Her Hubby's Coffee

 

  (This coffee pushed Koffee with christene to wait)....They met in BLR and I met them in BLR and during that tenure in HSBC before they got settled in Delhi. A small vintage was all it took their relation to where it is now unlike the vintage curves I presented was starting to show the ‘loss door’. We=me +my friend Abhi+our beloved friend who is his wife. His wife is someone who I do not treat as a good friend or a good colleague or (like her hubby always says whatever!!!!), rather I regard her a top callibre and one of the very few in today’s world an impeccable human being by nature. People use words to praise and get their part to mention someone’s name say for example in their writing space but what is the point when the fact says “words cannot describe that lovely personality”, why use that tool to pacify ??????????????????????(just pulling my friend here).Now where is that coffee for Hubby ……   What could’ve made the difference?

 This wife whom I call the world lady (as she works in World Bank), had a pretty hectic week with illness, asked to be in complete rest including medically advised Zen habit even to talk. I wanted to send that “get well soon flower” ……..Having travelled all the way to Chennai on a single day official trip madam had very little choice and time to buy something. Clothes? Jewels? Watches? Sweets? Something that looks nice? But what about that thought which will add some juice (not the lemon juice..)  something to add that touch of romance which overlapped that friendship….not to prove anything but the care, her mind should respond and catch that spontaneously. How does she realize it with that single stroke to make it a perfect thought? It is for her hubby and she knew what it takes and how to make it simply impressive to make it romantically perfect. It was the coffee powder finally she ended up buying, perfect place to buy what he likes and she grabbed it, Something that will keep him fresh, the one that will release headache, the hubby feel good factor and what not (actually I ran out of words here…).The romantic buy will be felt not when she tells him about buying that powder but when her thoughts along with that powder are getting filtered while she makes it .Sitting opposite when Mr. takes that first sip, the ingredients spread through his nerves balancing the Delhi winter while she awaits the satisfaction with eagerness to make sure it turned out perfect to his liking , I should say.... 

“Romance is Manifold and the aroma from that coffee will spread it to keep it alive”…. 

That is why I claim “her hubby’s coffee” so special; moreover naturally she is someone who brings that smile and warmth in others …that is our friend fantastic and Abhi’s wife Neha .......

While I am ready packing my bags to return to India for good, I hope I get a chance to enjoy a coffee session soon….(I spoke her while she was waiting to catch the flight back to Delhi and told me that she had time onlyto buy coffee powder and my thoughts went so far after the call to write this… and that is the inspiration that i get to write from the time i visited Janaki's space...thanks to that dear author as well)

Season's greetings to the couple …enjoy the coffee………..

It's break time

Well after Newyork Nagaram - Surya does it again..... nice song and choreography..that suits him..till the first-half of the movie "varanam ayiram"....well i am not the prince charm dreaming with this except that it captures "Lodhi Garden"..which makes me think about the online chat i had with someone(don;t guess only that person knows whom i am referrin here) ..about having a "walk-a talk" , it is not that i am day-dreaming but it is about having a nice walk-talk in Lodhi Garden with someone who has been inspiring me to get into the blogspace & thru this pursue some interesting stuff i like to do...(atleast look to explore) and someone whom i have developed a lot of respect without even meeting...that discussion will include alternative developments in India etc etc.may not even happen but "respect and inspiration will stay"...well that is a different context to this nice song except that Lodhi caught my eyes and thoughts on the walk i hinted long before.....
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-ku2f94_-gjs/
vaaranam_aayiram_nenjukul_peidhidum_video_song_hq/

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http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=2cgFAJw11rk&feature=related
Gautam Mennon claims he doesn;t write script for heroes ..but should've have realized that he dragged the movie(probably scribble a little like i do) and screen a dis-jointed second half and that does spoil the first-half efforts.Surya is quite natural always and no disappointments....well i wanna write more on the movie...but it is break-time................................................

Action continues

It has been a week since i made yet another launch "to do" things ,giving myself a chance to improve on the biggest problem 'postponing"and saying "from to'ow" while it has not been too bad it hasn't been perfect as well.

1.Wake up @ 5:15 alarm definitely extended till 7 almost 5 days,

2.Burn 100 calories in the gym/day meaning atleast 20-30 mins work out - 3/7 days so far.....

3.Maintain transaction records...never good in maintaining finance numbers(but working in a bank that too analytics mm.) ..it is never going to happen.

4.Huge learning list not even touched....

5.List continues  on and on as it has been years of postponing....

I am giving an "asusual chance" ...encouraged by the upcoming break...will do it all regular after finishing the break= no action for next 20days....and this lazy..action continues..........

5K @ express

The purpose of my blogging has a meaning given at the end...

It is more of a follow-up of last blog as i happened to mention my friend and editor deepu,one thing which i realize and was important and could've made the difference in my life and career.After completing Master's(wow ask what STATISTICS), i still do not know what to say in interviews on those correlations and regressions as my normal curve is always negatively skewed when it comes to statistics as a tool to use,i give a bold answer saying business case outcome need not make statistical sense and have been successful only with American interviewer's as frankness counts.During my first job, my friend mahesh who is doing his Ph.d in US was practising his subjects with part-time classes in an university in BLR , i like teaching but not statistics sadly there was a need and i managed to get thru to teach MBA guys.A start-up university and my first class was "blinking statistics" and i started addressing the students saying - "before getting into the subject i would like you guys to understand that statistics is a tool but not the only tool".First class 1996 Bsc , 1st ever class i remember professor asked what is statistics?? and me who dreamt doing some research in science or in sports media/analyst when asked said "statistics came from a greek word..." and that professor gave an angry look and maintained it for atleast a month and never had an impression on me till i finished Master's.

Well i managed to complete all and earning a decent salary infact better industry package all that but i now feel it just costed that normal curve to be negatively skewed from satisfaction inspite of the positive look on the status and earning and job and comfort.

In 2003 i was still looking for a job and my friend deepu (wasn;t sure if he had joined the leading daily then or was doing a freelancing in PTI or times) naturally a journalist asked my interest to work as sports data person and then improve from there on and he would try to seek an opportunity in chennai @ express and that the package would be only 5K if an option exists and if i get it.But situation that time forced me to go elsewhere and keep getting good jobs,good pay etc but not only the current turmoil day by day i realize -that 5K break would have given made a lot more positive impact and the difference even if i now were to earn 25-30k salary in that field i would;ve been satisfied in the end.While there is no going back and it is past it haunts me now badly. Trying to get more into some actual areas of interest(this was just a particular case in the past) is a goal in pursuit(i cannot list 2-3 different things here)...and this space and network should help gain more confidence and seek some remedy on the 5K@ express loss.But this space here is one way i can improve along with different possiblities i am seeking - the revival period all started with this space......

(it doesn't mean that i am doing my job for the heck of it)

"The Baggy Green Mis-array"

Me and my friend Deepu(who is a chief sub sports editor in the leading news..  in chennai for long now)  have been great followers and supporters of Aussie cricket irrespective of the opponents .I remember 1996-2001(both completed colleges in different departments)- break time chats were either spent in literature/Mass communication or Microbiology. While the view have been criticized widely we both go more with the passion of sports let it be tennis,F1,football and we stick to our support always extending it - irrespective .It was not a chat  just about who won or lost or what a six we get deep into those crucial moments,strategies adopted by a player/captain,talent exposed,what could have made the difference to the result and there have been times i have missed classes when conversations continued beyond break.It has been atleast 3-4 years now that one-day according to me  has lost its form and to watch or put time test cricket makes  more sense.I try not to miss even a test match especially Steve Waugh's era.While the Australian captain's have a history behind leaving a strong,young energitic winning team starting from Allan Border-Taylor-Waugh now Ponting the punter- "  who how ????".The best of Aussie cricket has always been the fighting ability and perform under pressure even if it is to lose the game  in the end and never panic while "pressure under progress".One of the discussions we both had from IPL  started   till now is its influence in real cricket in its unrealistic world,who cares about the money,charm and the inside-edge hits and its excitment???.It definitely had brought in reluctance to the game among players even with overseas guys,it has taken thoughts to a level of making it more of a time-pass,money making skilled game rather than improving it from its real form.Symonds is a good example surprising to read  someone wearing the baggy green take a fishing break skipping an important team gathering and he also happens to be one of those most wanted 20-20 IPL guy.Many players even retired citing various reasons while we do not know if it was true the timing when IPL money poured in makes it a reasonable answer and it has done bad to the cricket world and i am upset that it has really making in the morale of Australian cricket as well.Hope the current turmoil in the market puts a pause to the flow of IPL and the Oz regain their "tough mode of cricket".On the other hand punter's attitude raises the eye-brow , spat with Lee (that too in field) and his decision to let it go.The thought doesn;t come bec'z they lost it now there have been worses loses this was not as bad as when they lost it inspite of having a follow-on options and ending up innings defeated in Kolkata under Waugh - it is not just about winning or losing but it was the attitude which inspired and now failing with punter.How on the world did he chose and atleast not stop the flow when he had a choice to bundle the opponent and failed to go for the kill, in this context i would rather drag the media comment further asking how cricket's top dog's neither woke-up nor watched around to give themselves a chance to bark.It  is never a question of defeat but rather the manner, it definitely marks an era of surprising uncertainity when ponting shd keep it flying high before the hand-over.Criticism may be high on his decision to go by his thought but then that's why he is  leading to make his own  choices so the answer from him is not about the lost match rather how he failed to bring the team,Oz spirit together and never showed a fight thru the tour? , recent results definitely is going to be a challenge to solve for ACB which surprisingly hasn;t reacting in its typical manner, in my opinion punter deserves the treatment soon

TURNI TURNIN TURNED 30

              It was Nov12,1978 4 a.m 21 mins(image is the hospital i was born in that hills) - a foggy, cold morning..and there was a cry through the hills  surrounded by thick forests and tea plantations -  the voice of that noice was me "SK SARAVANAN" and that cry baby was "crow baby"(what some people repeatedly told how i looked like)  and it is Nov12,2008..here is that cry baby now unluckily in  Singapore completing another decade to turn 30.While there are several ambitious,inspirational plans asusual and telling myself from today i will do this that blah blah......I definitely have some different plans this time , planning to revisit my left-behind ambitions and work on atleast some of those - wishing myself to work towards it with dedication this time for it to give me a return......

                      One thing i will definitely   do is to improve this blogspace alongside..it all started with Joyful , Adorable , Natural , Admirable .  .  feeling and i want to continue...thanks to the inspirational author......

                    I say unlucky in singapore as  i feel the need to getback to India fast in the current economic conditions,even the regular pastamania chef doesn't seem to enjoy the siutation and my presence here...the last time when  i went there he made it 'super-spicy' that it was "Rain and tears thru my nose".............my friend in Delhi asked me yesterday "how does it feel..your thoughts??"...well last sunday with excitment i had a post dinner quick bite of orange-choclate creamy biscuit,a bar of kit-kat and a nice sugar coated donut,,,so the answer  to him is  i wish it remains sweet 30 - while i bite the donut let the sugar coat bite  my cheeks ..and the sweet remains hidden in the dimple..well i cannot comment how "special" this year might be on a different note as i don;t agree with the practices...will be interesting to c how i tackle that....

But my mom tells it was quite an  incident ..unexpectedly..well before the due date(a month or so) with  my dad posted in a place with transport scarcity or no connection hill station(imagine 1978) ...they were lucky to get a taxi which came for somene's function and was parked to leave the next day ..something like that... they managed to pick that to be dropped at the group garden hospital some 20 kms through the hills.......else she said it was scary without any transport in the forest and they were really worried how to reach hospital..at that time...thanks to that taxi....

   

Copy cat........."imagination rights reserved"

( River - location -copied it is a diff view - did not copy same pic from original author to make sure i don;t get sued for copyrights................................. )

Well 6 days exactly is all i could resist , i was reading something nice to be imaginative about this picture (similar one) in that post and gave too much imagination to it ....one reason being any natural beauty pulls me in and espescially water in scene i gel with it a lot and then it goes beyond control to think lot of things.While i thought what would a typical thing i would do if i sat on one of the small rocks there ...relax, cool breeze , chill water...while i haven;t been to much of these locations far off ,the regular hill station{the one on top green) which i used to go school summer vacation had a similar location but not matured enough...that time except throwing stones competing with the distance ........

I kept thinking what would be an ideal scenario.........and

current state i thought i would sync the flow/sound of water , the sprinkle , legs splashing water, the precious ones living in the water all swinging to a tune ...through the mountains while the tune completes..

http://dishant.com/jukebox.php?songid=9034

(click or copy paste the link)

While we all go green.....................

{ though i reserve imaginative rights.....the title has to be so as the location is being injected from the original author to master-stroke the tune}

My friend already gave a feedback reading this..that i seem to be missing the hills somehow...that may be bec'z i am more ...with the river..ehehe

The K..... Craving

The country is not too far from Indian in all ways espesically food and people , one gets a typical chennai feeling.Though i am okay to stay away from home as i have been always (24 yeas with grandparents and almost another 6 years now "home away home " ,i am quite particular about food not all the time atleast on a specific occasion(except the thai vegetable curry and the Italian Bruschetta (though i am a big fan of both cuisines)- My friend Abhi should tell) .As i had grown under grandparents care the proper south-indian food was always on the table unlike the mom and aunts and no-wonder the patner whoever it is going to be will and had always filled the recipe's with artificial flavours to make their cooking easier and claiming it special and faster for you.Recent past Ganesh chaturthi is a perfect example , lucky to have good indian restaurants here and i made sure i tasted the usual ghee pongal,idli with 2 chutneys(usual bec'z i demand these at home when i am there on festival occasions) etc ..i failed to pick up the right place to have food of the day - Kolakattai .Normally it vanishes and i demand it later when i reach home but this one was hard for some reason.The same sunday i met this friend and his friend both south Indians and while having luch together i made it a point to express my "Kolakattai-loss" to them in the middle of some food-demolition acts from him.The other friend who accompanied gave me some "tips to target" , thanks to her next time will try.Next day was monday and apart from the monday morning blues it was beginning of the month and thanks to the slow server to delay my reports , i just stepped out and ended up in the temple in tank road, just like that before luncu,finished the formality prayer and when i was stepping out someone kept a small bowl in the table nearby there was some prasadam , i looked around to make sure it is for public and opened the lid ........ take a guess it was nice south-style "Kolakattai" what a feeling i should say and looked around again to snatch 1+1, first time i saw a kolattai prasadam and it was a great one to quench my craving as it was the spicy form of it which i like the most.I ate it smiling too much with a lot of joy and the grin lasted long , i mailed to two of them who listened to me previous day to express "what a feeling "i should say...might be silly still ....matters..................

THE SUBSTATION ---- ROMANCE @ " THE WALL "

Coming close to celebrating 1st b'day in 'Singapura' ,life so far has treated me fairly.Clarke quay is the place to hang around and happens to be the only "to do list" after a period which is also countered by humidity hiding good number of people inside home.I had my own interests to start with golf classes for beginner's for couple of months- thanks to the corporate discount for making it affordable and then the 'dream come true' to watch F-1 live and ofcourse met new people but more on professional interests,some new friends but not keen on making close friends as "career and confusion" rules at this point of time.Well i have come too far going back to the first month was when i spoke to that girl 'Narayini(not the real name)' helped by my friend prasad who is currently into something called 'zen habits'(whatever!!!) as an emergency contact for any help in singapore,while i did so but then never had a chance or thought to ring frequently.The same friend then forwared some theatre video which he acted (Oh i still hear that heroic voice) called 'Ramgarh ka sholay' focussing the RTI act in Minessota with Indian community(was a good one).I was keen to attend a similar one live and what a surprise received first ever theatre invitation for " KATHAAH" at the substation.Thanks to Narayini(name not real )again for remembering me and also sending an invite.Curious as ever i made sure i grabbed a ticket for sunday evening show.Combination of Tagore's -Kabuliwala,R.K.Narayan's - second opinion and the all exciting Basheer's Wall.Asusual humid evening entering the theatre, really aged but traditional of its kind was looking for that voice i used to hear on the phone(the same Narayani who will come later). Kabuliwala with the child, Mom and the provoking but hilarious son had their share of credit with an impressive display in part 1 and part2.


While i already made up my mind to grab chances like this which are more lively came a voice - announcing part 3 - The Wall , it is the same voice which dominated the show in the end.Basheer the hero enters the prison for writing something meets some people and one happened to be his friend and life goes on, a sudden release order message from the warden(the hilarious son of part 2 did not disappoint as a warden) .While everyone prepared to go Basheer ended up alone not being released , the crowd could witness the agony which lead to an escape plan.Never good in reading books i thought the story is about "the wall" he is going to jump to escape came the "voice" again.I along with the crowd was as curious as Basheer looking around as there was no one around,it actually came throught the wall in Basheer's cell , it was the heroine crying, while the hero smartly intruded by saying hello and the conversation continued by introducing eash other etc etc.Rejuvenated Basheer forgot his escape plan as he was busy exchanging dialouges and flowers thru the window in the cell.The dialogues continued ,made us laugh when it should and romance boomed, continued for one year that everyday a small stick will pop-up in that window an indication that the romance will continue with both talking to "the wall".The moment came when they decided to meet and the crowd was really hoping the see that lady prisoner "Narayini".Basheer and Narayini decided to work out a plan and came an opportunity to meet at the hospital prison, the signal planned was the same stick.The day came and the stick came out but in vain as Basheer was given a release order, the "voice of Narayani" which ruled the romance @ wall could no longer be heard and it was silence thru the wall bringing the curtain down @ the substation with touching moments of Narayini calling "basheer..." through the wall.

While part-3 ended - the enigma around the Narayini character lasted till the end when the entire cast was introduced with everyone waiting for the name Narayini who happened to be instrumental in making "kathaah" .I made sure to meet her after the show , it was mind blowing and hats OFF to the crew.


My second opinion was how good a movie based on wall would go , will it outclass Rajiv menon's 'kandukondein kandukondein' ? , while i can definitely bet on it at this point the best i could do is express Narayini's love for Basheer in tunes and a recent love theme i heard was apt(copy paste the link) to express Narayini's feeling's(her tone made it all) that we heard

http://www.musicplug.in/multiple_song_flashplayer.php?songid=47668&br=medium&id=30420&page=movies

OR

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/U6Qgu2ZQQd.As1NMvHdW/



To sum up the entire romance between basheer and Narayini @ the substation wall (copy paste and click the small arrow)

http://same-melody.com/romeo-and-juliet/richard-clayderman-love-theme-from-romeo-and-julietpiano.html

while there are different versions of this tune i chose this one which suits what i witnessed.

The other convincing part was that the money charged for tickets was given to some charity....

It was a fantastic evening...I am not in banstand as the picture is to write a script with the tune

Wishing from far to be near

Lots of Wishes to meet Steve Waugh,Dr.Kalam,Infosys chairman NarayanaMurthy atlease once in life time,they are far from reached and may not even happen.But there has been a fear of something not happening,bothering,disturbing me for sometime.Is it the research studies i compromised but still wonder about it every now and then?.Is it still the 'heading-west' thought ?,but this one seems to be special one and sticking along for the past 2 years and even becoming stronger than childhood aspirations.The introduction came to me thru 2 strangers one became close and the other one(actually still a stranger) for some reason is refraining from occasional ping and became "purposely invisible".I can leverage those bridges to cross and wish i reach the other side which seem to be "shining as only star in my sky" and atleast have some nice time OR it is a different wish but i still wish.....

The two strangers oops!!!the bridges - one claims the other side is "intellectully demanding" and the other bridge once claimed "looks silly and currently vanished "invisible " and now all seems like a wish trying to reach the Fort from this Lion Place without transport.The wish instead is growing stronger and catching up are the grey strands one competing the other.The feeling is intense how abt remembering the recent past occasion,infact did and wow some "actual view" of the other side in the spider but says "cannot view" when i actually went to scribble my wishes for the occasion.

Overall it all remains vague may be too late,too far,unreasonable or senseless to be so but not my thoughts with this wish.....i really do like.....

(Picture from Lodhi Garden)

Finally....

It is really happening...i am doing is it ?

Nice evening with aroma of my favourite drink(self made tea)...gentle breeze through the balcony-threatened by rain clouds,minutes to go for the roar of F-1 engines another race but this week-end in TV unlike the previous one watched live in malaysia....

Recollecting the Deming's cycle- planned a lot, still planning but never did,never checked and nevermade it work...Lots of lists from school days,failed ambitions definitely a lot of excuses to convince myself bec'z of that, this and what not...real class act to delay "things to do"...there was one thought disturbing recently " try " writing something.It happened so that i read someone's,still reading and thought shall i as well.....and what a surprise -i am here much earlier doing something that was planned -" finally " a plan that is executed..such was the strength of inspiration.....irrespective of my writing ability and quality...how did it happen....it is definitely not the "bucket list" inspiration....no one to argue on and decide what is nice and what is not....it was not even listed as priority...but the disturbance was so that i did and...should continue scribbling....

hopefully keep "the inspiration alive"..though a part of it will probably go unachieved,unsaid, far to catch....