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Dear friends,

I may never run out of material to write about.

What I lack is time and power supply.

Top priority is given to new collection of poems in "64 Thiruvilaiyaadalgal".

So the posts in this thread will appear ON and OFF, depending on the

available time and internet services.

with warm regards,
V.R. :pray2:
 
Sowbagyavathy Raji Ram,

Greetings. I have been washing dishes for years. At one time, I was only a 'chokra' or எடுபிடிin the kitchen. I was allowed to chop vegetables and wash dishes only. So, I always wash dishes, not only in our kitchen but also in any kitchen (where I could take the liberty). All the same, I would not mind a mess if there is one near by; there is none though. (If I like to have கத்தரிக்காய்plus chickpeas kootu, it is up to me to cook it; which I will when I get off the computer!).

May be Sowbagyavathy VR should consider moving next door to our place... No need to worry!

Cheers!
 
Dear Raghy Sir!

We are lucky to live in singaarach Chennai! There are caterers who 'home deliver' saambaar, rasam, and two types of curry for lunch and chappaathis + dhaal for dinner... This service came in handy to me when I had to go away from home for a couple of weeks to help my eldest sister, living in Kerala! (This caterer was kind enough to add cooked rice also in the lunch menu, as a special case!!!)

So nice of you to have offered your next door to my sister! :angel: ?

Regards,
Raji Ram
 
Dear Renu,

No need to become a member to read my blogs.

But you must know the links :) !

You may visit my blog of Tamil poems at

<visalramani.wordpress.cm>

The link to the blog of English articles is

<visalakshiramani.wordpress.com>

The third blog under construction is about parallel proverbs in Tamil and

English, with cute illustrations done by my second Daughter in law.

The link is <veenaaramani.wordpress.com>

with best wishes and regards,
V.R.
 
Dear Mr. Raghy,

You always make the offers irresistible ...whether it is to Saneeswara

bhagavaan or to an old lady like me! :hungry:

Annadhaathaa sukhee bhava! :preggers:


Your goodness WILL be blessed by God!

with warm regards,
V.R.

 
Talking about the various "R" s in my life...

I realized that "R"s have been playing the most vital roles on my life so far!

First and Foremost my dear father Dr. Raman who made me be born in this world.

My logic lecturer Miss. Ramani- who taught me to think clearly and lucidly!

My Tamil lecturer Miss. Rajam, who developed my love for my mother tongue!

My dear sister Raji Ram- who has been the closest to my heart all along!

My dear husband Mr. Ramani- who encourages me in a every possible way.

My good sons Rajesh and Ramesh who are like my two eyes!

The latest addition Mrs. R.R (junior) who launched my career as a full fledged

writer- my long cherished dream- and freed me from the whims and fancies of the

unpredictable magazine editors!

"Long Live all the "R"s and their near and dear ones too!" :pray:
 
There is a hidden story behind most words, at least the more interesting words.
More often than not they evolve from the names of person or places or incidents.
We will look into the stories behind some such words in this thread.
 
Celsius.

Anders Celsius was a famous Swedish born astronomer. The existing

thermometer then was the Fahrenheit, which had the Melting point of ice

as 32 degrees and the Boiling point of water as 212 degrees and had

divided the range into 180 equal parts.

Anders wanted to simplify the thermometer by diving the range into

100 equal divisions. He set the melting point of ice as zero degrees and

the boiling point of water at 100 degrees in 1742.

This thermometer was welcomed heartily and was known by the name

Centigrade Thermometer for nearly two centuries.

It was renamed in 1948 in honor of its inventor as Celsius Thermometer.
 
# 2.Fahrenheit.

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was the German physicist who invented a alcohol thermometer in 1709, and the mercury thermometer in 1714.

In 1724, he introduced the standard temperature scale that bears his name - Fahrenheit Scale - that was used to record changes in temperature in an accurate fashion.
The Fahrenheit scale divided the freezing and boiling points of water into 180 degrees. 32°F was the freezing pint of water and 212°F was the boiling point of water.

0°F was based on the temperature of an equal mixture of water, ice, and salt. Fahrenheit based his temperature scale on the temperature of the human body.

Originally, the human body temperature was 100° F on the Fahrenheit scale, but it has since been adjusted to 98.6°F.
 
[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 3. Dahlia.

A native flower of Mexico and Central America was introduced into Europe, at the end of the 18th Century by a German Naturalist Friedrich Von Humboldt.

Anders Dahl was a famous Swedish botanist.He died in 1789.

The new flower was named in honor of Dahl as Dahlia.

The reason?

The flower resembled the unkempt and untidy hair of Anders Dahl!

What a lovely and weird way to be remembered!
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 4. The Leotard.

Jules Leotard was a great French Trapeze artist of the 1860s.

He is credited to be the first ever man to do a perfect somersault in mid air!

He devised a tight fitting garment for the use of acrobats and dancers.

After his death, his name came to denote the special dress
devised and designed by him for the dare-devil show-biz-people![/FONT]
 
# 5. Mae West.

A personal flotation device is abbreviated as P.F.D.

It is also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, life belt and a flotation suit!

It is a device designed to assist a wearer to keep afloat with his or her mouth and nose (airway) of his or her head's face above the water surface when in or on water.

The inflatable life jacket is named after a famous actress, screen writer, play writer and a sex symbol Mae west.

The reason?

Must be because the inflated life jacket rose into two lovely curves in the front-reminded people of the voluptuous and attractive Mae West!.
 
# 6. Tureen.

A tureen is a serving dish for foods, often shaped as a broad, deep, oval vessel with fixed handles and a low domed cover with a knob or handle. It is used to store and serve soups and stews.

Over the centuries, tureens have appeared in many different forms, some round, rectangular, or made into fanciful shapes such as animals or wildfowl.

Tureens may be ceramic or silver and customarily stand on a tray.

Henri, Viscount of Turenne, France; Commander of the French Army during the Thirty years' War had once used his helmet as a soup bowl.

Since then the large serving dish has been honored with his name as Tureen.
 
# 7. Carat.

Carat is the unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious gems.

It is the weight of a carob bean of the Ceratonia Siliqua tree. Carob beans are amazingly alike and weigh 0.2 grams each!

One hundred and forty two Carob beans or carats constitute an Ounce.

The carat is further divided into one hundred points. So each point will be equal to weight to three crumbs of bread!
 
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# 8. Dandelion.

The dandelion is a perennial, herbaceous plant with

long, lance-shaped leaves.

They're so deeply toothed, they gave the plant its

name in Old French!

Dent-de-lion which means 'lion's tooth' in Old French.

The leaves are 3 to 12" long, and 1/2 to 2-1/2"

wide, always growing in a basal rosette.


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The beauty of the flower made me post this! :thumb:

Dandelion flower:

dandelion-flower.jpg
 
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