Ambika Puram "Comprere" Feast

Fourty Years ago Govt acquired the land near Vembanat lake at Cochin to built the Shipyard there. Along with the land went the Varavukattu Church and the 220 families were relocated. Most of these families moved further away though the church was rebuilt as Ambikapuram Church next to the railyway line near the Ernakulam Railway Station.

The feast day on September 20 every year is actually the re-union day for all those 220 families. All the living from these families come for Mother's blessing on these two days.

It was indeed a special feeling to worship at the same place where our elders have kneed and bowed for years when they were alive.

Onam

Memories of a time, when love was in everyones heart and it showed in their deeds and words and glowed on their face, in their smile..

Everything was there for everyone..

A toast to those days and the Great King,

Be Happy Onam My friends.

The morning tea

St. Raphel's is across the river from where I stay. To cross the bridge we have to take the busy NH47 which pass by our small town. Few years ago, we used to enjoy this 20 minute walk. But that was before NH47 became so crowded. These days, we have to be really really careful not to become another martyr on our still building national infrastructure.

There is a one room cafe just outside St. Raphel's. Its run by an old man, I guess probably for more than thirty years now. I like his early morning tea and the fry snack he serve there. Cant help being disappointed on the days he choose not to open the cafe. Probably he is getting older and do not have much motivation, after all he lead a single life all these years. No children, no family. Off days are sadly becoming more frequent these days.

:)

ME

For a few days life,
How beautifully and nobly you are clothed,
How happy you look, you pinch me,
With the way you think.

Here I am, worried and in pain,
about the bread and home,
the clothes I would wear,
What others think of me..

You pinch me, pinch me right,
Make me learn, to live is..
to be happy the way we are..

Misery

4Autumn is over, yet the fool does no work; come the harvest, he searches and finds nothing.

Proverb 20:4


My situation and its helplessness stressed me out today. My faith is strong, but am not trying to break out of this shell of miserableness. My own fallen mind and its thoughts are burning the peace of my loved ones in the family. Something has to be done.

Spent a lot of time with Mary at Vallarpadam.

Lost

After I went down under the recession roll in Dubai, am still lost and without work. Awful I should say. The only consolation is the Vallarpadam church where I spent a lot of time these days. Do not have any where else to go.

http://www.vallarpadathamma.org/

Monsoon Fishing

The good news is the folks down the Kochi shore are happy. In the last few days they had some "awesome catch" which have helped them to face the rest of the monsoon without fear of loosing bread no matter how rough the sea gets.....:)