Food Bloggers—Hip Hip Hurrayyyy!!!!

Well there’s no particular reason I can attribute to not blogging these days/months. I wonder if this is the impact of being married. I felt so because Vijay who was an avid blogger has also stopped blogging after marriage. Maybe it’s some marriage syndrome affecting our writing skills. But that would be very lame because I find all the time in the world now than before when I would have to run head over heels to complete my chores.

These days im spending more time on Food Blogs. I can proudly declare that internet is teaching me everything ;from cooking to current affairs. As long as I was in India, I never had to really resort to internet simply because everything was available on a different medium, and I never took the pains to hit the keys to learn anything other than my studies related stuff.But now all of a sudden google is my life. I cant think of passing even a single day without googling anything. Thanks to Larry Page and Sergey Brin( even for that I had to google just to make sure that I type their names right…. What an irony!!)
Day in and day out I would keep checking the food blogs, so that I can learn new recipes. That keeps me hooked on to it. Its simply not about the recipe by itself. It involves a lot of backstage work for it like photography and presentation. Cooking by itself is an art. That being coupled with photography, writing skills and all that makes it even more special. I honestly admire the bloggers initiative to share their ideas with others. It does not end there. These Food bloggers are also interlinked. They keep hosting competitions under various themes and encourage everyone to participate. And thereby the bloggers have an opportunity to display their talents and compete with others. The bloggers also communicate by means of accessing the comments page and improvise their recipes by getting in touch with their fans . They also post recipes that their fans send them. Its very interesting to know that they diligently work on their hobby and take it to the next level. For amateurs like me, its such a blessing. It helps me sustain through all my parties and potlucks. Hats off to all Food Bloggers. They have extended my food knowledge and helped in innovation. My favourite indian blogsites are :
Cookingandme.com
Showmethecurry.com
Cooking4allseasons.com
I dedicate this post to all Food Bloggers. Keep up your spirits. Hoping that I would also join their league one day….

To Do What Not To Do

The "To Do What Not To Do" syndrome caught me. It may sound weird but it does happen with many people who end up doing a work/career/study etc etc.. which they disliked to do. But its a way of life. That is when our principles take a backseat. That is when we start sorting out the options we have and end up taking the “the road less traveled” or wateva. By virtue of not going by the rules set by oneself does’nt necessarily have to be leading off the track but it could also mean that we set principles in an unrealistic manner. I don’t believe in ignorance being bliss. It’s the same ignorance that curtails our minds from thinking beyond and makes us define an act as right or wrong. What the mind perceives to be wrong might turn out to be right in a neck to neck situation.And when reality strikes us, its prudent to take the wise decision than to follow the trivial rules.

nameit!!

Its very difficult to analyse why humans have certain unlikely thoughts. Ironically its so simple to know that they do have such impulses running in their minds. How exactly can one be responsible for certain uncontrollable factors. Nothing can be done about certain things, and that be it. No matter what, no matter how... When intentions are modified by words... and when words tend to carry an altered meaning.. yet uncertainty is seen, felt and smelled.... Its a human brain; its way too intelligent and it helps to feel the vibe in the air.
However when love is unconditional, it has no fears, it has no doubts, it raises no questions, it seeks no answers,.....

Relationships

How is it like to get entangled in a new relationship? Especially when its bound to be a life long relationship. In my opinion it’s a menacing thought.
There are a few relationships we get entwined with right from our very early years. Apparently we don’t question those relations. Most of us simply accept it whether we like it or not. But the one’s we get along with in the later years are a matter of concern. We spend time in analyzing as to whether it would rightly suit our needs or not. Our decisions might not always prove to be fruitful but yet we persistantly accept new people as we enter through every phase of our lives. The tree of knitted known one’s grows and grows.

At one point in time we need to make certain decisions that has to be stable, that cannot be easily erasable and adhere onto a kind of lifestyle for a presumably long time. This being the most critical stage, most of them do not realize its sanctity and end up taking hasty decisions. A second chance is not a very clever idea for few aspects of life. It better be one and we better make a right choice then. Its not the question of facing the society about having made a not so very right choice but its about the mental agony one has to undergo to make a correction. Some of them even end up not correcting the situation for the fear of facing the harsh consequences.

Its impossible to give an ISI certification to any relationship. It can only be tangiblized by certain attributes. And we blindly believe they are genuine. Its such a complicated mess!

I me myself

Its been a couple of weeks since college started. I can slowly feel the pressure mounting day by day. Especially this week was at its peak. But the best part is that I’m enjoying all through this expedition….. I’ve actually lost a couple of kilos too!!! I hogged enormously during the hols and was in good form. But within such a short span of time i’ve lost it all. Hmmm…. This is how tension works, I suppose!!!.

When it comes to work, I always stand head over heels to finish it and not to accumulate things…. Deadlines are rather a motivating factor. For I cannot really pardon myself when I’m not done with the work within the stipulated period of time.This actually puts me under a lot of pressure. I lose my temper and get frustrated when things don’t happen the way I plan…. Practically looking at things, its always better to stay cool and continue working which I guess has no place in my dictionary.

I look around and realize that what ever I do now could hardly be compared to the size of dust in terms of judging against an erudite. But whatever, it just feels heavenly everytime I finish a project work or any presentation for that manner. Slogging to make an end to it is a different issue. But I realize that I slowly and steadily learn a lot during the process. Its just a god given opportunity, and I only wish I open up a lot more and enjoy through it.

ThE RaiLwAy StAtIoN InCiDeNt

Went for a plant visit today in the afternoon. and left the place in the evening at around 4.30. I actually had no clue as to where I was(cos I never took the trouble of making a note of it when I was taken there). I was jus trying to figure out where on earth I was and then to discovered the means to go home. Finally I jumped to a conclusion of going home by train(a railway station was very close by). Went by walk to the station.(I was really very excited cos this was the first time I was traveling in a domestic plying broad gauge). Little did I know that more surprises were waiting for me when I started out.

As soon as I bought the train ticket, the train came from nowhere and I gladly got into the ladies compartment which halted exactly in front of me. The journey was way too good because the weather was fantastically pleasant today. Just made friends with few of the mallu speaking girls who coincidentally studied the same course as I do.
I had a mixed feeling as I got a seat to sit nearby the window. Looked out at the beautiful sky and enjoyed the cool breeze. Peeped outside the window to see the plastics, paper covers and all junk dumped in the side lanes. That was a bit saddening.

When my station arrived, I was a bit puzzled to find the way OUT. among the crowd stood my 10th standard geography teacher. I was too delighted then jumped on my toes to meet her. Spoke to her for a while and happened to meet another junior of mine (in school) who showed me the way OUT.

Hol(i)yday

This weekend we decided to “stay away from home”. Cos it seemed to me like ages since we went out and spend time together as a family.So this idea sounded inviting(thanks to my dad who broached up this topic!!!). we made up our minds that we would go to the outskirts of Chennai. But then, by the time we finalized our plan we ran out of place to go cos all the resorts we contacted had no vacancy. Then finally after a lot of perplexity we decided to fix up in one(which was out of mere luck that we learnt about the vacancy in that place.) We were thrilled at the last minute progress in the plan. That made us sure of a safe shelter to dwell in.

I got permission to take off that day. We started from my place in the afternoon. It took us an hour and a half to reach our temporary nest. We booked a room there and took a long drive along the east coast road. It was a bit warm and humid but was really enjoyable because of the cool breeze.By evening we were back. In the evening me and my dad strolled in the beach.

the next day dad & myself bathed in the sea. It was really nice cos we hit the beach early in the morning at 6.30. the water was so salty that my eyes started burning when a wave splashed on my face. But that was all too good.

We then went to the pool there. we were at peace there too cos there was none other than me and my folks.

I’ve put up some of de pic taken there……