In the eyes of the beholder

Battling an eye-infection while being drowned in work is the worst possible combo 😦  The swollen right eye had me rushing home after the end of a long day @ work and I conveniently forgot about the eye ointment that I wanted to pick up on the way.

As I called Su to ask him to get the same on his way back home, words deceived me at the right moment and I just could not get the name of the medicine. I told him it was very easy to identify as they looked exactly like [well, almost I think :P] jasmine buds.

This is the closest pic I cud get from the net. What I hv actually seen are even green in colour and so look exactly like those buds.

Tring tring .. It ws Su from the medical store.

Hey, I got them .. is it Applicaps that u r looking for? he asked.

Oh yes! Hw cud I forget that! Exactly!

They look like mini Cricket bats though‘ he said 8)

🙄 🙄 🙄

What else could I expect on a day when Sachin’s bat was madly in love with the ball, on his way to that historic 200? Cricket, cricket everywhere! Hmmpf!  What a visual treat that one was!

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  1. Hahaha. agree!! everywhere I see, I see cricket updates. I was thinking of writing something on that and you wrote. Oh btw I am No.1.. yippeee!!!!!! first time on your blog 🙂
    Okay let me not get excited. Hope you havent started moderating your blog 😐

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  2. Haha! Seriously, a case of ‘to each his own!’ Hope you’re feeling better now, this explains why there is a drought of posts too :)!

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  3. LOL!! you also use Applicaps? 😀
    I also use them when that kind of infection happens!!
    What are you doing posting and working? huh?
    Shouldn’t you be resting your eyes??

    Take care dear! Like Tara says, splash your eyes with plenty of cold water and stay away from the stove, computer etc!

    {{{hugs}}}

    Sachin’s 200 was AWESOME!

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  4. So that’s why you were missing. That’s too bad. I hope you’re feeling/seeing better (since you were able to post). Take care!!!!!

    LoL @ the different comparisons.Heee:D

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  5. hey, take care ! i got these for my mom as well recently and it worked wonders ! and you know what my mom called it ? a small tube ! 🙂 in the eyes of the beholder indeed ! hope you are better now and stay away from the monitor ! 🙂

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    1. Ha ha .. so many names .. awesome 🙂
      Ya, this one works for me everytime 🙂 Thanks Lavanya .. hd to come to work today 😦 3 days off nw and I will hv a gala time 😉

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  6. May i suggest that its not wise to buy medicines on your own,for anything its better you consult the doctor,i had a similar infection recently and applied ointment,it did not work,when i hv been to doc she said its some fungi and gave other ointment which worked.take care.

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    1. I get this one in summers usually and a doctor had prescribed it sometime bk 🙂 I get a routine eye-check up done even otherwise 🙂 Thanks ambulisamma 🙂

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  7. hey, thanks for the name Applicaps. will remember in future. i have used it a couple of times but never knew its name. n take good rest, switch off the pc and get well soon 🙂

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  8. The sight of the capsules makes me want to squish them (maybe like the bubble caps, but only messy). 🙂 🙂 🙂

    Still, seeing and posting, with an eye infection. What shall I say about your commitment to the bloggerati, Swaram?

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    1. Ha ha ha … Bubble caps eh .. gud one 🙂
      Sigh! Put up this small one after 10 days!!! Nw if it cn be called so, I am mighty glad abt it 😛 😛 Thanks a lot 🙂

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  9. So, this was the reason for the omnipresent Swaru to take a backseat and I did find a First place in few blogs !!! LOL 😆

    OOOHHH!!! Eye infection !!! Take care !! Dont pass it on to Su !!!

    I think every Indian sees only cricket in everything, now – after Sachin’s 2 tons !!!! 🙂

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    1. LOL .. u hd fun in my absence no 😛 😛
      LOL .. so, u r more worried that I wud pass it on is izzit 😦 Thanks Uma … thank God I did nt give the gift to anybody else 😀

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  10. hey..i thot one might give rest to the restless eye.. 😛

    btw applicaps work pretty well, but we get them in some yellowish brown shade here.. :O

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    1. LOL eh I did … 3 days of no internet .. uff! Penance it ws!!!
      Ya ..I hv nt seen these red ones too .. these were the only ones I cud find on the net though 😛

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  11. Take care Swaram!!!!! U knw I buy exactly those kind of capsules from india called Karvol for cold. Not to be ingested but to be inhaled like pour the liquid into boiling hot water and inhale for removing congestion. And they r green 😮

    And Sachin is awesome….Hitchwriter must be sooo super excited 😀

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  12. Wow! that was funny indeed 😀
    Working with sore eyes on a computer and blogging as well. Deadly combination for eyes 🙂

    I hope you are feeling better by now.
    Take care buddy and give your eyes some rest.

    Cheers!!

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  13. Ouch..hope you are getting better..was wondering what was up with no new posts from you..but your comment on by blog solved that mystery.

    Missed watching the Cricket thing..but have read on a lot of blogs to know what was going on..Though I was surprised not to see an update on Hitchy’s blog..but I guess he is busy moving..

    Get better soon..and come back to us bats swinging.. 😉

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  14. When the read the line about your eye infection the first thing that came to my mind “Applicap” 🙂

    Sachin has achieved an awesome feat na ? Great batsman indeed !

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    1. Ha ha so many of us use them 🙂 I can contact any of u for the name next time 😛
      Sachin’s batting ws superb that day …. its so nice we ppl hv a chance to watch him live 🙂

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  15. You blogged even with the eye infection (even when there were runs in the air)! I really admire ur persistance Swaram-hope you are fine now.

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    1. LOL ws @ work n found time just to fit in this small post .. he may never agree in future when I say his first luv is cricket no .. so some proof 😉
      Am better nw .. hw r u?

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  16. I hope by now you are feeling good and enjoying Holi to its fullest.Sorry frn because of my daughter’s exams i was not regular in blogger for some time.

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    1. Hey Kavita .. ya, am better nw 🙂
      Holi is nt very grand here 🙂 Hope u hd a nice festival 🙂
      And thatz really fine .. glad to c ur comment nw 🙂

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  17. Hey Swaram, How are you feeling now ? Hope your eyes are better.

    Nice post. Yes, it is indeed in the eyes of the be-holder. If you ask me, for me it looks like spilled bowling pins 🙂

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  18. Hey Swaram .. Hope your eye is doing ok now … Your eye medicine reminds me of a stuff I use to take when I have cold – it is also green and jasmine (or cricket bat!! ) shaped thing which you have to pierce and pour into your hankie and keep sniffing it the whole day! 🙂 I rem it used to smell like Amrutanjan … 🙂

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    1. Hey TFT .. its so nice to c u bk after a long time 🙂
      Ya dear, am dng gud 🙂
      Many ppl said that it looks like Karvol .. I ws nt aware of the same 🙂

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  19. Mini cricket bats and jasmine buds, sure they bond well with their dissimilarites 🙂

    What would the world be like without imagination? 🙂

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  20. it does look like the ones they keep for snow bowling, or worse a beer bottle LOL How are you doing ? I hope nothing serious , since u are posting abt it. Get well soon 🙂

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    1. LOL .. first one to say a beer bottle .. unique answer yay! Ya, this one small thing looks like so many things 😛
      I am far better nw Sri 🙂 thank u 🙂

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  21. psst.. its not like i like to come last to comment here..its just that ur url has the word “song” and so its blocked at work… n so i hv to come home n log on… sometimes im tired..sometimes just plain lazy…u understand, dnt u?

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    1. Ha ha ha … thanks for the clarification ahem 😛
      arre .. its completely fine 🙂 So glad that u did login from home 😀
      LOL … never knew this url wud hv a problem 😉 Streaming is blocked here too 🙂

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