” Teach him to hit back.” This was what I told a net friend, who followed my earlier suggestion to teach his child some simple hymns and asked how he should proceed further. He was taken aback; I could hear his gasping for words. ” Sir, are you the correct person whom I … Read more
I venture to write on a topic which I am familiar with – ‘porulankai’- that moderately sweet, round, eatable stuff, which your mother or grand mother prepares to delight your palate. I am sure that, this is a topic of interest to all of us here. Porulankai is not a ‘kai’ like thenkai, a seed … Read more
“Appa, I fail to understand why you should be so remorseful,?” asked Ramya, unable to find better words to solace the wounded soul. “You had no other go than doing what you did. The circumstances were so tiring, inescapable.”‘”Your acts were least selfish, solely to satisfy the minimum needs of a dying father.” Consoled Chami.”If … Read more
T ” No doubt, one would like his parents to be with him, for ever,” Seshu said to Swamy ,” but your Appa lived long, lived like a yogi and was it not time for him to call it a day, drop down his mundane frame and leave for paralokam, the other world, ?” he … Read more
Soon after the boys returned from their work, Chami asked his father to get ready to return home, after food. “Let Seshu stay for two more days,” Swamy requested. ” Yes, Charm, “Ramu seconded his dad and told his friend, ” You proceed now. I will drop your dad this week end “ “No problem,” … Read more
After Swamy’s pooja lasting for an hour, Seshu showed mami how to operate the dish washer, washing machine, coffee percolator and other appliances. “Despite Ramya’s instruction not to handle these devises, I want to you learn the usage, so that you need not depend on her for minor kitchen activities.” He said to her. ” More … Read more
The next day being a working day, Ramya got up at six, had her shower, lighted the lamp before the deities, spent a minute or two in silent prayer and was ready in the kitchen to attend the morning chores. Coffee with breakfast was served to the youngsters, who awoke at 6.30, soon after they finished their … Read more
Chapter 5 “You throw away all these?” Swamy asked Ramya, surveying the stock of waste Newspaper and cardboard cartons piled up in the trash can. ” Weekly twice, all the trash accumulated in the two big wheeled -boxes are cleared by the Town Sanitation department, and materials such as paper, … Read more
“Why me?” -A story from my blog There are many occasions, when we ask the question ‘Why me’? , when we receive an undeserved blow unexpectedly, when a calamity happens in the family or the doctor diagnoses a deadly disease in our body etc, etc. That is understandable, though what is not understandable is why we … Read more
“How do you ask me to look for a girl for your substandard- son, Ammalu ? His, looks, his talk, his behavior , his dress everything about him, is substandard” “But he has studied up to the highest standard, xth.” The girls nowadays, do not go by the educational qualification alone .They aspire for a smart boy and … Read more