Tuesday, June 10, 2014

ತಲೆಹರಟೆ ಪುರಾಣ

ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಎದ್ದ ತಕ್ಷಣ 80 % ಜನರು ಕುಡಿಯುವ ಚಹಾ-ಕಾಪಿಯ ಪುರಾಣ ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ಗೊತ್ತಾ ??
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶ ಪುರಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 19ನೇ ಪುರಾಣವಾದ ತಲೆಹರಟೆ ಪುರಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೇಯಪರ್ವದ 420 ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಹಾದ
ಉಲ್ಲೇಖವಿದೆ. "ನಭಯಂ ಚಾಸ್ತಿ ಜಾಗೃತಃ " ಅಂದರೆ ಚಾ ಕುಡಿದವನಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಭಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅವನು ಸದಾ
ಜಾಗೃತನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ .ಅದರ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ವಿವರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇನೆ


ವನವಾಸ - ರಾವಣ ಸಂಹಾರ - ಪಟ್ಟಾಭಿಷೇಕ ಎಲ್ಲ ಆದ ನಂತರ ರಾಮ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಹೀಗೆ Evening Walk ಗೋಸ್ಕರ
ದಂಡಕಾರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಬೇರಿನ ಆರ್ತನಾದ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಕೇಳಿಸಿತು . ಈಗ ಬೇರುಗಳು
ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳುತ್ತವೆಯೇ ?? ಎಂಬ ಲಾಜಿಕಲ್ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕೇಳಬೇಡಿ . ಸೀತೆಯನ್ನು ರಾವಣ ಅಪಹರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದಾಗ ರಾಮ
"ಓ ತರುಲತೆಗಳೇ ಓ ಪಶುಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳೇ ..... ಕಂಡಿರಾ ನನ್ನ ಸೀತೆಯನ್ನು??? ................. ಎಂದು
ಕೇಳುತ್ತ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನಂತೆ . ಅಂದರೆ ಆ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಇತ್ತು . ಗೊತ್ತಾಯ್ತಾ ?? ಆ
ಆರ್ಥಸ್ವರ ಕೇಳಿದ ರಾಮ ಅದರ ಬಳಿ ಬಂದು ಏನಾಯಿತು ?? ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ಆ ಬೇರು ಹೀಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿತು .


ನೋಡು ರಾಮ ನಿನ್ನ ತಮ್ಮ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಮೂರ್ಛೆ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಬಿದ್ದಾಗ ಹನುಮಂತ ತಂದ ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ನಾನು . ನನ್ನನ್ನು
ಹಿಂಡಿ ರಸ ತೆಗೆದು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣನನ್ನು ಬದುಕಿಸಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮುಗಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಮರದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬಿಸುಟು ಹೋಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ .
ರಾಮರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ನ್ಯಾಯವೇ ?? ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ರಾಮ ಹೇಳಿದ "ಎಲೈ ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿಯೇ ಹೀಗೆ ಮರದ ಕೆಳಗೆ
ಬೀಳುವುದು ನಿನ್ನ ಪೂರ್ವ ಜನ್ಮದ ಕರ್ಮ ಫಲ. ನಾನು ವಿಧಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಬದುಕಿಸಲಾರೆ . ಆದರೆ ನನ್ನ
ತಮ್ಮನ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಉಳಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕಲಿಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಗಲೆಂದು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದು
ಹರಸಿದ . ಅದರ ಅವತಾರವೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಲಿಯುಗದ ಚಹಾ .


ಇನ್ನೂ ಸಂಶಯವೇ ??? ನೋಡಿ ಈಗಲೂ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ..... ರಾತ್ರಿಯಿಡೀ ಮೂರ್ಛೆ ತಪ್ಪಿದವರಂತೆ ನಿದ್ದೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿರುವ ನಾವು
ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಎದ್ದ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಚಹಾ ಕುಡಿದು ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲರಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೇ ?? ಅದರ ಕರ್ಮಫಲ ಇನ್ನೊ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲವೋ ಎಂಬಂತೆ
ಚಹಾ ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಅದರ ಸೊಪ್ಪನ್ನು ಮರದ ಬೇರಿನಡಿ ಬಿಸಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೇ ?? ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿಯನ್ನು
ತಂದವನು ಹನುಮಂತ ಯಾವ ಮೂಲಿಕೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯದಿದ್ದರೂ "ದೂರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ " ಇಡೀ ಪರ್ವತ ಹೊತ್ತು ತಂದ ಹಾಗೆ
ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಚಹಾ ತಂದವರು ಜೇಮ್ ಶೆಡ್ ಜೀ ಟಾಟಾ ಅವರು ಫಾರಸೀ ಆಗಿದ್ದರು. ನೋಡಿದಿರಾ ?? FAR = ದೂರ SEE
= ದೃಷ್ಟಿ . ಹೀಗೆ ಇವರು ಕೂಡ ದೂರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಯಿಂದಲೇ ಚಹಾವನ್ನು ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದರು . ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ರಾಮನು
ಕಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ವರದಾನ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ತಂದ ಚಹಾಕ್ಕೆ "ಕಾನನ ದೇವನ ಚಹಾ " ( Kannan
Devan Tea ) ಅಂದರೆ ಕಾಡಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಬಂದ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಬದುಕಿಸಿದ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಎಂಬರ್ಥದಿಂದ ಈ ಹೆಸರು ಕೊಟ್ಟರು.


ಇದು ಚಹಾದ ಪುರಾಣವಾದರೆ ಕಾಪಿ ಇದಕ್ಕೂ ಹಳೆಯದು . ಸಮುದ್ರಮಥನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುರಾಸುರ ಯಕ್ಷ ಗಂಧರ್ವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ
ಸೇರಿ ಸಮುದ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಥಿಸಿದರು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಪದಾರ್ಥವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡರು. ನಡುವೆ "ಕಾಲಕೂಟ"
ವೆಂಬ ಖತರ್ನಾಕ್ ವಿಷ ಬರಲು ಈಶ್ವರ ಅದನ್ನು bottoms up ಮಾಡಿ ಕುಡಿದ. ನಂತರ ಪೀಯುಷ ( ಅಮೃತ )
ಹುಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡಿತು . ಅಸುರರಿಗೆ ಮೊಹಿನಿಯಿಂದ ಮಂಕುಬೂದಿ ಎರಚಿ ಇನ್ನೇನು ಪೀಯುಷವನ್ನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ
ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವಾಗ "Hello Excuse me Boss " ಎಂಬ ಸ್ವರ ಕೇಳಿಸಿತು ತಿರುಗಿ ನೋಡಿದರೆ
ಮಾನವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಗುಂಪು ಗುಂಪಾಗಿ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಏನಾಯ್ತು ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರೆ ಏನು ?? ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದು
ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮಥಿಸಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದನ್ನೆಲೆ ದೋಚಿ ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೀರಾ ?? ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿ ಬಳಸಿದ್ದರ ಬಾಡಿಗೆ ಯಾರು ಕೊಡ್ತಾರೆ ??
ನಮಗೂ ಅಮೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲು ಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಜಗಳ ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದರು . ಆಗ ದೇವರು ಓಹೋ .... ಅಮೃತ
ಬೇಕಾ ?? ಕಾಲಕೂಟ ಕೂಡ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದಾನೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದು ಅದನ್ನೂ ನೀವು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ವಾದ ಮಾಡಿದರು .
ಮನುಷ್ಯರು ಕಾಲಕೂಟದಿಂದ ಹೆದರಿಕೊಂಡರೂ ಪಾಲು ಸಿಗದೇ ಹೋಗಲು ಬಿಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ಪಟ್ಟು ಹಿಡಿದರು .


ಆಮೇಲೆ ದೇವಗುರು ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ , ದೈತ್ಯಗುರು ಶುಕ್ರಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನವರ ಗುರುಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದ ಗಣಪಯ್ಯ ಮಾಸ್ಟರು
ಕುಳಿತು ಒಂದು ಸಂಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದು " ಕಾಲಕೂಟದಿಂದ " "ಕಾ" ತೆಗೆದು "ಪೀಯೂಷದಿಂದ" "ಪೀ " ತೆಗೆದು "ಕಾಪಿ
" ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾನವರಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರು . ಈ ಸಂಧಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಗಳು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮಾನವರ Favour ನಲ್ಲಿ
ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವರ ಸ್ಮರಣಾರ್ಥ ಅವರ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಮೊದಲ ಮೂರು ಅಕ್ಷರ "BRU" ಎಂದು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಮಕರಣ
ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು . ಇದನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದು ಮನುಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ನಶೆ ಏರಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ಅದನ್ನು "ನಶಾಕಾಪಿ " ಎಂದರು ಅದೇ
ಕಲಿಯುಗದ NESCAFE ಆಯಿತು.ಹೀಗೆ ಸುರ - ಅಸುರರ ಸಹಕಾರದಿಂದ ಕಾಪಿ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಅದನ್ನು
ಕುಡಿಯುವಾಗ ನಾವು "ಸುರ್ರ್ ರ್ರ್ ರ್ರ್ " ಎಂದು ಶಬ್ದ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೆನೆಯುತ್ತೇವೆ


ಉಳಿದ ಪುರಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪೆಪ್ಸಿ ಕೋಲಾ ಗಳ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖ ಇದೆಯೋ ಎಂದು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ . ನಿಮಗೆಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಏನಾದರೂ
ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದರೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿರಿ .
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Lucia - Nee Mayeyolago Lyrics

Lucia - Nee Mayeyolago Lyrics

Music: Poorna ChandraSingers: Udith Haritas, Ananya Bhat.Lyrics: Raghu shashtri



ನೀ ಮಾಯೆಯೊಳಗೋ, ಮಾಯೆ ನಿನ್ನೊಲಗೊ...?
ನೀ ದೇಹದೊಳಗೊ, ದೇಹ ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ... ?

ಮನಸು, ದೇಹಗಳೆರಡು ಸೆಲೆಯುವ... 
ಸುಲಳಿಯಂತಿರುವ ಪ್ರೆಮದೊಳೊಗೋ...  
ನೀ ಕನಸಿನೋಳಗೊ, ಕನಸು ನಿನ್ನೊಳೋಗೊ... ?
ನೀ ಅಮಲಿನೋಳಗೋ, ಅಮಲು ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ...? 
ಅಮಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಂಡ ಕನಸಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಸಿಗುವ... ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಸೋಲಿನೊಳಗೋ?


ನೀ  ತೊರೆದ ಘಳಿಗೆಯಲಿ, ನನ್ನದೆಯ ತುಂಬ ನಿನ್ನ ಗುರುತು...  
ನೆನಪುಗಳ ಮಲಿಗೆಯಲಿ, ಇನ್ನಾರು ಇಲ್ಲ ನಿನ್ನ ಹೊರತು.
ಒಂಟಿ ಮೋಡದ ಕಣ್ಣ-ಹನಿಯ, ದೂರದಿಂದಲೆ ನೋಡು ಗೆಳೆಯ 

ಕಾಣದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಕಾಡುತಿರುವ. ಹೇಳದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಕೇಳುತಿರುವ...  
ಹ್ರದಯದ ತಾಳಕೆ... ಹಾದುತಿರುವ... ಹಾಡುತಿರುವ... 
ನೀ ಯಾರೋ ಯಾರೋ ಯಾರೋ?

ಪ್ರೀತಿಏ ಮಾಯೆ, ನಗುವಾಗಲಿ ನೋವೇ, ಹೇ 
ಏಕಾಂತದ ಛಾಯೆ, ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ಕಾಡಿದೆ... 
ಮೊದಲೇ ರಗಳೆ, ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಪದವೇ,
ಎಂದಿಗೆ ಬರುವೆಯೋ... ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ನನ್ನೆದೆ 
ಹೃದಯದ... ಬಡಿತವೆ ನಿಂತಂತಾಗಿದೆ... 

ನೀನು ಮರೆಯದ ಮರುಗಳಿಗೆ, ಮನಸು ಬಯಸಿದೆ ಸಾನಿಧ್ಯ... 
ಮತ್ತೆ ಸೇರಲು ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೆ, ರಾಜಿಯಗುಥಿದೆ ಅಂತರ್ಯ,

ನಾವಿಕನಿಲ್ಲದ ದೋಣಿ ಇದು, ಒಂಟಿ ಸಾಗುವ ಯಾತನೆಯು... 
ನೆರಳನು ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಆಟವಿದು, ಇನ್ನು ಸಕೆನುವ ಪರ್ಥನೆಯು... 
 

ನೀ ಮಾಯೆಯೊಳಗೋ, ಮಾಯೆ ನಿನ್ನೊಲಗೊ...?
ನೀ ದೇಹದೊಳಗೊ, ದೇಹ ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ... ?

ಮನಸು, ದೇಹಗಳೆರಡು ಸೆಲೆಯುವ... 
ಸುಲಳಿಯಂತಿರುವ ಪ್ರೆಮದೊಳೊಗೋ...  
ನೀ ಕನಸಿನೋಳಗೊ, ಕನಸು ನಿನ್ನೊಳೋಗೊ... ?
ನೀ ಅಮಲಿನೋಳಗೋ, ಅಮಲು ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ...? 
ಅಮಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಂಡ ಕನಸಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಸಿಗುವ... ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಸೋಲಿನೊಳಗೋ?


ನೀ  ತೊರೆದ ಘಳಿಗೆಯಲಿ, ನನ್ನದೆಯ ತುಂಬ ನಿನ್ನ ಗುರುತು...  
ನೆನಪುಗಳ ಮಲಿಗೆಯಲಿ, ಇನ್ನಾರು ಇಲ್ಲ ನಿನ್ನ ಹೊರತು.
ಒಂಟಿ ಮೋಡದ ಕಣ್ಣ-ಹನಿಯ, ದೂರದಿಂದಲೆ ನೋಡು ಗೆಳೆಯ 

ಕಾಣದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಕಾಡುತಿರುವ. ಹೇಳದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಕೇಳುತಿರುವ...  
ಹ್ರದಯದ ತಾಳಕೆ... ಹಾದುತಿರುವ... ಹಾಡುತಿರುವ... 
ನೀ ಯಾರೋ ಯಾರೋ ಯಾರೋ?



Wednesday, November 16, 2011

100 th year of a great man

On Nov 14, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Sridhar Karnam wrote:

It is the 100 th year of a great man, who was a hero to at least 50 people in my family. He loved everyone, everybody loved him. He was physically strong, morally even stronger. He inspired people around him to be ethically strong, creating role models around me, since I was young. He fought every opportunity to be immoral. His retirement, responsibilities, or illness of people around him could not shake his strong will to live happily for a full life of 92 years, well, almost. He is grand my father. Also known as ‘Thatha’.

Always, signing as BA, LLB after his name, he took pride in being a graduate and a Govt. employee. One thing, he taught me was to be a great story teller. He never had shortage of stories. His life was full of events. He was a live version of ‘Chandamama’. He never repeated any stories as he lived his life to fullest. He never had to struggle to be humorous. His wit was known to be intelligent.

He treated everyone with respect. He had same love and respect for his siblings to children to extended family. He never judged people. He gave plenty of chances to people around him. His two eyes were his loving wife and a gifted son, who lived with him forever, or until his last breath.

He means a lot to me as he personally touched my life. He made me ambitious. He made me overcome my inhibitions. He always had confidence in me, and kept telling me that I am as smart as my father to nurture my dreams. As a child, who believed that my father is my superhero, it meant a lot to me. I used to ask him a lot of questions about his times. He loved the fact that I was excited to learn about his life.

Once, he saw me struggle, with my city life in Bangalore from a village life. He saw me trying to study social science keeping two text books side-by-side, one in Kannada and the other in English. I was trying to compare word to word from both books, like a dictionary, to make sense of English. He offered me to help. He did help and he changed my life, for good.

He promised to be my pen friend. He asked me to write a letter to him every week. He offered to review the content, the grammar, the structure, and that he would return back my letter with corrections and feedback. He did respond to every single letter that I wrote to him with his corrections. This happened when I was in high-school. He changed the way I look at the world in 3 years. I learned a great deal of storytelling from this experience. In three years, I was ready to compete with the world, got into one of the best schools, and he proudly announced that I have graduated from his university.

His gratitude was unmatchable. He carried a ton of gratitude to people, who helped even in a small way such as opening the door. Once I accompanied him to the bank and power bill pay center in Bellary in the middle of summer at noon. It was 45 degree Celsius. I was standing in the line in the hot sun, all sweating in the long line of bill paying center. This was before the online bill payment time. He came up to me, and asked me to stand in the shade instead. I was surprised and I asked him why? His reply was that he is used to this kind of torture, and that I was a teenager who is used to better life in the city. I was shocked at the way he respected and treated every individual. He was 88 then.

He was a strong will-powered man. My grandmother had a close call with her life. She missed a beat due to cardiac arrest on a regular doctor visit on the doctor’s check-up table. The doctor announced that his loving wife of 50 years has decided to sleep. He was shattered. He walked to her in disbelief, and silently sat next to her. He watched her in hope that she would wake up. He was cold. He never shed a tear. His will power and love for her was so strong that she could not leave him. She got the beat back, after the doctor had stopped trying, and she went on to live a long life, or up to two years after he passed.

He loved everyone equally. However, he loved one of his sons more. He was a gifted son. He needed and deserved his love more than anyone. His son was physically and mentally gifted. His son became his best friend, and his motive to live long. He was concerned about his son’s caretaking after his life, but little did he know that his moral strengths were passed on to his children who helped and supported him in ways they could afford for a long time. One daughter gave him house, other daughter gave him care, one son gave him physical support, one son gave him moral support, and another son, my father, gave him financial stability & a promise to take care of the gifted son while contributing a third of his salary for 35 years to support them.

He surely left a dent in my universe by creating strong moral values. Happy 100 th birthday grand-pa. We love you.

Sri.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Story about Bath sized HUGEE soap

things u need to know
*bath sized Dial -HUGEE SOAP

Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you, S. Berman

Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily.
I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy, Relief Maid ---

Dear Maid -
I hope you are my regular maid. Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won't need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn't remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday.
Please let me know if I can of further assistance. Your regular maid,
Dotty
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Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you. Elaine Carmen Housekeeper
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Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don't get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That's the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you,
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Elaine Carmen, Housekeeper
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Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman, I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder Assistant Manager
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Dear Mrs. Carmen, Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don't want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here? All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman

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Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them --the 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don't know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don't know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen Housekeeper
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
ust a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess:
On the shelf under medicine cabinet -18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
On the Kleenex dispenser -11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.
On the bedroom dresser -1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet. 1 stack of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.
Inside the medicine cabinet -14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
In the shower soap dish -6 Camay, very moist.
On the northeast corner of tub -1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.
On the northwest corner of tub -6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3.
Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip.
May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman

Thursday, May 26, 2011

missing the meet

It's very difficult to put it in pen how hard it is to miss benki meet for almost one month now...

I can just say that I'm sorry and would let you know reason when the time is right.

Till then, miss you guys

Love,
Sudhi

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

42 Days

I can't believe that in 42 days i'm getting married ;) been saying that "I would get married in 3 months” from past 4 years when someone asks about my “Settling” – so how ready am I for the marriage.... Scary answer – ‘I don’t know’

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Lead, Kindly Light

Lead, Kindly Light
- John Newmann


Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th'encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus,
nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path;
but now lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years!

So long Thy power hath blest me,
sure it still will lead me on.
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent,
till the night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I
Have loved long since, and lost awhile!

Meantime, along the narrow rugged path,
Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Saviour, lead me home in childlike faith,
home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
In the calm light of everlasting life


Fact book:
1) This was translated by BM Sri in Kannada as "Karunalu Baa Belake" love this poem
2) Lead, Kindly Light was sung by a soloist on the RMS Titanic during a hymn-singing gathering led by Rev. Ernest C. Carter, shortly before the ocean liner struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912

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