Goggles In Space

The memories of walks, jogs and our silent talks Gushed into me while you weren't around ! You challenge me to set my goals and meet  every day, every week and for months galore You push me to work harder not give up but get stronger You track my day, every moment like no one ever did or will do ! My travel was filled with fun and fantasy and miles and miles of walk i truly know your company  would have made it worth a talk ! Three years and more to go You are truly nice and tagged for more ! Oh ! how i missed you my priceless watch you aren't just a thing, but worth a lot more !

As a mother, i can still not accept you are an adult. 18 for me is just a number, an impression of the last 18 yrs we spent together. My motherhood journey started in US -  talking to you while you were still in my womb, noticing your kicks, listening to your heartbeat during the doctor visits and waiting to come back to India. Some days were bad, sometimes okay. You didnt trouble me much during pregnancy, so it went quite ok. Without laptop, work sometimes took toll ending up in office late into night when all i urged was come back home to relax. The doctor consultations at St Johhs is still vivid in my mind, the long wait for scans were boring but everything went well by God's grace.  For delivery, daddoo and I got admitted to hospital about 3-4 days in advance. We spent time walking, watching TV and waiting for labor pain to start. But even past due date, when i didn't experience the pain,doctor suggested C section but daddoo insisted . I was ton waiting for normal delivery...

So the next chapter in my dancer life begins in Feb'24 with guru teaching Saurashtra "cholkettu".As she rightly observed, it did bring an extra 'glow' on my face and Sus helped capture those moments. It might take another few more classes to complete learning and several hours before i can perfect it. While some of those who started the dance classes with me had already completed learning cholkettu, Uma chechi didnt think i was ready since dance base was missing. At 42, i was learning dance for the first time in life. Mohiniyattom is not just a collection of footwork and hand movements, but a lot more. There is abhinaya, nuances of kathakali being seen in many of the padams, not like the bolywood numbers which i have performed before on stage. May Chidambaranatha be with me and my Lord Poornathrayeesha who always resides in my heart..

1. When you hold my hand and places them unto yours On drives they bring, a smile on the face for hours We rattle and gossip and babble and fight Hand on hand, makes them feel light 2. My Morpheus when you are on the bed cozy and ted  I cuddle unto your bossom and gets lost instead The warmth of your breath and the hug so tight Soothens my soul and plunge into the night 3. Walks or runs or movie or gym without your companionship, days would be grim Everyday is a beginning, let us start afresh grant me small wishes and tits of refresh 4.We rattle and blabber and gossip and fight i owe you in millionfolds to be by my side ! You are the storm and also my peace The color in my life and the cheesy grace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I didn't have any expectations from you 20 years ago but we both do now. chankalle, karalalle, karmeghamakalle !

Her hair all over her face Days ahead would be a race The tired body always craving for food Good mood or no mood But her soul would talk to the bud and silently watch the kicks She knew she was gonna be a mother ----------------------------------------------------- Her hair all over her face Shameless body lying on the stretcher The throbbing pain and none to caress Muscle spasms and shivers were to pass She cried aloud until the feeble cry was heard Her angel's face touched her cheek The tears of joy falling off her eyes She knew she is a mother ! Baby cries and sleepless nights She learnt to wrap her warm The little fingers and toes holding hers She knew she is a mother She knew she is a mother

  An year of 3T's - Travel , Temples and Theater - a roundup of 2023 ! 5 trips to hometown in Kerala, some of them extending South making them more explorative. Touched Kollam for a wedding, Trivandrum to spend time with a close college friend , Varkkala to experience the beautiful white sand beaches.  Made a cameo appearance at Hyderabad for a close friend's son's upanayanam. Some well time spent unwinding and dancing ! 2023 was also an year of office going, team lunches and carnivals, the biggest one hosted at Leela Palace. While travelling in Bangalore traffic needs several days of pre planning, it felt nice to meet people , especially after about 2 years of Working From Home. Also hit a significant milestone of 2 working decades this year. Never thought i would come this far ! A girls trip to Vietnam-Cambodia was a feather in the crown (Hanoi-Siem Reap). I hopped on a 'meticulously' planned trip to these asian countries. While the travelogue is still pending,tha...

And grand it was ! Not as much as the full day celebration in 2022 but still grand it was. There was an air of cultural richness and vibrance on Sep 16-17, about 3 weeks after the Thurvonam Day 2023. The pre onam shoot a week before was another highlight this time. Sree did the shoot in his newly bought S22 Ultra and with Roshla's reel ideas, it came out nice. Ladies can get dressed up even at 6 am in kerala attire when it comes to pictures ! Sponsorships were very less this time. The menfolks who used to drive this were less this time but culturals were in full swing. But we still managed to put up a good show. Pancharimelam team was brought