Can recession wipe away this smile?

Fear, live.

Thanks media. We were sitting glued to our TV sets, mouth agape in horror, watching the terror strike on Mumbai, live. You covered our anxiety well; you gave some audacious shots and your strategic speculation on how the operation was going on. Please make introspection. You are not the news. You are not the news makers. You are not the masters of the shots that set our TV sets afire. Don’t pretend otherwise.

An insecure Indian

When the political parties seem to be silently spineless to the ‘barbarous, dastardly, cowardly’ acts of terror strikes (courtesy to adjectives: Shivraj Patil, …., ……,…….. ), like every Indian, now I too feel insecure. A feeling coldly creeps into the mind with a sinister realization that we are just puppets of a terrorist justice, in which a blast or a masked man with gun may end your life and dreams abruptly. Mr. Prime minister, you seemed a bit soft when you were addressing us while Mumbai was being held at gunpoint. India is now a nation bruised, time and again. My brothers and sisters who lost their precious life in 26/11, whether you are from India or abroad, this is an incomplete elegy, clumsily written by an apologetic Indian. We will mourn and express our anger and anguish for one or two weeks, then go on with our business as usual – until the next one comes.

Leading a dog's life is not so bad

peace of mind!

When….

Sensex crashes
Hartal shows its teeth
Traffic jam hits you when you are damn busy
Your neighbor buys a new car
Your partner looks younger than you


…you need


Peace of mind

Sorry

I am sorry timid cows, you are so beautiful, so natural. Even thinking about slaughtering you is a sin. You add beauty to any home. Looking at your sensitive eyes, I just cant believe that I..Oh, I am such a butcher!! But, I just cant stop eating you..

Sorry pigs, others see you as nasty. But not me cutie.I just see your hot 'inner self' , served in a plate .. I just cant stop eating you..

And, my beloved noicy chickens. How much I love you. You are angels to the hungry stomach. But I just can't...

Hartal shows the teeth in Gods own land

2008- feb-19. Another hartal. This time against the price rise. does the reason seems teneble?So what should people in Gods own country do? Spend this hartal day flirting with idle thoughts in retrospect? We can just cocoon around our tv set and watch the india-sri-lanka odi. Dont be so acrimonious abt this Hartal. Raise your glass and say, cheers!!!

SOME LESSONS I LEARNT (IN A HARD WAY!)

1) LOVE

On a rainy day, Leena came to class 8 A of St.Thomas HSS Thomapuram, I saw her and I was conquered…. Love happened like a thunder. Years passed. Jancy, Sreeja, Rosemary… Leena was replaced by other names. But love remained unchanged. (names changed to keep anonymity)

The lesson I learnt- Love never fails.




2) RELIGION

For God’s sake….don‘t ask

The lesson I learnt- Don’t say lies, go to church every Sunday




2) Headlines which hit my head.

If Sarkozy comes, Can Carla be far behind?

Perthquake! (when Indian team won the match in Perth)

An idea can change your life.

Death says ‘cut’ to Bergman

The lesson I learnt- Words can sing, dance and make a crowd go crazy







3) READING

Thanks Maria Puzo for stamping Don Corleon in my mind. Thanks to James Hadly Chase for making my adrenaline flow speedier with your thrillers... Thanks Wilber Smith, Frederick Forsyth, Agatha Christi…

No, no its not over, Norman Vincent peel, Robert H. Schullur, Nepolean Hill and that American guru.. forgot his name, any way… to all of you… Never again! Don’t try to instill your ‘’think positive, conquer world’’ stuff again... It’s a negative world.


The lesson I learnt- Keep your child away from books, they may ruin them





4) AMBITION

Well, I wanted to become…1) An Inspector (when I saw those cop films in my boyhood days, where he is the supernatural who can not be shot by a bullet, who gets the final victory. Then, after I came to know that that’s reel life, after I saw the super heroes beaten up by agitating students and ‘chota’ politicians … I shed my ambition)

2) A doctor,, ( But, after taking up science as my optional in pre-degree , the lab taught me what a feeble being I am)

3) A teacher (for students sake, I voluntarily discarded that ambition)

4) A journalist… (and the story goes on…)

The lesson I learnt- The root cause of your sadness is ambition





5) RAIN


Rain is often seen associated with romance. But primarily it deals with your memory power.

The lesson I learnt- Don’t forget your umbrellas





6) Pain, frustration

Will the world goes to dogs? Eh... take it easy man…

The lesson I learnt- Smoking is injurious to health

I have a dream

A 'spirit'ual way

Mallu has a 'spirit'ual way of celebrating festivals. Be it Onam, Christmas, Vishu or even hartals, he resorts to those bottled dreams to colour those moments. Thats why Kerala set record in the sale of liquor. Seems unbreakable. Cheers!

Want more evidence for back up evolution theory?

When it burns..

passion. When it goes and crosses the boundaries, it makes us to watch ourselves like another person, it makes us seperated. We get divided, spiritually. And one half of us looks into the other, to know what it is up to.

If exam comes, Will the results be far behind?

North Kerala has its own rich tradition.