Dear diary

I am 25 years old.. A very bold statement. A clear indication that I am into Adulthood and need to act as a very responsible person. I think as time flies by most of those memories of childhood would be events which I will find difficult to recollect. So I thought why not write about that.



There are many in this group who have known me from the time I was born 9in fact a bit earlier to be cheeky) or from the time you were born. I am you can correct all those small memories which I had



If there is something which I can remember of my early childhood, I get reminded of a hospital where I am sitting near mom. For strange reason I am just near her but not even touching her. I don't know how far it is an event in my life but thats what it is.


Time shift.... I am looking outside the window for somebody. It is a cement slab on which I am standing. I see my grandmom and start running to her. I can recollect having gone to temple regularly with her. I also remember of another Patti accompanying us but really do not know who it is.



Event 2: Mahesh is running helter skelter. He hides under a table. I am having a good laugh. The aunty next door is walking in with a vessel and I know that it has "mor kuzhambu". We are having a good laugh.



Event 3: I am whining. I think I am supposed to go to a school. I don't like the place. They ask me to play around or sleep which I don't like. At around 12 the school ends. I walk out to find Amma in some cases or Thatha in some cases. Amma is talking to another aunty I don't know her.



Event 4: Thatha is caring me. He is showing me around the trees. It is a market place where I don't know. But I am enjoying my time there. Somehow he knows everybody there.



Time shift 2.... We are in Chennai. Invariably our annual holiday we get a few days to spend in Thiruvamiyur house. Hariharan Thatha's room was off limits. There used to be lot of space around the house. The house was always filled with people. Balu Mama, Hema Manni (Ranjani was too small then), Geetha chitti (Somehow I could never recollect Saroja Chitti reason unknown chitti can you fill in the gap) and Shantha chitti with Venky, Jaya Perimma, Basu Mama visited the place most of the time.



Geetha chitti takes me to the market. I think I would have gobbled anything I can lay hands on be it raw tomatoes, brinjal or ladies finger (how do I eat all this). Standard dish in the menu is "Keerai" Completely smashed and is more paste than anything else.



The Indli Mavu grinding activity used to Balu Mama's Dept. The Idli Mulagai Podi used to taste sweet with jaggery in that which is a rarity in our house.



Once we three went to Jaya Perimma's house (Venky and Sundar with me). Karthick anna had come that time. We were watching "Beverly hills cops". I was great spending time. I think that was my first English movie which I would have watched. Elder brothers are fascination when you are young they get to do things which you are not allowed to do. I think Karthick Anna was like that then. He was cool guy and It was a great spending time with him.





Time shift..........



We are going to school. Mahesh is riding a tobu cycle (Remember the cycle da) i think for a long time we had that. Vishal used to come with us with his grandmom. It usually is like one small mass walk to school. I think till my 3rd standard have not got to sit in a concrete building. The thatched roof classes and the small benches. I think we would have been the last generation to have studied in such buildings.



Event2: We are sitting inside the house. We are asked not to look outside. Nothing to eat and instructed not to study. It is solar eclipse that day. The bedroom in Natesa Nagar house used to be empty. I am sitting with my back to the wall. Dad is reciting some story and Mahesh is sitting opposite to me.



Event 3: Geetha chitti and Balu Mama come to our place in Natesa Nagar. It is a Sunday. After 10 min of leaving our place I find them back. Chitti had a fall from her moped. I think she hurt her leg badly.



Event 4: We have bought a new house. The house is great there is a terrace which is empty I get a new dress. I slide down the stairs and tear my dress on the first day itself. Lots of people for the Griha prevasam. I enjoy the party. We stay the night in that house. We are told that it is customary to stay the night in the new house. Day narrates Casablanca Story to Sundar and Me. Next day morning we get up to find the doors locked and we both were fast asleep. All kinds of nightmare (should I call day mares) popped in before Dad came back.



Let me now talk about something which a few would relate to but most can enjoy.



1. Rajagopal chittapa came for the first time after wedding to our house. He came to the house with a list of our family tree. Mom is Radha and Dad is Mr. Radha he had a real tough time before he could recollect everybody's name. Mom had made Parkai curry I think as a courtesy he had it and gave a good comment. Till date my mom says that Gopal Like Parkai.... chittappa is it really true.



2. We went to Vizag ( Hariharan Thatha, Geetha chitti , Amma and Mahesh). Lali was way too small and not our kinds you see. Our only friends were 2 guys in the neighbourhood. But the bad part was both did not know tamil nor did we know telugu ( except all the inti after Tamil words stuff). So we got into a logical agreement we would talk in Hindi with one and English with other. Because both did not know one of this language. Most of the places which we roamed at the time I visited when I went to Vizag.



3. I think the Family sports for our family should be cards. I hardly can remember any get together without cards be it marriage or any informal get together. We have played cards in Geetha Chitti's marriage, Saroja chitti's marriage and all the events after that also (I think it went on even in Ashoks's Marriage). Shantha chitti invariably carries atleast 2 pack of cards in her handbag.



I thinking I am running out of thoughts may be somebody can fill on some exciting things in which happened.



I know most of this is a regular boring stuff but I can remember these so must be something important for me.



Thanks for your patience to read this.



My Grammar is poor and my writing skills are pathetic but I have thoughts to communicate.