Learnings from last Sunday
– by Aneesh Ramachandran
Last Sunday was pretty interesting in many ways. The venue was my favourite hangout place in Trivandrum, the lustrous Shangumugham Beach.
It is true that we didn’t do much of a cleaning, but nevertheless it was an opportunity to learn much more…
Presenting my take on the learnings from last Sunday on a lighter note.
1. It took the ‘guy selling flute’ at the beach to make me realize that Cris has not paid me a dime for my cleaning efforts so far. 
.He was shocked to learn that I was picking up his ‘Gutka’ and ‘Pan’ covers in that blazing Sunday afternoon for no charges whatsoever.
Cris please note 
2. It is impossible to clean the clean the beach front in a day as my friend Piyush rightly pointed out. .
It is indeed a reality folks, for every plastic cover we picked up there were hundred more buried under the sand.
3. Never ever say in front of Dr Swapin that our spices, especially pepper are being genetically modified. . I thought that he was gonna kill Bindu for saying that.
Just kidding folks!
BTW Dr Swapin seems like a walking encyclopedia .Every weekend I end up learning more and more from this great guy.
4. If anyone wants to see Dr Bindu on a rage, just tell her that u burnt plastic last day. I think she gets all worked up on the mere thought of burning plastic.
Hey Bindu, Thanks for checking my spectacles from being cleared away as garbage.
5. When Shibu called for ‘Start waste management from your home’, I was moved and all with plans. So this Monday evening I came home from office with a large clay pot, all ready to uphold the principles shibu proclaimed as to convert the waste into compost. To be exact I didn’t get a very big pot but a medium sized one, those readily available at the road side now a days.
And all my mom had to ask was “Enthada Pongala Idaan ithrayum valiyaa kalam venoooo?”
Translation: “Why do you need such big clay pots for Pongala?”
Anyhow I wasn’t completely able to convince my mom to go with the ‘Compost’ idea, but nevertheless she agreed to distribute the bio degradable wastes amongst her plants rather than giving away to the corporation.
In addition, three new sacks have taken their place behind our store room to hold plastic covers, plastic bottles and kalippu things like batteries respectively.
6. I realized last Sunday how grossly uninformed I was in the field of waste management. So the time is ripe to read and learn more.
7. Never agree that there is nothing in a name.
That is a secret folks. right Cris??
And to sum it all up, is a request to all you folks as I found out that there is one more ‘Aneesh’ in TIDY CITY, to gimme some ideas to distinguish one from the other.
Any spark, folks?
Yep, I know it’s a dumb request…
So thank you folks for yet another wonderful weekend for a wonderful cause.
Btw I am still wondering on what we did with those plastic Bisleri bottles after our meeting? Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers movie Fried Green Tomatoes movie full
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Btw I am still wondering on what we did with those plastic Bisleri bottles after our meeting?
Aneesh, they are all safe in my bedroom among some 50 more bottles:)
thamshakalellam nalaltyittundu. keep it up. never take life seriously we can do everything with a lighter heart great going aneesh!
aaahaa tats Srijith ,folks …i think i owe him a long overdue THANKS for returning my ‘Apple syrup ‘ glass back to the owner …. Thanks Pal..
Lol aneesh it was nice one… Specially, the pongaala.
Sure shot …we will have apple juice aka beer as per merle,next time around
great work guys..am amazed by your sincerity to do it inspite of the fact that filth which is mounting in the beach might be discouraging for many..!!