Mundane Musings

It's time for some general knowledge. 'Asin', a budding South Indian actress, is the latest heart-throb of both unmarried and married men today. One such unmarried man and fan of the damsel gave me some 'gyaan' about what her name actually meant. The following are some of the valuable points-to-ponder discovered in the due course. Please feel free to get enlightened! The Myth 'Asin' is a Muslim. The Fact 'Asin' is a Mallu-Christian. The interpreted meaning 'Asin', I believe, is a person who is sinless - As in, sin, Asin, miss, amiss, moral, amoral, that way. Antonyms. You get the point? Frankly speaking, even am trying hard. The Dictionary meaning 'Asin' means, the seventh month of the Hindu calender. (Please, for heaven's sake ! Stop brooding over her name !) The Co-incidence Jyothika's name referred to the sixth month of the English calender in her recent flick ...

Yesterday, I had been to Santhome beach to capture some splendid moments of nature. That's where I shot this beautiful pic. Looks like 'Nature' got embarrassed with my amateur photography. As I was walking back to the parking lot, 'Nature' called me. Tried ignoring it. No-go. It called me again and again. I had to listen to it this time. Started looking around for a public toilet. After a long hunt, found a dilapidated structure near the light house. Heaved a loud sigh of relief and started running towards that heaven. "Plis, plis staap saar", came a voice from a corner. Had no time to waste. Especially, was not in a mood to listen to some jerk shouting in English. Irritatingly, I shouted back saying, "Enna ya venum ? " (Meaning, "what the hell do you want man ?") That guy continued to speak in English and asked something that stumped my brain and heated up my haemoglobins - Must have been around 104 degrees Fahrenheit. "Saar, you ...