Adieu Nokia!

After a really really long time, I thought I would change my mobile. My Nokia basic model, I have to admit, had been quite faithful to me after so many mishandling, which include dropping it down more than,,,hmm,,,definitely not less than hundred times. All you need to do just pick up the parts and fix it together which my four year old darling can do it in a jiffy.

The only reason I wanted a change was a quick camera and a camcorder to record the instant reactions and surprise performances by my little one. Cannot run around for a camera or a camcorder for such silly cute extempore! And I had missed so many of them in these two years this way. So decided to upgrade my ever faithful nokia mobile. Never had I thought of any another cell phone provider other than Nokia all these days and now I wanted a change. This sleak stylish sliding Samsung caught my attention. With lot of apprehension, comparing with a Nokia with similar features, I went for this.

As soon as i got, i told it first to a dear friend and there was this spontaneious reaction-"Why did you go for a Samsung? Does not have battery life. Spending so much for a Samsung mobile…It went on….blah blah..", just different version of “Are you crazy?” Got so much influenced that I thought do I need to change it back to Nokia? Though I liked the mobile at the first sight, the thought of ditching the ever steady and running inspite of thrown down the stairs coupled with this first reaction made me give a second thought. I enquired few more Samsung mobile reviews with other friends and it was not so bad. Some of them were-“Come on, lets try a change atleast in this :)”, “Can’t be bad”, “Have not had major problems so far” and few more .Ya, cannot expect it to be so sturdy and steady as Nokia with an endless lifetime was an universal opinion and I don’t deny that too.

But this time I was carried away with this stylish sliding mobile that I thought I will be more tender to this mobile and go with this. After all, how else do I learn to be careful after taking the Nokia to be for granted all these years.

Now, using it for few days, I have really started liking it that I have no second thoughts. Variety is the spice of life..though I don’t dare to test it on everything, I think I can afford to check on this:)

Just My Evening

I don’t remember the last time I spent one full day all alone. Though this one year at home had given be enough free time, they have never been like being alone.

My mom wanted to take Navneeth to the Ramanajur temple at Sriperumbatur this evening. At first, I was little skeptical on this as I did not want to add on to her strain with my little naughty kid. But then, once you tell him, you can’t stop him and even my mom assured me it should not be a problem as it would not take a maximum of four hours for the visit. Yes, the green signal to start!!

At first, I was thinking what I would do sitting all alone at home as almost all the work for the day had been done. It was almost five in the evening. In just a jiffy, a big list hit my mind. Half a day just for me with no mom to question or advice, no husband to quarrel..oops sorry ..to argue I meant :) and no Navneeth needing my constant scrutiny !

The list ran from reading my favorite long time not returned library book, blogging, peacefully cooking a simple dinner with nice choice of my music, get back with the long time missed calls of friends as there was no Navneeth to pull the mobile, and before I could realize I was sitting idle for half an hour thinking about all this.

As I was spending the evening happily with myself, flashed in my mind the college and school days I used to be alone in the evenings waiting for my mom and dad to return. So being alone was never so difficult as I tuned myself to enjoy such things, ofcourse, until a threshold, which never exceed one evening to the maximum.

I almost completed half the list I just mentioned and it was eight thirty. It was pleasant and peaceful and by now I think I started missing them. Waiting for each of them to come home and make it more lively with all tantrums, scoldings, arguements and blah blahs :))…

I guess it would be nice to make some space for yourself every now and then !

Miss you.....

With all the tension cooling down after the coimbatore trip, I settled down with the usual self assurance “All for good” and started the usual chores after two days.
I guess I had looked at myself properly in the mirror only now after the trip. Something was missing. Yes, it was my short chain that was a part of me for the past five years. I confidently opened to take it out from my handbag, where I had placed it during the wedding to adore my neck with some jing bangs. When I dint find it in the first search inside my handbag, there was not any panic. Not so easy to find things in my always messy handbag!

But soon I realized it was not there. I started recollecting all the incidents after I had placed it inside. I could easily visualize putting it inside a ziplock cover and that too in the innermost zip of my handbag. After that I never bothered to check that. With all this tension of rushing back home with Navneeth down with viral, where would the thought be?

I searched again everywhere in the suitcases, hand luggage and every other possible places before I declared it was missing. I can guess the reactions-“You should have been more careful”, “This is not the first time” etc,,,!!! , so I dint want to hear it for no reason :). When you are already upset, this kind of adds fuel, though I agree all of them were cent percent true. But yes, now there is no choice. Now I have a trio- me, murali and my mom- brainstorming where and when it could have gone! I hated it. The fact is it is gone. You are just not spared like that so I had to participate in the session!!! There were also if’s and but’s. “If I had worn it again after the wedding”, “if i had cross checked once etc…”

I do feel sad for losing it not only for the cost at which gold and diamonds are sold but also the sentimental value I have attached to it. The pendant with 3 lovely studded diamonds caught almost every woman’s attention. All my dear ones reading this should be by now able to recollect the pendant I am talking about
:(  As with all things where you realize your attachment when it is gone, I do miss this lovely pendant hanging around my neck all these years. Flipping through my old snaps, I cannot help noticing the delicate darling hanging around me in almost every snap.

What else can be done now? Bygones are bygones! Ya…need to be more careful :)

Our trip to Kovai

It has been a long time and I wanted to take a break and go out for a small vacation. Rightly came a wedding of one of our relatives at Coimbatore. So I made sure everything was ready and packed for the trip – a little too much planning for a 2 day show I would say!!

Well, the planning was only on the packing part and not on the ticket front. We had only one confirmed ticket and the other one was confirmed the last minute, so obviously in a different compartment. With a confident hope that we can exchange with some co- passengers, we had packed two suitcases. On top of this, Navneeth was down with fever and with a gut feeling it will subside with a crocin, we proceeded to go ahead with the trip. Murali was also confronted with some important official work and there were few skeptical thought on canceling the trip the last minute. But then we boarded the train beleiving all will be well. Myself and Navneeth in one and murali in another distantly located compartment...one suitcase with me and the other with all handy items for Navneeth with him. We assumed we can talk to the TTE and get back traveling together in the next major junction. Sadly, that did not happen. All the planning went for a toss. Navneeth wanted biscuits, water and also a blanket..Nothing did I have. Cuddled him my duppata and luckily managed to have a crocin in my handbag.. The fever was shooting.

Somehow, we managed to reach the wedding hall. Seeing the crowd and all dham dhoom happening in the wedding coupled with the crocin working inside, Navneeth looked happily enjoying the day and so did we.

The evening passed on with a wonderful trip to some enchanting temples. Navneeth was so excited at the elephants in the temple and jumping around happily. On the way back the fever showed up again. As we reached the mandapam back at 8, he was with high fever and drooping eyes. With incessant cries, he clinged to me. The train to Chennai was at 2 pm the next day which meant going to the doctor would delay by more than 1.5 days. Luckily, we happened to get an invite from one of Murali’s relative to stay for the night. Still hoping he will be alright in the morning, I made him some porridge and also gave him a higher dose of crocin, as per the telephonic instruction fro his usual doctor at Chennai..

All of us were too tired and slept for few hours constantly checking his temperature. With no improvement in the morning, dozen of thoughts flashed my mind. First, I thought would check with some doctor at coimbatore, get some emergency medicine for travel. Then the mind was bombarding in all directions- what if he needs some blood test etc to be taken? What if he needs to be hospitalized? With no one known in this city, what if we get stuck here with Navneeth needing more medical attention…

Then came a flashing thought of reaching home safe and soon. We checked for the earliest flight possible and reached home in the afternoon. Meanwhile, had to call my mom and convince her in the best possible way that there is nothing to worry and just that we are coming as a precaution. As if she cant make it out. Still, its all needed right? We try to think we still act smart even in such a chaotic circumstances ..

Then by noon he was declared by the doctor that it was nothing to be worried and just a viral. There was so much relief in our eyes to see Navneeth playing in the night so casual that nothing had ever happened :). It had taken me a week to settle to the normal routine and sit down writing this.

All the relatives and close ones had been so worried and anxious that we somehow felt the wedding mood was drifted. Well, just thinking back on the planning I had done for this trip..Uh? So I once again go back to my policy that planning never works..And as far as the wedding, we did have fun and if not for this incdent, I guess it would not be so memorable!!