Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Rogers got married !!!!

A post after a long long (really a very long) time.. :) Check the videos taken bfor Roger's marriage.. :)


1. POTHU MAATHU :


2. AFTER EFFECTS :




Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Slough - SL1 3UH

Apr 11th - AI 111 got me here to Slough, UK as part of a relocation that would be quiet long lasting to unwind in the next couple of years. I know it sounds really exciting and stuff but time flew and I was literally taken for a toss in terms of pressure in handling all the logistics, planning, purchasing and transporting. But whatever said and done, I have finally come down and drafting this from Holiday Inn Slough - Windsor at 3.25am our time :)

A year and a half - some good visible work, right amount of branding, packaging and marketing and ofcourse some goodwill has got me here I should say. I am humbly delighted about that and feel very happy in sharing this news with you guys as I have grown up with you in our classrooms and in this very forum. I would really love to have the next gettogether in this very beautiful and expensive city.. he he - who knows.

Trust me - if you ask me if this move has brought me the enthusiasm and happiness alone, then it is a clear cut no... Phew, how very demanding all this new world tactics are and 21 is not the age that you want to handle such pressure guys.. Haiyo, naan avlo paithiyam pudikra mathiri busy/stressed ah yen life la irunthathey illa - so many break points and pressure pipes. I am not exaggerating, it just went overboard too many times and i have been in too many crossroads where i had to meet expectations on 4 different directions - new work, old work, personal, relocation work. Its gruesome guys.!

So,... to give u guys an insight. I would be working on an ERP module called peoplesoft by oracle and this is for the HR application. Its a brand new league to me and i am definitely up for it. The city is pretty much similar to Gurgaon in a way that this is also an industrial township where you have a lot of immigrants, especially indians, pakistanis, bangladeshis and some meditteranian people as well. Like any other British neighborhood, this also has its own standard inspiring set of houses and their architecture. The climate - a must mention; very very cool (sorry, dont curse me for make this envious, he he). The city, the language, the lifestyle, the culture, the system, the discipline are all entirely different.

So hopefully, once i blend in - this is what i aim to do. Learn cooking, learn some new language and if possible become a better individual. ha ha. Will definitely miss all u guys - although we were not physically together to connect, we were always just a shout away. Moment of truth - things start to get a little far to reach!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

A thought to share :)

30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."

WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.

I really wanted to restrict myself to work in office hours.... But its always a want... Never became true ....

Monday, March 29, 2010

Perianayaki - the BUGnayaki

Hey guys,

Indru mudhal Perianayaki Bugnayaki endru anbudan azhaikka paduvaal :) :) This shall over-ride her previous name of Pine - Peria the Pine still sounds good though ;)

Bug-nayaki, the Miss Blaster has filed her 100th bug today :)

Please note that my bug count is 61 and Hari's is 35.

Kudos to Lady Tendulkar of Citrix ;) :P :)

All the best for your next target of breaking Sachin's record.

Sharing a good news along with this ;) I have been offered a permanent job at Citrix from the 1st of July :)

Sunday, March 28, 2010

A Homage to the Land of Heritage

Colorful vibes, Amazing aura and Flourishing Families - That was what the neighborhood was literally filled with. It was life - the conventional Indian type family fraterneties that are bound by generational ethics and highly valued traditions. I can guarantee everyday was a kaleidoscopic vibrant splashy day that my forefathers and their wide winged families of cousins, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and kids shared in their very own township or probably a village in today's standards - Aaravayal. The community of chettiars that have flourished over time in agriculture and trade are the proud descenders of the Chola kingdom and my very own forefathers - Karaikudi being the capital of this Chettinad kingdom. Chettinad officially being the homeland of the nattukottai chettiars. That is the very birth place of the traditional chettinad cuisine - the spice filled delicacies and motherland to full meals of sambar, kaara kuzhambu, kuzhi paniyaram, paal paniyaram, different varieties of non-veg cook books.
Ideally being an Indian embelishment it definitely has a huge collection of the cultural heritage, marble and burma teak built houses with their own legendary architectural brilliance. Wide courtyards, high raised ceilings, Ravi varma wall hangings, sculpture decorated pillars and spacious rooms. It has these 'thinnai's that is encovered by family rooms on the sides. There will be around 10 pillars which enclose a mini open courtyard where sunlight falls in and it is awesome to move amongst the pillars hugging them with your arms open :). The heavy huge doors are made with extraordinary wood with intricate carvings of our Indian gods. The typical architecture structure of a Chettiar house is a study in how a human dwelling can be constructed in harmony with nature. It is also an ideal way of living as the interiors of the houses are so cool during the hot and humid Indian summers and last a lifetime! Not to forget the lavish taste of the well off chettiar families in arts & crafts that occupy a distinct position in the south Indian folklore. The woven saris, daily use of exclusive made designer ornaments in gold and silver, wood carving, silver embelishment and the wide ranging repertoire of Chettiar weddings which are probably larger than life :D..
Last but not least, the prosperous banking and money lending business in the community - a very commercial life you see. This is what stretched the reach of the chettiars to foreign lands today research papers being published on this amazing survival instincts that the Nagarathar chettiars had. A tank of temples, the rare charm and a must visit destination - definitely a tourists paradise with a difference, and one which cannot be missed by the discerning tourist.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

BOEINQ - Bunch of Engineers Is Nostradamus's Quatrain

B.Tech Information Technology Senthilnathan Sevugan Senthil

As such, this name cannot be accomodated into any application form/invitation/limited space dockets :) So, now with this degree in front of it, we can officially declare that it can never be spelt together in a sentence or put in a blog post.. he he.

Yena oru athisayam., we are all qualified engineers on papers and that cannot be deferred as it has our ugly duckling photos on it as well.. Here it is, in front of our eyes that we've passed through, hopefully not the last of educational qualifications in our lives. What seems most intriguing is the fact that we have done this for 4years without much pain and efforts... Oru velai namma ellarumey Meenakshi mathiri padichurukalaamo nu thonum, but again whom are we fooling - we exploited the weakness in us and showed only the diversity in unITy ;)

What purturbs me at the back of my head on some confrontations is this one conviction our ppl hold - "An engineer is always the best solution and master of all arts - better than a science graduate; better than a masters stud; and even better than those trained professionals just because they are not engineers!!" - - - Athu eppidi aagum :) I dont accept that - do any of you?

Yes, I am proud and happy that I am an Engineer - but why would the society only look upon the engineering graduates as the high end big wigs and all other graduates as just left outs and left overs. Even the organizations that we work for, or atleast the one that I work for perceives this notion globally. So, to hell with this preconceived and well immersed perception - "Engineers are God made and the rest are nuts & bolts.." Cheers to the glory of overflowing engineers and TGIE - Thank God Iam (an) Engineer ;) in this cynical world of superstitions

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

'JuVi'nile

Its like eternity isnt it.. Its the longest holiday the blog has taken ever since we started - a spine chilling silence uniformly maintained by all of us :) Nalla unity makkaley, lets get it back on tract with the same unity.

Here is some food for thought, and lets see how much of us are really hifi IQ guys. I am sure I am testing the tongs in the right community - so please prove me right. This is an excerpt from a magazine, so courtesy XYZ. I would be surprised if some of you had already read it, if so, then please refrain from spoiling the fun :-)

Read the below very carefully, u dont have to read between the lines but you will have to read through the lines well :)

1. I always speak of the truth. I have 2 coins with me. The cumulative sum of both the coins is 75paise. I promise you that one is not 50paise, then what would be the value of each of the coins - please bear in mind we follow the normal RBI statuatory and no coin value other than standard are being considered.

2. 5 + 5 + 5 = 550? Adding one more line to this expression would make it a balanced equation. What and where is that

3. Clerk: "Raghav, your next"
Raghav: "Coming sir....."
Raghav rushes to the door and stumbles at the doorstep and all his files and papers scatter on the floor.

Interviewer: "Raghav!! What is this!!!!?"
Raghav gave an answer that the interviewer bought and inturn was very impressed that he recruited Raghave inspite of his mess up at the entrance. What do you think is the reply that Raghav gave?

4. 2 Brothers took part in a 100m race. The elder brother won the race by 10m. Now, the younger brother who was disappointed asks the elder brother for a rematch.

In this race, the elder brother stands 10m behind the younger brother to make up for the lost distance last time.

Now who do you think will win this round? Explain...

5. An electric train runs at a speed of 90km/h. The train heads from east to west, which direction do you think the smoke emitted would travel. Remember, the train is travelling at this pace with all passengers inside.

These were some simple and astonishing questions that I came across this last weekend while surfing through the pages at home. Do introduce your own riddles that are in similar lines and lets understand how many of us have the acumen to pick the hidden catch.

- SS

Monday, March 8, 2010

தமிழ் Sonnet ..


  A post after a very long time..  Kindly bear tis mokka post.. I tried some poetic adventure in Tamil...:)  "Somethin s better than Nothin.." So, I m sharing this one.. And about the below marvel, these are few fine rules of thumb to be understood by every human on tis earth to lead a happy life.. ;) More elaborately... these lines are like the protons(+ve charge) inside an atom (life)... ;) Pota bit pothumnu nenikiren.. ithukumela pona thannga mateenga.. :)  Pl do try reading.. :)
                     
                        கனவுல எழுதின கவிதை..

வெட்கம் என்பது மடமை
தூக்கம் என்பது போதை
அச்சம் என்பது மாயை
கோபம் என்பது வெறுமை
தயக்கம் என்பது தனிமை
நடுக்கம் என்பது முதுமை
துரோகம் என்பது கொடுமை
துன்பம் என்பது பாதை
நுட்பம் என்பது திறமை
வேகம் என்பது இளமை
இறக்கம் என்பது தூய்மை
ஒழுக்கம்  என்பது கடமை
ஆக்கம்  என்பது பெருமை
மோச்சம்  என்பது இனிமை

இவையெதும் புரியாமல்
இருப்பதுதான் இன்றைய நிலமை !!!
                   - ஹre..


P.S: Tis s our 150th post :) :)

Big Blog Boy Bonkers Bully Boys

Naanum evalavo try panen.. I went to Nostredamus, he said I was no good an age to even close to eligibility!! What a turn down, how can age be a factor - athuvum to such a fair, young and self-persevered promising Indian of the future ;) Not letting my feathers of hope shed, and nevertheless we have so many other banks in India which will not say no to me engira nambikayil kilmabinen with my Online venture in search of another bank where I will be able to remit a Cursed Card ... Oh, I meant Credit Card :D

Ponen, vaalkayin adutha mile kallai nokki....... In the online search for another bank that will accomodate the flashy needs of this expectations filled thamizh paiyan :).. I felt I found the bank that will consider me for what I was looking for.. Nambikayudan keten, yen???? That was the stupid bank where my steadily flowing heartline was.. Surukama sollanum na, yenoda corporate bread and bacon account athu thaan. Athula vanthu vilunthathu nethi naduvil kadapaarai! My grey luck that they've stopped issuing the stupid mode of expenditure for the past year or so. "Yena kodumai saurav ganguly ithu, ungala mathiriye yen kathayum maha flop aayiduchey" nu oru thuzhi sorvodu vilagi vanthen yenathu Bellagio vangiyidam irunthu.

Epdiyum ithu namaku thevai, sulabamaaga kidaithaal ithu nilaikaathu endru solluvargal. Apdi nu yen manasai thethi konden! Yella prachanaigalukum oru common strategy, Take a step back from where you are and find another route to untwist the clutter. Atha thaan senjen, I took some genuine advise regarding the most sensible options. Yen sothanai kathaigalai vittu veliye vanthen in a month's time. Credit Card tholvigalai uthari vittu kaalam kadanthen, then came the time for my next bait,....

Eduthen phone ai, poten application ai, vanthaan agent, kuduthen photocopies ai, vanthuthu maaya verification calls from the Bonda Bank, santhoshamaaga irunthen.... Till the day it all toiled and coiled to the same old witches story.. 2 times vanthuthu verification calls, miga porumayaaga bathil sonen. 3rd time um vanthuthu - yaarunu naan verify pannitu answer panen. 4th time konjam vedu vedu nu vanthuthu, irunthum vazha vazha answers sonen.. Then came the world's end of patience - 5th time "BOWW BOWW" Endru bark panen koopitavanidam.! Anga vachaanunga ya aapu... Case ah close pannitu assault ah poitaan Customer Care la.... Dhaadi valarthen, Kumari Kumari polambinen CC (customer care) makkal idam - oru erumbu kooda mathikalai !!

I struggled, with all my nerves but clot aana blood yenaikum flow aagathu nu 2 months kalichu purinjukiten. Recession la vela tholacha naukri.com paiyan mathiri kidacha bank ellam apply panren..! Irunthum yen tragedy theenthutha .. mmm hmm.. Thalaila yethana suzhi nu theriyala, ithu varaikum vidivu illai. Appendix la vachu asinga paduthrathu kelvi pattirukeengala... Solren, sila utharunangal..

With effect of my faithful force and flawless approach, I went to Drama Queen, Veer Virumaandi, Barrack Batista, Sambar Sadam, Avatar Aarusamy.. It was like a shot on my own foot, when one of them said - "Sir, since this is your 1st credit card we dont wish to engage ourselves for this service" apdinu tan!... Ketukunga, yen da mudivoda oru network pottu naasti panringaley da.. Ivan paravaala, innoruthan yenna da na.. "Sir neenga romba nallavaru, vallavaru, naalum therninjavaru.. Aanal ippo enga bank irukra nilamai la ungala mathiri aalungala enga naala overqualified reasons naala ethuka maatom !!"


- Intha alumbu alaiyodum vintage journey hopefully comes to an end. Lets join hands and fight for this Incredible Indian to get justice :) Just a forewarning, thorathi varum credit card makkalai adithu thorathatheergal, apram yen gathi thaan ungal gathiyum !

Saturday, February 20, 2010

What really matters

Many a times,.. many many a times this happens to us..."I know this is what is rite and this what will earn me the genuine tag,.."... "But if I do the other thing then it might have some chances of delivering a different impression. Oooor, "I know that I am absolutely right and the others are mistaken, so i shall argue and try to convince them and prove my point.." Think about this now, how many times does the first instinct in our mind delivers the right direction,... the decision that we dont regret later.

Me no ultimatum, thou bound to err. Err alwys!!! Hasty decisions, quick and overconfident moves, outbound extrovert nature (If 3 Indians are in a meeting - 1 would be the iniator, 1 would be the idea generator, the last would be the counter idea generator - moral: there is no listener). Given a scenario, we would always like to contribute and speak up - but have we ever thought of this - observation in a conversation is the key to any strategy. We all, with no exceptions are a million times tougher in words and emotions - unparalleled and horsepowered in the global economics., We are spotted as the future visionary, and not China. Why do you think so, they have much cheaper and more skilled labour... They are a ton times advanced in technology. Anyday they make better diapers and hifi toys, they would even outlast us in war....

The one power that we hold is our ability to sell ourselves better,. We wait, we watch and then we adopt. Rather than just following the masked protocol of listen-follow, listen-follow... But but, why arent we USA then.. Good question, that is where I think the key point we all lack comes into picture. We were made into what we are today, but we have become too complacent that we fail to listen.. That is the key to victory. Silence is golden, but it shouldnt last an eternity - else you would be swallowed alive. Take the lead only when it is required - if you see any big giant organization - you would realize that only less than 20% are managers by post. BUT, the true scene is > 70% are Managers by ROLE!!! You see that...!

All of this because we tend to want to become masters of others more than masters of ourselves. If we pay more attention towards what really matters, it is not your opinion, it is not your ability to judge or your knowledge of the subject. It is all about how much you can listen to others - even if they are wrong. You try this - be more receptive to what your pal has to say and dont immediately say "No, i think this shud be....." - SCREW THIS I THINK phrase. For once, try not taking your first opinion or super intelligent decision into concern. Put that to a pause, take the back seat and learn to be Gandhi's 3rd monkey - the voiceless.

Then you will realize that you learn more and have more people who will value you.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Aaromalae..

Mamalayeri Varum Thennal
(A gentle breeze, blowing in through the mountains.)
Puthu Manavalan Thennal, ...
( A tender breeze, decked up like a bridegroom)
Palli Medaye Thottu Thalodi Kurushil Thozhuthu Varumbol,
(When it arrives after worshipping the cross at the altar..)
Varavelpinu MalayalaKara Manasammatham Choriyum,
( This land of Kerala will grant permission for a warm welcome )

Aaromalae, Aaromalae, Aaromalae, Aaromalae....
(O Beloved....O Beloved...O Beloved.....O Beloved...)

Swasthi Swasthi Su Muhurtham,
( Auspicious is this solemn occasion )
Sumungali Bhava, Manavatti
(O Bride, may you be blessed with a long wedded life)
Swasthi Swasthi Su Muhurtham,
( Auspicious is this solemn occasion )
Sumungali Bhava Manavatti
(O Bride, May you be blessed with a long wedded life)

Shyama Rathri Than Aramanayil,
( In the inner sanctum of the dark night )
Mari Nilkayo Tharakame,
( O Star..why are you staying away ? )
Pulari Manjillae Kathiroliyay,
( Like a ray of light in the morning mist,)
Akalae Nilkayo Penmaname,
( Are you standing afar, O Lady ? )

Chanju Nilkuma Chillayil Nee, Chila Chilambiyo Poonkuyilae
(On the leaning bough, O Cuckoo bird, did you sing so sweetly ? )
Manchiragile, Marayoliyae Thediyathiyo Poorangal
(Did the festivities arrive in search of the earthern lamp's flame ?)

Swasthi Swasthi Su Muhurtham,
( Auspicious is this solemn occasion )
Sumungali Bhava Manavatti
(O Bride, May you be blessed with a long wedded life)

Aaromalae... Aaromalae....
(O Beloved....O Beloved....)


Kadalinu Karayodiniyum Padan Sneham Undo ?
(Does the sea still possess the love to serenade the shore ?)
Mezhukuthurikalayi Urukan Iniyum Pranayam Manasil Undo ?
(Is there still love in the mind..to be melted like candle wax ?)

Aaromalae.. Aaromalaeee.. Aaromalaee
(O Beloved....O Beloved...O Beloved.....O Beloved...)
Aaromalae.. Ohh.. Ho ! - (O Beloved....)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Family trip part II

We had visited "Innovative film city" when my parents had come to bengaluru. Unlike the traditional theme parks this one provides space of enjoyment for all age groups :)

The grand entrance:

Wannado city:

This has models of almost everything that we encounter in our day to day lives: bank, gift shop, radio station, tv station, police station, hospital, court, cinema hall and so on...

My father posing like a doc :)

Posing like a judge - would love to become one though :)


Haunted Mansion:

Was pretty similar to the normal ones that we get to see in malls except that it covered a large area and had a proper house with staircases leading both upwards and downwards - had a proper eerie reddish background.

Dino world:

Goot attempt of creating a dino-world atmosphere. Nothing scary though it would have been better had it been scary.

Mirror maze:

Was a cute one - we need to find our way out by ourselves :) it was pretty intersting without noone to guide us. Only near the exit there was one guy who gave direction to reach him - even with him giving direction it was cool to find him coz we could see atleast 10 copies of him :)
Mom and dad enjoyed it a lot as they had not gone to one before.

Caught a nice spot in there :)



Fossil museum:

Had nice fossils of dino's and good facts written up. There was this huge
in there.

Aqua kingdom:

The regular beach/wave pool imitation that we have in normal theme parks.

Roller coaster:

Was fun :) not much turns so even parents can come.



Velocity:

Go-karting was fun for me - went for first time. It was cool to try out sports car.

Waxworks:

Had a lot of cute wax works. Few of them:

Beleive it or not:

Had a lot of funny things - can keep you occupied for couple of hours.

4D movie:

The usual 3D movie with atmospheric effects like air being blown on our face and chair jerking.

Miniature city:

Had lot of cute small imitations of the city.

The place is worth visitng atleast once, it was an enjoyable trip :) Thanks to Peria for sharing about this place.

Blog updated: http://lovely-lifes-inner-sense.blogspot.com/

Monday, February 1, 2010

PALINDROME DAY

Today’s Date :

01|02|2010

Now read in reverse!!!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Family trip after a long time

Hey people, how are you all doing? Sorry for this long gap... My brother had come from US and I was down with viral fever :( and then my parents came to bangalore :)
Our first trip was a visit to a hill temple in outskirts of coimbatore - that hill is called Palamalai - even though it was a temple visit the place was a good one. We drove in our car till the adivaram and then from there took jeep to the hill top.

View from the top of the hill showing nearby hills:

Temple on the hill:

Beautiful moon that showed up this way for three or odd days:

Then we went to Trichy - the trip was full of temples yet here again it was a different trip. First place was my mom's side village temple[grama devadhai kovil]. Unlike other temples this temple is only for the people who belong to that village so even though it wont be very small temple we can hardly find people in there coz it belongs only to that village people :) when we went only we were there :). The temple was surrounded by beautiful vayalgal[gives a good feel to tell that in tamil] and coconut trees and has its own pond.

View of the temple along with the trees: A kingfisher on the temple pond:

Temple horse:

Kalai arukkum stage la irukkum nellu vayal:

Then we visited other famous temples like malaikottai, srirangam, thiruvanaikkaval. From malaikottai view of the srirangam gopuram was stupendous.

Train running parallel to a road bridge over cauvery:

View of srirangam gopuram from top of malaikottai: A cute baby elephant in a temple:


Will post a part II for my parents bangalore visit :)

Saturday, January 30, 2010

From Cobblestone to Jungle Safari

"Namastey Mahak, aap ko disturb nahi kar raha hoon na?..."; "Nahi ji nahi, boliye.. Sandeep ke saat baat hui thi?".. "Haan yaar, mein uska senior hoon office pe, aur management ko bhi boldiya, lekin, is se chota sa chees hum ko acha nahi lag raha hai.." >>> Fast Forward >>> 3000 P.H., Wooden planks, grenades, 40m rope, balloons, woofers, CDs, Ipods, scarfs, .. >>> Fast Forward >>> music, shutters closed, curtains down, photos click, limbs throwing in the name of dance moves, let yourself go and listen to your body cry out in vain for relief and some crazy dancing ! >>> Fast Forward

Zero visibility, half conscious traffic, lights beaming out to just a couple of metres ahead, fatigue driven sailor >>> This was the only moment which passed like you are sitting on a hot stove that is in high flame with no Fast Forwarding! not knowing whether you would cross the bridge to reach the other side of the shore. >>> Fast Forward >>> Gateway to fun, end to the frightful night, mission accomplished.. LA PERLE stands down the hill, 13 big king size cottages awaits ur sleepy arrival...

Moonwatch, landscape, so full of grace, bridge, poker and literature glowing all morning >>> Fast Forward >>> Tied down team building, passing the stones, making of the perfect square, hurdle crossing, blindfolding and more to come, not to forget the hot sun >>> FF >>> Lets kill the heat, break the feast and neat the meat.. Pounce into the pool, run down the stepping board and jump high knowing you cant fly, neither can you dive, nor can u swim >>> FF >>> Gaze the elephant ride, reload the pellet, hit the roads and go down to the banks.. Hold tight to the rope and pull along to the other side of the river, Overcome your fear of instinct and rapple the rock.. Wet your foot, walk down the flowing river and click it on the rock as part of tradition.

Back in the game, book ur spot.. Make ur way and do your thing.. 2 hrs countdown begins >>> FF >>> 4 rooms, 4 troops.. Here is the finale, show it all u have.. Strategy unfolded, killer instincts decided, all that is left is to hunt your prey and kill to win. >>> FF >>> ACT 1 --- Reality show, 4 dancers, fierce competition and awesome execution.. ACT 2 --- 3 idiots remake, love story, musical, tragedy, but a funny msg - carried through the comedy of gender blender chacha 420 formula. ACT 3 --- An idiotic play, tried to deliver a too serious msg of civil aviation, human evolution and some crap. ACT 4 --- Mimic of all internal ppl; Amazing fun, the walk, the talk, the order, the theme song, funny steps - a heartfilled laughter and a deserving 2nd prize.! >>> FF >>>

Befitting end >>> Back to Basics: play cards, galloping appetitie, click snaps, closing ceremony dance (- again throwing away off limbs :)), and crash just like olden golden days.. My first attempt on abstract dotting. Hope it isnt too abstract :P

Friday, January 29, 2010

New Venture :)


It has been a long time that i posted something or really thought about something of my own :)

Let me tell u abt a wonderful journey am in.....
Why this journey????
1. It all started with the stupid ideas of my brother to mark our name in the birth town. He did want to make our generations to know that they really had a native :) When i write it, i really mean it..... Though Namakkal is my native i do not see any traces of my family's life there.....
2. We also wanted to make something out of our parents money instead of just inheriting it
3. If we were pushed out of our companies, a place that would promise our future...
4. And above all, to do something to our own people........

The result was a "SCHOOL".... And the education is for kids who cannot afford for convents still dreaming to study in English school.

And planning to name it as Aditi Vidyashram(now it is called Infant's).....

Hope it serves the purpose :)

P.S: The pic above is the collage of science expo held last weekend...., And i really hav a wonderful weekends with them.....


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Me



Time: 10.00 am Sunday, 22nd January
Just as I am writing to you, sitting before the computer, thinking of what to write , my mind is clouded with infinite possibilities of what to share with you today. To put it right,in a richie benaiudish way, my thinking is no were near where i am thinking.
I pulverized my neurons, extracting all the juice of it, but failed to find a topic to dwell upon.

Time to get some inspiration . Off I went .....

Time:11.57 am Sunday, 22nd January

Am back to where I left .... still blank ....

Time:12.07 pm Sunday, 22nd January

Here I am , now i have got what to write, and my inspiration a small boy, sticking his thumb into his mouth,walking down the street, without any botheration about the future ,living his life carefree.

Ah how dearly I wish to live like that again ! No responsibilities, no appraisals, no code reviews,no deadlines, nothing at stake, living life as it goes.

Oh oh , atleast i had them time today to think about my childhood , the most coveted days, school and college which am sure, everyone would want a second stint .
'antha naal knyabagam nenchile vandadhe nanbane nanbane nanbane'
indha naal andru pol indamai illaiye athu yen yen yen'
' butthagam kaiyile buthiyo paatile .......

Such is the nature of the world that it has made us slaves to responsibility, money , and has curbed our spirit of free thinking. What ever we do has to be within the boundaries of work,family, culture, society and what not.In an acre of land only a square foot remains for us with the rest occupied by hedges.

@college and school every day was sunday but now, week ends are like heaven. All I want to do a weekends is to be at peace. Dont do anything !!!. Work has made me so.Even the small things which used to interest me @school and college are no more interesting.

Everytime I do something , i question myself "why am i doing this/ , In what way is it going to benefit me?" In the end i keep asking questions and working for my company for getting some figures added up in my bank account. Life has become all money and work, with lesser time to spend for myself.

There are a lot of kids near my house. Every time i see them playing , I long to be one among them. I know, unless something like benjamin button happens, i will not be able to do it :)

I want to be free
I want to fly,roam around the world
I want to enjoy my life
I want to be me....


Dont you?




Thursday, January 21, 2010

Get Together !!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys ... I think some of us are interested in having a get together .. Friends and friends only..
So even i am interested .. If any of u guys have sum place or plan in mind then we can go for it ..

P.s : I think this is the smallest post in this blog .. but i hope everyone s interested :)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

My Life

Hi all,
This is my first post in this blog.
Most of us want a life without any work.When we live tht life only ,we will realize how boring it will be....
I didnt hav any work in office for the past one month.I will share my daily schedule in office with u people..Please share your schedule also...i want to know how different our life in office is....

For the past one month ,i dont have any work.I will be coming at 10:30 for the 9'o clock office.Then at 10:45 will go to breakout area.This coffee break is more than one hour for me.Then again launch at 12:30 followed by a small walk.After these things i ll come back to my place at 2:00.
Then will check the office mail.Mostly there wont be any new mails.Then will check the gtalk...mostly prathy will be idle..peria will be invisible..ll put mokkai with them for 30 mins in chat...then again ll go for coffee at 2:30.Again 1 hr mokkai with friends here..from 3:30-4 in my place thinking what to do.
At 4 i will go for playing TT.I will be playing upto 8 .After dinner in office,i will go to my PG .
It was interesting for first 2 days .After that i felt boring....I dont want a life without any work in office.Without work in office, the life is going in snail speed..

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

காணாமல் போனர்வகள் பற்றிய அறிவிப்பு - பாகம் இரண்டு

     Tis post ll be t second successful sequel.. If i m nt wrong.. Senthil has already done this a year back.. I m doin tis again as it is greatly needed now to wake up ppl from their dormancy.. Down s a mini report on the blog activity of our authors..
 

* Sindhu
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* Peria
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* Meenakshi
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* Prathi
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* Jeff
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Noble Novel Approach - Part II

*******PLEASE READ PREVIOUS POST FOR BETTER CORRELATION*******

I left to my aunt’s place. And in this while her dad got transferred to another station and they shifted over. She didn’t inform me about that…she let none know about this. She left me in pain…She left me in sorrows…She left me in utter unhappiness, displeasure and dismay. I cried…cried everyday…cried till I lost all my energy…Every night was a nightmare for me. She haunted my dreams. Every small thing reminded me of her. She was everywhere. She was right when she said, “u still can feel me within deep”.

Someone opened the door. It was her…the same cute looks of an innocent girl…My Greatest Friend…She took her seat and glanced at me. She knew I had been longing to see her. My throat was choking and I had no words…I couldn’t come up with a “hi” or “how are you?”…Finally, I managed to get something out…

“How did u get my number?”

“I know everything about you.”

Then she showed me her diary that contained all my old telephone numbers, my addresses, my e-mail ids, my office address including one abroad. I was dumbstruck as I knew nothing about her…while she knew everything about me.

“Where have you been these many days…hiding from me?? Why didn’t you try to contact me even when you knew about my whereabouts?”

“I wanted to see you as a man…A man of great regard…not only for me, but for the whole community…which you are now.”

I didn’t speak a word. She then told me this…something which I couldn’t digest…something I couldn’t withstand or never expected…

“I love you….and I wanna marry you…”

I didn’t know what was happening around…for a moment I was lost…I didn’t know how to react to this…

“But…why suddenly??”

“I have been in love with you even since school days…”

She showed me her diary…dating 8 years back…I realized how crazy she has been about me. She was in love with me!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn’t believe it. I wanted to hug her…and tell her that I love her more than anything else…I stood up and sat in the chair next to her…putting my hands around her shoulder…I said,

“You mean a world to me!”

“And so do you…”

Then she searched her bag for something…she took out an invitation and showed it to me…And this was another shock…A thunder which made me take back my hands from her shoulder. It was her marriage invitation…

“I am being forced to get married…But I really want you for this lifetime. For this whole lifetime…”

I hugged her tight…Cried…And kissed her…

*** The beginning of an ending. ***

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All rite…now please don’t ask me who this girl is. All the characters in this episode are just imaginary. I have never written this kind of posts. Just wanted to give it a try…Am sorry if it didn’t appeal you…And once again, this is purely imaginary!!

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Noble Novel Approach - Signature Shot

It has been 8 years…And I have heard nothing about her. She was lost in the meadows…I thought, she is gone forever. But today morning, I got a call from her. She is out there…and she wants to meet me. She is in trouble…

“Hey Senthil, you are the dumbest and the most idiotic person I have ever seen on earth. How can you be such a fool and an insane to be this stupid?”

Hmm…Yup! These were her words…One of my best pals in school days. She was one of the most caring person I have ever come across in my life. She took every right on me and scolded me to the brim…She wanted to see me as a great personality…She wished I should someday be talked by hundreds and thousands of masses. She…was a gem of a person. I liked her…may be I should restrict it to that now. I never had the guts to think about anything more than that. But at times, the “What If” thoughts popped up my mind…I knew it would be devesting the existing healthy friendship that we share.

Adolescence is when the mind contradicts with deeds. The natural attraction to a person of opposite sex is unavoidable. Well…And I am also a common man to experience these. I admired her. I liked the way she mingled with her classmates. Her softness, humbleness and her shyness to new people and elders is something that makes every person fall for her. And I was feeling so damn lucky to be in close contacts with such a person. She has been the heart throb of my school…Her cute looks was a major attraction for guys. Well and they attracted me too.

After the call I slowly rolled out…My car was with the mechanic. I had to get a public transport. She had asked me to come over to a nearby restaurant. I have never been to that restaurant. I hired a cab and got down at 09.30 AM. She had asked me to come over at 10. But, anxiety and enthusiasm urged me to come earlier. I was waiting in table 11. She said she had booked that table for the both of us. Plainly calm, I was waiting for her, recapping all those olden day memories.

We spoke through telephone for hours together. The whole school was in a way jealous of the relation we shared. The more my guy mates envied me, the more I started enjoying her company and feeling lucky. The board exams were approaching and we were on study holidays. I had to report to her everyday at the end of my study session through phone. And she did the same. We couldn’t meet and I started missing her. I knew I was falling for her and was getting crazier day by day. My exams were primary to me and I did concentrate on them. I had no clue if she really missed me and if she had such feelings.

The exams got over. We did pretty well and were satisfied. It was then vacation time. And I had to find an opportunity or a reason to call her up. I started missing her even more as this time around I had nothing to keep myself engaged. I called her up one day and arranged for a meet up that evening. Extremely private, it was planned along the corner of a dull street. She came in and I was trembling with fear, anxiety and worry. We had a formal talk for a while. Later on…

I told her, “Am missing you millions. I don’t know why, but these are days I really feel like being partitioned from you. And…And I wonder how I gonna put up without you if the necessity comes.”

She said,

“Don’t worry, I will be with you always.”
“Always???”
“Hmm…Always…”
“Always next to me??…within my reach of my eye sight?”
“May be not, but u still can feel me within deep”


I took the hint. She just wanted to convince me. I wanted to tell her that she meant something more than that to me.

“Hmm…yeah! But…yes!...ahhh…I wanna tell you something. Please do not mistake me. I am dying out here everyday without telling you this.”
“Whats that??”
“Well….as you know I like you a lot. And sometimes I feel like dying off without you. I don’t know why. But I really want you for this lifetime. For this whole lifetime!”
“hmm…that means?” “ I am in love with you.”

For a second her face turned pale. She didn’t have any words. A mix of unhappiness and depression…I suppose she didn’t expect this from me. I felt ashamed for a moment but felt much relieved for venting it out. I felt as if I had removed the rock that was lying within me. She turned back, raced her vehicle and was off. She spoke not a word…I never called her then and we didn’t talk to each other. I felt isolated.

A few days later, I had to go out to my aunt’s place far away from my hometown for a month. I knew I wouldn’t be able to call her from there. I wanted to talk to her for one last time before leaving. I did,

“hi”
“hmm…”
“I am leaving to my aunt’s place. Just wanted to talk to you for one last time.”
“Hmm…”
“I will be back only after a month.”
“Ok”
“I haven’t got a response for…...”
“I need time.”
“Hmm…Okie…”
“ “

---Silence---
“Okie. I am leaving. I don’t know if I will be able to call you when am there. So, just wanted to tell you, I am missing you…And am gonna miss you tons.”
“Take care…bye”
“….”

---Beep Beep Beep---

To be contd....

Friday, January 15, 2010

DOES PONTING DESERVE TO BE THE CRICKETER OF THE DECADE?


Here goes another of my cricket posts.
The Latest buzz in cric info: Ponting voted as the cricketer of the decade.
does he really deserve to be voted so?
Ponting's numbers are a bit staggering,agreed.His dominance of the bowlers over the entire decade is unrivalled. He has the fighting spirit and has lead his team to many victories as no other captain has ever done.Its all fine, but are these alone enough to judge 'The cricketer of the decade'. A cricketer most be judged not only in terms of records, but also in his effort to uphold the spirit of cricket.The Sydney test, and the un cerimonious ushering of Sharad pawar,Australian sledging tactics do no good to his image as an ambassador of cricket.Ponting might be the captain with the most victories, but was it the team he formed?The seamless transition into captaincy was possible as it was Tugga who had transformed Aussies into a powerful cricketing force.The second ashes defeat is surely a black mark in his other wise illustrious captaincy.Well Ponting might be the man who laughs in bowlers faces.He surely deserves to be the batsman of the decade but not the 'Player of the Decade'

Monday, January 11, 2010

Kabhi kabhi sapne ke baare mein socho

Out of all the wildest dreams come true, I am naming one of my posts in a language that i thought was totally HIFI for me and was reluctant to penetrate the block although it was right in front of my eyes for so many years. Well, the title by itself suits what i am about to share with you guys. Its simple! Let the eyelids intersect for a moment and let the clock tick. Take one long breath to tell ur mind that All is well... Lay back in ur pushback chairs/wall or just let your mind take the easy chair while ur heart still beats.


What interests me, what makes me feel that I am passing time without counting it, what is that little thing that i love to do but my conscience wouldnt let me to BCUZ i am not paid for doing that; what is that i would like to do on a beach resort sitting on the porch and watching the sea. It need not be something that everyone appreciates or persuades. But ultimately it brings joy to me and I would smile to myself "Arey, you really have grown up so much and still u baawre have not lost the touch or interest...!"


Mine are a very precious and unique collection of dreams on its own. To start with
1. Journalist - specially a visual journalist, as my interest and knack for photography is characteristic
2. Columnist (not a novelist-i tend to over speak) - I cherish writing and I am sure I can assure an audience - althought small, but still significant enough
3. Media & Advertising - This is something that still I fantasize a lot. The more I see these ingenious and savvy ads the more I am inspired.
4. Strategist - I've always felt that my way of thinking braces such kind of a role. It can be on any platform - a starter company, politics. That also kind of tapers my acumen
5. Kindergarten teacher - I adore kids and they paint my town with delight. I get amused so easily whenever i get these small opportunities to acquaint brilliant ideas with them thru sounds and noises as a mode of communication.
6. Photography - Savor this as much as anything and bask in glory when I charge out a masterpiece


These were some of the many dreams that I wish to pursue atleast somewhere down my journey and I shall nail it down on this very own blog when I get to achieve the first of these. I can already imagine what many of my peers out here would include in their wish list - let see, I give them the privilege of revealing it out.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

When the going gets tough the tough get going

Right after the sydney test where almost 11 umpiring decisions were given wrong against India, where bucknor was australia's 12th man , where clarke claimed the dropped catch of ganguly and was given out,Ponting & co became the men most hated by the Indian cricket fans.So it is no wonder if Aussies lose a test or odi the most happiest of the lot would ne the Indian fans, and am no exception when it comes to this,though i have a soft corner for cricket Australia and I dont want aus to lose badly,respecting their dominance over cricket for more than 3 world cups.

So when i learnt that australia had been bowled out by pakistan for 127 in the first innings of the 2nd match in the ongoing aus-pak test series,was happy,and pakistan after having taken a lead of 204 in the first innings were the likely candidates to win this match.

The aussie second innings also further added to my joy when the aussies had a lead of only 87 and were 6 wickets down on the third day. I stopped following this match, for i knew the result ,Australia was heading for a defeat.

2 days later..... i search for updates in cric info

result Australia won the match by 37 runs. i was flabbergasted, how come did it happen? was this a repetition of the sydney test were umpires helped the aussies a lot. the answer is: no

It was their fighting spirit that had earned them their victory.Mike hussey who was under the scanner for his poor performance in a string of tests, had scored a century,and was unbeaten on 134 , he together with 9th down peter siddle had added 123 runs to the score taking australia's overall lead to 180 , which in terms of modern day cricket is a paltry score.

pak could have chased this score easily , for they had almost a day to bat ,still they lost.This is where the aussies showed their fighting spirit. I am almost sure, if india was in this situation , they would have surely settled for a draw.
The reason for this victory "Hussey's 134 n.o".
This is what hussey said to cric info :
"It's hard when someone of the ilk of Shane Warne is criticising you, because he's obviously played a lot of cricket and he knows his stuff pretty well," Hussey said in the Sunday Herald Sun. "So it was pretty motivating to try to prove him wrong."
Warne has since downgraded his stance and Hussey said it was great to show up the critics. "Just to prove to him and to everyone that I still can play at Test match level, it's the most satisfying feeling you can get, especially after you copped a lot of criticism over the course of the summer," he said.

The same goes with paul collingwood of england who batted for almost four hours and thus saved the test match for engalnd.

Who can forget rahul dravid and vvs laxman who have been great match winners for india.
It all lies in test of mental strength and character.These are just cricketing examples .There are many examples in real life,who ahve braved all the odds and have turned up successful.

the true test of man's character lies in adversity and now he faces problem rather than circumventing that or running away from that.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

ZEITGEIST

well guys if dan brown is about conspiracies and christianity,what would you say about zeitgiest!!! the ultimate collection of conspiracy theories.
The documentary spans 2 parts ,1.45 hrs ea .The sequel to the first part zeitgeist addedum .

Zeitgiest starts with religion , and leaves us with the shocking revelation that all religions are symbolysims to sun worship. and in particular the reference is to christianity. We all know the basic christian story Jesus was born on dec 25 0f a virgin , died at age of 33, had 12 disciples. Well i thought jesus was the only one. But histories of persians, egyptians etc etc have many gods with the same description. Horus of egwas born on dec 25 0f egypt was born of a virgin , died at age of 33, had 12 disciples did miracles. Mithra of persia no where differs from the above description.There are numerous references which are listed by the documentary. Whew after all SUN worship is the ultimate :) and all the stories have deep rooted into our society that we believe them blindly :)
The next part deals with the sept 11 conspiracy and ends with modern money mechanics, the document that was decided to enslave people for eternity .
Zeitgiest addendum deals with money , and how the banking system was designed to enslave people :)

Well guys enough i dont want to spoil the fun of viewing that :)

WATCH ZEITGIEST!!!

Three states....

Guys dont think that this is a sequtel to chetan baghats' two states. This is all about my experiences at the begining of this year.
20 hours continuous of travel
10 overwhelming hours of warcraft

this is how the year 2010 started for me. It was all set for start of 2010,with a team lunch on 31st afternoon. Lunch was over at 3 and and the train which would take me to YAM was at 4. KANDEN KADHALAI tamanna madhiri last minute rushing into the station . These were the preludes for 2010. I sat in the train enjoying the moonlight ,thru the window hoping that the new year would bring back past memories afresh.

After 20 hours of travel I landed in P.S.G HOSTELS the HOME AWAY FROM HOME at 1.30. After putting my bags at one of the juniors room , it was nostalgia, meeting the friends from other departments and chatting with them not to mention the cricket i played with the automobile guys.
Lunch at arrunachalas and dinner with arasu sir at rayappas marked the evening.The funnier part,to be more correct, was the arrunachala menu, which we used to visit once in a blue moon for economic considerations was looking dead cheap .:)

Please note till now i hadnt seen any onr from B.TECH I.T.Then it was chatting with our juniors and the gossip about our college.OUr juniors were discussing about iqube and means of getting sponsors. I asked them to approach the multinational. multicrore , turn over company GOPI TOURS CEO for sponsorship for which they had a hearty laugh and i got a piece of interesting information:our HOD himself has told the students of I.T department not to go for any IV thru gopi tours. Then it warcraft night , with me playing with the juniors.

YAM dawned, met my mechanical, ece,automobile , etc friends not asingle I.T soul in sight. I consignd myself to resignation that no '00' guy will come:)
Meenakshi had come to YAM with here brother :)atlast one I.T . the yam function went on for
2hrs , dunno who was the chief guest:) then we went to the department to meet our teachers. No sign of them as usual the day being saturday.
We met H.O.D who just spoke for few minutes regarding some i.t alumni meet:) then we met chandran sir who was talking about improving i.t department , a talk heard since 7th sem.
BATISTA(Uma madam ) has been removed from the post of course co ordinator and the post has been handed over to chandran sir.
Aprom NATRAJ Sir, for those who dont remember him he is the person with soft vioice who taught us data maining, T.Sivakumar,Senthilnathan ellarukum kalyanam aagirucham:)
Namma lab pinnadi irukura staff cabin ah maathitinga .Shifted near mtech lab:)
Meenakshi has agreed to become a visiting professor for PSG tech , a statement which she told chandran sir for which i bear witness.
YAM , the same routine playing cricket ,warcraft and chatting with the juniors.
Sunday morning it was time to leave, since we did not reserver ticket for the return , we ddecided to take the shorter route cbe-blore-hyd which will take us just 17 hours , a calculation that became wrong due to the efforts of the ksrtc bus and the train from blore to hyderabad.It took us 22 hours to reach hyderabad :)

Sunday morning 630 we boarded the ksrtc bus to blore, and to our displeasure found him stopping at almost all places which looked like a bus stop :) :( no wonder ksrtc is the only gov bus service that runs in profit .

Reached blore at 3 which gave as 3 hours to spend in blore. we were famished by that time and had a good lunch in a hotel near the rstation. Our roommate had booked a tatkal ticket fro our return journey. Taking print out of the ticket we entered the railway station ,boarded the train,back to work after a 3 day refreshing break.

Well if some of our class guys had come this post would not have sounded as monotonous as my YAM experiences.

COIMBATORE-BANGALORE-HYDERABAD , the start of new year spanned 3 states . Now you know why 3 states

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Just when you thought it was all over !

Selamat tahun baru. Not sure how to say that in Kullu language. Athaan simple ah malay la Happy new yr wishes.. All of u guys, this is the year that u re a complete independant free from all answerables and previous rack of responsibilities. Now u re onto a new tuxedo which has a complete different set of gadgets and newer face of looks. Yup, with a great package comes great responsibility ;)

I am sure all of u guys had fun in different forms at 31/12/2009 11:59:00. And I am also pretty sure that it was a totally different feeling to be a salaried employee and a responsible individual who accounts for each of his actions unlike a 2005-09 IT student who neither gives a damn about him/herself, nor about the others for what he/she does.
Enjoyment or Immense fun is not necessarily derived from the surrounding, people or material things. U can actually feel wat i say with examples of ur own,.. nevertheless, think about these situations. Sitout at the balcony with cucumber covered eyes nd warm sunshine with some mild breeze... Calm bequeath lush park with just dew drops to quarrel and squirrel to envy and grasshoppers to cope up with... A peaceful walk in a metro city at nite fall where al sounds of traffic and lights of skyscrapers take some rest.. All this and many more such kind of unplanned surprises that nature can giv u are very special, dont u think so?
One such planned but unsurprisingly great experience was my last trip to Manali. Kullu.. Solang Bali.. Gulabad.. Rohtang Pass.. Snowpoint.. Vashisht Temple.. Hadimba Temple.. Club House.. Paragliding.. River crossing.. Horseriding.. Byaas river.. Endru sila idangaluku sendrirunthom. Although these are catalog names and u can find them on any website. I possess special and fond memories in each of these places and will become a fernleaf in my book of magic days.
Trust me, nature has a brilliant package stored in place at every part of this world. When u unreveal them with ur own eyes that is when u realize that u have not tasted every taste bud in ur mouth and u ponder for more such experiences. Life la mothal vaati niraya vishayangal nadanthathu, athuvey pothaatha oru arputhamaana experience endru solvatharku ! Aanalum nammdiam irukum sila nodigazhil sirithu alavu ithu mathiri sthambika vaikum anubavangaluku othuka vendum.
Every now and then, we need such driving experiences to ensure that we dont get a hangover at work or anything that we've been doing for a long time. Now think about this, if we were atleast half less idiots we were when in college we could have had all this fun in much more greater scales :) Well nothing more to say than, 60 idiots - by Kapi Tours :)

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