Anuradha Sridharan

I neither have a credit card nor do I need one at this point of time. Last week, I got a call from a private bank. This is how the conversation went. The lady on the phone : Madam, I’m calling from xxx bank. Me : Is this regarding credit cards? The lady on the phone : Yes, madam Me : No, I’m not interested The lady on the phone : Since you are working for company, we are offering you a free credit card Me : I don’t need it The lady on the phone : It’s absolutely free, for lifetime Me : Still, I don’t need one The lady on the phone : We have already allocated the card for you and we will be dispatching it soon Me : (In an angry tone) Who asked you to allocate it? Did I ever apply for a credit card? Just because I’m from company, you just send a credit card to me? You are not sending the card to me. Why do I have to face the hassles unnecessarily? After a year, you will charge me with some useless charges. Why do you guys cause so much trouble to people? The lady on the phone : No char...

What do you do when your cousins visit Bangalore on their summer vacation? Take them to Mysore, of course! Though I had visited Mysore last October, I didn’t mind going again. We hired a Tavera and started very early, around 7.30 AM (What do you expect on a Saturday morning?). Once we hit the Mysore Road, it was a smooth, no-traffic ride. We stopped at a restaurant Indra Dhanush, around 80 kms from Bangalore for breakfast. It’s a good enough place to have a sumptuous South Indian breakfast. We then visited Ranganatha Swamy temple in Srirangapatna. It’s a beautiful, ancient temple and had lots of visitors as well. The only negative part is the parking charge of 30 rupees which I feel could be reduced. The heritage city Mysore greeted us warmly and our first pitstop was the famous zoo. The kids had a good time, admiring the different species. It was two and half hours of excitement and fun. Our stomachs growled so much that we rushed for lunch to a restaurant Hotel Saptagiri. The food wa...

Is it so complex to write about the word "simple"? I have been thinking of what to write on this topic for the past few days. I got a glimpse of a few ideas but I never tried to spend some time exploring them. Forget it, this is the time! "Simple" means many things to me. A simple, yet delicious tomato rasam (South Indian tomato lentils soup) with a roasted papad and yummy curd rice is one perfect combo with which I can survive for long. After coming back from a long trip or a wedding function, all I need to satisfy my appetite is this kind of simple home made food. A simple song, according to me is one where minimal musical instruments are used. The Tamil song "Pottu Vaiththa Oru vatta nila" from the movie Idhayam is a perfect example. It's a beautiful, soothing melody sung by the genius Yesudas and composed by the melody raja "Illayaraja". There are many such simple, yet lovely songs composed by the maestro worth listening to umpteen number...

Tagged by Skely 1) Whenever I go to a restaurant, I ask for the menu, peruse it for a while and then order Veg Pulav. 2) While walking on the pavement, if the person driving a motorbike on the same pavement honks at me from behind, I shout at him angrily in my mind. 3) I make peculiar sounds while I’m sneezing. 4) I get amazed by watching aeroplanes. Whenever I hear the sound of flights, I look up and observe them with awe. 5) I talk to the moon and the stars. Of course, I have to be in a certain mood for it. 6) When I lend a pen to someone (even to my husband), I ensure I get it back. 7) If I get hurt, the first emotion I express is anger, after which I feel the pain. 8) I can converse better with guys than girls. I tag everyone who is reading this :-)