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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

You have been secretly admiring a girl; whenever she along with her friends crosses you, you look at her thinking that she is not noticing you. One fine day you do the same and she turns and smiles at you, again priceless. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slept yesterday expecting a call from my friend, kept mobile next to me. 1:30 early in the morning I get call. A familiar voice: “HAPPY BITHDAY”. ( too many priceless things le…;-)) Ok… it’s my birthday! Something very peculiar…. all those who wished me are not in India, but hey guys a treat is awaiting you all when you return back to India.

Monday, September 26, 2005

half asleep on a sunday morning you wake thinking it is monday; and suddenly you realize it is only sunday....and you go under the bed cover again.... that instant of sensation and feeling is priceless.

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

http://www.peugeot-concours-design.com/en/01_vainqueur/

Sunday, September 18, 2005

been suffering from Infectious Sinusitis and Tonsillitis.... on top of that dust allergy; guess chennai has all the ingrdients to make things worse.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

chennai traffic

Everyone would have experienced the Chennai traffic; at times it is so bad that you feel like jumping off your vehicle and run somewhere.

I grew up in Delhi; I strongly feel that the traffic sense there is far better than here in Chennai, though I dint drive there.

Yesterday was completely organized chaos… signals from ashok pillar to Mugappair junction were not working… and no traffic police…

Vadapalani signal to radha park inn( probably 2 kms) took me 40 mins and on top of that the heat. I can't actually completely blame the Govt…Chennai drivers are probably the worst in the World.

A typical scenario in a civilized world and in Chennai (Chennai is civilized at all when it comes to traffic sense):

1. Person sees a yellow signal

Civilized place: hmm… I need to slow down

Chennai: go fast ..fast…. yes I made it.

2. Red signal

Civilized place: stop until green

Chennai: people are intelligent here…. Before green itself they start

3. Stop Line:

Civilized place: I should stop before the stop line

Chennai: ohh.. this is some line drawn as they had extra paint

4. Zebra crossing

Civilized place: look for any pedestrians and if they are crossing fuckin stop

Chennai: what is that…?

5. Right Lane

Civilized place: use the right lane to overtake

Chennai: first of all… what is a lane? And if the left lane is empty I will overtake on that

6. Highway and Freeway

Civilized world: The rules are different and mostly pedestrians are not allowed.

Chennai: (no freeways) Highway is just another road

7. When you hit a main road from arterial road

Civilized world: Stop look to your right and carefully turn

Chennai: Horn twice and turn

8. Horn

Civilized world: To show your disregard

Chennai: Horn is there and I will press it … no reason

At times you get irritated at the signal…. It would be a red and the person behind you will be honking….what the heck… am I supposed to fly…? How do these people get a license?

9. Rountana (This is a special English letter word in Chennai which is nothing but a round about)

Civilized place: to go to right you have go about the circle and then turn right

Chennai: rountana has nothing to do with traffic it is part of city beatification

10. Suddenly a pedestrian crossed the road

Civilized place: stop and acknowledge him

Chennai: bemaani solitu vandhutiya?

And then there are these Auto drivers…. You will never what is their next move… from the very left of the road to right they will go almost cutting the road at almost 90 degrees.

Bus drivers, they should be more responsible, but these people are worse than lorry drivers. Talking of these guys, it reminds me of a incident that happened when I traveled from Chennai to Trichy on a KPN bus. The passenger seated next to me was a old person. Some Rajini movie was on. This old man wanted to pee and asked me if I could go and ask the driver if he could stop at any petrol bunk with a loo. I went to ask the same…. there was another guy with the driver and the driver is saying:

Thalivar ennama kalakuraar parru ( the scene was rajini throws a bottle on a rowdy and he falls down), though the TV set is behind the driver, he is able to visualize the scene.

With such a driver, god only saved us.

Coming to government… they have flyovers and subways…kudos guys… but some of them are unnecessary like the one in front of Anna university and a subway between Mt station and meenambakkam.

Nandanam signal and vadapalani badly need one.
will continue

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Got tagged

HW tagged me and here it goes...( second post of the day) Seven things I plan to do before I die 1. Visit and walk on Great wall of china. 2. Hot air balloon ride. 3. Drive HAYABUSA . 4. Bungee jump. 5. Try scuba diving 6. Become a CEO. 7. Of course Earn money Seven things I can do. 1. Never lie for a whole week ( That's long but i can try) 2. Get a girl friend ( militry and HW good luck...) 3. Stop eating NV. 4. Learn more. 5. Keep accounts. 6. Stop being Lazy. 7. Stop watching cartoons. Seven things that I CANNOT do 1. Smoke and drink ( never tried..) 2. Eating NV. 3. Get a girl friend ( have to to try hard...) 4. Clean my room ( though i try hard...) 5. Respect politicians. 6. Watch cricket ( somehow i hate that game...) 7. Stop dreaming Seven Things that attracts me in opposite sex: 1. Eyes. 2. Lips. 3. Hair. 4. Casual attitude. 5. caring in nature 6. soft spoken 7. Intelligence Seven things i SAY most 1. Loose 2. venna vetti 3. podanga 4. freeya veedu 5. karumo 6. F*** 7. nayea Seven celebrity crushes 1. Madhu bala ( 1940-50's hindi actress...) 2. Salma hayek 3. Catherine Zeta jones 4. Maria carey 5. Shreya 6. Asin 7. Angelina Jolie Seven people i would like to TAG 1.Deepak 2.Nawaz 3.Bharathi 4.PK 5.Gautham 6. Badri ( think he has not written anything yet) 7. Ghuru

Saturday, September 03, 2005

Why ARE Men Happier?

Why ARE Men Happier ? ( Frm the point of view of a lady)

Men Are Just Happier People! Your last name stays put. Your garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress--Rs.15000. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is just Rs.38.99 . Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips.

One wallet and one pair of shoes--one color for all seasons.

You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.

You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife.

You have the freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier...!!!

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

East vs WEST

The balance of power will shift to the East as India and China continue to grow over the next decades, a leading American business magazine says.

While the alarm triggered in the West by the trend is understandable, it emphasises that the US and other powers will have to learn to make room for China and India.

Cisco's scheinman is quoted as saying "We came to India for the costs, we stayed for the quality, and we're now investing for the innovation."

"Barring cataclysm, within three decades India should have vaulted over Germany as the world's third-biggest economy," says the weekly.

Managers in the vanguard of globalization's new wave were say the impact will be nothing less than explosive. "In a few years you'll see most companies unleashing this massive productivity surge," predicts Infosys Technologies (INFY ) CEO Nandan M. Nilekani. -ECONOMIC TIMES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So buisness in India is not only coz of MONEY, it is also for the quality.... now that's intresting.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

noting to write

At last updated my page..... Pk i have added a link to Behind woods da. Happy friendship day to all. Yesterday was a boring day; me and sudarshan had planned to meet somewhere, but both lazy bones actually only planned but never met. There was no power the whole day 9-6.... my god first time i felt that i should have gone to office instead. Deepak,pk why no updates for a long time? Militry what is MASAT btw.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Sardar..sardar..sardar

Militry thanks for letting me know about flickr.... deepak the upload image button works the same way as picasa da. Satya you should see naresh; he looks like a mini anniyan... Google has come with one more new site http://print.google.com Some sardar jokes..... A Teacher lecturing on population - In India after Every 10 sec a woman gives birth to a kid. A Sardar stands up- we must find & stop her!. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sardar had twins; he named them Tin Martin. Again had twins & named Peter & Repeater. again twins & named Max & Climax. Again d same. disgusted Sardar named them TIRED&RETIRED! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sardar told his servant: Go and water the plants. Servant: It"s already raining. Sardar: So what take an umbrella and go. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Flash news: A 2 seater plane crashed in a graveyard in punjab. Local sardars have so far found 500 bodies and are still digging for more.. ------------------------------------------------ Santa Singh at an interview: Question: What is Ford? Santa: Gaddi!!!(vandi) question:what is Oxford? Santa: Bailgaddi!(mattuvandi) ----------------------------------------- A sardar on a cycle had hits a lady accidently. Lady says:Break nahi maar sakta kya? Sardar: Break ka kya hai, poori cycle hi maar di!!! ----------------------- A Sardar had called an Englishman for lunch. There was curd on the table. The guest asked what is this? The Sardar didn't know English, he said "Milk sleeping in night, morning becomes tight" -------------------------------- Once Santa Singh was riding a cycle and he suddenly hit a girl! So girl shouted, 'Sala ghanti nahi maar sakta tha!!!' And sardarji replied, 'Poori cycle to maar di ab ghanti alag se maroon??!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Friday, July 29, 2005

cse98 meet

yes! all that greenery is real.... once inside the campus it is hard to believe that it near chennai... considering chennai is brown all round the year. deepak i dont think picasa is needed anymore da,coz you can directly upload photos. militry what are you suggesting me da... i want these photos in a seperate place anyway. I have uploaded a few more snaps that cse guys took when many of us met 2-3 weeks back. did bowling then had dinner together... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/ea8ee5ab.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/b363f9e0.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/d59d272b.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/c7015cf5.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/446ab970.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/6da717ef.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/fb1887fe.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/24e57643.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/52cc9e84.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/3c26aea2.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/a8f5fc62.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/ee738694.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/9023c876.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/n_sendhil/3b368fcb.jpg

Monday, July 25, 2005

snaps

Monday, July 18, 2005

Dushyashana

Hey guys thanks for all the captions.... we guys took loads of pics when we went to college. Will upload a few of them soon. This sms that i got today was irrestible Q:Why is Dushyashana the biggest Idiot? A:He kept pulling, pulling & pulling Draupadi's saree, he could have simple lifted it!!!

Monday, July 11, 2005

Caption Needed

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

yeh hai mumbai meri jaan!

most of you might be knowing about the mumbai trains... stand 5-6 feet from the train and the crowd will see to that u board you into the train. this article about the mumbai log was awesome! dedicated to all mumbai lovers.... The megapolis of Mumbai holds many a challenge for the 'rookie' who lands here unaware of the hurdles and challenges that he or she might have to face. A recent incident saw one such hapless victim falling prey to the overenthusiastic nature of Bombay's local train commuters. Our hero, a man from Pune, wanted to go to Matunga, but as luck and trains would have it,boarded a fast train not halting at his destination. He panicked on realising his mistake but by then the local had started moving. On seeing his plight, a sympathetic co-passenger decided to come to his rescue. It seemed that he had been commuting by that particular train(6:03 pm Kasara Fast) for the past 6 years and had noticed that the train always slowed down just before Matunga station and crawled at a snail's pace while passing through it. He told the man to jump out of the running train as it slowed down and that with a little bit of fleet-footedness, he would make it safely on terra firma. However,knowing the man's inexperience, he added some words of caution: "Keep running the moment you jump or you'll fall. Just keep running." He stressed the word "running" lest the man not know the laws of motion. The train did slow down just before Matunga station and at the prompting of his mentor, our hero jumped out of the train and started running as if all hell had broken loose. What he didn't realise, of course, was that he was running parallel to the train instead of running away from it. Meanwhile, the train slowed down further, so that the man was running faster than the train. In the process, he reached the door of the next compartment and the footboard commuters there pulled him in thinking he was trying to board the train! To ! his agony, the train picked up speed and sped past Matunga and his new co-passengers started to congratulate him on how lucky he had been, until he told them that they had actually undone what he had done with great difficulty. Those standing at the door of his "ex-compartment" had witnessed the whole drama and just couldn't stop laughing at the poor man's situation, while he grinned sheepishly. Yeh hai mumbai meri jaan.... ............................................................. :) satya: sanniyan review was awesome..... Mr.Anonymous... who are you...? Militry: innaba imma kalaikirae....

Saturday, July 02, 2005

KUMBAMKABEEM

Though dint like the movie much, but this version of anniyan's dialogue was nice... Anniyan : 5 email forward pannina thappa? IT guy : Onnum thappy illenga Anniyan : 5 latcham peru 5 email forward pannina thappa? IT guy : Thappu maathiri thaanga therriyuthu Anniyan : 5 latcham peru 5 latcham thadava 5 email forward pannina thappa IT guy : Periya thappu thaanga? Anniyan : Atha thaanda neenga ellam pannikitu irukkenga?vetti pasangala?poi velaya parunga da? KUMBAMKABEEM

Friday, July 01, 2005

tamil le pist a nee?

Questions: 1) What do you do with a Gujili? a) Gujaals b) Gilma c) Gilpans d) Galij 2) What is a Jujubi ? a) Something sweet b) An easy one c) A tough one d) An Alwaa 3) What is Alwaa? a) Something you find in Tirunelveli b) What a girlfriend gives when she marries someone else c) A laddu d) Jujubi 4) What is the respectful way to address a friend? a) Machi b) Sir c) By name d) Aiya 5) Who is a 'Frooti' ? a) A studious person b) A sportsman c) The professor d) A soft drink 6) When someone says 'nambitten', what do they mean? a) I don't believe you! b) Sure, I believe you c) Are you nuts?? d) I have to catch a bus 7) Who or what is Peter? a) A tourist b) Someone who talks only in English c) Peter Jones d) Your teacher 8) For which of the following ! events will you say 'Gumbaloda Govinda'? a) When you go to Tirupati as a group b) When the entire gang has been caught watching 'matter'-padam c) When you do group studies d) Meeting a Hindi actor 9) What is a 'rupture'? a) Kadi b) Draabai c) Trouble d) Danger 10) When Someone refering to a woman as 'Seriyana Kattai' ? a) she is genius b) she is lean c) she had looted all guys eyes... d) she wears wooden chappals Check out the answers ... Correct Answers:1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - b, 4 - a, 5 - a, 6 - a, 7 - b, 8 - b, 9 - c, 10 - c

sennai

I guess I am updating blogs only once in 2 weeks, no big excuse for that. I haven’t got net connection at home. I am planning to move alone. Once I do that I will probably get a net connection. Today while driving to office, I was wondering what is happening to Chennai, it is not able to move along with the IT industry. While I was waiting at the vadapalani signal I saw a bullock cart standing next to a Mercedes. I saw two bus breakdowns on the way; I guess it has become a regular feature coz I keep reading about this stuff in the newspaper. Talk of the roads, there is one particular stretch of road from my granny’s place to the GST road. It is in the same condition from when I was in 11’Th;you need an AWD to drive in that road. The more you think about it the more you get frustrated. Satya thanks for adding a link to my page, though I have been thinking of revamping my page, I have done nothing to it. Thiru : yes I am planning to move alone, I have already set the things but dunno as to when I will move. P.S. guys there is a guest map on the right column. Have a look at it.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

ANNIYAN

How come a person like Shankar could come with a movie like anniyan...? Again, it depends on person to person, for me the movie was a crap...! Tell Me your dreams-Sidney Sheldon == Anniyan. Though i dint get a chance to read the book, i read the back cover and reviews here and there, seems that the movie is a xerox copy. Tamil movies will never improve, guys we dont want too much of graphics and stunts... please give us good stories.

office

before i start polambifying ..... here is a forward that i got it Horror gripped the heart of a World War-I soldier, as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. The soldier asked his Lieutenant if he could go out to bring his fallen comrade back."You can go," said the Lieutenant," but don't think it will be worth it.Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your life away."The Lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.Miraculously, he managed to reach his friend, hoisted him onto hisshoulder and brought him back to their company's trench. The officerchecked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend."I told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "Your friend is deadand you are mortally wounded.""It was worth it, Sir," said the soldier."What do you mean by worth it?" responded the Lieutenant."Your friend is dead.""Yes Sir," the soldier answered,"but it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say...."Jim...I knew you'd come." the blog previous to this "crush" ofcourse is not my story that was also a forward that i got, i just forgot to add that. Gosh nawaz,deepak, thirumathi how can you people think that it was my story....grrr......? Gautham thanks for your comments, it itself was like a blog.