I've Learned

I got this poem as a fwd when I was in college... It couldn't have come at a better time... I was going thru a lot of crap... this just confirmed some of the already existing thoughts & added a few...

It might sound a little negative... but you know what... its the truth & it brings a smile on my face when I read it... I hope it does the same to many people!!!

I'VE LEARNED

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you;

All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,

and it only takes suspicion... not proof, to destroy it.

I've I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 mins

After that, you'd better have a big willy of huge boobs.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others

They are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do

unless, we are celebrities

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and most of the less important ones just never go away!

Abhiskeham

As a kid I was a terror especially when it came to food... Making me have food took a lot of efforts & exercise... I am sure I digested all the food while having it. The digestion of food is also applicable to the people who tried to feed me!

I remember this one time when my mom lost her temper... I don't blame her... hehehe... read on!

We were at Tripuniturai (a town in Kerala) for the summer vacation... one night, after feeding me dinner my mom wanted me to have a glass of milk or buttermilk or a cup of yogurt... At first I refused to have either of the three choices.

After a lot of persuasion and a little bit of scolding I agreed to have milk... When she got the glass of warm milk I changed my mind to yogurt... When she got a cup of yogurt I changed my mind to buttermilk... Again she went and got a glass of that... At that point I went back to my first choice of milk... Patiently, she got me the milk again and I refused again... That was the boiling point I guess... The whole glass of milk got emptied on my head!

When I look back I wonder why that did not happen sooner... She also had to listen to her mom (my grand mom) scold her for the act... poor thing!

I love her for all the patience she had with a brat like me... I hope I can be more like her!!!

That was my first & last pal abhishekam!!!

My Daddy Strongest!!!

Many of us would have heard a little kid say this on TV... When I see that I remember a little incident that happened more than 2 decades ago... I think I was 5 or 6 I am not sure of the age!

I loved Rajnikant & Amitabh Bachchan for all the fights & stunts they pulled on movies... I actually thought movies were real... that's a different story... which I might narrate later in a separate story... Like I said I was a very big fan of the superstars but the biggest superstar was still my dad.

I actually thought that he got all his energy from the Rasam rice he used to have and I was a big fan of rasam rice because of that. Once at a family dinner I was only hogging on rasam sadam and I was asked why am I not having anything else... At that time I commented "You know why my father is so strong... its because he eats loads and loads of rasam sadam and I also wanna be like him."

That comment invited a roar of laughter and even now with my Mami & cousins it stirs up a warm memory and a sweet smile! :)

you know what... rasam sadam or not this girl stays firm on "My Daddy Strongest!!!"

What India means to me!!!

INDIA… a land where I was born… a land that holds my precious childhood and adolescence… a land that holds my family and friends… a land which I call HOME!!!

Nothing compares to the variety, colour and festivities that you will find there. Each state there is like a country within itself with different culture, food, language, festivals, etc. One can find a unique blend of culture and modernism.

Yes, there are villages with lower infrastructures but I have seen progress in some villages I visited this time. I want to believe that it is improving and India is rising and shining!!!

INDIA for me that corner or room in your house which you call your own... that special spot in your home where you are so comfortable how ever it is!

I don’t know what it is that makes it so special… may be it is the family, the memories, the friends or just the surroundings.. whatever it is I am in love with the total package called INDIA!