Surprise meeting..
It was quite surprisingly shocking to catch up Vijay outside my office today. Vijay is on vacation to Chennai and we were supposed to meet for the first time tommorrow. But Vijay wanted to drop in to my office surprisingly and I caught him surprisingly on the road outside our office. It was a sheer co-incidence that I came down for tea while he was approaching our office. Initially I was wondering that I had seen this guy somewhere and then it rang the bell that it is Vijay. Ah... For how long I had been waiting for this day and what are all the things we had planned for our first meeting? Our meeting went on fine and I was really surprised when his family (wife Meera and daughter Samyuktha) recognised me immediately. It was a very nice feeling meeting them because not many people whom I had met online had taken me to their home. In that way I feel my wait for meeting Vijay is worthwhile. I am unable to get closer to his kid Adarsh because of the language problem (they speak Kannada and I am a Kannada illiterate). It is quite ironical that by the time he had landed in Chennai I am moving to Bangalore so we couldn't meet often. Anyway it the quality of the time we spend togther that matters rather than the quantity. I always used to say that Vijay is a darling and from the interaction I had with him & family, I have enough reasons to believe that he'll be one always for me.
Last evening while I was surfing the channels I stumbled upon this song after a very long time in DD Malayalam. I don't remember when I saw that song last but I had started singing it along as if I had been singing it for years. That song evoked a lot of memories of the past where the life seemed to be simple and beautiful. I got so nostalgic that I almost felt choked towards the end of the song. The song which took me back in the time machine rekindling all the sweet memories, the song which I am waxing eloquent is - "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara..." which used to be aired in DD frequently. It was an unofficial national anthem of that times.
It is official atlast... My life is witnessing a new phase in terms of employer and the place of residence. I am starting my new year 2010 with a new employer and in new city and that too in my new house. Today I had become a proud owner of a flat in Bangalore where I am going to start my new phase of life with. Ofcourse it is my mother who heavily subsidised, my dream of owning a flat, by lending me a huge amount towards the downpayment and the rest is being covered with the bank loan. It is a great feeling while registering the new property and it can't be described in words. Searching for the property and getting into the nitty gritties were a new experience for me. Especially when so many good things happen in quick succession I feel like these things happening to somebody else. Ananya used to make fun of me - "புது வேலை... புது வீடு... புது பாப்பா (ஆதித்யா)... கலக்குறே மகேஷ்!!!" reprising a paint advertisement.. கலக்கலைன்னாலும்... கொஞ்சம் கலங்கி தான் இருக்கேன்... மாற்றம் எப்படி இருக்குமோன்னு...!!!
கூட்டாக சேர்ந்து கற்பழிக்கப்படுவதின் கொடுமையை நான் உணர்ந்தது ஒரு பேருந்து பயணத்தில். அது கள்ளக்குறிச்சி பேருந்து நிலையம் மற்றும் நான் IT-யில் வேலை தேடிக்கொண்டிருந்த காலம். நான் சேலத்திலிருந்த என் அக்கா வீட்டுக்கு கிளம்பிக்கொண்டு இருந்தேன். கடலூரிலிருந்து நேரடியாக பஸ் கிடைக்காததால் கள்ளக்குறிச்சி வந்து மாறிக்கொள்வதாக திட்டம். பொதுவாக அந்த காலை நேரத்தில் பள்ளி, அலுவலகங்களுக்கு செல்லும் கூட்டம் அதிகம் இருக்கும். கள்ளக்குறிச்சிக்கு வந்தவுடன் ஒரு சேலம் பஸ் கிளம்பிக்கொண்டு இருந்தது. உடனே தடதடவென்று ஓடிப்போய் ஏறினேன். பஸ்ஸும் நிரம்பிவிட்ட காரணத்தால் உடனே கிளம்பிவிட்டது. நான் உட்கார்ந்த சீட்டுக்கு கீழேயும், மேலேயும் ஸ்பீக்கர் பெட்டி இருந்தது. கொஞ்ச நேரத்தில் எல்லாம் படம் போடப்பட்டது. படத்தின் பெயரை பார்த்தவுடன் திக்கென்றது - கவிதாலயா பெருமையுடன் வழங்கும் - ‘திருமலை’.
When I got married on last year Nov 30th, there was a heavy deluge in Tamilnadu. May be because of that Aadhi also brought heavy rain along him when he was born. In one of the shuttles between the home and the hospital my iPod Touch got wet. I could see the display dying slowly. I resorted to the age old technique of burying the drenched phone / mp3 player in the dry rice. After 2-3 days when I took it out, the iPod seemed to be dead and refused to switch on. As a thumbrule operating the electronic items in wet state will lead to disaster, so I didn't dare to connect to PC. Anyway after that I got engaged with frequent trips to see Aadhi, painting class etc etc.. so I forgot about the iPod completely for 2 weeks. Atlast yesterday I took it to the Reliance iStore in Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, but they told that they don't have personnel equipped enough to service but offered to replace the piece if falling within the warranty. I was not having the details of its purchase and sensing my problem the service personnel asked me to try out charging again. I was so happy to see the screen coming alive when he docked the iPod in a speaker dock. After a 2 weeks rest & a complete charge now my iPod is back to working stage.. தலைக்கு வந்தது தலைப்பாகையோடு போயிற்று. So better be careful in handling iPods because of lack of proper personnel in Chennai. - {oshits} reads.
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This Deepavali happened to be a memorable one, not just because it is my first Deepavali after the marriage, but I had some good news pouring in. Also I had received calls from all the people who matters me a lot. Whether it were my nieces Meera, Indhu / Madhu or my most favourite kid friends Viggi & Vini, Thiru from Dubai and ofcourse my sweet darling Vijay (Australia), even those few minutes of talking to them on the Deepavali day made the festival still more special. I just want to extend my arms and say this in front of the whole world to them - "I Love You All... A Lot". And by the mid of the day I received the best news - Girish's marriage invitation via phone. I have been longing & praying a lot that he should get married soon and the moment he said that he is gonna get married with Kavya on coming Nov 5th, my day is made. I just wish Girish a Happy Marriage Life because as a calm & artistically inclined talented guy he deserves it much. He is a good Guitar player and I hope Kavya gets to be wooed by him with Girish playing the guitar.... How romantic!!! In the same vein, I wanted to share the comments from my friends about my previous article - 