sweetest and the most beautiful songs that I know

1) Ek ajnabee haseena se yun mulakat ho gayi
film : ajnabee
cast: rajesh khanna, jeenat aman
singer: kishore kumar

2) piya bina piya bina Baasiya
film: Abhimaan
cast: jaya badhuri, amitabh bachchan
singer: lata mangeskhar

3) beet na bityai raina, biriha ki chaye naina
sung by lata mangeshar and bhupendra
movie: parichay
actor/actress:  jaya badhuri/sanjeev kumar
music: RD Burman

bujjamma's aliases

Zing Bujjamma
Ranga Bujjamma
linga bujjamma
dinga bujjamma
Bread bujjamma
swimming bujjamma
cheese bujjamma
diaper bujjamma
rangamma zingamma - this is the most frequently used one

bujjamma's measurements

His weight as on 26th april 2014 is 9.5 kilos (still less than the prescribed range at his age- 14 months)

Amazing cooks

             Not many people have this gift which makes them special and I have seen only a few of these kind. I am talking about cooks, not the ones in the restaurant but people who cook food in general in our homes.
            I like cooking and I cook a lot; my curries, soup , fries etc are good and I like them but I cannot call them tasty. There is this thing which differentiates a good food and a tasty food and that is always missing from my cooking.
          When my wife cooks something, I can see that additional touch, that touch of glory and that unique gift where only few people have. I can see that she is among those few who are truly gifted. Her each dish is a treat to my palate.

          The same is true with my mother-in-law's fish curry; she has this amazing ability to make wonderful fish curries.
          I can recall how my taste buds were dancing with joy when I used to have "tomato daal" prepared by my grand mother, tomato/brinjal (eggplant) pickle (manual preparation not with a grinder) , my mother's spinach/green leaf daal.
          These people are exceptional cooks in their own way and my wife of course stands apart due to her innate ability in making every dish special!

           A big bow to these wonderful women, I am indeed one of those few fortunate beings!!!!!

when your monthly salary takes a break

This is probably the worst one can expect in his/her life; what if your salary takes a break for a particular month? 
Everything falls down under; you won't be able to pay your mortgages, your car loans, your rent, your gas bill, electricity bill, water bill, credit card dues and your usual monthly expenses for groceries, transport and food.

Its kind of strange that most of the people on earth earn their living through salary and everything in a man's life revolves around salary; its just so bad that a precious human life is just a waste without a salary.

Most of the countries "tax" their individuals and I feel its also a nation's responsibility to "salary" its individuals.
You can't have one way.

my latest kanchipuram trip pictures

living away

Its always tough to be away from your loved ones!

and if living away has been continuous then its even tougher!

i've been living away since the new millennium started (the year 2000 when I entered my university education and I was 17 then).

I am 29 now or closer to 30, its been 13 years and I gained a lot of experience living with different people but I lost so many good moments with my parents, grand parents and other relatives.

And now I've been living away from my wife, my new born lovely kid!

Its tough, its definitely not easy, so many millions of people are doing this, reason??

everyone have their own compulsions and situations which demand these!

So lucky are the ones who stay with their family and children and I am one of those not so lucky fathers who miss their baby's early days! I am glad I was with my boy during the first two weeks after he was born. 

He was such a beautiful baby boy, looking more like my father than me! when I look close into his eyes it is as if I was looking at a childish face of my father!

My boy is growing up now, he is almost a month old now, trying to talk to me via SKYPE!

I was told he is laughing a lot during his sleep, he might be dreaming about me and might be thinking of my lullabies!

There is just no reason which justifies living away other than that you are born for it and there is a greater cause awaiting you!

All the people from the third world has no other option but to look out for a better world!

I don't want to move away from my country but the positive aspects of living away are more than staying in my country at least temporarily.

Immigration has been started in this world millions of years ago and everytime a person moves away from his native land he feels this feeling of "staying away" and "missing my homeland".

If you look at a big picture, god is trying to create a "one world" where every nation has people from all other nations! may be we are part of this mission!