So cool naa? I mean September;-)

The name comes from the Latin septem, for "seven" - September was the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BCE.
September begins on the same day of the week as December every year.
September's flower is the morning glory.
September's birthstone is the sapphire.
Courtesy: Wikipedia

What did I do?

I read a novel.
I went to office.
I washed my clothes.
I cleaned up my room.
I spoke to friends.
I updated my blog.
I commented on others' blogs.

I did nothing of the above for the past four days. I was at home;-).
Lots of work to catch up. I hope I will b a sleeping blogger for the next two weeks. So, this is to say "plz don't b disheartened if u miss my comments" ;-))

What day is today?

Visited 123greetings.com. It seems that this is hug month(????!!!) and u shud c what all days can b celebrated. Many days tell abt food. Looks like a "Today's special" board.

Here is the list of some funny days...
22 Be An Angel Day
23 Hug Your Sweetheart Day
23 Ride The Wind Day
25 Kiss And Make Up Day
26 Toilet Paper Day
27 Just Because Day
27 Banana Lovers Day
29 Lemon Juice Day
31 Eat Outside Day

September 2005

5 Be Late For Something Day
5 Cheese Pizza Day
6 Coffee Ice Cream Day
7 Do It Day
9 Teddy Bear Day
9 Hot Dog Day
12 Chocolate Milkshake Day
13 Positive Thinking Day
13 Programmer's Day
14 Cream-filled Donut Day
17 God Bless America Day
22 Ice Cream Cone Day
23 Chocolate Day
24 Kiss Day
29 Pumpkin Day

From a forward...

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Its all in business

Chennai is a lazy city. Here, the shops open only at 10 or 11 AM and close by 8 or 9 PM itself, unlike Coimbatore, where some shops even open at 6 AM. Generally at Coimbatore, the shops open atleast by 9 AM and close by 10 or 11 PM.
Coming to the other side of business in Chennai,these r some things, which every Chennai-ate wud have come across.

1. Chudis named after movie names and actresses.
For eg. there will b a chudi in the name of a movie(which means the female lead artist is supposed to have worn a similar kind of chudi in that movie). But there has been sometimes, where in the heroine wudn't have worn a chudi at all, and wud have resorted to modern dresses(read as lesser clothing).

2. With a cone of boiled groundnut in one hand, I entered Ranganathan Street last week. I wanted to buy a one-way bag(some single color, other than black). But this guy in the shop tried to convince me that red and black looks gud, and commented, "If u put on this bag, u will look like Jyothika in Manmadhan"(well, for ppl who dont have the GK of Tamil movie world, Manmadhan is a movie, in which Jyothika has acted). Hey, no thanx, I am not in the lookout for Surya!
(And curious ppl, I dint buy that bag).

3. One day, I was passing by the platform shops in Pondy Bazaar. There were 2 girls who were bargaining with the shopkeeper as he said some very high price for a nightie. So the shopkeeper said, "This is Simran nightie"(?????!!!!!)
But what I liked more was the one of the girls' reply. She quipped,"Then how will I fit into it?"

Welcome again!

Announcing the launch of my other blog. It speaks abt Bharathanatyam, one of the greatest way of expressions of one's feelings. Click on the image to start your journey too.

Journey in Smoke vehicle(Pugai vandi).....

This post is actually a comment to the blog Flying without Wings

First, lemme say it, in most of the trains, the "coolers"(the open train doors) r occupied by guys. As they r "first come, first serve" basis, and as girls don't prefer to b there(as its not safer), we dunno how it feels like to b there. And moreover, its the place frequented by smokers too(despite the "No smoking" warnings), so that they can blow smoke, which can b inhaled by the ppl sitting near the window of the coach, depending upon which direction the train is moving. I sometimes, have an urge to push the smoking fellow off the train(Hey! I haven't done that so far!).

And travelling alone, I get a lot of enquiries from home, asking who is sitting nxt to me or who is in the cabin, I am."Family" is the only answer that can satisfy my parents. But unfortunately, thatz the situation I am not mostly in, and not mostly like to. Even these days, when they c a girl travelling alone, u shud c the look in most of their faces, as if I am a runaway or something.

Abt my journeys -I have come across a film troop (comprising of make-up men, side artists, light boys), a noisy family(the only thing that 7 yr old spoilt brat dint do was hanging upside down from the fan and his younger sister crying continuously as if not being able to stand her brother's pranks), a grp of North Indian ppl returning after a wedding(eating was their only pastime and primetime activity).

But most of the other times, it will b a bunch of college ppl returning/going to college after holidays or software engrs returning/going home. But these old people r really gud. They hardly mind, perhaps they know that its not uncommon for a girl to travel alone(as their children wud also have did), and they r the ones I wud very much like to have as my cabinmates, as far as they don't want to strike a conversation with me.

One more thing, I hate those ppl who think that they r the guards of ppl in train and keep watching every activity of the ppl in the cabin. These ppl also have a unique tendency of talking abt all the robberies that wud have/will happen in trains and laugh out aloud on them. Not only that, they keep anticipating it, and sometimes I feel their urge can only b satiated if something like that actually happens.

She and He

She doesn't know him before.
But her heart was beating faster each minute,
Faster than the seconds hand of the clock.
"No, I shouldn't be the first to tell."
-she said to herself,
Looking at him for the umpteenth time.

At last, she mustered up courage and blurted out,
"Will you please stop smoking?".
The other passengers in the bus didn't seem to care.

Look of August 2005

Ohoy! On the ramp, welcoming August 2005!


August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar. The month reputedly has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's July. Augustus placed the month where it is because that's when Cleopatra died. Before Augustus renamed August, it was called Sextilis in Latin, since it was the sixth month in the Roman calendar which started in March.

August begins on the same day of the week as February in a leap year.

Courtesy for the above info on August: wikipedia