Year Transition 2023 to 2024

Been quite a while since I wrote in here. Atleast once a month I think about writing here, but I lose track of time and before I know it, the year 2024 is already here. Anyway, let's see what I've been upto... Christmas was fun in Chennai. Chennai feels alive in December, there's this magic in the air when the temperature drops. New Year's in my hometown was chaotic; it's ironic how life in the city seems calm and peaceful as opposed to my little hamlet which is always bustling with craziness. Cribs were set up in both the places and I love the crib part of Christmas, it's just so embraceable. As the years go by, more creatures, animals, rocks, things that I find/pick up from different places find their way into the crib and it's beautiful to see them all sitting in a perfect nativity glow. Lots of cakes/brownies were baked and distributed, partied with cousins and friends and of course visited the sacred mountains, fields and seas of home.

The crib in chennai...

With wild reed from my hometown...

The Asus laptop box crib...

The crib in my hometown

The impromptu tree that was set up after Christmas.

He did come to give life and life in all its fullness.

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Nice Ad....

Wouldn't you say so... Nam and me were in this huge clothing store and we were making fun of all the models on display (there was one of hrithik in which he looked kinda gayish) when we came across this one. Seriously, dark people are more better looking....

I hope the world doesn't end in 2012, I have a whole lot of books to read...

I heard bout Flipkart.com from Anju and that site has changed my life. All the books that I have been searching for since centuries, are now sitting prettily on my book shelf. Landmark is a thing of the past now... in fact Landmark is not what it used to be anymore, they do not seem to have stock on most of the good books. So I am deliriously thankful to the creators of flipkart, I seriously love you guys... continue with your fabulous work. Talking of books, here are a few people who have enriched my life with their recommendations of the written word... My brother Manoj for buying the ' The Partner ' by John Grisham . Now I hadn't heard of Grisham before so the book was just lying there at home. One day I got bored and picked it up, that was the start of my love affair with Grisham and legal thrillers in general. This was the first John Grisham book I read and it was in a word mindblowing. I couldn't set the book down, my heart was racing away with Patrick Laniga...

Raining on a Sunday.....

Last Sunday was beautiful, it was pouring the entire day and we couldn't go out anywhere, though we did go to church, and came back soaking wet. We (Tonio, his cousins and me) decided to spend the evening baking a cake. This is the nut cake and the strawberry cake we baked. I was actually surprised the nut cake came out well, cause I made it without a recipe. I had to give it away to people though, cause Tonio doesn't like nuts and I didn't want to eat the whole thing and put on weight. I can't wait to go back home and start baking again for Christmas. P.S: The baking utensils I am using here were given to me by Judith Aunty for my wedding and I love them. On an unrelated note, I read this in the paper today. "Dhoni has reassured us that he is no Samson and that locks or no locks he can still plunder runs". He does look even more dashing with his new haircut.... doesn't he?

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