First Morsel of Rice , Salt & Sweets

On 24th June, our family had planned the Chorunnal of my Niece in Guruvayoor. When I reached Cbe a day before I was in for a surprise. The whole city looked like it was whitewashed and looked brand new !!!! and then my dad reminded..it was all for the 'World Tamizh Conference' that was commencing on 22nd. Nice timing for the trip.... :) and seems like lot of people were headed for the vacation because schools were declared holiday for the whole week and only a few companies worked ;)

Ok , let us get back to the function and the short trips we made in the due course. As usual a fully packed trip it was. Started from Coimbatore in a Matador Van (only 8 of us :).... went so relaxedly... each one had enough space in the van to stretch their legs.. and we could watch Movie too...). First stop was to Pallasena (this is the first temple which, anyone new in our family is supposed to visit and then only to any other temple.. because it is our Kula Deivam, as people call it.. The goddess Bhagavathy is oh so beautiful and the place is near Palghat). We had our darshan and then to Pallavoor (Shiva temple .. much older than Pallasena). These two are the frequently visited temples by us.. For every function, we visit these temples. After our prayers in here, we headed for Guruvayoor... On the way we saw Singam tamil movie (Average and one time watch movie.. Surya was cute even though I didnt like the moustache much .. especially in the song Kadhal Vandhale... I didnt know that Surya could dance like this ...am not writing any review on this movie.. nothing much to write except that it is a mass entertainer and typical Hari movie...racy screenplay, good songs).

Kerala is a very nice place to visit when it rains.. On the way, the heavy downpour slowed us down otherwise it would take only 1.5 hrs from pallavoor to reach Guruvayoor via Thrissur....We reached around 2 or so, had our lunch in the nearby hotel. We were put up in a hotel in East Nada very near to the temple. (Courtesy: my bro's friend). We relaxed a while after the lunch and started getting restless coz we wanted to go to any other nearby place, because the next darshan was after 8 pm and we had Chavakkad beach nearby.... Everyone wanted to go but they were tired.. so after much persuasion and coaxing everyone except my Dad and his friend, got ready.... my Dad offered to take care of my niece and there we were ready in the van around 4.30 willing to explore the beach (not a very famous one..but a beach is a beach...) And after we were ready to start...voila .. the van didnt start :( Battery down (aarambame kanna katudheda saamy ...ssssss).... But thank God for my bro (who kept himself in shape) and our family friend's son (who is in his 9th), who gave the van a 'slight' push and we made it.... Ok.. here I come Chavakkad Beach... It was supposed to be only a 20 mins travel from the hotel..But we were travelling for long and suddenly it dawned on the driver that we might have taken the wrong road (marupadiyumaaa.....) and when enquired seems like we had been travelling the wrong route within 10 mins of the travel it self and it was already 30 mins since we left the hotel...OMG.....(evalavu thadangal daa paa..mudiyala).. Sari route maathu.. .and then came all the way back and retraced the correct road... [Detour: One thing I noticed was that Kerala is a state which loves Football more than Cricket.. Even in this small town and other small towns that we crossed earlier, we could see posters and flags of Argentina, Brazil and Spain everywhere and all kutty theatres are telecasting the football live with commentary.. eppadi... kalakaraanga paa... I guess all Communist oriented states love football (I make this statement because I read somewhere that even WB has more football fans)]

At last we came to the Chavakkad beach.. Well it is not a very famous one..so you dont see a crowd there.. and since it is not a tourist spot you dont find any stalls there.....and everyone said that it smelled of fish badly.. I wouldnt know it anyway. The entrance wasnt maintained well I would say.. it has just a small road going to it. The beach is not a very long one..but long enough to enjoy a calm evening.. I love beaches...I love the sea...clear water..splashing waves...varying tides....I missed my sister there..she loves playing in the beaches a lot... There is game we always play in the beach...

If we write "Ramanidam thotra kadal" [which means, the sea that lost to Lord Ram] anywhere in the sand, they say that the sea will come and erase it. We did that in Poompuhar where my dad wrote it very close to the rocks which they have placed after the Tsunami attack and it was much far away into the land..But you have to see it to believe it , coz the words did get erased by the water. We tried in three places and all three were erased by the Sea...(too egoistic man!!)... my SIL wanted to try that here...since she firmly believed that this being a Malayali beach might not understand Tamizh letters she wrote the word 'Kadalamma' meaning Sea Goddess and we waited bated breath. Nature is so full of mysteries..It kept slowly increasing the length of the waves till it came very near to the letters and then it nearly touched a few letters, then next wave...whoooshhhhh...it erased it.... It was as if the Sea was measuring how much it should be extending its arms to really win the challenge that we posed it to....I love the Sea !!!
You can see it for yourselves..

We played, played and played..till my mom and aunty got really tired of us and asked us to retreat because we need to go for night Darshan...Varadhuku manase illa .....Wanted to play more..and if possible wanted to see the sunset..but atleast after the initial hiccups we did manage to come and play..so rombha aasai padaamaa we started back. We reached much earlier than we thought and got ready for the temple. Did a night Darshan @ 8 and then dinner and sleep... Morning my dad wanted to see the first look of Guruvayoorappan (they have a name for it..which I dont remember) ... we have to go there by 4 am...and except for my dad , mom, uncle , aunty and their son (our family friends) every one was so asleep that we didnt hear the heavy downpour or the sound of our parents leaving to the temple. Later we got ready around 6 and along with our little star of the day , my niece, left to the temple.

We are not allowed to take any camera or electronic items (even cellphones) inside the temple... Very strict checking and as usual, we have the kerala temple dress codes.. But atleast they have started allowing Churidhars nowadays (but still not in all temples). Around 7 or so or so we completed the function. They have a very neat way of arranging things and keep the food ready (payasam, pongal and papad etc) for the kid and along with the parents everyone who attend the function can give the kid the taste of the new food. There they call it Annaprasnam, it is when the baby is given first solid food. This is also called "Chorunnal" meaning Choru - Rice(food) Unnal - eating. Then doors were closed for the next pooja and it was opened only around 9.30 for the devotees. The way you go inside is just like Tirupati. You have so many lines which you have to cross, go up and come down and then you enter the sanctum sanctorum. They dont let you see the God for more than 2 secs...just like Tirupathi....but you can anyway see the Kunju Krishnan right from the entrance...so no complaints.... But kids get too suffocated in there.. they might as well have some fans inside ... all the kutties started crying because of the rush and suffocation inside...After that we got our prasadams and went out and had our breakfast and a little shopping..The actual function was only for a few mins..and they have their own photographers inside the temple, who would take photos (Rs 500 for 36 photos) and they take only photos of the function..You are not supposed to photograph anywhere inside the temple. And we missed out taking outside photos too..because we werent supposed to carry the camera or cellphones...

After that we started off without much delay to Mammiyur Shiva temple and then to Parthasarathy temple. In Mammiyur they still dont allow Churidhars inside (Thank God, like a good Athai.. I was in a saree that day :D ). Once we finished Parthasarathy temple, we desperately wanted to go to the Elephant Sanctuary maintained by the Guruvayoor temple. So made a detour and found the place.. It stinked very badly (even for me!!!). But man....there were almost 40-50 elephants..captives, which served the temple etc all together....

This Elephant had gone mad and seems like they pierce the place where it might got ill and a liquid keeps oozing out of it always.. we saw the once-mad elephants (the above one)...They come in all sizes....There was this very old Elephant and there was one which was very young and kept dancing all the time :D and there was one which threw the leaves at us ;) and a few more variations. Had some funny moments there...:D and then we started to our hotel , packed , had lunch and were back on road to Cbe. Started around 3 pm from there and reached home by 6.30 pm. Unpacked and repacked and started by the night bus to Blr....

Short and sweet trip...as usual...

A word about my niece... She was a very very cooperative kid.. she didnt cause any hassles or any trouble for us...May be she was a little uncomfortable because she wasn't in her bed where she can keep rolling around..But she didnt throw a tantrum at all.. She behaved so well and cooperated so beautifully. I am proud of you dear one..

The Middleman - Poor souls

The Middleman - Sankar - translated by Arunava Sinha from "Jana Aranya" into English.

Set in 1970's Calcutta, this novel takes you through the life of Somnath and the hardships he undergoes while trying to find a decent job and how he ends up playing the middleman (in all aspects). It is a very short novel, very well written and explains the state of the middlemen in our society. Actually the word middleman is a decent synonym of the word 'broker'. May be I will start using this word instead of broker which, to me, always sounded a little indecent. It also shows how the employment exchange frauds happen (they existed even in 70's... we havent changed at all...have we ??? ) and how still 'references' or 'recommendations' help you in the government jobs or a favor to your client wins you a deal in your business..... Even though the main protagonist is a male, you find a variety of female characters ranging from strong to stubborn to helpless to hapless to misfortunate. The sad part is that this story will hold good even now. Nothing has changed much in all these years I would say, except that a few things are now considered 'not-a-big-deal' thing. Jobs are still hard to come by for the average. People in the lower economy line still use their women for their earnings. Sad state of affairs.. I really felt bad for Som at the end.

If there is one thing that I learnt after reading this kutty novel, it is, nothing is generation specific. I used to say that in older generation things like that happened, and in older generation people were like that and this.. blah blah..but actually, the only difference between then and now is that the percentage of people belonging to a particular category varies. For e.g. earlier women like Tapati of this novel, were very few. They were considered exceptions. But I would say they have increased in number now. There are more examples, but I am not going into much details here.
Does a place really change people ?? I am not sure..but I would say the kind of people who live in that place have the impact. The same story would have hold good in Chennai or Mumbai in the same time frame... It is always the survival of the fittest in this human jungle..

Good Read.... even with the sad ending.

Raavan - Uncle neenga nallavara illa kettavara ???

I was waiting for this one to release. Behene de or Usire poagudhe is my current favorite :) But I wanted to first watch it in Hindi and then in Tamizh, because I wanted to see Abhi-Ash jodi in a Maniratnam movie (missed out 'Guru') and then based on how I like it, I will see it in Tamizh too.

A typical classy Maniratnam style'd movie. No doubt. With Abhi and Ash along with Vikram, well it does get better. The visuals are breathtaking. Camerawork has always been Mani's forte and you get so many montage and post card shots which makes you feel like going on a vacation there :). What is it with Mani and Rain ? While you watch the whole movie you feel like you are also getting wet due to the rain , the river and the waterfall, along with the cast. I wonder if anyone got cold or flu or pneumonia or any other health related problems because of being in water constantly ? Ok lets get serious.

Definitely not Abhi's 'the movie'. They say he did amazing well in 'Guru', which I haven't seen. But I liked him in 'Yuva'. This could easily have been the extension of the 'Yuva' character for him. He does his job well. Especially in the scene where he proposes (yeah...he does) to Ash to be with him forever, well, I thought, he wasnt all that romantic.... I atleast expected a captive look in his eyes which would convey what he wanted.. he tried..but wasnt that effective...but I can forgive him because as per the character he is a rough guy who doesnt know what the word 'romance' means. But he compensates that in a few other places where he says he feels jealous of Dev, and when she tries to fight him and for a second the monster in him wants to just hold her. He fares well, that is all.

Ash - sans makeup - God she is so stunningly beautiful. I am not Ash's fan for the record, but I have always liked the way she acted and looked in 'Iruvar'. She was promising, I would say. But after that, she was just a indianized barbie doll in all her movies, according to me. After 'Iruvar' I think she has done her role in Raavan to her fullest capacity. This is Ash's movie all the way. There is only one song for her to perform... which is a surprising thing. She has used her eyes extensively to convey her emotions in this movie. I always liked people who are able to say a lot of things with their eyes. Eyes, to me, are the real window to the soul. She scored for me because of that. She is shown as a very strong woman (which I like :) ) but as time goes by and when she starts to understand Beera and his people more, the more her loyalty falters. She softens up to them, especially to Beera. I guess that only natural. I can say more..but it would be a longer post... She is the real hero of the movie..that would sum it up about her.

Vikram aka Kenny .... I am a fan of his movies...my ever-favorite of his include Dhool, Dhil, Pitamagan. I have already seen him in the police officer get up so this was nothing new for him..but having to hear him speak hindi was definitely a surprise..and he did it without any south indian accent (I remember that one of my friend said I speak hindi with the typical tamilian accent) which is a definitely a big plus. As far as the role goes, well it wasnt anything special for him atleast as Dev. As Dev, there are only a handful of scenes where his penchant for his wife is shown. Most of the time goes in his search for Beera and even when he has found his wife, he wants Beera to complete his mission !!! And the way he gets back to him .... Does that make 'him' the Raam or Raavan ? It could have been better characterized...

I felt the characters of Govinda, Priyamani, Nikhil Dwivedi werent of much use and the whole episode of Priyamani could have been skipped. But I definitely need to mention one special thing about this movie.. It was so god damn decent, that even a gang rape was shown in such a way that the viewers were conveyed with the message, without having to go into the details. Romantic scenes are very less and more so conveyed with the eyes rather than the touch, which is relaxing. Background music is very good and well camera work and art direction should get awards for their contribution.... They have done their 200%. Awesome. Songs.... I felt that the songs Thok De Killi, Khili Re were not necessary, even though they sounded very well. But other songs were mostly in the background and it was done well. The way my favorite Behene De was picturized ...man....I had goosebumps.

It could have been shortened a bit definitely. 2nd half was more gripping than the 1st. Also the reason for Beera doing what he is doing and why Dev is against him is not explained with enough details. The focus was mainly on the Stockholm Syndrome :). Even though the basis was from Ramayan, it emphasizes that everyone has a Raam and a Raavan in them. Movie begins with Beera portrayed as Raavan and slowly the Raam part of his is explored and its vice versa with Dev. So as I had already mentioned in my earlier post, there is no such thing called absolute good or absolute bad... it is relative... Also to reiterate that they have took the basic story from Ramayan, they keep reciting the number 14 days, 14 years, 14 mins in many places.. that definitely wasnt necessary..

Definitely a must watch for Ash and for the Art and Camera work.....Story.. well you have already seen this in many movies...nothing new..except for the end... What would Raagini do at the end, after what Dev had done to Beera ? Will she get back to Dev once he has accomplished what he wanted to even if he had used her for his needs ? I dont think so.. She shouldnt actually.



Now I have to watch it in Tamil sometime, why... well I just wanted to see how Vikram scores as Veera !!!

Catch u later..

The Ladies Coupe' (by Anita Nair):- Good Writing , Average Story(s)

What do you think a bunch of women, avg age - 35-40, travelling together would discuss during their journey? vera enna.... "yen soga kadhaiya kezhu thaaikulame !!" dhaan. Yes, this novel is about 5 such women, who share the Oh's and Woes of their life.

Starting with the main protagonist Akhila, if you have seen the Sujatha starrer KB movie 'Aval oru thodarkadhai' then you can place Akhila's character in Sujatha's place much sooner in the story. She does bring you nostalgic memories of the typical middle class brahmin household [read: the smell of kaapi, sunday special meals, sunday afternoon naps, the evening snacks, moms insisting on near-to-perfect or perfect kolams from their girls etc etc...]. Her confusions in life, the clarity she wants to seek..... they werent new to me.. thanks to KB sir.. :D

Janaki : is a very very common character that you can come across in your everyday life, if you just look around for a few mins. (You have the time ? )
Most of our mothers (read non-working mothers) or our grandmothers belong to this category.
Margaret Shanthi was a stunner for me. Man, she's got guts. Well these kind of women were exceptions in our or earlier generation (I am not sure if they have increased in number...but women of today knows exactly what she wants and exactly how she wants it and well, exactly how to get it done!!!! ...... Trust me, I have seen enough women of all ages for around 10 years in hostels and work places. They have become better than what we were).
Prabha Devi.. hmm .. the confused soul... but yes, when you have left your wishes unfulfilled and you are caught inbetween the old and new ways of the world ....you do get confused.. what other options do you have isnt ? [If you are confused seek answers fast....dont wait until things get messy..]
Sheela.. the kutty.... sometimes the younger lot are more mature in lot of ways than the older ones. They can even teach the old ones a thing or two. Marikozhundhu: Her life is a very common one if you have known people in and near the villages. They are taken for granted so much in so many ways. Generally, the village girls are said to be smarter than the city bred ones, because they would have tread the rough path in life and would have known how to save themselves daily and eventually become smart enough to get through life in their own way. Not their fault.

Well as far as the stories go, if you have seen enough of KB's movies, read enough of Jayakandhan or Lakshmi's tamizh novels, well these dont surprise you a lot. But with respect to writing, the flow was nice and smooth. Even though there were 6 stories altogether, you wouldnt be confused. You exactly know who is saying what and every thing had a perfect start and a perfect end. If you are woman, you can identify with each character, because you might have known them as yourself or as your sister, or your relative or your friend or your mom etc etc.. any woman you would know in your life. That is where she scores. The vocabulary isnt too hard either. You can see a perfect control over the words and the phrases in some places.

Would say: Read it once atleast, if you are woman.


[Side note: You would be surprised how a single word 'coffee' can be pronounced differently in different parts of India. On this recently I heard a theory, am not sure of its validity but, I thought it to be fair enough explanation so here it is. In Kerala, they pronounce it as kofi (make a big O while saying it;) ) and in TamilNadu it is pronouced as Caafi or Kaafi. Seems like Kerala was ruled by people who were mainly from Ireland and TN was ruled by Scottish people. Now hear how these two people pronounce Coffee.... well you can Google for it.. And you will see that they match the way the people in Kerala and TN say it resp. hmmm... interesting ain't ?]

5 . some1 - Hilarious

Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat is in the same league of 2 States or rather the opposite [By the way, it was supposed to be Five Point Someone followed by 2 States.. but, as usual, this is me, so I get the order in the reverse ;) just like most of the times]

For someone, who did her undergraduation in a Women's University and more so ever, for someone who was a day scholar, any book on the hostel life of either men/women and the fun in that kinda life, is bound to create interest. And with writers like Chetan Bhagat, who is immensely humourous (right from the acknowledgements), well it is a treat. I did read it faster, because it was just a small book (moorthi siridhu aanaal keerthi peridhu) and it definitely was a better breather for me after Crime and Punishment (am not complaining here.. just the dire contrast of these two is very prominent for me as a reader..am saying thats all)

Of course, I was able to relate to 2 states much more than this (which is very obvious) but the one thing that kept coming to my mind was the comparison of the movie 3 Idiots to the book and more so of its characters. There has been many a change in the movie to accomodate for the presence of Aamir. But I felt both were good in their own ways.

I am, again, not going to the details of the story here, but it is definitely a must read if you like good, light-hearted, college-fun-based stories. It was a very nice attempt where in, details of Hari's background, Ryan's feelings for his parents etc were done as fillers through either Ryan or Alok's chapter.

A very relaxing read.


Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. ~William Styron

Crime & Punishment - Interesting Psychological Drama

If you like non-fiction or part fiction part drama or psychology or workings of human emotions , then you might like this novel , else please dont try. You wont even get past the first part. (I might be wrong on this and if you are in contradiction with me then please let me know why you liked this novel ;) . I would like to know )

The protagonist of this novel, is a man in his early twenties, in Russia, who is in this phase of life where he thinks too much and wants to make a difference in the world. He is smart, well informed, knows himself very well (atleast he thinks so ;)) and etc etc etc.. When I started reading the book, my first impression was that 'this guy needs a break, he cannot seriously go on like this'. But you know what, as I had said previously, first impression (almost) never is the correct impression. When you get to know a person a little deeper (particular the way they think and react to certain situations), you definitely undergo a change in your perception of that person. This guy draws you nearer to him and his thoughts (he did, atleast, to me...) I have this way of reading the novels, wherein for every line I read, I somehow imagine the whole picture and reading a good novel is like watching a movie for me. Any novel that doesnt give me that picture, the moment I start reading, well it wouldnt be in my fav list. And in this novel it was like, I was there watching him near me and following his train of thoughts... (Please dont think I am insane... it is just that I am impressed by this guy a lot.. but is he practical enough ? Well you should read the whole novel and see how he transforms slowly.... and only at the end we will know if the guy was really a practical person or not...)

If you ask me, what kind of movie was this novel? Well it was, this sort of darker, gloomier and grey shaded movie (just like the color tone of the movies like Sin City, Kill Bill etc.. This novel doesnt not fall under action genre for me.. but yes the tones of those movies and this novel matches well)

[Side note: This whole imagining thing is the main reason that I just couldnt accept Robert Pattinson as my version of Edward in Twilight series. He just didnt match my imaginary Edward even 1%]

The interesting part of the novel is that you already know Raskolnikov killed this old lady even almost at the beginning. So the 'Crime' part of the novel happens much earlier in the literary sense of the word. But slowly as and when the story progresses, other versions of 'Crime[s]' come to the fore and these 'Crime[s]' are not done by the protagonist at all. There in comes a whole lot of characters like Razumikhin, his Sister, the lawyer, etc etc... The way the characters are interwoven, and have their own place in his life journey... it is really interesting....In certain places, yeah, its true that your patience might be tried a little bit, but if you get over it, then again its a amazing journey. In Part 4 there is a place where Razumikhin explains the character of Raskolnikov, it was awesome. And that too to his(Raskolnikov's) own Sister :)

In the same part (Part 4), the character of Petrovich and his interactions with Raskolnikov and then with his fiance (Raskolnikov's Sister Avdotya) and the way Avdotya handles the situation in their lodging .... well what can I say. It was a leaf out of my lifebook. Well not very exactly, but yes there are some dialogues which I have used in real life :), so obviously it struck a chord with me. Reading that part made me a little nostalgic and how things could have gone different in my life. Well, knowing me, it did last only for a few seconds and again I was off to my reading :)

Sonia, a very simple yet powerful character, who has very simple beliefs in life, and a very kind heart. You dont see such people often in life (even though they do exists among us, it is just that we at times fail to recognize them). In the midway of this novel, even before Sonia arrived, I was wondering if this guy would ever , ever fall for someone. Is he capable of loving someone or atleast to be loved by someone. Well answer arrived in the form of Sonia :) and you know, I was very happy. Not because it emphasized my belief that love can turn people's life around, but because he emphasized on the fact that love is as powerful as hatred or even powerful than hatred. Its true that love can make you do crazy things in life, it can even bring more sadness than happiness, and to some lucky people more happiness which would shadow their sadness, but apart from all these it does brings out a different persona in you, which you would have never thought of. As usual, I was wondering, why Sonia ? and how did he slowly take a liking for her to an extent where he loved her more than anything else ? Was it really practical to do such a thing (to love someone whom you think you know them well but really know only little of them) ? Answer : Yes (dont ask my why.. because if you had experienced it, you will not ask, and if you havent, then you wont understand, so no point telling you !!! eppudi !!!)

In one of my earlier posts, I had said that the very same thing as the Raskolnikov says in Part 6 Chapter 2 .... Everything is relative...

There are two other quotes which I really really liked in the same chapter. Here are those

Part 6 Chapter 4:
Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth and nothing easier than flattery.
If there's the hundreth part of a false note in speaking the truth, it leads to a discord, and that leads to trouble.

Part 6 Chapter 5:
.....that a great many men of genius have not hesitated at wrongdoing, but have overstepped the law without thinking about it.

How very true.. isnt ? You know, this is the first novel where, after part 3 or so, I took a pencil and then, whenever I read a very beautiful line or paragraph I marked it, so that I can read it again later. Particularly, Raskolnikov's article on Crime, Interactions with Porfiry & Svidrigailov etc etc... .the only part I felt a little lengthy and which could have been , you know, shortened was the epilogue. But I guess he wanted a strong foundation to be laid on the changes that Raskolnikov undergoes and emphasize that well enough for the reader, so that it totally ends up on a positive note. Well, I can live with that..

This novel was written around 1866, and we have crossed a century , but you know what, there are many places in this novel which would still hold true even for this current age. Why ? Even though technology has advanced we , as humans, still have a long way to go as we are stuck,even now, with a few ideals/customs/beliefs and not ready to let it go ( I dont want to start on that right now... its already late..may be sometime later..)

The style of narration, (even though it is translated in English), is amazing and very captive. You will definitely end up learning quite a lot of words, because of the vocabulary used. When I did finish this novel, I felt as if I have completed my Ph.D degree.. God, it was so engrossing, and while reading, it had its own impact, that something or the other that was said in the novel kept my mind busy in the background. This novel totally drained the energy out of me. It required my fullest attention for each page. Earlier, I kept it very simple, by going through a single chapter per day. But once I started on the 4th Part, it gained momentum and never stopped until I completed it :)

OMG, I have written so much about this novel..(didnt realize it yaa...).... Got a SMS (looks interesting.. brb)

What a coincidence.....

Here is the SMS message:
"Read this and give answer... A woman, at the funeral of her mom, meets a guy whom she didnt know. She thought this guy was very much of her dream guy. She fell in love with him but never proposed or found him again. A few days later she killed her first sister.... Question: whats her motive in killing her sister"

I am not going to tell you what I replied..but what ever it was, it wasnt the correct answer :)

Here is the answer:
"She was hoping that the guy would appear at her sister's funeral again. "
"This was a test by a famous American Psychologist to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. If you didnt answer the question correctly, good for you, if you had answered correctly, good knowing you ;)"

Psychology again!!!
I always encounter these kind of strange coincidences in my life ... Ok chalo, it is very late , so signing off for now..

Ciao.