The Ape's Day Out!

Laloo the ape, was reading the book on"ORIGIN OF MAN". "Interesting! " he thought. As he read , he learned man evolved from apes and there were many stages of primitive man, - Australo Pethecus, Zinjanthropus, Pethecan Thropus Erectus, Neandrathal Man, Cro-Magnon Man,and Homo-Sapiens finally!

"Oh! My God! " Lallo gaped! Laloo was getting curious of how primitve man developed and has done so much in the world today. Thousands of inventions, discoveries, luxuries like cars, SUVs, palatial bunglows, Tall sky-scrapers, Theatres, Malls, umptous food ! and so much more...".I want to be a man!"

Laloo gaped..."Why not I live in a man's world today? After all he evolved from me!" All set for his tour to live in Man's World, he told his wife Jiloo that he would be back home the next morning...

Where shall I start with?? It's so confusing.... there are 7 continents, for me to visit, across 5 major oceans. Phew ! this is going to be hard!

Laloo decided to start with Europe... He sat on his "Jet Speed Jetta" that switched from one branch to another in real jet speed and was in Europe .To start with Italy, he was amazed of it's beauty! He stood in awe as he watched the tall churches, buildings carved beautifully and of course Nature was in full zest and she looked amazingly beautiful. He tried an Italian Pizza with all veggies and spicy sauses. His eyes were in tears!!! He missed Jiloo's blueberry cake and Banana Milk Shake!

Jet Speed Jetta landed next on USA. He learned that it was the Home of Technology and was the happening place. If early man rubbed two stones to make fire, people now typed "Google Search" and typed-"How to make fire" and received a thousand answers in a split of a second! Laloo laughed "Man forgot to think". He saw many good things here and at the same time horrible things. Child Abuse, Shooting,Racial discrimination sometimes, Wars, Good economy and Slumping Economy, driving technologists crazy...!hehe. He looked for houses here and found a lot! Liloo thought maybe Jiloo would like it here!

Next land was in Africa. Laloo was shocked! His children looked healthier than the children here. Malnutrition beacuse of food scarcity, little or no water. Laloo was bewildered to see the other side of the world. Why is that one part of the world is rich, while these countries of the world are still backward?? Laloo thought! He did not want to see the pathetic conditions there. He rushed. His heart was heavy. Laloo ate a Banana Muffin that Jiloo had packed! He shared a few with the children he saw. "Is man selfish?" was a question pondering his mind.

India was Laloo's next destination. One of the most ancient countries, which was rich in ancient times, today seems to be a cat on the wall! The urban life was very fun, but still she faced Hunger, Poverty, Diseases. The rich remained rich, the poor remained poor, the middle class suffered! Laloo could see a lot of stray dogs, cows eating papers, Rats running everywhere. Enivironmental conditions for animals to thrive, very poor.

Laloo went round the world. He enjoyed the journey. He saw both the sides of the coin- Man. Man developed very well. Money, Power, Luxury , were flourshing, but he noticed that Basic Human values, Love , Respect ,Trust and Faith in the world has very less value. Terrorism, War, Abuse, Hunger, Poverty were some of the devils ruling Mankind.He does not know his Needs and Neccesities! Man is now less kind to Animals. The air is polluted, water is polluted, very less land left for animals to thrive.

He felt blessed to be an Ape and he went back to his Ever Green Forest. He swang from branch to branch happily! He smelled fresh air ! The flowers spread beautiful scent! The trees gave him shelter, shade and fruits to eat! Jiloo had cooked his favourites, he ate and closed his eyes to have a deep sleep.

"It's hard to live a life of man," he thought. Suddenly he started laughing aloud and Jiloo asked him the reason why he laughed."Jiloo, I just thought how man would look if he had to swing from one branch to anotherfor everything! Just like us!""hahahahah" Jiloo joined to laugh!

Cheers

Meera

(A repost of mine, from Sulekha)

Don't Wory Darling!!!! A Short Story...

NOTE: MY HUBBY SAID THAT HE HAD READ THIS STORY IN TAMIL LONG BACK AND JUST NARRATED IT TO ME. I HAVE TRIED TO WRITE IT DOWN. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE STORY OR IT'S AUTHOR IN TAMIL. BUT AS I HEARD, IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING AND FUNNY!

Mr and Mrs. Natrajan were dwelling in the busy streets of Triplicane, Chennai. Vel, Shanmugam and Vetri were their 3 cute sons. Both of them worked to fight the ever hiked cost of living. Both of them earned exactly to fulfill the basic necessities of life- food, clothing, shelter. Inspite of the fact that they were living a basic middle class life, Vel and Shanmugam went to the best schools and Vetri, being the youngest went to the day care. Everyday was a busy one for Sowmya and life was becoming monotonous.

A Scenario every morning: The sun rose and the alarm clock went PING!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Sowmya jumped out of her bed. Quickly she brushed washed her face and rushed to the kitchen. On one and Sowmya was making her cup of coffee and ...

"Vel! Shanmuga! why don't you boys get up! You guys are going to be late for school!",Sowmya yelled.

The boys lazily woke up and went ahead of the their daily morning chores.

"Amma I want Idly for breakfast and Noodles for lunch." said Vel as he was drinking his Complan.

"I am a Complan boy! Me too same as Anna." giggled Shanmugam.

Both the boys were old enough to get ready for their school . They had their breakfast and the bus arrived and were off to school.

"Vetri dear get up, I need to get you ready. Raj can you help Vetri brush his teeth?" asked Sowmya.
"
No , I have to get going quick today." flashed an answer from Raj.

"Raj your breakfast."

"Sowmy, I don't want Idlys every morning, make me some dosas please.. and I prefer Chapattis for lunch ."grumbled Raj.

"How do you expect me to do everything all by myself right from the morning! I am not running a hotel! This is what you get today. I am sorry."

Quickly she packed her lunch, Vetri's lunch and Raj's bag. She rushed to pull out a saree, wore it real quick. Off they where to their work places. Sowmya's job was to drop Vetri at the day care and Raj would pick him at evening.

"Vaa !Vaa Vooooommm" went Sowmya's Scooty she dropped Vetri and then rode to her office. This was the routine every morning and it was always a hustle bustle. Sowmya was inavariably late by 5-15 minutes,how much ever hard she tried. and her boss would be real mad at her!

At the Office:"Mrs Sowmya, I am sorry to say, one more day you are late you will have to face the consequences. Everybody has a family and a job to do. You need to be punctual."roared her boss.

"Er..... I am sorry.. it's just.."

"Enough is enough please get back to your seat."

Sowmya's faces flushed in shame and she wanted to throw her resignation papers on his face. It was too much. She had no time for anything. She had to run the show, inspite of the fact that the kids were getting neglected. Their grades were going bad, Vetri was unable to cope with his health, and Raj was of almost no help to her at all. He was so involved with his work that sometimes he would forget to pick up Vetri and Sowmya had to take 30min permission and ofcourse, her boss would bark at her. Days passed, months passed, it was the same, cook, work, get back from her work, cook, clean, HW! .

One Monday Morning: The same scenario of getting up , getting ready continued. As she started her bike, Sowmya , felt dizzy. She could see stars above her head , and she fell on the ground. Vetri was all crying and people gathered by. Raj was also just leaving, and when he saw her on the floor rushed, her to the hospital.

"Congrats !" said the doctor. "You are going to have a baby!" he said.

Raj was bewildered.He did not know what to say. Amidst all this confusion, everyday, one more baby! His head was spinning. Sowmya was shocked too. In a way relieved. She could resign right away. But the thought of another baby and life from then was overwhelming. Both of them took the day's off to discuss.

"Dear, do you think we should have this baby?" asked Natraj and he wa sreally concerned.

"Frankly speaking Raj, it is not a good idea." replied Sowmya.

Sowmya had taken a weeks off for the abortion procedures. Her boss ofcourse barked this time also. She was in tears.She could not take it anymore. Thankfully her mother had come to help her but she did not want to continue with her work. Raj had also said he would think about these things and would let her know that evening.
She impatiently waited for Raj . He came home and Sowmya could see his face,he was tension free. She imagined herself throwing the papers on the boss's face and smiled. At night Sowmy affectionately sat next to him and said,"Looks like you have come to a conclusion."

"Yes dear,Don't worry darling... I have have decided to ...." he looked into her eyes and said.

"What....?" she asked. She could not believe her ears. Flashes of everday morning hit her head like waves and Sowmya was sobbing and was mad at him.

"What did you say?" she asked again.

"Don't worry Darling! I have decided to resign and take care of the kids. You continue your job since you earn an extra 1000 bucks."Raj replied.

Sowmya was stumped! "What an irony !",she thought.

Hope all of you enjoyed it!

Cheers
Meera

My Priya Sakhi

Anyone would fall in love with such a beauty! I fathom myself, as "The Man" whom she also loves, and I would like to describe her, as "My Priya Sakhi."

My Priya Sakhi...
Today, I am elited
To see you sitting on the banks,
To see you searching for me,
To see you getting restless and
To see you waiting for me.
Let me describe you, in my own sweet words,
You are My Goddess, You are My love.

The darkness that envelopes the sky,
Is nothing but your long strands of hair,
The moon ,who boasts of her beauty,
Today, is in utter despair!

Oh my Dainty Darling!
When I see your little forehead,
Shining with a starry Bindi,
I am tempted to adorne it with Sindoor,
In the deep colour Red.

The dark black eyebrows,
and the battling eyelashes,
bringout your passionate eyes,
lashes me with love and passion,
And I have no choice of words,
To show my love and compassion.

Now that, I am almost here,
Your lovely golden cheeks,
blush into the colour of apples,
your lustrous lips, open into smile,
Remind me of tender pink rose petals.

I envy those lovely necklaces,
That dangle around your slender neck,
And the jewellery made of rubies and pearls,
Are lucky to be on your ears.
You look like an Heavenly Angel,
Born in the world the stars,
Two brave kings should see you now,
Hehe,they would be waging wars!

As I walk closer to you,I am captured by your womanhood,
You turn away from me, giving a subtle smile.
I choose to hold your lovely hands,
And very soon, I know, they are going to be mine.
As I try to hold you tight, very close to me,
The soft and cold wind blows,
I see your golden anklets,
I can hear them chime,
My Goddess , My love,My Priya Sakhi,
I am Waiting for you to be Mine!

Cheers
Meera

I Salute You Thee, My Motherland..

As a proud Indian,
Here I stand,
To Salute You Thee,
My Mother land.

For, You are the land
with Unity in Diversity
Guarded by the Majestic Himalayas,
and three deep blue seas.
Rich in Culture and Rich in Heritage
Multi-Religion, Multi-language
Mother, You are,
The embodiment of Peace and Prosperity.

Known for the Great Epics,
Kings and Warriors,
Who would fight for You,
Amidst all Barriers.
You are the blessed land
To give birth to many many National Heros,
like Gandhiji, Tilak and Subash Chandra Bose,
To brake the chains of colonialism
and spread the sweet scent of Freedom!

Mother, You are known as,
The land of Writers and Thinkers,
The land of Scientists and Hard- Woke rs.
The land of Winners and Great Sporters.
The land of Truth and Courage,
The land which spread the message of Peace.

Today, You Shine,
In the field of Agriculture,
In the field of Business.
In the field of Science,
In the field of Technology,
You are one among the first to the lead a war,
The war against Terrorism,
That has threatened us all.
As, a proud Indian,
Here I stand,
To Salute You Thee,
My Motherland.
Bharath Matha Ki Jai!

Today, as I write , I am happy and gay,
To Wish One and All
A Happy Republic Day!
The Day, When ,
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, had solemnly resolved to constitute

India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation."

As a proud Indian ,
Here I stand,
To Salute You Thee!
My Motherland!

With Love and Respects to My Motherland,
I sign off for the day,
Meera.

Enjoy this song

Jodha Akbar- A Tribute to History..

What does public look for in theaters? A good story, excellent direction, top stars, rocking music and a good 3 hour enjoyment.Well, looks like "Jodha Akbar" has it all! Directed by Aushutosh Gowrekar, the director of Oscar-Nominated "Lagaan", featuring Hrithik Roshan as "Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, and Beauty Peagant Aishwarya Rai as "Jodha- The Rajput Princess - the daughter of King Bharmal of Ajmer" and enchanting music by A. R.Rahman, will the movie step its foot into the Oscar Nominations again and win it?Hopefully it does!

Story: The story dates back to the 16 century and talks about the untold love story of Akbar and his wife Jodha(Hira -Kunwari before their marriange). The marriage alliance between the Mughals and the Rajputs was mainly to strengthen Akbar's Political Gain. This alliance led to the merging of two cultures and religions and does Akbar know he has stepped into another journey, a journey of love, to win the battel of love and does he succeed in winning the love of "Jodha?"

The Music Score:The album was finally released and is already a super hit. A.R.Rahman has done it again. The album opens with the song Azeem-O-Shaan- Shehanshaa. Once the song started to play, I was taken into the world of Akbar and could picturise the Great Emperor marching with all power and vigour. The song is picturised on Hrithik and is rich and brings out the power that the King possesses. The song has fantastic drum-beats and strong lyrics. The song is rendered by Mohd.Aslam, Bony Chakravarthy and group.

"In Lamhoon Ke Daman Mein" a beautiful melodious number rendered by Sonu Nigam and Madhushree. I was surprised to read the review in India FM ,which said that this number did not make an impression. It said "boring" was too harsh a word to describe this song. Well I bet this guy was out of his minds when he heard the song.hehe.Is this too harsh?? This is one of my favorites in the album and is magical- taking you into a world purely filled with love.

"Jashn-e-bahaara hai" sung by Javed Ali is another melody number. Javed Akhtar has as usual played his games with words and they are as always the best."Paas hai Phir bhi Paas Nahin", wow it means so much! The singer sings with full passion and I have no choice of words to describe the song. ARR has proved his genius again.

"Khawaja Mere Khwaja" a slow, Kawwali number rendered by Rahman himself, is one of his usual additions and will surely be loved by Rahman fans!Nice lyrics, nice music , with Rahman trademark.

"Man Mohanaa" by Bela Shande is a devotional track sung in praise of Lord Krishna. Its a lovely number resembling a bhajan. The lyrics rock. Bela has sung this really well and has done total justice by bringing out her feelings in her mesmerising voice. She sounds the best when she reaches the highest octave while singing "Man Mohanaa" towards the end.

The instrumental music foe Khwaja mere Khwaja on Oboe and Jashn-e-bahaara on the flute is also very scintillating.

On the whole the album rocks and I enjoyed all the songs and hope the movie would also come out great.Its seems really after a long time that Bollywood is coming up with a nice movie based on history. When I saw the trailers of Jodha Akbar on the official site, it was amazing. The background score, the war scenes, the costumes, sets, everything was at its best and was rich! Looks like Maharani of Jaipur has also given her approval...

The Theatrical trailer:


Also you can listen to the tracks on Music Plug.The quality is real good.
Waiting to watch the movie,
Meera signs off...

Valentine Special-A Short Story

"Kahin na kahin, koi na koi to hamareliye banaa hai!", says Madhuri Dixit in DTPH movie... Sahana had seen the movie last night and was fast asleep but smiling and giggling to herself though, when the hostel warden, was shaking her "Get up! Dreamer! Get up! You have a phone call!". Shaken all of a sudden she rushed to the phone, yawned and said,"Hello?" "Hey Sahana, Sunil here." answered a husky voice from the other end. Sahana's and Sunil's parents had arranged their marriage a month ago, and there was hardly a few weeks left for their marriage.

"Can I see you in the Elizebeth Park in an hour?'" asked Sunil.

Sahana blushed , her cheeks were red and she said,"Oh yes!"

Quickly she went to have her bath, chose her best dress, a lovely pink lucknovi chudidhar, that fit her so well and she looked stunning. She left her long silky hair loose wore the best accessories and she hurried to the florist nearby took a single rose and headed for the park swiftly in her Scooty.

"Happy Valentine's Day", both of them wished each other. They went out ,ate a wonderful lunch, saw a terrific movie and he dropped her off in the hostel and she got her first enchanting kiss that night! The cool breeze blowed when they were lost in that wonderful long-lasting kiss!

A chill crossed her hands when Sahana was thinking about the first Valentine Day before they got bonded and tomorrow was the first Valentine's Day after their wedding and Sahana wanted to make it really special. Sunil had left for work. Love was in the air. Stores were filled with young lovers buying cards, gifts, chocolates.Everyone was contemplating on what to buy. She managed to complete her shopping and got back home.

VALENTINE'S DAY: That morning Sunil kissed her goodbye and left. He did not even wish her. She even wondered if he remembered that it was Valentine's Day.Sahana busied herself the day's chores. That evening, she prepared all his favorite food. She decorated the house. Fresh flowers, Room Freshner, Valentine balloons, adorned the house. She set up the table for a romantic candle-light dinner. All dishes beautifully arranged at the table. Desert cups filled with Falooda was a treat! Sahana freshened up and dressed up in her best attire- A lovely deep-blue silk saree- Tassar silk . One should see her now, they would be awed and struck by her beauty.

Sunil knocked and she rushed to open the door and said,

"Darling! Happy Valentine's Day!"

"Sorry Sahana , I was totally involved in work, I totally forgot. Same to you and you look striking!"

Sahana managed a disappointing smile. Sunil freshened up and they had a lovely dinner. Nan, Gobi Mutter, Peas Pulav, Raitha, Kajerela and more. Finally Falooda and Sunil loved it the most.Sahana also presented him a cool wrist watch and a lovely silk tie.

"Wow that was really special darling... Sorry I just could not do a thing." Saying so he held her in his arms really tight and again a soft wind blew with a sweet smell of love. Entering into a world of eternal love and happiness they had the best night. Sahana and Sunil were in each others arms ans Sahana said "Its OK, you are my best gift."

NEXT DAY:Sahana woke up lazily switched on the lights of the washbasin and looked at herself...She was Stunned ! Excited! Bewildered to see a beautiful Heart-shaped Diamond Pendant dangling in her chain and boasting of its colors while dangling. She kissed his forehead and went to the kitchen... to see

The kitchen filled with all colours of Rose Pots -White, Pink, Red, Yellow, Double colours... whatever you could think of and Sahana's happiness knew no bounds ! Sahana rushed to give him a big hug and she said," I love you Sunil! You are the best!" They both had a hearty laugh .

Sunil had taken the day off. They went out , ate a lovely lunch, saw a terrific movie, and this time he did not drop her off, both of them went home!

Salman's Wax Statue

Would you believe Salman's Wax Statue is Rs 1.62 crores?? Watch this video.



So what do you think about this?Feel free to comment!

Meera signing off..