Kaveri Aarum Poompukar Kadalum & Elliots Beachum

I was just hearing "Kaveri Aarum" (Cavery River) song from Sivaji (Tamil Movie) and I thought I will write down things which I really enjoyed right from my child hood....

1) Mom's Sunday Bajji and Pakoda at the back drop of All India Radio's OliChitram (Drama) at 3.00 PM every Sunday.....

After Snacks on Sunday, An enjoyable Ride with my dad in his bicycle to a near by Durgai Amman temple crossing the Cauvery River.

P.S

She makes even simple sambhar with great taste and her Rasam is the best in the world. Her Idlys, Dosa's....I still have it....But not here in US....:-(

2) Obviously, My home is located within 1/2 km from Kaveri river and even though I have not enoyed swimming (As I do not know Swimming), I miss the River. It is not that big like what you all would have seen in Trichy or Karur. It is 20 Km from the sea and the river is just less than 50 metres in length. But I really miss watching water in this river.....

3) I miss the whole gang and whole athletic work out (On Season and Off season, Preferably Off Season during summer vacation). It starts from 4.00 AM and ends at 7.00 AM & 5.00 PM and ends at 7.30 PM

I have to mention my athletic coach Balambal (Railways Coach) who found this athletic club in this small town. She gave lots of insight to athletics workout and have produced lot of athletes from this small town Mayiladuthurai. Thanks Mam.

This helped me develop lots of discipline in my life and spend my valuable teenage time's useful, instead of hanging around with friends around the town....

4) Movies in Chennai Mount Road during my college time. Night show movies in Devi/Shanthi and Sathyam theatres and a ride back in Sand Trucks back from Mount Road to Chinna malai and a walk through Governor's Bungalow to my hostel after midnight.

During my senior years, Got a bicycle and a motorcycle and hence the whole ride back in Sand trucks are gone...:-(

5) Basketball play every day of my first 3 years of my college. In my first year's (Even now), I do not know how to play basketball. So I just take the ball and treble and run towards the basket and yells at senior players who comes from outside the campus if they comes in my way to shoot. :-)

TKS is another classmate who comes with me for the entire period.

6) One Pitch catch cricket in V block hostel of my CEG campus. Ponns and Thangadurai were my rivals and all the commotion which we cause

I miss this whole thing.......