GYM

woo hoo :-) am all set finally :-)

Joined Excel today. Burnt 125 calories :p nice to see the calorie reading in the tread mill. Gives an immense pleasure u know ;-)
kaal vali inum theriyalai :p

Anyways I am all excited to get back my workout plans. Nice to hear back the aerobics terms and to see the studio again! Everything looks familiar to me as I did aerobics for 4 yrs in India. first time US la idhu onu thaan enaku therinju comfortable a feel panren :-)

gym is 10 min walk from home. Its very pleasant climate outside with sunlight and chill breeze combo. And full of leaves and flowers. Walking amidst this beautiful environment and listening to Mozhi's "sevaanam selaya katti" and my other fav Tamizh songs "Roja poonthotam", "Poo vaasam purapadum pennae" is a bliss for me :-):-) Its sure an heaven on earth!!

Naan Avan Illai

Our weekend movie :-)

Liked this song "Then kudicha nilavu" http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/naan_avan_illai_songs.cfm

nice music, good voice (female esp) :-)

malayalam language is so beautiful. Loved the mallu dialogues in the movie.

Have a good week ahead !!

J

Husband

Every weekend is the time to get the groceries for the week. If not all the time, but mostly, naan vegetables + micha saaman elaam vaanghara time la, A will be busy on phone having good time with his friends back home. eppavum avlo feel pannathu ilai...inaiku nonthu poyiten. ulla nozhanjomo illayo, udane gadagadanu phone dial pani "dei inum thoonghala la"nu pongal poda aarambichutaangha.....Ugh..namma nelama thaan ipadinu oru paarvai paathutu, en velaya paaka aarambichuten....paatha, angha vantha 2 more Indian families, husband elaam romba busya phone la irukaangha. wife enamo elaam vaanghitu irukaangha...idhaan elaar veetlayum nelamaya?? hhmm.

spring season :-)

The climate is soo good these days. Went for a walk yesterday and A has shown his photography skills :-) the clicks below. Every season has its own advantages. Snow kaalam oru maathri azhagu'na, spring is a bliss!! Tree full of leaves and flowers. wowww, a good treat to eyes :-)

Deepam - Devotional song - Dheiveegam

I am basically a pious person. Daily kaalaila officeku porathuku munaadi, viLaku aethitu, saami kumitu thaan poven. vazhiyila koyil cross pannaa, oru kummidu pottutu thaan porathu :-) I even brought a set of pooja materials while coming to US. But, ingha vanthathum, probably the atmosphere, I dont know what, I stopped doing pooja daily. Pannanumae thaan konja naal panen, and I didnt like it. manasu poorthiya pannalaenu niruthiten. Last week, I remembered that I got agarbathi, so, viLaku aethi, agarbathi aethitu, kandha shasti kavasam play pannen. OMG, what a serene feeling. There was some vibration within myself and I felt totally sacred at heart. with no hatred, no worries, no disappointments, no expectations, no longings etc.
Mind was totally calm. There was contentment in my breath. I dont know if this is what ppl who meditate achieve.

since then, I make a point doing it at some time of a day. Currently listening to "Om Namah Shiva" sung by Anuradha Paudwal. I am experiencing the feelings that I described above and writing down ...

Theatre experience

Yesterday, we went to the movie, Maayakannadi. padatha pathi thaan ezhuthalaamnu nenachen. but angha nadantha vishayam inum nalla irunthathu :-)
There were very few ppl in the theatre and there was a couple with their 3-5 yrs old kid. The movie started ...

That kid was quiet for sometime or probably I didnt pay much interest on him...Half of the movie was over. suddenly I realized that the kid was telling something to his parents, thought he wanted to eat something or go out.

Apram paatha, orae koothu :))

Screen: A scene where someone tries to misbehave with the heroine. That bad guy asks the heroine to come to his place to visit his sis.

Payyan (mazhalai kuralil): "enna"
Appa: "antha uncle intha aunty'a veetuku koopdraa"
Payyan: "edhuku"

OMG, enaku orae shock. I dont know what I would say if a kid asks me the same question :)

Appa: "Andha uncle, intha aunty kita thappa nadanthuka try panraa.."

antha payyan aduthu enna kaetuda poraanu enaku orae tension. paatha, amaidhiya irunthaan :-)

Screen: Heroine escapes from that house and cries aloud in the street.
Payyan: "enna"
Appa explains again.

Thought, payanuku angha thaan doubt vanthathu, apram pesaama irupaanu. paatha, end of the movie varaikum, he kept asking "enna", "ethuku" ...I was ROTFL :)))

Screen: Hero (character name Kumar) is released from jail. He walks with a sad face.
Payyan: "enna"
Appa: "Kumar uncle'a jail irunthu release panitaangha."
Payyan: "ethuku"

LOL:))

Appa "avar chinna thappu thaanae panaaru. adhaan vittutaangha"

Screen: Hero's friend works very hard and starts a fast food shop. Hero feels proud of him
Payyan: "enna"
Appa: "Andha uncle hard work paninaa la, adhaan ippa nalla irukaar. Aana, Kumar uncle thappu paninaar, adhaan jail ku poyitaar. nee kooda hard work panina thaan nalla iruka mudiyum"

Both Mom and Dad kept explaining to him for his every "enna, ethuku" questions. oru stage la, avangha amma porumai izhanthu, "nee mummy'a padam paaka vita thaane, unaku answer panna mudiyum" :))

Padam mudinjathum, antha appa romba paaasama, santhoshathoda: "nalla irunthathaa padam. nalla enjoy pani paathiya".

That was a nice experience for me yesterday :-) hammmaa, oru oru parents'kum evloo porumai venumo...felt proud abt them. enaku suthama porumayae kedayaathu :-):-) intha maathri enai padam paaka vidaaama, edaku madaka question kaeta, nalla pottu saathuvenu nenaikaren :)) just kidding!

Have a good week ahead :-)