Thats the way it is...

kavala padaathey solla maatein , Continue ;)

2011-09-29T11:24:00.000-07:00

I attended a few sessions on corporate communications with someone named Alan.He said "Nawab Pataudi was wearing Hawaii slippers that too a worn out one when he happened to meet him in Mumbai".He mentioned this to tell us that he is still a Nawab no matter wat he wears :)

சூரியனோ .. சந்திரனோ ??!!

2011-04-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

நீ மிளிர்கிறாய் ........! நீ தந்த ஒளியில் பூரணமாய் ஒளிர்ந்த நிலவை எண்ணி பூரிக்கையில் .

Percy jackson and the Clash of the Titans

2011-03-29T15:09:00.000-07:00

..is like 'Jodi' and 'Poovellaam Kaetupaar '.Enjoyed 'Percy Jackson...' more than the much popular 'The Clash of the Titans' for the simplicity and the easy going on the weightage of characters.
Watching such movies is inversely proportional to your interest in watching Harry Potter and watsoever , me thinks [humble].

New me !

2011-03-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

I dont reminisce much as such but I think I shud stop telling anyone any further that I dont wish to tell anyone about myself that far.. onnum puriyalaiya??? that's wat happens wen u meet with the doctor for nothing at all and the side effect and the main effect of the medication is negligible :(
onnum purila... neeya naana program kku goundamani theerpu solra mathiri toppu takkara irunthu thu Doctor sonnathu... prechnai illane ennanga ...?? Mathira saapdunga..romba paasamaa solraar manushan so giving it a shot!

illana enakku shot kuduthuruvaar ngrathu vaera vishayam.. this ailment demands medication, hurts me most :( paravaala nu oru nambikkai thaan Vaazhkaiye ..so hoping for the best !!

Oh ! Snow !!

2011-02-23T10:47:00.000-08:00

First look

Intimidating , Enchanting and now refreshing :))

Yellow moon !!

2010-12-27T10:16:00.000-08:00

"yellow moon, yellow moon

come tell me its bedtime soon .. "

is a song from a kids program.. Its a beautiful song.
2010 dawned in a blue moon.This unusual red moon phenomenon just in time for 2010 holidays..welcoming 2011 ..
here's a song that has lived thru generations.. a little tribute to the yellow moon..

buy 1 get 1 free offer :)

Happy New Year y'all :)

iBoard ???

2010-12-25T12:40:00.000-08:00

This is a show piece , I thought may be an iBoard this time. Some slide show was on , didn't look like a TV as well ..I don't own much apple products .. as they say the much hyped iPad no.. I haven't touched it yet . Who knows may be an iBoard was in the making , so googled and landed here . Funny !! Someone else could think of this name too .. To double check , as everyone is bound to do.. I 'youtubed ' and its a whole new world of iBoard there.. a bit annoying too like this post :p I should have visited the outlet and checked it myself. It was closing time and I was rushing home. The stall was unusually crowded at that time too. Its true most people fancy these apple products . U buy them or not that comes only next. Its not cool to own a gadget like that .It only means u r filthy rich to drain money on this one too.But it is cool that someone could actually design and deliver something like that , jus like that ! yeah yeah !! poverty cannot be hidden .

When this so n so was curtain raising iPad I was at a loss of words.. not in awe about its features but how desperate I wanted something like that..and it was like Poof!! I was trying it the hard way to read my books .. something as light as an iPod I mean ,the brick heavy model .cud carry the boundless pages and help me navigate thru the pages like a laptop (but not that bulky ) and check my e-mail and other things that make me pass time quite while the baby sleeps... but sometimes I learn it the hard way that Rocket science is not my cup of tea and the best way to pass time quiet when the baby sleeps is to rest a while.

Wassaby Ossobi Wasabi.....!

2010-12-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Enthiran has the 'sanaa ...song that goes "Senthenil wasabi " Or as far as I remember ,atleast thats wat the subtitle in the theatre showed.
Spotted this Japanese restaurant with the name 'Wasabi ' a few weeks ago in a mall. A pungent Japanese condiment 's name is Wasabi .Really??
How could anyone describe his lady love like that ? Even worse a restaurant named after it. Its not fair maybe it means a lot to the natives but every definition I could look for only describes it pungent :( Yet to try the restaurant .Maybe its for the kick as Wiki puts it.
Anyways ,
I like this song for :
1. The awesome location in Brazil that they had covered beautifully .
2.that onion shade dress on Aishwarya Rai.
3.the Choreography .The apple is not essentially a proof of the third law of motion that the words convey but the fall of apple does remind anyone of Newton ,somehow.
4.the jubilant thalaivar carrying a guitar ,running after Ays.Talk about striking the wrong chord, Oops!! :p
5.I m usually listening to the song very quiet but just when Shreya goes "Odugira.. thanniyilthaniyil .. " I find myself sing the lines "Paadugira manasukkul manasukkul aasaigal miga adigamm" along with the player .
6.The voice for the lady is brutally mesmerizing :))

P.S: Someday, When I compose a song ,like ARR ahem.. [COUGH] um ..I m sure to find a place for my favourite restaurant in some of my songs ..HSB ,Pandaexpress, ahem [heavy cough continues...] :D

Confused ???????!!!

2010-12-09T11:22:00.000-08:00

Is it when we stop to believe that, things get out of control or when things get out of control ,we no longer want to believe in anything :(

Leap year

2010-11-29T11:15:00.000-08:00

I m so falling for a RomCom..after a really long time. The last time I could talk my guy into watching a movie together was "Choti si baath". He did like the movie after all.Given the history of "indhi intellect" in my family, you might consider appreciating my efforts ! But before he could say that , I bluttered out "Amazing , I find this movie pretty intriguing even after 2 decades." So,he kept quiet as usual.

After a reeely long time , I m watching 'Leap year ' with my guy . At sane noise levels, this is absolutely romantic...well the comedy is not that hilarious (That 's what happens to you when u watch 'familyguy'.U eventually lose ur sense of humor). One thing I never wanted to change channels and my guy was OK with me watching the re-run too.Surprising , its a love story, the same love story as that of "Pyaar tho hona hi tha " and other movies of the order, but we both liked it.The 4 reasons I think are :
1.The hero thinks the heroine is stupid.
2.The hero never comes to the heroine's rescue when she wants him.
3.But grounds her when she needs him and
4.Last but not the least the hero still thinks that the heroine is a big Idiot :))

Actually, the movie really gets you off guard quite a few moments like this.

Excuses better begone !

2010-11-02T10:02:00.001-07:00

Dramatically inspiring !

I read this book and won't mind reading it again.

He quotes Bhagavad Gita , Swami Vivekananda , recommends Bikram Yoga, the things we cherish for life coming from India..and

when I see this book around , I feel like a kid and absolutely don't feel like cribbing over anything at all ..

Just like a visit to the beauty salon the effect didn't last long .. I wish such good inspirations never expire.

One excerpt from this book ,I love :

"I invite the presence of God to be with me in the form of my passion!"

By the way, is number 18 really that powerful ? well, what do you know!

A Spooky cottage at the smoky mounts !

2010-10-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

we booked a cottage in the middle of nowhere rather air ! They have wonderful furnished cottage up the hill for people who are tired of paparazzi ;) You got just one phone for communication and thats not so dependable , heard the signal was too weak to use any gadget and the commute is pretty challenging too. The ride to the cottage is a noteworthy roller coaster than the other rides that claim to be a roller coaster in the tourist fair( including the helicopter sight seeing which I happened to experience outta no choice).Its utterly dark around , GPS doesnot pick up signal, eerie silence , only headlights show the road that unfolds every now and suddenly theres no road.. but the map demands you to proceed. So you do.. there you fly a flume ride and you are ever grateful to God that there was a road and you are home !! the sign read "Awesome view " ! SShhabbaa !!!!!

we sighed a few times before we actually made it to the cottage !!

Donno why I m reminded of Scooby doo now, we toured the cottage ... well a beautiful house with all the essentials and more. A note on the fridge read ants bugs and reptiles are part of our family ! (Yes we are more than happy to meet your /our family :O ) so ,please keep all sinks closed ( Wogay ! )There were boards of bear pictures at the entrance of the cottage. Its a bear encounter spot(Very Gud !).A little rattle at dinner was more than enough to scare us out of our senses .This was the "Kaatu bungalow " most Jaishankar/MGR movie desperately try to portray .
We were 8 people there and probably the bear ran for life after the racket we made . we didnot see any bear until the winch ride down the hill started. I thought I missed the bears but I had a better view from the cable car.Leaves didnot turn that beautiful for the first week of October .. a little dissapointed we were then and did not know what awaited us after the failure of a carefully planned awesome view!

We set off to Clingmans dome in the morning and the Great Smoky mountains National park .. not much there except for the traffic jam ..well its a hillstation and the beauty is undeniable but ,not worth the wait. Somehow ,we managed to reach the top for the awesome view of the mountains and to read about the magic lake .People lined up for something totally cool and meaningful .. Hush !!! I m not disclosing what it is .. Go check it out yourself otherwise you will miss the fun :p

I m exactly not sure about what the smoky mounts are actually famous for, given the fact that tourist visit this place all year. The weekend at the cottage did not make much sense to me until I saw the "amazingly awesome super terrific " sunrise along the road to I 46 . The first rays from Sun highlighting the beautiful golden yellow , red orange and pink leaves of the Foothills parkway trees on our way home. There was mist , the road was bending like pretzel, the leaves were the most beautiful colours anyone could ever imagine, the sun just had a steam bath fresh out of the hideout and the Bose blared " Kaviyam padava thendrale .. " Define Bliss .. Divine Bliss !!
This view never was part of the plan but was Awesome for sure :)

The Kissing Hand

2010-09-30T12:50:00.000-07:00

By now,I almost lost count of "first day at school" for my kid .As bizarre as it appears to be , the strong laid foundation is for just the kindergarten.. thanks to the transfers !!
This time ,the first day at school was phenomenal. The teacher was reading the "The Kissing hand " book with the read along CD running in the back drop. This is a wonderful book..it talks about Chester ,a raccoon who is scared about going to school.
His mom raccoon places a kiss in his palm.that becomes 'the kissing hand '.So he can place the kissing hand on his cheek when he feels lonely or to brace oneself for the exciting new experiences as life unfolds .When u get a cold feet or butterflies in the stomach next time, u remember to think of the loved ones. There comes a time in every one's life where one is independent yet cant leave behind everything that has backed one since birth.This book beautifully brings out those emotions locked up in us parents too .

That said about the book and all , the teacher gave away a cookie in the shape of a hand and placed Hershey's kisses chocolate one in each cookie for every pod .I was the one holding the ready to melt kisses drop on the cookie .So I unpacked it for the kiddo ..No sooner I did that than the little one sprang upon Daddy for sharing the special cookie prepared to mark the reassuring love of a MOM,Mummy, Mother , Mommy , Amma ![ Sigh] !!!

My kid placed his palm on his cheek, rather rested the crown on the palm in bewilderment even before the story-teller mentioned about anybody's palm.The first day was equally boring as the rest of the year it seems.

So started my journey of educating my child how I missed to be attentive just like my sweetie in my school years .Well , what can I say ? A memorable fifth first day at school !!

P.S:
I 'm absolutely busy with homework I intentionally /unintentionally warded off in my school years so what ? I get to enjoy the toys, crayons, cartoons and story books , alright ?

Family day !

2010-08-18T10:21:00.000-07:00

Every year , the Office celebrates family day with a treat, family of every employee is welcome.They also conduct events and sports and appreciate participation from the guests generously. Say, you insist that you have had enough and totally ran out of any motivation to participate in any of the listed events, the anchor understands your concern even when untold and starts to give away treats to anyone who is dressed .... err..dressed in formals. surprise treats for those wearing the highest number of bangles ,the longest bindi and any silly reason the anchor could think of ,was honoured in your interest. Sometime ago, I thought it is childish to blog about losing BINGO , deal/No deal and other totally brain teasing , mind boggling games :p and I remember putting that as a comment in a fellow blogger's page.Guess what ? I m about to put down here something more frivolous .Yes !!! Its about winning those games :D
More like the thengai uruttu , appalaa thattu games the family event called for married people.. where one of the teammates is supposed to throw 5 balls at the other member who is supposed to catch all of them in a basket. No sooner we discussed about who puts and who gets than the volunteer had to finalise that the ladies get to catch. I could see the dissappointment among most men after this was announced. When my guy was asked why ? he replied that he could dive and catch and ladies are not so good at that ! And a friend nodded in agreement. Ha Haa ! yeah , thats funny ! Imagine eighteen couples fighting over this petty thing . Agreed, this pretty much is a family event as the name goes.We were short listed with the other 5/5 couples and got through the other level too. Seems like Family is all about throw and catch , well sometimes literally !Despite our soora Bongu .. we won a prize :) so much for serving tea to the volunteers who visit your home :))

There was one 'minute magic' game series... where one minute is all you get to do watever was told . We were asked to throw and catch a set of pencils incrementing the number of pencils from one to a dozen .More like the "ninaithale inikkum thalaivar style cigar flip " scene :D I did upto 7 pencils together in a minute not missing any attempts Voila !! I won a prize !! Ella pughalum iraivanukke !! ( Inrilirunthu nee Pencilai purati piditha Penn singam endru...... anbo....du azhaikka paduvaay )

I trained my kid to dance like Michael Jackson for 10 days despite the fact that I have never ever ever never danced in my life . But the brat nods away in disagreement on just the day before D day and invents new steps along the way , watching TV , sleeping on it , brushing teeth , bathing , eating only to give a demo of what happens when you forget your moves on stage . Unfair, winning whistles and applauds for nothing at all . A treat was given only because the judges thought the kid was cute and seriously that never counts in a dancing competition and I have a hard time convincing the "dancer who is born and never accepts any criticism from mom especially " kid .

won a few surprise treats.. about half a dozen !! for wearing a pendant , (wud you believe that ??), just being a member of the quiz team that won that day.Training day , Twister DVDs which nobody cares in the house remain undisturbed as keep sakes to remind us of a wonderful Family Day :)

paesumpothey epdi spelling mistake ????

2010-07-21T09:54:00.000-07:00

My english ma'am was writing "Please watch the tense form , my dear " on all the essays I ever wrote for English exams .. Little did she know that I suffered the same while speaking any language for that matter.

P.S: hope her daughter is not poattu vuttufying this to her mom :)

vaazhkayile ....!

2010-07-21T09:51:00.000-07:00

sila paerai (marupadiyum) paaka maatomgra nenaipula, pala mistakes seinjudrein :(

typically not your gender Tag !

2010-07-16T12:46:00.000-07:00

Its usual that a tag will most certainly ask some stupid questions.. but this is one tag .. which does not ask too many questions... and the explanations it demands is not stupid either. Well , it is very simple . tell ...everyone about everything you have done which is not something typically your gender do. Actually this is beyond absurdity , getting to the nerves .. utter nonsense !

why would I go against my gender when I have the luxury of this
and this ?
?
I tag none.. I live in a normal world . Thanks !

with the photographer

2010-07-01T14:58:00.000-07:00

It was father's day. This is one damn good idea to nag men :p and the best part is They dont even realise it. so we set off .. where to? anywhere , u have no idea how my guy was excited about this day .. we went to well ... ahem, its the regular supermarkets nothing to boast of .. nevertheless.. people never seem to be tired of exchanging wishes on father's day.Boy, this is one day when men could smile , mile wide and eagerly await to wish some guy. I wonder if all this is for the love of parenting or merely its the celebration of the lords and 'ladies not allowed 'rule that makes it a happy occasion for the guys.

Watever, it's memorable. but the preparation for this day needs a special mention ,too. I booked appointments with the photostudio for a potrait session well ahead of father's day. Our idea was to take two potraits.. but this sweet photographer took about 7 stills like nobody's business..

she took a few stills before even we were ready.. she said its great to capture moments than a pose and yes no prize for guessing , we fell for it. ' do u wanna do the kids alone ?' we said yes.. done! 'each kid alone? ' we said no..(How about that ? )

she was upset..but something was running on her mind(Oh .. Yeah ???) ..'u two together?' and then it happened..actually didn't happen.. me and hubby exchanged 'neeya?' looks and replied in chorus NO! I mean next time :)

I like ur bunch .. its cute ! (Reeeely?) we kinda knew shes a liar this time :p plz wait for 15 minutes ...I m Mandy !

Out she came with large paintings or so i thought for the other waiting customers..only the paintings had the picture of my family in vellaikaran rusty red tint. OMG, is this we ?

Not a big difference from the real but we cant look better and the surprise of the blow-ups equalled looking at ur cut out in Anna salai .

One is free .. how many u want ? this frame is x $

This one with 3 photos is x $ frame each photo x $ this ones called retro, black & white.. for effects x $ extra...

Without the frame the photos seem unfair..

4 still s some effect s ok not bad ! but to choose from 11 still s was task. she managed to get the kutty paapa zoomed to an individual potrait.

we had a doubt if people are not sure of buying , what do they do with the blow-ups? we asked . she replied , 'for the copyrights its 5 X x $ ... '

x here is the total purchase .

remba sandosam !! and that s our donation !

Mandy ..u r a family favourite .. ava thaan enga Anjalai !

Congrats Grads !

2010-06-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

My kid is a graduate now .. so to say. It is fun to watch ur kid walk the aisle with the orchestra building ur kids way to glory. so do you feel for the other kids too .

Beach party song blared as the kids arrived at the podium in their beach wear with their little steps dancing to the lively beats. they had a program for about 20 minutes.They left the audi when they played the heart wrenching graduation songs for the slide show of the whole year of cute and funny snaps of the pre kindergarten days.the songs were too good .Actually takes the parents to their days of actual graduation ... friendship , love , miss u , fun tags would best suit the songs. We were so much indulged in the songs that we forgot completely the purpose of the evening.. yes the graduation ceremony was about to begin.. The lights went on , and the grand graduation music started playing as each kid walked the aisle, adorned in his /her academical , tassel, trencher all in golden yellow .That was some sight to remember. I was not sure if I should feel proud for that moment .Finally as the podium was filling from the right, left and center , all the kids in chorus , supposed to be in harmony , though ...said something totally indecipherable and flew their caps .

Funny, they tease the actual graduation but this event actually is my cue for all the rat race in the years to come :) Loved it , every bit of it .. :))

P.S: u know the photographer in me.. I was completely lost to know if I should take a video or a snap :( when the tassels flew outta of every cap .

tag tales

2010-05-25T07:43:00.001-07:00

Thanks Gils for this tag on innocent/Guilty Q&A. Here are the rules..

RULE 1- You can only say Guilty or Innocent.
RULE 2- You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks!

Asked someone to marry you? Innocent ,may be my guy feels guilty right now for this charge.. :p

Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Guilty - Mom, niece , baby sister(this one when i was 5 or so )... shud i feel guilty for that , come on !

Danced on a table in a bar? Innocent , had a table that could dance even for the slightest weight of a cereal bar ..

Ever told a lie? Innocent ;)

Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have back? Guilty... thats what feelings are for , then why the guilt should I the pheel ?

Kissed a picture? Innocent.. not yet .. may be wen m 90 yrs .. :)

Slept in until 5 PM? Guilty ..everyday ethavathu oorla naan thoongra time 5 pm aa irukkum..

Fallen asleep at work/school ...? guilty as charged ... wat else u think I wud hav done there ..

Held a snake? Innocent .. too much of Harry potter once made me imagine so..

Been suspended from school? Innocent ..

Worked at a fast food restaurant? Innocent made them work for me instead :(

Stolen from a store? Innocent , sounds good ... not bad at all ;)

Been fired from a job? Innocent in this case , my boss is innocent .

Done something you regret? Guilty . thats wat life is ... afterall !

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Guilty . recently .. for tamil padam.. like how the heroine falls for him after that foot-art ????????!!!! It wasnt dancing for sure.. shouldnt be guity in my guess,felt silly , though.

Caught a snowflake on your tongue?Innocent . adhudhaan bhaaki ..

Kissed in the rain? Innocent . but that wud be romantic , I guess

Sat on a roof top? Guilty if sitting on mottai maadi counts :p

Kissed someone you shouldn’t? Innocent .. vivasthai ketta kaelvi ... kaarrr!

Sang in the shower? guilty :D actually its a great place for echo effects , heard so.

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Innocent... m not that friends with a pool yet .

Shaved your head? Guilty 5 or 6 times.. when i was still a kid

Had a boxing membership? Innocent

Made a girlfriend cry? :O ....um.. did u say , a girlfriend ? :O

Been in a band? Innocent .. I wish... someday..

Shot a gun? innocent

Donated Blood? Innocent or should I feel guilty for not having done so , blessed with the universal donor group. Didnot quite understand when my mom said , "save it " ... now I do..
may be after a year or so , I will be ready to... :) and hey do u gys remember where did u put those eye donation forms from ur school days? do they still have the same phone number ?.. is ur name in their records still ? boy ...this is one job half done even if u try hard all ur life.

Eaten alligator meat? Innocent , appo athu nejandhaana...? :D

Eaten cheesecake? innocent.

Still love someone you shouldn’t? I thought Love is innocence :p what kinda love is this, anyway?

Have/had a tattoo? Innocent ethukku athellaam?

Liked someone, but will never tell who? ... a lot :D Innocent as long as I can tell who it is , I suppose.
Been too honest? Innocent ... ethavathu seyyarathukku irnthaathaane ithellam prove panrathu..

Ruined a surprise? guilty.. once in college.. "Hey ....thats not ur birthday cake?" "I mean yes... um, no " "well..... now u that know.." :D

Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterward? Innocent

Erased someone in your friends list? Guilty ... oh.. yeah :(

Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)? guilty.. appa chattai poadaavittal magalai piranthu enna payan? dressed nu ellam sollikalaama therla.. one shirt was enough to sweep my trail ..

Joined a pageant? Innocent.. wat do u mean , anyway?

Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? Innocent ... actually guilty that I read minds :D nambara mathiri yaarum sonnathilla..

Had communication with your ex? Innocent ........couldnt help asking , communication kooda illana appuram enna ex?

Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Innocent but my encounter with question papers have always been like hangover.

Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Innocent... been angry... cried hard... never together..

I tag G3, theUncanny , Srivats,RamMmm, Kirukalgal ,carpe diem(u listening?) lollu karthik..
most of u already tagged in my guess..
tags are a great stress buster.. and a cool way to know ourselves ... be a sport .. !

They also serve who only stand and wait ..

2010-05-19T08:49:00.000-07:00

we ask way too many questions when we buy something especially gadgets, dish connection . but, how we put it to use is one story. we are not concerned until someone asks , "is it still working ?" . Its rather shocking to realise that we settled for not disturbing the babies at all.

This also applies to the useless knowledge from the hobby classes .

Amaavasya naa.. drishti kazhikanum !

2010-04-13T09:04:00.000-07:00

The preschooler is on spring break, the baby is waiting to be fed and lifted every now and I fall sick .Read hell broke lose. Times like this makes me wish my mother's by my side. My guy comes to rescue an hour after the SOS notification. Returns with a cup of piping hot tea. Thats some service . supper for 2 evenings to His credit too. Wife hauling to normal only to realise that hubby falls sick. when u say , u fall sick ,its easy for the Perusu sto say drishti. That consoles and makes u feel pampered but often leaves you in bewilderment.

For starters, Any sudden misfortune beyond control and explanation can be conveniently termed 'Drishti'. and Am not totally against this word 'Drishti ' .When someone goes bragging about , "I got this , I got that " . This term keeps a check on them. En kulanthai ippove oaduthu , shes only 8 months .. u know ? Obviously , people start to wonder if their kid did anything close to that. Unwanted comparison much to the discomfiture of all . To stop such nonsense, the trained brains of the Tamilnattu perusus coined the term ' Drishti'. That kind of make sense to me , atleast. In short , Drishti gives the message , "U r Ok ! overaa.. poagathey " .

This definition fails to explain the misfortunes that befall you ,when everything u know u did was for world peace.

Jai Jakkamma !

2010-04-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

intha paatoda meaning enakku puriya vekkaamale irunthirukalam :p

the Spring of eternal hope

2010-03-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

We had planned to visit the 'world famous archaelogical park at the fountain of youth ' a few weeks ago. ennathu world famous aa? St.Augustine la tourist spot irukkanu thaedunappuram thaan apdi onnu irukrathey therinjuthu. seri ticket vaangittu ulla poana.. azhaga oru vellai mile (peacock) cameravuku pose koduthuttu irunthuthu. innum konjam pakkathula 2 mile (again peacock) , marathu maela oru mayil nnu paaka romba nalla iruthuthu. Enter the tourist guide. "We have live cannon firing this afternoon , would u like to see it ?" .We said "yes !" and headed straight opposite to the direction he pointed. Naama yaaru left la indicator poattutu right la kai kaamichittu straight aa poara auto kaaranga irukra oorla irunthu vanthavangalaachey ! Paavam vellakaarar konjam confuse aanaar. But gathered himself to share the useless knowledge about the history and geography of the fountain of the youth to the tourist bunch that followed us. We never minded and were busy looking at the small decorative fountain in the hut surrounded by the picture and toy models of red Indian tribes. Just then , the tourist guide handed 2 cups of spring water to me and my mom , thinking that the young english couple to whom he was explaining the useless details were following him sincerely. Oh boy ! they were busy in their own world looking at the picture and analysing a perfect location for a photograph. Not to mention , they were absolutely dissappointed. The fountain of youth was not as romantic as they were. The cup of water from the spring of eternal hope as the guide calls ' the Fountain of youth' was no more than a feet from and under my nose. Legend has it that anyone who drank from the fountain would stay young forever. The ayyo paavam look on the guide's face left me and my mom with no choice but to accept it. He was not so glad sharing the spring water with my family but ' Kedaikrathu kedaikaama irukkathu illaya ? ' (hee hee !)
When a Spanish explorer landed here in pursuit of a restrorative spring he named the spring as Fountain of youth, ofcourse by mistake ;) but now this is the fountain of youth . Oru poi 500 years aa maintain panna ipdi unmai aayidum poalarukku :(

A planetorium, cannon ball firing, a simulation of the tribal village, a wrecked ship, burial ground of the Indians couldnot make up for the lie. For a non-archaelogically inclined being , the dancing peacock and the spanish gift shops are the attractions out there.Ponce de leon 's flashback vida intha park romba mokkai. The fountain of youth episode of Ben 10 on cartoon network was better than this episode.

First century

2010-03-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

I always wanted to talk about it, but was waiting for the right time. Now that ,it is official , I think its OK to let you know.

Here is the story :
Like any addiction, this too started with a strong reluctance , but the desire grew in me , much to the abhor of the acquaintance ,over the days. The idle mind could nothing but succumb to the enticement of the devil. Spiralling down the sea of fun (?!), my poor soul felt like home, reclining as the heart found just the place to outpour the anguish and passion* , hardly acknowledged in the other world that dawns on me every time I resign from here. My talk is considered a speech here(atleast to me :p ) and great speeches by great men are only regarded as goof talk. If time has the power to heal anything, then I learnt that words outdid time in no time.Such words rolled out, took control of everything I did in any world . Words expressed as smiles ,laughter ,giggles, the formally normal and the normally formal gestures accompanied. This is the oasis where I reminisce every blessing that counts. And the counting goes one, two, three......fifty ......... This is my hundredth post :)
Not an accomplishment in itself, nothing to brag about , this is solely for the records.

*Plz ignore :)

Thhoda....!

2010-02-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

Me and my vootukar happened to notice a book by name ' American yoga '. While Yoga takes its origin in India and all , how could anyone come up with such a thing called American yoga.I understand many Americans appreciate Yoga , may be Yoga is part of ur time-table but I m afraid its not part of ur heritage. Never heard anyone say American Tai-chi, American reiki, American Karate , American Feng sui, American Pizza, American kung-fu.
Someday , when I say gilli thandu / Kitti pillu, why the very baseball as Indian baseball, they will understand.
Pity , they had it showcased at the Anna International ,Chennai.

Technical blog aa maa !

2010-02-21T10:57:00.000-08:00

Theorem : No matter what amount of labour and research goes into a product, how extensively its put to use determines the overall customer satisfaction. There are umpteen untold use for a product which is not covered in its tech spec. Apdinnu vaera yaarum solra mathiri therila , athanala ippothaikku naan solrathaa nenaichikonga.And I m not sure if its already been termed as 'multitasking'.

When you get a laptop you want to drill down to every detail on the spec to ensure ur pc comes with all the latest features.
Once you get it , Internet explorer is the only thing you could ever think of, before even the system is booted.Such was the case until I discovered that the webcam can be used as a dressing table mirror.

Before you begin playing Wii, there are certain strict instructions to the user, which doesnot include , 'Please dont take the couch for your convenience while playing snowbowling'.When my first-junior wanted some of my time, the
second-little-one had a good sleep without being prodded.

I can be a music composer someday, because my cellphone plays a musicnote for every random key I press.

wow ! An iPod can read e-books too, Ofcourse, after a lot of hardwork and eye-strain.

Footnote:
Customer feedback forum- not just about ranting our dissappointments but also for sharing the sweet surprises included in the package.

Double throat ??!!

2010-02-04T15:14:00.000-08:00

While actors in dual /multiple role struggle hard to accomodate their voice between/among their roles , I have come to notice something strange in the songs these days. Two playback singers voice for an actor in a song.
Say,

Deepavalli -Kannan varum vaelai......, Anuradha Sriram and Madhushree
Aadhavan-Yeno yeno ..... Sudha Raghunathan and Chinmayee
Unnale unnale- mudhalnaal indru... Mahalaxmi iyer and Shalinee singh

Back in the 80's there was this happy and pathos version of a song , for which intentionally two voices were cast to hint the mood swing. In the movie Mr.Romeo, Rahman had featured 4 distinct singers for the Mellisaiye...... song, to justify the dual role.
Again , the actor has to chew gums to the voice of two singers for the two duets , the unsaid rule of a tamil movie.

Versatile singers like S.Janaki could work wonders with dual/multiple role. Magalir mattum 's mothu mothu song featured revathy urvashi rohini but one voice did it all.However when Janaki does it, everyone easily identifies her. If she is singing for a baby /lady/ paati its Janaki when a baby/lady/paati. Please excuse my ignorance.I believe her voice suits best a devotional rendition or an elegant duet neither an erotic one nor a desperate mimicry.

Now that made me admire Chinmayi's voice that sounds unbelievably distinct for the style that suits the song best. Maiya Maiya, Deivam thantha and VTV -Uyire.. Chinmayi don't sound alike atleast to me. Maybe she doesnot sound boring yet.
With singers this versatile , whats the deal in playing two voices for an actor?

And the million dollar question,Why am I writing this report?

Blah ..... ging !

2009-12-29T09:43:00.000-08:00

Wish you all a very Happy New year !

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Adding to what you are already going thru, heres a whooping news .my blog aka blah..ugh gets an award from gils

Many thanks gils ! Finally some award that says its an award :-)

I forward this award to theuncanny , RamMmm, Annam, Kirukalgal ,carpediem, Srivats , G3,gils ,KK

Instead of me testifying their blogs , it will be fun if you visit their blogs urself .

If you think its ridiculous to write blogs and post on awards .. Please visit this link ;) to learn that there are more ridiculous things happening around.

Style check !

2009-12-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

oru kaalathula paakamale love aah ? nu aarambichu antha style la neraiya padam release aachu ... Following suit , ippolaam padathai paakaamalaiye review eluthuraanga..
sample :

http://hawkeyeview.blogspot.com/2009/12/vettaikaran.html

http://prabhukrish.net/2009/12/18/vettaikaaran/

In India..

2009-12-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

There goes a Surf excel ad which features an old lady stating ," In India eating withu.. handsu..., washing withu ...handsu.."
I once told my brother ," if only a vellakaaran understands what that meant ".

Never even thought it will happen to me sometime. so, it happened when I was discharged from the hospital with the newborn. The staff nurse came to check if the baby is snuggled to the approved infant car seater. We, with my mom were all startled at the very idea of leaving the baby alone with a carseater for we take intense caution in never letting the wobbling tiny head get out of control.
While we were busy trying the best we cud , so the baby is safe , my mom was telling the staff nurse , "In India , we hold the baby over the lap with hands and we dont know any car seater" .
Somehow sounded similar to the ad .

Celebrating Life !

2009-11-30T07:22:00.000-08:00

Guess wat ? I got a "celebration tray" in my name , ordered by the midwife :)))
Wow ! A fake champagne with wine glasses and a note saying ,"Congratulations !! " with Strawberry decorations.
When I thanked her the next time I saw her , She snapped me , " Oh that's nothing , You did a great job Mommy ". On top of the world now :)

Hope u ppl get a clue , why I was on and off blogging for sometime now.
My hands are full and you know m a blogoholic .. so will keep posted at my convenience :p

The tough get going !

2009-11-09T15:35:00.000-08:00

I would strongly recommend the following two exercises to those who doubt the existence of God :
Bunjee jumping and if possible this.

Watte concert !

2009-11-02T16:02:00.000-08:00

Is nt this some cute fight ..?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMS3O3xDFc

Ustad Zakir is not starting until the first half hour . And then it becomes unstoppable .Its pure bliss to listen to such divinely music. This video holds a lots of surprise and is truly magical.
I dont think these two musicians sit together and rehearse which is not so feasible.
Its amazing how they catch up each other on the notes and they happily ,with all the modesty accept their defeat in this tug of war on talents , when the notes posed get beyond any scale their instrument can promise.His demand is something like ithula Nalandhanaa vaasi .....
Its a pity , that the percussionist always runs into trouble becoz of this bigwig on the bansuri.

I wonder how much I owe Doordarshan ..

Little Talbot Island

2009-10-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

This weekend we visited the Little Talbot Island state park . Heard it has won 2 gold medals for the best national state park. May be the idea of a Nature trail leading to the beach won the medals. For us , we had a nice time in the beach. The guys were out there playing volleyball , while we ladies had a little chit-chat and with the kids along ,built a sand castle. The beach sand was not viscous. It was set well with the beach waters. Except for our gang , the beach was deserted. A flock of seagulls flew past us every 10 minutes ,dipping their beaks in the beach water as they flew. I could see a ~~little canary~~ Sanderling that went on a swift pace pecking at the sand. The kids were chasing a few ~~canary~~ sanderlings that appeared then and there running away from the waves.

After an hour or so, we set out on a nature trail ,
where the sand was viscous , when it was least expected like that. All through the nature trail we could not spot a single animal.Not even a strange insect except for the spider in the photograph and a few mosquitos. I was lucky to spot a few ants (he hee).

Theres one undeniable beauty in the beaches here.They are completely devoid of plastic bags , no matter how long the beach stretches , the trash cans and rest rooms belong to the end farther away from the beach line.
Well the fun this time was only from the big gang and the potluck . Nice place to have fun with your friends. Nothing much to explore nature here.

Exceptions are not examples

2009-10-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Sathyaraj in decent roles..
cant think more

P.S :Please excuse the subtitles.. esp the one on the first video snap shot :p

Deepavalli

2009-10-19T09:57:00.000-07:00

For years , I was clueless on what fun I was missing on Deepavalli. This time when we were all set to prepare some ladoo and murukku , I started to feel the festive mood already.
Sometime in the yesteryears, my mom's gulabjamun was rigid with a sugarcoat and badushah was dripping the sugar syrup like gulabjamun should . Not that it stopped me from slipping down half a dozen of both the sweets.
Ready mix for Gulabjamun was a news back then. Its only after the invasion of Krishna sweets mysurpa and ananda bhavan , most people lost the taste of the celebrations, ironically.Its the home-made rava ladoo, Maa ladoo, Murukku , adhirasam, thattai,gulab jamun, badushah , prepared for friends a week ahead of Deepavalli and the apetising aroma you feel while you are in the queue in a grinding mill that makes you relish every bite of the festival preparations.

The smell of the fire works was deliciously scary to the little girl that I was. I started with pottu pattasu , kuruvi, laxmi, doubleshot and graduated to 150 wala. Bijilis and roll caps were for the deepavalli afternoon and for the week or the holidays that follow. Sparklers , flowerpots, Butterfly, golden whistle, chattai and chakras were saved for the night sky. I confess here that I have never tried a rocket in my life. This time 2 bags of fireworks (all funky ) were given to me for free, but I dint feel like lighting them(vayassayiduchi... :D) ,I politely declined.Simply was watching people have fun , the varieties of fireworks released year after year never ceases to amuse me.

I dont think special programmes on the TV ever caught the attention of the kids.Some comedy plays with catchy titles try hard , but the timing sucked. They were always scheduled during the time of saravedis.

Deep-avalli as the name implies is a row of lights.We light lamps to invite the goddess of light, hope , peace and prosperity .We pray to seek her blessings . Lighting rows and rows of lights is destined for Karthikai deepam in our homes.
On Deepavalli ,we light lamps only in the pooja room like every other day. but the prayers performed would be significant o' significant unlike other days. While a row of lights running in the balcony is a north Indian custom, they wish 'Happy Diwali ' . We say 'Happy Deepavalli ' but we hardly light 2 lamps in the entrance , that too for the oothubathi and mathaapu to burst the crackers and light the fireworks.
While their lights glow all night. To us , putting a kolam and lighting lamps meant the same thing on every other day as well. Anyways,that never stood in the way of exchanging sweets and greetings. Blame it on the diversity of my country.
On second thoughts , snacking on an eclectic taste of murukku and ladoo (surprisingly all prepared with the same recipe :p ) on Deepavalli , feasting on 'Nombu kanji ' and Mutton biriyani on a Ramzan , cherishing a Christmas cake and Chicken Biryani on a Christmas is a luxury , only my motherland has to offer.

An update: I got to taste all varieties of Indian dishes in the best of their shapes this time.. mYumm! mYumm ! mYumm ! :p

Dubai bus stand.....

2009-10-08T13:54:00.000-07:00

Aama Dubai airport mattum enna periya airport aa nu kaetta .. aama romba periya airport , athu mattum illa, romba imsai paduthaama easy aa teminal number kandu pidichidalaam ..enna? oru bus la poaga vaendiya thoorathai nadanthukitte poanaalum tired aa irukkaathu ..

apdi kannai parikra maathiri shops and stall .

nagai kadailaam summa dol adikuthu..oru ponnaa irunthum enakke thigatti poara alavukku jewels kotti kedanthathu kadaila..

seri apdi muttaai kadaiya paakramathiri irunthaena.. appo oru kadaila 'Marhaba' nu eluthirukrathai paathein.. odane enakku engeyo kaeta nyabagam vanthuchu..

Namma 'oorvasi take it easy..' paatu startingla varume .. appolaam marhaba naale ennanu puriyathu.. ippo mattum purinjiduchaa .. ? nu kaetta.. yes ! antha board paartha udane laam onnum purila... enna mathiri ye vaera yaaro confuse aagi yahoo answers la thaedi irukaanga..

marhaba nna Arabic/Turkey language la 'vanakkam ' nu arthamaam.. irunthuttu poaguthu ..

naanga avasarama connecting flight ukkaaga oadunathula onnum nithanamaa rasikka mudila..

en vootukar , "Flight miss pannalum Dubai airport la thaan flight miss pannanum" nnaar.

anga duty free shops la gold vaangalaamaanu yosichittu irunthom..aana boarding pass vaangurathukke naaku thaliduchu.. ekachaka tension! seri .. namma Dubai thane ..aduthavaati paathukalaamnu ' Bye bye ' sollitu vantein .

Tag n tag

2009-09-27T18:54:00.000-07:00

I tag Amitabh bachhan and Amir khan nu kooda poadalum, illanaalum athey effect thaan paarunga... irunthu irunthu rendu jeevan en blog la irukra tag a intha thadavai mathikrathaala ,

I tag Annam for Carpe diem's tag

and Carpe diem for Annam's..

For the rest of my fellow bloggers ,rest assured this time..

Annam's tag:

1. அழகு என்பது என்ன? நிரந்தரமானதா?

Anything that can make u smile is beautiful ..

Nothing lasts forever .. May be some beautiful memories linger for quite a while ..

2. காதல் மனிதனுக்கு அவசியமா?

yes , aana college padikumbothu , Mounam pesiyathey Surya mathiri overa ... paesuvein...

ippo apdillam solrathillai..

3. கடவுள் உண்டா?

yes....

4. பணம் அவசியமா?

Yes, computer ,internet connection, ellaam free aa kodukraangala enna ...

Carpe diem's tag:

1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4?

R for radio R for radish R for rabbit R for rat (My kid's Work sheet Book)

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can & touch air?

ethukku nu purila .. but done ! :o

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Clifford the big red dog.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?

7.35 p.m

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?

he hee 8 p.m

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

TV some program on National parks .

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

last night for temple .. Saraswati pooja ... sumaara thaan purinjuthu.. iyer kooda ve Bhagyaraj style la swaha swaha nu bhajanai paadunein.. 'Veena pusthaka thaarini....shubhaa karo ...' nnaaru athu varikkum purinjuthu..

8. Before you started this Q&As, what did you look at?

Adobe player dlm download

panrathukkaaga Adobe site paarthein .

9. What are you wearing?

Short kurta and pyjama.

10. When did you last laugh?

This evening ..when playing around ..

11. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

Switch boards ..

12. Seen anything weird lately?

Naerthu Dhandia paarkalaamnu poana , orey vayasaanavanga la vanthu kaila kuchi kooda illaama gummi adichittu irunthathai paarthu nonthu payitein.. paatu mattum kaetukitte veetukku varthurukkalaam poalirukku .. theriyaama epdi irukkunu poai paarthutein..

13. What do you think of this quiz?

romba arivupoorvama irukku... x std common exam syllabus la ithai include panna solli recommend panna laamaa nu yosikka vekuthu ..

14. What is the last film you saw?

Unnai poal oruvan..

Shruthi kamal epdi namma style songlaam compose panraanganu paartha... Kamaal 'ushaar pathiri Ride ' aa padathula antha mathiri paate vekkala.. actually theavai illathaan...paatu mathiri onnu varuthu athaiyum kamal thaan paadirukkaru ..

15. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?

ethai vaangunaalum athukku insurance kandippa vaanguvein..

16. Tell me something about you that I dunno!
pala imsaikku naduvula m posting this tag .. athu ungallukku theriyaathu ..

17. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

I get reminded of my friend's reply for a similar question....

she said "I wud save the world from natural calamities.." I cant think of anything better..

18. Do you like to Dance?

Like thaan , aanaa varaathey :D

19. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

Amritha ,Jaishwarya ,Shravanthi, Shriya , Samira... ethaavathu

20. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

hee he ....sir permission illaama avar paera poadalaamanu therilaiye...

naan nenaichathu .. Aditya, Siddharth ,Harsha... aana ennai thavira vaera yaarukkume intha paer laam pidikalai..

21. Would you ever consider living abroad?

No comments .

22. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?

athu enna gate .. ?

ella reception la yum ethirpaakrathuthaan..

Welcome to the club :)

Sweet song !

2009-09-20T15:29:00.000-07:00

Pasanga song -for those who adore and appreciate family , love , sentiments, 'neenga romba nallavanga' kinda compliments . And to die hard Doordarshan fans , First rank freaks !

Jus love the lyrics ... I m happy this song doesnot have a laalaaa laa laalaa laa in it. The singer is Dr.Balamurali krishna.

Arasiyalla .. ithellaam..

2009-08-28T11:16:00.000-07:00

ennada romba naala try panniyum post ethuvum poada mudiyalaye , naama romba naalaa konjam busy aa irukkamonu yosikrappo thaan therinjuthu , naan konja naalaa romba busy nu...
seri ipdiye poana enna aagurathu ... ? yaenna , innum romba naalaikku naan konjam busy nu solra maathiri illanaalum , kandippa innum konja naalaikku naan romba busy !

PS:
G3 style la oru OB post try panlaam nu paarthein :D

athu epdi mudiyum ?

2009-08-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

16 vayathinile padathula , kamal kitta oru josier solvaaru " ishta deivathai vaendikittu irubathi yaezhu thadavai aathukulla mungi kulikanum aanaaa ennakoodaathu ..! "

konja naal munnaadi enga koil poosaari yum ithey mathiri onnu sonnaaru .. "intha elumichai pazhathula juice poadanum aanaa pizhiya koodaathu " nnu.

Ellaa pugalum iraivanukke !

2009-08-10T07:38:00.000-07:00

Unakke

Konjam overaa illaya , AR Rehman Oscar award vanngunappa sonna dialogue a , ipdi unna thavira unakku therinja matha ella bloggerum vaangi vechurukkura oru award post ukku title aa potrukiye nu ennai thitreenga.....puriyuthu, enna panrathu ?

Irunthu irunthu oru award vanthurukku athulayum 5 minutes aa thedrein award ungra vaarthai ye kaanum :( enakku mattum thaan ipdi ellaam nadakuthu !

I m not convinced much , for I dont find the word ' award' in this logo.Nevertheless, there are other things to feel proud :) Some blogger friends have approved it as an award , someone is even generous to recognize my blog, and there are a few people I believe , checking for updates regularly. So , its Ok to take a bow !

Over to the tag :

The rules of the award are as follows:-

Link the person who tagged you-

Copy the image above, the rules and the questionnaire in this post

Post this in one or all of your Blogs

Answer the four questions following these Rules -

Recruit at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll by sharing this with them -Come back to BLoGGiSTa iNFo CoRNeR (PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK) at http://bloggistame.blogspot.com and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List.Questions & Your Answers:

The person who tagged you:

Gils :Someone recently is happy with the 10 k + hits in his blog.

He has an organised blog, recently showcasing stories from budding writers , while mostly its about peter songs, peter movies , peter and peter only , sharma lal songs and movies.

His/her site's title and url: Variety is the spice of life supershanki .blogspot.com check out my new title here .

Date when you were tagged: 6 Aug 2009

Persons you tagged:

Kavithai : Someone whos earnest comments have encouraged me to do more than 50 posts :))))

G3 : I like her blog for the cute forwards she publishes there . My god ! She's all over blogosphere .

SK: Missing ! I mean to say m missing his blog posts lately .

Ennasolrenna : She's someone I know can blog for days together , given the time :) I have always loved the way she narrates a movie story.

KK: I wish he updates his blog more often . Notorious for his comments :)

Srivats: One enthusiastic blogger who likes to share his special moments , likes to quote the books he gets to read.

Carpe diem: She loves to blog on the simple little things of life that makes one complete.

P.S: Inga enna awardaa kodukraanga ? Ipdi blog eluthiriye nnu yaarum entha blogger ayum kaeka mudiyathu ;)

Raksha Bandhan

2009-08-03T02:56:00.000-07:00

Enna kaettaa , maanathai vaangarathukku annan thambiya vida innoru sontham irukka mudiyathu ..
avlo paasam !
Oru reception kku saree laam katikittu attend panneinaa, romba distant relative oru aunty vandhu, "Hey ! look at you , all grown up , unga paati face cut irukku " nu sonnanga. Athukku meaning , naan saantha swaroopiyaa irukkein nnu sonnaanga(Nejammmaa..!) .

Pakkathula iruntha en rathathin ratham enna solluchu theriyuma? "Aama aunty ippave paati mathiri thaan irukka "nu .. :(

One good turn ...

2009-07-28T02:37:00.000-07:00

Aadi velli nnu koilukku poaenaena( naan koilukku laam povaenaakkum) , kai neraiya karkandu koduthutaar iyer. ethula parcel katrathunu theriyaama thaedarappo, oru paati romba sincere aa putthula paal oothittu periya bagla ennalaamo parcel pannitrunthaanga. ivanga ethaavathu paper vechurukkangalaanu kaetein , enakkaga avangalum rendu moonu table la thaedunaanga. Appuram it struck me avanga karkandu vaangalainnu, serinnu avangalukku konjam koduthuttu thirumbi vanthuttein, vaera oru desk la ithukkaaga neraiya nalla magazine paper laam irunthathu.

appuram naan veetukku kelambarappo, antha paati en kitta romba avasarama vanthu rendu cupla chakkarai pongal koduthaanga.. epdi, sweet surprise la ?

Silambattam review

2009-07-23T07:20:00.000-07:00

Enna mathiriye pillai kuttigaloada intha padam paakra dhairyam ungalukku illaena intha review padichikonga...

Dhik .... dhik ....

2009-07-20T03:33:00.000-07:00

"ey...... kathai sollaa theenga da ..nan inniku 'gupt' padam paaka porein " nu hostel la oru appavi kenjurappo....
"Apdiya ? super padam... sema suspense .. enna script theriyuma ? Kajol thaan kolagaari nnu kadaisi varaikkum kande pidikka mudila ........."
"......."
"ennada ..? nalla padam nu thaane sonein"

Intha incident enga annan en kitta sonnappo, ipdiya suspense poattu udai peenga nnu kaettein.
Aana neathu thaan ,oru suspense poattu udaikrathu evlo irritate pannumo athaivida oru suspense namakku theriyaama poarathum irritate pannumnu purinjuthu.

Enna padam theriyuma "a film by aravind " (Athaan title ! ) . Intha mathiri padam eduthathu , release aagurathu ellaame suspense aa irukkuthu . Padam bayangara suspense illanaalum padam bayangaramaa irunthathu . kashtapattu rendu mani naeram padam paathu last rendu nimishathula puthusa oru character vanthu ,athuthan culprit nnu theriyarappo enga amma "jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyggggggggggggggg" mixie poataanga.

athukulla antha culprit, paeyaa... pisaasaa... illa neraiya ponds powder poatutu vantha oru ponnaanu theriyala , athu ellaa flashback um sollitu,enga amma mixie off pannitu porappo ," athaan da ipdi senjein nu solluchu".

How to...

2009-07-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

Inspired by G3 's i pod pouch, I wanted to google something in knitting . But before I could type what I needed , the google drop down menu had me in splits. The first in the menu is how to get pregnant, no comments.

whatsoever ..

2009-07-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other because you were born in it " - George Bernard Shaw

Friends indeed ..!

2009-07-10T05:45:00.000-07:00

Friends are always with us .But , there are special moments they support us like God. Must say, most of the time people dont remember or reason out on how they became friends.

You are not sure if its 7 a.m or 5 p.m but that someone waiting in the airport to receive you tells you its 7.15 p.m. When you have finally made up your mind that home food is not in your reach for another year , you have a supper waiting for you with the best of your homefood , better than what you wud have ever had.In a land where you have no idea of what to ask for, you have a family to guide you where and what you should or not look for.

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The waiting time was more than 6 hours in a place , where anything you need except a phone will make u walk atleast 200 m inside the airport while every other sign board only tells the terminal number and you cannot stand the biting cold air outside the airport for more than a minute and guess what ? Someone to the rescue there too. I have not seen them in years but the time we were together , the drive , their home , the lunch, the movies, the talk , the drive again only proved they were with us all these years and we really had nothing to dust out from our memories.

When families meet , its formal. When friends meet ,theres laughter , noise and fun. When friends meet along with the family, its formal , the noise is less, the laughter is composed , but the fun is fantastic and the mind is more relaxed. There s is assurance that life moves on but some memories don't.
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We had to start for our flight at 4.30 a.m. I didnot know them before I landed there. They had set the alarm 20 minutes earlier than the one we had set.A wake up call from them at 4.00 a.m followed by another one before we just started .Not to forget that they were with us clearing the mess until 11.30 p.m the night before .Again, they were ready with a car besides the cab we had booked. Previous day , a whole lot of other gang was clearing the furniture and other stuff we had to get rid of ,before we left. Someone we know had run the vaccuum, while the other three were removing the Trash bags that piled up every 10 minutes. Vacating the house was an uphill task inspite of all the help we had. One weeks job had to be done in a days time but we had the hope.All of us went out to a restaurant that evening , nothing much to chat but for the support we needed, the company was great. Well ,that was sometime we had spent together of all the time we had been there.
Next day , at the airport, the sip of the fresh brewed coffee from Starbucks tasted sweet like never before.

P.S: I have a lot more memories in this category but to share them here needs a lot of memory in the blogosphere too :)

A thing of beauty is a Joy forever

2009-07-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

Oru naalaikku oru nalla vishayam yosichu paesurathu avlo kashtamilla. but, athai interesting aa solrathukku 'Indru oru thagaval ' mathiri innoru programme illa. Schoolukku kelambumbothu , oru anju nimisham time kooda kedaikaathu , but epdiyo solla vantha matter crisp aa solrathunaale , I believe everybody in the house had the time to listen .

Thideernu ethaavathu oru topic eduthu 5 minutes kku paesungannu language sir kaetta , I remember someone from my class repeating that day's Indru oru thagaval. Sila paer English ma'am kaetta translate senju laam solvaanga..Paravaala , nalla vishayam ethanai vaati kaettalum sonnalum Thenkachhi Ko.Swaminathan style la sonna bore adikathu thaan .

Reeely ?

2009-07-06T00:03:00.000-07:00

Yuk ! I hate Jelly beans ....

Autograph !

2009-07-04T11:38:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer :
Cheran-in autograph mathiri Pre KG lernthu PG mudiyara varaikkum naan ethanai paera sight adichein , ethana paer nan kodutha love letter a kizhichu poataangannu laam ithula solla poara thillai.

Naan college la padikrappo , oru republic day celebration ukkaaga enga hostel ukku pakkathulerntha school la kodi yaethunaanga.antha function ukku enga hostel mates , antha school students appuram pakathulerntha Old age home lernthu nnu neraiya paer illanaalum yaetho konjam paer vanthirunthaanga.
Function aaramikrathukku munnadi, enga hostel warden kaettangalennu naan en purse lernthu oru pen edukrappo athulerntha oru paper en friend kannula pattuchu. En friend romba bore thaangaama, "ennadi intha paper a ivlo bathirama vechurukka... mmmmm......enna matter ?" nu antha paper eduthu paarthaa.
athula 'Orator Sukhi Sivam ' oada autograph vaangirunthein.
"Periyavanga autograph laam bathiramaa vechurukke..iru college mudikrathukkula naanum yaar kittayavathu autograph vangi vechukrein " nu sonna..
"Romba kashta padaathey, final year la ellarum un slam book la autograph poaduvaanga , romba avasaramaa vaenumnaa , ippo irukka final year students kitta un slam book kodu poattu tharuvaanga "nnu sonnein.

Kindal panriya.. nnu koachitta..
Functionla ellarum vande mataram , sudhanthiram , thyagam nu paesunatha kaettu en friend oru desa patroda ennai paatha, engalukku rendu row munnadi oru thatha mattum ukkanthu irunthaaru avarai paartha.Thatha thalaiyila Morarji desai style la oru thoppi irunthathai paatha.

"Anga paathiya oru sudhanthira poaraatta thyagi evlo saatharanama , athuvum intha muthiyor illathula irukkaru ?" apdinna.
"Ennathu thyagiya ?konjam iru ....enga amma chinna vayasula Nehru mamavuku roja poo koduthathaa sonnaanga.."

"vaendaam..... "

" mm..seri iru .. apdi ipdi kooti kalichu paatha intha thaathavukku oru pathinanju vayasu irukkumbothu independence kedaichirukkum" nu sonnein.

"unkitta enna kathai, antha thathavaiye kaekka porein. namma lifetime la oru sudhanthira poaraatta thyagiya ner la pathu paesa mudiyuma , autograph vaanga mudiyuma? enakkum oru paper vaenum .." nna.

"vaera paper laam illai vaenumna ithulaye vaangikalaam , appurama pangu poatukalaam" nnein.

Oru mudivoda en friend antha thatha kitta ennaiyum kootittu poana. poai, "Iyya, Neenga Gandhiji ya pathurukkengala ?"nu kaetta.
Athukku antha thatha " illaiye ! " nu palichunu soltaar.
enakku sirippu vanthuchu , athunaala vaera engeyo paaka aarambichitein.
Avalum vidama, "neenga namma oorlaye, Gandhiji ya paarkaamaleye , uppu satyagraham panneengala? " nna.
"Illamma " nu sonnar.
summa sirichi avala verupaetha vaenaamenu ,naan marupadiyum en edathulaye vanthu ukkanthutein.
seri unga kaiyezhuthu vaenumnu vaangitta.
antha thathuvum thattu thadumaari ethaiyo eluthi koduthaar.

En friend marupadiyum ,"neenga sudhanthira poaratam nadanthappo enna panneenga ?"nu kaetta.
"Sudhanthirama ... athellam enakkonnum theriyathu maa " nu sonnar.
Intha kaelviya autograph vaangarathukku munnadiye ava kaetrukkalam nu ninaichukittein.
Ippo avalukke sirippu vanthudichi.
"Ethukku thatha Intha thoppi ellam poatru keenga?" nu romba vaethanaiyila kaetta.
"Unga warden thaan ma koduthaanga..enakku ethuvum theriyathu "nu paavama sonnar.

Appuram enna, final yearla antha autograph paper a , intha friend oada slam book la otti Romba rare autograph ithai vithaa million dollars kedaikumnu ,en autograph Poattu koduthutein.

Thakathimitha...

2009-06-21T04:44:00.000-07:00

Aadal arangam nu DD la oru program varum . athai paarka romba porumai vaenum.
kashtapattu oru half an hour programla 'thillaana nakratheem....' kaekkrappo thaan habbada nnu irukkum. enga veetla TV yum nirutha maataanga ..vaera vazhi illaama paapein :( until this happened...
Once , Padma Subramaniam avanga dance DDla vaera oru programla parthein. oru krishna leela play , atha paarthuttu ," amma inga paarein epdi mugavai yai thoall pattaila idichikraanga ..!" nu romba aacharya ma enga amma kitta sonein. Seriously ,antha expression paathappo unmaiyileye , parkathula dance aadunavanga avanga veetlerntha vennai paanaiya udachirupaangalonu oru doubt vanthuthu.My amma replied, ithenna pramadham , 'kuravanchi ' play la oru kurathi paen kuthura mathiri seinjatha paarthu , enakku oru second romba shockingaa irunthuthu, but adutha konja secondla sringarama oru face vechittu she carried away the audience like breeze nnu sonnaanga ...appurama I got the idea , ella dancelayum , the dancer tries to bring some picture to life nu.. epdi ella saamiyaiyum kalaaikraanga paarunga.. mahishasuramarthini rathham kudichadhaiyum, pillaiyarukku kozhukattai pidikkum nnum, kozhukattaiya epdi pidikanum nnum , krishnar vennai thiridinathaiyum .. moonu mani nera cinema la kooda ivlo enjoy panna mudiyathu ..

Also , One cant help admiring her attitude .. evlo critics and competitors paathurupaanga....and how many years she has been for this.. hats off !

Intha ingitham laam classical dance kku thaan porunthum, matha padi cinema la vara dancela bright aa face vechittu brisk aa naalu step poatuta poathum nu nenaichukraanga , must say they dont convey much these days ... athaavathu classical dance in movies .
Nevertheless , recent aa somebody 's stealing the show with her dance ....
yaaru theriyuma ? namma Rukmani thaan....
Rukmani kalyana pudavai vida , Rukmani's dance is more appealing.Anantha thaandavam padathula,kanaa kangirein paatu parthu , I thot this lady is some Kuchipidi , Bharatnatyam dancer aana Vijay awards ceremony la after watching her performance , I was amused to learn that shes a ballerina for sure ..

Good old days

2009-06-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

Tagged by the nallavar, I m about to write about something that I would wanna remember for a lifetime.

I was only a trainee when I first attended the annual day celebrations of my company,Yet the best ever annual day of my life.No other celebration could match the naive ness and the free spirit we friends had shared then. The dinner was from Park Sheraton,Live performance of Tippu, Shrinivas, Anuradha Sriram,Sunitha Sarathy,Kalyani with RJ Suchi as the compere. They had burst crackers for nearly 20 minutes, the whole of Chennai Trade Centre audi served us a dance floor.Not many of us could do good dance, but our friends taught us a few steps and all twenty souls were on cloud nine for the rest of the evening . Only by the time we realised that we might leave our last shuttle for home, we rushed for dinner half hearted.

'Kadhal vanthaal 'by Tippu was a direct heart -attack performance . Slowly they started playing all local beats after 9 pm. 'Apdi poadu , chinna veeda ' were the highlights.Half way through the dinner, one of my friends wanted to leave for the dancefloor , I mean the auditorium , sensing 'Manmadha rasa' to be the next number. Rumoured that my friend ate the celebration cake and she was shaky-shaky because the cake had whisky or champagne in it.
The dance and the fun had none of the diplomacy or the professionalism that the ceremony of the awards , the annual reports and the address by the presidents, had conveyed just then.

Atleast 10 of our trainees had the corporate mobile connection ,chatting atleast for half an hour everyday, free of cost .The sweet nothings, the giggles, and the laughter oh boy ! those were the days....

I tag who ever is willing to share their memories of the good old days

Paradise regained !

2009-06-08T21:16:00.000-07:00

The joy of finding something /someone long lost is endless.
Thats how I felt when I could try my hands on the veena after an unbelievable hiatus of 12 years. Thanks to the sincere wish from my friends
Nobody stopped me, but its the mind was not willing to play.
Well ,I didnt learn much, so dint hav much to forget . I m not planning to hit a class for sometime ..
but m definitely looking forward to play some worthy notes ..
hope it doesnt turn out that the mind wants to play and People want to stop me.

Naesa malar

2009-06-08T06:07:00.000-07:00

Anna voda friend Anna, thangachiyoda friend thangachi right aa?
Friends rendu peru maamu machi nnu solrathey , ur wife is my sister nu sollathaane thavira ur sister is my wife nu solrathukilla...

some silly people sight adichifying anna's friend and thangachi's friend.
Me the totally against it !

Book tag

2009-05-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

One book that changed my life:
My chequebook ,ofcourse

The book you have read more than once:
tenth and twelth std Books for the public exams I wrote .(Oru thadavaikku naapathu thadavai padikka vechaanga ..waste aa ...)

One book you would want on dessert island:
The Week magazine supplement (laesa... visuruna.. nallaa kaathu vara mathiri )

One book that made you laugh: Aval vikatan .. vaaranam aayiram surya dialogue ipdi etho eluthi irunthaanga,
" ei maalini , naan thaan mae kishnan...itthai .....unnaanda solliye aaavunum ..."

One book that made me cry:
Mathan jokes... romba chinna vayasula (5 th std ), en cousin , (oru akka) intha book joke aa irukkum nu soltaanga ..appuram epdi naama sirippom? muthal rendu joke padicha udane serious aa enakku sirippe varalaiye nu sollitein , athukku antha akka enna ukkara vechu antha bookla iruntha 50 jokes um onnu onna padichu , unakkuthaan sirippey varalale ..nu ...vallavan simbhu mathiri enna torture pantaanga... chinna ponnu epdi laam rag pannirukkanga paarunga , One reason for what I m.

One more :Reader's digest jokes laam mukkavaasi puriyathu...appo ellarukkum purinji siripaanga , namakku mattum purilaiyennu alugaachi aa varum.

One book you wish you had written:
Harry Potter series... yabba evlo fans , fame , he hee dabbu

One book that you wish had never been written:
8th std Geography book, romba kashtapattu padichein... pass mark vaangave.

One book you are currently reading:
Cat in the Hat

One book you have been meaning to read:
ekkachakkam , aanaa aarambikarathey kashtamnu enakke theriyum :( Fingers crossed :)
Paulo coelho 's book

tag aa kooda eluthiralaam aana innorutharai thuyarapadutharathai nenaicha romba kashta maa irukku ...

yaarulaam book unnu onnu vaazhkaiyila padichirunthu,blog unnu onnu eluthikittu, intha tag post aa paarthu , erkanave intha tag aa eluthaamaa , vaera yaaraalaiyum tag aagaama irukeengalo, avanga ellarum eduthu tag eluthittu , Plz do letme know :)

My Best friend's book

2009-05-12T05:41:00.000-07:00

It was a book fair and we had no idea what to choose from the mountain of books.
Our gang was all the more excited to visit a fair like that. There were books for people from every walk of life. The most entertaining book according to me is in the chicken soup series.
I went to the correct section but dint know then , I chose the wrong book.
I took the book for the couples soul , while my friend picked the book for the romantic soul.
Then , I could nt seperate the word couple from romance, Romance was the right of couples and Couples deserve to be romantic more than any one else in the world -two sides of a coin !

Soon I was in for surprise when I had a tough time to figure out which story to choose first. Somehow, I read a few stories , trying hard not to lose interest in the book. But soon, I realised I will end up pitying either myself being married or the couples in the book .
Hello there, I got my every day marathon already on the run and I m no ears to the vinayan stories being discussed in the book. This is for some Mother Teresa Soul and Romance quotient is zero in the book.
Now , I became curious to know the otherside of the coin.I visit my friend's cube almost everyday, she dint touch the book for sometime so I had no idea what it had in store for her. A week later , I came to know that she was thrilled to read the book , infact every word of it.When I asked her if she liked the book. She made me read a paragraph to know the book myself. Agreed, the lines were romantic but no news to me , what made me boil was the goosebumps my friend grew when she read those lines. Damn ! that was Overly dramatic ! This best friend of mine appreciates anything that is branded romantic . Does nt care even if its chocolate or a cake. If I ask her how does a chocolate contribute to her Romance quotient , she is clueless. but she goes gaga over romantic dark chocolates. I tell you , a guy meeting a girl on a date , giving a bouquet , telling her that he's looking forward to meet her sometime soon , sounds nothing unnatural, atleast to me. what ? yeah ... he kissed her.

Frustrated ,I threw away my book and my romantic soul found its life !

Tagged!

2009-05-11T05:42:00.000-07:00

25 random things about me. You are reading this at your own risk.
1. I m very innocent
2.I m very intelligent
3.I m generous.
4.I m a blogger.
5.I m tired.
6.I m very busy.
7.I want to be an RJ
8.I m impulsive.
9.I m the most beautiful person
10.My writing is impressive.
11.I like England cricket team
12.I love India.
13.My friends hate me.
14.I read books occasionally.
15.I wont take ice cream in a party
16.ganja adippein
17.I dont know how to fold a churidhar .
18.superaa kavithai eluthuvein (hee he he).
19.naan samaichathey naane sapda maatein.(ellarukkum koduthu test pannittuthaan saapduvein)
20.shabana azmi looks more gorgeous than Sridevi to me.
21.I strongly believe sachin seekramaa out aana antha team win, Ganguly seekrama out aagalaina antha team loses.
22.enakku cinema paakave pidikalai.
23.oorukai saaptu romba varusha maachu.
24.I dont braid my hair these days.
25.I m mean.

There is no guarantee that the above statements hold true. Nobody else can certify them .It wont be of much help , even if u care to find out the truth.

Since the only person who paid heed to my tag last time is the one who tagged me this time , I m not sure of tagging anyone this time .Thus peace shall be restored !

P.S:
Ila neenga thappa nenaichuntaell, we take up tags nnu KK vum enna solla varennavum inna pira sagaakalum pheel panna, u guys are more than welcome :)

vaazhga vayasaana paati !

2009-04-29T06:54:00.000-07:00

We set off for a long drive on a weekend, in a Chevy that we had rented for the weekend. Before it is late we realised that we have not checked the gas station and the needle was already reaching for empty. Luckily , we saw a gas station nearby and went there. Being not so used to Chevy, we had a hard time trying to locate the lock release for the gas tank.The gas station was deserted and it was already getting darker.
After quite a while,we saw a gang of chics parking their chevy in a nearby aisle.We had no choice but to ask them for help. Two of them came to help us checking again the every control that we had hoped will work, in the past 10 minutes .
In vain,they exclaimed, "Its unbelievable !"
It was a brand new vehicle, hardly wud have run 1500 miles. They said , " they release a new model every now, we r sorry , we gotta leave!"
Just then , an old lady parked a Toyota behind us. She was waiting for her turn and watching the four of us in despair , sensed that her turn was never gonna come. She got off the car and headed straight to the gas tank of our Chevy and in a snap , slid opened the gas tank , much to our awe.
She didnt speak a word , neither was she waiting for a 'Thank you' from us. Much relieved , we waved thanks to her and soon cleared from there. I m not sure , if the model was new , Hats off to the lady , anyway.

koil yaanai

2009-04-28T08:22:00.000-07:00

Rs.5 koduthalum Rs.50 koduthalum , koil yaanai oru thadavai thaan aasirvaatham pannum.
Oru rubai nna kooda , kodukkaravangalai mattum thaan bless pannum..
Aandavaa, ennai yaen ipdi ellaam yosikka vaekura ?

varanam aayiram review

2009-04-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

vaaranam aayiram paathu nondavanga avasiyam padikka vaendiya review ..

oh......! adhaana..?

2009-04-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

poana vaaram , aamir khan romba kashta pattu oru sardarji thaatha getup la make up poattu oru Ad film shooting kku ready aaguratha oru news channel la paathein.
rendu naal munnadi , en relation veetukku poanappo, ethechi ya antha Ad oru channel la vanthatha paarthein.

naama news la yerkanave pathathunaale thaan aamir khan a identify pannomnu oru aanavathula en thambi kitta ,"hey , antha taxi driver yaaru nnu sollu paakalaam "nu kaettein.
En thambi in a fraction of a second , "Aamir khan kka "nu bhavya maa soltaan.
"Epdi raaja kandupidiche? kashtapattu kannai surukki crow feet , dhadi , kudumi , macham , turban ellaam vechu getup mathirukaan, ivlo easy aa soltiye" nnu kaettein.
"avangalukku thaan kka 'vye vye' nu paesunaa punjabi , namakku ellaame indhi thaan "

Adhukkappuram aamir khan a paakrappo , Pokkiri padathu vadivelu nyabagam vathudichi..!

Ayyappa story

2009-04-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

"Ayyappa..."
"Amma..."
"Homework Mudichittiya?"
"Yes amma , Shall I watch Pogo now?"
"Illappa ippo swami Ayyappa serial thaan paakanum"
"Plz amma , Its an english series now on the channel, I wanna watch it now"
"Po .. nna English la Go nnu unakku solli koduthathey amma thanappa...Poai ammavukku puli paal kondu vanthu koduthuttu un ishta padiye Pogo vai paar "

Its was not an order but a request so, Ayyappa was all set to get puli paal for his mom.
"Ok amma"
***
Ayyappa rushes to get what his mother wanted.
At the grocery,
"Annachi , arai (1/2) paal "

Annachi gives him Arokya milk 1/2 litre packet.
"Enna Annachi , arai paal kaetta naalarai paal thareenga...?"
Annachi thinking to himself," Unakku kodukka vaendiyavanga naalarai vitrunthaa ipdi kaeppiya..?"

"Antha sticker um accountla poatrunga .."
Smart Ayyappa , now sticks the tiger sticker to the milk packet.With a victorious smile , Ayyappa runs home.

While his mom was sure that Ayyappa wont be back for quite some time, she was happily watching Swami ayyappan on the TV.

Amma could nt believe her eyes when she saw the tiger sticker on a milk packet.
She was ready to let down her tears when Ayyappa stopped her asking ,
"Eppavume meghala serial pathu thaane ipdi aluveenga, why now?"

"Ayyappa , lollu panravangala lollu senju thaan pazhivaanganumnu inniki nee unarthitta..
un leelaiye leelai"

"Shall I watch Pogo now ? "
"Sure ! heres the remote . Po..! Go......!"

கவித...!

2009-03-30T05:40:00.000-07:00

"நதி எங்கு செல்லும்? கடல் தன்னை தேடி!
பொன் வண்டோடும் மலர் தேடி !
என் வாழ்வில் நீ வந்தது விதியானால் ..
நீ எந்தன் உயிரன்றோ ?

வருகின்ற காற்றும் சிறுபிள்ளையாகும் ,
மரகதக்கிள்ளை மொழி பேசும் ,
பூவானில் பொன் மேகமாய் , உன் போலே
நாளெல்லாம் விளையாடும் !"

இந்த பாட்டுக்கும் படத்துல வர காட்சிக்கும் சம்பந்தமே இல்லையே ன்னு சின்ன வயசுல நினைப்பேன் . இப்போ அப்படி தோணலை.

Earth hour !

2009-03-29T02:18:00.000-07:00

So .. switched off all electric appliances. I did learn a lesson on how effectively one hour can be used.But wait... should nt that be a lesson on global warming and other stuff? Never mind !
supper was ready an hour earlier, was offline for more than 2 hrs in the evening hours, instead , I was playing with the kid, set right some long waiting tasks.

Musical Tag

2009-03-23T02:48:00.000-07:00

Gils oda friend oda tag ,for the Ilaiyaraja songs..in my iPod
How it goes :
a. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, IPOD etc. on shuffle.
b. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
c. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
d. Tag friends.

1.If someone asks you, "are you okay" you say:
poongaathu thirumbumaa...? (Yearning for something from my yester years ..... atheythaan ...vayasaayiduchille..?)

2. How would you describe yourself ?
poomaalaiye thoalsayrava....(Okie... thirsty for praises )

3.What do you like in a guy/girl ?
Pillai nila irandum vellai nila...... (aunty aa irukarathunaala.... ellaarume enakku kulanthaigalaa theriyaraangalaam... so global variable(podhuva..) aa kulanthai manasai declare seiya virumbugirein ...)

4. How do you feel today ?
pattu poove mettu paadu.... (paatu paadra alavukku form la irukeinaam )

5. What is your life's purpose ?
Paadi parantha killi paathai maranthathadi ....( naan yein paadrathu niruthiteinu ellaarum kathari kathari azharaangalaam....naan poranthathey ....paatu paadi pala uyirai bali vaangarathukku thaanaam ....seri ...seri...!)

6. What's your motto ?
oru kanam oru yugamaaga yein thoandravaendumo...? ( oru secondla... pala centuryla seiyya vaendiya vaelaiya seiya mudiyalaiye nu kavalai padaama.....1 second la seiyya vaendiya vaelaiya pala century kulla epdi yaavathu kashtapattu senjudalaam nu confident aa irukkanum nu nambureinaam.)

7. What do your friends think of you ?
oor oarama aathu pakkam thennanthoappu.. (Thennai maram mathiri valanthutta mattum poathuma nu nenaikraangalaam)

8. What do your parents think of you ?
Nilave mugam kaatu ...(haiyya...jolly !)

9. What do you think of often ?
Nila kaayum naeram saranam ...(ammavaasaiyum pournami yum ethukku varuthunnu adikadi yosipeinaam )

10. What is 2 + 2 ?
nee paartha paarvaikkoru nanri... (eyes meeting eyes ....sight adikaratha ipdi sollikalaam la..? relax baby!)

11. What do you think of your best friend ?
Naan thaedum sevvanthi poovithu ... :)))))

12. What is your life story ?
Manthira punnagaiyo .....manjal nilavo....vaazhkai oru vaanam..aasai athil maegam ... paasam oru deepam .. paavai manam paadume ..
vaazhkai ennum kaaviyam, kaalam anbin aalayam nee vaa ...vaa....vaa...!
Bommalaattam aadalaam .... Poarum seithu paarkalaam en vaazhvile .....!
(This song is ma fav, cute song , Raaja , Janaki , No other song can convey a better meaning for life , wat say ?)

13. What do you want to be when you grow up ?
Maniye mani kuyile...(singer aaganumnu aasaiyam ,he hee hee !)

14. What do you think when you see the person you like ?
Maina maina..maaman pidicha maina... (patchi sikkikichu nu nenaipaeinaam )

15. What will you dance to at your wedding ?
Madurai marikolunthu vaasam .... (enga ooru weddingla ponnu maapla adakama irukkanum ... paravaala situation song thaan. en manasayno keranguthadi, siragadichu parakuthadi ! )

16. What will they play at your funeral ?
koo koo endru kuyil koovatho ?.....inba mazhai thoovaatho? (Ssssss habba mudiyala..!)

17. What is your hobby/interest ?
kathal oviyam ,paadum kaaviyam ,thaen sinthum poonjolai nam raajiyam.. endrum aanantham , payrinbam , deiveegam..

18. What is your biggest fear ?
Kanmani anbodu kathalan naan eluthum kadithame..(yaaravathu propose panniduvaangaloanu bayapadraenaam , haiyyo haiyyo !)

19. What is your biggest secret ?
kallukulle vantha eeram enna? nenjukulle anbin baaram enna ?(ipdi sammanthame illaama kaelvi kaekka koodaathaam )

20. What do you want right now ?
Kathal oviyam ,paadum kaaviyam ,thaen sinthum poonjolai nam raajiyam.. endrum aanantham , payrinbam , deiveegam..

21. What do you think of your friends ?
Inthamaan unthan sontha maan pakkam vanthuthaan sinthu paadum.... (apdithaan paaduvein .. u gotta take it ... paavam makkals nnu nenaipaynaam )

22. When you want to rush to the toilet, what do you think ?
Ithayam oru koil athil udayam oru paadal .. (Ipdi indecent aa kaelvi kaettu oru super paatu kaevala paduthraangalaenu pheel pannuveinaam )

23. The person you hate the most is in front of you, what will you tell the person ?
oomai nenjin sontham, ithu oru unmai sollum bantham.... vaarthaigal thaevaiyaa...........? mounamey kaelvi yaa .......?

24. You have just won a lottery. What will you sing ?
enna solli paaduvatho.....? enna vaarthai thaeduvatho.....?

25. What will you post this as?
Engiruntho azhaikkum....., en jeevan en uyiril kalanthey athu paadum..

Yaaro kooptaanganu tag vilayaada vanthaenaa... appo ennoda favourite songs kku vaera oru dimension kedaichiduchi... so I hav posted this... u also read n hav fun nu post pannuveinaam :)
I tag Singaree, SK , blithersRam , carpediem
ennathu blogging aa ? nu vaayai polakura gurunathar kuttichuvaru ,kodumai usha ,Shaan , msk, chennaiexpress, aysh , if u guys are pleased to take up.

zazeera...!

2009-03-20T05:03:00.000-07:00

Oru authentic Chettinad restaurant kku poanom. Menu paakrathukulla.. vaazhai ilai iruntha plate kondu vanthu vechutaanga..Me asking Rava dosai. Sorry ! Tandoori ,Chinese thaan irukunu sonnaru.Appothaan paarthein antha oru bearer thavira cashier lernthu ellaarume China kaaranga. Ivlo adam pidikaraangalenu Chinese noodles order pannom.so ,vaazhai ilaila noodles !

saaptappurum oru matka la soup mathiri koduthaanga.Actually bill amount vechappuram, romba paasama oru Chinaa kaara annan vanthu avasara avasarama koduthar. modho athai kudikalaamaanu doubt.. seri annanai paarthaa appaviya irukaare...oru mariyathaikaavathu sip pantu vaechudalaamnu ninaichein. Food networkla bamboo ellaam poattu samaikratha paarthu oru vaela ithu bamboo soup aa irukkumo nu doubt. Seri, ithu bamboo soup aa ? illa paambu soup aa nu avar kittayae kaekalaanu sonnein. "saaptapuram soup kodukkamaataanga.. enakku vaelai irukku nee vaena kaettutu veetuku nadanthu vaa" nnu en vootukar sonaar.

Ithuklaam bayanthuduvaena enna?

"Anna, neengalay sollunga what is this drink?"nnu urimaiya China kaara annaavai kaeittein.Naan ennamo Happy new year nu sonna mathiri antha anna romba santhosha pattaar. "Illanna... what is this drink? " nu kaettein. Seri ithu vidaathunu paavam avar ,
"Zazeera..." nu sonnar.
Vitruvaenaa enna ? "Athaana... What is Zazeera ...? " nu kaettein ."Ada athaamaa.....Zazeera .....Zazeera ..." nnu avar marupadiyum sonnar."Oh .........Zazeera vaa? ithai munnadiye solla koodathaa ? naan vaera ennamo koduthu teengalonnu nenaichu bayanthey poyitein..." .Appo thaan namba bearer vanthaar ."Madam ithu Jal jeera" nu clarify pannaar.

Antha China kaara annavai parthein. Avarum vidaama , "Zazeera ... " nnu sonnar.
Seri naa, "ungalukkum Zazeera ....veetla akkavukum Zazeera ...." nnu sollitu kelambitein .
Chha ..Paavam .. romba thollai panteinla..?

Duh..

2009-03-19T10:55:00.000-07:00

When I dont compare myself with anyone, I m OK !

Meendum R-ambam

2009-01-24T04:47:00.000-08:00

hey lae lae la laa laa....
Madrasukka ...? Thiruchikkaa ? Tiruthanikkaa ?
"Kamal nadichaaru pathu role....
pathu bunk la thaedinaalum kaedaikalai petrol " nu mokkai poadura FM ,
ssssssssssss......ammiyil araichu aaakalainnaalum ..attakasaamana rusi konda saapadu,
news vechu paakura dhairyam illanaalum Obama paathayil ...Choosing Hope over fear nu kaekarappa nallaathaanirukku...
Prayers for brother A.R.Rahman...
ethirpaaraathaa thirupangaloda Highways ...
Ethirpaartha thirupangaloda cinema ....serial..
Moonu maasam ...enakilla.. oru post poattu...enakku aasaithaan ..enna panrathu..try panrein..post poadrathukkuthaan ;)
Happy New Year all !

1G4T

2008-11-18T07:47:00.000-08:00

Some of the gestures or the style of a few (or should I say most ?) Indian actors match with Hollywood actors. Some of them unbelievably resemble them . Until I heard about this movie 'Durai ' I thought Action king gestures just by chance , like Russell Crowe of Gladiator fame.

If the movie bears a shot by shot resemblance to Gladiator , will I still believe in Santa?

GURU

2008-11-12T11:52:00.000-08:00

Maddy style la sonna , 'enakku Rasi palan laan padikanum nu thonala, Guru peyarchi yaala oruthar life la wild U turn edupaangannu nambala...
Aana.....
ithellaam nadanthudumoanu bayama irukku.'
Lease mudinju Guru baghavan vaera veetukku poararaam. Enakku oru vaarama...... oru vishayam rendu vishayam illa... ovvoru vishayamum oru adverse side effect oda nadakuthu..seri rasi palan la enna thaan poatrukkanganu paathein..Recession pathi ellaam eluthi irunthaanga...
ovvoru rasikkum enna palan nu paatha.... ennaiyil porithathu ethuvum saapida vaendaam, maelathikari kitta moraichikka vaendaam , thani nabar vimarisanangalai thavirkavum, kudumba ragasiyangalai veliyil solla theergal , pillaigalai thur sagavasangalil irunthu kaakavum nu orey Moral science aa ovvoru raasikum eluthi irukaanga...
athu paravaale... etho naalu paer guru paerchi aanalum aagalainaalum follow panra mathiri naalu nalla vishayamthane ....eluthittu poaraanga.

Ithukku naan support panreinaa athukku oru kaaranam iruku..
'ungal manaivi ungalukku nallathai thaan kooruvaar ...' nu en vootukar raasi kku eluthi irukkaanga.. ithai naane avarukku padichein ..... yes.... 2 times padichein...
Nambirupaarunreenga..?

Shamu.... Shamu ...jijijing ...

2008-11-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Enakku therinju Seaworld intha naatula moonu edathula irukku. Yaerkanave San diego la paarthathunaala oru thenavattula kelambi pathinoru manikku poanom. For beginners, Shamu is the name of a killer whale. Ippo showla irukarathu Shamu vaa nu enakku therila ... aana ellaa Killer whale show vukkum Shamu show nnu thaan paer.Eppadiyum Shamu show thaan highlight , athuvum 4 show irukku ..eppo kelambuna ennanu nenachitrunthom. Aana ippo Orlando apdi illa.. naalanju attraction irukku.Shamu vukke rendu show irukku . Onnu Believe ,innonu Shamu rocks. Sea lion , walrus kku oru show , Dolphin show ellam irukku .Athu illama, Dolphin cove ,Shark encounter ,oru circus vaera.

Ithu theriyama namma Shamu va 'Inna Maamu epdi keera ? kanduka maatengra..?' apdinu kaekalaanu poana... 'oru rendu nimisha munnadi varakoodaatha..? houseful ! 'apdinu security board vechaaru ...Anga mattum illa.. rendu moonu show ithey maathiri insult pannapuram.. 'Singam onru purapattathu ' nu oru vaegathila... Shamuvukku namma vaenaanaa... Namakkum Shamu vaennaam ... apdi nu Alaipayuthey dialogue aa vida mudiyum... ethana aayiram koduthu ticket vaangirukkom.. !

So, saaptu themba... timetable parthu mutually exclusive shows plan senju ... m... nejamaathaan konjam moolaiya kasakki , kaasu koduthutamenu varuthapadaama... marupadiyum inga varanum nu nenaikra alavukku overaave enjoy panntom.Seriously ,matha theme parks vida intha thimingala park thaan enakku romba pidichirukku. Shamu ethukkaga special theriyuma ?Thanni adikkum ! ada H2O pa.... Thanikulla maatuna, killer whale nammala adichu konnudum aana intha Shamu vaala vechu modho 5 or 6 rows la ukkaravanga maela Thanni adichu kichu kichu pannum. Appuram samathaa poai oru bucket meen saapdum. Etho 'Pulzar ' bikela kai vittutu stunt kaatra mathiri, antha trainers laam aalukoru killer whale maela yaeri pool la rendu round varaangappa. Azhaga moonu dolphin pakkathula ninnaale asanthu poara namakku ,avlo periya killer whale dance aadi dive adicha... summa silirkuthille....! Ithey show , night la lighting ooda innum kalakkalaana etho poana poguthunu namakku therinja naalu paatu poattu 'Shamu Rocks ' nu kalakaraanga. Naanga poana anniku Shamu ethoo veliya vara maateinu konja naeram bigu pannuchu ... udane audience sidela yaaru paatukku Shamu va vida superaa dance aadraanganu cover panni kaamchaanga...appuram Shamuve... 'vaendaampa... naane Dance aadrein ' nnu superaa oru entry koduthuchu .

Wogey........ Shamu pathappuram 'Blue Horizons' nra Dolphin Show poanom.Anga ennadaana.... Pool ukku Maela kayitha katti athula irunthellaam Gymnasium panraanga perfectaa. Appuram Dolphinla 'pulzar' stunt .Pathi showla oru hawk paranthathu.. athu enga poachunu thaedrathukkulla... naalu panchavarnakilli vaera vaera thisaiyilirunthu kelambhichu ,athula onnu enakku pinnadi rowla irunthavar thalaiya thottutu poachu paarunga... aaha Kankolla kaatchi ! Summava........ evlo practice , vidaa muyarchi irunthirukku nnu inga irukka ovvoru show la yum timing miss pannaama pinratha paathaale puriyum!

'Clyde and Seamore ' nra sea lions Show pathom. Ithula enna kappal oata poaraangalaa nu anga iruntha pirate ship setlaam paarthappo nenachom. Aana avanga audiencelernthu Eena Vaana pick panni nalla oatitaanga! Show comedy aa irunthathu.Sealions laam cuteaa irunthathu.Dining table la rendu kulanthainga panra saettai mathiri superaa sealions senjudhu.Athula Seamore , 'naan thirudala Clyde thaan saaptuchu ..' nnum Clyde athaye Seamore maela thiruppi vidaramathiri ellam etho konjam apt aa oru script play pannaanga. Gigantic aa oru Walrus vanthu mirattum nu paathaa... sealions dance aadratha vaedikka paathuttu poachu ...Athu iruntha sizekku 2 cm nagarave moochi thenariruchu... appo thaan realize pannom... ithellam namma drama actors illa ... engeyo kadal la nimathiya... vithi vitta vazhila vaazha vaendiya Jeeva raasigal nu. Aana ingeyum ithana paera aacharya paduthara alavukku oru life athungalukku irukkula... !

Silence is Golden !

2008-11-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

50 th post !

Somethings never change..

2008-11-04T14:53:00.000-08:00

Sila pala varusham munnadi , Madhya kailash traffic la sikki oorvalamaa.. vandiya nagarthi kaalaiyila 9 o'clock IT highway la irukkara officeku poaravanga yaara kaettaalum , oru naal 5 o'clock office vittu kelamburathunaa.. half day leave nu artham solvaanga. Apdi apoorvama oru halfday leave la veetukku poagalaamnu we had planned.Naanum en vootukarum officela easy aa permission vaangitom .Apdi ellaam entha problem um illaama veetukku poaga mudiyuma enna..? Enga vandi ennamo 60 kmph speedla thaan oaditrinthathu. En hubby kitta paesiye pala naal aana madhiri irunthathu so slow aa poana.. innum konjam naeram paesalaame nu enga rendu paerukkum oru idea .Ithukke roadla munnadi , pinnadi kannuku therinja varaikkum entha vandiyume illa...

Appothan tidel park cross pannirupom , thideernu oru Police uncle enga vandi munnadi vanthu ,' Sir orangantunga... ' apdinu romba paasama kooptar. Naanga rendu paerum ,' Sir naanga rendu paerum veetukkuthaan sir poarom anga coffee kudichukarom..ungalukku ethukku veen sramam..' apdinom. athukku avar 'chae chae ungalukku kaapi kodukka koottitu varala... neenga engalukku kappam kattanum athukku thaan kootitu vanthom 'naar. 'Yaarai kaetkiraai vaddi ' apdinu en vootukar kaekalainaalum , enga rendu paerukkum apdithaan pathikkittu vanthuthu.
ethuku sir kappam apdinu bavyama kaetom. Athuku avar sonna pathilai ippo ninachu paathalum sirippu varuthu... 'Speeding..... over speed sir intha roadla car speed 50 kmph thaan , inga paarunga detectorla kaatuthu ...neenga 65 la vanthurukeenga ' apdinu '65' thavira oru eluthu kooda kannuku theriyaramathiri print aagaatha oru printout paper aa antha detector oda apdiye kaatitu marachu vechutar. Ponnu paaka vantha maapilai mathiri innoru vaati paathirukalaamonu yaengi poayitom theriyuma ?
Uncle ,' Rs.450 fine sir ' apdinu public exam eluthara mathiri ethayo romba seriousa oru paperla eluthitte ,'iranooru rooba kattitu eduthuttu poanga' nnaaru. Naanga Indian thaatha kuthida poarare nnu oru Ganthithaatha va avar kitta koduthu '450 katrom ' nu sonnom. Oru looku vittar , approm etho pullathachi ponnu nu antha '65' printout la paena eluthuthaanu kirukki paathuttu enga kitta paper a koduthar.

Antha roadla munnadi naal varaikkum car oda speed practice la 70-75 kmph .Kalaiyila Hinduonline la ipdi oru rule kondu vara poaraanganu paarthathu nyabagam vanthathu. Seri ellarum road safety paakarathu nallathuthaan. Next day officela therinja sila paerkitta sonnapo ... illaye naanga usual laa poara 70 la thaane poanom engala yaarum pidikalaiye naanga...athukapuramum apdi yaaraiyume speedingla pidichathaa kaelvi padave illa. Theriyaama thaan kaekrein , 'Unga kadama unarchikku alave illaya...?' .

Troubleshooting

2008-11-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

Restarting the computer puts back many a process in order. I wonder what happens ..when an internet browser or a media player wudnt open or progress. But when I start all over again , the process runs as good as new.

I feel bearing a grudge on someone is like these trash piled up in the cache' which hinders our progress...its better to restart , clearing the cache, refreshing our minds.

Finally .............

2008-10-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

Gummunu irukara Namitha vukku pathilaa... Gammunu irukara Dr.Kalam ooda interview poattaanga.. ithukku edavathu arasiyal karanam irunthalum paravaale... Wow...! a surprise, as sweet as a Diwali treat can be ...

Interview edutha Vivek , cute aa rendu kaelvi , poruppa rendu kaelvi nnu kaekka ... naduvule Vivek 'adapaavigalaa... ' nu M.R radha style la dialogue viduvare ... sammandhame ilaama ...andha scene laam vaera poattaanga..

Hero enna sonnaru theriyuma..? 'Innoru piravi ennai petraal innum aanandam ' nu Next birth layum India vil pirakka virumbugirein.. nu sonnaru .

Take-aways:
Dreams about a developed India, a vision of a better tomorrow.

Nostalgic !

2008-10-25T17:18:00.000-07:00

Telematch :
Home team Vs Guest

Movie mokkai s

2008-10-25T09:52:00.000-07:00

A few mokkai s from Tamil movies..

Unnal mudiyum thambi

Kamal requests for Sita's autograph when
Sita says ,'Autograph poadra alavukku naan periya aal illa'.
Kamal continues, 'Appo en autograph aavathu vaangikonga .... yaenga ...' .

Singaravelan

Vadivelu says ," What I say .."
Goundamani snaps , " Unakoru vaettu I say. "

Thillu mullu

Rajini gives up, "Amma, vayasaana kaalathula romba paesathey maa ..udambukku aagathu..!"

Aalavandan

Nandu kamal stabs some other lady(instead of Raveena ), coming out of the restroom with a dagger. Nandu realises only to ask "Excuse me.."

Aboorva sagotharargal

Kamal asks Gauthami after the accident, "inna...? Vootla soltu vantiya...?"
Gautami wonders, 'ungalukku epdi theriyum ? ... cluk cluk ....Nice aa vantein'

Relax

2008-10-24T08:31:00.000-07:00

On a rainy day,

relax with a cup of tea !

Pattu poove.. mettu kelu !

2008-10-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

What matches the bliss of listening to your favourite music on a long drive at night , especially when you are not alone under the pressure of watching for signals?

Myakka river park

2008-10-23T13:21:00.000-07:00

The Myakka river State park is a lovely looking , well maintained ,wild life sanctuary. It hosts a gang of Alligators that reside in the banks of the river Myakka. We parked our car and set off to walk. Hire bikes were available but, we chose to walk .One part of the park was closed to the public, due to floods . That was where we could have seen a cluster of alligators, missed it though. The stream was more like backwaters, stagnant at a few places, by the centre of which stood a beautiful wood house. Walking through the woods , it seemed as though, everything built with wood was alluring. On our way to the alligator bank , I saw another simple , neat , beautiful wood house , which I thought was a rest area. I started wondering who the architect was , when suddenly my eyes caught this board nailed to the simple and neat wood house - "LADIES". Hope u wud have guessed by now , what the board on the other side of the house read.

We went to the fishing spot, which resembled a wooden bridge with wooden benches alongside . I was a bit scared, seeing an alligator upclose, almost near my feet. I dont know if he was hungry, but sure was he , staying still to catch his prey. The 'gator was not more than 5 ft long but was quite scary.They position themselves in the water in such a way that only their eyes are visible from a distance of about 50 m, horizontally. I was shaken by the wiggle of a half alive fish that jumped out of the bucket nearby. An old lady standing next to me was fishing and one of the fishes she had caught jumped out of the bucket. She caught about 4 fishes with a single rod in 5 minutes. A lotto of kids were around with fishing rods. Fishing teaches patience and the power of listening, in case , you dint know before.

The sight was pleasant, relaxing with the grass ,green on both sides. The river was flooded with fresh clean water streaming silently across a 100 m ( only for this alligator bank) wide canal .The vista kinda reminded me of Windows XP wall paper. The State forest made a very nice camping spot with Barbeque grills and dining benches almost everywhere. We saw a group of about 8 vultures sitting on the high branches of some wild tree , similar to a banyan tree. The hanging roots of the trees only added to the beauty of the sight. The vultures were silent until the smoke from a grill reached the sky. Only two members of the vulture group were giving away noise while the rest of the group were resting , watching over people like us. The sight of the vultures was not scary as I was expecting it to be.

Boatrides were available and we could see two boats in the waters, occupied.There is a 40 minutes stress buster , nature trail - the real walk in the woods. But the rule is strictly , 'No talking' for we might disturb the birds. With me and the two kids around we knew it was impossible. We might see a deer or a turkey n a few other wild species.But the idea is to relax our mind , walking thru the woods. Nevertheless we saw a deer on our way to the nature trail, already and we were pretty much in tranquility , just being there.So, skipped it. We saw a long stretch of cattle grazing fields on our way to the park. We saw a herd of the cattle grazing happily , when the player in our car went, "Senbagame... senbagame.." a song from the movie 'Enga ooru (m)Paatukaran '.

One thing ,I believe every one enjoys in this park is that, wild life is undisturbed. People visit this place for camping, fishing, birdwatching,nature photography,canoeing. The stature and texture of the trees tell tales of their age. At sunset ,the trees are adorned and they look more gorgeous than ever. If I were a painter/poetess/photographer, I cud have captured the sight of these trees at sunset better. Alas! the indelible memory of such unmatched beauty is mere words now.

Serene Siesta...

2008-10-21T06:15:00.000-07:00

The only silent beach I have ever seen is at Sarasota. I got a handful of adjectives to describe the view of the sunset at Siesta say, awe-inspiring, amazing, incredible, beautiful, peaceful, lovely, adorable, fabulous and fantastic ! The sand was fine and milky white .The sky was adorned in orange, purple and pink. Yeah m sure, I was not dreaming.

The beach was like every child's dream with the waves swaying, gently touching the feet, pulling .With the ripples of the water carving along the shallow shore in beautiful curves and the silent waves of the clear water showcasing a myriad of sea shells fallen at the feet, all I had to do was to reach for it.
The tide was not intimidating. The sand was not viscous.It was like a warm welcome, a hug from mother nature. A bunch of people with gentlemen adorned in silver grey wedding suits and ladies in sea green wedding gowns, went past me. I saw a flock of sea gulls coming out of nowhere, silently watching over the wedding group. I confirm , I was not dreaming. The bunch cleared in 10 minutes and so did the sea gulls.

My friend took her toddler to the waters , and pulled him back as the waves touched his feet gently. Watching me walk to the waters, he came running to me. All the five little fingers on his right got the grip from the little finger on my left. He was lilting, giggling , enjoying and jumping with all his might, like he was dancing to the silent beat of the ocean. He was smiling at me all the time. The cute friendship , that I shared with this little buddy was what made me feel more than happy, while I saw a ship heading to the shore at a distance that seemed to be very close.Ofcourse , I was not dreaming.

I learnt that the fine sand is warm through night and day. I sat their watching the wonderful vista. The warmth of the sand and the silence of the sea was like a talk with the God. I believed my very presence at the shore is a blessing sent from above.So, I could nt ask for more. I enjoyed this tranquility, feeling like one with the universe, until it dawned on me at dusk , it was time I left the place and life is but a dream.

Ithukku Yaar guarantee ?

2008-10-15T15:01:00.000-07:00

Intha thadavai US varappa, Check in luggage la oru mixer grinder eduthuttu vanthom.Puthusu thaan, koodave CD athu ithunnu athu kooda vaangina ellaa junk um eduthuttu vanthom.Vanthu irangi potti kayila kedachappo , accidentla sikki pizhacha maathiri orey bandage plasthri yoda irunthathu. Ennadaanu paathaa.. 'L' shapela iruntha Mixie ya paarthu yetho thuppaki mathiri irukku.. athaan odachi paathuttomnu oru chit irunthathu... Check-in luggage a pootaama vaekanumam. Athu seri ! ivanga potti thooki poadura speedla...naama eduthuttu vara sakthi masala packet laam marupadiyum naama vaanguna kadaikke poanaa kooda aacharya padurathukilla.... ithula pootaama epdi vekrathu?

Trivia

2008-10-14T14:34:00.000-07:00

George Michael 'Faith ' song maathiri Complan Mango shake shake shake nu oru ad , Michael Jacksonoda 'Black or white 'song mathiri Philips Black and White TV ad vanthathu..

enna thideer gnanamnu kaekreengalaa? Idea mobile la 9 8 ..nu oru Ilayaraja paatu tune la ad irukaratha youtube la paarthappo..... antha naal nyabagathula vantha gnanam thaan.

One more :
Thalaivaroda 'Johnny ' padathukkum, ATM ukkum almost orey kathai thaan.Orey vithyaasam Johnny a adichikka mudiyathu .. hee... hee... ATM a paarka mudiyathu !

'Aasaiya kaatthula thoothu vittu' nu oru paatla.. Subhashini madam romba pheelings la dance laam aadikittey thalaivarai romaaaaaaaantickkkkkah oru looku viduvaanga...athukku namma thalaivaru appothaan paathi sethu pizhachathunaale...'nee maadilernthu guthichaa enakkenna ...? illa......... malai laernthu guthichaa enakkenna ? ' nnu oru looku viduvaare......... athai marakka mudiyuma?

Click click click...

2008-10-13T07:34:00.000-07:00

Who wudnt wanna treasure a memorable moment in an album? I dont hav a fantastic face, to be admired even by me.But I cherish it ,its my identity afterall.My friends could easily say m a photo-freak.Thats because, before my presence is even felt in a place, I start clicking around. One reason could be that I dont have too many albums from my childhood,except for the group photos and the other formal snaps.

For once, I wanted to capture myself in my workplace on my very last working day there ,it was not allowed though. Most of the buddies out there, do that.If the rules are strictly abided by,how can one see a snap of almost every friend posing in his/her office cubicle on Orkut? well this one snap was not for the architectural details of the office cubicle but for the wonderful memories I shared with a long lost friend from school (Sangee).We attended every tuition class together.She gave me lift everyday to every class.Sweet girl is her that if shes the epitome of sincerity , dedication and hardwork, I was just the opposite.After schooling , we cud hardly catch up.I ran into her , years later when she told me that she had an offer from this MNC. I started dreaming of a similar offer.To my wonder, I got an offer from the same MNC, after not more than 3 months.An year later , I saw her once.She had to fly overseas.
Since then,I dint get much to see her.It was entirely by accident that I happen to see her on my last working day in the office.She told me that she was getting married soon.It struck me that I wont be there for her wedding.I have never seen her so happy before.I wanted to capture the cheer on her face ,forever.Infact , I just wanted a picture of us both.But it was office and no tourist spot, so I took the snap, thinking atleast she will be in the picture.Guess what? I couldnt hear the click of the camera. After a hiatus , I took out the camera, not charging it enough.Eventually,it ran out of charge, much to despair.Need I say ,I couldnot handle her saying ,"Perfect !" ,with the 'same old you' look on her face.

Ithu enna oor ?

2008-10-10T06:08:00.000-07:00

"Akkarai cheemai azhaginile manam aada kandaenae... " nu thalaivar padathu paatula aarambhichu 'Kadhalikka naeramillai ' serial title song varaikkum paakaa padu shokaa irukkara Singapore la engalukku ettu mani naera waiting time poataanga. Waiting timela enna pannalaam nnu naanga kaekarathukku munnadiye, tharaalamaa neenga oora suthi paakalaam, adhukku neraiya free shuttle arrange pannirukkom nu sonnaanga.Wogay ..! oru anju maninaerathula Singapore la irukkara major attractions ku kootitu poanaanga.

Vegas mathiri thaan anaavasiyama entha attraction kum kaasu kaekkala. Singapore a vida marakka mudiyaathathu ennana.. antha bus la oru guide thaatha , mic a pudichu paeserein paervazhinnu ..vidaama thuppikitte vanthaaru..nalla vaela naanga second rowla ukkanthathaala thappichom.'Merlion' statue thaane singapore kku symbol nu solra alavukku famous.Antha thaatha atha pathi sonnar.Oru ilavarasar(prince) karaiyoram odhukkapattu vanthu intha island a kandu pidichaaram. Appo singam mathiri oru mirugatha paathaaraam ,avarthaan 'Singapura' nu sanskrit la paeir vachaaram.Aana antha prince vanthu kandu pidikarathukku munnadiye antha oorla irunthavanga anga meen pidichittangalaam .Athaavathu avar kandu pidikarathukku munnadiye anga oru ancient Javanese civilization irunthathaamaa. Athanaala yearkanave ithukku 'Sea city' nu naanga paeir vechutoamnu sonnangalaam. Seri rightu vidu..... unakkum vaenaam enakkum vaennamnu 'Merlion' symbol vechukittu rendu kootamum othumaiyaa meen pidichaangalaam.

Road laam cleanathaan irunthathu.
Enga paarthalum sky scrappers nu solra alavukkuthaan apartment complex laam tall aa irunthaathu.Namma thaatha ....Ingellaam top floor la irukka veetukku thaan athiga vaadagai kodukkanum nu sonnaaru..Yaenna earthquake vanthaa , top floor la irukka vanga thaan seekrama saamikitta poavaangalaam. Itha oru jokennu nambi naanga sirikalannu vaera koachikittaru.. 'Haiyyoooo.....thaathaavukku orey tamaash thaan ' nu thalaimaela thattiruppein. Thuppivechurapoaraare nu oru bayathula ellarum amaithiyaa kaettukittom. Suntec city shopping mall pakkathula 'Fountain of wealth' nu onnu irunthathu .Mathiyanam oru half an hour wait panna tourists laam allow pannuvaanga, intha fountain a suthi vantha good luck varum nu sonnaru. Naanga sonnoam,good luck vanthaa nallathuthaan aanaa, ithukkellaam keezha irangunaa.. flight poayidum. Paravaala thaatha, vaera edathukku poalaamnu kaettukittoam.Oru boat ride kootitu poanaanga , athulaye Merlion park, HDFC n other business buildings by the side of Esplanade bridge kaamichaanga.Etho rendu monuments laam kaamichaanga. Anniku weather thaan naasama (nallaa ) irunthuchu . Ithu historical tour thaan . Cultural tour la namma ooru koil , kaavadi aatame kaatrom nu sonnaanga flight miss panna vaendaamnu intha tour poanom.

Oru vazhiya thaathavukku taata sollitu ,airport vanthaa.. New year -nnu enga paarthaalum jagajothiyaa irunthuchu. Kids play area thaan amarkalamaa irunthathu.4 hrs aachu pasikuthey.. saapdanumeynu oru restaurant thaedi poanom. Naan romballaam adam pidikka maatein..ennikaavathu naeram seri yillainna adam pidipein. Anikku apdithaan, kaveri restaurant nu namma akka yaaro idly kadai vechurukku vaa anga sapdalaamnu en vootukar kooptaar.Naan ennamo 'Panda express' karpanai panni vechukittu, athaan naalu maninaerathula Chennaikku poayiduvoame ..Chinese poagalaamnu adam pidichein. Ennikume en paechai perusaa mathikkaatha avar , okay maa nu nalla pullaiyaatam othukittar.Appave naan ushaaragi irukkanum. 'Choti si baath' Asrani mathiri aayittein.Chopsticks vechukittu antha kolambu satti lernthu thaambu kayiru mathiri iruntha soup noodles eduthu en pullaiku naalu vaai kooda ootirukka maatein, en vootukar ' I m done, poalaama? 'nu chamathaa nakkalaa kaettar. En keragam ! En prananadhar en maela parithaaba pattu kaveri akka kadaiyila dosai vaangi koduthar. Enakku actuala appo saapduarathukey veruthu poachu. Naan 'Enakku pasikave illa ..innum naalu naalaikku pasikathu nu' thaan veera vasanam vittein. Seri paravaala , coffee kudikalaamnu kootitu poyittar. Singapore airlines , ennathaan star hotel mathiri flight decorate panni vechurunthaalum, saapadu vishayathula romba kanakka irukkanga.Kaveri akka dosai vaarthu kodukalainna naan patniyaathaan kedanthirukkanum.

Inspired ...!

2008-10-09T08:55:00.000-07:00

I donno this guy on any grounds , but I wish I could play like him.Thats the flawless rendition of a masterpiece by a play by ear musician.

I know this guy neither .Listening to Yanni's album , waiting for a few magical moments that happens only on the side B of the cassette tamed me to listen patiently to any instrumental. Boy..! this is feast for the ears.A familiar song , with a little improvisation.What more can be amazing to a musically challenged like me ?

Jinjinakaapaalayam

2008-10-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer : This post has nothing to do with inflation , unemployment ,catastrophe, bailout plan.
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'The man who changed the fate of ' is a story I read in my high school .Since every blog has a post on the so called economic udaanz crisis and I just cant identify myself with any part of the discussion on the bailout plan and the other junk, thot I had write my version of the high school story from the little I remember from the lesson.

Here : Once in the town of Jinjinakaapaalayam(somewhere in Utopia ), there was economic crisis. People with the money they had could have bought new things, done business selling their goods. But they thought it was not wise to act that way during a crisis.so the entire town was sedentary. Not much of business was happening. There came a traveller to this town and told the car seller that he needs a brand new Rolls-Royce motorcar on the eve of Christmas. The car seller according to the story is the manufacturer of the car. Since the deal was promising , he was on his way manufacturing the car to be delivered on time.

He started dreaming of the money he was going to get on the eve of christmas. It was long since he dreamed of anything like this before. It was almost a year since he thought of his wife, I mean the thought of getting a gift for his wife. He was so excited about the business that he wanted to order a fur coat for his wife as it was the first Christmas after their wedding. So he approached a tailor who stitches furcoat and placed his order and told the tailor that he wanted the coat on the eve of Christmas.While the tailor was stitching the coat, he thought he will display the coat in his shop once it is finished.And so he did. Also he stitched a couple of coats to match the one that is to be delivered the night before Christmas and left all of them in the display.
In the town of Jinjinakaapaalayam, people didnot get much to see such beautiful diplay of designer fur coats since the crisis, and the sight was alluring for most of the passersby.So ,many of them promptly placed their orders for the coat. The tailor was totally unprepared for such business. He wanted to share the joy with his wife he wedded last week. He went to the Diamond merchant and gave an order for a beautiful piece of Necklace studded with Diamond for his wife. He told the jeweller that he choose the best of the diamonds for this piece of jewel. He believed that his marriage made him lucky. He wanted the jewel to be ready by the eve of Christmas .
The diamond jeweller was now looking for the best of the diamonds he had and was all set to make the necklace ready by the eve of Christmas. Out of interest , he made a diamond bracelet and a pair of earrings to match the necklace. He started displaying the new design of the jewel for which new orders got placed.

Before the people of the town could realize , the entire town of Jinjinakaapalayam was busy getting ready for the Christmas. The diamond merchant had a girl friend , who wanted a brand new Rolls-Royce motorcar for Christmas. It was hardly 10 days for Christmas. It was his girlfriend asking , so he could not wait to tell the car seller that he badly wanted the motorcar in the display. But the car seller insisted that the car was sold already and he needs atleast 4 months to make a new one. But he was generous enough to tell the merchant that he might try his luck on the eve of Christmas , in case the traveller didnot turn up. And it turned out that the stars favoured the diamond merchant and he presented the motorcar as a gift to his girlfriend.
Okay now what happened to the traveller? he was a person from an Asylum nearby Jinjinakaapalayam , who happened to passby the car seller's place.

It is inferred again that only demand for the goods can credit any value in trade.

P.S :I claim this story is possible only in a place called Jinjinakaapalayam ,somewhere in Utopia not because the merchants were back on business so easily, but the only reason that every man in this story except the traveller is thinking of getting a gift for his wife. Sigh......!

Patta kaalile..

2008-10-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

Ungalukke theriyum , naan prathmic pass panna pandit nnu...... illala... pandit illanaalum prathmic pass nnu. Ithaiye innum ethanai post la solluvae nnu enna thittunaalum paravaale.. intha kathaiya kaelunga...
Oru ponnu enakku romba friend .. adikadi phone la laam paesuvom..oru rendu vaarama...'Gangster ' nnu oru hindi padatthula vara 'Tu hi mera shab hai...'nnra paatai hum pannite en kitta phone la paesum.. naan seri iva enna iruvathu vaatti hum panrathu ...naama thaan prathmic pass aache... naamalum oru paatu sollalaam ..nnu 'Jaane tu ya jaane na ' padathula oru paattu sonnein.. romba nalla pullai yaattam kulanthai paatu kaettutu adutha naal en kitta oru santhekam kaettuchu...' 'Jaane tu ya jaane na ' nna enna nu sollu'.

Athukku naan 'apdinaa.. ' nnu aarambhichu pathil solrathukkulla oru aarvathula ..avale oru guess panna.. paarunga.. unga ooru guess enga ooru guess illa... Guess o' guess ...! 'Nee ooadipoariyaa... illa naan oadipoagattumaa..? ' correct aa ? Naane oadippoayidrein thaaye ... ithellaam kaekkaama thappichikalaamla ...naane oadi poayidrein ....... kulanthai mathiri kuralai vechukittu kaettadhunaale thittavum mudila .. ' Kannu......, enakku therinju oru dubbing padathukku kooda ivlo kaevalamaana title yaarum yosikka maataanga.... vaenaanda raja.. athaan namakku varaliye .. vitru ... ' nu samaadaana paduthi phone a vechein.naan marupadiyum solrein.. naan prathmic failey aagirukalaam.

Magaa janangale......!

2008-10-03T16:45:00.000-07:00

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College Blues

2008-09-30T08:10:00.000-07:00

Warning: Go on if you are reeely reeely bored .. otherwise plz dont bother quitting.

I was crazy about this song from the movie 'sarfarosh ' in my school days . Having passed 'prathmic' with an incredible score .. , I was struggling to understand the lyrics ..Nevertheless the video and the voice was sufficient to entertain me. One guy and girl 'sight adichufying' was enough for me to watch any music album those days. I guess the rule still implies..
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Please Omit This :

[ Those were the days we had the luxury of Mtv and channel [V] for most of the hindi and english hit numbers which wud have otherwise been unknown to me forever. One cable line was all we needed for an eclectic choice of channels.A handful of Daler mehandi , Sukhwinder singh, Shaan, Mehnaaz, phalguni pathak,Junoon, Euphoria, Colonial cousins albums and loads of English albums.. Talking about Mtv , there was this cute VJ Shenaz.. I was not a fan ... but Cyrus broacha , Nikhil , Shenaz , Malaika n Amrita all carried away the audience like breeze ...... That was when I watched the music channels for the VJs . These days I listen to songs on the music channels, only to escape the anchors. I may be wrong for some reasons. I liked Shreya reddy and Lekha washington..While a few of my friends say Craig does a good job , I keep comparing him with Cyrus broacha and end up disappointed. Half the reason why I liked Cyrus B n others and the songs played in those channels may be I never really did completely understand what they were speaking and the songs for that matter ............and the grass on the otherside seemed greener .. the way they carried themselves was what I found to be interesting, I never got enough of them .The other half of the reason is that I was craving to listen to new voices everyday.. one day it was Kay Kay and Mahalakshmi and the day after, I luved Adnan Sani ,Lucky Ali and Sunidhi...Okay m way off the topic.. ]
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With all this dream of a college , and a guy like Aamir ,I set forth my right foot in a college. To my dismay , the college was too small with all studious sincere students.No place to leave a scarf like Sonali does in this song. Seriously , you wont feel like doing so(like ppl even do that otherwise ). The atmosphere was not too romantic.Whatever was my dream ..end of everyday , it all boiled down to asking myself the same questions, 'Why am I here? ' -to graduate ,'How long do I have to take this?' -a few more years , Actually I could hardly find a buddy who watched these channels.. atleast to pass time. There should have been somebody watching these channels.. but I hardly came to know of them.

Over the years , I lost the taste for such music. With that, deteriorated my love for style , attitude , and ultimately life. Agreed, I didnot bear an iota of resemblance to Sonali but neither was I expecting a clone of Aamir, fair deal huh? I dont know what came over me.. those years. It was a selective amnesia..every weekend I was someone in the city . Unlucky for me, I could not catch up with my old buddies. All week , I survived the inexplicable treatment of a town , telling myself every time, 'I dont belong here '. Slowly I became a victim of this town jus like every other student in the college who came from the city, I have grown a liking for my college.I was nobody in my school. But here everything I did or not got noticed. It boosted my ego tremendously. When people with talents dont show up in a competition, Winners need not be necessarily talented. I got the best friends of my life in my college. I still luv my friends. After my graduation ,I was blaming my college and the placement cell that not many of the students got placed , yes not even the deserved few.
Looking back , now I realise I was the one responsible for the chaos that my life once was. All the while I was regretting 'who moved my cheese ?' and I lost my individuality. I feel how drastic the change is if I compare some old photo graph of mine in my college days to the actual me now. Not every one has a story like this. When I see my friends show their college photographs..I feel happy for them , they dint have to go thru, what I had to. Again ,not all of them are well groomed in those snaps I can still see the innocence...It takes time for us to discover ourselves. While in college, you have all supportive and caring friends ..but in a profession everybody else is your competitor. That is when life really happens.With the increasing challenge, everyday dose of the struggle chisels you, lets you off the juvenile Mask. I was not 'mother' Teresa any more. I must tell you something .... the interviewer was not sure , if he should select me until I told him that I come from a college listed under the DOTE I category.I owe my college, my career ! But sure I was struggling in the new world that my office was. Thanks to all the wonderful training buddies .. who never minded helping me at odd times ... (or may be some of them did mind ?).Well....'tough' lessons from the trying times.

With all these said about my college, how should I react ,if someone from my college tells me ,
'I need you, for life '? If I say no , the boy is heart broken.It was pathetic, even I didnt like much the way I looked.Eventually , I stopped looking for this song ....What puzzles me is the success (?!) of a few love stories(not mine ofcourse ) in my college , two people fall in love in an atmosphere where normal people dont dare. They get married too... ! "Yeh Kya Kodumai Hai Saravanan ji ? "

Love story 2

2008-09-28T14:14:00.000-07:00

7.15 A.M Bus stop la avanai thavira yaarume illa. oru ponnu , athuvum azhagaana ponnu athey bus stop kku varuthu. Vaenaanda viswamitra.. intha menagaikku ellaam mayangaathey... ! Perumaale Interviewla vaelai kedacha thirupathikku vareinpaa . "Excuse me , u dropped some papers " endral. " Oh..." oru thevai illaa tha printout paper thaan irunthaalum eduthu vechukittu , "Thanks , I m Vishal " endraan Pazhakka thoshathula. "Nice name" endraal pathilukku (Oru akkaraila sonna.. vazhivaanungale..). (Seriyaana thimir pidichava.. athu seri, naan yaaro thaane .. enaku thaevathaan.Irunthalum ,Ivlo smart aa irukkene athukkaga vaavathu ava paera sollirukalaam , ellaam thimiru!).
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Office paaka amsamaa irunthuchu.ambathanju nimisham konjam superaa ve pathil sonnathula ... vaelai kedachidumnu oru nambikkai Vishalku vanthiduchu.
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veetukku poanna.... Appa enniko India jeyicha Cricket match DVD irukkanu thedikittu irunthaaru.. "Ennada.. intha interview ennachu? Vaela kedachiduchu nnu gundu thooki poadaathey .. Naan vayasaanavan pa.. Heart attack vanthalum vanthudum "enrar appa.

"Summa irunga abasagunama yedum sollathinga....Saapduriyaada?" amma kaettar.

"Coffee mattum poathum." enra Vishal TV remote thattiyadhum 'Unnai paartha pinbu naan.... ' Paattu oadikondirunthathu. Ava paeru ennava irukkum..nnu yosikrappo TV screen la..
" Muneeshwari : I love you Vishal " nu oru message oadiyathu. Cha cha irukkathu .. paathaa NDTV news reader mathiri irunthaale..

"Nee Robert veetu reception ku variyaa illa friendsa paakanumnu kelambiduviya..? appa kaetka, "varein pa"endru vishal kalaippai sonnaan ."Yaenda thanni ginni adikriya.. illaya?" akkaraiyaai kaettar appa. "Neengale ooti vidunga ... oru than nallavanave irukka koodaathaa ? kali kaalam " , Vishal pulambavum Juhi chawla "Enna Family !" endraal TV yil.
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7.15 P.M Reception grand aa irunthuthu. " Priya weds Philips" nu vaasal la Welcome note irunthuthu.Amma vum appavum Aunty Uncle lodu nalam visarikka ..Vishal Manamagan Philips idam ninraan.Photographer , "Sir konjam thalli nillunga, Madam neenga ponnu pakkathula nillunga " avar Clicki nagarthathum , Vishal Philips idam paesa thirumbinaan.Manamagal aruginil NDTV news reader!

Priya, Philips idam " This is Shravya , My friend endru arimugapaduthinal."Hi congrats " endra Shravya, Manamagan aruginil Vishalai ethir paaraamal paarka leasai sirithal. Vishal manasukkul "Kaalaila solla maatein nu adam pidicha ippo kadavule kalyana ponnu get up la intro koduthar paathiya .. " endru nakkalai sirithaan .Vishal wish pannittu paartha.. Shravyavai kaanavillai.

Amma Appavai koottathula thaedanumnu thoanave illai.Oru vazhiya appavai kandu pidichu paesikitirukkappo Ammavidam Shravya "varein Aunty " enbathu poal thalai aati sendral.Cha ivlo nerungittaa miss pantome..! Iva yaarunnu kaettu amma kitta asinga padanumaa...? hmm..!vaendaam.
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Oru varam kazhichu , Appointed nnu email vanthapuram , Vishalkku Bangalore la posting vanthuduchu.Rendra varusham angeyum ingeyumaa orey alachal.

Rendu varusham kazhichu intha deepaavallikku thaan veetukku vanthaan .

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kaalaila kulichu ,palichunu oru T-Shirt oru khaki nnu amma poosi vitta thiru neeru kungumathoda.. summa sambrathayathukku rendu saram vedichu ,Sivapazhamaai TV hall lil amarnthaan .Adutha sambrathaayamaana, "Ippo naan Tamil naadooo than ..Morningla idli saapduthoo " enra Namithavin paettiyai paarthu kondirundhaan Vishal.

Appo vaasal la Shravya, kaiyil oru Sweet box vechukittu kathavai thattinaal...adada oru sweet stalley sweet box oda kadavai thattuthey...! nnu Vishalukku kavithai yellaam thoanuchu.

"Vaanga .." "amma...inga vaayein" "Utkaarunga..plz "

"Happy Diwali " ."Wish u the same ".

"Dei Unakku theriyaathu illa , ithaan Shravya ethirtha veetla thaan irukaanga . Vishwanath uncle ponnu. Intha ponnu hostel la irunthathaam .Ippo thaan rendu varushama ivanga veetla irukku. Rendu varushamaa neeyum un thambiyum maathi maathi veliyur poyiteenga , Naanga rendu paerum thaan kadaikellaam poavom."

"Konjam irumaa..itho naan sweets laam poattu tharein" ,Amma ulle sendraar.

"Oh Baby en album nee....
Oh baby un DJ naan....."
TV la paatu...

Tennis match paakra mathiri , Vishal kku namithaa va paakrathaa illa shravya va paakrathaanu orey confusion.

Amma vanthu sweet box koduthuttu , Ithu thaan maa periyavan "Vishal " enrar .

"ok aunty , appurama varein " aval sonnathum amma avasaramai thalai asaithu ulle senrar. "Bye Vishal " endraal sirithukondey .

Ading..! paera solra alavukku dhillu vathuduchaa ? Kovam vanthaalum , rendrai varusham kazhichu avalai avan veetlaye paakanumnu irukkarathai nenaichu paarthaan..konjam thrillaa irunthuchu... Appuram enga Namithaavai paakrathu? ? Kannu TV ya paathaalum... avanukku ninaivellaam engo paranthathu.

Ethana cinema paathrupein..ivalugala nambi love a sollavum mudiyaathu...Sollitaa apuram moonjiyila muzhikka mudiyaathu.. enna pandrathu ...Ipdiye evlo naal thaan thavikarathu? ivala vida azhagaana ponnu evvalo paer a paakurein..aana lum ivala marakka mudiyala ..

Out of sight ,out of mind unnu solluvaanga... aana Vishal out of mind aa irunthaa kooda Shravyaa vai marakka mudiyala.Anga enna reaction o kadavulukku thaan theriyum!

Officela romba vaelayaa irunthathaale itha pathina gavanam konjam maranju thaan poachu...Aana Ippallaam namma oorla thaan deepavali , pongal independance day va vida valentines day eppa varum nu thaane ellarum kaathuttu irukaanga.. antha madiri oru valentine's day anniku yetho naalu vetti forward padichittu officela ellarum kindala paesi sirikrappo ...vishalukku vaelayilum manasu ottala... friends kittayum sollika mudila..thideernu kelambi veetukku poyittaan . naalu maninaeram busla vanthathula romba kalaipaa therinthaan.

Calling bell azhutittu , ethirtha veetaye paarthaan .kathavai thiranthathu, Shravya. Valarthum valaraatha Thaadiyoda ...koavamaa soagamaa kaathalaa nu vithiyasa padutha mudiyamal iruntha Vishalin paarvaiyal satrum athiravillai Shravya. Avalukkum athey nilai. 'Evano oruvan vaasikiraan ...' paattu mudinju Shalini Madhavanidam ..'Enna yaarukkavathu katti vechuru vaangalonnu bayamaa irukku' endral TV yil.

"Ennada neeya? udambu yedhum seriyillaiyaa..? ippa vanthu nikkara? " Ammavukku onnum puriyaamal kaetka "..konjam iru aduppu off pannitu varein .." endru ulle senraar.

Rendu nimisham asaiyaama rendu paerum orutharai oruthar paarthanar. Ennamo seriyillai endru Shravya, "Naan kelambarein aunty " endraal . "Irumma avan vantha nee poaganumaa enna ? Aasaiya kaettiye ... antha padathai paarthuttu thaan po ...." endrar.Ella adupaiyum niruthivittu kitchenai vittu amma varappa ... Thooral poadavum, Thuniyellaam nenanjidumey....endru pin kathavu thiranthu veliye senraar.

Shravya TV hallukku methuvaai vanthal. Backpack sofavil kidakka.. kalaippaai mugathil kaiyai vaithirunthan Vishal. Shravya rendu nimida thayakathirkku piragu vanthu sofavil amarthathum, mugathilirunthu kaiyai eduthavaare , "Enna Kalyanam pannikiriyaa... ?" endru kaettaan.

Thuvaitha thunigalai kayil vaithiruntha amma, ellavatraiyum keezhe poattar , "Ennada paesura nee , maanathai vaangara mathiri?"

"Avalukku en maela aasai illanaa.. naan kaettadhu thappu thaan, Sorry solrein .."Vishal solla , "Nee poama.. naan sorry solrein . avanukku kirukku pidicha mathiri olarraan " enraar amma. "Nillu Shravya .. Yes or No... ippave sollidu ..illana ennala Enga amma mugathai kooda paarka mudiyathu.. Unakku pidikalai nnalum sollu intha vishayathai ingaye mudichukalaam.... " endraan .

Shravya konjamum yosikaamal ,"Fine , Ok with me "enraal . "Tamil la sollu " "Seri... pidichirukku da ..."

"Ading...!" Ammavukku ellam puriya oru pathu nimisham aachu. Appo TV la 'Mangalyam thanthunaanena...' paatu vanthuduchu. Shravya TV paarthu kondirukka, Vishal dining table lil irunthu , " Ennama seekram ma..eduthuttu vaa.., thalaikku maela vaelai irukku... apdiye poattuttu vandhutein..., ellam ivallala thaan " enraan. " Bangalore lernthu vare .. oru iruvathu Bangalore rose , unga TV size kku oru valentine card vaangittu varuveinnu paarthaa , Ipdi Yaemaathittiye....! " enraal aval.

P.S :
Intha post Kavitha vukku dedication !

Disclaimer :
Kathaiya padichittu , 'Akka unga kaal la vizhinthu kumbudanum poala irukku ' nnellaam adam pidikka koodaathu ...!

Manitha neyam..

2008-09-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

Vaidyathan irubathu varushama.. cycle kadai vechurukkaaru. Irunthalum avar payyan, Ravi Doctor ukku padichittu vanthapuram thaan avarukku oorla periya mariyaadhaiye. Varumaanam perusaa illainaalum nyayamaa avar sambarichathula sikkanamaa selavu senju .. kaikku vara panathaiyellaam thaam pullai Doctor aa aaganum nngrathukkaagave.. saemichu vechaaru.Athukku yaetha mathiriye...avar manaivi Abirami ammavum payyanai doctoraa paakanumnu aasai pattaanga.Panakkashtam appappa etti paarthaalum..manasula vairaagyamum nimmathiyum niranju irukkum .Eppavum vaguppula muthal mathipenn edukkra Ravi ya nenachaale avanga ammavukum appavukkum perumaiyaa irukkum..

Abirami ammavukku Ithanai varusha kanavu ninaivaagurathai kannara paathappuramum vaera oru kavalai irunthuchu nnaa athu avanga ponnu Deepa kalyanathai pathinathuthaan. Athuvum poanna varusham Shanmugathukku paesi mudichu kalyanam senju koduthathoda.. theernthathu. Kashtappattu pattam vaangunathu Ravi thaan nnaalum, oorla ellarum Abirami amma vathaan Doctor amma nnu vaayara kooptaanga. Vazhakkam poala koilukku poana Abirami amma, inniku neraiya paera paarthathu naalo ennavo .. vazhakathukku athigamaave santhoshathula poorichu poyirunthaanga.

Mathiyam saapdura nerathula kadaiya ,pakkathu kadaiyila iruntha Rahim Bhai kitta paathukka sollitu veetukku vantha Vaithyanathan romba naeram kural koduthum Abirami amma kathavai thirakkave illai. Kinathadiyila vaelai seyyaralo ennavonnu pinkathavu iruntha pakkam poana Vaithyanathan , Abirami amma tharaiyil mayangi veezhnthiruppathai kandu thavithaar. Pakkathu veettu Augustine kitta vishayathai sonnar. Neer thelithum, Kannathil athira thattiyum Abirami amma kann thirakka vaeyillai. Seivathariyaathu thigaippil ninra Vaithyanathanidam, "Ippo naan poai .. Payyanai auto la anuppurein ...Neenga avangala kootittu Periya aaspathiri kku poanga.. , Doctor thambi kitta naane poai solrein , Neenga ethukkum patharaatheenga unga nalla manasukku entha kuraiyum karthar vekka maataar.." enrar Augustine.

Arasu maruthuva manaiyil mukiyamaana sila aruvai sigichaikalukku mattume Dr.Ravi sendru vanthar.Muzhu naeramaaga, thaan ammavin paeril nadathiya clinic mattume gavanithu vanthaar. Augustine mathiyam aluvalagathirkku seekram sellavaendiya avasiyam irunthum, Vaithyanathan kalakkathil irupathai enni avasaramaaga autovukku sollivittu vara solli, than magan Sebastian nai anuppinar.Raviyai paarka clinic sendra poathuthaan , Ravi periya aaspathirikku sendriruppathu Augustine kku therinthathu . "Doctor iyya anju nimisham munnadi thaanga , yetho accident case nnu phone vanthuthum kelambinaru".
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Vaithyanathan , Abiramiyai kondu vanthu aaspathiriyil saertha poathu iruntha pathattam pathu nimishathula Sister vanthu mayakkam thelinjiruchunnu sonnapo than konjam thelinthathu."Konjam wait pannunga, Doctor itho vanthuduvar " enrar sister.Nimmathiyai satru thirumbiya poathuthaan Ravi poal oruvar ICU vai thaandi selvathai kandaar.Athu Ravi yaagathaan irukkum endru nambinar.Yaarena paarkum munname Doctor vanthu vittar.Avar sonnathai thaan Vaithyanathanaal namba mudiyavillai.
"Ithukku munnadi avangalukku intha mathiri vanthirukkum poathey neenga gavanamaa iruthirukka koodaathaa ? Neenga avangala ippo paakalaam ,Evvalu naeram kann muzhichiruppaangannu solla mudiyaathu ... " . Doctor ,uthadum Manathum ottaamal kooriya adutha vaarthai thaan antha vairaagyam konda nenjathai vairam poal thaithathu."........Neenga solra vangalukku sollidalaan".

Kalaipu meeri lesai punnagaitha padiye Vaithyanathanin kaigalai patriya Abirami amma, "Enakku entha kurayum illeenga... Ravi thaan kannulaye nikkiraan ... enakku avana paakanum.." enrar. Araiyai vittu vantha periyavar Ravi sendra thisayil avanai thaedi sendrar.Athu operation theatre kku sellum vazhi..Ange oru sister idam ,"athu Dr.Ravi thane ?" ena kaettar. "Aamanga , neenga avara ippo paaka mudiyaathu .. Theatrekku poyitirukkar, naeram aagum, appuramaa vaanga " enrar sister .

Mounam kaatha periyavar Abiramiyai manathil enni , Avaludaiya kadaisi aasaikkaaga thannal iyandra kadaisi muyarchiyai thodarnthaar. Thaane Ravi yai koopittu vidalaam endru operation theatre noakki sendraar. kulamaana kangalaal paarvai thadumaari keezhe vizhundaar ..Avarai thaangi pidithu ezhupiyapadi, operation theatre lernthu vantha compounder,
"Periyavare paathu ... Ithu operation theatre kku poagura vazhi sir .." enrar ."Mukkal manineram kazhichu ippothaan ellaum theatre kku poayirukkaanga .. ettu vayasu pullai sir .. vandila adipatruchu.. , paavam athu amma oayaama azhuthuttu iruku, Inga enga vantheenga ? vazhi theriyaama vanteengalaa ?" .Satre periyavarai gavanitha compounder ," neenga Doctor sir appa thaane ? Doctor a koopdunumaa sir sollunga?Paavam , Doctor kku thaan sir waiting .., inniku ingaye rendu moonu emergency, athaan Ravi Doctora kooptaanga".

"Illapaa..vaendam. Vazhi maari thaan vanthutein.. Ippo thaan vazhi theriyuthu .." endrapadi Abiramiyai paarka virainthar Vaithyanathan.Ravi yai paarka mudiyaavittaalum, Abirami yin aathma, thaan avanai yaen azhaithu varavillai enpadanai arinthaal Santhi adaiyum endru nambinar.

Pin kurippu:
Oru mani nerathula eluthuna kathai ipdi thaan irukkum, adjust please.I wrote this story in Feb ,2003.Ofcourse , konjam maranthu poachu..athanaale presentation la maathirukein..Mathapadi , M.Kumaran movie release aarathukku 1 yr munnadiye eluthittein.

Appo kanaa kanum kalangal serial ay varalai. Abirami , santhi ellaam aanandham serial la irunthu bit adikkalai. Ithai oru kathainnu nambi kaetta enga periyaannan , itha apdiye thanjavur koila kalvetta pathichu pakkathulaye ukkanthukka sonnaaru.

Define Vethuvaettu...!

2008-09-26T05:55:00.000-07:00

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Ek restaurant mein ek dinner..

2008-09-24T05:49:00.000-07:00

'Prathmic ' examla jus pass aanathunaala.. enga veetlaye athigamaa.. Hindi padichirukein nra garvam enakku. Naama valarnthathey sunday evening tamil padam, athukku munnaadi saturday evening Hindi padamnu paarthuthaane... ? HAHK, DDLJ, yein DCH hot favourite aa iruntha varaikkum enga annanukku naan thaan translator.

Oru naal DD la 'Kuch Kuch Hota hai ' padam poataanga.. atha naan paakrappa.. Enga annan romba kovamaa vanthu.. "Idhu enna Sharma lal veedaa... eppa paarthaalum hindi paatu , hindi padam....! " Modho channel aa maathu nu solli namma Sun TV la sooper hit iravu kaatchila vantha ... 'Raasi ' padathai poattutaanga...Itha romba naala engitta solla mudiyalaiye nu Enga ammaavum enga annanukku chink chak poattu .."Aamaama eppa paarthalum 'Charuhaasan' (My mom had kept that as a nick name for SRK) padathaiye paakraa...! Ippidiye Hindi padam paarthutu irunthinaa.. unakku Balbir singh , Jaljeer Khan apdi thaan maapilai vaenunu kaeppa polirukke".

"Ithu kathaiyaa irukke ...unga payyanunga kooda thaan 'World is not enough ..' , 'True lies ' nu paakraanga athukaaga Julia Roberts , Jennifer Lopez naa ponnu thaeda poareenga...?".. Enga annanukku Hindi purila.... adhanaala en maela poraamai...Yaenna naan Prathmic Pass enga annan Hindi class ke poanathilla... Enakku romba kovam vanthuchu..seri naanum ithey veetla innoru TV vaangi puriyudo puriyalaiyo ...24 hrs ..Hindi channel aa poattu thaakarein .. apdinnu oru sabatham poatein.. aana.. Officekku poanaprum ipdi sandai poada kooda enakku time illaama poachu..
Irunthaalum .... Balbir singh , Jaljeer Khan range kku illanaalum .... enakkoru nappaasai..ennoda husband Hindi padam paakalainaalum...Naan Hindi padam entha TV la yaavathu paartha..'No No ' solla koodaathu nnu.

Naanum en husbandum ...first outing poanathu ...Madhya kailash koyilukkuthaan. appo thaan engalukku engagement aachu so romba onnum paesikkala... mothame anju vaarthai thaan paesunom. avaiyaavena ' En paer , natchathiram, avar paer ,natchathiram, poalaama '. Athuvum illaama koila sight adichaa ummachi kanna kuthidum....so naanga Teynampet Dhabba poanom..

Nightla Dhabba vukku poanathey illa... so antha artificial falls, lighting laam konja effect aa irunthuchu...kootamum romba illa. 6 table thalli oru Sharma lal family athula 2 kuttis irunthaanga. Roofum illa... superaa kaathu... enna vaenna paesikitte irunthirukkalaam aana naanga thaan onnume paesala.Order koduthu ttu ethaavathu paesalaam nu yoshichitrinthappo.... 'maine pyar kiya' paattu kaettuchu... odane enakku Balbir singh nyaabagam vanthidichu...."Ungalukku hindi theriyumaa ?" nnu kaettein...
Avarum " hmm" apdinnu sonnaaru..konja naeram antha paate oadikittu irunthuthu...naanga rendu paerum Mouna ragam !

ennoda share oru kaelvi kaettutein.. so I was waiting for him to throw a question at me ... seriously I never expected a reply from him. athuvum apdi oru reply sathyamaa ethirpaakala.
"Aathi" apdinnaaru. "enna...? .... purilaye? " nu kaettein. "ahem... Haathi naa hindi la Elephant thaane ?" apdinu kaettaaru ....I was baffled.. Adi Aathi....! ivarukku avlothaan Hindi theriyuma....? "Bye bye Balbir singh ...! Bye bye Jaljeer khan ..! ". Kalyanathukku appuram , Enga annanum ammavum evlavo paravaala nnra alavukku ...enna kindal pannuvaaru...Naan entha hindi paatu kaetaalum, Amitabh bachchan range kku expression romba illaama chumma film kaatti "Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein...." nu loop la poattu vitta mathiri antha orey line a, naan tamil channel maathura varaikkum paadittu ...irupaaru. Ivlo kodumai nadakrathukku pathilaa... naan prathmic failey aagirukkalaam....!

P.S: my mom's favourite hindi star is Anil kumar (Kapoor) .To this day she believes , Sridevi is married to Anil kumar.

Nallathor veenai...

2008-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

nyayama... yedhu kayilo poomaalai nu thaan title poattrukkanum....
seri paravaale, title aavadhu damage panra mathiri irukka vaendaame nu paarthein.
Enakku ithu kathukkanum , athu kathukkanum nnu aasai irunthuche thavira... urupadiya.. ethayum commit aagi katthukkala..

' Temple of fine arts ' la thaan veenai class saernthein . udanae... ippa veenai gayathri range kku vaasippein nu ninaichukaatheenga... Oru varusham class poanein... aana kathukkaveyilla.... :(
enakku romba varuthamma thaan irukku...athukkenna panrathu... ellathukkum kodupanai vaenum... naan kathukkaveyillai ngrathu ...oru varusham kazhichuthaan enakku therinjuthu.

yaaravathu nalla vaasichaa kaeka pudikkum... infact Illayaraja orchestra la yaaruppa ivlo fantabulousaa... vaasikaraanga...?nu kaettu te irukkalaam poala irukkum. Gayathri , Balachander concerts laam TV la vanthaa oru mani neram poanathey theriyaatha alavukku kaettutirupein.

Enakku oru 25 minutes vaasichaale... meetra rendu viralum vetti poatta mathiri valikka aarambhichidum...Ithula rendu mani neram nu kutcheri pannardhukku Ivangalukkellaam epdi mudiyuthu nu thoanum.Athu kooda paravaale... vaasikkaratha atleast naan nalla padiyaa.. vaasikkanume...!
enga music school la iruntha veenai master thideernu resign pannittu poyittaar.so vaera miss kandu pidichu saerthein. antha miss rendu maasathula veedu gaali pannittu poyitaanga... You see ...two in a row is too much... ithu thaana ve nadakuthaa... illa enakku bayanthu thapchi poyitaangalaannu therila... Naan oru incident solrein ,atha vechu neengale decide pannikonga.

Temple of fine arts la kumbaloda ... bhajanai paadunappo perusa enakku entha vithiyaasamum therila...athuvum illaama oru 5 or 6 veenai onna vaasikrapo thappa vaasicha kooda kaekka nalla thaan irukkum.Aana puthu class join pannapo thaan purinjudhu music namakku ettaathu nu.
Enga miss, pakkathula ukaanthukkitte solli kodukka maataanga..
'gaanaamrutha bothini' bookla puthusa swaram identify panna mudiyaatha patchathula, solli kodupaanga..mathapadi neeyaachu veenaiyaachu...nu solluvaanga.
Enga school senior , oruthar nan kadaisiya..class attend panna miss veetukku eppovaavathu varuvaanga..appo naan vaasikratha kaettu avanga yetho solla mudiyaatha thukkatha control panna mathiri seekrama kelambi poyiduvaanga.Yetho oru veruppoda ve enna paathaanga.Avangalukku music la interest illa poalirukku nu nenaichuppein.Apdi oru naal avanga vanthappa... Miss avanga kitta "nee vaasikratha kaettu romba naalachuma... inniku oru kirthanai vaasiyein" nnaanga...
Oh! ivanga miss oda old student nu appo thaan therinjudhu...

Avangalum naan vaasicha athey veenaiyathaan vaasichanga...atha kaekka epdi irunthuthu theriyuma....? rendu moonu veenai sync la vaasicha mathiri irunthuthu.Naan type writer mathiri notes paarthu 'tokku tokku ' nu thattikittu iruntha antha veenaikku avanga vaasicha appothaan uyir vantha maathiri irunthathu. Enga miss oda veenaiyila kooda avlo naatham ezhumaa nu enakku therila..aana avanga vaasicha paattunu solrathaa illa 'gamakkam' nu sollu vaangale antha beautification nu solratha... that was excellent."Exam kku padikkrein ..Touch vittu poachu maami " nnaangale... enakku atha kaettu manasey vittu poachu!

Annikkuthaan enakku mayakkam thelinjathu.Bharthiyar oda Nallathor veenai paattu kku appothaan muzhu artham purinjudhu.konjam kathukkalaam nu try pannein..aana miss thaan thaangaama thapchi poyitaanga...!

appuram veenai class poara time la 'Chitti babu' casette kaekka aarambhichitein... Naatula...yaaro oru veenai teacher engayo nimmathiyaa thoonguraangannu nenaichupein ...!

Discover Chitti Babu!

Mix for Mayilirage

2008-09-19T14:32:00.000-07:00

If you could excuse the hero for his expressions and the heroine for her costumes..this video is gud.This mix is done well.... I liked it..because I m quite used to the original version. Luv the voices.

"........."Ship does sink sometimes....

2008-09-18T05:41:00.000-07:00

What is it that you wud wanna treasure for a lifetime...?
The one thing in the world that has got
nothing to do with what you have and what you dont...
It is believed to be omnipresent..

You never wud have had a party without it,
It becomes too good a habit..
You never wud wanna part with it .... !

Too soon to realise ....its not a part of you....
Jus a Part of life ........ and not your life !
Yet for the one passing glance it gives you,
You fall away like you have passed away...!