Angels on the walking lane
Again, I woke up late today. I left home at 9.30 and I had to walk to office since I left my BumbleBee in office on Friday evening.
Though there is no call (a stupid status call) today, I walked in hurry and tension. I went ahead of the Disney Land and then crossed the yellow VW Beetle – I don’t know why this Yellow Volkswagen Beetle always makes me smile and happy whenever I see it 
In few meters I saw a line of angels crossing the road and coming towards my lane. The empty walking lane is now occupied by Angels. I went nearby them and a gorgeous little girl said Hello and gave a lovely smile. They are elementary school students going somewhere from their school accompanied by two teachers.
One of the teachers told me that I should probably go front as it takes some time for all of them to go.
I said ok and walked forward, but the line started to move again and now I’m in middle of those tiny tots.
I was wearing a backpack and looked like one of those school students. I felt like a grown up kid in the midst of the little angels. Some kids smiled and few felt shy but all were happy walking.
I did not want to split the line so I stood in acorner to let the line move on.
All the kids waved bye and we exchanged smiles. My tension vanished away on their smiles. Then I started to walk slowly enjoying the weather, admiring at the trees, sparrows and the old buildings of the historic Glendale village.
Life is Beautiful!
PS: People ignore the beauty of life in their fast, urgent and busy life. I realized that life is not about achieving success, survival or making money. Life is just about living!
Look around,
Breathe in love and
Live the life!
Smokes from my neighbour’s house
It was a pleasant evening and I’m standing in the balcony enjoying the view.
I noticed smokes passing in front of me. I ignored it in the beginning but later when I saw the smokes keep coming out, I realized that something is wrong. I doubted that AC compressor would have caught fire. To avoid something worse happening, I took my phone to call 911. But I didn’t.
I want to make sure what is happening before I report to 911. So ran down to check. The AC compressor seems fine and smokes are coming from elsewhere.
When I looked up in confusion, I saw an old lady sitting in the balcony and smoking Hookah!
Image source: Google
I never expected a Hookah and just returned home with a funny face 
Am I being precautious or just afraid of everything?
Thank God! I did not call 911
Amma
Dear Mom,
This post is for you. I thank you for being the best mom. I talk to you daily, but there are few things that I have not told you. So I’m writing it on my blog.
Amma
You never scolded me when I flunked in exams, rather you cursed the subjects for being so tough.
You tease me that I’m a tube light and treat me like a friend.
You held me tight when I’m scared in the night and
You treat me very special every single day.
You have not burdened me with responsibilities when dad passed away, but
You showed immortal love that made such losses fade away.
You have given me life, but you say I’m your life.
You’re a Super Woman and I’m proud to call you as my mother,
I wish you a Happy Mothers Day,
I love you Mom.
- Balamuthu L, son of Laitha.
Rice cooking – second attempt
I have started to learn cooking not because of interest, its due to necessity. My first attempt in cooking rice was a big flop. I always get this quick answer from everyone whenever I asked for help.
It’s easy da…Oru tumbler rice ku rendu tumbler thani. (Two cup of water for one cup of rice).
Attempt One:
I just followed the same and turned the temperature to Mid-Low. I waited for 15 minutes, but the cooker did not blew whistle. I phoned my friend and he said, ‘Just wait bala’. I waited for and hour, still the whistle was not blown.
Then I found that the steam went out through a vent in front of the Whistle.
I switched off the stove and decided to open the lid. But my friend advised me to be careful while opening.
What?? Is cooking that dangerous. ?
I wore the helmet, stood few feet away and tilted the handle with the help of a Dosa karandi. It reminded me of bursting atom bomb for the first time during the Diwali festival.
I was shocked to see, it turned brown. when I dig a little, it was black. OMG!
See what I have done 
It took me one more hour to wash.
I felt bad that I have spoiled the rice. So I have ordered buffalo chicken pizza for dinner.
Second attempt.
I had a team meeting next day in office with elder guys and decided to try a different method (cooking with out the cooker lid). You know what…It worked
I just used a plate to cover the cooker and it took one hour again to get it done. But it came well this time.
I unpacked the Pulliyotharai mix that was kept intact for long and mixed it with the rice.
It was awesome!
Today I’m going to try Rice with parupu podi.
Wish me good luck!
Angel on the walking lane
Today, I got up late (8.48 am). I rushed in to the bath room and came out at 9.30. I usually spend lot of time in shower . When I got ready, it’s 9.50.
OMG! I have a stupid status call at 10.00 and I can’t reach office in 10 minutes by cycle. So I decided to attend the call from home and then start to office
After the call (a stupid status call), I wore my helmet and pedaled my bike relaxedly like a kid enjoying his new bike ride.
I passed through an old huge house which I call as Disney World and then a Yellow Volkswagen Beetle parked on a greeny grass {I should buy that someday!}.
No one usually walks on the walking lane and I felt like the lane is only for me
After a few minutes of pedaling I found a girl walking far in front of me. My bike does not have a bell, so I was not sure how to alert her that I’m coming behind and I need to overtake. When I approached near, she noticed and made way for me.
We exchanged smiles
When I’m about to cross, she blocked me.
Thoughts Bubble -> {Wow! she looks like an Angel wearing a tie and a black business suit. She has an awesome hair style and even more beautiful smile. She is an Indian }
She asked me about an address and not sure how to reach there.
I said I don’t know, but I can find it on my phone. {I typed the address and the stupid network took much time to load the map}
Mean while, she asked me…
You are from India right? I said yes.
And from Tamil Nadu ? I said yes in delight and asked where she’s from?
I’m from AP (Andhra pradesh), she said.
I replied Oh, great! You are from a neighbor state (Actually, I was not sure whether I have said that, but that was running on my mind at that time.)
My roommate is a tamilian and that is how I recognized you as tamilian, she laughed.
I smiled at her and she continued saying that her Interview is at 11 and she’s late.
While my phone was still loading, She said, its getting late and need to move on.
The bing map finally displayed the route { Thank god! }
I showed her the map and she understood the way. She asked for my phone number and a pen to write it down just in case if she is lost.
I said I don’t have a pen, so asked her number and gave a ring. {I know the pen is some where in my bag, but I was lazy to open it}
We exchanged smiles and phone numbers!
She thanked and gave that awesome smile again while leaving.
I said, All the best and went ahead. I saw her on my bike mirror till the black suited angel disappears.
{I wish I gave her a lift on the yellow Volkswagen Beetle that I have just passed by, but that’s not mine }
I reached office at 11. I texted her whether she has reached. I got a laaate reply and we had a small chat .
PS : Thank God, I woke up late today!.
PS 1: I was not sure whether it is correct / honest / moral / ethical / good to text her further 
Hmm…I will leave the choice to her!
Bumble Bee
I remember the days, when my father bought me a Hercules MTB (Mount Terrain Bike) as second hand. That was my pet and I enjoyed riding it. It was stolen one day and I felt very bad. I went to each an every neighbor’s house asking whether they have seen my cycle. I did not get it back, so my dad got me a new Hero cycle which I have used from 6th standard till completing my engineering degree.
Okay, Enough of history. What’s now?
Now, I have got a chance to buy a cycle again. I don’t have frequent buses to office from my apartment. To commute, one needs a car for sure. But buying a car at this time is not possible. Since my office is just 1.6 miles from home, I bought a cycle.
It’s a Mountain Bike and I named it as Bumble Bee
I bought front and rear lights but forgot to buy batteries
MisterB and Bumble Bee
I went to office by cycle. I tend to keep left as in India then somehow managed. I’m the only one who comes by cycle in my office
America la ye, en, intha world la ye, cycle vachurukira ore software engineer nan than
Welcome to my house
Whoo! I have shifted to an apartment and it’s pretty awesome. On friday evening my colleagues helped me move here. Then we went for shopping and bought pillows, comforter, Bathtub screen and lot more. I reached home around 10 pm after spending 165$ in shopping.
Since this apartment is new to me and that too it’s a night, I felt very lonely and scared to sleep ;) So I called my Mom and then felt better. I also phoned my friends to kill the time and finally fell asleep.
Next morning, the sounds of the birds woke me up. I went to the balcony and amazed to see tiny little birds flying all around. I saw a small RED bird which was so beautiful. This place is awesome!
Let me take you to my newly rented apartment.
View form my balcony. Here is where I saw those tiny birdies.
Out of my Balcony
The hall is quite spacious, but I’m not going to buy a couch / sofa to fill the hall anytime sooner
My Kitchen – It’s really funny to say ‘My kitchen’. I don’t know cooking but got all utensils and groceries to cook
My kitchen. Does it look like a bar?
My empty bedroom. Planning to buy a mattress, box spring and a frame this weekend.
Bed room.
Again, a view from my balcony. I tried to capture at least one bird with my mobile camera, but no luck. Hope to capture that tiny Red bird someday
Balcony view
Thanks for visiting my house!
Kreativ blogger award
I have been nominated for Kreativ blogger award by a most creative and interesting blogger Vandhana.
This is my second award and I’m happy about it. Many thanks to Vandhana.
As per the rules, I have to tell seven facts about me and nominate the KBA award to seven creative bloggers.
My Seven:
- I want to make something BIG in technology.
- I’m afraid to sleep alone in the night.
- I’m going to learn cooking and driving.
- Animation movies are my favorite.
- I’m a dreamer.
- I like to dance, but I don’t. I like to play drums, but I never took a step to learn.
- I love blogging.
It’s always tough to tell about ourself. Okay, now I’m going to nominate this award to my favorite bloggers.
0. Platform 9-3/4 – This is my all time favorite and a very innovative blog, but I can’t nominate it to her because she (Vandhana) is the one who gave me this award
So here are the creative blogs that I have found myself in wordpress.
1. My cup of tea – Jayati is a very creative blogger. The blog is awesome and one can find treasures in it. My Cup of Tea deserves this award. I don’t think the blogger drinks tea though the title is My Cup of Tea 
2. Rhymes with Vienna - The blogger’s name is Dienna and she writes about the observations of her own life. It’s is an interesting and a matured blog. There is a unique style in her writing and one can delve in to imaginations just by reading it. I like to come around this blog regularly.
3. Humorous Interludes - This blog has wonderful limericks. The blogger, Ron Yarosh has the tendency to refer a situation and write humorous limericks on it. Very nice and a humorous blog. (I was not aware of limericks until I visited this blog )
4. Amaltaas - Indira is an artist and a very good poet. I have a great respect and love to stop by this blog.
5. Gargi Sharma - This is an amazing blog by a law student Gargi Sharma. Reading this blog is an adventure.
6, 7 -> I preserve it for future use . I’m not sure the rule allows this, but I like to nominate it later.
Again, Many thanks to Vandhana for the award.
PS: Kam’s Column is the blog that comes first in my mind when I think about creative blog, but the author deleted his blog. I’m waiting for the blogger to create another one soon.
PS 1: I like to use smileys in my post but it looks annoying when I read it! Does any one feel the same ?
Frozen food, Night lamp and the Comforter
Well, It has been more than two weeks for me in America. Currently I’m staying in a hotel – La Quinta Inn and I’m all alone here.
I depend on my colleagues who pick and drop me everyday and I have not been to any place other my office, super market and bank
I have booked an apartment and shifting there tomorrow, so when I think about my stay at this hotel, It is just these three things that pops in to my mind.
Frozen food, Night lamp and the Comforter.
I fill the refrigerator with the frozen foods. I microwave it for every day’s dinner.
After my dinner, I just keep the table lights ON and hide myself under the comforter. I’m little scared to sleep in the dark when I’m alone
This is what I was doing for the past few weeks. I hope to find it interesting and lively at the apartment that I’m moving to.
Now, It’s time to sleep. Got to get up early and checkout in the morning. So Good Night!
Can some one switch ON the lights please…
Sweet and bright dreams!!
101
101. This is not an emergency number. This is the 101th post of my blog. I wanted to write about my blog experience on my 100th post but my travel experience took that place so I’m writing it in my 101th post.
Reaching 100 is not as big or special as Sachin’s centuries of centuries. I have seen many bloggers reaching that number very soon after starting their blog. Still this 100 is special to me.
I have not continued doing anything this long. I never did anything consistent in all my life. It really surprises me that I have blogged for nearly 4 years. So this 100 is not ordinary to me.
Let me share few facts about my blog and me.
Why I blog?
I always wanted to own a website during my college days. That too, I wanted to create a web site on my own. So I created my first website in 2006 in the name of enterbaluzworld.netfirms.com (its dead now). Though I did not like the hosting service name ‘netfirms’ after my website address, I had no choice at that time )
This crap web site was live until the free hosting service expired. I modified it a couple of times and then at some point I understood that I’m not a good web developer/designer. So I stopped wasting time on it. Still I wanted to be a part of the web space. I learned about WordPress somehow and started this blog in the name of balamuthu.wordpress.com in 2008. I recently bought the domain name balamuthu.com when I took blogging seriously.
What I blog?
I used my blog more like a Facebook in the beginning. I used to post or share what ever I find interesting on the web. Then I started to treat it as my diary and posted more about the happenings and thoughts of mine. When I read back my own blog, I felt very good.
I do not write or explain things very well and one can find hell lot of grammatical mistakes on my blog , still I don’t mind those and I just write what ever I feel. It’s my damn website
What I read?
I like to read other people’s ramblings. I peek in to other blogs and enjoy reading theirs . Recently I have found many interesting blogs like Kam’s Column, VandySnape, Amaltaas, PurpleBooky, Rhymes with Vienna, My Cup of Tea and lot more…
I show interest to blogs about life, technology, poems and so on.
What I have learnt?
Earlier, It was hard for me to write more than few lines. But now I write so many paragraphs even if there is no matter at all.This post is an example . I hate lengthy posts and I’m worried that mine is becoming one of those
In the beginning, I don’t mention the source of images/information that I have used in my blog. Now I try to create a picture on my own or mention if I use others.
Regarding comments, I used to comment on other blogs just to make them visit my blog and get some hits . then, I have become little honest and I started to comment genuinely expecting nothing in return.
What I expect?
I expect my blog to be a super hit and want the whole world visit my website until the server becomes down .I also like to make a lot of good friends.
So that is all about my blog. There is nothing more to tell.
Happy Blogging!!
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