tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post115975884882451842..comments2024-03-21T00:35:54.227-07:00Comments on A rupee for my thoughts!: Ayutha PoojaArchanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1160024546907075032006-10-04T22:02:00.000-07:002006-10-04T22:02:00.000-07:00Archana - I know the rest of the story, but did no...Archana - I know the rest of the story, but did not know (or rather, pause to think about) this 20 days between dussera and diwali funda :-))!<BR/><BR/>Ginkgo - you had me for a moment! I was wondering how come Arjun from the Mahabharatha made his appearance in a post about Dussera :-))! Then bulb glowed!<BR/><BR/>Pratap - LOL :-D! Nice story - I imagined the whole scene and am laughing right now!!<BR/><BR/>Shilpa - ayo paavum :-(!<BR/><BR/>Rads - :-))! Ohh, I did not see your original comment at all :-(! Maybe blogger is eating up stuff :-O! And <I>where do I find time to write?</I> Simple, <I>all my time</I> is my very own right now and I am lovin' it :-D! Though weekends simply fly by! I have nth of Sunday leftover for lunch or ath else *sigh*!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159899914015755772006-10-03T11:25:00.000-07:002006-10-03T11:25:00.000-07:00no fair at all! I wrote these exact words " I coll...no fair at all! I wrote these exact words <BR/>" I collected so much of sunday over the weekend, that I brought in the remaining 2 for lunch yesterday. :D <BR/><BR/>Serious question - where do you find time to write? My time flies very fast :( "<BR/><BR/>It disappeared, I don't see it in your comment section? :Oradshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912871096631491298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159892593834032392006-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:002006-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:00Good girl ! I din't do anything spl for navratri e...Good girl ! <BR/><BR/>I din't do anything spl for navratri except research work. :-(Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575166473029157997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159853936648362212006-10-02T22:38:00.000-07:002006-10-02T22:38:00.000-07:00I got a sundal story too, Mademoiselle:Since I was...I got a sundal story too, Mademoiselle:<BR/><BR/>Since I was mobbed by girls with ratios as high as 1:12 (truly a ladies man!), all with shiny pattu pavadai s and the giltters, I got into the groove in my apartment complex and used to get more sundal than I could finish. Well, I used to sing well in those pre-pubescent days.<BR/><BR/>and then my voice box died on me and so did the supply of sundal... :(The Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859770136222683752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159835534855089212006-10-02T17:32:00.000-07:002006-10-02T17:32:00.000-07:00say that to arjun na..hez the one that did that mo...say that to arjun na..hez the one that did that movie :-)Ginkgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960815411393422370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159833361027579662006-10-02T16:56:00.000-07:002006-10-02T16:56:00.000-07:00Yeah, Dussehra(Vijayadashmi) is the day when Rama ...Yeah, Dussehra(Vijayadashmi) is the day when Rama kills Ravana in Lanka, and then on Diwali he comes back to Ayodhya after his 14 years banishment. (M sure you already know that but couldnt help yacking)Archana Bahugunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930196195648347298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159831230752099582006-10-02T16:20:00.000-07:002006-10-02T16:20:00.000-07:00Robbie - I don't know if staying in Cal for 3 year...Robbie - I don't know if staying in Cal for 3 years in my whole life qualifies me as a Tamil Bong :-))! Yeah chick peas sundal is the "classic" sundal - not to worry though, I ate enough for everyone :-P!<BR/><BR/>Inder - thats true :-D!<BR/><BR/>Prabhu - LOL! Adhuvum correct - I had been postponing this vacuum task for ages!! Ellarukum rombavey kadavul bakthi varum in 12th standard I guess - :-D!<BR/><BR/>Archana - hey, thanks :-)! I guess since halloween/thanksgiving etc. don't hold special memories for us, seeing festivities for celebrating those occassions really does not compensate for lack of celebrations for the Indian festivals! Ooooh, I did not know there was some calculation fundae between Vijayadasami and Diwali - thanks for the info! That's _quite_a_bit_ of walking!!<BR/><BR/>Pridera - thank you :-)! Ah, so you too had the same belief - LOL! Yeah, I miss all the sweets too :-(. Generally in India, from Navaratri onwards, there used to be steady supply of sweets right till after Diwali! Nothing here - *sigh*!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159810613006050302006-10-02T10:36:00.000-07:002006-10-02T10:36:00.000-07:00Happy Dusshera to you too Archana. I distinctly re...Happy Dusshera to you too Archana.<BR/> I distinctly remember keeping all my books for the Saraswathi pooja. It was as if the knowledge would flow uninterrupted if this was done :) We used to invite people to our house on atleast one day during Navratri. <BR/> THe best part about Ayuda Pooja was my dad got loads (atleast a dozen variety) of sweets from factory. It was the prasadam that would be distributed after the ayudha pooja in the factory. Miss all the sweets now :(PRIDERAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108101300217422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159799184682363262006-10-02T07:26:00.000-07:002006-10-02T07:26:00.000-07:00Happy Ayutha POoja to you too! Cooked chick peas y...Happy Ayutha POoja to you too! Cooked chick peas yesterday me too :-). Prayed and cleaned, me too :-). Felt nice, me too! he he ..<BR/><BR/>I too miss all the Navratras and all that festivity that goes on in India around this time, going into Diwali, into Christmas, New Year! Here, although people do organize stuff it still is far from comparable. :-)<BR/><BR/>Have fun! I think today is Vijayadashmi. (You know I was actually calculating that since Diwali comes 20 days after today and Rama and all his men actually travelled from Sri Lanka to Ayodhya in 20 days they would have walked like 75-80 km a day. Whew! :-)Archana Bahugunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930196195648347298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159797409267460302006-10-02T06:56:00.000-07:002006-10-02T06:56:00.000-07:00"Maami maami kolu vacha sundal" - the kids (which ..."Maami maami kolu vacha sundal" - the kids (which included me as well) used to go in our streets back then...<BR/><BR/>Eppdiyo un veeda clean panna vachutanga, unga amma appa :)<BR/><BR/>Me too did the same while in 12th, board exam-naala ellaa books-um saraswathi poojai-ku vachutten and it made it tuf to read the next day :(Prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401643023064410456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159794265133616882006-10-02T06:04:00.000-07:002006-10-02T06:04:00.000-07:00haha... sundal is one of the highlights of ayutha...haha... sundal is one of the highlights of ayutha pooja :DInderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818943412434096121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159791520347983832006-10-02T05:18:00.000-07:002006-10-02T05:18:00.000-07:00hey!My parents were also in calcutta till 10 years...hey!<BR/>My parents were also in calcutta till 10 years back and my bro grew up with them and they always used to rave about the durga poojas and stuff. I was on the other hand brought up with my grandparents in tamil nadu. Hmm... so you are also a tamil bong like my parents eh:P. hahah. hmm reading your post made me miss eating sundal!!! I did have some at my friends house but they werent chick peas though!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397760416546057442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159766395452726552006-10-01T22:19:00.000-07:002006-10-01T22:19:00.000-07:00Spark - My parents try make sure that I know of th...Spark - My parents try make sure that I know of the festival at least on the day it happens :-)! Yup, yup - did it alone - now you can understand just how much I missed celebrating ayutha poojai at home :-)! Doing girly things is also fun you know :-D!<BR/><BR/>Saranya - :-D! Yeah, eating all those varieties of sundals used to be so nice! You must have entertained everyone with your nice voice - singing and me are light years apart, so I did not risk it :-P! Temple pakkam poi its been ages for me :-(! Good to know you enjoyed the prasadham :-)!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159764806903410422006-10-01T21:53:00.000-07:002006-10-01T21:53:00.000-07:00Telepathy - I knew you would have blogged today :-...Telepathy - I knew you would have blogged today :--D<BR/><BR/>Hey we lived in a Qtrs too, and we used to go around to everybody's home and eat all kinds of sundal everyday, and sing too! :-) Nice carefree days. Miss them. :--(<BR/>Today we went to the temple and had nice prasadham. I love temple food. :--))BZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720840429995336576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1159764734520044092006-10-01T21:52:00.000-07:002006-10-01T21:52:00.000-07:00the sundal looks yummy. you must be a super cookie...the sundal looks yummy. you must be a super cookie ;-) inga irukkum podhu no idea of time or festivals. good to note that you celebrated it! btw, did you do it alone? <BR/><BR/>enga veetiliyum no golu. but have had a nice time visiting all the veggie houses which go big on golu shows. nalla velai naan ponna pirakkalai ;-) i'd have to do all these girly things of attending bhajansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com