Whoosh

Taking a hike...

2006-05-15T02:20:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-05-13T02:12:00.000-07:00

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

Life goes on...

Irony...

2006-05-08T02:39:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-05-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

Fortune...

2006-05-03T07:15:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-27T01:14:00.000-07:00

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..

2006-04-25T21:14:00.000-07:00

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.

:)

2006-04-21T06:44:00.000-07:00

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

An evening with her.. Priceless! :)

Alma mater...

2006-04-20T09:53:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-19T06:14:00.000-07:00

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..

2006-04-18T05:33:00.000-07:00

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

-- Whoosh.

Cheap!

2006-04-17T05:20:00.000-07:00

Very very cheap! :(

Happy Easter ... :)

2006-04-16T02:38:00.000-07:00

Listen..

2006-04-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

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....

2006-04-14T03:03:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-13T00:26:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-11T11:30:00.000-07:00

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..

2006-04-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-04-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-07T20:46:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

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

:p

Whoosh.

Murphy's law..

2006-04-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

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

Deletions...

2006-04-05T05:04:00.000-07:00

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

Thanks Vivek :)

Whoosh.

Perverts...

2006-04-03T06:01:00.000-07:00

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...

2006-04-02T03:35:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-03-31T11:32:00.000-08:00

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

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

2006-03-31T11:26:00.000-08:00

Hahahhahahhahahahhahahhaha!!!

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

The Sunset...

2006-03-28T07:13:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2006-03-23T09:24:00.000-08:00

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..

2006-03-22T10:11:00.000-08:00

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....!!!!

2006-03-19T09:09:00.000-08:00

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!!!!!

2006-03-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

OLD

NEW

:(

TOTALLY PISSED OFF ...

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

Twinkle Twinkle...

2006-03-16T12:09:00.000-08:00

... 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... :)

2006-03-13T09:45:00.000-08:00

:)

UPDATE:

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

Pic Charades 5

2006-03-13T08:54:00.000-08:00

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

2006-03-11T11:14:00.000-08:00

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

:(

Ways to look busy in the office..

2006-03-09T04:56:00.000-08:00

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.

2006-03-07T09:02:00.000-08:00

"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....

2006-03-06T10:12:00.000-08:00

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

2006-03-05T10:30:00.000-08:00

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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..

2006-03-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

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!!! :)

All credits to the original author.. Comments disabled!!!

The Bush has arrived!!!

2006-03-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

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...

2006-02-25T10:43:00.000-08:00

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..

2006-02-25T10:28:00.000-08:00

... orey yechi.. thodachitein!!

Google Weather!!

2006-02-24T03:57:00.000-08:00

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.

Maha-Belly-Puram!!!

2006-02-21T05:15:00.000-08:00

Days seem to move so fast.. It was just like yesterday that I saw her for the first time.. And suddenly, its been four years, we have become close friends, and now she is married!! Abi (who has appeared on my blog here) got married this weekend in a gala wedding in Chennai to one Mr.Harihara. Am I to be happy for her marriage or sad that we wont be meeting her for quite sometime in the future (she is leaving for a far-off land), I dont know! Anyways, All the best to u Abs.

Altaf, Chaitu, Sonal, Donny, Gopi, Adithya had come down to Chennai to attend Abs' marriage and Kamya and I played the hosts! To say that we had an awesome time would be an understatement..

Day 1 was spent at Mahabalipuram! Took some snaps and videos and a few have come out well.. Will update the link soon. The ECR was a dream to drive on! Surprisingly there wasnt a lot of traffic on the road.. The only grudge I had was the damn toll booth.. 45 bucks man!! What the hell!!! And another 20 to ENTER mahabalipuram and another 10 to enter the park!! DUDE!!!!!

Oh Yeah, one more thing.. The food at Maha-Belly-Puram SUCKED! But to compensate for that we had an AWESOME dinner at Kamya's place. Yappa!! Enna saapadu Enna saapadu!! I would like to list the menu here, aana yaarum kannu vekka koodathu..
* Chicken Briyani
* Chicken Butter Masala
* Chicken Curry
* Chicken Fry
* Fish Fry
* Boiled Egg
* Prawn Fry
* Prawn Curry
* Veg Salad
* Gulab Jamun
* 4 flavours of ice cream!!!
* Fruit Salad..!!!

Oofff!! Soooper appu!! :D

Vikkki

4 Down... and counting...

2006-02-21T05:05:00.000-08:00

KBA -> KBAH.. Congrats :)

Vikkki

Pic-Charades 2...

2006-02-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

Tip: The sentence is tri-lingual in nature! :)

AND WE HAVE A WINNER....

The winner of this week's Pic Charades is Mythreyee from http://JabberinJaw.blogspot.com

The line is: Ek gaav mein ek kissan raghu thatha :D

Aadu Manamey Aadu...

2006-02-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

Well, sometimes it REALLY doesnt help if u dont know hindi...

My friend R and I were walking on Brigade road a couple of years back doing you know what!! This was the time when my hindi knowledge was rock bottom! So, on Brigade we met B who was R's close friend (Btw, B is a she). So, R introduces B to me "Vikram, meet Burkha"... I said " Hai Bakra, nice to meet you!!!"

Well, R had a lot of explaining to do after that!! hahaha!!!

:)

Pic-Charades...

2006-02-13T05:13:00.000-08:00

!!!!!

What am I saying? Make a guess...

Starting from this week, every Monday we will have the Pic-Charades competition here on Whoosh One Crush. All you need to do is guess what I am trying to say through the pictures above.

The Answer will be displayed in this post on Wednesday at 7:00 pm!!

The first person to answer correctly will be declared the WINNER!!!!
The winner will get the next post on Whoosh One Crush dedicated to him/her.
The winner will also get a special mention and a link to his/her blog at this location!

Lets play!
:)

UPDATE:

And the winner is.... HARISH from http://magixncurses.blogspot.com

The sentence is: I mean what I mean but He cannot be so mean! :D

Whoosh-avam 1

2006-02-10T23:08:00.000-08:00

(Whoosh Thathuvam = Whooshavam)

Marriage = Aeroplane!!!

Marriage is like an Aeroplane. For the whole day you wait for the flight to take off and you also HOPE that your airhostess is pretty. But once it takes off, you forget abut all else and hope that it doesnt crash land!!!

And the highlight is, marriage also has "no frills attached" :D

What say?? ;)

What's with this..

2006-02-09T09:03:00.000-08:00

Bio Clock???

I mean seriously... Whoever invented this bio clock thing must be really screwed up.. who-ever sees me in the morning would totally agree..

A scene from the life of a bachelor.. ala, me.

6:30 am: {bg: alarm on nokia phone}
Ada, endha madaiyan da alarm vechadhu aararai manikku.. *Clicks on Snooze, thinking it is cancel button*

6:40 am: {bg: alarm on nokia phone}
Saniyan Saniyan Saniyan.. Indha phone la alarm a kandupidichavan naasamaa poga.. *takes phone and resets alarm to 8 am*

7:00 am: *For some reason wakes up at 7am*.
7 aacha!!! yen alarm 6:30 kku adikala??!! Hmm.. Seri, office 9 manikku dhaaney. ippo endirichi naan enna panna porein!? *Pothifies big blanket* *Shreya pathi dreamings*

8:00 am: {bg: alarm on nokia phone} *Shouts at room mate who is getting ready to office*
Dai.. edhukku da alarm-a indha time kku vecha? Manushan thoonguradhu theriyala? (Roomie Reply: Dai.. Adhu un alarm da vennai!).. *Cancels alarm and goes back to sleep*

9:00 am: *Sun Music Maheshwari says "Hi, welcome to Vaazthalaam Vaanga"*..
Ai, Maheshwari vandhutaa, 9 aachu... ippo endhirichaa 10:30 manikkulai office poidalaam.. seri, innum oru half hr paduthuttu irupom.. **Begins thinking about what a screwed up life he is living**

9:30 am:
Finally gets up and gets ready for office...
**Please note that office timing starts at 9 am**

Seri, kaalaila dhaan ozhungaa endhirikka mudiyalanna, night-u adhai vida kodumai..

10:30 pm: *Returns from office, lies down on bed, opens laptop, starts yahoo messenger*
Hmm.. D-yum online varala N-um varala.. enna aachi idhungalukku..

11:00 pm: Elaam blog sites um visit panniaachi.. yen namma blog-kku oru naaiyum comment adikka maatengudhu!!

11:15 pm: Ai N vandhutaa.. *says Hi on yahoo messenger and begins vetti aratai*

1:00 am: **N says.."Seri, naan kalamburein" and logs out..**
**Hero contemplates** Hmm.. Mani 1 nnu dhaan aagudhu.. Seri, 6 manikku alarm veppom. Naalaikaavadhu seekaramaa office poromaannu paakalaam. *Sets alarm on nokia for 6am*

1:30 am: Enna thookamey varala.. konjam neram calvin and hobbes padikalaam.. bore adichi thoongurein aannu paapom..

2:00 am: **falls asleep..**

So, my question is.. raathiri aana thookam varala.. morning aana endhirikka mudiyala.. As calvin would say, I am on "Tokyo Time"...

Hmm!!!

Prema...

2006-02-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

The countdown to Valentine's day has begun.. Just 7 days to go!!!

My friend: Dude, love is in the air man...
Me: Oh, adhaan gab-bu adikudhaa???

This is what I had to say about my Valentine's day last year.. Click HERE!!!

Let us all sincerely hope that I have a better Valentine's day this year.. (seriously, I dont care how urs goes :p )...

Bee-tray-yell!!!

2006-02-06T08:51:00.000-08:00

The flying fantasy has put me in a spot of bother here.. i have to decide whether a marriage has to go on or the couple should break up.. Apparently the female has been having an affair and the hubby has "apparently" come to know about it.. So, lets see how things pan out.. For the story currently, let me put in some snippets..

He was looking her with such intense eyes that she could almost feel the gaze bore through her soul. The flickering flame in his eyes radiated deep hatred."Oh my god!! Does he know everything ? I 'am screwed now."- she thought.She was trembling, in the anticipation of the disaster that is about to come. -- by http://insouciant.rediffblogs.com/

He was supposed to return only a day after..why the hell on earth he came early? Does he have doubts? Since he came back he had not spoken a word with her... She couldn’t understand his vibes. ..His job required him to travel a lot..She was always home alone wife..I can’t call it adultery?..she mumbled to herselfShe didn’t want to show her panic. She pretended to be casual.. -- Chemistry vaathiaar.

"Wasn't expecting you home this early", she said. "I wasn't expecting some things to happen either", he said and sank in the couch. She sat next to him looking at his dropping face. She wanted him to react very badly so that was done forever. He switched on the TV and didn’t utter a word... -- The Coffee Vending Machine.

She sat there looking at him. His face was stern and his eyes were fixed onto the TV. She decided that it would be better to confess to him. She knew he loved her very much. But she was not sure how he was going to accept the truth that she had been wanting to tell him for so long. Did she really love him? -- Mrs.Sanjay Ramasamy...

Elaarukkum oru dhabaa dhaan solluvein.. keela irukuradhai oru dhabaa kandukonga!!..

1. A blogger can add 55 words
2. All previous snippets of 55 words need to be copied before the new set of 55 words are appended.
3. Each snippet should be linked to the respective author.
4. Characters, scenes, etc. can be introduced by an author.
5. Bizarre twists, sci-fi, fantasy sequences are best avoided.
6. After appending 55 words, the 55ter can be passed on to one blogger only.
7. The story has to be handed back to the originator after the 9th person writes. It will be concluded in the 10th part, thus completing the ring.

It was then when HE came out of the bed room.. Her other love. Her FIRST love.. Anjali had wanted to tell Rahul about HIM for a long time, but she knew that Rahul hated dogs. But when Rahul saw the cute Dashund come out of his room, he couldnt resist himself.. He kissed it... :p

wokay.. now let me pass the baton to the next bakra... And I nominate a bakra who would justify the word to the Tee, the Chik with a lot of ado,Chikuado!! :D

Me

2006-02-03T05:50:00.000-08:00

23, Single, Computer Engineer..

Friday Night.. ~~8:00 pm..~~ ~~9:00pm..~~ 10:30pm..

At Office..

HOW PATHETIC AM I???

Maanangetavane....

2006-01-31T09:55:00.000-08:00

Ha Ha Ha...

Kishti, Thirai, Vari, Vatti.. ha..

Current varugiradhu, computer odugiradhu.. Unakku yen kattavendum Income Tax?

Ennudan Office kku vandhaaiyaa? Mail check pannaaiya? Coffee kudithaaiyaa? Browsing senjaayaa? yen manager-in ularalukku thalaiyai aatinaayaa? Alladhu, angu konji vilaiyaadum en-kula computer engineer-galukku c++ code-ai adithu pani purindhaaiaa? Alladhu nee Team Lead aa, CEO vaa? Maanankettavanei!

yaarai ketkiraai Income Tax? Edharkaaga ketkiraai Professional Tax?

Thudikiradhu Meesai. Adakku Adakku endru natpu naadi vandha team-mates thadukiradhu!!!

My income saw a HUGE dip this month. Income tax-aama! pudichitaanga! innum 3 maasam ippadi dhaan pudikka poraangalaam!! :( Kalambitaanyaa Kalambitaanyaa!!!

The Anthill..

2006-01-28T03:39:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time there was an ant-hill. In this ant-hill, there were hundreds of ants, each as insignificant to the larger happenigs of the world as the other. It was in this ant-hill that the ants learnt the lesson that unless they all joined forces into making their ant-hill strong, they would all not survive. Some leant this lesson faster than the others, but ultimately they all learnt it.

It was in this ant-hill that the ants got to know the others much better. Some ants started to like some ants a lot, while they detested some others. Yet the entire ant-hill had some sort of a harmony in it. Each ant had a role to play in the ant-hill, yet none of each ant's contribution was significant to the larger scheme of things!

Then one day, one ant ventured out of the ant-hill and found that it could do more useful things outside the ant-hill. It walked away from the ant-hill and laid a path. As is common with ants, they like to follow one another. And so, a stream of ants followed this ant. Some ants, though they liked the ants that left, did not follow them as they wanted to do different things in life. They ended up losing their "precious" ant friends for life!!!

Ultimately it so happened that all the ants moved out of the ant-hill and went out in different directions while a totally different set of ants took over the ant-hill. The initial set of ants dont keep in touch anymore.

You call it an ant-hill. I call it an Engineering College!

And for the last time...

2006-01-26T09:54:00.000-08:00

READ MY LIPS!!!

There are four South Indian states and we are all NOT Madrasis! For that matter, even Madrasis are not Madrasis anymore. They/We are called Chennai-ites.

The name of the state is Tamil Nadu and NOT Tamilnad. Were you taught the letter "u" when you were in LKG? We dont go about calling ur state as Delh or our country as Indi, leaving out the last letter, do we?

The name of the language is Kannada and not Kannud. The word is made up of 3 syllables and NOT 2. And no, Kannada is not the same as Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam. And No, the scripts dont look alike!!!

Just because the crow is the most abundant in our country, not all birds are crows. And NOT all people speak hindi.

"Kyun Ki" and "Mathlab Ki" or any other Godrej Key should not find itself in a proper English sentence. How would you like it if I added "vaa da" or a "po daa" in every line of English I spoke!?

We wash our hands before eating as it is considered hygenic. We wash our hands even if we eat with a spoon. And NO, you cannot eat a dosa with a spoon.

For Christ's sake, if someone asks "What is your name", please reply saying "I am Rahul" and not "Myself Rahul"!!

Coconut oil is good for the hair and Brylcreem is NOT. If u want good hair, use Coconut oil!!! Go Mallus!!

Paneer Butter Masala is not the only food in the world!!

Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam are NOT difficult to learn. "Yeshtu" is as easy to pronounce as "Kithnaa". Make an attempt to learn the language. You are in Karnataka for Pete's sake!!

South Indian names are not tongue twisters. Even Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman isnt a tongue twister!!!

"Manmadaha Raasa" and "Appadi Podu" are 'masala' songs and we love them. "Babuji" isnt the only masala song in the world!

Talking about dances, there are dance steps where you dont have to lift both ur arms and show "six signals" like an umpire does! Phuleez, learn some new steps people!

Diagonally stripped shirts are NOT cool!!!

DONT wear sun-shades inside the building. There is a Tamil saying about an "alpan" (loser) and an "umbrella". You remind me of that!!!

Follow this, and Bangalore will be a nice place to live in. Atleast for the south indians!!

;)

Aw-what???

2006-01-24T10:51:00.000-08:00

If Awe-some is something good, then why is aw-ful something bad??? Full is better than Some, right??

News: My Shreya stories in my old blog, vikramkural, has received some appreciation at Prashanth's blog. Thanks buddy :)

Oru Engineer-in Kadhai

2006-01-24T09:19:00.000-08:00

Indhia thollai-kaatchigalil mudhal muraiyaaga... "Oru Engineer-in kadhai"..

* Oru Engineer oda manasu innoru engineer kku thaan theriyum..
* Naan oru thadavei sonnaa, nooru thadavey sonnamaathiri.. En peru - "for loop".

pondra punch dialogues ai konda padam, "Oru Engineer in kadhai"

"Naan kulichaa deepavali, hoi!!
Dinamum kepein radio mirchi.."

"Kaasu Kaasu Kaasu Kaasu Kaasu... kaasu.."

endra sooper-hit paadalgalai konda padam "Oru Engineer-in Kadhai"

Oru company-ilirundhu mattroru company kku thaavi thaavi velai seiyum sooper hit sandai kaatchigalai konda padam, "Oru Engineer-in Kadhai"..

Engineer: "Enakku Bonus tharuveengalaa??"
Manager: "Unakku sambalam kudukuradhei perusu..."

pondra Comedy kaatchigalai konda padam, "Oru Engineer-in Kadhai"

Thavaraamal paarungal,varum Sani kizhamai maalai 6 manikku ungal Onida TV il mattum!

Om Leelaigal - Part 3

2006-01-23T09:34:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: The conversation between AK and UK has been updated. UK reminded me of the exact conversation later.. :) Check out the updated one!

This is about two very close friends of mine, AK and UK. AK is a girl and UK is a guy. AK was my classmate from std 12 and through college. UK became my classmate in the 2nd year of college. This is the scene where UK is being introduced to AK.

To add to the small intro, I would like to mention that AK's nickname in college was "Rowdy" and I have the honor of naming her that!!! :) That particular name would tell you how big a "vaalu" she is..

Location: First year common area (between the classrooms)
Time: Interval between classes
Actors: UK, AK and me.

Scene:

Me: Oi AK, angai enna panrei? ingai vaa.. wanna intro u to someone..
UK: :)
AK: Enna venum unakku? Naan romba busy
Me: Vetti scene-u, ingai vaa..
AK: Hmm, sollu.
Me: UK, meet AK. AK, meet UK.
AK: Hi. Oru 10 rooba irundhaa kudu.
UK: Ethuku?? (Thought: irundhaa unakku kudukka maatena?? Naane sothukku singi!!)
AK: Ann!! Rocket senji nila kku uda poren!
UK:#@#@$#

**UK Pendha pendha mulichings!!!**

Naan adhu varaikkum oruthana introduce panna odaney kadan kettavala paathadhey kadaiyaadhu.. But knowing AK, I should have only expected that :)

Baby's Day Out!!!

2006-01-22T10:04:00.000-08:00

Went out today and spent the good part of the day with a popular blogger at the Forum mall.. Had a wonderful time. Thanks to her for that. Snaps of the meet will be shown on request. :p

Saw the movie "Aathi" at PVR Cinemas. If u are a hard-core Vijay fan, go ahead and see it. It is a decent film - lots of blood and gore, though!

Met a very very close friend of mine who is getting married soon. We had dinner at Krishna Cafe'. All the best to her for her married life.. :)

Tag Time!!!:

Divya tagged me..

The rules :
The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover.
Need to mention the sex of the target.
Tag 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on their comments saying they’ve been tagged.
If tagged the 2nd time, there’s no need to post again.

And here I go..

TARGET:- FEMME' FATALE...

My Gal -

* shud be single :D
* shud have a huge bank balance.
* shud be miss world material :D
* brain size no bar (given point 2 is satisfied)! :p
* shud be a hard-core non vegetarian!
* shud know tamil.
* shud be an engineer.
* shud be outgoing.. (preferably stay out for the best part of the day too) :D

I tag..

1. Chikuado
2. IBH
3. Siva
4. Sophia
5. J
6. Visithra ( I think she has already taken this, tho )
7. Silverine
8. Nithya akka!

:)

The BOSS is back!!!! :)

2006-01-21T06:17:00.000-08:00

The boss is in Bangalore on Feb 5th.. Wohoooooooooooooo!!!!

My favourite song of his!!!

To really love a woman,
To understand her,
You've got to know her deep inside ...
Hear every thought,
See every dream,
And give her wings when she wants to fly.
Then when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms ...
You know you really love a woman

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that it's gonna last forever.
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

To really love a woman,
Let her hold you,
Till you know how she needs to be touched.
You've got to breathe her, really taste her,
Till you can feel her in your blood.
And when you see your unborn children in her eyes ...
You know you really love a woman.

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that it's gonna last forever.
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

You've got to give her some faith,
Hold her tight, a little tenderness.
You've got to treat her right.
She will be there for you taking good care of you ...
You really gotta love your woman.

And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms,
You know you really love a woman.

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that it's gonna last forever.
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

Ratio...

2006-01-20T09:26:00.000-08:00

50% of the world's population fall in love.. The rest are women!!!

Love...

2006-01-19T10:58:00.000-08:00

"I love u so much", she said..

"My love transcends boundaries", she said..

Little did she know that the boundary was between life and death!!

Kadalai...

2006-01-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

The etymology of the word Kadalai:

The basic concept of the origin of the word Kadalai comes from the sea. In the south Indian language of Tamil, the sea wave is called Kadal Alai. A phonetic concatenation of these words would give us Kadalai. That is, Kadal + Alai = Kadalai.

Now, at the same time, it was found that most of the people of TamilNadu went to the beach to flirt. That was their basic hangout. On research it was also found that these couples who flirt, generally buy groundnuts from the boys selling the same on the beach. Hence, the forefathers of the land of Tamilnadu decided to dedicate both a noun and a verb towards the sea waves (kadalai)

Kadalai (n) : Groundnut
Kadalai (v) : The process of flirting.

;)
Whoosh.
**I had originally posted this in a thread on orkut..

Pegasus...

2006-01-17T04:10:00.000-08:00

Just back from Pegasus, Bangalore on a team building activity.. Check out the snaps @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/81904233@N00/...

Ghajini 2

2006-01-10T22:38:00.000-08:00

Hmm...

2006-01-08T08:13:00.000-08:00

Click for larger image...
Snapped on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Chennai...

Berikaa..

2006-01-02T10:19:00.000-08:00

The United States of America has declared India to be a Terrorist State, on par with Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea. "They are harboring terrorists", said George Wacko Bush in a television interview at the White House, today. The US Department of Intelligence identified extreme Weapons of Mass Destruction within India. US officials were tipped off when a telephonic conversation in Chennai was tapped. "Naan innikki naalu vedikka porein" - the caller had said. Shakt E Maan, a specialist in Asian Languages at the MIT, translated this to "I will be bombing four places today".

Spy satellites that have been photographing various parts of India have identified active terror cells in the small South Indian town of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu State. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) have also been found in the same area and have been transferred to Area 51, Nevada for further analysis. The following photo of a WMD has been given to the Press...

"The range of these weapons are unknown. Intelligence reports claim that India-backed terrorists test fired these weapons successfully in the first week of November in various Indian cities", an official who did not want to be named, quoted.

Child Terrorists

The United States of America has also found that many Indian Children are being trapped into the net of violence. Children, at a very early stage are being taught to handle various kinds of pistols. "This is a very very unfortunate scenario", the US Congress observed. Ammunition for these pistols are also cheap and easily available in India.

Senator Scooby Doo added that all steps were being taken to apply pressure on the Indian Government to dis-arm its weapons. "We will take on India in war if it comes to that. This is the war against terror!!", President George Wacko Bush said.

China has also expressed its shock over the current revelations. Chinese External Affairs minister to the United States, Mr. Gan Koo Lee, called for world wide condemnation of the atrocities being carried out in India.

Motion Films to Spread the Word

The terror cells have produced motion films to spread their ideas into the minds of the Indian people. A recent motion film that was titled under the same name as the place where the WMD was found, contained scenes where a single person is shown fighting an unimaginable number of people, contaminating the minds of the Indians. Psycologists say that such films would successfully make the terror cells more active in various Indian states.

When quizzed about the protection being offered to the Indians in America and America in general, Vice President Billilaadha Gates said "We have made arrangements for the Indians in America to feel safe. Any untoward incident that happens to any Indian in American soil would only be in the interest of homeland security". We have moved the terror threat level to "Red". We are also looing at the idea of adding more colors to the threat level indicator. We are debating whether fluoroscent green would be a good option or not. Until that is confirmed, we will be oscillating the colors on a daily basis. This is done more so because CNN needs something to display on its network.

We would also like to advice the American population to not get confused between the colors of the traffic lights and the threat warning colors. Please note that the threat warning colors can change more often than what the traffic lights can. That would be a good indicator to differentiate between the two.

Latest Intelligence Findings

In information just coming in, it is rumored that 12 Indian terrorists have just entered the Pakistani territory by air! The leader of the group, Rahul Dravid, had said in a television interview just before leaving for Pakistan "Our attack is good. Our batting is explosive and our bowling is ruthless. We are sure Pakistan can be defeated". The United States are keeping a close watch on the movement of these terrorists.

Stay tuned to One Crush for further developments!!

Om Leelaigal - Part 2

2006-01-01T05:41:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: Read more about Om at Flying Fantasy.

The Memo:

Idhu en friend CK kku nadantha oru kadhai. Ivan Chennai-la irukkura oru software company la 2 years aa vela paakuraan. Konja naal munaadi he got "released" from a project and he received a memo stating that he would be put under another project headed by a one Mr.D.

CK, indha D a pathi munaadiye kelvi pattirukan. This D is supposed to be a very "ferocious", "cunning", "strict", "unfriendly" sort of a person and CK kku indha aalukku adila velai panradhu suthamaa pidikala.. So, he replied to the email that he received stating to the effect that "Enakku indha aalukku adila velai panna ishtam illai. Avan oru *****, avan oru $#$#$, avan oru ^^$%#%#" and all the other bad adjectives that come to your mind. Further he added "Ivanukku adila velai panradhukku badhilaa, naan indha company a vittutei poiduvein". After typing this, he pressed Send.

What he didnt realize was that instead of pressing "Reply", he had pressed "Reply All" and this Mr.D was in the CC list of the original mail. So, this D also got CK's reply. Appram enna? Govinda Govinda dhaan!!! :)

Updates for this week:
1. We at Om celebrated our 3rd Anniversary this week.
2. We had a blogger's meet at Bessie Beach. Read more abt it at http://hearitfromshiv.blogspot.com

Wish you all a very happy new-year... And, a very special new year wish to Div. ;)

On!!!

2005-12-30T10:56:00.000-08:00

The Green Kancheepuam Pattu saree was beautiful. She had never worn that many jewels before. The sound of the mirudhangam drowned the auditorium. The iyer was chanting his slogas. Her make up was done. Tiffin was served. Half an hour for the muhurtham. There was a buzz in the crowd. She came down the steps and sat at the mandapam. She looked at the person near her. There was no one there...

The light in the operation theatre turned red!!!

Of Birthday Resolutions...

2005-12-26T07:49:00.000-08:00

On one of my birthdays, Shreya forgot to wish me..

So I told her "From my next birthday onwards, I will give u a kiss for each day that you dont wish me"...

She has never forgotten to wish me ever since!!!

So much for a resolution!

--Whoosh!

Bday' Babe!!!

2005-12-24T09:10:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday IBH!!!!

Christmas Wishes Below!! :)

Merry Christmas..

2005-12-24T08:39:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and Whoosh you all a Happy New year!! :)

--Whoosh!

Disgusting.. Down right disgusting!!!

2005-12-16T10:06:00.000-08:00

First, read this piece of news .

Now read this piece of news

It is totally irritating for me to learn that the time of the parliament is being wasted on such a trivial non-issue. Why must such importance be given abt the inclusion/exclusion of a certain individual from a certain team? People come and go always, right?? Isnt that what dynamics is all about?? It takes 10 lakh rupees to run the parliament for 1 hour. Is Ganguly even worth that much?? Sick-o...

I used to like Dada a lot.. Have lost all respect for him now..

Dada.. U make India Sick!!!

:(
Whoosh.

2006 Ahoy!!!

2005-12-15T11:00:00.000-08:00

Not quite, but almost... aint it? I usually have a tuf time making new year resolutions.. and sometimes I dont have any.. I decided to start early this year and hence I present to u my top 10 new year resolutions for 2006...

1. Go to office at 9am. For some reason, I always reach office at 10:30... I seriously have gotta do something abt this!!!

2. Come back home at 9pm.. People talk abt work-life balance... Is that something like UFOs??

3. Eat food for dinner.. Note to self: Good day biscuits are not food!

4. Reduce Pizza consumption from once a week to once a month.. Note to self: Pizzas are not "food" either!

5. Go to Gym... Did I hear someone say "yeah, right"????

7. Learn Telugu properly.... No No.. Shreya isnt a golti :p

8. Learn Kannada properly... Sorry, Shreya isnt a Kannadiga either! :p

9. Become Mr.Universe.. (Hey, this is my blog afterall.. and these are my resolutions.. Heck with u!!)

10. Learn to count. Did anyone notice that No 6 was missing?? :D

Lets see how things shape up -- or shape down, for that matter!

Whoosh.
:)

Wooopie!!!!

2005-12-10T10:06:00.000-08:00

Wow...

There was this photography competition in office in celebration of the Family Day here. So, I had sent in a couple of pics that I had shot.. and guess what, mine was among the top 50 entries - both of them.. I didnt win, but I didnt expect to anyways.. So why am I happy?? Both my snaps were a part of the photo exhibition arranged.. This is the first time that I have entered a photography competition and my snaps were exhibited.. WOW!!!

Fyi, this is a BIG Deal for me!! Wanna see the snaps?? Here u go!! (All links are clickable!!!)

Exhibition -
http://www.geocities.com/vikram_1982/pic1.jpg
Ennoda First Pic -
http://www.geocities.com/vikram_1982/pic3.jpg
Ennoda Sec Pic -
http://www.geocities.com/vikram_1982/pic2.jpg

Wooopie..
Whoosh.

We want Tatooines Back..

2005-12-08T11:04:00.000-08:00

I am sure most of my readers would have read Tatooines. Even if u have not read that, u must have received that "Indian girl Kalai in America" forward for sure. That is like the hottest desi forward making its way in email-space. Now this popular blogger has decided to call it quits, from guess what, "peer pressure". Read all abt it at her deleted-reincarnated blog at http://tatooines.blogspot.com.

Those who have liked her posts, those who have loved her drawings, post a "come back" comment in the comment box and lets hope that she heeds to our request and makes a re-entry into blogdom.

A very sad,
Whoosh.

Om Leelaigal - Part 1

2005-12-07T05:22:00.000-08:00

Sakkarai Ragasiyam:

Neenga elaarum "Parambarai Ragasiyam" pathi kelvipatirupeenga.. Naan unga kittei oru pudhu ragasiyatha introduce panna porein. Adhudhaan "Sakkarai Ragasiyam".

Adhaavadhu, engai class la Chakravarthi Chakravarthi nnu oru nallavan irundhaan.. Romba nalla pullai, sumaa solla koodaadhu.. Elaa ponnunga kiteiyum "nalla paiyan" nnu peru vaangitaan.. Ivan engalukku yedhaavadhu Ragasiyatha sonaa, naanga adhai thaan sakkara ragasiyam nnu solluvom.. Idhukku yen ippadi oru peru nnu keteenganna, avan engalukku oru ragasiyatha sonnadhukku appuram avan oru dialogue uduvaan...

"Dai machhcan.. Unakku mattum dhaan solrein. Yaar kitteiyum solladhei!!", appadinnu solluvaan.. Idhula matter ennannaa, oorula irukkura elaarkiteiyum avan andha ragasiyatha sollittu idhey dialogue-a uduvaan. Naangalum nalla pullainga maathiri idhai yaarkiteiyum sollaama irupom.. Appuram paathaa, oorukey therinjirukkum!!!

So, innikki naan ungalukku Sakkarai Ragasiyatha pathi "Om Leelaigal" series la solli irukkein.. Idhey maathiri swaarasiyamaana leelaigal a pathi therinjikka, stay tuned to OneCrush!!!

--Whoosh.

The Fool...

2005-12-06T11:15:00.000-08:00

Shreya was his Ms.Perfect.. Every other girl he saw, he would portray a Shreya in her.. None would match.. Some would come close, but none would perfectly fit.. One fine Summer day, he saw his princess. Dressed in a white churidhar with a dupatta over her shoulders, she fit Shreya like a T. It was Crush at First Sight.

He did all that he could to woo her - and most of it were down right crazy. He would call her mobile at odd hours, and would later act as if he mis-dialled her number. Would give missed calls from his friend's mobile. Would send useless forwards to her email id just so that she saw his name often. Would ping her on messenger just to speak crap. Would send her birthday wishes at 12 am. Would take her out when she wanted to get something. Would pick the best restraunts and "treat" her for whatever he could think of, which he would comfortably label as a "date" to his friends... Been there, done that - he thought to himself.

'If only it were to be', he would often say. There was nothing that really stopped him from asking her out.. He just didnt have the nerves.. His friends were a useless bunch of guys, each in a more pathetic state than himself. No, he couldnt turn to them for help, lest they would screw it up badly.. He had to think of some way to do it himself.. Well, he settled for the obvious option... It had taken him 4 years to prepare himself..

"Greeting Card, 550 rupees; Roses, 200 rupees; Her answer, priceless" he told to himself.. Neatly dressed, he was as handsome as he ever was.. This was the moment of truth. He proposed..

"I have never really known u, man" - pat came the reply.. No no no.. This couldnt be happening... He couldnt believe his ears.. 'She doesnt really know me'!!! What sort of an answer is that? "We have spoken to each other now and then.. What, we have known each other only for a few years now.. I dont think we know much of each other.. I dont think I can accept", she carried on..

'Girls!', he thought to himself.

-- Whoosh.

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Just 2 kinds...

2005-12-04T07:18:00.000-08:00

There are just two kinds of people..

Those who like this blog, and those who dont! :)

Welcome me folks...

2005-12-02T21:02:00.000-08:00

The Whoosh is here.. I was thinking of a different way to call myself and I decided to settle with the Whoosh.. It doesnt really mean anything.. But neither does the Swoosh. So with this small introduction, which didnt really say too much, let me proceed with my journey in the blogosphere.. So, welcome me folks...

And btw, the below picture reminds me of office! :D

- Whoosh.