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Dr. Kasturi Nayak

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hi

,i had a fully packed 13 days & back home now  

started on 13th with my friend Shyla Manipal -Mumbai [2hrs wait]--Delhi

My friend Pushpa's daughter & hubby came to pick me up they stay near the IGI airport -realy a village w they hgereave a /run a school till 12th class 0a very Lucrative & good one  Thet r Planning to slowly making it a Degree college

 14th was Sangeet -a fun evening 

15th--  haldi function at the boys house in the morning then the barat at 3 pm 

the groom was taken on a 2 white horse carriage  to the venue 

it was a grand -darat dance 7 exchange of garlands 

the food was like a food mela with all types of food stalls one can think of north & south dishes

I couds not eat even 5 % of the food available!!! 

we were put up in a hotel on 14th & 15th 

on 13th i stayed with my friend

on 16th i came to Meena -shyla's sisters house 

same nighr 9.30 pm  for allahqabad 

vonni came to the station in a prefixed Taxi for 2 days on 17th we nwent to sitamarhi & Lain temple-  shyla liked this the sitamarhi has become very commercialized not the one i saw  the pervious ones But those seeing it for the 1st time would have liked it  at night we went to have dinner at a nice hotel near thre Old Balsons

the next day 18th  we went to the sangam hanuman temple , & new Tirupathy temple & also the fort temple  Then we went to the Alld Musem then vonni took her to her Dept -She was very particular she is very favorite with her students & all seem to have liked her

met mrs Jain & other neighbors 

 the last houses r a hospital & a another hospital & a path lab 

vonni has a toe injury  since last 2 months The Dr says she does not take rest so the wound has not healed due to decreases blood circulation the the legs  the dr was very upset with this 

vonni looks pulled down Has got a haunch at the shoulders -drooping shouldres & looks very old & very unkept -I mean her appearance -not bothered at all  May be old age does this to all also may be due to her foot & tiredness

 I wanted to go & see my old schools But could not do so

came home rested/packed  had dinner & left for the station  at 930 pm & reached Delhi On 19th Morning 

Meena came to pick us up after a bath & breakfast  my friend urmil came to pick me up & came to her house 

she has 2 Grand kids from her son 11yrs & 4 yrs & 2 from her daughter  16yrs & 14yrs  met all of them also went to visit her brother Sushil [who was working in Alld yrs aga & used to visit our house] Had dinner at his house His son did his MBBS from Manipal & used to come to my house very often while he was in Manipal 

met all of them his wife also a Dr & daughter & his son Dr Bhavesh

had a good time with them

Next day cisited her daughters house -lives close to Urmils house  she is married to a tamilian boy 

next day 21st went for some shopping  in the evening 

next day morning at 11am left for Mumbai

reached Mumbai & took a taxi to chandu Bhai's house rached by abt 4pm 

chandu bhai has changed a lot 

he did not allow me to do anything sayin'ATHITHI DEVO BHAVA '

he heasted dinner coked by the cook who leaves at 4pm 

Made tea foe me Washed the cups etc -I was very surprised

Next day Sunday went to Pune By Taxi by 7 m. 30 am   chandu Bhai & sunil also came 

had a break at Lonavala then proceeded  tp S/G place reached by 10.30 -am sat for some time chatting Gopal can walk now without support though he has been asked to take some support while going out Sabakki is full of beans with the very enthusiastic bright & positive thinking/optimism   I likes it & also Herbal life     They have already booked for a 2 bedroom flat  in Arthashree -the old people apt & plan to move when it is ready may be next year  we went to lunch  at a chinese reataurent & had a good Lunch 

came back to the flat & chatted for abt a hour & then had tea & left byabt 4 pm & reached Mumbai at 7 pm 

it was a good but very short visit i wish we had more time 

sunil & chandu too enjoyed this visit 

Nest day Chandu bhai too me & sunil to his CCI [prestigious Criket Club of India ] old Brabourne Stadium for Cricket had a good dinner 

Next day he wanted to take to Wellington club -but I had a upset tummy so did  not go May be too much eating outside next day at ^.30 pm left for the airport by taxi & reached home at 12-pm My dogs gave me such a over whelming welcome   & it was nice to be home 

this ended my whirl wind tour

Sangeeta helped by looking after the dogs well

hope i have not bored u much with my travelogue

take care 

luv

Have A Sunshine Day   Be Happy

Kasturi Nayak

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 A couple of years ago I had to undergo a major Surgery
While on the Table for the operation the anesthetic told me you will sleep now & when you wake up all will be over .I told myself ''will I wake up?'that was the BIG question Though I am a doctor myself & many patients had to bear the knife in my hand Now I realized similar thought's must have gone through their minds too . 
Finally I heard a distance words -sounding like 'she is awake'I was still in the twilight world & my mind was trying to decide 'which world?'then I head the sweetest words 'MUMMY MUMMY' from my daughter . By this awakening I realized that the world/Life is really beautiful & I am one of the lucky ones 
Not until you realize that Life is really beautiful will you really start to live. Better late than never!
Past years full of work duty as a mother wife  doctor  & housewife-many times without any help had made me try to squeeze 48 hrs in to the normal 24 hrs of the day  Not any more 
I have now started celebrating  each year of my birth as a lovely gift & bonus from Above. I now appreciate the simple beauty of  nature ,rain sunshine smell of the earth when the first rain strikes   kids enjoying the puddles during the rainy season My pets giving me immense love trust & companionship my daily walks enjoying the weather nature & early morning walkers like me
Live Life fullest -as it is said that it is not the years in your  life But the LIFE in your years that matter
I would like to share with you one of my personal theory on dreams  good /bad/horrifying dramatic & so on When we wake up thankfully we are in our own beds& very thankful for this and relief many times
My theory is that Our Life is a long DREAM & when we finally wake up it will be in our own home-where /how/when is anybody's guess  I like to ''spin a yarn'' many times imagining how it will be  who will be there etc
Any guesses?? May be we all can spin a yarn for time pass

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Achcharu (Sri Lankan Pickle)

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Saturday, 9 April 2011

Achcharu (Sri Lankan Pickle)

Pickle (Achcharu ) is a very popular dish in Sri Lanka. Specially during the April New year season and during special functions.Pleasecheck my recent recipe for Sri Lankan pickle for another way of making Achcharu using Baby jack fruit (Polos).

Hope you’d love to make that easy pickle too.

Ingredients

Sri Lankan Pickle

20-25 red Onions
15-20 green Chilies (each split into two halves)
2 large Carrots (cut into thin strips)
Raw Papaya or baby jackfruit cut into stripes (optional)
2 cups Vinegar
1 inch piece Ginger root (crushed)
6 cloves Garlic (crushed)
2 tbs black ground Mustard seed
1 tbs black ground Pepper
¼ tbs of Turmeric
Salt to taste



Method

Heat 1 cup vinegar in a clay pot. Add onions and simmer for few minutes.

Drain the onions and set aside in a large mixing bowl.

Add green chilies to hot vinegar and simmer for few minutes.

Drain the chilies and add to the onions.

Repeat same process with carrots & other ingredients and add to the onions and chillie.

Mix all the vegetables well.

To the heated vinegar in the pan, add the remaining 1 cup of vinegar and all other ingredients and boil for few minutes.

Pour the hot vinegar mix over the onions and vegetables and mix well.

Pack into a glass bottle and leave for a day or two to mature.

You might als

- See more at: http://www.foodcnr.com/2011/04/achcharu-sri-lankan-pickle.html?spref=bl#sthash.9nHMYZox.dpuf

RETIRED LIFE

RETIRED LIFE
I would say One is Lucky to have a full life & come to the stage of retirement  & have enough 'beans ' to enjoy ones retired life I am one of the lucky ones
I have had a professional life as a OBGYN -a real active life  I am very grateful to the power above for this
I had a very satisfying profession & would never exchange it for anything else even if  I  had 'SEVEN LIVES' to make another choice. I can say i have given my best to this profession.A very satisfying 50 yrs of active life .along with being  a wife  mother & housewife & now grand mother  with all the responsibilities involved . sometimes I feel like giving a 'pat' on my own back.but then stop short as I feel some where I could have done a better job  in my domestic front! though my kids -now all grown up & parents to their own kids think that if they could be half as good as I have been then they will feel very satisfied -this specially from my younger daughter who have been very vociferous in my short comings as life went by. anyway this i feel is a good reward with all the shortcoming I have felt

Now that I am retired I have all the time to do what I want -just laze around if  i feel like it  for as long as i wish .But mostly I like to keep myself busy with house hold chores gardening .My pet dogs -my most trusted & & loving companions to my single self -nowIi am a widow they are to me & i am to them the world!!
I like stitching  embroidery-loved it as a teenager I like to tinker with this when i feel like  I loved stitching dresses for my daughters & would love to do some for my grand daughters but now i feel times have changed so much that my effort will not meet their & their mothers approval as now so many beautiful things can be bought out of a ready made shops which are in plenty anywhere one goes
Reading is another passion I had -I still do but find my capacity to finish a book has gone down a lot -may be the book does not hold much interest to hang on to it .But still I still do read .The one thing i do e very morning is read the news paper completely fully from page one to the last !
I waych the TV as & when i want to do with following about 2-3 Hindi serials daily do not miss then if there is a current shut down -which is fairly comman on this side of the world!!
the next passion is My Computer this keeps me glued to the PC for hours -or till I get tired of it
  face book & search engine to look for anything under the sky!I am glued to the PC as long as I want to  the world has come to my door step with SKYPE talking to friends relatives  is a joy which earlier in life was never ever done   or dream of! now this is part of the every day life
I am very glad that i have seen this slow changing world & am still here to enjoy it
though i am retired I am comfortably well of financially for my day to day expenditure .I have just enough to be comfortably of doing what i want to do  But yes I do have to ''edit '' my finances to keep me floating
Being a private practitioner I do not get any Pension but mange from the interest of the modest saving of my husband & myself
I am Happy to have lived a full life & enjoy my retirement.
I must thank the power above for all this & will be willingly be here till HE gives me a CALL  to come up!

LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES

10/03/2014
LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES

Yes surprises  good ,bad, ok-sort of easily forgettable, deeply piercing ones very being & shattering beyond words
We all have sometime or other gone through this emotions of surprises.
A sudden death of a near one-usually is a bad surprise -never thought of.We are at a loss as to what to say & do .If we are at a geographical distance & cannot rush to the home of this person What should  we do
Call -may be one will not get a reply as the bereaved persons phone must be continuously engaged or busy The age of sending a telegram is no more Nor it is the email period But does the person concerned has this facility? of a laptop/computer? Many times the answer is NO
what to do next -well keep of calling till you get in . It is always nice to visit personally  to convey your condolence from the bottom of the heart & very sincerely there will be many people around in Happy times But times like these many may come on the first day then the numbers keep dribbling  I believe one should visit more often after the first few days-just ones presence is enough for comfort
Just keeping mum & make the bereaved person talk takes a lot off the persons chest -to feel better.
this is i feel more important for the persons left behind to adjust life without the dear person just lost for ever.
the loneliness takes it own time to fill up but it does .

A birth -a new life coming in to this world is also such a sweet happy feeling whether it is your own  family or friends -this gives a wonderful feeling  Be it we have become aunt Uncle, elder sisters or brothers or grand parents this warm feeling remains & increases as we can watch the new arrival grow up, & specially -growing up seems so fast in No time the helpless baby is turning over ,crawling, sitting up/standing ,walking & finally running around & in no time starts schooling too How time really flies!!!

Birth- when your dog whelps &   pups coming in to this world-Oh i thing there is no sweeter & warm & happy experience Specially when dog treats you nas her special savior & trust you enough to allow you to take care of her pups & handle them & allows nobody else come near them Oh you feel so privileged  as your dog trusts only !! what a nice feeling  & bring a satisfied 'smug' on the face to say 'look here -I AM the chosen & trusted one!! '

when we read about ghastly accidents  cars, trains, busses  & aeroplanes & so many lives being snuffed out  our heart goes out to all those unknown people & their families & wonder how can they bear such a tragic loss Also a prayer goes up for them & also us to keeping us safe

We read about young children losing their lives due to cancer   even if the best treatment is given My heart goes out nto those who cant even afford one Tryinf to make them confortable is the only thing nleft & tryinf to grant the wishes if we can

There are so many small & big things one comes across Happy ones & Sad ones
It is all in the stride of a journey called LIFE

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