How many are affected..???!!! :) :) :( :(

Take:1
Location: A public Booth
Characters: Guy tryin to reach the gal's landline number desperately and the gal on the other side, waiting for the phone to ring.

Guy: Man, y doesn't some one pick up the call..!!!!!!!!!!!!

And finally someone attends the call.

Gal: Hello, Hello, Hello...

Guy: Hey, ***, its me de.. how are u..??

Gal: Hey Be louder ya, i m not able to hear u... hello, hello...

Guy: Heeeeeeeeelllllllllllooooooooooo, Am i audible..?? Hlo, hlo, hlo, hlo.... [U've watched Kaadhal kottai .???]

Gal: yea, yea tell me yaar... how are u, i miss u a lot yaar, i m shut in this room yaar, i miss u lots, lets get out of this place pa, i cant bear this any more.. pls pls..

Guy: Hey hey listen to me. Relax.. Things will be fine soon.. jus wait for one more month yaar, i'll convince my parents and make them talk to ur parents..

Gal: Dey, u don understand.. i've been with them for 20 yrs but its not possible even for a day... [Ada Rama, innum evlow tamil cinema la than indha dialogue kekkradhu.. :P]

Guy: Ok ok ma, i'll come there soon.. u take care.. jus keep ur fingers crossed and wait for me... i'll come da..
[Some one plays "Kaadhal Rojavey" in the
background..]

Gal:
U too pa, (sobs), I love u..

Guy: Me too, gotta leave now.. will call u soon... Take care..

Gal: yea, bye... (sobs continue)

Hmm hmm hmm , We too sobb.......... sob, sob.. sob, sob..

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Take:2
Location: One balcony in Bangalore and one another in Chennai
Characters: Guy working for TCS chennai and Gal working for Infy Blr.. Both with 3 yrs of experience..

Guy: Hey, Waassup da..??? How was the day..???

Gal: Not bad da, same old manager, same old team, same old work.. Ore mokkaya irukku da.. there's nothing interesting..

Guy: Hmm, U know wat, before i could open my mouth, u zipped it.. absolutely the same here too...

Gal: Dey, hope u r in a good mood..???!!!!

Guy: Yes, tell me da, Wats it..?? [Aarambichiduvaloooooo....!!!!!!]

Gal: I completely understand that we need to settle down in life and u need to get ur sister married and stuff.. But just listen to me, already my parents have started talking

abt alliances and i m damn sure that they will not object if i mention abt u.. Pls,,,,........ [Interrupted :-|]

Guy: [Aarambichitta.., Come on da, Start Music. ] Stop it ***....... U've already told me this hazaar times.. An i m bored to listen to it, try to think from my point of view..

[Guys never think from a gal's perspective until its too late..] I cant just like tht take things to the next step until my sis's marriage, an i've made it clear to u, the time

i proposed itself.. U were ok with it then.

Gal: Yes, i was.. But now it seems bad pa.. I m scared to go home.. Wat if some guy comes to see me all of a sudden.. will yo be ok with it.???

Guy: Nonsense.. how will they come all of sudden without ur knowledge..?? I m helpless for another year ***, but the day my sis gets married, i'll tell all this to my parents..

Its a promise..

Gal: Hmm, Wen have u ever listened to me, U want everythin to happen it ur way.. go Ahead, I have nothing to say..

Guy: See, U know all this, Then YTH do u bring this up everyday and create a scene.. Leave me alone for sometime...

Gal: Yes, Hope u had dinner.. Good nite..

Guy: Ok, fine.. good nite..

Shut down for 2 days.. :( :( Konjam kashtam than.. Marupadiyum meet pannuvom.. :) :)

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Take:3
Location: GChat window one in Kanpur and the other in London.. Nite 11 pm IST..
Characters: Gal in IIT, Kanpur and Guy in University of London, London..

Guy: Hey

Gal: Hey, Wassup..?? Me wanted to show u some pics of the outin we went this weekend.. U there for sometime..??

Guy: yea sure.. Send me the Link..

Gal: Yea, uploading them.. will send soon.. Then..?? Any news..??

Guy: nope.. hows it there..??

Gal: same.. So the never ending plan of ur visit to India..???? Is it happening..??

Guy: Don worry darling.. We'll make it happen...

Gal: Oh really..!! U want to make it happen... (this is bitter sarcasm)

Guy: Hmm, believe me..

Gal: Wateva.

Guy: Then..???

Gal: nothing.. Good nite I gues..

Guy: Bye..

Gal: bye, tc...
*** is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when *** comes online.

Idhuvum oru love story than, believe me...!!! Wat to do, All FATe...!! :P

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So, What happens to these relationships when distance increases.. Is it proportional in any way..?? God knows, wat these people have in their minds, why they fight and where

they gonna land up ultimately..

Everything seems to be fine when a guy sees a gal for the first time in coll (or in some cases, even before or a lil later than tht). Later, they get to the normal routine of being "just" friends.. Movie, ice cream, birthday treats, gifts and so on.. so normal until "Bells start ringing on their own, Lights start glowing(Adhuvaraikum power cut ah enna.:P :P)".. Somehow everything gets settled, unofficially they get declared as a couple, Life is more Beautiful... Again "Movie, ice cream, birthday treats, gifts and so on" continues, but this time only the 2 of them.. No one seems to be in between or around them.. Coll comes to an end and there starts the tragedy.!!!!!

Though technology is at its peak and have made distances shorter, nothing can be like having a person next to you when u need them the most.. An nothing can be worse than the depression it gives, when u feel that that someone is far far away - his/her mobile is not reachable, he/she is in idle state in gtalk or he/she says they'll call u back later when u want to talk to them.. Pathetic ofcourse.. And then is when the real life starts for them.. Unlike love stories in 1990s, when things went smooth after both the parents get convinced, now the real villains seem to be either the gal or guy themselves..

Some one has to explain wat "getting settled" means.. Everyone needs to get settled.. Engey sellum indha padhai types... Seriously, no one knows.. The guy wants to get his sis married, the gal wants to complete her higher studies(if she does tht, then the guy will also wish to get the same degree before marriage, idhu oru criteria) and wat not...
Marriage is a word that scares them off.. Life is busy for both of them.. Office, friends, party, studies, seminars, assignments, etc, etc.. Amidst all this, where from to expect love and romance.. All that is there in the minds of both, no way to express. The worst of all, when u fall ill, the other side (who is suppoooosed to be the better half) doesn't even have the slightest knowledge of it..
And to be kept in mind, all these happen after both the side parents get convinced and keep pressing constantly to get married to both of them... Hmmmmmmmmmmmm................. who's mistake is it... Hard to predict..

Watever, Life has to still go on.. go on an on... The next day morning, they need to wake up and get ready to make themselves presentable.. After all, thats also a part of life...
All the Best to the Many..!!
Thumbs up..!!! :)

N(ot)ational A(vailable)nimal (N.A) :)

That was an exciting Saturday morning, as we had planned to celebrate a friend’s birthday in Bannerghatta National Park and Sanctuary. There was not too much of planning required for the trip, so we simply took a BMTC bus to the National park. Our original idea was to simply roam around the park and spend time. But after reaching there, we found out that there are other interesting aspects like Jungle Safari and Butterfly Park. Reluctant to spend more time on the Safari ride [We were quite sure that we would not be able to see many animals], we chose the Lion and Tiger Safari ride. We took our seats close to the window and started to watch out for (if) any animals outside.

Around 2 pm our safari ride started.. “Animals ellam kooda saptu thoongra neram, hmmm”, my dearest friend was mouthing our thoughts.. Lion Safari began, we almost had our heads out of the van, Theeerrrrrrrrrre, under a tree, were one Lion and Lioness sleeping, totally unaware of a van full of people very close to them. It seemed like nothing could disturb them from their deep afternoon nap. With some dry snaps of the sleeping beauties, the lion safari came to an end..

After some 5 minutes ride, the Tiger Safari area started.. By this time, people had become tired putting their heads out and had started comfortably sitting in their places, -[eppadiyum oru 2 tiger than thoongittu irukka pogudhu, adhukku ivlow kashta padanuma].. But much to our surprise and excitement, we started seeing some 2-3 tigers together including some white ones... The sight left us speechless and the van driver started moving towards the streak. We were looking outside with our mouths wide open unable to believe the reality of it..
How Majestic..!! Tiger is one of the animals that need to be treasured from extinction, for the very simple fact that mankind will never want to let go such a picture of beauty, waste..!!
Moving forward, we were able to see more an more of tigers, in streaks of 2 and 3 and there was a wild imagination that if all the 1411 left out, were present here in Bannerghatta only..
One tiger even crossed the road, when our bus paused some 100 metres before it... What I was quite skeptical about was that how come these cruel wild animals act so normal in front of human beings.. Were they ever tamed in spite of living in a sanctuary..??!!?? God only knows.. !! On the whole, that was an exhilarating experience and simply loved it.!!

No wonder such tourist spots are so crowded, in spite of people being so busy and having very less time for recreation and stuff. All the more, it’s only this love of nature that still lets live the spirit of humanity in mankind.
Somewhere, I read that because of the Global warming effect, animals are deprived of water and hence we can help them by keeping a bowl of water outside in the balcony or terrace. But the general strategy to maintain balance in the ecosystem is only by stopping to feed animals.
"Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers. So please do not feed any animals... All ready we turned most of the monkeys and elephants to beggars..." - By one of my friends who is fanatic of Wildlife and Photography.
Another Knowledgeable Excerpt:
There are several reasons commonly given for confining animals in zoos and aquariums:
1. Education of the public, not only teaching them about animals but also promoting conservation.
2. Scientific research on the biology of captive animals, sometimes with an eye to helping save them in the wild.
3. Breeding endangered animals so they can be reintroduced into the wild.
4. Providing the last refuge for a species that will inevitably go extinct.
5. Entertainment for the public, which makes profits for the exhibitors.
But the fact is that, not many of the so called-Well educated-Civilized-Citizens are aware of the above reasons.
Wild Animals protection and conservation is a serious issue in the crisis of their extinction and its high time people who make profit out of the entertainment mend their ways. Ecosystem Balance is also a major concern like Save the Tiger, Save the Earth, Save Paper and Tress campaigns. The Tropical band of the world with the highest percentage of flora and fauna should concentrate more on the ecosystem balance for the rest everything to stabilize. Zoos and Circuses where wild animals are being exploited should be discouraged by the public and government. Let them also live their lives in their own ways.
Its never too late to start and lets start it today only..!!

Mommy

That was one of the biggest Convents in "The Small City". She had always desired that her daughter should be a part of that school not only coz of its proximity to their house. Compared to these days when parents had to stand in queue from the previous night to collect applications, her hubby had even forgotten that the KG applications were being issued on that day. [As of now, assume he’s always busy].
Finally, she had to deprive him of his lunch and literally chase him to get an application form. The doors of the school ofc were abt to close, when he could finally get in hand the last one.
The mommy was never aware that there would be so many steps to be followed before getting her daughter admitted there. She could only manage to take her kid to the written test on time. No preparations, no former teaching, the kid was left to try its fate there. But in 2 days time, much to her delight, the Interview card came. She was so excited and decided not to commit the same mistake again. She started interviewing her daughter herself as small as checking if the kid at least knew the names of the things around her. Poor kid was taken by surprise why she was being questioned so often. :)
The Interview day came, the ever busy Appa was demanded to drop his family in the school.
The kid was astonished to see her mom so tensed [first time] and Dad super cool [Quite normal].
Both the parents went in, to attend the interview along with the child:
[that was a school run by Nuns referred to as Sisters below]

Sister: Hello…!!

Kid: Hullo..!

Sister: What is ur name..??

Kid: Aarthi..

Sister: Inga *********** nu eludhirukku..??!!??

Kid: Adhu enga daddy vecha peru, mummy enna Aarthi nu than koopiduvanga..

Sister: Ok, picture parthu peru sollviya..??

Kid: Oh.. !!

Sister: What is this..?? [Pointing to an elephant picture in an Alphabets book]

Kid: Yaana, [Sis surprised] [Mom regretting, “Achacho, I’ve not taught her what it’s called in English”]

Sister: What is this...?? [PT goat]

Kid: Aadu.. [Mom, “Gone case..!! “]

Sister: Hmm, [Giving up], indha dress nalla irukkey..

Kid: Pattu pavada nalla than irukkum.. enakku idhu than romba pidikkum..
[Mom, ”Aiyo Rama..”]

Sister: Hmm, [Smiling now], yaaru thechu kuduthanga..???

Kid: Enga veetu munnadi oru tailoring miss irukkanga.. avanga than thechu koduthanga.. [Proudly turns to her mom, whos’ almost furious with her daughter’s sweetness]

Sister: Good.. Nalla ponnu.. Amma ta po.. [Smiling now also]

Kid: Mummy... [runs to her mom],

Mom: Ama, nalla idha mattum English la kathu vechukko.. Vaa vandhu thola...

Dad: Seri vidu, next time try pannuvom..

Mom: Ellam ungala sollanum.. En thala eluthu.. :P

She took her daughter home, depressed abt the well performed interview.. She had even instructed her hubby to get another application form, from a kutty school nearby. She felt as if all her wishes had been shattered down. Her Close friend called up, to enquire.. [Idhu vera], she could only cope up telling that they felt there’s one more year for the kid to join school and they’ll try the next year.. [After all the kid was 2.5 years old]

2 Days later..

The Admission Card came home.. :) :)

She rejoiced..!! :)

All the school shopping began happily, notes, books, school uniform, pen, pencil, rubber, school bag, water bottle, lunch bag, shoes and wat not… She had almost purchased everything available in Ranjana Stores [School shopping showroom in the City].

She never knew how strenuous it’s going to be for her in the coming days... She happily sent her daughter to school on The First Day.

The Kid was dropped by her uncle [I told u her Dad was busy] and she earnestly gave back the water bottle to him telling that it might get lost in school. Her mom’s excitement had clung on to her also. ;) It was a half day and when her uncle came to pick her up, she brought another new bottle. On returning home, she realized that it was not hers and started crying that she had brought someone else’s bottle. Somehow mommy consoled and asked her to return it back the next day. :)

Hence started the ‘Mommy sending cutie to school everyday, preparing breakfast and lunch, making her do homework, sitting with her until she completes, encouraging her and aspiring for her’ Schedule. The Schedule had been so long, that it continued until the gal finished her Engineering in a Reputed College. Mommy’s life had always been brimmed up only with things about her daughter, her studies, her exams, her teenage and now marriage. :)

This is dedicated to all the Lovely Mommies who always love to grow up once again with their children in their own natural way..:)

Mom, this is especially for U.. Love u and Miss u Lots.. :)

How do I start...??!!??

Just wondering how and where do I start from.. [I am ofcourse aware of the fact that the answer to this question would be some dearie mokkais.. :P] Well, a short preface would be something like..., an idea to pen down my thoughts.. [I guess it isn't too formal]

Two of my friends have been much interested in blogging [I should mention that I was very much impressed by their posts] since very long whereas i used to simply follow them and to some extent was even unaware that I had a blog profile on my own..

Off late, I somehow clicked on my name in their links and hence discovered the home page of my blog. :)