lyrics, lores and lullabies

                    This is for those of you who loves, lores and lyrics, and who can lose yourself in those lovely lines, lyrics of songs, sonnets,ballads and bards. Lyrics have always moved me, as a romantic at first, with the Beegees singing.."Words..everlasting words"..or the husky voice of Baccara with "Don't play me a symphony..I'd rather hear a song..hum an old time melody..so I can hum along"

your mothertongue and your food..

 Bangalore is a stone's throw away from malabar, and almost everybody is in and out of Bangalore. Malayalam echoes everywhere. Malayalam eateries abound and Malayalam magazines flourish. English has been the language which comes from my heart and if I have to make my point felt..it has to be in English. But I see language in a different light now, how it s related to food, the food you grew up with..the food your  grandmother gave you, the food you find in your pathways and streets back home.

Fried plantains and Pazham pori are one and the same...but are poles apart...  It has to echo as Pazham pori to be  comfort food..These past few weeks at Malabar Bay paved the way for many basic revelations...Our friend Dinesh is married to a Telugu and his children speak Telugu and I found Dinesh cajoling  his son, "malayalathil parayedaa" (speak in Malayalam) to no avail. Malayali waiters are a rarity, so the Nepali boys create havoc, to the chagrin of our Malayali customers. Chemmeen undo..Reply" No," they order chicken and they overhear an order for prawn roast being placed from the very next table!. I had to answer the call for a delivery order.. I snatched the receiver from the Indonesian girl who spoke with utmost indifference about squid masala and meen mulakittathu. I snatched the phone to the customer's delight.." Oh.. Malayaliyalle? Ningaloru malayaliyine aaakaappaa. Ithu shariyaooolaa." It has to be chemmeen roast, kozhi varutharachathu and meen mulakittathu..it tugs at your heartstrings.. a revelation of how soothing your mothertongue can be..

                          

That's it for foood, but music too plays a part.. a large part. My son Sarang..a new gen kid.. does not heed my pleas to play good ole Malayalam songs. and finally , he had it. when he played Malayalam songs, guests started appreciating and once a guest requested, "Malayalam paattu vekkappaa".. Kannur slang!. Kerala chuva yulla airy open space..,  thani naadan food, topped with malyalam pattu... Malabar Bay is getting there.. for the Bangalore Malayali.

Here are some pictures from  .. 

Sunitha and Sariyu.

  Inauguration by Transport Minister Sri Ramalinga Reddy

 Remola aunty, Romi ad Shine

Elegant ladies indeed !

Family at Malabar Bay