud aiming...i m not going to bore u with snooker rules....(though i don't know the rules ).....we played around 2 hrs ..i enjoied...got a book to read more about it...hope to play the game well soonn!!!!!














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Sunday ...a 'somberi' sunday.....called my parents and MIL, saw film Chicken Little after a great vegetarian lunch at Qdoba-a mexican grill (veggie need to try this places!!).....

The fascinating part of the film was the chicken and the 'fish out of water' characters...though the animation was not too gud (that was my husband's review), it was ok for me..i liked it...maybe i have not seen better animation films yet ...



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I liked 'chicken little' telling to itself "today is a new day" and "u r going to make it"

After the movie, we came home...i was ready for another movie....I watched "Gods must be crazy". The story is abt a 'bushman' in the deep Kalahari desert. He sees the most fascinating thing in his life -a Coke bottle that fell from an aeroplane.!! He takes it back to his family, and they use it for many tasks. Soon his family start to fight over it, so he decides to go the end of the world to return it to the God-who he thinks gave it to them. His journey to the 'end of the world' was shown in really funny situations and scenes.

IThen I went on to watch Part II of the film ...which I liked the most!! In this movie, the bushman's (xixo) daughter and son get separated from their family while there were checking out a truck- something they were seeing for first time in their life. They both enjoy their trip in the truck, which also has a trailer contained full of water. They have not seen that much water in their entire life . Now xixo starts to search for his lost kids. Being a bushman, who are best trackers in world, he sets out following their foot prints to the truck, and follows the truck tire marks towards his children. Meanwhile a professor of law from New York (heroine) and a zoology professor (hero) gets lost in the desert jungle full of wild animals when their glider goes down in a storm.... and they are determined to get out. Now the movie shows the hardships everyone face in reaching their goal in a very humorous way ......enjoied a lot

Few things about bushmen & african desert I came to know from this film!!!!

• A group of ppl -bushmen - live in deeper parts of Kalahari in Africa. They know how to survive in the desert without water...
• Bushmen are one of the best trackers in the world!!!
• Their principle- "they own nothing"
• rhino will extinguish fire whenever it finds one!!!

dino @ toys city @ Newyork

New York view from Empire states bldng

teddy which my friend gifted

puppies doll i got from toys shop :)

flowers as gift

Diwali other sweeets

Boondhi

Khaju barfi

Diwali sweets- Mission 3- Thattai - Result failure

Though my hubby helped, mission oothalllll

me hurraying even after mission failure

it came out thick!!!!

Diwali sweets-Mission-2-Thenkulal

Ingredients: 2 cups Rice flour, 1/4 cup uradh dhal flour, cummin-2tsp, oil-1tsp, salt-2tsp
Special Tools : Thenkuzhal Press from India

Procedure:
Add salt, cummin seeds to the flours and mix them well and make a dough with enough hot water. While mixing it add a tsp of hot oil.

Make a ball from the dough and press it through the thenkuzhal press in the hot oil and deep fry them till they are golden brown.

Remove and drain it, in a pan with paper towel.

The fried "ThenKuzhal" is now ready to eat.

Diwali sweets-Mission 1-Omapodi

Mix kadalai maavu (besan gram flour) and aarisi mavu (rice flour) in ratio of 8:1 .Mix salt and add water to make it a paste















Put this in a "acchu" with small holes and squeez in circular forms in the oil and fry till crispy.Drain oil in paper and break into pieces