chakravalam

When i was planning to start a new blog i was wondering what i will name my blog space.I had a brainstorming session with my friend but we couldn't come up with anything.I was keen to put some Spanish/German or french name so that nobody will understand what is means and people will be after me to get the meaning and they will think i am a big shot with a terrific multilingual vocab. But even after browsing out all the multilingual dictionaries i could not come up with any non-comprehensible name. :( Then i thought what i was actually going to write in my blog.I am going to write seamlessly about the stuff which i always wanted to express somewhere.I name my office blog Marichika because it means illusion and I always felt illusions about the life and future is what which always lead us forward to explore new arenas. Speaking about chakravalam ,Its a malayalam word which means Horizon.This again is an illusion because there is no place in this world where sky and earth meets.Its ju...

Recently I got a fwd mail about the toys we cannot forget..Yes ,Machinga Pambaram,Olla pambe,OlaKanada,OlaPipi,Ola watch. Hope you guys remember those, which our grandparents made in an instant when we throw a tantrum for a gift.(For the benefit of the non malayalees,these are the toys which we can make from coconut palm leaves). Speaking about toys, I was just reminded of shopping for toys for my 2 little nephews(1.3 yrs old).Yes my sister is a proud mother of 2 little heroes(yes they are twins ) who can make the baby in Baby’s day Out look like cute angel if naughtiness is the topic in question. So, I was busy shopping for these young men in all the shops you can imagine Landmark,Lifestyle,Archies,Odyssey. Toys in these shops, I tell you, they cost you this month’s and next month’s salary. I was after a spider Man stuffed doll(He is my favorite character) ,but when I saw the price tag which had astronomical figures on it (which I doubt I am literate enough to read),I was wondering If...