This is the fate of my comb after three months of extensive usage!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
~~Watching Tamil movies free~~
After coming to Chennai I never went to theatres to see movies, main reason I never have the patience to see a movie which is more than two hours long without a proper company. Most of the time its with whom you watch the movie matters rather than the movie.
Even through I restrained myself from seeing tamil films,Tamilnadu transport corporation doesn't spare people like me. Its true their ticket fares are the cheapest in the country and in spite of that they have some value added services where they play some latest tamil movies from a DVD player. The main trouble comes from the DVD's they use to play ,I wonder those DVD's are run over by the buses and then used. And when they play it will be like seeing an old motion picture.Audio wont be heard for sometime or screen goes blue in color or we will be seeing the still picture for 5 mins then suddenly jumping to the climax scene.
Now passengers who had seen enough will shout at the helpless conductor, who has no other option but to change the DVD and we will get to see another movie. When we think the going is good the usual things used to happen again .
On my return journey from Erode to Trichy last Monday the bus I travelled played three tamil movie Ayan,Masila Mani and one Bharat's film in the 4 hour journey. Neither of the three movies were played full.It started with 2nd half of Masila Mani which got struck as and when the bus stopped somewhere. Once the movie for over, Ayan was played and I started seeing with some interest.But when the movie was taking an interesting turn(when Tamanna was dancing) it got struck big time and never moved beyond it. As usual conductor took another DVD and played another movie by then I made it a point not to look and started looking outside at the country side which was more beautiful and worth watching than the useless stuffs which was shown inside the bus.
Even through I restrained myself from seeing tamil films,Tamilnadu transport corporation doesn't spare people like me. Its true their ticket fares are the cheapest in the country and in spite of that they have some value added services where they play some latest tamil movies from a DVD player. The main trouble comes from the DVD's they use to play ,I wonder those DVD's are run over by the buses and then used. And when they play it will be like seeing an old motion picture.Audio wont be heard for sometime or screen goes blue in color or we will be seeing the still picture for 5 mins then suddenly jumping to the climax scene.
Now passengers who had seen enough will shout at the helpless conductor, who has no other option but to change the DVD and we will get to see another movie. When we think the going is good the usual things used to happen again .
On my return journey from Erode to Trichy last Monday the bus I travelled played three tamil movie Ayan,Masila Mani and one Bharat's film in the 4 hour journey. Neither of the three movies were played full.It started with 2nd half of Masila Mani which got struck as and when the bus stopped somewhere. Once the movie for over, Ayan was played and I started seeing with some interest.But when the movie was taking an interesting turn(when Tamanna was dancing) it got struck big time and never moved beyond it. As usual conductor took another DVD and played another movie by then I made it a point not to look and started looking outside at the country side which was more beautiful and worth watching than the useless stuffs which was shown inside the bus.
Friday, September 11, 2009
~~Start to weekend~~
Friday evening we followed our weekly routine of eating outside. And this time we found a good bhakra in form of my uncle who has come from Nigeria for vacation. By evening when I returning from office my cousin called to plan for dinner. I called my uncle who was busy shopping somewhere else in the city to join us for the dinner.
My cousin who is as stingy as Uncle Scrooge always makes sure that she never spends a penny out of her pocket. Myself ,my cousin and grandma took an auto to reach the hotel.On reaching the place I took my wallet to pay the fare but the driver returned back the money saying he doesn't have change for hundred. When I counted the other notes I had it came 5 rs short of the actual amount. I asked my cousin did she have at least 5 rs ,she opened her hand bag out came all sort of items from hair bands,clips,pins,visiting cards,tissue paper and all sorts of garbage , expect for money.It was becoming clear she didnt carry single paisa for the outing. Before I could spill the beans out,to save her embarrassment from the auto driver she gave a stunning reply saying she has only 500rs!!! then she grabbed the 100rs and went around few shops for exchanging the note for lesser denomination. I on the other hand took another hundred went to nearby shop got a cool drink and broke my 100. In mean time she found some innocent shop keeper who exchanged the change for 100 and gave the fare to the auto driver who was patiently watching all the mess we were doing along with my grandma.
Then we waited for our uncle to join us and then had a good dinner where the above incident was the main topic.
My cousin who is as stingy as Uncle Scrooge always makes sure that she never spends a penny out of her pocket. Myself ,my cousin and grandma took an auto to reach the hotel.On reaching the place I took my wallet to pay the fare but the driver returned back the money saying he doesn't have change for hundred. When I counted the other notes I had it came 5 rs short of the actual amount. I asked my cousin did she have at least 5 rs ,she opened her hand bag out came all sort of items from hair bands,clips,pins,visiting cards,tissue paper and all sorts of garbage , expect for money.It was becoming clear she didnt carry single paisa for the outing. Before I could spill the beans out,to save her embarrassment from the auto driver she gave a stunning reply saying she has only 500rs!!! then she grabbed the 100rs and went around few shops for exchanging the note for lesser denomination. I on the other hand took another hundred went to nearby shop got a cool drink and broke my 100. In mean time she found some innocent shop keeper who exchanged the change for 100 and gave the fare to the auto driver who was patiently watching all the mess we were doing along with my grandma.
Then we waited for our uncle to join us and then had a good dinner where the above incident was the main topic.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
~~Friend's marriage @ Bhavani~~
Last Monday I had to attend my friend's marriage at Bhavani, I had promised her I will make it.She had informed me earlier how to reach the destination, after getting down at Erode railway station there will be lots of buses going to Bhavani catch one of them and from Bhavani bus stand the mandapam is just walkable distance.
I got up very early around 3 45am in order to catch the train to Erode. After reaching the station on time, I slept again once I got into my berth.Train reached Erode around 8.Since the marriage was between 9 to 10 I thought I had enough time to make it.When I just came out of the station I saw a bus with name Bhavani to some location on it. I got pretty excited and got into the bus, after 5 minutes I asked the conductor for a ticket to Bhavani he started scolding me and said the bus is coming from Bhavani not going there and to make the matter worst he stopped the bus and made me to get down in some no man's land.From there I walked few hundred meters asked few people for the bus stop and waited for a bus to come.Then I thought let me goto Erode bus stand a place from which buses will reach only the destination. A mini bus came which was supposed to goto bus stand ,got into that later realised even a bullock cart would have reached the destination much earlier. By the time I reached Erode bus stand time was 9am.
Then I took the bus to Bhavani from there, good the journey did not have any surprises but when I reached the Bhavani bus stand the time was 9 40. I took an auto to the mandapam which was just 500m away just to make my presence on time. Relieved that I made it on dot I relaxed for a while ,then gave my gift and had a good food.
Had my friend told to cross the road and catch bus all this trouble wouldnt have happened or atleast I should have asked somebody before boarding the bus.
I got up very early around 3 45am in order to catch the train to Erode. After reaching the station on time, I slept again once I got into my berth.Train reached Erode around 8.Since the marriage was between 9 to 10 I thought I had enough time to make it.When I just came out of the station I saw a bus with name Bhavani to some location on it. I got pretty excited and got into the bus, after 5 minutes I asked the conductor for a ticket to Bhavani he started scolding me and said the bus is coming from Bhavani not going there and to make the matter worst he stopped the bus and made me to get down in some no man's land.From there I walked few hundred meters asked few people for the bus stop and waited for a bus to come.Then I thought let me goto Erode bus stand a place from which buses will reach only the destination. A mini bus came which was supposed to goto bus stand ,got into that later realised even a bullock cart would have reached the destination much earlier. By the time I reached Erode bus stand time was 9am.
Then I took the bus to Bhavani from there, good the journey did not have any surprises but when I reached the Bhavani bus stand the time was 9 40. I took an auto to the mandapam which was just 500m away just to make my presence on time. Relieved that I made it on dot I relaxed for a while ,then gave my gift and had a good food.
Had my friend told to cross the road and catch bus all this trouble wouldnt have happened or atleast I should have asked somebody before boarding the bus.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
~~Shopping with my mum~~
Last weekend when I was in Trichy my mum commanded me to take for shopping. If she tells take her to shopping it means I should drive her to the place,nod my head in any direction on what ever she chooses to buy,sponsor the money for whatever she gets,stand in queue to get the things billed from delivery section and carry the stuffs she got to the next shop.Do the same tasks again. All the while she will be very keen not to lose a single minute in all the useless jobs I do and will be continuing her quest to shop more.
All the above things are easy said than done, when we left the house she said we will 1st shop at Sarathas. After 30 minutes of patient driving I reached Sophys and was trying find a space to park my car, trouble started there mum insisted on dropping her right in front of Sarathas ,situated in a road which is flooded with people and even a cycle cant pass through it.I made it clear I m not taking the risk of running down few people there.After giving me few bashing she angrily started walking to the place.
She pacified the anger by doing some intense purchasing at different shops around the area. I quietly did the other tasks(billing,delivery) so that she can peacefully shop more. By end of day I was carrying some seven bags of stuffs back home.
Since I made her to walk from Sophys to Saratha(less than a km) she said she s very tired and cant cook dinner for me. My dad(as usual) made Rava idly for dinner.
All the above things are easy said than done, when we left the house she said we will 1st shop at Sarathas. After 30 minutes of patient driving I reached Sophys and was trying find a space to park my car, trouble started there mum insisted on dropping her right in front of Sarathas ,situated in a road which is flooded with people and even a cycle cant pass through it.I made it clear I m not taking the risk of running down few people there.After giving me few bashing she angrily started walking to the place.
She pacified the anger by doing some intense purchasing at different shops around the area. I quietly did the other tasks(billing,delivery) so that she can peacefully shop more. By end of day I was carrying some seven bags of stuffs back home.
Since I made her to walk from Sophys to Saratha(less than a km) she said she s very tired and cant cook dinner for me. My dad(as usual) made Rava idly for dinner.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
~~Grandma's Roti's~~
Only thing I used to complain about my Grandma's cooking is the way she makes rotis.Having tasted soft and thin oil less rotis for almost two years prepared by my Nepali cook in cochin I found my Grandma rotis hard and difficult to chew. So I used to say to her her rotis are not upto the standards.
Today when I sat for dinner I was surprised to see rotis as soft and tender similar to the one I had in cochin. I asked her what led to this sudden change. This long weekend when I was away from Chennai she has seek ed advise from her neighbours(Gujarathis) on how to make rotis soft. Now she has mastered the art of making good rotis and I m the one most benefited by her acquired skills :)
Today when I sat for dinner I was surprised to see rotis as soft and tender similar to the one I had in cochin. I asked her what led to this sudden change. This long weekend when I was away from Chennai she has seek ed advise from her neighbours(Gujarathis) on how to make rotis soft. Now she has mastered the art of making good rotis and I m the one most benefited by her acquired skills :)
Monday, September 7, 2009
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