Vishu in US

15, April, 2010 --- 1185, Medam, 2.

Vishu day
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Ivite innu vishu anu. Well, nattil innale ayirunnu. Normally Medam 1 anu vishu. Ithavana athu Medam 2 ayi. I used to wonder - how come vishu falls exactly on April 14th every year. It never happens that my actual b'day (Malayalam one) never falls on the same english date every year. This year also, if it had been on Medam 1 it would have been April 14 only. For some reason vishu was on Medam 2 and hence April 15th.

MEDAM
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Medam marks the beginning of new year in Astrological terms. This is the first rasi. If you had been to any astrologer or have seen your horoscope this is the first house. Any counting begins from this one only. The top third column from the left and it belongs to Sun, sun is at its hottest this month. Summer holidays chummathano thannirikkunnathu !!!

Memories...
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Being back to my life... Vishu kkani always brings back the nostalgic memories - being at home, the night before vishu parents will be arranging everything for kani. In the morning, I will be woken up with mom's hands closing my eyes, bringing me to the pooja room. Idinjil kathichu vachittundakum. There would be fruits, pulses, cereals and in the middle - being surrounded by all this - my Lord - Krishna !!! Oh thinking abt that sight itself is so heart warming. Then parents will be giving us Vishu kaineetam. We go to kudumbom - father's ancestral home, paradevathaye(Mahavishnu) thozhunnu. Then go to ammath (Moms ancestral home) there also salutes kudumba daivam (Bhadrakali), comes back... burst crackers.... so much fun. Me and my sister used to see who collects more kaineetam. And usually she wins. :)


And today here I'm - feeling lonely in this big beautiful world !!!


My vishukkani
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I had brought with me a small idol of Mahavishnu - Srivallabhan. Actually my each day starts with him only. Hence woke up, saw him as the first glance, took the $10 as if receiving it from my parents, laptop played the song - Kani kanum neram... Thats it. Ithayirunnu ente vishu kkani.


After this I called home. There is a time diff of 12.30 hrs b/w here and there. It meant that at home its already the evening. Sun is abt to set there, while the day is just going to begin here !!!Talked to my parents and sister. Needless to say, they all miss me and I too miss them. Mom was telling, ithavana kanikonna poothittilla !!! Seems that too miss me !!! :)

U never realize the value of things you miss, unless you miss them !!! Well, I accept this - life is like that. U can't hav everything at the same time, cheer up my boy !!! :)

Orkut'il kure nalla krishna related videos upload cheythirunnu. Frnds'num relatives'num vishu asamsakal scrap cheythirunnu. Pinne facebook'l oru puthiya account create cheythu. Eni athinte oru kuravu vendallo !!!