CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – ORANGE

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is ORANGE.

After a volley of favourite colours, here I come to my least favoured colour. I won’t say that orange is my unfavourite colour, but that, given a choice, I’d prefer an another colour! (Oh well, that should explain my procrastination to post on Orange!)

The instant thought of orange takes me to the ‘orange’ fruit. As with anything orange, it was my least favourite fruit, in childhood. But I developed a taste for it, and would love occasional orange juices now, at any given instance.

Of the oranges I’ve tasted, the most interesting one was the one, which I happened to get from my father’s friend, from the Kolli Hills. This orange which grows in the Kolli Hills was the size of a small lemon. But a single fruitlet of it, tasted like a hundred lemons (as they mentioned in the dishwash advertisements). The taste still lingers refusing to go! Oh My Orange!

The ‘Kolli Hills’ Orange

Trivia: Currently I’m in the Orange zone of the ongoing lockdown period.

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – YELLOW

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is YELLOW.

So, I had been talking about my lucky colour, favourite colour in frame over the past days, and it’s time for my ‘favourite colour in food’ today. Yes, it Yellow!

Most of my favourite foods come in yellow – Upma (well, I always prefer upma with added turmeric, giving it a bright yellow hue), Jilebi, mango, banana, pineapple, but kindly excuse the lemon, as I’m not much a fan of it.

Yellow also reminds of my Daffodils house at school. Though initially I was in the Bluebells house, I was shifted to the yellow Daffodils house, in which I remained until I completed my schooling.

Yellow is a colour which can be as fiery as a raging forst fire, and can be as soothing as an evening sky. Yellow is indeed a bright an beautiful colour!

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – GREEN

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is GREEN.

Green, a lush colour, has been a pleasant colour to me always! Though blue has always been my favourite and ‘lucky’ colour as I had mentioned yesterday, I’d always search for a hint of green around too!

The highway from Mayiladuthurai to Tiruvarur, on a rainy morning.

Around a year back, I developed an interest for growing plants and started to grow small herbs in pots. Recently, I sowed some Tulasi seeds and it’s a pleasure to see them grown a bit more everyday, then the previous day. My day starts with watering them and the other plants.

Tulasi sprouts!

Yet another place, where we get to see a lot of ‘greenery’ now a days is our WhatsApp! This communication app has become quite an important part of many of us. Given the present lockdown, most of us are locked up with several apps, one of which being WhatsApp!

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – BLUE

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is BLUE.

Blue is a very common colour found everywhere around us. It is so much ingrained into our lives, that it has become quite common and we don’t get to realise the importance/significance of it, just like some other common and important factors that fuel our life.

One such funny (significant, maybe!) trivia about me is that, blue is my favourite colour and in my younger days, I was quite superstitious about the colour blue. Well, we’ve all been stupid at some point in life. Being superstitious isn’t that bad at all, if it brings some fun without any harm. I had this one particular blue coloured handkerchief which I thought (it could’ve been real too) brought me good luck, whenever I carried it along with me. So, I used to carry it with me to all my exams. Of course, it did being me some good luck!

Yet another reminder that comes with blue, is the popular monologue of the great Miranda Priestly …’that lumpy blue sweater.. It’s actually cerulean’ in Devil Wears Prada, one of my all time favourite movie. The attitude carried by Meryl Streep in the movie is just amazing and is one of the finest.

Blue sky, reflected over the blue river!
(It’s the river Kaveri at Mayavaram)

Blue, also bring in memories of my first house named Bluebells at school, the Indian Cricket Team, Frozen Queen Elsa, Monday ‘blues’, morning glory flowers, on and on…but let’s conclude here!

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – INDIGO

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is INDIGO

Indigo is the colour placed in the second position of the visible spectrum of the hues. The deep colour is much popularized by the denim fabric, which was initially dyed using the extract from the ‘indigo’ plant.

As much my memory travels behind over the lane, I can recollect my first tryst with denim jeans, probably at the age 7-8, when my grandparents took me for shopping to Mota Royal Arcade, one of the very few malls that existed in Bangalore, during the splendid 90s.

Wearing denim jeans was much a fantasy and a fashionable thing to do, at that time, and is still so! It gave an immense level of happiness to wear one, and roam around!

Denim was supposed to be the tough garment of the labourers, going through the wear and tear. It gradually developed into a fashionable garment and still continues to be so, in hues of indigo and few others too.

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 – VIOLET

This post is part of the CHENNAI BLOGGER CLUB’S CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG 2 where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of May to the 7th of May, 2020.

The colour theme for today’s post is VIOLET.

Violet, the first occurring colour of the visible spectrum, strikes a chord with varied memories and emotions.

…the initial introduction to the colour spectrum, to a muddle headed guy, who wonders, what does it even mean, and looks up to the heavens, to view and actually observe the barely visible rainbow and go ahead in life, to understand that violet is one among the vivid colours, visible and non visible, like the emotions, events and exaggerations that we get to experience in life.

…the short walk to school, on a chill winter morning, along the green avenues of Bangalore, noticing the blooms of ‘December flower’. The bright, delicate, violet coloured flower, popularly known as December flower, probably a variant of the ‘violet’ flower, doesn’t emanate any fragrance, but eludes a mystic beauty.

…the keenness of reading the abridged version of Ramayanam, which well, was meant for kids, and that described Ravana walking majestically, with a royal violet umbrella held over his ten heads. How big, how heavy, how grand the violet umbrella would’ve been?! But that, the ten heads represented his vast knowledge and wisdom, which ultimately was overshadowed by the huge, egotistic, arrogant violet umbrella!

The thoughts about violet can be written on and on, as the case with any colour, for they form an integrated part of our life, of which we observe some, and ignore many.

God Bless.

A harmony of past-present-future

I’ve posted about CBC – Chennai Bloggers Club many times earlier. CBC is a group of some amazing bloggers connected to Chennai. Many interesting activities are initiated and all of us participate in it enthusiastically. The latest one is ‘The CBC Tablog – 3’ where each person posts on the topic ‘Chennai – A blend of the traditional and the modern’ every day, for a series of days. Today i’m publishing this post as a part of ‘The CBC Tablog – 3’.

The previous post in this tag was published by Deepak Raghuraman here – ‘Chennai – A Pendulum Swinging Between Tradition & Modern‘. Deepak is an awesome blogger. His blog Namma Area is a one-stop for anything and everything that you need to know about Chennai. And not just that, there is a load of useful information required for day-to-day activities posted by him. So please do check out his blog.

Madras~Chennai – A harmonic blend of the past-present-future

Waiting for Puliyodharai packet~ Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple,
Checking the darshan ticket ~ T.Nagar TTD.

Jogging in the morning ~ Panagal Park,
Relaxing in the evening ~ Semmozhi Poonga.
 
Having a Sumptuous breakfast ~ Mylai Karpagambal Mess,
Planning a fast catch up ~ Hard Rock Café.
 
Slurping at home ~ Strong Filter Coffee,
Flirting as you roam ~ Café Coffee Day.
 
A full plate of ~ Idly,
Also a plateful ~ Momo.
 
Of yesterday romance ~ Pilot Theatre,
Or 3D every Dimanche* ~ Luxe Cinemas.
 
With four different chutneys ~ Masala Dosa,
While four different toppings ~ Pizza.
 
Peeking at the past ~ Royapuram Railway Station,
Gazing at the future ~ Ashok Nagar Metro Station.
 
Old than a century ~ Armenian Church,
Bold and glittery ~ Injambakkam ISKCON.
 
Fun and frolic ~ VGP Golden Beach,
Come and few alcoholic ~ ECR Resort.
 
Wonder of the past ~ Spencer Plaza,
Wander as you pass ~ Express Avenue.
 
Rangapuravihara ~ Margazhi Utsavam,
Rock and Roll ~ Rock Fest.
 
Pure vegetarian ~ Udupi Hotel,
Pasta and Italian ~ Themed Restaurants.
 
Sundal and seashore ~ Marina Beach,
Sure this doesn’t bore ~ Elliot’s Promenade.
 
Chepauk is the base ~ Test Match,
Kilpauk is the case  ~  CSK.
 
The big bold brother ~ Suburban Railway,
The little in making brother ~ Metro Network.
 
Shop and sweat ~ Parry’s Corner,
Drop and sweat ~ Siruseri IT Park.
 
Glorious Madras ~ Glamourous Chennai.
 
Truly a melting pot,
Come on, Give it a shot.
 
You will not regret,
For the experiences you get.

If you are uninitiated about Chennai, the first line in every stanza represents the face of the old Madras and second, the trend of modern Chennai. Both are thriving simultaneously today and that’s the beauty here. 

Chennai is a beautiful harmonic blend of the past, the present and also the future. All are equally accepted and celebrated, which makes it a wonderful cosmopolitan city.

*Dimanche – Sunday in French

‘The CBC Tablog – 3’ is to be continued by Vid Dev, who would be posting on this topic tomorrow. She blogs at The Pensieve. A talented person, she posts about music, her myriad thoughts and many more in a fantastic way. Wishing all the best and waiting for her post tomorrow.

Cheers

God Bless

100!

Simply saying, this is my 100th blog post in Words and Lines!

I had no idea of what is blogging is all about, until I started a blog of my own a few years back in Blogger. Later I shifted to WordPress and there was no looking back. 

Blogging was one of the beautiful things to happen in my life. I met many awesome people through blogging, and made many good friends too. It was through blogging that I joined the Chennai Bloggers Club and in a way it was from there I started to socialize a lot. The meetups, tag-blogs were all so much fun and brought in more friends every time. During the AtoZ April Challenges, I came across several blogs and met many good bloggers. As a part of the IndiBlogger contests again I was able to connect with some amazing people. 

Univercell Sync!

Kaitav wanted to celebrate his 23^rd birthday by gifting a new phone to himself. Of course mobile phones could be ordered online and get it delivered at your doorstep, but he wanted to have a ‘personalized’ hands-on with the phone that he was to buy. So he hit the nearby mobile phone showroom to check out the phones. The showroom was spacious and looked good. The phones were arranged according to their brands, neatly over the spotless white racks. Seems good enough, but something is missing…

Shaila wanted to gift a good phone accessory to her friend. There was a wide variety of options available over the e-commerce websites. But she wanted to ‘experience’ the gadget she intended to buy, before gifting it to her pal. The showroom nearby had a range of such items. Different phone accessories from different brands, with varied specifications were on display. Awesome, but the lack of something is obvious…

As you should have guessed by now, the something that is missing in and linking both the cases is a ‘personalized experience’ of a particular gadget that one wished to purchase. Many showrooms may come close in delivering a personalized experience but none as much as the new Univercell Sync does!

The CBC Tablog – 2

 

This post has been published as a part of ‘The CBC Tablog – 2’. Read the previous post in this tag by Susan Deborah here – ‘One aspect of Chennai that I would like to change’
Thanks to Susan for passing the baton. She blogs at ‘Meanderings and Reflections’ and is a great pillar of support for CBC*. She is an amazing person, who comes up with innovative, yet thoughtful concepts such as this tag, which motivates the CBCians to blog and come up with good action.

And here goes my post for the topic of ‘The CBC Tablog – 2’

What aspect of Chennai that I would like to change

Chennai is a melting pot built of people with varied cultures. In spite of the various lifestyles that exist here, there is a single unique charm about Chennai, that makes it beautiful and alluring.

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG #7 | Red

This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of September to the 7th of September.

The colour theme for today’s post is Red

Apples, Strawberries, Cherries, Maples, Chillies, Rubies, Blood, Tomatoes, Roses…

Red is surely the favourite colour of nature. Some of the best things of nature are red. 

Red also made our childhood awesome with Santa Claus, Little Red Riding Hood, Scarlet Pimpernel…

A symbol of celebration and auspiciousness, no festival is complete without involving the colour red. 

The colour of prestige, walking over the Red Carpet is considered an honour.

Cheers

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG #6 | Orange

This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of September to the 7th of September.

The colour theme for today’s post is Orange

Orange – The colour of spirituality. Also that of dawn and dusk (The metaphor of life – birth and death).

Orange – Representing Sacrifice – one of the greatest virtue that can be possessed.

Orange – This word brings back the childhood memories of playing Oranges and Lemons, and the tug of war that continued after it. Awesome days those were!

Orange – For a foodie, it always means the wonder fruit and also the yummy carrot. And the hot spicy masala! + Fanta/Mirinda 😉

Cheers

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG #5 | Yellow

This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of September to the 7th of September.

The colour theme for today’s post is Yellow

Yellow – a beautiful colour. Considered auspicious by moms, grandmoms and even McDonalds. The craze for ‘Yellow Stuffs’ in India is enormous. Starting from the humble turmeric, present in every Indian kitchen, to the lustrous metal Gold, which is also present in every Indian locker, yellow can be found everywhere. The lemons that hang in front of the vehicles, the saamandhi flowers that adorn the God portraits, the manja pai carried by some grandpas’, the smileys that add life to the comment battles in FB, our National Animal, above all (literally) our life giver – the Sun…the list can never end.

While sitting hopeless, still thinking about yellow, Google gives me a chance to add an yellow photo…:P

P.S: As moms and grandmoms say, Yellow is for Guru, for whom thursdays are dedicated. So yellow becomes doubly auspicious on thursdays. And today is thursday, also Teachers Day. Now that’s called coincidence! 😉

Cheers

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG #4 | Green

This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of September to the 7th of September.

The colour theme for today’s post is Green

Green – my favourite colour. So much that I recognize any picture as ‘COMPLETE’ only if it has some shades of green. Settled cozily in the middle of the VIBGYOR spectrum, Green can easily be said as one of the most soothing colour, crowned as the colour of Mother Nature and the symbol of prosperity.

Cheers

God Bless

CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG #3 | Blue

This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC VIBGYOR BLOG TAG where some of us will write a post on the colours of VIBGYOR each day starting 1st of September to the 7th of September.

The colour theme for today’s post is Blue

Blue – the most abundant colour in our planet. And the most favourite in our country. Thinking of blue made me realise that blue is present across the extremes of our lives and here goes a simple poem on it

As the sky above us

And the sea that surrounds.

Mighty as the Whale,

In the beauty of Morning Glory.

Terrorizing Monday mornings,

But still a favourite genre.

Not only the sparkles of sapphire,

But also the drops of Ujala.

The beauty of Blue,

Lies in its extremes.

Cheers

God Bless