Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Scrubs
The first time I saw this sitcom was on a JetBlue flight to New York. The humor was dry - the way I like it and somehow, it seemed different than those other Sitcoms on air - After all Seinfeld and FRIENDS are done with and Frasier off late has become monotonous.
Scrubs has this really kick-ass cast - except for perhaps Elliot, whose character makes me baulk. But, this is more or less a realistic take on some moral dilemmas we go through in real life, but told very very humorously. I believe that the show is called Scrubs because, in hospital jargon, greenhorns are called Scrubs and all the main characters - JD, Elliot and Turk are basically that. Apart from this youth club, the guy who really makes me watch each episode, is Dr. Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox, played by John C. McGinley. His character is one with which I can empathize a lot. Maybe its because there are certain common traits between the character and the real me - but, he is the real show-stealer. He is like the Joker in the Batman. His sarcasm kicks ass and his love for being fit - his fitness levels for being 47 years old is seriously fantastic. I think the only character who can rival in terms of being liked by me is Stewie.
This is the only sitcom that I have really felt a need to start from Season 1 and watch single one - I'm now at the end of Season two. Lets see how this affliction lasts.....
Scrubs has this really kick-ass cast - except for perhaps Elliot, whose character makes me baulk. But, this is more or less a realistic take on some moral dilemmas we go through in real life, but told very very humorously. I believe that the show is called Scrubs because, in hospital jargon, greenhorns are called Scrubs and all the main characters - JD, Elliot and Turk are basically that. Apart from this youth club, the guy who really makes me watch each episode, is Dr. Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox, played by John C. McGinley. His character is one with which I can empathize a lot. Maybe its because there are certain common traits between the character and the real me - but, he is the real show-stealer. He is like the Joker in the Batman. His sarcasm kicks ass and his love for being fit - his fitness levels for being 47 years old is seriously fantastic. I think the only character who can rival in terms of being liked by me is Stewie.
This is the only sitcom that I have really felt a need to start from Season 1 and watch single one - I'm now at the end of Season two. Lets see how this affliction lasts.....
Monday, July 28, 2008
How 'Desi' Are you?
Desoids a.k.a en iniya indiargale,
check out how many of the following you do and check out your Desi-ness.
1. Own a Toyota or Honda car. (Above 30, make is Lexus or Acura. Telugu speaking natives = Nissan Altima)
2. Really tight jeans. {These are called with another, particularly funny name. Ping me to find the name ;-)}
3. You 'tuck in' your Polo Shirt when wearing Jeans.
4. Your watch face faces you rather than the other way.
5. You wear sneakers with khaki trousers.
6. As soon as your apartment door is opened (Desoids who own homes, you are exempt from this), people can smell:
a. Agarbathis
b. Cooked Paruppu Smell
c. Masala smell
7. Your laptop/computer has Vigneswarar or some other arbit Hindu God as desktop background.
8. You take "Patel Pics" in front of Niagara Falls / Golden Gate Bridge.
9. You crack loud jokes for "podhu-nalan" in places of large desi congregation - Movie halls, Free sapadu sessions at temples etc.
10. Have a mustache.
11. The first thing you look for when you are visiting other "desi" dens like San Jose, Dallas, NJ are to look out directions for Tirupathi Beema's or HSB.
12. You feel that salads/subs are not filling are snacks.
13. Your car has a bumper sticker which proclaims - My Kid is a Math Genius.
14. You recharge your reliance/airtel calling cards more than once a month.
15. Webcam sessions with junta back India.
16. Still read news on Rediff.com or www.thehindu.com
17. Your Orkut/Facebook album has one pic of you with your 'new' car with the caption "Ma ride" or "Moi car".
18. You wear sneakers to work on the day they allocate for casual dressing.
19. You have a jar of Bru coffee in your kitchen.
20. Have your television sets covered with 'Turkey' towel.
21. Talk to a fellow unknown Indian in Hindi/telugu/tamizh or asking whether he/she knows any of these within 20 seconds of getting introduced.
22. Still multiply prices of shirts/trousers by 45 or 50 (not even considering its 40 now), especially if the shirt has a "Made In India" tag.
23. On IM for more than 12 hours a day.
24. Call NFL as a violent and no-brains game.
That's it for now. But if you find any more desoid traits, comment back. Will be glad to add them
check out how many of the following you do and check out your Desi-ness.
1. Own a Toyota or Honda car. (Above 30, make is Lexus or Acura. Telugu speaking natives = Nissan Altima)
2. Really tight jeans. {These are called with another, particularly funny name. Ping me to find the name ;-)}
3. You 'tuck in' your Polo Shirt when wearing Jeans.
4. Your watch face faces you rather than the other way.
5. You wear sneakers with khaki trousers.
6. As soon as your apartment door is opened (Desoids who own homes, you are exempt from this), people can smell:
a. Agarbathis
b. Cooked Paruppu Smell
c. Masala smell
7. Your laptop/computer has Vigneswarar or some other arbit Hindu God as desktop background.
8. You take "Patel Pics" in front of Niagara Falls / Golden Gate Bridge.
9. You crack loud jokes for "podhu-nalan" in places of large desi congregation - Movie halls, Free sapadu sessions at temples etc.
10. Have a mustache.
11. The first thing you look for when you are visiting other "desi" dens like San Jose, Dallas, NJ are to look out directions for Tirupathi Beema's or HSB.
12. You feel that salads/subs are not filling are snacks.
13. Your car has a bumper sticker which proclaims - My Kid is a Math Genius.
14. You recharge your reliance/airtel calling cards more than once a month.
15. Webcam sessions with junta back India.
16. Still read news on Rediff.com or www.thehindu.com
17. Your Orkut/Facebook album has one pic of you with your 'new' car with the caption "Ma ride" or "Moi car".
18. You wear sneakers to work on the day they allocate for casual dressing.
19. You have a jar of Bru coffee in your kitchen.
20. Have your television sets covered with 'Turkey' towel.
21. Talk to a fellow unknown Indian in Hindi/telugu/tamizh or asking whether he/she knows any of these within 20 seconds of getting introduced.
22. Still multiply prices of shirts/trousers by 45 or 50 (not even considering its 40 now), especially if the shirt has a "Made In India" tag.
23. On IM for more than 12 hours a day.
24. Call NFL as a violent and no-brains game.
That's it for now. But if you find any more desoid traits, comment back. Will be glad to add them
Saturday, July 26, 2008
To Be or Not to Be
"It has all come to this" he thought to himself as he braced himself for the last few minutes of his existence. He was done with it all - the mindless roaming, the endless work, the dominating matriarch - it had all become too much for him. Added to that was the endless expectation from the society - this much by summer, this is how you spend the winter - wheW! He had had enough. He got ready for what will be his first and last act of agression in his life.
Ram woke up from his reverie and found that a honey bee had stung him and was unable to stop himself from shouting "!@#$ 4#$#$$$#"......
Ram woke up from his reverie and found that a honey bee had stung him and was unable to stop himself from shouting "!@#$ 4#$#$$$#"......
Friday, July 25, 2008
பிடித்த ஆங்கில பாட்டு - 2
Absolutely fantastic guitar by Slash - The opening Guitar bit gets u Hook, line and sinker.
Lyrics:
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry
Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet love of mine
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by
Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet love of mine
Oh, Oh, Oh yea
Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet love of mine
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Sweet child o' mine...Oooo yeah heah
Ooooh
Sweet love of mine
[Guitar Solo]
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh, Oh
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
oh,(sweet child)
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
No, No, No, No, No, No
Sweet child,
Sweet Child
of mine.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Travel Update
An upscale shopping mall - with some classy restaurants - that's Bayshore Town Center (Mall) for you. There is a Sandwich place called Potbelly where you get some kick-ass veggie sandwiches and there is an awesome Barnes and Noble store with a Starbucks which serves Original Cheesecake desserts along with coffee/chai. Decentish time-pass. For the price conscious junta, the Kohl's store and the Barnes and Nobel stores are real steals. For the vetti scene venkatachalams, there is an awesome Sunglass Hut and GAP store too, apart froma few designer stuff where you have a single dress-shirt with a 3 digit price tag.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Metamorphosis
I'm, as a principle, emotionally, financially and physically, an independent person, as far as possible. I've never actually felt the need for those "Saaptiyaada kanna?" kinda phone calls/emails from India. I never talk about me being unwell to my parents or any other family member. In fact, after I crossed 10, my parents actually do not know whether I've had fever/illness, except for my broken wrist, which was un-hideable. But recently, I feel I have changed. For once, I miss someone who was unknown to me exactly a year back, even if the "away" part is 2 days or 20 days. I feel I have become, emotionally, dependent. :-|
Unforgiven II
The Golden Period of Music is from 60-90s - My favorites list start from Beatles, Kenny G, Iron Maiden, Metallica and gets rounded off by Bryan Adams, MJ and Yanni.
My favorite Metallica Song:
Lyrics for those who sing along:
Lay beside me, tell me what they've done
Speak the words I want to hear, to make my demons run
The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you.
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this pair of lives
The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring darker still, but there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Come lay beside me, this won't hurt I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again
She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black heart scarring darker still, yes she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there!
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
(Solo)
Lay beside me, tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes now I see it!
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits,
The one who waits for you
Oh what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
(So I dub thee unforgiven)
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known!
I take this key (never free)
And I bury it (never me) in you
Because you're unforgiven too
Never free
Never me
'Cause you're unforgiven too!
My favorite Metallica Song:
Lyrics for those who sing along:
Lay beside me, tell me what they've done
Speak the words I want to hear, to make my demons run
The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you.
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this pair of lives
The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring darker still, but there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Come lay beside me, this won't hurt I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again
She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black heart scarring darker still, yes she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there!
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
(Solo)
Lay beside me, tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes now I see it!
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
What I've felt, what I've known
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there?, 'cause I'm the one who waits,
The one who waits for you
Oh what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
(So I dub thee unforgiven)
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known!
I take this key (never free)
And I bury it (never me) in you
Because you're unforgiven too
Never free
Never me
'Cause you're unforgiven too!
The week that was.....
Last week was a whirlwind - and perhaps the first birthday ever where I did not have any family or my small friend(s) group.
And it was the second time I was part of an accident. Its curious to me that in the 2 accidents I have had so far, I was not driving on both occasions; while the first one in 2003 was catastrophic in terms of a broken wrist on the eve of sem exams, the second one at Chicago did not leave any damage, at least till this moment. But it is funny to get out of a vehicle when it is upside down. :)
And the best part is yet to come - I'm an addict of the 'Master' and a decision by a friend to surprise me for my b'day resulted in me finding a rough-cut edition of a Jeeves Omnibus (Yeah! I love it - A Jeeves Rough cut is cool) staring at my face from the place where my Bru Coffee jar peers at me did leave me smiling at the end of a week, which except for a couple of fun evenings spent with my friend's family, was B-A-D in terms of work - where I found out that, as is beauty, attitude is skin-deep and as much as Indians are supposed to the fabled crabs, pulling each other down, Caucasian and Afro-Americans are no good either. They suck too. Perhaps, apart from being hard-working, intelligent, resourceful and all the other BLAH, I think being selfish and ruthlessly inconsiderate are necessary tools to have a happy life at work.
And it was the second time I was part of an accident. Its curious to me that in the 2 accidents I have had so far, I was not driving on both occasions; while the first one in 2003 was catastrophic in terms of a broken wrist on the eve of sem exams, the second one at Chicago did not leave any damage, at least till this moment. But it is funny to get out of a vehicle when it is upside down. :)
And the best part is yet to come - I'm an addict of the 'Master' and a decision by a friend to surprise me for my b'day resulted in me finding a rough-cut edition of a Jeeves Omnibus (Yeah! I love it - A Jeeves Rough cut is cool) staring at my face from the place where my Bru Coffee jar peers at me did leave me smiling at the end of a week, which except for a couple of fun evenings spent with my friend's family, was B-A-D in terms of work - where I found out that, as is beauty, attitude is skin-deep and as much as Indians are supposed to the fabled crabs, pulling each other down, Caucasian and Afro-Americans are no good either. They suck too. Perhaps, apart from being hard-working, intelligent, resourceful and all the other BLAH, I think being selfish and ruthlessly inconsiderate are necessary tools to have a happy life at work.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Why I might be chronic single person?
First watch this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sm0OryPF1yQ
Okay, onto serious issues - I have had a zillion arguements with my mother as to why arranged marriages are fundamentally flawed, the prime of them being:
1. AMs place more emphasis on looks, position, familial background other than anything else. For one, I know for a certainty that I do not have any trait (apart from looks) that are collinear with my parents {thought/action/words}. And as far as looks go, I do agree that they should be in the mix - but not to the extent that they are given importance. Compatibility is given no space and I hate to think that a josiyar can predict what level of compatibility I'd have with a person based on 12 squares. I'm not getting anarchic here and telling astrology is BS and all that. I can agree, from personal experience, that Astrology is a good tool to plan/support your life. But it cannot be used as a GPS to get from one point to another.
2. My father perhaps knows 10 percent of me and my mother perhaps 15 percent. But thats it! How can I believe in them to make choices for me? I can see some people who are ready with the question - what about the first 20 years of life? Well, I needed some help with decisions then - But I'm almost 24 and I do believe that I've reached the age where I should let my decisions be as un-influenced by others as possible. Again, a kid drives a cycle with the safety wheels on - but you can never drive a car with safety wheels!
3. Lack of natural-ness. The Tambrahm way of life extols certain things as virtues. I do not want a servant/menial help for my life. I can cook and clean my house all by myself. I do not want those pure as snow kind of maami's who will mugam-sulichify if one of my friends asked for a bottle of beer when he was visiting me. I do not drink or smoke - but do not consider them as sins and all that. In a conversation I had with my kankanda deivangal, when I said I was okay with a wife who smoked or drank, as long as she did not hide it from me made the deivangal froth at the mouth. I'm more or less looking for an independent person who has her own likes, dislikes and who will not be another version of the ladies in know/have seen. And in continuum with the flaw in the way this match making happens, I'd like to know the girl who I'd be marrying sometime before my marriage and I feel that its imperative that I get introduced to that girl when both of us do not have any idea that we could end up married. As another blogger whom I read once told in his blog, as much you would like to believe reality TV is that - reality, once you know that you could end up being married to someone, your way of behaviour to that person changes and expecting it to be natural is futile.
So all this effectively rules out me saying okay to an arranged marriage of any kind.
On the other hand, I hate those pink color loving, cho-chweet mouthing , teddy bear hugging section of the population {IMO, physcially 20-odd, mentally 13 minus}, which, together with the characteristics mentioned previously, rules out 99 percent of the female population. As a dialog in minnale goes, "(indha madri) ponnungana ennaku 99 percent allergy" and I recently found out the the other one percent of the female population which falls within my "like" region is 100 percent allergic to anything close to settling down with me. Nice little catch-22, isn't it?
But I'm a firm believer of not settling for compromises - they ultimately screw you up - especially in an issue like marriage. So going forward, you'll see more such rants and raves - after all, I pretty much do not have anything else to do... :)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sm0OryPF1yQ
Okay, onto serious issues - I have had a zillion arguements with my mother as to why arranged marriages are fundamentally flawed, the prime of them being:
1. AMs place more emphasis on looks, position, familial background other than anything else. For one, I know for a certainty that I do not have any trait (apart from looks) that are collinear with my parents {thought/action/words}. And as far as looks go, I do agree that they should be in the mix - but not to the extent that they are given importance. Compatibility is given no space and I hate to think that a josiyar can predict what level of compatibility I'd have with a person based on 12 squares. I'm not getting anarchic here and telling astrology is BS and all that. I can agree, from personal experience, that Astrology is a good tool to plan/support your life. But it cannot be used as a GPS to get from one point to another.
2. My father perhaps knows 10 percent of me and my mother perhaps 15 percent. But thats it! How can I believe in them to make choices for me? I can see some people who are ready with the question - what about the first 20 years of life? Well, I needed some help with decisions then - But I'm almost 24 and I do believe that I've reached the age where I should let my decisions be as un-influenced by others as possible. Again, a kid drives a cycle with the safety wheels on - but you can never drive a car with safety wheels!
3. Lack of natural-ness. The Tambrahm way of life extols certain things as virtues. I do not want a servant/menial help for my life. I can cook and clean my house all by myself. I do not want those pure as snow kind of maami's who will mugam-sulichify if one of my friends asked for a bottle of beer when he was visiting me. I do not drink or smoke - but do not consider them as sins and all that. In a conversation I had with my kankanda deivangal, when I said I was okay with a wife who smoked or drank, as long as she did not hide it from me made the deivangal froth at the mouth. I'm more or less looking for an independent person who has her own likes, dislikes and who will not be another version of the ladies in know/have seen. And in continuum with the flaw in the way this match making happens, I'd like to know the girl who I'd be marrying sometime before my marriage and I feel that its imperative that I get introduced to that girl when both of us do not have any idea that we could end up married. As another blogger whom I read once told in his blog, as much you would like to believe reality TV is that - reality, once you know that you could end up being married to someone, your way of behaviour to that person changes and expecting it to be natural is futile.
So all this effectively rules out me saying okay to an arranged marriage of any kind.
On the other hand, I hate those pink color loving, cho-chweet mouthing , teddy bear hugging section of the population {IMO, physcially 20-odd, mentally 13 minus}, which, together with the characteristics mentioned previously, rules out 99 percent of the female population. As a dialog in minnale goes, "(indha madri) ponnungana ennaku 99 percent allergy" and I recently found out the the other one percent of the female population which falls within my "like" region is 100 percent allergic to anything close to settling down with me. Nice little catch-22, isn't it?
But I'm a firm believer of not settling for compromises - they ultimately screw you up - especially in an issue like marriage. So going forward, you'll see more such rants and raves - after all, I pretty much do not have anything else to do... :)
Aascar Awards
Got this from the Tamizh Cinema Community:
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Update: The source seems to be here: http://www.bosey.co.in/
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AASCAR AWARDS COMING SOON
In a quick and stunningly pro-active response to Kamal Hassan's comments about the Oscars, the tamil film industry has instituted a new award that will honour accomplishments in areas that are important to local sensibilities and context.
The awards will be known as the AASKAR (Academy that Agrees Stupidly to Kamal's Arbid Requests) awards, and will be handed out at a glittering ceremony at German Hall next March.
Renowned actor Prakash Raj proudly displays the Aaskar that he is going to win for 'Best Performance as a Bad Guy Who Talks Like a Good Guy'.
Speaking on behalf of the newly formed academy, film fanatic Tony Chacko said “We will honour all those things about Tamil cinema that snobbish institutions like the Oscar Awards continue to ignore. For instance, we will have an award for 'Best Class Film', and 'Best Mass Film'.”, he said, to thunderous applause from Perarasu. Apparently, the Aaskars will also honour films with 'Best Youth Subject', 'Best Pathos', and 'Best Sincere Lou'.
There will also be a range of unique awards for actors, in categories such as 'Best Performance as a Hero's Friend', 'Best Sister Role', and 'Best Performance by Charlie as a College Student'(which, of course, will go to Charlie every year). Awards have also been announced for outstanding performances in categories like 'Rich Girls', 'Marwari Aunties', and 'Panchayat Heads'.
“This is great news!”, gushed an ecstasic Priya Krishnan, known all over the world for her love for cinema. “Now we can all play chess!”, she said, strangely.
“I hope this is not some sort of a joke or spoof. ”, said Wildlife Photographer S.U.Saravanakumar, breaking the fourth wall with consummate ease.
Apparently, writers and technicians will also be given their due. Among the awards for their contributions are 'Best Griffness in a Screenplay', 'Best Punch Dialogue', 'Best Needless Special Effects' and 'Best Interval Bang'. There is also rumoured to be a special award for 'Best Performance by Vijayakumar as Sarath Kumar'.
The award itself is a statuette that depicts Kamal Hassan screaming with rage (at the Oscars, probably). “It's a truly grand trophy”, said well-known architect Chiraag Kapoor, cheek firmly in tongue (er . . tongue firmly in cheek . . er . . both are same). The trophy has been designed by someone named Thyagu.
Kamal Haasan, rejecting preliminary designs for the Aaskar Award Statuette, expresses his displeasure to the designer (not in picture).
In order to avoid the embarrassing situation of Grand (Kamal Hassan) not winning any award, the organisers have decided to give him a 'Lifetime Achievement' award for his entire lifetime. “His entire lifetime is an achievement!”, said R.S.Prasanna, a lifetime fan of Grand's lifetime.
In fact, the academy is not only celebrating Tamil Cinema, but will have certain awards for excellence in other language films as well. 'Best Pointless Rahul Bose Film', 'Best Original Bollywood Song that Eerily Resembles A European Hit', and 'Least Hopeless Kannada Film', are some of the categories that will cater to the rest of the country.
The announcement has sent producer Oscar Aaskar Ravichandran into fits of desperation, as he now has to change his name once more. According to sources, he has shortlised 'Aughscar', 'Wahskhar', and 'Gavaskar' as possibilities.
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Update: The source seems to be here: http://www.bosey.co.in/
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Adiyenin Mokkai-gal!
I don't know about how I suddenly started, but my PJ-ing skills are seemingly going from strength to strength. Recent Samples:
On Orkut:
Friend1: What's happening at your end?
ME: Ennoda end-ku innum konjam time irukku nu ninaikiren
{If you are thinking of kicking me for this, read on - you might want to be the reason for my end ;-)}
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I was at a raffles draw and the ticket number called out was 26.
Colleague 1: Are you 26?
ME: No, I'm 23!!
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A SVCE friend and me were discussing about H1B Visa stamping options
SVCE Frnd: Dei, Ottawa fly thaane? (he pronounces Ottawa in a funny way)
ME: Dei, edhavadhu onnu sollu - do u want to drive or fly?
SVCE Frnd: Every bad word he knew in Tamizh, English, Hindi and other languages hitherto unknown
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Am planning to get an Iphone - so a chat friend of mine asks:
Chat Frnd: hey, i-phone-ah?
ME: Illa, I is an alphabet.
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This happened when AT&T Wireless used to be called Cingular. As junta in US might know, Cingular to Cingular was always free minutes. I had T-Mobile. A friend of mine in Pennsylvania had Cingular and while we were talking about everthing under the sun, he suddenly asks:
Pennsylvania Frnd: Dei nee cinuglar daane?
ME: Aamaan da... Nee eppovume singular daan. Neenga daan plural.
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A friend of mine was explaing some arbit philosophy and life and all that.. And he concluded some crap philosophy by saying:
F: .... engayavadhu July ku minnadi August varuma?
ME: Varum da.. dictionary la.
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I don't think any of you can take more than this - Adios! :D
On Orkut:
Friend1: What's happening at your end?
ME: Ennoda end-ku innum konjam time irukku nu ninaikiren
{If you are thinking of kicking me for this, read on - you might want to be the reason for my end ;-)}
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I was at a raffles draw and the ticket number called out was 26.
Colleague 1: Are you 26?
ME: No, I'm 23!!
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A SVCE friend and me were discussing about H1B Visa stamping options
SVCE Frnd: Dei, Ottawa fly thaane? (he pronounces Ottawa in a funny way)
ME: Dei, edhavadhu onnu sollu - do u want to drive or fly?
SVCE Frnd: Every bad word he knew in Tamizh, English, Hindi and other languages hitherto unknown
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Am planning to get an Iphone - so a chat friend of mine asks:
Chat Frnd: hey, i-phone-ah?
ME: Illa, I is an alphabet.
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This happened when AT&T Wireless used to be called Cingular. As junta in US might know, Cingular to Cingular was always free minutes. I had T-Mobile. A friend of mine in Pennsylvania had Cingular and while we were talking about everthing under the sun, he suddenly asks:
Pennsylvania Frnd: Dei nee cinuglar daane?
ME: Aamaan da... Nee eppovume singular daan. Neenga daan plural.
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A friend of mine was explaing some arbit philosophy and life and all that.. And he concluded some crap philosophy by saying:
F: .... engayavadhu July ku minnadi August varuma?
ME: Varum da.. dictionary la.
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I don't think any of you can take more than this - Adios! :D
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Insomnia....
People who know me always associate me with one thing, universally. My ability to hit the deep slumber zone as soon my head touches the pillow (it might as well be a couch cushion, arm-rest.. whatever). The crux is that sleep and LKS are something like vetti scene and karthik sriram - simply inseparable. So it came to me as a surprise for the past few weeks I have been feeling effects of Insomnia. I have been awake through the whole night on at least 2 occasions and surprisingly that did not/is not affecting my next day too. And the even more intriguing thing is that I don't have any of the usual reasons to worry about - no visa issues, no credit card debts, no education loan rate increases and for once, my car ain't needing any major repairs too(touch wood). People (read - my sister, who nowadays is online almost most of the daytime in India) are alarmed and suspicious as to why I'm keeping awake during daytime in India. This is specially because they know that given a choice, I would not be seen online when any of my family members are online. The last time I experienced something close to this (insomnia) was when I had this stupid subject called Power Electronics in my 5th semester which was, simply put, the most non-understandable subject in the whole of my life as a student. You had thyristors combining in myriad ways to form cycloconverters, choppers, regulators, firing circuits and delay angles which left me in such a tizzy that I was not able to sleep on the 3 days preceding that exam. Added to this was a lecturer in our college who used a book written by a certain gnani called NagoorKani - this Kani guy was really a gnani - he wrote 4 books for EEE - Machines(3rd, 4th Semesters), Machine Design(6th Sem), Control Systems (4th Sem) and Power Electronics (5th Sem) - and except for M/c and M/c design none of the other subjects were remotely related except for the fact that the medium of instruction for all of them was the same :P. And his 'gnani'-ness was further established when we found out he reused diagrams from one book to another :O. But coming back to the issue, it was evident that I was not the only distressed soul as somehow, miraculously, I aced that exam from my department!!
Apart from my Singular Case of Power Electronics, sleep has always remained a top priority till now. Any suggestions to set my disorder right? {This question is especially intended for one blogger named Ms. Blogeswari, who has been consciously avoiding commenting on my blogs}
Apart from my Singular Case of Power Electronics, sleep has always remained a top priority till now. Any suggestions to set my disorder right? {This question is especially intended for one blogger named Ms. Blogeswari, who has been consciously avoiding commenting on my blogs}
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
My Favorite Blogposts so far....
1. Takkunu ezhudhina oru tale
2. Endha Ettil nee irukka therinjukko!
3. Aatha naan ooruku poren!
4. Vivek-Style!
These are my personal favs - and just as a clarification, except for the names (I cannot think of names and so use different parts of my names for character names - Karthik, Sriram, Ram, Sri, Lakshmi are some to work with :P), none of them are in nay way related to me! My life, is more of the blog's title - Extraordinarily ordinary :)
2. Endha Ettil nee irukka therinjukko!
3. Aatha naan ooruku poren!
4. Vivek-Style!
These are my personal favs - and just as a clarification, except for the names (I cannot think of names and so use different parts of my names for character names - Karthik, Sriram, Ram, Sri, Lakshmi are some to work with :P), none of them are in nay way related to me! My life, is more of the blog's title - Extraordinarily ordinary :)
Tamil Cinema Round Up
Have been the moderator of the Orkut Tamil Cinema Community for a while now and not a day passes over with out a Rajni-Kamal fight or Ajit-Vijay fight or worst of all, Simbu-Danush fights. Apart from these you have fights for and against Mani Ratnam, ARR, Ilayaraja, Gautam V. Menon, Surya, Vikram, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jayraj. Snippets of the sensible stuff that can be taken out from the innumerable senseless posts:
1. Rajni Kanth
Was a great actor. Now firmly entrenched in the hero mode, the script of a rajni movie is this: First half Rajni does comedy and more often than not, right about at interval, Rajni is cheated or suffers ill-luck that takes him to the brink of life. Second half has Rajni coming back hard at rivals and doing his swish swish finger snapping and the panj dialog... While this is mostly true, its sad that Rajni Kanth has forever turned his back on good cinema.
2. Kamal Haasan
Once upon a time Kamal Haasan was someone who believed that good acting and storyline/script can make a movie successful. Nowadays, more often than not, he has resorted to panj dialaaks (VV, Dasa) and has relied heavily on make-up for gimmickery - case in point - Anbe Sivam - where the storyline was good, but Kamal to please his fans did a long and over-strecthed flash-back where we see all hero traits - Kiran falling for the macho, umbrella brandishing Kamal etc. Will we get another Mahanadhi or Nayagan from him?
3. Ajit
From 2002-2007 not even one of his movies could be classified as even a one-time watch. From the handsome and smart young man looks of Amarkalam, Kandukondein (2), Mugavari, Ajit has aged too fast for his own good, in terms of looks. Billa was a throwback to a timeperiod when Ajit films were good and entertaining and hopefully, with a Gautam Menon movie on the anvil, things are seemingly looking up. But please, we don't want to see his Tamil Nadu police style thoppai, anymore!
4. Vijay
Post Ghilli, Vijay and his directors are on a competition - who can rehash Gilli-formula better than others. There are all kinds of sentiments - Father, Mother, Sister, 'lauv'-er, wife, kids, concubine, neighbor's dog and what not? And if the news articles are anything to go by, his next movie after Villu (forget that Villu's stills look exactly like Pokkiri, which itself was a frame-by-frame, socks to socks ctrl-c, ctrl-v of the telugu Pokkiri) is with Perarasu. God Save Him!
5. Danush
Danush is following his father-in-law in terms of predictability of scripts. First Half - Danush is irresponsible, drinks, father scolds, Danush once again drinks, smokes, sees 'anda' madri padam (if Kasthuri Raja is involved in any capacity in the movie, then we are also shown the 'anda' madri padam too) and then sees some good looking girl (Shriya, Nayanthara, Trisha etc) and then decides that she is the girl for him :O. Second half: Danush becomes oppicer/good student and becomes successful, albeit not in one song (he needs to become a bigger star to follow Rajni in that) and the most unbelievable thing happens - the female lead falls for Danush. I know love is blind and all that crap - but Danush? Shriya?? Kali Kaalam muththi pochu!
6. Simbu
Imagines himself to be the next Superstar while the only thing I can see his as is the Next-TR and no, that is not a compliment (seemingly, TR and his son think that the number of views that TR's videos have on youtube is a direct reflection of TR's fan base - Ninaippu daan Pozhaippai kedukiradhu!). With no iota of embarrasment our Little Superstar kicks a bus and it goes back by 10 feet. And then he targets a panj dialaak at Danush, Aishwarya, Kamal, Rajni and even on the audience! Hope he migrates to music videos or Lollu Sabha for good.
7. Mani Ratnam
My favorite director, currently stuck in a 'trisanku' sorgam. He feels Hindi Films are commercially more viable - but indi makkal are used to seeing Rakhi Sawant prancing with a costume which follows the logic, 'Seen is an Ocean, Unseen is a drop'. Hopefully his better sense should prevail in the near future.
8. ARR
A person who brooks no comparison, let alone with Ilayaraja. He is like Federer - he is in a different playing field/zone. This guy has been a chameleon and the variety of his music has not been matched by any other MD in India. While many senior citizens vouch for Ilayaraja's melodies, there is no particular strain of music in which Rahman specializes. He is the complete package. But currently, his success rate has come down with atrocious albums like Azhugiya.. sorry, Azhagiya Tamizh Magan and Varalaaru. Looking forward to his combo with Gautam Menon in Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kaalam.
9. Ilayaraja
Past 'sell-by' date.
10. Gautam Menon
Has his one foot planted firmly on the vacant spot left by Mani Ratnam in Tamizh Cinema. Specializes in "cute" 'lauv' scenes, clipped english dialogs, extracting good music from the MDs. Minnale and Kakka Kakka remain favorites. But wasted an opportunity to utilize Kamal Haasan and instead came out with a horribly bloated Kamal in a horrible movie called VV.
11. Surya
Latest kid on the block. Six pack et al has made him the fitness model in Tamizh Cinema. Occasionally gives puke-able films like Vel, Aaru, Pujyam etc. Expecting Vaaranam Aayiram.
12. Vikram
Terribly over-rated. Pithamagan being the only movie where he acted well. Anniyan was crappo-shito! Has the unique ability to either look like a complete beaku or all serious in romance scenes and duets. Kandasaamy, seemingly, is looking like those unintentional comedy movies which TR and Captain regularly come up with.
13. Yuvan Shankar Raja
Mukkal and munagal characterise his singing. Decent Music Director and has a good sense of BGMs amongst the current crop of MDs.
14. Harris Jayaraj
Anda copy aagasa copy - but somehow is the most saleable MD in market. Makes a good combo with Gautam Menon. Currently, post PKMC and Unnale Unnale, all his songs sound alike.
(to be continued with others)
1. Rajni Kanth
Was a great actor. Now firmly entrenched in the hero mode, the script of a rajni movie is this: First half Rajni does comedy and more often than not, right about at interval, Rajni is cheated or suffers ill-luck that takes him to the brink of life. Second half has Rajni coming back hard at rivals and doing his swish swish finger snapping and the panj dialog... While this is mostly true, its sad that Rajni Kanth has forever turned his back on good cinema.
2. Kamal Haasan
Once upon a time Kamal Haasan was someone who believed that good acting and storyline/script can make a movie successful. Nowadays, more often than not, he has resorted to panj dialaaks (VV, Dasa) and has relied heavily on make-up for gimmickery - case in point - Anbe Sivam - where the storyline was good, but Kamal to please his fans did a long and over-strecthed flash-back where we see all hero traits - Kiran falling for the macho, umbrella brandishing Kamal etc. Will we get another Mahanadhi or Nayagan from him?
3. Ajit
From 2002-2007 not even one of his movies could be classified as even a one-time watch. From the handsome and smart young man looks of Amarkalam, Kandukondein (2), Mugavari, Ajit has aged too fast for his own good, in terms of looks. Billa was a throwback to a timeperiod when Ajit films were good and entertaining and hopefully, with a Gautam Menon movie on the anvil, things are seemingly looking up. But please, we don't want to see his Tamil Nadu police style thoppai, anymore!
4. Vijay
Post Ghilli, Vijay and his directors are on a competition - who can rehash Gilli-formula better than others. There are all kinds of sentiments - Father, Mother, Sister, 'lauv'-er, wife, kids, concubine, neighbor's dog and what not? And if the news articles are anything to go by, his next movie after Villu (forget that Villu's stills look exactly like Pokkiri, which itself was a frame-by-frame, socks to socks ctrl-c, ctrl-v of the telugu Pokkiri) is with Perarasu. God Save Him!
5. Danush
Danush is following his father-in-law in terms of predictability of scripts. First Half - Danush is irresponsible, drinks, father scolds, Danush once again drinks, smokes, sees 'anda' madri padam (if Kasthuri Raja is involved in any capacity in the movie, then we are also shown the 'anda' madri padam too) and then sees some good looking girl (Shriya, Nayanthara, Trisha etc) and then decides that she is the girl for him :O. Second half: Danush becomes oppicer/good student and becomes successful, albeit not in one song (he needs to become a bigger star to follow Rajni in that) and the most unbelievable thing happens - the female lead falls for Danush. I know love is blind and all that crap - but Danush? Shriya?? Kali Kaalam muththi pochu!
6. Simbu
Imagines himself to be the next Superstar while the only thing I can see his as is the Next-TR and no, that is not a compliment (seemingly, TR and his son think that the number of views that TR's videos have on youtube is a direct reflection of TR's fan base - Ninaippu daan Pozhaippai kedukiradhu!). With no iota of embarrasment our Little Superstar kicks a bus and it goes back by 10 feet. And then he targets a panj dialaak at Danush, Aishwarya, Kamal, Rajni and even on the audience! Hope he migrates to music videos or Lollu Sabha for good.
7. Mani Ratnam
My favorite director, currently stuck in a 'trisanku' sorgam. He feels Hindi Films are commercially more viable - but indi makkal are used to seeing Rakhi Sawant prancing with a costume which follows the logic, 'Seen is an Ocean, Unseen is a drop'. Hopefully his better sense should prevail in the near future.
8. ARR
A person who brooks no comparison, let alone with Ilayaraja. He is like Federer - he is in a different playing field/zone. This guy has been a chameleon and the variety of his music has not been matched by any other MD in India. While many senior citizens vouch for Ilayaraja's melodies, there is no particular strain of music in which Rahman specializes. He is the complete package. But currently, his success rate has come down with atrocious albums like Azhugiya.. sorry, Azhagiya Tamizh Magan and Varalaaru. Looking forward to his combo with Gautam Menon in Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kaalam.
9. Ilayaraja
Past 'sell-by' date.
10. Gautam Menon
Has his one foot planted firmly on the vacant spot left by Mani Ratnam in Tamizh Cinema. Specializes in "cute" 'lauv' scenes, clipped english dialogs, extracting good music from the MDs. Minnale and Kakka Kakka remain favorites. But wasted an opportunity to utilize Kamal Haasan and instead came out with a horribly bloated Kamal in a horrible movie called VV.
11. Surya
Latest kid on the block. Six pack et al has made him the fitness model in Tamizh Cinema. Occasionally gives puke-able films like Vel, Aaru, Pujyam etc. Expecting Vaaranam Aayiram.
12. Vikram
Terribly over-rated. Pithamagan being the only movie where he acted well. Anniyan was crappo-shito! Has the unique ability to either look like a complete beaku or all serious in romance scenes and duets. Kandasaamy, seemingly, is looking like those unintentional comedy movies which TR and Captain regularly come up with.
13. Yuvan Shankar Raja
Mukkal and munagal characterise his singing. Decent Music Director and has a good sense of BGMs amongst the current crop of MDs.
14. Harris Jayaraj
Anda copy aagasa copy - but somehow is the most saleable MD in market. Makes a good combo with Gautam Menon. Currently, post PKMC and Unnale Unnale, all his songs sound alike.
(to be continued with others)
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