Cricket - Synonym for Sports?

Three cheers to our Indian Cricket Team for winning the T20 World Cup. I was one among the enthusiastic millions watching the nail-biting final, ball by ball, with my eyes glued to the TV screen. I was elated when they rejoiced after winning the cup. Though all this celebration was going on, I did have some disturbing thoughts at the back of my mind. No doubt, cricket is the most famous and most favorite game among the Indians. During weekends or holidays we'd find most of the guys out in the streets playing cricket. However that doesn't mean that we should neglect and not promote/help other sports grow.

I read in an article that Rohit Sharma was initially living in a rented apartment and then he shifted to his own apartment in Mumbai. I also read that BCCI has offered rewards of 80L to the T20 winners and 1crore specially to Yuvraj. It is good to encourage sportsmen who make India proud, but this is very lavish. The same money could be used to develop sports facilities in rural villages and other places, promote other sports and encourage enthusiastic sports people who might be deprived due to lack of funds. We might be having lot of Viswanathan Anands,Kutraleeswarans,PT Ushas,Leander Paes,Sania Mirzas,Narain Karthikeyans waiting for opportunities to prove themselves and excel in their respective fields. Why can't India win the Olympics gold in athletics and other events?A win in such an event would also be as ecstatic as the win in T20 world cup. Being a sportsperson myself, though I haven't travelled outside TN for sports, I have seen people facing a lot of difficulties to move forward and shine in various fields due to inadequacy of funds, unavailability of proper facilities and politics playing a major role rather than merit.

The Government should promote and help sports other than cricket to make them grow and become as famous as cricket. The media is also a culprit here since they don't give a big coverage to any other sport wins as they give to cricket. The media should also project and encourage upcoming stars in other sports. This would help them to get more sponsors enabling them to participate in more international events and thus bring laurels to our country.

Disclaimer: Whatever I have expressed is my opinion and NEED NOT coincide with the views of every other Indian.

Change is the only constant thing in this world-II

Three years at the company!!!Has the time come for me to shift?Well, this question would never have occured to me if my career growth had been still exponential. I would never have thought about exploring opportunities outside if I had been properly judged during my appraisal. I would have been content in my current company if my compensation was anywhere near the industrial standards. I would have been happily commuting to my current office location if it were not for the distance and traffic which results in me being out of the house for almost 13hrs a day though my average working hours is 9.3.

Handling each case separately, for the past three years my career growth had been phenomenal. I got wonderful opportunities to prove my talent and I really enjoyed the assignments. At the time I joined the company at Chennai, there were just 40 of us in our department. It has now grown to a huge extent. But since I was one of those early birds, all my higher officials know me well and recognized my work really well. But now, at Bangalore, it is as if I need to start right from scratch to prove myself. I am also working on a particular application which is almost extinct now.To start right from scratch in my current company with a compensation very much under industrial standards, I might as well prove my capability in a new company which is willing to give a better compensation for my talent.

For the past three years, though I have won lot of accolades and praises both from internal team and client, I have been receiving an appraisal rating similar to someone who is just above average. This year my supervisor gave me a better rating which made me happy. But the happiness was shortlived since the team manager changed the rating to the usual rating that I had been receiving earlier. I was really irritated with this since at that point of time I had worked in a technology which I knew nothing about initially but learnt it quickly and won a customer satisfaction rate of 5/5 in all the issues I handled using that technology at client site. The appraisal policy is not being followed properly and it is a huge mess here which results in lot of attrition. No wonder my current company didn't prevail in the top 20 employers list.

Since my appraisal was not handled properly, my compensation and hike was very much below the industry standards. The irony and the proof for the fact that my current company's appraisal policy is in a mess is that this time I got a better hike compared to my fellow batch mates though they have gotten a better appraisal rating than me. They say that there are a lot of other factors that decide the hike. However politics play a major role here. Nothing is black and white!!! Still my compensation does not meet the industrial standards.

Due to these reasons I have resigned from my current company. This is my first company and I was very thrilled when I joined it in the beginning. I really wanted to give my best since I had seen so many of my friends suffer without getting jobs as soon as they passed out of college(Thank God, all are well settled now). Hence my job was so precious to me. But when I want to give my best, I don't think there is anything wrong in me expecting the same in return. There would be lot of such software people who would have worse and better stories than mine. Actually in software industry shifting from one company to another for better prospects is not a big deal. Well, with God's blessings, I hope to stay in the next company for a longer time.

Ambi thanga kambi :p

At Office during lunch

Malini:Today, my husband and I had a nice time watching the newly married couple fight
over some issue.

Ambi:What was the fight about?

Malini:The guy didn't get a red color scarf that the girl wanted and so she didn't prepare his favorite corn flakes for breakfast. They were fighting over this.

Ambi: Yes, this surely is a valid reason for fighting. The guy can even skip his breakfast. How can he refuse getting the girl what she wanted?

Malini:I don't take my husband for shopping at all. I buy whatever I want and he doesn't say anything

Maneka:Good for u. My husband transfers most of the money as soon as the salary comes
leaving a minimum balance in my account. This is my mother-in-law's wish too

Ambi:Is it so, Maneka?Before marriage how often u went for shopping?

Maneka:Maximum thrice a week..

Ambi:Then, it must be really difficult now!!

Angana:U know what, my son is on diet nowadays. The doctor said that he is overweight for his age.You know, he weighs 45kgs already and he is just 9yrs old.

Malini:That is normal weight only, Angana

Angana:No No,it is overweight only. Initially we used to stuff only food items in one fridge and it was kept mainly for him to have snacks during regular intervals.

Ambi:Is it a 180Litre fridge?

Angana:No no, it is a 210L fridge. Now we stuff only half of the fridge with food items.

Ambi: Oh god! Ur son must be starving now!

Angana:He does find it difficult but he understands that he needs to reduce his weight.

At home at dinner time

(In Sun Music, the ad "Ellor kangalum endhan mele" is going on)
Ambi thambi:Where is my jerkin?
(no answer)
Ambi thangamani(ATh):Where is ur tiffen box?
(no answer)
(The ad ends)
Ambi(picking some letter on the stand hurriedly before ATh notices him oothifying at Shriya) :Did u ask me anything? I was actually going through this letter.

ATh:Oh really!That was not meant for us.You yourself put it there in the morning so that it could be returned to our neighbour.

Ambi:Oh I forgot!!

ATh:Fine,Shall we have dinner now?

Ambi:sure

ATh(after laying the table for dinner):Look at ur plate and not the tv, so that I can serve
the correct amount of food.
(In Sun Music,Hema Sinha is hosting a show)
Ambi(still looking at tv):You start serving,i'll tell u when it’s enough

ATh:She's got such an irritating nasal voice,she's not that good also,what do u find in her?

Ambi: Its a boy thing,u won't understand

ATh:Ur taste is really bad

Ambi:But u were my choice right?

ATh:That was the only exception!!

Ambi:What abt the girl we saw that day at the Garuda mall outside shoppers stop?Wasn't she great looking with a matching purple lipstick to match her purple three fourths?

ATh(looking at Ambi skeptically):U've still not had ur dinner,do u remember?

Ambi thambi:Ambi, Why don't u tell her abt the girl u saw at the busstop?U also said that u missed the bus since u were busy varuthufying kadalai with her

Ambi:You too Brutus!!Thangamani, don't believe him. He is cooking up something against me, Please serve the food. I will look at the plate and not the tv.
(The ad, "Ellor kangalum" on sun music)
ATh(curses her fate):Ambi Thambi, u eat. Let him watch whatever he wants, and then eat whatever is left.Let us finish the kesari and not give him anything.

Ambi(Switches off the tv):Sorry sorry sorry!!Where is the kesari?

Andha Na(tka)l Nyabagam-II

Appolaam summer holidays vandha veetla seri bore adikum nu en friend Meghna veetuku daily enga appa morning kondu vittaar naa evening thaan vandhu kootitu povaar. Aniyaathuku koothadippom.Odi pudichi vilayaadradhu, choppu saamaan, story books padikardhu etc. Oru dharava ippdi dhaan edho vaaluthanam pannum bothu avanga veetla azhagaa oru kalai porul(indha pot maadhiri irukum) adha thalli uttu odachiten :p.Avanga edhuvum sollalanaalum namakaavadhu koncham embarrasment feeling irundhurkanum. Adhellaam onnume illaama aduthanaalum vandhu adhe maadhiri neriyaa vaaluthanam pannitu irundhen.

PT(Physical Training) period la naanga main aa Dorge ball velayaaduvom. Rendu team aa pirinjikanum. Oru team round katti nippaanga. Innuru team andha round ulla poi nikkanum. Andha round katti nikkara team la irukaravanga ball eduthu andha round ulla irukara innuru team aalunga mela aim panni adipaanga. Yaar mela padradho avanga out.Adhula round la nikkum bothu neriyaa pera out pannirken and adhe maadhiri ulla irukum bothu kadasiyaa out aaradhu naan thaan. Sometimes adhukulla bell adichidum and I will emerge out victoriously :p

And andha time la romba edhirpaakara naal,birthdays!!! Adhuvum birthdays podhu school irundha color dress potutu poi school la ellaarkum chocolates kudukanum. Enaku eppavume birthday leave naal la dhaan varum.Adhunaala naa enna pannuven, convenient aa tamil calendar padi en natchathiram june la dhaan varum and appo school reopen aagidum. So aniki color dress ellaam potu enaku pudicha caramilk chocolates vaangitu oru white dabba(adhu innum vachirken)la pottu eduthutu poven.First period attendance eduthona, class teacher kooptu class munnaadi nikka solluvaanga. Naanum oru perumidhathoda poi nippen. Ellaarum odane, "Happy Birthday to u, happy birthday to u, happy birthday dear,happy birthday to u" nu solli kai thattuvaanga. Adhuku approm first en teacher ku chocolate kuduthu avanga wish panna approm ellaa students kum tharuven.Avanga wish panradha vida chocolate allradhula dhaan kuriyaa irupaanga. Perku,"many more happy returns" appdi nu solluvaanga. Chocolates ellaam distribute pannona koncham meerum illa. Naan adha viduvenaa.Teacher baatuku class eduthutrupaanga, naan baatuku chocolate gaali pannitrupen.

Assignment system irukum. One yr ku 10 assignments and 3 exams. Assignments ellaam 25 marks ku and exams as usual 100 marks.Assignment almost alternate weeks varumaa. So paadhi neram veetla nalla kathi padichitrupen. Ella subjects padikavum enga appa and amma help pannuvaanga. Hindi second language eduthadhu naala enga appa enakkaaga hindi kathutu enaku sollikuduthaaru.So assignment marks kaaga aavalaa edhirpaarthutrupom.Oru class la kitta thatta 40-50 per kitta irupom.Adhanaala aniki submit panra assignment oda result aduthanaale announce pannanum nu nenaikardhu too much aa irundhaalum naanga expect pannitrupom. Sila teachers adutha naal kulla correct panniduvaanga, sila teachers oru vaaram kooda aakuvaanga appo romba kashtama irukum.Marks vandhona odane compare panna aarambichiduvom yaar top mark or enna mistakes pannirkom. Ippo namba panna same mistake innuruthar pannirundhu avangaluku mark kuduthu namaku kudukalena odane porukaadhu. Either namaku mark ethanum illa avangaluku mark korayanum.Enna oru nalla enna illa?Ithanaikum 22/25 vaangirpen. still indha sandai nadakkum. Idha vida oru dharava naan panna koothu dhaan super. Engaluku merit card nu onnu undu.adhaavadhu 10 assignment layum 15 ku mela vaangina and ella exams layum 40 ku mela vaangina merit card kudupaanga. Naa 7th varaikum continuous aa vaanginen. 8th standard la ore oru dharava maths la 13 and half vandhuduthu. I had made mistakes adhaan andha mark.Aana appo enaku adhellaam oru vishayam illa. Merit card vandhe aaganum andha varusham. So nalla azhudhu porandu teacher kitta aapaatam panni andha 1 and half marks vaangitom la.Merit card um vaangitom la!!!

More such memories will follow..

Beautiful!!!!

6 things that are beautiful according to me:

1. Motherhood:

I have taken a lot of things for granted since I was the only child for my parents. Lately I've started realizing a lot of things that my mom has sacrificed for me. This realization basically was due to the fact that I was far away from my parents for a whole three and half months(this has never happened before). Also I saw a lot of my colleagues there with small kids. I could see how difficult it is to raise a baby. There are so many intricate things that you need to take care. For the initial few years the babies keep the mother continuously busy. It is a difficult job and as one of colleague's wife stated that it is a job where u get no leave even if you are sick. Still the way the mothers handle the kids with so much care, love and affection without complaining about anything is the most beautiful thing in this world according to me.

2. My father's care and humble behaviour:

Since both my parents were working, it would have been difficult for my mother if she were to do all the household work also alone. But my father was so understanding and caring that he would help her with all the household work right from cleaning the house, washing clothes and utensils and sometimes even cooking. Apart from this all the outside jobs will also be handled by him. He also has no airs about him though he is at the officer level. He doesn't hesitate to do any kind of job as long as the job gets completed. My mom underwent 4 operations till now. None of my relatives were there to help out. My father was the one who did everything singlehandedly(taking care of both my mother and me) for the first three and I helped out for the fourth one. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful father.

3. My Rangamani-Best thing that has ever happened to me :) :

I see a duplicate version of my father in him sometimes which makes me feel all the more luckier. Though I speak out angrily sometimes in haste and at times a bit stubborn, he remains calm until I cool down and then makes me realize my mistake. When he had come to receive me, my parents, him and I had gone for shopping. He had also come to my place. He had mingled so well with my parents without any hesitation and never felt uncomfortable at any point of time. SKM akka keeps saying that some guys would understand what a girl needs only if explicitly told but some will understand with just a hint.Ambi is of the second type and you are so lucky to have him is what she says. I can feel it too.

4. Small babies:

They are sooooooooooooooo cute. Their soft and pink feet,chubby cheeks and the innocent smile are a treat to feel and watch.I love to hold the babies with their small hands holding on to me. When I was at Ann Arbor I used to play with my PM's 5 month old kid. It was just wonderful. I'd get excited if I make him smile through my antics. Once I took him to my room and was playing with him for around 15min, made him sleep and gave him back. I just can't forget that. The way he used to look around at new things with his big eyes, the way he used to hold the objects given to him, the way he smiled and they way he spoke a language which he alone will understand :p. I can just go on like this and I'll never get tired of it. There was another seven month old baby at a client's house.She was also a treat to watch.

5. Girls wearing sarees:

Whatever modern dresses might be there, when a girl wears the traditional saree, there is something very beautiful about it and I love admiring it at functions and other occasions.

6. Sundara Gaandam:

As the name suggests, though I've stated it at the last, it is one of the most beautiful things that I've ever known. I've put a separate post on it earlier and hence I don't have to detail everything here. Every aspect of Sundara Gaandam, be it the way Hanumar crosses the ocean to reach Lanka, be it the search made in the moonlight, be it the description of Lanka, its palaces and the moonlight, be it the description of Sita and her purity, be it the way Hanumar builds confidence in Sita that he is Rama's messenger, be it the description of Sita's reaction on seeing the ring from Rama, be it the description of Hanumar's thought process and be it the way Hanumar finds out the strength of the opposition and be it the way he describes the meeting of Sita to Rama and Rama's reaction to it, all are very beautifully portrayed. Thanks to my father from whom I got the habit of reading it.

Porkodi, nee kudukara homework ellaam chamathaa mudichitruken paaru :)

Sorgame Enraalum-Part II

Us ku evlo adventurous aa vandhu sendhen nu ezhudhi irundhen pona post la. Indha postla inga ennoda experiences pathi ezhudha poren.

Enaku modhallendhe US naa aahaa oho nu laam oru ennamum illai. So inga vandhu I was not gaping at anything. Roads are good. Traffic rules superaa follow panraanga. Namba ooru maadhiri red signal orange maarinona top gear pottu thookara velai laam inga kadaiyaadhu. Adhe maadhiri red vandhonayum fast aa signal a cross panra scene ellaam inga kadaiyaadhu.Enna speed la vandhaalum red signal vandhaa niruthiduvaanga. Adhu mattum illa, normal aa main road la pogum bothu side roads vandha koncham slow pannitu ponum and side road la varavanga main road ku vandhu thirumbum bothu slow panni paathutu ponum. Adhellaam perfect aa inga follow panraanga, namba ooru maadhiri indha cycle gap la auto otradhellaam nadakaadhu.Buses ellaam punctual aa vandhudum. half an hour ku oru bus vandhute irukum.Endha time la endha stop la bus nikkum,enna route ellaam iruku nu oru pamphlet e kudupaanga and all the buses will follow it. We can also track the bus online. We can start accordingly depending on where the bus is at that point of time. Indha kulurla 5 min vella ninnaale freeze aara range ku irukardhu naala this is a very good facility.Approm change ellaam correctaa enni kudupaanga even if it is 1 cent. 25 paisa, 50 paisa amukara velai ellaam kadaiyaadhu.

Inga oru practice ennanaa micham meedhi food edhaavadhu irundha or edhaavadhu occasion naa cafeteria la food items vechiduvaanga. Yaar venum naalum eduthukalaam. Sometimes sale la edhaavadhu cookies vechirpaanga. Pakathula oru cover mela "Please put the money in here" nu ezhudhi vechitu andha cookie boxes vechitu poyduvaanga.Yaaraavadhu pay pannaama eduthutu ponaalum yaar pannaanga nu kandu pudika mudiyaadhu. Aana nobody does that.And munna pinna theriyaadhavanga naa kooda edhirla vandha oru smile pannitu povaanga. That is nice. Anga ennadaa naa nalla therinjavangale sometimes moonjiya thirupitu povaanga edho gavanikaadha maadhiri. Indha periya thalainga laam avangaluku keezha irukaravangala vazhila paatha sometimes kandukave maataanga,greet pannna koranji poydum nu nenapu manasula.These are some of the very few things which we need to learn from them according to me.

Apart from that, inga veg naa aadu maadu range ku salad nra perla elai thazhai ellaam saapda sollraanga.Sila samayam veetlendhu regular aa kondu pora thayir saadham kooda kondu poga time irukaadhu(late aa ezhundhurpen). Appo office building la irukara oru restaurant la veg naa idha dhaan saapadnum illa oru burger kudupaan.Enaku andha burger vaanga bayam. Enna ippdi dhaan en colleague oruthar veg burger nu order panna, burger la beef pottu kuduthaanaam. Nalla velai ivar non-veg um saapduvaaru adhanaala problem illa. Enaku kuduthu adhu enaku theriyaama irundha paravaa illa(:p) therinjidhunaa avlodhaan I will throw a big tantrum.Adhanaala most of the time edhaavadhu veetlendhu kondu vandhuduven.

Team lunch nu vella kootitu ponaanga. Anga menu card eduthu paatha most aa non-veg aa irundhudhu.kooda irundha vella kaaranga help pannanga veg items identify panna.Seri edho pudhusa iruke nu pasta order pannen. naana adhu starters maadhiri kammiyaa irukum nu oru veg pizza vera order pannen. Paatha initial aa starters nu garlic bread stick nu onnu kondu vandhu vechaanga. Stick nu perla dhaan, aana actual aa oru periya roll size la irundhudhu. Adhu nalla irundhudhu nu rendu amukinen. Next salad kondu vandhu vechaanga. veetla dhaan oru vegetables um sekardhu illa, ingayaavadhu saapadlaam nu adhuvum nalla saapten. Next pasta vandhudhu. Paatha romba jaasthiyaa vera irundhudhu.Pizza um odane kondu vandhu vechaanga.Paathu mayangaadha korai dhaan. Idha ellaathayum saapadrathuku naan onnum kumbakarnan thangachi illa. But appdiye vechita it wouldn't look good in front of the client since they are paying for it. So pasta inga saaptutu pizza va pack panni veetuku eduthutu polaam nu nenachen(client kitta chappa kattu, "actually I don't like to waste food since millions are dying for it" nu aana veetuku poi saaptu paathu pudikaama kottiten). Fork and spoon vechi romba neramaa andha pasta va kuthi kuthi paakaren, spoon la vara ve maatengudhu.10min la oru rendu moonu vaai pottrundha undu.Appdiye indha pakkam andha pakkam naa bulb adikardha yaaraavadhu paakaraangala nu oru look vitten. nalla velai ellaam avanga plate gaali panradhula busy aa irundhaanga. So appdiye pizza ku thaavinen. Appdiye kaiyaala eduthu vaaila chattaiellaam sauce aakitu saaptu dhaan pazhakkam. Anga appdi laam mudiyuma.Romba neram fork and spoon a vechi sandai poten. Approm thaan I realized, I need knife to cut it.Adhuku fork use panna maataanga nu. Idhu velaiku aagaadhu nu rendu thayum pack panna solliten.Starters nalla saaptadhunaala thapichen.Naa kalambarthukulla vera edhuvum team lunch or dinner nu irukaadhu nu nenaikaren. Irundhudhu naa aniki naa viradham :p

Tagged-III

5 wierd things about me:

1. Can't remain angry with people close to me for a long time.The longest duration for which I have remained angry was for 5hrs with my best friend from school, Nanditha. It was over a silly fight back in school.Enaku enna naa, ego va vida andha good relationship that I have with people close to me thaan more important aa theriyum. So en mela thappu illenaalum I will not hesitate to ask sorry to people close to me.Adhanaala sila per have taken advantage of this and will not feel sorry even if they had been wrong but I lost nothing and have gained a lot!!!

2. Enaku mundhiri parupu pudikaadhu!!!!! Neriyaa per aacharyamaa edho oru UFO va paakaraa maadhiri paapaanga when I tell them this.Enaku mundhiri parupu saapta thegatraa maadhiri oru feeling.So suthamaa adhu pudikaadhu.

3. yaaraavadhu chubby yaa paatha enaku kannatha killanum bola irukum :-p. Enga amma enkitta romba kashta patrukaanga. En friend, Keerthi nu oruthi iruka. Avalum enkitta aniyaayathuku kashta patrukaa.Romba pazhakam illaadhavanga kittalaam appdi panna maaten but thonum kannatha killanum nu :-p.close aa irundha mattum dhaan paduthuven. Approm kutti kozhandhainga naa kekave vendaam,adhuvum naa Michigan vandhadhu lendhu yaar veetuku ponaalum 7 weeks lendhu 5yrs kulla neriyaa paapa irukunga, so having a wonderful time :-p

4. padathula goramaa kolai panra scene, or horror movies naa romba bayapaduven. Ellaarum solluvaanga chumma padam dhaana, nadikaraanga avladhaana nu. But appdi sonnaalum enaku romba bayamaa irukum. Sathyam theatre la shock padam paatha effect pathi oru thani post e potruken.Adhuku munnaadi horror movies tv la paakum bothu avlo bayam illa.Andha padatha paathutu night kanna moodinaa meena different pei getups la vandhu bayamurthinaa.

5. If I like some subject and study, naa padichadhu evlo naal aanaalum marakaadhu.But adhe enaku pudikaama padicha andha exam varaikum kooda nyaabagam irukaadhu.adhu padipu vishayam la mattum illa, ellaa vishayathulayum appdi dhaan. Enaku onnu pudikala naa adhu evlo try pannaalum I cannot gain interest in it and romba pathetic aa irukum.But adhe if I am passionate about something, I will make sure I achieve success in it.Ippdi dhaan naan dance um kathunden paatum kathuka aarambichen. Dance la romba passionate aa irundhadhunaala, within a very short period I did my arangetram.Aana paatu la appo avlo interest illa so rendu varusham kathundadhoda mootai katti vechaachu.

Enna porkodi homework seriyaa senjirkenaa?

Sandhosham Sandhosham..

sandhosham sandhosham vazhlkaiyin paadhi balam
sandhosham illai enraal manidharku edhu balam
puyal mayyam kondaal mazhai mannil undu
endha theemai kullum siru nanmai undu
oo.......
(sandhosham)(puyal)

vetriyai polave oru tholviyum nalladhadi
vepam poovilum siru then thuli ulladhadi
kutram sollaamal oru sutram illayadi
ilayum punnagaiyaal nee irutuku vellaiyadi
thavarugal panni panni thirundhiya piragu dhaan naagarigam pirandhadhadi
thavarugal kutram alla sarivugal vizhlchi alla paadam padi pavalakodi
ullam enbadhu kavalaigal nirappum kuppai thotti illai
ullam enbadhu poon thotti aanaal naalai thunbam illai
(puyal)

aadhiyil aandavan indha boomiyai padaithaane
avan aasaiyai polave indha boomi amayalaye
aandavan aasaiye ingu poiyaai poividil
manidhanin aasaigal meyyaavadhu saadhiyamaa
nanmai enrum theemai enrum naalu pergal solluvadhu nammudaiya pizhai illaye
thunbam enra sippikul dhaan inbam enra muthu varum thunindhapin bayam illaye
kannir thuliyil vayrangal seyyum kalaigal kandu kol
kaaluku serupu eppadi vandhadhu mulluku nandri sol
(puyal)
(sandhosham)

Heard the song recently and started hearing it very often..nice words..

Sorgame enraalum..

"You would be leaving on 31st and would be reporting at the client's place on 2nd Jan" appdi nu enga Project Manager sonnona oru pakkam romba sandhosham enna it would be a new experience and a chance to prove myself at client place nu, innuru pakkam adada namba parents, namba rangamani ellaam vittu moonu maasam avlo dhoorathula iruka porome nu romba kashtamaa irundhudhu. Ippdiye mixed feelings oda 30th night or rather 31st morning, Air France flight to Paris la eri utkaandhen. eppo?2.30am ku kalamba vendiya flightla 4am ku eri utkaandhen. Edho fog naala flight chennai la land aaga late aayduchaam. Enkooda vandha colleague sonnaaru late aa eduthaalum correct time la poi sendhuduvaanga nu.Adha nambitu modhalla oru edathula poi utkaandhen. Jannal ora seat aa irukum velicham vandhona vedikkai paakalaam nu nenacha, natta nadula seat.En colleague en mela eraka pattu avarku kadacha jannal seat la enna utkaara sollitaaru. poi utkaandhona saapaadu kondu vandhu vechaanga. Morning 4.30am maniku enna saapadradhu.edhayo korichitu thoonga try pannen.Seat romba uncomfortable aa irundhadhunaala adikadi muzhipu vandhuduthu.Eppdiyo kashta pattu oru 7hrs thallinen.
En pakathula oru lady nalla thoongitrukaanga. Enaku koncham urgentaa ponum nu irundhudhu. Aana avanga nimmadhiyaa thoongitrundhaanga. Avangala ezhupardha vendaama nu yosiche oru one hour aayduthu.Nalla velai avanga correctaa appo ezhundhaanga. Avanga kan muzhichi adutha nimisham naa romba paavama avangala paathu "Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet" nu keten.She looked very surprised.She said "U were waiting for me to get up?" nu solli sirichitaanga. Approm both of us got up and went. Correctaa ulla irukum bothu bayangara shake edho earthquake vandha maadhiri. Bayandhutu vella vandha andh air hostess sollraanga, pls go back to ur seats and tie ur seatbelt since we are crossing a foggy area and the movement may not be smooth nu. Bayandhute poi seat la utkaandhen. En pakathula irundhavanga en bayandha face paathutu,nothing to worry,no problem at all nu dhayriyam solli sirichaanga.Avladhaan. Appo avangaloda pesa aarambichadhudhaan. Paris poi erangaravaraikum niruthala.Avangaloda family pathi sollitrundhaanga, enna pathi ketaanga and since this is my first trip anga pona udane naa ennalaam pannanum, what all I need to be careful about since its a very cold place ellaam sonnaanga.approm flight delay aagum nu confirmed aa therinjiduchu. Appo avanga blackberry offer panni enna en parents ku mail la inform panna sonnaanga since they might be worried by the time I reach US nu.Odane en rangamani ku mail anupi en parents ku inform panna sonnen.Andha mail pogala.Signal illa pola iruku(avanga plane vittu erangina approm nyaabagam vechi anupirkaanga). Then avangalum naanum same field naala she even said that if at any point of time you are looking for a long term opportunity you can approach me nu. Enaku enna sollradhu ne therila. Inni varaikum avangaloda contact iruku. Ore flight trip la avlo close aaytaanga. She gave me a lot of valuable pointers.
Enaku connecting flight 10.30 ku aana naa land aanadhe 11.15ku. So connecting flight miss panniyaachu. So en colleague um naanum padhatamaagi ozhunga andha airport staff direction a seriya note pannaama, naanga endha terminal la connecting flight pudikanumo anga poytom. Anga oruthi etho arakorai english la 2.50 ku oru North-West flight Detroit ku pordhu and u can contact the officials at that terminal for the boarding pass nu sonna.Adha nambi romba surusurupa 2.50 ku dhaan flight ippo thaan 11.30 aardhu nu nalla anga irukara shops la window shopping panninom.Aaramara pannitu vandhu 1.30 ku utkaandhona kooptaanga.Naangalum line la poi ninnom. Enga chance varum bothu, edho naalu kelvi kettutu, passport la edho stamp pannitu anupa pogum bothu en colleague "Where should I get the boarding pass" nu ketaaru.Odane andha official superaa muzhichitu engala helpdesk ku direct pannaanga. Actually we were supposed to have gotten the boarding pass for this flight at the terminal where we got down itself. Naanga padhatathula miss pannitom. Adhoda palan 4.45 washington pora flight la ethi utaanunga.
First flight maadhiri en colleague enaku window seat romba perundhanmayaa vittukoduthaare nu sandhosha patta, pakkathula irukara vellakaari oru maadhiri enna paatha.Naanum oru look vitten, inna venum onaku nra range ku. Appdi look vittadhu dhaan thappa pochu.odane ava soga kadhaiya authu vitta,"You see, me and my boyfriend are supposed to be travelling together but these stupid people put me in here and my bf in another seat".Seri idhellaam en enkitta sollra nu paatha appa dhaan sadhi purinjidhu. I am supposed to exchange seats with her boyfriend so that she can have a nice romantic time. Naanga thaan yaaraavadhu romba paavama irundha odane urugiduvome. Seri nu seat a maathina, rendu sideum rendu dhadi maadunga maadhiri rendu vellakaaranga.Onnum pannamudiyaama 8 mani neram oru robot maadhiri utkaandhu irundhen. Idhu poraadhu nu ticket vaangumbothu avasarathula vegetarian nu mention pannaadhadhu naala, air hostess plate a neetinona tension aayten.Oru bowl la chicken dish edho irundhudhu. Odane avana paathu,"I need only vegetarian food, I don't want non-veg" nu sonna, avan andha plate la moodi irundha oru bowl open pannitu,"then u can eat this,rice with fish" appdinaan.Appdiye oru nimisham avana paathu oru muzhi muzhichen.Naa oru juice eduthukaren podhum daa saami nu 8 mani neram onnum saapadla. Oru vazhiya 7.30pm ku Washington la vandhu eranginom. Anga paatha, en colleague oda oru checkin bag vandhudhu ennoda rendu checkin bag um missing.We were to wait for two hrs for the flight to Detroit from there.Andha two hrs la oru Cheese Pizza and coke saapten.Approm oru vazhiya 11.45pm ku Detroit vandhu sendhom. When we reached the hotel, it was 12.30am.Veetla bayandhutu irupaangale phone panlaam naa, hotel lendhu international calls pogaadhaam.Sutham!! I had to wait till next day morn(spent a sleepless night) 6.30 to call my PM and asked him to inform my parents. Idhu mattumaa daily oru toll free number ku call panni eppo checkin bag varum nu kettu kette enaku kadupaa aayduchu. Finally I got my baggage on 3rd evening. Well..there ends my polambal.Will post my experience here in the next blog.

Tribute to my blogger family :-)

March 6th vandha naa blogging aarambichi oru varusham aagum. Idha oru pasttime aa thaan aarambichen enna enaku ezhudha romba pudikum. Aana indha oru varushathukulla, rather 3 months(nov, dec, jan) kulla en life la indha blogging oru turning point aave amanjiduthu. Initial aa en blog la comment podravangaloda oru cordial relationship thaan irundhudhu. Orutharoda punniyathula, ippo oru blogger family e kadachiduthu. Indha blog avangaluku oru tribute :-)

Obviously, modhalla ennoda life-partner pathi thaan solla poren.Avar sollirndhaaru avar blogla

" நான் இருக்கேன்! எதற்க்கும் கலங்காதே! இன்பத்திலும் துன்பத்திலும் செம்புலம் பெயர்த்த நீர் போல கலந்து இருப்போம்!உன் பெற்றோர் + என் பெற்றோர் = இனி நம் பெற்றோர்! "

Avar en kitta earnest aa sonna sila words which made me feel that I am very lucky :-)

"Naa short tempered. Naa aana kovatha korachikaren. Enna at any point of time ivara poi kalyanam pannintome nu nee feel panna koodaadhu. Appdi nee ennikaavadhu feel panna I will consider myself useless"

Naa sonnen enaku short sight(eye defect) aana kalyanam ku approm dhaan laser treatment pannikalaam nu iruken. He said "Correct, nee kalyanam ku approme laser treatment panniko, whatever needs to be done, I should only be responsible for u"

"Nee onsite ku pona onga appa amma lonely aa feel pannaama naa paathukaren. Adikadi avangala call panni pesaren".He's been doing it periodically. Enga amma naa solradha vida avar sollradha thaan kekaraanga!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thus he is a perfect example of what he's stated in his blog.

Next TRC Uncle pathi solliye aaganum. Naan initial aa avar Ambi oda relative nu nenachen enna en maamiyaar, TRC uncle, avangaloda anna nu introduce panni vechaanga. Only later I realized that TRC Uncle Ambi ku blog moolamaa theriyum and since avar Ambi ooruku ponadhu naala avanga appa and amma oda nalla pazhakkam nu. Avara pathi sollanum na own relatives kooda indha alavukku care and concern eduthuka maataanga nu dhaan sollanum.At each stage pon paakardhu,nichayadhaartham,purchase for marriage ellaathulayum avaroda major pangu undu. I know that he will be our well-wisher throughout our life. When I had gone to his house, pudhusa yaar veetuko pona maadhiri illa.Avlo freeya romba varusham pazhagina maadhiri irundhutu vandhen.

Aduthadhu namma SKM. Avangala Ambi dhaan introduce panni vechaaru.Oru few mails exchange pannirpom avlathaan. Avangalum US la irukardhu naala, naa Michigan vandha approm contact panna sonnaanga. Endha alavuku avangaloda comfortable aa feel pannen naa, US vandhu first time avanga call pannum bothu oru bad mood oda irundhen, so avanga first time pesaraanga, naa superaa polamba aarambichiten. En check in baggage naa US vandhu 4 days ku approm dhaan vandhudhu. So seri kadupu. Office ku first day oru dark brown shirt, light blue jeans and sports shoes nu namba captain styla la poi ninnen. Client laam enna etha erakkamaa paathutu decent aa siripa control pannitu poytaanga. Inga namma SKM akka dhaan kadachaanga,avlathaan endaa call pannom nu feel pannirpaanga.Aana avlo free aa pesinen. Adhuku approm naa inga thaniya feel panna koodaadhu nu regular intervals ku call pannuvaanga.Idhu poraadhu nu muruku, seedai, rava urundai,pori,approm neriya ready mixes, beautiful photo frames,microwave cooker ellaathayum courier la amchirndhaanga.Naa avanga enaku koncham muruku amchirken nu sonnona, edho oru chinna packet parcel nu paatha, oru periya dabba ve vandhu nikkudhu. Receptionist adha thooki en kitta kashta pattu tharum bothu thirupi oru dharava from and to address check pannen. Nejamaave namaku dhaan vandhudha nu!!!!She's wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aduthadhu Ramachandran anna. Avar Dubukku anna oda very good friend and also knows Ambi very well. Avar inga Michigan lendhu oru one and half hrs drive dhooram la dhaan irukaaru avar family oda. One Friday Ambi had told me that he's going to call and talk to me nu. Avar call panni oru 45 min kitta pesirpaaru. Not only that, he offered to pick me up that saturday so that I can stay with his family for the weekend and come back on sunday. I had a wonderful time that weekend. He has a very cute two year old girl with whom I had a lovely time. His wife also gave me a very good company. Paavam avar, when they came to drop me back, it was snowing very hard.He didn't mind the distance or the difficulty of driving through the snow. They were very hospitable. Not only that, avar friend inga Michigan la avanga family oda irukaaru nu avarayum introduce panni vechitu ponaaru so that if I needed any help I could ask them nu.

Indha Porkodi madam ayum summa solla koodaadhu. Pudhusa kalyanam aagi inga vandhurundhaalum, avangaluke indha ooru pudhusa irundhaalum, "moonarai" paal kozhandhaiyaa irundhaalum, she tried to contact me and talk to me so that I would feel comfortable.Aana enna naa cal pannum bothu avanga illa and avanga call pannum bothu naan illa.Eppdiyo ingendhu porthuku munnaadi pesiduven nu nenaikaren.

Dubukku disciple pathi sollalena inga blog complete e aagaadhu. First thing, thanks to her, we got a nice apartment in Bangalore and that too near her house. Another thing, thanks to her I was able to deliver a surprise gift to Ambi on Feb 14th. Looking forward to meet her and thank her for all her timely help.

Orutharoda character pathi theriyanumna avar friends yaarunu paatha theriyum nu kelvi pattruken. With the likes of the people I've listed above, I really don't have to specifically define Ambi's character. I'm lucky to get such a gem of a person as my life-partner.

Vending Machine Adventure

A small and funny incident happened to me last week. It was one of the first few times I was trying to use a vending machine. I wanted to get Nesquick chocolate drink. I wanted to get two bottles. I inserted the dollar note and the coins and pressed the required code. I got one bottle. Then I repeated the same procedure. I neither got the bottle nor my money!!! Puzzled, I went back to my seat and called the reception and informed them about this issue. Immediately they asked me to come and collect the money. I was pleasantly surprised. They did not ask me even a single question. They just gave me back the money. Naanga chumma iruka maatom la. I went back and tried again. The same thing happened and I didn't get back the money. This time I didn't go back to my seat. I directly went to the reception and before I could say anything she gave back the money, but this time with a warning note that I shouldn't try again. Naa vera bayangara enthu party..Gajini parambarai aache. I went back to the same vending machine. But this time I had some people there to assist me. Together we noticed that when I had taken the first bottle it had knocked off the other bottles in the row to the opposite side. Hence it wouldn't come out. This time I gave a different access code referring to a different row containing the same chocolate drink and I got it!!!!!!!!!! Mattum indha dharava maatirndhudhu, I wouldn't have gotten back my money(rather it would have been difficult to get it back :-p).

Post Engagement Period :-D

"Michigan nagaram urangum neram, thanimai adarndhadhu, paniyum padarndhadhu"

"Pechellaam thaalaatu pola ennai uranga vaika nee illai"

"Naan inge neeyum anga indha thanimayil nimishangal varushamaanadheno"

"Sil endru boomi irundhum indha tharunathil kulir kaalam kodaiyaanadheno"

"Vaa anbe neeyum vandhaal sendhanal kooda panikatti pole maarume"

Ennada iva ore feelings aa pozhinji thalraale ne paakareengala.Onnum illa, enaku oru short term onsite opportunity kadachidhu and now I am at Michigan till March end. Engagement mudinji koncha naal kooda aagala adhukulla onsite poga vendiyadha pochu(ippo purinjirkume andha varigal edhuku nu).

Before two months:

1. H1 stamp aana approm I was waiting for a long term onsite opportunity

2. Saapdradhuku avlo paduthuven appa amma va

3. Phone bill oralavuku kammiyaa varum(though I had friends in a different state and I made std calls)

4. Office time la office velai mattum thaan paathutu irundhen

5. Lunch time naa oru one hr, break la oru 10min arattai friends oda

6. Evening veetuku vandha TV illa system la muzhugiduven(of course appa amma va koncham paduthitu)

7. Weekend friends veetuku poven, illa phone panni arupen, illa TV or system la vettiku edhaavadhu paathutrupen

Last month oruthar vandhu ponnu paathutu ponaaru.Nichayam um odane mudichaanga. En routine ellaam maari pochu.

1. Normal aa I take maximum half an hr to get ready to go to office. Ippo paadhi neram dream pannitrukardhunaala, it almost takes double the time.

2. Office la paadhi neram seat la irukardhu illa, velila olaathite phone pesa vendiyadhu(neriya per idhe maadhiri alanjitrukardha paathu naane idhungallaam velai senji kizhicha maadhiri dhaan nu thuppirken :-p)

3. Enaku munnaadiye enaku therinjavanga vandhu hi sollitu povaanga,avanga andha side pona approm thaan yaaro hi sonnaangale yaar adhu nu thirumbi paathu hi solluven. Sometimes adhuvum thonaama next time avangala paakum bothu "ennellaam ippo kandukardhe illa" nu nakkal kekara nelamai aagidum.

4. Ippo lunch time strictly 30 min and break strictly 5min(rest of the time avar kitta phone la kadalai poda vendaama)

5. Phone bill ore maasathula egiruduchu, almost twice my usual phone bill(US vandhutene inume enna nu nenakaadheenga,calling card pottu pesitruken..though a bit reduced..enna inga varadhe save panlaam tu, anga maadhiriye pesitrundhena, thalaila thundu dhaan)

6. Avar, avar appa amma ellaarum enna nalla saapda sonnaanga nu, ishtathuku kanda time la edhaavadhu thinnutruken.Saapaadu intake also has increased. Enga amma nakkal aa "naanga sollumbothellaam kandukave illa, ippo avar sollradhu vedha vaaku aayducha" nu solli kaatraanga adi kadi.It is ok..all in the game :-p

7. Evenings and weekends most of the time en friends kittendhu complaints" Idhellaam nalla illa solliten, eppo phone pannaalum, Number busy nu varudhu, naangalum irukom, engalayum nyaabagam vechiko" nu kathitu poraanga.

Indha maadhiri neriyaa maatrangal life la.Anubava saaligal vera ethi udraanga, saying "Indha post-engagement period oru golden period, don't waste it" nu.Ellaame romba pudhusa iruku but really nice. There is someone who is there specially for you, who laughs with u,cries with u and shares everything with u. The best part is, since I am the only child of my parents, I had my parents undivided love and affection. I thought it would be a herculean task to get me away from them after marriage. But actually it doesn't seem so now itself :-D

Well, before marriage, ppl might live in a world of fantasies and after marriage when reality hits hard, they might find it hard to cope up and end up in big fights. I sincerely hope and pray that I should have the necessary understanding capability and the maturity to distinguish between important and unimportant or petty issues to act accordingly. I should have lesser expectations and should be able to adjust well so that no huge disappointments will be in store.Well, I pray that my marriage should be like a fairy tale which ends with a beautiful note "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!!"