goin thro' a patch...

I got a call from my ophthalmologist in the morning. I had one the busiest 5 weekdays without even having to go to work. So I planned to slumber by daylight for the most part of the weekend. But the call changed everything. I dragged myself in the dirtiest of jeans with a v-neck red tee to go with. I landed at the doctor’s desk at 12:20 am for a 10 am appointment. She eyed me like she would see an insect with disgust.Three hours later I had my eye operated., I was lying on the bed looking up at the ceiling through one eye and the other eye nicely patched up.I looked like a pirate, who was missing his parrot.

My folks were pretty mad, when I landed myself in an auto with an eye patch and saying mater of factly,that I had a surgery. I had a tough time trying to get my parent's reactions through jus one eye.Neverthless, the yip yap continued before it finally ceased at bed time.I wasnt tired, but I went and seated myself in my room.A nap would not do any bad. And so I napped till midnight that day,until when a sudden pain shot right through my eye.Yes,the anesthetic finally wore off. The pain in my head was excruciating .I've never knew thats like it to feel an eye hurt.,I complained of head ache to my doc."Its your eye aching",she corrected me. It was onething to feel physical pain with your eyes open,.atleast u can see the pain., But it’s a different story to feel pain with your eyes closed.It was like someone had cut open your eye, and put a pebble into it and stitched your eye-lids to-gether…I know, it pains to even read it…

The patch was not to be removed for 3 days and guess what, it was the blissful 3 days in months. I informed my boss, that I will be working from home for the next week.,for which she muttered something like “as-long-as the-work-is-done”.I didn’t give a damn,I dropped a mail, to my onsite co-ordinator, that I will not be available to fix your nasty bugs for a week. I did everything with one eye thereon….

Watching TV and laptop was forbidden for 2 weeks. I watched “The ugly truth” , Wrong turn 1,2,3 movies with my bedroom door securely closed. I even drew an eye over the patch with my eye liner, It came out well..Only thing was, I got blasted royally by my mom for my silliness though dad found it very amusing.

Now, I ‘ve got my patch removed.Both the eyes are intact and working.So much for my patchy days...

Bring it on.....

Fall in love or fall in hate... get inspired or b depressed. Ace a test or flunk a class. Dance on the tables or sit in the corner. Life is divine chaos. Embrace it. Forgive urself. Breathe..... Enjoy the ride :)

I have a habit.When boredom hits, I often find myself rummaging my bookshelf not for a Dan Brown, or a SS or a Robin Cook.But an English-dictionary,..Yes, I inherited the one which my dad had used.Its called the LIFCO dicionary.Most often I end up finding it and dusting off the filth from its tattered covers.

I neatly pull my study table comfortably close so that the enormous bundle of binded paper is right below my nose.Where to start, is always the most dificult decision to be made, But doesnt hog most of ur intelligence when your bored like me.,Its jus the matter of how many pages your thumb can flip in a bunch.The the page u land in the process is the letter u begin with.....And then, I go...reading from top to bottom,right to left...sometimes mouthing lengthy, foreign rooted words twice or thrice audibly to hear the sound it made. You might think its strange for someone to do something like this, and I might need to get-a-life...But trust me, it opened a whole new world of enlightenment for me...below are my takeaways of my weird habit.

1.First of all,I beleived I knew alot about the words of the world., but I now realise how far behind in the learning I am.Words are like people.You think you’ve figured out everyone u know. But the truth is everyone has their own definition which can surprise you when you learn abt them in the oddest of times.

2.Secondly, the most funniest, icky sounding words has the most sweetest definitions of all. Example: “Serendipity”, this is one of my favorite words in english.Phonetically, it rolls out of the tongue so easily, but this word has one of the sweetest definitions to go with.

3. Did you know the word “LOVE” is one of the words with most definitions in any english dictionary. Now you know.So, you think you figured out everything about “love”.Well, think again.

4. The more and more I dwell in my weirdo habit, the more I learn about how little I know and how much more is ought to be learnt in life. This actually reminds me from time to time to keep myself grounded. Not that I’m on cloud9 all the time. But it helps to realize that Life has to offer many more things.

Well, so long now. I’m off to read my dictionary. Do you think u have such weird habits? Let me know!!! :)

The Rain and me

The monsoon finally set in south india and it poured like hamsters and shrimps for almost a week. Chennai was brimming to its edges. Rubber boats and emergency units were at stand by in velacherry like the good ol’ times. This time it was an unnamed cyclone of a weak stature, which cried like a girl, who was not sure if she should cry harder or not.,or what she was crying for.Neverthless it soothed the heat of the ground with a hissing sound as the first drops hit the land.

Well,well,well….you know wat happens when rains pound in Chennai. HOLIDAY. Yep, a holiday smack right in the middle of the week. Not that my employer cared so much, but I declared my own holiday for 3 consecutive days followed by the weekend. Five whole blissful days was in the making.

It was 11 am, no power in the house and its vicinity.The whole house was drowned in darkness, my mom fidgeting with the cutleries and ladles against the light from a kuthu vilaku (lamp).I was working on a excel report to be sent by EOD, the silent pounding of the rain against my window was definitely not helping matters.Finally accepting defeat I chucked my lappy aside., and heaved a sigh of frustration until the ear fones jutting out of my cupboard caught my eye.I haven’t lent a ear to this fellow for somewhile now-My iPod. And pulled it right out of the shelf and headed for the terrace.Three flights of stairs and an old lady(that’s me)-result is a lot of panting like a dog out of breath. On reaching the terrace, I ran into the covers of the tank shed., and happily sat under slanting roof with “Right round” faintly playing in my pod. The shelter of the tank, was really not serving its purpose as sleet as sharp as arrows pounded right on my face, with each drop I could feel my skin bounce into a depression and back. It was tickly in a way. But my thoughts were far from the pain what the rains had to offer.Pain of the heart that transformed into nostalgia of the last rains in Chennai.But a smile was all that I can do.. I looked up to the skies., and I suddenly felt an incredible affinity for nature. I sat myself up and threw myself in the rain..I did a double check, if my neighbours window was open.They were bachelors.I raised the volume of FloRida to its maximum and I went hay wire. Dancing is not my cup of tea.But I felt some kinda euphoria and I needed to dance and now., and I threw my hands and legs randomly in all directions., and went around the many potted plants my mom affectionately gardened. If someone was watching me from a little far away, It would have looked like a hysteric tribal dance of the deep jungles of Congo to the eyes of the unintelligible. But I cared less. I felt the rain in my tongue, It tasted all metallic and sweet. I liked it.I got soaked to the skin in seconds. I laughed at my own silliness of the act., and tears eased out for no reason. It is much easier to cry in the rain.Trust me!

You spin my head right round, right round

When you go down, when you go down down

I know the storm is comin

my pockets keep tellin me it’s gonna shower

Call up my homies it's all

Then pop in the next 'cause this mix'll be ours

You spin my head right round, right round

When you go down, when you go down down

Suddenly I felt someone watching me behind my back,

My dad was standing at the doorway with an umbrella, “Did you get struck by lightning or something”, Come down..Mom is calling you……

Hehe….happy rainy days to all.............!!!!

watta lyrics!!!!

There are words that can elevate ones heart into oblivion by instantly sprouting wings in the balls of your feet and make you feel like your flying in a dream.A soft "hmmmmm" from a loved one,A child's "gaga" and "gogo" when you play with them,an almost inaudible "Hi there" from the hunk next door when you leave for work,Also when the doctor asks your age and he says well, you dont look twenty four..hehe...Words like these make my day after day.Last night I saw this epic song of AR Rahman."Minale from the movie Maymadham". I cudnt figure out if the music was better or the lyrics.The words of this masterpiece of a song made so much meaning and sense even to a duffer like me.Below are the words...


paalmazhaikkuk kaaththirukkum boomi illaiyaa - oru
pandigaikkuk kaaththirukkum saami illaiyaa
vaarththai varak kaaththirukkum kavignar illaiyaa - naan
kaaththirundhaal kaadhal innum meelumillaiyaa
kanneeril theevalarththuk kaaththirukkiraen - un
kaaladiththadaththil naan pooththirukkiraen