My 100th Blog post and narayaneeyam sampoornam 100 Dasakams

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

नारायणं नमस्कृत्य

नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् ।

देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं

ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥

Here's a journal entry that weaves in today's milestone naturally:

A Day of Gratitude

August 1st 2026

Today has been a truly special day ,one that I know I will always cherish.

As we successfully completed the Sampoorna Narayaneeyam, my heart was filled with an indescribable sense of peace, gratitude, and joy. What makes this day even more memorable is that it also marks my 100th blog post. It feels as though these two milestones were meant to come together, reminding me how beautifully life unfolds through His grace.

When I look back, I see a little girl who simply loved listening to Krishna stories. Every Sunday, our family would gather to watch Mahabharat on Doordarshan. The title song, "Idhuthan Mahabharata Kathai", still lingers in my heart, carrying the warmth of those precious childhood memories.

Krishna Jayanthi was always my favorite celebration. I would happily draw tiny Krishna footprints around the house, imagining Him walking into our home. My sister would dress up as Krishna, and I would become Radha. Those moments of innocence and devotion are memories we continue to treasure.

At that time, I never imagined that those small expressions of love would one day blossom into a lifelong spiritual journey. Looking back now, I realize that every story I heard, every song I sang, every footprint I drew, and every prayer I whispered quietly nurtured my bond with Krishna.

By His infinite grace, I have now completed learning all 100 Dasakams (1034 verses) of the Narayaneeyam. And today, with the completion of the Sampoorna Narayaneeyam and my 100th blog post, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude. These are not accomplishments I can claim as my own they are blessings that He has lovingly allowed me to experience.

My heart bows in gratitude to Lord Krishna, to my guru mami- Smt.Seethalakshmi, my parents,  my family, and to My dear friend bhagavathy who has been part of this wonderful journey. I pray that this devotion continues to grow, that I remain humble, and that every word I write and every prayer I chant becomes an offering at His lotus feet.

We celebrated the Sampoornam with a day long chanting of full Narayaneeyam, 1034 verses with a group of women chanted together along with Pooja and neivedhyam at the end of each Dasakam.

Planning to share exact preparation list for Sampurna narayaneeyam event, executions and happenings of the day in detail in my upcoming posts.

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा

बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात् ।

करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै

नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥

🙏💙 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum 💙🙏

Sriman Narayaneeyam - ஸ்ரீமந் நாராயணீயம்-My Learning Journey _Part -6

Dasakam 33-50

Ambareesha charitham - clearly talks about importance of ekadesi vratham

                 tvadbhaktabadhamabhiviksya sudarsanam te                                        krtyanalam salabhayan munimanvadhavit                

God saw His follower was in danger. Instantly, His magic spinning disc (the             Sudarshana  Chakra) jumped into action. It destroyed the huge monster  as easily  as  a fire burns a tiny bug. Then, it turned around and chased the angry Dhurvasa away. Later when dhurvasa approaches bhagavan for  rescue,

 bhagavan says

     bhūyō bhavannilayamētya muniṃ namantaṃ

 prōchē bhavānahamṛṣē nanu bhaktadāsaḥ 

  I cannot save you, because I am a servant to my true followers

                        jñānaṃ tapaścha vinayānvitamēva mānyaṃ
                        yāhyambarīṣapadamēva bhajēti bhūman 

Your great knowledge and powers only deserve respect if you are humble.              So Go back right now and bow down to King Ambarisha. Only his                         forgiveness  can save you.

       

 Rama Charitham

        branch story from my Guru Mami 

                    when kaikeyi was young she took care of durvasa rishi , pleased with her respect rishi made her hand as strong as steel. years later when she went to battle with dasaratha their chariot wheel broke and was about to fell, immediately kaikeyi put her strong finger into the wheel and drove king to safety,In gratitude, Dasharatha granted       her two boons, which she later used to trigger Rama's vanavasam.

    When battadhri asks

dR^iShTvaa pluShTvaa cha lankaaM jhaTiti sa hanumaan mauliratnaM dadau te

how do i know you got sudamani then Guruvaryurappan opens his hand and shows it to battadhri.

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There are many different kinds of devotion to Bhagavan in Narayaneeyam. Even if we were angry or hateful toward him, he never despised us.

In the Rama avatar, 

Tadaka assaulted Rama out of rage, but Rama stopped her with his arrow. As soon as the arrow touched her, she was saved and cleaned.

Dasakam 51 to 75

Celebrates Lord Krishna's childhood and Bala and Kishora Leelas.Teaches that love and devotion are more powerful 

Demonstrates that bhagawan protects those who surrender to Him.Also Shows that even those who approach Him with negative intent can receive His grace.

In the Krishna avatar, 

1. Putana fed Krishna toxic milk while holding him like a fake mother, but Krishna nevertheless bestows moksha. Her body smelled like sandalwood as the locals burned it.

2. Kamsa was so terrified of Krishna that he thought about him nonstop, leaving no space for  negative ideas. Thus, after Kamsa's death, his soul united with Krishna.

Culminates in the Rasa Leela, which symbolizes the highest state of devotion where the individual soul experiences oneness with the Divine.

Dasakam 75 to 100

The final 25 Dasakams narrate Lord Krishna's later life, His divine mission, and culminate in the majestic praise of Lord Mahavishnu and a heartfelt prayer for liberation and good health.

patraṁ puṣhpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayachchhati

tadahaṁ bhaktyupahṛitam aśhnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

Kuchela story tells how bhagawan loves his devotees if they show unconditional love to him .

He never sees how much money or richness we have but how of love and devotion one has towards him.

His anugruham is the only prasadham that we need to lead a healthy, happy and prosperous life.

98th dasakam is for karya siddhi that is all our wishes will  be fulfilled if we chant it for 11 days with sradha and bhakthi.

Battadhri pleaded guruvayoorappan after each dasakam to cure his illness.

After 99th dasakam bhagavan appears before in front of him.

Battadhri begins 100h dasakam with Agre pashyami , that is right in front of me am seeing bhagawan and starts describing bhagawan , he was filled with joy seeing bhagawan infront of his eyes as soon as he sees bhagawan all his sickness flew away.

Idhamiha gurutham ayurarogya soukiyam

Idhamiha gurutham ayurarogya soukiyam

Idhamiha gurutham ayurarogya soukiyam

We were blessed to complete our hundredth dasakam on 28th July 2026.

Our Namaskarams to our Guru mami. No words to express our gratitude 

🙏Hare Krishna,🙏

Sriman Narayaneeyam - ஸ்ரீமந் நாராயணீயம்-My Learning Journey _Part -5

 Chanting the entire *Narayaneeyam* is a blessing. Traditionally, certain  slokas are also recited with faith for specific ailments and prayers. Here, I am listing a few such *slokas* that devotees commonly chant for different purposes.

Dasakam 8-for good health

Asmin parathman nanu padmakalpe
 tvamith-thamutthapitha-padmayonihi
Ananta bhooma mama roga rashim 
nirundhi vaatalayavasa vishno

Dasakam 43

vaataatmakaM danujamevamayi pradhuunvan
vaatOdbhavaanmama gadaan kimu nO dhunOShi |
kiM vaa karOmi punarapyanilaalayesha
nishsheSha rOgashamanaM muhurarthaye tvaam

Chant 48 days

Dasakam 67- lost things can be found 

Chant 5 times

haa chuuta haa champaka karNikaara
haa mallike maalati baalavallya: |
kiM viikshitO nO hR^idayaika chOra:
ityaadi taa: tvat pravaNaa vilepu: 

Dasakam 82 - fever will be cured

Sloka 7

chaapaanaaM pa~nchashatyaa prasabhamupagate Chinna chaape(a)tha baaNe

vyartheyaate sametO jvarapatirashanairajvari tvajjvareNa |

j~naaniistutvaa(a)tha dattvaa tava charitajuShaaM vijvaraM sajvarO(a)gaat

praayO(a)ntarj~naanavantO(a)pi cha bahutamasaa raudracheShTaa hi raudraaH

May these sacred *Narayaneeyam* slokas bring peace, strength, and hope to all who chant them with devotion. May Lord Guruvayurappan bless everyone with good health, happiness, and His divine grace.

My Car Driving challenges _Part 2

 Driving or racing 

I often wonder why people can't wait on the road without honking.  I don't mind at all if someone passes me because everyone is in such a hurry.  I used to travel at my own pace, and occasionally I grow weary of those who frighten me by passing quickly, especially those who ride motorcycles.

Parking:-

It can be difficult to find appropriate parking in congested areas.  For me, parallel parking is challenging, but reverse parking is fairly simple.  I'm working hard to get the hang of it; I can do it when there are no cars in front of or behind me, but it's difficult on narrow, crowded lanes because there are no painted lines.  We must pay hourly parking fees when we visit shopping centers, temples, or other tourist destinations.

Regenerative Braking:-

As ours is an EV model, our car has this feature. It helps us to improve mileage of our car. It is nothing but Self braking System, if we remove out foot slightly from acceleration it brakes mildly and reduce our speed gradually no need to step on brake pedal unless you actually need. This help to charge our car when ever we release acceleration. But when our car is 100 percent charged regenerative braking will not work until our car battery becomes 95%. Those times are really tough as we are used up for this braking tough to bring to practice especially in heavy traffic times backside drivers starts honking....

Still I have not travelled more than 100 kms ...that is not tried traveling to native place in our car as we need to charge on way we need a proper plan to execute it.

Recently we encountered rat issue in our  car so I have installed a ultrasonic sound machine in engine. But still couldn't fix it.

One day, while returning home after attending a function, we were caught in a heavy downpour. The rain was so intense that we could barely see the road ahead. Instead of taking a chance, I carefully pulled over onto the service road, switched on the parking lights, and waited until the rain stopped . That day reminded me that reaching home safely is always more important than reaching quickly.

In the beginning, night driving felt a little tough.Today, I can drive at night with much more confidence.Although It's a small milestone, but one thing that i appreciate myself is how practice slowly replaces fear.

Before we bought our car, I used to imagine long drives with feel-good songs playing in the background. Reality, however, is a little different. With today's traffic, I find that music distracts me, so I prefer driving in silence. For me, staying focused and alert is far more enjoyable than any listening to playlist.

Driving has taught me that ,confidence doesn't come from speed or distance, it comes from patience, responsibility, and making safe choices every single time.

Happy Driving....😊

My writing journey so far, a quick look back!

Rewinding 18 years!!!! 

1. First post ever: click 👉my first  

   It all started when I wanted to record all small moments of our babys first milestone we created a small website.Later i started to write in my personal dairy and recorded all in my own handwriting. 

2. 👉 Play house disney birthday book , this post explains about how i sent my son's picture to playhouse Disney birthday book.   
3. Personal story post:click 👉 Ajuba memories post is one that is more personal and it all happened share my exact memories and title was given by my husband, he is my first reviewer and editor, gives his original feedback for what I wrote these many years. 
4. Unexpected popular post:click 👉School fancy dress competition dialogues I never thought that would be read by so many people it was just collection of things done by kids.

5. Small post I loved:click 👉Aksharabysam even very small one it has a meaningful beginning in my kids life , still not able to get my younger son pics of starting writing om. Some memories i would love to treasure.

6.  Post about a life challenge: click 👉Our international relocation post which was toughest and life changing decision that we made as a family but still worth it.

7. Birthday Blogs :   click 👉 12th birthday frugal / lavish part 2,                                                          click 👉   super duper birthday surprise

8. Navarathri blogs:-

     click 👉Navarathri 2016    click 👉 navarathri golu memories over the year

9. click 👉 unforseen moments some cute little memories,learnings......etc

10. click 👉Margazhi kolams my happy hues

Some years I wrote only one post, and a few years I didn’t write at all, as life demanded more time to focus on what mattered most. Now that my sons are grown up, I’m finding a little extra time to pen my thoughts again. 

Feelings that felt heavy and confusing somehow become lighter once they are written down.

Writing has also taught me patience,preseverence.

Not every thought needs to be shared immediately. Some ideas need time to ripen. Some emotions need distance before they make sense. Looking back at old entries, I can see how much time changes perspective  how certainty softens, and how worries that once felt permanent quietly lost their power.

When I read old posts, I meet past versions of myself  hopeful, confused, confident, afraid. I don’t always agree with them, but I understand them better now. That alone feels like growth.

Above all, writing has taught me that showing up matters more than perfection.

More to come...........stay tuned......

My Yoga Journal

"Yogah karmasu kaushalam"
Yoga is excellence and skill in action.

After many years started practicing yoga recently. Basic warm ups followed by simple asanas and surya namaskar. I started practising traditional style yoga from my guru( friend) and after 3 months,to gain some deeper knowledge joined a  simple course on yoga for human excellence . Here Am sharing Some of my key take aways in this blog.

Theoretical  reference  from my learning journey

Week 1 

Week 2 

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Practical takeaways as below

⏱️ The 30-Minute daily routine

Mindful Warm-up & Flow (10 Minutes)

* Basic Warm-ups (3 Min):

•  Gentle neck/shoulder rolls 
•  cat-cow stretches on all fours
•  wrist stretches

 Surya Namaskar (5 Min): 

• Perform your 3 rounds slowly. Take 3 to 5 deep breaths in each pose (especially in Downward Dog) rather than rushing through.
• * Tree Pose / Vrikshasana (2 Min): Hold for 1 minute on the right side and 1 minute on the left side to build true stability and ankle strength.

Deep Hip Opening (6 Minutes)

* Malasana / Yogi Squat (3 Min)

* Butterfly Pose / Baddha Konasana (3 Min)

 Reclined Recovery & Stillness (8 Minutes)

* Pavanamuktasana / Wind-Relieving Pose (2 Min): Hug both knees in for 1 minute. Then, hug just the right knee for 30 seconds, followed by the left knee for 30 seconds.

* Ananda Balasana / Happy Baby Pose (2 Min): Hold your feet and rock gently side to side. Enjoy the deep massage on your lower back and kidneys. 

* Savasana (4 Min): Lie completely flat. Extend your 10 to 15 breathing counts into an unhurried, deep abdominal breathing exercise. Let your entire body feel completely relaxed into the mat.

Breathwork & Integration (6 Minutes)

* Sukhasana + Anulom Vilom (5 Min): Set a timer and practice alternate nostril breathing continuously. Slow down your inhalations and exhalations to equal lengths (e.g., inhale for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds).

* Closing Mantra (1 Min): Sit in silence for a moment, chant your closing mantra three times, and rub your palms together to generate heat before placing them over your eyes.

Sarve bhavantu sukhinah,

Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ

Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu, 

Mā kaścit duḥkhabhāgbhavet

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

🙏🙏🙏🙏

What I Learned About Myself While Traveling With Family- Munnar Trip

Few years back!!!!

 We had been looking forward to our 5-day trip to Munnar for months - a family getaway filled with boat house stays, lush greenery, and adventure. My husband and I were excited, imagining lazy mornings by the water, scenic walks, and laughter-filled evenings with our kids. Everything seemed perfectly planned.

When we landed at Cochin Airport, our travel guide was waiting, and the first part of the journey went smoothly. We reached our hotel, settled into our room, and took a moment to rest.

Then, the unexpected happened.

The Unexpected Challenges

My elder son suddenly developed a fever. He was too tired to eat his lunch, and I could see how uncomfortable he was. We quickly gave him emergency medicine, and he seemed to recover enough to attempt a short outing to a nearby theme park. But it didn’t last long - he became sick again, and we had no choice but to return to our room, cancelling the rest of the day’s plans.

As if that wasn’t enough, my husband and younger child also began feeling unwell. Our hotel room started to feel less like a vacation space and more like a hospital ward. I found myself running back and forth, trying to get hot water, bread, and care for three sick family members at the same time.

Making the Hard Decision

After a day of chaos and worry, we made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of our trip and return home. The trip money was non-refundable, but that no longer mattered. Our priority was - and always will be  the health and well-being of our family.

It was a humbling moment. Sometimes the best-laid plans are no match for life’s unpredictability.

What I Learned About Myself

Even though the trip didn’t go as planned, it taught me more about myself than any perfectly executed vacation could have.

1. Patience and Flexibility

I realized how little control we actually have over circumstances and how important it is to adapt calmly, even when everything feels chaotic.

2. Prioritizing What Matters

It would have been easy to insist on following the plan, but choosing health over sightseeing reinforced a simple truth: family well-being always comes first.

3. Resilience

Caring for sick family members in an unfamiliar environment tested my resilience. I learned that I can stay composed under pressure, even when life throws curveballs.

4. Gratitude for Health

Returning home reminded me to appreciate the small comforts and good health we often take for granted.

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Takeaway for Fellow Travelers

Travel doesn’t always go as planned. Sometimes flights are delayed, kids get sick, or plans fall apart. But how we respond in those moments shapes our experience more than the itinerary ever could.

My advice: prepare for the unexpected, focus on what truly matters, and don’t feel guilty about changing plans for the well-being of your loved ones. Often, those are the lessons that stay with us the longest.

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Michael -From rainy evening to magical memories

After a long gap, we finally went for a family movie outing to watch Michael. We had booked the evening show, and unexpectedly there were heavy showers that afternoon. My son and I were joking that even the rain came because my husband finally agreed to join us for a movie 😄

We went in without huge expectations, but once the movie started, we were completely spellbound. The performance was so convincing that nowhere did we feel like we weren’t actually watching Michael Jackson himself. Both me and my husband grew up listening to albums like Bad, Thriller, and Dangerous in cassete player (Amplifier) once the cassete is out those days, so the movie felt extra special and nostalgic.

We were also amazed to learn more personal details about Jackson’s life - especially how he donated the compensation he received after the fire accident to a hospital.Truly touching.What moved us even more was his deep love for family despite all the odds he faced in life. 

Just imagining how much trauma he must have gone through during his childhood was heartbreaking, yet he proved himself to the world.His love and compassion towards kids and animals showed how kind  soul he was beneath all the fame and the same time mysterious as well.

Juliano Valdi and Jaffer Jackson lived as Michael Jackson in every single frame.

Hats off to everyone who made this movie happen. It was nostalgic, inspiring and genuinely a feel-good experience ❤️

Eagerly waiting for Part 2 as well!

Fiddle: Unowned, but Unforgotten

 

When I was young, I always wished we had a pet. But my mom used to say, “Growing you itself is a big responsibility, how can we take care of pets?” Back then, I didn’t fully understand. Today, I think I do.

We didn’t have a pet -but love found us anyway.

There was a dog near our home, about a year old. We knew his mother; she used to roam around our street. He was her playful, energetic son. We called him Fiddle.

Fiddle was different. He wasn’t just a street dog. He was affectionate in the purest way. Every time he saw us, he would run toward us, full of excitement. Yet he never jumped on us. He showed his love gently, as if he understood boundaries. Slowly, feeding him became part of our daily routine. It didn’t feel like charity. It felt like family.

Then one day, everything changed.

Some other dogs in the street attacked him badly. He was severely injured and too frightened to even step outside our gate. Seeing him like that broke something inside us. We contacted Blue Cross, and they helped treat his wounds. For a few days, he seemed better. His body healed.

But his old enthusiasm never returned.

Soon after, he left this world.

We buried him in an empty land near our home with the help of our neighbors. It was a very quiet goodbye. But he left something behind - his tiny paw prints on our painted doorstep. They are still there. And they will always remain, not just on the floor, but in our hearts.

We never officially had a pet.

But we loved one.

And he loved us back. 🐾

Our Summer Saga 2026

This summer felt like a collection of moments I'll always carry with me.

On one day, I spent time with younger son at BM Birla Planetarium Korattur -looking up at the stars, sharing wonder, curiosity, and quiet excitement.

On another day, I walked into a temple with my Elder son-peaceful, grounding, filled with silence and a different kind of connection.

And then came a day for all of us-together at the beach. Laughter, waves, sandy feet, and the simple joy of being side by side.

3 days, 3 different experiences.

One day for the stars, one day rooted in stillness, and one full of carefree day of togetherness.

Me And My Elder son 

Visited ISCKON temple and enjoyed the ambience there. He enjoyed his favourite place. Also his favourite butter milk and pot kulfi. We also did shopping there as usual we bought different variety of incense sticks for pooja and some other needed stuffs and back home in the afternoon. 

Isckon day light look

Pot kulfi

Shopping place at isckon

 Me and my Younger son 

Visited Planetarium in chennai we have seen in other places but this is our first visit in chennai. It was an unplanned trip as we came for a work near Guindy during waiting time we planned to visit here. Really we enjoyed this place and learnt new things below are some pics of our visit. As of today we could see lot of upgrades happened which engaged us in every minute we spent there.

WE three visited to Chennai Marina beach after 8 years, we travelled by bus to explore more. We tasted hot grilled corn and bajji enjoying sunset.In return we visited Kabaleeshwar temple mylapore and saw panguni festival decoration, later we did shopping at giri and got few stuffs and returned back home

                                    Marina beech

 

Kannagi statue

Sunset view

Mylapore temple 

Really it was a memorable summer for us 

Roots and Reflections Our Garden Journal 2026

 Red Guava variety from our garden it tasted yummy.

How beautifully is this weaver birds nest and so much of hardwork behind it. It flies so many times and collect needed material and build a strong and safe home before it lays it's egg.

This is kodi avarakkai (broad beans) grown in our garden we harvested more and distributed to our neighbours.

This is the 3rd vazhai thaar we kept one seepu for us and distributed to neighbours

Our home grown vazhaithandu mor kuttu

Our backyard where we kept yellow bahunia and ixora idly poo pink and curry leaves 

Below is the picture of seeds e collected from from home grown avaraikkai

Few more pics 

It took me ages to master the skill of making garland using december flowers and finally did it

Where Two Wheels met Courage💪

Ten years back I started learning to drive two wheeler.

I learnt through a driving school instructor. She used to pick me from my home and teach me for an hour and drop me back to my home.

I never knew I would be able to ride myself until I tried initially I learnt to drive straight by putting both legs down' later days I learnt to drive in circles and rounding a park which has right and left turns. But I didn't have confidence had a on road fear what if someone missed to hold break and hit me from back, I had this fear as I met with an accident when I was driving cycle to my college and thankfully nothing major but that fear made me lot. 

But somehow learned to drive and later got our new bike. Even for test drive I couldn't drive just saw if my legs are reachable. I used to practice inside my apartment for turns I used to practice early morning and night when kids don't play. Then I finally got confidence. 

On day of driving test I started earlier, i used to avoid bridge road as I was less confident, so I take a long route to avoid that, the road to test location was on outer ring road that way I came across a three hump speed breaker that was very first time am riding like that so I was afraid somehow managed and went to test location. 

The real panic started from there, everyone was practicing to put eight by keeping two bricks with some distance

 I had no idea how the test would be, some how by seeing my tensed face a boy helped me by telling not to panic by seeing others akka you can actually take a big eight not this closer only thing is you should not put your legs down just do it as per your comfort like that. 

Somehow I passed my test and after test same boy accompanied me and gave confidence to ride over the bridge Nothing to fear somehow I gained confidence and ride over bridge first time , I was really thankful to that boy I never met him again but he supported me in most needed time.

I could never forget the day I picked my son back from his school after his sports day. That was my first night drive on my two wheeler, that too on a rainy day. From then on, my journey still continued…

The rain didn’t just fall that evening,it poured, as if the sky had been waiting all day to let go. The roads were unfamiliar in the dark, the streetlights flickering through sheets of water, and every passing vehicle felt like a test of my courage. My son sat quietly behind me, his tiny hands holding onto me-not tightly, not fearfully, but with a kind of trust that said, “You’ll get us home.”

And that trust changed everything.

Until that day, I had always hesitated,waiting for the right time, the right conditions, someone to accompany me, or simply a reason strong enough to push me forward. But that night, I didn’t have the luxury to wait. I had to move, to decide, to face the rain and the road.

The rain didn’t seem like an obstacle and night no longer meant uncertainty. Instead, they became reminders of what I was capable of ,how one moment, one responsibility, one small hand resting on my shoulder could change everything.

My journey still continues… but now, I ride not with fear, but with strength I discovered on that rainy night.