RANDOM THOUGHTS

         SCARBOROUGH BALAJI TEMPLE  Being a Permanent Resident of Canada and Residing in Toronto where there are many HINDU TEMPLES ; I get a chance to visit these Temples quite often during my annual visits during  the last 10 years ,  The latest one was on Last Saturday ,  The BALAJI Temple at Scarborough is one such Temple , The arrangements and cleanliness of the place  simply amazes me , one gets a special vibe while offering your Prayers here , Balaji on the raised Pedestal is visible even from quite a distance , 

      REGINA TO TORONTO VIA WINNIPEG !! Over the years , with my Daughter and Son stationed at Regina and Toronto in Canada , I have made a number of Trips by Air both ways from and to this place . The travel between these two places which is almost 2700 kms has a travel time of close to 3 Hours .  More often than not , the total  6  Hour  Time required from start to finish  is more of a joke and it usually takes almost double the time .Weather conditions , Snowing , Mechanical Repairs and surprisingly WANT OF PILOTS have all been the reasons for a delay during my previous visits . Our trip from Regina to Toronto was different this time . AIR CANADA FLIGHT AC 1114 SURPRISINGLY started on Schedule at 2.50 pm . Taxiing from the Bay to the start of the Runway was smooth . The scheduled arrival was at 7.50 PM Toronto Time which has a time difference of 2 Hours plus with the Regina time . As the Aircraft began to Revv up to full throttle and gather spe...

                           RUBIK MAGIC  Freezing Temperatures in the Minus Forty Degrees range makes staying enclosed in the Warmth of your homes almost mandatory . This is more so if you are past your prime and into your SEVENTIES  . This is when I came across a RUBIK CUBE left untouched by my Grandkids over a length of time . I have never been a great fan of solving the Cube in the past during my more active years . One reason for the same was that try as hard as I might , I could never get past assembling the White in a haphazard collection at the top row  .  S Seeing the successful ones making the moves at a frenzied pace and my own ability at matching the pace was another reason . The Cube in hand at present was no different . I decided to take Speed  out of the equation and after a lot of struggle could get the top face correct with all the corresponding Colours below  at their righ...

 ऐक गांव में ऐक पोता , रवि अपनी दादी के साथ रहा करता था ।दादी अपनी पांव पर चोट लगने के कारण काफी परेशान थी । रवि के कई कोशिशों के बावजूद इसका कोई हल नहीं निकल पाया x। ऐक दिन रवि के दोस्त प्रवीण ने दादी के दर्द को दूर करने की ऐक आसान सा तरीका बताया । उसने सुझाव दी कि हर रोज सुबह समुद्र के पानी से घाव धोने पर इसका इलाज मिल जायेगा और पीड़ा जल्द दूर हो जाएगी      इससे अच्छा और कोई दूसरा रास्ता ना होने के कारण रवि ने इस सुझाव को मान लिया ।  रही बात समुद्र के पानी की , ये आम आदमी की संपत्ति होने के कारण उसने गांव के मुखिये को ऐक चिठ्ठी लिखी और समुद्र के पानी को इस्तेमाल करने की उनसे राज़ी मांगी । मुखिया जी परेशान हो गये, ये क्या आपत्ति आ गई है, इसके पहले उसके पास इस तरह किसी ने भी मांग नही रखी थी । उसने फैसला लिया , मुझे इसे तहसीलदार के पास भेज देना ही ठीक या उचित होगा । तहसीलदार बहुत देर सोचने के बाद  , मुझे क्या लेना , विपक्ष वाले मुझसे लड़ पड़ेंगे , बेहतर इसी में होगा अगर मैं इसे जिला अध्यक्ष के पास भेज दूं ।  बात पहुंची जिला अध्यक्ष के पास , उसने सोचा , ...

  A WISE man ( not yours truly ) had once reportedly said that the JOY that  Old and Long Lost  Friends get on meeting each other is almost equal to the JOY that earnest Young  Lovers get on meeting each other during their courtship Days . YOURS TRULY, AND DEFINITELY NOT SO  WISE ,   does not unfortunately have the  experience of the sort of courtship mentioned above , but has  ample experience during these long years as a contended and  happy married man . It is the joy of meeting old friends , some after almost a few decades that comes to mind which  bring in the same emotions mentioned by the WISE man above . ONE SUCH OCCASION WAS THE WEDDING OF A FRIEND ' S DAUGHTER . The fact that the wedding took place in PAPANASAM ,   an area where  many happy years were spent , working together as we were  in a Company of Repute . This helped in no small measure to bring the joy back  Apart from the closeness it brou...

                   ME 74 AND UNDOUBTEDLY.                                             A SENIOR CITIZEN                                    Two very contrasting and totally unrelated events of the recent past hold a very special sway  with me . Among other things I realize that the advent of the new year makes me older by a Year  Being quite healthy with the Almighty s Blessings is a sure boon . More often than not with advancing age ,  one often reaches a Milestone from time to time but Health Issues do become a Millstone not only around your own neck but around the neck of your very near and dear ones . Though retired , I am generally an active person who is always on the look out to dabble with anything new and interesti...