Ithanai Naalai Engirunthai - Music Review

Decided to select this purely because of few big names in the track list. Bombay Jayashree, Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram, Madhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana Sargam, Harish Ragavendra.

While Dheena has composed the tune, Na Muthukumar has spent time writing the lyrics. The tracks are for casual listening. Decent album to hear when you are driving.

Tracks in particular Oru Murai Parthen by Harish Ragavendra and Neradinom by Jayashree are good. The song nenjukulle rendered by Madhu and Sadhana has a familiar tune...

3/5

1997

Was our first trip outside home other than temple as a family. We made it to Ooty. I exactly don’t remember how many days we stayed there, but definitely we had a great time. One of my dad’s cousin bro, whose name demands a great respect in me, was probably AGM of a national bank then and he was given a big estate kind of home.

We had other cousins come over and we really had a great fun. We went around the city, we talked, glared at the roses….everything was a first time for me. On our way up the hill, the bus was parked at a uphill curve and my dad took me out to pee and also he bought me strawberries and some more fruits. I remember strawberries in particular for that was the first time I ate them and my dad bought it with all excitement for me.

 

As the bus rode higher and higher, I was all ecstatic looking at the scenic beauty as we ascended, but sadly the sun descended. The home that we landed was one of the best I have seen in my life. Rather than seen, I have lived in the past since my origin on this earth. I cannot express how big the home was in itself, amid the blooming roses of vibrant colors, with tall tress on all sides with a valley kind of scene around the back of the home.

 

It was also the first time I got together with my cousin whom I often don’t get to see. Well, what made me to remember this today? Well on that night we landed, Minsara kanavu was telecasted via a pirated cassette in the local cable and I happened to watch it with my sis as a family.

Now why did I remember this trip now? Well after a long time I heard minsara kanavu songs. Just like each song that you grew up with has a memory associated with it, so does this too…….Along with that I remembered, that was our last family trip, that was the last time some one bought me berries in india, that was the last time I watched movie with my sisters and finally that was the last time I met those cousins I guess…….

 

On a lighter note, the only thing that remained the first time and still continues is watching movies…

 

Come what may!!! Life keeps moving.

Of all the people

who visited our home during my early childhood, milkman was the one who scared me the most. He visited daily twice. He sported a self made turban made from his towel and always came in a cycle with a lot of aluminum cans hanging in every possible way. At the age of 3-6 i never liked to wear anything and i was a happy nudist.

Each day morning as i woke up, i would brush my teeth and walk straight to the big portico we had in chandrasekara puram. I would climb to the highest point in the wall and sit there happily for hours together and just keep watching the road. For some reason even though it was the same spot, same road and same set of people, that routine fascinated me. Even milk would be served there. Since everyone would be busy in the morning and i don't disturb anyone, i would not be bothered much except when temperature is not too good for me :)

But the only time i would freak out and run inside is when this man stops his cycle in front of our home. I would run to the second entrance gate, will wait and watch if he is coming inside. As usual and as a habit he would walk swiftly with a wide grin on looking at me and walked the entire length of the portico. As he neared me, he would just utter two words "குஞ்சு தா" .

I would freak out and always went to my mom, in a sobbing tone i would say "குஞ்சு தா கேக்கராம்மா" , my mom will laugh at me, so will my granddad and almost everyone in home. That will end my morning enjoyment and will be time for me to get ready. Probably they had a checkpoint in the milkman that's why they did not disturb me.....

no more milkman, today everything is packed well and distributed.....thinking of that today, i could not just stop wondering how glorious and beautiful were those days, and how good the people were just 20yrs ago

Come what may!!!Life keeps moving.

Subject: ....understanding LOGIC.....the Santa way!!

Santa Singh decided to write the MBA exam.
He could understand everything except for the LOGIC part.
One day when he was reading, one of his non-sardar friends came home.
Friend: Santa singhji How is your MBA preparation?
Santa Singh: Every thing is fine, but I could not understand Logic.
Friend: Logic is very easy.
Santa Singh: Can you give me an example, so that I can understand.
Friend: OK. Do you have fish tank in your house?
Santa: Yes.
Friend: Logically, there will be water in it.
Santa: Yes.
Friend: Logically, there will be fish in it.
Santa: Yes.
Friend: Logically, someone will be feeding the fish.
Santa: Yes.
Friend: I take a guess that your wife will be feeding the fish.
Santa: Yes.
Friend: so, logically, you are married.
Santa: Yes.
Friend: So, that means you are a heterosexual.
Santa Singh was very glad and he understood logic.
Next day he sees Banta Singh who was also preparing for MBA.
Santa: How is your MBA preparation?
Banta: Everything is fine except for the logic.
Santa: Oh, logic is easy.
Banta: Please, give me an example.
Santa: Do you have a fish tank in your house?
Banta: No, I don't.
Santa: Saala!!!......HOMO!!!!