The one thing for sure that TAPMI had given me is to forget the festivals....every day is the same here with no great variations...so when there is some festival, it is always the phone from home that remainds that there ought to be some thing special for that day.....the same thing happened today too...Only With my father calling me for wishing Pongal does the thought of Pongal comes...also with TAPMI populated with many other people too, some special festivals do loose their popularity....with Pongal being a typical Tamilian festival (though others celebrate it as Mahar-Shankaraanthi), it doesnt get the special attention that it gets in Tamilnadu......so, here I go wishing you all lucky souls to be in Tamilnadu for Pongal (and others too...)....I really miss that excitement in being in TN for Pongal.....once again a very warm and happy Pongal greetings to everyone.....
Actually one very funy thing happened today...when 1 of my engineering college friend(He is from Andhra) had mailed today wishing Pongal, I mailed him back, Thanking and wishing him Happy Ugaadi.....now this is what I meant by the first sentence.......