Let me be the first to ask.....

1. Being so many miles away from Chennai (for those who dont know....G Anand lives in the UK), how much do you relate yourself to C Moms.....Do you feel as close as most of us here do? Please share your experiences

2. I have sneaked into your blogspot a couple of times but never left a comment.....who inspired you to start a blog?

3. Your blog primarily consists of recipes, Is cooking your passion? Please share.

4. Did you expect to be on the hot seat next and did you thittufy Sayeee :):):):)

Hi gayathri,

Vasama matinenga,

Would u shift from chennaimoms to blrmoms?

Vai,

naan ungala kelvi kettena ??? illai la ...apporrom yen yen ??? still neenga kettathu yellam easy questions ....Thanks a lot for asking me .... let me answer in reverse order :

4. Did you expect to be on the hot seat next and did you thittufy Sayeee :):):):)

Morning in a such a good manner , she was asking me whom to select for hot seat ?? naan yetho nalla pullaya 2 , 3 names koduthen ... the moment she asked me I had a doubt ...because u see we both are like cat and Rat ...if I say yes , she will say No ...

thittinen avala ....infact thitta varathai thedikkittu irrukken ....and the reason for scolding her was ....YOu , Kg3 , SSb answers wer so lively .... athan yendi kedukkara nu thittinen ...

3. Your blog primarily consists of recipes, Is cooking your passion? Please share.

I too learnt cooking only after marriage ...after coming to Uk ...i was like almost fed up with cooking , what to cook ....we have to cook and eat on out own...wherease in Bangalore , we neighbours will share and it was fun .... so bored here to cook .... and all I can say is it is not like my Passion , but "I HAVE TO COOK " ...and that is where kavitha intoduced me to the blogging world ...and asked me to share all recipes ...so that I will start loving to cook and try new dishes ....and the comments which i recd. from frnds. were very much encouraging ....so it continues .... but my Husband till date it is just photogenic recps. nambadenga nu..solli tte irrukkaru ...atha pathi yellam naan kadukkave ilai..hehhee

2. I have sneaked into your blogspot a couple of times but never left a comment.....who inspired you to start a blog?

First I was sharing my recipes to my friend Kavitha ...for her recp. blog ...  and one other frnd. Padma , was having a recp. blog ..... one fine day suddenly Harsha asked me ...why can't you start a blog with my name ??? I said no dear u are so small ...what will u write ... ???

infact he wanted a blog just because he got attracted with all gadgets there like clock ....and he asked me to create in his name ....somehow consoled him and started my devotional blog and had all extra fittings just for him ....

and the main reason for Devotional blog is  .....the blog should be very useful to all ... and something which i wanted to learn about out Rituals / festivals .... if i have to start with cooking blog ...as I am restricted with few varities of recp. and me being pacca vegetarian ...so did not want to start a recp. blog  ... so opted devotional blog ...

therefore , my inspiration to start blog is : Harsha , Kavitha , Padma .

Gayathri .. i know nothing bout u .. pl tell sus bout yourself and wht made u to add in my friends list?

@ Vai ,

1. Being so many miles away from Chennai (for those who dont know....G Anand lives in the UK), how much do you relate yourself to C Moms.....Please share your experiences

hmm , well I am very much attached to this site ....personnally I don't feel like a person to be as a member here need not have any relation with chennai ...A women , Good person , that will do ....

but to me ....here in London  as such I don't have any friends ....for me close friends are only in this site ....I share everything to my frnds. here ....be it a good news or bad news ....and I have a set of friends who are more than a frnd. to me .... infact I haven't met them yet ...still we are very close that i can share everything with them ..... 

Few months back ..i was held up with one  problem ....on that day I informed few of my friends here first ...and all were very much kind and gave lot of support to me ....staying so far away and no one near me ....those kind words were very  much soothing to me ...and I did not feel like I was alone here ....varthaigala aarudal sollradhu naala yenna aaga poguthu nu ninaikkave mudiyathu...antha varathaigal than ...and the prayers what they do ....it is lot to me ....

one more example is  : when i told my amma that Harsha's tooth is about to fall off ....she was like why , what , how , when ????? avanga vaiyasukku tension than jasti aagaranga ...and that to when it comes to her grand child ..kekkave vendam .....i told her amma calm down ...my son is nearing 6 years .....so this is the age teeth will fall off ....hmmm when I asked the same question here ...till date harsha yepadi irrukkan ..avanukku yenna seiyanum ...i got lot of suggestions .....that is what i am in need of ...

intha prechanai kku yellam yennakku ore theervu ...yenoda frnds .. .... and i have very less school and college frnds. ....so it is you all who keeps me glued to this ...

Do you feel as close as most of us here do?

I will say Yes and no ...

Yes : I haven't met many of them ....but still I am close with them ....

No : with few of moms ...I am unable to be so close or to say haven't interacted with them  ...maybe that I can change once i meet them ...

as per me : being close or far away from chennai is same to me ...I don't think that I will be able to meet you all every month ...may be once or twice that's it ...so meet panathathu ...  nalla yenakku perisa onum vidayasam illai ...

@Deepa ,

Vasama matinenga,

Bayamuthathey di ...pavam illai naan ...Madam u will also get a chance so don't worry ....now it's ur  time ....enjoy...

 

Would u shift from chennaimoms to blrmoms?

FYI , already I am a member in blrmoms.com .... there also I got few good friends ...only problem is I am now more addicted to both the sites ....

don't worry ....I will never shift completely to blrmoms .....ingayum angayum irrunthu yellor kazhuthaiyum aaruppen .. rombo thullade ....I will never get out of c.moms ....ok va.

@ Sangitha ,

Gayathri .. i know nothing bout u .. pl tell sus bout yourself and wht made u to add in my friends list?

let me clear one point ....the Gayathriaanand , who is in ur frnd. list is not me dear ....it is other one ...

FOR ALL YOUR INFORMATION ....CHENNAIMOMS SITE HAS TWO GAYATHRI ANAND .

about me :

Yenatha solla yen pathi ......Onnum illai avalavuthan ....a normal girl ....

I think u will know more about me through this hot seat .... but don't ask about me to few of moms here .....u c they are alll my nalam virribi's ....so kekkave kekkade ....

I am staying right now in London , I have a 5 year old son , Name : Harshavardhan. I am a pucca vegetarian ..I love traditional wears ....pacca Agmark Chamathu ponnu ... Poi pesave theriyadhu ....mukiyama poi / thappu naan senja atha maraikkave theriyadu ....

if i don't know anything I will ask anyone ....and learn from them ... rombo friendly person ..... yenakku oruthara pidichu pochu na ....I will  be so close to them ....athey yenakku avangala pidikkala na ...i can just like that avoid them ....

advice panna yethuppen / kathuppen / mathikka try pannuven ....athey yen personal vishaya thula rombo thalaiyutta kaduppa aagiduven .... Naan ippadi than ...silatha matika maaten .... ithu nala yenakku naraya frnds. kidaichanga ...avanga yellorukkum naan apidi irrukkaradhu dhan pidikkum...

ithu appo ippo naraya matikitten .............rombo sensitive aana person .......chinna chinna vishyathukku yellam varutha paduven ....mukiyama alathuduven ....

ippadi yaaga veti kadai than sollurathukku irrukku yenna pathi ...orupidiya onnum illai ....

ok next question ....

Hi  Gayathri ,  hw  r  u ?  Its   so nice   &   interesting   to  Qn   you  and  Sayee  has  made  a  clever   choice . I  'm   thinking   abt  what  to  ask  you  and  when  i  get  it  ,  i'll  post   here .

Now ,  i  ws  gping  thru  yr  above  comment   and  i  found  3 points   appadiyae   yenna  maadhiri   u  know!   Me  too ,  if  i  like  smebdy   after  learning  abt  them ,  i   can  be  an  adorable  friend  to  them .  If  i  don't    like   or    find  them  diff  frm  me  ,  i   so  coolly  avoid  them  .  I'm    very   sensitive  too ,  but   chinna  vishayathukkellam   azhardhu   ippo   konjam  koranjirukku ,  Just  feel  upset   fr  a  little  time ,  then  it  goes  off ...

Just   wanted  to  share  this  with  you ,  hope  u dont   mind  posting  it  here ...

• Hi Gayathri...How re you...Would like to asy u simple Questions.....

• Which place would you definitely like to visit?


• What is the greatest thing you have ever done, so far?

• Which is the best book you have ever read?


• What are the three things that you cannot live without?



If you could be granted 3 wishes, what would they be and why?




Which is the best vacation you have ever been on?




Which place would you definitely like to visit?




 




Waitin 4 ur replies...........................hehehe romba kekarano....sry....

 WOW!!!!!!! What a choice man!!   Sayee... ippellam nee padu surusuruppu! 

Gayathri.. I was thrilled to see your name here... enna ketkalam nnu ukkanthu yosichen, ninnu yosichen, nadanthu yosichen, paduthu yosichen... aana oru kelviyei thavira vera yethum manasil thonavillai.. so asking you that question....  A question to the culinary queen of chennaimoms.

QN:  How to make Mavadu at home?   (aaaaaaai... adikka varathe..... nejamma than ketkiren!).  My neighbor's mango tree has kuttyoondu mangoes that she said is perfect for mavadu.  If you share me the recipe, I will get some from her and make mavadu at home this time.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

Sranj

Dear My Nalam Virumbhi, (Sangita vuku sonna madiri dont tell u not GayathiriAnand)

My question for you (simple only)

1.  In case if you going to sponsor  a tckt (to fly) frm chennai to uk  for one of us in cmoms,

whom would u choose (dont tell admin... but u can tell sadana (jshri ... it me .) also)

and

why?

2.  Name 3 words that describe you and explain.?

3. give me simple veg receipe that can be made in just 5 mnts(oven also)..(dont tell noodles) ?

With Luv,

Jshri

nammala mathri neraiya sensitive cases pakka santhosama irruku he he he

Which is ur best moment in ur life??

I know that u r a religeous person...so here comes a question related to that...

what is the biggest sin you feel that you have done?

Do you believe in rebirth?...If given a chance wat wud u like to be?

Hi Gayathri, Romba yosichu I got 3 questions for you (too much strain on my little brain)

1. If there are few things that we indians can learn from londoners, what would they be?

2. If you are 'cursed' (I know it is a curse for you, that's why) to stay abroad forever, what would you do?

3. Do you think husbands will acknoweldge cmoms as a valuable part of our lives?

Hey Gayathri...here is my question....

Do u have a wish list?? Like chinna chinna aasaigal....niraiverina aasaigal enna...niraiverada aasaigal enna?

@ Amutha ,

No I won't mistake you ...and there is nothing wrong in sharing ur thoughts too...Nice to see that someone is also like me ...

waiting for your question ....

@ Soumya ,

yeah I am fine ....

Which place would you definitely like to visit?

I wanted to go to some North india place ....onnu kuda paarthathu illai

What is the greatest thing you have ever done, so far?

Nothing ..............aioooooo naraya peru thitturanga intha Nothing parthuttu ....

seri mathurren ... actually Naraya irrukku ...

few are :

joining here in this site ....and got lots of good friends ....

recent aa the day when Harsha was announced as one of the TOP 100 student in MATHS ...and he has been changed to next year level in his school ....

the second one : greatest thing vida greatest achievement nu solluven ....i was feeling proud on that day ....

(ithu yetho pithikara madiri irrunthathu ....athan podala )

Which is the best book you have ever read?

I don't read any books in regular basis ....yeppovathu time kidacha padippen ....

What are the three things that you cannot live without?

appidi yellam onnum illai ...I can manage according to the situation...

ithukkum thittu kidachathu ... so changing ....MAVADU , FOOD , Computer / Internet ....

If you could be granted 3 wishes, what would they be and why?

First - fraction of second naanum yen payanum K.K.nagar la nikanum ...(UC amma veedu anga than)

Second - naraya sapida vangittu varanum india lenthu ....mukiyama norukku theeni , MAVADU ....porruma girls ???

third : pona poguthu ...nu Husband kku vittu kodupen yenna venuma senjukonga ....

Which is the best vacation you have ever been on?

almost all vacations we had diff. experience ...all places were best ....I can't chose one ..

@ Nisha , grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

First question from u will be this only ....ithukku poi

 ukkanthu yosichen, ninnu yosichen, nadanthu yosichen, paduthu yosichen.

ithu thevaiya???

Give me one day will ask my amma and get u the recp. ok va??

yenakku Mavadu sapida than theriyum ...amma irrukanga  yenakku yena kavalai ???

seri ...pondy yeppo varattum??Mavadu pack pannu yennakku ....

@Jaishree ,

u c sangitha got confused between 2 gayathri anand athan sonnen ....

I know this week hot seat is me only ...so bayapadathenga ....ok

 In case if you going to sponsor  a tckt (to fly) frm chennai to uk  for one of us in cmoms,

yenna oru nalla yennam ....yen ivalovu kanja thanam ???

ungalakku sponsor apporrom panrren ...

first to NISHA , because my son is very eagerly waiting to see RANJU ...so avalukku than koduppen

Surekha (SST) kku kodukka maaten maaten maaten

others - if i get chance will surely do it ....

Name 3 words that describe you and explain.?

3 words la yenna pathiya??

Conservative person - this u know well ....

 

Sensitive + fun loving

Nostalgic - I am a person  longing for all my family persons ...

give me simple veg receipe that can be made in just 5 mnts(oven also)..(dont tell noodles) ?

Salads , mushroom soup , instant dosas , THAYIR SADAM

    ....aaaaananda kannnneeeerrr (achacho sowmya gopi syndrome vanthuducha enakku.. ille keyboard romba azhuthitteno??)

seri.. eppo ticket anuppapporeenga.. yar sponsor panreenga.. Jayashree ya.. Gayathriya... Seekkram anuppunga.. inge summer kolutthuthu.. engeyachum thappikkanum enakku!!

mmmmmm, all my time........................ kanjuice makijuice............................

excuse me, dear gayu kindly give transulation for ur tamil comments pls

urs faithfully, best friend

sst

aiyooo aiyoooo.............................sranj

nambiteya........................ all this is chumma.............. ju jubi................

@savitharam ,

yeppa yenna sandhosham ...welcome to my gang ....

Which is ur best moment in ur life??

naraya irrukku ..... list is big ... every bit of life is best to me  ....

 

 @Poornima ,

Rebirth - antha alavukku yellam yosikkala naan ....apidiye poranthallum same Gayathri with same family members than venum ...yenna konjam dairya saaliya mattum irruntha porrum ....

OK girls Lunch break will come later bye

I know that u r a religeous person...so here comes a question related to that...

religious person aa ??? hmm I love to follow all rituals , traditional girl .....innum naraya irrukku naan seiya vendiyathu ...as of now ...verum vizhakku mattum than yetharren ...oru poojai illai onnum illai ....

 

what is the biggest sin you feel that you have done?

I have done @!#$^(&(*)(*_(_*&^%$$#@!$^&**()())___ =============== NO COMMENTS ...

SIn ???PAVa seiyal thane ....athu ippotheikku vendam vittudunga please .....

joke aa sollanum na : sila pala pisasugal    / loosu friend aa sethukittadhu than naan seitha maha thapppu

Do you believe in rebirth?...If given a chance wat wud u like to be?

ipdi ellam solli thapika mudiyathu

tell usatleast 3 or 5 moooooooooosttttttttttttt memorable moment that just flash in ur mind

Hi Gayathri,

Very nice and happy to see u in the hot seat......

My questions are:

1. Which is the most happiest moment in your life?


2. Who is your favourite GOD?


3. Which place do u like the most in Chennai apart from KK nagar...?


4. What dish your hubby likes the most cooked by you?

Hi Gayu, Congrats for this hot seat.

This seat must not be hot 4 u coz the climate is cool there .  But 4 them (ssb,vai,Kg3)  the seat was really hot as chennai.

My  Qn:-

1. Have u ever regretted that ur son is missing the best education system which is in India?

Hope u dont mind answering my qn

I will tell u a story depending upon how u answer my qn.

Somewat personal want to share with u

@Shylaja ,

Rombo thinking vendam ....pavam vittudunga ...

If there are few things that we indians can learn from londoners, what would they be?

Rules are to be followed ....no breaking / partiality / no recmendations ...

I have seen a MP coming to a function by walking and the function was held in Hindu temple  - Diwali celebration .... no bandas nothing .... is that they don't have car ??? every layman is same ....

 respect to all people ...mainly elders ....

I have seen many old  people who are in 70 + and 80+they will be travelling in bus ....and the driver will patiently wait for them to come in and take their seat ....ithey namba oorula vaiyasu vidyasame illai ...first word will be Savugraki kalangatha vanthu ooiyura yedukkuthu ....

They will not feel bad for anykind of work they do ... even if they are working in good position they do part time jobs in supermarkets .... or even below cader jobs .. even people who sees any cans (coke , pepsi ) ...the will take it and drop it in dustbin ....

Just a simple Hi , Hello , Sorry , thanks  , to kids also they ask pardon me , sorry can u come again ....like this many r to be learnt ...

If you are 'cursed' (I know it is a curse for you, that's why) to stay abroad forever, what would you do?

unga naaku kari naaku aa irrukka kodathu kadavule .... yen intha kola veri ???

NO NEVER .... aiooooooooooo vendam ....

it's all my fate nu I have to face it ....please pray for me not be cursed like this ....

Do you think husbands will acknoweldge cmoms as a valuable part of our lives?

def. A BIG NO from me ... my husband will be the first person to start a procession saying "c.moms voliga "

Bhavani thittade ...ivanga kettanga naan sonnen ....

Gayathri, thanks for replying so patiently. I'll pray for you to come back SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Hi Shobana ,

Do u have a wish list?? Like chinna chinna aasaigal....niraiverina aasaigal enna...niraiverada aasaigal enna?

Oh yes ....

chinna chinna aasai

want to eat

icecream  , london curd , yogurt , mavadu , chat items , norukku theeni ...................ippadi naraya irrukku

want to :

go to beach now anga kadaikkarada sapidanum , suriya bagavan pakanum , trees la fruits varanum sikirram .... , naraya mailgai poo venum , marudani venum - traditional style la vechukkunum ....

Niraverina aasai :

i wanted Icecream to eat after 1.5 years of feeding my son ...my husband took me to a shop in bangalore oru periya boat madiri icecream vangi kodutharu ...

flight la ponum nu ketten ...

 

yenga parents kittenthu a lot is done ....so list is endless....

Niraiverada aasai :

yen b.day kku husband kittenthu gift ...

@ Nisha ,

itho ippave odane anupitten ....ticket will reach ur mail box in few seconds ...ok va

@SST , SUREKHA

Admin , FYI this is wrong person enterring to c.moms I am reporting abuse about her ....

vaa maa all these days u r busy with grihi ...Yenna Hot seat la paarthathum ...u come online give comments ...a very good friend dear you are ....

apart from that u need translation in english ..... get lost ....go take care of kids ....

c.moms is never ending one...madam we all will wait for 3 or 4 years also and make u sit here ...so don't worry ...

@Savitharam ,

vidamatengala ????

hmmm well actually what I mean is , I mean what i mean , but you see , practically theoritacally ....

seri ponapoguthu ....

the day when my appa got me cycle , watch ,  i got married , Harsha birthday , I lost harsha for 15 mins, the day when my husband left me at chennai and went for short trips to bristol , germany ......(sogamana memorables )

porruma??? or u need more???

ok girls ...rest all later ...have to go to school to pick my son ....appo appo permission kekkavendiatha irrukku ....adjust panikonga ...please ...

ok total image damage, thank u

admn know better than u ,about both of us, who can abuse whom, carry on complaining her....lets see.......................

i will come back in new avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he hehehhehehe

Amirtha ,

Thanks dear ...

Which is the most happiest moment in your life?

this will change often for me ...first time flight aa paarthen ...oh yes this is the most happiest moment nu sonnen ...

the day when my son was born  ,  First time flight travel , first time snowfall , the day when Harsha recieves award / certificate .... ippadi naraya irrukke ...

Who is your favourite GOD?

Nothing particular ....but always I call Ayyappa ..

Which place do u like the most in Chennai apart from KK nagar...?

Jafferkhanpet , near Kasi theater ....hehehehe

beach (both Marina and Besant nagar )  .

What dish your hubby likes the most cooked by you?

may be today I will ask him ....for him anything i cook for first time he will say hmmm yes it is nice ...again if i do the same ...he will say it was not like that day ...

now to serious question ....vidyaram ....dak dak nu adikithu yen heart beat ....hmmm wait

porumae............nalla pothummmmmmm........................

hey that was a nice ans from u

Have u ever regretted that ur son is missing the best education system which is in India?

whatever be my story ....I want to hear back from you the original what you wanted to convey me ...please do share it ....

well , I don't want to argue whether India's education system is best or not ....

all I can say is till date i am in half minded way staying here in london ... i am just staying here for my husband's project work ....now don't ask me u can stay back in India ask ur husband to be there ....i don't want that ...

so took a decision and came here ..as such he is just in 1 st standard ...

LKG UKG level and all no problem ... in 1st standard , I don't feel he is a dull or average student ....they way he writes stories and i have personnaly trained him teaching 1st standard syllabus and he is able to write 10 points in science subjects and he is not forgetting it ...

and here they concentrate more on reading story books  and he is now able to read a whole story book ...they do cover all topics , though the method of teaching is diff. i feel he can very well manage there ...

maybe first few days he will find it diff . still i have the hope that my son can manage ....and I am palnning to get back to India by this year end ...

I want to hear back from you soon ...only then i can proceed ....Oh no should I have to wait till tomm. morning ????? hmmmm tension tension ....

Thanks a lot girls for asking me questions ....do continue ...

unfortunately and fortunately ....tomm. my husband has taken off ..so will try maximum and come online and reply u all ....in the morning ....please bear with me ...and the same with weekends ...

ore oru laptop vechu kittu nanga rendu perum sandai poda mudiyathu ....please please permission needed ...

oh ho ..i for mistake .. n gud to know bout u ... may be if  u cud add a pic .. innum interesting a irrukum

Gayathri, first May sonninga, ippo year end ayidcha? X = X + 1 syndrome vandidcha?

Dear  Gayathri , 

• which  one you like  most?   margazhi  maadham , early morning , singing   adhiyum  andhamum   in  temple    or    playing  with  snow  in  london?


• what   ws  your  ambition  while  in  college , like  ,  doing  CA ,   to  get  a  good  job  etc?  Were  you  able  to  accomplish  it?


• which  one  you feel  close  to  heart ?   MOUNA RAGAM- BGM   or   IDHAYAM  BGM?                         

Dear Gayathri ,

As I am suffering from Short term Memory  loss , I dont remember some of the facts about you. I would be grateful ,if you can clarify my questions.

1) Whom do you love most in the world ?

2) If your husband calls you for a romantic dinner ,what will be your reply ? 

3) if your husband tells you to stop eating Mavadu with Sambar Rice , What will you do ? 

4) What do you think of Mangalsutra  ? is it a MUST ? 

5) If you were to vanish for say 10 mins and you will be allowed only to hit someone , whom will you hit ?

Thanks and Yours Sincerely ,

Sayee  ( SSB) ... 

Oh only 2 people asked me today .... good .... naan rombo bore adikareno ungala??? konjam poruthukonga ....wednesday oodi vanthudum ....

@ Sangitha ,

are u asking me to post my photo??? aiooooooo yen intha visha parichai ???

@ Shylaja ,

May aa aiiiiiiiii jolly apidina ....ana no I think i told i have to vacate  the present house ...hmmm ....ippo yen target is december ....I am also in halfminded ....Kadavul kku than velicham when I am going to return ....

@ Amutha ,

which  one you like  most?   margazhi  maadham , early morning , singing   adhiyum  andhamum   in  temple    or    playing  with  snow  in  london?

early morning : seriyana somberi naan ....early morning yennakku 7'oclock than ....athuvun yeluntha switch potta robot madiri ....velaiya seiya poven ...tea kooda i drink in hurry when starting to school ,,,,

singing   adhiyum  andhamum   in  temple : Singing ????? no dear yennakku pada varathu ... apidiye padinalum between 10 - 3 veetula yen rajyam nadakkum la appo pada try panuven ...or atleast humming .... melodious  songs ...but i love hearing songs ...thaniya irrunthena kandippa paatu system la oodum ...

playing  with  snow  in  london?

 

first time when i saw snow ...i loved playing in snow ....athukku apporrom I hate snow ....

margazhi  maadham , hmmm .. yetha kekkurenga ?? kolam - promise aa I can put only small small ones ...

temple / festival - I love it

Music season - I haven't learned carnatic music ...though went for some months ....only 2 times i went for music prog . with my father -in-law .... that to when i was pregnant ....

so all 4 are same to me ....nothing i like most ...

what   ws  your  ambition  while  in  college , like  ,  doing  CA ,   to  get  a  good  job  etc?  Were  you  able  to  accomplish  it?

Ambition - from young age to become a teacher ...and I wrote all 8  prachar sabha exams and did B.ed in Hindi ...  and was helping my amma in taking hindi tutions ....i have to idea to continue once i return back home ...

then , I completed b.com and wanted to do CA , even before my completion of Articleship ...yellorum sendhu sadi panittanga ....got married ....and from my 3rd. month of pregnancy ..i had many health issues so dropped it ....

which  one  you feel  close  to  heart ?   MOUNA RAGAM- BGM   or   IDHAYAM  BGM?    

MOUNA RAGAM

@Amirtha ,

S.day I asked my husband ...

Which is the , ( which I prepare )dish u like most ???

rombo samarthiyama which i prepare yengira varthaiya kekkada madiri ...yentha dish aa kekkara ??satelite dish aa ??? this is the reply .... periya

grrrrrrrrrrr my recipes ....oh athuva ??? yaaru ketta ??c.moms laya illai blr. moms laya ???

seri sollungalen ....nu ketta ...rombo yosicharu ...vidu yellam ore matiri than irrukkum .....yethukku vanbu nu sollittarru ....ithukku than ithana naala naan ida kettathu illai ....

every now and then comment kidaikkum ....athula happy aa irrunthen ....hmmmm today salt over / too spicy / not upto level / ippadi yethavathu varum ....appo appo

Are you not feeling well today ? is anything wrong ??? will come ....because the dish will be good ...atha ippadi solluvaru ...

Dear Sayee ,

I have long term memory loss ...i don't know how to type ? this I took help from my husband and writting ...

aalla paaru ...irru di irru ...unna ..............vendam inga thittala ...

yen ooda dear friend Jaishree , yenakkaga oru help panrengala ???

SSB veetukku konjam maasam kalichu ponga poi yetti oru odai vittu ttu vanga ....ippo vendam ok...

Sayee yendi yen ???? yen mela yen onakku ivalovu paasam ??? Hot seat kku recommend panravanga questions kekka koodathu .....ippadi oru rule kondu vantu irrukka koodatha ???

anyways ...yenna polambi yena panna ...I will answer ...

yethu yenakku easy aa irrukko atha first order la ellam maaten .....

Whom do you love most in the world ?

amma , appa , yen chitti , thangai , thambi ,

in-laws , husband , sister-in-law , my son ...list perisu .....and this includes my friends ....so again list is toooooooooo big

i can never say one person name ....because all are very much important to me ...and i need them always .....

If your husband calls you for a romantic dinner ,what will be your reply ?

Madam Note the point :

u said ROMANTIC DINNER ...

Romantic dinner or lunch .....why can't it be with my son ??? kena thanama irrukka ....seri seri thittade .... u mean to say romantic dinner only me and my husband ?????

all i remember now is my husband's all time fav. comedian Goundamani's Dialougue in Karthik movie ...peru maranthu pochu ....

" Oru Romantic look vidu " he will show how to do it ....athu than nyabagam varuthu ....

first tell me what is that Romantic dinner ??? nijama kekkarren ...yethu intha irruttula five star hotel la illa athu matiri hotella ...candle light dinner nu solluvangale athuva ???

ithukkum goundamani joke than nyabagam varuthu ..... singaravelan movie la oru scene varrum ....

five star hotel la yenna pa ithu coffee ketta ....milk , sugar , dikashan yellam seperate seperate aaa kondu varanga ...appo saadam venum nu ketta ??? rice + hot water kodupangala???? athu yenna atmosphere irruttu room la ....candle light la saapadula yethu vilunthalum kanukku theriyathu ....itha yenappa saapadu ????

ithu yellam than yenakku thonuthu .....nalla saravana bhavan la okandoma ....yella item thayum oru kattu katinoma nu illama ????? romantic dinner aaa ...adi podi ippo yennakku yaravadu curd rice aa vathu senju  kudukka maatangala nu irrukku ...hmmmm

coming to the point ....still ...

u did not say whether in India or London ....

if it is london :

here no one to take care of my kid ....as of now my kid is just 5 years or nearing 6 ....i can never ever leave my kid alone  and go to dinner

dinner kku ponnen ...next min. i will be counting 1234.....and eating sandwich ...u c london u no ....

if it is India :

aasai dosai aapalam vadai ....answer panna maaten  .... because u did not ask me specifically ...

askku busskku ...alla paarru .....

and that's it ur quota over and u can't ask me the same question again ....

if your husband tells you to stop eating Mavadu with Sambar Rice , What will you do ?

again wrong question dear ....sathiyama solla maatarru ....yenna vida avarukku than mavadu masakai jasthi .... so rendu perum potti pottu kittu mavadu sapiduvom ....so no chance ...

maybe he will not like that much with sambhar rice ...but he can't control me ....

If you were to vanish for say 10 mins and you will be allowed only to hit someone , whom will you hit ?

OH GOD ...I WILL STAY FOREVER IN LONDON ....PLEASE GIVE ME THAT CHANCE ....

DEF. I WILL HIT U U AND UUU ONLY ....

rombo vala vala nu yeluthurrena ...adjust panikkonga ...please.........

What do you think of Mangalsutra  ? is it a MUST ?

This is just my opinion ....and hope i don't hurt anyone ....if so please forgive me and correct me if i am wrong ....

it is just my opinion ...

OFCOURSE IT IS A MUST .....

c ..... kalyanam panna than ithu yellam kidaikkum ....and yedho oru karanathukkaga than intha saastiram sampradayam yellam ....I am like a person will accept anything and everything without questioning ....why how when what ....vendam yenakku ...

I am proud to show that I am married and i love to follow all these ....

thali pottukitta than husband mela pasama ?? thali pottu kitta yellorrum husband kku mariyadai kodukarangala ???? intha thaliya kalatti vechutta yethavathu aaguma ?? appo pottu kitta onnum aagatha ??? ippadi yentha kelvi kkum I can't answer ....chumma argument kku venumna we can keep talking for hours and hours ....

when it comes to mangalsutra ....i never think whether it is a must or not ....

ifact athulla safety pin  pottu vechukkaradhu naan thappa ninaippen ....still i can't carry / wear lot of gold everywhere due to security reasons ....so one or two i have with my chain ....

and yekaranatha kondum I will NEVER remove it ....

though i tied manjal kaiyuru with manjal on my delivery day ...as it was a c-section for me ...doctor told that it may react for the injection ....so naal paarthu , nerram paarthu mathikkitten ....

and till date in any of the airport or here in Indian embassy I was not ready to remove it ...though i removed bangles ...thali chain la i removed all pins ....still it will give beep sound ....english ye pesa theriyadhu puriyadhu yengira madiri real BEKU madiri mulichen ..i showed them out ....chamathu ponna husband kitta solluven tamil la ithu yennakku kaduvul madiri nu ....and will tell them as if he learnt me these words now ....THIS IS LIKE MY GOD ....ok ok cool ....Maam can u come this side and antha machine vechu paarpanga fine clear ponga nu solitanga ....

it is a must for me .... itha than solluven ....

infact even before my marriage even for a second after i taken bath ...if my appa see me without pottu ....he will shout at me saying Izhuthu vechu sudu poda porren nethila ....the moment i come out of bathroom pottu irrukkanum nethila ....

thali  kalyanam ana nambala madiri ponungalakku kidacha bagiyam athu nu pottukirren .....and i respect it a lot ...

infact chinna vayasulentha yennakku fulla manjal kayirula thali pottu kannum nu than ninachen ....but my mil said she is been asked to follow like tying it to thali chain ...so i have to also follow the same ....ithu yenga aathu valakkam nu sollittanga ...I am fine .....

Thanks a lot Anutha and sayee for asking me ....

Sayee , is my explanation enough ???

oru valiya intha topic kku answer panna vechuttaya ???thirupthiya ???

ok next question ???

and sayee dear ...next vilangamana question ............ naan yetho pethala olari kittu irrukken ...yennayum madichu kelvi kekkum nal ulangalukku Mikka nandri  ....

 Wow!!! Gayathri... excellent answers ma....

You are of course in another extreme, but we love you for the same reason!!!

"nalla saravana bhavan la okandoma ....yella item thayum oru kattu katinoma nu illama ????? romantic dinner "

 Sorry ma.. unne adikkalai.. Ennai nane adichukkren... ithei un kitte ketta Sayee-ye adichukkren... (Bhavani.. oru wall mele thalaya thalaye idichukkume.. antha mathiri oru emoticon venum.. please.. )... Romantic dinner kku payyanoda povalam....... candle light dinner le sappatule palli vizhumam... .. ippavum nan unne adichukkale ma.. ennai nane adichukkren.... (read in Visu style!)

"Are you not feeling well today ? is anything wrong ??? will come ....because the dish will be good ...atha ippadi solluvaru ..."

This was touching Gays... I understand... some men still find it very difficult to complimenting their wife...

askku busskku ...alla paarru ..... 

ithu entha question kku answer nnu theriyalai.... any of Sayee's question?

OH GOD ...I WILL STAY FOREVER IN LONDON ....PLEASE GIVE ME THAT CHANCE 

the moment Sayee posted her questions, I sent her a message that u will be praying God if she really got such a chance nnu..

Nisha ,

The first line i read today morning is :  Love you for that ....

rombo danx ....

seri seri pugalathey yennai overaa ....vidu vidu ..

You all know who I am .....yennakku yethu pidikkum pidikathu ....everything u all know well ...

chumma iva kettale nu ...I can't say wow romantic dinner with husband ....oh yes i love it ....

apporrom athu intha Gayathri illai .....

Sayee kochukkade di .....yenakku thonada yezhudinen .....

hmmm ........maybe I will go for a Romantic dinner after say 10 years ???

yen yengalakku 40 or  50  vayasu anallum illai appo  antha vayasula  romantic aa irrukka koodatha ?????

my mindset as of now is ...leaving kids and going to dinner ...yennala mudiyathu ...

we have gone to hotel when we left Harsha with our parents ...., while we went for shopping ....but again it is only normal hotel visit .....

Nisha thanks for guessing correctly ... ithu onum pudusu ilai .....u know well about me  .........

ok will come online later ....Sayee yenga di Escape ?????? 

waiting for ue next question ....

Imbadhilum aasai varum :)

hey g3, yeppadi iruku HOT SEAT????? un answers yellam excellent, apadiyeah bringing out the samathu in u :-)

1) Of all the religious beliefs & customs, which one u like the most & which u dont? (u defntly need to ans for the don't too, its not that u are / will not follow that custom but something which mite hv made u feel, oh y r v doing this?????)

2) Have you changed / given up any of your likings after marriage? if yes, share it if you are willing to......

Hot seat nalla irrukku ....perisaa onnum Hot aa illai .... yenoda answers yellam porumaiya padichathukku nandri ...

Of all the religious beliefs & customs, which one u like the most & which u dont? (u defntly need to ans for the don't too, its not that u are / will not follow that custom but something which mite hv made u feel, oh y r v doing this?????)

well , I love to follow each and every custom and beliefs of ours ... but few makes me defenitely feel saying that , why do we need to do these ....

and the main thing which hurts me is : "odamba varuthikkittu venduthal seluthrathu" ...thee midikarathu , alagu kuthikaradu , mandaila thenga odaikaradhu ..........athu matiri .... Kaduvule nu thonnum ....ippadi yellam kadavul kettara nu thonum ...

mathavanga loda nambikai la namma kurukka irrukka koodathu thane ????? kaduvule ippadi yellam seiravangalakku innum naraya thembum dairaymam kodunga nu manasara vendippen ....

Customs :

mainly in Marriages few examples ....

• buying and Giving each and every thing to the bride groom - starting from kasi yaatirai slipper to reception blazzer ....


• seervarisai ....that to vessels (vengalam ) ....who is using all those now ...???


• diamond earing / nosering - it is really a burden to the parents ...


• whole marriage expenses for the both the sides to be done by bride's parents ....

is there anything in particular u want to ask me ...??? if so let me know will try to answer ..

Have you changed / given up any of your likings after marriage? if yes, share it if you are willing to......

yes I have changed a lot ...  when it comes to food matter ....first i never used to health consiousness .... I love to eat chat items ....deep frieds .....after my husband's continuos effort ....now i am totally changed ...though sometimes i tend to eat all those ...still ........

kindal / gelli / galatta - all this are from my husband .....

given up any of ur liking : Nothing like that ....

but I had lot of small to big expectation (yedirpaarpu ) from my husband ....but nothing happened in reality ....ivaru ippadi than nu ippo yellam i never expect anything ....

till few months back , I used to always cry for each and every small things ...will be very upset ....now  i have changed a lot ...

though I have expressed him few of my likings - of which few can stll happen and few can not ....

before marriage I used to not talk this much .....but nowadays for each and everything i feel like talking out and telling to him .....but his interest and my interest differs totally and he won't show much interest in those areas .....so i am controlling myself nowadays a lot ...

chinna chinna vishayam, naan vittu koduthu irrukken ....athu yellam onnum periya orupidiyana vishayam illai ....still i am happy for that ....

in general ,  i have to say - no big change in me before and after marriage ....i am the same person .... before marriage I used to seek permission with my parents alone ....now with inlaws , husband , harsha avalovu thaan .

before and after joining  c.moms  how is ur life nu ketta kadai kadai ya solluven athu than yen vazhkkai nu thiruppu monai ye ....and i can't say after joining c.moms ....but after getting friendship with 2 people ....I am totally changed now ....yet to change more ....but it takes some time u c ....

Anu , sorry di velipadaya ithu yellam naan marrirukken / ithu vittu koduthu irrukken ithu yellam naan yedirparthu irrukken ....nu solla yenakku viruppam illai .....athan ipadi kotti vechu irrukken .....don't mistake me ....

wow g3!!!!!!!!! thanks for the cuteeeeeeeeeeeee answers. Ivalo nalla answer-ku aparam y sorry vera? All the best for facing further questions ....................... nsoy :-)

Hi Gayathri,

I think this is my first conversation with u..atunala ungala paduta virumbala analum nama makalukaga one easy question..

In ur next birth(adutha janmathula) u wanted to play the role of ur Husband or as the same(ippa irukura mathriye,romba chamata....)

Hey G3,,,

This is my long pending question for you, 1.why werent able to turn up for one of the  cmom meet?

2.Imagine you got this magic on hand that you can make some one active(even more active)in cmom ,whom u want to be?

@ ANU , Thanks a lot di ..ok ok will wait for next question ...

@ yoga , yenna chamathu ponnu sonnathu thanks .... already this question was asked to me by poornima ...

so same answer again : If i have rebirth i would like to be the same Gayathri , with parents and in-laws ,  with same Husband and kid ....yenna konjam dairiyam jaastiyana ponna ....ivalovu chamathu vendam ....konjam porrum .

@Vani ,

1.why werent able to turn up for one of the  cmom meet?

Long time pending ....innum continue aagatuma ???? kandippa sollanuma ??? seri sollurren .....solla porren .....vendam vidunga ... naan sollala ....

2. Imagine you got this magic on hand that you can make some one active(even more active)in cmom ,whom u want to be?

• Bhavani - hehehehe i am not joking ...admin work la always busy .....first when i joined this site ....she used to send me messages ....chat with me ....ippo full time admin .


• as u said only one - i will choose her ... but my list is  big

But if i have to choose one person to be active , but not in c.moms na - it is SST (SUREKHA ) i miss her soooooooooo much .... though she comes and chats with me rarely ...still i want her to come back soon.

Hi Gayathri...

Hope you are doing well....

1. What you mean by a True Friend?


2. Which marraige is safe arrange or love?


3. Do you feel irritating being in abroad?

Cheers...

Habi

Very nice answers Gayathri.. We all are enjoying a lot........

What you mean by a True Friend?

- Trustworthy / Nambikkai ...

 I have also done a mistake / nambikkai drogam once and that to very recently .. ....though that friend was a real good friend , ava atha manichu vittuttu marupadiyum nalla friend than irrukka ....still oru step keella yerangitten avanga manasu lenthu nu than thonuthu  ....

manichu vidra ...antha nalla yennam yenakku innum varalai ...

- Thol kodupan tholan madiri irrukkanum ...

- according to me :

• they should not over rule us ....i am ur friend so you should follow what i say , do .... i don't like those kinds ...


• they should not interfere in my personal matters - like u should not be a conservative mom , u should be like this that .....NO


• if i make mistake / or have to change anything they can def. tell me ...i am ready for that


• status paarthu vara koodathu friendship ... poramai pada koodathu , comparision koodathu , mukiyama poi solla koodathu ....double game koodathu .....

ippadi naraya irrukku ....

Which marraige is safe arrange or love?

yen ungalakku intha nalla yennam ??? yenna  yen vambula maati vidurenga ???

both has positive and negative points ...namba thalaiyezhuthu yenna vo athu padi than nadakkum ....

hehhehe no comments ....

Do you feel irritating being in abroad?

more than irritating... it is  boring ...I was the one who asked to take me to abroad ....patikattan mittai kadai partha matiri than ....flight la poganum ....irrunthathu

virundhum marundhum 3 nalaikku than ....yengira pazhamoli yennakku suit aaguthu ...

Winter la yenakku paithiyam pidicha madiri irrukkum ....summer la thelinjuduven ....

as we r here for project work ....palla kadichuttu irrukken ...avalavuthan .

@ Amirtha , Thanks a lot  

Hi Gayathri, ivla sweetaa answers kodukaruthuku, I feel like giving you a personal gift when you come here. But gift kodukarathla I'm a bit slow. Shobana is still waiting.................

So sweet of you shylaja ....gift yellam onnum vendam ....mudincha oru meet up kku  yenna veetukku vanthu kootittu ponga athu porrum ..... ok.

 Hi Gaya3 akka...........

Above all questions........which question u felt more difficult to answer? If means why??

Gayathri, i m continuing with my last blog...

One morning u wake up and find yourself to have turned into a 55 year old woman(not very old, no...?), what would be your first reaction...?

Thangachi ....

the question which Loki asked was only difficult to me  .... not able to find the answer ....

ippadi yellam kettu escape aagalam nu paarkade ...i will surely ask u in both c,moms and blr.moms ....be ready .

 My second question........

second time u r getting pregnant. U r taking scan at the month of fifth.In scan it shows "TWINS". WAT WILL YOU DO NOW??

Second time pregnant ana thane .....paarthukalam ...

If at all I got this situation ...what else to do ??? please God give me atleast one daughter nu pray panippen .......

next question ....

Hey GAYATHRI,

Super shots to all questions..kalaketenga...hmm nadakattum

Hey, another ques related to custom & religion (i wanted to ask this to sm one who could give me a proper expln, but u c if i ask my mom or MIL, my husband will become a widow, so i am aksing u)

- Regarding the nombhu - we had one recently where in i was told to follow all traditions - do pooja - pray for my husband's well being.  U wud hv guessed my question - WHAT IS THE LOGIC BEHIND WE BEING ON FASTING & DO POOJA & PRAY FOR OUR HUSBAND? WHY CANT THEY DO IT FOR THEMSELF?

PS: See, it is not that i dont want to pray for my husband, i more than willing to.... i would like to be his well wisher, no doubt on that. But y only ladies should pray for guys? always we do pooja for their well-being (father, brother, husband, son etc...). Why dont we do poojas for the well being of our mother? sister? daughter?........................... dating back to centuries, only guys use to work & they hardly had time to spend for themself, so in all sense ladies started to work for the men's well being & did nombhu / prayers for the same. But y at this generation.............. most of the women work & earn, even women at home does more work than a men who works. So there should be a nombhu for guys also to pray for us?

I had a heated argument on the same with my husband last sunday on this, and poor guy after listening to me for more than an hour, told me "naa unna pana soneyna? illa yenikaavadhu yenku pray panu navadhu soli irukena? neenghala customs nu solli yedho panitu, y ques me?"  He was rite, but naa andha pooja ya panala, world war start agi irukum yengha veetula.

Ayyo, Anu, yen manasula irukkaradha nee appadiye kettutta...!

Athane, Y Y Y...???

Its not that we dont care for our hubby, all that we do, we do for the family(including sitting at cmoms website for hours together... heee... heee...!)

Customs, traditions llam okay, savithri sathyavan kadhaiyum ok, but why still, most nombu and poojas, karadaiyan nombu, varalakshmi viratham (in the end u r supposed to fall at the feet of the hubby and get his 'blessings'....aaaaarghhh...!) are to be done by the wife for the wellbeing of the hubby?

Like that Anu, this Anu also had to perform the nombu, at her moms insistence...

Though i didnt actually do anything, i just went to mom's place, where mom had all items(!) ready for pooja including the vella and kaara adais, and I just kumbittufied,and ate everything, and brought the michcham home for hubby. Mom did it this time for me, becos my house is still in a mess... Mom insisted on me wearing madisaar!!! ofcourse, i wore only chudi, much to my moms horror...!

But still, idhu oru vagaiyila male domination illaiya...?

Illainnu solli yenakku convince pannu Gayathri, appo thaan next time, marupadiyum indha nomba yedhuvum prachanai illama naan panna mudiyum...!

From morning i am typing typing a answer for ANU .....just now noticed both ANu has same question ....

ok will tell u all what all i felt .... but don't mistake me ok ....i was about to post the answer ....now wait ...will do all  editing work and come back ....

i wanted to ask this to sm one who could give me a proper expln, but u c if i ask my mom or MIL, my husband will become a widow, so i am aksing u)

 maramandaikku first padikkum pothu puriyala ....ippo vizhundhu vizhundhu sirikkarren ...

 WHAT IS THE LOGIC BEHIND WE BEING ON FASTING & DO POOJA & PRAY FOR OUR HUSBAND? WHY CANT THEY DO IT FOR THEMSELF?

in those days ....men were working women were at home ....veetukku thoon madiri / asthivaram purushan ....avaru nalla irrunda veede nalla irrukkum .. nu irrundadhu ..but nowadays both men and women are working ...don't scold me ....please i am not hurting anyone ....

 ....yenna than namba yellam vellaikku ponnalum ...avanga illama namba yellam onum illai ... don't argue that i am earning more than him ....why don't they do fasting and all ....

and doing pooja / fasting is not that we do it so we get something in return ....naan ungalu kkaga viradham irrunden nee yenna senja yenakku nu ketta athukku artame illai ....

what ur husband said is correct ...No where husbands did not tell us to do fasting / pooja ....nambala create panikittadhu .... so blamming them is total waste ......athukkaga viradham irrunda i give lot of respect ....i am the best wife yellam onnum illai ....kaduvul sonangala ...Savitri kitta or anyother person ....nee viradham irru appo than un husband kaapthuven nu ....

seri what is ur answer for this :

imagine some xyz husband is in  death bed ....and she says i will do fasting and pooja wholeheartedly ....can u guarentee me that my husband will be forever with me ????

no right ....yellorum nalla irrukkanum u vendikanum that's it ...kaduvul kettara nee prasadham kodu appo than i will grant u all wish ...nee onnaiye varthikko appo than i will grant u ????

NO NEVER ....

nambala seirathu than .... and last sunday nonbu was only for us ...ok to be frank only for tamil brahmin people  ....appo other caste , religions .... people kku nonbu illaina kadavul kapatha maatara????did savitiri told u viradham irru appo than ur husband will live long life ????why should not i just pray in front of god saying bless us all ....

appo kapatha maatara ???? crores and crores ruppees kudu yennakku kettara???nambala senju kittu mathavangala yen kelvi kekkanum???let me ask u one thing ???appo namba amma mamiyar kkaga nonbu irrukkom nu vechukkuvom ...avanga ponathu kku apporrom???? (one day yellorrum poga vendiyathu than ) we all won't do any pooja / fasting ????? mathavanga sonangalen nu namba yellorrum yellathayum kadaipidikarathu illai ....give me one mother or mother inlaw name that she told it is ur wish ...if u want wear thali if not leave it .... no one would have said this ....

 

how many times they told us to wear thali did we all listen ??? then fight for this also .... yen idhukku mattum avanga sonnaga nu ketukkarenga ????

ANu, now don't say me i wear all thali .....only this i want reason nu ....in general i am asking .....forget thali .....yellathayum namba avanga sonnatha kettuttoma???? day to day activities la ?????

i too was bit not ok  on sunday : why because ....my mil told me asusal do fasting .....in this cold climate i was feeling very drowsy and kaduvule yen than ippadi irrukku nu irrunthathu ....sathiyama yenala pasi thanga mudiyala ...i had to take my son to class also ....in fasting it was like freezing for me ....husband scolded me like anything .....nee intha viradaham irrukkalena yennakku yenna aaga poguthu ???veradham irrundhu yen yenna pottu paduthura ??? ....next day that is on monday - onnum mudiyala ....i was fully in drowsyness result all work were pending ....all this fasting and all came up ...just to give a break to our rotuine system ....ippo doctors solluradha appo periyavanga sonnanga ....when we r in fasting we need to cook ...so break from all activities , rest for our organs ...and to concentrate on god ...practically think ...nowadays we have to work both at home and office and it is quite not possible ....

why should not we be fasting and pray for our mothers / sister / ladies ???

as far as i think : veetu ambalainga nalla irruntha kudumbame naalla irrukkum ....avanga la saarndhu than nambo .....how much ever we change ... fact is same to me ...seri who is stopping you from fasting / pooja  for ladies ....good go ahead and do it ....

why men are not fasting ???

anything should not be done by forcing they should do it on their own ...i read in paper this year that Amithab bachan was also fasting on karwa chauth day .... he too will wait till his wife breaks the fasting  ....is there any rule that men should not do fasting on those days ??? so like that they should do it on their own willingness ....ithukaga avanga fasting illaina namba mela avangalakku paasam / kavalai yellam illai nu onnum illai ...

Girls thiruppi thiruppi naan sonade dhan solluven ....

Nambala istapattu than senjom  ithu ellam ....

girls do def. have weak heart ....elagina manasu ..

yaaravathu sollirrupanga ....purushan nalla irrukkanum na viradham irru ...in those days purushan kkuga yedayum seival apthini ....so it is following till date .....

well coming to the point madisar or other things :

again and again ....prasadham kadavul kekala ...nambala oruvakinathu than ....

yenakku yellam till i started with my blog ....festival / pandigai / pooja na first mind kku varathu how to do the recp. ???

see till before marriage amma kku helping that's it my work ....ready to pooja ....

I can't be the same after marriage also ...if i am with inlaws ....again my duty is to help my mamiyar and mamanar ....yenna madi podavai yellam ready paniduven prev.day ..

till now i haven't started with any pooja ....and after coming to blr :

poojai innum i haven't taken from them ....muraipadi than i have to start .....so waiting ...due to health reason yet to begin those ....

so my mind will be in doing prasadams ....nambale senju kadavul kku vendidom na athula kidaikkara sandhoshame thani dhan ....

Vivek in one film he will tease saying one day god will come and eat everything only then u will stop all this .....appidi vantharu na innum anandhama seiven .....

remember Nisha blog  ??? squirrel eating prasadam ....

as for me : antha squirel oru kadavul nu soluven ....lucky u nisha nu ninaichen ....

U all r in india so jollya amma veetukku porrenga ....what will we do ????

same answer to poornima's blog :

festival / pandigai nu vanthale first goes into my mind is ....we will get to eat this recp.

next time Anu2 unga amma kittenthu recp. kathukittu senju parunga then u know my feelings ....

kochukadenga .....please please

Hey, ivvalo periyyyyyaaa answer...!

Thanks, what u ve said is something all of us agree with..

All said and done, we DO want our kids to learn our traditions and customs... so we have to follow these, too.

But, most festivals, require both the man and the wife to play equal roles.. men for the pooja, and women for the preparing for pooja and ofcourse the prasadhams..

So, when there are exclusive nombu s for the wellbeing of the menfolk, there should be some nombu where the man prays for the wife, with compulsory fasting...

Avanga illama namba illainna, naam illamalum avanga illai thaane..?

ada, idhula yenna irukku...

I fully agree with your one point..Preparing the prasadham on our own...

Its very true. For most festivals, i make them myself, exccept for krishna jayanthi, i m still to master the art of making seedai and murukku. Kozhukattai, appam, vadai and ribbon murukku, idhu mathiri easy stuff ellam panniduven,,

But somehow, indha nombu-for-men, ennala accept panna mudiyala.. esp this karwa-chauth type of too-much nombu s...

Ok ippo yellam nalla thittunga, vangikkarenn...

Gayathri, u havent answered my question:

"" One morning u wake up and find yourself to have turned into a 55 year old woman(not very old, no...?), what would be your first reaction...?""

Madisar :

I too don't know to tie it properly .... infact i was about to ask u both only .... .....naan yetho apidi ippadi nu suthikkurren madisar madiri irrukkum ....

athu oru vishayathukku than i get praise from my husband ...he still haven't tried to wear panchagacham ....

yen madisar nu solluranga ?? why not chudidar ???

ithu la half we created half for good ...

madisar podava : we normally keep it in suitcase or bureau ....and not with regular dresses ....

in today's world we are not following any thing properly ....during mensus days in olden days they used to give 2 or 3 dresses to wear and we have to wash everything later ... now almost all r neuclear family ...................... no need to explain more . we use bed / sofa everything .....got it???? 

atleast on Pooja days we have to do it properly ....athukku than madisar podavai katti ka solluranga ....are we wearing madisar for all functions ???  next day poojai means we wash a saree and hang it seperately and wears that straight taking from rope with stick ....this much orthodox and all is not there in my moms house .....but in laws house we follow it ..

namba traditional wear is saree atha oru festival day anikki avathu katikkalam illai .....???? what's wrong in that ???

yen prasadam nu seirada matum taste paarkadu illai ??? kaduvul kku mattum no need to check salt / sugar /spicy ????

ithe prasadam ...if i child takes and eat it ok fine ....we should have been careful nu sollidurrom ....

yen kadavul kku naan yellam nalla irrukka nu paarthu neiyvediyam seiya koodathu ???? how can one assure that on that day alone our cooking will be excellent ???

No right .......

Girls sorry yenakku ithu yellam sollaradhu thappa correct aa nu kuda theriyala .... Please don't mistake me ....

Hey sorry Anu ,

i did not notice it ....ok now will answer

Appada ....tholai vittuda ....hope u got it ....

No one can tell me go for second one ....main thing my problem will be solved ...automatic stop ..... jolly ....ippadi than thonuthu .....

hey appo yen husband ???avaru mattum sweet 35 or 36 la irrupara???? ithu vendam ....matina avaraiyum matanum ....illaina avara pidika mudiyathe ...

yenna ore vartham ... 20 - 25 years naan vazhalaye nu vartham than ....

Anu ,

same poornima's blog only why should we do so much prasadam for god ??? did he ask us ???

i too agree with u : yen krishna jayanthi kku murukku seedai seiyalane krishna yenga veetukku vara maatara ??/aasirvatham thara maatara???

karthigai deepam : porri oundai - London la arisi pori than irrukku ....I couldn't do pori orundai ...only appam i do ...appo shivan kochu kitara???

nombu kku yellai illai , vethalai illai , mainly flower illai ....Kamatchi ammam yengala nalla vechu ka matangala?????

today also i told Surekha ....she was not in good mood ....she said i haven't done any sweet ....Ugadi for her ....

I told forget everything - mix rice + milk + elachi poweder (opt) + sugar done .....keep it in front of god and pray that  everything should be fine .....

ithu poratha???

namba taste kku yetha matiri payasam seiyarom - from carrot to badam payasam ...

yen aval + paal poratha for krishna jayanthi ??? avarukku aval thane pidikkum ??

yengayavathu krishnar murukku seedai saapittu paarthu irrukkoma????

Again and again same thing :

avangala than nambi irrukkom ....ithu matha mudiyathu ..... sorry girls yennala ithukku mela think pana mudiyala ....

Yen husband / appa vo nalla iruntha than naan nalla irrukka mudiyum ... Naan ippadi than .....

let me ask u onething :

Forget this nonbu .....

Sabari malai kku malai pottu viradham irrundhu 45 days ....ok i agree not fasting ....gents porangale ??? athu yethukku ???avanga mattum nalla irrukanum na ????

Ayyapan kovil kku athuvum mukiyama sabari malaikku poravangalukku mattum than nalathu seivara ???? not for anybody else ???

- How many men are fasting / doing pooja for what ???

• Kanda sasti viradham


• Tirupathi pada yaatirai -

I can give only these as examples .....innum yethanaiyo temples kku Gents do fasting and goes to the temple ...

for whose sake they are doing ??? is it not for the whole family ???

infact we are only selfish that husband should be good nu we do ....but they r doing for the whole family sake ....is it not???

hope i think it is enough ..... and I hope i haven't hurt anyone .....if i am wrong in any point   please don't mistake me .... tell me i will correct myself  ...

Gayathri, sabarimalai vishayathil, one point i want to ask.. No man does it for the sake of his wife's wellbeing.. Avangalukku, or family kku in general, yedhavadhu vendikittu thaan seivaanga.

Anyway, coming to the point, andha 45 days la, why they keep away from the wife(u know what i mean), madhu, maadhu, koodadhu illaiya..? Appo idhu rendaiyum onna dhaane parkaraanga..?(liquor and women)..

yes, nombu kadaipidikaradhula, for the sake of tradition, i will continue to do it..

But, men also do the same nnu avangalukkaga justify panradhu i cannot accept.

33% kodukkave 13 years(13 thaane..?) achey, indha MC s kku..? Nambalukkaga exclusively pray pannavangannu sonna namba mudiyalai...

There s nothing wrong in what u ve said, Gayathri, they are your opinions, and u have every right to express them. I must say, ur hubby should consider himself lucky, for a chamathu wife like u.

Now, ur frndz who know u, will thittufy me.. i hope..!

Good answers, keep them coming..!

One thing quick aa sollurrren ..rest all tomm.

No my husband is not happy / feels lucky for me being like this ....he expects even more from me ....

Poojas . morning getting up too early ................list perusu .....

i am also not a perfect women ....neenga oru vidathula u r great ...i may be good in some other things  that's it ...

and what is that ur frnd.  my frnd ????  no no no wrong ....they won't scold u ....

infact they will be happy for asking me this question ....offline la than i have done all debates and expressed my views ....first time i am speaking out ....

so for that they will appreciate u for sure ....correct girls ????

Gayathri,  nee   aniyaayathukku   nalla  pullaya  irukka!

Anu4nivedh, appada...appaada!  yenakku   konjam  relief   aa   irukku ....yaenna,   yenakkum  diff  opinion (  in  gayathri's   ans )  irundhudhu ...

Aana,  yedhaiyavadhu  solli   hurt  panniduvomonu   bayamma  irundhudhu....coz,   read  the  1st  line  again  plsss...

But   one  thing  i  want   to  say  is :   "  avangadhan  yellamae....avanga   nallaa  irundhadhan   nama    nallairukkamudiyum...."    -  indha    alavukku    vaendamae   plz !

coz,  ippdiyae  solli   solli ,  if  anything  happens  ,  a  woman   finds  very  hard  to  face  the  world  and  to  lead  a normal  life . She's   destined  to  be  in  her cocoon.

My   small  opinion   is ,  namma   munnorgal   yellathayum  karanathoda   than  sollivachanga!  But ,  adhukkaparam   vantha  sila   paer  ,  made   it  complex ...bakthiya   bayamma   mathittanga!

For  ex,  during   her  periods ,  a  woman  is  not   supposed   to  go  near  swami  pic,  do  poojas   etc ,   cz ,  we  all  know ,  GERMS.  But   what  we  do?  Aiyo ,  inga  varadhaey   theetu,  idha   thodathaey ...ippdi  neraya   sollalaam,    as  if  its  a  sin ...

And   regarding  fasting,   i  read   in  a  magazine , 

•   a   wife   needs  consent  of  husband  to  indulge  in  fasting


• you   can  fast  only   to  the  extent  your  body  can  stand ....MIDHAMAANA...go  with   the    nature  of your  system


• any  fasting   which  is  against  nature ,  that  is  suppressing  your  senses  than  the  limit    you  can  stand  will   bring  only  opposite  reactions...


• when   you  go  beyond  the  limit  ,  thinking ,  you  can  win  yourself ,  love  for  God  is  not  thr .  You  become   more  a  tightened  person...

Correct  me  if  i'm  wrong  frendz