Payyambalam Beach

I have once written about this beautiful tourist spot in Kerala, Payyambalam Beach. Then it was just mentioned as one of the tourists points in kerala. Last week we went there for a routine weekend outing. And I thought I must share something more about this beautiful beach in particular to you.

It is an emerging hot tourist spot in (God’s own country) Kerala, which  is one of the must seen ten tourists spots in the world. Now the most popular beach in Kerala is Kovalam. I have visited Kovalam twice. I agree, it’s really beautiful. But I think, Payyambalm Beach does have many qualities and features than Kovalam. The first feature that one notice here is its cleanliness and the second one is its calmness and the marvelous sunset.

I hope in the near future Payyambalm will be the hottest beach destiny for the tourists in Kerala. It’s situated in Kannur district, about 3km away from kannur town. You can also have some time pass at the park aside of this beach. But don’t expect much here except one famous sculpture ‘AMMA’, of Great sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman.

A Valentines’ Special

Valentines day celebration now had become an obligation or ritual. I think it had become mechanical or artificial. Let me say that, it is the least romantic day in an year!!! On this day people ran about buying and collecting gifts to exchange between because that is what everyone else is doing. I’m sad to say that this celebration had lost its heart.

Actually valentines day celebration is the celebration of love. All those who love and all those who have love can celebrate it and that’s its beauty. But one of the drawbacks I find in this celebration is, couples and grown up people are not so interested in valentines day. They feel Valentines day celebration is only for teenage and youth. But I don’t agree with this. Last day I happened to read how a lady celebrated valentines day with her kids and husband.

When her husband came home from an extended business trip, the first thing he saw, when he came through the door, was I LOVE YOU spelled out with the kids big plastic blocks on the floor just inside the front door. When he went to take a shower there was another message on the wall, I MISSED YOU, spelled out with foam letters that stick to the wall when damp. And on the refrigerator was another message made with the magnetic words. I think this is something great. So please don’t miss your chance to celebrate this valentines day with your husband, wife and kids.

A tragic scene

It’s an environmental disaster !!

This is a real example of man’s alacrity; This photo was taken during a usual walk around my village. Actually the scene hurt me a lot. People are unaware of the serious impact of this kind of vigorous exploitation of natural resources. In childhood, I remember that my village was full of hills and Paddy fields. The local names like Panthottam(Garden), Mottammal(Hilly areas), PunchaVayal(Paddy Field) etc itself reflected its geographical richness.  But now all these beautiful scenes are vanishing. Man is encroaching everywhere diverting ‘green nature into brown’. Let me quote the recent comment from the Green Bench, a High Court Bench of my state hearing all environment- related cases, “nature is raped by man” .