» Are you wise men?? » Posted by boopathi
I am a big fan of old sayings and try to follow most of them. This post is about one among those.
“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes”. – Winston Churchil
Certainly I am not a wise man but I want to turn one. Here I will jot down few mistakes which I keep on repeating again and again that prevents me from becoming wise man.
- For the past one year, I am the one who locks our room door at morning while going for work since my work timing starts bit late when compared to my roommates. Daily after locking all the doors, I will be perplexed by the thought on whether I closed all windows, wardrobe, switched off all fans, geyser and TV. Most of the times, I will get into my room to make sure that I closed and switched off everything properly.
- I always have the habit of cross checking whether I locked my pant zip or not, once I reach the entrance of my destination. I really feel awkward and hesitant to check it. But the fear of not zipping it makes me to check each time. The confirmation brings me more confidence and relaxation.
- Most of the time, I used to miss the selected folders/files (multiple) in system while scrolling down to select more files. This act will become more annoying, when I accidently copy the whole selected files in the same location while I actually intended to delete or move those files to another location.
- Always forget to take pens while going to bank and other booking centers.
- Wearing good conditioned slippers to temple. I used to place my slippers in a place which can be viewed from praying hall. And without praying god, I fully concentrate on my slippers to make sure that no one steals that.
- Getting into MTC or BMTC bus without having proper change. Often I used to give 100rs for 7rs ticket and need to wait till my destination comes to get back my change. Few times, I even forget to get it back.
There are few more mistakes in my list. But I am repeating the above mentioned mistakes.
Are you facing similar kind of issues?? Are you wise men??
» Homemaker, the toughest job in planet » Posted by boopathi
It’s been a while since I updated my blog. It’s not that I was busy with work. To be honest, I was really running out of ideas or nothing provoked me to update. But certainly not now and this is the reason about this post, HOMEMAKER, THE TOUGHEST JOB IN PLANET.
I remember, back in my school days when teacher asked me to brief about my family. I started off briskly with my dad, then about my siblings and finally ended up with my mom as housewife (homemaker) in dull tone. I thought being a housewife is easy & cool and that’s the reason behind dip in my decibel level. They can stay at home, watch TV all times, no home work, no exams and no pressure. But now I realized that being a homemaker is the toughest job in world. [I am writing this post by having my mom (South indian) in my mind].
So what is homemaker means? When I searched in google, I got this.
“a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income”
So simple, isn’t it? But it is not. Let me brief about the nature of job.
- Wake up at early morning. Clean the entrance using water & cow dung and put KOLAM
- Prepare hot tea/coffee for all your family members and wake them up from their bed
- Run behind your kids and help them in bathing and get them dressed for school
- Prepare breakfast and help the partner and children to get ready for work and school (if you have 2/3 kids then prioritizes which one to feed first. Fights may come and be prepared to tackle).
- If you have small kids, take them to school and wave your hands till they disappear from your vision
- Back from school, quickly have breakfast and start thinking for lunch.
- Wash all the vessels and utensils which you used while preparing last day’s meal
- While washing, simultaneously have chat with neighbors and give them free advice to sort out their family problems
- Come back to kitchen and start preparing lunch
- If you have small kids, take the lunch box to school and feed them
- Watch noon serials and yell at the lady villain who tortures heroine and sob with her
- While watching serial have your lunch
- Take a nap
- Get ready to wash all your family member’s clothes (my mom didn’t use washing machine). Get one for sure.
- Again if you have small kid, bring them from school
- Prepare snacks for them and undress their uniform
- Take them to coaching classes, if any (Bring them back later)
- Play with them, have a little chat about their day and help them in finishing home work
- Start preparing dinner for all (if one don’t like particular dish then prepare different dish for them)
- Again watch serials and cry with them and have dinner
- Prepare milk and serve it to all before they go to bed
- Put rice in grinder, if at all you planned to prepare idly/ dosa for next day’s breakfast
- Clean the grinder and go to bed
- Don’t forget to switch on mosquito repellent before going to bed
Till now, I told about the daily routine of a homemaker. Apart from this,
- You need to take care of finance of your family. You should be smart and frugal. You will be getting your partner’s full salary or part of it (depends on situation). In that, you need to get groceries, pay school fees, rent and other expenses.
- Plan for savings (Very important)
- Take care of anyone who is falling sick and take them to hospital
- Do first aid, if anyone get hurt
- Console crying baby and comfort demoralized partner
- Remember all the things that other mentioned you and remind them of that event
- Decorate home, take good care of garden and pets
- Attend all school functions and help your kid to prepare for all competition and encourage them
- The most difficult and important task is to try and stop fighting. You should not lose your temper and carefully take wise decision while stopping fight
There are also many things which I didn’t mention above. If you fail in any above mentioned points then it will directly or indirectly affect the growth and moral of your family.
Being a homemaker is like ruling a nation. Single handedly they should take care of all the departments and wisely should take the decision. My mom did this job without any complaints and still continuing to do so.
Already I discussed about parents, their service and sacrifices in old posts. As I mentioned, this is our turn to repay them. Don’t fail!!!
» Slam book- My crush » Posted by boopathi
“Live your life fully in the school”, this is the most repeatedly chanted statement by my teacher in school days. But I never realized the importance of this statement. Now I regret it.
There are so many means (photos, videos, letter and more) by which you can recollect all sweet memories of your school days. Among these, slam book plays a vital role in driving those memories and through this post I am going to relish my first slam book experience.
Slam book, is a notebook with full of questions which will be circulated among your friends to fill in their own answers to those questions. This book is the remembrance of your old buddies and you can post any kind of questions to them. After a long time, if you happened to read those slam posts, it will definitely bring cute smile on your face.
Let me go back to my school days. Before my final exam, one of my friends circulated her slam book to us and asked to fill it before end of the day. Everyone started filling one by one and I was eagerly waiting for my turn. My turn came and I was casually looking at the questions that were put forth before me. I was stuck by a question and I really didn’t have a clue to answer it. The question is “Who do you have a crush on”?
I was frantically thinking how to answer. Cold war started between my mind and heart. Both knew that was her. But my mind stopped me to reveal the truth. The confusion in my mind was palpable and eventually my mind won the battle. I wrote as “None” with heavy heart. It happened again in high school and I blindly did the same.
Suddenly I have been reminiscing about my school life and now felt like moron. Through this post, I am revealing this to both of them. I had crush on you.
I won’t repeat the same, if I get the chance again to pen down the slam book of others. Have you experienced the same in your life? How did you manage this tricky question?
» Peace and Happiness (PH) » Posted by boopathi
PH is a non-profit charitable organization formed by group of youngsters intended to help the needy. Back 2010, this idea was ignited while celebrating one of our friend’s birthday in an orphanage. Since then we are visiting homes regularly and helping them financially to our best.
How we operate?
We will find homes (Chennai mostly) and get the requirements from the head of homes. PH has handful of altruistic youngsters who donate part of their monthly salary and their Sodexho passes regularly for this activity. We use that money and Sodexho passes to meet the requirements of the homes. We have also made some effective contribution for education of kids. Apart from this we used to organize some fun games for children in homes, take them out for movies, beach and other places for entertainment. We are doing this activity on a monthly basis and successfully executing it with utmost transparency.
How you can help us?
- Inform us about homes or talented children that need any sort of help. We try to help them to our best in time
- You can also join us and help financially, organize games, celebrate your birthday and other functions, share your knowledge and experience with kids
- And most importantly spread the word about our organization with your friends and relatives
“We can do no great things, only small things with great love “- Mother Teresa
Your small help can make big difference in a kid’s life. Check out this link to know more about this organization and for regular updates.
» SETC Ultra Deluxe- A real review » Posted by boopathi
I am a regular customer to SETC, travelling back and forth between Chennai and Bangalore. It’s been almost two years since I moved to Bangalore for work and not even a single time I experienced a smooth travel in SETC. The reason why i beckoned to this service is because of its availability and moderate ticket fare when compared to other travels. I can go for KSRTC which is of same rate, but one should book the ticket prior to 10 days in order to travel. So in this post, I can give you few tips to make yourself charged up to face the possible situations while travelling in our own SETC. So, here we go
- Let me start with the reservation scene. Surprisingly, TN government yet to introduce online reservation to use SETC service. So, you should go to anyone of the SETC booth and get the reservation form (1 Rs). Like old style, fill up the particulars and give it to very well trained computer operator. One need patience here, as they are aced in typing and handling the mouse. Then it is very important to check the date of journey (don’t miss the month) in tickets before keeping it in your pocket.
- Now I will list few things which you need to have before boarding your respective bus.
- Bed bugs spray (one full bottle)
- I guarantee you that all the buses have bed bugs. Every time when I travel, I experienced bloody bite. I really pity all the babes and aunties performing abhinayam as the bugs were all over their body. So bed bug spray is must to extricate yourself from nasty bites. My room is full of bed bugs (extremely speed in reproduction) and I am running out of way to get rid of these from my room. Please advise me if you have one.
- Rain coat (during rainy season)
- Jerkin/ sweater (during winter season)
- Windows won’t have bushes to close/open in many buses, stuck in middle and interestingly few buses won’t have one. So it is very helpful if you carry rain coat / umbrella during rainy season. And same goes for jerkin and sweater during winter season.
- Have 500Rs (minimum) cash in hand
- Break down, puncture and gear lever problem are very common to SETC buses. So you can expect these things to happen at any time of your travel. So if it happens to you, you should wait for another SETC bus to reach your destination. You can’t board TNSTC buses (different service but belongs to TN government) with your SETC ticket. If you want to travel in TNSTC, then get a new ticket. So always travel with 500Rs for safer side.
- SETC Ultra Deluxe bus won’t go beyond 50 KMPH. So plan your travel accordingly.
- SETC Ultra Deluxe Video coach has TV box but not TV to play songs or movies.
- SETC Ultra Deluxe has fan in each row but it won’t work even if you try with your finger.
- SETC Ultra Deluxe conductors are very kind and supportive. They will never ever address your complaint and in turn they will shout back at you. Many frown upon conductor’s action, wondering whether he is owner of the vehicle.
The above cited points ain’t exaggeration or not trying to sully their reputation. I experienced it all and many will agree these. The one good point I can quote about SETC is their punctuality. Bus will start in time (5 to 10 mins delay). Other than this everything is negative. I suggest you guys to take train or KSRTC service, if you know your travel date in advance.
I hope TN government will take quick action on this and I wish to see our government travel service to raise their par equal to Karnataka government.
» Difficulties over Jan Lokpal bill » Posted by boopathi
This post is my perspective on Jan Lokpal bill. I am going to let loose my wild imagination over the difficulties that we (middle class people) are going to face if Jan Lokpal bill passed in the parliament. I know it is not that easy to compromise UPA to pass this bill. But Anna’s team is also equally adamant and now they got huge crowd support too. So nothing is impossible at this stage. Coming back to our topic, let me list out few points which will become tough once the Jan Lokpal comes into picture.
- We all know how many poor people are leading their life by having small shops in roadsides. They are giving bribes to local police and local gundas to run their shop. Police are going to affect equally like politicians if the Jan Lokpal bill comes into reality. Since roadside shops are illegal, the dejected police will wipe out all the roadside shops leaving the lower class people in no man’s land.
- While riding bike, you need to follow traffic rules, wear helmet, should carry license, insurance policy, RC and other papers correctly. Because you cannot give bribe to traffic police to get away from law. I still remember way back in my school days, traffic police accepted my 10rs as bribe to leave me for not having license. So prepare for this or get ready to pay the penalty at court
- Get your drinks from TASMAC in time. Again you can’t get it at late night by giving bribe to them.
- You will feel more pain when you go to government office for any work. Things will happen at snail pace even after getting bribe from us. I just can’t imagine how our work gets done by them once this bill passed successfully.
- There will be definite delay in getting drinking water connection, EB line connection, phone connection, internet connection, passport verification and more
- You can’t buy medical or engineering seats.
- You won’t get free television, mixie, grinder and more during the election period.
This may look funny but this is fact. We are all corrupted somehow and it’s in our blood. All of a sudden, we can’t eradicate this. But we should start it slowly and uproot the corruption from the scratch. Many points in Jan Lokpal bill needs to be enhanced. It is not only for politicians but for all. Government has to think in all possible scenarios before passing this bill. Later we should not protest again against the Jan Lokpal bill. Good to see many people coming to streets and raise their voice against this tainted, most corrupted government. We can see a ray of hope now. Let us believe that we can live in corruption free India in near future.
» What is Wedding Photojournalism? » Posted by boopathi
Marriage is one in a lifetime moment for most of us. It is the eternal bond that witnesses the knot between you and your cherished one. Particularly in India, marriage is the biggest event in everyone’s life. They take this event close to their heart and spend their money lavishly to treasure this event for rest of their life. Each religious group, region, and caste has a slightly different set of rites and they conduct the wedding in their own style.
Photography plays a vital role in this grand event. It is the only way to remember and cherish the cool moment that happened in this extravagant event. Because no matter how grand your event will be or how luxurious your wedding attire is, the only option you got to show your loved ones about the marriage are the photographs. So, it is very important to choose the type of photography and style of photographer. Generally there are two kinds of photography. One is usual photography where the photographer used to take posed pictures and other is lively candid shots where the subject may not even know that they are being photographed.
In most of the Indian marriages, people will go for the first option where the photographer instructs people what to pose and how to pose. They will mainly concentrate on the family portraits to satisfy the parents so that they can fill their pockets full. These kinds of photos will be ordinary and it won’t look lively. But the latter option (Wedding photojournalism) is like documenting the wedding as it is. Here the photographer wont interact with the subject and will not instruct them regarding poses. In turn, they wait for the right time and seize that moment naturally. These pictures will definitely take your memory to your wedding day whenever you see those.
I have seen in many marriages, where photographers used to torment the bride and groom to pose in different styles, adjusting their hand position and instructing them to smile with that tensed face. It literally looks like teasing them. I pity them all. So think about these and take a wise decision. I prefer wedding photojournalist for my marriage. What about you?
PS: I have started practicing wedding photojournalism. So if you want to hire me, you can drop me a message in my FB account. Happy married life!!!
Here is the sample of my work…
» Live for yourself, not for others… » Posted by boopathi
Today morning, while surfing internet I came across this beautiful quote “making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.” This beautiful sentence makes me to realize the importance of life. This kindled my inner feeling to raise so many questions to myself.
Am I living my life?
Still I didn’t find answer for this simple question. Certainly, I am not living the life for myself but for others.
*I wish to learn western classical dance. But I am not doing it because I fear what would people (parents, society) thinks about me if I do.
*I wish to take my photography interest to next level and I am not finding time to click the shutter even during weekends. (Thanks to weekend support).
*I wish to work in latest cutting edge technology and now I end up in outdated dying platform where I don’t see any growth and career. I am trying to come out of this mess but the progress is too slow. (Nothing works in my favor). I am not taking quick decision because I fear what people will say if I didn’t get proper project/technology after coming out of the current project. More than others, I feel terrible if anything goes wrong after getting release.
The above cited points are few examples which prove that I am not living my life. At times, I feel like I am handicapped. I know life is short and we should make use of it to the fullest. I know these things and totally lost sight of it. I’ve lost so much because I wanted people to like me, to think I’m cool, worthy, worthwhile. This prevents me from achieving my wishes. It’s hard to live for ourselves and give a damn to the world. Those who live this way are highly appreciable.
Ask yourself the same question. I know many will feel the same like me. If not, you are doing great. I hope things will change sooner and I wish to live my life happily.
» Real facts about superheroes… » Posted by boopathi
Superhero is the imaginary character who always destined to protect public from the super villains and other bad stuffs. They are shouldering a huge responsibility of saving the world. Kids are worshipping them as their god and having them as their role model. Being in such an honorable and responsible place, I always wonder about their selection of costume which is contrary to their character. In this post, I want to pen down about their selection of outfit which makes me to doubt on their liability.
- Masks: Most of the superheroes are wearing mask since they don’t want to reveal their real identity while looting something or smashing someone. If they are altruistic and protecting people from bad, why can’t they do the same without wearing masks? All the superheroes are good looking and charming. I don’t see a valid reason to hide their face from people while doing service. This obviously corrupts the mindset of children and provokes them to do bad stuffs.
- Skin tight silky wear: By wearing these skin tight costumes, they almost look nude and they are spoiling the mind of kids, girls and even few men. Everyone knows that all the superheroes are well built and athletic. It is unnecessary to wear this tight outfit to show their muscles. They can even wear jeans or other normal costumes while exhibiting super powers to destroy the baddies rather than seducing everyone by flying around the crowded place.
- Underwear over pants: This one tops the other. Superheroes completely forgot the usage of underwear and they are using it over their tights. How embarrassing it is if someone gets to know your underwear color. But our superheroes are casually roaming around the city by wearing underwear (eye catching color) over their pants. The worst among others is superman. This guy wears dark shinny red chuddy over the totally contrasting blue tights. I asked my parents, friends, relatives and even strangers to find the reason behind this underwear thing. Everyone gave the same answer. NO IDEA. Let’s discuss more on this point. Why they are doing this?
- They are advertising the underwear brand since they are public figure and big shot in the country
- They are so afraid of pickpockets. So by wearing chuddy over the pants, they can cover their wallet from the eyes of thieves while travelling in bus or train
- If they caught by police, then the outer chuddy will give them extra bit of protection to their bum
provided if they wear one inside the tights.
That’s it. I couldn’t think more on their selection of costumes. If you have any, feel free to drop your idea in the comment section. See you all in next post. Happy blogging!!!
» Happy blogging!!! » Posted by boopathi
What is blog? Definitely I am not going to give the definition or description of blog. For me, it is an open diary, where I can write about myself, others and the information I want to convey. And this post is about how I started blogging as one of my hobbies. So I am going back to my college days to dig my old sweet memories.
One fine day at computer lab in second year, Mr. Ramanujam (classmate) mailed us his blog link and asked to click the Google ads which he posted in his blog. That was the first time, I heard about the word called BLOG. When I asked him about this, he briefed me that he can earn money if more people click on those ads. Cool, isn’t it? This idea beckoned me to start a blog (Blogger.com) and added Google ads in it. But I didn’t even earn 1$ through this. I completely lost interest in making money through blog and started writing regular posts. I wrote post about cricket I played at weekends, testimonials about friends, spot the circled item in photos and more. Later, I started writing critique about other college symposiums, their way of organizing events and so on.
Again, Mr. Ramanujam introduced us “Blog advertising” concept. I developed a penchant towards blogging and bought number of paid domains. This time I earned considerable amount of money through blogs. Thanks to him. Later in 2010, I bought this domain as my personal blog and publishing posts frequently in this.
Blogging became inevitable part of my life. I use this platform for sharing my happiness, venting my anger, expressing my imagination and other general stuffs. Through this post, I want to give wake up signal to my fellow bloggers who became dumb after 2009. During college days, we used to tag others to continue few posts. So I am doing the same now and I hope they will spend their time to recall their blog user id/password and update their dead blog.
Here is the list of my blog mates and I tag them to update their blogs and you tag your dumb friends too. Lets keep this chain alive.
• Senseless Syndrome (Rama)
• Get…Set…Go… (sano)
• Anatomy of thoughts (sambu)
• Hi Guyz and Galz!!! (Maravatz)
• Dog-astray!!!!! (ondi)
• Thoughts provoked (Kudi)
• Best in Buisness (Bai)
• Raja Krishnan
• Mahesh Subramanian
@ALL: Do blogging and update it frequently. After few years, if you read those old posts, it will definitely bring you joy and happy tears. See you in next post. Happy Blogging!!!
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