Writings of Kerala Geek

Unlike my hometown Idikki (or Idukki?), Thrissur (or Trichur?) has a flat terrain. But there is a small hill on the outskirts of Thrissur town which is very popular locally. This place is known as Vilangan hills and gives a panoramic view of the Thrissur city. It is located about 5KM from city centre.

After visiting anathottil at punnathur kotta, we left for Vilangan hills. At the bottom there is a check post and you have to pay an entry fee to the hills. The road from there to top is narrow and rather dangerous at some places. While going up we could see lot of couples coming down in bikes (Yes! it s a popular destination for young and old lovers in Thrissur who look for some privacy).

Towards the top we could see an open theatre on the left side of the road. This is now covered with high grown bushes and is home to crickets and frogs. When we reached at top we could see the Thrissur town in all its glory! There is a playground for children at the edge and it seems well protected from the cliff. In fact when we were there two school buses came there. There is an open room on the top to sit and chat.  There is also a small ice-cream shop below.

Check out the Vilangan hills photos below. If you are interested in a satellite picture, click here.

The whole Vilangan hills is covered with heavy grown bush. That is why there are lot of young couples who come there and disappear into the grass! What happens next is something national population committee or hindustan latex would surely be interested) When we were there we saw a couple being questioned by security (yes - the omnipresent moral police of Kerala). Reason: The girl is in school uniform and the guy looks like he is over 40. hmmm…

In conclusion, Vilangan hills (Vilangan kunnu) is popular with kids and those who wish to produce kids.

We just finished decorating the pulkoodu (crib). It was fun and we ended up putting over 1000 mini bulbs not to mention dozens of balloons. It is a modern pulkoodu made of flower pots!

There are two kinds of mini bulb sets (100 bulbs in a set) -  one which is white and transparent and the other with different colors. The blinking of bulbs is programmable via a push switch. Transparent ones cost me Rs. 60 per set while the colored one is Rs. 50 per set. Bargaining would have probably reduced the price a bit, but hey, who will bargain on a christmas hunt?

Now I got to go for the midnight mass. It is going to be cold out there

Wish you all a very happy Christmas.

What I cherish most about my childhood is my early school days. It was fun time and there was no pressure to perform. I don’t remember carrying a heavy school bag at any time! There was competition between children but it was at a healthy level.

But things have changed drastically over the years. Now the work load at school is unbelievably high. My daughter is too young to go to school, but I do feel sympathy thinking how hard it is going to be for her.

I see only one group to blame for all these nonsense - parents. It is written infinite times, but I can’t help it. Everyone wants their child to be an engineer or doctor because of the social status it gives to the family. But maybe because she is too young, I don’t have any such expectations for my daughter. I want her to do what she wants (but not sure how I will react if she says she wants to be a model!).

What prompted me to write this was the photo I took last week. I was going to office and at a signal (Pattoor junction) I noticed an auto rickshaw on my left side. I felt really sad for the child sitting behind (look closely - there are 3 children one on top of other!).