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                                         கணவர், குழந்தைகளுடன் , தமிழில் dub செய்யப்பட்ட (Jumanji 2) Zathura என்ற space adventure சினிமா பார்த்தேன்.அதில் two boys - brothers and a girl- (elder sister) would get caught in the space along with their house, that is while being inside the house. How it would have had happened is, the boys would find a magic board game and start playing. The first move itself would take the house to space and there had been a meteor shower .Each move has a danger like this, except one or two moves. The fearful fact of this imaginary game is, you have to play and win and the house will become normal in the same place in earth again. But, losing will pull you into Zathura which is a black hole !                     இதில் கடைசியில் ஜெயித்து வீடு பழையபடி ஆகி விடும். அதாவது பூமிக்குத் திரும்பி வந்து பழையபடி...

 Once upon a time in Pollachi.    There was a private English tutor during our school days named ' Kulla gowder' who used to tell many attractive phrases ,one among those being, ' long long ago, so long ago... ...'.  The childhood days that were spent at Pollachi now feel as ' long long ago, so long ago... '. The period was in 1970s and 80s. About 40 years backwards from today. It is no wonder it feels as, ' long long ago, so long ago '.                                                               When writing about Pollachi, it has to include Ambarampalayam, because my father's house was at Pollachi and mother's house was at Ambarampalayam and more days are spent at mother's house during school vacations, festivals, functions etc.  Anyhow let us see Pollachi first. In Pollachi, not only grandmother's ho...