DASARA............ That was the first Sunday leave for us in Pune, 21st October 07. We planned to start early to rove outside to crossword, E Square movie, etc., Have to start at 6.00am, said kumbhar. Sure da, I replied @ 02:30am, 21st October.
@7.10 : a call from chennai, woke me up. That was a thanks giving call for my gift. After the call got cut, I was shocked to see the time. Its 7.12am.
Saw a Missed call from kumbhar. Called him back, said come home @ 8am we'll start. Am already out, come to Deccan gymkhana, he added. Within one hour I will be there, was my answer.
I wanted to wash my clothes, take bath and leave. This has to happen in 0.5 hr since it takes minimum 0.5 hr to reach deccan from chinchwad. Dipped my clothes for washing, took a clean shave. Presuming the clothes would have got mixed up well, washed and dried it.
25 min over and should be there in 35 min. Took a short super fast bath in 15 min.
@8.25am: in chinchwad bus stand. Managed to get a bus in 10 min and a seat too inside the bus. Reached deccan @ 9.05am. We went to crossword, got some books and cds. Spent till 11.30 am in C/w and left for having lunch. I was ravenous for food since I didn't have my b/fast. Went to a restaurant nearby.
We were discussing about the next plan, will go home and sleep, will click a movie in the evening, I said. OK! was the reply.
While we were taking our food, kumbhar asked, you know 'puran poli'? I said No!, thinking that it's a name of a person. He said, What! you're an Indian, not knowing 'puran poli'? I got raged and asked him, do you know 'Mahakavi Bharthiyaar'?. Ya! He said. I had that only last week, we prepared in my room. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dey! Ennda soliputa neeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyy.
I guffawed for a while, which made others to see us and he portended. Then I realized 'puran poli' is a dish.
I didn't know that puran poli is a dish and the worst part is that he didn't know that 'Mahakavi Bharthiyaar' was one of the greatest Tamil poets, a prolific writer, philosopher and a great visionary of immense genius...........
I thought Puran poli is a name of a great leader since he used 'what you're an indian.........? But what made him to even think that Mahakavi is a dish......... I am dread that I may be sued to write this!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Cooking in room.....
Living as a Bachelor is on either way, sometimes you feel home sick but most of the time its other way, enjoying to the fullest, as far as am concerned.
Cooking in room....... its not that everyday we'll go out for dining. Some days we feel dozy going out. To have a good food, I need to go by auto, of course, a share auto.
Its not only hygienic to take a food cooked at home, but also the way we prepare, the humour we mix, ulti!
It happened one day that I wanted to take food from outside as our cook (every bachelor's room will have one good cook, ok lets call him 'chef' atleast now) was late from office. I was half minded that time, should I take a auto, go there, have food, come back in auto. Another mate said, Gi!, lets try today and if it clicks we will make w/o chef.
We started with rice, that too qty of rice and water was advised by our chef. We kept 4 eggs on the tray above rice. Next we wanted to make sambar actually, we poured some oil into the elec pot........... call from home...........
another mate tried, with a plastic spoon to fry onion, watching the TV w/o knowing abt the temp in elec pot.......... spoon melted..... I came back
We were worrying for the spoon but the onion was over fried by that time. We had put all the tomatoes that we had, some chilli and why to leave its powder, before unloading the pot, luckily our chef checked the taste, no salt. Thank god! added some salt.
Dinner is ready. We named it as tomato rice, deciding to make sambar the next day.
Cooking in room....... its not that everyday we'll go out for dining. Some days we feel dozy going out. To have a good food, I need to go by auto, of course, a share auto.
Its not only hygienic to take a food cooked at home, but also the way we prepare, the humour we mix, ulti!
It happened one day that I wanted to take food from outside as our cook (every bachelor's room will have one good cook, ok lets call him 'chef' atleast now) was late from office. I was half minded that time, should I take a auto, go there, have food, come back in auto. Another mate said, Gi!, lets try today and if it clicks we will make w/o chef.
We started with rice, that too qty of rice and water was advised by our chef. We kept 4 eggs on the tray above rice. Next we wanted to make sambar actually, we poured some oil into the elec pot........... call from home...........
another mate tried, with a plastic spoon to fry onion, watching the TV w/o knowing abt the temp in elec pot.......... spoon melted..... I came back
We were worrying for the spoon but the onion was over fried by that time. We had put all the tomatoes that we had, some chilli and why to leave its powder, before unloading the pot, luckily our chef checked the taste, no salt. Thank god! added some salt.
Dinner is ready. We named it as tomato rice, deciding to make sambar the next day.
Jog.......1725 not meters, days
After almost 5 years I started back jogging on 5th Oct. Main reason I started back is because of Pune and that too in Pune-Mumbai road, its cool and fresh.
Earlier in 2002, I was in Anna nagar for a three weeks, staying in my colleague's resi, who's regular in this. Initially, though I didn't have much interest, that too in early morning @6, I accompanied him for a week and after I was also regular with him. Even after I left Anna nagar, I continued it for 6-7 months and dropped as I got other priorities. But from the day I left till 5th, almost everyday I wanted to jog. Only after 1725 days, I got & strecthed myself to come out of my room to jog early morning.
If am able to continue this is for a month, am sure I will jog everyday henceforth. Lets hope for the best.......
Earlier in 2002, I was in Anna nagar for a three weeks, staying in my colleague's resi, who's regular in this. Initially, though I didn't have much interest, that too in early morning @6, I accompanied him for a week and after I was also regular with him. Even after I left Anna nagar, I continued it for 6-7 months and dropped as I got other priorities. But from the day I left till 5th, almost everyday I wanted to jog. Only after 1725 days, I got & strecthed myself to come out of my room to jog early morning.
If am able to continue this is for a month, am sure I will jog everyday henceforth. Lets hope for the best.......
Thursday, October 4, 2007
baalt
blog after a long time.......... ain't too busy, couldn't able find time, but surely have time to sleep, roam, go for a movie, etc.,
Went to native last week for my grand father's funeral. 94 years, he had a quite peaceful life. Last words to me from him, when I was there for my brother's marriage "Chella, unn kalyanathiru naan irrukka maaten" ("I wouldn't be able to make it for you"). After these words, I really felt dejected. But its fate that there's an end to everyone.
On 22nd Sep morning @ 8.15am, he was no more, making me unlucky. But his blessings from inner heart would be there for me everytime.
Went to native last week for my grand father's funeral. 94 years, he had a quite peaceful life. Last words to me from him, when I was there for my brother's marriage "Chella, unn kalyanathiru naan irrukka maaten" ("I wouldn't be able to make it for you"). After these words, I really felt dejected. But its fate that there's an end to everyone.
On 22nd Sep morning @ 8.15am, he was no more, making me unlucky. But his blessings from inner heart would be there for me everytime.
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