NAVA DHANYAM

do you know the list that constitutes NAVA DHANYAM? I just browsed but couldnt find the list...

I am not talking about the Navadhanya offered to Navagrahas... Nava dhanya has to be mono cot... Cultivated by our forefathers in Tamilnadu!

He told me the 8/9.. I will list them... Sorry I forgot 3 he told me...

1. Kambu
2. Cholam
3. Kelvaragu(Aaryam/Ragi)
4. Thinai
5. Sama
6. Varagu arisi
7. Kuthirai vali

Just in case you come across please let me know...

Kind hearted people!!! - 1

Today my daughter was having severe cold and I wanted to get drumstick leaves for making soup. I saw few houses in my layout have Drumstick Trees..

I was thinking if I should go to the market to buy it or get help from one of the houses. I was totally hesitant. I made up my mind to get it from the neighbour, as I would be getting fresh from the trees.

When I asked a lady, she was totally happy and gave me enough.. She told that I can come back whenever I needed it.

People are ready to help.. Only that we should ask for help.. Trully a mountain wings moment for the day!

My daughter!

Climbing on grills

Nowadays my daughter is becoming naughtier! She has started climbing on the grill. I am really scared as she might climb over the kitchen balcony grill and she might fall.

Biting:

She has started biting me when ever she feels happy. After biting she laughs at me... She bites on my shoulder and hands... I dont know how to make her leave me.. I would do a baby bite and she would laugh and because she is laughing, I will escape...

Pink Shawl:

She always has a pink cotton shawl and bites it whenever she feels like mother feeding and its like a substitute for me.. She would pull it out from the clothes line before it dries.. Whenever she sees it somewhere, she would pick it up or if she is not able to reach it, she will turn into a devil and cry and demand and get it...

Oneday a neighbour of us had come home and she was wearing same type of shawl.

My little one went to her and was asking something politely (she doesnt talk yet, she shows her hands and says 'm.. m.. tha.. mm... thaaa....)... We couldnt make out what she was asking.. We thought it was the chair.. but then found it was the shawl. We gave her shawl.. Then she took it with a smile.

My God.. My daughter knows to behave infront of relatives..!

Thanks to God and my little sweetheart.

Old is gold - 1. Kattil (Bedstead)

My darling daughter is close to 1 and 1/2 and she does "susu" while sleeping. We dont use diapers as it disturbs her sleep.. She is not comfortable with that. She wets the bed and it gives a very bad smell...

People suggested of the rubber + soft bedspread that could be used on bedspread.

But we brought the old cot/bedstead(made of wooden frame and strings of thread) from our native. If she does "susu", it flows down through the holes... There are more advantages of this type of bed...

We get air circulation from underneath... So its good for our body.

Its easy to maintain..

Its of less cost...

Its easily portable and occupies less space.

It doesn't look stylish/modern... But I for its advantages, I feel OLD IS GOLD!!

Buying a vacuum cleaner...?

Because, I hate cleaning a vacuum cleaner... Why I am supposed to clean something which is expected to clean the house? A foul smell if trash is not removed periodically...

I think we should have bought only the basic model.. :(

It takes so much time to clean it... We paid 11K and already spending monthly 1 hr to clean it.. :( If we dont have a carpet floor, I dont think a vacuum cleaner is necessary...

A simple mop can solve the purpose... cheap, works without power, works faster, occupies less space at home... no need to clean the mop..

This happened to me - 2

This happened to be last week.. only then I thought of writing these experiences of mine...

A lady came to our door.. she said she is a nurse and told everyone in our apartment that they are giving Swine flu vaccination as per the government rules... She told the actual vaccination cost would be Rs.850 and the government subsidised rate would be Rs.200/-

I called my friend to verify the costs... she said the rates are fine.. I asked how to believe them... She told me that to call the doctors name in the form they had given... I called the doctor but he was not responding...

The lady said that the doctor could be busy...

I trusted the lady... I called my husband as he had many times told me not to believe these people.. Again he told me not to believe.. I thought she could be true and was very much angried with my husband...

Anyway I said No to the lady as I didnt want to end up in trouble not listening to my hubby's words... Then, I checked with the Arogya Rakshane JanaSeva Samithi Trust in google... There was no much news... I started wondering, if Govt has said to this, then it should have come in local news and should be available on INTERNET...

But I came across this...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/139071/banner-300x250.swf

Note : In this news it was Arogya Rakshane Seva Samithi Trust

The only difference being JANA included in the name now...

Later I googled for D.H.O (District Health officer) and enquired if there is any vaccination going on for SWINE flu... He said NO... He asked me if I could register a complaint... Looks like they had already done it.. but he again needed support from local people.. :(

I said YES to him... But I couldnt do.. As I couldnt take her to the local police station!

But then... I told my friends in the same layout...

God knows whom to trust and whom not too....

This happened to me - 1

Once we wanted to buy a Electric sprayer to our farm... I called up and enquired.. The person said it would cost Rs.2000 if I buy it in bulk.. I was so happy to hear this... I called my husband and said the news... Since the Cost of the of it was Rs4000 outside, we were so happy and we decided to buy it bulk and share it with friends and relatives...

Later my husband went to the shop... He said only the ordinary motor sprayer is Rs.2000 and the electric sprayer will be Rs.4000 even if we buy it in bulk...

Really felt bad that day... :( I wonder how people try to outsmart us...