I met her in Chicago!

I am here in Chicago for quite some time. During the mid of November one day I was just coming back from office. I was bit tired and was just feeble. Suddenly she came in a flash. I saw her for the first time. I couldn't resist myself and was feeling glad. This was my first experience to see her. As days passed by I started seeing her frequently. Slowly my relation started with her and met her day-after-day. I started to touch her and slowly it became a regular habit. In Tamil there is a quote "Aasai arubathu naal, mogam mupathu naal". This was true in her case. My body started giving troubles due to the relation with her and I was feeling comfortless. Slowly I started to avoid her and totally hated her. Whenever I see her on a day, I just feel depressed. I totally neglect her and concealed myself inside four walls. Nowadays I meet her more often but I am helpless to neglect her completely. Do you want to know her identity? Just highlight the next line with your cursor, she would be visible. Her name is SNOW :-)

Toothpick

Podcasting, the teckie word I see quite often in many blogs that I read. So, decided to know the exact definition of this new unit of language for me. I searched the online knowledge repository - wikipedia. Got to read about the technology and traveled through the links from there and refreshed with other common terminologies. Handful of pointers down with a small introduction of their definition for the newbie's around.

Podcast -> A pod cast is simply a web feed of audio files that is placed on the Internet for anyone to download. Read more about the Mechanics, podcatchers…here.

Web syndication -> Web syndication is a form of syndication in which a section of a website is made available for other sites to use.

RSS -> RSS is a family of XML files formats for Web syndication used by news websites and web logs. The abbreviation is used to refer to Really Simple Syndication.

Web 2.0 -> The term "Web 2.0" refers to what some people see as a second phase of development of the World Wide Web, including its architecture and its applications. A transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming a computing platform serving web applications to end users.

AJAX -> Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, or Ajax, is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications using a combination of XHTML (or HTML) and CSS for marking up and styling information.

Ironical to the above, read a post on the Chennai underworld [via Dabbler] in Narain's Tamil blog. The post was very realistic and replicates what I had seen around the place I live in Chennai. I too had seen many weird scenes of these so called dadas' around my area. As my area was very close to the place, where ex-up-don of the Chennai lived.

I still recollect the incident that took place just opposite to my home. I was around 12 years and this particular incident still never vanished from my thoughts. There was chaos and loud voices of people outside. I ran to the balcony to check out the happenings. I saw a man running into one of the shop and a group of people chasing him. They all went inside the shop and there was a loud shout from inside the shop. The whole shop was smashed by the gangsters. After some time the person who ran inside came out with a single hand, the other hand was cut off by the bunch of atrocious people. The shop owner was in a pathetic state. His shop was ruined totally; the shop was full of blood and also has to wander around the police station and court for sometime. For a moment, I was shaken a bit. Still I can visualize the scenes that happened and cannot forget it easily.

Back Fire :-(

It’s a sin of being and continuing as a vegetarian living in US of A. You have vegetable food available but don't have many varieties except in Indian restaurants. Most of the vegetarian food available here are with bread and as a south Indian, I do not take this much in quantity of this square white item.

Recently, I visited to one of the Italian restaurants in Chicago for lunch. I ordered for a vegetable salad and heap of chopped vegetables [some of which I am still searching their names] was put in a bowl and kept in front. I do admit that the vegetable salad is nutritious and healthier food. Also, the taste wasn't that bad. But when eating some of the leaves given in the salad, thought that my entire mom curse is coming true. I used to demand a variety in food with excellent taste at home. I cannot resist a small composition of change in the taste of the food. If something goes wrong either Saravana Bhavan or a Rathna Cafe parcel has to nullify the less taste food that’s prepared. Also, several times yelling at my mom saying see others house, they prepare dozen of food items for each time with better taste. I think all her whammy, making me to struggle to eat good items as well as with self cooking. Thought for a moment that my mom coming next to me and saying "Dei konjam uppo kamiya potta enna sound viduve, ippa paru aadu sapidratha ellam sapidra". But I know truly she won't say this!

Life,,, Experience...

You are having something with you. But the current thing seems to you as nothing. You wonder about big things seen around you but not able to get it. You dream about it. You tend to neglect or give the least importance to the current precious thing you have already. When your thing that you dreamt comes near your sight, you feel an odd person and think yourself not a person for the big thing. After some time you get a chance to move around all the big things you used to dream. Now it becomes very common for you. You feel comfortable in all those big things. You feel you are one among the group of the big things you dreamt.

Finally, realize that what you had before is the precious thing and missed to understand the meaning of it. This comes out after you are experienced.

Life is a great teacher. Vanakam Vadhiyare!

Modern Thathuvams

Seems like the thathuvam for the day is catching up in and out of the electronic mail boxes. Wondering how this trend started. Most recent days, my mail box receives in an average 3 per week, excluding repeat forwards.

Some were really witty. Check out some the sample thavums below that I got recently:

Quarter Adichittu Kuppura padukkalaam!Aana kupura paduthuttu quarter adikka mudiyathu…!!

Naai Vaalai Aattalaam!Aana Vaal Naaya aatta mudiyathu!!

Trainkku ticket vaangi platformla ukkaaralaam!Aana platformku ticket vangi trainla ukkara mudiyathu!!

Kaakka ennadhaan karuppa irundhaalum adhu podara muttai vellai!Muttai ennadhaan vellaiya irundhaalum adhukulla irukka kaakka karuppudhaan!!

Vaazhkai Thaththuvam:
Nee evalo periya dancer aa irundhaalum Un saavukku unnaala aada mudiyuma???

Oops!! Ennapa Ithu :-)

[Courtesy: Vikatan; Click snap for a blow up]

Talk of the World!

[Courtesy: Nanbargal; Click snap for a blow up]

India, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, America, Japan, Europe...the list continues, ore para parapu. Dudes, what do you think, is it NIJAM pakku ad. No, not at all. Just 2-3 photos of a movie have created such a thunder storm around the world. Most of the internet information today, is flooded with these photos, rumors, own stories, information about the film. Most of the mails, I received today has some connection on this movie. Most of the persons, I met today asked me at least "Photo super illa...” If such an impact a movie-still can make, I am just wondering myself.

He would act after a year or 5 years, but still the enthusiasm and the expectation only doubles or triples. Exceptions around the world get this sort of attention. He is such an exception, I believe and admire.

Though the main still wearing jeans and a white shirt is appealing and conveys what it has to. I personally like the one with dark green kurtha. Oh my goodness! Is he Rajini or brother of Dhanush?

THE BOSS is on, let us wait and watch the work of a fabulous team. In very rare situations, you would get to see such combinations as a team. It’s like picking the best specialist in different areas and forming a cricket team.

Kanna ithu chumma trailer thama. Main picture inum nee pakala. pathe adi poiduva.

Nalamodu Vazhga!!

[Courtesy : Rajinifans]

Neelambari: Vayasanalum inum intha stylum azhagum unna vittu pogave illa...

Padayappa : Thank you thank you thank you kodave poranthathu enikum pogathu...

India 2060

Florida, May 02, 2061: Steve met Jenny in a hotel and told that he had got an interview scheduled today at Indian embassy for IH1 visa. Jenny congratulated and asked what happened to her dependent visa interview. He said it’s after 2 days from his date. He said finally after 2 years of waiting time, they have got the dates. He said his friend Rocastrio has already left to the aluminum valley Chennai as software consultant to Munusamy solutions Inc. He is earning 5ooo INR as his monthly salary and it is equal to 250000 USD. Steve said that his company has fixed him for a monthly salary of 6000 INR. Jenny hearing this was very happy and they went back home after the candle light dinner.

Both of them finished their interview and got their visa stamped. Steve booked the tickets in Chennai airlines to land at the aluminum valley. He had got a job at Velu solutions Inc. and his client place was Ambica appalam depot. He was in charge of developing a software solution for his client to get the sales and their revenue reports in various dimensions. He and his wife caught the flight and landed safely at Chennai airport, the world’s second busiest international airport. He had taken all the cool clothes like transparent shirts with many holes in it and many shorts to keep him cool in the hot climate.

After getting out into the land of opportunities, he was very happy and delighted. He walked in search of hotel for his stay. He said to Jenny with in 15 days, he needs to search for an apartment in the outskirts of Chennai as it is very costly to get a house with in the city. They both got into a taxi and were amazed by seeing the tall buildings hitting the sky. They were wondering about the neat roads and the terrific but disciplined traffic. They then got a room in Extended Stay India hotel. After visiting to the famous beach, they then shopped at T.Nagar after getting an appointment at 6.00pm. They had to wait for their shopping time for 5 hours and allowed time was 20 minutes. They then got some of the top selling brands of sarees and some pants for him. When they were inside a shop, Steve met one of his old friends, who was shopping at the same time. Then after they completed their shopping Steve and his friend family went to an restaurant for dinner.

His friend Allen, who was a red card holder and was working for the State Electricity board as Program manager, was surprised to meet Steve. Steve then told about his job and his client place. Allen said to Steve, it’s a golden opportunity for him. If you perform well at your client place then you will end up in getting the red card soon. He also said, if you get to stay here you will get the best of everything. Only thing in initial stage you need to get your credit points. After that you can take loan from any of the local banks and own an apartment. Jenny and Allen’s wife Susan were discussing about the house hold items. Susan said to Jenny that to get all the house hold items Thalai-mart is the best place to go. It’s cheap and has everything. After chatting more they left from the place exchanging their contact information.

First day at office, Steve was bit nervous. He had to meet his project manager Kabali. The project manager called him to his room and said look Steve this is one of our prestigious projects and has to be executed without any failure. Already we have done such a project to Krishna sweets and it’s successfully executed. One of your project members Arnold has been in the Krishna sweets project and you can take his support. Steve went out from his office to go to his client place with confidence and positive in his mind.


Dudes, you would be wondering what’s all this, what happened to narsidude. Recently happen to read some of the science fiction stories of Shujata. I enjoyed reading it and so wanted to try out something similar. That’s the result above. I know that I can't be as him. But just a simple try. In Mudhalvan movie, Arjun says like "Namalum veshtiya madichu katti samyal panuvom, athuvum nalla varum ana athey daily panna mudiyathu". The same point here too. I just tried to put my hands on it. Hope you all like it.