Animation movies

Marvel, DC, Pixar, Adobe, Disney.. and u can keep adding to this list. It is just amazing and truely perplexing, the fact of the matter. The quality and sophistication the animation industry has developed over this last half decade. I, for one used to criticize Arun "come on macha, cartoon ah da ukanthu paaka pora". But today, i am a huge fan of the animated films. Well to be specific, "complete" animation films.

Tangled, Rio, How to train your dragon, Puss in boots, Elderado and many more. i cant think of much at this very moment. If you havent watched any of the above or many animated films and have a perception that it is only for kids, then pls take a step back and watch one of those in my list and then lets have a talk. You will realize that these motion pictures capture more precise emotions, more colorful, very fantasy but at the same time very close to reality and so on. And i predict the future to be in this industry where they dont have to hire people and sit and take 100 shots to get a big scene right.

Not only that, this is also one of those evolutions where machines replace men. men have to get behind the machines to make it happen. Believe it or not, these films have started grossing quite a significant response in both the box office and outside it. The times are changing my friends, no more musical movies like Singin' in the rain or heart grabbing motion pictures like Sound in the wind. The beauty is all of this might be relived, but in a box. The computer box.

So, how many of you have interests/passion in the animated world. Making videos, movies, characters etc., I wish i knew how it worked :)

Jis kaam mein tera passion hai woh kar

Courtesy 3 idiots: "Jis kaam mein tera passion hai woh kar.. phir kaam khel ho jayaga. aur tum khush rahoge!! Saleh rancho ne itna aasan se bol diya! "

For those of you who have been unfortunate enough to miss 3 idiots or not a pundit in hindi like me..:p (those of you who know me, know why that tongue sticking smiley), "In what lies your interest and passion, make that your job. Then work becomes play and you'll be happy".. ofcourse all the nostalgia and infectious tears are stripped when i put it in english and write it in a blog. Watch it in a movie - and with aamir khan in it u will realize what it means and how much it means really.

Now, i wud like to end my blog here. But ofcourse the real connection to why i put it in here should be vivid by now. 66 of us landed up in a room where none of us or atleast very few of us had the true passion for what we signed up for. B.TECH IT. Now, i am bold enough to say even today i have zero passion for IT. I can never say i didnt learn anything in that 4 years. but wat i am saying is, I learnt common sense, rationalization, grew as a person, came across hurdles of expectation management, groomed my character, learnt how to rub people up the wrong side and the fact is this list is endless..... but nohwere will i say i learnt java and became an ardent inspired Tech freak. If I was really passionate, i wud have gone to the depths and widths of that subject.

Depths and Widths - i hope u know wat i mean... why C++, why ; and not ¬,.... why is it a FOR loop and not called FATHER loop... going to the nuts and bolts at the same time.... Oh C++, ok who are his competitors, why not Foxpro, what was missing in cobol, what was better in forlan. etc etc. The 5 senses of What, why, how, when, where and what.. oh actually its 6.. whatever!

The point really is, even 50 years down the line i will never make a successful IT person. Cuz my passion and what kicks me lies elsewhere... like for e.g. Communication is my passion, creativity, colors, taxanomy, look and feel is my passion. Ask me to make presentation and i wil focus more on the points above than the actual subject. I cannot accept or digest a Text box lying 1 inch diagonally incorrectly placed. Thats how anal i am about ! which means i want to be perfect it and excel more at it!. That kicks me... Similarly, ask me to give a WRITEUP on something, i can guaranteee that i will give u a decently well done job that can qualify and get nods from critics...

Why do u think that is so? Is it because i am good at it!!!! No..... u are absolutely wrong if u had thought so. Even if i am miserable at it i will kill myself to get better at it. Thats passion for u, ur mind will go on a quest and u will eventually become a maestro at it.

And in the same movie, Madhavan will go to his dad after spending 4yrs of engineering: "Abba, mein engineer nahi banna chahtha hoon aba... agar banaonga tho karab engineer banaonga abba..... Kya hoga, wildlife photographer banjaaonga.. Kam paisa kamaaonga, choti ghar, choti ghaadi... LEKIN MEIN KHUSH RAHONGA ABBA. Jo karoonga aapko dil se karoonga".>>>> "Dad, I dont want to become an engineer.. If i do become one, i will be very bad at it... what will happen if I become a wildlife photographer.. I ll earn less, smaller house, smaller car... So what.... whatever i do for you i ll do it from MY HEART"...

As moving as it is, it is naked truth... I'll give you another example. Juliet Canney, Executive Vice President Europe Supply, Reckitt benckiser took voluntary retirement at the age of 48 and went to her farm house to setup her own garden..As gardening his her passion, life's most delightful thing. SEE SEE SEE!!!

What's it folks? What were you born to do? What is it that sends an electric current up your head and charges all your cells when you do it?

You never know - i might take up music classes and start to play instruments as songs really jive me up and drive my spirits to scales i cant imagine. Music keeps me going. Songs, tamil songs.. :)

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 :

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!

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 ....

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 :)

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.

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

'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

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 :) :)