Bala-graphy

Mandolin made my day today

2009-07-16T23:09:00.000-07:00

Mahaganapathim by U.Srinivas and U.Rajeshhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCc6PTg6pGs

Fusion and Carnatic

2009-07-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

Mokshamu galada in Western styleCarnatic rendering of the same songWhile the fusion is brilliant, for some reason, I like the Carnatic version more

புல்லட்பாண்டி - 4

2009-06-29T09:58:00.001-07:00

புல்லட் பாண்டிக்கு செய்யும் கடன் Swift-ல் சிட்டு இருப்ப முந்த செயல்

புல்லட்பாண்டி - 3

2009-06-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

வாங்கிய பொழுதின் பெரிதுவக்கும்தன் புல்லட்டின்ஓசை இனிதென்று கேட்ட பாண்டி

இது போல் மழைக்காலம்

2009-06-20T22:40:00.000-07:00

உணவகத்தில் கண்ட அந்த வசீகர கண்களுக்காக

பின்னிரவில் மோகினி நடமாட்டம் உண்டு

2009-06-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

மோகினியை நினைவுபடுத்தும் அந்த பெண்ணுக்கு ஏற்கனவே திருமணம் ஆகிவிட்டதால், இந்த பாடலை மோகினிக்கே dedicate செய்கிறேன்

புல்லட்பாண்டி - 2

2009-06-15T01:08:00.000-07:00

தகுதி யுடையாநிலன் ஒருவன்தன் புல்லட்டின் மைலேஜ் கணக்கி டின்

கீதோபதேசம்

2009-06-07T04:11:00.000-07:00

இன்றைய மனப்பக்குவத்தில், கீதையின் மொழி பெயர்ப்பை படித்ததில் என் சிற்றறிவுக்கு எட்டியது இதுவே "எத பத்தியும் கவலை படாம, கம்முனு பெருமாளே ("சொக்கத் தீவு" ல் இருந்து சுட்டது) வேலைய பாரு. மத்த எல்லாத்தையும் நான் பாத்துக்கறேன்" - வாசுதேவன்

புல்லட் பாண்டி

2009-05-31T01:26:00.000-07:00

குழலினிது யாழினிது என்பர் புல்லட்ஓட்டி இன்புறா தார்

சஞ்சாரம் செய்யும் கண்கள்

2009-05-28T21:21:00.000-07:00

சமீபத்தில் கேட்டதில் பிடித்தது. இந்த படம் வெளிவந்து சில ஆண்டுகள் ஆகியிருந்த போதிலும் இன்று தான் இதை கேட்கும் வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது.இதை கேட்கையில் 'கற்றது தமிழ்" படத்தில் வரும் "பட பட பட்டாம்பூச்சி" பாடல் என் நினைவுக்கு வருகிறது.

வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி வேட்டை

2009-05-24T09:31:00.000-07:00

என் நினைவுக்கு எட்டிய வரை "வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி வேட்டை" தான் நான் ஒரே மூச்சில் படித்து முடித்து கதை. அதை படித்ததும் சுஜாதா மேல் எனக்கு இருந்த மதிப்பு மேலும் உயர்ந்தது.கதை என்று எடுத்தக் கொண்டால் ஏறக்குறைய ஒரு மெகா சீரியல் போலத் தான். ஆனால் அதை ஒரு பெண்ணின் பார்வையில் சொல்லி இருப்பது என்னை பிரமிக்க வைத்தது. முதல் பக்கத்திலேயே ரேகாவை பிடித்து போனது, அதே போல் பணம் சேர்க்கும் லட்சியத்தைப் பற்றி

Nothing much to say

2009-05-15T03:36:00.001-07:00

சில காலமாகவே தமிழில் எழுத வேண்டும் என்று எண்ணிக்கொண்டிருந்தேன். ஆனால் ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் எப்படியாவது சோம்பேறித்தனத்திடம் தோற்றுவிடுவேன். ஒரு சில நாட்கள் வண்டியில் செல்லும் போது மனதிற்குள்ளாகவே பதிவை எழுதி, அதை பிரசுரித்து திருப்தி பட்டுக்கொள்வேன். (இந்த பதிவை எழுதும்போது கூட மூன்று முறை என் கணினி சதி செய்தது)பணிமாற்றம் காரணமாக பெங்களூரில் வசித்து வருகிறேன். இரண்டு வாரங்களுக்கு ஒரு முறை சென்னைக்கும்

Kanaa kaangiren

2009-04-14T20:48:00.000-07:00

Maarbodu piNNi kondu maNi mutham eNNi kondumadiodu veedu katti kaadhal seiguvenudal konda aasai ellaam uyir konda aasai endhanuyir pogum munnal vazhvai vetri koLLuven !!!

Another peaceful evening

2009-02-11T08:22:00.000-08:00

Unnikrishnan's concert in BangaloreCheck here for upcoming concerts in Bangalore

Sunday evening - well spent

2009-02-08T08:53:00.000-08:00

Sanjay Subramanyam's concert at Bangalore

Carnatic song performed by American students

2008-11-02T22:56:00.000-08:00

Awesome

Sri ranga pura

2008-09-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

I had been wanting to buy this CD for sometime now. Was sweetly surprised to find it in youtube.Divine voice of MSS. Total bliss

ATTU-oozhiyam

2008-09-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

Vara unga ATTU makkal amarkalam thaanga mudiyala.....Indha Bangalore kulirulayum koLgaiya vittu kodukkaama, ara trouser pottuttu train-la vareengaLe, idha thaan attoozhiyam (ATTU + oozhiyam)-nu solvaangalo....

Superfast Super Star

2008-08-05T20:23:00.000-07:00

You will love this if you are a fan of Super Star

What's cooking?

2008-07-14T18:45:00.000-07:00

Worst thing about cooking - WashingNext worst thing - cutting vegetablesSlowly I am running out of patience.

THC 9254

2008-06-19T04:03:00.000-07:00

Enjoyed solving these ones todayGround for hesitation in coach (7) - T (ER) RAINhesitation - ERcoach- TRAINThis one was brilliantOBSTRUCT THE MAIL (5,7) - BLOCK LETTERSobstruct - BLOCKmail - LETTERSand the entire clue was given in block letters to imply the required word.

Dasavatharam

2008-06-16T02:39:00.000-07:00

Watch the movie with naked eye and not through magnifying lens. You will love it

THC 9249

2008-06-13T01:19:00.000-07:00

Of the few ones that I solved today, I enjoyed solving this one.Tell a learner it's casual(8) - INFORM-A-LTell- INFORMa - Alearner- L

What goes around, comes around

2008-06-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

முற்பகல் செய்யின்பிற்பகல் விளையும்

New Found Interest

2008-06-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

Have become a huge fan of Veena Gayathri, recently. Thanks to RhydhunIts got a decent collection of Carnatic instrumentals, but there are some obvious bugs in the UI. Rhydhun is still in its beta stage. So I hope it gets better.After Sax, mandolin and violin, veena has joined the list of my favourite instruments.

Master-House

2008-05-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

New broomsticks for the house - 30 rupeesMops and Detergent - 120 rupeesCurtains for the windows - 1100 rupeesMy state; on seeing that the house is still hap-hazardafter 3 hours of cleaning and arranging - HelplessThere are certain things that money can't buyAnd for those things, I am a helpless guy

Who is that?

2008-04-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

I keep hearing these words repeatedly from the people around me, while playing snooker, TT, volley ball etc.Arey yaarBus karo yaarChod dho yaarZor se maarna hai yaarKya baath hai yaarWoh kya hai yaarChop karo yaarSpin karo yaar..........Now I am getting curious.Aama... 'yaar'-u da adhu? Neenga ellam 'yaar'-a thedureenga?

First and Last Tag

2008-04-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

1. Last movie you saw in a theater?Jodhaa Akbar2. What book are you reading?The Name is Rajinikanth 3. Favorite board game?Snakes and Ladders4. Favorite magazine?Sportstar 5. Favorite smells?Adidas Black Pulse 6. Favorite sounds?Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti 7. Worst feeling in the world?Falling sick 8. What is the first

Self-realisation

2008-03-30T07:01:00.000-07:00

Over the last few days, I discovered that I can lose hours, even days in front of the computer, doing absolutely nothing.

Frisbee

2008-01-14T06:07:00.000-08:00

Disc got from ISB; free, but make sure you spin it (7)

Overheard

2007-11-30T21:42:00.000-08:00

Heard this chat between 3 guys who were walking besides meGuy 1: Annikku nalla veyyil kaanjittu irundhuchu... Aana radio-la ice katti mazhai peyyudhu-nu sonnaangaGuy2: Aama sir. Naan paatheney!! Perusa perusa vizhunduchuGuy1: Cha... Naan miss pannitten sirGuy3: Andha ice katti-ya eduthu oru bottle-la pottu vecheenga-naa, theL (scorpion) kadikku romba nalladhu. Kadicha edathula adha(referring to

Kana kaanum kaalangal

2007-10-13T23:13:00.000-07:00

The place seemed to be like a reception of some software office. There was a large blue coloured triangle on the wall (along the wall and protruding from it)The blue seemed unattractive. It was not vibrant. It was dull similar to the ones people paint for their bedrooms. Something seemed very strange about that place. There were curtains of the same blue colour hung all around the room. Then

THC 9033

2007-10-01T23:14:00.000-07:00

Its been ages since I solved the full grid of The Hindu crossword and I somehow managed to do it today with the help of Wordweb and little bit of Googling.Then I got this urge to write a post on how I solved them for anybody who feels lost like me at times.Across:1 Article in season: “Careful With Money” (7) - SP(A)RINGSeason is SPRING and article is A. 'in' is an indicator for inserting A into

I want it that way

2007-07-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

Raji - Hi, ennadi... unga amma dull-la irukkaangaViji - Avanga sonna payyana naan kalyanam pannikka maatten-nu sollitten... adhaanRaji - Yaen... payyan sari illayaaViji - Illa... nalla payyan dhaanRaji - Appuram enna... sariyaana velai illayaa???Viji - Illa... Project Manager-aa irukkaanRaji - Avan kooda pesiniyaa.... romba dominate panna try panraanaViji - Naan avan photo kooda paakkalaRaji -

Sleepless nights

2007-05-20T07:14:00.000-07:00

Konja naaLaa enakku raathiri-la sariyaa thookam varadhu illa. Chumma purandu purandu padukkaren. Eppavum orey nyabagamaa irukku. Ezhundhu thanniya kudichittu thirumba padukkaren. Appavum adhey dhaan.Pasanga kitta sonna, "Machi, indha paruvathula ippadi dhaan daa irukkum. Unga veetula yen innum late panraanga-nu" kekkaraanga. Ennanga. Idhellam naan solli dhaan theriyanumaa??? Avangalukke puriya

What for???

2007-04-29T11:00:00.000-07:00

What is the point in punishing a person over and over, without telling him his crime ?

Long wait

2007-04-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

For the first time in 25 years, I saw some good looking girls travel in the same compartment as I did.I wonder if this is a sign of good things to come, or if this is something similar to a rare eclipse that occurs once in 25 years.

ATTU Pasanga

2007-03-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

Indha blogging-a ellam moottai kattittu, velai pozhappa pakkalaam-nu paatha, indha samudhaayam nammala chumma vidaadhu pola irukke.Naanum konja naala paathukittu varen. Enga area-vula indha ATTU pasanga tholla thaanga mudiyala. Adhu enna da ATTU pasanga-nu yosikkireengalaa???Ara Trouser pota Uncles. sari appadi pathalum ATU dhaane varudhu.... eppadi ATTU aachunu yosikkireengalaa??? Tamizh-la

Business

2007-02-18T17:06:00.000-08:00

If Love is all about givingAnd expecting nothing in return,I would prefer business.

Ponvanam Panneer

2006-11-16T19:41:00.000-08:00

Can't stop listening to this.Especially the initial humming, first stanza and the instrumental bit that follows.

Blog-o-phobia

2006-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:00

Seems like the bug has bitten me too. Offlate there's neither time nor the mood to put fingers to the keyboard. There's nothing quite interesting to blog either.This blog might go unattended until, my brain becomes jobless enough to produce some creative juices.

Chennai Rains

2006-10-29T19:26:00.000-08:00

If you are a commuter of Old Mahabalipuram Road, you will do a world of good to yourself and your family if you keep to the right end of the road near the median.At many places, the trench dug along the sides of the road are indistinguishable. So it is better to keep to the extreme right of the road

Varalaaru

2006-10-29T03:44:00.000-08:00

Overheard during the interval of the movie Varalaaru"Cha... Indha padathukku vandhadhukku badhila oru 'half' adichittu engiyavadhu suthikinu irundhu irukkalaam..."That sums up the movie. And my God, this is claimed to be the best among Diwali releases. Hope this movie becomes HISTORY soon

DON - Does it again

2006-10-24T08:26:00.000-07:00

Just back after watching Farhan Akhtar's "DON". The movie is stylish, rich and the screenplay of the original DON of 70's has been tastefully tweaked. The climax completely turns the things around and the minute details that support the climax have been taken care of throughout the movie. It takes a while for the climax to sink in and when it does, one gets a "WOW" feeling.

Gnaan Kadavul

2006-10-23T19:52:00.000-07:00

Schumi overtaking KubicaSchumi overtaking Kimi

I wonder why - 9

2006-10-18T10:22:00.000-07:00

Whats with grapes?Tamil cinema-la vara duet-layum, first night scene-slayum.... epavume hero-vum heroine-um, ethanai sweet, pazham ellaam irundhalum, grapes mattum saapidaraangale???? Why???Grapes-kum 'adhu'kkum enna relation???

Impact of Tamil Cinema

2006-10-07T06:06:00.000-07:00

I had asked this question to many of my friends (only guys). And almost everyone of them told the same answer (See the fist comment).The question goes as follows..."You are travelling in your two wheeler in broad daylight on a lonely road. There is nobody in sight and the area is entirely barren. You suddenly feel an urge to take a leak. What is the first thing that you would do, after stopping

Mobile-na Nokia

2006-09-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

I often get to hear this from many people who own Nokia mobiles..."Mobile phone-na Nokia thaan Sir... keezha potta kooda odayadhu... maththa ella phones-um waste"Even if it is true... when will people realise that mobile phones are not to be judged by their unbreakableness

Kadhal Neruppin Nadanam

2006-09-27T21:40:00.000-07:00

Hooked to this song from Veyil. A.R.Rahman's nephew G.V.Prakash is the music director. The lyrics are also good.Singers: Karthik, ChinmayeeKadhal neruppin nadanam, uyirai urukki tholayum payanamkadhal neerin salanam, puyalgal urangum kadalin mounamkadhal maya ulagam, silandhi valayail siruthai maattumpulli maangal punnagai seidhu vedanai veezhthumkanvaugal pookindra chediyena kangal maarudhu

Weekend Darshan - 13

2006-09-18T09:55:00.000-07:00

SomangalamWe had been to Somangalam this week end.I had heard about a very old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in this place. So we set out in search of it, early sunday morning. The historic information about this place can be found here.We managed to find it. But what I saw there evoked mixed feelings in me. It is an absolute beauty of the Cholas. But time has weathered the temple and those

Adios Schumi

2006-09-10T07:37:00.000-07:00

Clean start, lightning in-laps, controlled pace from Schumi followed by awesome overtakings, wheel-to-wheel pit lane antics and dramtic engine blow from Alonso. Well what else could one ask for?To cap it all, the emotional interview from Schumi announcing his retirement from F1 after this season. Schumi at his composed best, spoke his heart. What a moment to announce ones decision, considering

Word Puzzle

2006-09-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

This is my latest addiction.This is an online game , where one has to unscramble the letters and find the 8-lettered word. If you are a crossword freak, and have a passion for anagrams you will find it interesting (For the kind attn of Yadhvi ).I am losing hours together with this game. You can play it from here.

Random Thoughts

2006-09-03T20:36:00.000-07:00

- Thank god for all the non-vegetarians, I have the baby corn fry for myself when we folks go out for dinner.- Why is that the bus I take, is always overtaken by buses to the same destination?- Some people tell their own names when they pick up their phones, instead of "Hello".Yennu ketta, corporate etiquette-aam....Office-la yaar kitta pesarom-nu kooda theriyaama , yaravadhu phone panuvangalaa..

To the still Unknown Her

2006-08-30T20:47:00.000-07:00

A sequel to this, inspired by these beautiful eyesI dont know why,But strangely sometimesMy eyes handle one-way traffic.Some people, only get in.And you have reached the furthest.I know its cozy in there.But I only wish you stay there forever.You are not the end of my world.Times will change, and who knows,I might even live happily without you.But you know? I am a content man.I know this has hit

Vinayagar Chathurthi special

2006-08-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

Jaya TV, telecasted an interview of the voluptuous actress Namitha on Vinayagar Chathurthi.Naan indha post ezhudhum bodhe sandhega patten, ippadi edhavadhu nadakkum-nu!!!! Adhu sariyaa pochu...

Vettayadu Vilayadu - Kaaka Kaaka 2

2006-08-26T10:42:00.000-07:00

In more ways than one, VV is a fitting sequel to KK. In fact the title screen itself tags the movie as "Another episode in a Police Officer's life".Vettayadu Vilayadu is a semi-thriller that focuses more on crime investigation and doesn't have the kind of romance, that people could fall in love with, as in the case of Kaaka Kaaka.Impressed to no ends with Kamal's performance. He looks as old as

Phone-ambulism

2006-08-18T23:04:00.000-07:00

Recent survey suggests that 90% of the girls in Chennai, who own a mobile phone suffer from Phone-ambulism (nadakkum bodhu phone pesara vyadhi). Typical symptoms of this disease is that the patients are always glued to their mobiles while walking on the roads, engrossed in their conversation sometimes they suddenly stray towards the middle of the road. Often the patients do not bother to look at

Who should be responsible?

2006-08-17T21:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on my way to work, I happened to see a very tragic road accident involving a lady who seemed to have travelled on her scooty. The other vehicle involved was a tipper lorry carrying full load of sand to a nearby construction site.As I crossed her mortal remains lying on the road in a pool of blood, I noticed that apart from her head which was severly damaged, there was not even a scratch

Weekend Darshan - 12

2006-08-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

Hot summer coupled with other important work, had forced us to take a break from our Weekend Darshans. Sometime in May we went to the 11 Divyadesams in Thirunangur near Chidambaram. We didn't put up a post, as there was nothing much to write about it. Most of the temples had been renovated recently.However this weekend we managed to visit a couple of places.Thakkolam:Thakkolam is a place of

KANK

2006-08-13T03:33:00.000-07:00

A megaserial that glorifies adultery...Abhishek shines. So does Preity, in whatever little time she occupies the screen. And then there is the usual histrionics that we see in Karan Johar's movies. (Can't bear them anymore). Rani's character is shallow and defies all logic. SRK is aging. He is not dashing as he was in DDLJ, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or even K3G for that matter and its very hard to

A trip to Wayanad

2006-08-09T22:50:00.000-07:00

Had been to God's own country over the weekend. One might need a week's time to see enough of Wayanad. We had only three days, but we did not rush to squeeze in many places.Kalpetta seems to be the prominent town in Wayanad district and other places of interest are easily accessible from there. One cannot afford to sleep along the route from Calicut to Kalpetta, unless he/she is colour blind.On

Message on Boat

2006-08-08T01:08:00.000-07:00

The message in the following picture was supposed to be"Plucking of Flowers, Plants etc from lake premises is punishable".Some miscreants have changed a couple of letters, and created a new message altogether.Taken from a boat in Pookot lake, Vythri, Wayanad

Spelling Bee

2006-08-01T06:24:00.000-07:00

Although it was long over, I happened to see the "Scripps National Spelling Bee" championship on ESPN, only last weekend. On seeing that, I was pretty surprised for two reasons. One, what has a spelling competition got to do with sports and two, why on the world would some one conduct a 'good-for-nothing' competition like this.I fail to figure out any logic behind testing kids by asking them to

Amavasai Iravu

2006-07-24T20:47:00.000-07:00

Aandava...Amavasai annikku poosanikkai-ya suthi nadoo road-la odaikkara moodhevingaLoda kadaikku (adhuvum saayangalathula odaikkira moodhevingaLoda kadaikku) oorula irukka athanai dhrishti-yayum kuduppa....Ivanga ellam vayathukku enna thaan thingaraanga-nu theriyala...

Murali joins VVS

2006-07-11T22:54:00.000-07:00

Seems like Vadivelu has hit Muralitharan for a six. Recently he watched the movie with his family and also met director Chimbudevan. Vadivelu has become very popular in Sri Lanka too. Looks like Pulikesi is conquering more and more territories."Pulikesi! Un nagaichuvai-yaal Muralitharan-ai nee veezhthiyadhaal, indru mudhal 'Pinch Hitter Pulikesi' endru makkaLaal anbodu azhaikka paduvaai". (

Pulikesi - Watch it once more

2006-07-09T11:09:00.000-07:00

Well, this is how I felt when I came out of the theatre after watching it for the second time in two days. Honestly, I had a different opinion before my second visit to the movie hall.Imsai Arasan 23-am Pulikesi, like Kadhala Kadhala and Panchatanthiram is a kind of movie which will grow on you as you see it again and again. So in case you feel that its not as good as expected, give Pulikesi one

Preity in RD

2006-07-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

The July edition of Reader's Digest features an interview of Preity Zinta.An awesome actress that she is, I am great fan of her. She's made a mark for herself in an industry thats taken up body worshipping.This interview has raised the regards I had for her. Certainly a very different artiste and frank person.

I wonder why - 8

2006-07-03T23:04:00.000-07:00

What's in the name?I wonder why, some of the film makers produce horrible movies and choose titles rhyming with obscene words in Tamil, letting the critics to easily associate with them.I remember "Lesa Lesa" was tagged as "Loosa Loosa" by a weekly Tamil magazine. Some movies are even worse. Nenjinile, Youth, Aadhi, Kalaatpadai and the latest Uyir to name a few.

The fall of Titans

2006-07-02T05:57:00.000-07:00

He never expected the Titans would one day become The Titanic.Some cursed the coach, some blamed the defence, some rued over the free kick, that Ronaldinho missed in the dying moments.He switched off the TV thinking, "Is it the unlucky T-shirt, or did I sit on the wrong side of the sofa?"

Ettu poda theriyuma

2006-06-29T05:35:00.000-07:00

How many of you holding a valid two wheeler license can ride your vehicle along the path resembling the number eight (8) without keeping your foot down in a small area? (As far as I know, this is a mandatory requirement for getting the license) Well, I tried it but couldn't. (Naanga ellam Gandhi thaatha padam pota, important papers kuduthu, 11 pottu license vanginom.) Does that rule exist even

Telescope game

2006-06-26T18:25:00.000-07:00

Came across this nice little game.The idea is to push the ball into the hole using the telescopes. Pretty interesting and very useful as a 'sleep buster'.The game can be downloaded from here.

Same Blood

2006-06-24T04:40:00.000-07:00

Seems like yet another dust clad pillion...kavala padadheenga appu... ungalukku-nu engiyavadhu oru ratchasi (devil) illamalaa poga poraa???

Carnival has begun

2006-06-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

Yes... who ever saw the Brazil vs Japan match yesterday would have realised that. In fact it has begun in style.I felt Brazil were off colour in their first two league matches. But they drove away all those ghosts and came back with a bang yesterday. Japan were not the kind of opponents to match Brazil, yet they put up a spirited fight and had the first blood.In fact, it was that goal from Japan

Pulikesi - new trailer

2006-06-21T21:25:00.000-07:00

A new trailer for Imsai Arasan 23-m Pulikesi, has come up at behindwoods.Awesome trailer and much more hilarious than the first one, especially the 'veera vasanams' and dance movements. Can't stop laughing at the scene where Vadivelu licks an arrow and the one where sports jasmine flowers on his moustache.Makes me restless for the movie to release.Pulikesi - ka pi ka po (kanna pinnanu kalakkura

Love-na enna

2006-06-20T09:13:00.000-07:00

Last month, Sunitha was all over his dreams. This month, he didn't even feel like turning in her direction.Until last week, Vaidehi captured his interest. And since morning, Swati's email was making him think about her.Confused, he grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. There Vivek was asking his friend, "Love-na enaa da?".... "Room podaradhu"Perhaps.....

Nera kodumai

2006-06-15T10:14:00.000-07:00

How can you not laugh at this.... Can you stand still, watching these stills...Seems like this movie is an out and out comedy, set out in Chennai. (Aamam aamam.... still-ey ivvalavu comedy-aa irukke...)(indha get up ellam thevayaa???)(idhu enna.... Pulikesi still-a copy adicha madhiri)Ivanga ellam hero-va nadikkum bodhu, Vadivelu oru comedy padathukku hero-va nadikaradhula thappe illa...

Sangeetha sappadu

2006-06-09T05:51:00.000-07:00

After an enjoyable morning ride to my office along the surprisingly empty roads, Windows Media Player brought this song from the database.Raja and Janaki, what a deadly combination they are...Putham Pudhu Kalaipuththam puthu kaalai ponniRa veLaien vaazhvilE thinanthoRum thonRumsukaraakam ketkum ennaaLum aanantham (puththam)(There's a bit here which also features in "Do anything " of How To Name

Set Tof Faux

2006-06-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

Myself: Paatti... adhu "iskool" illa... school... sollu pakkalaam.Paatti : Adhu enna mo poA typical conversation in my childhood, every time after my granny utters "iskool" instead of 'school'.One cannot blame her, for she was a typical countryside, fifth standard drop out with no inkling of English alphabets. But I felt that there was absolutely no necessity to use English words, when she was

Sivaji - Music

2006-05-29T07:00:00.000-07:00

By this time, the entire world would have seen the Sivaji videos in Spain. But the music in this one is just awesome.Creates huge expectations from ARR.

Pudhupettai - Sunday update

2006-05-27T19:17:00.000-07:00

A flashy looking, macho bike starts from Pudupettai. Every aspect the vehicle impresses you, as the bike races ahead of all the others on the road. Before long you feel that the maker is indeed a genius.Then comes a signal, at which point you are impressed to no end.The signal goes green and the vehicle starts. But something troubles you. The vehicle is not picking up speed. You see that the

Lesser-vation

2006-05-25T19:45:00.000-07:00

Respected Minister *************,I am a final year Engineering student, belonging to OBC category. I am thankful to the government for implementing reservations for backward communities.The first time I witnessed the use of reservations was during my admissions to professional institution. One of my friend belonging to the OC category was 500 ranks ahead of me. Yet he could not get a seat in the

Pulikesi Delayed

2006-05-23T03:32:00.000-07:00

Its quite shocking to hear that a horse has stopped the most expected movie of the year "Imsai Arasan 23-m Pulikesi". (via Sify).Idhu enda "Katta durai"-oda sadhiyo theriyala :(Updated: Daai Katta durai, nee ippadi "ketta durai"-ya iruppa-nu naan edhir paakkala... Nee mattum sariyana "k*tta durai"-yaa irundha, nerukku ner modhi paaruda en dubukku....

Vallarasu

2006-05-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

Eppa intha nattula oru "Vallarasu"-a MLA aakkittaangalo, inime India oru vallarasu naada aagaradha yaaralum thadukka mudiyadhu.Vallarasu aagaradhu enna, India oru vallarasu aayiduchu, aayiduchu, aayiduchu....Ayyaala, en dheivame... neenga cinema-va vittutu arasiyal-ukku poyittengale-nu unga mela varuthathula irundhen... aanaa eppa neenga arasiyal-layum irundhu, cinema-layum nadippen-nu

Caption

2006-05-20T21:56:00.000-07:00

Look at the caption. What amuses me is that how well the caption gels with their brand !!!Creativity captivatesP.S: Bala-graphy is now 200*

'Reservations' about the reservation

2006-05-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

When someone is denied an opportunity to study in an institution inspite of his/her ability, just because he/she was from an upper class by birth, it is ridiculous.Where are we headed to??

I wonder why - 7

2006-05-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Thanneer thanneerIts a well-known fact that Mallus use water lavishly. They bathe for hours, and use enormous water for washing. But sometimes it is irritating to see how insensible some of them are.A guy I saw today was running the tap in full flow, even while combing his hair. This is absolutely ridiculous.I wonder why, these people waste one of the most precious resources on Earth and that too

Einstein's Puzzle

2006-05-12T21:09:00.000-07:00

I think many of you would have come across this puzzle. Its an awesome puzzle supposed to be written by Albert Einstein. Some say it was written by Lewis CarrollHere is the original puzzle in case you want to avoid the spoilers. There are five houses.The Englishman lives in the red house.The Spaniard owns the dog.Coffee is drunk in the green house.The Ukrainian drinks tea.The green house is

Accuracy

2006-05-11T05:07:00.000-07:00

CNN-IBN and The Hindu have hit the nail with their predictions. See the comparison between their exit polls and the actual results.Exit pollsResultsWay to go. Very high quality prediction, considering the volatile nature of the voters.

Da Vinci Code Quest

2006-05-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

Yay.... I completed all the 24 puzzles of The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google.It was lots of fun and thrill to solve these puzzles, especially the Sudoku kind of puzzle, Chess and the Google map jigsaw puzzles. It was the best sleep buster for me during the drowsy hours in office. Sometimes I would play a puzzle many times just for the fun of it.I hope the producers come up with some thing like

Audio release

2006-05-10T02:02:00.000-07:00

Enadhu annan nagaichuvayaal ungaLai imsikkum "Imsai Arasan 23-m Pulikesi"-in isai indru veLi aagiradhu. Namadhu sangathin singangaL anaivarum, padathin isai-yai kettu, magizhndhu, paadalgaLai vetri peRa seyyumaaru, naan kettu koLgiren.Adhu mattum illaamal, indha padathukku namadhu sangam muzhu aadharavu aLikkiradhu enbadhayum naan therivithu koLgiren.Ippadikku,KaipuLLaVaruthapadaadha Vaalibar

Assembly Elections

2006-05-08T02:06:00.000-07:00

Do the Election authorities verify the identification proof of the voters?I went early in the morning and took my passport as I did not have my voters id. In the polling station, there was one Presiding Officer to supervise the proceedings. Then one Polling Officer, was reading out my voter number and name loudly so that the observers from the political parties can note down.There was another

Double Meaning

2006-05-06T12:14:00.000-07:00

Sharon Stone inBasic Instincts - 2, Risk AddictionNow showing at Mayajaal, Abirami, Satyam ....

Sangathin SingangaLe

2006-05-02T17:54:00.000-07:00

En anbukkuriya Tamizh makkaLukku Varuthapadaadha Vaalibar Sangam thalaivan, KaipuLLa-yin vaNakkangaL.Sameebathil nam sangathu uRupinargaL iruvar 'Tarnaa saroori gai' endra paei padathukku sendru irukkiraargaL. Ange Kattadurai-yin aatkaL silarum, thangaL girl friends udan vandhirundhanar.Padathil thigil ootum 'meesic' varum bodhu avargaL ennavo romba bayandhu ponadhu pol paasaangu seidhu oruvarai

Weekend Darshan - 11

2006-04-29T18:36:00.000-07:00

Sri Balasubramina Swamy Temple, SiruvapuriYesterday we had been to this nice temple dedicated to Lord Muruga. The history of this temple dates back to the period of Ramayana. It is believed that Lava and Kusa fought with their father Lord Rama here over the Ashwameda horse. Hence the name "Siruvar pOr puri" - siruvapuri. Arunagirinathar has sung about this place in "Thriupugazh"But around here,

Birthday boy Sachin

2006-04-23T18:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Thalai....I can never forget the treat you gave us, 8 years back on this same day when you tormented Shane Warne.You have given us so many things to cherish. Unforgettable moments on the field, long arguements with my friends about who is the best batsman, interesting stories to tell my grandchildren (Sharjah sandstorm ODI and Chennai test match would be interesting to tell even

Ice Age - 2

2006-04-23T04:08:00.000-07:00

Makes us forget the scorching heat of Chennai, and transforms us to a fun filled, ice covered place for one and half hours.The two possum brothers, Crash and Eddie steal the show and make us go bonkers with laughter along with Sid. The climax scenes of Manny and Ellie union, remind us the myriad Tamil movies. (Cha... ice age-la kooda peN mammoth-nga ippadi thaan scene podum pola irukku). And

Kannum kannum koLLai adithaal

2006-04-18T23:22:00.000-07:00

Aanum pennum arattai adithaalkadalai Endru arthamKadalai poda aaLillai endraalkodumai endru arthamMarina beach-il paarthu kondaalmeeting endru arthamMahabs beach-ku kootti sendraaldating endrey artham artham Paavaigal thondrianaalcollege pakkam endru arthamRahul Dravid iranginaalSehwag out endru arthamAaL-illaamal pesi kondaalcell phone endru arthamAzhagu pennin boy-friend endraalayyo paavam

Gyaan ???

2006-04-16T10:18:00.000-07:00

Found this vehicle in my locality ...

Weekend Darshan - 10

2006-04-12T18:10:00.000-07:00

ThirumazhisaiThirumazhisai is a small town, which is 5 kms from Poonamallee on the Chennai-Thiruthani highway. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and another to Lord Vishnu both dating to the Chola period.Othaandeeswarar TempleThis temple comes on the right side of the highway when we go from Chennai. Lord Shiva here is known as Othaadeeswarar or Mano Anukuleswarar.Sthalapuranam:Once when

I wonder why - 6

2006-04-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

Day light SavingMost of the western countries, follow a rather peculiar method to save energy and make maximum use of the sun light, which they call 'Daylight Savings Time'. The whole idea of adjusting time beats me.Let's say you are going to your place of work by the 8 AM train. And from one day onwards the timing was changed to 7 AM and there are no other trains that can take you to your