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Moments like this are so hard on you that you just want to give up and dig  in. Instead of giving up, if you just look around yourself, you may just get  back the vigour you need to get back in track.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;While all these thoughts were running riot, I happened to meet a spinster.  She has many problems that really count as problems. Yet I have always seen her  with a sunny smile however always a hint of pathos lingering around. But that's  only obvious if you observe. Else none would ever say she shoulders so many  responsibilities or pains. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;People such as her, inspire you lot more ways than you care to know. 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They come crashing and you are left drenched in the memories that come gushing down. Three years ago yesterday, &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post.html"&gt;we had embarked on an adventure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; with our little toddlers on an unforgettable journey. Even after so many years later, the details of every minute spent, stays fresh in my mind. We were visiting my Parents in Calcutta and it a first trip for us as a family traveling so far and especially to my home. Home always meant being next door, for the first time it was so hard not having them close by. And the joy I felt seeing them again can't be expressed in mere words. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;I wrote about the trip a year later and yet I never felt I forgot any detail from that trip. Calcutta during the Christmas time was beautiful. The whole city was celebrating and the joy was contagious. We had a Santa coming to gift us a cake and balloons for the kids. Their joy knew no bounds seeing those balloons. Small are the joys of tiny tots, wish we could say the same. Yet it was such for me too, basking in my parent's love and seeing their happiness, playing with their grandchildren. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;When we cut the plum cake, I was reminded of how much I always longed to bake my own fruit cake for Christmas. Hubby dear always says the day ought to be remembered with a cake and wine. And every year we get it for Christmas lunch. Though I have been baking since I was 20 years, I never baked a plum cake. And when I stopped baking, I had no hope I would ever do it. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;I remember reading somewhere someone saying "One should always dream, how else will you experience the joy of your dream coming true?" How very true, my dream of so many years finally happened today, thanks to the many wonderful friends I am fortunate to have around me. Their generous sharing not fails to rub and you are filled with warm with those unexpected gestures and kind words. A soul sore after being pained, feels warmth from such gestures. Certain things have to be accepted. Life goes on... &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Speaking of friends, this year has been truly remarkable. I finally met my childhood friends, some after a span of 18 years. Some though I have been in touch for years, got connected again which meant so much. One can never outlive their childhood right! As you grow older, you stop growing. You become a spectator to the life that happens in front of you. Happy at times, Sad at some, the strings that hold seem to have no handle for you to do much. You are a mere puppet doing your part in the show. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Still there is so much joy in knowing your friend is just a phone call away, not somewhere in the unknown, beyond grasps. Talking to whom, reminds you of those moments from past, that brings a joy to heart, reliving those glorious days again in mind. How much ever fulfilled and meaningful your life is now, childhood will forever remain that exalted state for all. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;The fun we had when the gang got together over the phone across continents, I could sense the happiness tingling all the way through. I may yet to still achieve what I had set out for this year, there may have been many hardships that came our way, I am grateful for the year that is passing, for the wonderful days that will remain forever fresh in memory. We are stepping ahead with heart full of hopes, of achieving more than what we can, put the best step forward, things are bound to happen right! There is no dearth for optimisms', it is all how you look at! &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Come tomorrow, we will take a toast with a slice of homemade fruit cake, store bought wine for our new business venture to go long way. And to wish my friends and family joy in the days that come ahead. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, then Happy Pongal..Cycle goes on..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-5506346370541046988?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/srivalliscosmos/~3/QHZnfUdpU8w/voices.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Srivalli)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/voices.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718158121891527889.post-2661079088972958895</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-29T15:14:40.989+06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thoughts of the Day</category><title>Thoughts..</title><description>There are some thoughts that come to mind very often. To me especially the thought that this year has been too quick was one thought that come too often to mention. During January, I was counting days and the list of items that ought to get done by so and so dates. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet I saw a steady tread of down hill at accomplishing certain things while some certainly never saw the day light. Apart from these were the usual thoughts that travel in a different level in our thought process and I so wish I had my notepad to capture them right away. But nothing happened. And yes those were forgotten on the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Added to these, is the fact that I have been having dreams. It's been a while since I had dreams. It used to be a habit for me, trying to remember my dreams and process what it has in relation to what happens. But I stopped getting dreams, maybe because I used to hit the pillow very tired and went into deep sleep right away. The other day I woke up with a dream which featured a super human hero and a trilling adventure. I remember the adventure very vividly even now. But somehow not able to pen it down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I happened to mention this to hubby dear, he teased me saying lack of time is what is preventing me from becoming the next Rowling in make. Yes big hopes, but that still make me think of my "The Adventures of Chin Chin" stories that I tell my kids..maybe someday!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-2661079088972958895?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/srivalliscosmos/~3/Pe0cJ6E-xbU/at-snail-pace.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Srivalli)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TIUXTygpVnI/AAAAAAAAF3s/DSH30GU1tRo/s72-c/Image052.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/at-snail-pace.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718158121891527889.post-2816146752834271212</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-01T23:06:16.127+06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Days in Picture</category><title>Shaded Dreams!</title><description>This weekend during our return from a temple visit, we happened to stop to pluck the tender leaves from tamarind trees, we were greeted by these.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HML9ll1I/AAAAAAAAF2w/sOZZ9xZDw3M/s1600/Image058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HML9ll1I/AAAAAAAAF2w/sOZZ9xZDw3M/s320/Image058.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Hubby dear was busy clicking away from the tree&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HPL6MEZI/AAAAAAAAF24/CDsCnJt_1Ow/s1600/Image059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HPL6MEZI/AAAAAAAAF24/CDsCnJt_1Ow/s320/Image059.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Only to be surprised by the abundant ones that were found on the ground! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HQHlcqYI/AAAAAAAAF3A/7BpwEv0grDU/s1600/Image060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HQHlcqYI/AAAAAAAAF3A/7BpwEv0grDU/s320/Image060.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HQ_9DDmI/AAAAAAAAF3I/HD2_oKtFZQI/s1600/Image061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HQ_9DDmI/AAAAAAAAF3I/HD2_oKtFZQI/s320/Image061.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Athamma wanted me to pluck it, I refused saying I wasn't sure if these were edible. She is forever after me to make something with mushroom. She is not able to accept that I detest these!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HSQnVN2I/AAAAAAAAF3Q/vzq_UC-uKtk/s1600/Image062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HSQnVN2I/AAAAAAAAF3Q/vzq_UC-uKtk/s320/Image062.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Doesn't this look cute?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-2816146752834271212?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/srivalliscosmos/~3/gk6zS7fhKc0/shaded-dreams.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Srivalli)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TH6HML9ll1I/AAAAAAAAF2w/sOZZ9xZDw3M/s72-c/Image058.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/shaded-dreams.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718158121891527889.post-1224133883257511481</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-24T22:25:52.129+06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Days in Picture</category><title>A day to remember!</title><description>Happy Raksha Bandhan!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/THPxilbFMHI/AAAAAAAAF1U/thp3duiB3KY/s1600/DSC06198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/THPxilbFMHI/AAAAAAAAF1U/thp3duiB3KY/s400/DSC06198.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Memories around raksha bandhan are many to write short. Instead this picture will remind me of today with two eager little boys waiting for their sis to tie the pretty ones, while one elder boy was waiting for his turn...The designer rakhi was sent by hubby's younger sis. the other one is on the way he beamed!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-1224133883257511481?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/srivalliscosmos/~3/1gVSIVHy-aw/day-to-remember.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Srivalli)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/THPxilbFMHI/AAAAAAAAF1U/thp3duiB3KY/s72-c/DSC06198.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/day-to-remember.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718158121891527889.post-1452039787636140075</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-07T19:25:04.694+06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Days in Picture</category><title>Pleasing preschoolers</title><description>Holding the interest of preschooler is really a tough job. These gifts were given to my twin boys, who are soon going to be 4 years old, for Friendship day. Their pleasure was so infectious. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1cgrgUcXI/AAAAAAAAFvk/BKtpSgZ2ww0/s1600/DSC05783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1cgrgUcXI/AAAAAAAAFvk/BKtpSgZ2ww0/s320/DSC05783.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Chinnu's Yellow Jeep along with Peddu's Blue Jeep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1chXI2I2I/AAAAAAAAFvs/vTRt33FEn6s/s1600/DSC05785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1chXI2I2I/AAAAAAAAFvs/vTRt33FEn6s/s320/DSC05785.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Both of them literally lived with these brushes the whole day. Peddu says Pink is his while Chinnu was given Green.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1ciba5lHI/AAAAAAAAFv0/BNus57oqpKs/s1600/DSC05786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1ciba5lHI/AAAAAAAAFv0/BNus57oqpKs/s320/DSC05786.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out these trendy friendship bands that they sported the whole week long. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1cjN1QdcI/AAAAAAAAFv8/aiEIbBCYpxA/s1600/DSC05790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TF1cjN1QdcI/AAAAAAAAFv8/aiEIbBCYpxA/s320/DSC05790.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Peddu was all geared up with his new things..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-1452039787636140075?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The place is really very small and has a lake for tourist attraction.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;If you have the strength you can go trekking uphill, which I didn't attempt. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPxdQ0lJI/AAAAAAAAFqc/hC_Xn3OsvMI/s1600/DSC05642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPxdQ0lJI/AAAAAAAAFqc/hC_Xn3OsvMI/s320/DSC05642.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This was on the way to the hill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPy_2wmTI/AAAAAAAAFqk/OxLwnfn16O8/s1600/DSC05655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPy_2wmTI/AAAAAAAAFqk/OxLwnfn16O8/s320/DSC05655.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Near the hotel we had quite a few jackfruit trees which had the fruits in reachable heights just like the above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPz8lxEbI/AAAAAAAAFqs/plTJaG5vrpQ/s1600/DSC05658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhPz8lxEbI/AAAAAAAAFqs/plTJaG5vrpQ/s320/DSC05658.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;After we relaxed for a while, we walked down to the lake that was just across the corner. This was the entrance. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP0yVhxCI/AAAAAAAAFq0/74FRgUk4bv0/s1600/DSC05667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP0yVhxCI/AAAAAAAAFq0/74FRgUk4bv0/s320/DSC05667.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a long walk down, on the pavements you can see such fruits for sale. The colour fruits were quite interesting.&amp;nbsp; The big green ones are passion fruits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP2NSdKCI/AAAAAAAAFq8/qyLhv-jmC64/s1600/DSC05668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP2NSdKCI/AAAAAAAAFq8/qyLhv-jmC64/s320/DSC05668.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Rest of it, excepting the Cashew fruits with nuts, I couldn't get the English names for them.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP20AXBNI/AAAAAAAAFrE/aAPyF-qJeSo/s1600/DSC05670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP20AXBNI/AAAAAAAAFrE/aAPyF-qJeSo/s320/DSC05670.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Well being a foodie, I ought to be adventurous to taste right. So I risked to taste this fruit. It was tangy, pungent and something else all rolled in one. Of course the chilli powder ensured it masks the overall taste!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP4OyAtJI/AAAAAAAAFrM/ToG4t_ofBiE/s1600/DSC05672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP4OyAtJI/AAAAAAAAFrM/ToG4t_ofBiE/s320/DSC05672.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Those white and pinks ones are called paneer fruits in tamil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP5D7cY6I/AAAAAAAAFrU/NYLnXRZptek/s1600/DSC05673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP5D7cY6I/AAAAAAAAFrU/NYLnXRZptek/s320/DSC05673.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Konda enjoying herself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP6EBMwgI/AAAAAAAAFrc/Viliaa2J3OY/s1600/DSC05674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP6EBMwgI/AAAAAAAAFrc/Viliaa2J3OY/s320/DSC05674.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The view from one side of the lake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP7C-NpNI/AAAAAAAAFrk/UCPsFclazzQ/s1600/DSC05699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP7C-NpNI/AAAAAAAAFrk/UCPsFclazzQ/s320/DSC05699.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While we were on the boat, my colleagues waiting for their turn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP8MwgqGI/AAAAAAAAFrs/3iZE60AQSbI/s1600/DSC05716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP8MwgqGI/AAAAAAAAFrs/3iZE60AQSbI/s320/DSC05716.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;That was one pretty flower!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP9t5S8OI/AAAAAAAAFr0/2I5FbsVsgwQ/s1600/DSC05721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP9t5S8OI/AAAAAAAAFr0/2I5FbsVsgwQ/s320/DSC05721.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forest office, rather old by the looks..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP-nq_FAI/AAAAAAAAFr8/-2vWu_8WWmM/s1600/DSC05731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP-nq_FAI/AAAAAAAAFr8/-2vWu_8WWmM/s320/DSC05731.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Few models in the park round the lake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP_vc1waI/AAAAAAAAFsE/x3HYV_q79Uk/s1600/DSC05732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhP_vc1waI/AAAAAAAAFsE/x3HYV_q79Uk/s320/DSC05732.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a Bird view spot constructed on a huge tree. Few of them were adventurous enough to climb all the way up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhQATKnYLI/AAAAAAAAFsM/9Yevc28wr7o/s1600/DSC05750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhQATKnYLI/AAAAAAAAFsM/9Yevc28wr7o/s320/DSC05750.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our breakfast the next day. After eating all that, I obviously had to ride a bike and played badminton, which I was doing after 10 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhRF9aNhCI/AAAAAAAAFsU/IBxCfZ8ZTNs/s1600/DSC05766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QVj5_hBNJOc/TFhRF9aNhCI/AAAAAAAAFsU/IBxCfZ8ZTNs/s320/DSC05766.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Finally the trip back. The two days was really not enough in terms of traveling as the journey was quite tiring. But Konda was very energetic throughout and enjoyed the maximum. Infact she went for trekking with the elders and was the motivating factor for them to move on the path. 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Finally on Sra's suggestion made it to &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com/2010/07/carrot-halwa-first-love-how-to-make.html" style="color: #990000;"&gt;2 pages for the blog Event&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Chalks and Chopsticks.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I mentioned I felt there is not much to the charm if there wasn't melodrama or something mysterious to the past. So read on and if you have time, let me know which one you liked better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warning: Don't blame me if you conk off to sleep!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*********************************************&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the cool breeze flowing into the car, Maya looked at her Dad telling her something. She didn't hear him; her thoughts were on something else. She was lingering on the past, the hurt that was as big as a mountain was trying to engulf her again. Taking a deep breath, she sat back. With a bated breath, with hopes that everything will work out best, she looked forward to a future that was still unknown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were moving into a new apartment, new neighbourhood, and a colony very similar to the one they were leaving. Daddy asked her to help him pack things they can't trust the workers with. They had an early start to avoid the traffic. Maya felt that they just settled in their new house when Daddy announced that they are going to move again. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still Maya didn't mind the change, she wanted to live new dreams, create new friendship and many wonderful memories. Life is too short to live in the past. But hurt sometimes takes forever to heal. Shattered dreams take anions to be built again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the car was slowing down, Maya could see a bed of yellow flowers on the road path. Somehow those beautiful flowers on the floor were inviting her to take a shot again at life! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maya got down helping Daddy; she was all of 17, and a looker. Heads always turned when she walked past. Though with a head full of dreams and ambitions beyond her vision, she hardly ever noticed. Yet she was always piqued that she never had steady girl friends. While boys flocked to her sides, girls kept their distance. And because she was such a tomboy, boys ended up being her best friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She was still day dreaming when she saw the lift stop and a gentleman walked out with a small boy and a puppy. She saw Daddy was signing out at her. She grudgingly moved forward to meet Mr. Jacob, their new neighbour. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She often wondered how certain incidents get itched on memory, never to be erased. The memory of that dew kissed January morning, with chill breeze hitting her face, with unsure future, with hopes that can fly high; she would forever remember that little boy's innocent face and an eager looking puppy that was ready to please.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Days passed into months, they slowly settled in the new place. Maya was taking comforts in her books. Of course not what the curriculum prescribed. But the many Mills &amp;amp; Boons she got from friends. Her friends cover the books with brown papers to hide from the teachers and then it was carried home too. Her Mom was very innocent to know that Maya no longer was only reading comics. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her parents knew she was a good student if she cared enough. But in the days that passed she was so engrossed in that world, every corner turned Maya used to think a TDH hero would come pouncing forward. Of course she had a head on her shoulder that said there are no TDH heroes in real world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her new friends played tennis and finally convinced her to join them. One fine evening when she walked into the court, she felt conspicuous of many eyes eying her in varying expressions. The game wasn't new to her, but she felt very out of place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the game begun, her eyes were drawn to the opponent who was smashing every other shot at her. End of the game she was fuming and determined to get the better of him. Introduced or not, she wasn't bothered she wanted to give him a piece of her mind; little did she know she would barter her heart too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a person who was a tomboy and who cared a dime on what a guy thinks, she was speechless for couple of minutes. She wondered if she was day dreaming, as she was literally gaping at the person from books in front of her, who was actually grinning. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She was finally introduced to Dev, the chocolate boy of the gang. Maya didn't remember anything beyond that and knew from then on there was no reason why she shouldn't go to play tennis. Come rain or cyclone, Maya was seen on the court very promptly. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was really funny because for all she existed, she was invisible to Dev. Just as she was clueless on why she had so many admirers, she was clueless as to why he never bothered to look. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maya was determined that she is going to change the dynamics. She was given an opportunity before she even knew about it. At the yearly Tennis club cultural event, it was decided to have a potluck dinner. Each player was asked to bring along something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They really had fun debating on the menu. Finally when it came to the desserts, they had bigger arguments. One wanted Ice creams, while one wanted payasam. While somebody was insisting on Carrot Halwa, most of them disagreed on carrot halwa, saying it was extremely difficult to make carrot halwa for such a large crown. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maya was surprised to see Dev cheering so much for Carrot Halwa. He said special occasion called for special dishes and even offered to help grate the lot if the need be. Maya was surprised to find her offering to make it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was it a disdain that she saw in Dev's expression? She really didn't care any longer. She was determined she was going to make Carrot halwa no matter what the end result was going to be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then the reality sank in. How was she going to tell Mom that she offered to make Carrot Halwa? Grate about 7 - 8 kilos of Carrot? Trying to impress somebody is good, but being stupid is not one of it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the trepidation setting in, Maya walked home to inform Mom about the Carrot Halwa project. She need not have worried much; Mom was all excited about it. But Maya knew she won't be happy letting Mom have anything to do with the grating part. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the D day, Maya went shopping with Mom to buy the carrots. Though she has accompanied Mom many times for vegetable shopping, this was the first time she ever really cared what she was buying. She was ready to know everything there is know how a carrot should be for a Halwa!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She can't actually remember when she first ate this halwa as Mom makes it pretty often. But this is the first time it ever got so much importance! With these thoughts she set out to grate the mountain in front of her. She did the first one, and then second, it continued. She lost count after a while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She engaged her thought process in a different way. What did the bard say? Love's Labour's Lost? Or a labour of Love? Whatever, her mind was not in a state to decipher clearly. That's when she heard the call bell. With grated carrots all over her, she jumped out to open the door. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If she didn't faint, it was because she was made of a better mettle than she thought. It was Dev and few more friends who landed at her door steps to help grate the carrots. They even came with graters!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mom was really impressed with her friends and she was hoping Mom would notice how well Dev was helping. Maya was simply happy knowing her Mom knew what a wonderful set of friends she has. Events blurred in her memory and she didn't know how the time passed. Dev and others finally left after the work was done, saying they look forward to eating the Halwa for dinner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maya helped Mom in making the halwa, most of the time standing next to the stove, making sure the milk wont’ spill over. If grating was a tough nut, getting that carrot cooked in milk was tougher. But she knew the result was a sweetest of all!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally with the halwa all packed in a container, Maya got dressed for the party. They had loads of events as part of the activities. But Maya was in trance. When it was time for dinner, Maya had butterflies. She didn't know what was going to happen, but knew something will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everybody was saying appreciating each of the dishes. She was with her friends along with Dev and saw he wasn't eating much. She was wondering what was wrong with him when somebody asked the same. He replied that he was saving space for the desserts!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When they moved on to the desserts, she saw Dev loading big scoops of Carrot Halwa. A friend next to him asked how come without tasting he was helping himself to double dose. He turned to say "When it was made with so much love, it is bound to be delicious" with that he looked at Maya with a twinkle in his eyes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/718158121891527889-4386365707282000615?l=srivallis-cosmos.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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