tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post4268626561608918178..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: An old friend and compatriotsilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-66935878842516360302008-04-20T05:29:00.000+05:302008-04-20T05:29:00.000+05:30:')@(post minus the last two lines):')@(post minus the last two lines)skarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438206586553429725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-74684727337147222062007-09-10T10:40:00.000+05:302007-09-10T10:40:00.000+05:30The rivers lakes and the ponds of Kerala reflects ...The rivers lakes and the ponds of Kerala reflects the present state of mind of mallus.Brooks Rest in Peace!FXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847252723779616342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-4305144467873961992007-09-08T23:53:00.000+05:302007-09-08T23:53:00.000+05:30Anjali, I feel like crying after reading this post...Anjali, I feel like crying after reading this post. You bought back so many memories. Heart breaking post :((Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-77088417648343173842007-09-07T15:21:00.000+05:302007-09-07T15:21:00.000+05:30the backwaters in kerala were always the biggest a...the backwaters in kerala were always the biggest attraction for us non-resident keralites..and the <I> kolam</I> within our ancestral house..aah..how we used to love jumping into the cold water..my father taught me to swim in that kolam.how we used to enjoy:)<BR/>nice post..thanx..brought back too many memories..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-53166457457724020552007-09-06T09:52:00.000+05:302007-09-06T09:52:00.000+05:30effluvia in the brooks just reflects the pollution...effluvia in the brooks just reflects the pollution in the mind of the people..its a real pathetic situation.<BR/><BR/>your post took me back too..fishing and boating and swimming and what not..wish we could freeze ourselves to our childhood.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789449171053052026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-45467968397972762322007-09-05T18:46:00.000+05:302007-09-05T18:46:00.000+05:30shruti:"our true nature...our unity with creation ...shruti:"<I>our true nature...our unity with creation and a silent plea to save it</I>" So true!!<BR/><BR/>emmanuel: That info about Vembanad is really saddening :(<BR/><BR/>mathew: You are right. I pity the next generation too!<BR/><BR/>annie: I know :(<BR/><BR/>Alexis: It is so sad to see the bulldozers mowing down trees. I am allergic to that sight now.<BR/><BR/>abhay: Kerala is synonymous withsilverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-70776370681041323422007-09-05T18:17:00.000+05:302007-09-05T18:17:00.000+05:30I wnat to go back now...:((...I am fed up seeing u...I wnat to go back now...<BR/>:((...<BR/>I am fed up seeing ultra cultured dogs and kids.<BR/>Here the kids grow so fast they attain maturity at the age of 5<BR/>From 5-10 I really don't know what they are.!!!!<BR/>and from 10 teenage starts...:)<BR/>uncultured...kids with ansuranakedu is much kyute...!!!!<BR/>and this is indeed a the celebration post of your childhood...<BR/>Envy....u...amazin neermathalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579850031719236638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-49467131576356917142007-09-05T14:14:00.000+05:302007-09-05T14:14:00.000+05:30You Keralites are so lucky!An ex-teammate from Ker...You Keralites are so lucky!<BR/><BR/>An ex-teammate from Kerala used to describe how he went to school -- cross 2 streams and a water fall! Hello, that is trekking for us! <BR/><BR/>All I know is roads, cars, two-wheelers and pollution. This is why I loooooooove visiting Kerala!Rebelzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204039801766946849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-4264996467956568552007-09-03T15:56:00.000+05:302007-09-03T15:56:00.000+05:30made me nostalgic about my childhood holidays and ...made me nostalgic about my childhood holidays and the fun and the frolic in the 'kuttanaadan thodu'. as you said, all that remains now is a miserable excuse for what once was.wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864855488441029322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-4685982969483323532007-09-03T09:00:00.000+05:302007-09-03T09:00:00.000+05:30i havent been to kerala b4.. but i cud feel the nj...i havent been to kerala b4.. but i cud feel the njaar and its cold waters thru this post.<BR/>beauty!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257095763037230561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-81297270356070294622007-09-02T11:58:00.000+05:302007-09-02T11:58:00.000+05:30Quite a nostalgic post... Hmm, times, then and now...Quite a nostalgic post... Hmm, times, then and now have changed quite a lot.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968098471968377487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-36838758573661085152007-09-02T10:17:00.000+05:302007-09-02T10:17:00.000+05:30Nice post. Took me back to our childhood vacations...Nice post. Took me back to our childhood vacations in Kerala. My uncle's house was accessible only by boat. Mornings, we would go to the water to brush our teeth, and shriek in delight as the fish wandered by to snack on the Colgate.<BR/><BR/>BPSKBhel Puri & Seekh Kababhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195277583355260879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-81032457534437178692007-09-01T14:44:00.000+05:302007-09-01T14:44:00.000+05:30well written. got reminded of a vacation i had in ...well written. got reminded of a vacation i had in kerala. the only thing i was told throughout that trip was - kerala and coconut are synonymous :)Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103443782364059844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-34163887185880722902007-08-31T20:27:00.000+05:302007-08-31T20:27:00.000+05:30Nicely written... Took me back to good old days. A...Nicely written... Took me back to good old days. <BR/><BR/>And the last para was simply superb. Try telling all this to the land and resort mafia... They think they can recreate everything after demolishing everything. I thought only God could do that; but today these goons and thugs are trying to become Gods<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether God can save his own country...Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234013656291357434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-89108781943968706602007-08-31T16:53:00.000+05:302007-08-31T16:53:00.000+05:30Those were the days...sigh. Beautiful post.Those were the days...sigh. Beautiful post.Annemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984266447303824505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-85023704254973074352007-08-31T14:38:00.000+05:302007-08-31T14:38:00.000+05:30That was a dream. The memories are so vivid, and t...That was a dream. The memories are so vivid, and the part about the fishes nibbling the leg have a touch of memories.<BR/><BR/>The water bodies are clearly dying with the pollution and 'commercialisation' of waters. Hope it turns back to the old ways!pophabhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536298507411583492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-73536476629203801012007-08-31T13:11:00.000+05:302007-08-31T13:11:00.000+05:30aahh..pure torture...the vivid description just ma...aahh..pure torture...the vivid description just makes me go back in time..almost could smell naadu in there... :-(<BR/><BR/>really beautiful post!!<BR/><BR/>Atleast we had seen the good times in our childhood..next generation wont even know there existed such blissful and carefree life!!!mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-24875367972505114882007-08-31T12:34:00.000+05:302007-08-31T12:34:00.000+05:30nee oru thani malayaali pennu thanneya.......no do...nee oru thani malayaali pennu thanneya.......no doubt..... ;)<BR/><BR/>vembanad lake was actually about 315 million sq. km in size in earlier 20th century and now it's almost abput 120 million sq.km...so it's clear how waterbodies are "killed" in kerala...... :(((<BR/><BR/>the experience of bathing in brooks is one of the sweetest childhood memories......beautiful post by the way... :)Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097538125525409752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-69088246222112401952007-08-31T11:06:00.000+05:302007-08-31T11:06:00.000+05:30BEautiful ... How can we get back our heaven ... b...BEautiful ... How can we get back our heaven ... because if man wants he cna exprience heaven on earth ...The nature draws one to relaise our true nature ..our unity with creation and a silent plea to save it ...shrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885811701058286599noreply@blogger.com