Kodai celebration (Theakkadi)

Natural views form Theni to Kambam route

Our travel towards Theakkadi was awesome. Two side of sky touching mountains with clouds spreading on it (they are west continue hills) and green fields was really cool for my eyes. I was telling to my dad, if we live, we should live here (in the surrounding of Theni or Kambam (Theni is a district in Tamil Nadu). I don’t know how to explain what I feel, it was a dream come true to travel on these place, where I saw in movies and craved.

Theakkadi Lake

I have crossed the bored and went to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, but first time I went inside the Kerala, I was sad when we were coming down form the hill, but when they said the Theakkadi was in the top of hill, the happiness come again. The Theakkadi was a big lake, which leads to Peariyar Dam. It was 4.00pm when we reach Theakkdi, the climate was very cool, we are the last passengers to buy ticket, if we come 5 minutes late we have missed the boat. It was a doubly deck boat, I went near the water in the wheel chare and shifted to chare. My uncle, brother and our car driver carry me inside the Boat. The boat ride was continued for an hour, the boat went slowly, so ever one can watch the animal on the shore.
I expect to see Elephants and tigers, but saw only dears, one Forest Bull, and a crocodile lying on the shore. The travel on the Boat was unforgettable; the broken tress in the middle of water, the boat, and the lake, which was surrounded by beautiful mountains, chili drizzle ect…. We expect that the boat will go near the Dam, but they have turned. We were searching for animal in the Binocular, suddenly every one was shouting elephant elephant, when we go near only realized they are forest officer wearing black raincoat, it was a big joke. After finishing the boat ride and arrived Kumli (town near Thekkadi) the heavy rain started, my mom went to buy pepper in the near shops, the pepper will be very pure in this place and we had a tasty coffee there in the rain, drinking some think hot in the rain is Wow!

Kumbakkarai Water Falls in Peariyakum

After we come down form the hill, we met our relative who was a break inspected in the boarder of the Kerala, he booked a room for us in Kambam (one of the boarder town in Tamil nadu) and we stayed there. Next day we come to know after we come down form the hills there was heavy wind and trees broke down and blocked the traffic, good time we retuned soon, or else we have been caught in the middle of the forest. On Tuesday 30 on our way to chennai, we went to Kumbakkarai Water Falls in Peariyakum, the water come to this falls is form Kodaikanal, the water has medical conduct, my cousins enjoyed taking bath in the falls. This was the last place we visit and our vehicle headed to Chennai while returning our driver drew the car very fast and arrived our home at 9.30pm.

Cool Razick

Confusion on the title… Razick is my long yahoo chat Friend, who I meet today. He is a very cool guy, that why I wrote cool razick. I catch him in chat some months (10 months) back, in our first chat itself we become good friend. He was from Thirunelveli district (Sivelapari), studying B.com 3rd year, we have talked many times through Phone and dint saw each other, it was really a surprise meet. First he come to my house and asked where is phone booth, to call me, to find, in which block I am living, after some time he calls me and said I am in your flat and asked the door number. Very funny, we laughed each other when he enters our house. He notes my old house address form the greetings of New Year, and went there and found the new address and came.

Me and Razick

I dint feel like meeting for the first time, its like our friendship was continuing for long years. After talking for some time, I feel that his thoughts and my thoughts are same with little change. He was very proud about his family esp. her mom, he never hide any thing form her mom, I like this. He has an aim that he should not give trouble for his parents and wants to finish his studies soon and stand on his own leg (a job) to control his family stress. His father was working in Dubai and his bro is doing ITI and sis is learning some computer course, in his dad’s low salary they have to study and to control the family. He was also doing part time job, months back for his expenditure, to avoid the family money problem. He like to visit many countries, on his own money, he has hopes to become a big level in his life and expecting to achieve some thing He don’t know anything about Computer, just know to chat. So we saw some programs in computer and after seeing my blog, he likes to start a blog and I helped him how to post and edit the settings (click his blog Raz World). He was a good writer too, wrote 2 novels and some Tamil poems (like songs), he brought it for me, its very beautiful, hope he will write his novels and songs soon in his blog. I wish, like his good mind, his life should also be bright. He was calling my dad appa and mother as amma, what a nice friend I got!!!

Kodai celebration (Barijam)

Barijam

On Sunday 28th went to Barijam, it was a restricted area, a thick Forest. We brought permission form the Forest department and went, it was a unpolluted place. There was a beautiful fresh lake, in evening and morning forest animals will come and drink water, but the time we went, their was no animals, the lake was look like, the lake which comes in Hollywood movie Lake palace. We planed to spend at least 2 hours their, but the rain come and spoiled. The way to Barijam was cool, two sides trees cover the road, it was like going inside a cave, in some places the mist cover the roads and vehicle use lights.

My grandpa holding Arvinds hand and cutting the cake

After return from Barijam we cut cake and celebrate our cousin Aravinds birthday in our room, he was happy to celebrate his birthday in Kodaikanal. The place we were stayed was very down, the vehicle was very hard to climb, and easy to go down. The neighbor house was a beautiful bungalow, with lots of flowers and plum trees, our cousin go and secretly pick the plums and eat. There are lots of houses built on the hill’s slope near to our house, it has long steps to climb, we can’t imagine if a mudslide comes, what will they do. They are living in risk; I was wonder to see these. I saw in the binocular, there were 3 small boys playing cards in sitting on the slopes. Some kids play cricket on the in that place, I think what will they do if they shot a sixes, but were ever ball goes that pick them in minutes.

This house is next to our room where we stayed, and the houses, which are, build on the slopes.

Actually our plan was to stay 3 days in Kodaikanal, but my grandma and grandpa can’t bear (stand) the cold, so we change our plan and decided to visit Theakkadi on Monday. My mind is not read to leave the drizzle and cool Kodai; I am in a sad mood in morning, and tried enjoying the last movement on the hills and the chill.

Upper view of the Barijam Lake

Me, my dad and cousin bro before the lake

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History maker, Kalam.

President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the Hero of our nation (India). The person who work hard to fulfill his dreams and encourage every one to dream to achieve their goal.
Recently Kalam dreams are coming true. When he visits Cheiachin last year, he becomes the first president in the world to visit the World’s Highest War place (Cheiachin). On February 13 this year he make a history by traveling in a most advanced Indian Navy Submarine, (the submarine which equipped with ballistic missiles that can be launched form under water) which went 40 meters below the sea. He was the first president to travel in a Submarine.

His another dream has come true yesterday by flying in Sukhoi – 30 Fighter Plane. In his 74th age he has make history by flying in a Fighter Plane, which can go faster than the sound. Kalam was the first President to fly in a Fighter Plane. The jet went to a height of 25,000 feet, above 7 km and kalam was also allowed to turn the Plane to the left and then to the right when he had the controls, the flying continue for 30 minutes. It was Kalam’s dream since 1958, when he became an engineer, to fly in a fighter aircraft.

History continues in the Parliament Ammendment Bill (Prevention of Disqualification), which exempted the post held by some MP’s including congress president, Sonia Gandhi and Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. This controversy happened when Kalam referred the complaint against the MP and actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan to the election commission for holding two posts. The President's secretariat checked if there had been an effort by the government to consult all stakeholders before bringing the amendment to the bill. He concluded that the application of the law with a retrospective clause would save a few individuals from disqualification, but it stank to high heaven. Kalam felt there was no public good in giving this retrospective exemption. Kalam felt there was misuse of the exemption. Ten days after receiving the legislative proposal, Kalam read the voluminous file once again. He also read the secret files in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on the bills rejected by his predecessors. He was convinced that the bill would be against the spirit of the Constitution, so he sent it back unsigned. This is the first time in the History a President sent the Bill with our signing.

Kodai celebration

The next one was Pillar Rock; there are three Natural rocks, which look like Pillars. But we cant se that fully, because of Mist. The views form Coakers Walk was very beautiful, the small villages in the down and the houses on the slopes are wonderful, first 5 minutes we cant see any thing, the place was fully covered my mist, which look like white screen. Which are all I missed in my last trip, and it was fulfilled now. In Evening went to the Famous Kurunji Andavar Temple, one of the height place in Kodaikanal, a silent temple with cool breeze. In Tamil literature Kurinji means hill region and Andavar means God. Hence Lord Muruga is referred as God of hill. Wherever we go, we will be reaching our room before 7.pm, the cold wind was very high. Form our room we can see the lights of vehicles, which are going in Pariyakum (a small town in the foot of kodaikanal hill), first we thought these are lights of vehicles which passes in the hills, next morning only we know that there is no hill before us only valley.

Pillar rocks are covered by Mist

You can see the clouds(mist) which cover like a white screen in our background(in Coakers walk).

Views form Coaker's walk

These are leafs which look like Flowers with petal

Kurunji Andavar Temple

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