Taking a hike...

Will be back.. Might be back..

Until then..

Tata..


Psst: I just might pop up in someother part of the blogsphere.. ;)

The leaves have fallen...

.. and suddenly the world is all pink and rosy for SUN TV!

Life goes on...

Irony...

The thing about being a bad boy is that, one good deed in a bluemoon and the whole world praises you and you are the toast of the nation.

The thing about being a good boy is that, one bad deed in a bluemoon and you are suddenly hated by one and all, and you are the insult of the nation.

I learnt this the hard way today!

Whoosh.

Pissed off!!

Fortune...

According to Orkut.com, my today's fortune reads as such...

" You will inherit a large sum of money"

Hmm.. Interesting. I am penning this post at 7:45 pm and let me look back at the monetary transactions I made today...

Lunch -- Rs. 120
Bus ticket from Salem to Bangalore -- Rs. 200
Bus ticket from Silk Board to Marathalli -- Rs. 20
Bus ticket from Marathalli to AECS Layout -- Rs. 6
VCD to spend time at home -- Rs. 15
Dinner -- Rs. 60
Hutch recharge -- Rs. 324
Soap -- Rs. 16
Fanta Bottle -- Rs. 20
Magazine -- Rs. 60
Water bottle -- Rs. 10
Biscuits -- Rs. 20

So, on a whole I have spent Rs. 861 today :( and I have had NILL monetary inflow. Hmm.. I am still waiting for my fortune. :P BuGgErS!!!!

Conversation...

I like to make conversation. Not that I go out of my way to do it, but I like it. But there are places where you just SHOULDNT make conversation, and in my humble opinion, the loo is one such place. I mean, seriously, why talk in the loo? You have come to do your thing and he has come to do his thing. Get it done with people.

So, I was at the loo this morning - doing you know what - and this guy from my team comes and stands in the neighboring booth. He looked at me and smiled and said,

Him: So, what are you doing?

Me: Eh? (what the ***)

Him: I asked, what are you doing?

Me: Pretty much the same thing that you are!!!!!! (idiot)

Him: Ofcourse.. hehehe.!

God have mercy, but I cant stand it when someone talks to me there.

One more thing that I cant stand in the loo is people singing/whistling. I mean, why do you HAVE to sing in the loo? I do understand that you are experiencing a revitalizing phenomenon there. But still, cant u keep your happiness to yourself? Whenever I hear someone sing, I wish someone would come there and strangle that fellow to death. Hmph.

So, bottom line is this. Your mouth neednt function in the loo. It has NO WORK there! So keep it shut.

Whoosh.

Status Update..

Hello friends,

You must have noted that I havent been replying to the comments and my posts have been more or less "push-over" posts. I am sorry for the lack of quality and for not replying to the comments. The reason is this. For the past 2 weeks I have been preparing for a very important exam and I didnt have time to do anything else seriously. I gave the exam yesterday and I am very happy to inform you that I have cleared it with flying colors...

Now I am back full swing into my favorite passtime. :)

Whoosh.

:)

Petrol for 20 kms -- 63 rupees...
Ice creams -- 100 rupees..
Phone calls -- 25 rupees...

An evening with her.. Priceless! :)

Alma mater...

I never thought I'd say this.. But...


I MISS U iiit-b!!!!! :(




I wanna go back to college....


I wanna be a student all over again... :(


*sigh*

The Serial Killer...

15th April, 2006 -- Saturday.

It was around 8 at night. He was compensating for the lost day. The streets were deserted. Bangalore's software engineers were getting back home and the whizzing of the Tata Indicas on the main roads were visible.. But HIS street was deserted. The constant drizzle added to the eerie effect. It was just yesterday that the Bangalore riots had ended and not many were on the streets. His street never had proper street lights and it was always a nightmare getting home. Today was worse as you could never know what could happen given the heightened tension Bangalore was in...

He started his long walk.. He had only his shadow for company, thanks to the full moon. He was mumbling something to himself. He stopped. He had a feeling that he was being followed. He turned to look behind his shoulder. Nobody.

He knew his wife would be worried. He was supposed to be home by 6... He was late by two hours. The Hutch dog didnt follow him and his network was down. He couldnt contact his wife...

**hushhhh**

He heard a noise among the bushes. It was dark. He couldnt tell what it was. He increased his speed. He was almost running. He could feel it following him.. Only thing was he couldnt tell what IT was.. He didnt dare to turn back and he kept running.. He was shit-scared. Two right turns and a left turn later, he could see his house. A single bulb was illuminating the doorway. He gathered courage and turned back to see what IT was that was following him.. NOTHING. His heart skipped a beat as he was sure that something did follow him. He wanted to get home.. and soon. He ran.

He opened the gate to his house and rang the door-bell. No answer. He rang the bell again. No answer. He started sweating profusely. It was then that he noticed that the door was open. He went inside to the hall. He looked around. His wife was no where in sight... The TV was playing a popular tamil soap called "Chithi".. He hated soaps.. He went to the TV and switched it off.. Oops.. He just became a mega-SERIAL KILLER!!!!

;)

Hands..

"I have held many things in my hands..
But there is nothing I want to hold more than yours.."

-- Whoosh.

Cheap!

Very very cheap! :(

Happy Easter ... :)

Listen..

U wanted to know it, so I gave u the abstract...
U didnt understand the abstract, so I gave u the entire book..

What am I to do if u dont understand the book???? Am helpless!

Inki Pinki Ponki....

UPDATE: Yappa.. Arumai nanbargale.. Eppadi pa ippadi elaam yosikureenga.. I had 50 bucks and I was trying to decide between a chicken briyani or a tamil film. Thats it :) Heheheheh!!


Inki Pinki Ponki,
Father had a donkey,
Donkey Died,
Father Cried,
Inki Pinki Ponki... Ponki...


Oh God Please tell me
who is the one for me
A E I O U
and that is you!

Hmmmmm!!!!!!

The definitive HATE LIST...

Over the past one week my hate list has grown from almost nothing to a substantial lot!

Presenting, for the first time in the history of the blogosphere, Whoosh's hatelist...

No.6 -- Hutch.

I was trying to send an sms for over half-n-hour to you know who and bloody Hutch refused to send the sms over its network. It took me 10 attempts to send out a "Hi" by which time she left...

No. 5-- BSNL.
BSNL is the reason for my grutch against Hutch. I saw you know who come online and I typed "Hi" in my Google Talk and guess what... BSNL decides its a great time to go bonkers. The stupid net connection snapped. I was online the whole damn day without any problems. And only THEN did BSNL have to play the fool with me.. For this, BSNL gets position no 5.

No. 4 -- Bangalore Mahanagara Palike

Alrite, I don't really know who to blame for this , so I have decided to blame Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.. Again, she comes online today morning and we start chatting. 3 minutes into the conversation, my dear Bangalore Electricity Board feels jealous of me and decides to snap the power... BUGGERS!!!!

No. 3 -- The phanatic fans of Dr.Rajkumar

Ogey, I have nothing personal against Dr.Rajkumar. May his soul rest in peace. But hey, the dude was old and he died of natural causes. Then why do u put the lives of all the other people in Bangalore at risk by burning the bloody busses and pelting anybody and everybody with stones? You guys crazy or what? ****ers..

No. 2 -- The phanatic fans of Dr.Rajkumar -- again.

Now my problem is not with u guys burning down the buses 'n all. Why the hell do u close down the hotels? Dudes, I didnt get a cup of coffee from morning. I NEED MY LUNCH!!!!!!

No. 1 -- The phanatic fans of Dr.Rajkumar -- AGAIN

Guess I cant get enough of these idiots. Read my lips. U SPOILT MY CHENNAI TRIP!!! Got that? Read it again.. I HAD TO CANCEL MY CHENNAI TICKETS BECAUSE OF U GOOD FOR NOTHING HERO_WORSHIPPING IDIOTS!!!!!

There.. I feel much better now..

Hmph..

Whoosh.

Kodaikkanal...

Kodaikkanal.. 5 am.

The first rays of the sun escaped through the thick morning fog. The rooster made its customary cock-a-doodle-doo to wake up the neighborhood. The love birds on the trees fell in love all over again. A whiff of fresh air blew across the hill threatening to take Shreya's dupatta its prisoner. She caught hold of her dupatta just as the orange piece of cloth rubbed across Vijay's face.. Her perfume mixed with the light morning mist and played around with his senses... He smiled.. It was one of those things he loved about Shreya.. Her smell was enough to intoxicate him..

His grip on her hand tightened.. It was two years to the day since he professed his love for her. The only girl he had ever loved. His sweetheart. The first thing he noticed in her were her lips.. He turned to look at her. They were still as beautiful as they were two years ago. The curves would give any miss universe a run for her money. Her smile was enough to knock any guy out of his senses. He came closer and kissed her on her lips. It lasted a whole minute.

"Thanks", he said.. "It reminded me of the first time I met you"...

"It still feels like the first time", she replied..

He met her eyes with his. Happiness and sorrow were mixed in an enchanting cocktail. Her eyes spoke a thousand words that only he could hear.

The sun moved aside its facade to look at the lovers.. Who was prettier, the sun or Shreya, one would never know. Vijay stood up and Shreya followed suit. Hand in hand they took a stroll around the park, admiring the morning beauty.

"I'll miss you", she said..

"So will I, honey".. he said as a tear rolled down his cheek.

They walked the entire walkway, still holding each other's hands and without speaking a word all the while. Words were trivial when hearts were speaking. The two finished their stroll and stood next to one another. The silence was loud. He could hear his heart beat. They looked at each other. Her eyes were still misty. Vijay had regained his composure. He looked down... Her lips.. Her luscious lips.. He kissed her again... Heaven!

Together, they took a step forward...

The sun went dark for a moment. Time froze. The chirping birds stood shocked. Suicide point had gained two more victims. All that one heard were two faint *thuds*....

Happy Birthday Thams..

Dai naaiye... Nee oru nalla kaariyam panni irukkei.. Aana adhu unakkey theriyaadhu. Actually, adhai nee pannala, un pera vechikutu adhai naaney pannikitein...

So, thanks a lot.. and wish u a very happy birthday..

Vikkki

Damn!!

Damn Damn Damn....


They schedule all the matches for weekdays and the only match scheduled for a weekend gets washed out!!!!

Screw you, BCCI!

Bah!

Oh Man...

During my starting days of fiddling with linux, I found it terribly difficult. I asked a friend of mine to help and he replied "Open the 'man' and take a look inside".. I thought he was gay! :D


Whoosh.

On Google...

I thought Google was owned by a couple of North Indians as all their products were called beta's..

:p

Whoosh.

Murphy's law..

The internet connection will snap ONLY when she has just logged in... :(

Deletions...

I have deleted a few of my posts that had remote connections to my office .. :D

Thanks Vivek :)


Whoosh.

Perverts...

DISCLAIMER: This post is NOT against Shaadi.com or Orkut.com. It is against the type of people we see in those websites.

What makes one trust a Shaadi.com and not trust Orkut.com? How are the two websites different in anyway? Both these sites require a person to 'upload' his profile; his photograph; what he wants in his 'mate'... Blah Blah Blah.. Yet, Shaadi.com sees parents/guardians put up profiles of their daughters seeking out a proper match -- and the same parents/guardians wouldnt approve of the same guy if they saw him on Orkut. What is it that makes people trust a profile on Shaadi.com? I totally agree that the levels of security - if u want to put it that way - on Shaadi.com is way higher than that of Orkut, but it isnt too difficult to fake a profile on Shaadi either... I agree that one needs to tread cautiously with a person on Orkut.com.. But hey, please be cautious with the profiles on Shaadi too...

A female friend of mine once very famously said -- "All the guys I dont know are perverts.. Thats the reason I didnt join Orkut".. That made a chill run down my spine. If each and every female had this opinion, then approximately ((N/2) - 10) females - N being the population of the world and 10 being a very exaggerated estimate of the number of female friends I have :D *ahem* - would consider me to be a pervert.. HELLO, I AM NOT!!!! But the point is, perverts do exist.. and what makes u think that the profile that looks so good to you on Shaadi.com aint that of a pervert??? Just how in the whole wide world is it that u trust an alien whom u just met on Shaadi.com and are ready to let ur daughter live with him, yet you wouldnt trust that sweet looking chap who studies in the same class as your daughter?? Beats me people...

Why has the institution of marriage become a maatu sandhai (cow market)?? How is it any different from the way I purchased the digital camera as I mentioned in my previous post? Not too different, right? On the other hand, let us say that I got to use a camera for a year or so, and then I got a chance to buy it.. Wouldnt I be totally confident about the model that I bought if that were to happen.. Notice any similarities people?? The first is the arranged marriage.. The second is the *ahem* love marriage.

So, how many people agree with me?? Lets have a show of hands please...


Whoosh.

Of thinking a lot...

and missed opportunities...


My problem is that I THINK A LOT!!! Coming to a decision about something important takes a long time for me. For instance, a couple of years back I decided to buy a digital camera - but all the while I used to keep postponing the same saying that "In a month a better model would come to the market and I'll buy that one"... This kept happening for a good two years. Then one day I made up my mind. I walked into the camera store and out of gut feeling, I bought a camera. And guess what, the camera is AWESOME!!! That was when I decided a change in outlook was required. I just cannot keep pushing things away by "thinking too much".. There are somethings that JUST need to be done.

I am in a similar situation now and I am planning to act on GUT feeling.. Lets see how things work out!

Whoosh.

The Wow-Effect!!

A Car.... She.... 10 kms.... WOW!!!

Are u guys CRAZY??????????????????

Hahahhahahhahahahhahahhaha!!!




Fooled Ya .. Fooled Ya .. Fooled Ya..

The Sunset...

The Sun has set on this blog..

You have been a nice audience and you have kept me motivated over the past one and a half years... But now, the time has come to say good-bye as I dont find THIS blog doing any good for me.. I need to move on with life and blogging is becoming a hindrance more than a passtime. So, until our lives cross paths elsewhere..

BYE! :(

BONKERS!!!

http://hearitfromshiv.blogspot.com/2006/03/
oh-mahaseeya-waaheeyaayaa-zeena.html

Respected Sir/Madam,

Sub: State transformation from sane to insane -- Reg.

I would like to declare that my good friend SHIVA has officially FLIPPED!!!!!


Thank you,
Yours sincerely,
Whoosh.

Of Choices in Life..

In life we need to make many choices.. And some of them influence your life to a great extent.. Today, I had to make one such choice..

.. I had to decide between watching THAMBI and SUDESHI.. I went with Thambi!!! :(



vs



UPDATE:

NOTE TO FEMALES: When guys talk, there never are HIDDEN MEANINGS. So stop looking for that. We mean what u think it means. Thats it!!!!

Vaah Shreya....!!!!

Yeh chilipi kallalona kalavo,
yeh chiguru gundelona layavo,
nuvvachulona halluvo,
jadakucculona mallevo,
karimabbulona villuvo,
madhumasamlona manchupoola jalluvo...


ee parimalamu needena
nalo paravasamu nijamena
gondumalli puvvukanna telikagu nee soku
rendu kallu moosukunna lagumari nee vaipu
sogasunu chusi paadagaa ela
kanulaku maata raduga hala
vintalona kotta vinta nuvvenaa
aandam ante acchamgaanu nuvve...



A parugulalo paravallu
toole kulukulalo kodavalu
ninnu chusi vangutondi aasapadi aakasam
ha mabbu cheera pamputondi
mOju paDi neekosam
swaramula geeti koyila ila
parugulu teeyake alA alA
navutunna ninnu choosi santosham
nee bugga sotta lone paade sangeetam


paatalante idhei..!!! vaah!!!

**** u barber!!!!!

OLD

NEW

:(

TOTALLY PISSED OFF ...


PS: @Dumbs: Here's the snap dude :(

Twinkle Twinkle...

... MULTIPLE STAR!!!

Definition:

STAR: leading(p): indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn



KONJAM KOODA SAMBANTHAME ILLAIYE!!!

Kandein Seethaiyai... :)

:)

UPDATE:

Aanaal Seethai Kandatho Raavananai!! :( .. Enna seivadhu, Raavananum manishan dhaaney!!!

Pic Charades 5

Totally Totally simple Pic Charade this time... :)

Indha vaaram..

Vetriperum nabar, KUTTICHUVARU from http://kuttichuvaru.blogspot.com/

Congrats yaar! :)

The line is: Kaaka biriyaani thunaa, Kaaka kural varaama pinna Unnikrishnan kural aa varum??? :D


I would also like to add tha the Pic Charades competition is ending with this week. I would like to congratulate the Overall winner, Mythreyee.. She wins the title of Pic Charade Queen!!! :)

Wooshavam 2

"Porandhaalum Aambalaiyaa Porakka Koodaathu...
Aiyaa Pirandhuvitaal blog-comment count-a nenaikkakoodathu!!!!"


:(

Ways to look busy in the office..

Hi...Wanna be the most hardworking guy in office?? Naa.. I am sure u dont.. But hey, you can atleast look like the most hardworking guy around, right?? Follow my lead... Read on.. :D This is strictly copyright and copywronged by me.. But u can feel free to use it in ur office. Any vilaivugals coming out of following cannot be attributed to me! Follow the white rabbit....

* Stare at the monitor and scratch your chin. Repeat this every 10 minutes.

* Stretch your arms every 5 minutes and say "ooof"...

* If u are working for a software company, keep some geeky websites like google.com and slashdot.com open.

* Every one hour, get up and go to the opposite end of your floor. You must make sure that you walk very fast (as if u are going for an appointment or something). When you reach the other end of the floor, act as if u forgot something and walk faster to your place. This will make on-lookers think you are a very busy person.

* Use words like "Oh Man!!", "Damn", "Stupid Computer.. Its hampering my work" every half hour.

* While talking to colleagues, use big big words like "productivity", "integrity", "work-life balance", "constructors and destructors", "smart pointers" etc. Make it sound as if you know what all those things mean!

* Every one hour, stare at the wall for 10 mins and act as if you are contemplating something. Youcan use this time to think about Ash..

* Open Microsoft Outlook and start typing a long mail. Make sure you use a lot of colors and use different types of fonts. The mail should be no lesser than 50 lines. After composing the mail, run spell-check in it. Correct every mistake that it shows up and make sure the email is proper. After doing all that, send the email to yourself.

* Once you get the email, you can start pretending as if you have just received a very important email and you can spend 15 minutes reading that!!!

* Set up "caller tunes" on ur mobile phone and keep ur mobile in silent mode. Then pick up your office phone and dial your mobile's number and spend some time listening to the song! Paatu keta maathirium irukkum , people will also think that you are engaged in some T-Con.

* Go to your neighbor everyone hour and see what he is doing. Make some nasty comments about the quality of his work.

* Ping someone on the internal messenger and when he replies, say "Just checking if you were there"..

* Bang your desk twice a day and swear!!!

Do all this and you will look like the busiest guy in office!!! Enjoy maadi! :D

Whoosh.

SN-113.

"Angels and Demons? Interesting book, isnt it?"
"Yeah, am just half way through it.. Dan Brown's masterpiece, dont u think?"
"I dont know. I havent read it. I just thought it would be a nice pick up line." :)
"Haha.. "
"I am Siddarth".
"Hi, I am Shreya."

Air Sukkan flight SN-113 to Chennai is delayed by an hour. Air Sukkan apologises for the inconvenience...

"Yeah Right."
"Are you flying to Chennai too?"
"Yes I am.."
"It is delayed by just an hour.. that's normal isnt it.."
"Yeah, i guess so.."
"You looked disturbed all of a sudden"...

Siddarth began to sweat.. He was late. He had accounted for flight delays but an hour's delay for a domestic flight was a bit too much.. He checked his coat pocket.. It was still there..

"So, whats the book about?"
"Its a sort of a prequel to the 'Da Vinci Code', you can say"
"Well, never read that book either :D"
"So, what do you do?"
"I am a software engineer here in bangalore"....

All passengers of Air Succan SN-113 please proceed towards security check and await further information...

"Thats us.. Shall we go"
"Ya, lets beat the queue :) "...

Shreya picked up her handbag and proceeded towards security check. Siddarth bent to pick up his luggage and something from his coat pocket fell down. He immediately picked it and stashed it in before anyone could see it.. He couldnt let go of it.. It was his life..

Shreya walked into the metal detector.. *Beep*... She was taken aside for the customary frisk in the kiosk.. She placed her hand bag into the x-ray device and the book on the table nearby and entered the frisking kiosk.. She came out a minute later, picked up her handbag and the book and waited for Siddarth to finish the security check...

The line for the guys was longer and Siddarth had to wait a while , growing nervous by the minute. Shreya couldnt understand his nervousness.. "First time on the flight, probably" she thought.

Siddarth walked into the metal detector.. *Beep*... He was asked to come over for the customary frisk. He passed his coat into the x-ray device and he went over to the police guy to get frisked. He came out a minute later; picked up his coat and joined Shreya at the seating area..

"First time on the flight, is it? You look pretty nervous."
"Well, no.. I need to be somewhere in a couple of hour's time. I am just hoping I make it"
"Dont worry, you surely will make it in time"

Air Sukkan announces the immediate departure of its flight SN-113 to Chennai. Passengers are requested to move through Gate 2 and proceed towards the air-craft. Air Sukkan wishes its Chennai bound passengers a very safe and a happy journey.

Shreya and Siddarth boarded the plane and found an empty pair of seats, Shreya near the window and Siddarth in the aisle. The plane was empty. There were hardly 10 people in the flight. Five minutes later, the plane took-off..

"Hey, I need to visit the loo... I'll be back soon"..
"So do I...", she said winking..

Siddarth unbuckled the seat belt and proceeded towards the loo. Shreya followed him with a smirk on her face. Siddarth entered the loo and before he could lock the door, Shreya entered the same toilet... *BANG*... The silencer muffled the gun's signature....

Two hours ago...

"You sure you know him??"
"Yes, I have seen his photo.."
"Alrite, he must be somewhere in the waiting area.. Find him.. I need that memory stick.."
"Ok.."

She walked into the airport with grace and poise and located Siddarth sitting in front of the Coffee and Stories coffee pub.. She sat next to him and opened her copy of "Angels and Demons"..

"Angels and Demons? Interesting book, isnt it?"
"Yeah, am just half way through it.. Dan Brown's masterpiece, dont u think?".....

Siddarth didnt notice the hollow compartment in the book... THAT would be his nemesis..

Air Sukkan flight SN-113 to Chennai is delayed by an hour. Air Sukkan apologises for the inconvenience...

Siddarth's conference would start in Chennai in under two hours. Being the principal speaker, the flight delay didnt help.. He grew nervous.. The contents of the memory stick had to be explained to the professors he was about to meet. This would be the only opportunity he got. His entire life's work was in it. He checked his coat pocket. The memory stick was still there..

All passengers of Air Succan SN-113 please proceed towards security check and await further information..

Shreya walked into the metal detector.. *Beep*... The Beep was for the gun hidden in the book compartment, but as is usually the case, it was mistaken for some jewellery. She was taken aside for the customary frisk in the kiosk.. She placed her hand bag into the x-ray device and the book on the table nearby and entered the frisking kiosk.. She came out a minute later, picked up her handbag and the book and waited for Siddarth to finish the security check...

The flight took off un-eventfully. Ten minutes before landing, Siddarth unbuckled the seat belt and proceeded towards the loo. Shreya followed him with a smirk on her face. Siddarth entered the loo and before he could lock the door, Shreya entered the same toilet... A surprised Siddarth turned around to face the barrell of a gun. *BANG*...

Blood oozed out from the forehead of Siddarth.. Shreya was a perfect marks-woman. A pool of blood started forming near his body. She searched his clothes for the memory-stick. She found it in the coat pocket. She returned to her seat to hear the Air-hostess' orders to prepare for landing.

We will be reaching Chennai soon.. Please fasten your seatbelts, chairs in the up-right position, tray tables closed and the window blinds up.. Thank you for choosing Air Sukkan and we hope to serve you again in the near future.

Omdhu Masala Dosa....

Have u been to these hotels where they have this "Today's Special" on the menu?? I have never quite been able to figure out the rationale behind this "today's special" statement? What do they mean by saying that something is "special" that day? Does it mean that they wilfully dont make it properly on the other days and they do it properly on that day alone?? Or does it mean that if u order that item, it would be brought to u immediately as they have already cooked it (thereby giving u some stale food), or does it mean that they will be charging more for that item that day just for the heck of it?? Help me understand...

Pic Charades 4

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Hey guys.. Pic Charades 4 is on!!! Following the pretty simple one last week, this pic-charade takes the difficulty level up a couple of notches.. If u have tamil cinema at the back of ur hand then this will be a sitter, else it will be a toughie!!!

As usual, competition ends Wednesday 7pm...

HINT: Vivek Comedy.....
HINT 2: "paal kolakattainna summaa dhaanaa.. kumarugiraar, kulak mulak nadigai kumudhashree.. "

Pic Charades Current Standings..

Name	Pic Charades No	Total Points	Standings
Mythreyee	2,3	20	I
Harish	1	10	II
Nithya	3	10	II
Venkatraman	4	10	II

Kalambitaanyaa Kalambitaanyaa....

Indha vaaram vetri perum nabar, en arumai thozhan Venkatraman from http://linguist.mokshaa.co.in .. Congrats da..

Special Appreciation for J from http://manadhinthedal.blogspot.com/ who I thought really worked hard to get the answer :D

ANSWER: "Modern Dress a paathu mayangidaatheenga ilainyargale, vaaya thorandha oru mini koovamey oduthu!!!" :D

La Ball..

You might be forgiven for thinking that "La Ball" is French, but surprise surprise, it is Tanglish.. I got this totally awesome forward today.. Well yeah, I know it is wrong to put forwards in a post and I hate to do that and I work for world peace and all that crap, but THIS you gotta read.. Am sure all u guys out there would immediately connect with it.. And for all you girls who wondered what your high school crushes were doing over the weekend, here'z a little something...

Street Cricket is also known for its amusing usage of terms, a few of which are given below.

Mattai - Etymology Tamil - The piece of wood to be used as the cricket bat. Need not confirm to geometrical trivialities.

Gaaji - Etymology Unkown - The indian reference for an 'inning'. It is a well known fact that captains of street cricket teams always prefer to bat first irrespective of conditions.

Double Gaaji - Etymology Unkown - An excpetional scenario wherein a batsman can bat twice if there are a shortage of players in the side.

Osi Gaaji - Etymology Unkown - A scenario where some stranger wants to bat for a couple of balls just for fun and then carry on with his work

Over Gaaji - Etymology Unkown - The act of a selfish batsman who purposely retains strike by taking a single of the last ball of the over to enjoy more "Gaaji"ing

Last Man Gaaji - Etymology partly english- A scenario where the last man who is not out with all wickets down gets to play "Gaaji" with no runner. It must be noted that, the fielding team can effect run outs on both the stumps when there is L! ast Man Gaaji

Current - Etymology English - The unique and distinctive way of getting a batsman run out. When a batsman attempts a dangerous run, He could be run out by any of the fielders who just need to land their feet on the stone at the bowlers end.

Adetail - Etymology English - The most funny reference to a batsman being 'Retired Hurt'. [Derived from: At the Tail]

Return Declare - Etymology Unkown - Same as 'Adetail'. But sometimes used, when a batsman crosses a stipulated number of runs say 20 or bats for stipulated number of balls so that others can get a share of "gaaji"ing

Bongu - Etymology Tamil - The slang word used if a team unfairly cheats the other team while playing.

Full Cover - Etymology English - A situation where in a batsmen is taking a half stump guard thereby covering the complete stumps from the view of the bowler. Since stre! et cricket typically do not have a LBW it is very difficult to get a batsman out, if he covers the stump fully

One pitch catch - Etymology English - A rule where a batsman gets out when a fielder catches it even after the ball pitches once. Typically street cricket batsmen do not go for lofted shots fearing to get out (refer the first paragraphy to know why lofted shots are not allowed in street cricket)

One pitch one hand - Etymology English - A slight modification of the above rule where a fielder can use both hands if catching the ball full toss, but has to use only one hand, if the catch is "one-pitch". Typically used to increase the chances of batsmans survival

Sundu - Etymology Tamil- A great forefather of the now popular "super-sub" rule, this rule can be used if a Sothai (poor or bad) batsman's innings has to be played by a good batsman

La Ball - Etymology Tanglish - Last ball of an over

Full fast - Etymology English - Since street cricket pitches are a few yards long, a ball which is thrown with full pace and energy is considered a no ball as it will be impossible to handle such pace with short distance

Thuchees - Etymology Unknown- When batsman/any fielder gets distracted from the game due to highly technical reasons like a vehicle crossing the road when a ball is bowled (with the pitch perpendicular to the road)

Waiteees - Etymology Unknown- Same as 'Thuchees'

Common Fielding - Etymology English- Due to lack of number of fielders, it is possible that people from batting team who are not actually doing batting have to field or do wicket keeping or for that matter even umpiring

Ball Right - Etymology English- When a umpire/batsman declares a wide ball, bowler uses this term to say that the ball was not a wid! e. Typically happens because umpires are from the batting teams.

Dokku - Etymology Unknown- A derogatory term for a defensive shot. Typically a batsman is discouraged from playing such shots because of the constraints of less number of overs and because everyone in the team needs to have a fair amount of gaaji

Baby Over - Etymology English- When a bowler has no hopes of completing his over with lots of wides and no balls he is substituted by a better bowler and the over is called a Baby over, Baby because the first bowler was very amateur

Chain Over - Etymology English- When a bowler bowls two continuous overs. Typically happens when captains fail to calculate correctly the number of overs in the absence of electronic score cards

Uruturadhu - Etymology Tamil- When the bowler is unable to extract any meaningful bounce from the pitch. Sometimes used as a defensive tactic t! owards the deck.

Thadavuradhu - Etymology Tamil- (In the context of cricket) When a batsman is not able to make any contact with the ball using his bat.

Suthuradhu - Etymology Tamil- Same as slogging in cricket towards the deck.

Avishot - Etymology English- Appeal to Umpire for out(run out, catch, etc)

One Side Runs - Etymology English- When teams decide before hand that there are runs only on one side of the wicket due to lack of sufficient number of fielders

Granted - Etymology English- When a batsman hits a reasonable distance from which fetching the ball back is slightly difficult due to technical difficulties already mentioned (like vehicle crossing a road, presence of a thorny bush etc), teams agree that a fixed number of runs are GRANTED

Trials - Etymology English- This is the first ball bowled in the match and it ! is called trials. It is used to gauge the pace and bounce of the pitch and the ball by both batsman and the bowler. Note: The batsman is not supposed to hit this ball, else the fielding will demand him to go and fetch the ball. It's a kind of tactic by the fileding team to not allow the batsman to free his arms.

All-reals..first ball - Etymology English- This indicates the start of the match. Usually the batsman prefer to play "dokku".

Hit the bats after each ball (no term used) - This is the usual practice followed by the batsmen in the middle. This gives little time to take breath and also signal for a quick signal in the next ball. The best part is even if they dont want to discuss anything, they still need to hit the bats. If they miss or doesn't do it properly, they have to come back and make sure that they hit properly. Nice practice.

I think the last one takes the cake!!! I myself have done that so many times not knowing why I had to do it!!! :)

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The Bush has arrived!!!

The Bush has arrived in India..

A Quickie... Why did Bush complain of groin pain when he landed in India?

Answer: There was this guy called Manmohan Singh who was "beating around the bush" and Bush asked him to "get to the point directly"... :D

hehehe

Pic Charades 3...

This is probably the easiest pic-charade yet..

I am enabling comment moderation for this post and the comments wont be visible to the public till Wednesday, but rest assured all the comments are stored! This is just to ensure that the game is fair to all!!! :)

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......
And this time around it is Nithya akka from http://myennangal.blogspot.com who takes all the accolades!!

And ofcourse, the line is "Why Blood, Same Blood!!"... Congrats to all the others who got it correct too.. All the best for the next round! :)

ERRATA:
Due to a mistake from my side, I had overlooked the fact that Mythreyee from http://jabberinjaws.blogspot.com had actually answered the question before Nithya akka did.. So to rectify the error, I am announcing joint winners for Pic-Charades 3. I'll make sure it doesnt happen again.. :)

So, Yay to Mythreyee too..

Kannathil Muthamitaal..

... orey yechi.. thodachitein!!

Google Weather!!

Weather?? -- Whether?

Look at the temperature that Google showed on my screen today!!



Mez ROTFL!!!!

There was something I wanted to tell you guys.. Please take this as a word of advice from me... "Indha Oomai Kusumbanungala Nambave Koodathu!".
I was like, "Neeyada idhei pannei"!! So take my word people!!!

On a totally different note, there is this song from "Naagariga Komaali" that has kept me pretty hooked on for the last couple of days! Its a pretty small song, something like 50 seconds.. The lyrics goes like this,

"Cell-aathaa, Cellu maariyaathaa,
indha pasanga vidum jollu perum lollaathaa...
Gaali-aatha, Purse-u gaali aatha,
idhu america kaluthula pota thaali aatha..."

As I dont support piracy, I wont point you to the location of the song. So, i wont tell you that the song is available on www.mohankumars.com, I wont tell you that the name of the album is "Naagariga komaali" and I also wont tell you that registering at that site is free.. While you are at it downloading that song, try the song "Vaazha meenu" from the film "Chithiram Pesudhadi".. Sooper cool ghana!

Moving on to other things in life, life sucked on thursday night.. I came home from office at 6pm 'cauz there are some good programs on STAR World on Thursdays.. Just when "friends" started, boosh.. current poidichi.. The damn current didnt come back till 10pm after which the only thing on Indian television is alugaachi.. Grrr!!!!

Oh yeah.. I have been having some trouble with English too.. Why in the whole wide world would "Flammable" and "Inflammable" mean the same thing?? I googled for it and found the reason.. Apparently inflammable stands for "ability to be inflamed".. still beats me!!! Why would inflame mean the same as flame?? well.. anybody who can solve this will get 1000 gold coins from me..

Btw, I am missing my chicken.. This photo reminds me of somebody a little too well!


And hey, "When was the last time you did something for the first time??"?? For me it was yesterday.. I kept a telugu song as my caller tune last night.. heheh.. Never done that before!!!

One more thing.. I have a new hairstyle!! Muhahahahha! But the sad part is that according to the BBC, my new hairstyle sucks! :(

And on a sign off note.. I am penning a new Shreya story and I am introducing a sister character for Shreya.. So I need a new name and my mind is drawing a blank.. So suggest some name for Shreya's sister. The person who suggests the name I choose will have to give me a KISS!!! :D

Wokay, thats it from me..
Tata!
Whoosh.