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Onam Mega Event on Sep 9, 2006
It's time to look forward to our big Event..yes, this year's Onam Program will be staged on Sept 9, 2006 at the Renton IKEA Hall. The program will begin at 2.00 p.m right after the sumptuous "Ona Sadhya". We invite you to contact KAW before August 20th 2006, if you are interested in performing/staging a program for the event. If you are interested in doing any Group programs/dance, but is not able to assemble a group, feel free to contact KAW.. we'll try to help you out.. For any Onam-related queries/suggestions, mail secretary@kaow.org.
KAW Charity - "Help Viraj" Fund
KAW just finished a Charity drive to financially help the Family of a boy who has been diagnosed with Leukemia and is currently undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Through this drive, KAW raised $12,730 with the help of Care and Share and the amount was handed over to Viraj's (the kid suffering from Leukemia) father Vipin, by KAW President Babu Parayil and EC member Jyothish Nair. KAW would like to whole-heartedly thank its members for coming together and showing such generous support for a noble cause. Special accolades goes to Jyothish Nair for heading this great initiative.
Click here for details on Viraj-Fund and KAW's Charity activities...
Concert by Padmabhooshan K.J.Yesudas
Vedic Cultural Center is presenting a Live In Concert by Padmabhooshan Dr. K.J. Yesudas in Seattle.
When : Saturday August 5, 2006.
Where: Roethke Auditorium, Kane Hall #130.
For details, please visit http://kaow.org/
KAW continues it's Membership Drive 2006..
KAW is continuing it's Membership Drive 2006.
Lets make it a resolution to bring together all Malayalees in and around Seattle under the banner of our Kerala Association. We need your whole-hearted
support for this..If you haven't taken the Membership yet or if you want to refer somebody for KAW Membership, do send an email to
secretary@kaow.org.
More on "Joining KAW" here...
KAW's Summer Picnic
KAW hosted this year's Annual Summer Picnic at the Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park,
in Renton on Saturday 15-th July. More than 150 KAW members/ family took part enthusiastically in this fun-filled outing.
Washington lakeshore on a bright & sunny day was the perfect setting for the Event. The huge kids playground was a big attraction too..As is always the trait with us
Malayalees, crowds started flocking in by 11.00 am one hour later than the originally scheduled time:)). Nevertheless, the perfectly grilled Burgers, Hot Dogs and other goodies were literally a feast.. Babu Parayil, Madhu Kangara, George Daniel, Wilson David and Aniyam Mattamel led the "Grilling" section doing a phenomenal job by catering to such a big gathering with ample support from Latha, Shanthi, Jini Biju, Jyothi Sebastian, Suja Wilson etc.
George Parappuram and Jyothish Nair took charge of the front booth thereby ensuring that all the new faces also are inducted into our KAW family. Continued...
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KAW Picnic News continued..
The Games Event started with a game those familiar with our land's politics doesn't need an introduction to - "Kaserakali" (Musical Chair). Kids had a great time playing this game and also in making fun of our lady members who were literally doing a "go-slow-race" circling the chairs. The "Candy Picking" contest ushered in some "beautifully chaotic moments" with the kids lurching on to the
candies like some fellows in this world for "Oil"!!. As the fiercely contested VolleyBall and Soccer Games were in full throttle, the stage was set for "Tug-of-War" and for some interesting games,
most notably "Spoonil Naranga Vachottam" (Lemon & Spoon Race) & "Chakkilottam" (or Cosco Trash Bag-il ottam). The highlight was the race for ladies over "45" years in which "Omana Amma" & "Saroiji Amma" proved that they are indeed from the land of P.T.Usha & Co!!. Perhaps, the funniest event was the "Sari Udukkal" (Saree Dressing) competition. Wait a minute, what's so funny in that? ..Because, it was exclusively for our Male folks!!. Among others, Biju, Pramoth,Sudheesh etc fought it out for the prestigious "best dressed man in saree" prize. Finally, it was too close to call as men showed that "there's miles to go" before they can be masters in this art:)). The "Collage" competition was the perfect recipe for some brain workout too.. Six teams battled it out and the Team led by Kalpana, Shali, Dhanya & Smitha won the competition effortlessly.
BIG Thanks to Viswanathan, Jayaprakash, Asha, Mili etc who gave great support to KAW's Games Coordinators Ojus John & Roopa Manoj in conducting the various games. After the kids-only "Water Balloon Games", KAW EC members started the "Food Auctioning". It must be noted here that despite repeated pleas from the Organizers exhorting everybody to take part in atleast one auction, the response wasn't great, though many including Martin Chittilappilly and Santhoshkumar M Nair participated whole-heartedly, making sure that big quantities of sealed-food is not wasted. The day's proceedings came to a halt with the "Prize Distribution" ceremony by KAW Secretary, Santhosh Nair. All the kids who participated in various Games walked away with prizes. KAW thanks Santhosh Padiyath for photographing the whole event. Click here for Picnic photos. As the picnic ended, many were changing to swimming dresses to cool-off in Lake Washington after a nice day out!! KAW Executive Committee thanks each and every attendee for making the Picnic a grand success. If you would like to leave a feedback on this News item, mail newsdesk@kaow.org If you would like to leave any feedback on the Picnic, kindly drop in a note to secretary@kaow.org
From KAW Editor's Desk - Your Trip-Buddy !
It's the Summer Times!! Perfect Time for that long road trip for the Driving enthusiasts in our Keralite Community as well..
Well, the grapevine was that the gas prices were going to touch the magical $4 !!!. Seems as if the "Gas-Gods" are still not totally cross with us.:)), it's still hovering around 3 here. How about those other favored destinations?
Here's a chart to compare Gas prices across the country, a great companion just before that long trip.
Trip-Buddy is here...
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CM hints at changes in Self-Financing Law
Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan has said that his Government is ready to make changes in the recently enacted law on self-financing professional colleges to accommodate "sensible criticism."
Speaking to mediapersons here on Monday, the Chief Minister said the complaint that not all sections of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) could afford to pay five times the Government fee for seats set aside for them in self-financing colleges would have to be considered. More..
Football fraternity remembers Sathyan
Former Indian football captain V.P. Sathyan committed suicide in Chennai, 2 weeks ago, leaving the country's football fraternity in shock.Sathyan, who was an assistant manager with Indian Bank, jumped from a moving train in the afternoon. The police found two notes from his pocket saying he was ending his life due to financial problems.
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Malayalam English Grocery Translations
What is the English for "Uluva":)).. Ever confused about Grocery translations between Malayalam and English? Here's a useful webpage, especially for our KAW lady members.. Click here
RappaiChettan is Retiring!
Restaurant owners in the town of Trissur in the Indian state of Kerala can breathe a huge sigh of relief - the "monster eater" is retiring. This was a man who quite easily could plough his way through two buckets of rice and accompanying chicken and vegetable dishes. "KAW-le Thrissur-karrku ormayundavum ee mukham..ille?"
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Mortgage rates continue to rise in Seattle
WASHINGTON: Rates on 30-year mortgages rose this week to the highest level since the spring of 2002. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages increased to a nationwide average of 6.80 percent, up from 6.74 percent last week.
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Only 9 areas in King County left for middle-income buyers
WASHINGTON: King County's median household income in 2003 was $57,857, which allowed buyers easy accessibility to 28 areas - seven within Seattle city limits - whose median home prices were $256,000 or less, a Seattle Times home-price analysis showed. Median means half are more; half are less.
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Real Madrid in Seattle!
Seattle: A big news for all Football (ok, Soccer) lovers of KAW.. Real Madrid, one of the most popular soccer clubs in the world, is headed to Seattle for an exhibition game against D.C. United of Major League Soccer on Aug. 9, Seatte Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer confirmed today.
The match is at 8 p.m. at Qwest Field, which will be outfitted with natural grass for the match. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday through Ticketmaster and are priced from $30 to $125.
More details here... For booking Tickets thru Ticketmaster
Click here...
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