Last Ride

Vikaspuri to Dwarka with Self, Raji and Varshini at 1645 hrs… 25^th Apr 2014… 9 KM drive…..

You came to our family on 17^th July 2002 and we were very happy to spend time with you. You accompanied us wherever we go and I know you travelled 160000 kms with us.  You never felt tired and was ready to come with us whether it was day/ night or hot / cold or normal day / rainy day whatsoever. We were safe in your hand all these time and you never let us down on the way and totally protected us. You never asked us for your requirement and were happy with what we fed you. You keep yourself fresh and shine all these years.

It was a great binding we all had with you and our heart is so heavy in one way when I see the place where you usually stand and wait for us and you are not there now.

I am not able to express the binding, with a non-living thing, but really you matters a lot to us.

Is it right to exchange you as you became old? Anyhow we did it and no hesitation from you. Very sorry… We are human and we used to do it…

Thanks a lot Wagan-R ---- DL-9C-E-3929. You will be in our memory always.

நெல்லிக்காய் அல்வா

Today Sruthi had some time in the morning and went into kitchen to TRY something. Two days back we purchased 1 kg நெல்லிக்காய் for making pickle but she tried to make அல்வா out of it and very nice.  Anyone can try and enjoy this

Requirements

நெல்லிகாய்       1 kg

Sugar             250 Gms

Procedure

Ø  Wash நெல்லிகாய் in good water and keep it in Microwave-Oven for 4 minutes.

Ø  Take out and remove the seeds

Ø  மிக்சியில் நன்றாக அரைக்கவும்

Ø  ஒரு வாணலியில் சர்க்கரையை போட்டு சிறிது தண்ணீர் விட்டு கம்பி பாகு வரும் வரை கொதிக்க விடவும்

Ø  பின்னர் அரைத்த நெல்லிக்காய் விழுதை சேர்த்து கிளரவும்.

Ø  கெட்டியானதும் இறக்கி வேறு பாத்திரத்தில் போட்டு வைத்துக்கொள்ளவும்.

Ø  சாப்பிட மிகவும் சுவையாக இருக்கும்.

(மீதி இருந்தால் வைத்திருந்தும் சாப்பிடலாம்)

Commercialisation

Used to watch Zee Tamil TV channel at 0810 hours (தெய்வத்தின் குரல்).Monday to Friday for the past almost 4 months.  This is a program about Maha Periyava and was going very nice.

As the program gained popularity, it fall into the net of Commercial and now according to me lost its glory. 

I think, P Swaminathan, narrator of this program, is forced to make this program like this. 

It brings old memory of my school days, 4^th or 5^th class, where we were asked to expand the hints to a meaningful story / paragraph.  Depending upon the size of the paragraph, marks will be awarded.  For example hint will be given as “Mother asked – shop – buy – vegetable”.  Our expansion will go like this:  One day morning when my mother was engaged in cooking food for myself, my brothers and for my sisters noted she was in need of some vegetable.  Immediately she called me by my name and said that she is in need of some vegetable to complete cooking food for all of us and asked me to go to shop immediately and bring it. I politely agreed and took money from my mother to buy the vegetable she wanted.  I searched for a bag which we usually use to bring such vegetable from market. After finding that bag, I folded that bag and kept in my hand to go to vegetable shop…… The story will continue in the same way and I could make even a page on these 4 or 5 word tips.

Shri P Swaminathan is doing the same now in this program.  So many repetitions, so many unwanted adjectives which makes me boring to see it now.

அன்று கேட்ட குரல்

““ MS அம்மா நிறைய பாட்டுக்கள் பாடியுள்ளார், நிறைய. மைதிலி மன்னியும் அவருடைய பாட்டுக்களை கற்றுக்கொண்டு பாடியுள்ளார். அதில் எனக்குப் பிடித்த ஒன்று -- நின்னு விநா --- இதோ ஓரிரண்டு நிமிஷங்களுக்கு முன்பு ”நின்னுவிநா” வை என்னுடைய PC யில் கேட்டேன். மன்னியின் ஞாபகம்தான் எனக்கும், விஜயாவிற்கும்.
இன்று மன்னியின் திதி.””

மேலே உள்ளது இராஜா சித்தப்பா 19th July 2013 அன்று FB ல் எழுதியது.  அதை தொடர்ந்து மனதில் ஒரு உறுத்தல். மன்னி பாடிய பாடல்கள், அவரது குரல் எங்கே ? கடைசியாக எப்போது கேட்டேன்?

பல வருடங்களுக்கு முன் Tape Recorder ல் பதிவு செய்த ஏதாவது பாடல் இருக்கிறதா என தேடினேன். ஒரு Casettee கிடைத்தது. அதை play செய்யலாம் என்று பார்த்தால் player வேலை செய்யவில்லை. தேடி பிடித்ததில் உஷா ஆத்து player வேலை செய்வது தெரிந்தது. வாங்கி வந்து play செய்து பாட்டை computerல் Mic மூலம் direct ஆக record செய்தேன். ஓரளவுக்கு நன்றாக வந்தது. 1997 ல் பாடிய பாடல் அது ( தனது 64 வது வயதில் பாடியது). அதனுடன் ராஜி, ஜெயஸ்ரீ, ஸ்ருதி, விபா பாடிய பாடல்களையும் computer ல் மறுபதிவு செய்தேன்.  

நேற்று ரவி ஆத்திலிருந்து மற்றுமொரு cassette கிடைத்தது. என்ன ஒரு ஆனந்தம்.. இந்த cassetteல் சித்தப்பா குறிப்பிட்ட மன்னி பாடிய நின்னு விநா கிடைத்தது!!!. அதனுடன் விஜயா சித்தி பாட்டு, கோபி அத்திம்பேர் பஜனை கிடைத்தது. அதிலும் மேலாக பாட்டியின் குரல் கிடைத்தது. What a great treasure. It was recorded on 18th Dec 1977 (35 years back…)

Now we can preserve their voices for years to come as Tape Recorders gone out of date and we are not in a position to play any cassettes. It’s all happen because of Raja Chittappa’s trigger in FB on 19th July. Full credit goes to him and to Kailasam uncle for his comment related to this.

After this there is a little sadness in heart that I could not get the voice of Anna and Thaatha.  Why we failed to preserve their voice ? Can we get that also in the coming days ? 

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/patti-slogam-18dec1977

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/amma-meenakshi-3aug1997

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/amma-srilalithambigai-3aug1997

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/amma-ninuvina-18dec1977

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/amma-saragunapanin-18dec1977

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/vijayachithi-panchachara

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/rvg-bajanai-18dec1977

Below link is not related to above and just for fun only !!!!

https://soundcloud.com/ramachandran-srinivasan/san-vasu-welcome-18dec1977

Tips for Happy Life -- 15

Give up living your life to other people's expectations. 

Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them; they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them; to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people's expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need and eventually, they forget about themselves. You have one life this one right now you must live it, own it, and especially don't let other people's opinions distract you from your path.

Tips for Happy Life -- 14

Give up attachment. 

This is a concept that, for most of us, is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too (it still is), but it's not impossible. You get better and better at it with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things (and that doesn't mean you give up your love for them because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another. Attachment comes from a place of fear, while love well, real love is pure, kind, and selfless; where there is love there can't be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot co-exist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

Tips for Happy Life -- 13

Give up the past. I know, I know. 

This one's hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening. But, you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for the past that you are now dreaming about was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all, life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.