Travel

 I didnt travel out of Chennai, but just from Besant nagar to Greams Road. Athukke travel nnu Title because it felt like forever. (i dont like to think about bangalore at all . Aathu suggested going to bangalore for birthday which falls during year end, i was like strict no and after this episode - no means no thaan)

First time, i didnt nondify mobile while travelling and was parakku paathufying people and the places. I have been of late reading this again and again somewhere - please learn to sit still, without doing anything meaning - without speaking to anyone or most important not to look into one's mobile or others also for that matter.

This experience was like that - I was looking at a fellow aunty - who was coming near our cab for about 1 km talking in her mobile - ithula enna vishayam na - though she had her car window - her voice was audible outside. She didnt realise and was talking ( not happily though , think it was an official call). Everyone were looking at her while crossing but she was blissfully unaware. Antha eraichal layum her voice was audible , athuthaan highlight - morning 9.30 traffic adyar bridge.

Then, another aunty in her two-wheeler trying to balance her dupatta and bag and with a very big helmet navigating among the autos and the fellow two-wheelers who were rushing to catch something or the other. Though i was in a hurry, i was watching all these unfold. It was like watching drama unfold when u are just a spectator but not a participant. Because everyone were participating in that.

I was trying to guess each of their story - ok, that uncle is going to office and he is the CEO there, because of his foreign car and that Aunty was wearing a suit, so she must be some advertisement consultant or architect going to client place. 

On the whole, it was different. Actual ah naan onnum solla varala, just recording my thoughts :)

Ok, the point is i went to a seminar where the food is free and knowledge is charged. 

Methu vadai and tea for morning snack

Phulka paneer butter masala, Pulav , sambar sadam , pappadam and curd rice

Samosa and tea - evening snack

Ellam mudichutu came back  to home.

Only to find Pa not well and vomiting . 

So, buttermilk vendhayam ellam kuduthu bed kku anuppittu, listening to amazon prime playlist and writing this post.

Random thoughts-I

 Saturdays are my hectic days. Need to drop and pick Pa from school and this takes to and fro twice and apart from that Hindi class and again this also to and fro twice. So, literally I travel to the same place four times.

So, appadi oru prayanam bothu vantha random thought. I was just watching the pedestrians while waiting in the signal. They were wearing different kind of clothes. 

Some were casually dressed and others took care and some others didnt even care. Iam actually a stranger and i have no idea whether that dress is new or worn 100 times. 

Same with my case, people who see me will not remember anything. Atleast in my case, iam so bad in remembering costumes or jewellery. So, why should i spend more money on clothes. My only weakness is clothes. I have this habit of visiting various sites and adding to their cart and just watching all these instagram saree shops.

And I wonder at the number of people doing business in instagram, Are there really so many people who buy sarees and if so, will they be buying every month. How are these businesses surviving and what would be their profit margin. 

Because there are many shops from udumulpet or erode or namakkal where we wouldnt even step if we visit those areas. And here in Chennai itself we are very much brand conscious and every time visit the same Nalli or Westside ( my current favourite)

Apart from all the above, i was thinking about the dresses i bought during my childhood and those which were special.

One such is a sky blue frock which i remember very well because i went to VGP with my mama who is just 15 years old than me and with whom i grew up and also my mama's athai ponnu whom i call akka.

It was a very nice outing because we got to ride almost all the rides free, Reason being one of my mama's friend was working there and we even got a picture with me holding a big balloon.

And the next one is a pink salwar when i was in 3rd std which my another mama and mami got for me. It was my first salwar with a dupatta which I was proudly flaunting.

Those days, we got dresses only for occasions like deepavali and birthdays and not even pongal.

That feel is missing somehow. But, i got the same feel recently when i went to treat myself after the full  batch i taught got 95+. I just went on my own without aathu or kids and shopped which was my first experience. It was very special to buy something without any occasion and to celebrate. It felt just so good.