#debsaristories #desipana #reuse #madrastalkies Day starts with Google YouTube autoplay old telugu movie classic songs, followed by impromptu madras thali lunch (with filter kaapi) with team, followed by more Tamil songs in car autoplay, ... what next? Out comes my old nalli kanchi cotton, my faux malli poo jasmine string, jhumki set, bottu...the only thing which I always know doesnt suit me well.. but I dared today.. my kajal.. kann maiy. I don't feel bad to fail in this group! I look at the doe eyed, kajal lined eyelids of friends and try.. and I end up looking funny. I do have a good laugh at it though, that's about it. Ye, this isn't for me!🤣🤣 I recently committed the crime of holding it tight, squeezing it between the door hinges tight until it was no more. Suffocation! It's the fate of the leftover toothpaste tube I am talking about. What were you thinking of? I was talking to a non desi colleague about our cultural habits and concepts of reuse.. we dont like to waste the waste even! We always find purpose to reuse until a point where nothing is left. Karma, Destiny all intertwined. Deb Saab wanted to top his icecream with raisins and when he spotted the jar (wow!) He opened to find red chillies in it. Ye, he should know better! Bahar so jo jaisa dikhta hai.. zaroori nahi andar se bhi wohi ho! U know what I (deeply) mean? Once few years ago another friend of mine saw a jar on the counter and told me.. "refrigerate it.. it will spoil otherwise ". I was confused and asked "do you refrigerate ghee?" Her reply "the label reads ginger garlic paste... ?!!" And of course ghee and gi ger garlic paste look alike. We laughed. Aqsar jo dikhtha hai woh hotha nahi hai aur jo hotha hai woh dikhta nahi hai. My kitchen has many such adla badli jars. I feel so proud that I can tell the contents even if the container labels something else. Its the "pehchaan kaun" game. Although often times it leads to non stop sneezing because I try to smell dhania powder or garam masala just to make sure! What fun! Similar is our concept for relationships. Once committed, No exchange, No warranty, No refund and of course absolutely no loan! In some other cultures there is this concept of try before you commit, know what you are getting into etc but for us the whole village their ancestors decide the fate and destiny! Both concepts work actually, which leads me to believe.. if you believe whether something will work or won't, you are always right. Welcoming the weekend thus.. my chai is ready.. gotta go!