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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Conpeesion

At times it so happens that u start singing the charanam of one song and end up with the pallavi of some other song or the vice versa. Last week, I was in a totally confused state and started singing to relax myself.

Result: My listeners (the count of which is facing the threat of extinction) started pichufying their thalai coz of my wierd combination of pallavis and charaNams. To quote a few....

Muththam muththam muththamaa
Moondraam ulaga yuththamaa
Aasai kalayin uchchamaa
Aayiram paambu kothumaa
Ottrai muththathil, en ottrai muththathil
un uchchan thalayil piththam aeri aadinaai
Adai mazhai megam pole ore idaiveLi illaamal
Naan aLLi thandhaal innum enna aaguvaai

Naan kenji kaetkum neram
Un nenjil oram eeram
Aah chacho acho kaadhal vaaraadho
Engeyo pogindRa megam niRkkudhu
Yen paerai un paerai solli azhaikkudhu
Love pannu Love pannu



DeepangaL paesum idhu kaarthigai maasam
MaNigaL polave asaindhu aadudhe deepame
Adhu kaalam kaalamaai kaadhal kavidhaigaL paadume

Pongalu pongalu vekka manjaLa manjaLa edu
Thangachchi thangachchi thangachchi
Punjayum nanjayum indha bhoomiyum saamiyum ini
Nam katshi nam katshi nam katshi
Poo pookkum maasam thai maasam



Vaasalile poosani poo vechuputtaa vechuputtaa
Naesathile en manasa thachuputtaa thachuputtaa
Ovvoru raathiri vaeLayilum mannavan nyaabagamey
KaRpanai maedayil kaNdirundhaen manmadha naadagamey
Andhi pagal kanni mayil unnarugey
KaNNaney nee vaRa kaathirundhaen
Jannalil paarthirundhaen



Devi Sridevi, un thiruvaai malarndhoru vaarthai solli vidammaa
Paavi, appaavi, un darisanam dhinasari kidaithida varam kodammaa

Vaayaendi aadaendi mutti thaan paarkalaam vaariyaa dee
Un mutti thaan paendhudum oadi poadi
Naan pachakiLi nee vettukiLi poati enna dee
Onna aati veppaen paeyum oati veppaen
Endhan sree raaman mael aaNai
Vandhaen vandhaen meendum naane vandhen



Ayyaarettu naathu kattu ayyaavoda koothu kattu
Yaana katti aeru poottu vaaikaal vetti paathi kattu
Sivanukku nee aatam poadu sreerangam-aa paata podu
Sandhoshamnaa whistle-a poadu daa
Hey maama seeri adichaa gilli paRakkum



Nallaa irundha en manasa naaraga kizhichiputta
Karuppaa irundha en irava Color-aa maathiputta

minnalum minnalum naetru varai pirindhadhu yaeno
Pinnalaai pinnalaai indrudan iNaindhida thaano
Merke merke merke dhaan sooriyangaL udhikkiradhe


Cha! Idha ezhudhi mudichuttu oru vaati padichu paathen. Ippo nenachaa paavamaa irukku. Hope my already limited listeners won't take any revenge on me ;-) And you guyz too :D

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Oorukku pogaNum pola irukku!!

Last evening in the bus, on my way back to home, a group of ladies were discussing about two of my most favourite cities in Tamil Nadu. I have a special place in my heart for these two cities for various reasons.


Madurai arasaaLum meenakshi

Thirupparankundrathil nee sirithaal muruga

Madura marikozhundhu vaasam

I learnt to ride bicycle during my 2nd standard annual holidays in the sandhu bondhus of Madurai. I was told "Inga cycle oatta kathuNdaa Madras-la easy-aa oattalaam" and yeah, it is a true fact :) Tasted nungu, palaapazham, guava, appam and a different variety of juice called fruit mix for the first time there. I love each and every temple and spend as much time as I can in them.

Sangam vaLartha Madurai - Beautiful Meenakshi amman (temple), elegant Sundareswarar, serene pottRaamarai kuLam, huge mukkuruNi piLLayaar, kal yaanaiku karumbu kodutha siththar, maasi veedhis, koodalazhagar perumaaL temple, thirupparankundram Murugan with his wife Deivaanai, saravaNa poigai, scenic pazhamudhir cholai Murugan with the other wife kuRavaLLi, noopura gangai, kaLLazhagar(not Captain-Laila movie) kovil, Thirumalai nayakkar mahal, chithirai thiruvizhaa, edhir servai, meenakshi thirukkalyaNam, azhagar aathula eRangaRadhu, thamukkam grounds, exhibition, biiiiig masala appaLam, giant wheel, paruthi paal, bustling with activities night life, tasty idli kadais on the road, the famous madurai malli poo, periyar bus stand, thallakuLam, chokkikuLam, yaanaikal, simmakal, KK Nagar, TVS Nagar/School, SS Colony, Arasaradi, Thyagaraja Engg College, American college, Madura college, the ever-dry :( Vaigai river, the avinga, ivinga slang, a few theatres, including those owned by pasunesan Ramarajan and our own Gabtun, whose names am unable to recollect - I'd watched movies as old as Nadigan, KaRpoora mullai, Annamalai, Bharathi KaNNamma in those theatres


Sriranga ranganaathanin paadham vandhanam seyyadi
Sridevi ranganayaki naamam sandhatham solladi


Tiruchi malakoatta daa

My native place. That explains my very special and strong bondage to Trichy. Fond of the temples here also. Have covered almost all important temples in and around Trichy. Chinna vayasula leave-ku oorukku poroam-na it is an unwritten rule that itz to Trichy. My periappa used to take me around in the evenings in his new "Bajaj Cub" - which I used to consider a luxurious ride, then :) Can never forget those good old days when a big gang of us cousins had one of the most wonderful times of our lives. It has become a dominant topic of our discussion, whenever we get together these days.

TiruchiraapaLLi - Lofty malaikoattai, attractive uchchi piLLayaar, Thaayumaanavar with an interesting story, adivaaram maaNikka vinaayagar, guNaseelam, uththamar kovil(one of those very few temples which have a sannidhi for Brahma and Saraswathi), adorable vayalur murugan, powerful Samayapuram maariamman, short and sweet Akhilandeshwari amman, ever immersed in water Jambukeshwarar, Manakkaal Nangaiamman temple, mighty vekkaaLiamman, my favourite Ranganathar (temple), Ranganayaki thaayaar, gargantuan garudaazhvaar, physician Dhanvanthri, Sakkarathaazhvar, Yoga narasimhar, vaikunta ekadasi mohini alankaaram, rathnaangi, muththangi, sorga vaasal, Raajagopuram, ever crowded malai vaasal, main guard gate, chathram bus stand, chinthamani, anna statue, kaveri paalam, toll gate, Cantontment, Bouleward road(I used to get confused when I read it in thamizh as puliwaardu), Puththur, Central bus stand, Anbil, Thatahchariyar gardens, BHEL Township, agaNda kaveri, koLLidam paalam, N number of vaaikaals, Thiruparaaithurai, mukkombu, Lalgudi, ammazing Sithannavasal paintings, amma maNdapam padithurai, SVS school, E R High School, SRCC college, prestigious St.Joseph's college, National college, REC, St.John's Church, St.Lourd's Church, Maris theatre complex, Sona/Meena theatre (Alaipayuthey), Ramba/Urvasi theatre(Mudhalvan and some old Bhagyaraj movie), Kaveri DTS (KaNdu koNdaen kaNdu koNdaen)

And I'd also observed a couple of things common to both these places:

- Adarthiyaa thodutha poo measured in 100/200, etc and not in muzhams. The pookaarammaas count them perfectly in no time
- PaLa paLa govt and private buses which aren't much crowded with a "karam, siram, puRam neettaadheer" message
- Most people here are neither lethargic nor like the busy busy ever-charged with tension types
- The temples are crowded most of the time, but if you could manage to sneak in during one those lean hours(courtesy:info from local people), u can have a peaceful, enthralling, cherishable darshan
- Till date I haven't eaten in a single restuarant in these two places. Thanks to my athais, maamis and periammas who ensured that am loaded with stomach full of tasty home made specialities with a tag "Enna idhu, ippdi eLachu poyi irukka. School, college-nu avasaramaa porache ozhungaa saaptrukka maata. Ippo leave-la dhaane vandhrukka. Nannaa saapdu" :)

Huh!! Looks like too much of recollection for the day. But I know, I could have missed many places, which would be twice as big as this list!! And am sure most of those who are from Tcy/Mdu will agree with me :)

Thursday, February 16, 2006

When I read Shaam makes his decision, the first thot that struck me was, probably he was going to say goodbye to film industry and was planning to explore some other different field :) Hez one actor whom I feel had been so unlucky. He looks good, many girls do like him - call him smart n handsome, has a decent fan base. The only thing that he lacks is impressive performance - should agree that he has tried hard for it in 12B and Iyarkai. Almost all of his films flopped, Iyarkai and Ullam kaetkume being exceptions - they were a moderate hit(though not because of "Shaam" factor) Personally, I felt "Ullam kaetkume" and "Hey nee romba azhaga irukke" were ok-watchable types.

But will he get a break?? May be he can console himself with the fact that, "Even Vikram gave a string of flops before Sethu, after which there was no looking-back" :)

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Five factor

I took this test and believe me, it does work as long as you give honest answers to the questions mentioned there.




Your Five Factor Personality Profile



Extroversion:


You have medium extroversion.
True, medium is the right word. At times, am an extreme silent party, a chatter box otherwise
You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.
Need to agree
Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.
Yeah, I hate to be prisoned at home when am in an outdoor mood
But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."
I do want to sit alone at home, take a friday off => 3 day weekend, do nothing but enjoy solitude


Conscientiousness:


You have high conscientiousness.
Ofcourse, I do
Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life.
:)
Most things in your life are organized and planned well.
You got to check out my planner for that
But you borderline on being a total perfectionist.
Hmmm. I do try my level best


Agreeableness:


You have medium agreeableness.
That depends on the opponent
You're generally a friendly and trusting person.
Generally?? yes!
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
It does take time for me to trust someone, though I go by intuitions at times
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.
Itz human, isn't it?


Neuroticism:


You have low neuroticism.
Wait! Lemme find out and confirm if I got the meaning of this word right? ......... Ok, I did :)
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Yaanaikkum adi sarukkum nerangaL undu
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Bull's eye
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
:)


Openness to experience:


Your openness to new experiences is medium.
Hmmmm
You are generally broad minded when it come to new things.
Come on, am not an old-fashioned idiot
But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it.
I do have my own borderline
You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.
I do appreciate for itz innovativeness, but hardly believe. For instance, those ads on fairness creams

Thursday, February 09, 2006

My first tag

I'd been escaping from this tagging concept for the past 6 months. But this girl has put a full stop to that. So, here goes my tag on "Top Ten Things I wish India has"

1. Lesser number of political parties with leaders who are capable, educated and confident - those who really want to do something useful to the country and who can succeed in that mission - those who strive to achieve the things mentioned in their election manifesto rather than those hypocrites who give false promises

2. 0% child abuse and rape. Hanging, those who had already been convicted, to death. 0% intervention by the Human Rights Commission, to stop the death penalty on such cases

3. Policemen and other government officials, being easily accessible, honest and public friendly, rather than being chamchas to politicians

4. A strict law enforcing minumum level of education to all. If possible, free education to those kids below poverty line

5. Greener, cleanest, pollution free atmosphere

6. Autowallahs and taxiwallahs who could be more polite and less atrocious while demanding the fare

7. A good drainage system

8. Good roads, which don't wear off after a single heavy downpour

9. A system to clean-up all cases pending in various courts across the nation, till date asap

10. Last, but defintely not the least, in continuation of my previous post, a bribe-free, red tape-free, corruption-free India

With an Anti-Tag revolution going on all over the blogosphere, me not tagging anybody. But if u r willing to take up this tag, do post it in ur page and drop a comment in my comment box :)

And now, pls don't pounce on me with Madhavan's dialogue from RDB "If you want your country to be clean, you need to get into the gutter and remove the block". I very well know that it is easier to preach and expect than to put things into practice. But once necessary actions are taken and with each and every individual of the country giving his/her utmost support to them, am sure India will be well ahead in the "development" race.

Monday, February 06, 2006



Watched this movie Dhoop and am deeply touched. The film is supposed to be inspired by the true story of a Kargil martyr Anuj Nayyar. It is a known fact that corruption, bribery and red tape have deep-rooted themselves in our country. But I sincerely hope that atleast the family of those army men who laid their lives for the sake of the country aren't made to run pillar to post to get the compensation, which they treat as the soldier's memory and not as just monetary benefit!
 
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