Cashless Heart-full


My friend requested me to drive him for shopping… Being the end of the month I didn’t have a single dime; but i didn’t want to disappoint my friend & I swiped the last credit limit on my card to fuel the car… After our shopping my friend wanted to go for a drive… We normally drive to 24 hrs Cafe Coffee Day in SriPerambudur & since we didn’t have money we decided to take the Tirupathi road instead of Bangalore Highway owing to heavy traffic out there… I really enjoyed the drive as there was litrally no traffic & being cashless made us to explore a different route which will soon become our favorite long-drive spot…

We drove until Thiruvallur junction & we halted in a tea stall… My friend asked if I had any change & I got him all the change I use to drop in the car which came to 15 bucks… He got what he wanted & he returned 2 bucks back… When we were about the leave there was this guy selling Kulfi… I can never control myself my tongue when it comes to ice creams & I called the Kulfiwala without even realizing that we were short of money… When we asked for the minimum value kulfi he said it is 12 bucks & we were 10 bucks short of 10 bucks… I litrally searched my wallet and could not get more than 5 bucks & I was still short of 5 bucks… Then I inisited my friend to check if he had any change left in his wallet & he could get the balance 5 bucks…

The happiness I had that point was sky-high… It was like achieving or earning something big… At that point that Kulfi was like a priced possession… I started licking & I could cherish the taste entering my taste buds for each and every lick… Couldn’t remember when my taste buds had experienced such a great feel… At that point a bit of Kulfi missed my mouth and fell down & my expression was like missing Big fortune… Not sure how I reacted at that point but my friend noticed my reaction & he said “I spontaneously reacted like dropping something of great value.”

I literally came back to conscious only after finishing my Kulfi… While returning I was very much thrilled with that experience which was a common during schooling days where we buy an ice-cream to be shared by 3 – 4 friends & the the value of a couple of licks were countless… I had to personally thank my friend for the call he made which finally ended in me finding a new driving spot & an opportunity to cherish an ice-cream for itz full value…

At that point I didn’t feel like I was cashless but rather it was an experience which made me cherish & made my heart-full…

Experience every facets of life


I found this on my friends FB wall & it attracted me as I went thru and will also face more such things… But I love to overcome such experiences;

I Was Not Born Experienced,

But,
The Hard Realities,
Deceiving Natures,
…Broken Promises,
Double Faces,
Attractive Words,
Melting Emotions,
Lovely Feelings,
Harsh Truths,
Bitter Behaviors,
Loving Attitude,
Ignoring Acts,
Multi Standards,
& False Statements.

These All Taught Me What Is Experience.

 

Priest Religion & Business


Today morning went to a temple near Sergazhi as my mother has given for Abshigam(Not sure about english alternate)… Right from the beginning it was chaos & we found the temple… Since it is a Vishnavite temple it is managed by priest who are called patters or Iyangers… Normally I’ve aversion to visit these folks as they make the entire preying experience a misery… They treat devotees(their customers) as shit…

There is a saying in tamil Sami Varam Koduthalum Poosari Varam Koduka Mataru (Even if god offers help Priest doesn’t allow it)…

As we entered the temple we offered prayers to Lakshmi Perumal Deity… Misery starts from now & we were asked to wait out and come in & really unorganized management… They let the whole crowd in as people standing behind couldn’t see the god… I wished if they broke slots and allowed people inside or streamlined them…

After all rituals were over we were asked to sit for lunch (which we call prasadam)… All Iyengars were made to sit seperately and they got everything first & we all were made to sit on the other side… They priest threw the food as if he puts it to an unwelcome guest…

What made me angry we they make a living by the offering we make and by cross selling religious services & products… As a customer who help him make a living I deserve more respect…

Coming back I had following myseries;

  • It was suffocating as we had to fall on each other to offer prayer…
  • The humidity lead to dehydration…
  • Long hours of standing made me tired…
  • Food offered for prayers collapsed my stomach & there was not public toilet…
  • I was not let out until the prayers were over & I had to control my stomach…

It was totally not a pleasant way to reach god because of these priest… Finally priest said god doesn’t give such an opportunity as the prayers got over quickly… That really made me wild as they make a devine thing for granted…

By the time I returned I got down with Fever all because of the atmosphere in the temple… I’m sure god doesn’t wish his devotees to suffer when we visit him as a guest… Sadly the reality is otherwise…

Then by evening in my cousins engagement I was standing in a tea shop & was telling my experience and thoughts to my cousins… That is where someone who preaches Christianity over heard my experience and started preaching his religion on me… He said his god will accept me in his fold and he went a bit over board by degrading Hinduism… This irated my cousins (also myself to some extent) who are religious & I had to calm them and bring them back…

Couple of days back I read an article where the author compares Religion & Business where it has lot of parallels to each other… When the preacher was marketing his religion I was thinking how he is trying to increase his number of followers like marketing department tries to bring in more clients… This article claims this is in India but I’d say it is in the entire world…

http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-religion-is-big-business-in-india-says-cambridge/20110324.htm

Does any religion has a system where we can goto temple and prey to god without a priest??? All rules are made by the priest for their convenience and for them to make a living…

When I was discussing this with my mother and my cousins they started telling I’m in the verge of becoming an atheist… The reality is I’m not questioning god or his existence and even I believe in God… But I’m sick of priest who often makes it difficult to reach god…

Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai – a Standing Ovation


My cousin insisted me to accompony him for the movie… He vouched for the movie and I was very much reluctant… Once when I came to know it was directed by Suseendran I got convinced… It was from the director of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu & Naan Mahaan Alla…

It all started with the trailer of my Thala starer Mangatha & from then on I was never let down… It was a well naratted movie with all village sentiments conveyed comically & finally breaking all blind sentiments like caste’ism, divine magic, enmity, a womanizer minor et more…

The stroy revolves around an annual Festival during April where Lord Azhar is taken in a Kuthirai (Horse)… That horse gets stolen before the festival and  villagers goes to a malayalam manthiravadhi to know where the horse… The fake manthiravadhi tells the villagers that the horse is in the direction of west and they will get it in 3 days… On the third day they get a live horse which belongs to the hero Appukutty… Horse is everything for the hero but villagers refuses to return the horse until the festival gets over… Finally the youngsters of the village help getting back the stolen horse and returning the horse of Hero…

It is a full fledged entertainer which much can be an eye opener for all villagers & narrated in a way which doesn’t hurt anyone… I personally give a Standing Ovation to Suseenthiran…

Power of democracy


It was a months wait & we were eagerly waiting for something we were expecting… Though as an amateur I found most of my exit polling with friends let to a clear mandate… I was a bit worried about the money power & coalition dynamics of DMK… I represented a bubch of normal man’s anger that led to the failure of DMK… These are the factors that led me to vote against the ruling party;

  • Corruption related to 2G…
  • Big family dynasty politics & atrocities of the family folks… Almost they were behaving like kings in a Kingdom…
  • Family domination of Movies…
  • Frequent power failures….
  • Domination of Real Estate….
  • Polarizing people on the basis of Caste…

What ever it is it was a clear single largest mandate… But I didn’t expect DMK to become 3rd largest party falling behind a 5 year old DMDK…

Finally DMK has paid heavily & they have been taught what Democracy is…

I wish AMMA for her success & wish she gives a good rule which doesn’t involve into vendetta politics…

Everything revolves around company


These days I’ve been loosing interest in many hobbies & when I looked for reason it was the company you have…

Movies: I’ve been a great movie buff and I was in my peak between 2004 – 2010… These where the times I went for movies with Major, Balaji & Kavi… These are people with whom I do a lot of post movie discussion and I enjoyed them… But these days I don’t have such a perfect companion to enjoy watching movies…

Photography: This was very amateurish but never flourished as Balaji was the only companion with whom I was enjoying this art and after him I completely stopped taking snaps…

Long Drive: Again this was at itz peak with Major & Balaji and after them this has come to a halt…

Vagabond Travel: This is one thing I did as an individual… Though there was no physical companion when I was traveling… There was a companion in depression, boredom & loneliness which made me to enjoy my vagabond travel…

Thunder / Lightning Watch: This was very short lived by me & Balaji use to stop our car near Kovalam back water to enjoy seeing Thunder Light on the water… We spent many long hours for handful number of days…

Live Concerts: These were times with Aparnaa & after her marriage I’ve never been to a live concert until I went to AKON a month back…

At different stages there were different people with whom I enjoyed different things… Now am again in the hunt of a new company with whom I can start enjoying new things or continue things which I enjoyed earlier…

Days are running fast


Not sure where is it going to lead… Weather it is for good or bad… But time is running like anything… This is what I did for last 3 days and it flew like a jet;

  • Woke up at 11 AM…
  • Went to GYM & Came home by 1 PM…
  • Went to office for couple of meetings & retuned by 9 PM….
  • Some mentoring work with startups in Coffee Day which goes till 11.30 PM…
  • Talk to Cogzidel Technologies folks (Major & Bala) atleast for 30 min each (tentatively will finish the call by 1.30 AM)…
  • Then  reading, replying sending emails for 30 min…
  • Then reading Tech Crunch, Life Hacker for another 30 min…
  • Read some blogs & post comments which till take another 30 min…
  • Write my blog which is another 15 min…

Then I goto bed between 4 – 5 AM and the routine continues every day… In this tight schedule I missed talking to my sister in skype, had no time for my doggie, no time for my parents & no time to get in touch with friends…

Soon I want to create a life where I can get rid of Notebooks, BlabkBerries, Internet etc… I’m seriously considering of considering of buying some farm lands and concentrate on agriculture where in I can be attached with loved ones & nature :)…

A new man from Monday


After reaching home late night I got up by 9 o clock this Monday morning… I decided to goto GYM from monday onwards and with lots of difficulty I assembled all stuff required to goto GYM… Then I took my sisters 2 wheeler and reached the place by 11 o clock and did cardio for an hour… Being the first day I didn’t slog it out as I wanted to have a gradual start…

Then after-reaching home I had no lunch as it was only meals which I wanted to avoid… Then I went for an hair cut & hair spa and came back by 4 o clock only to make my get red… So got irated that i’m too choosy and adament on my food… Finally she gave up and cooked what I needed…

Then went CCD habibullah road to meet an acquaintance along with Bala… The person had great knowledge on healthcare process and he gave us a lot of insights on the domain and possibilities of making money by offering consulting services…

Then while I was returning home by around 11 PM got a call from Karthi who wanted to meet me immediately… Then I was otherwise where I was the one who was offering mentoring…

Finally it was an hectic day but very memorable one…

Reunion Sunday


It was a day of long sleep and after the sunset I picked up my friend and went to meet Malliya an old time (OLD ;)) friend… I went to his house in Velacherry  after a gap of 7 years and when I visited his house it was open grounds on all sides other than his compounded apartment… But this time I could hardly see any vacant ground…

Malliya was eagerly waiting for us with liquor without knowing that I quit my social drinking too :)… All I had on hand was a frozed seven-up which I had to wait for 30 min to melt everything… Then it was a nice 2 hour conversation where in I was given bad advise by my dunked friends… All I could do was to laugh at myself for putting me in a situation where in others were drunk… I could accept nor confront :)…

Then Rooban came with Shiv & Prakash and we decided to go for dinner… But we had to spend an hour driving to & foe in the 100 feet road to freeze a restaurant… Finally we zeroed at White Pepper Restaurant and folks ordered for Chinese & Arabian dishes… I mostly settled with Shakes…

It was already 11 PM and the group split with me & Roshan driving to Mayajaal to see Fast & Furious… Sadly all shows were full & we had to return with no luck… Thought there wasn’t special in this day it was also not a boring day…

Overall I spend the day seeing the happiness in my friends face :)…

Missing my sister


I very well remember the day my little sister was born… She is six and half year younger to me but far more mature than me… I remember seeing her in hospital where my mom showed me this is your little sister… I was happy & I visited the hospital often to see her… I can almost remember every function of her… These are some nostalgic memories;

  • She slept upto 10 AM in the morning until she went to school and I always envied that…
  • Walk I would take her along with my aunty when she was a kid…
  • We studied in same school and I use to take her for lunch…
  • She gave up for almost everything when I fought with her… Always I ended up regretting for my act…
  • She protected me from all the mischievous things I did…
  • After finished my school I started driving her to School & the conversation we use to have…

But when I finished my college and after becoming an entrepreneur we have not interacted a lot… I concentrated more on my career and spent no time for family… But today I feel bad for missing all the golden opportunities I got to spend for her… When she left to US I couldn’t believe that we are getting separated… For last three days i’m feeling like missing something…

I somehow want to make this as an opportunity to travel to US often & also take my parents with me… Itz time for me to setup a base there…