You know, there are these days when you just feel like crying for no reason? Feel like just sulking sitting in a corner and do nothing? And some other days, where you are just happy; happy enough not to even hunt for the source! Well, not that it’s required actually 😉 Am told my great grandma had a theory for this – if someone has been performing those annual rituals on your death anniversary from the last birth, your mood is on the lower side that day 😛 And when they are narrating tales of those sweet memories of yours, you are happy – just like that !?!
I somehow like it you know, this theory I mean, because it makes me feel someone from my last janam actually cares for me, and that makes you smile anyway 😉
So, today is one such day. And I don’t even know why I have been smiling just like that !?! One of my plants flowered in the morning and that too, just from seeds that I had got on my last trip to Bengaluru – was that in Nov? So, my Uncle gave me these seeds that were remaining after he had sown them at home and I just put them in my pot here and today I have this young plant filled with pink beauties 😀 I think it started from here … hmm, may be?
And then, Su said he will come home early today! Oooh! I was dying to hear those words for sometime now. Following that, I went into this la-la land dreaming about all those times before marriage, when we found different places and bahanas to meet 😛 Su used to come to pick me up from work and then we used to barge into some coffee shop, some other dine-in etc.. etc.. On one such evening, since we had left pretty early and thanks to the nice evening weather, we decided to go to a park nearby 😉 Now, this park was adjacent to a temple. When we had just entered the park and found a nice place to sit down, there came this security guard saying ‘Bandu bidthare sanje aythu andre; bere kelasaneilla madakke jeevanadalli madakke; Appa-ammana bhaya, illi namage tapatraya’ [They just wait for the evening to come to such places; have nothing else to do in life 😛 Scared of parents, and here they come to trouble us] And he drove us away with his laati 😯 All that you have to do in the name of love! Hmmpf!
There was this other time when Su had taken a day off as he was not keeping well and my MIL was keeping guard and nursing him back to health. Thankfully, she had to rush to wind up some chores immediately and Su called me up and asked me to come to a certain place midway during the lunch hour 😉 I told him I had carried Dal rice for lunch that day, and knowing my liking for spicy food, he had got some Balhkada menasinakai [Green chillies filled with salt , soaked in butter-milk and sun-dried. They are then stored and shallow-fried whenever required. A great accompaniment esp. for Dals and Khadis] for me too 😀 And then there was this challenge to get back to home before the MIL arrives 😉 Not that she would have said anything, but still 😉 Such fun times they were
My Uncle had come to Hyderabad sometime in Jan. When he visited Mom’s place a few days ago, it seems he was telling them not to have faith in our promises of coming back to Bengaluru. He met our group of friends since we had a potluck that day, and was amazed to see that we had such a biggg gang in a city which me had made home for less than 4 yrs now. For now, we are not sure of when we would get back to pavilion, but the very thought of this city being so dear to us, that it has given us such warm friends makes me feel happy again 😀
Err I don’t even know where this post is heading to 😉 Am yet to post book reviews which are lying in the draft, a few pics etc.. but they can wait! Oh and ya, we are going on another VanaYatra next weekend – again the train journey, the different people we get to meet, that group of 20-odd friends – bliss! Life is good 😀
Andddd! When I am happy and I know, and I really want to show, I BLOG 8)
Happy weekend people. Please come back to this space again tomorrow for some more blah-blah! You know this blog-world and you friends keep me sane happy, don’t you 😉
first 😛
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Oh woww!
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ahhh.. feeling so nice to come first after long time 😛
So happy happy post Swaram:P I can relate so many things, about the incidents before marriage. So many bahanas to meet each other, PK had even went to police station and also had a fight with goodas 😛
I think I should write a post once I am back from vacation.
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😛 😛 Plss do. Wud be nice to read them 🙂 🙂
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second! 😛
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nice kane! 🙂
It’s the small things that make us happy and its the small things that matter so much! 🙂
Post a pic of the newly bloomed flowers! 😀
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LOL hindina post ge baradya aa comment idakke na 😛 😛 😛
Will make it another post, we hv 10 more to go no 😉
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Second!
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Felt gud while readin the article!! 🙂 I feel like coming to the VanaYatra too !! 🙂
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Come over then 🙂
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LOL close 😉
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That means i am THIRDDDD 🙂
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LOL, as u say 😉
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Buhahaha!
you are actually fourth!!!!
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No no .. there are TWO people going for SECOND so since i am so good I let them both have SECOND place… and I GET TO BE THIRDDDDDDDDDDDDD 🙂
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4 is a nice number 😛 😛 And so is 3 😉
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Commenting so early in ur blog after a long time.
But dear am not able to reciprocate your feeling today.Wish you a happ weekend.
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Hugs AA! I can understand. Hope things get better soon!
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What a great post ! And what a great new definition of romance. ” sick husband escaping his own mother to rush off and meet his wife in her lunch hour, with a dabba of dried fried mirchis, because she loves them with varan bhat ( which is her dabba that day ) !”
…… spicy perfect…
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ROFL 😆 U r just too gud 😉
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WOWOW Thanks for posting this .. after my last post and the last few days i have had NOW I got a smile yayyyy..
what all people got to do in the name of love he heheh I loved the little things you described …
and so true if you are happy and you know it BLOG IT and here is a kiddy rhyme enjoy …
If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it,Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,Tap your toe
If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it,Tap your toe.
If you’re happy and you know it,Nod your head
If you’re happy and you know it,Then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it,Nod your head.
If you’re happy and you know it,Clap your hands
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Muhahahahhahahaha! That rhyme actually inspired the title 😛 Err plagiarism huh 😛 😛
Am so glad it made u smile Bik. May it last forever 🙂
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Ojas’s fav rhyme these days
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LOL Me likes it too 😉
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Pass on some of the happiness quota here.. I might be working late on a friday !! Sob 😥
Anyway, that was a nice post.. Even I was wondering where it was heading 🙂
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Oh ho! Pls take care and make up for all of it over the weekend 😉
He he I know 😛 😛 Happens when u blog non-stop for 18 days probably 😉
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may that smile remain… and if your grandama’s reason is to be believed my folks in my previous janam are doing long pooja for me I have been in a sulking mood since 3 days 😦
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Oh dear! Loaaads of hugs! Will they help or may be a small gift 😛 😛 Tell me wat u want 🙂
And that shud make u smile too, bcoz even in ur last life, u hd soooo many people who loved u, just like we do 🙂 🙂
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Wow… I too love your Grand Mom’s theory of pichala janam… it’s convinsing (at least for the believers of rebirth) and in a way sweet.
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LOL ya, u r rt 😛
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May you find such lovely moments everyday!!! Have a nice Vana Yathra!!
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Thank u Vidya 🙂
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Touchwood…..so many lovely moments to show that u both care for each other. 🙂 🙂 That park episode is so 😀 😀 😀
GM’s theory – I’ll remember that from now on….
That chilli thing – we call it more milagai !!! Its yummy with curd rice. 😛 😛
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Oh yaaaaa yummmms Tadka for curd rice with those chillies! Awesome 😀
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Err I meant Umsss lol 😉
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Nahinnnn..not this rhyme again..that too in the blogspace…this girl of mine is already driving me crazy with it!!! but on the other hand…super cool post…made me smile and I can face the stupid mumbai crowd now 🙂 and I loved the Su and MIL and Mirchi episode hehehe 🙂
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Ha ha ha! We get some nice posts bcoz of the crowd that u get to face 😛 Selfish me no 😉
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Wow reading your post made me happy Swaru :)) keep smiling always pretty Swaru
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😛 😛 😛 😛 Thanks Sonu 🙂
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Such a happy happy post ..me and puneet will also go to park before marriage because of lack of options ..we then talked after marriage also we will go ..but we didn’t even go once …not even with Akshaj …something or other keeps cropping up..
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LOL, cn understand that 😉
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Wow! a beautiful collection of happy memories of friends,flowers and courtship days 😛
Have a wonderful weekend and keep smiling 😀 😀 😀
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Thank u CB 🙂 🙂
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such a pepy, friday-post! 😉 was truly happy-happy after reading it.
reminded me of quite a few such bahanas we had too before the wedding. 😀
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He he pls to share some 😛 😛
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Happy Shappy post 😀 Loved it….
You and Su and lathi… How romatic 😉
That previous janam funda is unique 😀
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Sorry for the typo… I meant romantic… 😀
See now that unromantic I am… can’t even spell the word properly 😛
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😛 😛 😛 😛
Thank u Tan 🙂
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😀 love such days! Today isn’t one of them for me, sadly, but anyhow, I do love them!
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Aww hugs DI!
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and now you have passed on the happiness… it is truly contagious.. have a great weekend..:)
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Thank u sooo much ani 🙂
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Hee hee, you’re spreading happiness through your blog. And Su meeting u stealthily before his Mommy could get home…awww..that is romantic 🙂
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LOL 😛 😛 😛
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sweet sweet post. made me happy.
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Nice T 🙂
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Such sweet post swaram. First of all, it is my favorite rhyme and believe it or not , I still sing it (actually clapping hands and whatever else the songs says to do;) , Thankfully my husband doesn’t mind and somehow finds it cute though I must be looking hilarious !!!:)
Such sweet memories of courtship isn’t it. I remember those times whenever I fight with my husband 😉 And the gussa just goes away 🙂
again a lovely post:)
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Ha ha! It’s a blessing to keep the child in us alive no 🙂
Ha ha! U r rt abt the gussa part 😛 Sigh! I am so bad at cold wars and even showing gussa, whether it’s there or not – must learn 😛 😛
Thank u so much Prathima 🙂
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I am happy without any reason too, eventhough the day started on a bad note..I couldn’t find my cell phone and that is one thing which I always carry with me :(, but i am still happy and looking forward to ice skating first time with my office friends during lunch hour…
Laathi, guard..ha ha, what were you guys doing in the park…Ahem ahem tell me tell me…
But god bless, teri khushi ko kisi ki nazar na lage, kaala tikka 😛
Be happy and stay happy forever
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LOL! Su lost his cell phone recently too and the same thing happen with me that day 😉 We shud be glad we r so na 😛 😛 😛
Wowww! ice-skating 🙂 Have fun Nids and am waiting for the pics 🙂
ROFL 😛 Will u believe me if i say nothing 😛 We hd just reached err nt that we hd any plans 😛
Thank u so much Nids. U know, just today I happened to see one of ur zumba pics and loved ur zest for life. Hugs 🙂
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You were in Bangalore and I didn’t know? Not happy at all 🙂
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Hurried trip that ws Bindu 🙂 Did nt get to meet anyone 🙂 Sorryyyy 🙂
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I totally love such days. I could feel the joy 😀
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Aww nice Pepper 🙂 I luv them too 🙂
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Such a warm lovely post…brought back a lot of memories for me too 🙂 sigh, I must blog about similar stuff..will make for a good post….!
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Wow! That wud be nice 🙂
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U said u dont know why u r happy and then to proceeded to tell us all the reasons why!!! 🙄 😛
ROFL @ u 2 being chased away! They still think you are young lovers! That’s a compliment!! 😀 😀 😛
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LOL, u got me there 😉
Ha ha ha! It sure is 😛 😛
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Ah! Such a cute, happy post 🙂
I liked your grandma’s theory.. makes kinda sense..
Pliss to post a pic of the newly bloomed flowers
You two were thrown out of the park???? :O I’m sure you were up to some mischief! 😛
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ROFL 😛 😛 😛 😛 Actually not, atleast on that particular day he he 😉
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I like it when u r in this mood! Your post was so nicely casual !! Cute tales of ur pre-marriage days, and other tidbits! 🙂 Nice!
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Ha ha ha! U r sweet Dee 🙂 Thank u 🙂
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That’s a cute belief you’re great grandmom had ! I can quite believe it
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Oh that’s nice LOI 🙂 🙂
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wow.. its fun reading you and Su’s mischievous activities Swaram 🙂 🙂
/*And then there was this challenge to get back to home before the MIL arrives 😉 Not that she would have said anything, but still*/
Thats the real enjoyment… thinking of somebody catching us.. and some simple lies… fun 🙂 🙂
Enjoy the Vanayatra trip Swaram 🙂 Quite sad me as I couldn’t make it…known about this on seeing ur FB status… but very short time to get leave in office… 😐
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LOL, u r rt Kanagu. That ws real fun 😛
Thank u so much, hope u cn make it the next time 🙂 Hugs!
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You got a nice blog here. [I had to scroll down a really long line of comments to get to the comment box 😛 Lol] Honestly, this post put a smile on my face. There’s no need for a reason to be happy. If you’re happy within, that’s reason enough to be happy and to celebrate Life.
“Enjoy the little things in Life. One day, you’ll look back to find out that they were the big things”
With Love,
-Mad Hatter
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Very well said Mad Hatter. Welcome here and thank u so much 🙂
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The pleasure is all mine! 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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yaenu kathae, yaenu kathae. 🙂
You’ll have a ton of stories to tell your grand-children. 🙂
idhaenree ishtondhu post haakthaaidheera. susthaagaththae, ohdhakku maththu reply maadakku. Anyway, enjoy yourself. 🙂
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ROFL 😆
Am dng the NaBloPoMo 😛 😛 😛
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Sweet post. Reminded me of my old days before marriage..how me and my hubby used to meet up making bahanas 🙂 Hope you had a good weekend.
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Ha ha! Thanks Akshatha. Looks like all of us hv some nice, funny bahanas 🙂
Nice to c u bk in full form 🙂
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Aha..thrown out of a park?? I’ve had similar instances..we were thrown out of beach while at 1.00 AM 😀
That police uncle should be a part of Ram Sena group!! Grrrr..
I too love the dipped and dried chillies..we call it More Milagai!
It’s such a sweet read swaram – nice jottings of small and beautiful things in life!
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Ha ha ha! Beach 😉 😉
Thank u Anu 🙂
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My mouth is watering already after reading about the sweet and now kadhi, dal chawal and chilling 🙂
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LOL 😛 I am hungry too 😉
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