I am That

I have been in and out of zen recently. I am zen personified when not needed and in the time of crisis , zen flies out of me. Looks like , I need to write lot of mokkai posts to be 'zen o zen ' always !! Now something relevant to the topic. I have written about 'Baap of mokkais' here ,  and this one is about a mom.  The other day , I met a lady at the bus stop. Bus stops, especially those where you board your kids to school is a 'Adda' for all the *' SAHM 's and this lady is **' YASAHM '. The conversation was about kids, schooling and their exams. The lady was overstressed about her girl and her studies. I guessed her daughter should be appearing for public examination. I was eager to know the cause of her stress, so asked her which class her girl is in. " Second standard " , she replied promptly. I was shocked to hear the answer. " Just second standard, then what's the big deal ?". Her cold stare tore me into pi...

A 10 day YOU challenge . I was wondering all these days as I wrote these nine posts that even though I took more than a day to write a post, I did complete the challenge. And here in this post ' Devil ' in me has woken up ! If you want to know more about this 'Devil' then read point No.9 in Honest Scrap here . No woman in this world is completely satisfied with her photo  !! So the 10 day challenge ends here...:) Rest of the challenges are : 1. Ten secrets 2. Nine loves 3. Eight Fears 4. Seven wants 5. Six Places 6. Five foods 7. Four books 8. Three Films 9. Two songs

A 10 day you challenge . All about me and my likes. So here it goes... Two Songs: 1. Margazhi Poove fro m ' May Madha m' 2. Ajab si from ' Om shanti Om' Next Post: One Picture of me ;p

A 10 day YOU challenge . I started it here . Its more than 10 days and I am still writing...... Three Films : 1. Nuvvu vastanante nenu vaddantana : I love this movie for 'n' number of reasons. 1. Siddharth and Trisha 2. Love story 3. Awesome music 4. Beautiful photography.....etc... etc.. 2. Mouna m Pesiyadhe: I like this movie for two obvious reasons. 1. Surya 2. Dialogues 3. Kungfu Panda 1 and 2:  I love this movie for one and only reason- The ZEN 'o' ZEN effect !!    Next Post: Two songs

A 10 day YOU challenge . Its all about me and my likes. So here it goes. Four Books: 1. The Wedding : A beautiful love story by Nicholas Sparks. Its not the mushy mushy type. Yet, as you read it , you can get that feeling within you. Awesome !! 2.  Pirivom Sandippom - Part 2 : This is a tamil novel by famous writer Sujatha. It is based on NRI tamil's life in US set in the backdrop of 1980's. 3. Maktub : Thanks to my bro . He was the one, who shared this book with me. My quest for Zen started with this book. 'Maktub' - 'Its written'.  4. Linda Goodman's Sun signs : An easy guide to astrology without any complicating stuff like '10 la guru' , ' 6 la chevvai, '8 la sani' . Simple book to know and understand anyone by knowing their sunsign. Next Post: Three films

A 10 day you challenge . It started here . I am not a foodie but I do have my favourite five foods: 1. Curd rice:  2.  Panipuri: 3. Masala dosa : 4. Maggie : 5. Rasgulla and Gulab jamun: Next on cards: Four books

A 10 day 'YOU' challenge . I started writing here and I am still writing . Hanumar  vaalu maadhiri neendikitte pogudhu :p Six places : 1. Hyderabad, India  : I love Hyderabad. I love this city, people and their language. I struggled for first the one year to understand and communicate but after that everything fell in to its place. I cherish my time spent in Hyderabad. Auto rides... marakkamudiyadhadhu !! 2. Coonoor, India : A place of scenic beauty. I did my high school and and higher secondary here. Houses on the slopes of the mountain, my road to school, the scooty ride on those dangerous bends, helpful and cheerful people all around. A small town with a big heart !! 3. Mt. Titlis , Switzerland:   To me, its a heaven on earth !! 4.  Goa, India : Laid back life and beautiful beaches !! 5. Huddersfield, UK : A suburban town in West Yorkshire, far from the maddening crowd. Well mannered people though not very friendly. 6. Home : My den !! ...

A 10 day 'YOU' challenge . I started it here . Seven Wants : 7. Good health for me and my loved ones. 6. A calm mind. 5. A time machine.... some scores to settle and some undone, need to set it right ! 4. One robot like 'Chitti' (Good one and not the villain one;p) to do all my work. 3. A farmhouse by countryside.  2. A free lifetime membership in a spa. 1. A mokkai topic a day.   vaazhga yen blog ,valarga yen sevai

A 10 day YOU challenge . It all started here . This post is about eight fears. ( Nethikki ezhudhirukkavendiya post... you see *sahm duty yellam summa kidayadhunga... time irukkum aana irukkaadhu... ezhudhalam aana ezhudhamudiyadhu.. ok no build up!!) If I say 'I fear nothing' ... no one is going to believe me. Building strong basement weak !! I fear reptiles, I don't scream like these film actresses when I see them but 'yuckie'  can't stand them. Ammadiyov ! I can't go on roller coaster rides. Yennai theme park kootitu  pona kaasu michcham. Yaaravadhu kaasu koduthu venai vachuppangala..... No pets please...I am scared of them. Special mention about 'dogs' and 'cats'. I can bear them at a distance of 3 to 4 feet and not nearer than that. Dhidirnu kadikka vandha oadaradhukku time irukkanum illai!! That's all I could list here. For the rest, I say 'pass' and skip them.  Just pass pannanumna idhu podhumnu ninaikkeren...idhu dac...

10 day you challenge . It started here . Nine loves.... A real challenge for me!! My nine loves in no particular order, here it goes... 1.  I love page 3 gossips. If you get me a newspaper and ask me to read it, the first thing I would do is to read about celebrities and their gossips. Idhuvum  *sahm yin innoru ariguri.... 2.  Ah !! I love watching movies in a multiplex. The worst and worst of movie would interest me , if I am watching it in a cinema hall. Adhukku bayandhe paadhi padam theaterla oada maatengudhu... 3. I am a true taurean and I love nature walk and scenic beauty. Idhai karanam kaatiye sutha vendiyadhu... 4. Hmm... you can't take the joy out of my coffee... I just love my coffee drinking time.... I relish it !! Enga veetukku vandha kandippa oru cup coffee... 5. I started reading 'Zen' 3 years ago and I love it.  'ENSO'. Paadhi mokkaikku idhu dhaan karanam..... 6. Accessories... I love them all. Na...