CULTURE - வெண்டைக்காய்

சென்னையில் நடந்த ஒரு சம்பவம்:

அவர் - கேள்விப்பட்டியா..அந்த பொண்ணு யாரோ வேறு சாதி பையனை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கப் போறாளாம் ?

நான் - ஓ , அப்படியா - ரொம்ப சந்தோஷமான செய்தியா இருக்கே! ரொம்ப நாளாக ஆயில்ய நஷத்திரம் என்று தள்ளிண்டே போச்சே!

அவர் - என்ன...., சந்தோஷமா? பாவம் அவளோட அப்பா - என்ன கஷ்டப் பட்டு, படிக்க வெச்சு, பாவம் தலை குனிந்து போயிட்டார்.

நான் - என்ன இப்போ பிரச்சினை?

அவர் - என்னவா......., நம்ம CULTURE என்ன, அந்தச்து என்ன.....!!
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....சில நாட்களுக்கு பின்....அதே நபர்

அவர் - எங்க அம்மாவை (95 YEARS ) OLD AGE HOMEல விடணும் நல்ல HOME இருந்தால் சொல்லு.

நான் - என்ன HOME ஆ? நீங்க 4 BROTHERS ஆச்சே, 1 SISTER வேறு. பாத்துக்க ஆளில்லையா?

அவர் - இல்லை, பாத்துக்க முடியலை, ரொம்ப கஷ்டப் படுத்தறா!

நான் - போன வாரம், CULTURE பற்றி பேசினேளே! இது என்ன CULTURE?

அவர் - HEE....HEEE..HEEEEE!

Happy to be a Vijay TV viewer

Vijay TV has come a long way since I first subscribed to it a few years back ( getting out of SUN TV ).

Though I have some complaints against VIJAY TV, like:

• Repeats of same program in a day

• Lack of newscast

• One week delay in Telecast ( between USA and India )
  

there is one thing thing that makes VIJAY TV the best :
'V A R I E T Y'

Thanks to Keerthi for letting me know about this via his wonderful blog.

Lafda English

I feel a lot of pain when I see the deteriorating standard of English ( Pardon my standard ) in the Indian Newspapers today.

I had written about how 'THE HINDU' used the word 'RUMBUM' in one of their reports a few months back.

Today, while I was browsing, I noticed a headline 'Janardhan Reddy lands in Big lafda', in the 'Deccan Herald'.

In the name of creating 'Sensational news', it's pathetic to see newspapers slaughtering the English Language.

I strongly recommend THIS EXCITING CD-ROM for the reporters who would like to learn English.

Nimesulide - Banned !

I was shocked when Dr.N told me that Nimesulide is banned in several countries. How did Dr.A prescribe it for my child as a fever reducer? Didn't Dr.A know about the ban?

Well..that is the situation in India today. A lot of medicines that are banned worldwide are still available at your local pharmacy.

Click here for a list of some banned medicines.

It's a shame that the Indian Government is turning a blind eye on these important issues.

Please pass on this message to everyone and the next time you visit your doctor please tell him to stop writing prescriptions for 'Nimesulide" and other banned medicines.

A number of drugs that are banned abroad are freely available in the Indian market. Why? At what cost? Who decides to let them be? Sapna Dogra takes a closer look.

Sunday shame

Beginning today ( August-26-2007 ), on every Sunday, I will be highlighting the shameful conditions prevailing in the city where I was born and raised.

The city is Chennai ( Madras ), India.

Here is the first installment, thanks to 'THE HINDU'.

Does this look like a city that boasts about sky rocketing real estate prices and a big IT BOOM ?

Shame !

IT in Chennai !

Ask Chennaiites about IT and Real Estate and you'll know the rest.

But, this Advertisement in 'THE HINDU' today, truly cracked me up.

Look closely and you'll see ' Owing to SAP Technology'.

Wondering what SAP has got to do with an EARTHQUAKE PROOF BAR!

Banned or not?

I thought some words were banned long ago !
Surprised to see this Matrimony Ad. in 'The Hindu' yesterday.

Why am I reading Matrimony ads? No idea..but they are more interesting than the news these days IMHO !

SICK

I am out sick since Thursday. Doctor feels it is due to the pollution around. Sore Throat/fever/body pain etc.

Working hard on getting Blogswara into the FM stations. Let's see how it works out.

Must be in the US by Aug-18-2007. Lots to do, no time !

Obsession

Saw this advertisement in 'The Hindu' today.

Look at the lady and the child.

It's a shame that we are still obsessed with the color of the skin !