2011 - A review!!

When 2011 came ringing in, I had recorded my wish list here... Today almost at the fag end of the year lets see where it stands!

For starters I hv hardly achieved any in the list.... But well its 2011 and well the number "4" has to bring something in its wake(read up the post to know why)....

So Indeed as I said, 2011 thou dint see me doing a "tick" on any of the items in my wish-list what it instead did was set the machine for the wish list in action... Be it ma sis marriage or ma good news! Now if u ask me thts like more than 60% job done.

N jus so that its indeed recorded ~~ 2011 is the year that saw the item that topped my wish-list for four years come true(no qs plz) and now thts saying something rt :) Of course the xtra time I I got to spend with ma mom-sis was the unexpected bonanza!

Heres hoping that 2012 sees us taking all these things into their logical- happy ending ~~ Fingers crossed! As I type this, I realize that its a BIG ask and me hopes that things jus fall in place.

To a gr8 person.......

Look closely at this n lemme what do you see? Two kids from a rural setup on the way to school? rural empowerment? Right to education? Look more closely do you observe anything else??

Look more closely... Do u notice that only the boy has shoes in his leg while the gal is bare-footed! Imagine walking on the village roads(translates to next-to-nothing) on bare foot :-/.

BTW neither did I notice this until it was pointed out by my FIL... speaks something of the person rt :). Its jus topping on the cake, tht he is a big time advocate of gals ... I tell yea its soopa fun to hv mock fights with ma MIL N her son when I hv him on ma side... lol!

But of course a person like this does deserve a space esp on his bday(Dec 8) here rt..... Join me as I wish him a gr8 year ahead......

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Favouritism!



Pic Courtesy: StarPlus!



Well u always knew tht Favouritism is a bad thing rt! But did you know tht when you  start showing "favouritism",  it always keeps you on the edge n neva lets u sit back n relax! Possibly jus common sense rt.... You wan your fav team to win n not the "May the best team win"!



So why this spl note on favouritism?  Cause the above point jus drove into my mind in last few days.. Its transpires something like this..

I hv been for last few weeks a regular fixture in front on TV when "Master Chef India" gets telecasted (Na na not cause of cooking.. But looking at well laid food is orgy in itself :)). Now in this season among the team of contestants my fav was one Mr. Puneeth ~~ if u hv been following this you'll agree that he isnt really the best of the lot there. But but possibly cause he was this rolly-polly uncle who seemed almost helpless ~~ Something in me rooted fro him(somewhere he reminds me of my daddy :-/). So each episode was more about "Will Puneeth get eliminated" than anything else!

But today post his elimination, for the first time I got to sit back, relax n enjoy the episode and see the best team win :)

The power Of Udhi...

Well the power apart, jus realized that it could be a great beauty accessory(wink)... don belive me? Here hv a look......

Clicked at Mylapore Temple in Chennai....

Udhi is yet another term for Bhasma\Vibuthi ~~ The sacred ash used in religious worship in Hinduism.... You can read more about it here

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The joy of Doing nothing.....

Hv u eva been on a vacation n felt bogged down with the "to-do" list in the place... I know I am a culprit there! Given this, when peop suggested a hill station which is a stones throw away from B'lore with a promise of "Doing nothing" it seemed promising. So "Yelagiri Hills" it was.....

But but  calling it a "Hill station" may really be a exaggeration.. Its jus a wee  bit cooler than blore but yeap a welcome relief from sultry Chennai!

Second, The possibility of any recreation activity there is next to zero. The only strenuous thing(or rather the only thing) u can abt do is go for a trek up the Swami Malai (The trek is indeed easy, coming from somebody who is nimble footed like me ~~ Its saying something) ! The other v dubious attraction of "Nature Park" is well avoided! The lake there? Hmmm good for a stroll but nothing To write home abt!

Hmm now I know that its not alays the "tourist attractions" that hv people flocking to a hill station... But each place has a USP ~~ Solitude, nature, weather ~~ Yelagiri jus doesn seem to score v great in any of these depts.....

So ma suggestion there if u visiting the place,  Choose a hotel where u hv some foliage to stroll around cause tht may turnout to be the only source of entertainment (apart from the swami malai trek)!

Now Now looks like I hv painted a v sad pic of the place! Its still a place you could do a quick get-away to escape the hustle n bustle of the city, to jus sit back n relax as well even if u chose otherwise the "to-do" list in the place is next to nothing :-D. I am told thou that during some months this place is a haven for para gliding.......

You cans see the other images from yelagiri here

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Portraits Of India!

That was the exhibition where ma hubs pic was selected n displayed.... A moment to be proud of rt :) The proudest thou seemed his 85+ year old grand ma who despite her age manged to climb up all those stairs to hv a glimpse of her grandsons first exhibition :). N thn had a passer-by read out the entire caption accompanying the pic....

Pouring over her grandsons pic printed in the book released to mark the occasion!



BTW u know whats the wish tht is rt at the top of her wish list now... No not jus to hv a glimpse of her rolu-polu great grandson(!) but hv that news be flashed on every other news channel ala Abh--Ashs child.... LOL!

Now back to the exhibition, it truly captured the "Portraits of India"..... from Leh to Up, From Rajasthan to Maharashtra, from Karnataka to Chennai, from Pondi to Kerala.... From apple-of-the-eyes to orphans, from old men left on the streets to doting grandparents...From Farmers to Tea Masters, From drama artit to Fisherman, From Priest to Naked Nagas, From fortune teller to anti-poachers.... From Kathak to bhartanatyam, from Kathakali to Yakshgana...... From Sindhoor Khela to Pongal... From Namaaz to Sandhya Vandanam.... Truly it was a riot of colors that captured the spirit of India!

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