A Voyage with Pi...

Not really raining cats and dogs, yet hols declared for schools in Pondy! Seems, just like me,  rains have decided to be in love with Pondy for a while! A cyclone hitting Pondy was also predicted! Pondy still holds the disturbing reminders of “Thane”, hope this one is not so devastating! 

No usual Monday Blues - may be that's why, I woke up feeling energetic. I felt something had induced positive vibes into me. I allowed, rather requested it to fill fragrance into my day! 

Frankly speaking, I wasn’t really in for a holiday today! It feels like ages after we had a full school session. Also, there was nothing much to do, couldn't plan to go out, all that I could see was the dull weather outside, obviously a holiday didn’t make much sense! 

“Sense” – is one word I cannot really come in terms with, most of the time. Oh again - I don’t wish to digress!!! 

Answer scripts would have craved for my touch, but I was in no mood to fall for them. While I sensed the need for something out of the routine, I wasn’t really able to decide on what it should be. What could be enticing for this day? It seemed to be a perfect day for picking up a book and staying all day in its company. Books are always a great company, when no one else has time for you. People are busy, they have their own priorities, and we can't compel anyone to give us their time.Books never betray you, ignore you or make you feel down, instead they make you emotionally rich and help get you out from the weird mood swings. Better hang out with them!

Browsing through the collection I hold, “Life of Pi”, the one that Flavia had given me, caught my fancy! “Yup, today is with Pi, the 16-year old survivor from a wreck”, I made up my mind! It is an old one, I had planned the read a long time ago, but it had never happened! Today, with mind going in this direction, I would make it happen, SURE! In no time, I did with everything I had to do for the day + made some beetroot juice which I thought would add taste to my voyage with Pi! It proved to be perfect combo later! 

A Wonderful Combo they made!

Gauri also picked up the book Pappu gifted him, so we had some absolutely good reading time! I was indeed happy that much of time was spent with this extremely adventurous and audacious novel. Four and a half hours of pure ADVENTURE! No wonder, it had grabbed the Booker Prize. ‘Terrific’ is the only word, I can think of to describe this absolutely compelling story! Hats off to you Yann Martel…

The background score for the day was the much-loved parayathe ariyathe....

Accha, Amma, Chetta, Kalyani, Babbbbbbbyyy!

It would be perfect if I say, she came, she saw and she conquered. We absolutely had immersed ourselves into “Kalyani”! I love the way she calls me --- Mmmmmaaayyyyiiiii! 

Gauri's welcome to Kalyani...

It really felt good to have people around. I feel, their visit was indeed a perfect drug for my mind! It felt good to have so much to talk, so much to share, and most of all hear so much Malayalam all around!  It felt good to have baby talks with Kalyani! It felt good to have long beach strolls with them! It felt good to click pics with them! It felt good to go around the town shopping with them! It felt good to have late night talks with all of them! It felt so good to sit around, as if in a round table conference, jumping from one topic to other, and then getting into the game of chess! Jayan Uncle-Sankunni chess rounds were the best of all this season.

The lil munchkin mesmerized us with her ways and we were in no mood to go to sleep, she used to be awake till the break of the day!!!!!!!!! Jayan uncle is so much fun to be with. Listening to his stories from his childhood, college days and bank days is indeed a treat! He possesses s special knack for narration and it is one thing that attracts you. And, aunty can charm you with her smiles! Ammavan-Sankunni is the best combo! It’s a treat to see them sharing their news and playing around! Kalyani and Jaya fit in so well!It would have been gr8 if Syams, Aavani n Manus were here!

Kalyani enjoying her stroll along the beach!

As we waved bye, I knew today is gonna be different. With a smile on the face for pretence, I tried saying bye, but I knew it is gonna create an emptiness in the house! Just four days ago, it was the long wait that kept us going, and the past three days had been so muuucccch FUN! Our little sweetheart was here, needless to say, it was gr8 time out here! The only name reverberating through the house was “Kalyaaaannnnnniiiiiiiiii”! You ought to hear Gauri calling her! He, sure is in love with the time spent with her! We too! So, when are we meeting next Kalyanis? 

Now, back to the Pavillion! 

Have to move on to school and household chores! Yeah, it should be fun too, else I should make it fun! Wooooooooohhhh! Mind being mind, will not really allow me to, it will surely get entwined with thoughts, sometimes useful and sometimes useless, but I should be able to opt, I know everything will not happen the way I want it to be! I guess I should literally spoon this fact into my mind, before these thoughts envelop me!!!!!!!!!!!

Incessant Rains!

It has been a while, 

Since this drizzle started! 

A gentle, lovely drizzle, 

That brought in fresh, new ways! 

Time passed by, 

It couldn't help turning a heavy downpour! 

It now brought in a greener world, 

Around Me! 

I gazed around, 

Just to see the whole world greener and brighter! 

I ask and ask, 

With a question-marked face! 

Where do I take refuge? 

Where do I get a cozy shelter? 

Inside or Outside? 

Stop! 

A wise thought props in! 

Run Inside, 

A Cozy Shelter awaits you! 

Wait! 

A Shout within, 

Outside!!!!! 

A Happy ‘Drench’ awaits you! 

Me, not in a fix at all! 

Getting Drenched is better than the Safety indoors, 

After all, this life is in Pursuit of Happiness! 

A Day's Wait, Now.......

Trying to chuck out the shadows of melancholy! No idea, where it has barged in from! There is no reason as such! Even a little inch of my mind isn't really ready to listen what I wish to do or say! I guess it may take a little more to settle down! Okie, let me give its own ample time! B/w, let blogging help to revive the sleeping spirit in me! I should be driven by better thoughts and better moods! I should venture into stretching my imagination, to pen down something or the other! There is no point in requesting the raindrops to fall on you, it has its on time and mood to come down! Whatever, hardly have I come across such a state of mind!!!!

Bloggie, can't wait any more...I 'm rushing in there!!!!!! Even a glimpse into this space is enough to drive away these clouds.....

From Day 1, they have fallen for each other! Their eyes well up, when they say bye, after our vacation at Aluva! Then again, it is a long wait to get to be together! Yup, the time has come for another of those lovely times together – Ammava-Kuttappi-Ammayi and the one and only Kalyani!!!! 

Our Pooja hols have started and we have been doing nothing , but waiting for them! Gauri can't contain the excitement and he keeps asking me every five minutes - “Amma, how many more hours?” 

Afternoon, when everyone out here was blessed with a lovely slumber, I was awake – of course noon-nap is never in my schedule! I kept browsing through the old pics, which is one thing I always like! I found a few  from their previous visits! I simply love these pics, these can always help leave a smile within! Putting up those......

The Best Combo!

Cenci Times

Pappu's Bday @Pondy

One Fav Pic!

Singing Phoolom ka Tarom Ka Sabka Kehna hei.....for Kalyani on her B'day!
Punch line....This song is for you my dear Kalyani...

Thoughts!

Uninvited they turn up, 

But, reluctant to go away! 

Drifting away from them, 

Is the most difficult task! 

Save them, 

They make you over! 

Like them, 

They embrace you! 

Love them, 

They cuddle you! 

Thoughts are that which make you, 

Save them, like them, love them, hug them, 

A colorful life would be bestowed with! 

Flashback Mode!

We have entered that phase at school when things get busy by the day. The Exhibition is almost at the doorsteps and I guess we too are almost ready for it! Preps are going on as per the plan, kids too are really into it. 

Much to my relief, I have done with all the ten bundles of answer scripts!! But much to my agony, today I got blessed with another Grade X bundle! I guess, at least for a while I have to forget about it and go ahead with Shakespeare. 

Today was one day I loved! Exhibition Fever is all around the campus! Much of my time was spent in my fav haunt at school, the senior library! Finishing touches are those which matter for an event like the exhibition and we have been doing only that today!

Though there is a big crowd to help me out with it, I should admit a few facts! At times, especially around this time of the year, though I try very hard not to, mind gets into the Flashback Mode! 

The fun times that ‘Dew Drops’ offered are unforgettable! 

Flavieee, I miss you here! It would have been gr8 to have you around! The Casuarina times are missed! 

‘Daffodils’ is still missed and talked about! 

Hema Miss, you are much missed! Remembering the lovely times we had for Daffodils! 

Rheu, Miru, Arvind, Swa n Sunil, you ppl are missed too! 

Novi, the wall is missed too! I miss him calling me Sunie Miss! I miss his usual queries “Miss, Wats next?” 

Though they are around, I miss my X, for they are busy with their Revision Eggjamz! 

And Vaibhavi, you are gonna be missed on 20th!!!!!!!!! How could we expect an event without the poetess? 

Anyway, I am trying to shake away this “miss mode”! Better to dwell on to something that is ready to offer beauty to the eyes and peace to the mind! I don’t wish to ask for more! I guess it will be showered soon!

Yeah! Purple Times are ahead! And of course, Celebration is in the Air!

When the Quill is stuck!

I had a huge block in getting into the blog last week. In fact, I didn’t even think of making a post. I could not get into that frame of mind at all! 

Today too, there is nothing that can be penned, but I wanted to post something. When there is nothing, only recipes can help! So posting this – Home-made Baby Corn Cheese Soup! Yummo!