tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81124668159647970642024-03-19T22:43:01.962+05:30Vyo's WorldDifferent People, Different Thoughts: Different Horses they bet upon....Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-19225156486694279382023-10-18T16:40:00.000+05:302023-10-18T16:40:25.830+05:30Popsicle Art<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMwQUR-BFU_JnT0KTD4zqPMY7EFy40DmrGpFkQ694o_blTEfaVVeSOPLtKcqPSmctMlAF2ZBgN4925j04OLe3NPXd6wltMCvbZBW2GsKQJgVfdje4kBPnoPb1fdmsVG_5BOvQGBNIrPiPxp4Jahyphenhyphenlko-SWlsysUw2KpzjkQL68Cve2nG4vCh9XW0uHhU/s2731/Doodle%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2731" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMwQUR-BFU_JnT0KTD4zqPMY7EFy40DmrGpFkQ694o_blTEfaVVeSOPLtKcqPSmctMlAF2ZBgN4925j04OLe3NPXd6wltMCvbZBW2GsKQJgVfdje4kBPnoPb1fdmsVG_5BOvQGBNIrPiPxp4Jahyphenhyphenlko-SWlsysUw2KpzjkQL68Cve2nG4vCh9XW0uHhU/w640-h340/Doodle%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-66877821490412717042023-10-12T13:56:00.002+05:302023-10-12T14:32:09.047+05:30Playlist by the Window<p>Every morning as I open my windows, there is a real-time playlist waiting for me. They play on auto mode, I can't shuffle or skip the order. In the last 10 years, they have been so consistent, that I inadvertently hum with them now...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIJEPm65NrVN2KJt6PwlC-ENGCoBHTkALNsnaKPw4OKlExd1rojB2BtMd_Bmrzk0yHQZAskcOkIs9qjTcKZVSJPpPVm-oeAdD-iO_TCkWdFmsSkZUpJz2t3kcwrTSGE7p6pJmqNQWXWZsLs4C2KxvuzgqIKLzIwyJXy41LNrvLsaUrfFFC7NIcgRzyKA/s1199/20231012_125113.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1147" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIJEPm65NrVN2KJt6PwlC-ENGCoBHTkALNsnaKPw4OKlExd1rojB2BtMd_Bmrzk0yHQZAskcOkIs9qjTcKZVSJPpPVm-oeAdD-iO_TCkWdFmsSkZUpJz2t3kcwrTSGE7p6pJmqNQWXWZsLs4C2KxvuzgqIKLzIwyJXy41LNrvLsaUrfFFC7NIcgRzyKA/w164-h172/20231012_125113.jpg" title="Iddiappam Doodle :)" width="164" /></a></div>It starts with ...<p></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: red;">๐ง</span>Iddi-aaaa-ppam - Puttu-</b> "Iddiappam"is counted as a healthy breakfast down South. This man wheels in by 7 AM IST. He is popular & punctual . There are homemakers waiting with empty "tiffin" boxes. Once he arrives, many breakfast tables & school lunches get filled. For the unversed, Iddiappam is Idli in noodle form plated like a Dosa. Puttu is a cylindrical variety from the same family. </p><p>Then comes...</p><p><span style="background-color: #cc0000;">๐ง</span><b>Meeen Ma Meen</b>- Thats "Fish" in tamil. His 1st shout declares he is selling fish. 2nd Shout to describe the varieties he has. A distant voice from a balcony will enquire about its prices. In response, & in full volume he will broadcast the "pricing" . <i>All this info is of no use to me. But I have come to an understanding that, some knowledge is door delivered, whether you want it or no.</i></p><p>A thought jump here! ๐ค ๐Will AI replace these โ people too? </p><p>AI or No AI a lot of services have silently left the job scene. Where is that community who traded Old Clothes for New Utensils? How often do we spot a milkman delivering milk from his Aluminium can?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ34EilqVAD32OtzcvChdvyyYgkgW3BbyN1Wcy13kB6Azf378lhDxiBt2QViF3gLgw1iCbWtjaDUPLOEB3PLVyL2uOliCaiqW5-4gKKLVrZcKeHrcrTK_93D-JCDRPOs7JUYx3J3arLBANmfOXzvrai-6uJhxkZQzxJC-QjIKIjhwGNRFANCwOSlXc1Fg/s2257/20231012_133111.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="2257" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ34EilqVAD32OtzcvChdvyyYgkgW3BbyN1Wcy13kB6Azf378lhDxiBt2QViF3gLgw1iCbWtjaDUPLOEB3PLVyL2uOliCaiqW5-4gKKLVrZcKeHrcrTK_93D-JCDRPOs7JUYx3J3arLBANmfOXzvrai-6uJhxkZQzxJC-QjIKIjhwGNRFANCwOSlXc1Fg/w200-h168/20231012_133111.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sooner or later, more services will leave the street. But before that happens, <b><span style="color: #990000;">a Roll of Honour ๐
to those who have graced my alley..</span></b></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">My playlist by the Window continues ...</span></i></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: #660000;">๐ง</span>Raddhi Paper-waale</b>- From yelling his voice out, to holding a loudspeaker, he has had, his share, of technological progress.He makes 2 rounds each day -once in the morning & again by the noon. He is the only 1 to appear twice on my Playlist. </p><p><b><span style="background-color: #cc0000;">๐ง</span>Pattu ku Pannam </b>- A screeching lady behind some blaring speakers. She has often woken up my sleeping kid. Thats my first memory of her. Then curiosity took over. Each time I attempted to check, what she was trying to sell. I only saw an auto passing by. <i>It took a while to connect the dots.</i> A pre-recorded voice behind those speakers tours with the Auto. They repurchase "Silk" (pattu) for Cash (pannam)</p><p><b><span style="background-color: #0b5394;">๐ง</span>Nei Ma Nei -</b> A Ghee vendor, selling clarified butter to my tenant. Tenant vacates (business lost๐) she makes me her customer. Sympathy marketing - where you lose 1 customer and win another by creating compassion. She starts on my playlist and ends up at my doorstep. </p><p><br /></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-27068878638764044692023-10-03T18:51:00.007+05:302023-10-04T16:01:39.069+05:30Its been a while.......<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41RWXNt2HnqJ0AW93MfPUBqalJqZIMJeNh9WMP0mXjHZK_-HXaij9hHmigTb_W9c8GNwvAhXbhKbvh2u6BQ5Olp_g29ge7KKhowytNQzQyU_B7jKpZrFjSFsf_pmiQRpvjvUab9bVimgvPMzvOGHL1MRwOoXVYQIGt3NQz8FLYmUPdjZQMdjn-mWr__4/s700/Old%20Box.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="700" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41RWXNt2HnqJ0AW93MfPUBqalJqZIMJeNh9WMP0mXjHZK_-HXaij9hHmigTb_W9c8GNwvAhXbhKbvh2u6BQ5Olp_g29ge7KKhowytNQzQyU_B7jKpZrFjSFsf_pmiQRpvjvUab9bVimgvPMzvOGHL1MRwOoXVYQIGt3NQz8FLYmUPdjZQMdjn-mWr__4/w320-h269/Old%20Box.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Its been a while, I visited this place....Its been a while, I filled this page. I seem to have lost "the pen", that rhymes.....I misplaced the poetic ponderings that chime.<p>Its been a while, I tracked blogging contests....Its been a while, I participated in one. The wall that tucked my work of fiction.....I seem to have lost, signboard to that one!</p><p>Musings missing, Travelogues gone.. ....This list was getting annoyingly long. I, decided to get them back one by one.....Find them out or hunt them down.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-_RQb4o3cdu7OpjFE-1ZbjSYkP2NYrgA-B_OnhbZhVqmcdad1TcLIf7xZjmom_ElGbyOD3waJfTJyc9OqPrIVi1ypZFp9Q89NyrNSrKbOTLF-DCupOnNKICTJJEG1XRcfsJ3H8FxMVtWH5cNnDGD90pgcIEZ4dpRAtsXY2Bgdxmnds18jz7IaCuPhLk/s2880/20220105_142455.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-_RQb4o3cdu7OpjFE-1ZbjSYkP2NYrgA-B_OnhbZhVqmcdad1TcLIf7xZjmom_ElGbyOD3waJfTJyc9OqPrIVi1ypZFp9Q89NyrNSrKbOTLF-DCupOnNKICTJJEG1XRcfsJ3H8FxMVtWH5cNnDGD90pgcIEZ4dpRAtsXY2Bgdxmnds18jz7IaCuPhLk/w320-h320/20220105_142455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p>Planned my search from the remote corners, ...But what lay ahead was a table of colours. From Crayons to Brush Pens in multiples of 10......They come handy every now & then.</p><p>Disturbing this table, not a good plan! I looked for other possibilities in hand</p><p></p><p>A search, above the Apparel desk or beneath the Playthings wall. But they too bullied me with a caveat, saying......We can flood you with things, you dont expect at all!!</p><p>Safest, I started from my own Work station. Those organized files, and well clipped papers.......Unfolding secrets of Global Waters .Port Maps drawn, Coastlines marked......A decade & a half back- I was still taking notes. Today, they look naive, some downright silly .....I dont need or read them anymore. </p><p>May be , no point searching in the corners dark......What they hold may not be relevant at all. A good box of memories, there are, for sure! But why dilute them, by bringing back here?</p><p><i>Its been a while, I write something new.....Its been a while, fresh ideas brew! </i><i>Its time I revisit this place with fervor.....Its time, I think, to take this idea further....</i></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-24410128370977378782022-11-08T18:49:00.028+05:302022-11-09T15:48:19.877+05:30The story so far....<p style="text-align: justify;">A dim lit corridor led to a small room. Its entrance held a creaky metallic chair on one end , and a shaky wooden stool on the other. In between them stood a large register holding scribblings of many...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The man on the chair called himself a Librarian, taking the seat on the stool were its readers. A room packed with books -most of them old, some partly torn, some without cover pages. Starting from ground level to lofty heights, books seemed towering on me from all sides. I was about 12 then. While my friends went for Famous Five & Secret Seven, I devoured Tinkle Digest week after week.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Years rolled...face of Library changed. Libraries started giving out fresh, neat books- as good as new ones. Kiosks replaced bulky Entry Registers, dainty cushions replaced creaky chairs...Tinkle Digest took a back seat. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9_nfOKMwKnXdEFMnzoULfRIvcCzN9EQOlEaAY32_a0ImONs9cqWZrI5fIF2zxFuXEdkMYuwl-l-DpGDGHF1ILeBb6zDwQ2OvXqDKlk0KTEpps7uuHiQURxPoUeDaPMPA1UobhEYnwFAY4P-1YHEy7IBJQ3FaQbtjNyB6njNU_R8TIApaHTMyXuA5/s820/read.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="820" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9_nfOKMwKnXdEFMnzoULfRIvcCzN9EQOlEaAY32_a0ImONs9cqWZrI5fIF2zxFuXEdkMYuwl-l-DpGDGHF1ILeBb6zDwQ2OvXqDKlk0KTEpps7uuHiQURxPoUeDaPMPA1UobhEYnwFAY4P-1YHEy7IBJQ3FaQbtjNyB6njNU_R8TIApaHTMyXuA5/w200-h197/read.png" width="200" /></a></div>An inclination to pick Indian Authors took over. Sudha Murthy, Chetan Bhagat, Amish Tripathi, Devdutt Pattanaik. Reading was taking a scandalous turn. Finishing a book & picking up the next one, became a craze. Craze turned into addiction. Addiction became a race. A race against no one in particular. Indian titles alone couldn't keep pace with it. So global authors chipped in... John Grisham, Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown. Non fiction, self help books joined in... Who Moved my Cheese, 6 Thinking Hats... Blue Ocean strategy, Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.....STOP!<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A refreshing pause came by... reading slowed down. Random books kept coming but the habit of reading was undergoing a change. From renting books to buying books & saving them to read another day! Books of interest kept adding up, adding became piling & piling became stocking. For want of space they were re-arranged, then shuffled, subsequently shifted, until one day...went out of sight. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I always wondered how the Librarian with a creaky chair reached out to the books he stacked at lofty heights. ๐ค Just as I wonder now, on which attic I have placed those books for future read.? Nothing aids my memory to tell exactly which books are stored in there. If I were to climb up & search them today, the place would resemble the same faintly lit library aisle that I had visited years back............<span style="color: #2b00fe;">.Originally this post was to find an end here!</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Then comes a book, that once again keeps me awake through the nights. Its been a very long wait! Having sleepless night by the book.... Now reading Ponniyin Selvan- Vol 3....</div><p></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-82346327539966965312022-04-25T17:28:00.010+05:302022-04-26T16:36:19.295+05:30You & Me ( School)<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">You hush in your friend's ear......directing her to crawl </span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><div style="text-align: center;">Towards the white board......staring in front of you all</div><div style="text-align: center;">You tip toe her closely, to implement a secret you shared</div><div style="text-align: center;">Erase the writings on the board, that too with hands bare!๐</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Why am I not angry, when you say</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">You repeated this feat, yet another day....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, you don't know to sip water using straw?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or you play innocent to have fun at that cost..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your dress isn't dry, your desk is a pool</div><div style="text-align: center;">Water play ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆdoesn't tire you....whether home or school!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Why am I not angry, when you say</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">"I am the only one - whose water bottle was taken away"</span>๐</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Those chairs ๐ชin the classroom, are meant to be seated</div><div style="text-align: center;">You line them up, saying a train ๐ is created ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">To accomplish this, you partnered a new friend</div><div style="text-align: center;">And her Mom is upset, ๐ก for what you both have done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">But why am I not angry...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">And why am I all smiles...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In your 1st month of schooling Offline </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have loads of stories to pile ๐</div></span></div>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-44021768409049403182022-04-12T19:05:00.000+05:302022-04-13T12:35:52.049+05:30You & Me (TV time)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-skyY4hurTflrWCPzkNuLaKSgnsllJgrAaa9yK5WHrB5FN3QcWALoLcCvjAXOq6b6EN9gkyVhL157wI9X-DI2ebY-ryzTUkK2r2V_ufEmwVoWXGvA5JaXQW18PwvYUnCh6zp-oMsz4nZqCM3kZ0O9yJp7-0LSXlyLhM2nKLBxtXWWdaTJZvqc0QD/s227/Lucy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="146" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-skyY4hurTflrWCPzkNuLaKSgnsllJgrAaa9yK5WHrB5FN3QcWALoLcCvjAXOq6b6EN9gkyVhL157wI9X-DI2ebY-ryzTUkK2r2V_ufEmwVoWXGvA5JaXQW18PwvYUnCh6zp-oMsz4nZqCM3kZ0O9yJp7-0LSXlyLhM2nKLBxtXWWdaTJZvqc0QD/s1600/Lucy.png" width="146" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;">"Gas Stations" are familiar but not "Petrol pumps"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">"Dump Trucks" ring bell but not "Garbage vans"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Wolfoo & Lucy are now our extended family......</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">90% of screen time we o</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">ffer them daily</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><i>Me -when I was 4.5???</i></span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: Roboto;">On a tri-cycle, indoors I moved .....</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Looking up to the TV Screen ..when ad jingles were heard.</span></i></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-28826900808160505182022-04-11T16:27:00.002+05:302022-04-13T12:36:04.773+05:30You & Me ( Travel)<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK6WbNh2J_rhRCqkNx_nCyk-oVS4qgENVw-_csTd8xsKozqlhf6GcWuR__NDXj4irukj0OnGwaPTiV8zGNGlvINUvBAwiZJ4eEsWIQR5kSKO1Mr_P2Kfi-9i-Coi9fFwGTcAhstwnHrlD6JP4EbIlUpv8ej3rrKLyvxeJQWqtlIiTsD3RVWDG5-42/s4624/20220224_173152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK6WbNh2J_rhRCqkNx_nCyk-oVS4qgENVw-_csTd8xsKozqlhf6GcWuR__NDXj4irukj0OnGwaPTiV8zGNGlvINUvBAwiZJ4eEsWIQR5kSKO1Mr_P2Kfi-9i-Coi9fFwGTcAhstwnHrlD6JP4EbIlUpv8ej3rrKLyvxeJQWqtlIiTsD3RVWDG5-42/w166-h266/20220224_173152.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;">Your idea of travel is different from mine.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;"><b>At Four and a Half, </b><br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">you frown at the thought of enclosed transport :(<br /></span></span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Roboto;">Whatever comfort ,a cab may offer, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Ventilated autos is what you prefer. </span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:) </span></b><br /></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">No wonder, when it comes to </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">flight journeys...<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> we have longer conversations about Airport trolleys</span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">:)</span><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> as compared to "in-flight" memories </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-58179174568271408182021-10-20T17:40:00.040+05:302021-10-21T13:46:57.356+05:30Hello 36 :-)<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">On
the eve of my 24th Bday- I had written</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="https://vyoworld.blogspot.com/search?q=%4024" target="_blank">@24 </a> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
.</span><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">12 Years on, recreating on similar lines Hello 36</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24 </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Travelled
substantially. Goa,Mangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Singapore. The year marked my
first visit abroad.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<o:p>
</o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">@36</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Travel
scene changed. But before lockdowns & restrictions -Kolkata
Happened! When I read Jhumpa Lahri's The Namesake - visiting Calcutta
became a wish list. Sankar's Chowringhee just elevated my yearning to make
it. And in Nov 2019- Dum Dum airport unfurled City of Trams for me! <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwPHKVTnH4XWO3bNyPmgog-Fbzs7N9dMbaS75Cc-Obw2XLxBai-b2aI3WoP2TB22FYKUTS2guQL5dO43zKa1czL1IG3yudeaIKPXbp3zf0tX8aa78UCxae4Z11VkIziTkSPRBgtZQ_bc/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwPHKVTnH4XWO3bNyPmgog-Fbzs7N9dMbaS75Cc-Obw2XLxBai-b2aI3WoP2TB22FYKUTS2guQL5dO43zKa1czL1IG3yudeaIKPXbp3zf0tX8aa78UCxae4Z11VkIziTkSPRBgtZQ_bc/w213-h320/image.png" width="213" /></a></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <i>says watched Mumbai Meri
Jaan- the movie to remain in all time fav</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">That
was the Pre OTT phase when movies came in DVD/ CD or channel broadcast. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">
</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">@36</span></b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">i wont
list any favourite. Movie menu now includes a rich language diversity.
Content variety in the form of Web series. Short films -adds up entertainment
value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI","sans-serif"" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- <i>Active
on blogging platforms, consciously did Blog promotions, attended Blog Meets.</i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">@36</span></b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Haven't
done any of this for a very long time. But made a 1st and very naive attempt at
StoryWeaver .After months of deliberation submitted my 1st kids story with my
own illustrations here.<a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/276652-the-language-man" target="_blank"><b>The
Language Man Story</b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<o:p>
</o:p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Developing
a story -presenting it in a language that kids can relate to- was a challenge
in itself.Even difficult was to draw up illustrations matching my story. Made
me realize- how much more I need to work on my drawing skills</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI","sans-serif"" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-<i>Learnt to recite โHanuman Chalisaโ without
referring to the book.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">@36</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Attempting to learn Bhagvat Gita with my 4 year
old. To make this learning interesting- re-reading the relevant stories of
Mahabharat, doodling sketches of blind folded Gandhari/ Bhishma on Bed of
arrows to give a visual impact.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A few points on
continuity now... @36 continues what @24 started..</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Captured some wonderful Kodak moments, & treasured them with Picassa.......</i></span><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">@36</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- Mobile Gallery is brimming with pics. Sorting-
assorting they make their way to Zoomin albums. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Exercised my right: both at Assembly and State
elections. </span></i><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">@36</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes!!. Infant at home - was not an excuse!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@24</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Made it a point to thank Rickshaw &
Cab Drivers, every time I hired their service. </i></span><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">@36</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- Dependence on home deliverables increased. So
a conscious effort to thank Courier/ Food/Grocery delivery guys! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I am not active on
Twitter these days. Had I been,hashtags would look like this..... </span><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">#Infant #Toddler #Workfromhome
#Onlineschool#36</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-68544154202134855562021-05-13T18:37:00.004+05:302021-05-26T14:45:01.678+05:30The Kingmaker's Tale<p><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A handwritten note was delivered to the control room. It read "The
dawn broke early". The note had no
address, but signed with initials P.O.
These initials had a compelling past,
it sent shudders! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCEvBW32pgrDOcqOQ3G88U81klKKkIfIYz08nKUHAjPJS1sLcoiTums0Ur64clnXAl8lH5hbD7-P9hrNq1Wvm3wZYnpUDqeuYZPCoTwxbwe0soc7xnOraFSHZaGcawJsLb1vrA7_A4XI/s1208/Detec.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCEvBW32pgrDOcqOQ3G88U81klKKkIfIYz08nKUHAjPJS1sLcoiTums0Ur64clnXAl8lH5hbD7-P9hrNq1Wvm3wZYnpUDqeuYZPCoTwxbwe0soc7xnOraFSHZaGcawJsLb1vrA7_A4XI/s320/Detec.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Control room watched every move
carefully. After being underground , Mr Aluwalia now surfaced to harvest his
unfinished dreams. Initials P.O. tattooed on his right arm. Decoding the initials
would definitely make their job easier.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arimo;">Meanwhile, the usual bouquet arrived Aluwalia's residence. It had
become a routine now . He kept calling flowers and they continued coming. Today,
he made a call. In chaste Marathi he said "Ani Yen yeu deh". <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mention of International currency. Control<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Room did not see this coming. A team was readied
& they headed to Aluwalia's residence. Meanwhile, stationed on the bridge was a guard whom Aluwalia gestued to come in. 4 sacrifial knives were broght out & laid on the feast table. Control room made frantic calls, urging the team to head fast. The team was still 3 mins away.....</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">The guard entered......</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1 Down with the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1st knife. He became the 1st casualty.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Out of the blue-the
2nd one was tracked - 2 Down. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The 3rd & 4th
were the knife's delight.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">What the control room failed to see, was now becoming clear. The handwritten
note, flowers, the guard, international currency</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">-they missed seeing the VICTIM in them</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The note "The
dawn<b> <span style="color: #073763;">BROCOLLI</span></b> (</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">broke early</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">) ( Victim 3 identified)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">He kept
<b><span style="color: #073763;">CAULIFLOWERS</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">(calling flowers) </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">& they kept coming in (Victim 2 recognized )</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">International
currency ??? - <b><span style="color: #073763;">ONION</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">(Ani Yen)</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> ( Victim 4)
-</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Stationed on the
b<b><span style="color: #073763;">RIDGE</span></b> was a <b><span style="color: #073763;">GOURD</span></b>- how could they not decode this????</span></li></ul><p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">And
the final blow. .......</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;">He was<b> Mr AALOO</b>walia<b>-</b> The Kingmaker,with intials <b>POtato</b>-oed on him. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;">This narration ends here. This is the Control Room's point of view. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;">The Team reached the spot & THE KINGMAKER WAS "HUNTED DOWN". </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;">But on the walls of the Potato Community, reads a Saying </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;">"</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="color: #20124d;"> <b>Until the Lion learns to write, every story will glorify "the hunter" </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This post written for INDISPIRE- Edition 373. Theme- #Potato must be the Hero</b></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #800180;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-16347146329172123872021-05-11T18:47:00.001+05:302021-05-25T17:21:26.118+05:30Fancy Chandeliers to Fathomable Storage<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPmNojjIl0_0gZHlEQdX8YWEPV3IwffefgiagVFb9BxiOi8cCYftFOzg4LGCrv7ALZmnStHDT8DGHQTPa2jTg9PzKMcxUQXEoy4AH6QGNLsn3Ovxk06D6lr8HdUKQhnGbVhUgSiL7F-g/s2048/20210510_190426.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1673" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPmNojjIl0_0gZHlEQdX8YWEPV3IwffefgiagVFb9BxiOi8cCYftFOzg4LGCrv7ALZmnStHDT8DGHQTPa2jTg9PzKMcxUQXEoy4AH6QGNLsn3Ovxk06D6lr8HdUKQhnGbVhUgSiL7F-g/w163-h200/20210510_190426.jpg" width="163" /></a></div>I have been a
silent admirer of Home Decor for decades.<br /><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">Dad acquainted me<br />
with words like Architect and Interior Designers, very early . He had a collection
of magazines on Interiors. It showcased<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WLH9m4fZA-ID_ymU-WsGOotAl1B3-OmZm5E3FcDu_AnTQ5ak6ApaHmMvwM59MSsUfcuNpZrP-eqpVizfwKpqqbYOnmjPG-3TASwCa2lgDq7Ws0bNGnb3m1GGutB4K4X5RGCClZEk6T0/" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="65" data-original-width="125" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WLH9m4fZA-ID_ymU-WsGOotAl1B3-OmZm5E3FcDu_AnTQ5ak6ApaHmMvwM59MSsUfcuNpZrP-eqpVizfwKpqqbYOnmjPG-3TASwCa2lgDq7Ws0bNGnb3m1GGutB4K4X5RGCClZEk6T0/w200-h104/image.png" width="200" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">Long drawn curtains, Winding staircase, magnificent chandeliers and
Sunlit rooms. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">This was my first brush with
Home Decor as a school kid.</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">Gradually I started connecting
Home Decors shown in magazines with those we see around. There was enormous
difference. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">What many people implement
at home is more "need based". Half Curtains on windows to allow
ventilation,</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">Cloth screens on mirrors,
to protect them from scratches. Even if done unintentionally, these small acts
add up to how your home looks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmNllY2Mv_OVuIQv3kNF07vNSNkmmXypRv7rJoOsSnaYVsxi_Ww9j2DInT3i4Bjt_dgcnAF4mYFcgGyhv1GmLr05PES-94ZjjVKElFFJ6HQlZo8YoVMm7vY6PmIf2I65UkS4DalZ9aaU/s2048/20210510_190915.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1029" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmNllY2Mv_OVuIQv3kNF07vNSNkmmXypRv7rJoOsSnaYVsxi_Ww9j2DInT3i4Bjt_dgcnAF4mYFcgGyhv1GmLr05PES-94ZjjVKElFFJ6HQlZo8YoVMm7vY6PmIf2I65UkS4DalZ9aaU/w101-h200/20210510_190915.jpg" width="101" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Then a time came to organize my home. To my surprise, the real
challenges were totally different. <b>Arranging</b> (forget decor) a home , is more
about handling dicardables. Today, when I look a pile of disposable clothes- I yearn
for that "Barter Man" who traded Old Clothes for New Utensils. This man, has
vanished from our neighborhoods. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Real day
confrontations include- handling Plastic Containers without lids, Carton boxes,
outgrown apparels.....</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">So, to tackle them
with peace, I moved to what school taught us - "Best out of Waste". Today they
call it ". Upcycling". </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The random pics that you see along<span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">this post, are a few Upcyclings I have done,
in the last 1 year...</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">PIC 1- Lid Less Plastic Container, covered with Outgrown Toddler
Dress + Broken fancy Hair clip.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">PIC 2- Mini
Stationery stand- with a top portion of Plastic Bottle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10pt;">PIC 3- Makeover of a mundane plastic container with a
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away. I decided to take it up on piecemeal basis- Corner by corner. From fancy chandeliers to fathomable storage-
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TV-</b></span><span style="color: black;"> Color TV came home; so did the Cable Connection. Zee was our prime
channel of entertainment after DD. <i>Hum
Paanch</i> entertained the noon with its <i>Anand Mathur & family.</i> Wednesday
night 8 PM Slots reserved for <i>Hip Hip Hurray. </i></span></span></span></span></div>
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in my list. Episodes ended showing "It's a Zee TV presentation". And
that meant we wait for a whole week to catch up with the next one! Weekly Tele
series they were, unlike the Daily soap operas of today.</span></span></div>
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</b></span><span style="color: black;">- Our Management College Fest. A relatively new college back then - ours was
the 1st batch to have a College Fest. From finalizing Fest name to organizing events - had to plan everything from scratch. Committees were formed ;
duties assigned; timelines set. As expected differences cropped up-
arguments happened. When we realized we are nearing Fest Day- it was preparations in full swing. There was celebration in the canteen when our very 1st Fest poster
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- So; if news updates helped me catch up with Tamil Nadu geography - cookery
shows enhanced my tamil food vocabulary. Irrespective of what is being cooked-
more often than not, there is a mention of Zeeragam/ Manjal thool (turmeric
powder) / Peringaya thool (asafoetida). Best part of a cookery shows is - they
show you what they are referring to. This pictorial representation helps and
sometimes inter-lingo connectivity works, .Jeera in hindi becomes Zeeragam in
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other publication but we had this book at home. The story spoke about how a
simpleton Mukunda becomes the great saint Yogananda. If we as, kids owned this
book- Dad in his precious collection owned Autobiography of a Yogi - by Paramahansa
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family use to prompt me to check if I can pronounce her name correctly. Yazhini
is etymologically a tamil name and there is hardly any English equivalent to
the "ZH part" of it. This name gets pronounced as <i>Yaalini/ Yaazini/ Yayini </i>-but they differ from how the exact pronunciation
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city ; I use to be all ears; to Tamil news updates my mother in law use to
watch. Right from the headlines &
all though the news- You Hear them Say - district & city names like "<i>Krishnagiri Maavatnam",</i> "<i>Madurai Maanakaram</i>", <i>Erode- Dindigul-Salem</i>....so on.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
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CELEBRATION AT SCHOOL </b></span>- Attending a Christian school meant robust Christmas
celebrations. Onset of December - our school entrance would have a trinity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we enter the premises- a large Christmas
tree to welcome. The tradition of the Santa Claus delivering chocolates was
eagerly anticipated in every classroom. Christmas Celebrations at school was
always pre-dated -that is before a couple of days before Christmas arrived. It
was followed by a Christmas Vacation -with the school reopening in New year.</span><br />
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COLLEGE MUMBAI-</b></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Introduction to Bombay
in movies has some typical structural references. It is either Victoria
Terminus or Xaviers College. To show the crowd of Bombay, for years, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>camera lens have been zooming in on <i>Dabbawalas</i>
or moving Locals. Bombay typical as I call them - a visual treat that connects
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- Not just rhymes-I end up playing toddler games as well. Its amusing to watch
myself descend from playing vocabulary enthusiastic Scrabble, mind bending
Brainvita; to a sound emanating Xylophone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tackling the colorful marbles of Chinese Checkers- to being a
co-participant in identifying colours on Xylophone pad- I am playing underage
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CASTLE</b></span> - At some restaurants we eat less though we see & hear of it
regularly. Windsor Castle was on such place. Our choice for family dinner was
always Angeethi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- as mentioned in Prompt
A. Windsor Castle, like Angeethi offered Moghulai food- similar fine dining
experience. Yet our visit to this place was restricted to get-togethers or send
off parties hosted by others. But I always had a liking to the anglicized name
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RJ Malishka on Radio says <i>"Ek Garam Chai ke saath yeh gaana toh banta hai."</i> a
lot of Mumbaikars are waiting to hear which Rain song is coming up next. </span>Monsoon
in Bombay use to bring out some aimless talent at home. On rainy mornings- we have
written our names on window panes. <span style="color: black;">This blog has also
reminisced some poetic pondering on rains. Office corridors will welcome us
with open umbrellas - followed by rain story that each colleague happily narrates.</span></span></div>
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ON THE BUS GO </b></span>..... Yes I have been humming a lot of rhymes - thanks to my
toddler. Earlier the spontaneous songs that I use to hum while cooking/ cleaning
would be Hindi songs. These days inadvertently I sing a lot of rhymes. And many
of these rhymes, though popular I havent learnt them in school. These learnings
are recent..... .....Incy Wincy Spider....</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: "segoe ui", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Those were the days of Dial up connection</i><br />
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a time either the Phone or internet only 1 could function</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Downloading
was new ; Emailing was fun</i></span><br />
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use to say " Sending One of One"</i></span><br />
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a family user id by the name Viyovij</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Just
outside our office door.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Paneer/Egg/
Veg & Chicken;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>It
offered these options Four.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>With
Frankies in hand-we have walked the lane</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Sometimes
even boarded a train</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>God
knows from where all the crowd came;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>This little shop, had its own fame!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>We
grew fond of this vocalist</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Enjoyed
Krishna stories coming from the artist</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Yet
willing to hear how her narrations pour</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>On
the back every narrative -a music ferries</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>A
signature style to relish from Vishaka Hari</i></span><br />
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afternoons meant <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make some variety snacks <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>( called Tiffin in South Indian homes) . It included all that our weekaday routine didn't bring in. From <i>Puri to Pongal</i> anything
was acceptable. But Upma was a strict no. Mom tried tempting with a Vegetable Upma<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>option . But somehow Upma
never thrilled, neither does it today. Irrespective of the variation an Upma <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stares blankly out of plate - or so I feel!</span></div>
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story sessions- a part of very late evening activities on our building terrace.
"Nath sisters" - brilliant story tellers who brought in all the eerie
feeling & setting a ghost narration required. They repeatedly put off our
requests to have story sessions during daylight. We, a group of 6-7 different
aged friends have heard Evil Dead narrations in bits & pieces over a month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">U</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>GADI <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">-</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #001000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif";">Different Cities- Different Names - Different flavours they take upon. Gudi Padva of Maharashtra became Ugadi in Chennai. Maharashtrians showed the signifcance of placing a Gudi by the window - Ugadi emphasized the importance of "5 flavored Pacchadi". More festivals changed names as I shifted cities - <i>Sankranti became Pongal</i> ; <i>Janmaashtami </i>became <i>Krishna Jayanthi</i> Interestingly even </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #001000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif";">Gods take a new name as city changes- <i>Karthikeyan became Murugan</i> '& <i>Ganesha became Vinayagar.</i></span></span></div>
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SAAKHAR POLI</b></span><span style="color: black;"> - All 3 are Marathi Words. Poli is Roti ( Indian flatbread), Toop
is Ghee ( Clarified butter) &
Saakhar is Sugar. Apply a liberal
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><b>INKLE DIGEST</b><span style="color: black;"><b>-</b> Summer vacations meant, joining a nearby library. When most of my friends went for Famous Five; Secret Seven & Nancy
Drew- I picked up Tinkle Digest. Supandi/
Ramu- Shamu/ Doob-Doob/ Tantri- Mantri- never failed to excite. It took some
time to realize, books without pictures can also be interesting.</span></span></div>
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LIGHT</b></span> <span style="color: black;">- It was a crowded bus & there were many standees. I was one of them.
Bus conductor was 3 people ahead of me. A lady standing behind me, requested
that I buy her a ticket for "Thousand Lights". </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Thousand
Lights is well known bus stop - but I was too new to the City to know about it.
On top of it - she was referring to the Tamil name of Thousand Lights- which
was all the more difficult for me understand. </span></span></div>
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was figuring out how to tell her that "Neither is your voice audible, nor
is the language familiar to me". Its too long a sentence to tell in Tamil
on a moving bus.</span></span></div>
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FILING</b></span> - When our school brought in the concept of "Cyclostyle Notes"
[ printed notes] - filing them became mandatory. When most of my classmates
were using Plastic files - Dad introduced me to Spring Files.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He explained the nuances of filing correctly
& ensured paper edges didn't show out of file. Punching- Filing-
labeling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- all of a sudden it felt like
I was in office -not school!</span><br />
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frequented lunch station. 2 buttered Pav with a sumptuous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantity [ more than required] Bhaaji could
make a whole noon meal. Sadguru elevated a Pav Bhaji eating experience to such
extent - that any other Pav Bhaji never came this close. </span></div>
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(pronounced Sate]</b></span> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Etymologically
" Seth" is a common surname (last name) in Gujaratis. To the best I
can interpret, Chennai associates "Seth" to its North Indian shop
owning community. People having shops in Sowcarpet area- are all
"Seth" here. Tamil movies make frequent references to "Seth
Veedu Ponnu"-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and this led to my
curiosity to find out who falls under this "Seth" category.</span>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-79310823939394349612020-04-20T18:00:00.002+05:302020-04-21T11:41:45.870+05:30The R's of City Connect<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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-</span> This is how my Mom split the word<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
make me memorize its spelling. No frills attached. It has nothing more than
what you read here. I was in 3rd or 4th grade- and had to memorize the spelling
of Recreation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom repeated this word
with the same split and made me repeat it a couple of times. And Bingo!! I
learnt it & till date recall this spelling with the same split.</span><br />
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LETTER </b>-</span> A game we played during vacations. Not getting into the details. But
the simple rule of the game was , you make a move when you hear the words
" Red Letter" .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Players
would be deliberately confused with similar rhyming " Bread letter"
" Spread Letter" etc, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With
vacations in Bombay & rest of the year in Aurangabad - I enjoyed 2 sets of
friends / different games being played in each city. More so- I also enjoyed
teaching Bombay games to Aurangabad friends & vice versa.</span><br />
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</span>- Some words are area specific . "Roundana" in Tamil is "Chowk"
in Hindi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look for an English equivalent
the closest we get is "Roundabout Junction".</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
like the simple descriptive word formation Tamils have used here. Take Round
from English - add a local slang and make it Roundana.</span>Viyomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112466815964797064.post-33538109261688879842020-04-20T14:15:00.001+05:302020-04-20T18:07:08.736+05:30The Q's of City Connect<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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QUETTA & QUILT</b></span><span style="color: black;">- If you have played the game "Name/ Place/ Animal /
Thing" - you realize- there is
little to write in Q. For those unfamiliar, this game prompts you to write a
Name of a Person/ Name of Place/ An Animal/ a thing from each letter. </span></span></div>
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When my travel desk booked Qantas for me, I was hearing its name for the 1st
time. Dad educates me, saying its an Australian carrier. From Chatrapati Shivaji
International Airport to SinChangi Singapore. It was Aug 2009 & just the
beginning. Singapore, since then, has become a frequented destination as
compared to other countries. </span></span></div>
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ICE CREAM</b></span><span style="color: black;"> - Our visit to Besant Nagar Beach completes with a Kulfi or an ice
cream. It is an unsaid rule that Dad & daughter buy the Bajjis & Mom
buys the cold dessert. In the backdrop of moonlit beach shores ; the lighting
from the Savories' stalls shine bright. Somewhere at a distance, a faintly
visible handcart reads " Kwality Walls". </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-large; line-height: 15.3333px;">P</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 15.3333px;"><b>RESIDENT PARK</b></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">- </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">One
of the very few star hotels that Aurangabad hosted. It would be unfair if I
dont mention the other 2 popular ones - Ajanta Ambassador & Rama
International. President Park carried a unique tag for serving only vegetarian
food. A Tiranga Dosa Festival is something I vividly recall - a food fest at
President Park,that served Dosas in tricolour.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On other occasion -we were guests to a Ghazal night along the pool side.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.3333px;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><b>ATIL GULLY</b><b style="font-size: 10pt;">-</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A
narrow lane where only 1 car/ auto could pass at a time. To reach our
grandparents house we had to pass through this stretch. Patil Gully, started
with a </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">small anchor shop on the left
which had everything from toys to stationery. A few steps in & we will find
an old lady sitting outside her house- segregating rice husks from rice. Move
in further & we take a pause. There is an auto coming from opposite side,
& we give way for it to go. Just as we are about to reach New Girish Apartments
where our Grandparents stayed, all our senses were treated to a buffalo shed. Must
admit, there was nothing more entertaining than watching the routine of the
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-large; line-height: 15.3333px;">P</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 15.3333px;"><b>ERUMAAL KOVIL</b></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;"> -</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When
cities change- temple connotations also change with it.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Balaji Mandir of Aurangabad & Bombay
became "Perumaal Kovil" in Chennai. And with that I got introduced to
a host of temple festivals. Celebrations literally double when there is a big
temple in the street you reside. Knowingly - unknowingly temple festivities
start becoming a part of your routine, giving you more reasons to celebrate.</span></div>
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LEAMON</b></span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span>- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>"Orangissa Leamon - So for
the peany"</i> . Yes that's how I have been singing this rhyme all along. The
actual words go as " <i>Oranges and Lemons- Sold for a Penny".</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that's not all. There are more rhymes that
get wrongly sung. English per se, is a foreign language to India.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many a times- words in English rhymes don't
sync with Indian surroundings. It's not easy to connect with word "<i> Penny</i>"
since we hardly use it in day today context here.</span></div>
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LETTER</b></span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For all the <i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><b>ffice </b></i>related posts
that have come to this blog - there was an <i><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><b>ffer Letter</b></i> to start with. A letter that
came with an <i><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><b>utline of World Map</b></i>. A Map to be connected by
<i><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><b>ceans</b></i><b>.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then by Seas- going deep into
Rivers - routing through Water channels & finally reaching the Ports. </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Obviously! What more did you expect in O from a person who speaks of <i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><b>utbound</b></i>-Inbound cargoes all the time!</span></div>
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LALA TOPIWALA</b></span> - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My cravings for "Samosa" satiate here. The exterior of the Shop looks like any other "<i> Lala ki
dukaan"</i> that you hear in movies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White
board/ Name in Bold Red Font with a picture of soft drink to go by. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the mouth watering- delectable &
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N4 N5</b><span style="color: black;">-Our residence was N3. We schooled at N1. But its only when I started
writing this post, the question popped up, what N meant. Haven't found a
confirmed answer yet -at least not on internet.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Some
search pages say -"N" refers to" "Neighborhood". Town-planning gave
number tags to Neighborhood saying N1/ N2/ N3. For now, I am satisfied to hear, that a simple number system can define areas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span><b>INE:TEN LADIES SPECIAL</b> <span style="color: black;">-If there is a train that can keep commuters rush at bay
during peak hours- it is the Ladies Special. I enjoyed the comfort of 9:10
Ladies Special from Panvel to CST during my office commute. The evening "Ladies
special" time, never matched with my leaving office. So this luxury was meant for
morning. My MP3 on or a book to give me company.
Kite Runner/3 Mistakes of my life/ Namesake are some books that I have
read while commuting in this 9:10 Ladies Special.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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-</b> <span style="color: black;">Yes its a musical instrument, <u>but here I am referring to a Tele serial</u>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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use to watch it & I landed as her co-audience on the couch. With ace actor
Mouli at the helm, it was a Family drama in a semi-rural set up. For a viewer
like me, it was a pragmatic shift from Ekta Kapoor's K series.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><b>ARATHI</b></span>-Many sectors have contributed in me learning this language. If school didn't offer
it as a 3rd Language- Reading & Writing Marathi would not have happened.
Speaking Marathi was out of question- had it not been for friends at <i>Paalna
Ghar</i> [creche] . Thanks to Marathi- until recently-<i>Ugaadi
</i>remained <i>Gudi Padwa.</i> <i>Kandha-Batata </i>sounds more familiar than <i>Pyaaz/Aaaloo</i> [Onions/Potatoes] even today.</span></div>
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LOCALS-</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif";"> Its more to experience than to
read. There is a knack in boarding & disembarking a Mumbai local which halts
for less than a minute at every station. I would not do justice if I speak of
Mumbai locals in 2-3 lines. So I rather give you a glimpse of it though the posts - I have dedicated to Mumbai
Locals in the past</span></span></div>
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2- <a href="https://vyoworld.blogspot.com/2009/02/lessons-from-train-vendor.html" target="_blank">Lessons from a Vendor</a></span></div>
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-1st taste of North Chennai -the real local Chennai crowd can be seen here. I
got a chance to commute to this place by trains/ cab/ auto - all of them
dropping me at different points of North Chennai. Mannady familiarized me to the Beach-Tambaram local; it gave me the much awaited entry to Chennai port. It
surprised me with the sea of shipping companies- big/ medium/small residing
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>AURANGABAD</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">L</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>AWRENCE
SCHOOL UNIFORM</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
most uniforms were in the shades of Grey; White or Brown- we had a bright
Yellow on us. As Lawrentian girls- we had Yellow Shirt- Dark Blue Skirt and a
Tie to wear on. Head accessories were a must. Yellow Hair-bands for Short
haired ones & Blue Ribbons for the pony tailed. In 5th grade when school
introduced us to "Knot Tie" - Dad taught us how to master this art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>BOMBAY</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">L</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>AVIKA
PALACE</b></span>- A large society with an open car park right in the centre. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our building shared a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>common wall with this society. A scenic
beauty to watch from the 1st floor of our window. Many posts on this blog owe
their genesis to this window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>CHENNAI</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">L</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>INGUSTIC
CHALLENGES</b> </span>- It's been more than 5 years in Chennai- but challenges with regional
language Tamil continue till date. Its more to do with numbers than words now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Picture this- If there is someone new to English Language & you say
"<i>Quarter Past Six</i>."; instead of a simple- <i>Six Fifteen.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
Tamil - on similar lines( not exactly the same)<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An
auto guy, tells me he would take " <i>Kaal Mani Neeram"</i> . to pick me up.
It sounded like a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I canceled
& took another one. Had he said " <i>Payyinju Nimisham"</i> [ 15 mins] -
I would have waited!</span></div>
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