For all parents

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Know your own limitations

Your children are growing up in an environment much different from the one you grew up in. The rules are different, and the measures for success are different.

So don't find yourself stuck in old ways of thinking. Challenge your own assumptions first, in order to give your child the strongest foundation for adult life.

Sunday shame

Photo courtesy: DINAMALAR

This is at the heart of Chennai !

Mount Road ( Anna Salai ), near Spencers !

S H A M E

BCCI / Selectors - Jokers

S.Badrinath has been left out from the Indian team announced today. This is for the first two games against Pakistan. And just yesterday he scored 82 runs for India Reds in the Challenger series.

My question to the Selection committee ( a** holes) and the BCCI ( Jokers)

What is the justification for not including Badri ?

Why was he included in the team a few weeks back against Australia? ( He didn't play though)

What happened between then and now that resulted in him being dropped?

PS - For those of you who don't know, here are a few facts.

Murali Karthik was dropped right after the game in Aus. ( a few years back )when he got the Man of the Match. Somehow ( Magic ) he got a call a few weeks back, and did well to be back in the Team.

Parthiv Patel ( he is knocking at the doors ), came to Indian cricket without playing Ranji Trophy ! ( His family I heard are diamond merchants in Gujarat )

Vengsarkar - during his days was not one of the agile players. Yet, he complains about the players not being agile ! Case in point - VVS !

சொத்து

சிதையில் உடல் வேகுமுன்பே

சிகை பிடித்து சண்டை

தொகை எத்தனை?

நகை எத்தனை?

பகை வளர்க்கும் சண்டை

இறந்தவர் துறந்து - உயர

பறந்து எங்கோ மீண்டும்

பிறந்தாச்சு!!

இருப்போர் ஏனோ

இறக்கும் வரை பறக்கிறாரோ? - சொத்துக்கு

New Talent - Gilly Radio online

I've been listening to GILLY RADIO (Tamil) the last few weeks.

I like the enthusiasm and the creativity of the crew.

I have to mention about the DJ's voice. Fantastic!

Please listen and let them know what you think.

CONGRATULATIONS - GILLY RADIO !

A Changing India

Most of my friends and family in India who either visit the USA or who live there offer a lot of advice and opinions ( mostly unsolicited ) about how America is bad to raise children, the education system, culture etc.

Though I keep both my ears open so as to let such comments pass out from one ear to another and out, I find it amazing that they talk like this, when Indian culture, Education, Family ties etc. are slowly changing.

Here is report on rising teenage pregnancies.

Gynaecologist Varsha Parekh from Chembur feels it is the westernised concepts of living-in that attracts the youth, “It is the ‘in’ thing to be outgoing. There’s no way to stop students from indulging in sex. I educate the youth about contraceptives instead.”