Here goes !!!!!!

How would it be to grow up in a small town like Calicut? For my born and brought up in Bangalore hubby and kids, this is unimaginable. My hubby always says that he takes one walk and Calicut is done with.....Add to that the Edavazhis where you cannot drive around and the fact that he cannot get his filter coffee and adrakwali chai and you cannot blame the poor bloke.   I wonder then about what is it that keeps pulling us Calicutians back every now and then. It is exactly the things for which others ridicule it that we guys love it J . For a generation who grew up without mobiles, computers, TVs, cycles, mobikes, it is this   all round smallness of the town that held the charm for us. You couldn’t really go anywhere without meeting someone you know around being there. Just walk one way and you get to your school, the other your college, and here and there your friend’s houses. Just Pop into any one of those. Memories of School………                         Walking (rather wading) in

Ever wondered which are the three most bravest and toughest words to utter ? Surprised.........? Even I wouldn’t have guessed the answer to this one till a little while back. The toughest words to utter are ‘I have cancer’. These three words when uttered convey a whole lot of things which are left unsaid. Most people dread at uttering the word itself, Yes, it’s the dreaded   ‘C’ and the king of all maladies. The journey from ‘have’ to ‘had’ is a long and tough one. And sadly many don’t make it. It is the journey of a lifetime within a lifetime. In the months that it takes you to get to ‘had’ from ‘have’ you actually gain a lifetime of experiences which you would otherwise never get to go through. And I am not referring to the physical/bodily changes that you put up with, especially if you have to go through chemotherapy. Those are expected.....at least your doc prepares you for what is to come ! But you would be surprised at the reactions of the world around you.   Wondering why

Yeah...As the title suggests, finally I have made it to the bloggers world. Been wanting to do this for some time now, however never got around to it. Considering that my hubby had to cretae a FB profile for me to join FB, this is not too bad I guess ! Better late than never :) Being able to share your experiences with family and friends is good. Many a time, you can put down your thoughts which hitherto goes unsaid. There were times when while growing up I wanted to be an author or a journalist. Being an avid reader, I thought that it was easy to be one :) Today am happy to see that at least my daughter's got a few articles published. I am more of a paper and pen person than a 'typing' one. I rather prefer to call than 'chat' online. Yes, I belong to a generation which actually wrote letters (not E-mail ) and posted (not online ...in post boxes) greetings cards to near and dear ones. But then, today the situation is such, we have to take the kids one day to th