tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147492962011-10-18T03:13:30.301-04:00Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-41658279531945390012010-04-20T22:36:00.007-04:002010-04-21T22:54:00.269-04:00

A year back, against the wishes of the Government, Lalit Modi moved the IPL to South Africa.  That was insulting the nation's pride - to say the least.  Is the event so very important than the nation, when it is under a security threat? IPL anyway started late in April and they could've waited.  Oh! branding and business needs?  Don't get me started. It is a sham anyways. And now, this is what

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I wanted to get back to active blogging for sometime now but some how this has to be the day. Something more important than even the budget happened in Gwalior today.  It was the second time in about 7 days that almost the entire office stopped working for about 2 hours in the afternoon.  India were going berserk on the cricket field. On a lighter note,  Didi has to be the one to have got the "

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A flurry of events leading to shifting bases, work, more work, studies, extra work - I haven't posted here in 10 months. Now that we are back, lets start with what is doing the talk all over the place - Nobel Prizes.I understand the flak Obama is taking about his Peace Prize. After all, he sent more troops to Afghanistan prompting voices of "Nobel Prize for Violence" from there. Let's try

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-40067567368818148652008-12-31T20:00:00.004-05:002008-12-31T20:34:01.474-05:00

I get this dream once in a while - that i have flunked in one of my Tamil exams. I guess it was college as I remember seeing Selva in the class.  This comes along once in every 2 months I guess - most recently, a week ago.  And every time, it is a pathetic performance - always in single digits.  Despite this, I am working for 4 years but everybody makes fun of this :-DIt is pretty weird for two

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To sum up this week,இந்திய‌ கிரிக்க‌ட் வ‌ர‌லாற்றில் முத‌ல் முறையாக‌, இர‌ண்டு வீர‌ர்க‌ள் த‌ன்மான‌த்துட‌ன் ஒய்வு பெற்ற‌ன‌ர்! மேலும் தெறிந்து கொள்ள ப‌டியுங்க‌ள் cricinfo.commy roomie's ongoing search for a belt to match a shoe that is apparently brown -- the common concensus here is that the shoe is red in color.  Just think about the ones the police inspectors in tamil movies wear. Come on, no self

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-28285661163671512852008-11-11T17:26:00.000-05:002008-11-16T18:09:04.647-05:00

More than India's sound thrashing of the world champion Aussies, it was the final presentation ceremony and the numerous discussions that followed that will be etched in my memory for a long time.  If the players got under their skin in the aftermath of the mauling at Mohali (மா நா‍‍-வுக்கு மா நா ;-)), it was the commentators and the other hosts' words that were so scathing to say the least --

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It has always been a steady bash of hot weather throughout the year back home save 2-3 months when its in the low thirties and ofcourse the NE monsoon -- ask any native of Madras and you will know that the seasonal changes ceased to exist - or so it seems!Living outsitde the city for a couple of years now has been a great chance to observe how things change climatically in unseen waters.  I have

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-13269456982357838612008-09-13T02:01:00.002-04:002008-09-13T17:18:47.406-04:00

Watch it in theaters and till the credits fully roll-over at the end.

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is probably last in the history of browsers thus far to include crash recovery.  And yeah, it still crashes an awful lot.   IE6, for me, has certainly been the best of the bunch from the guys up there in Seattle.

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I knew I was due for something when I wrote about insulting the Doberman. A two foot tall spotted labrador pounced when I was walking home.  Screw the idiot who did not tie the leash and would continue to yell "Cody, come back".  How will he?  I did not move an inch for a minute.  A couple of taps on Cody's head and he went back.Apparently he is 5 months old.  Are you kidding me?

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-16055130619299165352008-08-30T12:46:00.000-04:002008-08-31T13:09:48.615-04:00

Taking digs at famous dialogues from older cop stories doesn't help one make another cop story.If you mock Kaakha Kaakha, a great movie and Saamy which was a smash "mass" hit in the opening scene of a movie, then you are to blame yourselves. Original screenplay and dialogues lend a helping hand in cop stories and that totally lacks in Sathyam.After all the build up, I watched it for some 30 mins

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The past 5-6 weeks, I've been listening to quite a few new albums - Anjathey, Dhaam Dhoom, Saroja, Sakkarakatti etc., A few of the them are refreshing. Sakkarakatti is one, Saroja chips in too.All this amidst reusability engineering by Harris Jayaraj, A.R.R magic at times and the now famous guest appearnces by the Udit Narayanan and Madushree chapters of the "Association of sh**** pronunciation/

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The first experience always sets a few things right for the rest of your life. The first Watermelon made me bedridden for 5 days during school. I've never touched another piece after that. Similar situation with Doberman - it is one dog that I've always feared and will probably continue to.Right from the first time I saw one in a friend's house, that was early 90s, - yeah it was taller and

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-28915465651100643852008-07-06T00:40:00.002-04:002008-07-27T00:53:29.240-04:00

Easily the best tennis match for the next 2-3 years unless Mr. Nadal and Mr. Fedex choose to re-script it. And I believe they will. Nadal has certainly caught up with the master and might have just moved a bit up the psychological ladder.What a final! - If the 4th set tiebreaker alone comes as a DVD, I will buy it without the slightest hesitation in my mind.

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The third best place in the world after Madras and Las Vegas.Apparently 90% of the water in the falls constitute the horse shoe and the rest is split at 3 other places. Just defy all laws of physics for a while - forget about being washed away, the force of the water is so much that if it falls directly on your head you will be hammered into the ground. The "Cave of the Winds" ride lets you have

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-32699513716891663572008-05-05T01:09:00.000-04:002008-05-09T01:12:40.569-04:00

Take this for a vision. This is something that definitely ought to be given some serious thought

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2 பாட்டு புரிய‌ல‌2 பாட்டு பிடிக்க‌ல‌2 பாட்டு decent to good.And its likely that in a very long time, Kamal's new songs are not on their way to my ipod.

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Phoenix Crybabies err... Suns are in a hole that no team has ever come out from - a 0-3 deficit in a 7-game series. San Antonio thrashed them in Phoenix late last night in an offensive clinic.Hello? Where the those who predicted a Suns series win in 5/6 games?!?

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As if all the unnecessary "talks" around Indian players playing in IPL and jokers in Maharashtra talking about cheer leaders is not enough, freakish behavior has taken center stage.The last thing the playing nation wanted!

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Emmanuel David "Manu" Ginobili has atlast won the "Sixth Man of the year" award - something which I believe he should have won twice already. Of course, it is the votes that count. Oh yes, Manu won 123 of the possible 124 first place votes garnering 615 of the 620 possible points!The Spurs' super sub has been nothing but brilliant all season along and has upped the ante in the playoffs against

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-58572379246869964422008-04-20T10:29:00.001-04:002008-04-20T11:47:06.236-04:00

ADMK had called for mass "lamp lighting" to dispell darkness in TN by inviting "Amma" to herald a new beginning at Fort St. George. The event happened yesterday.No Comments.

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There was so much haste, hype, hoopla, high-profile player draft, star power and "filmy" power surrounding the IPL kick-off. Also, there was this bunch of jokers in BCCI trying to flex their muscles messing up with coverage rights and the threat of the media boycotting the we-have-nowhere-to-go show piece event loomed large.Brendon McCullum had other ideas. What we witnessed on the first day of

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Browse the internet for reviews. I am not writing one.The movie was certainly fun to watch. The entire theater watched the movie as a group of friends and we were in splits a majority of the time courtesy the scenes and the plethora of comments that came up.TakeawaysFind a s/w company that does coding in the beaches of Australia although its tough to find a PM like NayanEverybody can start and

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2nd March '08. East Rutherford, NJ - I had been to watch my Spurs play in NJ. It was a wonderful experience in a very well organized arena. I had been waiting for ever to watch an NBA game live and this year was the time.And, the Spurs won. Yee haw!!!

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I got my driver's license back home more out of a necessity. But ever since, driving has been a passion. And driving here in the US has been an experience in itself - one to ruminate life-long. I prefer driving with one hand while the other one will be on the gears (its auto-tx but still... I love stick shift) or the ipod or putting "ThaaLam".In the past week, I've been forced to drive two

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-90989946066571178392008-02-29T10:46:00.000-05:002008-03-01T11:18:11.372-05:00

Brent "bones" Barry has decided to join his old team - the team that traded him along with Francisco Elson to Seattle for the big man Kurt Thomas - the Spurs! Or is this a surprise?The NBA this year has been at its frentic best with blockbuster trades looming under rumors, strokes of sheer brilliance, players veto-ing trades with their "Larry Bird" rights, trades spoiled by "leaky mouths" of

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) - hastily started in an attempt to ward off Indian Cricket League (ICL)'s threat had its franchises recruit players on Tuesday in an "auction".Auction is not the best option to pick players for any tournament. The players may not be rookies and so you cannot really rank them and recruit, but atleast the monetary issues have to be handled with utmost sincerity and

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-17937529537125492072008-02-18T22:49:00.001-05:002008-02-22T00:40:39.091-05:00

The all-star weekend at New Orleans was easily NBA entertainment at its best.Daniel Gibson hitting 11 shots from downtown in the rookie challenge, two 7-footers from San Antonio winning the shooting contest, Jason Kapono setting a 3-point shootout record, the best slam dunk contest ever and a thriller of an all-star game - the weekend had everything a fan asked for.The dunk contest was the

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Munaf Patel - Either get a haircut or bowl fast.Now, one will talk about Ishant's hair style too. No offense meant to him but on the first look I thought his hairstyle resembled a Poodle. The comparison stops there - he has been a hound down under.Talking about the usage of Poodle to refer people, nothing can beat the reference to Tony Blair as George Bush's Poodle.

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Today was the first time I got to drive during a snow storm and oh boy, what an experience it was!In the early stages it was just like "white dust" blowing heavily across and it was not tough to negotiate it. I continued my drive on I-84 and it was still okay and pretty much easily manageable until I got off the highway. By then, the roads were just nasty and full of tire marks and dirty snow.

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Now, this has to be the best ad for a sports franchise. A rich Tamil + Telugu flavour, accent, local Chennai mix, a few finer points of the game and terrific creativity - its right out of the top drawer.A few things worth noting--> Toss... "Baetting"--> The runner starting to wear sun glasses when the bowler is about to deliver--> "Staap", "Releeese" and the runner's reaction at that time-->

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Google has launched "Group Chat" or conference chat as we know it. Waiting for more...

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Book tickets for Azhagiya Tamizhmagan. I sure did. But the theater did not receive the prints on time. (Sir, theater-kku potti varala sir). Now... you know what to do when you live abroad. Bang! Save money!Next is Vel and Polladhavan.

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err... Bongu (போங்கு) Friday!

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He can be called the Asoka de Silva among Tamil cinema directors. He terrifies people making guest appearances in his movies. He is widely acclaimed as the "king of screwing up" heroes' images with movies christened after places in TN. His spell did not even spare the one and only Gabtun!Here comes the king of crap Perarasu with his next venture, teaming up with Arjun. Huh!

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Saawariya - is a recently released Hindi movie. If you are from Tamil Nadu, you would read it as சாவரியா.Now here comes the beauty of Indian diversity. Saawariya in Hindi means "beloved" (source: google search results). And look what Tamil has in store for you. The word, in Tamil is always used as a question. Example : pOi saavariya? (meaning, why don't just go and die). Just like "gaandu"

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-22350389698207298782007-11-10T12:55:00.000-05:002007-11-11T14:29:53.408-05:00

I caught up with this year's Deepavali special programms on Sun TV after missing out last year's. And whenever its a festival in TN and there are special programs, Leo coffee starring Arvindswamy leads the way. And of course there is, "VeLLikkizhamai... mangalam ponga" Meera seeyakkai thooL. இந்த pattern-அ மாத்தவே மாட்டாங்களா?And I must say there are a plethora of pathetic ads out there - lead

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-67326211730896852732007-11-09T04:53:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:10:19.333-05:00

I stumbled upon this piece which gives suggestions to deal with the innumerable "do you want a credit card" telephone calls. I tried one that's not in the list about an year back and got immediate rewards.Rep : Sir, I am calling from citi bank. Would you like a credit card sir?Me : I am from ICICI do you want one?The rep instantly hung up the phone. More ideas/suggestions that would work or

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... seems to be universal.Back home, Windows + D or Alt + Tab saves them when a supervisor is cited in the near vicinity whereas lack of knowledge of keyboard shortcuts among a majority of the population could easily land them in trouble here. For example, people choose Format -> Background colors -> More colors to shade a cell in an excel. Even worse, to IM a person, they do not double click

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Day light savings adjustments were annulled last weekend with a 25 hour Sunday. I learn that day light savings are done to conserve energy etc., in the interest of the nation but even a large majority of the people here do not buy the theory. One must have seen the chaos that prevailed on the roads at around 5PM and everybody I saw were literally cribbing about the time change.Adding to this

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I was amazed on seeing a car ad - I guess its the Hyundai Azera, a few months after coming here. The ad demonstrated the ability of the car to do parallel parking pretty easily. My instant thought was "parallel parking" in downtown and how these kinds of vehicle would be a hit!Now, read this. Driving can't get any better after MIT's project rolls forward.

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Sense - A cricket match in Chennai in March (that's versus SA).Nonsense - Non-stop cricket. Does anybody think about the players?

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Mukesh Ambani has become the richest person in the world in the back of a bull run at the markets. Good news isnt it?Better news - Now there are people in India who tell (read determine) you what to wear and what not to wear in your daily routine. For example, they tell you not to wear shorts while jogging. What should one wear then? Sherwani?Suggestions puh-leez?

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12.12AM - Boston Red Sox wins the MLB World Series 2007.Waiting to watch Jonathan Papelbon do his river dance. He has promised to pull in Beckett too!

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It is always a pleasure to drive in an organized environment where people mind their business and respect the law to a good extent making lives easy for themselves and others. My first driving experience in the US, a long one to Scranton - 3 hrs one way, all alone by myself. Except for the nasty rain in CT, it was a wonderful experience and gave me great confidence to go on for long

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Taco Bell has offered a free taco for every stolen base during the ongoing MLB World Series between Boston and Colorado. Guess what, we had the first stolen base by Jacoby Ellsbury in Game 2 at Fenway.Now, this is an offer - cya at Taco on Tuesday.

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A.R. Rahman is back - with a bang. Fresh voices, peppy numbers and an added folk touch constitute Azhagiya Tamizh Magan. Rahman has introduced a couple of singers - Benny and Ujjayinee and selection of singers should be really appreciated - they sing in Tamizh, if you know what I mean.6 songs in the album - each one in a different genre.Ellaa Pugazhum - No prizes for guessing this is the intro

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Started watching Vishal's "Malaikottai". Stopped after 20-25 minutes... முடியல. KG asked me if it was as in Vadivelu's "Mudiyala". Yes it was.After "Malaikottai" Vishal seems to me like another Vijay in the making. He already has a stupid title "புரட்சி தளபதி" that is the copywright of Tamil cinema. You would know it better if you had cleared the TOTPM (Test of Tamil movies as Ph.D

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This has to be the joke of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. In an even lighter vein,S: Manmohan Singh is the boss of UPAM: என்னைய வெச்சு ஒண்ணும் காமெடி கீமெடி பண்ணலியே?

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Sreesanth doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. Here is yet another piece of his on-field theatrics. He for sure has already fixed an appointment for him with the match referee after this series is over. Or we can say...அடக்கம் அமரருள் உய்க்கும் அடங்காமைகூப்ட்டுவைத்து கலாசப் படும்

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-69113570688756216582007-10-03T23:45:00.000-04:002007-10-04T00:04:45.372-04:00

This is the title of Nirmal Shekar's article in today's Hindu about Sreesanth's on-field behavior - which is quite pathetic to see (and hilarious too).After reading the first paragraph, I had a doubt as to what the title will be more apt for - Sreesanth's behavior or the writer's repeated attempts writing articles assuming the readers are the judges of a literary contest?It's deja vu, if you

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Murungakka has lamented about how special programs aired in TV channels on national holidays are getting increasingly monotonous and மொக்கை and also suggested that TamBrahms make a special bakshanam for Gandhi Jayanthi.How about "உப்ப"ு கொழக்கட்டை? It can be patented for Gandhi Jayanthi just like சீடை for Krishna Jayanthi.?!?!?

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This is மொக்கை time yet again. VK has unleashed two in a row over the weekend.Spicing up everything is Gabtun's gimmicks in Kollywood. VK calls this the funniest link ever. KG researches alternate sources of battery power for laptops.Agency sources in Seattle say that s/w companies are vying to hire Gabtun for integrating spreadsheet and data processing cababilities (yeah, spelling is correct)

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I chanced to read this article in IBNlive. Come on, put a sock in it! When are we going to stop finding faults in everything?If Shahrukh watched the game in Jo'burg, its his own business.Even if he promoted the movie, its his movie, he has to publicize it and he can do whatever he wants to do about it. Why should it bother others?Why should movies/persons be linked to cricket just for the sake

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The Twenty 20 World Cup that concluded in South Africa yesterday was perhaps the most popular and successful cricketing event since Ashes 2005, the 2007 World Cup in the Carribbean being an obvious mismanaged flop.This tournament had everything packaged such a way that it culminated in a terrific success with a marquee finalBrilliant managementGreat organizationCheaper ticket pricesZero torture

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Got this as a forward. Brilliant creativity yet again. வாழ்க தமி்ழ் சினிமா

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If you drink Ethanol, you will danceIf you drink Methanol, others will dance for you-- With inputs from ரூம் போட்டு யோசிப்பவர்கள் சங்கம்.

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Selva has posted about the infamous jelly-bean incident during the Trent Bridge test. இத வெச்சு நம்ம ஆளுங்க புது level-ல பெட்டிங் பண்ணுவானுங்களே! Opponents would be paid to throw jelly beans when Indian tail is batting - நம்ம ஊர் கிருக்கு மாய்க்கானுங்க செஞ்சாலும் செய்வானுங்கோ!

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Oh boy! ICL has apparently scared the bejeezus out of BCCI that they have announced the start of Professional Cricket League. BCCI has asked Sunny Gavaskar to format the new league.They say "Haste makes waste", don't they? Let's wait and watch...And by the way, this will come as a bolt out of the blues for BCCI. Mr. Pawar & co, its India - think twice before you do anything. The

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Sublime lyrics, undecipherable syllables, zestfully rendered songs with some brilliant score and a "deja vu" feel make up "Bheema" - Harris Jayaraj is back again. 6 cool songs in the album with varying amount of "Harris Gibberish" (yeah, the unreadable, undecipherable syllables that he is so fond of and starts his songs with). We can probably have Gibberish Quotient (GQ) for all Harris' albums :-

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தத்துவம் after a long time. Here we go..."பரோட்டா மாஸ்டர் மைதா மாவ போட்டு அந்த அடி அடிக்கரான். ஏன்டா அடிக்கர-னு கேட்டா வாய்க்கு ருசியா பரோட்டா கெடைக்குமா?":-)

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I was a little surprised to hear that several people in the US have "crab catching" as a hobby. A very different one indeed. And at the same time, they are passionate and patient enough to find out a nice spot to do this and do not mind travelling a whole lot.My friend and I had a chat on Friday and he was enquiring about a manager whom we worked for. Pat came the reply "அவர் நண்டு புடிக்க

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-27402284423848196122007-07-17T20:10:00.000-04:002007-07-23T23:29:48.028-04:00

After Shilpa Shetty, its now the turn of Bipasha Basu to get smoochy... So what's next in store from idiots wrapped in morons back home?..................First of all, a call for a ban on all MANU and Portugal's games on Indian Television courtesy Shivsena and PMK (in the south).Writ petitions and "பைத்தியக்கார" interest litigations from you-know-who of you-know-which party to take legal action

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-3426453149175477842007-07-16T22:52:00.000-04:002007-07-17T23:21:21.323-04:00

Ever since the telugu movie "Bommarilu" became a hit, I used to think about the possibility of it being remade, who would do it and also the names it could have.The answer to who would remake it is fairly straight forward. It will either be Vijay or Jayam Ravi and his brother. Now that Bommarilu was intended for the A,B centers, Vijay is an automatic ejection. So here they come... Jayam

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Its always mighty funny watching bloopers and its additional comedy if its about cops. So how about official records in the Government valuing a bicycle at 90K, a bike at over a lakh, a boeing at Rs.1,600 and guitars classified under agriculture? Thats what the Tamil Nadu police have in their records.Well, the best is yet to come - 15000 buffalos reported stolen in a single case and close to 100

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Aleem Dar handed out the worst umpiring decision in cricket for a 5 year span 2005-2009 in the 3rd ODI of the recently concluded Future cup series between India and South Africa ruling a catch taken at first slip a feet and a half above ground as "not out".There were uproars from a few fanatics asking him to be suspended/banned etc., So thinking a bit out of track, lets assume the ICC does

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Anuradha Sengupta of CNNIBN has written a blog in their website about Sivaji and boy, it received close to 1000 "bashing" comments within a day. The comments made terrific reading and great timepass.This is her counter to all those comments.

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An excerpt from Nirmal Shekar's article in "The Hindu" on Wimbledon"Ah, the languorous pleasure of waiting to watch grass courttennis at Wimbledon, and then, being seduced into a reverie astiny rain drops keep falling on billowing court covers!"As if we are the audience of a literature contest? This is one reason I have always made it a point not to read his articles unless its about a really

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22nd Jun, '07New Haven, CTFirst time theater experience in US. A few natives turned up at the theater and we were saying "நீ எந்த hall-ல வேணாலும் போய் படம் பாரு... சத்தியமா ஒண்ணும் காதுல விழாது இன்னிக்கு". It was as expected a raucous crowd but as most of them were repeat audience, the raucousness was less pronounced. The theater management looked awe struck!Something about the movieIt's a

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Here comes that day, once every 35-40 days when I feel terribly uncomfortable, as uncomfortable as I can ever feel. Reason? Haircut. Yes, you read it right. Haircut it is. A good haircut is one thing that always eludes me. Right from the day I started to go alone to the Salon, I've always had bad to very bad haircuts only (come on, how long can my dad accompany me to the barber shop?).

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11.50 PM Eastern : The San Antonio Spurs have done it yet again - they've just won their fourth NBA championship sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 to zip.Tony Parker for the MVP.Go Spurs Go!

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is in shambles. Period.

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I was on my way to office in the 8.30 bus and there was this guy in the bus in front of me who every now and then looked deeped down into a bag that he carried along. I was wondering if he had something prized inside and was afraid of being mugged. A little later, there was this weird smell that spread inside. பாத்தா அய்யா ஒரு quarter யேத்திட்ருக்காரு.நம்ம ஊர் பஸ்-ல போரா மாதிரியே ஒரு பீலிங் :

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The recent law enforced by the TN government to make it mandatory for two wheeler riders to wear helmets and the corollary to the law a couple of days later showcases two incredibly contradictory things A conscious effort on the part of the govt to enforce something that alleviates the lack of common sense on the part of the two wheeler riding publicLack of willingness to enforce the rule with

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Got some good free time yesterday and so I ventured into organizing my google homepage a bit. There was a new "Themes" section that I found new even though it has been there for a month or more now :-)Here comes the best part. I chose a theme and after clicking save, I was asked for my zipcode and boy, the theme would change itself according to the weather based on zipcodes!Here is a sample...

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It's time cry babies Mike D'Antoni and his Phoenix Suns stop whining and start playing basketball. Whatever happened in Game 4 happens always come playoffs. And while what Horry did was bad, I thought Nash flopped in a bit too. And Amare and Diaw were supposed to be on the bench having known how stupid the league rules are. And D'Antoni said "we have the best cameras in Phoenix". The

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1:15 AM EDT May 04, Oakland, CA : Confetti streaming their down way from the Rafters at the Oracle Arena. Golden State Warriors have just thrashed 2007's statistically best team in NBA - Dallas Mavericks by 25 points to storm into the Western Conference semi-finals. But why the confetti? It was Golden State's first playoff appearance in 13 years and they became the first #8 seed to knock off the

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One could not have asked for a more sick finale of a sports majorReducing the contest to 38 over a side. Come on, why do we have a reserve day?The dumbest of formulae - Duckworth-Lewis method deciding the outcome of the finalUmpires offer light to the batsmen who accept it and the Aussies start celebrating only for the men in black to inform the Aussies that they can celebrate only when the

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Its been just over 10 months since I have set foot in the States but till last weekend I really never got a feel that "I am in another country", leave alone the thought "I am in the States". The spectacular road network is an aberration of course. No one can beat these guys in that. Washington D.C gave me a slight feel of being in a foreign country with its royal splendour when I had been there

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-41301823112721419352007-04-18T22:42:00.000-04:002007-04-19T22:45:36.642-04:00

Joey Crawford has been suspended indefinitely for the Duncan episode. A sports analyst has comeup with Duncan as his MVP pick ahead of Nowitzki and Nash for tossing Crawford out of the play-offs :-)Hey... he he... he he... I am very happy... Start meesic!

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Sunday April 15, 2007: The place, Dallas. An NBA game between I-35 rivals Dallas and San Antonio towards the fag end of the season.1:16 left in the third quarter and there comes arguably the "worst" piece of refreeing ever, all sports put together. Tim Duncan tossed off from the game for "laughing". You read id right, "LAUGHING". Referee Joey Crawford was apparently provoked by Duncan -

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-90008430332231605232007-04-14T19:38:00.000-04:002007-04-17T19:40:25.631-04:00

I chanced myself to watch மொழி and I have just one word to describe it - Refreshing. Certainly so, I've watched it three times within two days... :-)

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I know this was going to happen somewhere down the stretch when this happened, but certainly I did not expect it to happen the way it happened.

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Check this one out!கோவம் வந்தா என்ன கத்தக்கூடாது சொல்லிட்டேன்!

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I had been to a mall last weekend and just could not digest the fact below.A good plain jeans/carpenter/boot cut - $15~20முட்டி, தொடை and other areas-la நாய் கடிச்சு விட்டா மாதிரி இருக்கிற Jeans - $70.I asked my friend... "என்ன டா இது சொறிஞ்சு உட்ட Jeans ellam 70 nu சொல்ரான்?". He said "workmanship skills cost". நல்ல போங்கு டா டேய்... ஒரு blade இருந்தா நான் கூட தான் இத செய்வேன்!

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Yet another "தத்துவம்" from the stables of வெட்டி people - Sports this timeவிக்கெட் விழுந்தா விக்கெட் கீப்பர் சிரிக்கலாம், ஆனாகோல் விழுந்தா கோல் கீப்பர் சிரிக்க முடியுமா?ரூம் போட்டு யோசிப்பாங்க போல

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"Sehwag, Please don't make this Sachin's last game in WC's" - This was a placard in Port of Spain enroute to India's humiliating exit from cricket WC 2007. Do you see the anguish in those words? KG has observered another placard in the same gameA couple of quick observations at this instantFans are going to go berserk back home. This time, no construction sites... வீடு பூந்து அடிப்பாங்க.

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-> Bugged by the spring tradition of setting the clocks forward? -> Waking up early because you are still not accustomed to the time change? I belong here... infact I don't even need an alarm now-a-days :-(Here is something you can take solace from.

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Come World Cups or big events in popular sport, "vetti" people come up with crap lined up from nowhere and predict who would win the World cup. They came up with one last year after Italy won the football WC and have now extended it to the cricket WC currently underway in the Carribbean. Here is the theory.ஒக்காந்து யோசிப்பாய்ங்களோ? Of course, I want India to win the WC. அதில் எந்த மாற்றமும்

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Whatever may have happened today, call it even a St.Patrick's day reverse carnage from the minnows, I am not taking my word back on this.P.S: Pak is out of the world cup for all practical/theoretical purposes, India are in their footsteps. P.P.S: This is my 50th post :-)

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Cricketing records kept tumbling in St.Kitts. The reason? Heavy-weights South Africa are playing the minnows Holland. The Dutch were torn apart so bad had it been a 50-over game, SA would have plundered 500 runs, a record no one has ever thought about so far. The rain gods ensured that it does not happen. But it could soon become a reality with 6 minnows waiting to get bashed in this WC.A quick

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5.45PM - My friends and I were waiting for the bus to go back home. There was a huge traffic pile up every street and even in nearby Interstate ramps. "Mama" was omnipresent controlling traffic. The bus that usually comes at 5.40 and starts at 5.45 did not arrive till 6.30. A cop parked his car on the road in an attempt to regulate traffic on a one-way street! He supposedly didn't know what he

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I was thinking that Parliament was one place where our மாண்புமி்கு மஹாபாவிகள் did not bully/throw things at their fellow colleagues. But it is not to be anymore. The Union environment minister T.R.Balu was man-handled by a group of morons from West Bengal and the reason for that - misinterpretation of an amendment by the attackers. Who have we elected to represent us? All மஹா மேதைகள் eh?!? One

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"Veerasamy" - A truck load of Vijaya T.R's insane family dreck on our laps!People watch T.R's movies for "unintentional comedy" but this one is a heap of crap - Just Irrrrrrrritating. If you have not watched the movie yet, here is more reason why you should not watch it.

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Even if Sourav Ganguly tries his best to stay away from limelight, there are people waiting to bring some focus on him - this time, its the "Sourav" crazy Bengali handloom weavers. Handloom weavers? Yes. Guess what they have planned - "Sourav Ganguly Saris". The man who has made a fairy tale comeback into the national cricket team and is rearing to go on the 22 yards in the Carribbean, will

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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"

Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368384799730486570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749296.post-80319627286899156572007-02-27T20:07:00.000-05:002007-03-17T18:32:41.222-04:00

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

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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

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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.

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திருவிளையாடல் ஆரம்பம் directed by Bhoopathi Pandian has Dhanush and Shreya in the lead with Prakashraj playing the hero's nemesis (he is not the villain).The movie is all about a cat - mouse game between Dhanush and Prakashraj and its a racy entertainer with a lively screenplay. The movie never sags at any point and they have pulled it off with lot of comedy w/o any violence or vulgarity.Its a

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