RANDOM THOUGHTS

        Raghavendra Swami Temple The New Raghavendra Swami Temple which had its Kumbhabhishekam last Month is drawing a lot of Devotees ;  For those not in the know-how this Temple is situated near the intersection of the still under construction Ambai Bypass road on the Ambai to Ambur Road proceeding to Tenkasi . Today's Mandala Pooja was conducted on our behalf by Ramkumar with all due devotion and diligence. We were fortunate to have the MelSanti of Ariyankaavu Ayyappa Swami Temple among us to grace the occasion.  Please do visit the Temple when you are around in these parts and seek his Blessings.

  NEW SCHOOL ADMISSION CANADA 2025  The Last but One Day of my stay in Toronto , Canada in 2025 was special for two reasons .  ONE : In the Morning :  My Granddaughter was getting admitted in a School at Ajax in Canada in the Kindergarten Class . Officially the session was to  start only in the Month of September . Parents and Grandparents were taken for a look around of  the School and the Facilities provided .  The facilities provided were simply amazing . Display of what was to be sent and what not to be sent in the School Bag especially with special care for the eatables was really helpful to the first time Parents sending their wards to school.  The Photo Shoot of the kids entering the School for the first time and keeping it as a treasured memento for later years was well thought out .  TWO : Late Afternoon :  SENIOR SCHOOL SCIENCE EXHIBITION  Science Exhibition by Students of High School who had created hand crafted miniature...

             Toronto to Trivandrum Travel  Air Travel has its own Fascination and Intrigues . Your age profile defines that to a large extent . We had booked our Tickets for our Return journey to India from Canada some 7 Months back by the Emirates Airlines . The First leg of the journey was from Toronto to Dubai by EK242 . This is by the Wide Body AIRBUS A380-800 Aircraft in 2 Decks with a Capacity of 525 Passengers for a flight duration of close to 13 Hours . Our flight schedule was at 2.30 PM on the 10 th of May . The Pehalgam Incident and the Subsequent skirmishes in the Border with a Full War likely to break out at any time had us at our very edge. News had already started circulating about the cancellation of many flights to and from India . The News on 7th May with the official Launch  of OPERATION SINDOOR made us even more nervous . Fortunately for us nothing of that sort happened as our Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram Flight EK 522 flew ...

           LEAD YOUR LIFE YOUR WAY  You are Driving your vehicle on the National Highway . Though a bit overcast , there is a pleasant breeze and you are enjoying the music on the Car's music System while cruising at 70 kmph . A few minutes into the Drive you hear a Car honking from behind . You view the rear view mirror and see a Posh Upend Market Car with a smart Young Man behind the wheel . The repeated honking only makes it clear about his intention to overtake you . This gets you on your nerves . You are not comfortable with this thought and increase your speed to 80 kmph , In no time he is also almost in line with you . You are not to be outsmarted , you step on the accelerator and touch the 100 kmph mark . The youngster seems to be in extreme hurry and swishes past you with a wry smile on his face and a wave of his hand indicating something . There is now a steady drizzle and the road is all slushy and slippery . You try to touch the 120 kmph ma...

            YAARL CAKES - TORONTO  YAARL CAKES IN SCARBOROUGH, IS A MUST VISIT PLACE WHEN ON A VISIT TO TORONTO.  IT IS SITUATED  NEXT TO THE FAMOUS  SHUNMUGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE . IF YOU HAVE  KIDS AROUND WITH YOU OR EVEN OTHERWISE  IT IS ALMOST MANDATORY TO VISIT BOTH THESE  PLACES DURING ANY VISIT BY A FAMILY IN AND AROUND  THIS LOCALE . THERE  ARE A  VARIETY OF CAKES EARMARKED  FOR DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS WHICH COME  IN ALL CONCEIVABLE SIZE , SHAPE  FLAVOUR AND TASTE . THE ESTABLISHMENT IS OWNED BY THE ONES FROM SRI LANKA  WHO ARE NOW SETTLED HERE IN CANADA AND WHO INITIALLY CAME  HERE AS  REFUGEES  DURING AND AFTER THE ETHNIC WAR  IN THEIR WAR TORN COUNTRY . TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THEY BELONGED AND HAD  THEIR ROOTS IN YAZHPANAM OR JAFFNA IN SRI LANKA .  IT MIGHT INTEREST SOME TO KNOW THAT MY OWN LONG DECEASED MOTHER IN LAW HAILED FROM THIS PLACE . THIS LED ME INT...

              ANJANEYA VADA MALAI  THE VADAMALAI SAATTAL FOR SHRI ANJANEYAR WAS HELD WITH ALL DUE REVERENCE AT THE TEMPLE IN SCARBOROUGH , TORONTO .  IT WAS EQUAL IF NOT BETTER THAN A SIMILAR FUNCTION BACK HOME . RAM LAKSHMANA JANAKI  JAI BOLO HANUMAN KI