unforgettable evening

What do you do when you to have to go to some unknown place,where you know no one ,have no one to talk to,but your visit is mandatory..???"Your answer would be exactly,feeling bored,,wish I had stayed at home watching tv or reading a book.But ,,,,,I do plan something..I do something differently so that the instance becomes memorable..Here is one  such incident.
       Recently I had such an

experience,It was a buffet dinner hosted by Mr.Martin on his dear daughters wedding at ITC,Grand Chola..The name itself attracted me very much.I always had dreams of visiting it.my husband was also raising my expectations by giving extra build-up.Sep 14th  we went to the hotel....

           
               MAGNIFICENT is the apt word for the great great ITC-RAJENDRA HALL.The hall is bigger than our chennai office(Mahalaxmi offset printers pvt limited,chennai).around 30000sq feet.The Hall has a capacity to seat around 1000 people.I could see people everywhere. Beautiful  girls clad in bright red sarees welcomed at every junction.Once we entered the hall, we were bombarded with welcome drinks and starters.Fruit punch, sprite and another one(I dont know the name of it).The boys were so energetic and friendly that not a single person in the hall would have denied it.If we refuse to one boy,another one would come to us in few seconds and offer.But my husband had the brave heart to refuse it repeatedly.undoubtedly he should be given a medal for it..(here I need to add a smiley.....being in face book  constantly my hands were searching for a wink smiley ..forget it)I think he was saving it for the dinner.So many starters and everything was so yummy..

They had notice board in which we can write our wishes for the lovely wedded couples.Now a days this has become a fashion-I have seen this a few places before.I blessed the couple.As we had arrived early we were able to meet the host and wedding couple without any hurryburry,Mrs and Mr.Martin had few kind words with us and we posed for the photograph ,gave away the gift,blessed them ...and all those formalities were over.
         I could see photographers everywhere.So many people were taking photographs..Each one was having a different camera..I was wondering where do they get all these new models of camera..Even the CROMA, the electronic  mega store in chennai wouldnt have so many models in it.

We walked around to the buffet.It had about five stations..presenting with Indian breads,variety rice ,so many curries, salads,ice

creams,desserts and fruits.I had no one to talk to. Sudha Raghunathan was singing,but I had no interest in Carnatic music ,so I was just walking around and see if something interesting could happen.suddenly I had an idea..I asked for a chef cap to the serving boys,so that I could take a photograph like in Masterchef..GOOD GRACIOUS ,the boys went to the event management Chef-in-Chief Mr.Gaurav Mathur.VOILA!!! Mr.Mathur had one of his boys run to the store and get me one and presented it to'me.He asked to have it as a souvener.I became very happy and took photographs wearing it,SO the occasion became memorable and interesting to me

I was carrying it around with me even when we were having dinner.Everything was excellent .The best was a fish curry called meen moilee -had never ever eaten such a dish so soft,tender and delicious.Then I went  to conquer the dessert region.Only at this time my SAVIOUR  came in- my husband- very kind heartedly offered to have my handbag and the cap till till I finish it.So I was wholeheartedly enjoying everything on my way.Then I came back and asked for the handbag.He gave it to me with a big smile.I asked for the cap and he blinked..cant never ever forget that look in his 

face.HE LOST IT.

Unaware of the further things coming up,he said sorry.I couldn't control myself...BANG..I gave him a slap on his back and cooled down,We couldn't see the cap anywhere and so the cap is LOST.

Anyway we returned home after the 

hearty meal,The next day I mailed Mr.Mathur as a thanking note about the buffet,In it I mentioned about the cap being lost,The reply came within an hour,,it said ,he always welcomed us to his hotel and when dining there ,if he is informed,he will give another chef cap,

So,BEWARE my dear husband ,you have to take me to Grand Chola another day just for the sake of a chef cap,,ha,,ha,,

Post script: "Muru doesnt do different things

She does things differently"(apologies Mr,Shiv Kera)   ha..ha...lol

My 27th wedding anniversary this year

Since my last post, a lot has happened....I have been thinking for  a while-let me do the blogging.,maybe it will be interesting..Ideas strike to my mind when I am in the kitchen,working out in the gym or travelling in the car,I often run at once and note down the points on a notebook or some other thing,like even a bit of paper,And..,then ,when everything is finished and will not be disturbed for a while,I open my laptop and then now I go blank.Always resulting with nothing to write down.I come out with short one or two sentences,which may aptly look like facebook statuses..So I have been postponing my blogging for a while.

                But suddenly, this year on my wedding anniversary I had so many things to write about,,

Leave all those gifts that my husband showered on me..the gorgeous watch , the wonderful dress,the phone  calls..the best gift I ever received was from Thendralthendralsaravanan.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_30.html‎,my dear dear friend.She gave us a call to confirm whether it was our wedding anniversary and about two hours later she posted a video about  us online..how sweet!!

I couldnt control myself.,I was jumping .,literally ., my daughter Aruna would have wondered,"what happened to my mom?" She collected a few of our photographs and threaded them with a beautiful song and made it a movie,,Fantastic., how creative and thoughtful??/!!! Seen so many ladies wiling away their time in gossiping,but look at this smart girl,she learns everything-painting,poems,etc.,hats off to you my sweet sweet sweet darling!!!

Usually I dont make a fuss around my anniversary,It will always be just another day,I dont cook delicacies and all ...because the whole family is a poor eater and we dont have visiting friends or relatives and all.But the scene changed all of a sudden,My husband's friend called and asked Biriyani as a treat for his family,I became all enthusiastic,started cooking and made biriyani,mutton curry and chicken curry and sent them,then was waiting fingers crossed..the phone rang,Sekar annachi was that ,I popped with the question"annachi have I passed or failed???"he replied with subtle laugh"dont worry You passed.."(annachi is tamil slang which means brother).Good Lord.. had a wonderful morning cooking for them

So September 14 th this year was as interesting as sep14th of 1986..thanks to our dear loving friends..cant forget this day!!!

PHONEY DEAL

PHONEY DEAL:
    We have finally got rid of our land line phone at home.And high time too... the poor thing was just sitting there,gathering dust and cobwebs.(or was that my imagination?or was it looking at us accusingly for neglecting it??)While my husband, me and my daughters did all my telephoning on our mobile phones..@one paisa per minute or whatever it was..these days..using mobile phones over land lines makes less sense.(economically).Mobiles also make for much greater convenience when calling frequently used number,No need to look up the address book listing the phone numbers.(where the hell is the bloody thing?? It was here only the other day..You would be yelling at somebody likewise,,Probably the mother...)
   But, now ,Thanks to the little Genie who lives in the mobile phone,all you have to do is scroll down the list of numbers,hit the call button and "bingo"you are connected.
  Putting land line phone out to pastime or rather into a cupboard which we reserve for things we no longer have need of ,but are reluctant to throw away for sentimental or other reasons._I thought of how technological  change can make useless old things into priceless antiques

  It seems just the other day when a land line telephone was coveted possession which you had to wait for months to get,even with the payment of the official bribe called Tatkal..The first breakthrough that freed telephone from the fixed location geography was the mobile pager(or is it the cordless phone??!!) which itself has become an obsolete ..almost the moment it was devised and was succeeded by the first generation of mobile phones.

  Now lets come to the whole new world of mobile phones,,day by day new ones arrive.defeating the older ones as though they are in a race ,The more the apps the phone had the more Gen Next it was,,The original purpose of talking had been pushed back .. and all other usages are in the front row...(messaging,music,browsing,,and etc ,etc,,)
   In no other field of technology,has change been so rapid..In the world of mobile technology tomorrow is already yesterday!

India in olympics 2012

INDIA'S OLYMPIC: SHAME ONCE AGAIN-

computer

By using computers children could learn new skills and parents learn more knowledge about early childhood development than those who do not own one.Owning a computer especially if loaded with educational software with interactive base of learning is like providing your kids with many books. Letting your kids play computer games could help develop their fine motor skills and reaction time. And, by accessing the internet, parents could read articles and e-books about parenting making them more effective in helping the development of their kids.

Let’s not compare the traditional approach of learning with computer-based learning in teaching young children intellectual skills or make it as replacement for traditional activities. Let’s make it an additional learning opportunity for children to learn new things instead. Human interaction with parents, teacher and other kids is essential for kids to learn more so as letting them have physical interactions with objects such as blocks, sand, finger paints, and other learning materials.

my books

I have been collecting books  for the past twenty five years.Books are my darling.. so i dont tend to give them away to anyone.,but old books face  deadly enemies- the pages become brittle and they crumble.the dyes in printing and binding materials make the pages fade.Moreover the books become outdated.Information stored in them turn out to be wrong and misleading...with fast changing world everything seems to change everyday .Internet seem to be perfect source of correct information..When I ask my children to read them they simply laugh at me and teach me to surf the net. Paradoxically they turn  out to be right..... now am I to protect those old precious volumes  or just discard them????

new year resolutions

it is the second month of the year ,by now everyone must have broken your new year resolution.Fortunately  I didnt made any one .With lots and lots of information available on magazines , newspapers, books and on the internet_about how to set goals and attaining them.....I am scared of them. so , what I do is -when i need to do something to be done,I do it at once. no time fixing . this makes everything easy.