When you Guffaw?

"Guffaw" is a word which, I like a most. Even I enjoy feeling it often.

Online dictionary reads the meaning like “A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter”, “To laugh heartily”. Word Thesaurus says it means Laugh, Chuckle, and Chortle & Roll with Laughter. Yes! I mean the last meaning, “Roll with Laughter”. I done it most of the time in life, mostly when I’m in my schooling, with my friends, while in Ivesia, with my sister kids and looking at some joke scenes on movies. Especially television shows like Mr.Bean, GAGS & especially our Goundamani & Senthil comedies. Really those are the moments, we lived to our self. We give up our self to those situations by feeling off from worries. Soon if we revive it, once in our lifetime, sure we will at least smile. Isn’t it?

My experience on Guffaw will happen often, as I’m a biggest consumer of laughter. My posture seems to be bit serious, but I laugh things at very soon. School days are really fun-filled for everyone. For me too, where I had a gang of people around me make situational comedies and keep me smile. But mostly about silly things and stupid chat on goings. Normal laughter is different from Guffaw. It’s something which makes you to fall down from your seating and trembles you like anything, which results in stomach pain. Even some people, used to fall on others, and beat even others. It’s a great refresher too, which makes people getting a great energy. If you have someone to make you guffaw, you should not miss them in your life-time.

Many instances, right from my school days, like play-time memories, lunch break comedies, annual day celebs, cultural shows etc., My first work place at Shrimsoft, we used to have a single window physical reporting to our Manager on each day tasks, which normally end with lots of shunts and advises. Imitations on that make a great show between our friends. And another interesting place is Ivesia, where just people always laugh and live. I got stomach pain many times while at pantries with people like San, Mujib & SJ[Shankar Jothi]. I still remember the get-together at Queensland, on the way while returning in the bus travel, almost all the people did a great dance show, especially our Manager of Operations and Human Resources. Ramki is making people dance and Chan cheated us. Time with subbu & prince made me lose my control and made me laugh. Also Keerthi’s cabin dance is a rare guffaw package. And recently even in Satyam, with people like Saravanan, Chandra & Raj, an instance, while Chandra coded a interface on browser, where the option lost its visibility after a long a running script. His expression, for that, like he solved a great problem, just made a great guffaw around.

On my personal front, occasions where all our relatives meet and make fun are really memorable. Recently on my cousin’s marriage, with fun-packed events, teasers on the bride and groom, photography session, pantry hall play between my mom and my cousin. Uhhh! I just can’t forget those memories. Also the time with my sister kid’s when our Bala kutty used to imitate like frog, lizard, parrot, etc., and has a round about, and he kicks or pinches someone if we point them. He’s just 1.5 yrs and his special about a kiss is, he will pronounce “Ummmmma” loudly, when he’s asked to kiss someone, rather putting weight on the kiss :D. Crazy!!!

Many memories, but I wrote a few, now ask this question to yourself and think of the situation for few moments? When you guffaw?

His Six Abodes around Chennai

This post is an interesting travelogue of my favorite deity Lord Muruga. He’s considered to be the god of this century[கலியுக கண் கண்ட கடவுள்]. He’s the god of Tamils and he’s powerful god for the one who believes him. There were six primary abodes in TamilNadu, that is Tirupparunkunram,Tiruchendur,Palani,Swamimalai,Tiruttani and Palamuthircholai.

But here I wanted to publish, the six prominent temples of this lord in and around Chennai, which is readily accessible to anyone stays in Chennai. I and my Mom are mad of this powerful God. He's known for his wisdom, beauty, vision etc., He's complete! What to say then!!!

I've added some travels tips mostly from my locality[Excuse for others], as I 've traveled almost all these abodes with my mom in weekends.

Vadapalani :- Its a very famous murugan temple in Chennai, and almost all people in Chennai, might 've gone once. He's the first and favorite god of mine in trouble. He's very powerful and there is a good magnetism with him. Its an ancient temple, which is been constructed 125 years ago and its now renovated and maintained very neat.

Deity Name: Swami Dhandayudhapani
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all MTC 70 series targets Vadapalani

Kundrathur:- Its another famous Murugan temple, near Pallavaram. Its also an ancient temple, which is built by King Kulothunga Chola-II. Here the specialty is the lord faces the North direction, where normally the statue faces Eastern direction.

Deity Name: Swami Subramaniar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all buses to Poonamallee[MTC No.66] and Porur, goes via Kundrathur

Vallakottai :- Its also an ancient shrine of Lord Muruga, but very small village near Tambaram, which is away from Chennai. Interesting stories running about, how this temple has been formed. Another speciality is this temple's statue of Muruga, is the largest in height[5.7 feet] in India.

Deity Name: Swami Subramaniar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, there is no direct buses, but from Tambaram, all Sriperumbudur buses[MTC No.566,55] goes via Vallakottai.


Thiruporur:- Its also an very ancient and important temple of Lord Muruga, as its historically connected with other abodes like Thiruchendur and Thiruparamgundram. Its the place Lord Muruga leaded an war against the evils. Its situated near Mahabalipuram.

Deity Name: Swami Kandswamy
How to Get there: From Chrompet, we need to go to Sholinganallur and catch buses to Thiruporur[MTC No.568] or we can go to guindy and have buses to Kelambakkam[570] which goes via this temple

Thiruthani:- Even its an one among the main six abodes, its very near to Chennai and a accessible one. I'm yet to go to this temple and soon it will happen. Even its a powerful shrine as it's one of the prominent abodes of Lord Muruga.

Deity Name: Swami Thanikesan or Thanikaivel
How to Get there: From Chrompet, we need to have a transit journey to Koyambedu and need to take a bus to Thiruthani. All buses to Thirupathi are reachable

Kumaran Kundram:- Its a very small temple of Lord Muruga, which is situated in a hill. In evenings we can have a serene view of Chrompet and places around. Its a wonderful place to chill out too. Right choice to make a visit is at the evenings, when day breaks at the hill top with a nice breeze.

Deity Name: Swami Swaminathar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all buses to Hasthinapuram[MTC No.52 series] goes by this way to Temple

A Gap and a Reason

It’s hardly going to be 20 days, full of stress and full of tight mood. Everyday I thought of expelling my pressure on blogs, but just left signed off. It’s a time to look back. All my days filled with lots of worries and questions of life. It might be because of the professional problems I face with my present company. Even If I didn’t face any single direct problem till now, there’s always an unsaid fear and ethnic confusion around my mind. Many incidents and news made me shake and got me down to depression. But on the other hand, there were many rejuvenator’s like good books, plays with my sister kid, Ilayaraja’s music, Anandha vikatan, video chat with San, pilgrimage with my mom. Hmm! It’s the way to go. I know each person face these sorts in most of their life. But at the very last and final situation, I surrender god all the evils around me. It’s an ultimate energy and guide. Often I used to check out this post, which makes me feel good.

http://navkrishg.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html

These days taught me many lessons in my life, identified the real colors of people whom I believed a lot, and got me close the true people. I’m always selective and cautious in making people around me, but even at times, I need to learn some lessons from them. Thanks for them. At the same time, these hurdles identified important persons around me. Now thanks for time.

I did some measures to get rid of these stresses.
- I‘ve deleted the orkut account, where I spent my time stupidly [Just thought to show my stress over something, and no other specific reason :) ]
- Added a new hobby. Computer Chess… [Amazing game to make our brain active]
- Joined as a volunteer in Sri Ramakrishna Math, where I started doing some publishing work for their research on “Vivekanandar Illam” [The core thought on this is by reading a article by “Sri Kanchi Periyavar” on Service to human, and that’s on different post]

On professional front, it’s the instability of my company’s situation. A profession of a man is directly in touch with his daily activities and happiness. If it’s without problem, he’s good to all. If that had problem, everything is problem. Even there’s no big issue till, but the fear to feel which makes the pressure high. As I’m on work-bench expecting for work, I view this situation like how, John Milton explains his situation in “On his Blindness” sonnet. He says

'When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide,
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.'

So I take it this way, “They also serve, who only stand and wait”. I will wait for my days to come :)