ഒരു മഴക്കാലം!
തകര്ത്തു പെയ്തോര വര്ഷത്തില്
ഒരു വഴിയോര കുടക്കീഴില്
ഒരു പറ്റം മനസസുകള് ഒത്തുകൂടി....
മഴതുല്ലിതന് കിലുക്കത്തില്
ചേര്ന്നു കുലുങ്ങി ചിരിച്ചും,
കതോരത്ത് കാറ്റു മൂളും കിന്നാരങ്ങള്
പറഞ്ജോന്നു പന്കുവച്ചും,
ഓരോ മനവും വീനലിഞ്ഞു.
പെയ്തോഴിന്ജോര നിമിഷം
യാത്രയായി കൂടനയുവാന്,
പറഞ്ഞതും പറയാനുള്ളതും
നനുത്തൊരു മഴക്കാലതിന്
ഒര്മകലായ് മനസ്സിലേറ്റി...
ഒരിക്കലും നിലയ്ക്ക്ആതോര
പുതുമഴക്കാലം തേടി......!!!!
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Toby & Timmy
Little Toby appeared extremely happy that day…..his long cherished dream of going to school like his sis Timmy was to be fulfilled shortly.. The initial part of the admission process was almost over. All through the day Toby had been boasting about his new school with great excitement….if someone happened to cross with him…that would be the end.. He or she would be given a shower of rather ‘big’ words from that sweet little mouth. But since a bit of anger made that face all the more cute everyone kept on irritating him…n he kept on telling “nan veroruucham skoolil povum”!!!
Timmy the Teacher
By noon Timmy returned from the school n without wasting time she took on the role of Toby’s teacher. She tried in earnest to teach her little bro the way to wish a teacher, the way to answer questions like ‘what’s ur name’, ur father’s name, place name etc… The initial excitement on Toby’s face was no more…n he looked rather bewildered n puzzled. The problem was, before getting the admission he had to encounter an “interview”!! The' sis-bro sessions' continued throughout the afternoon hours…n the atmosphere remained calm except for certain occasional shrieks n fights….
The Performance
After supper the whole family gathered together n quite obviously Toby was the centre of attraction.. Timmy the teacher began the questions….n Toby answered them one by one so quickly n so intelligently that the audience literally fell into tears coz of excess laughter. After answering each question that usual triumphant smile appeared on Toby’s face….from the audience’s response he presumed that the performance was really good. But Timmy’s face was getting darker n darker as she passed from question to question…n finally after Toby answered the last question the teacher-cum-sis furiously took him to the room And ….am sure anyone can guess what might have followed….dishum..##%#@>..dishum…@$#%..,dishum!!!
A glance into the question-answer session::
Timmy: How will u wish ur teacher???
Toby: Thanku!!
Tim: What is ur name??
Tob: Maa name ich… hmm….Aluva..!!
Tim: ur father’s name??
Tob: gud morning!
Tim: What wil u say when ur teacher give u chocolates?
Tob: Tobias Joseph!!!
Little Toby appeared extremely happy that day…..his long cherished dream of going to school like his sis Timmy was to be fulfilled shortly.. The initial part of the admission process was almost over. All through the day Toby had been boasting about his new school with great excitement….if someone happened to cross with him…that would be the end.. He or she would be given a shower of rather ‘big’ words from that sweet little mouth. But since a bit of anger made that face all the more cute everyone kept on irritating him…n he kept on telling “nan veroruucham skoolil povum”!!!
Timmy the Teacher
By noon Timmy returned from the school n without wasting time she took on the role of Toby’s teacher. She tried in earnest to teach her little bro the way to wish a teacher, the way to answer questions like ‘what’s ur name’, ur father’s name, place name etc… The initial excitement on Toby’s face was no more…n he looked rather bewildered n puzzled. The problem was, before getting the admission he had to encounter an “interview”!! The' sis-bro sessions' continued throughout the afternoon hours…n the atmosphere remained calm except for certain occasional shrieks n fights….
The Performance
After supper the whole family gathered together n quite obviously Toby was the centre of attraction.. Timmy the teacher began the questions….n Toby answered them one by one so quickly n so intelligently that the audience literally fell into tears coz of excess laughter. After answering each question that usual triumphant smile appeared on Toby’s face….from the audience’s response he presumed that the performance was really good. But Timmy’s face was getting darker n darker as she passed from question to question…n finally after Toby answered the last question the teacher-cum-sis furiously took him to the room And ….am sure anyone can guess what might have followed….dishum..##%#@>..dishum…@$#%..,dishum!!!
A glance into the question-answer session::
Timmy: How will u wish ur teacher???
Toby: Thanku!!
Tim: What is ur name??
Tob: Maa name ich… hmm….Aluva..!!
Tim: ur father’s name??
Tob: gud morning!
Tim: What wil u say when ur teacher give u chocolates?
Tob: Tobias Joseph!!!
“I have been Tagged !!! ”
Though each event at every instant keep reminding me of writing a post, the lazy wolf within always wins the game…… But NEENAmy dear friend… u have assisted me in overturning that beast at least this time….” So let me begin with glitters of gratitude within…….
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE:
Visits to theatres are rare…n the last movie was “Chocolate”…..a film in which the only good thing was the setting (our college) But the last movie that shook my world was “Taare Zameen Par”……an amazing attempt from Aamir Khan n crew…
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
“The Castle” by Frantz Kafka…….has been reading for about a month n still continuing at a snail’s pace….
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
The grand old Snakes and ladders…..
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Reader's Digest, The Magic Pot, Shalom, Good Housekeeping…….
5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
The smell of dry coconut while being processed for extracting oil; the smell of jasmines, raw mangoes, ripe jackfruits & guavas.
6. FAVORITE SOUND?
The sound of wind & rain, the music of the bamboo plants, the manifold sounds of the birds(especially of sparrows, cuckoo, woodpeckers, wagtails etc), the ‘mew’ of kittens….
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
When I appear to be a nuisance for someone / somewhere
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
No thinking during those cozy hours but snoozing & snoozing & snoozing & finally switching off the alarm and plunging into that sweet sleep once again…….
9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Night time “thattukada”…….a place yet to visit…..
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Whenever I stumble upon choosing names the first one to pop up on that blank space within is “Anne”.
11. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D...?
have set up a home for the uncared……
12. DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
No…..never…..to drive fast one should have a minimum knowledge of ‘how to drive’ !
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
As a sweet little kid I too loved stuffed animals….but while sleeping not even the pillows dared to lie with me(wud be most mercilessly kicked onto the floor)
14. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Scary…..i think……
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
The first car was an Omini…..n then came a white Maruti 800……which was followed by a Zen n then an Esteem……the present one is Logan…..(how wonderful is the world of dreams)
16. FAVORITE DRINK?
Pista shake, cool litchi n guava juices; steaming lime tea or “chukku kappi” on a cold rainy day……..
17. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD
have spent it for ma two most important jobs: sleeping n dreaming..
18. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
NOooooooo………………!!!!!!!!!!
19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
May be metallic brown with a reddish tinge
20. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Vaikom and Eranakulam
21. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
The great sport of life…….
22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
A pious soul.
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
The space that gets transformed into fathomless abyss n oceans by the middle of the journey through the world of dreams.
24. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Ofcoz...Yes!!!!!
25. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl.
26. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny side up...
27. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
The lake front of my home
28. FAVORITE PIE?
"Pie in the sky”
29. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Butterscotch topped with nuts n chocolate balls…..!
Though each event at every instant keep reminding me of writing a post, the lazy wolf within always wins the game…… But NEENAmy dear friend… u have assisted me in overturning that beast at least this time….” So let me begin with glitters of gratitude within…….
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE:
Visits to theatres are rare…n the last movie was “Chocolate”…..a film in which the only good thing was the setting (our college) But the last movie that shook my world was “Taare Zameen Par”……an amazing attempt from Aamir Khan n crew…
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
“The Castle” by Frantz Kafka…….has been reading for about a month n still continuing at a snail’s pace….
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
The grand old Snakes and ladders…..
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Reader's Digest, The Magic Pot, Shalom, Good Housekeeping…….
5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
The smell of dry coconut while being processed for extracting oil; the smell of jasmines, raw mangoes, ripe jackfruits & guavas.
6. FAVORITE SOUND?
The sound of wind & rain, the music of the bamboo plants, the manifold sounds of the birds(especially of sparrows, cuckoo, woodpeckers, wagtails etc), the ‘mew’ of kittens….
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
When I appear to be a nuisance for someone / somewhere
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
No thinking during those cozy hours but snoozing & snoozing & snoozing & finally switching off the alarm and plunging into that sweet sleep once again…….
9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Night time “thattukada”…….a place yet to visit…..
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Whenever I stumble upon choosing names the first one to pop up on that blank space within is “Anne”.
11. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D...?
have set up a home for the uncared……
12. DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
No…..never…..to drive fast one should have a minimum knowledge of ‘how to drive’ !
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
As a sweet little kid I too loved stuffed animals….but while sleeping not even the pillows dared to lie with me(wud be most mercilessly kicked onto the floor)
14. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Scary…..i think……
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
The first car was an Omini…..n then came a white Maruti 800……which was followed by a Zen n then an Esteem……the present one is Logan…..(how wonderful is the world of dreams)
16. FAVORITE DRINK?
Pista shake, cool litchi n guava juices; steaming lime tea or “chukku kappi” on a cold rainy day……..
17. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD
have spent it for ma two most important jobs: sleeping n dreaming..
18. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
NOooooooo………………!!!!!!!!!!
19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
May be metallic brown with a reddish tinge
20. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Vaikom and Eranakulam
21. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
The great sport of life…….
22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
A pious soul.
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
The space that gets transformed into fathomless abyss n oceans by the middle of the journey through the world of dreams.
24. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Ofcoz...Yes!!!!!
25. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl.
26. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny side up...
27. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
The lake front of my home
28. FAVORITE PIE?
"Pie in the sky”
29. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Butterscotch topped with nuts n chocolate balls…..!
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
MY LITTLE MONKEY!!!
Finally that long awaited day had come…..we all were at the peak of anxiety and tension. It was the Kid’s day in my little cousin’s school. This was going to be his first performance on the stage and his item was the ‘monkey dance’. At the very moment we reached the auditorium his teacher gave us the bad news that everyone except our little one had got ready for the programme. After a moment’s thought, as the last trial, I was entrusted with the task of dressing him up and preparing him for the event. Uttering the names of all the saints in my knowledge, I entered the green room…..Oh!!!! the room was not only green but blue n red n yellow n …… it was a moment of real bewilderment..
The room was swarming with monkeys, trees, peacocks, cheetahs, tigers, parrots, sunflowers n what not…It was like entering a jungle…
But my little cousin….how would I find him out from this jungle…everyone was of the same size n their faces were painted in myriad colours…the childhood game of ‘hide n seek’ came to mind in all its ambience…..suddenly my eyes got struck on that very much familiar, naughty smile behind the pillar at the far end of the room.. in fact he saw me at the very moment I entered the room and was hiding…though he tried to slip away I caught him; but that was not enough…the most important and the most difficult part of my job was still remaining.
As soon as I took out the attire of the monkey he was missing again…but this time I got him rather easily with the aid of some other naughty monkeys who surrounded me with their bags of complaints. Then, after a fight of about half an hour…..n after giving him an whole lot of offers including choc bars, chocolates, kinder joys, outing etc etc I got my ‘little monkey’ ready with his long tail and the brown garb. Then yet another problem popped out…..my little monkey said that he would dance only on the stage on which they rehearsed. However, this problem too was solved for me by the other monkeys… and after playing ‘hide n seek’ for quite a large number of times we reached the side stage.
It was the time for the ‘monkey dance’….my little monkey too had entered the stage…and I got a place among the audience. All the little monkeys including mine began dancing in spite of the large audience watching their performance. It was the musical presentation of the ‘cap seller’s story’. The first part went on smoothly……but then suddenly I felt that something was wrong with my little monkey……Oooops…he had taken off his monkey cap….. I ran to the side stage n started asking him to put it on, along with the teachers there…but all our efforts turned out to be futile.. he continued in his ‘half monkey state’. It was the last part of the story where the monkeys had to throw the caps back at the cap seller n run out of the stage. But do u know what my little monkey had done???? He remained on the stage for a minute or two even after the others left ….and then, took back the cap he had thrown n ran out!!!!!
How is my little monkey???Bindaas..rt??
Finally that long awaited day had come…..we all were at the peak of anxiety and tension. It was the Kid’s day in my little cousin’s school. This was going to be his first performance on the stage and his item was the ‘monkey dance’. At the very moment we reached the auditorium his teacher gave us the bad news that everyone except our little one had got ready for the programme. After a moment’s thought, as the last trial, I was entrusted with the task of dressing him up and preparing him for the event. Uttering the names of all the saints in my knowledge, I entered the green room…..Oh!!!! the room was not only green but blue n red n yellow n …… it was a moment of real bewilderment..
The room was swarming with monkeys, trees, peacocks, cheetahs, tigers, parrots, sunflowers n what not…It was like entering a jungle…
But my little cousin….how would I find him out from this jungle…everyone was of the same size n their faces were painted in myriad colours…the childhood game of ‘hide n seek’ came to mind in all its ambience…..suddenly my eyes got struck on that very much familiar, naughty smile behind the pillar at the far end of the room.. in fact he saw me at the very moment I entered the room and was hiding…though he tried to slip away I caught him; but that was not enough…the most important and the most difficult part of my job was still remaining.
As soon as I took out the attire of the monkey he was missing again…but this time I got him rather easily with the aid of some other naughty monkeys who surrounded me with their bags of complaints. Then, after a fight of about half an hour…..n after giving him an whole lot of offers including choc bars, chocolates, kinder joys, outing etc etc I got my ‘little monkey’ ready with his long tail and the brown garb. Then yet another problem popped out…..my little monkey said that he would dance only on the stage on which they rehearsed. However, this problem too was solved for me by the other monkeys… and after playing ‘hide n seek’ for quite a large number of times we reached the side stage.
It was the time for the ‘monkey dance’….my little monkey too had entered the stage…and I got a place among the audience. All the little monkeys including mine began dancing in spite of the large audience watching their performance. It was the musical presentation of the ‘cap seller’s story’. The first part went on smoothly……but then suddenly I felt that something was wrong with my little monkey……Oooops…he had taken off his monkey cap….. I ran to the side stage n started asking him to put it on, along with the teachers there…but all our efforts turned out to be futile.. he continued in his ‘half monkey state’. It was the last part of the story where the monkeys had to throw the caps back at the cap seller n run out of the stage. But do u know what my little monkey had done???? He remained on the stage for a minute or two even after the others left ….and then, took back the cap he had thrown n ran out!!!!!
How is my little monkey???Bindaas..rt??
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
What the mind feels when the brain thinks!!!
The letters, words and sentences that are going to escape from this fingertip will present a great fight – a fight between the intellectual and the emotional; the mind and the brain. Yes, here is an attempt to draw the outline of that fight with the greatest symbols that man has ever discovered-the letters. The world of letters, if it was not there, the situation would have been really miserable.
This may be the saturation point for it seems impossible to withstand….to keep the eyes, the ears and the mouth shut. But they must be shut….and that is the necessity as well as the dilemma of the hour. Though some attempts have been made….the mind is not cooperating…it is not supporting the plans and plots of the brain which are rational but irrational; reasonable but unreasonable…The mind is so sincere…..so sensitive while the brain knows how to balance. If so, then where is the problem, one may ask…. The problem appears when the emotions rise above the intellect…
Questions and muddles are not new to man…They are alive ever since the creation of mankind….But in this complex and highly advanced world the questions also have become more and more complex. The fight here is over such a question - which is more important….which is right…..which is to be followed…..the mind or the brain??? The feelings or the thoughts??? But are these questions rational or do they have some answer?? The answer to all these are to be searched out from the greatest and the only real answer in the world – the life and its experiences…!
The letters, words and sentences that are going to escape from this fingertip will present a great fight – a fight between the intellectual and the emotional; the mind and the brain. Yes, here is an attempt to draw the outline of that fight with the greatest symbols that man has ever discovered-the letters. The world of letters, if it was not there, the situation would have been really miserable.
This may be the saturation point for it seems impossible to withstand….to keep the eyes, the ears and the mouth shut. But they must be shut….and that is the necessity as well as the dilemma of the hour. Though some attempts have been made….the mind is not cooperating…it is not supporting the plans and plots of the brain which are rational but irrational; reasonable but unreasonable…The mind is so sincere…..so sensitive while the brain knows how to balance. If so, then where is the problem, one may ask…. The problem appears when the emotions rise above the intellect…
Questions and muddles are not new to man…They are alive ever since the creation of mankind….But in this complex and highly advanced world the questions also have become more and more complex. The fight here is over such a question - which is more important….which is right…..which is to be followed…..the mind or the brain??? The feelings or the thoughts??? But are these questions rational or do they have some answer?? The answer to all these are to be searched out from the greatest and the only real answer in the world – the life and its experiences…!
Saturday, 2 February 2008
A New Leaf….
Another leaf fresh and green is sprouting out…different eyes with different views look at it from different angles…some welcome this new life with music and party while some others don’t bother even to look at it; some encounter the new leaf with bags full of new resolutions…..But no party came my way….nor any resolution.......but there is a smile within…simple…unique and my own…
The Turning….
Aforementioned were the thoughts that nestled in the corners of a mind watching the new year...and now though that mind has traveled not much…it has reached a turning…such a turning, that is well equipped to snatch away that simple and unique thing it has….
A Smile….
A smile seems simple
A smile conquers hearts
A smile spreads light
A smile saves life
A smile defies sorrows
It is not easy for the mind to have on that robe of cheerfulness throughout the journey.......
Another leaf fresh and green is sprouting out…different eyes with different views look at it from different angles…some welcome this new life with music and party while some others don’t bother even to look at it; some encounter the new leaf with bags full of new resolutions…..But no party came my way….nor any resolution.......but there is a smile within…simple…unique and my own…
The Turning….
Aforementioned were the thoughts that nestled in the corners of a mind watching the new year...and now though that mind has traveled not much…it has reached a turning…such a turning, that is well equipped to snatch away that simple and unique thing it has….
A Smile….
A smile seems simple
A smile conquers hearts
A smile spreads light
A smile saves life
A smile defies sorrows
It is not easy for the mind to have on that robe of cheerfulness throughout the journey.......
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