Author: anandnataraj

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Day of travel


We all (Parents & Granny) packed to Trichy for riding the golden Chariot at Thiruvanaikovil… Since my father had to attend an engagement function in Pondicherry he said he will join us in a toll… I was not apprehensive because my parents were creating a lot of fuzz in explaining which toll my father will be waiting; my irritation peaked when they were creating a discussion for a simple thing… My second point was that the toll was on half way distance to Trichy & it would only make things difficult… Like I thought;

  • Driver & Helper created a lot of fuss for doing this favor… They said they can’t wake us up…
  • Me & my mom has to be awake until the bus reached Vikravandu (GMR) toll (We reached the toll by 2.30 AM)…
  • My father reached the toll plaza by 9 PM & he waited there for five & half hours…

Still I’m not sure what was running in my parents mind to do such crazy things… Then had a short nap for 2 hours… Then went to my uncles house in Thillai Nagar refreshed, took bath & was having some funny conversation with my uncle, aunt & cousin…

My cousin had some travel plans & I decided I can’t stay in that place for long… I said I had some work in Madurai & immediately left to madurai… I reached Madurai by noon & went to Milan’em mall and waited for my friend…

From there we went to Mani Impala theatre for the movie KO… When we came out of theatre if was raining heavily outside & there was no signs of rain getting over… My friend (Sathish) insisted that we can drive along with rain… I was happy for that experience but was not happy knowing his standards of driving…

From went to Meenakshi Bazaar got some CD’s & got our dinner & went to home… On reaching home I crashed to bed without watching even a single movie as I was too tired…

Over all it was a mixed bag day… But I kept my cool because of the rain ;)…

Need to make quick bucks


All of a sudden there are compelling needs to buy things which I think are negative assets… Yep I’ve compelling need to change my car, mobile, notebook & buy a two wheeler… Now I’m in a situation to go for a loan or earn some quick bucks… So, this is going to be my commitment;

Swift Dzire – Rs.7,00,000/-
Car Accessories – Rs.50,000/-
BlackBerry 9800 – Rs.30,000/-
iPad – Rs.45,000/-
Royal Enfield – Rs.1,20,000/-

So, I need Rs.9,45,000/- to buy my needs… Now I need some legitimate ways to earn that much instead of going for a loan…

Saw my Childhood Crush


It was a very drowsy day as I worked form home… By evening I got fed up and wanted to move out & as always I can’t think anything other than a movie… Booked tickets for Rio-3D at PVR Cinemas… But was late for the movie by 10 min and I was a bid frustrated as I felt the day had not meaning… But the God has kept something for me to get excited…

When I came out for Interval break I saw my girl (now women) with whom i had great crush… I was in my class 7 and she was in her class 6… She was a tiny little angel for me who lived in my neighborhood… Everyday I goto a our association play ground to play cricket & she comes there to play with her friends…

I’ve always tried to make come connect with her and felt like talking to her… But I lacked the guts to go talk to a girl and am the same till date… Then one Christmas I heard someone asking my mom “Where is Anand Anna?” and when I walked out it was this girl… She came to me & gave me cakes and she left… I was a bit upset but was too young to feel low for a girl… But what saddens me is I’ve not conveyed to her that I had a crush on her and that was not the relationship I was expecting from her…

Then they left our neighborhood and I lost touch with her… Then after 16 long years I saw her in the theatre & she came with her husband and her kid… I noticed her a while back but I was not sure if I’ve to talk to her… But she recognized me & asked if I’m Anand… Only consoling thing was she called me by my name and not ANNA… It was a brief formal conversation enquiring about my parents & sister and vice-versa…

She didn’t introduce her hubby or kid who were watching everything… Also she said Kid was excited to see the movie and she left without passing her contacts… Nor I was interested to ask for her FB or Mobile contact…

I had crush on many of my classmates, neighbor girls, travel mates and I’ve never conveyed my feelings to them… Till date I’ve been a coward… Not sure if girls will take it with pride if I open-up :)… Hope I can meet all my lady crush often…

Equations


Equation 1

Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy

Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore:

Human = Donkey + Work + enjoy

Therefore:

Human-enjoy = Donkey + Work

In other words,

A Human that doesn’t know how to enjoy = Donkey that works.

Equation 2

Man = eat + sleep + earn money

Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore:
Man = Donkey + earn money

Therefore:

Man-earn money = Donkey

 

In other words,

Man who doesn’t earn money = Donkey

Equation 3

Woman= eat + sleep + spend

Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore:

Woman = Donkey + spend

Woman – spend = Donkey

In other words,

Woman who doesn’t spend = Donkey

To Conclude:

From Equation 2 and Equation 3

Man who doesn’t earn money = Woman who doesn’t spend

So Man earns money not to let woman become a donkey!

And a woman spends not to let the man become a donkey!

So, We have:

Man + Woman = Donkey + earn money + Donkey + Spend money

Therefore from postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude

 

Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together!

Incredible India


Points to Ponder in a country where rich become rich and  poor becomes poorer;
  • We live in a nation where Rice is Rs.40/- per kg and Sim Card is free.
  • Pizza reaches home faster than Ambulance and Police.
  • Car loan @ 5% but education loan @ 12%.
  • Students with 45% get in elite institutions thru quota system and those with 90% get out because of merit.
  • Where a millionaire can buy a cricket team instead of donating the money to any charity. 2 IPL teams are auctioned at 3300 crores and we are still a poor country where people starve for 2 square meals per day.
  • Where the footwear, we wear, are sold in AC showrooms, but vegetables, that we eat, are sold on the footpath.
  • Where everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to follow the path to be famous.
  • Assembly complex buildings are getting ready within one year while public transport bridges alone take several years to be completed.
  • Where we make lemon juices with artificial flavors and dish wash liquids with real lemon. Think about it!

Pallavaram Sandhai


I didn’t know Chennai has such Sandhai (Market Place) which is a common phenomenon in rural places… I came to know about this thru Soniya and from then I wanted to visit this Pallavaram Sandhai which happens every thursday & it is very opposite to Meenambakkam Airport…

It was definitely a nice experience where there were stall for everything… There were second hand things which were uses & only there I came to know anything in this world is sellable and it finds a user… I came accross many shops selling;

  • Rooster
  • Chickens
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Home Made products
  • Plants
  • Electronic gadgets
  • Furniture
  • et more

Though I didn’t buy anything out there it gave me lots of business ideas…. Here are some pictures I shot;

Capitalist Votes for Communist


Reached home by 9.30 AM from Madurai & immediately took bath and went to take bath… The very scene was different as I’ve never seen such a crowd in the past 2 occasions I voted… On last two occasions I immediately went inside and voted; but this time I had to wait for 45 min… That was the amount of crowd and everyone I interacted wanted a Change….

Coming to my choice of vote I’ve been open about my loyalty this time & I had not confusion because there was neither DMK nor AIADMK were contesting from my constituency… So, the fight was between the allies PMK & CPM… Considering both I didn’t want to vote for a Party which runs on polarization…

So, my choice was obvious and I had no confusion….

Full Filling Day


Came to Madurai on a days trip which was just to put some signatures to avail a loan… There was some hiccups but things ended with a result which is what matters…

Reached Madurai & I was picked by Major… He gave me Road Trip CD to watch which both of us use to hunt for & finally he got thru it… And day started with Road Trip & then started the confusion part… An essential document required as a part of documentation… Then Bala promised to send it before 12 in the noon & he kept to his words…

By the time I signed and Jegan reached the bank; manager of the bank left for some field visit… I got down as the entire purpose of my travel would have become waste if the work was not completed on the same day… The reason is;

  • We wasted a lot of time because of a useless NBFC Sriram City Union… They prolonged our application with lots of crazy policies & finally they were not offering the loan amount which we needed…
  • We badly needed a Gen Set as we have 3 hours of scheduled power cut along with some sundry hours which is not scheduled…

Finally I got a call from Jegan by 4  o clock asking me to come to the Bank to finish the formalities… Then it was a 30 min documentation formality & I had to sign some 15 – 20 pages… Any I immediately got the Demand Draft in the name of the vendor…

I take this opportunity to thank my friend Laxman without whom this would not have happened because;

  • I didn’t have an account with the Bank.
  • No rapport with the Manager.
  • Gave no collateral.

It was only for Laxman’s face value and thanks a lot my friend for this timely help… I’ll definitely bring you pride dude :)… Also I must thank the Branch Manager for taking the risk & offering us this loan… Jegan for his constant follow-ups & co-ordination between Bank Manager & CCS and making this happen… Also must thank Bala Murugan for his efforts to prepare all documents requested by the Bank…

We are World Champions


Cricket is something which unites us irrespective of caste, color, creed, religion or language… This is one game we take it soo serious that we make our players Villan’s when they loose and break their house… And we make them real super heros when they win… Today we had a bunch of Super heros led by my Thala(Leader in tamil) Dhoni… What to say I really have no words about this victory… Some synopsys of this world cup;

  • Booked room at Green Park hotel for England match and the match ended in draw.
  • We to a pub in green park for South Africa match and we lost it.
  • Then decided not to venture out and tried watching the match from home & I didn’t take bath for the match with Australia & we won it…
  • Followed same sentiment and i dint take bath, wore the same costumes I did for previous match & this time it was against Pakistan… I was restless the whole day… All I wanted was to win against Pakistan and even if we had lost the cup I’d have forgiven our heros… Hooray we won against pakistan too…
  • Then it was finals yesterday & same sentiment continued & we won it against Sri Lanka too…

Immediately after the victory I wanted to celebrate it with bunch of my city folks and immediately caucht up couple of folks in a pub & went to Bessie (Besant Nagar Beath…

Bhoy it was absolute party all over the roads… I was very emotional and so as others… Now this will last for a week atleast & this is one of the special day in my life… Here are some snaps I took & in next blog I’ll share the videos taken…