Being the mother of a three and a half year old, attending music concerts 'live' is almost like a luxury for me. It was the Children's Day weekend and our apartment complex was hosting a wide variety of sports events for the young as weel as the 'young at heart'. My kiddo participated in a couple of games and so did hubby and I. The exhausting activities during the day did not actually dampen our spirits and I'm really glad I was able to go to this particular concert. We reached the Venue (St. John's auditorium, Koramangala) a little ahead of the scheduled time of 6pm. What this meant was we had ample choice in where we wanted to sit. We picked a location neither too close to the stage, nor too far from the exist.
The stage was beautifully done up with colorful flowers and some fresh green plants at the corners, against an elegant blue backdrop. The organizers were getting ready with bouquets to welcome the performers for the evening. By now, our little madame, who'd been closely but silently monitoring the bustle of the organizers close to the stage, was beginnging to get quite inquisitive. In her characterestic non-chalant and loud manner, she asked : "Appa, Sanjay Mama engendu Varuva, left side lendu aa, illa right side lendu aa?", "Mrudangam mama enga okachipa?", "Sanjay mama ceiling lendu parandu varuvala?". A couple of our neighbors looked our way with much besmusement.
Trying to suppress a chuckle as well as slight embarassment, I gently chided her - "Ved, when the concert begins, you need to maintain silence, or else the other mamas and mamis won't be able to listen to Sanjay mama singing", to which she promptly rejoined "Illai, we can speak softly no?"
The gentelman sitting right ahead of us, unable to contain his amusement any more, snapped our little exchange short with - "Oh my God, she's such a doll", and directing his affectionate attention towards Vedika, egged her on saying "Nee onnum bayapadadei maa...unaku enna venum naalum pesiko, enna venum naalum padiko" :-)
Meanwhile, the husband had wandered off in other direction and was deep in conversation with an elderly gentleman, when Sanjay walked on to the stage with his entourage, to a warm but prolonged applause. Vinod later identified the gentleman as Mr. Suresh Subrahmanyan, Sanjay's uncle, whom he had happened to get acqauinted with during his visit to Chennai last December, during the kutcheri season.
After the customary welcome speech from a member of the organizing committee (Nadasurabhi Cultural Association), the concert commenced with a lively varnam. Over the next 3 hours, we were drenched in a melodious ocean of raga and laya. Sanjay is known for experimenting with a lot of unusual ragams especially for the main piece / RTPs. But, for this concert, he stuck to the popular but offering-tremendous-scope-for-variety Shankarabharanam, for the RTP. The main piece was in a not-very-often heard ragam called Kumudakriya.
Sanjay was accompanied on the violin by Vidwan S Varadarajan, on the Mridangam by Vidwan Neyveli Venkatesh, and on the Khanjira by Vidwan Guruprasanna.
The song list for the evening goes something like this :-
- Sami ni rammanave – KedAram - Thiruvottiyur Thyagaiyer
- Ra Rama intitaka – AsavEri – Thyagaraja
- enta rANi tanakenta – HarikambhOji – Thyagaraja
- Ardhanareeshwaram – kumudakriya – Dikshitar
- Anandavalli – Neelambari – Swathi Thirunal
- Marugelara O raghava – JayantasrI – Thyagaraja
- RTP – ShankarabharaNam
- GOpala bhaktim – Bageshri – Swati Thirunal
- Nanda Tanaya Govinda – Bageshri – Purandaradasa
- JanAdi Rama – Sindhu Bhairavi
- Bharata sarajya sakhi – Desh – Mayuram Vishwanatha Shastri
- Paniyin VintulipOlavE – Harikambhoji
- MangaLam – SaurAshtram – Thyagaraja
Monday, November 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
7 signs that your kid loves you :-)
1.Your newborn stares into your eyes.
He's actually working hard to memorize your face. He doesn't understand anything else about the world, but he knows you're important.
2 Your baby thinks about you even when you're not around.
Between 8 and 12 months old, he'll start to scrunch his face and look around when you leave the room — and he'll smile when you return.
3 Your toddler throws wicked tantrums.
Nope, those screaming fits don't mean he's stopped loving you. He wouldn't be so hurt and angry if he didn't trust you so deeply.
4 Your toddler runs to you for comfort when he falls down or feels sad.
Kids this age may not truly understand the meaning of "I love you," but their actions speak louder than words.
5 Your preschooler gives you a flower picked from the garden, a finger-painted heart, a sparkly rock, or another gift.
6 Your preschooler wants your approval.
He'll start to be more cooperative around the house, and he'll look for chances to impress. "Look at me!" will become a catchphrase.
7 Your little one trusts you with secrets, like his first crush or his most embarrassing moment.
You're his confidante, even if he shies away from your hugs in public.
From - Babycenter.com
He's actually working hard to memorize your face. He doesn't understand anything else about the world, but he knows you're important.
2 Your baby thinks about you even when you're not around.
Between 8 and 12 months old, he'll start to scrunch his face and look around when you leave the room — and he'll smile when you return.
3 Your toddler throws wicked tantrums.
Nope, those screaming fits don't mean he's stopped loving you. He wouldn't be so hurt and angry if he didn't trust you so deeply.
4 Your toddler runs to you for comfort when he falls down or feels sad.
Kids this age may not truly understand the meaning of "I love you," but their actions speak louder than words.
5 Your preschooler gives you a flower picked from the garden, a finger-painted heart, a sparkly rock, or another gift.
6 Your preschooler wants your approval.
He'll start to be more cooperative around the house, and he'll look for chances to impress. "Look at me!" will become a catchphrase.
7 Your little one trusts you with secrets, like his first crush or his most embarrassing moment.
You're his confidante, even if he shies away from your hugs in public.
From - Babycenter.com
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
A pleasant evening..
I rushed back home quickly after my carpool ride from office. Reached home around half an earlier than my usual time. I had some pending work, so quickly switched on the lappy, freshened up and started off, while my lil sweetie was fast asleep wid her thatha.
This was precisely why I rushed, coz I knew once she was up, I would have not a sec to attend to anything else but her :-)
Work I did for around 15 mins then Vedika was up. Did my usual ritual of having chai that was readily prepared and served to me by my sweet MIL.Then twas fruit-time for vedika. Each of the meals that I have to give her gets done faster for her as well as me when we are down in the basement in the company of "beeg car (read corpio), small car (read sift)" bike, etc :-)
After that, I changed, dressed up lil ved and we were off to the play area. She loves playing there with the sand so also in the swings, slides and the merry-go-rounds. Ahanya, Neeya, Ria are some of her fave friends!She keeps me on my toes literally when I'm wid her playing. She keeps running and dodging between the play-area, the gym, the club-house and around the swimming pool. Yea, she loves going into the gym for 1 thing..can you believe what? to check her
weight! Yea, you can be sure where she got it from :-)
Right in the middle of all this, I was suddenly stopped by Cylin, she's one of the mammas that I meet daily. Today we had a different talk. She told me she's inviting all the kiddos and the mammas home the coming friday evening over for coffee. And guess what the reason could be...she's starting a saloon at home!!
Also, she made it very clear to me that it will not be the crappy kinds like Anabelle Saloon that we have in the neighbouring lane..(Anabelle is actually a really good saloon that provides quite a decent service). She has had previous experince working in India as well as abroad in five star and seven star saloons. So, we could expect wonderful service, she assured!! Whoa!!
Meanwhile hubby got home early and I happily handed over lil Vedika to him while I could catch up on some more gossip with other ladies around. I met Julia and Reshma. We had been planning to call the ladies trainer for swimming for quite sometime now, but was getting postponed for some reason or the other. We quickly got together and put down the list of ladies interested in joining, called them over the intercom and confirmed their presence for the class the coming weekend. Hope to have a good splash soon
This was precisely why I rushed, coz I knew once she was up, I would have not a sec to attend to anything else but her :-)
Work I did for around 15 mins then Vedika was up. Did my usual ritual of having chai that was readily prepared and served to me by my sweet MIL.Then twas fruit-time for vedika. Each of the meals that I have to give her gets done faster for her as well as me when we are down in the basement in the company of "beeg car (read corpio), small car (read sift)" bike, etc :-)
After that, I changed, dressed up lil ved and we were off to the play area. She loves playing there with the sand so also in the swings, slides and the merry-go-rounds. Ahanya, Neeya, Ria are some of her fave friends!She keeps me on my toes literally when I'm wid her playing. She keeps running and dodging between the play-area, the gym, the club-house and around the swimming pool. Yea, she loves going into the gym for 1 thing..can you believe what? to check her
weight! Yea, you can be sure where she got it from :-)
Right in the middle of all this, I was suddenly stopped by Cylin, she's one of the mammas that I meet daily. Today we had a different talk. She told me she's inviting all the kiddos and the mammas home the coming friday evening over for coffee. And guess what the reason could be...she's starting a saloon at home!!
Also, she made it very clear to me that it will not be the crappy kinds like Anabelle Saloon that we have in the neighbouring lane..(Anabelle is actually a really good saloon that provides quite a decent service). She has had previous experince working in India as well as abroad in five star and seven star saloons. So, we could expect wonderful service, she assured!! Whoa!!
Meanwhile hubby got home early and I happily handed over lil Vedika to him while I could catch up on some more gossip with other ladies around. I met Julia and Reshma. We had been planning to call the ladies trainer for swimming for quite sometime now, but was getting postponed for some reason or the other. We quickly got together and put down the list of ladies interested in joining, called them over the intercom and confirmed their presence for the class the coming weekend. Hope to have a good splash soon
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Zindagii do Pal Kii is just sooo mesmerising....
Lovable. Wonderful. Romantic. Soft . A bit nostalgic. Warm. Soothing.... That’s Zindagi do pal ki. This song from Kites is worth listening to. KK as ususal has done an awesome job!! The way he sings 'intezaar kab tak..hum karenge bhala...' is totally mesmerising. I can keep listening to it continuously throughout the day!!
Rajesh Roshan has given wonderful music. KK and lyricist Nasir Faraz too have their fair shares in the superbness of the song. So here go the lyrics :-
Zindagi do pal ki, zindagi do pal ki
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala
Zindagi do pal ki..
Dil mein tumhare chhupa di hai maine to apni ye jaan
Ab tum hi isko sambhalo hume apna hosh kahaan
Bekhudi do pal ki, zindagi do pal ki
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala
Ik chota sa vaada iss umar se zyada sachcha hai sanam
Har mod par saath iss liye rehte hain ab dono hum
Dosti do pal ki, zindagi do pal ki
Intezaar kab tak hum karenge bhala
Tumhe pyaar kab tak na karenge bhala
Zindagi do pal ki, zindagi..
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Thapalai chaatam !
Here I am, back after a long hiatus....my lil doll kept me busy all these days..can u believe she'll be 2 the 21st of this Month? For her talking came sooner than walking! By now, she's quite clear wid the words she says and the way she communicates. She even speaks small sentences. Since hubby is from the palakkad side she is very quickly picking up the palakkad dialect. Sometimes, infact its me who learns some words from her these days :)
Last night, she suddenly called out to me: "Mummy ..Mummy..." and said, "thapayay taatam". At first I couldnt gather what she said. I asked her to repeat and she did. This cycle went on for atleast 4-5 times. When she realised that I'm not getting her..do u know what my sweetie did? She literally demonstrated to me :D .
It was only then that I realised what she meant...she showed me a froggy jump :) :)
She had actually meant to say " Thapalai Chaatam" which in palakkad dialect translates to "froggy jump" !!!
Last night, she suddenly called out to me: "Mummy ..Mummy..." and said, "thapayay taatam". At first I couldnt gather what she said. I asked her to repeat and she did. This cycle went on for atleast 4-5 times. When she realised that I'm not getting her..do u know what my sweetie did? She literally demonstrated to me :D .
It was only then that I realised what she meant...she showed me a froggy jump :) :)
She had actually meant to say " Thapalai Chaatam" which in palakkad dialect translates to "froggy jump" !!!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thirty-two things that change when you have a baby
1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.
2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
4. You respect your body ... finally.
5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
9. Your heart breaks much more easily.
10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
11. Every day is a surprise.
12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
14. You become a morning person.
15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
16. "You discover how much there is to say about one tooth."
17. "You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth."
18. "You now know where the sun comes from."
19. "You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have."
20. "You realize that although sticky, lollipops have magical powers."
21. "You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night."
22. "Silence? What's that?"
23. "You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having."
24. "You discover an inner strength you never thought you had."
25. "You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule."
26. "You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one."
27. "Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog."
28. "You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late."
29. "You learn that taking a shower is a luxury."
30. "You realize that you can love a complete stranger."
31. You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place.
32. If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do!
2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
4. You respect your body ... finally.
5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
9. Your heart breaks much more easily.
10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
11. Every day is a surprise.
12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
14. You become a morning person.
15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
16. "You discover how much there is to say about one tooth."
17. "You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth."
18. "You now know where the sun comes from."
19. "You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have."
20. "You realize that although sticky, lollipops have magical powers."
21. "You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night."
22. "Silence? What's that?"
23. "You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having."
24. "You discover an inner strength you never thought you had."
25. "You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule."
26. "You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one."
27. "Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog."
28. "You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late."
29. "You learn that taking a shower is a luxury."
30. "You realize that you can love a complete stranger."
31. You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place.
32. If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Baad Muddat ke....
This song gives me goosebumps..have been listening to it nearly everyday for the past few days..
I miss being with him :-(
Maybe I'll sing this when I meet him after this loooooong gap!!
Movie: Jahan Ara
Music Director : Madan Mohan
Singer(s) :Mohammad Rafi-Suman Kalyanpur
Lyricists :Rajendra Krishna
Rafi:
(baad muddat ke yah ghadi aai
aap aae to zindagi aai)-2
ishq mar marake kaamayaab huaa
(aaj ek zarraa aafataab huaa)-2
Suman:
(shukriyaa ai huzuur aane kaa)-2
vaqt jaagaa gareeb-khaane kaa
ek zamaane ke baad id hui
(id se pahale meri deed hui)-2
Rafi:
id kaa chaand aaj dekhaa hai
id kaa kyon na aitabaar aae
haath uthaakar duaa yah karataa hun
(id phir aisi baar-baar aae)-2
din zamaane kaa raat apani hai
is ghadi qaayanaat apani hai
ishq par husn ki inaayat hai
(mere pahalu men meri jannat hai)-2
Suman:
faasale vaqt ne mita hii diye
dil tadapate hue milaa hi diye
kaash is vaqt maut aa jaae
(zindagaani pe aake chhaa jaae)-2
Both:
baad muddat ke .....
I miss being with him :-(
Maybe I'll sing this when I meet him after this loooooong gap!!
Movie: Jahan Ara
Music Director : Madan Mohan
Singer(s) :Mohammad Rafi-Suman Kalyanpur
Lyricists :Rajendra Krishna
Rafi:
(baad muddat ke yah ghadi aai
aap aae to zindagi aai)-2
ishq mar marake kaamayaab huaa
(aaj ek zarraa aafataab huaa)-2
Suman:
(shukriyaa ai huzuur aane kaa)-2
vaqt jaagaa gareeb-khaane kaa
ek zamaane ke baad id hui
(id se pahale meri deed hui)-2
Rafi:
id kaa chaand aaj dekhaa hai
id kaa kyon na aitabaar aae
haath uthaakar duaa yah karataa hun
(id phir aisi baar-baar aae)-2
din zamaane kaa raat apani hai
is ghadi qaayanaat apani hai
ishq par husn ki inaayat hai
(mere pahalu men meri jannat hai)-2
Suman:
faasale vaqt ne mita hii diye
dil tadapate hue milaa hi diye
kaash is vaqt maut aa jaae
(zindagaani pe aake chhaa jaae)-2
Both:
baad muddat ke .....
Friday, May 2, 2008
Indi - Yeah!!
Guess what? An Israeli reality TV show is looking for its contestants in India...What kind of a reality show is this? Its about singing..on similar lines as Indian idol and whoever sings best wins the competition! Why India as the venue for an Israeli TV show? Coz India is a hot favorite with Israeli youth and lots of them are packing their bags and heading here to know more about our country and culture. This reality TV show aims at showcasing this fact on the Israeli television. Israelis in various parts of the country are busy auditioning these days and they find it awesome, the people here, the beautiful places, the colors, the exotic food, the rickshaws, and pretty much everything around. They got Israelis around the country together through social networking and now the production team is here with the judges happily shooting!!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Heat wave in Pune!!
I'm here in Pune after a gap of two summers. The previous two summers ('06 and '07 - post marriage) in Bangalore were not all that hot as far as I can recollect.
Its mid April and the mercury has soared to 42.1 degrees yesterday (24th April, 2008).
This has been the second highest maximum temperature for the month of April since 1897!!
Temperatures have been persistently increasing for the past 1 week.
The weather bureau claims that its coz of the heat waves coming in from the northern part of the state! Is global warming not merely a myth perpetrated by Cassandras of the paranoid west? Are we heading towards Doomsday? I guess I'm getting overly pessimistic and rhetorical here.
For now, I'm just looking forward to the first monsoon showers in early May
Its mid April and the mercury has soared to 42.1 degrees yesterday (24th April, 2008).
This has been the second highest maximum temperature for the month of April since 1897!!
Temperatures have been persistently increasing for the past 1 week.
The weather bureau claims that its coz of the heat waves coming in from the northern part of the state! Is global warming not merely a myth perpetrated by Cassandras of the paranoid west? Are we heading towards Doomsday? I guess I'm getting overly pessimistic and rhetorical here.
For now, I'm just looking forward to the first monsoon showers in early May
Monday, January 21, 2008
TM Krishna @ Gayana Samaja
On 19th Jan attended a concert of TMK at Gayana Samaja, Bangalore as part of the 3rd edition of Aanandaa Cultural festival. Aanandaa is a non-profit foundation that helps promote Indian Classical Performing Arts globally. The theme for the day was "Compositions of Muthuswamy Deekshitar". TMK was accompanied by HK Venkatram on the violin, Shri Trichy Shankaran on the mrudangam and Shri B S Purushottaman on the Khanjira.
The concert commenced with a brief presentation on 'Muthusawmy Deekshitar' by a sprightly and enthusiastic young lady called Priyanka Prakash. It included information regarding his ancestors, his contribution to Carnatic classical music, various features of his compositions, differences between the ragams he has composed on, etc.
TMK began his performance at 18.30 sharp, as planned. During his first song, his throat seemed to be in some discomfort as he was frequently clearing it. It seemed to us as though it was one of his off days. But much to our (and probably his as well) relief, our apprehension was short lived. From the very next rendition, he hit top form. In the main piece "Shree Subramanyaya Namaste" in Kamboji, he struck a purple patch. He took the audience from unfathomable depths to dizzy heights with his expansive exploration of this majestic ragam. HK Venkatram beautifully matched him phrase for phrase. Trichy Sankaran and Purushottaman played a mesmeresing and resounding thani avartanam that had the packed audience asking for more, so much so that TMK had to wait for the claps to die down before he could resume with the closing phrase.
His performance included the following:-
01.) dakSiNAmUrttE vidaLita dAsArttE - shankarAbharaNaM/mishra jhampa
02.) paHncabhUta kiraNAvaLiM candra mauLiM - kiraNAvaLi/khaNDa EkaM
03.) kamalAmbAM bhajarE rE mAnasa - kalyANi/Adi (2 kaLai)
04.) vINApustaka dhAriNIMAshrayE - vEgavAhini/mishra jhampa
05.) vAtApi gaNapatiM bhajEhaM - hamsadhvani/Adi
06.) vINAbhEri vENuvAdyAdi - AbhEri/Adi
07.) rAmacandrabhaktaM bhaja mAnasa - gEya hEjjajji/Adi
08.) shrI subrahmaNyAya namastE namastE - *kAmbhOji/tishra EkaM
All in all, a fantastic concert that I shall cherish for a long time
The concert commenced with a brief presentation on 'Muthusawmy Deekshitar' by a sprightly and enthusiastic young lady called Priyanka Prakash. It included information regarding his ancestors, his contribution to Carnatic classical music, various features of his compositions, differences between the ragams he has composed on, etc.
TMK began his performance at 18.30 sharp, as planned. During his first song, his throat seemed to be in some discomfort as he was frequently clearing it. It seemed to us as though it was one of his off days. But much to our (and probably his as well) relief, our apprehension was short lived. From the very next rendition, he hit top form. In the main piece "Shree Subramanyaya Namaste" in Kamboji, he struck a purple patch. He took the audience from unfathomable depths to dizzy heights with his expansive exploration of this majestic ragam. HK Venkatram beautifully matched him phrase for phrase. Trichy Sankaran and Purushottaman played a mesmeresing and resounding thani avartanam that had the packed audience asking for more, so much so that TMK had to wait for the claps to die down before he could resume with the closing phrase.
His performance included the following:-
01.) dakSiNAmUrttE vidaLita dAsArttE - shankarAbharaNaM/mishra jhampa
02.) paHncabhUta kiraNAvaLiM candra mauLiM - kiraNAvaLi/khaNDa EkaM
03.) kamalAmbAM bhajarE rE mAnasa - kalyANi/Adi (2 kaLai)
04.) vINApustaka dhAriNIMAshrayE - vEgavAhini/mishra jhampa
05.) vAtApi gaNapatiM bhajEhaM - hamsadhvani/Adi
06.) vINAbhEri vENuvAdyAdi - AbhEri/Adi
07.) rAmacandrabhaktaM bhaja mAnasa - gEya hEjjajji/Adi
08.) shrI subrahmaNyAya namastE namastE - *kAmbhOji/tishra EkaM
All in all, a fantastic concert that I shall cherish for a long time
Friday, January 4, 2008
Happy New Year 2008 !!
Dear Friends,
Blooming with
the
beauty of
love,
Blossoming with the
warmth of good wishes,
& Budding with the
Joy of celebrations.
May this New Year be a
beautiful
bunch of
Happiness for you!!
Wishing you a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
Sometimes unknown people oblige as well !
today was just another day to work. the distance to office from home (around 2 km) is such that auto drivers do not agree to an easy ride, unless you are willing to shell out some extra bucks or get off half-way. yea, thats how auto-wallahs in Bangalore are typically. which is why I prefer to travel by bus. of course these are few and infrequent, so you need to be there on time in case you plan to take these. today was one such day when I was there on time and the bus was there at the stop, as if waiting for me to board and was almost ready to leave. I boarded, got my ticket and settled. suddenly I spotted a medical shop across the road and recollected that I needed some lozenges. I had been longing for these for the past couple of days thanks to my sore throat and cough. I quickly got down and requested the driver who was just about to rev up the engine , to wait for a couple of minutes so that I could get my lozenges from the medical shop. he just smiled and I knew he was OK with it. I got back in exactly 2 minutes and the moment I boarded the bus, we started off! It was a pleasant surprise in a world where auto-wallahs look askance at the mention of any place less than 2 kms away, and bus drivers are in an eternal race against time and against other buses.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
My Latest Craze ..
Ye Ishq Hai ....from Jab We Met !
Haan hai Koi to wajah
Jo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kya
Thoda sa jo naasha yun chane laga
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Hua hai teri raahon mein aakar (pucho na pucha na)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Milega teri bahon mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Todi maine sare hi bandhan zamane tere
Todungi na mein vada
Aadha hissa mere to dil ki kahani ka tu
Piya mein baaki aadha
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya
hua haiTeri yaadhon mein kho kar
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya hua hai
Teri baton mein jeekar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Mere jaise lakho mile honge tujhko
Piya, mujhe to mila tuu hi
Tu hi mere hooton ki khilti hui si hasi
Gila bhi piya tu hi
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya hua hai
Tujhe sapno mein lakar (dekho na dekho)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya hua hai
Teri baaton mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Haan hai koi to wajah
Jo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kya
Thoda sa jo naasha yun chane laga
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Hua hai teri raahon mein aakar (pucho na pucha na)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Milega teri bahon mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan —2
Its a lovely song full of zeal and enthu. Have'nt yet got to see the movie, but have listened to the song umpteen times...Its truly amazing..Shreya has done a wonderful job yet again!
Haan hai Koi to wajah
Jo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kya
Thoda sa jo naasha yun chane laga
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Hua hai teri raahon mein aakar (pucho na pucha na)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Milega teri bahon mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Todi maine sare hi bandhan zamane tere
Todungi na mein vada
Aadha hissa mere to dil ki kahani ka tu
Piya mein baaki aadha
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya
hua haiTeri yaadhon mein kho kar
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya hua hai
Teri baton mein jeekar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Mere jaise lakho mile honge tujhko
Piya, mujhe to mila tuu hi
Tu hi mere hooton ki khilti hui si hasi
Gila bhi piya tu hi
Dekho na dekho mujhe kya hua hai
Tujhe sapno mein lakar (dekho na dekho)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya hua hai
Teri baaton mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
Haan hai koi to wajah
Jo jeena ka maza yun aane laga
Yeh hawaon mein hai kya
Thoda sa jo naasha yun chane laga
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Hua hai teri raahon mein aakar (pucho na pucha na)
Pucho na pucha mujhe kya
Milega teri bahon mein aakar
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan
O raama
Yeh Ishq haaye baithe bithaye
Jannat dikhaye haan —2
Its a lovely song full of zeal and enthu. Have'nt yet got to see the movie, but have listened to the song umpteen times...Its truly amazing..Shreya has done a wonderful job yet again!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Kya maal hai !!
Wondering what this is? This is the cheesy, crass, tongue-in-cheek comment that I got from one of my office colleagues, when I wore a skirt to work the other day! I was completely taken aback by this kind of a reaction...which was accompanied by, "aaj terepe line maarneka Mann kar raha hai !"
Though a little shocked, I had the presence of mind to retort "achha hai ki mujhse aakar bole...kisi aur se bola hota to tumhari khair nahi hoti"..
Well, as I have come to realise, there are guys staring at you all the time, no matter what and how much you wear. But I have just resigned to the fact that - guys will be guys, desperation in their eyes, demons in disguise.
Though a little shocked, I had the presence of mind to retort "achha hai ki mujhse aakar bole...kisi aur se bola hota to tumhari khair nahi hoti"..
Well, as I have come to realise, there are guys staring at you all the time, no matter what and how much you wear. But I have just resigned to the fact that - guys will be guys, desperation in their eyes, demons in disguise.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Navratri 2007
The last 10 days were filled with fun and enthusiasm. This was my second kolu after marriage. I had a small little 4-step kolu which had a gauri-ganesha pair, a shivar poojai set, a wooden band of 4 traditionally attired musicians, a wooden set of 5 fat women in descending order of height and weight. Since amma was around this time, she made the occasion even more grand and interesting with her shlokams , poojais and ofcourse her wonderful sundals and various varieties of sweets everyday.
I had invited all office friends home for 'vetrilai paaku' or 'haldi kunku' on a friday during the 10 day festival. We had a nice mehfil which lasted for almost an hour with guests as well as hosts taking part in singing carnatic music as well as filmy songs. We visited relatives and friends over the weekend and admired the wonderful kolus that they had in their houses. The festival concluded with 'Saraswathi Poojai' and then 'Vidyarambham'. For Saraswathi poojai we follow a tradition of keeping books and musical instruments in the poojai. On this day, kids usually get an excuse not to study :-) On the last day i.e 'Vijaya Dashami' or 'Vidyarambham' we are supposed to study from the books and play the instruments kept in the poojai. This day is considered auspicious for all good beginnings. Usually children start off with their music lessons, etc on this day. Also the entire house is adorned with flowers and everything at home blessed with a dash of chandanam and kumkumam.
I had invited all office friends home for 'vetrilai paaku' or 'haldi kunku' on a friday during the 10 day festival. We had a nice mehfil which lasted for almost an hour with guests as well as hosts taking part in singing carnatic music as well as filmy songs. We visited relatives and friends over the weekend and admired the wonderful kolus that they had in their houses. The festival concluded with 'Saraswathi Poojai' and then 'Vidyarambham'. For Saraswathi poojai we follow a tradition of keeping books and musical instruments in the poojai. On this day, kids usually get an excuse not to study :-) On the last day i.e 'Vijaya Dashami' or 'Vidyarambham' we are supposed to study from the books and play the instruments kept in the poojai. This day is considered auspicious for all good beginnings. Usually children start off with their music lessons, etc on this day. Also the entire house is adorned with flowers and everything at home blessed with a dash of chandanam and kumkumam.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
My Nokia 3315
Yea...you guessed right, I'm still the owner of this vintage Nokia. It's one of my dearest possessions.
Got it in September of 2003 when I first joined work after graduation. Has been with me at all times, wherever I've been.. one thing that I can rely on :-)
What have I done in turn? Dropped it umpteen times, forgotten it at different places, only to be returned to me by some good souls.
Last month, after I returned home from a two day Coorg trip, my poor cell had gone down after being hungry without charge for two days. I tried different chargers, different plug points - at home, at work, at a friend's place ...but no...nothing changed...I thought it was dead forever :-(
After almost a month of being without a cellphone, I decided to go for a new one. Hubby and I went to a mobile shop at Jaynagar 4th Block. We had almost zeroed in on a new model. But the hunch that my 3315 was still not dead was very strong. I always thought it was immortal.
With a slim beam of hope, I plugged the shopkeeper's charger into it. And lo and behold, it sprung back to life. The phoenix had risen!
Of course! How stupid of me! It was the damn charger that had died. The 3315 was promptly packed with a new charger, and it was alive and kicking yet again.
Last weekend was the height!!!
I dropped my cell and it fell apart into 4 separate parts...the keypad, display, fore cover and the back cover... can you believe? But after all this, it was still in good order !!
I realized I've started taking my phone too much for granted ! Thinking about it I have concluded that
1. It happens coz I do not handle it with care.
Remedy :- Handle the cell with utmost care.
2. It also happens coz I do not have a cell-phone cover!
Remedy :- Get a cover for the cell, so that I can atleast avoid the cell from falling apart into shards!!
Got it in September of 2003 when I first joined work after graduation. Has been with me at all times, wherever I've been.. one thing that I can rely on :-)
What have I done in turn? Dropped it umpteen times, forgotten it at different places, only to be returned to me by some good souls.
Last month, after I returned home from a two day Coorg trip, my poor cell had gone down after being hungry without charge for two days. I tried different chargers, different plug points - at home, at work, at a friend's place ...but no...nothing changed...I thought it was dead forever :-(
After almost a month of being without a cellphone, I decided to go for a new one. Hubby and I went to a mobile shop at Jaynagar 4th Block. We had almost zeroed in on a new model. But the hunch that my 3315 was still not dead was very strong. I always thought it was immortal.
With a slim beam of hope, I plugged the shopkeeper's charger into it. And lo and behold, it sprung back to life. The phoenix had risen!
Of course! How stupid of me! It was the damn charger that had died. The 3315 was promptly packed with a new charger, and it was alive and kicking yet again.
Last weekend was the height!!!
I dropped my cell and it fell apart into 4 separate parts...the keypad, display, fore cover and the back cover... can you believe? But after all this, it was still in good order !!
I realized I've started taking my phone too much for granted ! Thinking about it I have concluded that
1. It happens coz I do not handle it with care.
Remedy :- Handle the cell with utmost care.
2. It also happens coz I do not have a cell-phone cover!
Remedy :- Get a cover for the cell, so that I can atleast avoid the cell from falling apart into shards!!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Pasta and Russian Salad!!
Last week was hectic and full of tension @ work. Hubby had gone to Delhi on an official trip for 4 days. I had decided to stay back alone!! I had not done this before but I gathered all courage I could and nodded in agreement when he asked me if I would stay back all by myself. I managed it as well :-)
When he got back, he treated me to some yummy Italian food! - mouth watering Pasta and delectable Russian salad..drool drool drool..The very mention of these is mouth watering!! And guess what, the best part was, I sat back and relaxed and caught up on a whole lot of gossip with a friend while our hubbies did the culinary honors. I guess this is what they call an icing on the cake :-)
When he got back, he treated me to some yummy Italian food! - mouth watering Pasta and delectable Russian salad..drool drool drool..The very mention of these is mouth watering!! And guess what, the best part was, I sat back and relaxed and caught up on a whole lot of gossip with a friend while our hubbies did the culinary honors. I guess this is what they call an icing on the cake :-)
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