Chromepet My Heaven - Part V

Vanakam Nanbargalay.............

I hope things are going good for every one.. I guess people in India will be the most busiest beings in whole of this universe atleast for this month and April. The reasons are obvious March 31st year ending operations for several firms & people apart from this our great LS (I strongly have a doubt.. is it "Loot Sabha" or Lok Sabha??) Elections are gearing up in matter of 12 days..

Due to various reasons, I am not contesting this election for the Prime Minister Post..!!! ( I guess no extra jokes required for this post apart from this single Line..!!).

As usual the introduction of this post is no way connected to the main topic... I shall continue my earlier post (Chromepet my Heave - Part IV).. following are the lines from the earlier post..

Apart from this, I am very much inspired (even now) by 2 people of RN... I don't know how many of RNs remember and recognise these 2 people.. Come on .. Now start your guess...

Now the Continuation for this Post............

Just adjacent to the A.G. Hospital, at the corner of the road, we can notice a small tender coconut selling shop. Yes, this is one of the person, by whom I was very much inspired by. As per my knowledge this person is doing this same job for continuously almost 25 years. I really don't know since when he is in this business apart from this 25 years. If you immediately come into a conclusion by saying to yourself,what is the great deal in doing this business for more years.. I am sorry your judgement is really wrong..

When ever I am in chromepet I never miss to drink the tender coconut from his shop. As a practise during my last visit to Chromepet I went to his shop to have a tender coconut. I was casually talking to him and asking about his son's whereabouts. His son was 3 to 4 years senior to me in my schooldays. If I am not wrong the name of the person who sells this tender coconut is Mr.Thangam. He then replied that his son is employed with HSBC Bank in Singapore as some IT Head position. Out of surprise and curiosity I immediately put a question to him then why continuing this same job of selling tender coconut rather than taking rest at home. He then replied, that his son is in this position because of this tender coconut business and this shop gives complete satisfaction of hard work and sincerity. I was really moved by his humble reply.

I felt his words were more sweeter than the taste of the tender coconut. Still there are some good people who rely on hard work and sincerity. Great.

Fine, now its all your turn to keep guessing about the second person in Radha Nagar, by whom I was so much inspired...

While talking about Hard work and sincerity, I feel its all not applicable in this present time. I wish to ask the exact meaning of this two words 'HARD WORK' & 'SINCERITY' to our Tamil Nadu Politicians that too during this LS Elections. I am sure there will be definitely one answer from all our great politicans that, they all know about Lipton and Nayyar kadai 'T' ("Tea") and nothing about 'Sincerity'.!!!

Only GOD HAS TO SAVE INDIA FROM ALL THESE POLITICIANS..

---- Vartaaaaa..

Nyabagam Varudhey....Sweet Memories

"ஞாபகம் வருதே ஞாபகம் வருதே...

பொக்கிஷமாக நெஞ்சில் புதைந்த...  

நினைவுகள் எல்லாம் ஞாபகம் வருதே..."

Hello Everyone,

I was hearing this song last week and that's when I got an idea for this post. Its all about sweet memories of the past. 

As we all know, Change is inevitable. Only change can refrain from being changed...Alright, That's Philosophy! All of us can relate events in our lives to this philosophy at some point of time. One fine day, I started to wonder, how so many things have changed in Chromepet with time?

To be relevant to this blog, I thought of sharing some of my memories related to the school I studied...."The Robert Matriculation School" of Chromepet. The good old school has undergone so many changes through its existence and based on what I heard recently, the school itself is about to go it seems, as a final change! I am not sure, how far this information is true? But if it is, then only memories remain!

If you had studied in this school, you would definitely miss it!! That's true with any school. I agree. If I compare the current condition of the school with the days when I studied, the school has definitely lost an important constituent, the "playground".

To start with, a small playground/parking lot that lie next to the school building....which lost its space to a small apartment complex. Next is the Big Playground near Nemilichery, which again has lost its space to a even bigger apartment complex. People like me who had played, fought, cried and almost enjoyed every bit of time on these playgrounds, can only relish the memories of these once existed spots in Chromepet.

Hope the school will remain for a while or else, a personal heritage site of mine will be missing forever!!

A Mini autograph...

Rajesh Subramanian

A Classroom Experience-Interesting Internationals!

Hi Everyone,

I am very glad that, the frequency rate of blog posts is increasing. I hope, this rate will be sustained for a while. Also I am glad to know that there are few regular readers of this Blog. Thanks to all!

I thought of sharing one of my recent experience in an interesting classroom! It was an evening class after 5 PM. The class was a composite mix of internationals and native students. There were a couple of Chinese students, one from Germany, myself and a handful of American students.

It was a boring class that day. But, it looked like, the students had already came with their plans on how to spend their 90 minutes inside the classroom. As the professor started to lecture, students started to get in to their own world. Even I was so bored that day I started observing the students around. I was seated way back that day so it was not great deal to observe everyone in a small class with only 8-10 students. 

There was a Chinese guy seated next to me who was enjoying his sleep so much that his Pen fell from his hand and he didn't bother to pick it. That's the Beginning. Then I noticed another student in front of me spending her time in art! She was drawing a cartoon with so much dedication! It was interesting because she was trying to make a cartoon of the professor standing and delivering lecture. I was trying hard not to laugh! It was a hilarious drawing. To my left, there was a German guy who started to sleep making himself comfortable by keeping a book for his head rest on top of the table. I was wondering, why I did not have so much freedom in my old school days? I don't think its common to have such a comfortable sleep in a class of 10 in India. 

Then I looked little forward towards the first row of the class. There was an American girl sitting right in front and working seriously hard to try and crack a cross-word puzzle along with a cup of coffee. Really working hard...Isn't she? She was keeping the cross-word puzzle printout in-between a notebook and solving it comfortably as though she was constantly taking notes. Its a tough job!

There were a couple of students having a paper conversation(writing a conversation on a paper and passing it to your friend who will reply to it and pass you back the paper). I guess many of us would have tried this method in our school days. I used to enjoy it...! The last person sitting along side in my row was busy in text-messaging. I was just appreciating the limitation of Paper conversation.....!

Oh wait wait wait....!!

I did not tell you what I was doing all this time (Other than just observing...come on!! Is it not boring to just keep observing for 90 minutes?). This blog was born at that time! I took a piece of paper and started writing this blog. Later I gave some touch ups and presenting it to you now.

I can hear you all saying "Enna Kodumai Sir Idhu?"

OK OK....

I felt it as an interesting experience to share with.

Keep smiling,

Rajesh Subramanian

[I would also like to appeal to those interested readers to leave a comment/suggestions/arguments on the blog which will be exciting and would encourage the blogger to drop in more frequent posts!!]

Naan Kadavul - Aham Brahmasmi - Part 2

vanakam Nanbargalay......

I shall continue my earlier blog about the film 'Naan Kadavul' and my views about it.

The lines from my earlier blog as follows :

First and foremost, I was able to grasp four main points after seeing the movie, they are :

• TO LIVE THE PRESENT LIFE, AS HOWEVER IT IS
• NOT TO REACT TO EVERY HAPPENINGS IN LIFE
• REALISE THE GOD WITHIN EVERY INDIVIDUAL LIFE
• HOW TO HAVE A 'DETACHED ATTACHMENT' WITH OUR RELATIONS IN OUR LIFE.

AHAM BRAHMASMI..............

Now The Continuation............. Instead making a lengthy blog, I thought of sharing my views about the above points through several blogs.

TO LIVE THE PRESENT LIFE, AS HOWEVER IT IS :

In life there are things which are in our control and there are lots of things which are beyond our control. While talking about things which are not in our control, in spiritual sense this will be termed as 'Fate' in English and 'Prarabda Karma' in Sanskrit. Nothing is going to change by merely brooding over the past or present sorrows. Few of the problems of self can be solved by means of brainy thinking or attitude but it is not the solution for all the problems. So just accept the life as it is and to live in the present rather than brooding about the past or imagining about the unknown future.

I asked God, 'How do I get the best out of life?'

God said,

'Face your PAST without regrets', Cannot change what has happened, so Forget it.

Handle your PRESENT with confidence.

And prepare for the FUTURE without fear !!

As we all would have heard these words frequently,

"Past is a History, Future is a Mystery, only PRESENT is the Reality, so always live in Reality (PRESENT)."

I consider the words from the song 'Maratha Vechavan' from the Tamil Movie 'Panakkaran' as the very best explanation to this point "TO LIVE IN PRESENT LIFE, AS HOWEVER IT IS".

I shall continue the other points shortly.

-- Vartaa....

Vendar Theater - Chromepet

VENDAR THEATER - CHROMEPET

Vanakam Nanbargalay...........

I enjoyed reading Rajesh's ('kumural') sad story about watching movie in the very first row of Vetri Theater. I really don't know for how many years this theater is existing. I too have seen so many movies in vetri and Rakesh Theater. In fact I was also some times a victim of this First Row category.. So I guess this is the very first time Rajesh is watching a movie in vetri theater in First Row.. Come on, Rajesh.. cool.. don't worry.. Think positive, that you are the first to watch the movie and what ever remaining you allow only others behind your 'FIRST ROW' are watching.. (Actually this is how I convinced myself when I was victimised.!!)

Once I remember I was the first person in the ticket counter in Vetri Theater. I think that was our Captain's (Not M S Dhoni..!!) , vijayakanth's movie. The movie timing was noon 12.30, but I was there in the counter since 11 AM and at times I shed a proud view watching people standing behind me.. But that time I never knew that later every others will watch me with pity..!! Yes, this happened for sure.. The ticket counter opened at around 12.15, suddenly I felt my shoulders so heavy and then realised that people are walking on my shoulder from behind. I was standing at the same place where I was from 11 AM, but people were getting tickets from the counter easily by just keeping their hands inside the counter from my shoulder. I never got chance to keep my hand, forget hand.. not even my fingers near the ticket counter.. Finally after 10 minutes of this Shoulder journey except me every others standing behind me got the tickets and even marched proudly inside the theater. Within 5 mintues the ticket counter got closed with a sign board saying 'House Full'... I could not buy the ticket from the counter..!! what a shame after standing first in the counter.

I went with 2 of my friends who were laughing like anything seeing my plight and they were enjoying the whole scene than the real movie inside the theater. Finally we all marched sadly towards our house and sat quietly inside the house watching TV and by our presence we made our 'House Full'..!!!

So vetri theater is known for his black ticket stories..!!

The very best Multi plex theater in chromepet is 'Vendar' at Ganapathipuram. I don't know how many of you know this tent theater. Still I remember, exactly at 6 Pm every evening we can hear the Vadhiyar ('Puratchi Thalaivar MGR) song 'Acham enbadhu Madamaiyada..'. This is the indication that lights are on in the vendar theater. Only 2 shows in this theater, one at 6.30 PM and another at 9.30 PM. Thats it.. This is our 'PRARTHAN DRIVE IN' for chromepet.

The highest ticket was Rs 3.50 paise to sit on a steel chair and watch the movie.! The other rows are filled with wooden bench and the remaining front rows are filled with Sand. So in this Sand filled first row you can sit or sleep and watch.. Only thing you have to be careful of the frequent visitors 'Dogs' during the movie.. Otherwise such a comfortable row.

I have watched so many movies in this theater. I do not know whether this theater is existing still now. Can any of you reading this blog inform me about this?

ok friends, That is all about vendar theater at the moment. Though I have got some more things to write about Vendar, but preserving it for my future blogs.

- vartaaaa........