#QuarantineTales: That Work Call - WFH

PC

I was on a scheduled work call.
The meeting was getting heated up.
I made a point, which I felt was the need of the hour.
There were no acknowledgement.
There were no appreciation.
There wasn't even a mention.
I was a bit dejected.
After a while, another colleague made the same point
Everyone, thanked him for bringing it up.
I felt hurt this time.
But, remained quiet. Its a work call right?

I made another important point which I was preparing on for a while.
This fell into deaf ears too.
I felt, no one cared of my point of view.
I wanted to, log out right away.
But, I couldn't because, Its a work call right?

The call was about to end, everyone was saying Goodbye's
That's when I realized, that I have been on "Mute" all this while.

I smiled at myself sheepishly.
I said, an "oops"
And promised myself, not to overthink and never to doubt my abilities.

#QuarantineTales: Thank you Corona!

PC

Its lock-down and we are at home
I learnt that health is more precious that luxury
I learnt to appreciate tiny things that don't cost money
I learnt to appreciate the nature,
I love the blues of the sky, the greens of the trees
I started to notice the trail of ants on the wall
I smiled at the tiny plant growing on my gate
I cried at the sound of ambulance far away
I prayed for safety of my loved ones and the world
I wished to go back to work
I realized how much I love my office

Thank you Corona, in a way I am humbled by you

Curd Rice

I think, curd rice is one of the best things created in the south of India. Its tasty, healthy, and so versatile. Curd rice has many memories attached to it too.

PC

Like, when we were kids, during summers we used to go to our grandparents place, during lunch grandpa used make a circle around grandpa. He would give us each ball of curd rice, and we would make a well in it, and grandpa would pour vetta kozambu (a south Indian dish with tamarind). We would fight for the last piece because that is the creamiest and the yummiest part.

Its also one of the easiest to make too.

My favorite is curd rice, with mustard-chili tadka and grated cucumber and pomegranate seeds in them.
I mean imagine, rice and curd mashed with each other in a buttery consistency, with cut  green mango pickle or nellikai oorkai , kadugu maanga

Curd rice can had with any veggie, any kootan, molakootal just about anything.
It can be had with, chips, papad
It can be had with mor molaga, the nice crisp fried chili.

Its almost a must have at the end of any meal. Like, even if I have a meal in a super fancy restaurant, I need my cup of curd in the end.
I can just go on about curd rice.

Oh man, I am salivating just thinking about curd rice.
Curd rice is heaven on our plates.

Life after Corona

I wonder if life will ever be the same after this lockdown.
In the back of my mind, I will always have the fear if someone coughs or sneezes beside me
I might wash my hands 10 times more than before.
I might dread any kind of fever hoping its not Corona.
There might be a lot of behavioral and emotional changes in people
Life will certainly not be the same anymore