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Akka’s Sixty

Monday, September 15th, 2014

Akka’s Sixty

Monday, September 15, 2014

East Tambaram, Chennai

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Members of my family and my cousin’s family all landed in my akka’s house around 11 AM today in E Tambaram to wish her on she crossing a milestone. Neither my akka nor athan had any clues that people are coming to their home to wish her well. Akka was completely unprepared since her own child didn’t tell her they were all coming to visit her even the child was part of the event planning.

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One cousin had just returned from the US that morning, three other cousins had completed a function in their hometown of Vedaraniam and traveled overnight. All my siblings traveled the previous day and wished well from Chengal Pattu. But my sister didn’t realize they are NOT in their homes but were wishing her only miles from her house.

Then on the morning they landed and cut the cake took the blessing from the elders. Then they all went to lunch. My sisters stayed back and traveled the next day to their homes.

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A different view in the afternoon and the evening

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

Two views on same day

Saturday, September 13, 2014

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VtS and I went to eat at our regular Chinese restaurant this afternoon. During and soon after the lunch my views on several subjects changed. It was a very interesting lunch, to say the least. But I think it had nothing to do with the restaurant or the food. It was something more organic.

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VtS at HSA Table

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

VtS at HSA Table

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Oglesby Union, Tallahassee, FL 32306

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Today VtS helped out little bit by working with HSA organizers in maintaining and taking-down the table at the central square. Hopefully, if his schedule permits he will do it again in the next weeks.

HSA is a new Registered Student Organization at FSU. I have been asked to be the Faculty Advisor and I have accepted the position. I hope to learn from this experience and contribute as much as I can to fulfill the mission of the organization.

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Vote in Florida Primary Election

Saturday, August 16th, 2014

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Vote in Florida Primary Election

Eastside Branch Library Early Voting Location

Saturday, Aug 16, 2014, 12:30 PM

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Today we went to the Eastside Branch Library of the Leon County Public Library system and cast our ballots for the 2014 Florida/Federal Primary election.

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Fizz Boom Read Science Volunteering

Saturday, July 26th, 2014

Fizz Boom Read Science Volunteering

Leon County Public Library Eastside Branch Library

Saturday, July 26, 2014, 12:45 – 2;45 PM

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As part of the Summer Reading program of the Leon County Public Library, we were volunteers helping the library staff conduct some science experiments that were fun while encouraging the kids to read.

We were both at the booth where we did a fake volcano using baking soda, vinegar, and detergent. Bhanu helped make the volcano and bought all the needed materials.

We were set-up the Meeting Room North side wall. VtS and I helped with the demonstrations. I had to run after about 1 hour of help. VtS did stay the whole time.

It was great helping the library staff and its partrons.

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Wallpaper Removal

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Wallpaper Removal, Clean Wall, Paint the Wall

July 2, 2014 and July 3, 2014

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One of the rooms with wallpaper still in place. It has been more than a decade since the wallpaper was hung. It has started to peel-off.

After more than adjusting with the wallpaper in our kitchen and bathrooms we decided to remove them and replace with the painted walls.

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Wallpaper has been removed exposing the sheet rock. Allowed to dry for a day.

 

The work began this morning and will continue tomorrow and probably the day after. We have hired a trusted company to do the work. We have worked with this company before.

I will post the updates of before and after wallpaper in few days.

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The dried sheet rock has been painted with Behr Premium Plus Interior Satin Enamel paint. Morning Breeze color

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YSP IRP Starts

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

YSP IRP Starts

Tuesday June, 10, 2014

Today we started the 2014 YSP IRP. Two people joined the lab to do their IRP for the summer term. We will explore the role of water in the lysozyme crystals.

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ACT Chain of Park Event

Sunday, April 20th, 2014

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ACT Chain of Park Event

Saturday and Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2014, 10:00 AM to 5: 00 PM

Lewis Park, Downtown Tallahassee, FL

 

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Both on Saturday and Sunday members of the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee entertained the children and adults at the Children’sFestival for the Chain of Parks Event organized by Le Moyne. Chain of the Parks is the premier art event in Tallahassee and 2014 was the fourteenth such event.

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On Saturday morning, ACT members did free henna hand painting for the children and adults. On Saturday afternoon, themembers did origami paper folding art for the people attending the festival.

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On Sunday morning, ACT members wrote names of people in traditional Chinese using calligraphy brushes.

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International Bazaar

Saturday, April 5th, 2014

International Bazaar

Saturday, Apr 5, 2014

FSU Ballrooms

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Today on behalf of Asian Coalition of Tallahassee (ACT) and India Association of Tallahassee (IATLH) we put two information tables at the 19th International Bazaar organized by the FSU’s Center for Global Engagement.

Myself and volunteer arrived at 1:15 PM and set up ACT table and reserved IATLH table. Soon IATLH volunteer arrived. We met with lots of people and handed out the Experience Asia Festival information prepared by the CGE.

Then by 3 PM VtS joined us and helped us until we closed the booth at about 5:15 PM. We also saw lots of cultural programs and ate some international food.

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Travel to Atlanta Hindu Temple

Friday, March 14th, 2014

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Travel to Atlanta Hindu Temple

Friday, March 14, 2014

Today VtS and I traveled to Atlanta, GA and visited the Atlanta Hindu Temples of Shri Balaji and Lord Shiva. We left town in the morning around 9:35 AM and took our regular route of US 319 and then we took I 75.

We stopped at Tifton around noon and had lunch at a fast food restaurant. We then drove in I 75 N toward Atlanta, GA. We arrived at Hindu Temple of Atlanta sometime around 3 PM. Since it was Friday afternoon there were only few devotees. We went inside both the Balaji temple and the Shive temple. The priest gave special pooja and we offered our donations and went around the sanctum sanctorum and took some prasad.

We spent about an hour and left to our place for stay.

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