How does a sheep roll his eyes?

Occasionally I visit the Tamilian side of London (read East Ham) for things like Vazhathandu or Keerai. Ok I am kidding, I have no interest in either but P whips out some delicious dishes out of these and so I play along. Anyway there are few things that we do when we visit East Ham. Like having a meal at Saravana Bhavan. I would stuff myself with a chilli parota even if I had just polished off my lunch. Why waste an opportunity? The other is checking out the CD collection. Since we do not watch any Tamil channels here I have no idea about the latest songs and I buy random CDs titled- Latest 2016 collection. Every time, literally, I find that there is only a song or sometimes two which are good in the whole collection. Since it costs a pound and so I don't mind this otherwise Pagal Kollai . However some songs start to grow on you. Like this one- Mutham kudutha Maayakari from the movie Trisha Illana.. I had no clue which movie this song belonged to nor who the actors were. The lyri...

There is so much going on at Marina at the moment and for the last 10 days. I hear R J Balaji's spirited talk and it makes me happy that there is someone genuinely concerned about the welfare of the state and has a large fan following. A revolution begins, I sense thousands of miles away. But a revolution without proper focus can lead to untoward incidents which in turn makes people blame the folks with the right intentions. Such a shame when people suffer to talk part in such protests and then some miscreants drop in at the last minute and it all goes down the drain. For some reason Ambai's 'Vasayu' (Age) comes to mind when I think of my Chennai and this drive for revolution. I pray hard nothing changes of my beloved city and it retains all of its original flavour. Where ever I am, I still belong to you.

Z speaks to me when I am at work and tells me he misses me. Anytime now, my heart is going to burst.

I wonder about these airport looks. Most of them are no doubt great and I am convinced the celebrities change into these clothes just before landing. But the photographs? Probably a brigade of photographers outside the Mumbai and Delhi airport on duty all day long. Uff. The winter is in full swing and apparently the area I reside will be the coldest in the country this week. After 6 years in this country, I have finally adapted to this weather. It is tiring, changes almost everyday but then there is always the element of surprise. Not like Chennai where everyone begins the conversation with 'iniki konjam jaasti veyil la?'. Like every person settled outside the country, I dream of those sweaty days in Chennai and regret it the minute I land there. well, soon very soon. On other things, I feel I have gotten better at squash, finally after an year of playing. It is amazing what a sport can do to your confidence levels and spirit. Now that we have moved to our new place, it tak...

I think everybody agrees this year has been quite mad. A perfect mixture of shocking news, annoying things, depressing headlines and of course things that warm your heart to the extent that a smile radiates from your very being. On a separate note I feel much better in my 30s than I did in my 20s. When people mentioned such things in interviews, I used to secretly chuckle and think, 'well what else can you say'. But now that i am there, I understand what they mean. There is lesser confusion (at least relatively) and I kinda understand myself better. I know, I will never be that disciplined person I always yearn to be, but at the same time know that some things can push me to do things which I will myself look back and think wow that was amazing. I have not made any new friends in the last 5 years which sounds sad. But I rather admit that than hang around with a bunch of people I am annoyed with. Well, I am very fussy when it comes to friends and cannot accept just anybody int...

That's what the British Prime Minister seems to indicate when asked if she would discuss the Kashmir issue at the House of Commons. Interesting, considering the partition was instigated by the British forces and now are cooly washing their hands off any responsibility. A UK/ US intervention is not something Indians/ Pakistanis seek, in my opinion. Perhaps some interest in arbitrating the issue will push the UN to be involved and resolve this historical issue. Just think of the innocent lives lost on a daily basis.