Vemana satakalu

ఉప్పు కప్పురంబు నొక్క పోలిక నుండు 
చూడ చూడ రుచుల జాడవేరు
పురుషులందు పుణ్య పురుషులువేరయ
విశ్వదాభిరామ వినుర వేమ

vuppu kappurambu nokka polika nundu
chooda chooda ruchula jaadaveru
purushulandu punya purushulu veraya
vishwadaabhiraama vinura vema

salt and camphor look alike 

but when we see their taste, the tastes differ....

in the same way, 

All the people might look the same

but their character differs them from others.


చిత్త  శుద్ధి గలిగి చేసిన పుణ్యంబు 
కొంచమైన నదియు కొదువకాదు 
విత్తనంబు మర్రి వృక్షంబునకు నెంత 
విశ్వదాభి రామ వినుర వేమ 

Chitta suddhi kaligi chesina punyambu
konchemaina nadiyu koduva kaadu
vittanambu marri vrukshambunaku nentha
vishwadaabhiraama vinura vema

Anything done with with a good heart
even though it is small, doesn't need to be considered as small as it could yield great result
Just like the seed of a banyan tree, even though is very tiny, it grows into a huge tree when planted.

ఆత్మ శుద్ధి లేని ఆచార మదియేల 
భాండ శుద్ధి లేని పాకమేల 
చిత్త శుద్ధి లేని శివపూజలేలరా 
విశ్వదాభి రామ వినురవేమ 

Aathma suddhi leni aachaara madhi yela?

Bhaanda suddhi leni paaka mela,

Chittha suddhi leni siva pujalelaraa

Vishwadaabhiraama vinura vema.

Any customs followed without pure heart is of no use
It is just like cooking done without cleaning the vessel
In the same way, worshiping god without a clean heart is also of no use

గంగి గోవు పాలు గరిటెడైనను చాలు 
కడవడిన నేమి ఖరము పాలు, 
భక్తి గలుగు కూడు పట్టెడైనను చాలు,
విశ్వదాభి రామ వినుర వేమ 

Gangi govu paalu garitedainanu chaalu
kadava dina nemi kharamu paalu,
bhakthi kalugu koodu pattedinanu chaalu,
viswadaabhirama vinura vema.

Even a small cup of milk if it is from a good cow then it is useful and fit for drinking compared to barrel of donkey's milk, if the food is served with devotion then even a handful is also enough.

wedding recipe

When I was browsing the internet I saw the following one in the marriage quotes section.

Wedding Recipe

One half pound patience, one pound good temper, one pound sweetness of youth, one pound blindness to faults, one pound smart thinking, one pound humor, two pounds communication, one pint of fun, one wine glass of intoxicating love and a dash of playfulness. Pour this all into a vessel of trust, bake in the oven of radiant love, decorate with smiles and serve with patience, unselfishness and a cheerful heart. Follow the instructions and you are bound to live happily ever after.

The interesting part of this quote is that the ingredient named communication should be more than all the other ingredients for the successful wedding and i doubt how many use this ingredient. They will substitute it with compromise and that results with the problems.
Just now realized, there is no compromise ingredient in the recipe. Dont we need that. Surely, we do. But that should be just a pint. 

Sakala janula samme

Before starting this, I want every one to know that I am not for or against of anything. I am writing this as a common woman of the society and the problems being faced by many of us.
          One morning I called my cousin and she said that her children's exams which were supposed to start from that day were postponed to 2 days and later they said the exams were completely postponed till a month. The teachers gave assignments from the subjects so that the kids study. Its not wrong on the teachers part to give the assignments making sure their students study. But most of the kids are already prepared. From the kids point of view, they dont feel  like studying again and again as the exams were postponed. This is the case of a 6th class student, then what about the others who are in 10th or bigger classes.  If this is the case how is the strike called as SAKALA JANULA SAMME ( all people strike).
           Even the Trains, buses and all the other transport is shutdown. It incur a lot of loss and again we are the ones who say that how come govt wont have funds. Its not getting any funds. with everything working, govt says NO FUNDS then what happens now. My friend's mother is not feeling well and she needs to come to hyd for medical examinations. she has her kids in hyderabad but she is unable to come as there are no trains. This is a small thing, atleast she has a house and can stay there. But what about other passengers who are commuting from different states and has a stop over in hyd? There are so many people who had to go to work and are facing a lot of problem with no proper transport. Now I feel bad for not having a government job. I heard in the news that the secretariat is not working as the Telangana workers are not coming to work and along with them the seema andhra people are also not attending to their duties and all the urgent files are being piled up. And even the petrol bunks are closed in some places, so if you have your own vehicle also, you cannot go to work daily, as no one knows when the strike ends and we should save for emergencies. I dont think this is called SAKALA JANULA SAMME instead we can say it as Hostage of a comman man.
           I some times feel like protesting against it and I bet my protestation will be much bigger than a seema andhra or telangana.We are tired already with the terrorists, naxalites and politicians feeding on us for their own benefits. We dont know how it will be in the next minute and now these strikes are making our lives even miserable. I dont think any Telangana person is happy with this situation either, if they speak the truth.
          
         
          

Adoption

This whole idea started when I was doing my graduation. Whenever I see someone pregnant, the first thought used to come to my mind was WHY. If they need kids, there are so many of them standing out and looking for a kind heart to take them, who want a better home than the streets, who need a mother to take care of them, a father to hold their hands and teach them whats right and wrong. This way atleast the population wont grow much. But everyone needs to grow their family and want to have their own decendants. Then I decided I will adopt a child once I have my own life.

When I got married and started thinking about having kids, i many times tried to talk to my husband but didnt know how to convince him. Its just not him. I had to convince all my family. Then I felt may be if i have kids then they will be happy and i can plan of adopting the second baby. But now he says, as we have our own kid there might be differences in the future. Even though we wont feel that, but if we think atleast once that they are not our own then the whole concept of adoption will be wasted. so now my dream of adopting a kid is not going to happen.  May be I am still not living by myself yet. That day when i was studying i wanted to do it later because I have my parents who wont be accepting it so i thought i will be planning once i am of my own. I was unable to say strong to my parents (jut two people) at that time, and now, how can i say and convince a bigger family (husband, in laws, father, sister.....)

Like me, in this society there are many others who have plans for their future. My suggestion would be, if you want to achieve some thing then you should have the courage to do it.

Moon Light Dinner

I wanted to write about my most unforgettable moment and that would be the day I had a moon light dinner with sister and a cousin.

      It started on a pleasant evening when my parents went to banglore to attend a wedding. My cousin came home to spend time with us and can have some fun with no adult supervision. We were in our intermediate and staying all by ourselves was a big adventure.  We started planning for the dinner but none of us can cook. We gone through all the magazines and finally after a long search we decided to make fried rice with the potato kurma ( I know it feels like do we have to search for this but remember we were small then and don’t know yet how to cook). Each one divided the work and made everything ready. But just then an unprepared thing happened. The cooking is about to finish, we have to check the taste and add the touchups and the electricity was gone. It was dark outside and we don’t know where the candle was. We searched for the candle and luckily we got the torch and so we finished the cooking. My aunt from next door came with a candle and a matchbox in her hand. She came to drag us three girls to her house as it is dark outside and is not secure. We didn’t listen to her as usual; we thought this is the real adventure staying in the dark. We pushed her out. When we were waiting for the current to come back so that we can see how we actually did it, we got another idea. Why won’t we go and sit on the terrace and have a moon light dinner. And immediately we took the dishes and plates and had our meal enjoying the view. The moon lighting on the top and all the houses with the candles lit and the kids playing antakshari and we enjoying our first meal cooked from the scratch.

Memorable moment with my MOM

I thank all my friends and family who encouraged to write a blog.

I got a call from my sister asking me to help her write an article about a memorable moment spent with our mother. She had to submit for a newsletter at her job.
      When i started thinking, I had mindful of memories. But I need to write about one single incident. Which one should I write about?
        she taught us the very important lessons needed for life. she never liked when we say that we wont go to someones house as they never come to our place. She used to say that they are busy in their life, they are happy to welcome you so if you have time and want to meet them then dont take your step back saying, they didnt take that step. Another was, dont impulse your hatred on a person to others. If you dont like a person thats up to you but if you say others not  to talk to him is not correct. When our family had some misunderstandings i was not sure whether to talk to my cousin,  very close friend. Then my mom said this to me. "We have the misunderstandings, its between us why do you even get a doubt of continuing your friendship.Today we might have misunderstandings but tomorrow we will be together again but you will be the one who will loose " and so we continued our friendship and even today we are good friends than cousins.   She allowed me to make my own decisions. She used to say the two ends of it, whats the good part and whats the bad of that and made me decide what i want.
                There are many other things and how can i just say about one particular incident spent with her. It is difficult may be because she was there in all walks of my life. Now, after three years her passing away, all the memories of hers are memorable. I cant just mention about one.  It's not right of me saying there is no single memorable moment with her. May be, if she is beside me today, then I might have come up with some thing.
             But today, I can only thank her for being there for me and for each and everything she did for me and my sister. Thank You MOM