Wait…. I almost forgot!

Wait… I almost forgot…. that I have a blog and wait…… I almost forgot the password to log in!!How pathetic is that!! Do people get really that busy that they can’t think of anything to write about, that they stop feeling?!! Isn’t it frustrating that you think of a million things to write about but it is either too late or you are too tired to get around to it?!! Of course, My laptop chose the perfect time to die!!:( Now I have to use the PC which is all the way upstairs— Flimsy excuses!! So I decided I will bring back my blog to life even if I have to perform CPR ( my kids are fighting so hard that I should be worried they might lose a limb!!It is really really getting late for work and I should be downstairs fixing the kids’ lunch. Yet I decided to spend just a couple minutes to write something so that my blog can live!!). I guess, my couple minutes are up!:( will definitely be writing a more sensible blog sooooon!!!

Duryodhana -Neenga Nallavara Kettavara?!

I am a huge fan of the Mahabharata- what an amazing epic! There is nothing one cannot find the answer to in this beautiful creation. Depicting even Gods as people with emotions, it brings out the various qualities of human nature. There is not just black or white among the characters but a lot of gray.

One of the characters that intrigue me is Duryodhana. Duryodhana is supposed to have stolen the kingdom from Pandavas. That is true but according to the rules of those days, I would think he was the rightful heir as his father was the eldest son of the king. True, Dhritarashtra was blind and he gave up the right to his younger brother Pandu. sometimes I think that it is not Duryodhana’s fault if his father was unfit to rule the kingdom. He was surrounded by people who had their own agenda. Like Shakuni, his uncle whose main goal was to take revenge of Bheeshma who forced his sister Gandhari’s hand in marriage to the blind Dhritarashtra and Dhritarashtra, his father who secretly cursed himself for being born blind and therefore not being in a position to inherit the throne. It is a classic case of the father trying to live his dreams through the son. We tend to forget the good points in him. He was a capable and just ruler. His subjects were happy under his rule. He was a great friend. When everyone including the Pandavas,Bheeshma, Drona and all the other respected people of the kingdom made fun of Karna’s low birth (actually they didn’t know that Kunti was his mother!) and did not let him compete in the archery contest, Duryodhana was the one that came forward to give Karna the status to allow him in participating. It didn’t matter to him what Karna’s caste was! There may be an arguement that he insulted Draupadi. When he visited the Pandavas in their castle built by Maya, the mystical architect, he fell into the water that had the illusion of hard floor and Draupadi laughed at him spitefully in front of of everyone present and he wanted to pay her back for her insult. This makes me think that if she had not laughed at him he would have left her alone.

Another virtue to his credit his trust in his friends and relatives. There is a story in which Karna plays a board game with Duryodhana’s wife in his private chambers and accidentally tugs at her pearl necklace that breaks and the pearls fall down and duryodhana enters at the exact same moment when this happens. While one would think that he would be angry at Karna and his own wife, he merely picks up the pearls and asks her if he could mend it for her. It is amazing the trust he had on both of them in a society which was narrow minded!

Duryodhana may have fought for the wrong cause but he sure had a great personality! It has hard to decide whether he was a good or a bad person!

d’s questionaire

What time did you get up this morning?
4:30 – really!!

Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds

What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Kungfu Panda – I know! I’m way behind!!

What is your favorite TV show?
dancing with the stars,deal or no deal, power lunch, anderson cooper 360,can’t think of anything in Sun TV sorry!!

What do you usually have for breakfast?
honey bunches of oats with cold milk

What is your middle name?
I dont have one..Maybe I should split my 16 letter last name into two!(D, what!! same goes for me!)

What food do you dislike?
anything with karela in it

Favorite sandwich?
Subway-veggie delite

What characteristic do you despise?
hypocracy!

favorite item of clothing?
recently obsessed with scarfs

If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Europe

What color is your bathroom?
creamish with burgundy rugs and towels

Favorite brand name of clothing?
Gloria Vanderbilt

Where would you retire to?
Chennai, of course!

What was your most memorable birthday?
every birthday is memorable!!(sounds corny?!!-but it’s true!)

Favorite sport to watch?
Not big into sports but Super Bowl (mainly for the Ads)

Farthest place you are sending this?
Chennai 600086

What are you wearing today?
Brick red sweater and jeans(hey D, what a coincidence!! but my jeans are black)
What is your favorite candy?
Godiva chocolates

What is your favorite flower?
Rose and jasmine may be

What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?

Earliest one is 27th Nov..(hey D! isn’t it strange we have a lot in common?!)

What are you listening to right now?
sakkarakatti

What was the last thing you ate?
Thenga sevai lemon sevai

Do you wish on stars?
I wish to be one!

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
turquoise blue

How is the weather right now?
brrrrrr!

Last person you spoke to on the phone?
my husband

Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Ofcourse! My little darling!

Favorite restaurant?

Ming,Khasiyat, Saravana Bhavan,Olive garden, Taco Bell

What did you do last night?
tried to alter my daughter’s halloween costume
How many keys on your key ring?

a bunch of them!!

Favorite day of the week?
Friday(another thing in common with D!)

How many cities have you lived in?

 

10

Do you make friends easily?
Ofcourse!

How many people will you be sending this to?

the ones i would have sent to are already taken! May be one more