Time flies, almost everytime...
Time and tide wait for none, said someone sometime...
At times, time remains static...
Times do change, all the time...
Late on time, yet another time...
Time finally becomes history, and "once upon a time..."
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The search has just begun !!! (to thank ammani - jikku's foto was the inspiration)
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Friend Philosopher Guide God
For the one and only one...
Friend Philosopher Guide God
I dont know where and how to start
Cos you are as delicious as a pineapple tart
A smile that you spontaneously bring to my face
Everytime I think of you, every one of the days.
How much I yearn for a tight embrace
Conveying my greetings to my ace
On being with me, yet another year in life's race
And I would be overjoyed to receive your grace.
I owe you so much in life
Not to mention life itself
I am so far from you and your wife
Yet you always think of me before self.
So much I dream, which still remain dreams
That I wanted to give you, still unrealised I rue
But those recollections, of school days and ice creams
And you have given me everything I wanted, all through!
From balloons to Hot Wheels
To all that I now realise as one-sided deals
From the trembling hands that bandaged my wounded knees
To being with me all the time to get the books and pay school fees.
From melting your heart whenever you heard a "pleaaase"
To moulding me into a boy capable of living life overseas
From making me navigate a tricky adoloscence phase with ease
To pouring down my cheeks as I feel your absence when writing these.
From taking your deserved place in my heart on a permanent lease
To giving me memorable laughs and cornered grins with your uncanny tease
From making me realise, from a young age, the importance of courtesies
To taking pride when I lifted aloft my Best Conduct trophies.
To describe you, I cant find a fitting phrase
You are as brilliant as the sun's rays
From the image in my heart and what my history portrays
You mean so much to me, much more than what this poem says.
6"2 is the latest tamil movie
That doesnt promise much, says the tv
At 62, you are still tech savvy
My eternal pride, my internal envy.
You have been as good a teacher in my life as any other
People yearn for those they dont have, but I dont miss a brother
And a true friend above anyone I have ever got, even her
You will be etched in my heart and memories forever.
A philosopher, so perfect that I love it to the core
A reliable guide who has experienced my future before
The God, my god, that I have only heard in folklore
Without you around, for the past 6 yrs, I feel terribly sore.
I think of you all the time
Not being with you is the biggest of my crime
Your words, your blessings have shaped me in my prime
Your love I try to unwittingly return in the prayers I chime.
Memories bring a smile, so painful
Looking blankly at the skies with a face sinful
Trying to locate mercy, care, confidence and comfort, plentiful
That I always find in your words, reverberating ever so beautiful.
Through all this disdain I can declare
That you have done everything for me, beyond compare
And life is so pathetically unconvincingly unfair
That I dint allow you the luxury of choosing my pair.
Now I realise the true meaning of giving
Unto others without nurturing the returns
Tredding the big bad world with barely enuf for a living
Holding your invisible hand to traverse along the twist and turns.
When it comes to expressing how I feel now, I do miserably fail
In this impossible endeavour of putting forth love, words are of no avail
Having left with no choice, I stop this flow, although thoughts prevail
"I LOVE YOU APPA", something I have never told you, and thus I vail...
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The search has just begun !!! (to get some happiness into the life of the one)
Friend Philosopher Guide God
I dont know where and how to start
Cos you are as delicious as a pineapple tart
A smile that you spontaneously bring to my face
Everytime I think of you, every one of the days.
How much I yearn for a tight embrace
Conveying my greetings to my ace
On being with me, yet another year in life's race
And I would be overjoyed to receive your grace.
I owe you so much in life
Not to mention life itself
I am so far from you and your wife
Yet you always think of me before self.
So much I dream, which still remain dreams
That I wanted to give you, still unrealised I rue
But those recollections, of school days and ice creams
And you have given me everything I wanted, all through!
From balloons to Hot Wheels
To all that I now realise as one-sided deals
From the trembling hands that bandaged my wounded knees
To being with me all the time to get the books and pay school fees.
From melting your heart whenever you heard a "pleaaase"
To moulding me into a boy capable of living life overseas
From making me navigate a tricky adoloscence phase with ease
To pouring down my cheeks as I feel your absence when writing these.
From taking your deserved place in my heart on a permanent lease
To giving me memorable laughs and cornered grins with your uncanny tease
From making me realise, from a young age, the importance of courtesies
To taking pride when I lifted aloft my Best Conduct trophies.
To describe you, I cant find a fitting phrase
You are as brilliant as the sun's rays
From the image in my heart and what my history portrays
You mean so much to me, much more than what this poem says.
6"2 is the latest tamil movie
That doesnt promise much, says the tv
At 62, you are still tech savvy
My eternal pride, my internal envy.
You have been as good a teacher in my life as any other
People yearn for those they dont have, but I dont miss a brother
And a true friend above anyone I have ever got, even her
You will be etched in my heart and memories forever.
A philosopher, so perfect that I love it to the core
A reliable guide who has experienced my future before
The God, my god, that I have only heard in folklore
Without you around, for the past 6 yrs, I feel terribly sore.
I think of you all the time
Not being with you is the biggest of my crime
Your words, your blessings have shaped me in my prime
Your love I try to unwittingly return in the prayers I chime.
Memories bring a smile, so painful
Looking blankly at the skies with a face sinful
Trying to locate mercy, care, confidence and comfort, plentiful
That I always find in your words, reverberating ever so beautiful.
Through all this disdain I can declare
That you have done everything for me, beyond compare
And life is so pathetically unconvincingly unfair
That I dint allow you the luxury of choosing my pair.
Now I realise the true meaning of giving
Unto others without nurturing the returns
Tredding the big bad world with barely enuf for a living
Holding your invisible hand to traverse along the twist and turns.
When it comes to expressing how I feel now, I do miserably fail
In this impossible endeavour of putting forth love, words are of no avail
Having left with no choice, I stop this flow, although thoughts prevail
"I LOVE YOU APPA", something I have never told you, and thus I vail...
Random Access
The search has just begun !!! (to get some happiness into the life of the one)
Monday, June 13, 2005
Oh my gawd!
My post Figure Lah made it to one of the local gossip columns thanks to Feedster RSS crawler :((
http://www.local-news.net/go/103.85/1.28/gossip/
damn! I dont know which small wall i shud go n bang against!
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The search has just begun !!!
http://www.local-news.net/go/103.85/1.28/gossip/
damn! I dont know which small wall i shud go n bang against!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Not quite...
I am bitterly disappointed, but not bad...Whats the next best thing to a victory? 2nd and 3rd on the podium and thats whats there in Canada. Although with Alonso throwing out his chances and 10 points for the picking, the championship leader might change quicker than expected! And schumi is not anywhere near to that. But Ferrari have a lot to prove and improve in the coming races. In a way, the start decided the finish, but gosh, they wud have been easily 35 sec+ on the McLarens and the Renaults, and far down the order if not for a few guys flirting with the walls and the safety car. The performance differential is staggering and I would admit that I dont have much hopes for the rest of the season. That is definitely bad news heading into Indy, in what I would think is a week of another comfortable McLaren victory. This is not a moment of rejoice but a moment of reconciliation and retrospect. Ferrari has always excelled at medium to low downforce circuits, but with only 2-3 of them remaining in the calendar, do they have to build a car suited for those? Its all about salvaging a few race wins now, although I would presume for a lost cause. I dont feel like giving an update on my other predictions, but the McLaren duo seem to be listening!
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The search has just begun !!!
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The search has just begun !!!
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Kanaa Kandain - Dreams do become reality!
After a string of positive comments and commendations, I decided to experience the movie firsthand. Sadly, I did not have much of a company (bar a few guys I went with, who were content at hooting at item numbers). And having the hangover from yday's unexpected nightout, I forced myself to go in with a coke (sorry J, cudnt help it). But the film impressed me. It took up a different concept to the oft repeated concept of love and marriage and divorce and reunion and violence and more recently, more primitive ways of "love". And something which is quite valid, though cinematic exaggeration will always be there to bring the impact. I aint gonna divulge the story, but I am sure that you will be mightily impressed by the performances. The "girl next door" look of the heroine and the "pathetic looking guy" look of the hero blends in to make the film more realistic and uncharacteristicly impressive. The villian also played his part with the mallu accent and no-overdo. Definitely the villians are acting much better than the heroes nowadays! I would rate him second to "Pandyaaaaaaaaaaaaa" in recent times. Apart from this, the characters have been very consistent throughout the film. Impressive this - the villian stays a villian, the scientist stays a scientist, the wife stays a wife, the flirting prof (naeeeeeech) stays the flirting prof, vivek stays vivek. Except for the forced-in item number (the girl was gumm too) which dint make much sense, and the picturisation of the songs (damn, i had high hopes for my 'chinna chinna sigarangal' - which was also true btw ;) ) the film was definitely top quality. And one nice message they brought out was that emotions are not a potent weapon, and probably a sword turned against you instead. The songs did not stick, but the story does tick and you come out with the feeling "not bad spending the sat afternoon on this"
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The search has just begun !!!
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The search has just begun !!!
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Chinna Chinna Aasai
My current favorite song is "chinna chinna sigarangal" from "Kanaa Kandain". I was humming it and kinda tuned it blandly and turned it around a bit...for u know who. I tried singing it, but she couldn't bear the donkey in me. So here it goes in a much safer medium..
சின்ன சின்ன ஆசை
சின்ன சின்ன சிகரங்கள் காட்டி செல்ல கொலைகள் செய்யாதே
உன் சிரிப்பில் எந்தன் புன்னகை என்றே எந்த நாளும் உரைப்பேனே
அன்பே நீ எந்தன் அருகில் வந்தாலே பாச மழையில் நனைப்பேனே
கண்ணே மணியே முத்தே அமுதே என்றே நானும் துதிப்பேனே
காதல் என் அருகில் வந்தாலே பயந்தே விலகி சென்றேனே
நீயோ எந்தன் வாழ்வினில் புகுந்தே என்னை நானே மறந்தேனே
நினைவில் தோன்றி கனவில் மலர்ந்தே நீனே வாழ்வென உணர்த்தேனே
மனதில் ஒளிறும் தீபம் நீயின்றி நேரதின் அர்தம் இழந்தேனே
செடிமேல் காணும் கொடிபோல் நினைத்தே உன் மேல் நானும் படர்வேனே
தெய்வம் தந்த பூவே உன் தேகம் பட்டு பாயென புகழ்வேனே
தாகம் மோகம் எல்லாம் உட்கொண்டு சொர்கம் சென்று வந்தேனே
நெஞ்சம் இரண்டும் ஒன்றென்று உனரவே கனவாய் நானும் மலர்வேனே
எந்தன் ஜீவன் எனக்குள் துலைந்தே உனக்குள் காண கிடைப்பேனே
அம்மா மடியில் சோர்வினில் சாயும் சுகத்தை உன்னிடம் பெருவேனே
எந்தன் பிரவி என்னோடு நீயும் பகிர கண்டு சிலிர்தேனே
இந்த ஜென்மம் உன்னோடு நானே முழுதாய் கழிக்க இயல்வேனே.
ரேண்டம் ஆக்ஸஸ்
தேடல் இப்பொழுது தான் தொடங்கி உள்ளது !!!
உதவி:
http://subhashini.blogspot.com/2005/04/writing-tamil-blog.html
http://www.jaffnalibrary.com/tools/Tsc.htm
http://www.suratha.com/reader.htm
[Transliteration]
Chinna Chinna Aasai
chinna chinna sigarangal kaati chella kolaigal seiyadhe
un sirippe endhan punnagai endre endha naalum uraipene
anbae nee en arugil vandhale paasa mazhaiyil nanaippene
kanne maniyae muthe amudhe endre naanum thudhippene
kaadhal en arugil vandhale bayandhe vilagi sendrene
neeyo endhan vaazhvil pugundhe ennai naanum marandhene
ninaivil thondri kanavil malarndhe neene vaazhvena unardhene
manadhil olirum deepam neeyindri nerathin artham izhandhene
chedimel kaanum kodipol ninaithe un mel naanum padarvene
deivam thandha poove un dhegam pattu paayena pugazhvene
dhaagam mogam ellam utkondu sorgam sendru vandhene
nenjam rendum ondrendru unarave kanavaai naanum malarvene
endhan jeevan enakkul tholaindhe unakkul kaana kidaippene
amma madiyil sorvinil saayum sugathai unnidam peruvene
endhan piravi ennodu neeyum pagira kandu silirthene
indha jenmam unnodu naane muzhudhai kazhikka iyalvene
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The search has just begun !!!
சின்ன சின்ன ஆசை
சின்ன சின்ன சிகரங்கள் காட்டி செல்ல கொலைகள் செய்யாதே
உன் சிரிப்பில் எந்தன் புன்னகை என்றே எந்த நாளும் உரைப்பேனே
அன்பே நீ எந்தன் அருகில் வந்தாலே பாச மழையில் நனைப்பேனே
கண்ணே மணியே முத்தே அமுதே என்றே நானும் துதிப்பேனே
காதல் என் அருகில் வந்தாலே பயந்தே விலகி சென்றேனே
நீயோ எந்தன் வாழ்வினில் புகுந்தே என்னை நானே மறந்தேனே
நினைவில் தோன்றி கனவில் மலர்ந்தே நீனே வாழ்வென உணர்த்தேனே
மனதில் ஒளிறும் தீபம் நீயின்றி நேரதின் அர்தம் இழந்தேனே
செடிமேல் காணும் கொடிபோல் நினைத்தே உன் மேல் நானும் படர்வேனே
தெய்வம் தந்த பூவே உன் தேகம் பட்டு பாயென புகழ்வேனே
தாகம் மோகம் எல்லாம் உட்கொண்டு சொர்கம் சென்று வந்தேனே
நெஞ்சம் இரண்டும் ஒன்றென்று உனரவே கனவாய் நானும் மலர்வேனே
எந்தன் ஜீவன் எனக்குள் துலைந்தே உனக்குள் காண கிடைப்பேனே
அம்மா மடியில் சோர்வினில் சாயும் சுகத்தை உன்னிடம் பெருவேனே
எந்தன் பிரவி என்னோடு நீயும் பகிர கண்டு சிலிர்தேனே
இந்த ஜென்மம் உன்னோடு நானே முழுதாய் கழிக்க இயல்வேனே.
ரேண்டம் ஆக்ஸஸ்
தேடல் இப்பொழுது தான் தொடங்கி உள்ளது !!!
உதவி:
http://subhashini.blogspot.com/2005/04/writing-tamil-blog.html
http://www.jaffnalibrary.com/tools/Tsc.htm
http://www.suratha.com/reader.htm
[Transliteration]
Chinna Chinna Aasai
chinna chinna sigarangal kaati chella kolaigal seiyadhe
un sirippe endhan punnagai endre endha naalum uraipene
anbae nee en arugil vandhale paasa mazhaiyil nanaippene
kanne maniyae muthe amudhe endre naanum thudhippene
kaadhal en arugil vandhale bayandhe vilagi sendrene
neeyo endhan vaazhvil pugundhe ennai naanum marandhene
ninaivil thondri kanavil malarndhe neene vaazhvena unardhene
manadhil olirum deepam neeyindri nerathin artham izhandhene
chedimel kaanum kodipol ninaithe un mel naanum padarvene
deivam thandha poove un dhegam pattu paayena pugazhvene
dhaagam mogam ellam utkondu sorgam sendru vandhene
nenjam rendum ondrendru unarave kanavaai naanum malarvene
endhan jeevan enakkul tholaindhe unakkul kaana kidaippene
amma madiyil sorvinil saayum sugathai unnidam peruvene
endhan piravi ennodu neeyum pagira kandu silirthene
indha jenmam unnodu naane muzhudhai kazhikka iyalvene
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Masters, here comes a Mister
With an aeroplane-shaped body with people serving refreshments in the cockpit and research being conducted in its wings, the most memorable sight of NTU is the lecture theatres in its belly where students take a peaceful nap. In the morning, the students sleep cos they have been doin work all nite (incl music, movies, in house pubs, games, surfing, dating what not). In the afternoon, poor guys need to escape the treacherous heat beating down on them..In the early evening, its the aftermath of a nice long lunch. With the seemingly mild aircon and the lullaby of a professor preaching half a mile away, what more comfort do u need to venture into ur dreamland? After all, life in NTU is a dream come true! Nanyang Technological University, as its so painstakingly called, its reputation among Indians is so towering that its recognised as a world renowned university and is treated with a reverence given to none other than the famous Muniyaandi College Of Engineering in Gumidipoondi, near the erstwhile British townsville of Madras.
When the pressures of std XII discerningly mount on the poor skool kid, he has to succumb to parental and peer pressure and start his Application Process during the Holy Month of December, when as a kid he remembered gleefully wandering the vast expanse of a 100 yard circular patch of parched greenery littered with stones chasing a globular object called ball. Some people, who mock this sincerely await Spring and Fall! Yet these kids, devoid of the simple pleasure of copy paste available to online applications, had to slog it out with the best handwriting they can muster, under the watchful concerned eyes of whoever stopped by to hint about the impending "career" ahead. Now, along with the "default" set of colleges that every god-damned std XII student will apply to, comes NTU. Such is the popularity of one of the greatest institutions that shaped by life ("Kaakaikkum than kunju pon kunju").
With its lush greenery and spacious sports complexes and dining halls, with caterers from across the world summoned to look after the apetites of the growing student population, with a lot of students from the same country to hang out with indulging in blissful chat and timeless gossip, its no wonder that I enjoyed my undergraduate studies there. Grades? I never bothered to calculate my GPA cos it didnt really matter. Is the college like the ones in India? Going by my arrears list, definitely! Gals? Refer to my previous post! Profs? "Whats tht anna univ dude's name da?" Research? I will come back after a search! Facilities? Lotsa computers to surf the net!
Now that I am done talking abt the university, I missed the university so much that I wanted to continue my distance education (remember half a mile) with NTU. Being sincere, I applied one day after the deadline got over. Then came the interview:
Interviewer: What made you want to do your Masters?
Random Access: I screwed up my Bachelors, I want a second chance (to screw up?)
I: What made you choose NTU?
RA: Cos nowhere else will they give me that chance!
I: Seems like you have had turbulent undergrad years
RA: Yeah, I was flying around in the aeroplane!
I: You have written a good essay on how Internet has some dangers for students.
RA: Thank You (came out by default, dint really hear what u said)
I: What made u concentrate on Plagiarism? You had covered that point very well..
RA: Yeah, thats one thing I really know about (wicked grinnnnnnn at heart)
I: Are you planning to stay in Singapore?
RA: Are you crazy? I have stayed here for 6 yrs already!
Thank God the interview ended quite soon and she took all my answers in the positive frame of mind...So here I am with a white piece of paper titled "Masters in Information Systems" with a word Congratulations! Needless to say the rest, after a round of emails to kith and kin and J, I am looking for funding now!
Random Access
The search has just begun !!!
When the pressures of std XII discerningly mount on the poor skool kid, he has to succumb to parental and peer pressure and start his Application Process during the Holy Month of December, when as a kid he remembered gleefully wandering the vast expanse of a 100 yard circular patch of parched greenery littered with stones chasing a globular object called ball. Some people, who mock this sincerely await Spring and Fall! Yet these kids, devoid of the simple pleasure of copy paste available to online applications, had to slog it out with the best handwriting they can muster, under the watchful concerned eyes of whoever stopped by to hint about the impending "career" ahead. Now, along with the "default" set of colleges that every god-damned std XII student will apply to, comes NTU. Such is the popularity of one of the greatest institutions that shaped by life ("Kaakaikkum than kunju pon kunju").
With its lush greenery and spacious sports complexes and dining halls, with caterers from across the world summoned to look after the apetites of the growing student population, with a lot of students from the same country to hang out with indulging in blissful chat and timeless gossip, its no wonder that I enjoyed my undergraduate studies there. Grades? I never bothered to calculate my GPA cos it didnt really matter. Is the college like the ones in India? Going by my arrears list, definitely! Gals? Refer to my previous post! Profs? "Whats tht anna univ dude's name da?" Research? I will come back after a search! Facilities? Lotsa computers to surf the net!
Now that I am done talking abt the university, I missed the university so much that I wanted to continue my distance education (remember half a mile) with NTU. Being sincere, I applied one day after the deadline got over. Then came the interview:
Interviewer: What made you want to do your Masters?
Random Access: I screwed up my Bachelors, I want a second chance (to screw up?)
I: What made you choose NTU?
RA: Cos nowhere else will they give me that chance!
I: Seems like you have had turbulent undergrad years
RA: Yeah, I was flying around in the aeroplane!
I: You have written a good essay on how Internet has some dangers for students.
RA: Thank You (came out by default, dint really hear what u said)
I: What made u concentrate on Plagiarism? You had covered that point very well..
RA: Yeah, thats one thing I really know about (wicked grinnnnnnn at heart)
I: Are you planning to stay in Singapore?
RA: Are you crazy? I have stayed here for 6 yrs already!
Thank God the interview ended quite soon and she took all my answers in the positive frame of mind...So here I am with a white piece of paper titled "Masters in Information Systems" with a word Congratulations! Needless to say the rest, after a round of emails to kith and kin and J, I am looking for funding now!
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The search has just begun !!!
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