Walk the talk with him....

He says        Originals
Mama            Mama
Papa              Papa
Tat tu             Thank You
Baba
Bapa
Maa
Aai                  
Azaa
I Bi U               I love you
Mamadi           Mamta
Ozi                  Rosy
Omi                 Romy
Gogu               Goldu
Gigi                  Digi
Pipi                  Lipi
Kaku               Carry me (oriya kakha)
Totan               Totan
Ani                   Ani
Memema         Shameema
Pipti                 Dipti
Amo                Amul
Nia                  Nisha
Chichita           Rachita
Aawam           Ahwaan
Badum            Bathroom       
Bebom            Bedroom
Oha                get down (oriya-Olha  )
Bui                  lets go out (oriya -Buli )
Tota                shoes (oriya Jota)
Babi                Keys (oriya chabbi )
Mobi               Mobile
Momi              Remote
Ghughu           Car/Bike
Tutu                Water
Dudu               Milk
Paaiin              Water (pani)
Don du da        Dont do that
Kissi                 Kiss
Tachchi             Chichi
Gagi                  Potty
Nainam/Amnam Food            
Oppy                Office
Ne ne                Take
Dede                 Give
Uppi                  Top (oriya upper ru ku)
Noi                    Nose
Eye                    Eye
Bho-bhu            Dog's bark
Mew                 Cat's mew
Paya                  Pigeon (oriya para)
Baya
Appo                Apple
Bbbye
Tata

wOrmth of a blanket!

I used to hate winters as a child. During winters my limbs use to go numb to the extent that even to hold a pen for writing, I needed 15 mins to warm up my hands. Sinus pain in the early mornings and in evenings use to be unbearable and disgusting. The very sight of sheet of fog had two halves of my head banging against each other. I use to even hate people who liked the season. Mere reasons for liking it like its time for Christmas and New Year, because you get better variety vegetables and that its easy to digest food during winters. As the list for liking the season was exhaustive I had my own woes to deal with, in this deadly cold winter. Later when we shifted for my higher studies to Bhubaneswar, I was glad that winters were mild here and with that subsequently my pain subsided. But my dislike for winter was still strong.

Later in life when I moved to Hyderabad and having stayed here for sometime now, I have to press my mind hard enough to recollect if 'Winter' as a season ever existed! Last year during this time, sweltering heat and profuse sweat made me think if it was summer!!!!


Over the time I realized that I was actually missing and wanting that feel of cold feet, chapped lips, dry wrinkled skin and numb limbs, the bad need for a room heater, woolen garments and carpets, hot tea and snacks. I am glad that this year I was able to use my blanket after almost 2 years now. This year there is the need to put on something warm in the evenings when you go out, this very feeling of not wanting to wake up in the morning till your hands feel the warmth of a hot tea cup makes me realize its winter again. And I am ready to welcome it sans my pain.

Restricted Entry

A recent article in the paper was about how foreigners in Goa have acquired certain areas and have signboards put outside which reads as 'Dogs and Indians not allowed'. It’s really sad how the liberties vested by the constitution can be manipulated to serve ones won means. Goa is just a case in point but there are lots of places and people who like to associate themselves with only certain class, creed and caste of people. Many tourists are turned down from a place of visit because they don’t fall into the same bracket of people who have the privilege of entry.

In my last visit to Mumbai I yearned to visit a Fire Temple but to my disappointment I wasn't allowed. I wasn't even aware that there’s a rule like that...Temples back home have stricter rules such as 'Hindus only' at the entrance. The temple sevayats who otherwise believe in making hay when the sun shines during special festivities (where there is no restriction on paying respect (cash and gifts to the sevayats) to your lord, irrespective of your background), on any regular day display great pride that they hold the reins of the temple sanctity. These places of worship are under the dictate of handful of people who claim themselves to be above law and at times above Lord too.

I understand restricted entry into certain shows with only ‘Passes’, into offices, into libraries….. but for heaven sake, spare me, we are talking of public places!!! Restrictions like these remind me of Taliban rule on women, where a woman is not allowed at public places without her husband…..I see ourselves turning into Talibs! with such rules. But public places are for people to walk in without any fear and inhibition to see and enjoy their way of life, be it a park, mall or a Gurudwara.....

Till we encounter signboards which says ‘restricted entry’ to call ourselves a secular and democratic, is still a far cry.

The dark temptation

Yes I fell in love all over again....


It was a cool winter evening and driving through the wide roads that led from one street to another, I arrived at the place, where I had decided to meet my date.


Waft of cool breeze were playing with the strands of hair all over my face. The chairs were neatly arranged under the portico of a coffee house. The interiors of the house had dark wooden furniture which had old time charm to it. The lighting and music was just perfect to match the mood of the evening. All of a sudden it started to drizzle adding to the flavour of romance and I sat on a chair outside the coffee house, under one of the umbrellas that were arranged for outdoor seat out, waiting. After having waited for a while there came a huge cup of........ deliciously decorated CHOCOLATE RIVER & POPSICLE ICE CREAM. The thick dark chocolate in the cup with little white pop-ins as topping looked delightfully yummy, was the chocolate river. Popsicle ice cream was vanilla ice-cream topped with hot chocolate sauce and choco chips. And that was my long yearned date with dark temptation.


This place is the latest in the offing and has some of the classy chocolates and ice creams. My next date very soon would be with CHOCOLATE AVALANCHE & CHOCOLATE PANCAKE . Along with me, my husband and son too had great time with their respective dates of dark temptation.


P.S. If you too have a yearning for chocolate check out this place called Chocolate Room which is one place you can vouch for and is worth every moment spent with dark temptation.

I think therefore I am

I had started this post way back in 2006 and left it incomplete. Since then I hadn't been anywhere close to the blogging scene. Then one fine day when I had this urge to pen down something I thought to retrive my previous post. And now I find this piece lost, unattended and lonely. I fall short of thoughts to extent it any further. I dont know what I was thinking at that point of time when I had started it. I find it extremely difficult to ponder on this view point. But at any given situation you do tend to think and therefore here it is:


I had to see where I was in order to realise who I am....
You see yourself in comparison to what you are not and due to some reason you fall for the later, only sometimes
When I retrospect I see myself complete in lot of ways but yet there is something out there calling me, waiting for me.I am incomplete still...
People do often come across things that they choose to see themselves as, so it wont be wrong to state here that you are of what you think you are... its a state of mind like when you are sad or happy... it is upto us what we choose ... but is it all that we think, is it just a sate of mind???
There are lot of factors which conditions our thought process before we deduct to see ourself as.....


Its very vague and abstract but somewhere it also forces me to think that I am because I think I am... sad, happy, emotional, unpredictable, complete and yet to fetch, to be complete..

My Religion

when it was time for me to leave my university after the completion of my masters program, I was desperate in look out for a 2bhk. It was the pressing need of time as we(me and my fiancee then, husband now) needed a place to shift post our marriage, which was soon after my post grad. After having looked for a few places in Begumpet, Jubilee Hills we finally found a decent place worth the rent in Khairatabad just a stone throw away from Banjara Hills road no.1. On meeting the owners they seemed happy to find the tenants for their 3 months abandoned house. A young member from their family helped us in showing the house. He took pride to take us around and show us the house, with 24 hours water supply being one of the major features. Upon being introduced to the owners by the broker, who got us this house, a old man probably in his 70's asked us about what we do and where we are from and most importantly our 'Religion'. He just wanted to check if we were Muslims. We finalised our deal for the house. After having stayed at this place for 2 years, we shifted to a bigger but 2bhk again, couple of months back. We came in saw the house, liked it and finalised it. When we met the owners the same series of questions for introduction but we weren't asked about our religion this time. My onwers are not Hindus, but they dont see any possible threats in their prospective tenants. Now when we read the papers and find that a Muslim is denied shelter in a particular locality because of his religion amuses me to the hilt!!!

selfless, helpless calls the shot- Big Boss

No need of setting your alarm anymore because there's someone who makes sure you sleep on time and the next morning you are up without alarm. No matter how good the food tastes or smells, whether you are in a plush restaurant or all set for an authentic Mughlai home food, you have your time set.... 5 mins and you should be done with the last drop in your glass. Attend calls only if acutely necessary rest, can, no should go missed. Watching late night movie not in theatre even at home can turn into a nightmare if not prepared for it. Exercise without any gym instructor is not a matter of concern as long as you are able to move your torso to fend for yourself. Need to step out of home??? think twice before you do that Big Boss is watching you...yes thats Our Big Boss at home all of just 6 months but makes sure he holds the string to everyones heart.