I am That

Back after a break ! हर चीज़ में ब्रेक तो बनता ही है !! ( Atleast if you didn't know what to write or should I say that I had 'Writer's Block' )!! Top TEN events of 2010: 10 .  Gagan Narang being the First Indian to qualify for 2012 Olympics ! ( कोई तो सेलेक्ट हुआ ) 9. Katrina's "Shiela ki Jawani"- This is what I call an item number !! 8 .   Endhiran - Rajni  7.    A.R Rahman's Grammy and his not so good Commonwealth theme song.  6.    Sania Shoiab Nikah ( or hungama)  5.    IPL Masala and Lalit Modi 4. Julian Assange  and Wikileaks 3.  Kalmadi and CWG 2.   Nira Radia ( Who is she ?) 1.  2G scam Have a wonderful Twenty Eleven !!!!

Before the beginning of  CWG, the Canadian Newspaper 'National Post' tore India apart describing its Commonwealth Games preparations as ‘a bad joke’ on the world and said India was frittering away what could have been its ’showcase moment’. ‘Monsoon rains, a dengue fever epidemic, car bombs, a collapsing pedestrian bridge, corrupt construction rackets, traffic Armageddon, indifferent politicians and a filthy athletes’ village that does not even have proper plumbing yet. Or wiring. Or paint on the walls,’ the National Post wrote . The paper said, India’s showcase moment is at hand. The entire world is watching. But what the entire world is seeing – at least so far – looks more like the travails of a First World wannabe nation still struggling with its lingering Third World problems.” But amid all this, the paper said, ‘the good news is, the Indians don’t seem to be too worried. Anyways, media can't be blamed for the damage done to India's image. The Delhi Government, ...

1. Rajni's gimmicks are missing. An utter disappointment !!! என்ன இருந்தாலும் தலைவர் ஸ்டைல், dialogue னு ஒண்ணுமே இல்லாம ... 2. Chitti takes the film on his shoulders. He looks so dumb as good robot (even the scientist for that matter). He is  a rockstar as villain. May be Superstar didn't want to miss the chance!! 3. Aishwarya's wrinkles shows the time taken to make endhiran 4. Santhanam and Karuna's so called comedy fails infront of Chittis's robotic antics!! 5. Villain Rajni saved the movie !!!! Otherwise, the movie's fate would have been Science fiction Baba movie !!! I appreciate the effort put on graphics. Endhiran did set standard for graphics. (எந்திரன்க்கு முன் and எந்திரன்க்கு பின்) தலைவா  ஆனா உன்னை இந்த படத்தில பார்க்க முடியலை  .... Endhiran is saved by thandhiran Kalanidhi Maran !!!!

Caught this picture in a forwarded email... (Click on the image to have a better view)

டுபாக்கூர் சிங்கர் சீசன் 3 நடத்துவது .. நம்ம தொகுப்பாளினி 'DIVYA'. என்ன கொடுமை சார் !!! ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சிய எவ்ளோ மோசமா நடத்த முடியும்னு தெரிஞ்சுக்க ஆசை படறவங்க கண்டிப்பா இவங்கள பார்த்து கத்துக்கணும். விஜய் டிவி க்கு என்ன கஷ்ட காலமோ இவங்கள வச்சு தான் நடத்தனும்னு.  'Hey ya. Don't stand in the வெய்யில் .. Stand under the புளியமரத்து நிழல்'  அப்படின்னு சூப்பரா சுத்த தமிழ்லதான்  பேசுவாங்க. எப்படியோ TRP ஏறினா சரி!!! அடுத்து நடுவர்கள்.. அவங்க பேசறது அவங்களக்கு மட்டும் தான் புரியும். நம்ம ஆளு அங்க போய் ஏதோ டிவி ல  வந்தா போதும்னு பாடினா .. உடனே இவங்க  உங்களக்கு tempo problemnu சொல்லுவாங்க.. பதிலுக்கு நம்ம ஆளு 'ஆமா மேடம் ... ஆனா எங்க ஏரியால டெம்போ இல்லை ஆட்டோ தான் ப்ரோப்லேம் னு சொல்லாம விடறாங்களே அதே மேல்.!!! 'உங்களக்கு ஏன் ஸ்ருதி சேர மாட்டேங்குது' -  'நானும் ரொம்ப நாளா route விட்டுட்டுதான் இருக்கேன் .. ஒன்னும் தேறலைன்னு    கவலை படாத வரைக்கும் இவங்க இப்படித்தான்!! நீங்க ஏன் இந்த போட்டியில கலந்துக்கறீங்க? எனக்கு...

'Oru kodam' is a beautiful song, which doesn't contain any spritual content and yet a soul stirring and stimulating song. This song was prepared by 'Sounds of Isha' for Project Greenhands : An ecological initiative of Isha Foundation.It aims to inspire people around the world to appreciate the true value of trees and the vital role that they play within human environments. I am very sure that if you hear this song once,  it is going to ring in your ears even if you don't want to hear it again. PS: Naan Podum Mokkai is active again

Students caught inbetween IPL and exam season reminds me of one of my exam nightmares. Eventhough there are many.. this one is special as I always say, situation turned in my favour. (Over நினைப்பு  தான் !!). Being the daughter of a banker who gets transferred every 3 to 4 years , I have studied in 8 schools. Studying in different schools has its own plus and minus... ok ok .. I won't lecture you on that by the way one major minus was that you have to build your image of a good student from scratch with every new school because teachers usually go by word of mouth from previous year teachers and determine their 'Gems' for the next academic year. Impress பண்ணனும்  இல்லைபண்ணலைனா சின்ன  matterku எல்லாம் ஆப்பு  veppanga  !!.. So being or acting like a good student forms a protective cover and that will give you 100% scoldings proof protection. Quarterly Exams were about to begin. The class teacher dictated the exam time table...

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck

Even though I consider  'Tamizh padam' as mokkai movie. I have got a special liking for this song which clearly states the state of film songs !!! இப்படி ஒரு பாட்ட என் blogla போட்டது என் பாக்கியம் !!! What a romantic and yet meaningful song... Oh Maha Zeeya..Oh Maha Zeeya.. Nakka Mukka Nakka... Oh Shakalakka.. Oh Randakka..(x2) Oh Laahi Oh Laahi.. Ayaka Yahi Yahi.. Me Hoo..Me Hoo... Dailamo Dailamo.. Rahtulla Sonali Oh.. Oh Maha Zeeya..Oh Maha Zeeya.. Nakka Mukka Nakka... Oh Shakalakka.. Oh Randakka.. Samba Sambale.. Osose Sayo Sayo.. Hasili Fisili.. Ilahi.. Yappa Jippa..(x2) Dailamo Dailamo..Ballelakka..(x2) Nakka Mukka Nakka.. Oh Shakalakka.. Oh Randakka.. Oh Maha Zeeya..Oh Maha Zeeya.. Nakka Mukka Nakka.. Oh Shakalakka.. Oh Randakka.. Eh sala sala.. Isk borara.. Osaka Moraiya.. Boom boom jakaka.. Mukalla.. Mayya Mayya..(x2) Laalakku..Laalakku..Dolda pima..(x2) Nakka Mukka Nakka.. Oh Shakalakka.. Oh Randakka.. Oh Maha Zeeya..Oh ...

This is a famous list written by Pamela Redmond Satron for Glamour Magazine in the year 1997 and last updated in 2005. This list was circulated as chain email with many claiming it as their own  and at one point reached the author's inbox as well. It is a MUST READ list for any woman who is 20,30 or even 60 !!! Every woman should have: 1.One old boyfriend you can imagine going back to and one who reminds you of how far you’ve come. (Even if you don't want to) 2.A decent piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in your family. 3.Something perfect to wear if the employer or man of your dreams wants to see you in an hour. 4.A purse, a suitcase and an umbrella you’re not ashamed to be seen carrying. 5.A youth you’re content to move beyond. 6.A past juicy enough that you’re looking forward to retelling it in your old age. 7.The realization that you are actually going to have an old age—and some money set aside to help fund it. 8.An e-mail address, ...

Another train incident !!!.. No this one doesn't involve me and I was just a spectator. A family boarded the train and occupied the seats opposite to us. The father pushed the luggage under the berth and the rest (mother , son of 10 or 12, daughter around 8 ) took their seats. I suppose the father was in his late 30's and gave an impression that he occupied a good post in a top notch IT company. As soon as he settled in his seat , he started asking (or should I say shooting) questions to his son. The son had a neutral expression and started answering the questions one by one. The questions were thrown from varied fields of interest (of the father). The question answer session was more of like dad flaunting his GK skills rather than the kid. Train start ஆனவுடனே போட ஆரம்பிச்ச மொக்கை ... போடறாரு போடறாரு ஒரு one hour ... blood  same blood case தான்  !!! Poor boy .. he was just trying to answer right or wrong ignoring all the glar...

This happened last year in UK when we had to travel to London by train from Huddersfield. We booked the ticket in advance as it has discount offers attached to it. There was no direct train at 7:00 in the morning so we had to reach Wakefield and take a connecting train to London. The total journey is around 2 and 1/2 hours so we would reach London by 9:30 AM. We reached Wakefield by 7:25 AM bang on time. Our connecting train was at 7:35 in another platform. மூட்டை முடிச்சு எடுத்துக்கிட்டு we reached the other platform. There was a train standing there and it was about to leave. It was train to London. இதுல என்ன பெரிய விஷயம் தானே யோசிக்கறிங்க !! அங்க தான்  விஷயமே !!!! I asked the guard standing near the first class coach for our coach and he said " Hurry up lady , the train will leave now, get in here and you can walk inside to your compartment ".... என்னை யோசிக்கவே விடலை .... I pulled my hubby and son in to the train and the door was closed. Only then my better half t...

Classla ஒவ்வொரு  bench க்கும்  ஒரு  idealogy, ஒரு  principle..ஒரு மகத்துவம்  இருக்கும் ...ஒரு  பெருமை  இருக்கும் .....அது  college classroom na அதுக்கு மதிப்பே தனி  !!! First bench la உக்கார்றவங்க படிக்கறதுக்கனே பிறந்தவங்க, நல்லவங்க ,வல்லவங்க, Blackboard a clean பண்ணி  தேஞ்சு  போன  கை ...Exam முடிஞ்சவுடனே  எப்படி எழுதினன்னு கேட்டா - " Paper ரொம்ப  tough,ரொம்ப  மோசமா  எழுதிருக்கேன்னு சொல்ற  கூட்டம். Result வந்த  அப்புறம்  பார்த்தா  புள்ளை 95 mark வாங்கிருக்கும்.வாழ்க  sincerity வளர்க  first bench !!! Second third bench la இருப்பவங்க  படிக்கவும்  முடியாம , OB அடிக்கவும்  முடியாம, class a cut அடிச்சும்  அடிக்கமுடியாம மாட்டிட்டு  முழிக்கரவங்க. ஆனா exam paper a பெத்த பொண்ணு  ...

Corporate culture....a culture that seems uniform throughout the world and considered  universal varies from one part of the world to the other.  There are four basic types of corporate culture (till now ...... My research (இது என்ன புது கதை) data shows only these !!) : 1. Incubator :  In this type of culture, personal existence is more important than organization. Self expression and Self fulfillment are given the first preference. Employees are given more opportunities to be creative and innovative !!!! (குழந்தை மாதிரி பார்த்துபாங்களா!!!) Eager to know which part of the world it is followed...fly to Sweden 2. Guided missile:  Loyalty to projects are important. People work in team. Employees are supposed to be task oriented. Very impersonal approach. Most of the Software companies follow this as it is the culture of USA ,UK and Canada !!! (பல பேரோட வண்டி இதுலதான் ஓடுது !!!) 3. Family: Employees maintain a personal and ...

Who's falling in love? How to find out whether people are in love? This can be anywhere and everywhere ...wherever you can spot couples and you think they are lovers. It is easy to determine which stage they are in and this is how it is done...... When two people look into each others eyes...........They are FALLING IN LOVE When two people look in the same direction........... They are REMAINING IN LOVE When two people look in different directions .......... They have FALLEN OUT OF LOVE HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ...................................................................

There are 'Reality shows' and then there are 'REALITY SHOWS'. Rakhi Sawant who claimed herself to be having  a 'genuine attitude' towards 'Swayamvar' has made a mockery out of it sooner than anybody expected it to happen. She came  'ISHTYLE SE', got engaged  'ISHTYLE SE' and dumped that guy Eelesh 'ISHTYLE SE'. I didn't watch 'Rakhi ka Swayamvar' (How can I miss such an important show?...होता  है  यार !...but did see her नखरे  in 'Pati patni aur woh' and 'Bigg Boss'). That day is not far when 'Rakhi ka Divorce' will be shown as reality show in the same channel but right now they must preparing the concept for her next Swayamvar. Here comes Season-2.......'Rahul dulhaniya le jaayega'...a guy surrounded by 15 prospective brides...............I know Rahul Mahajan is having a great time at the expense of NDTV Imagine. It has been a week since it is on air. These gorgeous and Intelligent gir...

It was one of my first days in college as a Lecturer. I was commuting by college bus as it was considered fastest and  special credit to driver thatha (ரொம்ப நல்லவரு !!) of bus number 105. He usually considered his bus as super fast deluxe with addon features like....on time arrival/departure,  passengers get to hear FM on good quality stereo and seats are not cramped ....so ample space for students and staff who will reach chennai in less than hour with driver thatha driving at the speed of 70km/hour. Since it was chennai bus, students were given privilege of passing on cassettes to the driver which was usually considered  offence in other two buses. ( அது college இல்லை school). First few rows of seats were reserved for staff and the rest were open to students. 105 is for chennai ..it will bye pass..all the லொட்டு லொசுக்கு  stoppings...(ஓட்டறது யாரு !!)...

Any guesses why I am posting it on my blog....just to add a bit of glitz and glamour !!! Salwar - The most convenient and unexceptional alternative to a sari - It is the one that flatters practically any body-type. The salwar-kameez can be formal, casual, dressy, or plain; and it can also be made to suit practically all climates. Types of Salwars 1. Indian regular salwar : Regular salwar is a loose trouser having wide legs at the top portion that becomes narrow at the end(the feet side). 2. Churidhar: The churidar is actually pants made in such a way that it is tight from the knee down and loose and comfortable from the knee up. 3. Anarkali Anarkali - The court dancer of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the love of his famous son Salim used to perform her dances in a typical dress that resembled plain umbrella patterned skirts at the bottom and an embellished choli or blouse at the top. This ethnic wear was made most popular, bollywood actress Madhuba...

After reading my Part-I, many still preferred the first option- money, career, and power the only measure of success. Yes everything I mentioned in my article is important, but my intention was just to get an answer for "How much the money cost us" question. I truly understand that a life with an aim is meaningful than an aimless life. Have we ever realised that inorder to give life a meaning we are ignoring the life itself? The one who says 'I don't need money' has the most. The point I want to make here is that once you had all the money you want and bought all the things you want, what next? Nothing...its going to be another phase of more and more money to make! Once you are done with it, just look back at the journey if you are happy then that is success and thats how these three are related and that is how success is measured !!! Journey is the destination. Reaching the destination has no meaning unless and untill you have enjoyed every moment of your journ...

खुश है ज़माना आज पहली तारीख है......Most of us would have heard this  as an old hindi song or in cadbury's jingle that comes on the first and last week of every month on television. Money and happiness are considered interrelated by most of us. I came across this wonderful saying in a news daily recently.  " How much money it costs is not the issue, but how much the money costs us is important". As one of our Hindu saint puts it -  We spend half our health to gain wealth and spend half our wealth to gain back the health. Is this called success? No, its a very bad mathematics !!! Are money, career, and power the only measure of success? or Should family, health, love and memories count much more ?

 I have been tagged by my bro  with honest scrap. Thanks Hari ! You knew very well that I need some stuff for my next post. Here are the 5 rules (to be strictly followed by those I tag in this post!): 1. Thank the person from whom you have received the award listing his / her blog link 2. List 10 honest things about yourself (like I shall do here) 3. Paste the ‘Honest Scrap’ logo on your blog (this is self-evident as my title for this post says) 4. Choose 7 other worthy bloggers and list their links (spread the joy) 5. Notify the bloggers of the award, requesting them to follow the rules (so that they will not miss to notice) Now for the 10 honest things : 10. I have very few friends. My friends rarely have time,leave alone to write even to read. So sorry hari the tag ends here. 9. You should be intelligent enought to figure out that around 80% of the time I am the spoilsport. 8. I hate megaserials. I don't know how these ladies cry nonstop for days !!!( ...

Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Hi5 and the list goes on....Social networking sites has become part of everyone who is attached to the internet.  The number of people signing up for these sites are rising day by day. What do people get out these sites? Some use it to find new friends and some to get in touch with old friends. Then there are those who use it to find people who have the same problems or interests they have, this is called niche networking. However, there is still a argument on whether social networking sites are boon or bane !! These sites are just an addiction more than anything else. With all your personal, professional details, albums and messages posted on these sites, you can never be sure who is going through all your details or keeping tab on your latest developments. It is up to the user to use these sites responsibly. Once Karan johar confessed in Farah khan’s chat show ‘Tere Mere Beach mein’ on Starplus: “I love acce...

One of the most humorous scenes in sathyaraj movies. What a performance !!! What a scripting !!! Sathyaraj: யோவ்  கதை  சொல்ல  வந்துட்டு என்  மூஞ்சியே  பார்த்துட்டு  இருந்தா எப்படி  ...கதை  சொல்லுயா ! Sathyan: சொல்றேன்  sir! இந்த  கதைல  ஒரு  கஷ்ட்டபடற குடும்பம்  sir, அப்பாவுக்கு  கண்ணு  தெரியாது  sir, அம்மாவுக்கு  பக்கவாதம்  sir, அக்காவுக்கு  brain tumor sir, தங்கச்சி  நொண்டி  sir, தம்பி  ஊமை   sir..இவ்ளோவு  yen sir அந்த  வீட்ல  இருக்கற  நாய்குட்டிக்கு  கூட  kidney failure sir.... Sathyaraj: யோவ்  கதை  எவனுக்குயா  வேணும் ...கதைல  ஹீரோக்கு  என்ன  வயசு  அதை  சொல்லு .... Sathyan : ஒரு  நாப்பது   வயசு ...

My college days were not like those that are shown in movies. Atleast not for me as I was not the happy go lucky types. Even then I have my share of sweet and sour memories intact. Miserable staff number one: Engineering Drawing . Why am I calling him miserable? It is because he was in a miserable state of mind and hence made the lives of others miserable. இதை என்  கூட  first year la படிச்சவங்க  இல்லைன்னு சொன்னா அவங்க  கண்டிப்பா  deivams of  India category la தான்  வருவாங்க. Welcome ED sir to my blog. நீங்க  பண்ண  அநியாயத்துக்கு  எனக்கு  உங்க  பேரு  கூட  மறந்து  போச்சு. I think may be my parents and brother might remember it quite well more than me. நீங்க எனக்கு  கொடுத்த  torture  விட  நான்  அவங்களக்கு  உங்களால நான் கொடுத்த  torture தான்  அதிகம...

அழகா ஒரு பேரு வச்சிருந்தேன் ... Amulya Samiksha அது என்ன  பால்  packet company விளம்பரம்  மாதிரி  இருக்குனு ஒரு சிலரோட  comment நால பேரு மாத்த வேண்டியதா ஆயிடுச்சு. வெறும் commenta இருந்தா மட்டும் விட்டுருக்கலாம் கூட suggestions வேற  ஏன்   farex , nestum , aavin , jersey , heritage இதெல்லாம் கூட போடலாமேன்னு ஐடியா எல்லாம் வேற வர ஆரம்பிச்சிடுச்சு. So ரொம்ப யோசிச்சேன்  என்ன பேரு  வெக்கலாம்னு . On the basis of strategic analysis and reportsnu  scene  போட்டா ஓவரா இருக்கும்-நான்   இதுவரைக்கும்  எழுதிருக்கறது   ...இனிமே  எழுதபோறது  எல்லாமே  மொக்கை  தான் அதானாலே இது  தான்  புது  பேரு -- "Naanpodummokkai" . மொக்கை  எனக்கு  புதுசு  இல்லை . என் கூட  and என் கிட்ட  படிச்சவங்களக்கு...

Colour is a powerful psychological tool. Colours can be used to convey any sort of message. It can calm, excite, soothe, bewilder, depress or impress the onlooker. Different religions and cultures have different meanings associated with every colour. The stuff I am going to put over here is a generalized one. Black :   It is a powerful colour. It is usually associated with authority and power. It absorbs colours and reflects nothing back. Fashionists appreciate black as they consider it to be extremely stylish and posh colour. Black signifies mystery, drama and eccentricity. Since it is mysterious colour, it is connected with negative forces and the unknown. Ladies who are on heavier side can hide their extra pounds by wearing a black attire as it gives them thinner and chic look. Black is a serious colour and can evoke strong emotions. White: White is associated with purity. It is a neutral colour. It is a compression of all colours.Utilizing the effects of white colo...

Three questions for the new year :   What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to work with? What is the most important thing to do at all times?   The most important time is now; The most important person is always the one you are with; The most important pursuit is making the person standing at your side happy. " People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk on water or in thin air but to walk on earth. Everyday we are engaged in a miracle which we don't recognize: blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child- our own two eyes- All is a miracle" - Thich Nhat Hanh An ultimate question to ponder and think about:   Are people happy when good things happen to them ?   or   Does good things happen to those who are happy?   Think about it .....The latter has more truth in it