Azhagiya Asura....

Dedicated to IT couples...

Disclaimer: The above is categorically a kodumai intended for others except the creator who has been facing kodumais all through her life. People who read this would do so at their own risk. (he he)

முன்னறிவிப்பின்றி பெண்பார்க்க வந்தபோது
அழகாகத்தான் பேசினாய்

முழுசம்மதம் என்றுபெற்றோரை அனுப்பி
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மூன்றுமாதம் திரிந்தோமே அப்போதும்
அழகாகத்தான் நடந்துகொண்டாய்

முகூர்த்தம் குறித்த நன்னாளில்கூட
அழகாகத்தானே சடங்குகள் புரிந்தாய்?

ஆனால்...

முடிந்துபோன ஓராண்டில்
முழுதாய் மூன்றுமாதம்கூட உடனில்லாமல்
Onsites என்ற பெயரில்
அசுரனாய் ஏன் வதைக்கிறாய்?

Manichu vitrunga ellarum ennai...niraya sites-la kavidhai padichuttadhanala en kuttisathan-ku arvakolaru high aagi vandha sodhanai idhellam (ofcourse, for all of you :D)

Senthil-kaga oru translation..

Munnarivippnri penparka vandhapodhu
azhagagadhan pesinai..

muzhusammadham enrupetrorai anuppi
azhagadhan therivithai

Moonrumadham thirindhome appodhum
azhagagadhan nadandhukondai

Muhurtham nadandha nannalilkooda
azhagagadhane sadangugal purindhai?

aanal..

mudindhupona orandil
muzhudai moonrumadhamkooda udanillamal
Onsites enra peyaril
Asuranai en vadhaikirai?

Columbus Columbus vittachu leavuuu!!! - III

Ok, last part vandachu, and since there is not much information to share about the mountains and lakes in Scotland, I am just going to post the snaps with bits of miscellaneous information about Scotland.

Disclaimer: Idhellam moving bus-lerndhu eduthadhu, so ithanai naal neenga naan picture-perfect scintillating ultimate scenic beauty post panna poren-nu ninaichindha I am sorry if you are disappointed, I am but an amateur, and kidaicha 1 second gap-la photos eduthen moving bus-lerndhu.

Inga partheenga, indha madhiri niraya sheep menjitrukum pasteurs-la, ellam sema kozhuk mozhuk parties, ennatha thinnudhunga therila grass thavira! But no, Scotland isnt famous for its sheep, New Zealand beats Scotland in that aspect. Niraya stray aadum irukunga, malai mela menjuttu, and I saw rams fighting too...edho girlfriend prachanai pola!

This Mr. Maadu is called Heimish, ada ivar per illeenga, indha breed per-e Heimish dhan. But this gentleman is different, he is the Public relations Officer...surprised? Me too, but edho ivar zoo-la promote aagi ovvoru post hold panni ippo External relations officer aayitaram. Infact, yaaravadhu camera-oda nindha, udane ivar face camera parthu kattuvar, photo-vama! Ella sweets, cakes and chocolates sapduvaram...naan sapduvara therila, I wasnt sure if I could give him something without breaching some rule.

Idhula iruka panimalai ungaluku theriyudha therila, but well, there are mountains that have snow capped on them, but since this was beginning of spring, ellam melt aayiduchu :( But this is Scotland, a mixture of mountains and lakes, an awesome mixture at that!

Scotland edhuku famous theriyuma? Yups, you got it right (did you?), it is for Whiskey! Kelvi patrupeengale Scotch Whiskey? Adhu ingadhan panranga...and most of the people who drink Whiskey drink it with coke and icecubes. This is a wrong way of drinking it..eppadi kudikanum? A glass whiskey with 4-5 drops of water mixed with it is the right way, coz too much water or icecubes would saturate it. Eppadi 4-5 drops-nu vida mudiyum? Well, the ideal way is to fill a glass with water, drain it (not till the last drop) and fill it with whiskey..simple, isnt it?

Scotland Yard..hmm, if you think that is in Scotland, well, you are wrong. Scotland Yard-nradhu namma local London-la create aana police force. It's idea was to catch thieves, ofcourse, but it was replaced by London's metro police. So ippo Scotland Yard-nu onnume kidayadhu.

Ok folks, that is the end of the Scotland trip..ennoda blog will get back to kodumai mode again...sorry Ashok, en blog thirumba saga pogudhu ;), and sorry mahesh, kodumais are gonna get worse again ;)..hope you enjoyed this short deviation from a regular text blog :)

Columbus Columbus vittachu leavuuu!!! - II

This time, it is the Rosslyn Chapel that became famous after Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code". This is considered a mysterious church with too many secrets in it, and church full-a carvings avalo azhaga irukum. I have taken only pics that dont appear in any other site, coz Apperentice & Mason pillars ellam net-laye kidaikum. Dan Brown-oda kadhai & its link to this chapel pathi end-la solren.

This is how the chapel looks now, actual chapel neenga net-la parkalam. This has been done to protect the chapel from further damage..so mudhal-la parkumpodhu naama nijamave chapel-ku vandhirukoma-nu thonudhu. Indha chapel was earlier damaged due to Protestant mobs when catholic churches/altars were demolished.

This is the burial stone of Sir William St Clair, an ancestor of the founder of Rosslyn Church, it says Willaim St Clair of Knights Templar. Knights Templar was founded for the protection of pilgrims, aana the actual intention was to find treasures in the Solomon temple and to protect a secret. This church was founded in 1446, and it apparently took 40 years for completion. History says indha building kattinadhe Knights templar dissolve aanapuram-dhan-tu. William III, the founder of Rosslyn, was the first head of the Scots' secret society similar to Knights Templar. Kudumbame marma kudumbam poliruku!!

This is the roof of the chapel - it is divided into 5 sections: daisies, lilies, roses, forget me nots and stars... Inga concept enna-na not even a single cm has been left without carving. Indha building was a tribute to Christianity by William, and he made sure that all carvings came as per his specifications and took extreme care of the construction phase. The carvings in the chapel are based on his vision.

Indha carving shows the 7 different sins that could be committed by humankind. I have marked the individual carvings with a white dot and explained each image..idhe madhiri on the other side, there is a carving that depicts the 7 virtues that humankind can do. Naama sins dhane jaasthi panrom, adhanala idhai eduthutten ;) One interesting thing is that charity is a virtue, aana sin-la thooki pottutanga..and avarice is a sin that was put into virtues! Confucius concept?
1. Pride - Puffing out his chest
2. Gluttony - drinking from the pitcher
3. Charity - Transposed with greed
4. Anger - holding an axe and a club
5. Envy - crossing his arms, surrounded by a bunch of grapes
6. Sloth - dragging a bag along the ground
7. Lust - lovers embracing

Indha angel oru heart madhiri onnu hold pannudhillaya, that is the heart of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Ivar namma Shakespeare-oda Macbeth's descendant, and indha heart-a William St Clair 1330-la eduthuttu varumpodhudhan sethu ponaram, and this is the William whose tombstone figures above. Indha angel supposedly depicts the intimacy between St Clair and Robert the Bruce and pays a tribute to Robert. Kutti vayasula Robert and the spider kadhai ketrupeengale, the one that has the moral "Try and try till you succeed", adhu indha king kadhaidhan.

This is the one of the carvings found in the outer wall of the chapel. Super-a illa? Idhoda carvingkaga indha snap eduthen, and I ain't sure if those figures are anyone in history :)

Now, over to Dan Brown. He has said that there is a 6 pointed star(chalice-spade combo) on the ground that is right above a secret vault. Indha chapel-la six pointed star-e kidayadhu. Either you have 5 pointed stars or a 8 pointed star. And the vaults only hold the remains of the St Clair family. Aana onnu, this chapel is believed to contain some secret, and prospects are mummified head of Jesus, Templars' treasures, scrolls from the Temple of Solomon...appadi ippadintu solranga. Moreover, Dan has also said that Roslin (rosslyn) indicates the bloodline of Jesus, adhellam onnum kidayadhu. Roslin => Ross: hill and Lynn: waterfall.

Things you could search for to get a good view into Rosslyn chapel - Green man (103 carvings inside the chapel), Apperentice Pillar (exquisitely carved and has a history), Knights Templar and Star of David.

The next post would be scotland's lakes and mountains...

Columbus Columbus vittachu leavuuu!!! - I

Easter holidays engaluku naalu naal koduthanga, chumma iruppoma? So off we go and visit Scotland!! Namma England-ku niraya edhiris, adhula onnu Scotland..but no visa required. Ippodhane UK vandhirukom, so mudhalla visa illadha idama polam-ntudhan indha Scotland payana decision.

And this post (and the next couple of posts) are going to be pic-logs, so pics+info-odaye post panren, so that I dont give an over-dosage of pics or information.

Scotland - 1st point: It is a country of castles!! Idhu historic country, so you can find a lot of castles converted into shops/banks/hotels/houses etc.

Enna bandha paarunga, cliff-mela oru veedu! Eppadidhan anga poi servanga therila..chopper?! And Edinburgh suthi veedellam indha color-ladhan irukum, and you can see that they are old. But sema ornate-a irukum! Indha veedu (castle) extends in the behind too, but since I dont want to get into details, I am stopping here.

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This is Glasgow Square. Glasgow-ladhan Industrial Revolution sema high-range-a introduce aagi and then became a kathu pona balloon. As a result, people got jobless and soon the city had more drunkards than people who work. Glasgow has a history of Catholics-Protestant rift which also had its share in the reduction of jobs (HP episode) in the city.

This is Scott's Monument in Edinburgh. Sir Walter Scott-nu oru famous writer irundhar, and this monument was raised in his memory. The statue in the middle of the monument is Scott, thalaivar had a carriage with horses, and regularly frequented a place called Melrose. Apparently, ivar sethapodhu, andha carriage-la vachu bodu eduthutu ponangalam..appo oru idathula the horses stopped for some time - and that place is called Scott's View and has a breathtaking view - this was where he used to go frequently in Melrose.

RBS-nu oru bank iruku, Royal Bank of Scotland. Scotland-laye periya and wealthy bank idhudhan. If you see the offices of RBS, ellame edhavadhu periya ornate building-adhan vachirupanga. Like the one here, somehow all offices seem to be based on an old historical building. Probably we should appreciate the way they select the offices!

Last of all, look at this lonely castle on the shores of some lake amidst mountains..clarity nalla irukadhu coz I had taken it from a moving bus like the RBS pic above, aana I liked the fort. Anegama naama pazhaya books-la ellam padikara madhiri ferries-la dhan povanga, "mayakkum malai pozhude nee vaa vaa"-ntellam romantic-a boat-la paduvangalo ennamo, but it is scintillating to have a fort alogside mountains and waters.

That's about it for now. If you had liked these snaps, I plan to continue with Scotland's famous Rosslyn chapel that figures in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code and the lakes and mountains of Scotland. Oru change-ku en kodumai ezhudama padam podaren ;) Aana ippadi ellam permanent-a padam poduven-tellam nappasai vendam, en kodumai ellam thirumbavum varum :))

Nitham nitham nellu soru...

Naan decide pannirundhen, probably I shouldn't be spending too much time on blog-writing and blog-surfing, as Ambi had pointed out..aana vedhalathoda destination eppovume murungai maramdhane - so back to my very comfy spot of Murungaimaram. But it is still under consideration, lets see. And since I am in a contemplative mood, a topic not with the usual flavor..

The other day sapdumpodhu yosichindhen, idhe India-la irundhirundha daily sooda saapadu kidaichirukum amma kaiyala + appalam or something like that, ishta patta padi amma-kitta idhai konda adhai konda-nu adhattirukalam..aana inga edhuvum mudiyala :( Naane samaichu, andha kodumai-ya naane saapida vendiya kodumai. Eppo food poisoning ellam vara pogudho therila..

But comedy enna-na, inga iruka so-called onsite medhavigal ellam (NRIs included) oorla irukumpodhu amma "sadham waste aagudhuda kanna, konjam thayir pazhaya saadhathula pottu sapiden"-nu sonna kettriupanga-nreenga? "Evan sapduvan pazhaya sadham, enma ippadilam torture panra"-ntu appadiye Buckingham palace-lerndhu direct-a vandha royal-heir madhiri statement-ellam viduvanga (naan perumai pattupen, en amma pazhaya sadham ellam en thalai-la kattuvanga). But once they come onsite, sambar-lerndhu rasam-lerndhu rice varaikum oreyadiya previous day/night samaichadha dhan irukum. Podha kuraiku yaravadhu thayir sadham kanla kattita podhum, my favorite-nu edho Arun Icecream ad range-ku gudhippanga :))

Me too same blood, enaku kai ellam pidikadhu but inga vandhuttu pasi-ku edhu kidaichalum adi-nra range-ku aayachu - Human scavenger, but only on decent food :)