To all the mundiri kottais who wished me 2 days in advance....
To all the automated "wish" emails that flood my inbox...
To all my friends who are as lazy as me when it comes to emailing or msging...
To all my pals whom my heart goes out to...
To all the guys who think they have done their job by posting a wish in their blog..
To all the useless ppl who r online on diwali instead of bursting crackers...
To all the lazy bums whoz heating up their backsides in front of the idiot box...
To all the ppl in my past who have become immortal...
To all those ppl in my present who will become part of my future...
To all the ppl who bring joy unto the lesser privileged today...
To all the ppl who have been responsible for what I am today...
To all the ppl who are wondering if I am doing an Oscar award thank u speech now...
To all my friends who dont fit into the above categories...
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Monday, October 31, 2005
The Battle of WicketKeepers!
OK, Now when was the last time you saw a match between wicketkeepers?
Dhoni: 183*
Sangakara: 138*
Okka makka! 321 runs between them and no average ;) Ofcourse the team with the higher runs wins :D
Other highlights:
1. Dhoni hits 10 6s - The highest by any Indian!! (HIGHEST !!!)
2. Highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs beating Gilchrist's 172
3. 183 in 145 balls with a strike rate of 126.2 !!!
4. Both wicketkeepers batted for a total of 99.1 overs :P
5. Both wicketkeepers hit more runs than the other team members combined!
6. Both wicketkeepers had only one caught behind :)
So much for role-playing :P Whatever, this match records will be really really tuff to beat :D
Quoting abbas from Padaiyappa, wotta maaa-tch!
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Dhoni: 183*
Sangakara: 138*
Okka makka! 321 runs between them and no average ;) Ofcourse the team with the higher runs wins :D
Other highlights:
1. Dhoni hits 10 6s - The highest by any Indian!! (HIGHEST !!!)
2. Highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs beating Gilchrist's 172
3. 183 in 145 balls with a strike rate of 126.2 !!!
4. Both wicketkeepers batted for a total of 99.1 overs :P
5. Both wicketkeepers hit more runs than the other team members combined!
6. Both wicketkeepers had only one caught behind :)
So much for role-playing :P Whatever, this match records will be really really tuff to beat :D
Quoting abbas from Padaiyappa, wotta maaa-tch!
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Sunday, October 30, 2005
Game and Fame, Flame and Shame
It all happened in the space of 24 hrs. Such is life.
Me: God!
God: Ah, finally u remember me.
Me: :(
God: :)
Me: *Blog*
God: *Back to work*
Me: *sigh* Back to lazing arnd
I am the only person who can do something about it, but I didnt.
I stands for everyone!
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Friday, October 28, 2005
Sabhaash, seriyana potti !!!
Ensoy the fight going on in Wipro, Blore.
A desperate attempt to keep afloat in the torrential rains I guess ;)
Happy Diwali
Its a Festival of Lights,
Which brings you peace and delight.
It signifies that evil has gone out of the sight,
After the good has won the final fight.
History says, Narakasura the Demon,
Tortured the Earth and Heaven,
Lord Krishna destroyed the Evil Men,
It is this precious day that the war was won.
So, Enjoy the Festival with Happiness and Prosperity.
Burn the crackers with adequate safety.
Wish Your Near and Dear with the mind of purity.
Enjoy the Festival's Every Event and Activity.
- Srinidhi Soundararajan
Indeed a Festival of Lights,
But is there peace and delight?
Look at the world around you
People at peace are quite a few.
Warring countries waging nation
For how long will this go on?
Will it ever come to an end?
A question for you my friend.
Evil men are still around,
Demons Rakshasas all are found.
In our midst right to the core
Not just in stories any more
Will God come down once again?
To save us from this world insane.
If not let us all decide now
We will bring peace somehow.
We can’t stop the wars as whole
But can’t we play a simple role?
Let us spread the message of peace
And practice what we preach
Celebrate the festival of lights
Love your enemy, it gives delight
Learn from the lamp thats close
If you give more its never a lose.
- Milton John
Festival of Light
Bring about peace and delight
Not for the souls who want to fight
But for the common man whose heart it might
Rupture with the roar of a firecracker
Bringing a smile to the onlooker
Dont compare it with terrorists and attacker
Cos politics is akin to a game of snooker
Where playing the ball into the hollow minds of men
Might increase the count of world wars to ten
Alas, wars are something thats precipitated to you
That is triggered by an invisible que
That creates warring nations from peaceful neighbours
In a passive person, jihadi it harbours
Evil men are around, but these festivals bind
People together in joy and fun, and where else can you find
Rich and Poor, irrespective of power and wealth
Sharing and enjoying, together as one- living
Far apart from the world of blood and stealth
Drop down to the reality of this country in which giving
Is emphasised more than saving
Where joy is spread, not by having
Dollars in your wallet, but in gratitude
That you accumulate through your sharing attitude
We cant stop the wars overnight
But this festival gives you an insight
That something binds us within
That you have ignored herein
India is a country of a billion
Where it is a celebration of life
Its rich heritage provides a medallion
That makes you enjoy even in your strife.
Unity in Diversity
Is something that you neednt read in the university
Just look around you and you will realise
Happy faces beaming like winning a KBC prize
On seeing the new moon night
Being torn apart by colorful light
Leaving all and sundry in absolute awe
Stunned and delighted by what they saw
Money aint a priority on this day
And the preceding night, I should say
Burst all you may, those who have cash
Like the phoenix, several happy faces rise from the ash
This is something
That makes everything
That you are receiving
A really beautiful thing!
So enjoy it while you can
Dont grudge for all the miseries around
Learn to be a complete man
And burst a cracker on the ground!
- Janani Seshadri
A desperate attempt to keep afloat in the torrential rains I guess ;)
Happy Diwali
Its a Festival of Lights,
Which brings you peace and delight.
It signifies that evil has gone out of the sight,
After the good has won the final fight.
History says, Narakasura the Demon,
Tortured the Earth and Heaven,
Lord Krishna destroyed the Evil Men,
It is this precious day that the war was won.
So, Enjoy the Festival with Happiness and Prosperity.
Burn the crackers with adequate safety.
Wish Your Near and Dear with the mind of purity.
Enjoy the Festival's Every Event and Activity.
- Srinidhi Soundararajan
Indeed a Festival of Lights,
But is there peace and delight?
Look at the world around you
People at peace are quite a few.
Warring countries waging nation
For how long will this go on?
Will it ever come to an end?
A question for you my friend.
Evil men are still around,
Demons Rakshasas all are found.
In our midst right to the core
Not just in stories any more
Will God come down once again?
To save us from this world insane.
If not let us all decide now
We will bring peace somehow.
We can’t stop the wars as whole
But can’t we play a simple role?
Let us spread the message of peace
And practice what we preach
Celebrate the festival of lights
Love your enemy, it gives delight
Learn from the lamp thats close
If you give more its never a lose.
- Milton John
Festival of Light
Bring about peace and delight
Not for the souls who want to fight
But for the common man whose heart it might
Rupture with the roar of a firecracker
Bringing a smile to the onlooker
Dont compare it with terrorists and attacker
Cos politics is akin to a game of snooker
Where playing the ball into the hollow minds of men
Might increase the count of world wars to ten
Alas, wars are something thats precipitated to you
That is triggered by an invisible que
That creates warring nations from peaceful neighbours
In a passive person, jihadi it harbours
Evil men are around, but these festivals bind
People together in joy and fun, and where else can you find
Rich and Poor, irrespective of power and wealth
Sharing and enjoying, together as one- living
Far apart from the world of blood and stealth
Drop down to the reality of this country in which giving
Is emphasised more than saving
Where joy is spread, not by having
Dollars in your wallet, but in gratitude
That you accumulate through your sharing attitude
We cant stop the wars overnight
But this festival gives you an insight
That something binds us within
That you have ignored herein
India is a country of a billion
Where it is a celebration of life
Its rich heritage provides a medallion
That makes you enjoy even in your strife.
Unity in Diversity
Is something that you neednt read in the university
Just look around you and you will realise
Happy faces beaming like winning a KBC prize
On seeing the new moon night
Being torn apart by colorful light
Leaving all and sundry in absolute awe
Stunned and delighted by what they saw
Money aint a priority on this day
And the preceding night, I should say
Burst all you may, those who have cash
Like the phoenix, several happy faces rise from the ash
This is something
That makes everything
That you are receiving
A really beautiful thing!
So enjoy it while you can
Dont grudge for all the miseries around
Learn to be a complete man
And burst a cracker on the ground!
- Janani Seshadri
Thursday, October 27, 2005
All in the Game
Some days things just dont work
Other days I dont work
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Other days I dont work
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The search for love..
Stars shine only in the night
Is something that is said without insight
The sun is so close to us giving so much light
Yet people are ignorant that its a star, such blight!
So near, yet just so perfectly right
For life to sustain here, and thus is the plight
Of the people we love, giving us so much delight
And we conveniently ignore them whilst calling ourselves bright!
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Is something that is said without insight
The sun is so close to us giving so much light
Yet people are ignorant that its a star, such blight!
So near, yet just so perfectly right
For life to sustain here, and thus is the plight
Of the people we love, giving us so much delight
And we conveniently ignore them whilst calling ourselves bright!
Random Access
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Student for Life
Lotsa things have been happening in my life..But as usual was too lazy to blog abt it...
On a boring note, I gotta get used to a new boss with a booming voice making my colleagues shudder. But I am who I am...and when he asked me why I was late, I cud see some 10 pairs of eyes looking intently at me...I said "oh, get used to it". You shud see the look on his face...hahaha...but I think they might have the last laugh, as they are shifting over to a new location next month and I got a company bus, which means that if I juz miss the bus (reminds me of a certain Santhanam), I have to travel by bus and train for close to 2 hrs to reach office. Ofcourse, thats an incentive to bunk office.. Well, for the first time, I am gonna set foot into a mainstream IT company *shudders*, but I will always be a king all my life, so no worries.
On a technical note, I got to hear Clive, GM for Asia Pacific (Software AG) and trust me, if you think u r an IT kokku, these guys are the big fish for u to grab! Cutting edge XML stuff will keep ur mouth drooling... So, now I have a second option.
And on the bugging note, ejjams are round the corner (10 days to be precise). Thanks to my prof yday who was kind enuf to give us all the important notes for the exam (he asked us to turn to the index of the textbook and virtually read out the entire index :P ), I have atleast read a coupla pages from my textbook (index ofcourse :P). Not to mention I managed to stun people with the clean n neat condition of my book (naan ujala ku maaritten).
Anywayz, expect more such irritating blog posts for the next 10 days :P
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On a boring note, I gotta get used to a new boss with a booming voice making my colleagues shudder. But I am who I am...and when he asked me why I was late, I cud see some 10 pairs of eyes looking intently at me...I said "oh, get used to it". You shud see the look on his face...hahaha...but I think they might have the last laugh, as they are shifting over to a new location next month and I got a company bus, which means that if I juz miss the bus (reminds me of a certain Santhanam), I have to travel by bus and train for close to 2 hrs to reach office. Ofcourse, thats an incentive to bunk office.. Well, for the first time, I am gonna set foot into a mainstream IT company *shudders*, but I will always be a king all my life, so no worries.
On a technical note, I got to hear Clive, GM for Asia Pacific (Software AG) and trust me, if you think u r an IT kokku, these guys are the big fish for u to grab! Cutting edge XML stuff will keep ur mouth drooling... So, now I have a second option.
And on the bugging note, ejjams are round the corner (10 days to be precise). Thanks to my prof yday who was kind enuf to give us all the important notes for the exam (he asked us to turn to the index of the textbook and virtually read out the entire index :P ), I have atleast read a coupla pages from my textbook (index ofcourse :P). Not to mention I managed to stun people with the clean n neat condition of my book (naan ujala ku maaritten).
Anywayz, expect more such irritating blog posts for the next 10 days :P
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Juz do it!
When was the last time I did something for the first time? - Helped a blind woman and man and saw tears of gratefulness in Aug 2005
When was the last time I did something for the last time? - Blindly trusted someone till Jun 2003
When was the last time I did something for the first time after a long time? - Spent time with a cat for abt 10 mins on my way back home (with all those glaring stares not detering me) in Oct 2005
When was the last time I did something that will last a long time? - Made an unconditional unidirectional pact with puls in Sep 1990
When was the first time I did something that I will remember for a lifetime? - The first day I met J in Nov 2003
When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the first time? - Taking up an arrear in Apr 2000
When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the last time? - Being the last one to talk to my perippa before he died in Sep 1992
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When was the last time I did something for the last time? - Blindly trusted someone till Jun 2003
When was the last time I did something for the first time after a long time? - Spent time with a cat for abt 10 mins on my way back home (with all those glaring stares not detering me) in Oct 2005
When was the last time I did something that will last a long time? - Made an unconditional unidirectional pact with puls in Sep 1990
When was the first time I did something that I will remember for a lifetime? - The first day I met J in Nov 2003
When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the first time? - Taking up an arrear in Apr 2000
When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the last time? - Being the last one to talk to my perippa before he died in Sep 1992
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Time
10 things I wud do if I had time...
1. zzzzzzzzz
2. Laze around
3. Watch F1 races, play F1 and read anything abt F1
4. Make more friends
5. Watch movies and listen to music
6. Play anything and everything
7. Listen to sapta swarangal
8. Write a handwritten letter to my parents
9. Write a poem
10. Traverse nice memories and smile
PS: pls dont start a tag on this :P Save me the guilt of havin written a tag!
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1. zzzzzzzzz
2. Laze around
3. Watch F1 races, play F1 and read anything abt F1
4. Make more friends
5. Watch movies and listen to music
6. Play anything and everything
7. Listen to sapta swarangal
8. Write a handwritten letter to my parents
9. Write a poem
10. Traverse nice memories and smile
PS: pls dont start a tag on this :P Save me the guilt of havin written a tag!
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Ordinary Person
Claimer: This topic has irked me for quite a while, and finally I find soemtime to pen it down. Since its not too hot in my mind right now (cos of other things "bug"ging me, it might be a bit mellowed down...
Who are these "ordinary people". Are ordinary people not attractive? I have talked to quite a few people(guys n gals) in my life, and everyone has at some point talked about how much they adore/want/need a stylish smart (lookin) handsome guy/gal. I am in no way blaming them. They have eyes and they have to make good use of it. But what is sad is that during the process of admiring the guys/gals with those characteristics, the other people (refer title) are left to brood over their luckless existence and worse still, made a mockery of. For example, girls tend to admire the "style" in which one guy smokes or the way in which his muscles bulges out almost breaking their heart, or how they wud give everything juz to be next to a Mr. World. And before the gals start branding me as MCP, I think I shud clarify that the guys are none the better. They wud rather brood over a once upon Ms. World turned aunty turning into kezhavi, than a quiet girl next door. Its just that I am taking the example of girls cos as a guy, I am more interested and concerned about them. Else the whole topic will never end. But exactly the same, if not more, applies to the guys.
I know of how many girls who brand smoking, drinking etc etc may be "not all that bad", and they might have the hots for such a guy, but why shud a teetottler be mocked at, just because he doesnt do "not all that bad" stuff. Its bad enuf justifying bad as good, but its worse condemning good as bad. They say love comes from the heart, and should not be corrupted by the physical appearance etc etc, so why do you still want the people whom you love/want to love to be "tall", "smart", "handsome", "sexy" as the first criteria, and not satisfied if a person whom you love doesnt possess those characteristics? I feel people in general these days are very biased towards the material attributes (wealth, power, status, popularity or body) rather than things related to dharma and artha, typically branded as "good-to-have but ignorable things" (health, love, passion, morals, values) during the formative years of the relationship. Some words like love, beauty has been corrupted by society to such an extent that you dare not even say these words aloud, lest you get "branded". Thats why you can see a lot more utterances of "he's so hot", "he's damn cool" rather than "he's good", "he's nice".
I saw 5 girls in McDonalds today. School kids. All 5 were smoking. I know a bit of face reading, but even otherwise, you cud see the attitude in their eyes. I dare not mention what was written on their t-shirts, not to mention its size and orientation showcasing their "beauty". Its sad to see gals in silver screens appearing in next to nothing showcasing their "dare devil" attitudes. I wonder how much the parents shudder if their kids wanna go for a movie these days. Is this how they shud portray their "i-dont-give-a-damn" attitude in a country which proclaims that you should be "humble" and learn to "respect" and behave in a "responsible respectable" manner?
All I can do is pray. Not to mention the consoling fact that there are very nice "ordinary gals" out there. Hopefully much more than what I know. Now for the consolation prize...Ordinary gals and guys suddenly turn into "hot" property when it comes to marriage. Suddenly the entire spectrum seems to be "adakkam, odukkam, panivu" and hitherto unknown unproclaimed uninterested skills like cooking, housekeeping, respect comes to the fore. But imagine what a girl wud think of a guy who comes in a pyjama, dhoti and smeared with viboodhi or namam? "Nyana pazham" or the like. Isnt that cruel? Being nice is not so "niceeee". Being sweet is not "chooo chweeeet". But my kostin is simple. You dont have to scream that its positive. But why shud that be treated in a negative way?
Im an ordinary man. Im proud of the fact. Im not hep. I dont drink. I dont smoke (though a chance mention of a beedi got me a nick). I dont have adulterous relationships. I still rue that I am not wearing a namam everyday. I dont visit gyms, pubs, discos. I recite slokas and gayathri (+J) japam. I squirm in my seat if there are any mushy sceens on the screen. I am interested in astrology, palmistry, numerology and vedas. I am not outdated. I am not a sage. Im blessed with what I have. I dont feel bad about what I dont have. I am satisfied. I am not contended. I have the fire. I dont show it. I am not plain. Im just plain different. And I feel so are all the "ordinary people" out there...
Random Access
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Who are these "ordinary people". Are ordinary people not attractive? I have talked to quite a few people(guys n gals) in my life, and everyone has at some point talked about how much they adore/want/need a stylish smart (lookin) handsome guy/gal. I am in no way blaming them. They have eyes and they have to make good use of it. But what is sad is that during the process of admiring the guys/gals with those characteristics, the other people (refer title) are left to brood over their luckless existence and worse still, made a mockery of. For example, girls tend to admire the "style" in which one guy smokes or the way in which his muscles bulges out almost breaking their heart, or how they wud give everything juz to be next to a Mr. World. And before the gals start branding me as MCP, I think I shud clarify that the guys are none the better. They wud rather brood over a once upon Ms. World turned aunty turning into kezhavi, than a quiet girl next door. Its just that I am taking the example of girls cos as a guy, I am more interested and concerned about them. Else the whole topic will never end. But exactly the same, if not more, applies to the guys.
I know of how many girls who brand smoking, drinking etc etc may be "not all that bad", and they might have the hots for such a guy, but why shud a teetottler be mocked at, just because he doesnt do "not all that bad" stuff. Its bad enuf justifying bad as good, but its worse condemning good as bad. They say love comes from the heart, and should not be corrupted by the physical appearance etc etc, so why do you still want the people whom you love/want to love to be "tall", "smart", "handsome", "sexy" as the first criteria, and not satisfied if a person whom you love doesnt possess those characteristics? I feel people in general these days are very biased towards the material attributes (wealth, power, status, popularity or body) rather than things related to dharma and artha, typically branded as "good-to-have but ignorable things" (health, love, passion, morals, values) during the formative years of the relationship. Some words like love, beauty has been corrupted by society to such an extent that you dare not even say these words aloud, lest you get "branded". Thats why you can see a lot more utterances of "he's so hot", "he's damn cool" rather than "he's good", "he's nice".
I saw 5 girls in McDonalds today. School kids. All 5 were smoking. I know a bit of face reading, but even otherwise, you cud see the attitude in their eyes. I dare not mention what was written on their t-shirts, not to mention its size and orientation showcasing their "beauty". Its sad to see gals in silver screens appearing in next to nothing showcasing their "dare devil" attitudes. I wonder how much the parents shudder if their kids wanna go for a movie these days. Is this how they shud portray their "i-dont-give-a-damn" attitude in a country which proclaims that you should be "humble" and learn to "respect" and behave in a "responsible respectable" manner?
All I can do is pray. Not to mention the consoling fact that there are very nice "ordinary gals" out there. Hopefully much more than what I know. Now for the consolation prize...Ordinary gals and guys suddenly turn into "hot" property when it comes to marriage. Suddenly the entire spectrum seems to be "adakkam, odukkam, panivu" and hitherto unknown unproclaimed uninterested skills like cooking, housekeeping, respect comes to the fore. But imagine what a girl wud think of a guy who comes in a pyjama, dhoti and smeared with viboodhi or namam? "Nyana pazham" or the like. Isnt that cruel? Being nice is not so "niceeee". Being sweet is not "chooo chweeeet". But my kostin is simple. You dont have to scream that its positive. But why shud that be treated in a negative way?
Im an ordinary man. Im proud of the fact. Im not hep. I dont drink. I dont smoke (though a chance mention of a beedi got me a nick). I dont have adulterous relationships. I still rue that I am not wearing a namam everyday. I dont visit gyms, pubs, discos. I recite slokas and gayathri (+J) japam. I squirm in my seat if there are any mushy sceens on the screen. I am interested in astrology, palmistry, numerology and vedas. I am not outdated. I am not a sage. Im blessed with what I have. I dont feel bad about what I dont have. I am satisfied. I am not contended. I have the fire. I dont show it. I am not plain. Im just plain different. And I feel so are all the "ordinary people" out there...
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Letter of Termination
What if it is accompanied by a letter of offer? A thousand questions arise as to whether I made a right decision a couple of months back..and 999 of those curse my decision. And 1 abstains :P Im lookin at losing all that I had built up in the last four years in a coupla days! Sometimes, I wish I was just a normal guy working in a normal way in an usual MNC.
A note to guys who wanna get some insight...
Morning: Meeting to announce acquisition by current employer
Afternoon: Briefing by future employer
Evening: Interview to say u have lost ur current role. (why is the years of experience always THE JUSTIFICATION?)
Night: Intended confirmation deadline.
Next Week: New employer's Payroll
Next Month: Relocation (meaning I have to travel from North to East to West to North every damn day)
I was feeling down, but saw the old lady who comes to sweep the floor everyday in an unexplicable dilemma. Wish I cud juz do something abt it :(
Check out my current and future employers.
What shud I do? Juz realised I dont even have time to think :(
Fate, here I come..You might win this board, but I will win the game!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
A note to guys who wanna get some insight...
Morning: Meeting to announce acquisition by current employer
Afternoon: Briefing by future employer
Evening: Interview to say u have lost ur current role. (why is the years of experience always THE JUSTIFICATION?)
Night: Intended confirmation deadline.
Next Week: New employer's Payroll
Next Month: Relocation (meaning I have to travel from North to East to West to North every damn day)
I was feeling down, but saw the old lady who comes to sweep the floor everyday in an unexplicable dilemma. Wish I cud juz do something abt it :(
Check out my current and future employers.
What shud I do? Juz realised I dont even have time to think :(
Fate, here I come..You might win this board, but I will win the game!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Identity Crisis!
Close on the heels of a person screaming ayyo ayyayo comes my confessional revelation. I have always had predominantly two online identities. Random Access and Sooper Crack, though the second was only a stop gap, incase the first one was not available. For some strange reason, some domains dont allow my primary identity. Maybe they got the hint from my company mail server which thinks an identity like that can only correspond to a hacker or spammer :( If there is something I would hate to lose in my life, there wud be many things...but definitely my nicks form a part of those. Why? There are many reasons. A bit of history now..
It all started when I travelled from Singara Chennai and landed here. Being a land of unseen obscenity, they brand "A" movies as "RA". Cmon, dont mock, they renamed Austin Powers 2 as "Austin Powers 2 - The spy who shiocked me" before releasing it :P Wonder what wud have been the fate of Midnight Masala ;) Ok, so that was enuf excuse for my seniors wanton for a nick for a guy who dared to proclaim himself as "above average". Anywayz, once I got myself a comp, I had to name it something..I decided to make RA as a decent enuf acronym and create myself an identity. So the spur of the moment was Random Access. Without further ado, lemme stressssss that the nick is damn powerful. You can ask the number of gals who added me in their ICQ juz cos of the nick ;) Though I am defunct there now, I still remember feeling nice abt making friendships all over the world. So much that from 1 Random Access in 1999 (yeah, I was the first), it has become at 30-40 people having the nick of Random Access in ICQ. And yes, blogspot deserves its share of praises too... But all thanks to Random Access...Ofcourse, it has become more popular thanks to my electric poetry, technical provess and expressionate blogging (I can see u nodding yeah yeah, so keep it that way ;))
Sooper Crack came into existence for the sheer lack of space in my yahoo and msn messenger lists. When I signed up for blogspot, I was grrrr-ing when I realised Random Access is taken. Guess what, its no copyright issue, but the guy has been there in blogspot from 2001...damn! I am Random Access from 1999. And worse still, all it contains is a crappy coupla posts on some music. So, this is definitely not doing justice to the identity and the status it deserves! It irked me so much that its right on top on my Wish List! But as usual, Random Access sure does rock...though my blogspot ID is still sooper-crack. Even that might become a future copyright issue as well, so I have to feel a bit contended at present!
I juz wish....
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
It all started when I travelled from Singara Chennai and landed here. Being a land of unseen obscenity, they brand "A" movies as "RA". Cmon, dont mock, they renamed Austin Powers 2 as "Austin Powers 2 - The spy who shiocked me" before releasing it :P Wonder what wud have been the fate of Midnight Masala ;) Ok, so that was enuf excuse for my seniors wanton for a nick for a guy who dared to proclaim himself as "above average". Anywayz, once I got myself a comp, I had to name it something..I decided to make RA as a decent enuf acronym and create myself an identity. So the spur of the moment was Random Access. Without further ado, lemme stressssss that the nick is damn powerful. You can ask the number of gals who added me in their ICQ juz cos of the nick ;) Though I am defunct there now, I still remember feeling nice abt making friendships all over the world. So much that from 1 Random Access in 1999 (yeah, I was the first), it has become at 30-40 people having the nick of Random Access in ICQ. And yes, blogspot deserves its share of praises too... But all thanks to Random Access...Ofcourse, it has become more popular thanks to my electric poetry, technical provess and expressionate blogging (I can see u nodding yeah yeah, so keep it that way ;))
Sooper Crack came into existence for the sheer lack of space in my yahoo and msn messenger lists. When I signed up for blogspot, I was grrrr-ing when I realised Random Access is taken. Guess what, its no copyright issue, but the guy has been there in blogspot from 2001...damn! I am Random Access from 1999. And worse still, all it contains is a crappy coupla posts on some music. So, this is definitely not doing justice to the identity and the status it deserves! It irked me so much that its right on top on my Wish List! But as usual, Random Access sure does rock...though my blogspot ID is still sooper-crack. Even that might become a future copyright issue as well, so I have to feel a bit contended at present!
I juz wish....
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
One helluva week!
Im used to 21/7...but 24/7 just gettin a bit too tough to handle...My boss thinks a nearby 7/11 is incentive enough to carry my stinkin body around the office space for a week. He got shocked when I said I wanna go bak tomm night..hihi.
Want a life, want a wife, but right now full of strife workin on the edge of a knife. 29 CEOs are waiting to wrangle my neck. How I wish I cud hit the deck and give my spec some rest from goin all tech!
One word - breakdown
One limit - almost
One aim - achievement
One thought - J
One yearning - food
One passion - work
One strength - will power
One limitation - body
One weakness - eyes
One dream - sleep
Dreams do come true, dont they?
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Want a life, want a wife, but right now full of strife workin on the edge of a knife. 29 CEOs are waiting to wrangle my neck. How I wish I cud hit the deck and give my spec some rest from goin all tech!
One word - breakdown
One limit - almost
One aim - achievement
One thought - J
One yearning - food
One passion - work
One strength - will power
One limitation - body
One weakness - eyes
One dream - sleep
Dreams do come true, dont they?
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Be a Proud Indian !!!
Dear Friends,
Here is a personal experience, as well as a moment of national pride,
which I want to share with you. Hope you find it worth the time you put
in reading it :
"In the middle of 1965 India-Pakistan war, US govt - then a close
friend of Pakistan - threatened India with stopping food-aid (remember
"PL-480"?). For a food deficient India this threat was serious and
humiliating. So much so that in the middle of war, Prime Minister
(Late) Lal Bahadur Shastri went to Ram Leela Grounds in Delhi and
appealed to each Indian to observe one-meal-fast every week to answer
the American threat. As a school boy, I joined those millions who
responded to Shastri ji's call. I continued the fast even when the war
was over and India became self sufficient in food. Hurt deep by the
national humiliation suffered at the hands of the US govt, I had vowed
to stop my weekly fast only when India starts giving aid to USA.
It took just 40 years. Last week THE day arrived. When Indian ambassador
in Washington DC handed over a cheque of US$ 50 million to the US govt,
two plane loads of food, medical aid and other relief materials were
waiting to fly to the USA. Time to break the fast? With no bad feeling
about the USA, and good wishes for the Katrina victims, this humble
Indian feels proud of the distance India has covered in 40 years. Let's
celebrate a New India!"
- Vijay Kranti.
Dean - IIT Madras
Here is a personal experience, as well as a moment of national pride,
which I want to share with you. Hope you find it worth the time you put
in reading it :
"In the middle of 1965 India-Pakistan war, US govt - then a close
friend of Pakistan - threatened India with stopping food-aid (remember
"PL-480"?). For a food deficient India this threat was serious and
humiliating. So much so that in the middle of war, Prime Minister
(Late) Lal Bahadur Shastri went to Ram Leela Grounds in Delhi and
appealed to each Indian to observe one-meal-fast every week to answer
the American threat. As a school boy, I joined those millions who
responded to Shastri ji's call. I continued the fast even when the war
was over and India became self sufficient in food. Hurt deep by the
national humiliation suffered at the hands of the US govt, I had vowed
to stop my weekly fast only when India starts giving aid to USA.
It took just 40 years. Last week THE day arrived. When Indian ambassador
in Washington DC handed over a cheque of US$ 50 million to the US govt,
two plane loads of food, medical aid and other relief materials were
waiting to fly to the USA. Time to break the fast? With no bad feeling
about the USA, and good wishes for the Katrina victims, this humble
Indian feels proud of the distance India has covered in 40 years. Let's
celebrate a New India!"
- Vijay Kranti.
Dean - IIT Madras
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Welcome aboard Bowing Flight 767
Another set to add. The speciality of these guys are that some of them, I wanted to add in the previous lists, but somehow dint quite make it (yeah, my blasted memory!). The rest are fresh graduates...
Priya - Dynamic, passionate and excellent when it comes to being herself. Whenever she gets time off from blogging about weekdays (having the honor of being the only blogger to hold the record), she hosts illiNOISE radio show - juz 4 u my juicy pal ;)
IOIIO - Binary 22, hes all set to rock his own world. Been busy of-late, but once he gets going, there is no stopping his gushing wit. Juz like his profile, your stomach will become a raging bull.
Coma, always a prolific jovial blogger, his consistency in commenting in this blog alone can make me give him the coveted title of "crack-pot". Crack oda eppo "pot" adikka vara machan?
Neha - Young, fresh and youthful (hey, I aint so old myself :P), full of spirit and energy, she might just wear a wicked grin under her sweet overcoat, so watch out ;)
Nalin, Sri and Vyaas, the dynamite mother-dotter-son trio with an average age of 13.33 [(24+10+6)/3] join Preethi (age: 21 - arent you too old to be in this gang Preethi?) to become the youngest combination to read my blog. With the youngest being 6, I better watch my words :P And trust me, they are no kids when it comes to blogging! (except maybe Mrs. 24, who wants to be one). Gimme that aussie attitude mites!
So Welcome! Wilkkommen! Willy Wonka! Whatever! Be proud to be a part of my sidebar :)
Disclaimer: The number 767 has its own significance that only I know of...so dun break ur heads.
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Priya - Dynamic, passionate and excellent when it comes to being herself. Whenever she gets time off from blogging about weekdays (having the honor of being the only blogger to hold the record), she hosts illiNOISE radio show - juz 4 u my juicy pal ;)
IOIIO - Binary 22, hes all set to rock his own world. Been busy of-late, but once he gets going, there is no stopping his gushing wit. Juz like his profile, your stomach will become a raging bull.
Coma, always a prolific jovial blogger, his consistency in commenting in this blog alone can make me give him the coveted title of "crack-pot". Crack oda eppo "pot" adikka vara machan?
Neha - Young, fresh and youthful (hey, I aint so old myself :P), full of spirit and energy, she might just wear a wicked grin under her sweet overcoat, so watch out ;)
Nalin, Sri and Vyaas, the dynamite mother-dotter-son trio with an average age of 13.33 [(24+10+6)/3] join Preethi (age: 21 - arent you too old to be in this gang Preethi?) to become the youngest combination to read my blog. With the youngest being 6, I better watch my words :P And trust me, they are no kids when it comes to blogging! (except maybe Mrs. 24, who wants to be one). Gimme that aussie attitude mites!
So Welcome! Wilkkommen! Willy Wonka! Whatever! Be proud to be a part of my sidebar :)
Disclaimer: The number 767 has its own significance that only I know of...so dun break ur heads.
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Mementous Occasion
Intrigued by how they can convert a hollywood thriller into a psychopathic kollywood entertainer, I went to Gajini yday with one of my friends, having decided at the last moment. Being that guy's last occasion of watching a movie as a bachelor, I gracefully accepted his paying the whole ticket and cab fare (that I dint have money shudnt be taken into consideration here). Although the movie costed $10, I spent $25 on cabs, which is outrageous and makes me see red. Anywayz, going into the movie...
Intro - Nayantara...yuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk !!! Ivalaam oru moonjiya...Doesnt help having been pierced with a BIG ring. Do ppl think thts sexy by any stretch of imagination? Anywyz, intro song..thot wud be some item number...then saw the eyes...those eyes..mallu eyes...mmmmm, hot sexy n wht not...now the movie gets interesting i thot...Asin was surely worth the 10 bucks, but the remaining part of the stuff wasnt worth my cab fare :P
To put in a nutshell, first half ditto copy of Memento, second half kollywood masala with song n fights. Half the thrill in watching the original movie was that the villian wont be known till the climax. The other half was the superb direction by the french director (taking the movie in stints going backwords in time). With both of these elements missing, nuthin much to say.. Except that surya tried some of the "looks" from his previous hit movies and has a new hairstyle. I thot it looked rejetted, but my better half having watched the movie half a day before me adores it, so shudnt argue too much abt that one :P
Comedy relief was provided by the fact that surya was by far the shortest of the guys in the movie and dialogues by some arivu jeevis. Example being a policeman deducing that a ten digit number corresponds to a cell phone number. Surely cracked up half the audience in an otherwise insepid movie. Lotsa gals in the audience were gasping at Riaz Khan, during his short stint. Also, Nayantara has been really made to run for her money. Trust me, keeping herself comfortably behind two guys in the race in the first half, she turns into a blistering speed keeping the hundred chasing her at bay for a whole mile before she escapes..hihihi. Songs were snogs, except one.
One scene that really struck the heart..When Surya and Asin are hit, and the whole minute or two that follows when he helplessly watches her leave him and the way she smiles then. Lovely.
Im sure this movie will become a hit, cos this is the only movie that has released arnd this time, but if u have seen Memento, forget it before watching this one! And keep chanting only one thing throughout the movie...Asin Asin Asin!
To juz give it a vikatan touch, Asin-gumm, rest Asin-gamm!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Intro - Nayantara...yuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk !!! Ivalaam oru moonjiya...Doesnt help having been pierced with a BIG ring. Do ppl think thts sexy by any stretch of imagination? Anywyz, intro song..thot wud be some item number...then saw the eyes...those eyes..mallu eyes...mmmmm, hot sexy n wht not...now the movie gets interesting i thot...Asin was surely worth the 10 bucks, but the remaining part of the stuff wasnt worth my cab fare :P
To put in a nutshell, first half ditto copy of Memento, second half kollywood masala with song n fights. Half the thrill in watching the original movie was that the villian wont be known till the climax. The other half was the superb direction by the french director (taking the movie in stints going backwords in time). With both of these elements missing, nuthin much to say.. Except that surya tried some of the "looks" from his previous hit movies and has a new hairstyle. I thot it looked rejetted, but my better half having watched the movie half a day before me adores it, so shudnt argue too much abt that one :P
Comedy relief was provided by the fact that surya was by far the shortest of the guys in the movie and dialogues by some arivu jeevis. Example being a policeman deducing that a ten digit number corresponds to a cell phone number. Surely cracked up half the audience in an otherwise insepid movie. Lotsa gals in the audience were gasping at Riaz Khan, during his short stint. Also, Nayantara has been really made to run for her money. Trust me, keeping herself comfortably behind two guys in the race in the first half, she turns into a blistering speed keeping the hundred chasing her at bay for a whole mile before she escapes..hihihi. Songs were snogs, except one.
One scene that really struck the heart..When Surya and Asin are hit, and the whole minute or two that follows when he helplessly watches her leave him and the way she smiles then. Lovely.
Im sure this movie will become a hit, cos this is the only movie that has released arnd this time, but if u have seen Memento, forget it before watching this one! And keep chanting only one thing throughout the movie...Asin Asin Asin!
To juz give it a vikatan touch, Asin-gumm, rest Asin-gamm!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
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