In love with Trichy

Born and brought up in one of the small villages near Trichy I feel
so happy to be of Trichy origin. Though I have migrated to other cities
to earn my bread I still love Trichy so much and I am letting the cat
out from my bag and say "It is the first city that sits in my
favourite city list". I have got married and moved to a different city
and I am feeling nostalgic about my own "namba trichy"...why not write
the thoughts surrounding ma mind in the form of a write up? good you
say?ok I am writing it :)

Higher secondary and college and my association of those lovely 5
years with Trichy can neva be forgotten...Those were the beautiful
days in ma life...wish to have those days :(

Rock city rocks:

Trichy na adhu "mallaikottai" dhan...The rock city simply shines in
the scorching heat. The Uchipillayar temple looks majestic and yeah
people pray "Thayumanavar" god inside the rock forte temple to have a
safe delivery.

Cofeeeeeeeee:

We are very near to Kumbakkonam which is famous for filter
coffee...Being near the bug caught us and we make finest filter
coffee :)Besh besh onga aathu coffee nalla yiruke,is what I here from
ma relatives...The answer my mom gives -is "nanga Padma coffee use
panrom"...80-20…People if you are thinking it is a pareto rule,I am sorry
you are wrong...It is coffee-chicory ratio...I was the sole person
responsible for getting coffee powder during ma college days and Padma
coffee was my usual shop...

Beat the heat ,have ice creams:

It was a rare opportunity to dine out during those days...I am not
speaking about late 90's but the mid 2000's to be apt 2005-2006...The
one shop I all knew for ice creams was "Michaels"...I always wonder how
on earth we get cup ice for Rs.5 and I shall get it only in Michaels
subjected need to wait in queue to get a seat...the enjoyment is rest
assured.

Treat your taste buds:

Umm well dining out was not an easy task that too if you are from an
orthodox brahmin family like me whose parents neva have the willing to
eat out...But still my dad took us once in a blue moon...oh how much I
love Vasantha Bhavan, Raghunath,Adhi kudi and Mathura lodge...I have not
been to any other hotels and so I totally love the above mentioned
hotels...Cheep rates best food is what I attribute with Trichy...

Go shopping:

Diwali was the only occasion where we got an opportunity to shop
during my school and college days...Appa and amma accompanied us(bro
and me) and the usual textile shop would be Sharathas...It is a
one-stop-shop for all your textile related things...We take 2 hours to
complete our shopping but always feel contented with the quality and
price in Sharathas...

"Janaki raman" is one shop where you get "prasava legyam" to
"urugai"...Our visit to Trichy will be incomplete if we don't vist
Janaki ram...

"Chinthamani" juice shop was my fav and gobbled n glasses of juice for
Cheep rates :)

Food for thought:
Will I forget those days when I greedily roamed in the book chowk to
get ma favourite novels and bargain it to get it for cheep.

My Wren and Martin book which I got it from "Agastiyar book shop"
still looks lovely(the other fact is I have not used the book much and it
is still fresh :p)

Higginbotham was one shop where I marched to get books that was rare
and new to the market...


ohhhh I can go on and on about ma Trichy :)I stop for now and will reserve it for a next post...All will be your(Trichy) royal lover...

1947-A love story

1947 a love story


If you wonder that this post is gonna be related to 1947 love story movie...Ha ha ha you are absolutely wrong sir...This series(I assure not be a lengthy one) is going to be about my story(yay about the marital status change from "single" to "married").The deception point about the title is mine is not a love story but it is purely truly an arranged one.To bring extra cajoling and coaxing to the story I added a bit of extra flavour to the title...So enough of my blabbers...Here goes my story.

when did it all start???I mean the groom hunting...

It was the dawn of 2010...Pongal celebrations were on full swing...My mom slowly but steadily started the topic...She is very diplomatic in whatever she does...

Mom:You know what...Chithra your cousin is engaged now..Gayatri's mom told that they are searching groom for her...And heard Sarawathi gave birth to a kid..All of them are of your age...

Me:So what is the implied meaning here...

Mom:Nothing...Just wanted to say...Why don't you go with your dad and take a snap..

Me:What is the need

Mom:My mom's sister's daughter's hubby's bro has got a son...He is elder than you...I sent your horoscope and it matched well and they are asking for your snap...

Me:What????When did the game start?I mean the exchange of horoscopes and blah blah...

Mom:Enough of your wits...Go with your dad and take a snap..

Me:I don't have a photogenic face..I will not go...

Mom:I will ask your granny to speak to you(She always uses the brahmasthram called "Granny",because I never dare to shout at my granny)...

Me:Seri seri poren ma...But deal don't ask me to wear all the glittery jewels or don't ask me to smudge my face with creams and powders which obviously makes others to pose a question "Are you owning any powder company".

Mom:Once in lifetime you ought to opt for makeup and clad yourself with bright coloured saree and jewels...Don't you think that "Fanta color" saree would do...

Me:If you want me to decorate myself like " I am the brand ambassador of XYZ jewelley or for any textile shop"..I say I am not going with appa...Fantaaaaaaaa colorrrrrrrrrrr...It is too vibrant and to add fury the scorching sun creates extra effect and other's will surely laugh at me...So I am going to be simple..

Mom:What else I can say..better i shall call your grannyyyyyyyyyy...

Me:whattttttttttt.....You dare to use my weak point so often...

After all the arguments...I marched with my dad ..wearing the silk saree on a scorching day was a tiring experience....

Appa:oops...Seems like that photo studio is locked..

Me:Appa sagunam serla...Shall we go back..

Appa:Will you close your mouth...My friend owns a studio..We shall go there...

Studio Saga...

Studio owner is my father's friend...After a round of enquires...My father stated the purpose of visit..Studio owner assured to put his extraneous photo skills to make my face look pretty in the snap..poor moi!

Me:Sir...I am already running out of time...Con't wait more...

Studio Owner:You father is known for his patience...I don't know why you are so much in hurry...Ok go and stand there I will take a snap...

Me:Sir,2 mins and I should be done with my snap

Dad:Close your mouth and stand there...He knows things better than you...

With a smirk...I went and stood in the correct place and gave a "I am so tired,plz leave me" sorta look...For 20 mins,the owner was asking me to tilt my head this way and that way..Asking me to stand erect...Threatened me to smile and asked me to stay cool(How on earth will one be so cool,when you are asked to smile,stand and stare in an artificial manner)...

After all the chaos I created,he said "smile please" and I did do it...After waiting for 20 minutes...We got the snap....

Mom:So you got the snaps...

Me:I am not going to studio anymore...Henceforth don't do all these things...I don't like it..Also don't threaten with your brahmastharam.

Mom:Ok we will not ask you to do it again..I will send this to the groom's family..

Me:Send to anyone as you wish...But don't bother me....

Mom: They want to send a snap through email,so can you scan this snap.

Me:I con’t do that anymore more.

After a round of arguments and advices I decided to use my mobile which had very poor resolution and took a snap.I captured it myself holding the mobile in one hand and giving a pose.phew.
The outcome of the snap was very worse.I sent the same so-not-good photo to my aunt as pointed by mom.

So what happened?

(To be continued)