Mr.Froggy finds green seat.

As I packed and unpacked, shifted and relocated, I got busy with all my other paraphernalia. My love for plants cant cease. I shifted them too. Offloaded by transport they landed in a messy corner. Only to seem as home for this frog.

I dedicate this post to the F-Day of round 9 of ABC Wednesday meme. Please click here for details and more shots.

See the Sea

See the sea through my eyes. Feel my experience through my words.

Introduction:   Malpe  a small town in South Karnataka is renowned for beach, fishery. Has a small Port. Forms a part of the enchanting konkan coast, which I did mention in my "Gokarn Visit" post too.  St.Mary's Island that stands few kilometers away from the shores of malpe is a heavenly place. About 20-30 minutes by ship[passenger trips twice a day] from the shore. Each visit to the island lured us for more. Never to cease natural beauty that attracts a  decent tourist crowd.

Regular city buses carrying local and outside passengers is a common scene. A conductor is seen dangling at the bus-door,  calling out for passengers, by whistling loudest, screaming at his highest vocals and constantly beating the sides of the bus as if it were his drum for the day.

Zoomed in view-St.Mary's Island from Malpe Shore.

 

Silhouette of little figure
Ecstatic rush, splashing waves, a happy run
Teeny weeny gal greets waves with  fun.

Waves- Malpe Shore

Roaring waves hands clasped with the cloud
A rhythm they make as they sing aloud
Waving at every human eye pointing at them
Beckoning you with its ultimate charm













Recent developments in the Udupi district did throw Malpe in the limelight with its new traveller's Bungalow. One lasted for more than a decade in its ruined state with some doors and windows in its vestiges. As children, during our visits we had named it "bhooth bangla". Parking lots more organised now. Also the eat out stalls where fresh "fish fry" is served too!

P.S:- If you happen to visit don't forget the fish fry. Vegetarians you have the "Churmuri" that is puffed rice fully spiced with yummiest masala, onions,tomatoes,coconut oil garnished with coriander leaves]

I Repost this for the "Saturday Photohunt"  theme "informative". For details CLICK HERE

Manipal Rains

It poured cats and dogs.

She loved it as heart sang,

Oh rain dont go away rain,

I like the wind blow, the water flow.

The rains...let it pour, I love it to its core.

From heaven poured happy showers.

Of which the green member too is a lover. Wee, sings the tree, in mirth.

Poor Peahen,

Lost in rains, wonder when.

"Upkari"- From my kitchen

Serve hot, eat at one shot, even a  lot.

Let me know, if you give this a shot

1. Not a good cook.
2. I eat to live not other way.
3.Special cookeries are out of my dictionary.
My cooking calibre projected. Yet I present this mouth watering "upkari" that's the pride of my kitchen today.

picture courtesy: self

Recipe:

1] Tindora [ivy gourd, tondli, tendli are few names it is familiar with in India]
2] Fresh cashews

Cutting method:-length wise slits

3]Fresh grated coconut

4] Mustard seeds, Red chillies, Curry leaves

5] Cooking oil [preferably sunflower oil]

Method:
Heat a spoon full oil in pan. Add mustard seeds. As it splutters, add curry leaves and red chillies[whole,slit or pieces]. Next add Tindas, sprinkle salt. Cover it and cook on low flame. Once the vegetable is cooked add the cashews and cook little more. Just before we put off the flame, sprinkle freshly grated coconut.

Simplest & tastier. It is a common- typical and notable Konkani dish called 'upkari". Easier to pronounce and memorise than the names of any Italian Dish or French that we rattle off, isn't it?


I dedicate this post to the U-Day of round 9 of ABC Wednesday meme. Please click here for details and more shots.

Retired from FB

A major discussion topic today. Facebook a boon or a bane?  I confess I turned it into a bane myself.  Logged into Face Book 24*7 on my Black Berry, in my hands. Yes, I finally gave up relentlessly last night.

A stern declaration I threw to my hubby about deactivating my FB account. He pacified me, advising about hiding the wall, privacy concerns and million other methods.

I could not budge from my decision. An additional responsibility being swept away was my apprehension about  my decision and could breathe relief today.

Am not a social bug. Suggested by friends, the  FB fantasy that narrowed the geographical proximity amongst numerous dear ones spread across different parts of the hills, actually hooked me on to it 2 years ago. And the journey stormed in to last till yesterday.

 Read every body's chores and bores to interesting status messages. Daily horoscope seemed fascinating.  Typing in status messages each day formed part of preening. I once enjoyed this!

Extensive presentation of narcissism and gloating.

Couldn't refrain from spasmodic peeping into the page. I did discover innumerable relatives, school-mates, class-mates, sports-mates,  long lost touch with. Simultaneously friend requests from numerous "virtual" friends poured in.

Often mused, though how engrossed I was into e-socialising each day heaping tiny other chores undone. And after all these tete-te, I never played any of the Farm- Ville or other games! Saved.

Huh. One day I immensely scrutinized the privacy customisations and all better tools to make me feel the same I would, after a puffing and panting being chased by a bull and locking myself in the bathroom.

Yet the migraine did not cease. Home page itself it was, haunted and never ceased to creep up on my pillows at midnight too every message that "squealed" on my BB[black Berry].

What am amazing discovery that set you on cloud 9 yet so exhausted and plonky.

Friend request records hit me high above head making me dizzy. Identity claims of these requests left me alarmed at times.

Oh, yes not to forget. We would go popular with fulsome posts, pictures relating to any holiday that we take. How happy I would be. Not later than last night though.

I give up...........My 6 year old was the second happiest. " I told you" she murmured. Wonder what she told me though!

That was the other part. However I feel secured now in my small happier world with my own Face Book page.

I keep my eyes open for any such information like the Wall street Journal published on the Face Book's anti-google fiasco.

Read the full article if you wish.

This happening isn't synonymous with the quote saying any graph that strikes high falls down. No this was different. It shot up and vanished into thin air:-)

My friend, a regular reader of my blog referred to me as prolific. I vow to maintain this not to transit into the mode which made me write the above post!

Anybody there? reading ?

Cheers,

Signing out ; Sush Khush [ I remember my ex- boss mentioning this phrase often]

Career choice

Little girl stands beneath little tree

Career and worries free

It was her call I received today. Showering loads of compliments on my writings. That keeps the fire burning at this end. No words to express my gratitude. Appreciating another's work was so easy for her. Herself an teaching professional looking forward to a career in sociology.

"When will you post your school times poems. You promised" she asked. Promptly here I go with thanks to her. 

Courtesy Vandana.

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CAREER [Written by me in 1994]

The most common word you hear

Is the word career

Its usually either doctor or an engineer?
Only these are your goals?
If not you are fools?

Apart from engineers and doctors

There are many other careers

Lawyers..businessmen, even warriors.

And so many more are here.

So dear please do not fear

If you do not become a doctor or an engineer

Keep your mind absolutely clear

Choose for yourself a suitable worthy career.

Then put your knowledge and resources together

And rest not unless you succeed in your career.

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Interesting board

A pathetic board that hung in the inside of a passenger boat of Corniche-Doha

Corniche area of Doha is the water stretch along the bay of the city.


The Corniche street runs parallel to it which is fantastic past time for drive, or walks.

For more photos of corniche from where the above also came from :- just click link here

I re post this for Thursday challenge meme. "Wooden" being this weeks topic. Click here for more shots from over the world.

Bridal smile

I like Madhuri Dixit's Smile best;

Bridal make ups; bridal costumes, bridal this bridal that;  What about bridal smile?

Specially for an Indian Hindu bride whose wedding involves a series of rituals and reception consuming days and hours.

Sun rise and photographer's presense happen together for her. First photo, first smile. Ok. She dresses, eats break fast, but the photographer will not refrain from waiting at her door to capture her in camera again.

Please smile; Please turn left; Little right; .......Click click click;

And she needs to hold up her smile. Thats important. 

Rituals happen;  Oh please pose again please little more smile; look at the camera.

Hours of reception, loads of people;  Shake hands constantly, nod your head whether you recognise the visitor or not Dont forget to Smile please.

"Somebody please get me some water", she just ended amidst two instructions for her. Purohit calling do this..that..blah; Camera person calling "smile please"!

Lunch time, but not again. Camera covered zone. SMILE PLEASE.

End of the day the bride is tired, if not of long ritaul sittings, long talkings, but by throwing continous closeup smiles.

Happy 4th wedding anniversary Smitha and Amit [My sis, b.i.l]. I watched their wedding video today. Caught her desperately calling a relative to tell "My jaws pain can I please take a break for my smile".

Excuse me- break please and we will smile again.

Missed this old post- Just Smile?

Who's stronger, bugs or drugs?

Its all about the diminishing effects of the antibiotics/irrational use of it; and/or the increased mutations of the bugs like bacteria or virus.
Times of India ran a small article here -click this.

Bugs

Do we give up easily today for  infections, conveniently consuming loads of antibiotics? At least this is what I hear and fear is happenning around us many times.

Last morning I happened to watch a regional"kannada" TV Channel also featuring a program on this topic.

We catch cold, fever,sinusitis often. Just as we feel we are getting better it doesn't. So what do we do. We are prescribed antibiotics. But will "antibiotics" kill virus? VIRUS being main cause for the infections of throat, nose, eyes. They only are portions of our DNA unlike living bacteria which cannot be killed by antibiotic medicines. Hence the target turns out to be the living cells, infections are curbed, and immune system takes over the viral attack after consuming antibiotics.
However it points at the condition that our inclination to antibiotics for any minor viral attack is to be curbed. We need to build up immune system stronger, goes the thought today.

How does the antibiotics work ? The infectious toxins produced by bacteria are so quick that it challenges the immune system of the body. Hence antibiotics come in picture to kill the bacteria directly.

But antibiotics loose effectiveness with time. Often they tend to kill the bacteria super quick making one feel better fast too. Yet, threats of leaving behind some mutations of the target bacteria poses danger of infections to recurring return which harms the body. These off springs of the bacteria reproduce and fight against body's immune system. Frequency of usage and the dosage matter a lot.

 

So is frequent usage of antibiotics not advised? Read this piece of news- frequent usage.

Where do we stand now?. Some recent news stating about irrational use of antibiotics was this -click here for that news.

Perhaps it all points towards the fact of stressing on consuming lot much of food rich in nutrition; avoiding junk as much as possible; work on immune systems. Especially with today children who devour a variety of junk or non- home made food frequently?

Note:- Am promised a guest post on this topic again by my doctor sister. Hope soon we will read the doctors version on this one.