Backing the Memories

Friend Balar has tagged me to write about my eight-summer holidays. Here is mine (a big post!!)

Summer holidays are very expected times that too in our school and collage days. For me holiday is as usual like others its grannies house. My grandpa house is just 2km from my house, in my childhood days I go there in weekends and come, but on holiday times only I could stay their and I enjoy with my sweet aunty. I used to roaming behind my aunty wherever she goes, we both go to her friend’s house, beach, and cinemas... Bro and me would like to fight with her with pillows and some times even with broomsticks hehe… Playing with the tube water, spraying on each other, bathing in the water tank at grandpa bull shed are the days that never comes again. After aunty was married our visit to grandpa house has reduced, but it’s really fun if the grannies houses have a terrace. We usually spend our times in the terrace by leaving kits. In this my bro fly kits well, we also used to put maanja (no English meaning) for the thread, not like using glass piece or rust, with the Kolamavu (the powder used to draw kolam) and color calcium power that used for whitewashing house.

Visiting grandpa’s village is another fun, the green fields, playing in vayakkal (canal) and bathing in pump set is a wonderful enjoyment. In our village visit there was this interesting sight kattukku porathu (going to forest), to pick cashew nuts. Going there is very thrill as the forest was under government, its risk to go inside, but we go with our uncle to pick cashew fruits and nuts; we kids collect the nuts that was spills and bring it to field. Then we burst the nuts in fire and my uncles distribute our shares. After eating nungu (Palmyra fruit) we create this adventure vehicle called nungu vandi (Palmyra vehicle), I love to drive this vehicle. Taking two nungu and connect with a bough and another stick to push it is called two-wheeler and single wheeler is taking a bending stick and connecting with it. To add more fun, we take the dry plam leaf and stick it with big thorn and drive in the village streets, it gives this tap tap tap sound.

In one of my holiday to my relative village, my cousin and me were walking inside the Savukku grove (the trees that use for burn fire) that we always do to reach the lake. That day in the middle of the grove we were shocked to see this cow was died, and being alone we screamed in the fear, and my cousin run from that place quickly, as I was running slowly I couldn’t see him near. I was crying in fear and confuse which way to go and the thoughts of the ghost rumors were threatening me and with a different sound from the grove was more shivering with me and only I could reach the house after roaming sometimes inside the grove. After this I have little fear on the groves.

The most excite expectation was to visit my small grandma house near Chengalpattu. They live in a calmness place with little house and hills surrounding, it’s the place for us to enjoy well with my cousin aunty (she is a year elder than me) and uncle. We spend much time to story taking (kadhai peasa) and playing dice, going to their garden. Sitting behind the cycle with uncle and rounding all places is our main work, and escaping from my bro who cries to come with us. Going to Thirukkalukundram and visiting temples, going around the hill on full moon days is what I like, esp. to eat sundal, pongal that was given by houses around the hill.

My first long time travel for the holidays and very enjoyable one was to Ooty. That was a big story till we start and end our trip. We had this big travel in the small Maruti car with 5 adults and 3 children (that time i was 11 years old), including the bags. Climbing the hill was so pleasant the chill wind experience is awesome. Rolling in the green grass at botanical garden, being with my little cousin the trip was enjoyable. Driving on the Ooty-Mysore road was a jungle safari; near mudumalai sanctuary we find dozens of elephants, monkeys, dears... The cool breeze, in the calmness road we making noise esp. shouting Veerappa ennga irukka (calling the sandalwood smuggler veerappa, where are u), that was the times veerappan were involved in kidnapping, that was funniest :D Going to the great Mysore Palace, beautiful and the tired waking on Krishnarajasagar Dam to watch dancing water. In that trip the more adventures and fearful place was this Hogenakkal. Traveling in the Parisal (Coracle) in the 60-foot deep water, the bathing in the falls and the canal, hot fish fry on the banks are superb.

My first time holidaying in kodaikanal (my most favorite hill station) was very stressful, even thought with some kind hearts I managed to enjoy with pain. The place we stayed was like an old bungalow, but mornings were very different, with rose flowers blooming around our house. Last year we were with our whole family to kodai, with the help of wheel chair I could go everywhere, the mist filled sight in Coaker walk, drizzle rain allover are awesome season. The road leads to kodai to thekkady was great sense, the both sides are sky raised hills and green fields, different language. The boat ride in Thekkady was shivering joy.

Its 10 years since this summer holidays we visit Ooty, very happy to write the memories again here. First pic was from Ooty, with my family, the boy in violet coat is me:) the 2nd one was the car we travel to ooty. Thanks for giving time to my big post!

I send this tag to one and only Thooya:)

Common Shivaji

I don’t know about others, but it’s a dream come true for me when the announcement comes that Rajinikanth, Shankar, A.R.Rahman and the AVM that was said to be the gateway for Tamil film industry were Joining for Shivaji. Now the days of the film to be release are near, here the much-waited audio of Shivaji has released on April 2nd. Shanker who is a great filmmaker always induce us for more expectation, esp. his types of songs that always a special to our eyes and ears. When it comes to ally with AR Rahman, the team rocks always, now the waves have strike powerful. It was always enjoyable to listen new albums, that too when it was Rajini+Rahman nothing to tell the speaker throbs to the beats. This time I feel, the songs have comes different, with more westerns style and little appearance of Bollywood songs.

The style style… song is clear one for appreciating Superstar’s style. The first big-time rap singer of India Blaaze who has gone through every corner by his Loosu Penna from Vallavan was joined with Chillnu Tanvi whose voice was a sauce to this song. Couldn’t know how the song would be picturesque. Sure it would be very different a rap for superstar.Is there a film without opening song for superstar? In the same unchanged voice from My name is Billa to Autokaran autokaran to now Balelakka… the SPB is here for us to satisfy with his intro for Rajini, this time in a fast track and Na. Muthukumar to praise the Superstar and recalled the old happiness that was lost now through his lyrics. This song is sure being a hit of this year from kid’s side.Rahman’s Action tops the list for his own vigorous in Athiradeekaran machan… It sounds like a big party song with glamour. The song makes us to cymbal and legs dances automatically to the rocky beats. Sayanora was so hot in her voice as well with Vaali’s lyrics, which proves he is still young. The Billa Ranga Basha thaan ivan pristal peasum beasha thaan was superb to remember his old hits.

Vaaji Vaaji Vaaji… songs starts with Jean’s adisyam tune. Rahman uses variety styles and Madhushree loot our hearts by her pleasant voice; I could sense the happiness when she sings Vaaji Vaaji Shivaji….

The Sahana… song was a very beautiful melody!! Its difficult to find what is beautiful in Sahana, its Vairamuthu’s lyrics or Chinmayee voice with Udit Narayanan’s or the music; or else may be the way shanker would be directing this song. A cool music like saral (drizzle). Another Sahara is very very soft and welfare to hearts. I never thought Vijay Yesudas would sing this excellently!! Flute sound was awesome… Gomathi Sree’s Thirupavai in the second half gives a classical format.
Boss theme is a short rap with just funny lyrics and was not that powerful.

Shanker always makes me wonder in the way of selection the places for songs and hold on the latest technology. I am very excite to see how the songs were comes out in screen.

sick week

Have been feeling not well, this place was left with no post for five days. Last Sunday we were to drive-in restaurant and marina, it’s the starting point for the influenza. The water that I drank in the restaurant and travel in the traffic that was over that day in marina that moves slowly was infected me. The sign started that night and hair cut to showering next day all brought heavy coldness and feeling difficulty in respire. Been careless that’s normal cold and be fine after taking pill, I too was strain by exercise, walking and in typing work the day in feverish.

Time to sleep and I was in conversation with mom about free hugging on Tuesday night, and were taking about balaji’s dream of Free Hug in ranganathan street. In the thoughts of free hugs I close my eyes, by mid-night I feel like chillness and needed to get warm. I waked dad to cover me with bed sheets and hold me tightly, even tough I was like uncontrolled and body was started shivering with a sense of tiredness. Mom was rubbing with amuthanjam in my foot and hands, I was tend to keep my head on mom, and she was tightly hugged my shoulders and neck; dad were pressing my foot as it has been chill, and shivering. It was surprise know to get much hugs from mom and dad that night, after discussing about hugs before leaving to sleep. I really feared more as I never feel like this anytime, my neck and legs were paining. There were thoughts of something said by some the cold fever would bring changed in the human nature.

At that night by 12.30 my bro was sent to buy medicine in the nearest hospital for cold fever. Mom and dad were wake till 3am and pressing my legs as I was suffering with pain. I felt better only after taking the pills to make me sleep. For the last two days I was tired and feverish I never used to sleep in day times, but was pulled to do it. Dad was kindly advised to be away from works and PC, but now I feel better to post this.

Its Beautiful, both!!

Little love and little wind
Gathering it and going time
Distances are not at all distance
Like the drizzling, sprinkling rain

Without stressing, clinching you
Will go till reaching horizon
Even it dawn, without dawning
Will wait to see your morning

Future will come and batter me
Will stretch its hands and bind me
Little residue inherent fear will push
It touches my gushing fingers and pinches me

Unaware new fragrance
That will blow everywhere
It dissolves and run in it
It’s our lives jungle residing

Without spilling the pearl arrow comes to hand
It will sticks in the heat of my palm
If the rising fondly green parrot arrives
My sanctuary will dislike and pushes it

Why with this memory
With unscratched dreams
Can walk with rubbing shoulder
Will cross with my distance.

This was a beautiful song with sweetness lines and one of my recent favorites. As well it’s a Tamil song in English from the album Pachaikkeli Muthucharam (Green parrot Pearl arrow). I present this post to my best friend, who have a special Sunday this weekend, because he is going to joining with his sweet heart on this Sunday. I wish him a Lovely married life. :)

Children’s Corner

Children are very sweet and adorable till they show their another side! Another side is nothing something different, its their in everyone, but it was how we expose. I am talking about children who express over stubbornness, disobedience and obeying indiscipline. The child always makes angry other easily by disturbing or making irritate with unnecessary screaming. Some of the times we really don’t like disobedience child, some times even I too have told my mom why these children are so naughty, can’t they sit quietly and play instead of fighting to cry, shouting, breaking…

I know we may be doing the same as a child what they are doing, but being grown we feel these are nuisance. To my knowledge I don’t remember of doing more indiscipline than today’s child are… they are double than us. I have experienced in my apartments while children playing, they give a sudden scream in a high-pitch voice that shock us sometimes happen wrong, and that too sounds like stamp on a parrot. Another is the guest children, who can’t keep quite from taking something that was unknown to them and stubbornness to get on what they see. I won’t tell it’s their natural to behave like indiscipline. It what how they brought up. Giving over indulgence is hiding their disobedient act and without sternness, the parent’s leave the child what ever they do. I remember one of my cousin when he was child throw a pup from upstairs, without realizing that life… ya the pup lose its life.

Knowledge of decency is important for children. I notice some children act unusual in public places or in functions like jumping, running, climbing and screaming. It makes us think are they come from some other planets. What makes me feel worry was the words used by some children from very low level up to abuse? Who can we blame for this?… Its parent’s response to teach them how to behave, and its more important to check the surrounding they are practicing. All children are same, the things they learn creates their character. What my thought is the parents much be matured to handle the children and bring them in a good surrounding. The people need to know what to talk and how to behave before children.

As grown I may think like knowing all, but children can never be like us. Even I complain about it, I must sense this is the stage for children to scream, fight, play with no expectation to spend their energy.