Yesterday I went out to the movie with my family in Forum Mall. We rarely go out for movies, since we heard that they ve made the film equal to hollywood movies, my husband wanted to see in PVR cinemas.
It is a remake of old Rajini movie Billa. The director was so careful that he should meet the expectation. So he changed the location to Malaysia and rich environment. Though some characters from old billa are missing, it doesnt ve any impact to the speed. The red diary has been changed into pen drive. I feel whether a layman understands what a pen drive is. I guess they might ve had some contract with a goggle company. All the characters in the movie wears goggles almost the whole movie. It looks odd especially when the billa and criminals wear the goggles when they are shifted to jail.
Ajith also worked hard but he is missing the style of Rajini :) He has taken risk in the arrow bridge fight scene. He has some punch dialouges like 'avan aruthala nan ore thala'. Some timing jokes also there like 'It looks odd to stand here with full suit but i am not talking about you'. I think the director could ve used this dialouge for wearing goggles also :)
Two heroines Namitha and Nayanthara are waste. Not much importance. They are just used to expose their figures. Since they are trying to reach hollywood standards, their costumes are also like that. I wondered how did Nayandara walk with such a pointed heels.
Prabhu and another police officer ve done their job well. Rahman's character doesnt have much impact since everybody who has seen billa knows his character very well.
Cinematography is good.
Totally Billa has come out as a hitech person :)
I would like to visit malaysia especially to see that pathumalai murugan temple and arrow bridge :)
Monday, December 24, 2007
Arudhra Darshanam
Lord Shiva is told to be Primordial. The star Adhira or Thiruvathirai is assigned to Lord shiva. Shiva. Fasting on margazhi thiruvathirai is very auspicious for Lord Shiva. Women do this fasting and pooja for the welfare of their husband and family. Until my marriage I dont know how to observe this fast.
After marriage, my mother in law said they ve the custom of fasting and I ve to follow that. So I started that. We ve to get up early in the morning and eat rice with karamani (a kind of lentil) curry and then take bath before sunrise. Then fast till we finish the pooja in the night. We ve to prepare a feast with 7 kind of vegetables, 7 athirasams, 7 dosas and Thiruvadirai special KALI (paste of mashed flour). This we ve to offer god and do the pooja. The husband should eat that prasada. After husband finishes his food we should ve our food on the same plantain leaf. Next day early morning we should go to a Nataraja temple and ve Arudhra darshan.
This year, I was bit confused with the dates. In some books it was given as that the Darshan is on 23 rd decemeber and in some books it was given as 24th. So i went to a nearby temple to clear my doubts and asked the priest about the date. He has confirmed me that it was on 23rd. So I did fasting on 22nd and went to the temple on 23 morning for darshan. Again I had the same doubt because I couldnt see Nataraja in the swing at the entrance. So once again I asked him about it. He said they dont ve the Nataraja idol but I can ve the darshan at the Linga. So i did so. But I wanted to go to some other temple to see Nataraja. So again I went to a Nataraja temple which is little far away from my home. But to my dismay, there also I couldnt see Him on the swing at the entrance. When I enquired there, they said it would be on the next day :(
I ve consoled myself that whenever it is, if we offer the prayer whole heartedly The God will definitly accept it :)
Courtesy :
http://www.geocities.com/shivaperuman/aruthra.html
After marriage, my mother in law said they ve the custom of fasting and I ve to follow that. So I started that. We ve to get up early in the morning and eat rice with karamani (a kind of lentil) curry and then take bath before sunrise. Then fast till we finish the pooja in the night. We ve to prepare a feast with 7 kind of vegetables, 7 athirasams, 7 dosas and Thiruvadirai special KALI (paste of mashed flour). This we ve to offer god and do the pooja. The husband should eat that prasada. After husband finishes his food we should ve our food on the same plantain leaf. Next day early morning we should go to a Nataraja temple and ve Arudhra darshan.
This year, I was bit confused with the dates. In some books it was given as that the Darshan is on 23 rd decemeber and in some books it was given as 24th. So i went to a nearby temple to clear my doubts and asked the priest about the date. He has confirmed me that it was on 23rd. So I did fasting on 22nd and went to the temple on 23 morning for darshan. Again I had the same doubt because I couldnt see Nataraja in the swing at the entrance. So once again I asked him about it. He said they dont ve the Nataraja idol but I can ve the darshan at the Linga. So i did so. But I wanted to go to some other temple to see Nataraja. So again I went to a Nataraja temple which is little far away from my home. But to my dismay, there also I couldnt see Him on the swing at the entrance. When I enquired there, they said it would be on the next day :(
I ve consoled myself that whenever it is, if we offer the prayer whole heartedly The God will definitly accept it :)
Courtesy :
http://www.geocities.com/shivaperuman/aruthra.html
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Bannerghatta road on the eve of Bakrid
I happened to pass by Bannerghatta Road today. It is a stretch of 17 to 18 km long. But I passed a bit of it from dairy circle to BTM circle. There is a masjid near Jayadeva hospital in that road. Since tomorrow is bakrid, crowd of people and animal are in that area. There are lot of sellers and buyers of sheep and cow for the festival. Sellers of grass and leaves also there for the cattle.
The cattle were tied on the foot path near and opposite to the masjid. The foot path is made into a temporary stable with shades for cows and sheep. Since it is raining continuously for two days, the excretions of the cattle mixed with rain water and make that area like a hell.
The cattle were tied on the foot path near and opposite to the masjid. The foot path is made into a temporary stable with shades for cows and sheep. Since it is raining continuously for two days, the excretions of the cattle mixed with rain water and make that area like a hell.
Monday, December 10, 2007
My flight experiences
I hope everyone would ve had a dream in childhood to fly in an aeroplane. Even I had that dream. While playing with neighbourhood children we used to shout that 'hey whites are going' whenever we saw the flight. But my mom made me clear that even our Indians can fly. So I ve developed a dream of flying. But I didnt get chance till last year.
My dream came true in the beginning of this year. My cousin wanted to go to Hyderabad to meet his friend and asked were we interested to accompany him. Since we hadnt been to any city in Andhra except Thirupathi said yes to him.
That time I ve seen an ad from airdeccan for low cost flight. So searched for the fare and we were lucky to get Rs 2 tickets + taxes. It costs around Rs 10000 for all the four of us, me, my husband, my son and my cousin for a round trip.
Excited about my first flying experience we had been to airport. Since my cousin had flied many times officially he knows the airport formalities and taught me also. Got the boarding pass, checked in luggages and had some cabin baggages. Waited on the launch for the call for us to boarding. We got a call for boarding and got into the bus towards the plane. I was little disappointed at the size of the flight, it was very small. Atlast stepped into the flight and got a window seat :)
The airhostess was giving instructions and the flight took off. I was trying to locate some landmarks from flight and could identify only ISKCON. It was not flying so high so we could see roads and land down below. When the captain announced that we were flying above puttaparthy and i could see the runway of puttaparthy airport. Soon we reached Hyderabad. The long awaited trip came to an end. But I felt there was no difference between the travel by a volvo bus and a flight except for the flight. If we just and sit and close our eyes it is similar to bus travel. The return journey was in the night and couldnt see anything.
The second trip was to Delhi in October. I went to Delhi in last october with my mom and son. My husband couldnt come that time. I wanted to visit kulu and manali that time itself but couldnt go. So this time we planned to go there. Even my aunts wanted to come with us. Our actual plan was going by train. But since my grandma was not well they withdrew from the trip. We were in a dilemma whether to go or not. That time spicejet had announced Rs 999 ticket to Delhi. So planned to go by spicejet this time and booked the tickets. The airfare was nearly doubled that of Hyderabad.
This time only we three of us, my cousin didnt come with us. With the previous experience we finished all the formalities and boarded. This time the flight was boeing i thing. Since it was night flight we couldnt see anything outside. But return flight was in the afternoon and was very nice. While returning it was delayed by an hour. The captain told we were flying 40000 feet above sea level. We were flying above the clouds. I could see clouds only everywhere. It was so amazing. I just wished that i could jump out of the plane and walk on the clouds :) (my husband said he would have been happy if i had done that)
The third flight experience was unexpected one. Last monday one of my aunts had visited us in bangalore. It was around 2 30 in the afternoon we had the news that my grandmother had passed away. Aunt started crying a lot and we couldnt console her. So my cousin asked me to take her to Madurai by flight. It was around 3 o clock. I searched for the flight online and luckily we got a flight at 5 10 Booked the tickets online and rushed to the airport. We reached there by 4 15 and we had one hour to take off. For my aunt it was the first time. She had forgot her grief and immersed in the new environment. We waited and i was searching for our flight on the display. It showed it was delayed by an hour. I was worrying about my aunt whether she would start crying again but she had controlled herself. Atlast around 6 05 we got the call for boarding. Finally the flight took off around 6 30 and we reached madurai at 7 30.
God has fulfilled my dream in this year three times. :) so far I had only domesting flight experiences. I am looking forward for a international flight experience. Hope that will also come true soon :)
My dream came true in the beginning of this year. My cousin wanted to go to Hyderabad to meet his friend and asked were we interested to accompany him. Since we hadnt been to any city in Andhra except Thirupathi said yes to him.
That time I ve seen an ad from airdeccan for low cost flight. So searched for the fare and we were lucky to get Rs 2 tickets + taxes. It costs around Rs 10000 for all the four of us, me, my husband, my son and my cousin for a round trip.
Excited about my first flying experience we had been to airport. Since my cousin had flied many times officially he knows the airport formalities and taught me also. Got the boarding pass, checked in luggages and had some cabin baggages. Waited on the launch for the call for us to boarding. We got a call for boarding and got into the bus towards the plane. I was little disappointed at the size of the flight, it was very small. Atlast stepped into the flight and got a window seat :)
The airhostess was giving instructions and the flight took off. I was trying to locate some landmarks from flight and could identify only ISKCON. It was not flying so high so we could see roads and land down below. When the captain announced that we were flying above puttaparthy and i could see the runway of puttaparthy airport. Soon we reached Hyderabad. The long awaited trip came to an end. But I felt there was no difference between the travel by a volvo bus and a flight except for the flight. If we just and sit and close our eyes it is similar to bus travel. The return journey was in the night and couldnt see anything.
The second trip was to Delhi in October. I went to Delhi in last october with my mom and son. My husband couldnt come that time. I wanted to visit kulu and manali that time itself but couldnt go. So this time we planned to go there. Even my aunts wanted to come with us. Our actual plan was going by train. But since my grandma was not well they withdrew from the trip. We were in a dilemma whether to go or not. That time spicejet had announced Rs 999 ticket to Delhi. So planned to go by spicejet this time and booked the tickets. The airfare was nearly doubled that of Hyderabad.
This time only we three of us, my cousin didnt come with us. With the previous experience we finished all the formalities and boarded. This time the flight was boeing i thing. Since it was night flight we couldnt see anything outside. But return flight was in the afternoon and was very nice. While returning it was delayed by an hour. The captain told we were flying 40000 feet above sea level. We were flying above the clouds. I could see clouds only everywhere. It was so amazing. I just wished that i could jump out of the plane and walk on the clouds :) (my husband said he would have been happy if i had done that)
The third flight experience was unexpected one. Last monday one of my aunts had visited us in bangalore. It was around 2 30 in the afternoon we had the news that my grandmother had passed away. Aunt started crying a lot and we couldnt console her. So my cousin asked me to take her to Madurai by flight. It was around 3 o clock. I searched for the flight online and luckily we got a flight at 5 10 Booked the tickets online and rushed to the airport. We reached there by 4 15 and we had one hour to take off. For my aunt it was the first time. She had forgot her grief and immersed in the new environment. We waited and i was searching for our flight on the display. It showed it was delayed by an hour. I was worrying about my aunt whether she would start crying again but she had controlled herself. Atlast around 6 05 we got the call for boarding. Finally the flight took off around 6 30 and we reached madurai at 7 30.
God has fulfilled my dream in this year three times. :) so far I had only domesting flight experiences. I am looking forward for a international flight experience. Hope that will also come true soon :)
Sunday, December 9, 2007
End of an Era
We bid Good Bye to our beloved Grandmother last Monday :(
She may not be a great personality but she was a brave and bold woman. She might ve born with curses i think. She suffered a lot in her life time. I wonder whether she had lived life for herself ever. Lost her mother when she was around 5 i think. Then her father remarried. Her step mother was not good. The only good thing she did was given a younger brother to her (my dad). She lost her father also when she was around 9. They all became orphans. She was with her grandparents and doing errands at their home didnt get much education. Got married at around 16.
That must be her happy days in life I think. She had given birth to 10 children. My mother is the eldest. She had managed to maintain that huge family with the small income of my grandfather. She was having cows at home to raise fund for the family. Imagine to run a family with ten children and a mother in law. They managed to buy 2 houses and a site with that income.
She had a married life may be for 20 years. There was a sudden death of my grandfather in an accident. That time only my mother and one aunt got married. Uncles and aunts were studying. Nobody was settled. Uncle got the job of my grandpa but that money was very little to run the family.
She managed to get two of her daughters and two sons married. She started constructing a house on the site also. Then one by one she got all her daughters married. She managed to run the family with the rent and with the help of cows.
She suffered a lot in the last three months both with cardiac and renal failure. So much of pain. She had good timing sense. Even when she was in the hospital she used to crack joke according to the situation. Aunts those were with her, would be gloomy for sometime and burst out into laughter at her jokes. The staff of the hospital were wondering were they mad. Even just two days before her death, one of my aunts asked her to try to stand on her own, for that she had answered that even she wanted to run and dance but her body was not cooperating with her.
Till her last moment she didnt expect money from anybody. Even for her last journey, she had asked my uncle to take care of it and given money to him.
Imagine getting married 5 daugters and taking care of their deliveries, constructing a house. Struggled all her life time as a single lady without much education. Isn't she great?
I pray for her soul to rest in peace.
Good Bye Grandma :`(
She may not be a great personality but she was a brave and bold woman. She might ve born with curses i think. She suffered a lot in her life time. I wonder whether she had lived life for herself ever. Lost her mother when she was around 5 i think. Then her father remarried. Her step mother was not good. The only good thing she did was given a younger brother to her (my dad). She lost her father also when she was around 9. They all became orphans. She was with her grandparents and doing errands at their home didnt get much education. Got married at around 16.
That must be her happy days in life I think. She had given birth to 10 children. My mother is the eldest. She had managed to maintain that huge family with the small income of my grandfather. She was having cows at home to raise fund for the family. Imagine to run a family with ten children and a mother in law. They managed to buy 2 houses and a site with that income.
She had a married life may be for 20 years. There was a sudden death of my grandfather in an accident. That time only my mother and one aunt got married. Uncles and aunts were studying. Nobody was settled. Uncle got the job of my grandpa but that money was very little to run the family.
She managed to get two of her daughters and two sons married. She started constructing a house on the site also. Then one by one she got all her daughters married. She managed to run the family with the rent and with the help of cows.
She suffered a lot in the last three months both with cardiac and renal failure. So much of pain. She had good timing sense. Even when she was in the hospital she used to crack joke according to the situation. Aunts those were with her, would be gloomy for sometime and burst out into laughter at her jokes. The staff of the hospital were wondering were they mad. Even just two days before her death, one of my aunts asked her to try to stand on her own, for that she had answered that even she wanted to run and dance but her body was not cooperating with her.
Till her last moment she didnt expect money from anybody. Even for her last journey, she had asked my uncle to take care of it and given money to him.
Imagine getting married 5 daugters and taking care of their deliveries, constructing a house. Struggled all her life time as a single lady without much education. Isn't she great?
I pray for her soul to rest in peace.
Good Bye Grandma :`(
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