To Mayajaal, ECR road

To treat Geethu on her vacation, my H took a day off on Saturday and we were off to ECR road for a day's trip.. Started in the morning, we headed to Saibaba temple as we are frequent visitors there. Landed up at the temple for 12 noon aradhanai and went straight to Mayajaal, a super mall having multiple movie theatres.

After parked our mighty bike at the back of the theatre, H enquired for the ayaan movie ticket and it was available for 2 pm show when the time was 1.25 though. So we rushed inside the Mayajaal which looked like a miniature of spencer plaza to me with shopping complexes and restaurants, looking for lunch. As we occupied a table, Noodle King Restaurant person came and took the order for Noodles as Geethu likes it and Veg Fried Rice. The side dishes were Mushroom dry plus Gobi Gravy. We then only turned our heads around to find some more restaurants available sharing the common area to serve the food. (Singapore famous Komala Vilas, Kabab biriyani etc). As it was Saturday, we were confined to Veg, else would have plunged into Non-veg flavours. One thing to appreciate is, the tables are swiftly cleaned by service people once the diners are finished and while dining, to entertain guests, there were several TV sets and wall-screens showing different channels.

The food served was very nice and more than enough for 2 adults. Geethu was not very much into eating and just played with each of the dish. We hurried finishing our food but worried whether Geethu had enough. We offered her a cool drink but she said no and she was okay with her lunch. As we had a Maazaaa bottle ready with us for Geethu, went into the theatre, Screen 3. The Ayaan film's started just then and for Geethu, it was thrilling to see Suryaa in a big screen.

For her, it was the first time to come for a movie as we used to be fear of taking her to theatre and how she would behave. For me too, it was like 4 years break to a movie as we went together before Geethu was born. Indeed she behaved very well and often exclaimed to sse the big screen and gave us appreciative smiles often. But it was for sometime only and after an hour's show, she went into sleep and just woke up for few of the final scenes.

After the movie, as we again caught up with Geethu's food, bought one piece of cake for Rs. 45 (which otherwise would have been around 20 outside?? not sure) and fed her. Then she enjoyed quite a sometime with kid's play area and watching over the video games. Then as evening gets closer, we called it a day and went back to home. But for Geethu, it was not enough and keep asking us to stay back and not to go home.

Geethu was wholly happy on the day and kept asking for next couple of days, the name of the place where we took her for the movie.

Thought for the day #3

Excerpts of a letter to his son's teacher by Abraham Lincoln

I just imagined, if I write such a letter to my daughter's teacher, I wonder, what would be the response? we might be posed with a question, what do you do at home without teaching these good things to your kid? But then, when a teacher says something good, definitely it reaches more deep into children's heart than when the parents tell so.

In our days of school life, yes, my teachers taught the good things by morals and stories. My respects and gratitude to my teachers! (Link for a English Version)

ஒரு தந்தையின் கடிதம்

ஒரு தந்தை தன் மகனைத் துவக்கப் பள்ளியில் சேர்த்தார். அவர் தன் மகனுக்கு அறிவுரை சொல்லவில்லை. பள்ளி ஆசிரியருக்கு அவர் எழுதிய கடிதங்களின் சில பகுதிகள்!

தோல்வியை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளவும், வெற்றியைக் கொண்டாடவும் என் மகனுக்குக் கற்றுக் கொடுங்கள்.

பொறாமையிலிருந்து அவன் விலகியே இருக்கட்டும்.

வானப்பறவைகள், தேனீக்கள், சூரியன், பசுமையான செடிகள், மலர்கள் இவற்றை ரசிக்க அவனுக்குக் கற்றுக் கொடுங்கள்.

பிறரை ஏமாற்றுவதை விட, தோற்பது கண்ணியம் என்று அவனுக்குக் கற்றுக் கொடுங்கள்.

சுய சிந்தனையில் நம்பிக்கை கொள்ளச் சொல்லுங்கள்.

மென்மையானவர்களிடம் மென்மையாகவும், உறுதியானவர்களிடம் உறுதியாகவும் நடந்து கொள்ளக் கற்றுக் கொடுங்கள்.

குற்றம் குறை கூறுபவர்களை அவன் அலட்சியப்படுத்தட்டும்.

அளவுக்கு அதிகமாய் இனிமையாகப் பேசுபவர்களிடம் அவன் எச்சரிக்கையாக இருக்க வேண்டும்.

தன் மனதுக்கு சரி என்று தோன்றுவதை அவன் துணிந்து நின்று போராடி நிறைவேற்ற அவனைப் பழக்குங்கள்.

இதை எழுதிய தந்தை ஆப்ரஹாம் லிங்கன்