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Think or sink!

There need not be any deluge in town to bring the internet usage at home to a grinding halt ! :lock1:
The P C requiring repair will take care of it ! :boom:
 
I wrote that there will be no posts dated 17th Dec and today is 24th Dec! :wacko:

What had happened in the past 7 days ( antha Ezhu naatkkaL???) :confused:

We wished to upgrade the P.C operating system and lost whatever system we originaly had! :(

The desktop went on a lightining strike.

The laptop was taken away since it woudnot recognize the Wifi.

Apparently the laptop was put under constant observation(!) in the I.C.U meant for P.Cs. :rolleyes:

Oh boy! Am I glad I got it back just now in working order.

But tht is not the end of the story.

The high speed browsing limit has ben crossed- even though the P.C was not in use since 16th Dec!

I must wait for a more suitable day to restart posting in the regular threads.

Will it be next Monday or next month of the next year???

I really can't say!

The time saved by NOT being able to post in the forum was spent in hosting two ultimte free-loaders

for ~ 6 days and stitching a few sari-churis in addition to attending the early morning temple pooja.

If I don't find work to do ...the work finds me to get done!
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வள்ளுவர் வழி வாழும் பெண் இவள்! :hail:
(ஒரு மர்மயோகி கர்மயோகியாகிய கதை இது) :rolleyes:

பெற்ற தாயைப் பேணிக் காக்கவில்லை - ஆனால்
மற்றவள் தாயைத் தன் தலை மேல் தாங்குகிறான்.

உற்றம் சுற்றத்தினருக்கு இடம் இல்லை - அவன்
உள்ளத்திலும் அல்லது வாழுகின்ற இல்லத்திலும்!

ஒரு நாள் கூட விருந்தினராக இருக்க விடாதவன்
ஆறு நாட்கள் மற்றவர் வீட்டில் இருப்பது எப்படி?

கூடப் பிறந்தவர்கள் குப்பைக் கூடையில் - ஆனால்
மோடிக்கு மயங்கும் நாகம் மச்சான் மச்சினிகளுக்கு!

ரத்தம் நீரை விட அடர்த்தியோ இல்லையோ - அவன்
மொத்தமாக விலைபோய் வெகு நாட்களாகி விட்டன.

"நக்குண்டார் நாவெழார்!" என்பது ஒரு பழமொழி.
"சிக்குண்டார் சீரழிவார்!" இது அங்கை நெல்லிக்கனி.

கொட்டிக் கொட்டிப் புழுவைக் குளவியாக்குமாம் குளவி!
கொட்டிக் கொட்டிப் புலியை எலியாக்கி விட்டாள் மனைவி.

வெளியே புலி! வீட்டில் எலி!! வெளியே தெரிந்தால் கிலி!!!
வெளியே தெரியாமல் இருப்பதற்காகப் பகீரதப் பிரயத்தனம்!!!

ஒரு பானை சோறுக்கு ஒரு சோறு பதம் அல்லவா - அவளின்
ஒரு நாள் நடவடிக்கை உண்மையை உணர்த்தும் உலகுக்கு!

வந்த இடத்தில் பத்து மணி வரை நாணமின்றி உறங்குபவள்
சொந்த இடத்தில் எத்தனை மணிக்கு எழுவாள் தெரியாதா??

விக்கிரமாதித்தன் வேதாளம் கதை ஒன்றில் வரும்
சிக்கலற்ற சொகுசான வாழ்க்கை என்ன என்பது!

"மனம் போல உண்டுவிட்டு படுக்கையில் மறிந்து
தினம் போல உறங்கிக் கழிப்பது!" என்ற தத்துவம்.

பூத உடல் பூதகியாகி விட்டால் இன்னும் வசதி!
பூச்சாண்டி காட்டியே வாழ்வைக் கழித்து விடலாம்!

தற்காத்துத் தற்கொண்டார் பேணி தகை சான்ற
சொற்காத்து சோர்விலாள் பெண் என்னும் குரள்.

தற்காத்துக் கொள்ளல் = மேனி வாடாமல் பார்த்துக் கொள்வது :couch2:
தற்கொண்டார் பேணி = தன் பிறந்த வீட்டை முன்னிலைப் படுத்துவது :croc:

தகை சான்ற சொல் = தன் தாய் அன்றாடம் இடும் ஆணைகள் :blah:

சோர்விலாள் = வேலை செய்பவளுக்குத் தானே சோர்வு வரும்! :rolleyes:

குரள் வழி நடக்குக் இந்தப் பெண்களிடம் இருந்து விலகித்
தூர இருப்பது உடலுக்கும், மனதுக்கும் நலம் பயக்கும். :bolt:

குயிலும், காகமும் ஒரே கூட்டில் இருந்தால்.....!
'லார்க்'கும், 'ஔலும்' ஒரே வீட்டில் இருந்தால்....!

பொறுமை எல்லை மீறாமல் அடக்குவது - உடலில்
பெருக்கிவிடும் நல்லவர்களின் ரத்த அழுத்தத்தை! :mad2:

ஆடும் வரை ஆடுவாள் - ஆடவன் தாங்கும் வரையில்!!!:dance:

ஆட்டம் என்ன ஆகும் - ஆடவன் இல்லாது போனால் ???
 
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Margazhi is the right time for listening to classical Carnatic music.
The book Bhakti maNi maalai contains 25 selected krutis and 5 varnams of my grandfather.
Here are the links to the first three songs on YouTube sung by Dr. A.R.Srinivasan.

All the 3 links to Youtube:

Vellore A.R.Srinivasan renders a composition of Kuzhalmannam Sri. K.R.Narayana iyer
( Haridasa) in the ragam Kalyani, set to Adi talam. (Ulaga vAazhvai mei endreNNi)

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWBQ12q5rOc


Vellore A.R.Srinivasan renders a nice composition of "HARIDASA" Narayanan
(VeeNAi pOgalAgumA) in Khamas ragam,set to Adi talam.

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQWL9d7km4

Prof.Vellore A.R.Srinivasan renders a classical composition of Sri K.R.Narayana Iyer,
(kadaikaN pArvai vENdum) The composition is in Begada ragam,set to Rupaka talam.

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEReUNP1iwo
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Now everything is instantaneous!

One can become a full moon from a new moon in 2 weeks

( both literally and figuratively) :rolleyes:

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One can lose weight and become a creeper from whooper just in a few days!

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A temple of fine arts named Sangeetha Naatyaalayaa got reduced to mere home a few years back. :(

Then it became a meals supplying unit to the outlaws called in-laws for freeloading at zero expense.

Now it has become chathram where people come, stay, eat, rest and get refreshed for free!

The teacher of the fine arts transformed to the cook of the meals on wheels deals

and then transformed to the care taker/cook/ washerwoman of the chatram is you-know-who! :mad2:

Moral:

The price we have to pay for some peace and quiet in the home front can't be translated into money!

It can be translated into the deteriorating health and increasing medical expenses.

But who does really care for another person's health or wealth

more so if they are manipulators of the highest magnitude so that

the manipulated does not even realize that he is being manipulated! :loco:
 
The less educated women state point blank to the prospective visitors

that they are unwelcome to stay in their house. :hand:

That is precisely why I said that Education is to train us

to tolerate the people whom we really need not tolerate! :(
 
நாலு வகை மனிதர்கள்!


1. நீ எனக்கு உதவி செய்யா விட்டாலும்,

நான் உனக்கு உதவி செய்வேன்.


2. நீ எனக்கு உதவி செய்தால்,

நான் உனக்கு உதவி செய்வேன்.


3. நீயும் எனக்கு உதவி செய்ய வேண்டாம்,

நானும் உனக்கு உதவி செய்ய மாட்டேன்.


4. நீ எனக்கு உதவி செய்தாலும்,

நான் உனக்கு உதவி செய்ய மாட்டேன்.

இந்த நாலு வகையும் ஒரே வீட்டில் இருந்தாலோ ...!!! :faint:
 
I thought I would survive at least for three weeks the
Maarghazhi month's schedule of getting up at 4- 30 A.M, followed by
a bath, the hour long walk as usual and the puja from 6 A.M to 7+ A.M. !

But I am already down and out 10 days earlier than estimated! :(

Thanks to the awesome twosome who made the 6 days of their stay
as tiring and made it equal to getting up at 4-30 for ten days!

The real life's equations are mind blowing!!! :wacko:

While they recharged themselves for the period till their next self invited visit, :couch2:
they have made me feel like a flat tyre, a washed out cloth and
look like something the cat had brought in during the night! :pout:

Sure! The world needs all sorts of weirdos to make up its population
but I can't help wishing that their ratios were quite different! :(
 
The coolest idea is to make the daily routine to suit our age! :decision:

I don't think God will grant special boons, if one gets up at wee hours, in the coldest of the months and sings at a temple. :nono:
 
My dear Raji,
I am not seeking special boons!
I have been attending the Maargazhi morning puja for the past 35 years!
It has become like a vratam or a chosen ordeal for me
It has become a part of me so much that I feel ill at ease if I miss it.
It is not the pooja but the combined effect of the early morning head baths and oil baths,
entertaining the free loaders and the early morning walk in the O3 filled cool breeze.
If I shift the walking to the evening I can sleep on till the usual 5-15 A.M.
That way everything will be taken care of! :)
 
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I used to have a Bengali neighbor.
He was a kattai brahmachari.
He was taking care of his widowed sister.
They were simple folks and straight forward in nature.
They were ardent devotees of Mother and saint Arabindo.
They were amazed that I used to climb uphill to the Venkatesa
temple every morning and evening to sing the pasuram daily.
In the morning it would be all the pasurams and in the evening that day's particular pasuram
followed by elaboration of its meaning in Telugu by an old man.
Thanks to the mike on the top of the hill.
The pasuram could be heard in all the neighborhood.
I was referred to as Thiruppavai Ramanigaru - a title I cherish till today.
Coming to the main story, I explained to my Bengali neighbors the story of Andal
and how she merged and became one with the deity right inside the temple.
Mr. Roy used to make fun of me that I may also merge with God as Andal did.
So he and his sister had to make sure I return home everyday after the pooja! :rolleyes:

 
Maargazhi is special for all the three main religions.
There is magic in the air and music everywhere.
One can sleep on till 10 A.M as my guest did.
But I would rather not miss the chill and the thrill of Maargazhi
which comes but once in a year and leaves pleasant memories! :)
 
The doctor always insists that we telephone to him before we visit him.
I understand the reason and logic behind this request.
But those think this is nonsense travel by an auto only to learn that
the doctor is out of station for a week or so and return home crestfallen
and pay through the nose to the autowalah quite unnecessarily!
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
The doctor always insists that we telephone to him before we visit him. .......
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Why ONLY the doctor? It is better to call any person before visiting, than to gatecrash! :D
Reason: We will know their mood and inclination to entertain us! :tea:

Now a real story(!!)

During the deluge, a sister whose house was flooded, was unable to contact his brother because the mobiles and

land line phones were :tape: . After taking a boat ride for about 12 kms, she found that her brother's family had already

quit their residence, which had 4 feet of water inside and their road had 7 feet deep river over it! She stayed with an
unknown lady for a day and returned to her own residence which had 2 feet deep water only!! :couch2:
 
When we are forced to take rest and are not used to sleeping all day long,
we travel down the memory lane recollecting the pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
I am not sure whether these fall in either of the categories but surely
they are worth remembering since they are uniformly weird!
 

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