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இயற்கையின் மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்,

       மனிதனின் மொழிகள் தேவையில்லை...

இதயத்தின் மொழிகள் புரிந்துவிடில்,

       மனிதற்க்கு மொழியே தேவையில்லை...

What amazing lyrics! Just reading these beautifully poetic verses transcends one into a totally different world that conveys a plethora of feelings. Vidyasagar's music certainly helps you in that cause.

Now, I just can't wait to watch "Mozhi".

எல்லாம் Black and White-ல் தெரிகிறதே...

It was the first real big snowfall out here this morning and the entire place was up in royal black and white. Yes, those two accounted for 98% of the colors outside when I set off for office till I saw some skyscrapers downtown, cleaned up driveways and new cars in a showroom. There were a few snow showers earlier in the season including one scary freezing rain on Valentine's day when we were forced indoors but nothing to beat this - it was fresh snow everywhere, spotless white everywhere and it was indeed a sight to behold.

The trees stood majestic with snow caps on each of its branches. And there are these bushes near the entrance of my office some of them beautfully perched out of compound walls - all draped in white. As the wind blew over hard, they were just like white teddy bears hanging from trees.

And one thing I just love - walking in semi hardened snow. There would be an extra grip on the shoes and we won't slip and fall. Infact it would be safe at some places to walk on snow rather than the sidewalk. I ventured to do the same but my feet went about a foot deep into the snow and so I had no other option but to walk on the road :-)

Get well soon Dwyane...

Dwyane Wade, the reigning NBA finals MVP has a dislocated left shoulder after a nasty tangle pursuing a rebound with Shane Battier in Houston. Miami, the defending champs are already having an injury plagued season with Shaq and Wade injured at different points earlier and are starring down the barrel with Wade out of the line-up for atleast six weeks.

Wade's injury has come up at the most crucial juncture of the season - post the All-star break. He successfully defended his title at the Skills challenge in the all-star weekend in Vegas beating Kobe, LeBron and Chris Paul enroute. Miami had beaten San Antonio just before the break and were poised for a good outing when the unfortunate incident happened.

Wade has evolved as a phenomenal talent after he was drafted in 2003 - A potential hall of famer, a gentleman in the game and in my opinion the best of the famed 2003 class.

Get well soon Dwyane, the Heat are awaiting your return to the line-up.

The All-star break

The 2007 NBA season is at the half-way stage and has currently made a stopover at the entertainment capital of the world - Las Vegas, for its mid-season classic - The All-Star weekend.

Friday was the Rookie challenge where the Sophs steamrolled the freshmen by a 41 point margin. The hardness in the Sophs' game bears testimony to the embarassment their seniors handed them last year in Houston. Just for the stats - there were 35 dunks in the game.

Yesterday was All-star Saturday and the events lined up were the Shooting stars, Skills challenge, 3-point shootout and the show piece event - the Slam dunk contest where Gerald Green of the Celtics prevailed over defending champ Nate Robinson with 4 spectacular dunks.

And today is the All-Star game and it kicked off an hour ago with a classic comment, "For one night, whats happening in Vegas is shown around the world" :-)