my graduation day jan 23

it was a memorable day...............!!!!!!!!!!!

Republic Day, 2013

 I felt really honoured and  proud to be asked to hoist our National Flag this Republic day at the local school. Beleive me, you get goose pimples. The school also tried out a march past this year and I had to take the salute. Great moment:-) The kids singing Thaayin mani kodi paari took me back to school - its been so many years. I did prepare a brief message this year with the help of Google translate. The jist was Cleanliness and it seemed to go down well- with the adults at least  who all echoed it when they spoke .
That is our dopey Councillor and her husband ( ex-councillor; they keep it in the family) helping with the flag hoisting but for this I decided I wouldn't be reticent and managed to do the major bits.

The kids were familiar too because we are doing a Spoken English program at our library with 30 kids from the school. They are transported by a Maruti van to the library every evening for a one - hour class. The parents are supposed to be paying Rs.500 every month but so far most have been dribbling in about Rs.100 or 200.The shortfall will hopefully be met by people from this blog.Already two people have volunteered to chip in and thank you and God bless you both.

Oh yes, I chipped in with some sports equipment for the school and a large plastic drum to hold drinking water. Babu and Ravi have both contributed in different years with sweaters and other stuff for the school. Time your next trip for Independence day, people and you can do the honours. 

HI Everyone

just been updating the Mad Hatters photographs- yes, people do look at them and notice that certain people are missing. So, if you think anyone is missing or if you want to update your looks, please send your photographs to me. I've just been getting reacquainted with how to do it; so before i forget again, send me some snappy snaps

It seems like we have a Singer here ...

Since Karthy chitti has not posted this yet, I have to :) This is Uthra singing at her christmas concert and she totally rocks it.

The Dork trilogy

Dear All

Please buy and read either on ebook or a real copy of the DORK Trilogy by Sidin Vadukut
Start with the DORK and work your way through
People working in corporate environments will probably have an insight in his writings but for anyone its very very good stuff
After bill bryson ,john o farrell, I have found another guy whose writings I want to look out for
Its very very light reading , will never win a booker prize, but hey do I care
Ravi

thanks

hi all,
thanks for all the advice which actually suits me.
he was on acyclovir, i stopped cetrizine as itching stopped. lesions have started to scab.
if sanjay doesnt get it, babu , i will pat myself on the back for expert nursing.
anyway the lion has been released from the cage since yesterdaay. but he is missing the fact that now i dont wait on him hand and foot.
sajit wants to go to his friends village for authentic pongl celebrations. he is still deciding what to do.
we are organising one in our apartment . we are hiring authentic karagattam dancers from tanjavur and guess what, their price is 20,000 rs, when we had actually budgeted for 5000.rs. but the men want us to dance as authentic dancers will be awful looking. which is actually not a very good compliment for us.  but i think their dress and tight costumes will more than make up for their looks.
kapu

sajit and chicken pox

sajit had mild fever on 31st and 1st and in true rao sahib style he treated himself with cetrizine[god knows why] and slept well.
on first a single boil on the scalp. in true radiologist style i did an ultrasound, said its nothing to worry, only a skin lesion  and sent him off to college and hostel.
high fever in college again with moreboils. he decided its heat rash though chennai has been having pleasant weather.
3rd. rashes appear on body. i panic. adviced him to get an opinion in trichy. diagnosed as early chicken pox. uma anna arranged a car to take him to hostel and dropped him off at the bus stand to chennai.

now in chennai i have tried to confine hin to his room so that sanju doesnt get infected.
so we passed the time today by watching an english movie [bucket list' ]together. i felt satisfied by my share of nursing .
now he has read about chicken pox on the internet and advices me on the dos and donts.
i am supposed to give him plenty of water, juices, and fresh fruits and vegetables. no bread, [ there goes my idea of easy food] no spices and no oil.
ramesh calls up every hour to ask if i have arranged for the neem leaves. i dont think the net says what to do with them. my servant says make him swallow a bit when he has his bath after the scabs fall off. others say keep it on the bed around him and hang a bit on the f ront door . getting a lot of advice.
and sanju gets jealous, why u alone can enter his room. and dad sends choclates from kuwait to tide over the sickness.[though internet says no sugar and less salt,]
sanjay hands him things through the doorway wearing gloves !!!!

so life goes on and i end up feeling jealous of him with the enforced rest.