நேற்று வேலை விசயமாக டெல்லி சென்று வந்தேன். ஒரு நாள் பயணம். ஆக்ரா, ஜெய்பூர், உதய்பூர், என்று குடும்பத்தோடு செல்லெலாம் என்று ஒரு எண்ணம். தாங்கும் இடம் காரணமாக தள்ளி போட்டேன். அடுத்த முறை அழைத்து செல்வேன். கூடிய விரைவில்!
மிகவும் ஆச்சிரியமான மாற்றங்கள் ஜி.எம்.ஆர். ஏர்போர்ட் கட்டுகிறார்கள். ரொம்ப காலம் கழித்து ஒரு முன்னேற்றம். குர்கவ் சைடில் அட்டகாசமான வளர்ச்சி.
ஜலவாயு விஹார் என்ற இடத்தில் நண்பர் இருக்கிறார். ஆயிரம் வீடுகள். செக்டார் 30. ஒரு நாள் கூட தண்ணீர் பரிசனை வரவில்லை என்றார். நான் சொன்னேன் பெயரில் தானே ஜலம் இருக்கிறது என்று!
பெங்களூரில் இருந்து கிளம்பியது எழு மணி. எழுந்து ரெடியானது மூணு மணி. குளித்துவிட்டு டாக்ஸ்யக்கு வெயிடிங். வீடு டிரைவரால் கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியவில்லை. நாலரை மணி. மெயின் ரோட்டுக்கு சென்றேன். காலை நாலு மணி, நாய்களின் பயம், நடை. அனுமாஷ்யம். பால் வண்டி... எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணனின் கதை போல.
குழந்தைகள் தூங்கி கொண்டு இருந்தார்கள். வீட்டு கதவு திறந்து வெளியேறும் போது இருவரும் ஓடி வந்து பை சொன்னார்கள். கண்களில் நீர் பணித்தது. ப்ளைட் ட்ராவல் என்றாலே பயம்.
ஒன்றரை மணி நேரம் பயணம். தூக்கம். வழியில் பல ஆக்சிடண்ட்ஸ். கலக்கம்.
புதிய ஏர்போர்ட்டில் பாச்சென்ஜர் வெயிடிங் ஏரியாவில் புது டோய்லட் வந்துள்ளது. வாசம் தாங்கவில்லை. ஒரு கடை இடத்தை மாற்றியுள்ளார்கள், எடியுரப்பா திட்டியதால், உண்டனடி நிவாரணம். ஆனாலும் இந்த செக்கூரிட்டி செக்கிங் ஆட்கள் தொல்லை தாங்கலீங்க. ஒரு லிட்டர் தண்ணீர் (காய்சியது) கொண்டு போகவிடவில்லை. நூறு மில்லி மட்டும் தான் என்றார்கள். ஆனால் கோக் கேன்கொண்டு போகலாம், என்ன ஞாயம் சார் இது..
நான் சென்றது ஜெட் லைட். காபி மட்டும் இருபது ருபாய். காலையில் ஆறுமணிக்கு எழுபது ரூபாய்க்கு இரண்டு இட்லி ஒரு வடை, மற்றும் ஜூஸ் எல்லாம் சேர்ந்து நூறு செலவு... கொடுமை... ஏழைகளுக்கு இல்லை ஏர்போர்ட். எதற்கு இப்படி எம்.ஆர்.பி. தவிர விற்க விடுகிறார்கள்? ஆசை. பேராசை. அதிக வாடகை.
இரண்டரை மணி நேரம் பயணம். டெல்லி இறங்கிய போது பத்து மணி. நண்பர் டாக்ஸி அனுப்பி இருந்தார். அறை மணி நேரத்தில் அவர் அலுவலகம் சென்ற அடைந்தேன். வெய்யில் இல்லை. ஆம்பியன்ஸ் மால் வழியாக, அருமை.
புது ஆபிஸ் தொடங்கியுள்ளார். என் புது கம்பனிக்கு அங்கு செட் செய்ய யோசனை. பாதி ஆபிஸ் கிடைக்கும், வாடகைக்கு ஸ்டாக். நல்ல டீல் போல தெரியுது. ஆனால் கூலிக்கு ஆள்? செலவு செய்ய யார், இது தான் கேள்வி. சென்ற முறை கஷ்டப்பட்டது ஞாபகம் வந்தது. ஆறு வருடம் முன்பு. கோவை. இருபத்தைந்து லட்சம் நஷ்டம். இந்த முறை யோசிக்க வேண்டும்.
ஒரு மணி நேரம் நண்பருடன் விவாதம். பிறகு நியூஸ் பேப்பர் . கிரிக்கெட். சைட். வீட்டிற்க்கு போன்.
அங்கு ஒரு பிளாட்டினம் என்று ஒரு ஹோட்டல் சாப்பாடு. ஜீரா ரைஸ். கோபி கரி. சப்பாத்தி. மூங் டால். ஸ்வீட்ஸ்... க்ரீம் தயிர். டெல்லி எருமைகள்! வெஜிடேரியன்.
பக்கத்தில் ஓம் ஸ்வீட்ஸ் என்று ஒரு கடை. பெங்களூருக்கு ஒரு கிலோ ஸ்பெஷல் ஸ்வீட்ஸ் வாங்கினேன்.
அப்புறம் அவர்கள் வீடு வரை சென்றேன். பெங்களூர் வந்த போது நண்பர்கள்... டி.பி.எஸ் ஸ்கூல் பக்கத்தில் உள்ளது. பெரிய ஏரியா.
மீண்டும் மூன்று மணிக்கு ஆபிஸ். இன்னொரு நண்பர் மீட்டிங். நூறு ருபாய் போட்டால் வருடத்தில் ஆயிரம் எடுக்கும் ஆசை. என் விளக்கம் என்று ஓடியது.
ஐந்து மணிக்கு டாக்ஸ்ய் வந்தது. விடை பற்று ஏர்போர்ட் ஆறு மணி. ட்ராபிக். என்.எச்.8.
இரவு எழு மணி ப்ளைட். ஜெட் லவுஞ்சில் கொஞ்சம் ஸ்நாக்ஸ். ஆறு பன்னீர் பஜ்ஜி. இரண்டு கார்ன் சான்ட்விச். இரண்டு டோமடோ சான்ட்விச் ஒரு பைன் ஆப்பிள் ஜூஸ். இப்படி ஸ்நாக் மட்டும் நொறுக்கினால், எப்படி உடம்பு இறங்கும் என்கிறாள் மனைவி.
ப்ளைட் ஒன்பதரைக்கு இறங்கியது. பத்து மணிக்கு டாக்ஸ்ய். வீடு சேரும் போது பதினொன்றரை.
சரி எதற்கு தமிழில் இந்த பதிவு? ரொம்ப நாள் ஆச்சுங்க அது தான்...
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சினிமா - மலரும் நினைவுகள்!
சினிமா - மலரும் நினைவுகள்! நண்பர் ரமேஷ் எழுதிய பதிவு சினிமா பற்றி. என்னையும் எழுத சொன்னார்.
இது எனது பதில்கள்.
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1. எந்த வயதில் சினிமா பார்க்க ஆரம்பித்தீர்கள்? நினைவு தெரிந்து கண்ட முதல் சினிமா? என்ன உணர்ந்தீர்கள்?
முதலில் நினைவில் இருப்பது எம்.ஜி.ஆர். படம். நல்ல நேரம். யானை எல்லாம் வரும். ஒரு குலநடை அருகில் பாம்பு வரும்...சிறு வயது ஒரு ஐந்து இருக்கும். இன்னும் நினைவில் உள்ளது. கோத்தகிரியில் பார்த்தது. இருட்டு. பயம். பாப்கார்ன். ஜாலியாக இருந்தது. அப்புறம் தங்கைகள் இருவர், அண்ணனோடு சண்டை போட்டு கார்னர் சீட் பிடித்தது, மறக்கவில்லை. முழு படம் ஞாபகம் இல்லை.
2. கடைசியாக அரங்கில் அமர்ந்து பார்த்த தமிழ் சினிமா?
சுப்ரமண்யபுரம். பெங்களூர். ஒரு சுமாரான தேயடர்.
3. கடைசியாக அரங்கிலன்றிப் பார்த்த தமிழ் சினிமா எது, எங்கே, என்ன உணர்ந்தீர்கள்?
கில்லி. டிவி. நான் ரசித்த படம். முதல் சீனில் இருந்து எனக்கு பிடித்தது. சினிமா என்றால் ஒரு நல்ல திரைக்கதை வேண்டும். செய்துள்ளார். தமிழ்நாடு கொலைவெறி வாசம்.
4. மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா
விஜயகாந்த் நடித்த செந்தூரபூவே. இன்னும் நினைவில் உள்ளது. ஆபாவாணன் படம்.
5-அ. உங்களை மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா-அரசியல் சம்பவம்?
விருமாண்டி ஒரு கமல் படம், சமீபத்தில் டிவிடி பார்த்தேன். சண்டியர் என்பது ஒரு ஜாதி குறிக்கிறது என்று சொல்லி பெயர் மாற்றினார்கள். படமெல்லாம் சண்டியர் வசனம்.
5-ஆ. உங்களை மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா-தொழில்நுட்ப சம்பவம்?
பாய்ஸ். அந்த காமிரா 360 டிக்ரி காட்சி. அருமை. அந்நியனில் ரிபீட்.
6. தமிழ்ச்சினிமா பற்றி வாசிப்பதுண்டா?
டைம் இல்லை. குமுதம், விகடன் மற்றும் ப்ளொக்ஸ்.
7.தமிழ்ச்சினிமா இசை?
ரஹ்மான், ஒரு முறை 'உயிரே ' கேட்டு பார்க்கவும்.
8. தமிழ் தவிர வேறு இந்திய, உலக மொழி சினிமா பார்ப்பதுண்டா? அதிகம் தாக்கிய படங்கள்?
ஆங்கிலம், தெலுங்கு, மலையாளம் மற்றும் ஹிந்தி படங்கள். ஆங்கிலத்தில் ச்லீப்லேச்ஸ் இன் சியாட்டில். தெலுங்கில் கங் லீடர். மலையாளத்தில் ஹிஸ் ஹைனெஸ் அப்துல்லா. ஹிந்தியில் ருடாலி.
9. தமிழ்ச்சினிமா உலகுடன் நேரடித்தொடர்பு உண்டா? என்ன செய்தீர்கள்? பிடித்ததா? அதை மீண்டும் செய்வீர்களா? தமிழ்ச்சினிமா மேம்பட அது உதவுமா?
இல்லை. பல சைஅன்ஸ் பிக்சன் எழுதியுள்ளேன். ஒரு படம் செய்ய ஆசை.
10. தமிழ்ச்சினிமாவின் எதிர்காலம் பற்றி என்ன நினைக்கிறீர்கள்?
நன்றாக இல்லை... ஒரே ட்ரெண்ட் வருது. சீசனல். ரசனை குறைவு. ஐந்து பட்டு. குத்து. பைட்.
11. அடுத்த ஓராண்டு தமிழில் சினிமா கிடையாது, மற்றும் சினிமா பற்றிய சமாச்சாரங்கள், செய்திகள் எதுவுமே பத்திரிகைகள், தொலைக்காட்சி, இணையம் உள்ளிட்ட ஊடகங்களில் கிடையாது என்று வைத்துக்கொள்வோம்? உங்களுக்கு எப்படியிருக்கும்? தமிழர்களுக்கு என்ன ஆகும் என்று நினைக்கிறீர்கள்?
ரொம்ப சந்தோசம். புத்தகங்கள் படிப்பேன்.
என் வாசகர்கள் எழுதுங்கள். என்னிடம் சொல்லுங்கள்.
இது எனது பதில்கள்.
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1. எந்த வயதில் சினிமா பார்க்க ஆரம்பித்தீர்கள்? நினைவு தெரிந்து கண்ட முதல் சினிமா? என்ன உணர்ந்தீர்கள்?
முதலில் நினைவில் இருப்பது எம்.ஜி.ஆர். படம். நல்ல நேரம். யானை எல்லாம் வரும். ஒரு குலநடை அருகில் பாம்பு வரும்...சிறு வயது ஒரு ஐந்து இருக்கும். இன்னும் நினைவில் உள்ளது. கோத்தகிரியில் பார்த்தது. இருட்டு. பயம். பாப்கார்ன். ஜாலியாக இருந்தது. அப்புறம் தங்கைகள் இருவர், அண்ணனோடு சண்டை போட்டு கார்னர் சீட் பிடித்தது, மறக்கவில்லை. முழு படம் ஞாபகம் இல்லை.
2. கடைசியாக அரங்கில் அமர்ந்து பார்த்த தமிழ் சினிமா?
சுப்ரமண்யபுரம். பெங்களூர். ஒரு சுமாரான தேயடர்.
3. கடைசியாக அரங்கிலன்றிப் பார்த்த தமிழ் சினிமா எது, எங்கே, என்ன உணர்ந்தீர்கள்?
கில்லி. டிவி. நான் ரசித்த படம். முதல் சீனில் இருந்து எனக்கு பிடித்தது. சினிமா என்றால் ஒரு நல்ல திரைக்கதை வேண்டும். செய்துள்ளார். தமிழ்நாடு கொலைவெறி வாசம்.
4. மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா
விஜயகாந்த் நடித்த செந்தூரபூவே. இன்னும் நினைவில் உள்ளது. ஆபாவாணன் படம்.
5-அ. உங்களை மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா-அரசியல் சம்பவம்?
விருமாண்டி ஒரு கமல் படம், சமீபத்தில் டிவிடி பார்த்தேன். சண்டியர் என்பது ஒரு ஜாதி குறிக்கிறது என்று சொல்லி பெயர் மாற்றினார்கள். படமெல்லாம் சண்டியர் வசனம்.
5-ஆ. உங்களை மிகவும் தாக்கிய தமிழ்ச்சினிமா-தொழில்நுட்ப சம்பவம்?
பாய்ஸ். அந்த காமிரா 360 டிக்ரி காட்சி. அருமை. அந்நியனில் ரிபீட்.
6. தமிழ்ச்சினிமா பற்றி வாசிப்பதுண்டா?
டைம் இல்லை. குமுதம், விகடன் மற்றும் ப்ளொக்ஸ்.
7.தமிழ்ச்சினிமா இசை?
ரஹ்மான், ஒரு முறை 'உயிரே ' கேட்டு பார்க்கவும்.
8. தமிழ் தவிர வேறு இந்திய, உலக மொழி சினிமா பார்ப்பதுண்டா? அதிகம் தாக்கிய படங்கள்?
ஆங்கிலம், தெலுங்கு, மலையாளம் மற்றும் ஹிந்தி படங்கள். ஆங்கிலத்தில் ச்லீப்லேச்ஸ் இன் சியாட்டில். தெலுங்கில் கங் லீடர். மலையாளத்தில் ஹிஸ் ஹைனெஸ் அப்துல்லா. ஹிந்தியில் ருடாலி.
9. தமிழ்ச்சினிமா உலகுடன் நேரடித்தொடர்பு உண்டா? என்ன செய்தீர்கள்? பிடித்ததா? அதை மீண்டும் செய்வீர்களா? தமிழ்ச்சினிமா மேம்பட அது உதவுமா?
இல்லை. பல சைஅன்ஸ் பிக்சன் எழுதியுள்ளேன். ஒரு படம் செய்ய ஆசை.
10. தமிழ்ச்சினிமாவின் எதிர்காலம் பற்றி என்ன நினைக்கிறீர்கள்?
நன்றாக இல்லை... ஒரே ட்ரெண்ட் வருது. சீசனல். ரசனை குறைவு. ஐந்து பட்டு. குத்து. பைட்.
11. அடுத்த ஓராண்டு தமிழில் சினிமா கிடையாது, மற்றும் சினிமா பற்றிய சமாச்சாரங்கள், செய்திகள் எதுவுமே பத்திரிகைகள், தொலைக்காட்சி, இணையம் உள்ளிட்ட ஊடகங்களில் கிடையாது என்று வைத்துக்கொள்வோம்? உங்களுக்கு எப்படியிருக்கும்? தமிழர்களுக்கு என்ன ஆகும் என்று நினைக்கிறீர்கள்?
ரொம்ப சந்தோசம். புத்தகங்கள் படிப்பேன்.
என் வாசகர்கள் எழுதுங்கள். என்னிடம் சொல்லுங்கள்.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Sickness, Stomach and Worries
Holidays are meant for good food.
Food and family.
Life goes on.
At times even great food brings sickness.
Upset Stomach and worries.
We need not bother about anything.
And life goes around a cycle.
Food and family.
Life goes on.
At times even great food brings sickness.
Upset Stomach and worries.
We need not bother about anything.
And life goes around a cycle.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Writing Styles
An authors passion should be like the calendar. Should provide the day to day information in a narrative style, bringing in emotions, actions and feelings.
Novel is the form of telling a plot, with a story or multiple stories.
I like the twist form of short stories, with a small anti-climax in the end. The readers imagination should be at play.
Since I am adept in Tamil, and English, I command a very good focus on what is needed for the author and read accordingly.
You would be surprised to know that some of my works have been internalized by many English authors in USA, when I tried to publish. Irony.
So you might see me writing sparingly. I used blog as a medium of snippets. Gotcha!
Writing is a gift, please don't misuse it.
Novel is the form of telling a plot, with a story or multiple stories.
I like the twist form of short stories, with a small anti-climax in the end. The readers imagination should be at play.
Since I am adept in Tamil, and English, I command a very good focus on what is needed for the author and read accordingly.
You would be surprised to know that some of my works have been internalized by many English authors in USA, when I tried to publish. Irony.
So you might see me writing sparingly. I used blog as a medium of snippets. Gotcha!
Writing is a gift, please don't misuse it.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
இந்தியா குடும்பத்தின் பரிதாபம்...
இந்தியா குடும்பத்தின் பரிதாபம்...
யு நீட நாட் கட் லோச்செஸ் லைக் திஸ்.
படியுங்கள் இங்கே
oh my India. அத்மா சாந்தியடையட்டும்.
இந்தியாவில் சோறாவது கிடைக்கும்!
யு நீட நாட் கட் லோச்செஸ் லைக் திஸ்.
படியுங்கள் இங்கே
oh my India. அத்மா சாந்தியடையட்டும்.
இந்தியாவில் சோறாவது கிடைக்கும்!
Ganguly announces retirement from International Cricket
Ganguly announces retirement from International Cricket, at Bangalore.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Ganguly-calls-it-a-day-will-retire-after-Aus-series/370498/
He will however play the IPL till 2011 for Kolkatta Knight Riders.
I would say, I am a proud fan of his ODI capabilities and gritty captain. He was the one, who kept Kumble, Laxman out....even while in form.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Ganguly-calls-it-a-day-will-retire-after-Aus-series/370498/
He will however play the IPL till 2011 for Kolkatta Knight Riders.
I would say, I am a proud fan of his ODI capabilities and gritty captain. He was the one, who kept Kumble, Laxman out....even while in form.
Children and Suicide: On Slate
Do you want to read this?
http://www.slate.com/id/2201530/?GT1=48001
tough on me...
Children, they are Gods.
http://www.slate.com/id/2201530/?GT1=48001
tough on me...
Children, they are Gods.
Tata decide on Gujarat for Nano
Tata decide on Gujarat for Nano... After moving out of West Bengal.. they are going to get the Anand Agricultural University land, where no politician has dared to occupy as poramboke. Tough rule of land... This is a flat land...
Good luck! Book me one, and one more Tata nano!
Very funny!
Read here....
Surveyசன் என்பவர் எழுதுனது...
"hey John, if you are free over the weekend, could you join us for கோழி புடிக்க?"
Surveyசன் என்பவர் எழுதுனது...
"hey John, if you are free over the weekend, could you join us for கோழி புடிக்க?"
The Hill School, Pottstown
I was searching information about private boarding school in USA.
I came across The Hill School. Pottstown. PA. USA.
I have lived close to this school.
I lived in Reading from 1995 to 1999, before I decided to move back to India.
The current tuition runs about $42,000/- Wow! But worth it.
Very famous personalities, including Indians have studied here...
I came across The Hill School. Pottstown. PA. USA.
I have lived close to this school.
I lived in Reading from 1995 to 1999, before I decided to move back to India.
The current tuition runs about $42,000/- Wow! But worth it.
Very famous personalities, including Indians have studied here...
What can you learn from Hollywood?
Here is an interesting article by Guy Kawasaki.
Interesting.
http://blogs.openforum.com/2008/10/06/what-you-can-learn-from-hollywood/
Applies to India as well... particular to Tamilnadu.
Interesting.
http://blogs.openforum.com/2008/10/06/what-you-can-learn-from-hollywood/
Applies to India as well... particular to Tamilnadu.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Richard Branson: Management Utterances
Management gems from Richard Branson
'Business opportunities are like buses'
# A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
# Business is giving people in their lifetime what they need and what they want. And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again, because Virgin went in and took them on. Occasionally we'll come unstuck and you know, we'll learn from our mistakes but so far I think we've managed to get it right more often than we've got it wrong.
# Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
# I believe in benevolent dictatorship, provided I am the dictator.
'I never get the accountants in before I start up a business'
# I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.
# I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life
# Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.
# The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically guarantee hit records.
'Quickest way to be a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet'
# With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.
# If you are trying to do something for the first time, it's always an enormous challenge, and there is no guarantee of success.
You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.
# What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.
# Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.
'You can't be a good leader unless you like people'
# We've got an engaging, edgy, vibrant, fun product. . . It may or may not work, but we're going to give it our best shot.
# Well, I'm somebody who is just living. . . living life, and if I get frustrated by something, then I like to try to put it right.
# Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can't be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.
# We look for opportunities where we can offer something better, fresher, and more valuable, and we seize them. We often move into areas where the customer has traditionally received a poor deal, and where the competition is complacent. And with our growing e-commerce activities, we also look to deliver 'old' products in new ways. We are pro-active and quick to act, often leaving bigger and more cumbersome organisations in our wake. When we start a new venture, we base it on hard research and analysis. Typically, we review the industry and put ourselves in the customer's shoes to see what could make it better.
'I wanted to be an editor or a journalist'
# If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.
# I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.
# My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our
house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.
# Records are made to be broken. It is in man's nature to continue to strive to do just that.
There's no model to follow, nothing to copy'
# Above all, you want to create something you are proud of. . . . That has always been my philosophy of business. I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive, then I believe you are better off doing nothing.
# We'd love to be involved with the creation of something very special, something quite large and something quite exciting.
# We're going where no one has gone before. There's no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.
# Peter Gabriel -- a Virgin artist for 20 years -- is still pre-eminent in the business. Whether the new artists will do the same is more questionable.
'All you have in life is your reputation'
# I'm inquisitive. . . and I love a new challenge. . . and if I feel that we can do it better than it's been done by other people, we'll have a go. Some people call that 'brand stretching' and say that this is not the way business should be done, and in the Western world generally it's not the way business is done. And I think to be perfectly frank the reason it's not done that way is that most big companies are public. . .
# All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don't trust you. I had never really focused on what a good name meant before, but that night in prison made me understand.
# My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable, challenges and trying to rise above them.
# To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team around you and more than a fair share of luck, you might make something happen. But you certainly can't guarantee it just by following someone else's formula.
'I don't think of work as work'
# I don't think of work as work and play as play. It's all living.
# I've had to create companies that I believe in 100%. These are companies I feel will make a genuine difference. Then I have to be willing to find the time myself to talk about them, promote them and market them. I don't want to spend my life doing something that I'm not proud of.
# As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.
# If you're good with people and you really care, genuinely care about people then I'm sure we could find a job for you at Virgin.
'I overcome my difficulties by concentrating'
# Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management -- this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.
# Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.
# Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?
# If a chairman of a company visits Seattle, that chairman should take all the staff out in the evening and have a few drinks together, talk together and party together and not be embarrassed about the staff seeing the weaker side of you.
'I don't think I'll ever retire'
# Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life, I fully enjoy it. I don't think I'll ever retire.
# If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognise you.
# Many people know the Virgin brand better than the names of the individual companies within the group.
# I have always believed that marketing starts with the product, not what you say about it. If you develop an excellent product with value that is right for your customers, then marketing it should not be difficult.
'If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything'
# We promise value for money, and we try to do things in an innovative way, in areas where consumers are often ripped off, or not getting the most for their money. I believe we should do what we do with a sense of fun and without taking ourselves too seriously, too! If Virgin stands for anything, it should be for not being afraid to try out new ideas in new areas.
# If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.
# I have no secret. There are no rules to follow in business. I just work hard and, as I always have done, believe I can do it. Most of all, though, I try to have fun.
# Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.
'I just love life'
# Three months of running a business or trying to set up a business and you will learn, I suspect, as much as you can learn in three years at a business school.
# The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.
# Clearly in the eyes of the consumer the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.
# I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people.
'My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself'
# Everyone needs something to aim for. You can call it a challenge, or you can call it a goal. It is what makes us human. It was challenges that took us from being cavemen to reaching for the stars.
# A lot of chairmen of a lot of companies are terrified of the press. Our attitude is if CNN wants an interview you never say no, you always say yes, because we want to become the most respected brand in the world and we have to get out there and talk about what we are doing.
# My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had -- every day I'm learning something new.
# Fantasizing about the future is one of my favourite pastimes.
'A company is people'
# I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying yes than by saying no.
# When I graduated from Stowe, a big public school, my headmaster's parting words to me were: "Congrats, Branson. I predict you will either go to prison or become a millionaire."
# I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.
# A company is people. . . employees want to know. . . am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel? People really need to feel wanted.
'Branding is everything'
# Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!
# Back then we would create a company based on frustration at other people's service and suddenly realised we had one of the most respected brands in the world.
# If you aren't willing to try everything and make a mistake, then you'll never make anything of yourself.
# I just like to enjoy life and push myself. Of course, there is method to my madness. When you are entering into a new industry, for example, it helps to do something to get your name on the front pages.
'Business opportunities are like buses'
# A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
# Business is giving people in their lifetime what they need and what they want. And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again, because Virgin went in and took them on. Occasionally we'll come unstuck and you know, we'll learn from our mistakes but so far I think we've managed to get it right more often than we've got it wrong.
# Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
# I believe in benevolent dictatorship, provided I am the dictator.
'I never get the accountants in before I start up a business'
# I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.
# I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life
# Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.
# The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically guarantee hit records.
'Quickest way to be a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet'
# With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.
# If you are trying to do something for the first time, it's always an enormous challenge, and there is no guarantee of success.
You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.
# What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.
# Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.
'You can't be a good leader unless you like people'
# We've got an engaging, edgy, vibrant, fun product. . . It may or may not work, but we're going to give it our best shot.
# Well, I'm somebody who is just living. . . living life, and if I get frustrated by something, then I like to try to put it right.
# Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can't be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.
# We look for opportunities where we can offer something better, fresher, and more valuable, and we seize them. We often move into areas where the customer has traditionally received a poor deal, and where the competition is complacent. And with our growing e-commerce activities, we also look to deliver 'old' products in new ways. We are pro-active and quick to act, often leaving bigger and more cumbersome organisations in our wake. When we start a new venture, we base it on hard research and analysis. Typically, we review the industry and put ourselves in the customer's shoes to see what could make it better.
'I wanted to be an editor or a journalist'
# If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.
# I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.
# My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our
house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.
# Records are made to be broken. It is in man's nature to continue to strive to do just that.
There's no model to follow, nothing to copy'
# Above all, you want to create something you are proud of. . . . That has always been my philosophy of business. I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive, then I believe you are better off doing nothing.
# We'd love to be involved with the creation of something very special, something quite large and something quite exciting.
# We're going where no one has gone before. There's no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.
# Peter Gabriel -- a Virgin artist for 20 years -- is still pre-eminent in the business. Whether the new artists will do the same is more questionable.
'All you have in life is your reputation'
# I'm inquisitive. . . and I love a new challenge. . . and if I feel that we can do it better than it's been done by other people, we'll have a go. Some people call that 'brand stretching' and say that this is not the way business should be done, and in the Western world generally it's not the way business is done. And I think to be perfectly frank the reason it's not done that way is that most big companies are public. . .
# All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don't trust you. I had never really focused on what a good name meant before, but that night in prison made me understand.
# My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable, challenges and trying to rise above them.
# To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team around you and more than a fair share of luck, you might make something happen. But you certainly can't guarantee it just by following someone else's formula.
'I don't think of work as work'
# I don't think of work as work and play as play. It's all living.
# I've had to create companies that I believe in 100%. These are companies I feel will make a genuine difference. Then I have to be willing to find the time myself to talk about them, promote them and market them. I don't want to spend my life doing something that I'm not proud of.
# As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.
# If you're good with people and you really care, genuinely care about people then I'm sure we could find a job for you at Virgin.
'I overcome my difficulties by concentrating'
# Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management -- this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.
# Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.
# Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?
# If a chairman of a company visits Seattle, that chairman should take all the staff out in the evening and have a few drinks together, talk together and party together and not be embarrassed about the staff seeing the weaker side of you.
'I don't think I'll ever retire'
# Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life, I fully enjoy it. I don't think I'll ever retire.
# If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognise you.
# Many people know the Virgin brand better than the names of the individual companies within the group.
# I have always believed that marketing starts with the product, not what you say about it. If you develop an excellent product with value that is right for your customers, then marketing it should not be difficult.
'If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything'
# We promise value for money, and we try to do things in an innovative way, in areas where consumers are often ripped off, or not getting the most for their money. I believe we should do what we do with a sense of fun and without taking ourselves too seriously, too! If Virgin stands for anything, it should be for not being afraid to try out new ideas in new areas.
# If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.
# I have no secret. There are no rules to follow in business. I just work hard and, as I always have done, believe I can do it. Most of all, though, I try to have fun.
# Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.
'I just love life'
# Three months of running a business or trying to set up a business and you will learn, I suspect, as much as you can learn in three years at a business school.
# The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.
# Clearly in the eyes of the consumer the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.
# I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people.
'My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself'
# Everyone needs something to aim for. You can call it a challenge, or you can call it a goal. It is what makes us human. It was challenges that took us from being cavemen to reaching for the stars.
# A lot of chairmen of a lot of companies are terrified of the press. Our attitude is if CNN wants an interview you never say no, you always say yes, because we want to become the most respected brand in the world and we have to get out there and talk about what we are doing.
# My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had -- every day I'm learning something new.
# Fantasizing about the future is one of my favourite pastimes.
'A company is people'
# I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying yes than by saying no.
# When I graduated from Stowe, a big public school, my headmaster's parting words to me were: "Congrats, Branson. I predict you will either go to prison or become a millionaire."
# I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.
# A company is people. . . employees want to know. . . am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel? People really need to feel wanted.
'Branding is everything'
# Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!
# Back then we would create a company based on frustration at other people's service and suddenly realised we had one of the most respected brands in the world.
# If you aren't willing to try everything and make a mistake, then you'll never make anything of yourself.
# I just like to enjoy life and push myself. Of course, there is method to my madness. When you are entering into a new industry, for example, it helps to do something to get your name on the front pages.
Some Questions of Industry Analysts
1. What are the ten deadly sins NOT to commit when working with an industry analyst firm?
2. What are the typical characteristics of an industry analyst that will enable you to more effectively work with them?
3. As a vendor, when should you be humble and when should you position yourself as an expert?
4. Does subscribing to an analyst's research improve coverage of your products or company?
5. How is a research briefs created and what impact can a vendor have on its content?
6. What are the three highest-level benefits you can enjoy from an effective analyst relations approach?
7. How can you best capitalize on industry analyst "rules of engagement?"
8. Precisely what homework must you do before you brief an analyst?
9. How do vision and ability to execute relate to how an analyst sees your company?
10. During a briefing, how do CEOs, VPs of sales, PR firms and VPs of marketing impact how an analyst sees your company?
2. What are the typical characteristics of an industry analyst that will enable you to more effectively work with them?
3. As a vendor, when should you be humble and when should you position yourself as an expert?
4. Does subscribing to an analyst's research improve coverage of your products or company?
5. How is a research briefs created and what impact can a vendor have on its content?
6. What are the three highest-level benefits you can enjoy from an effective analyst relations approach?
7. How can you best capitalize on industry analyst "rules of engagement?"
8. Precisely what homework must you do before you brief an analyst?
9. How do vision and ability to execute relate to how an analyst sees your company?
10. During a briefing, how do CEOs, VPs of sales, PR firms and VPs of marketing impact how an analyst sees your company?
Sunday, October 05, 2008
பட்டணம் தான் போகலாமடி
ம்ம் ம்ம் .. மூட்டையைக் கட்டிக்கோ
எதுக்கு?
பட்டணம் தான் போகலாமடி பொம்பளே
பணம் காசு தேடலாமடி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
டவுனுப் பக்கம் போகாதீங்க மாப்பிள்ளே
டவுனாயிப் போயிடுவீங்க
அந்த டாம்பீகம் ஏழைக்கு தாங்காது பயணம்
வேண்டான்னா கேளு மாமா
கெட்டவுங்க பட்டணத்தை
ஒட்டிக்கோணும் என்பதாலே
கெட்டவுங்க பட்டணத்தை ஒட்டிக்கோணும்
என்பதாலே
பட்டிக்காட்டை விட்டுப் போட்டு பல பேரும்
போவதாலே
கட்டுச் சோத்தைக் கட்டிக் கொள்ளடி பொம்பளே
தட்டிச் சொன்னா கேக்க மாட்டேண்டி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
வேலை ஏதுங்க? கூலி ஏதுங்க?
வெட்கக் கேட்டை சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
அங்கே வேலை ஏதுங்க? கூலி ஏதுங்க?
வெட்கக் கேட்டை சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
காலேஜு படிப்பு காப்பி ஆத்துதாம்
பி.ஏ. படிப்பு பெஞ்சு துடைக்குதாம்
ஆளை ஏய்ச்சி ஆளும் பொழைக்குதாம்
அஞ்சிக்கி ரெண்டு கஞ்சிக்கலையுதாம்
மேலே போனது நூத்திலே ஒண்ணாம்
மிச்சம் உள்ளது லாட்ரி அடிக்குதாம்
எப்படி?
ஒண்ணான சாமியெல்லாம் ஒண்ணுமே
எண்ணாம தவிக்கையிலே
மாப்பிள்ளே ..ஒண்ணான சாமியெல்லாம் ஒண்ணுமே
எண்ணாம தவிக்கையிலே
உன்னாலே என்னாகும் எண்ணாம போனா
பின்னாலே கேளு மாமா
ராத்திரி பகலா ரிக்ஷா இழுப்பேன்
நைசா பேசி பைசா இழுப்பேன்
அம்மா ..ஒதுங்கு ..ஒதுங்கு ..ஒதுங்கு...
ராத்திரி பகலா ரிக்ஷா இழுப்பேன்
நைசா பேசி பைசா இழுப்பேன்
டிராமா சினிமா சர்க்கஸ் பாப்பேன்
ராஜா மாதிரி சிகரெட்டும் பிடிப்பேன்
வேர்த்து உருகினா பீச்சுக்குப் போவேன்
மீந்த பணத்திலே மீனு வாங்குவேன்
ஆத்தாடி உன் கையிலே குடுப்பேன்
ஆத்தச் சொல்லியே சாப்பிட்டுப் படுப்பேன்
மேலே?
இதுக்கு மேலே சொல்ல மாட்டேண்டி
பொம்பளே
இந்த ஊரில் இருக்க மாட்டேண்டி
நான் இப்போதே போவோணும்
உங்கப்பாவைக் கேட்டு ஏதாச்சும்
வாங்கி வாடி
பட்டணம் தான் போகலாமடி பொம்பளே
பணம் காசு தேடலாமடி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
டவுனுப் பக்கம் போகாதீங்க மாப்பிள்ளே
டவுன் ஆயிப் போயிடுவீங்க
அந்த டாம்பீகம் ஏழைக்கு தாங்காது பயணம்
வேண்டான்னா கேளு மாமா
மனுஷனை மனுஷன் இழுக்குற வேலை
வயிறு காய்ஞ்சவன் செய்யிற வேலை
மனுஷனை மனுஷன் இழுக்குற வேலை
வயிறு காய்ஞ்சவன் செய்யிற வேலை
கணக்குக்கும் மீறி பணம் வந்த போது
மனுஷனை சும்மா இருக்க விடாது
என்னை மறந்து உன்னை மறந்து
எல்லா வேலையும் செய்வே துணிந்து
இரவு ராணிகள் வலையிலே விழுந்து
ஏமாந்து போவே .. இன்னும் கேளு ...
போலீசு புலி புடிக்கும் மாப்பிள்ளே
புர்ராவைப் பெயர்த்தெடுக்கும்
அங்கே போவாதே வீணாக சாவாதே மாமா
பொண்ஜாதி பேச்சைக் கேளு
அப்பிடியா? ஆஹா...
நீ உலகம் அறிஞ்ச பொம்மனாட்டி
நான் ஒண்ணுமே தெரியா கம்மனாட்டி
நீ உலகம் அறிஞ்ச பொம்மனாட்டி
நான் ஒண்ணுமே தெரியா கம்மனாட்டி
ஊரு விட்டு ஊரு போனா
சீரு கெட்டுப் போகுமின்னு
ஊரு விட்டு ஊரு போனா
சீரு கெட்டுப் போகுமின்னு
உண்மையோட சொன்ன சொல்லு
நன்மையாக தோணுது
பட்டணம் தான் போக மாட்டேண்டி
உன்னையும் பயணமாக சொல்ல மாட்டேண்டி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே
என் கண்ணைத் தொறந்தவ நீ தான்
பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
ஏரோட்டிப் பாத்தி பிடிச்சி அதிலே
நீர் பாய்ச்சி நெல்லு விதைச்சி
நம்ம ஊரோட ஒண்ணாக உள்ளதைக் கொண்டு
நாம் உல்லாசமாக வாழ்வோம்
ஏரோட்டிப் பாத்தி பிடிச்சி அதிலே
நீர் பாய்ச்சி நெல்லு விதைச்சி
நம்ம ஊரோட ஒண்ணாக உள்ளதைக் கொண்டு
நாம் உல்லாசமாக வாழ்வோம்
எதுக்கு?
பட்டணம் தான் போகலாமடி பொம்பளே
பணம் காசு தேடலாமடி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
டவுனுப் பக்கம் போகாதீங்க மாப்பிள்ளே
டவுனாயிப் போயிடுவீங்க
அந்த டாம்பீகம் ஏழைக்கு தாங்காது பயணம்
வேண்டான்னா கேளு மாமா
கெட்டவுங்க பட்டணத்தை
ஒட்டிக்கோணும் என்பதாலே
கெட்டவுங்க பட்டணத்தை ஒட்டிக்கோணும்
என்பதாலே
பட்டிக்காட்டை விட்டுப் போட்டு பல பேரும்
போவதாலே
கட்டுச் சோத்தைக் கட்டிக் கொள்ளடி பொம்பளே
தட்டிச் சொன்னா கேக்க மாட்டேண்டி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
வேலை ஏதுங்க? கூலி ஏதுங்க?
வெட்கக் கேட்டை சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
அங்கே வேலை ஏதுங்க? கூலி ஏதுங்க?
வெட்கக் கேட்டை சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
காலேஜு படிப்பு காப்பி ஆத்துதாம்
பி.ஏ. படிப்பு பெஞ்சு துடைக்குதாம்
ஆளை ஏய்ச்சி ஆளும் பொழைக்குதாம்
அஞ்சிக்கி ரெண்டு கஞ்சிக்கலையுதாம்
மேலே போனது நூத்திலே ஒண்ணாம்
மிச்சம் உள்ளது லாட்ரி அடிக்குதாம்
எப்படி?
ஒண்ணான சாமியெல்லாம் ஒண்ணுமே
எண்ணாம தவிக்கையிலே
மாப்பிள்ளே ..ஒண்ணான சாமியெல்லாம் ஒண்ணுமே
எண்ணாம தவிக்கையிலே
உன்னாலே என்னாகும் எண்ணாம போனா
பின்னாலே கேளு மாமா
ராத்திரி பகலா ரிக்ஷா இழுப்பேன்
நைசா பேசி பைசா இழுப்பேன்
அம்மா ..ஒதுங்கு ..ஒதுங்கு ..ஒதுங்கு...
ராத்திரி பகலா ரிக்ஷா இழுப்பேன்
நைசா பேசி பைசா இழுப்பேன்
டிராமா சினிமா சர்க்கஸ் பாப்பேன்
ராஜா மாதிரி சிகரெட்டும் பிடிப்பேன்
வேர்த்து உருகினா பீச்சுக்குப் போவேன்
மீந்த பணத்திலே மீனு வாங்குவேன்
ஆத்தாடி உன் கையிலே குடுப்பேன்
ஆத்தச் சொல்லியே சாப்பிட்டுப் படுப்பேன்
மேலே?
இதுக்கு மேலே சொல்ல மாட்டேண்டி
பொம்பளே
இந்த ஊரில் இருக்க மாட்டேண்டி
நான் இப்போதே போவோணும்
உங்கப்பாவைக் கேட்டு ஏதாச்சும்
வாங்கி வாடி
பட்டணம் தான் போகலாமடி பொம்பளே
பணம் காசு தேடலாமடி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே என் கண்ணாட்டி நீயும்
வாடி பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
டவுனுப் பக்கம் போகாதீங்க மாப்பிள்ளே
டவுன் ஆயிப் போயிடுவீங்க
அந்த டாம்பீகம் ஏழைக்கு தாங்காது பயணம்
வேண்டான்னா கேளு மாமா
மனுஷனை மனுஷன் இழுக்குற வேலை
வயிறு காய்ஞ்சவன் செய்யிற வேலை
மனுஷனை மனுஷன் இழுக்குற வேலை
வயிறு காய்ஞ்சவன் செய்யிற வேலை
கணக்குக்கும் மீறி பணம் வந்த போது
மனுஷனை சும்மா இருக்க விடாது
என்னை மறந்து உன்னை மறந்து
எல்லா வேலையும் செய்வே துணிந்து
இரவு ராணிகள் வலையிலே விழுந்து
ஏமாந்து போவே .. இன்னும் கேளு ...
போலீசு புலி புடிக்கும் மாப்பிள்ளே
புர்ராவைப் பெயர்த்தெடுக்கும்
அங்கே போவாதே வீணாக சாவாதே மாமா
பொண்ஜாதி பேச்சைக் கேளு
அப்பிடியா? ஆஹா...
நீ உலகம் அறிஞ்ச பொம்மனாட்டி
நான் ஒண்ணுமே தெரியா கம்மனாட்டி
நீ உலகம் அறிஞ்ச பொம்மனாட்டி
நான் ஒண்ணுமே தெரியா கம்மனாட்டி
ஊரு விட்டு ஊரு போனா
சீரு கெட்டுப் போகுமின்னு
ஊரு விட்டு ஊரு போனா
சீரு கெட்டுப் போகுமின்னு
உண்மையோட சொன்ன சொல்லு
நன்மையாக தோணுது
பட்டணம் தான் போக மாட்டேண்டி
உன்னையும் பயணமாக சொல்ல மாட்டேண்டி
நல்ல கட்டாணி முத்தே
என் கண்ணைத் தொறந்தவ நீ தான்
பொண்டாட்டி தாயே
ஏரோட்டிப் பாத்தி பிடிச்சி அதிலே
நீர் பாய்ச்சி நெல்லு விதைச்சி
நம்ம ஊரோட ஒண்ணாக உள்ளதைக் கொண்டு
நாம் உல்லாசமாக வாழ்வோம்
ஏரோட்டிப் பாத்தி பிடிச்சி அதிலே
நீர் பாய்ச்சி நெல்லு விதைச்சி
நம்ம ஊரோட ஒண்ணாக உள்ளதைக் கொண்டு
நாம் உல்லாசமாக வாழ்வோம்
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Tata pulls out of Singur
Tata pulls the plug on Singur. So UP or Karnataka gets the chance..
Where does Nano, come from now?
The land now goes to whom? Back to farmers, who will ensure that there is Industrialization and the will ensure there is 5000 crore rupees tax income every year based on that plant, ploughed back into economy.
Great job done Politicians.
Where does Nano, come from now?
The land now goes to whom? Back to farmers, who will ensure that there is Industrialization and the will ensure there is 5000 crore rupees tax income every year based on that plant, ploughed back into economy.
Great job done Politicians.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Adigas, Arakere, Bangalore
Decent place! Just after Apollo and IIMB.
There is a self service hall downstairs, cheap and best! When I moved to Bangalore last year (18 months ago) I used to eat everyday .... there... idly vada, upma... till family came and joined me.
The hall is good.
I take my visitors there.
North Indian Deluxe meal is the best. My kids share a plate, they love the butter naan so much.
At times we get the Gobi Manchurian!
Overall a decent place, if you like vegetarian!
(Parking is there nearby, a small lot and on the roadside)
There is a self service hall downstairs, cheap and best! When I moved to Bangalore last year (18 months ago) I used to eat everyday .... there... idly vada, upma... till family came and joined me.
The hall is good.
I take my visitors there.
North Indian Deluxe meal is the best. My kids share a plate, they love the butter naan so much.
At times we get the Gobi Manchurian!
Overall a decent place, if you like vegetarian!
(Parking is there nearby, a small lot and on the roadside)
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Indian Cricket Team: Ganguly in against Australia (October/November 2008)
- Virender Sehwag
- Gautam Gambhir
- Rahul Dravid
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sourav Ganguly
- VVS Laxman
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk)
- Anil Kumble (capt)
- Harbhajan Singh
- Zaheer Khan
- Ishant Sharma
- Munaf Patel
- RP Singh
- S Badrinath
- Amit Mishra
The playing eleven can be taken as the first elven as shown above.... last 3 are reserves and needed for future.
S Badrinath is a no brainer choice for Srikkanth. Badri has to ensure to live up to expectations.
Suprising ommission, Murali Karthik, who is avalable after his stint with Middlesex T20 victory and in good form. I hope he comes in in the last 2 tests. Nagpur needs him.
The first test starts on October 9th at Bangalore.
The second test starts on October 17th at Mohali (you can see one more paceman in, drpping Laxman/Ganguly)
The third test starts on October 29th at Delhi. (the team to be announced on October 21st. Hopefully Dada makes the cut again!)
The final test starts on Nov 6th at Nagpur. (the batsman paradise and last time, Australia had upper hand, while Murali Kaarthik helped).
So what is the final series score to be? I bet a 2 to 1 lead for India. Excellent!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
கோதாவரி
கோதாவரி ஆறு மிக அகலமான பெரிய ஆறு..... ஆந்திராவில்... இந்த பாடல் ... ஒரு தெலுங்கு படத்தில் வந்துள்ளது... கோதாவரி என்ற பெயரில்... இந்த பாடலை பார்க்கும் பொது, கண்களில் நீர் வரவழைகின்றது. அங்கேயே போய் செட்டில் ஆக வேண்டும் என கனவு.
ஈட் முபாரக்!
இனிய ரம்ஜான் வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
(பிரியாணியை அக்டோபர் பதினேழு அன்று கொண்டு வரவும்...புரட்டாசிங்க...)
(பிரியாணியை அக்டோபர் பதினேழு அன்று கொண்டு வரவும்...புரட்டாசிங்க...)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Koffee with Anu - Saroja Team (September 27th, 2008)
It was a special episode with a character.
Tamil movie Saroja (even though it is a utter copy of Judgement Night
with jokes) is a hit in recent terms. I am told they have grossed
double than investment in 15 days. Not bad!
The whole team (main characters) were there.... SPB Charan is a
useless character. I dont know why he acts?
From Chennai - 600 028 (except Nithin Satya, the shortie) this movie
team, is doing wonders. They have this double or nothing attitude,
always making the movie bilingual (Tamil, Telugu). Audience are
alike.
Jayaram is the villain, and he was at his comedy's best. Hats off to
you Sir! I wish to meet and spend sometime with you, somedays when I visit Chennai
Overall a decent show.
Anu did not see Chennai-28, it is a hit and now she has not seen
Saroja, it is a hit. So Movie producers, make sure that Anu does not
watch your movies, to make it a hit!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
வறுமை
வறுமை பல வகை
இருந்தும் இல்லாமல் இருப்பது
இல்லாமல் இருக்கும்போது
இருப்பதாக நினைத்துக்கொள்வது
இதில் நான் எந்த வகை
எனக்கே தெரியவில்லை
காலம் பதில் சுழலும்
மனதில் மகிழ்ச்சியூட்டும்!
இருந்தும் இல்லாமல் இருப்பது
இல்லாமல் இருக்கும்போது
இருப்பதாக நினைத்துக்கொள்வது
இதில் நான் எந்த வகை
எனக்கே தெரியவில்லை
காலம் பதில் சுழலும்
மனதில் மகிழ்ச்சியூட்டும்!
Sani dasa and its effects for 19 years
Sani Dasa runs for 19 years in a 120 years cycle. Maha Dasa. (starting from Moon – Vim)
Bhukthi is the total period of a planet in the MahaDasa – here it
is 19/ (Dasa Period) for Sani / Shani about 19/120 of the time of Shani
in your Bhukthi period. 798 days.
Anthra is the subdivision of the above and once again using the
same principle as above, it works to 798 * 19/120 = 126 days, where
super things happen in a person life.
So for a given Dasa and Bhuthkti and Anthra, the first period is
itself. Lots of changes happen then based on the transit of the planet
itself in various houses. Note that Sun and Moon period, always good
results only in a given house – 12 you have. Venus gives a total
changeover. Hmm.. Kethu and Rahu, are unpredictable. But it follows the
pattern what its own predecessor does.
Here is the list with 120 as the period & percent of time (
Dasa/Bhukthi/Anthra ). Sort of the revolution time, around sun (but
Parashara thought of keeping Earth Centric – thats why you dont see
Earth in the 12!).
| 1 | Sa | 19 | 15.83% |
| 2 | Me | 17 | 14.17% |
| 3 | Ke | 7 | 5.83% |
| 4 | Ve | 20 | 16.67% |
| 5 | Su | 6 | 5.00% |
| 6 | Mo | 10 | 8.33% |
| 7 | Ma | 7 | 5.83% |
| 8 | Ra | 18 | 15.00% |
| 9 | Ju | 16 | 13.33% |
All the software using Swiss based Ephimeris DLL, take the starting
point of the DOB and give you the chart for 120 years – assuming the
max years a person can live is 120 only!
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
All I need is a house and Rs 30000 per month income
I was going through the situations... and thought about the basic
needs of a person.
needs of a person.
You need to own one house. No fancy.
You need to have regular income of Rs 30000 per month.
Does it take care of everything?
I think so.
What should I do?
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
தடுமாற்றம்
என் இந்த தடுமாற்றம்
வாழ்க்கை என்ன ஆகிறது
முடிவுகள் போக்கு சரியில்லை
விதி யாரை விட்டது
வியாபாரம் படுத்து விட்டது
நண்பர்கள் கொடுப்பினை இல்லை
நயவஞ்சகர்கள் நேசத்திலே
மனைவியும் நச்சரிக்கிறாள்
லட்சங்கள் எங்கே என்று
குழந்தைகள் கேட்பது
விளையாட்டு சாமான்கள்
அவர்களுக்கு தெரியுமா?
உணவிற்கே சக்தியில்லை என்று
ஆண்டவா வாழ விடு!
வாழ்க்கை என்ன ஆகிறது
முடிவுகள் போக்கு சரியில்லை
விதி யாரை விட்டது
வியாபாரம் படுத்து விட்டது
நண்பர்கள் கொடுப்பினை இல்லை
நயவஞ்சகர்கள் நேசத்திலே
மனைவியும் நச்சரிக்கிறாள்
லட்சங்கள் எங்கே என்று
குழந்தைகள் கேட்பது
விளையாட்டு சாமான்கள்
அவர்களுக்கு தெரியுமா?
உணவிற்கே சக்தியில்லை என்று
ஆண்டவா வாழ விடு!
Writer and Reader
I was reading an article by a famous Tamil author where he talks about
interacting with an old time famous writer and who was instrumental in
writing in leading magazines and who has also helped this author I am
talking about.
interacting with an old time famous writer and who was instrumental in
writing in leading magazines and who has also helped this author I am
talking about.
Note the difference here - author versus writer.
Author - is one who writes for his own wish (My liking score 70%)
Writer - is on who writes for his readers wish (My liking score 99%)
Which category are you?
A Reader is one who likes the both...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday Morning Blues: A Poem
It's a Monday Morning - I arrive at work whining,
The wasted weekend swiftly me flew by;
How will I pass these crazy five weekdays working?
How will I last till its Thank God It's Friday (TGIF)?
The thought of Mondays spoils my Sundays,
Blues rollick on to me, bringing memories of Escapades!
It is worth the wait for Fridays!
But Friday nights are meant for party time,
Saturdays are sweet with a buddy to choose and slime!
While Sundays are groovy to cook and clean!
Lamenting weary week of wasted time ! Oh Shit!
It is not going to be too Holy!
(Note : This is a Unisex Poem)
The wasted weekend swiftly me flew by;
How will I pass these crazy five weekdays working?
How will I last till its Thank God It's Friday (TGIF)?
The thought of Mondays spoils my Sundays,
Blues rollick on to me, bringing memories of Escapades!
It is worth the wait for Fridays!
But Friday nights are meant for party time,
Saturdays are sweet with a buddy to choose and slime!
While Sundays are groovy to cook and clean!
Lamenting weary week of wasted time ! Oh Shit!
It is not going to be too Holy!
(Note : This is a Unisex Poem)
Monday Morning blues? Who cares!
This is one of the lousiest article, that I have come across.....
Come Monday and most of us see red. We manage to drag ourselves out of bed and getting to work and back is a task that would make climbing Mt. Everest akin to child's play. We are pretty much like zombies on the first day of the week... no matter that we end up having the same syndrome at least 51 more times every year!
So, is there a better way to beat the blues? Here we have ten things you can do to get Mr. Groucho Marx out of your system on Monday mornings…
(1) For starters, it might help if you discover the job you'd really love to do. The one thing in life that is not forced upon you and something that you could create a career out of. As the old saying goes, "find a job you love and you won't have to work a day in your life."
(2) If Monday's don't beckon you to work, maybe there is every reason for you to consider a job change. Of course, this does not readily guarantee a reversal to the blues once your work gets routine at the new job.
(3) Think of how you can re-engineer your job at the workplace. Most of us dread the Monday mornings because there is hardly any difference between what we did on Fridays to what we will do on Mondays. It's sheer boredom.
(4) Examine the typical week and figure out the pressure points that you undergo over five days. Who or what is causing your blood pressure to shoot up and why do you carry stress over the weekend?
(5) Enroll for some hobby, preferably on Monday evenings. This way you could wake up thinking of the good times that you will spend in the evening and hence forget about the reasons that could mess up your Monday.
(6) For those of you who work five days a week, try taking a complete day off on Saturday, hitting the party circuit on Sunday evenings instead. Of course, the only danger is that you may carry the hangover to work, thus compounding the Monday blues.
(7) If possible, rework your schedule in office on Monday so that you are not starting from where you left off on Saturday. On most occasion, it's boredom that makes you see red on Monday mornings.
(8) Having a good workout on Monday morning is a good way to keep stress levels low throughout the day. Get the blood pumping and make sure that you release all that negative energy even before getting to the breakfast table.
(9) Try and get an extra hour in bed before the blues hit you. Since, waking up late can add to your problems, it may be a swell idea to curl up early on Sunday night.
(10)Have your brightest clothes on before you start off for the week. Of course, you will have to hope that your colleagues also follow suit or you may end up as an anachronism at work on Mondays.
And finally, try and change your attitude towards Mondays. Let it not be a "Thank God It's Friday" and "Oh No! It's Monday" syndrome. Try and take Mondays as just any other day of the week. A friend of mine used to get in on Mondays thinking that he had just two days to Wednesday which is mid-week and then just two more days to the weekend. It's essentially about living one day at a time!
Source: India Syndicate
Come Monday and most of us see red. We manage to drag ourselves out of bed and getting to work and back is a task that would make climbing Mt. Everest akin to child's play. We are pretty much like zombies on the first day of the week... no matter that we end up having the same syndrome at least 51 more times every year!
So, is there a better way to beat the blues? Here we have ten things you can do to get Mr. Groucho Marx out of your system on Monday mornings…
(1) For starters, it might help if you discover the job you'd really love to do. The one thing in life that is not forced upon you and something that you could create a career out of. As the old saying goes, "find a job you love and you won't have to work a day in your life."
(2) If Monday's don't beckon you to work, maybe there is every reason for you to consider a job change. Of course, this does not readily guarantee a reversal to the blues once your work gets routine at the new job.
(3) Think of how you can re-engineer your job at the workplace. Most of us dread the Monday mornings because there is hardly any difference between what we did on Fridays to what we will do on Mondays. It's sheer boredom.
(4) Examine the typical week and figure out the pressure points that you undergo over five days. Who or what is causing your blood pressure to shoot up and why do you carry stress over the weekend?
(5) Enroll for some hobby, preferably on Monday evenings. This way you could wake up thinking of the good times that you will spend in the evening and hence forget about the reasons that could mess up your Monday.
(6) For those of you who work five days a week, try taking a complete day off on Saturday, hitting the party circuit on Sunday evenings instead. Of course, the only danger is that you may carry the hangover to work, thus compounding the Monday blues.
(7) If possible, rework your schedule in office on Monday so that you are not starting from where you left off on Saturday. On most occasion, it's boredom that makes you see red on Monday mornings.
(8) Having a good workout on Monday morning is a good way to keep stress levels low throughout the day. Get the blood pumping and make sure that you release all that negative energy even before getting to the breakfast table.
(9) Try and get an extra hour in bed before the blues hit you. Since, waking up late can add to your problems, it may be a swell idea to curl up early on Sunday night.
(10)Have your brightest clothes on before you start off for the week. Of course, you will have to hope that your colleagues also follow suit or you may end up as an anachronism at work on Mondays.
And finally, try and change your attitude towards Mondays. Let it not be a "Thank God It's Friday" and "Oh No! It's Monday" syndrome. Try and take Mondays as just any other day of the week. A friend of mine used to get in on Mondays thinking that he had just two days to Wednesday which is mid-week and then just two more days to the weekend. It's essentially about living one day at a time!
Source: India Syndicate
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Kathy Acker - A controversial Novelist!
Here are some links about Kathy Acker, a controversial novelist, who served the public, with the vivacious writings.... New Yorker celebrated her as a controversial author (Post Modern). She was a radical punk feminist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Acker
http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/a/acker21.htm
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Also do read this to understand Post modernism, certain authors, don't even know what they talk about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Acker
http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/a/acker21.htm
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Also do read this to understand Post modernism, certain authors, don't even know what they talk about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism
எழுத்தாளனுக்கு மொழி அவசியம் இல்லை
நிச்சயமாக ஒருவனுக்கு, தொழில் முறை எழுத்து (கமெர்சியல்) அல்லாமல் இலக்கியம் எழுத, மொழி அவசியம் இல்லை.
நானும் இருபத்தி ஆறு வருடங்கள் மேல் ஆக (எனக்கு நினைவு தெரிந்து) என் மணம்போன போக்கிலே எழுதினேன். இணையத்தில் கடந்த சில வருடங்களாக, தமிழ் பேச்சு மற்றும் மூச்சு.
ஆனால் ஜேர்மன், பிரெஞ்சை விட, எனக்கு ஆங்கிலம் மற்றும் தமிழ் மீது காதல்அதிகம். தாய்மொழி கன்னடம். இருந்தால் என்ன? வளர்ந்த மொழி தமிழ் அல்லவா. எனக்கு தெரிந்த கெட்ட வார்த்தை சங்க காலம் உட்பட (உதாரணம்: உக்கடம்), ஒரு தமிழனுக்கு (இக்கால) தெரியுமா என்று தெரியாது.
அதே மாதிரி பாரதி எழுதிய வன்மைகள் செய்வோம் என்பது upliftment என்று கூட சிலருக்கு தெரியாது.
தன் தோன்றிகள் என்று என் அப்பா சொல்லுவார். சுயம்புகள். சிலர் அப்படித்தான். விட்டு விட வேண்டும். சிலர் ஒரு ஐடியாவினால் பல கோடிகள் விளையாட்டாய் சம்பாரித்து விட்டு, பிறகு தமிழ் மற்றும் பல மொழி சேவை செய்கிறார்கள். தவறு என்று சொல்லவில்லை.
எப்படி என் நண்பன் சல்மான் ஹாரிஸ் கரன் ஆக சினிமாவில் நாற்பது வயதில் வலம் வர முடியுமோ, அப்படி தான் கோடிகளில் சம்பாரித்துவிட்டு, வேலைக்கு ஓய்வு வாங்கி தமிழ் பால் குடித்து வாழ ஆசை. இன்னும் ஒரு ஐந்து வருடம்?
இதை எழுத வேண்டும் என்பதற்கு எழுதவில்லை. ட்விட்டரில் வந்த சில துளிகள் தூண்டின.
நண்பர் ரமேஷ் அவர்கள் அவருடைய Paulo Coelho தொடர்பு பற்றி எழுதுகிறார். உண்மை. எழுத்தாளர்கள் வாசிக்க வேண்டிய ஒன்று.
- மொழி தெரிந்தால் எவனும் எழுதலாம். பயிற்சி எழுத எழுத வரும். நிச்சயம் பொழுதுபோக்கு என்று எடுத்துகொண்டு, ஜாலியாக எழுத வேண்டும்.
- தொடர்ந்து படிக்க வேண்டும், எப்படி எல்லாம், கப்சா விடுகிறார்கள் என்பதை பார்க்க.
- கமெர்சியல் காசு பண்ணும் எழுத்து என்று ஆகிவிட்டால், எல்லாம் பார்க்க கூடாது, இலக்கியம் ஆகிவிடும் ஒரு நாள்.
நானும் இருபத்தி ஆறு வருடங்கள் மேல் ஆக (எனக்கு நினைவு தெரிந்து) என் மணம்போன போக்கிலே எழுதினேன். இணையத்தில் கடந்த சில வருடங்களாக, தமிழ் பேச்சு மற்றும் மூச்சு.
ஆனால் ஜேர்மன், பிரெஞ்சை விட, எனக்கு ஆங்கிலம் மற்றும் தமிழ் மீது காதல்அதிகம். தாய்மொழி கன்னடம். இருந்தால் என்ன? வளர்ந்த மொழி தமிழ் அல்லவா. எனக்கு தெரிந்த கெட்ட வார்த்தை சங்க காலம் உட்பட (உதாரணம்: உக்கடம்), ஒரு தமிழனுக்கு (இக்கால) தெரியுமா என்று தெரியாது.
அதே மாதிரி பாரதி எழுதிய வன்மைகள் செய்வோம் என்பது upliftment என்று கூட சிலருக்கு தெரியாது.
தன் தோன்றிகள் என்று என் அப்பா சொல்லுவார். சுயம்புகள். சிலர் அப்படித்தான். விட்டு விட வேண்டும். சிலர் ஒரு ஐடியாவினால் பல கோடிகள் விளையாட்டாய் சம்பாரித்து விட்டு, பிறகு தமிழ் மற்றும் பல மொழி சேவை செய்கிறார்கள். தவறு என்று சொல்லவில்லை.
எப்படி என் நண்பன் சல்மான் ஹாரிஸ் கரன் ஆக சினிமாவில் நாற்பது வயதில் வலம் வர முடியுமோ, அப்படி தான் கோடிகளில் சம்பாரித்துவிட்டு, வேலைக்கு ஓய்வு வாங்கி தமிழ் பால் குடித்து வாழ ஆசை. இன்னும் ஒரு ஐந்து வருடம்?
இதை எழுத வேண்டும் என்பதற்கு எழுதவில்லை. ட்விட்டரில் வந்த சில துளிகள் தூண்டின.
நண்பர் ரமேஷ் அவர்கள் அவருடைய Paulo Coelho தொடர்பு பற்றி எழுதுகிறார். உண்மை. எழுத்தாளர்கள் வாசிக்க வேண்டிய ஒன்று.
Taare Zameen Par goes to Oscar Awards
Taare Zameen Par goes to Oscar Awards (2007).
Official nomination from India. Hope he gets it. Great!
Read here on friends blog in Tamil....
http://pathivubothai.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_6633.html
Official nomination from India. Hope he gets it. Great!
Read here on friends blog in Tamil....
http://pathivubothai.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_6633.html
Koffee with Anu - Pandhayam Team (Sept 20th, 2008)
It is always a please to watch Puratchi Iyakkunar S.A. Chandrasekar in action in movies or Interviews.
He always comes with his wife, for sure.
Very nice interview. Anu seems to be interviewing better these days. Well the talk in segment (video) is a bore. What guts Prakash Rai has to scold about the hero guy on TV?
He gave a great explanation on the Vijay Rasigar Mandram Kodi, Politics entry (one more, but 2016?) and the issues with Ajit (man made, human emotions blah blah).
I am not sure whether Vijay will be able to justice to his aspirations! Good Luck!
So how did that hero (not at all flamboyant) Nithin Sathya land in the role. He was good in Chennai 600 028.
This movie made a gross of the production cost in a weeks time. Not bad.
Also read here... http://www.luckylookonline.com/2008/09/blog-post_20.html
He always comes with his wife, for sure.
Very nice interview. Anu seems to be interviewing better these days. Well the talk in segment (video) is a bore. What guts Prakash Rai has to scold about the hero guy on TV?
He gave a great explanation on the Vijay Rasigar Mandram Kodi, Politics entry (one more, but 2016?) and the issues with Ajit (man made, human emotions blah blah).
I am not sure whether Vijay will be able to justice to his aspirations! Good Luck!
So how did that hero (not at all flamboyant) Nithin Sathya land in the role. He was good in Chennai 600 028.
This movie made a gross of the production cost in a weeks time. Not bad.
Also read here... http://www.luckylookonline.com/2008/09/blog-post_20.html
Lord Byron: My Winsome Angel!
| When we two parted in silence and tears half broken-hearted to sever for years, pale grew thy cheek and cold, colder thy kiss; truly that hour foretold sorrow to this. The dew of the morning sunk chill on my brow ~ it felt like the warning of what I feel now. The vows are all broken, and light is thy fame; I hear thy name spoken and share in its shame In secret we met~ in silence I grieve that thy heart could forget, thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee after long years, how should I greet thee? ~ With silence and tears. |
Friday, September 19, 2008
Yaar Adutha Prabhudeva?
Another lousy program from the stable of Vijay TV....
There was one character yesterday, who flew in from London all the way to make it big in the Cinema world. Dancer/Master Sridhar rejects him saying that this is not a platform to aim that, you just dance. There is no point in it. The extra dancer Prabhudeva those days, thanks to his Father Sundaram's connections...made it to becoming an equal hero with Kamal in Kadhala, Kadhala. Look who is talking?
I felt sad for one participant Gaurav (I am announcing a Rs 1000/- award for him, he can mail me with details to collect it), who was kindled to be a "reject" by his friends... mishap on the stage (I wish to see the Youtube of it) wrong song recorded for his performance, he was dancing and asking for the song to be changed... laughed to the core. I dotn know why he was rejected.
Gautham was doing a good job, and he was rejecting left and right, so the program producer - recused him?
BTW, why is Chaya Singh chosen as a judge. I doubt she knows dance....only dubbankuthu ... manmadha raasa song... (one film wonder)
There was one character yesterday, who flew in from London all the way to make it big in the Cinema world. Dancer/Master Sridhar rejects him saying that this is not a platform to aim that, you just dance. There is no point in it. The extra dancer Prabhudeva those days, thanks to his Father Sundaram's connections...made it to becoming an equal hero with Kamal in Kadhala, Kadhala. Look who is talking?
I felt sad for one participant Gaurav (I am announcing a Rs 1000/- award for him, he can mail me with details to collect it), who was kindled to be a "reject" by his friends... mishap on the stage (I wish to see the Youtube of it) wrong song recorded for his performance, he was dancing and asking for the song to be changed... laughed to the core. I dotn know why he was rejected.
Gautham was doing a good job, and he was rejecting left and right, so the program producer - recused him?
BTW, why is Chaya Singh chosen as a judge. I doubt she knows dance....only dubbankuthu ... manmadha raasa song... (one film wonder)
I hate Airtel Super Singer program
I can see 2 characters, plugging in their wishful participants.... without taking consideration of the total ability. Dubba judges.
That PSG Girl (partiality? No) was good. But they were hell bent on finding fault...
Also giving the coin for a reco candidate and selecting in the last 20 (I know for sure, she is a reco, as I know the producer of that show)....
Well I wish I had the money to help those interesting singers (aspirants) to make it big - once chance. A la Boyz.
That program doesn't need one anchor at all. Lousy!
That PSG Girl (partiality? No) was good. But they were hell bent on finding fault...
Also giving the coin for a reco candidate and selecting in the last 20 (I know for sure, she is a reco, as I know the producer of that show)....
Well I wish I had the money to help those interesting singers (aspirants) to make it big - once chance. A la Boyz.
That program doesn't need one anchor at all. Lousy!
நண்பர் ரமேஷ் எழுத்துக்கள்
இப்போதெல்லாம் நண்பர் ரமேஷ், தூள் கிளப்புகிறார். கலீல் கிப்ரான், கவிதை என்று. அவரது அமெரிக்க அனுபவங்கள் அருமை. வாழ்த்துக்கள்.
இங்கே படித்து ஆனந்தப்படுங்கள். பதிவுபோதை.
(இவர் 1989 இல் இருந்து தான் தமிழ் படிக்க ஆரம்பித்து முயற்சி செய்கிறார். வாரம் இரண்டு முறையாவது கதை, கட்டுரை, ஜோதிடம் பற்றி விவாதிக்க நாங்கள் குழு கூடுவோம்.)
இங்கே படித்து ஆனந்தப்படுங்கள். பதிவுபோதை.
(இவர் 1989 இல் இருந்து தான் தமிழ் படிக்க ஆரம்பித்து முயற்சி செய்கிறார். வாரம் இரண்டு முறையாவது கதை, கட்டுரை, ஜோதிடம் பற்றி விவாதிக்க நாங்கள் குழு கூடுவோம்.)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Zimbabwe and inflation
Do you know the current inflation rate of Zimbabwe?
11.2 million%.... just wondering how our Political Parties would function there... for a few percent hike, they cry up and down...
A loaf of bread is 3.2 trillion (old) Zimbabwe dollars. Now they knocked off, 10 zeros. So it is 350 Z Dollars.
IMF is yet to set foot, till the Political turmoil sets in.
Hoping for the best to them.
11.2 million%.... just wondering how our Political Parties would function there... for a few percent hike, they cry up and down...
A loaf of bread is 3.2 trillion (old) Zimbabwe dollars. Now they knocked off, 10 zeros. So it is 350 Z Dollars.
IMF is yet to set foot, till the Political turmoil sets in.
Hoping for the best to them.
Delay in venture!!
As you all know, I have stated the venture indiarealestventure.com recently...
Now there is hiccup with the VC coming with funds. Some slight delay...
I am looking for free space with developers (to be paid later) for to bring in a quick prototype.
If anyone has bench strength and wants valuable experience for their staff, please contact me!
Now there is hiccup with the VC coming with funds. Some slight delay...
I am looking for free space with developers (to be paid later) for to bring in a quick prototype.
If anyone has bench strength and wants valuable experience for their staff, please contact me!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Byron’s ‘Darkness’
Byron’s ‘Darkness’
I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space,
Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth
Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;
Morn came, and went and came, and brought no day,
And men forgot their passions in the dread
Of this desolation; and all hearts
Were chill’d into a selfish prayer for light:
And they did live by watchfires - and the thrones,
The palaces of crowned kings, the huts,
The habitations of all things which dwell,
Were burnt for beacons; cities were consumed,
And men were gathered round their blazing homes
To look once more into each other’s face;
Happy were those who dwelt within the eye
Of the volcanos, and their mountain-torch:
A fearful hope was all the world contain’d;
Forest were set on fire but hour by hour
They fell and faded and the crackling trunks
Extinguish’d with a crash and all was black.
The brows of men by the despairing light
Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits
The flashes fell upon them; some lay down
And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest
Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled;
And others hurried to and fro, and fed
Their funeral piles with fuel, and looked up
With mad disquietude on the dull sky,
The pall of a past world; and then again
With curses cast them down upon the dust,
And gnash’d their teeth and howl’d: the wild birds shriek’d,
And, terrified, did flutter on the ground,
And flap their useless wings; the wildest brutes
Came tame and tremolous; and vipers crawl’d
And twined themselves among the multitude,
Hissing, but stingless, they were slain for food:
And War, which for a moment was no more,
Did glut himself again; a meal was bought
With blood, and each sate sullenly apart
Gorging himself in gloom: no love was left;
All earth was but one thought and that was death,
Immediate and inglorious; and the pang
Of famine fed upon all entrails men
Died, and their bones were tombless as their flesh;
The meagre by the meagre were devoured,
Even dogs assail’d their masters, all save one,
And he was faithful to a corpse, and kept
The birds and beasts and famish’d men at bay,
Till hunger clung them, or the dropping dead
Lured their lank jaws; himself sought out no food,
But with a piteous and perpetual moan
And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand
Which answered not with a caress, he died.
The crowd was famish’d by degrees; but two
Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies;
They met beside
The dying embers of an altar-place
Where had been heap’d a mass of holy things
For an unholy usage; they raked up,
And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands
The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath
Blew for a little life, and made a flame
Wich was a mockery; then they lifted up
Their eyes as it grew lighter, and
Each other’s aspects. saw, and shriek’d, and died, beheld
Even of their mutual hideousness they died,
Unknowing who he was upon whose brow
Famine had written Fiend. The world was void,
The populous and the powerful was a lump,
Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless,
A lump of death, a chaos of hard clay.
The rivers, lakes, and ocean stood still,
And nothing stirred within their silent depths;
Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea,
And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp’d
They slept on the abyss without a surge
The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The moon their mistress had expired before;
The winds were withered in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish’d; Darkness had no need
Of aid from them. She was the universe.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Fourth Quadrant...
Interesting link... makes one wonder, how all we can track things.
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html
Friends and Help!
Recently I approached a friend in Canada for a possible investment in my new venture, who was referred by another friend (the Canadian friend's sort of Guru and listens to him).....
Obviously they are all Indians.
Now what best the person can do? He has to be sincere first of all....
He can try to get the necessary contacts and pass it on. That helps.
The help should not be a show off item, to show that he is helping someone (senior in experience is another matter)... but the willingness to help out is the key thing. Only on success something in return as reward can be done, isnt it?
See the trap? If not helped he gets hit by his other friend, but there is no conviction to help out. Lethargy, conniving regulations....
If I were in his place, I will for sure, make the best possible attempt to get the help my friends friend need. Let me see what happens next.
Recently an ex colleague and a friend called and spoke to me. He was fired from the organization for showing dissent to the management. I had taken special interest in providing him the job and the needed help in whatever way.... That apart, he was in the wrong job... never interested, showed from the sincerity he showed. Never turned up before 11 AM and left like 7 PM, did not work in private firms. Now he has moved to another job, that seems to fit the bill. Now that he is in a new job, calls and brags about it, just 2 weeks into it, after a 6 months haitus. Good luck to him!
Obviously they are all Indians.
Now what best the person can do? He has to be sincere first of all....
He can try to get the necessary contacts and pass it on. That helps.
The help should not be a show off item, to show that he is helping someone (senior in experience is another matter)... but the willingness to help out is the key thing. Only on success something in return as reward can be done, isnt it?
See the trap? If not helped he gets hit by his other friend, but there is no conviction to help out. Lethargy, conniving regulations....
If I were in his place, I will for sure, make the best possible attempt to get the help my friends friend need. Let me see what happens next.
Recently an ex colleague and a friend called and spoke to me. He was fired from the organization for showing dissent to the management. I had taken special interest in providing him the job and the needed help in whatever way.... That apart, he was in the wrong job... never interested, showed from the sincerity he showed. Never turned up before 11 AM and left like 7 PM, did not work in private firms. Now he has moved to another job, that seems to fit the bill. Now that he is in a new job, calls and brags about it, just 2 weeks into it, after a 6 months haitus. Good luck to him!
Monday, September 15, 2008
அழைக்காதே
அழைக்காதே நினைக்காதே
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே நினைக்காதே
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே.....
எழில்தரும் ஜோதி மறந்திடுவேனோ ?
இதமதில் நானே இருந்திடுவேனா ?
எனை மறந்தாடிட சமயமிதானா ?
எனை மறந்தாடிட சமயமிதானா ?
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
காதலினாலே கானத்தினாலே
காதலனே என்னை சபையின் முன்னாலே
சோதனையாகவே நீயழைத்தாயே
சோதனையாகவே நீயழைத்தாயே
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
அழைக்காதே
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே
படம் : மணாளனே மங்கையின் பாக்கியம்
பாடல் : சுசீலா
எழுதியவர் : ராமையா தாஸ்
இசை: ஆதி நாரயண ராவ்
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே நினைக்காதே
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே.....
எழில்தரும் ஜோதி மறந்திடுவேனோ ?
இதமதில் நானே இருந்திடுவேனா ?
எனை மறந்தாடிட சமயமிதானா ?
எனை மறந்தாடிட சமயமிதானா ?
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
காதலினாலே கானத்தினாலே
காதலனே என்னை சபையின் முன்னாலே
சோதனையாகவே நீயழைத்தாயே
சோதனையாகவே நீயழைத்தாயே
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
கனிந்திடும் எந்நாளுமே கண்ணானயென் ராஜா
அழைக்காதே
அவைதனிலே என்னை ஏ ராஜா
ஆருயிரே மறவேன்...
அழைக்காதே
படம் : மணாளனே மங்கையின் பாக்கியம்
பாடல் : சுசீலா
எழுதியவர் : ராமையா தாஸ்
இசை: ஆதி நாரயண ராவ்
Condom vending machines at Call centers.
Serious... this is reasonable one....
http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2008/09/15/india-condom-vending-machines-at-call-centers.html
http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2008/09/15/india-condom-vending-machines-at-call-centers.html
Koffee with Anu - Dhanam and Team (Sept 13th, 2008)
This was a different film, as I have always felt, the theme that affect the society should be told in the media.
Jeeva was the Cameraman, and I understand from reviews, the work is superb.
The whole team, Sangeetha, MS Bhaskar, Rajkumar (director/actor), Director Siva and the producer.... reasonable attempt to plug a controversial topic movie.
MS Bhaskar was wonderful, telling about protecting a girl in the set.....
Anu, is improving. (but I dont like the dressing sense, may be that's how Vijay TV asks to?)
Executive Warfare
This book is one of the books that are martial arts and indirect martial arts related.
I saw on the site http://www.executivewarfare.com/ - a web site about the a new book title "Executive Warfare: Pick Your Battles and Live to Get Promoted Another Day"
Here is a sample from chapter 1 - http://www.executivewarfare.com/sample/
Saturday, September 13, 2008
சரோஜா
உன் பேரு?
"சரோஜா"
அப்பா பேரு?
குசேலன்
அம்மா பேரு?
"தனம்"
புருஷன் பேரு?
"நாயகன்"
சொந்த ஊரு?
"சுப்ரமணியபுரம்"
நீ சொல்றதெல்லாம்?
"சத்யம்"
"சரோஜா"
அப்பா பேரு?
குசேலன்
அம்மா பேரு?
"தனம்"
புருஷன் பேரு?
"நாயகன்"
சொந்த ஊரு?
"சுப்ரமணியபுரம்"
நீ சொல்றதெல்லாம்?
"சத்யம்"
Thursday, September 11, 2008
கடி ஜோக்...!
ஒரு எறும்பும் யானையும் வங்கியில் கணக்குத் துவங்கச் சென்றன. எறும்பு ஊர்ந்து
சென்று மேசையில் ஏறி - நறுக்கெனக் கடித்து - மேலாளரின் கவனத்தைக் கவர்ந்து
கணக்கு தொடங்கி விட்டது.
யானையோ பெரிய உருவத்துடன் ஆடி ஆடி வந்து வங்கிக்குள் நுழைய முடியாமல்
வெளியிலேயே நின்று விட்டது.
எரும்பு கால் மேல் கால் போட்டு பாஸ்புத்தகத்தை ஆட்டி ஆட்டி யானையை
வெறுப்பேற்றியதாம்.
சென்று மேசையில் ஏறி - நறுக்கெனக் கடித்து - மேலாளரின் கவனத்தைக் கவர்ந்து
கணக்கு தொடங்கி விட்டது.
யானையோ பெரிய உருவத்துடன் ஆடி ஆடி வந்து வங்கிக்குள் நுழைய முடியாமல்
வெளியிலேயே நின்று விட்டது.
எரும்பு கால் மேல் கால் போட்டு பாஸ்புத்தகத்தை ஆட்டி ஆட்டி யானையை
வெறுப்பேற்றியதாம்.
Mohanapriya and her Chess Aspirations.
Please help J Mohanapriya and her Chess Aspirations.
Here is the link requesting for help. Little help from each one of you, will add to the desired amount.
A fellow Blogger writes here in Tamil
I will post the bank account details, once I get it.
Appreciate the help to a needy!
Here is the update....
The Bank Account details are
Citibank Account Number : five050816445 (note the first number is in numeric, for security sake I have written like that)
Name : Karthik Lakshminarayanan
Location : Chennai, India.
Here is the link requesting for help. Little help from each one of you, will add to the desired amount.
A fellow Blogger writes here in Tamil
I will post the bank account details, once I get it.
Appreciate the help to a needy!
Here is the update....
The Bank Account details are
Citibank Account Number : five050816445 (note the first number is in numeric, for security sake I have written like that)
Name : Karthik Lakshminarayanan
Location : Chennai, India.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The President, Jaya Nagar, Bangalore
The President, Jaya Nagar, Bangalore is a decent hotel, with a decent spread. It is closer to the shopping complex and Jewellery (I picked up 2 Golden Ear-rings from Bhima's - for wife and daughter, as a surprise). Beware parking is a headache. I parked in front of a house. God knows, what all he cursed me! You can indulge in clothe shopping. I have also seen a shoe showroom, selling Rs 400/- Bata slipper at a premium of Rs 165/-, saying Petrol, rent is high etc.
Today myself and my biz partner went there for the lunch. A place to sit, talk and eat. say many Honeywell badge tickets there. Decent crowd.
Rs 225 plus taxes. About Rs 600/- for 2 with a Soda....
I have been there many time, probably this would the sixth time. I used to take visitors from USA in the previous co. They definitely have Mutton, Sea Food and decent biryani, with a good spread of vegetarian. Salad was not good. Yucky!
Today's desert sucked. Only ice-cream was not spoilt. (Who would eat bread halva, smelly barpi's and rotten mousse?)
My rating 2 *'s out of 5.
Today myself and my biz partner went there for the lunch. A place to sit, talk and eat. say many Honeywell badge tickets there. Decent crowd.
Rs 225 plus taxes. About Rs 600/- for 2 with a Soda....
I have been there many time, probably this would the sixth time. I used to take visitors from USA in the previous co. They definitely have Mutton, Sea Food and decent biryani, with a good spread of vegetarian. Salad was not good. Yucky!
Today's desert sucked. Only ice-cream was not spoilt. (Who would eat bread halva, smelly barpi's and rotten mousse?)
My rating 2 *'s out of 5.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
TRADE ENQUIRY AND INVESTMENT MISSION
(SUPER SCAM)
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Monday, September 08, 2008
Cricket: Irani Trophy Rest of India Squad - Ganguly left out
Here is the Squad. Ganguly is shown the door again. He may not figure in test plans, along with Yuvraj Singh. Better to retire?
Rest of India squad: Anil Kumble(captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (vice-captain & w/k), Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel (w/k), R P Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda.
The whole of Delhi banks of Virendar Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma - all three are sure in's for the Australian tour.
So who would face the axe in the final 16 to tour Australia? Ashok Dinda, Mohd. Kaif and include Piyush Chawla along with a surprise!
Rest of India squad: Anil Kumble(captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (vice-captain & w/k), Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel (w/k), R P Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda.
The whole of Delhi banks of Virendar Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma - all three are sure in's for the Australian tour.
So who would face the axe in the final 16 to tour Australia? Ashok Dinda, Mohd. Kaif and include Piyush Chawla along with a surprise!
Condom..Condom..Condom..
Aids Awareness Campaign...
The above 'thing' is from here.... Digital Inspiration - the blogger who lives just by blogging...
Also read in Tamil here...
The above 'thing' is from here.... Digital Inspiration - the blogger who lives just by blogging...
Also read in Tamil here...
Murray upsets Nadal
Word No 1 Nadal was in for a rude shock with a flamboyant Murray of Scotland, in the US Open Tennis 2008, qualifying for the final with a score of 6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4... what a game....
Earlier Federer had qualifying for his 6th US Open final, on Saturday. Note that, Murray has bet Federer twice in 3 meetings.
Hoping for a Super Match today!
Earlier Federer had qualifying for his 6th US Open final, on Saturday. Note that, Murray has bet Federer twice in 3 meetings.
Hoping for a Super Match today!
Sad state of Workers in T Nagar, Chennai
Read this article...
http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090860360400.htm
Very bad, war time dormitories, bathroom space to fight for (without doors), standing in a long queue.... makes me wonder, what should be done to take care of such ignorant village folks.
Whenever we visited Saravana Stores or Rathna Stores, the attitude of the employees were so bad, and I understand why and how it comes...
May God and the T.N. Government give the best of the things to the owners of such shops(free electricity, approval for more floors), to help the downtrodden.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090860360400.htm
Very bad, war time dormitories, bathroom space to fight for (without doors), standing in a long queue.... makes me wonder, what should be done to take care of such ignorant village folks.
Whenever we visited Saravana Stores or Rathna Stores, the attitude of the employees were so bad, and I understand why and how it comes...
May God and the T.N. Government give the best of the things to the owners of such shops(free electricity, approval for more floors), to help the downtrodden.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Nuclear Deal, India and Clean Waiver from 45 countries
Nuclear Deal, is not easy as others think. We in India need Energy and to make it happen, we need Nuclear fuel.
123 waiver from USA? Not easy as it looks, it is English interpretation by Pranab Mukherjee and US Trade Body, that is still doing the rounds. NY Times reports, that Pranabji has mis-understood the entire "No" as "Yes".
India's point of view, is we would get a fair trade (other than Russia and France - with a Socialistic view so far). Note - 45 countries are Nuclear powers. Trouble Makers. - China, Austria and New Zealand. But they are very close allies and Bush did not talk to them, but Sarkozy called them to take care, it seems. Thanks to him!
People didnt notice the fact that Asif Ali Zardari - Co Chairman of Pakistan's People Party - has become the President after Pervez Musharaf. This is definitely was in mind with people, as both India and Pakistan would be responsible nuclear power groups.
India is a growing economic Super Power and we need 75% more energy from the Nuclear Arsenal. We have 42% of people lingering in poverty, living under US $ 1.25 per family (not head, note economists and press) and their economic upliftment depends upon energy. Thanks to Rahul Gandhi, Kapil Sibal and of course P Chidambaram - in talking to his friends and allies - to make this deal a success. We should not forget the role Amar Singh and Karunanidhi played. No one noticed that there was a censure in Rajya Sabha on voice vote - which has no bearing.
Not but no the least, about 50% of senators is USA are against it. Based on Washington Post's report, if the deal does not get passed before Sept 28th, which in a matter of principle - from Saturday, would not catch the bus (just 8 days less). But Bush is urging them in Congress, for a simple majority Hyde Act based approval to trade in Nuclear stuff with India. Might Happen!
If so, then it is a landmark deal for Manmohan Singh and Bush.
123 waiver from USA? Not easy as it looks, it is English interpretation by Pranab Mukherjee and US Trade Body, that is still doing the rounds. NY Times reports, that Pranabji has mis-understood the entire "No" as "Yes".
India's point of view, is we would get a fair trade (other than Russia and France - with a Socialistic view so far). Note - 45 countries are Nuclear powers. Trouble Makers. - China, Austria and New Zealand. But they are very close allies and Bush did not talk to them, but Sarkozy called them to take care, it seems. Thanks to him!
People didnt notice the fact that Asif Ali Zardari - Co Chairman of Pakistan's People Party - has become the President after Pervez Musharaf. This is definitely was in mind with people, as both India and Pakistan would be responsible nuclear power groups.
India is a growing economic Super Power and we need 75% more energy from the Nuclear Arsenal. We have 42% of people lingering in poverty, living under US $ 1.25 per family (not head, note economists and press) and their economic upliftment depends upon energy. Thanks to Rahul Gandhi, Kapil Sibal and of course P Chidambaram - in talking to his friends and allies - to make this deal a success. We should not forget the role Amar Singh and Karunanidhi played. No one noticed that there was a censure in Rajya Sabha on voice vote - which has no bearing.
Not but no the least, about 50% of senators is USA are against it. Based on Washington Post's report, if the deal does not get passed before Sept 28th, which in a matter of principle - from Saturday, would not catch the bus (just 8 days less). But Bush is urging them in Congress, for a simple majority Hyde Act based approval to trade in Nuclear stuff with India. Might Happen!
If so, then it is a landmark deal for Manmohan Singh and Bush.
Grand Taj, Shivaji Nagar
Grand Taj is a very good Non Veg restaurant. It is on Lady Curzon Road, Shivaji Nagar. Very close to access from M.G.Road, at a walkign distance. After eating you can go to shopping in Commercial Street (A La, the Ranganathan Street of Chennai)
I am used to this from 1980's, when my uncle had taken us there (Late Mr Krishnaraj R.I.P) when he was running Silk Saree biz in Bangalore. They used to live in Osalli Road, Padarayanpura.
Since I settled in Bangalore from 1999, it is a very regular joint.
Their Tandoori Chicken is very good, well done! Ghee Rice is the next best item.
They also serve good Naan and Parotta's. Their Chicken Tikka Masala, is very good. Also the next best item is Chicken Hyderabadi (sweet - typical Mughlai). I always end up hogging one Mutton Biriyani and half Tandoori Chicken easily and finish off with a Masala Chai.
AC room is 10% costly.
The cost has increased to double since 1999. 9% average inflation. (recently they have hiked 20% on all items)
I am used to this from 1980's, when my uncle had taken us there (Late Mr Krishnaraj R.I.P) when he was running Silk Saree biz in Bangalore. They used to live in Osalli Road, Padarayanpura.
Since I settled in Bangalore from 1999, it is a very regular joint.
Their Tandoori Chicken is very good, well done! Ghee Rice is the next best item.
They also serve good Naan and Parotta's. Their Chicken Tikka Masala, is very good. Also the next best item is Chicken Hyderabadi (sweet - typical Mughlai). I always end up hogging one Mutton Biriyani and half Tandoori Chicken easily and finish off with a Masala Chai.
AC room is 10% costly.
The cost has increased to double since 1999. 9% average inflation. (recently they have hiked 20% on all items)
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Trace our ancestory to Africa!
I came across this story item in the National Geographic Channel....
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html
See how well all of us are connected with the African Roots?
Why this division, Holocaust etc.... in the name of religion.
The humans have to ensure that, every one gets food, water and shelter.
Go Obama!
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html
See how well all of us are connected with the African Roots?
Why this division, Holocaust etc.... in the name of religion.
The humans have to ensure that, every one gets food, water and shelter.
Go Obama!
Google Chrome First Crash report...
Found on the net....Google Chrome First Crash report...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13736953@N00/2822639680/
Well still they are in beta!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13736953@N00/2822639680/
Well still they are in beta!
Friday, September 05, 2008
20000 visitors, Celebrations
My blog has hit 20000 visitors now. (2.18PM on September 4th, 2008.)
It was 18000 on August 3rd, when I had written my 500th post. Celebrations then.
2000 visitors in 31 days, and I have written 2 posts on an average per day! Great!
Now again a moment to celebrate. This is my 568th post.
Thanks to you all readers.
Expecting you guys to put in a note, in comment!
Visit here too!
It was 18000 on August 3rd, when I had written my 500th post. Celebrations then.
2000 visitors in 31 days, and I have written 2 posts on an average per day! Great!
Now again a moment to celebrate. This is my 568th post.
Thanks to you all readers.
Expecting you guys to put in a note, in comment!
Visit here too!
சரோஜா சூப்பர் படம் என்று செய்தி!
சரோஜா சாமான் நிகாலோ ... ஒ..ஒ
நண்பர் மடிப்பாக்கம் கோகுல கிருஷ்ணா குமார் அவர்கள் மேலே எழுதியுள்ளதை படித்தவுடன், பரவாயில்லை, கங்கை அமரன் (அமர் சிங்) பெயரை காப்பற்றிவிட்டார்கள் எனத் தெரிகிறது.
ஹைதரபாத் எதற்கு என்று யோசிப்பவர்களுக்கு... தயாரிப்பாளர் எஸ்.பீ.பீ.சரண் தெலுங்கு பேசுபவர். சென்னை - 600 028 படத்தை டப் செய்து கல்லா நிரப்பியவர்.
கமல் (தசாவதாரம்) போல ஒருவர் பேச வைத்து கலைத்திருக்கலாம் அல்லவா?
ஒண்ணுமே தெரியலை உலகத்திலே. பெங்களூரில் எங்கே?
இட்லிவடை கமெண்ட் வருமா?
நண்பர் மடிப்பாக்கம் கோகுல கிருஷ்ணா குமார் அவர்கள் மேலே எழுதியுள்ளதை படித்தவுடன், பரவாயில்லை, கங்கை அமரன் (அமர் சிங்) பெயரை காப்பற்றிவிட்டார்கள் எனத் தெரிகிறது.
ஹைதரபாத் எதற்கு என்று யோசிப்பவர்களுக்கு... தயாரிப்பாளர் எஸ்.பீ.பீ.சரண் தெலுங்கு பேசுபவர். சென்னை - 600 028 படத்தை டப் செய்து கல்லா நிரப்பியவர்.
கமல் (தசாவதாரம்) போல ஒருவர் பேச வைத்து கலைத்திருக்கலாம் அல்லவா?
ஒண்ணுமே தெரியலை உலகத்திலே. பெங்களூரில் எங்கே?
இட்லிவடை கமெண்ட் வருமா?
Microsoft new advertisement, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld
Interesting! You need to be an American to understand!
Go Obama!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Art of choosing a VP
Recent announcement by John McCain of choosing Sarah Palin has so many meanings and lessons to be learnt as a Politician or a Leader to handle things and claim the threads for growth.
When Republican Party found out that Hillary Clinton will not be a candidate, as Americans were looking for a male still, the obvious chance in terms of announcing the female candidate played in minds. Hence came Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, once a seccessionist. Now the Republicans (old) women votes are in the bag.
For Democrats, obviously (Mu) Barak (Hussein) Obama could not have picked a female candidate other than Hillary Clinton, which could have been the right choice. But since there are personal differences, there needs to be a consensus and hence Joe Biden (foregone conclusion based on his Foreign Policy Link, and the text message became true).
I predict a tight race!
When Republican Party found out that Hillary Clinton will not be a candidate, as Americans were looking for a male still, the obvious chance in terms of announcing the female candidate played in minds. Hence came Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, once a seccessionist. Now the Republicans (old) women votes are in the bag.
For Democrats, obviously (Mu) Barak (Hussein) Obama could not have picked a female candidate other than Hillary Clinton, which could have been the right choice. But since there are personal differences, there needs to be a consensus and hence Joe Biden (foregone conclusion based on his Foreign Policy Link, and the text message became true).
I predict a tight race!
Google Chrome
A long way to go for Google Chrome. Wishing them the best!
UI Design is nice! But Is that Enough for another new browser?
But I am regularly getting some error, that the installation error message.
UI Design is nice! But Is that Enough for another new browser?
But I am regularly getting some error, that the installation error message.
விநாயகர் சதுர்த்தி வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
- விஜயஷங்கர்
Happy Ganesh Chathurthi!
- Vijayashankar
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Spielberg asks Goverment of India for Film Funds
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Department of Culture
Films Division
No. B1452/234/2003 Dt. 23.6.07
To:
Shri. S. Spielberg,
Film Director, Hollywood
Camp Mumbai
Ref: Film story submitted by you, regarding financing of films by Government of India, Your letter dt. 2.12.90
The undersigned is directed to refer the above letter and state that the Government has examined your proposal for financing a film called ''Mahabharat'. The Very High Level Committee constituted for this purpose has been in consultation with the Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women and Labour Commission, in addition to various Ministries and State Governments and have formed definitive opinions about the script. Their observations are as below:
1. In the script submitted by you it is shown that there were two sets of cousins, namely, the Kauravas, numbering one hundred, and the Pandavas, numbering five. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has pointed out that these numbers are high, well above the norm prescribed for families by them. It is brought to your kind attention that when the Government is spending huge amounts for promoting family planning, this will send wrong signals to the public. Therefore, it is recommended that there may be only three Kauravas and one Pandava.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has raised an issue whether it is suitable to depict kings and emperors in this democratic age. Therefore, it is suggested that the Kauravas may be depicted as Honourable Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and the Pandava may be depicted as Honourable Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). The ending of the film shows the victory of the said Pandavas over the said Kauravas. The ending may be suitably modified so that neither of the Honourable Members of Parliament are shown as being inferior to the other.
3. The Ministry of Science and Technology has observed that the manner of birth of Kauravas is suggestive of human cloning, a technology banned in India. This may be changed to normal birth.
4. The National Commission for Women has objected that the father of Pandavas, one Sri Pandu, is depicted as bigamous, and also there is only one wife for the
Pandavas in common. Therefore suitable changes may be made in the said script so that the said Sri Pandu is not depicted as bigamous. However, with the reduction in number of Pandavas as suggested above, the issue of polyandry can be addressed without further trouble.
5. The Commission for the Physically Challenged has observed that the portrayal of the visually impaired character 'Dhritharastra' is derogatory. Therefore the
said character may not be shown as visually impaired.
6. The Department of Women and Child Development have highlighted that the public disrobing of one female character called 'Draupadi' is objectionable and
derogatory to women in general. Further the Home Ministry anticipates that depiction of such scenes may create law and order problem and at the same time invite strong protests from the different women forums. Such scenes may also invite penal action under SITA (Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act), therefore they may be avoided and deleted from the film.
7. It is felt that showing the Pandava and the Kauravas as gamblers will be anti-social and counterproductive as it might encourage gambling. Therefore, the said Pandavas and Kauravas may be shown to have engaged in horse racing. (Hon. Supreme Court has held horse racing not to be gambling)
8. The Pandavas are shown as working in the King Virat's employment without receiving any salary. According to the Human Rights Commission, this amounts to bonded labour and may attract provisions of The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. This may be corrected at once.
9. In the ensuing war, one character by name Sri Abhimanyu has been shown as fighting. The National Labour Commission has observed that, war being a hazardous industry, and the said character being 16 years old, this depiction will be construed as a case of child labour. Also there is no record of his being paid any compensation. This may also be deemed to be violatory of the provisions of The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Such references in the film may be removed.
10. The character 'Sri Krishna' has been depicted as wearing a peacock feather. The peacock is our National Bird and wearing dresses made from peacock feather is an offence under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. This may not be depicted
11. Smt Maneka Gandhi has raised very serious objection for using any elephants or horses in war scenes, since there is every scope for mistreatment and injury to the said animals. The provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1960 would be applicable in the instant case. Suitable changes may be made in the script to address the objections raised.
12. In pursuance of the Memorandum of Ministry of Finance regarding austerity measures, it is informed that in the battle field sequences, only ten soldiers may be allowed for each side. Also, all the characters may be shown to have obtained a valid licence under the Arms Act, 1959 as well as the Indian Arms Act, 1878. You are therefore requested to modify the script along the lines indicated above and resubmit it to the undersigned at the earliest.
Sd/- Under Secretary
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Prasar Bharti
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Department of Culture
Films Division
No. B1452/234/2003 Dt. 23.6.07
To:
Shri. S. Spielberg,
Film Director, Hollywood
Camp Mumbai
Ref: Film story submitted by you, regarding financing of films by Government of India, Your letter dt. 2.12.90
The undersigned is directed to refer the above letter and state that the Government has examined your proposal for financing a film called ''Mahabharat'. The Very High Level Committee constituted for this purpose has been in consultation with the Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women and Labour Commission, in addition to various Ministries and State Governments and have formed definitive opinions about the script. Their observations are as below:
1. In the script submitted by you it is shown that there were two sets of cousins, namely, the Kauravas, numbering one hundred, and the Pandavas, numbering five. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has pointed out that these numbers are high, well above the norm prescribed for families by them. It is brought to your kind attention that when the Government is spending huge amounts for promoting family planning, this will send wrong signals to the public. Therefore, it is recommended that there may be only three Kauravas and one Pandava.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has raised an issue whether it is suitable to depict kings and emperors in this democratic age. Therefore, it is suggested that the Kauravas may be depicted as Honourable Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and the Pandava may be depicted as Honourable Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). The ending of the film shows the victory of the said Pandavas over the said Kauravas. The ending may be suitably modified so that neither of the Honourable Members of Parliament are shown as being inferior to the other.
3. The Ministry of Science and Technology has observed that the manner of birth of Kauravas is suggestive of human cloning, a technology banned in India. This may be changed to normal birth.
4. The National Commission for Women has objected that the father of Pandavas, one Sri Pandu, is depicted as bigamous, and also there is only one wife for the
Pandavas in common. Therefore suitable changes may be made in the said script so that the said Sri Pandu is not depicted as bigamous. However, with the reduction in number of Pandavas as suggested above, the issue of polyandry can be addressed without further trouble.
5. The Commission for the Physically Challenged has observed that the portrayal of the visually impaired character 'Dhritharastra' is derogatory. Therefore the
said character may not be shown as visually impaired.
6. The Department of Women and Child Development have highlighted that the public disrobing of one female character called 'Draupadi' is objectionable and
derogatory to women in general. Further the Home Ministry anticipates that depiction of such scenes may create law and order problem and at the same time invite strong protests from the different women forums. Such scenes may also invite penal action under SITA (Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act), therefore they may be avoided and deleted from the film.
7. It is felt that showing the Pandava and the Kauravas as gamblers will be anti-social and counterproductive as it might encourage gambling. Therefore, the said Pandavas and Kauravas may be shown to have engaged in horse racing. (Hon. Supreme Court has held horse racing not to be gambling)
8. The Pandavas are shown as working in the King Virat's employment without receiving any salary. According to the Human Rights Commission, this amounts to bonded labour and may attract provisions of The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. This may be corrected at once.
9. In the ensuing war, one character by name Sri Abhimanyu has been shown as fighting. The National Labour Commission has observed that, war being a hazardous industry, and the said character being 16 years old, this depiction will be construed as a case of child labour. Also there is no record of his being paid any compensation. This may also be deemed to be violatory of the provisions of The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Such references in the film may be removed.
10. The character 'Sri Krishna' has been depicted as wearing a peacock feather. The peacock is our National Bird and wearing dresses made from peacock feather is an offence under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. This may not be depicted
11. Smt Maneka Gandhi has raised very serious objection for using any elephants or horses in war scenes, since there is every scope for mistreatment and injury to the said animals. The provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1960 would be applicable in the instant case. Suitable changes may be made in the script to address the objections raised.
12. In pursuance of the Memorandum of Ministry of Finance regarding austerity measures, it is informed that in the battle field sequences, only ten soldiers may be allowed for each side. Also, all the characters may be shown to have obtained a valid licence under the Arms Act, 1959 as well as the Indian Arms Act, 1878. You are therefore requested to modify the script along the lines indicated above and resubmit it to the undersigned at the earliest.
Sd/- Under Secretary
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Prasar Bharti
Good Samosas in Jaya Nagar 3rd Block
Since Ramzan has started, you can find the best quality Ramzan Special Iftar Samosa, crispy with onions and vegetables at Jaya Nagar 3rd Block, in the road that connect Sagar Appollo to Jaya Nagar 4th Block Shopping Complex.
Last year they sold each piece at Rs 2.50 today afternoon it was Rs 3.50. 40% extra, inflation is really running high. My Muslim friends would break the fast with a cup of Tea and Samosa costing them Rs 5/-. But today it would be Rs 6.5/- 30% increase due to inflation.
Also ate lunch at Navami, Andhra restaurant (with family as Kids were off for Gowri Festival), it is a veg and non veg place, but we ate veg meals, Gobi Manchurian and Butter Naan for kids. Very tasty though! With the new 12.5% taxes for AC hotels, works out expensive. (I paid the cost of what we used to pay for whole family buffet at Residency on GN Chetty Road, Chennai).
Last year they sold each piece at Rs 2.50 today afternoon it was Rs 3.50. 40% extra, inflation is really running high. My Muslim friends would break the fast with a cup of Tea and Samosa costing them Rs 5/-. But today it would be Rs 6.5/- 30% increase due to inflation.
Also ate lunch at Navami, Andhra restaurant (with family as Kids were off for Gowri Festival), it is a veg and non veg place, but we ate veg meals, Gobi Manchurian and Butter Naan for kids. Very tasty though! With the new 12.5% taxes for AC hotels, works out expensive. (I paid the cost of what we used to pay for whole family buffet at Residency on GN Chetty Road, Chennai).
Monday, September 01, 2008
கிராமத்திலிருந்து நகரத்திற்கு (நரகத்திற்கு)
குழந்தைகள் கேட்கிறார்கள் வயதானால் தான் கிராமத்திற்கு செல்வோமா?
எதற்காக நகரத்திற்கு வந்தோம்? ஏழ்மையை துரபதற்கா?
பழையன கழிதலும் புதியன புகுதலும் வழுவன கால வரையினானே
என்று சொல்வாது இது தானா?
திரைகடலோடி திரவியம் தேடு என்று சொல்வது,
இப்போதுள்ள குழந்தைகளுக்கு தெரியாது அல்லவா?
தவளைக்கும் தன் கிணறு விட்டு செல்ல மனம் இருக்காது!
நரகமானாலும் நகரத்தில் இருக்க வேண்டியது தான்
நெஞ்சம் எப்போதும் மறப்பதில்லை,
வாழ்க்கை வாழத்தான்
ஒரு கை பார்த்துவிடுவோம்!
எதற்காக நகரத்திற்கு வந்தோம்? ஏழ்மையை துரபதற்கா?
பழையன கழிதலும் புதியன புகுதலும் வழுவன கால வரையினானே
என்று சொல்வாது இது தானா?
திரைகடலோடி திரவியம் தேடு என்று சொல்வது,
இப்போதுள்ள குழந்தைகளுக்கு தெரியாது அல்லவா?
தவளைக்கும் தன் கிணறு விட்டு செல்ல மனம் இருக்காது!
நரகமானாலும் நகரத்தில் இருக்க வேண்டியது தான்
நெஞ்சம் எப்போதும் மறப்பதில்லை,
வாழ்க்கை வாழத்தான்
ஒரு கை பார்த்துவிடுவோம்!
A Nice Quote!
A Nice Quote
"Break-thru's are achieved without Break-downs, when one performs to his best, without a Break!"
"Break-thru's are achieved without Break-downs, when one performs to his best, without a Break!"
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Koffee with Anu - Mrs & Mr Anbumani Ramadoss
Current Health Minister (a friend of Dayanidhi Maran) Mr Anbumani Ramadoss was very down to earth in the program. Very careful not to talk Politics, and Anu was careful very much though.
Too much of English is occupying the program. May be they know that only 'melthattu' are watching.
He was able to tell more on Dayanithi, Abdul Kalam, Cancer Hospital Santha.... very nice.
Show directors have to bring in more guests like this.
So I am expecting Suhasini ( Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Ladies wing head) and Manirathnam soon!
Too much of English is occupying the program. May be they know that only 'melthattu' are watching.
He was able to tell more on Dayanithi, Abdul Kalam, Cancer Hospital Santha.... very nice.
Show directors have to bring in more guests like this.
So I am expecting Suhasini ( Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Ladies wing head) and Manirathnam soon!
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