I have a long time friend who I know from the first day I entered school. He studied with me till 12th standard and later went to a different college. He is getting married in 3 months time. It is a love marriage accepted by both sides. He is lucky.
He has a small problem now. The parents of the girl are so good that they want to buy them a car for marriage. Good news, but here is the problem. They are discussing to buy them a Maruthi 800 or Alto. My friend was a over sized kid from age of 3. He may be now close to 100kg (may be a 2 or 3 kg less). He is sure that he cant enter the driver seat in a Alto or Maruthi 800. Atleast Alto is fine. 800 is too bad. He feels he wants a bigger car. But he is too reluctant to tell them as he is worried whether they will think bad about him.
He dont have money to tell them I will pay the rest of money for a bigger car. Pavam he is. Please send your suggestions for my friend. Put it in comments column
Thursday, June 25, 2009
First experience is always special
First experiences - First time when you went to school, rode a bicycle, then a bike, first day of college, the new job you joined are always special. It is always the experience of the first time stays in your memory for long. I travelled in flight for the first time this week. It is sure a memorable experience.
I had to go to Delhi to organise a training program. I took a private airline flight that took off from Chennai at 7.30 AM. I reached the airport 2 hours earlier as I wanted to be as early as possible as it is the first time. Luckily I never found any difficulty. The baggage Check in and the security check are over in 15 minutes and I had to wait for more than 1.5 hours t0 board the flight. I was bit thrilled when I entered the flight. I would have loved to get a window seat but I did not get. I got the third seat in the row. The flight was safe and I enjoyed it. The sensation I got while taking off and landing was thrilling. The sandwich they served for breakfast was 'WOW'. The fair and slim air hostess' dressed in red always had a smile in their face. I felt that the smile did not look genuine
My return flight from Delhi was Air India flight and I got a window seat this time. The flight took off at 8pm and I really did not have any use with the window seat. I could see the busy delhi with all its lights from the sky. When we are about to land at Chennai, the flight flew over the sea ad took a 180 degree turn to enter into the City. I could spot a lot of ships, the beach road, LIC building and finally the Kathipara Bridge that looked amazing from above. Unlike the all female air hostess in the private airlines, here there were 3 male and 1 female hosts in the flight. They hardly smiled but polite. I would say I prefer Air India flight from now on. They provided free meals and juice bottles for the same flight fare like the private airlines, where except water every thing is paid service.
I am back in Chennai.
I had to go to Delhi to organise a training program. I took a private airline flight that took off from Chennai at 7.30 AM. I reached the airport 2 hours earlier as I wanted to be as early as possible as it is the first time. Luckily I never found any difficulty. The baggage Check in and the security check are over in 15 minutes and I had to wait for more than 1.5 hours t0 board the flight. I was bit thrilled when I entered the flight. I would have loved to get a window seat but I did not get. I got the third seat in the row. The flight was safe and I enjoyed it. The sensation I got while taking off and landing was thrilling. The sandwich they served for breakfast was 'WOW'. The fair and slim air hostess' dressed in red always had a smile in their face. I felt that the smile did not look genuine
My return flight from Delhi was Air India flight and I got a window seat this time. The flight took off at 8pm and I really did not have any use with the window seat. I could see the busy delhi with all its lights from the sky. When we are about to land at Chennai, the flight flew over the sea ad took a 180 degree turn to enter into the City. I could spot a lot of ships, the beach road, LIC building and finally the Kathipara Bridge that looked amazing from above. Unlike the all female air hostess in the private airlines, here there were 3 male and 1 female hosts in the flight. They hardly smiled but polite. I would say I prefer Air India flight from now on. They provided free meals and juice bottles for the same flight fare like the private airlines, where except water every thing is paid service.
I am back in Chennai.
Monday, June 8, 2009
He likes, She Likes
As the title suggested, I really wanted to start with, what he likes. But you know rules are rules. A quote says, "Ladies first and pretty ladies sooner". So first...
What she likes:
1. Tell her that she is beautiful. Ofcourse she is beautiful. Otherwise you would not have fell in love with her. What is the harm in telling the truth? Tell her atleast 10 times a day. It will make her more beautiful.
2. She wants you to have sharper mind. Very important that you remember important dates. You forget her birthday, you'll see angry face for weeks and she'll never forget it for life. You probably have to drink 3-roses tea for sharp brain.
3. Surprises are essentially part of her life. Surprise visit, surprise gift and she won't mind surprises every day. But the good part is that you don't need to spend a fortune. Simple surprises are enough.
4. Punctuality. If you told you ill be there by 8, you be there by 7.50. Of course, she wont mind if you come by 8.01. The tricky part is, for an appointment at 8, she'll reach there by 7.50 and expect you by 7.51. The general rule is, Guys can wait. Girls cannot because they should not.
5. Accept that she is always right. This makes her feel proud of you.
6. Respect her space. She always wants you to have a say on everything concerning her. She'll ask you suggestions and let you decide on everything from her dress to career. But she always expects you to say,"Its all your wish honey".
7. Be sincere. She probably won't mind if you chat with other girls. But always be sincere to her
8. Be Romantic. You will probably find yourself offering her roses and holding her hands in a restaurant. Never look around. Your girl will love that.
What He likes:
1. Admire him for what he is. Never mention to him that Arya or Surya looks handsome. He always wants you to think that he is the most handsome and manly guy in the earth. He will flirt with other girls. But he will say that its just for fun. But you wont have the same freedom.
2. His gifts are WOW. Whatever he buys for you are simply great. Never tell him that he could have chosen a different colour saree for you.
3. Ask his suggestions. If you ask everytime, he will be very happy and probably tell you "Its all your wish honey". It is a win-win for both. Trust his abilities. Never try to give him too many suggestions. He will be offended.
4. Make him proud infront of his friends. Make him feel that he is in control of everything.
5. Tell him once in a while how much you love him and how much he means to you. He will always be there for you.
6. Tell him that you want to meet him before he asks you out. That makes him proud
7. Understand that he is very possessive than you.
8. Understand his shortcomings. He may not be perfect, Some days he may be late, He may hurt you for silly reasons, try to dominate you. But you can forget that. After all you love him so much
What she likes:
1. Tell her that she is beautiful. Ofcourse she is beautiful. Otherwise you would not have fell in love with her. What is the harm in telling the truth? Tell her atleast 10 times a day. It will make her more beautiful.
2. She wants you to have sharper mind. Very important that you remember important dates. You forget her birthday, you'll see angry face for weeks and she'll never forget it for life. You probably have to drink 3-roses tea for sharp brain.
3. Surprises are essentially part of her life. Surprise visit, surprise gift and she won't mind surprises every day. But the good part is that you don't need to spend a fortune. Simple surprises are enough.
4. Punctuality. If you told you ill be there by 8, you be there by 7.50. Of course, she wont mind if you come by 8.01. The tricky part is, for an appointment at 8, she'll reach there by 7.50 and expect you by 7.51. The general rule is, Guys can wait. Girls cannot because they should not.
5. Accept that she is always right. This makes her feel proud of you.
6. Respect her space. She always wants you to have a say on everything concerning her. She'll ask you suggestions and let you decide on everything from her dress to career. But she always expects you to say,"Its all your wish honey".
7. Be sincere. She probably won't mind if you chat with other girls. But always be sincere to her
8. Be Romantic. You will probably find yourself offering her roses and holding her hands in a restaurant. Never look around. Your girl will love that.
What He likes:
1. Admire him for what he is. Never mention to him that Arya or Surya looks handsome. He always wants you to think that he is the most handsome and manly guy in the earth. He will flirt with other girls. But he will say that its just for fun. But you wont have the same freedom.
2. His gifts are WOW. Whatever he buys for you are simply great. Never tell him that he could have chosen a different colour saree for you.
3. Ask his suggestions. If you ask everytime, he will be very happy and probably tell you "Its all your wish honey". It is a win-win for both. Trust his abilities. Never try to give him too many suggestions. He will be offended.
4. Make him proud infront of his friends. Make him feel that he is in control of everything.
5. Tell him once in a while how much you love him and how much he means to you. He will always be there for you.
6. Tell him that you want to meet him before he asks you out. That makes him proud
7. Understand that he is very possessive than you.
8. Understand his shortcomings. He may not be perfect, Some days he may be late, He may hurt you for silly reasons, try to dominate you. But you can forget that. After all you love him so much
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Beauty of Dakshina Chitra
I visited Dakshina Chitra last weekend. It is a very beautiful place. Located in the ECR road, very near to MGM, it is one of the good places at Chennai which everyone has to visit. It is less than 30 minutes drive from Thiruvanmiyur. Also you have excellent bus services, so you wont have any problem reaching there. The entrance ticket is also very cheap, 75 Rs for adult and 30 Rs for students.
It is a heritage site developed to show people the culture of south India. When you buy tickets, you will be provided with a map of the entire location. The map definitely comes in handy as the place is so vast. The place is divided into states namely Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhrapradesh and Karnataka. In each state, you can find different type of houses and exhibits that depicts the cultural background of these states. Tamilnadu and Kerala are completely built while Andhrapradesh and Karnataka are incomplete as of now.
In Tamilnadu, the notable features are the exhibits that belong to 5 types of land (Neidhal, Marudham, Paalai, Kurinji and Mullai), the different musical instruments which originated in Tamilnadu and the Chettinadu house. The puppet show which is held only on weekends has a few scenes from Ramayana played is a must watch.
You can also find interactive events like Kili josiyam and Kairehai josiyam. You can learn the art of pottery and weaving clothes from people there. I bought a cute Kitchen set. I have photographed it.
The kerala part has many art works and paintings. The houses are built beautifully. Andhra and Karnataka part are small and not complete yet. This is one of the excellent paintings in Kerala
Kerala Houses:
Here are the kerala architecture you can find at Dakshina Chitra. The Mandabam in the right is the place where some marriages take place inside Dakshina Chitra.
Dakshina Chitra is a good place where you can spend 4 to 5 hours easily and have a really good time.
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