Gnana Kirukan

After a hiatus!

2008-07-04T21:18:00.003+01:00

Its been years since I last blogged -- I was a bachelor then :) -- now I am a father to a beautiful new born son :)..I would like to record his life in this new blog of mine: http://littlenandha.blogspot.com/

Life has changed so much -- lots of ups and downs..lots of life changing events..My dearest father's death, my marriage, my sister's marriage and the birth of my dearest son..So many changes -- but I still remain the same..

I am not sure whether I will blogging as before in this blog -- but I will be updating my son's blog regularly..

Ok my son wants me - me got to go..catch u soon :)

A touching story I read...

2006-08-16T16:32:00.000+01:00

As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl
next to me. She was my so-called "best friend". I
stared at her long, silky hair. I wished she were
mine, but she didn't notice me like that. And I knew
it. After class she walked up to me and asked me
for the notes she had missed the day before, and I
handed them to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a
kiss on the cheek. I wanted to tell her. I wanted her
to know that I don't want to be just friends. I love
her, but I'm just too shy. And I don't know why.

11th Grade

The phone rang. It was her on the other end. She was
in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love had
broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she
didn't want to be alone, so I did. As I sat next to
her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing
she was mine. After 2 hours, a Drew Barrymore movie,
and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep.
She looked at me, said "thanks," and gave me a kiss on
the cheek. I want to tell her. I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends. I love her, but I'm
just too shy. And I don't know why.

12th Grade

The day before prom she walked to my locker. "My date
is sick,"she said. He's not going to go. Well, I
didn't have a date and in 7th grade we made a promise
that if neither of us had dates we would go together
just as "best friends," so we did. Prom night
after everything was over I was standing at her front
door step. I stared at her. She smiled at me and
stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be
mine, but she doesn't think of me like that, and I
know it. Then she said, "I had the best time, thanks!"
and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her. I
want her to know that I don't want to be just friends.
I love her, but I'm just too shy. And I don't know
why...

Graduation Day

A day passed. A week passed. A month passed. Before I
could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her
perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get
her diploma. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't
notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone
went home, she came to me in her smock and hat, and
she cried as I hugged her. Then, she lifted her head
from my shoulder and said, "You're my best friend,
thanks!" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to
tell her. I want her to know that I don't want to be
just friends. I love her, but I'm just too shy. And I
don't know why¡¦

A Few Years Later

Now, I sit in the pews of the church. She is getting
married, now. I watched her say, "I do" and drive off
to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her
to be mine but she didn't see me like that, and I knew
it. But before she drove away, she came to me and
said, "You came!" She said, "thanks!" and kissed me on
the cheek. I want to tell her. I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends. I love her, but I'm
just too shy. And I don't know why...

Funeral

yrs passed, and I looked down at the coffin of the
girl who used to be my best friend." At the service
they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high
school years. This is what it read: I stare at him
wishing he were mine. But he doesn't notice me like
that, and I know it. I want to tell him. I want him to
know that I don't want to be just friends. I love him,
but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he
would tell me he loved me¡¦

i wish I did too
i thought to myself, and I cried.

Sarvam Sri AR(R)panamasthu!

2006-08-03T16:55:00.000+01:00

Holy Ghost! The Lord is back! Check this absolute rocker of a song! I am just emotional, speechless...thalai u r GOD - ur the best! Ur the greatest!

.."New York Nagaram"- by ARR

I really wish these guys picture this song properly unlike that S.J.Surya who screwed up A Ah!!!!!

Mozart is the ARR of Europe!

Madhukar - My lost friend..

2006-08-02T20:54:00.000+01:00

Three days back I met my long lost best friend Madhukar after 15 years!! I had created a yahoogroup for my school few months back, and as he was searching for his school, he came across my group and mailed me. It was such a nice moment to meet my friend after such a long time - I immediately called him up and he told me a great news that he is currently a music director! He was working for R.P.Patnaik for many years and Madhu did the the entire orchestration for the tamil film Jayam! Madhu has recently composed for a gulti film called Kokila and for a kannada film called 7'0 clock..The songs are chart busters and he is currently very busy..I was so proud of him and me being obsessed with music, ended up chatting for many hours on music..He was telling me that Adnan Sami is the most costly singer (charges 1 lakh per song!)...

I then remembered about my friend Jo, and asked Madhu to listen to his songs..Madhu was damn impressed and he told me that Jo sings like a professional singer :)..I showed some more of his songs such as Gange, Mallikai Poo, Parayathe etc..and he was so impressed that he wanted to speak to Jo :)..I asked Jo to speak to Madhu and yesterday Jo spoke to him :), and Jo mailed me today saying that Madhu has said that he would definitely try to fit him in his next film and he also would speak to deepak dev (who is madhu's close friend) about Jo..I am very happy about this since its high time Jo becomes a professional singer..He has the talent and a voice to die for..I wish Jo all the best :)..

Velai Pookal Ulagam Engum Malarave..

2006-08-01T17:00:00.000+01:00

Yappa, naan appadi enna eluthinenu ippadi sanda poduranga..ponnunganave sanda thaan poduvangala ??:D - thani kulai kitta mattum thaan sanda poduvanganu nenaichen..blog-la kooda sanda poduranga..:D lol

Paavam naanga ellam chinna pasanga(Aatma, Ambi, I)..intha periya ponnunga vanthu engala miratranga :( comment-ai parthale bayama iruku - ella commentum periya post mathri iruku - ennaku padikave oru vaaram aagum pola :D - intha elai pinju kai kulanthaikaluku (Ithuvum Me, Ambi and Aatma only :D) payama iruku - venam aluthuduvom - kwaa kwaa :D

Athukula intha Ambi vera santhula sinthu paduraar!! Elle Ambi, naradar velai pakuratha niruthumya :D lol..Innum konjam vita Shuba soda bottle-a thooki en mela erinjalum eriyum :D lol. Usha acca romba gamukam-a irupanganu nenaichen - paartha shishyai-ku etha guru thaan pola iruku :D..Mega serial-a oru character nulayira mathri, puthusa Pavitra acca vera nulainchu pataiya kilapuranga :))..Karthik enna-na adikadi pugunthu etho punch dialogue ellam vitutu poraru!! lol

Ithuku ellathukum mela, Parvati acca intha sangadi saatula avanga purushan kitta oru diamond necklace kettu en blog-la comment potutanga! "Soliyan kudumbi summa adumanu" oru pala moli thaan nyabagam varuthu :D lol

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What a Song! What a Voice!

For the past 2 days this is what I am hearing.."Mallikai Poo"- by Jo

I just have no words to praise my friend Jo and the music composer M.Jayachandran..

Jo's voice is like God! I would give anything in my life to have such a voice! Out of words..Jo has joined the list of KJY, SPB, Karthik and Madhu Balakrishna as one of my all time favourite singers..Awesome!

Girls and Happiness..

2006-07-30T09:36:00.000+01:00

Guys usually think its too hard to please a girl..but from what I have learnt from my 28 years of existence and experience, this dogma is not true and its actually very easy to please a girl..

Intha ponnungaluku chinna chinna vishayathula thaan aasaiyai! My sister called me three days back and said "Anna, unnaku naan treat thara poren since I am soooooooooooo happy!" - and I asked her y? - and she replied that "Surya has said in an interview that he is going to marry Jyothika in December!" Naatuku romba mukiyamana seythi!!!

My wife called me up and told me she is so happy and emotional..I asked her y? and she replied that my sister sent her an e-card! A simple e-card has made her so happy..

So small things such as a flower, a card, or some kadalai mittai would make a girl happy..If she is angry with u, give her "halwa" - I meant buy her halwa :D..And then like the colgate advert, she would show all her 32 teeth back at u! Or tell her some crap like "Vathanamo Chandra Bimbamo" or tell her "nee siricha silarai kotura mathriye iruku" (english-la solanumna - u sound like a raa pitchai!) and she would go WoW!

But guys r not like that..Avangaluku ellame perusa iruntha thaan pidikum..Saapatilayum, ennaku eppothume poori pidikathu - Channa Bathura thaan pidikum :D lol..I guess we guys are very hard to please compared to the girls!..Do u agree with me?

Disclaimer: All views mentioned here by the author are meant to be interpreted properly. Giving your own interpretations and definitions are solely based on your own " intellectual" thinking ability and the author does not hold any liability!"

Save the people of Tamil Nadu!!!!!!

2006-07-28T18:19:00.000+01:00

My first year of blogging - Audio Post - Thanks

2006-07-23T10:26:00.000+01:00

I would like to thank each and everybody..I have put my first audio post..I have not sung :)..This is just my vote of thanks in my own way :)..Please do listen to it and let me know ur comments :).

Also would like to thank

Venky, TJ Swaminathan, Ms Congeniality, Kutti Priya and many others :)

Note: Since there are so many Usha's around, my friend Usha's blog is Veda :)..

Untagging the Six Tag..

2006-07-20T12:28:00.000+01:00

Imsai Arasan 23 -aam Pulikesi Ambi had tagged me a month ago! I just found some time to write this tag..

The tag is about 6 questions that I am trying to find an answer to..So here it goes..

1) I always wondered y these beautiful (??) actresses go and marry those "not-so-good" looking film directors or producers?? E.g Ramya Krishnan went and married Krishna Vamsi, Devayani (who is not beautiful anyway ;) ) went and married Rajakumaran, Sridevi went and married that Boney kapoor as a second wife (!!), Seeta went and married Parthibun, and now Sonia agarwal is going to get married to Selvaraghavan (ithu romba over), and worse Nayanthara is going to go and marry Karadi kutti Simbu!!!!!!!!! Ean intha kodumai! Is it because kadhaluku kannu mooku illaina?? I used to tell my sister before that I am going to marry Asin! My sister used to say "Asin muthal-a unna kalyanam katikuma?-nu"..So I used to reply that I will go direct 3-5 movies with her and then automatically a kisu kisu will start and then she would have no other option other than marrying me :D...Actresses oda nilamai ippadi thaan pola iruku!

2)Ean ella koyilalyum innamum athai puliyodharai, thayeer sathamnu koduthutu irukanga (chakra ponga is fine ;) ) ?? For a change cant they give idli, vadai, poori, or even pizza, burger, noodles?? Kadavuluku ithu ellam pudikatha?

3)Dont these vellai kaara ponnunga feel cold?? Intha padu kuleerla kooda they wear clothes that they used to wear when they were 3-5 years old!! Naane oru erumai maadu! I wear 3-4 clothes to prevent myself from freezing to death - but these girls wear micro mini skirts and micro mini shirts and walk around happily! Yappa how can they be like that?? Ivangaluku kuleer edukatha? Or are they too hot ? ;) (Sorry palaya influence :D)

4) Ithu kali kaalam! Yaaru ambalai, yaaru pombalainu kooda theriya matenguthu! Ambala perusa mudi vachu irukiran! Pombalai mushroom hair cut pannitu road-la thriyuthu! In my old university - there was this guy with long hair..Avan mudi avan idupu varaikum irukum! Pinnala irunthu paartha etho super gujarati jigadi thaan-nu nenaichuduvom!! I myself got tricked so many times!! Pin-alagai paarthu jollu vithathu thaan mitcham! Why cant men be like men and women be like women??

5)Bangalore-la alagana ambalaya illaya???have u seen those kannada actors?? Yappa! Eppadi thaan ivangu moonji-gala 2 mani neram ukanthu pakirangalo!!! Y cant they have good looking handsome actors like our Captain Vijayakanth???

6)Sila peruku newspaper vasicha thaan toilet freeya pogum!!Sila peruku ananda vikatan, kumudam padicha thaan toilet freeya pogum!! I know someone who reads tamil murasu while going to the toilet! I asked him y that particular paper?? And he replied "ennaku tamil murasu padicha toilet nachunu pogum!!"..Puthagathukum toilet-kum enna sambandham?? Ammavasaikum abdul kadarukum enna sambandham pola iruku!!!

Ok - I thought of some names for tagging..But I realized that everyone would have got tired of writing tags..so I have decided to leave them alone :)..I have 2 more tags (Jeevans and Karthiks)..Will write them soon :)..

Aadi Masam - Ithu Enna Kodumai..

2006-07-16T08:40:00.000+01:00

Yappa, yaaravuthu - intha aadi masatha patti ennaku konjam sollungapa!!! I just cant understand about this aadi fiasco! Aadi maasam aachuna kalyanam panika kudatham, engagement panika kudatham, ponna kuda parka kudatham!! Athu matuma, namma cinema-karanga kuda puthu padangala aadi masathula release panna matangalam!!! Ippadiye ponna, innum konja naalula - aadi masathula toilet kuda poga kudathu-nu sonnalum solvanga!!

Ok as far as I understand, in the case of marriage - if they get married in July- there is high probability, that the wife may have to deliver a baby in May - which is supposed to be a very HOT month..The conditions are not ideal!! But that is in Asia..Inga Europe-la it doesnt hold true..So namma munorkal would have said dont marry in Aadi! So I guess based on that, the next generation tamils would have started saying Aadi is bad and never do anything good in this month! This is my take! Does anybody else know the reason behind it? Please let me know..

"Super" Market..

2006-07-16T00:36:00.000+01:00

Today I went to the supermarket ASDA in Aberdeen..I had been there many times..but something caught my attention today..when I was about to checkout, I saw that this supermarket has introduced self-checkout machines!!I was surprised to see such a thing..You just need to take your basket, scan all your products, and just pay the bill by yourself..Wow - it was quite fascinating..I was almost like a kid seeing something new :)..The girl who was helping me initially, could see from my face that this method of self service has hit the jackpot..Its good for the company as well..It would reduce the cost of having employees!!I am not quite sure how they are going to handle the "trust" issue..We may buy some vegetables and dont even put an account to that..So not sure how they plan to handle that..But if you have a chance - check these self-checkout machines! They are too good :)..

Funniest Thing I read Today!!!

2006-07-07T14:11:00.000+01:00

A famous (???) actor recently chatted with some of his fans on Sify.. I am just posting some of his replies!

Question: Do you have aspirations of becoming the next super star after Rajni?
Actor: nope, i wanna go beyond that…

Question: Can namitha act as ur heroine?
Actor: i ll look like her two yr old son

Question: I have got this major crush on you, man!
Actor: really? u shud really see a doctor

Question : Comments on Vijay and Ajith..pls
Actor : To be frank…i think both of them should work on their acting skills!

Guess who is this Actor??

Qustion: how does it feel to be the son-in-law of the world’s greatest hero - Rajnikanth!
Dhanush: weird !!

Arjuna: ROTFL!!

Calling a blogger friend..

2006-06-29T09:05:00.000+01:00

Valkai has been really busy..too many things to do..I am not able to keep up with my blogging or read my friends' blogs...Its been ages since I called up my blogger friends and spoke to them..Last week my dear blogger friend Parvati was kind enough to call me..Day before yesterday, Shuba mailed me sadly saying that I am not even bothering to comment in her blogs..So, I called her up and said romba sorry and explained things to her..Yesterday, I felt a sudden urge to call up someone new - and I immediately zeroed upon our Ambi :)..

I knew his number through one of his posts on kesari!! :) - so called him up..He couldnt recognise me for sometime..Then he found out that it was me :)..Ambi - contrary to his image - seems to be a soft guy (like me LOL)..Romba nalla paiyan..I spoke to him about his blogs, also gave him loads of advice on certain things which is personal ;)..I told him some of my personal stuff and he told me his..Great guy..Some of our discussion topics were on fellow bloggers, brahmins, iyers, one sadist blogger, marriage, writing comments in blogs, etc etc...

He thought I was a brahmin - since I was conversing with him in brahmna bashai :)..Then I told him I am not :) - We also agreed that the caste system is just void - and we are all humans :)..

Ambi seems to take blogging very seriously and he is really passionate about it..He told me - he comes at 7:00 am in the morning - so that he is able to get some free time to blog..But he also told that he is planning to stop blogging soon - and I told him not to do so..I really feel that his blog is the most humorous out of all the blogs I have read..He is able to maintain his consistency as well as maintaining the frequency of his posts..He is doing a great job - and he should continue doing it :)..

Ambi - it was so nice talking to u - and u can expect me to call u very frequently :) - I have got another good blogger friend :)..Ambi - oru thanga kambi :)..

Urgent - Student Postion (Updated)

2006-06-26T08:12:00.000+01:00

Friends,

There is a slight change - we are planning to offer a studentship rather than a RA. That means we would fund the entire Masters degree + we will give tax free living allowances till the end of the degree. The student is expected to work alongside me on simulations using ns-2 (network simulator). So if anyone is interested in pursuing higher studies in the UK - please do contact me :)..

Mandatory Requirements:

1)A Bachelors degree in Engineering(Computers,Electronics)
2)Good knowledge of the ns-2 simulator
3)Good knowledge of TCP/IP.
4)Proficient in C++
5)Knowledge of TCL, Awk, Perl etc

There is a high probability, that the student may be funded for a 3 year PhD degree. If anyone is interested or if you know anyone who would be well suited, please do send me your CVs to arjuna.sathiaseelan@gmail.com . I shall forward it to my supervisor.

Rome Trip - In Detail..

2006-06-23T18:07:00.000+01:00

U guys wanted me to write my trip in detail, so writing..Quite a big post!

I took the KLM morning flight on sunday june 11th to Amsterdam. The flight was more like our pallavan bus! One big thagara dappa! I was telling my supervisor, that the flight may break because of our weights! It must be the old 80's plane! I am wondering how on earth they still have it! Afternoon we were in Amsterdam. Amsterdam's airport was damn good! Loads of stores for shopping, painted in orange..We stopped in a food court, and my supervisor went to get a pizza! As I knew that I was going to end up eating pizza in Rome, I opted out for some thai food! Man what a decision I made! The restaurant is called Hot Wox! And Wow - the food is just out of the world. I got some fish in green curry sauce with basil which was served with rice, prawn crackers and some salad. Costed me 10 euros and was worth it. I am always a great fan of thai food (interestingly the chinese food we get in chennai is thai food - not chinese!)..I told my supervisor, that we are stopping here while returning just to have the same food again! It was too good..We then took the connection to Rome (Air Italia).

I was expecting a lot from Rome, and as I landed, my immediate impression on Rome was bad! The airport was total crap! The railway station was crap! The trains are so huge there! Its more like a cargo!Massive!As you take the train from the Leonardo Da Vinci airport, to the termini (which is the city station), you will think that you are in Tamil Nadu rather than some european country..Vast fields, just ditto like Tamil Nadu..From the termini, we took the metro(underground trains) to go to our hotel..Man the metro stations are just yucky!!So dark, dirty and u must see the trains!!!Gosh, covered with graffiti!!!!!! Initially, I thought it was some pranksters' work - then I realized it was painted in such a way inorder to praise their discovered modern art!!! Holy Crap!

We managed to get to the metro station near our hotel, and after a search we found our hotel. We were given the keys to the room, and I was expecting an amazing room waiting for us! Instead, we were given a room, which is the size of my toilet in Aberdeen!What crap! The toilet was so small, no place to walk around! The cubicle was more of a standing coffin!I couldnt even move inside the cubicle - and the worst thing - no place to keep your soap! I had to find out ways of bathing!Gosh!

In the night, we went for a walk, and the only good thing about Rome is its architectural splendour..Me being a connoisseur of architecture, I just loved them..Out of the world..Rome is full of these old buildings (some of which are in rambles)..The roads are so small..Majority of the restaurants are open air restaurants in the corner of the roads..reminded me of the parotta kadais in tamil nadu :))..We had pizza for dinner - and to be frank - the italian pizza is OK!! I still prefer our american versions (the fat ones with chicken on them!)..The Italians dont put chicken..their pizzas are so thin (like naan)..Man - these italians eat cheese for everything! I am wondering how these ppl are living so long eating cheese! I would get a heart attack! But my supervisor thinks cheese is much better than our oily curries!!

The meeting went well..I had problems with the italian diet after that fish fiasco!!..so didnt eat the next 2 days! Starved! I missed our south indian food..felt like eating a nice sambhar sadham with kilangu curry!! Yummy! Instead just had some great italian icecreams..more sightseeing..Another interesting thing is - these italian drink espressos for coffees! My GOD - I accidently had an espresso when I was in portugal 3 years back - and I couldnt stand for the whole day..my head was rolling..it was so strong - I heard an espresso contains 20 times the caffeine of standard coffee!!

On our return back home, we stopped once again in Amsterdam..even though I didnt feel like eating, I made it a point to taste my fish curry at Hot Wox! :)..After coming to Aberdeen, the next day I took another flight back to London..went home and had a nice chicken briyani! It made my day finally :)..

Haa forgot the most important bit! The ppl in Italy are really so good looking..May be its because of their skin texture and eyes..They have a light pinkish texture to their skin and their eyes are blue/green..They also have awesome noses!The guys are mostly short! I didnt take any pictures of the girls! I have become a good boy nowdays! Hara Hara Mahadeva! LOL

Vandhanam Vanakam Swagathamulu..

2006-06-20T07:42:00.000+01:00

Very sorry for not updating my blog, and also for not visiting your blogs :(..Was very busy with my work. Came from Rome on wednesday midnight, then had to go to London on Thursday afternoon, then came back from London yesterday night..

The Rome trip was good..Rome's architectural splendour (thanks to guys like Bernini..) is to been seen! Awesome buildings! This building built by mussolini is one such example!! I was just spellbounded!But the only ones who can compete with these Romans are none other than our Tamilians :)..The temples built by us would give these guys are run for their money :)..

The roads are small (reminded me of the roads where the marvadis live in paris, chennai)..I saw almost all of Rome, except the Vatican..The food was OK!!An example of what I ate is below :P LOL!!!!!!

You can see the full pics of my trip from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30455348@N00/

P.S: Both men and women in Rome are damn good looking! The men were definitely better looking than the women! Those guys had awesome noses! Noses to die for! When it comes to women, I would still rate the Indian, Venezuelan, Persian/Arabic women as the most beautiful in the world!

Destination Roma!

2006-06-11T05:25:00.000+01:00

Roma ( I didnt mean Romam or Mudi :)) ) is the Italian name for Rome..I am leaving to Rome in a few hours time from now..Got to get the transit from Amsterdam..Going to Rome for a series of meetings..I had wanted to visit Rome after reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons...But I dont remember those churches and places (in the book) now..So I am not sure whether I would see them..Lets see..My supervisor and I are staying near the Colloseum - so we shall definitely visit it :)..Moreover Italy is famous for its Pizzas...I could gobble some - but I am getting scared of all those scary mozzarella cheese on top of it! I was also told that Italy had the most beautiful women in the world (which I may not agree) - let me see if that holds true :)..Ok guys c u soon..bye..

Walls have Kaathus!

2006-06-08T12:01:00.000+01:00

U must have heard that walls have ears! How true! Today as I was walking along the university corridor, one indian guy and asked me if I was Arjuna. I said yes. And he said that he works in the adjacent room and he used to hear someone singing(??) and speaking in Tamil. He wanted to know all these days who it was and he was informed that there is a new guy in town called Arjuna. He desperately (??) wanted to meet me and he was glad that he met me today!! I could c from his eyes how desperately he was searching for the culprit who was virtually murdering him by braying like a donkey!! He already holds a PhD and now he is doing his second PhD! It was so embarassing for me to hear that he was so impressed (?????) by my singing capabilities!!! I never knew that all the barkings and brayings I have been doing all these days sitting in my lonely office would be overheard!!! Gosh - wondering what else I spoke over the phone!!! OMG - nethu the whole day I was shouting "Loose-u pennae, Loose-u pennae, Loose-u pennae, Loose-u paiyan un mela thaan Loose-a suthuraan"- from Vallavan!!!!!

So Happy!

2006-06-02T08:16:00.000+01:00

Recently I met some of my old school friends after 14 yrs and I started an egroup for our our classmates..One of my long lost friend sent this picture to us! Wow! I am so happy - I never maintained any pics in my life - and I was regretting for not doing so :(...I think this pic was taken during our 5th std..Awesome :)..

Good news :)

2006-05-31T10:14:00.000+01:00

Dear Friends,
Sometimes u wonder y things dont happen when u want it to happen - but if u c nadaka vendiyathu correct-aana time-ku thaan nadakum! Romba naala nadaka vendiyathu, ippothu nadanthuduchu :)..I have been waiting for this day for quite some time..I wanted to do it before but couldnt...and now I have done it :)..and I want to share this happy news with u all..Yes guys, I have managed to cut my hair finally! Wow - after 6 months - thats a great news to rejoice isnt it - lol

Marriage and costs...

2006-05-30T06:58:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I went to my cousin sister's registration..registration means something that is between nichayathatham and marriage where they officially become husband and wife..The function happened in a beautiful serene place in Surrey..Very far from my house..The place was like a castle and only selected guests were invited..It was a pompous function..All guests were assigned tables!! U cant go and sit on some other table! Ok the point of the post is - I wanted to point out some issues in Srilankan marriages..It may be true to Indian marriages as well..Namma oorla - the marriage costs including registeration is always by the bride's family!! And only the reception is done by the bridegroom! And he wuld invite only some families whereas for marriage his entire battalion wuld be coming! Enna porutha varai - I feel this is not right and moreover having ceremonies for registration , marriage and reception is totally useless! Enna porutha varai its imperative for the bride and bridegroom to understand each other - rather than having people looking at u in awe! That too our SL Tamil ppl just come to these functions to gossip around! Ponnuko or payanuko ethavuthu kurai iruntha they start talking abt it..They talk abt the bride's saree! They dont do anything useful! Haa - and another thing they do - is look out for mappilais and ponnus for their children! There were 2 women questioning me yesterday as if they were interviewing me and it seems they have daughters!! In SL - even if u go to a death ceremony there are ppl who do this!!!!!

I have always been arguing with my family that if I get married - I will invite not more than 20 ppl from my family and friends :) - and probably hope the girl does the same thing - and have the cheapest low key wedding ever (not more than 1000 pounds probably ;) )! No registration or reception functions! My sister tells me what if the girl doesnt agree to this! :)..Hmm, interesting question - no answer!Anyway, I have told my mother and family this! No pompous celebrations, no wasting money, no people looking at u in awe - nothing! Simple is the key!

My sister asked me where wuld u take my wife after marriage - and I replied "Tiruvanamalai for girivalam"!!! En thangachi thalaila kaiya vachutu odi poiduchu!

Me, 4 and 7!

2006-05-29T06:01:00.000+01:00

I dont know whether this holds true for me or for others too..my numerological no (birthday and the total (may 4 1978)) is 4 and 7. My father is 4 and 1. My mother is 7 and 8. My sister is 7 and 4! My cousin brother is 4 and 8! My udan pirava sagothari forward ulaga rani Vidhya is also 7! If u c, in our family, everyone's birthday comes under 4 or 7! And I am attached to our great Captain who also comes under 7! Ippadi ellam paakum pothu - who knows, the girl I may end up marrying could also come under No 7 :D - Yad Bhavam Tat Bhavathi (whatever your think, so would you achieve) ;)

What a Picture :)

2006-05-28T06:16:00.000+01:00

This pic would have made history if another great man was in it ;) - and u know who it is ;) - nenaichala pularikuthu!

ok just in a humorous sense - not hurting my great thalaivar - After seeing the fighting that went inside the assembly hall - I was wondering what would namma karupu singam would have done if he had also fought - probably kicked everyone by jumping on the walls??

Kadi day!

2006-05-25T21:30:00.000+01:00

Innaiku naal sari illai! Had a very bad day! I was supposed to catch the evening flight to London - all these days I have been taking a cab to the airport. Raja mathri poi erangi flight era vendiyathu thaan! But this time I thought I must cut down my spiralling spending habits - and so decided to take the bus. So I saw the travel planner and found out the bus stop and the bus no and walked to the bus stop. It was raining cats and dogs - damn the rain!! - but still managed to walk to the bus stop. But in that stop I couldnt see the no of the bus I am supposed to catch - so I asked someone standing there and he told me that I shuld take the no 18 bus. Sari no 18 bus vanthuchu - I told him that I want to go the dyce airport and he said its £1.60. I didnt have the change - since I had only notes. He said then I have to get down! Enna bus vachu irukangalo! It seems the driver doesnt have access to the cash box inside the bus - so he cant give any change! Damn the buses!! What crap! Somehow I managed to get some change from an scottish paati and then went and sat down. Paatha - the bus was going all over the place! I had to catch the flight at 2:30 and the time was already 1:10 pm! Then only I found that the bus was not going to the airport!!! Kadupaiduchu! I went to the driver and asked if the bus is going to the airport - and now he says no! I told him I bought the ticket saying its for the dyce airport - and it seems he understood it as dyce supermarket!! Damn the driver!! Naan pesura english antha alooku puriyala - antha aloo pesura scottish english ennaku puriyala! These scots talk as if they have a kolukatai in their mouths! Onum puriyathu! Then I got down and went to Asda and tried calling the cabs! Paartha my stupid mobile didnt get any signal! Damn Orange!!!!!The time was 1:20 or something..I started panicking..Then I went and tried calling thru a public telephone - and I put a 20 p coin and dialled the cab. Paartha - when the guy picked up the phone - my phone stopped working !!! Damn the public phones! Then somehow I managed to talk to the Asda shop guys and with their phone - I managed to get another cab at 1:30 pm! I thought I was going to miss the flight! Luckily I reached the airport by 1:50 pm and I managed to get the flight! From now on - no more saving money business! I will never ever get into a bus in Scotland! Loose-u pasanga! London vanthu eranginapuram thaan I was happy - what a place :) - London is so gorgeous! Sunny, bright - amazing place..Happily came and had a nice chicken briyani and some amazing toblerone ice cream! Watched Sun TV happily :)..Sorgame endralum athu namma London pola varuma! Damn Aberdeen!

I Love U!

2006-05-24T08:04:00.000+01:00

Guys,
Another emotional post from me! I dont know what to say! I want to express my feelings! And finally I have decided to do so! For the past few weeks, I have been thinking of this person! Saapdium pothu, kulikum pothu, road-la nadakum pothu, college-la irukum pothu, I am thinking about this person! I have become so emotionally attached to this person! I have told my family that I am going to unite with this person and no one can stop me from doing so! Yes friends, I love this person a lot! You are my only hope! I love u - I love u and I love u! My life is for u and u only! and finally I have decided to come out and show the person to u all! As I am not able to upload the pic on blogger, I have uploaded it on yahoo..This is the link!

Am emotional post from me!

2006-05-23T09:30:00.000+01:00

"What one takes up as a passion is a time pass for another!" - these words kind of affected me a lot. This is not about some hobbies - this is about LOVE! Someone wrote these words to me. I just felt a sting in my heart - romba kavalaya poiduchu. I have been discussing this with some one and when she was sharing her sorrows with me - I am feeling that pain! I need to vent my anger out! and thats y I am writing this post - and I am just writing on behalf of some people who are girls who have been cheated by the so called Love! Guys - If u want to go and fiddle around with the girls - y the heck do u go and cheat the homely poor girls who have trusted you! For pete's sake - there are loads of girls who are ready to fiddle around with guys, there are 100s of girls who are ready to remove their tops off in front of some idiot's mobile phone - go fiddle around with them! I dont understand - y do u go and say "I luv u" to someone, give her hopes and then leave her and run away! U dont know the bloody consequences. One person even went to the extent of commiting suicide! And gals - y the heck do u believe some tom, dick or harry when he comes and gives u a bloody 5/- rose! U shuld have kicked his ***** - and he wuld never ever propose to anyone!

If someone comes and proposes to u and if u really like him - then tell him - if u love me - come and ask my parents for a hand! Dont ever trust him, and go around with him!Tell ur parents about it!Mudincha tell his parents about it!Then that idiot will never cheat!

Ippadi solrathaala - naan enna periya yogiyan-aanu kekalam! All these years - I have fallen in luv with some girls! Unmai thaan! I wanted to marry them - But I can say that I have never ever gone and proposed to any of them! The reason - I knew I will not be able to marry them! Naan luv pannuna - muthala enga amma kitta thaan poi soli iruken! If u cant marry someone - then pl dont go and propose!Sry guys - I am just emotional! Sry!

Weekend

2006-05-21T21:52:00.000+01:00

This weekend so many things happened. I managed to meet one my classmates after 12 years! Her name is Nancy - and I spoke to her over the phone. She is in Chennai working for the singapore tourism board. Spoke to her for quite a long time about our happy old school days and then we started discussing about luv and my never ending luv stories! :) . She was shocked to hear all my luv stories and culdnt believe that I am the old Arjuna! :)) Through her I managed to get some of my friends and one of them is Vanitha - she was the only girl I used to talk to during my school days and she was the only one who understood and supported me (its very rare gals understand me - lol). All the other girls used to think I am quite odd - since I never spoke to them..And she used to support me :). I will try to get hold of her within the next week. Then my RECT college mate Yamini msged me through Orkut. She is doing her PhD here at Swansea and she gave me a call and it was fun talking to her too. Saturday evening I went to see Da Vinci Code. Quite a good film - and if you havent read the novel - then its quite hard to understand the facts since they dont show all the facts that were incorporated in the book. And also the film is more of a diplomatic approach unlike the novel. The actors in the film were apt and u wont believe Silas moved me! I felt so sorry for him - his devotion to God really moved me. I was bit emotional. The heroine has the best smile I have ever come across!So contagious! Absolutely beautiful!Just go and see her smile!In the movie - there is a dialogue praising her smile - and I completely concur with it :). Tom Hanks has underplayed his role as Robert Langdon and he was impressive..All the characters were good. There were some continuity problems when Tom hanks cuts his face with a razor accidently (in the final climax) and in the next scene u cant see any cut! I really felt sorry for Mary Magdalene and I have a feeling that the story could be true!

The interesting part is the jewish symbol which is also the symbol of Lord Muruga ( I wrote a post on it before - its here). In this novel - they say it represents the male and female unity - and I am wondering whether this symbolizes the Ardhanareeshwar as well. Need to look into it - maybe a discussion with Sriram wuld be apt!

Tag-o-rama! I am tagged!

2006-05-18T20:37:00.000+01:00

I was tagged by myself!

1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.
Aiyyo! - TR's interview in Anandha Vikatan! "dei simbu! en thangachi unaku aththai, unaku kathukoduthen pala viththai! dei simbu, kadhal-ngrathu naama podura jatti mathridaa..adikadi mathanum, illaina, athu nammala arikum! heei dandanaka! damuku dappa!"

2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.& catch air?
Gotcha! Aiyyo! Pakathil ulla ponnoda thalaiyil irukum savari mudi (dopa)!! Emanthitiye Arjuna!!

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Pongaya! Waiting for thathaa to give this elai kulanthai a free color TV!

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
Kali kaalam!

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
clock-a kaanom!!

6.When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Just now! Kollai purathil sembodu poi viruntha saapiduvaargal?

7.When did you last laugh?
When I saw myself in the mirror!

8.Seen anything weird lately?
Shuba's blog posts!

9.What is the last film you saw?
Bharathi kanda puthumai pen Puratchi Puyal Shakeela naditha oru karuthula malayala padam. Antha padathil indraya youngsters-ku neraya karuthu sollukirar! I was getting goosebumps watching the movie - pularichiduchu! Kannula vera thani thaniya vanthuchu! Kudumbathoda poi parka vendiya kudumba chithiram!

10.What are you wearing?
Kaavi udai, kaluthil 5 spadiga maalai, 4 uthracha kotai, kayil oru kamandalam! Hara Hara Mahavadeva!

11. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Tamil Nadu!

12.Tell me something about you that I dunno?
Naan nallavan, vallavan, naalum therinjavan! I am a complan boy!

13.If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Make Captain the president of USA!

14. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Vijayalatha

.15. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Premakanth

16.What would Lord Muruga say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
"Hey Hey - Aandavan ketavanuku neraya kodupaan, aana kai vituduvan! Nallavanuku konjama kodupaan, aana kai vidamataan!"

17.What would you reply to Lord Muruga?
"Enna Kodumai Saravanan!"

5 friends you want to Tag:

1) "Ganja" Serena "Natrajan"
2)Sivakasi Jeyalakshmi
3)Swami Premananda
4)Saravana Bhavan Annachi
5) Chathurvedi

MGR

2006-05-18T12:05:00.000+01:00

I just luv MGR! He is my idol - if you ask me whom I want to be like - without a thought I would say MGR! He is the epitome of sheer power! Even though he was considered highly manipulative (which I consider to be his greatest asset), who cares - end of the day the poor ppl have benefited from him! MGR is a phenomenon! When the poor ppl of Tamil Nadu were yearning for another MGR - God has given them another MGR! Engal Annan "Karuppu MGR" Captain :)

I am just getting goose bumps listening to this! Dedicating this song to our Captain!

What a scene!

2006-05-16T18:49:00.000+01:00

I was watching this amazing scene from Pithamagam! (click the image to watch it)..One of the scenes that made my heart melt and cry..I just luv this scene..Just watch it and u will know y Vikram got his national award! Amazing..I luv Bala's films..They are morbid with sad endings - and I just luv them! Waiting eagerly for his Naan Kadavul with my thalai Ajith..This story is supposed to happen in Varnasi - and I am quite sure this would deal with death as well - Wow!This film is gonna rock this year..

If u guys are feeling sad - watching this scene from Pithamagan - then u shuld watch this one..This is hilarious!! Our gulti super hero Balakrishna rocks big time - What a man! :))..Me rollingu in the flooru with laughterlu.. Jai Chennaikesava Garu! :))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jROdvv1AB0I&search=balaya

Unnai Maranthena Naan?

2006-05-14T08:41:00.000+01:00

Ho Supreme Formless Brahman,

Why are you happy?

Is it because of your illusionary victory over Kama?

The illusion that you have burnt Kama to Ashes,

How can that be?

When he is happily residing within me!

Love-na enna?

2006-05-13T07:54:00.000+01:00

Ennaku oru unmai therinjaaganum!!!! This topic is based on the ongoing fired up discussion between me and my "imsai arasi 23-aam jaansi raani" friend Shuba :P lol. The discussion is about "true" love. I am just wondering what is love in the first place! Ennaku therinchathu love is something that is selfless. Appadi paarthaal, only 2 can provide selfless love.

1) MOTHER - An epitome of pure selfless divine love.

2) GOD

1) and 2) are synonymous because of the selfless nature in them. I have experienced 1) and 2) in abundance.

But love between man and woman - huh? Is that selfless? I dont think so..I have never experienced it!! I dont think I will ever experience it - since I STRONGLY think it does not exist! Will a woman love a man - if he doesnt love her back! I dont think so - maybe, because of thaali sentiments - there would be no other way then staying around with him. Now, I may end up getting comments such as love between man and woman is different compared to mother and son! How can LOVE have 2 different meanings?? Tamil-il kaadal - paasam endru irukirathu..I want to know what is Kaadal!! If LOVE is pure, then there shouldnt be a second definition. Ennaku therinchu so called LOVE between man and woman is just mutual attraction. Something that is bodily or something that is based on certain characteristics/qualities..

If love is true, y should we always want to marry some person - y cant we accept that person as a brother or sister? When "a girl" told "a guy" that I would like to marry to you because I LOVE u, "the guy" replied back saying if you like me - then consider me as your brother - and not the other way around. The "girl" started crying! Why on earth did she cry?? Why do we want to marry someone if you "LOVE" someone? So that means "LOVE" has 2 different meanings! How can that be? I have been thinking about this question for quite a long time now? Once during a discussion about the so called LOVE between man and woman with my best friend Muthu, Muthu told me, "Arjuna, think about it - do you think you "LOVE" someone so much, that you want to marry her? Ask yourself Arjuna when ur in LOVE, y do u want to marry her??" This question got me into thinking mode! I couldnt answer it! Do I "LOVE" someone? I thought I loved everybody - because I thought love is selfless! But I could never understand that particular definition of "LOVE" between a man and woman! I think its high time, an etymologist gives a new word for the so called "LOVE" between man and woman! Intha problathala - I am not able to say "I LOVE U" to some of my friends who r gals! I have to end up saying "I like u"!

Captain Power

2006-05-13T00:09:00.000+01:00

This table clearly shows how Captain has turned the election results in favour of the DMK! Karunanidhi should thank Captain for it! Captain has proved that he is a king maker! Captain's DMDK has got 27,61,137 votes! :) - Awesome show!

Nandri: Dinamalar

Our Suriyan Uthayamagirathu!

2006-05-11T20:25:00.000+01:00

What a day! This day would get into the annals of history! The day a single man took the entire might of a corrupt political brigade. The day that has seeded a powerful personality in the history of Tamilnadu politics. The day a crusader who has fought a lonely battle and won the might of politicians diseased by the caste system. The day a new star is born. Engal Thangam, Then-naatin Tsunami, Elaikalin Annan, Thenpandi Singam, Maduraiyai Meeta Sundara Pandiyan, Thamilarkalin Veera Vaal, Puratchi Kalaignar Captain Vijayakanth jeythu vitaar!!! Who gives a damn if his political party has lost the other seats, what he has done is unparalleled in the history of Tamil nadu politics.

MGR arasiyal katchi arambitha pothu, communist-kal udan kootani vaithu thaan jeychaar..Even he made sure to choose a constituency that would elect him. Every politician in town would do that. But Captain - did the unthinkable! He went single handedly into the PMK (whose idiosyncrasy is well known for stealing film rolls, and kollai purathil kaaiya vita jattis!) belt which is piggybacking on the caste system and has won his seat by more than 13,000 votes! Enna ellam pesinanga..Enna ellam panninanga..Engal Captain-oda motharinga! Thani aala nindru jeychitaaru! Can anyone achieve this feat? Dil iruntha unnoda thalaivan-a un jaathi kootam illatha edathula nika sollu!!Nippara? Tamil murase - Captainku onne onnu kanne kannu-nu nakkal viduriye - un thalaivan-a thaniya kootani podama election-la nikka sollu - nippara?

Engal Captain-in katchi 233 edangalilum thothu irukalam - but it has single handedly reached the third position in almost all the constituencies..Silarai pol ippo varuven, nalaiku varuven, sivaru eri kuthichu varuvenu peela vidavillai!..Captain - sonnaru - vantharu - jeychitaaru!

Captain - ungal ilaku 2011. Neengal, intha 5 varudathil ungal katchi makkalidam kondu sella vendum. I am sure you are capable of doing this. Varungala Muthalvare - un veerathuku naan thalai vanagukiren! Engal Captain Valka!

En Uyir Nanmbikaluku Oru Madal...

2006-05-10T19:14:00.000+01:00

I was thinking of putting up a post after the election results - but I am forced to put this one..Intha vaaram en jaathagathil lagnathil ulla sani - en naakil vanthu ukaanthu vitaro endru thondru kirathu!!

Ennaku pala nanmbi-kal (friend who is a gal) irunthaalum avarkalin vegu sila thaan uyir nanmbikal list-il servaarkal..Last saturday oru uyir nanmbi idam pesinen..Romba nalla pen..I like her a lot..eppothume sense-odu thaan pesuvaar..Avarai aru aru endru aruthuviten endru nenaikiren..Naan phone pesinale aru aru vendru arupen....en pechu epothume incoherent-a irukum..etho solla poi - engayo poi mudipen..manathil ullathai ellam pesividuven..ketpavarku ivan 28 vayathu paiyana illai etho 5 vayathu kulanthaiya endru santhegam vanthalum varum..eppadi paarthalum naan oru elai kai kulanthai thaane :P...see me going away from what I am supposed to write..Saturday neenda neram avarudan pesinen..Monday onwards, she is not talking to me properly..Avaruku gtalk-il reply anupinaal, gmail-il response varukirathu..Asymmetric reply..En mela payangara kobathil ulaaro endra oru feeling varukirathu..Sari ivar ippadi endral, innoru uyir nambi irukeerar :P lol..Avarai ninaithaale gubeer endru siripu varugirathu :))..Avaruku kulanthai manasu..Pombalai Arjuna-vendrai vaithu kollalam :))..Avarai daily ottuven..I tease her a lot..Indraiku Gtalk-il avarai konjam otti viten..romba tension agivitar pola - inimel ennodu pesamaten endru solli poi vitaar :(..Aiyaho - Ithu enna kodumai Saravanan? En mel enna kobam ungaluku? Intha aariya siru pillai (naan thaan :P) ethenum pilai seithu irunthaal ennai manikavum...Nam kootani - kaasal sentha kootani illai - thaana sentha kootani..anbal sentha kootani..Ungaluku daily "forward rani" Vidhya anupum forward-kalai anupaavital en thalai vedithu vidum polirukirathu :P lol...Agaiyal ennai manithu arul puriyumaaru ketu kolkiren..Intha madal-ai neengal padithaal, neengal engu irunthaalum udane ennai manithu meendum en nanmbarkal-aaga vendum endru thaalmaiyudan ketu kolkiren..

Women have always been a mystery to me..Its very hard to understand them..The problem with me is - I talk to them the same way I talk to a guy..I cant differentiate..During my second year, when we had our Srilankan fresh year party - I asked the first year gals about the cleanliness of their hostel toilets!!!! My friends were in a state of shock - since they culdnt believe I asked them such a question..After asking only I realized that I asked the wrong question to the wrong gender! En jaathakathil penkalaal thaan pirachinai endru potu irukirathu..Ithai paarthal naan entha penudanum pesa kudathu! I dont think I can ever do that..I confide in women!So engayavuthu "Penudam pesuvathu eppadi" endra puthagam irunthaal - ennaku thayavu seythu sollavum..Or atleast Parvati - please teach me how to speak to a woman :))..

நடிகன்

2006-05-07T11:52:00.000+01:00

சில மணி நேரங்களுக்கு முன்..

"நடிகர் கமல்காந்த் தமிழ்நாட்டின் முதல்-அமைச்சர் ஆனார்" என்றது விஜயா மருத்துவமனையில் உள்ள தொலைகாட்சி பெட்டி.

சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்..

"நான் ஐயா பேசுறேன். கமல்காந்த் கதையை முடிச்சிடுங்க! பணம் வந்து சேரும்" என்று ஒலித்தது சிந்தாரிப்பேட்டை ரவியின் கை தொலைபேசி.

சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன்..

"கொல்லன் பட்டறையில் கொசுக்கு என்ன சோலி? ஒரு நடிகனால் அரசியல் பண்ண முடியுமா?" என்றார் "ஐயா" என்னும் கிருஷ்ணதாஸ் தன் முன் கூடியிருந்த கூட்டத்தை பார்த்து. "எங்கள் கட்சி 25 வருடங்களாக மக்களுக்காக உழைக்கும் கட்சி. 25 வருடங்கள் அரசியலில் ஊரிய அனுபவம் எங்களுடையது. 25 வருடங்கள் cinema-வில் குப்பை கொட்டியவர் இந்த கமல்காந்த். cinema-வில் நடிகையின் தொப்புளில் ஒம்லெட் போட்ட இவர் எப்படி உங்களுக்கு இலவசமாக அரிசி போட முடியும்? அவரிடம் இருக்கும் கூட்டம் விசில் அடித்து விட்டு ஓடி விடும் கூட்டம்!அவர்களால் என்ன பண்ணமுடியும்? நான் மட்டும் என் தொண்டர்களுக்கு ஒரு வார்த்தை சொன்னால் இந்த கமல்காந்த் காணாமல் போயிடுவான். "

"நான் மட்டும் என் தொண்டர்களுக்கு ஒரு வார்த்தை சொன்னால் இந்த கமல்காந்த் காணாமல் போயிடுவான் என்று கிருஷ்ணதாஸ் சொல்லியுள்ளாரே?" என்றனர் பத்திரிக்கை-காரர்கள் நடிகர் கமல்காந்தை பார்த்து. "கிருஷ்ணதாஸ் பற்றி நம்ம மக்களுக்கு தெரியும். தான் ஜெய்பதற்காக எது வேணாலும் செய்யகூடியவர். நான் அதை பார்த்து பயப்பட போவதில்லை! நான் ஏன் பயப்படனும்! ஐயா, நான் அரசியலுக்கு வந்ததே இந்த மாதிரி வன்முறை அரசியல் பண்றவங்களிடம் இருந்து நம் மக்களை காப்பாத்துவதுக்கு தான். நான் cinema-வில் மட்டும் தான் நடிகன், நிஜத்தில் அல்ல! என்னால அவங்களை போல் அரசியல் பண்ண முடியாது." என்றார் நடிகர் கமல்காந்த்.

சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்..

"நடிகர் கமல்காந்த் முகம் தெரியாத மர்ம நபர்களால் தாக்க பட்டார். பலத்த காயங்களுடன் அவரை விஜய மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்த்துள்ளனர். இன்னும் இரு தினங்களில் வாக்குபதிவு நடைபெறபோகும் நேரத்தில் நடிகர் கமல்காந்த் தாக்க பட்ட சமபவம் பெரும் பர பரப்பை எற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இச்செயலை கண்டித்து தமிழ்நாடு முழுவதிலும் கிருஷ்ணதாஸின் உருவ பொம்மை எரிக்கபட்டுள்ளது. இச்சம்பவத்தால் நடிகர் கமல்காந்த் மேல் ஒரு அனுதாப அலை வீச ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது." என்றது தினமுரசு பத்திரிக்கை.

"நடிகர் கமல்காந்த் தமிழ்நாட்டின் முதல்-அமைச்சர் ஆனார்" என்று மீண்டும் ஒலித்தது விஜயா மருத்துவமனையில் உள்ள தொலைகாட்சி பெட்டி. இதை சிரித்த முகத்துடன் படுக்கையில் இருந்து பார்த்து கொண்டு இருந்தார் கமல்காந்த். "இந்த நாளுக்காக 25 வருடங்கள் காத்துகிடந்தேன். எத்தனை அவமானங்கள். எத்தனை வலிகள். அதை நினைக்கும் பொது இந்த வலி ஒன்னும் பெருசில்லை." என்றது கமல்காந்தின் மனது. "ஒரு நடிகனால் அரசியல் பண்ண முடியுமா?" என்று கிருஷ்ணதாஸ் கூறியது கமல்காந்தின் காதில் ஒலித்தது. தன் கண்களை மூடினார் கமல்காந்த். "நான் ஐயா பேசுறேன்" என்றது கமல்காந்தின் மனது சிரித்துக்கொண்டு.

Captain - the Messiah of the tamils

2006-05-04T23:44:00.000+01:00

Check this out. Thamilargale - ungal Vote-u ungal Captain-uke. Vote for "Murasu"..

Enna Kodumai Saravanan :P

2006-05-04T07:19:00.000+01:00

Handsome hunk

2006-05-03T22:45:00.000+01:00

My profile pic is creating waves - everyone luvs my pic..i am getting comments saying that there can never be a more gorgeous looking stud..So gals if u want more pics of this gorgeous looking hunk - here is the "link"- Feel free to jollufy! :P lol

Mango...

2006-05-03T09:16:00.000+01:00

Is there any fruit that is tastier than a tasty mango??? (blurp - I just had 3 of them :P lol).. Man - I just luv it..The pakistani and the alphonso mangoes are the sweetest mangoes in the world..just delicious..Sumava Lord Murugan fought with his family and went to palani?? Man he knows the taste of it! But the only problem is that its a yucky process to eat..With all the juices dripping..but who cares..Grapes comes next..I luv them too..

Mango is synonymous with Arjuna : Both of us are Gnana palams :P lol..

Baby Shivani

2006-05-01T16:22:00.000+01:00

Today I went to my cousin brother's house for a function..Took a pic of him and his new born baby daughter Shivani from my mobile..Its quite funny to see how we have grown up..When we were kids - I used to make him cry all the time..He was so sensitive and emotional and I was very very naughty..But now things have turned upside down..

I have become very sensitive and emotional - and he has become an equal minded individual..never gets tensed..Never shows his emotions out..He was the physics topper in the whole of UK in his A levels exams..He didnt even say this to his mother (my chitthi) - she came to know about it only from the papers!! If it was me - I would have been shouting from top of the roof!! But the problem with me is - even if I had flunked an exam - I would have shouted from top of the roof!! Sariyana otta vaai :P lol!!

London weekend - Bharathanatiyam

2006-05-01T15:12:00.000+01:00

Last saturday, I went to the London muthiyor(elderly) Tamil new year celebrations..Neraya carnatic programmes nadanthuchu..Ennaku intha sangeetha kutchery kekura alavuku porumai kedayathu..I like hindustani - not carnatic..Intha programme-il oru paiyan sangeetha kutchery nadathinaan..Avan padalai keta vuden ean kankalil gubeerena neer kotiyathu - my eyes started watering with happiness..I was in a state unparalleled bliss - reason: His voice was more horrid than mine!!Kekave sahihala! Unfortunately I have never seen a good singer from my country (Srilanka)!!!

Sari sangeetham mudincha pirahu - 2 small girls were going to perform bharathanatiyam..Ennaku dance romba pidikum..I luv to see small girls dancing..periya ponnunga aaduna I rarely see except one - Srinidhi Chidambaram.. I consider her to be the most beautiful dancer I have ever come across..She has such a pretty flawless face..Chithra Visweswaran comes next..Bharathanatiyam enbathu dancing(naatiyam) with Bhavam, Raagam and Taalam. I watch Bharathanatiyam just to see the Bhavams (the eyes and the lips)..In a bhavam, the eyes and lips should be in synch..A dancer should know when to open her mouth, how much to open, where her eyes should look, ippadi neraya iruku..Unfortunately many of the girls I have watched lack Bhavam. I was wondering what on earth are these 2 srilankan girls going to do..But I was wrong..My God - these girls were just awesome - the best I have ever seen..The way they moved their eyes - the way they opened their lips - everything was just out of the world..I was just transfixed..Their eyes were dancing..After the dance programme - I was waiting outside their room to talk to them!!! When they came out - I told them that their dancing was too good and took a snap of them :)..These 2 girls are in their 6th standard..They also host a children's programme here in Deepam TV.

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Veetula - jolly-a time poguthu..Eating proper food..We buy food from a Srilankan lady who stays in Alperton..We rarely cook..because no one knows to cook properly :)..Enga amma vantha-thaan proper saapadu..Naan veetuku vantha, eppo parthalum B4U music olichitu irukum..I like to watch the Hindi songs..Ippo B4U music-a potale Himesh Reshammiya thalaila oru karupu thoppiyum, moonji-la thaadiyum, oru karupu jacketum potu kondu etho luv failure pola mookala paatu paadi kondu irukiraar..But he is quite good..Hindi-la ippo he is the best..My sister gets irritated whenever I put the B4U channel..She prefers watching Sun TV!!Sun TV-la sunday morning mattum programmes nalla iruku..After metti olli - there is no proper mega serial..Kolangal was good - ippo romba iluthu poranga..so I dont watch!

Idli - Vadai - Sambhar

2006-04-28T16:39:00.000+01:00

Naan innum satru nerathil London porathuku flight-ai pidika vendum..Atharku munal oru blog post!8:00 pm flight..9:30 pm will be there..Will be working from London for a week..Inimel mathathil 3 vaaram Aberdeen, oru vaaram London endru velai seya Dr.Gorry ok solivitaar :)..Great! I will be with my father and sister..I wish my mother gets her visa promptly and comes to London..London-ku poi muthalil erandai vetanum! Ondru en thalaiyil ulla mudi..Appadiyai Godfather Ajith range-ku valathuviten! Veti 6 maathangal aitu! Muthala atha vetanum..Then need to cut the grass in my garden..We have 3 big apple trees..Keelai viluntha apple-kalai porukuvathu enbathu periya kaariyam..bend kalandu vidum..En garden-ai clean panna eppadiyum 4-5 hrs aagi vidum..Romba kadi! But I have to do it..Irandu veedukalai vaithu irupathu evalvu kashtamana vishayam ;) (naan kudi irukum veedugalai sonnen :P lol)

Ok, now coming to the point..Konja naala en kalai tiffin-ku iraivan arrange panni vitaar..Daily Idli - Vadai - Sambhar thaan! Ellam Shaana's-in puniyathaal!

Kalang kathaiyil aavi paraka sooda idly, murgalaana vadai, nalla sambhar-odu saapiduvathey pol ethuvum illai..Ithanai naala naan aberdeen-il bread-ai thindu kondu irunthen..Inga manitharkal aadu madai pol pachai kai kairkalai thinukirarkal!! I cant eat those! I saw these products in a Srilankan shop and now I have started having them for my breakfast..chance-ai illai - super! Too good! Ambi sonnathu pol, idli maligai poo pol illatiyum, kushbu-vai pol irukum! Kusbhu maniparaga!.. (Madurai-yil kusbhu idli-nu oru kadayil kidaikirathu!!)...Kusbhu indrum idli vadivil tamilanin manathil vaalnthu kondu irukirar! :P lol

London-il irupor definite Shana's vadai-yai try pannavum..Appadiyai udipi hotel-il seyum vadai pol irukirathu..Microwave-il vaithu vitu, gril-il vaithal - suma murugala vanthu vidum..Pachai chutney vera kodukirarkal..Suma pugunthu vilayadalam..Vadai pol siranthathu vera ethuvum unda?

Andrae sonnan oru tamil Kavignan,

"Vutta langadi Giri Giri,

Ulley Vantha Vadai Curry" endru..

Ethanai aalamana sathiyamana varthaikal!

Kavithai of the day :))

2006-04-27T15:33:00.000+01:00

Kadhal sori mathiri..

Soriya soriya nalla irukkum

aanal sorinjathukuappurum

punn than irukkkum

-My dearest friend Muthu msged me this (avan sontha kavithai :P) - and I culdnt control my laughter :)) - lol..

Responsibility and Sacrifice

2006-04-26T21:09:00.000+01:00

Ponna monday, naan enga university-la irukira oru lecturer-oda pesitu irunthen..His name is Nakeeran..Anna Uni la thaan PhD mudichitu, then he was working as a postdoctoral researcher in many universities throughout the world for 10 years..ippo thaan univ of Aberdeen-la lecturer velai kidaichu vanthu irukirar..I was asking how is the standard here compared to the Indian system of education? Avar sonnar, that the education system is useless compared to the Indian counterparts..I didnt agree with him completely..Naan sonnen, naama thevai illama oorla - irukira ellatheyum thandama padichitu irukom..naan BE - la 64 subjects padichen in 8 semesters..first yr la maths,physics, eng drawing-nu neraya thevai illama padichen..ippadi ovaru semesters-layum we ended up studying loads..and at the end of day - I dont know what I studied..so no use-nu sollitu irunthen..but he didnt agree with it..So I asked him - then how come all the greatest inventions in this world were by whites? y by not our ppl?Athuku avar sonna pathil thaan intha blog-oda topic..

"Responsibility" was the main obstacle in achieving recognition and success-nu sonnar..He said "the main reason y our ppl dont achieve the kind of success like what the whites have is that because we dont do a job that satisfies ourselves - we r working for the sake of working"..avar sonnathu romba correct-ana vishayam..If we dont like what we are doing, and if we force ourselves to do things - then we are not going to achieve great heights in our profession..He further added "the main reason y we are not able to choose the profession we like is that because of the term responsibility. We cannot risk doing what we like, due to several reasons..But see the whites, they dont have anything to worry about..daily ovaru ponnoda suthuran..he need not worry abt marriage..he need not worry abt his parents..he need not worry abt his children..he does whatever he wants to..and he does that with 100% conviction and satisfaction..that is y they are successful in life...moreover even in research - u c the white ppl working mon-fri for several hrs..they think only abt research..saturday - sunday they dont think abt it..but naama appadiya..velai seyum pothu - namma pondati pathi nenaipom..kulanthaiyai patti nenaipom..we have to go early since our family will be waiting for us.." So we r sacrificing ourselves for the sake of responsibility...

Intha sacrifice enbathu romba mukiyamana vishayam..Intha ulagame sacrifice ennum varthaiyil thaan iyangirathu..Ennaku sacrifice-nu sollum pothu - pengal thaan nyabagam varuvarkal..reason - my mother..When my mother lost her mother when she was 10, she took the responsibility of bringing up her sister (chitthi)..My mother took the responsibility of bringing us up..Intha valkai en amma pota pitchai!..Ippadi thaan ovaru thaaiyum than pilaikalai irathathai sinthi kaapathuranga..Ennoda chitthi engaluku-kaga seykira thyagam cannot be said in words...When a gal is about to give a child, the sacrifice she undertakes is tremendous..Ippadi neraya thyagangal-ai sollitu pogalam..Shanmugapriya sonnathu pola, ennoda pulambalkalai daily ketkiranthum - ennaku advice panurathum en anbana friends Parvati, Viji and Shubavum thaan :)..So avanga seyrathum oru vithathula periya sacrifice thaan :)..Ippo neenga intha blog-a time waste panni padichathum oru sacrifice thaan :)..

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Parvati, I have sacrificed my sleep and have updated my Crimson-sky blog for you :))

Last weekend..

2006-04-24T22:25:00.000+01:00

Aberdeen ennum gramathuku vanthu irandu maasam aiduchu..Ithanai naalum no friends...Saturday - kaalang kathalaya intha siru kathaiyai eluthi blog-la post pannitu, adutha sila siru kathaikalai patti yosichitu irunthen..nammaku thaan director Bala mathri kathaila oru character savadhichu thaan elutha thonum..vera mathri yosika varathu..en room full-a sudugadu vasanai adika arambichiduchu! sari time-o paartha 5:00 pm or something..sari innaiku full-a en room-kula thaan irukenu - oru walk poitu varalamnu kilambinen..en flat-ai vitu veliyai vantha en road-la 3 periya sudugadu iruku..entha pakkam thirumbinalum oru sudugadu..chaa room-la thaan sudugadu-na veliyaiyum athey! But the sudugadus here are so beautiful..sudugadukula pugunthu photo edupen..I have taken some pics..I am posting one...it was dark - so not clear..intha sudugadu is not photogenic..nera paartha alaga irukum :))..one of our PhD student thinks I have a very scary taste! But alaga ethu irunthalum naan rasipen..athu sudugada irunthalum..they are so beautiful and artistic..vellaikaran sagum pothu kuda - santhoshama paduthu kidakiraan! sari matteruku varuvom..sari sudugadu pakkam pogama, city centre povamnu, nadanthen..pora valiyila oru srilankan grocery shop iruku..anga oru tamil ponnu velai seyuthu..romba nalla ponnu..she has completed her PhD and currently looking for a job..So just went in to give a chat to her...appo thaan she told me that the Robert Gordon Univ's malaysian tamil students association are celebrating the tamil new year in a hall...She told that they celebrate this every year and she is unable to go this year..immediately I asked her the most important question: soru poduvangala? :))..she relied in the affirmative :P..I was also interested in meeting tamil ppl..so I asked her for the place and sorgathuku nadanthen (nammaku soru kanda edam thaan sorgam :P lol)..when I reached there, I got myself a ticket (costed me 3 pounds)..sari enga ukarulamnu partha ella row-layum neraya jigidinga (ada chaa intha ambi-oda senthu naanum kettu poiten!)..I mean neraya ponnunga..ok naama thaan saamiyaar aite, oru thaatha pakathula poi ukanthuten (u got to believe this!)..ponna vudane, introduce panni kiten..he also introduced himself to me..he is a srilankan thaatha..70 vayasu irukum..I was asking y on earth is he living in this cold place..and he was telling me about his family matters..then our discussion went into spirituality..saiva siddhantham, vedantham-nu neraya pesunom..pesitu irukache, naan enna nadaka kudathunu nenaichano athu nadanthuduchu..irandu ponnunga vanthu en pakathula ukanthutanga..advaitam pesi kondu iruntha ennaku ippo en jaathagathula 11-la aatchi seyum sukran velai seya arambichitaar...aana en mind-ai control pannitu en pakathula iruntha dark colored, sharp nose, slim, red spots pota churidhar, ponna naan parkalai, pesala :P lol..sari programmes arambichichu..orai sangeetham..naamkum sangeethathukum vegu thooram..ennaku pudicha raagam saahana..ippo konja naala ennaku rithigowla-vum pudikum..ennaku pakathula iruntha ponnoda best friend veena vasichichu...etho athi thaalamo vedaalamo etho vaasichichu..sangeetham ellam mudincha vudane saapadu potanga..I wasnt hungry that day..still happy to eat proper srilankan food..sapititu, there were some more programmes..thaatha wanted to leave early so, I gave company to that thaatha and paati..jolly-a night 11 maniku road-la nadanthu vanthom..life starts after night 10.00 in aberdeen..there are so many disco clubs..ellarum orai boyfriends girfriends oda mapula road-la thirinchitu irunthanga..I was happy that I was walking along with a 70 yr old thaatha paati :)..Avangala avanga theruvula vittutu - naan en flatuku nadanthu poiten..it was a very good night..Thatha has kindly arranged me a place where I can buy proper srilankan home cooked food..so inime en saapadu pirachinai solved..:)

தங்கச்சி பாப்பா

2006-04-22T11:27:00.000+01:00

(Check comment (1) for tanglish..)

3 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்...

"எனக்கு இந்த தங்கச்சி பாப்பா வேணாம் - எனக்கு பிடிக்கல" - தன் வீட்டில் புதிதாக பிறந்த தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவை பாத்துவிட்டு அழுது கொண்டே room-க்குல் ஓடினான் 3 வயது அப்பு..அம்மா தன்னிடம் மட்டும் செலுத்திய அன்பு இப்பொது தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவுக்கும் செலுத்துகிறாள் என்ற possessiveness அவனுக்கு..

இன்று..

"பாபு, என் தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவுக்கும் ஒரு chocolate குடுடா" - என்றான் தன் பிறந்த நாளுக்காக அப்புவுக்கு chocolate கொடுத்து கொண்டு இருந்த பாபு-விடம்.."இன்னைக்கு தங்கச்சி பாப்பா வந்துடும்னு எங்க அம்மா சொன்னாங்கடா - அவளுக்கு இந்த chocolate ரொம்ப புடிக்கும்டா பாபு." "இந்தாடா அப்பு, தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவுக்கும் குடுடா" என்று இரண்டு chocolate-களை கொடுத்தான் பாபு.."அப்பு - உனக்கு தங்கச்சி பாப்பானா ரொம்ப புடிக்குமா?" "ஆமாட பாபு.." எவ்வளவு புடிக்கும்?" "ரொம்ப" என்று தன் கைகளை இரு பக்கமும் நீட்டினான்.

2 வருடத்துக்கு முன்..

"அச்சசோ, அழாதே மா.." என்று அழுதுகொண்டு இருந்த பாப்பாவிடம் தன் அம்மா கூறிக்கொண்டு இருக்கிறதை பாத்து கதவடியில் ஒலிந்து கொண்டு சிரித்தான் அப்பு - கையில் ஒரு கூர் pencil-உடன்..

இன்று..

"பாபு, நாளைக்கு leave-டா..நாளைக்கு full-ஆ நான் தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவோட தான் விளையாட போரேன்டா". "அப்பு - நானும் வாரன்டா..எனக்கும் உன் தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவை ரொம்ப புடிக்கும்டா". "பாபு இல்லடா, எங்க அப்பா என்னையும் தங்கச்சி பாப்பவையும் எங்க மாமா வீட்டுக்கு கூட்டிட்டு போயிடுவாருடா..அதனால நீ வீட்டுக்கு வரவேணாம்டா" என்றான் அப்பு, தன் தங்கச்சி பாப்பா தன்னுடன் மட்டும் தான் விளையாட வேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில்..

இரண்டு வாரத்துக்கு முன்..

"அம்மா எனக்கு ரொம்ப வலிக்குதுமா" என்றான் அப்பு அழுது கொண்டு.."இதுக்குத்தான் நான் அப்பவே சொன்னேன், மரத்துல ஏராதேனு, இப்பொ பாத்திய, கீழே விழுந்து, உன் காலை உடைச்சுகிட்டே" என்றாள் அம்மா, படுத்துக் கொண்டு இருந்த அப்புவுக்கு balm தடவி கொண்டே..பக்கத்தில் தங்கச்சி பாப்பா அப்புவை பாத்து கொண்டு இருந்தாள்.."சரி - நான் இப்போ போய் உனக்கு சாப்பிடரத்துக்கு எதாவுது எடுத்திட்டு வாரேன்டா, நீ படுத்துகோ கண்ணா" என்று சொல்லியவாரே அறையை விட்டு சென்றாள் அம்மா. அவன் கண்கள் மூடும் போது, தன் கால்களை யாரோ தடவுவது போல இருந்தது...விழித்தான் அப்பு..அவன் கால்களை அழுது கொண்டே தடவி கொண்டு இருந்தால் தான் எப்பொதும் வெருத்த தங்கச்சி பாப்பா..அவன் கண்களை மீண்டும் மூடினான்..அவன் மீண்டும் அழுதான் - ஆனால் வலியில் அல்ல..

இன்று
"வீடு வந்துடுசுடா, நான் இறங்கிக்கிறேன்..bye டா பாபு" என்று van-ஐ விட்டு கீழே இறங்கி தன் வீட்டுக்குள் ஓடினான்.."பாப்பா", "தங்கச்சி பாப்பா" என்று வீட்டுக்குள் தேடினான். "அம்மா, தங்கச்சி பாப்பா வந்துட்டாளா மா" என்றான் அம்மாவிடம்..பதில் வரவில்லை...தன் school bag-ஐ கலட்டிவிட்டு, வாசல்லுக்கு ஓடி gate அருகில் சென்றான்..தன் pocket-இல் இருக்கும் chocolate-ஐ பார்த்தான்..தன் தங்கச்சி பாப்பாவுக்காக காத்து நின்றான்..

அப்பு வாசலில் காத்து கிடக்க - வீட்டின் பூஜை அறையில் - தங்கச்சி பாப்பா சிரித்து கொண்டு நின்றாள் - படமாக.

Can anything be better than this?

2006-04-21T20:47:00.000+01:00

http://www.vidyus-music.com/media/Vidyu.Appaiah.ZaraZara.mp3

Voice at its best - I cant sleep tonight - damn poisonous - when she sings "aja re yaare" at 3:08 - strikes me with a deadly force! Superb !..

and this..
http://www.vidyus-music.com/media/vidyu.appaiah.Silsila.mp3

Thanks once again JO for showing us this voice....

These guys are singing better than the originals!!

I am wondering whether there are any vocal chord transplants?I wuld luv to have one :)

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I need to update my Crimson-sky blog this weekend..Wuld do this weekend.. Also I will try reviving my second tamil short story that I had written after I wrote my first short story..Ithayavuthu olunga seyvom :)

Singing and I...

2006-04-20T10:09:00.000+01:00

Today Radhika gave me this link - an audio blog where she has some great songs...
http://singingspirit.castpost.com/

Immediately I went in and went directly into one of my favourite music director Deepak Dev's Chronic Bachelor- the song - Swayamvara Chandrike..A beautiful song - sung by beautiful voices :)..Radhika's voice is so cute..as if a kid is singing..The male voice is namma JO - that guy is just awesome..If I was a girl - I wuld have fallen in luv with him :)..His voice sounds like KJY, Jayachandran and my favourite Madhu Balakrishnan..

I am wondering y I am not able to sing like these guys..My mother has a great voice - My father is a born singer..His voice is ditto like P.B.Sreenivas..Infact he was asked to join films as a singer by his friend who was a famous director..But he declined the offer..

My sister's friend Praveena once told my sister "un anna voice appadiyai Karthik mathri iruku di..." - my sister told this to me..Sari namma voice ennamo unmayave singer Karthik pola thaan irukumonu nenaichundu (sry konjam brahmna bashai varuthu :P) - en voice - naane record panni ketaen...

Keta piragu thaan therinchuthu - she didnt mean singer Karthik - but namma actor Karthik-nu!!! ( hey heyyy Shirikathingho please - appuram naan Bhishwash(Biswas) kita sholliduven...) lol

Friends - Anitha - Muthu - Sriram and Insult

2006-04-19T21:43:00.000+01:00

Why do we like some? Why do we hate some? The hate factor may have reasons - but for the like factor - I have no anwser..ennaku sila pera romba romba pudikum..some of them I havent even met in my life..But I like them a lot..its an anbu that is pure - no expectations from them..Just felt like saying :)...

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Innaiku ennaku payangara insult..valkai-la muthal insult by a ponnu..namma department-la oru ponnu iruku...Adikadi cross panipom..Ponna partha vudane - I knew she was an indian/srilankan..innaiku when I was walking along the corridor - she also came..sari namma ooru ponnu thaane-nu - I wanted to say a hi to her..I talk to every tom, dick and harry..So inorder to do that...ava kanna(eyes) nera parthen..udane - she started looking at the ceiling - munjiya oru mathri vachu kondu odi poiduchu! Sari insult-a poiduchu...Oru courtesy-ku "hi" sollulamnu ponna - intha ponnu ippadi nammala insult panniduchu! Maybe she thought I am sight adichifying her! Kodumai! Vellai kara ponnungala ennaku pudichathey - naama sirikalatiyum they always have a smile on their faces..but this girl romba peter...Itha vida porathula..daily atha paarthu oru ili ilika poren!!!

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Last weekend - I was speaking to my good old friend Anitha..She is getting married soon..romba santhoshama irunthuchu..She studied with me in RECT..but I never spoke to her..infact I never spoke to any of the girls at RECT..Only after I left college - I became close to some of them..and Anitha is like my sister..romba thangamana ponnu..From my inner heart I wish her a very happy married life..and I hope our friendship wuld continue for years to come :)..

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En best friend Muthu has become the project manager..He is in Singapore..That guy is a real funny guy.,.I think I have written enough about him in my crimson sky blog :)..College-la they use to call Muthu as my wife :)) - eppo parthalum onna suthuvom...

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My best friend, brother, guru, philosopher Sriram V Iyer, is in South Korea...erandu vaarathu munadi thaan india vanthan..thirupi poitan..paavam avanuku olunga saapadu kuda kedaikamatenguthu..the only solution - eat veggie pizzas! He doesnt even eat egg..There is no indian restaurants and he has to go to Seoul to eat indian food - Seoul is 120 km from his place! Innaiku night saapidama thungitan :(..

My Supervisor

2006-04-19T21:11:00.000+01:00

Ennaku epothume oru kavalai iruku..Naan romba over friendly-onu oru kavalai..enga amma kita solli solli pulambuven..Eppo parthalum jolly-a pesikitu - ellarayum ottikitu irupen..I never wanted to be like this..Valkaila romba serious-a sirikama yaar kudavum pesama oru researcher mathri geeky-a irukanumnu romba aasai..Infact no one believes that I am a Dr!!..Infact I myself dont believe :P lol...I have also tried hard to be very serious..but the very next day I get back to my own way..I was thinking valkai-la romba serious-a iruntha thaan jeyka mudiyumnu..All the researchers I have met - were serious geeks..sirikave matanga..etho oru ulagathula irupanga..they think about research all the time..and that is y they have become so famous..until I came across my supervisor Dr.Gorry Fairhurst..

He is just a ditto replica of me..Very jovial - damn friendly person..Romba nalla manushan..Very helpful...He is a damn intelligent guy..I would consider him to be the most brainiest person I have ever come across.....He single handedly runs a big satellite research group here in Aberdeen..Oru edathula iruka maatar..flies all over the world attending meetings, conferences, workshops..An amazing person...

My new site..

2006-04-18T20:16:00.000+01:00

I managed to get an account with google to set up my own site..
http://arjuna.sathiaseelan.googlepages.com/

There is not much in there - I will be updating them with lots of technical stuff from my research..Google makes life much easier with a damn good user friendly tool to set up this site..

Welcome Shuba to the Blogging World!

2006-04-18T07:13:00.000+01:00

I would like to welcome my dear friend Shuba to the blogging world: http://malaithuli.blogspot.com/

Shuba - ungal sevai (??) thodara en valthukal :)..And u better remove that comment moderation thingy- en comment-ai ennalaya parka mudiyala! :))

Suicide - Another tamil actress

2006-04-18T06:23:00.000+01:00

Nethu night I read that Vaishnavi committed suicide - romba kavalaya poiduchu :(..She used to be a ditto look alike like "N"...My sister used to tease me every time this girl comes on screen..I dont know y these girls commit suicide..romba kavalaya iruku

Yow kadal tholviya iruntha enpa suicide pannikiringa..Enna porutha varai - if ur luv doesnt succeed - fall in luv with some other one! Simple as that! Love is not a unicast flow - it can be broadcasted/multicasted :P lol..(sry konjam technical details kula poiten)..That is my philosophy - and its quite effective!

From my experience - what I found out was there is no such thing as the best soul mate..When u r in luv - u think that he or she is the best match for u - but after a period of time when ur luv fails and u find a better person - then u think "ho lucky me - luckily I didnt marry that one"..This is the Einstein's theory of luv (Arjuna - adra adra adra (gowndamani style) :P lol)..

Kadalavudhu vendakai-yavuthu! (kathrikaiyai konja naaluku freeya vuduvom :P)

Shuba - nethu sonnen - innaiku seinchiten ;) - anga thaan nikiran intha Arjuna - Ippo santhoshama? :P lol

Pic of the day!

2006-04-17T20:53:00.000+01:00

Dialogue of the day!!!

2006-04-17T20:28:00.000+01:00

Source: M. Karunanidhi - DMK Supremo

Kodumaida Saamy!

Source: Me!!

Chithiram Pesuthadi

2006-04-16T13:00:00.000+01:00

For the past one month - ennakum en thangachikum orai oru kelvi..Is chithiram pesuthadi such a good film? This film made by newcomers is the current sensation in Tamil Nadu..But the fact was that this film was released and it flopped in a week..Then producer Oscar Ravichandran saw this film - and immediately felt that this film was just great..and released the film all over again..With the Vaala Meenkum song sung by the current tamil naatin Michael Jackson Gana Ulaganthan (this guy has a damn good voice contrary to the way he looks :) ) becoming a big hit (even though some would beg to differ ;)) - this film topped the charts..Kumudam gave a 4.0 out of 5.0 and ananda vikatan also gave a mark more than 40..Vikram recently listen chithiram pesuthadi in the top ten list of best films he has ever watched..

Unfortunately the film wasnt released here in London and they dont have an original DVD..So my sister managed to watch the camera copy and she was damn impressed..She asked me to watch it..and yesterday I managed to watch it thru www.luusu.com..

In one sentence - I am impressed! A damn good film - culd have been in the league of Sethu, Pithamagan and Kadhal if the screenplay could have been made better with the hero dying in the end!..The background music was amazing..songs were good especially the Idam porul parthu song (the musical bit that comes in the beginning is just beautiful)..The direction was very good..and the last twist in the story was quite shocking..

Coming to the performances..the hero Narain (who started his acting career from Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nilalkuthu) acted really well - even though I felt some of his reactions were bit awkward (even though the director has reasons for it)- culd have been better..Bhavana - was too good! She is damn cute - the voice suited her..and she joins my list of favourite mallu heroines (Asin, Meera Jasmine, Gopika and Padmapriya(even though she is not a mallu by birth) )..and Bhavana is the heroine for Bala's Naan Kadavul with thalai Ajith!

As Kumudam rightly pointed - Chithram pesuthadi - Ravivarma theetiya..

Pic of the day..

2006-04-15T15:44:00.000+01:00

A Beautiful Song...

2006-04-15T10:43:00.000+01:00

"Chand Sifarish: Fanah"- by Shaan and Khailash Kher(Music by Jatin Lalit)..

Such a beautiful song..I just luv it..Especially when Khailash Kher sings "Suban Allah.."..It does something to me which I am not able to express..Also the song sounds very ARRish..

Shaan sounds so much like Kumar Sanu!..There is another singer who also sounds like Kumar Sanu - Babul Supriyo..

Tamil Puthandu Valthukal

2006-04-14T07:48:00.000+01:00

-To all my dear friends :)

Actor - Bangalore - Bheema and Thalai..

2006-04-13T19:27:00.000+01:00

I am wondering y on earth I didnt become an actor!! What is the use of studying for 10 years getting degrees - what is the use of working ur head out for another 40 years - end of the day the fame I would achieve would be nothing compared to what the actors achieve!! Naama kasthapatu enna piriyojanam!

Bangalore was a mess for the past 2 days..My friends were supposed to go to their homes today..So I contacted them to know their status..When I contacted Sriram, he said that he has to walk 6km to catch the 4:15 pm Shatabdi express to Chennai..There were no buses, autos, taxis..nothing!! Paavam avan! Romba kadupaitan..Viji was quite lucky since she had to catch the late night train and she was able to get an auto..When I told her that I read that 100 buses were burnt as reported by Tamil murasu..she told me that the press was simply building up things..only some buses were burnt..I told her there is one more person in waiting in Tamil Nadu :)..Avar mandaiyai potar - tamil nadai al-ola padum!

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Luv this pic - Bheema was launched today..

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Innaiku thalai padam release aiduchu - all the fans in the ajithfans egroup are going gaga over the film..I have to watch it online - no other way :)..

Tidbits

2006-04-12T17:14:00.000+01:00

The University of Aberdeen has been ranked amongst the world’s top research institutions in an international survey of the best places to work.

The Scientist magazine has published the ‘Best Places to Work 2006’ survey for post-doctoral fellows, placing the University 20th in the top 35 institutions outside North America.

The moment I step into this Uni - it gets ranked ;)..Sari Sari enna pugalathinga :P..

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Nethu night was the longest read ever in my life...more than 6hrs non-stop reading..slept at 3:00 am in the morning!! The book I read was Dan Brown's Angels and Demons..Killer of a book..Last 3 weeks, I have read his Da Vinci Code, Deception Point and Angels and Demons..Today I will start the Digitial Fortress..

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From what I have deciphered from his books about the Catholic church and how they got rid of the knights templar, Illuminati and other secret brotherhoods, I am wondering whether any large religious organziations have any hand in trying to demean the Hindu cult figures in India! As a conspiracy theory enthusiast - I am wondering whether a religious organization had any hand in the Shankaracharya case! With the British press and the BBC trying a vain propaganda to propogate useless junk about Hindu cult figures in India, I may not be wrong!

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Rajkumar is dead! I am wondering how the situation in Banglore would be..Avara kadathitu ponna pothey koya moyo-nu kathunanga..Ippo avar eranthutar - situation wuld be worse! Sagum pothu - oru nalla kaariyam seinchitu poitar - he has donated his eyes..Appadiyae - thamilar-kaluku konjam kavery thanniyayum thiraka sollitu poi irukalam!

Politics - Educated vs the Uneducated..

2006-04-11T17:55:00.000+01:00

First of all - I wish my dear blogger Parvati - a speedy recovery.

Innaiku, en friend oruthan mailed to our egroup..asking us to support the Lok Paritran in the coming elections.Reason: they are an educated youth group!Lok Paritran is a new political outfit started by a group of IIT students..Joining politics is a very good decision to make..and I really wanted to and still want to become a politician..Aana the question is: do we vote for these guys since they are an educated bunch?

According to me: the answer is a big NO!..I am a strong believer in the philosophy that education has nothing to do with politics and for doing something good for the people..I also believe that education without morality is of no use to the society! Just throw them into the dustbins..Arent the so called educated youth taking dowry to marry a girl?Arent the so called educated youth having gala of time in bars and disco clubs?Arent the so called educated youth spreading MMS clips? :P

Kamarajar wasnt educated..but wasnt he a very good leader? Was MGR educated? Wasnt he a good leader?

Enna porutha varai, if someone has the urge to do good to the society then he shuld get into politics even if they are not educated..Since these IIT guys are a bunch of high class educated, civilized group doesnt necessarily mean they can be good leaders...They should potray themselves as do gooders to the society - rather than an educated bunch asking for votes!

Politics requires charisma..Ithuku MGR is the best example..U must have a revolutionary image..U must mix with the poor ppl..take part in their happiness and sorrow..I wonder whether these guys have these characteristics with them!So till then, en support namma elaikalin kavalan Karupu MGR Captain-ku thaan! Way to go Captain! :)

Sriram and Sivananda Lahiri..

2006-04-10T20:00:00.000+01:00

Naan Sriram-oda pesi erandu vaaram aiduchu..I was trying to get hold of him for the past 2 days, but couldnt..paiyan romba busy considering the fact that millions of dollars and the future of IEEE 802.16 (WiMax) are riding on his head!!..he was shuffling between South Korea, Chennai and Bangalore..So innaiku avan bangalore-la thaan irupanu theriyum..So called him up..It was so much fun talking to him..When I called him up, it was almost 10:00 pm..Oru one hour pesi irupom..Our discussion ranged from family, love, kalyanam, iyer, vadamal, ashtashasthram, PhD, physics, biology, Artificial intelligence, jobs at google, REC Trichy, food, renting properties in bangalore (Ref:Viji :P), and then finally into our favourite topic spirituality..

Avan solitu irunthan - that nowdays he doesnt think of God that much and he wants to start praying properly again..I was telling him that the same thing is happening with me, and atleast he is not able to pray since he is very busy..Iravu pagalnu velai seyran..so he doesnt have time to pray..moreover, he has mastered the Rudram, Chamakam, Vishnu Sahasranamam and the Taittrya Upanishads and currently doing Kriya Yoga..naama appadiya - I am virtually free - and still I dont pray with full concentration..I have become so lazy..Even though I have mastered the Sudharshana Kriya through the Art of Living course - I stopped it now..Reason - laziness!

So Sriram told me something beautiful - which I wanted to share with u all..He told me that there are three types of devotion..

1) One type of devotion is like the cat and the kitten, where the young kitten (soul) is totally dependent on its mother cat's (GOD) will. It is picked up by the mother in her mouth and carried here and there..So the soul doesnt do anything..No effort on its part..GOD knows what to do and he just directs u..This is known as the marjara school of thought..

2) The second type of devotion is like the monkey and its baby..Also called the markata school of thought..Here the monkey clings to the mother tightly..It does not let the mother go..Similarly through steadfast devotion, we hold onto GOD..We dont leave him away..So we put the effort here..

Then finally Sriram said it is for us, that Adi Shankara in his Sivananda lahiri says about the third type of devotion..where we are like the monkey tied to a rope. The rope is held by the owner who is GOD. We tell him that "GOD, even though I luv u - I am not able to control my senses..I am not able to do anything by myself..So it is upto u to handle me"..and then GOD would take care of us..

So Sriram was telling that we should follow the third method, and GOD will take care of us..

Manaivi amaivathelam iraivan kodutha varamnu solluvanga..en vishayathula, GOD has been very kind to bestow me with a great friend who is also my spiritual guide..So nanbarkal amaivathum iraivan kodukum varam thaan :)..

Song of the day..

2006-04-10T09:51:00.000+01:00

1) "Odivaa Kadalai: Alagai Irukirai Bayama Irukirathu"- by Karthik and Yuvan Shankar Raja (Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja)..

This is one helluva deadly song..I am not sure whether you would like it - But I luved it..Currently one of the songs in my playlist..Love the lyrics.."Tholaithooram ketkum isayinile, en thookam konjam kalaikirathe - athai meetum unthan viral thodavae, naan vilithiripen anbe; minsaram tholaiyum iravinale than kadalae sollum theru vilaku; nee imaikal mudum idaiveli thaan en kadhal solvatharku"..Absolutely beautiful!

This song was sung by my favourite singer Karthik and the music director(the high pitch)..the MD has sung quite beautifully - even though his voice resonates as if he is an urgent need of Enema!! (Local bashayila sollanumna - kaalang kaathala free-ya porathuku use panurathu :P)

Science, Research and Humanity..

2006-04-08T21:37:00.000+01:00

Sapidum pothu - yosichitu irunthen: naama panura research-aala saatharana manushanuku ethavuthu piriyojanam irukanu..onnume kidayathu..manushan-a pirantha - namma makala-oda valkaiyai munetra mathri ethavuthu pannanum..munetramnu sollum pothu - I dont intend to mean providing them with mobile phones, color tvs and latest gadgets..

naan pona varusham india pogum pothu erandu incidents nadanthuchu...ithu varaikum yaarukume sollalae..en manasula irunthute iruku..romba yosika vaicha vishayangal..

Tiruvanamalai-la oru incident enna romba padichichu..nenaikave romba koduramana vishayam..naan koil-uku poitu irunthen..appo oru aalai parthen..pitchaikaranu nenaikiren..he was picking up the rice grains from the road and eating..that too antha dirty pavement-la manula irukira rice grains-a thedi thedi sapitu kondu irunthaar..ennaku enna panurathunu theriyala...sari intha alooku konjam mental-nu vachukuvom, but y is it happening like this? Ethanaiyo elaigal saapaduku kashtam paduranga..4 varushathuku munala tamil naatula ethanayo vivasayigal sapaduku kashta pattu suicide pannunanga..manushanuku atleast oru velai unava-vuthu kedaikanum..

Innoru vishayam..enga palaya veetla - oru paati vanthu daily milk packet poduvanga..oru christian paati..en mela avangaluku romba priyam..avangala intha varusham poi parthen..avangaloda pasanga avangalai ambo-nu vittutu poitanga..she is staying in someone's car park..intha kuleer, veyila, she is sleeping in a car park!! avangaluku 4 varushathuku munadi accident aii, her spinal cord broke..still she is going around homes giving milk packets.. ennayum en ammavayum partha vudane - "ennai maranthitingalae ammanu" kathari alaa arambichitanga..en manasa romba pathicha vishayam..

Ithuku ellam enna vimoshanam? Ennoda research-aala intha elai makaluku ethavuthu piriyojanam iruka? Naama keyboard-ku munala ukanthu thaiya thakaanu thatrathala ethavuthu piriyojanam iruka? Illayae..so what is the use of inventing new machines and technologies..these technologies do not improve the life of a common man..Panakaran panakaran-a aitu irukan, elai elaiya irukan..

Naaama seyra tholi piraruku uthavanum..suma sambathichoma, santhoshama irunthomanu iruka kudathu..there is no inner satisfaction in that..Paarpom, ennaku sila ennangal iruku - athu nadakirathu iraivan kai-il irukirathu..

Kaadalum Naanum..

2006-04-08T08:55:00.000+01:00

Nethu night madhavan nadicha "RUN" padam parthen..nalla padam..Parthutu irukum pothu, I was contemplating whether valkai-a love pannama waste pannitomnu..enga amma kitta epothume itha thaan solitu irupen.. valkai-la sila santhosha tharunangala miss panniten..

bombay padam parthitu naan oru vaarama hangover-la irunthen..not because of the violence in it..antha padathula vaara luv scenes were just amazing..romba manasa pathichiduchu..antha padatha parthutu oru muslim ponna luv pannamnu nenaichen..athey mathri sethu padam first half paarthutu, luv pannuna oru iyer abithakujalambal-a thaan pannanumnu nenaichen..autograph padatha parthutu - oru mallu ponna thaan luv pannumnu nenaichen..ippadi en manasu kaalathuku etha mathri marite irukum..

valkai-la neraya ponnunga kitta crush vanthu iruku..aana intha ponna thaan naan eppadiyum kalyanam pannikanumnu otra kaala irunthu avangala luv panathila..they were lacking something..unmaya sollanumna - en valkaila naan karpanai panra mathri ponna naan parthathila..innoru vishayam - I am not a risk taker..valkai-la naan edukira oru decision must not affect me and my family..so athunaalaya I never fell in luv..

ennaku eppothume intha kalyanam kacheri mela interest kedayathu..ennaku eppothume platonic relationship mela thaan nambikai..according to me, anything that deals with body is just not luv...

en friend kitta erandu naal munala pesitu irukum pothu sonnen - en valkaila sila ponnunga kita soft corner vanthu iruku..u feel that u want to be with them always..but athu luv-aanu ennaku theriyala..and I can never marry them..there may be certain reasons for that..

Sari en thangachi solramathri, ennaku ippo vayasu aiduchu, innime intha kadal kathrikai ellam panna mudiyathu..pesama cinema-va parthutu karpanaila vaala vendiyathuthaan :P lol..

Past 2 days

2006-04-07T18:17:00.000+01:00

Past 2 days, my behaviour has been very erratic..romba confused-a irunthen..athunala thaan blog podurathum - delete panurathuma irunthen..ippo theliva iruken..enna vishyam-na, I was trying to modify a program, and it didnt work for the past 2 days..now I have made it to work..and I am happy now! Yosichu paatha, eppo ellam I am not able to achieve something, my behavior changes..normal iruka maten..en pechu ellam etho sethu pada chiyaan range-ku irukum...Ennaku epothume jeychitu irukanumnu oru veri - eppo ellam naan thokra mathri aidreno - appo romba tension aiduven..valkaila thothuduvomnu oru bayam vanthudum..enga amma, chitthi kita phone-a potu pulambiduven..I have been like this from childhood..6th std-la en classmate tamil-la 100 vangitan, naan 99 vangitenu - en kaiyai naanai scissors-la kuthikiten!!Intha vishayathula naanum en best friend sriram-um orai mathri..erandu perume orai character..aana avan kita oru will power iruku..suma seya maatanu oru decision eduthuta avan sethalum seyamaatan..ennakum will power-kum romba dooram..en manasu eppo parthalum pendulum maathri swing ainte irukum..

Sari santhoshathula naama Khyber Pass indian restaurant-la oru vegetable naanum, oru vegetable chilli daalum vangitu vanthu saapiten..Oor-la irukira ellam molaga thoolaiyum daal-la potu irupan pola - sari kaaram..

Intha Aberdeen climate romba kevalam..eppo parthalum malai - kuleer..intha paala ponna malai konjam afghanistan, somalia-la poi peya koodathu? Kodumai pidicha climate..

Songs of the day

2006-04-07T14:30:00.000+01:00

"Nuvve Naa Swasa -Okariri Okaru "- by Shreya Ghosal (Music by M.M.Keeravani)..

"Tu Hi Mera - Gangster"- by KK (Music by Pritam)..

Gnana Kirukan!

2006-04-07T10:34:00.000+01:00

Thamiliname,
Vanakam..Erkanavai oru blog eluthitu iruken called http://crimson-sky.blogspot.com..Nethu innoru blog arambichen..athuku appuram delete paniten..valkaiyai blog eluthiyai waste panniduveno-nu oru bayam vanthuduchu..appuram namma nambarkal ellam senthu - ennai thitu thitunu thiti - enna pudu blog poda vachitanga..Sari blog eluthalatiyum valkaila onnum naam perusa kilika porathila..Sari enna peyar vaiklamunu naan yosichitu irukum pothu - intha title nyabagam vanthuchu..Gnana Kirukan - ennaku etha peyar thaan..Gnana Kirukan is an oxymoron..and it suits me..

Sari intha blog-la onnum naan perusa eluthi kilika porathile..suma ennaku enna thonutho atha elutha poren..It may hurt some - so ennai manichudunga..this blog is only temporary..eppo venalum delete pannitu - poitu irupen..

Nethu naan oru post poten - but unfortunately I deleted it..Athula namma Captain Vijayakanth patti eluthi irunthen..Namma captain has proved that he is an one man army by contesting in the Viruthachalam thoguthi..Singatha athan kugaila santhikirathu pola - naama Captain Pa.Ma.Ka va athanoda hub-lai santhikirar..

Enna porutha varai naama Captain-ala maatum thaan thamil naatuku oru nalla aatchi koduka mudiyum..Intha arasiyal sakadaiyai clean pannanumna, naama thenpandi singam, then naatin tsunami Captain thamil naatoda CM aaganum..Aana intha election-la Captain oda chance romba bleak-a iruku...Avar nakula sani pola! He shuldnt have said that he wuld be contesting all alone..atleast mudala - ADMK oda senthu oru 40-50 seat-la contest panni padi padiya muneri irukalam..

The only politician I like is Vaiko..Intha SUNTV-yum, DMK supremo Karunathiyum senthu avara eppadi kadupethinanga..Vachar parunga aapu! Suma thamil murasu pola nachunu irunthuchu!..

Naama Karthikoda nelamai romba mosam - avar mudala ethuku politics-la vanthora theriyala! last week he said he is going to contest in the andipatti thoguthi against namma Amma - 4 days back he said he is not contesting..and today he says he may contest! Ivaru Super start rajnikum vida romba mosam pola iruku! Inga thaan nikurar namma Captain..Orai sollu thaan - athan padi poite irukirar!

Ippo latest-a sila paadalkal romba pudichu iruku - unfortunately they are Yuvan shankar raja's songs :(..Ennaku antha music director-a pudikathu - but his music is good..adutha post-la antha paatukala patti eluthiren..

Sari makkale, romba pesiten - naan en veliayai konjam panuren - romba nandri!