திருநாட்டில் ஒரு தெரு!

என்ன வளம் இல்லை எங்கள் திருநாட்டில் ?

குப்பை included ! 

Courtesy: THE HINDU

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SIRI, Plants etc.

Men and women talking to their phones, asking if it loves them,  asking for directions, asking  about weather, laughing, crying.  These would have been 'Ridiculous' thoughts a few decades back.  

Now,  all of the above is reality.  

Thanks to Apple's - SIRI, I see people around me asking all kinds of questions to their Iphones!  Men and women, have their Iphones near or on their beds !  Life has gone this far in 2012..God knows what's in store in the coming years!

Now, this report -  Plants can talk !  Yes..no kidding, here is a c&p from THE HINDU

According to scientists at Britain's Exeter University, a cabbage was 'heard' warning its neighbours of trouble ahead after it had a leaf snipped with scissors..!

I think the next few decades ( if we pass the Mayan EOE later this year ) will certainly be 'Ridiculous'  even looking ahead from this point on !

Rahul Sharma - India's future?

Pic courtesy: WWW

Leg spin is a very difficult art to practice.  Once a Leggie gets his line and length right, it's nightmare for any batsman.

I've seen quite a few wonderful leggies so far in my life.  BS Chandrasekhar, VV Kumar Narasimha Rao, Narendra Hirwani, L.Sivaramakrishnan, Anil Kumble,  Abdul Qadir and Shane Warne. 

Cricket lovers all over the world would know how these bowlers tormented the batsmen during their peak years !  

I am very impressed with India's recent find - RAHUL SHARMA.  Rahul is a finger spinner like Anil Kumble and quite fast in the air, just like Kumble.

I was very unhappy that the selectors didn't include him in the Test Series against Australia.  

I have no doubt in my mind, that Rahul would be a shining light in Indian Cricket for years to come !

Good Luck - Rahul Sharma !

Gautham pairs with IR

Director Gautham Menon,  Music Director - Ilayaraja.

Both these geniuses don't need an introduction.  I am a big fan of both.

Gautham's movies have always been different and refreshing with a style that's very unique and classy.  He announced his arrival with a wonderful Tamil movie 'Minnale'. The ones that followed that - Kakka Kakka , Vettaiyadu Vilayaadu, Vaaranam Aayiraman and Vinnaithandi Varuvayaa - to name a few - showcased his talent to the world.

His team is always technically rock solid.  I am always impressed by the songs that come out of his movies, which tells a lot about his taste and the influence he has on the Music Directors.

That leads us to the announcement that Maestro Ilayaraja will be the Music director for Gautham Menon's next venture - Neethane en Ponvasantham.


GM has worked with ARR and HJ until now.  This will be his first with Ilayaraja.


I am sure this will also be a blockbuster!

இன்னாப்பா இது !

இன்னாப்பா இது !

மாசம் பொறந்து ஒரு மாசம் கூட ஆவல !

அதுக்குள்ள FEBRUARYஆ?

Why not Tendulkar?

Why only Laxman and Dravid?   Why not Tendulkar?  

Most of the websites I have been reading the last few days don't talk about Tendulkar's retirement. 

These are the Desi websites and newspapers. Most of the cricket celebs in India (as expected) are afraid to come out against Tendulkar !

The Aussie/world press is quite strong in saying that everyone should be out.

Indian cricket needs these three to go now, for cricket to prosper.  Enough is enough.  

Indian press and the experts of the game must have the guts to get these guys to retire.

Cement Srini & Co - It's crunch time !

Why we lost 0 - 4 ?

Why did we lose to the Aussies  0 - 4?

Pic courtesy: WWW

When the team left India on Dec 14th,  Saturn was at 23 degree ascent directly opposite to Mars at an elevation of 250 miles.  Sun was eyeing the Moon with anger at 18.5 and Mercury was at 0. Uranus which is the ruling planet for the team was sleeping since it was early hours !  

The Indian Management did not listen to the BCCI astrologer and went ahead with the plans to fly the cricketers out.  What a blunder!

The team flew out of Bombay sorry Mumbai,  which was on Earth's lowest elevation on that day.  It's well known that starting anything at that point would result in failure.

The team flew Air-India.  If you add up the digits for Air-India ( minus Hypen which is called Uchishma in Astrology )  it comes to 5 which is odd and very BAD.  The odds also played a big role in this series.

It was widely reported that several cricketers sneezed when the plane too off.  This is real..real bad omen.  The BCCI should have asked the ATC to immediately ground the plane.  And we all know what happened due to this.

Agreed that most cricketers wore yellow, black, green and red threads ( to name a few ) around their necks and wrists.  Laxman even wore a pre-historic wrist guard in Perth to see if it will help ( ignoring the stink of the aged guard ) !  Sehwag was looking at the Sun..but nothing worked.  Reason -  no matter what, this is a bad year for Indian cricket.  The Houses of Sun and Moon are rotten now, clearly white due to the recent whitewashes.

Unless BCCI cleans up the houses, Indian cricket is doomed for more failures!

From

Our Astrologer's desk

Tomorrow - Astrological remedies for the One-days and T20s 

Bad Profession for me !

Bad Profession for me to be in -  Astrology / Psychic reading.  I failed miserably. I admit !

Silver lining though: One of my predictions - Ponting's performance, came out true.  What a series !   I wish him well !  I am a big fan of Ricky Ponting !

Same with Virat Kohli.  He did well, but he must learn to keep quiet and not care about what the crowd does or says.  He must worry about his game and always try 'Gandhi Karate'.  I mean..show the other cheek !

The weeds have to go - Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.  They have done well ( Old Glory) , but it's time for them to go home and take care of other businesses .

I know VVS's resume has solid SAP skills along with Oracle, Teradata, DB2 etc. He can come over to US on a H1B.  Sachin can squeak in the commentary box and Dravid can be a charming talker and lecture kids about Walls, fences etc ! 

Dhoni must be fired.  Sehwag must be shifted to one day and 20 overs cricket.  Zaheer Khan for his stupid game in Adelaide Inning 1 must be dropped for a few games. 

BCCI has to be cleaned up - Srikkanth, Cement Srini and Co must be asked to leave !   A seasoned cricketer must be made the chief of BCCI.  Same with the selection panel.

The Indian team needs to clean the 'White Wash'.  We need young blood . We need quality young players in the team ..not 'Vinay Kumars'.  

Who will bell the cat?

The selectors and BCCI have no flesh on their butts and are a bunch of jokers !  

We need a Anna Hazare to try and cleanse Indian cricket.

Adelaide Test !

As I write this email -  Dravid and Tendulkar are playing in the middle.  I have a very strong feeling that both of them will score a 100  (at least!)

The test is headed for a draw or even a India Win.

Let's see!

Adelaide - Grandpa Paradise

Let me guess - It's going to be a draw.  Yes, I am predicting that  the Adelaide test is heading for a draw the way the pitch looks.

Gambhir-100, Sehwag 100,Sachin-200,VVS-100,Dravid-100,Kohli-100,Saha-100,Ashwin-100 !

On this kind pitch - even I can score a hundred.

Grandpas rule!

  They'll all play for another 10 years!

Adelaide Test

Indians go into Adelaide hoping to avoid the 4-0 whitewash.  The Aussies will be eager to whitewash the Indians.

History would probably repeat itself.  Grandpas in the brink of extinction would score and try to retain their places again !  I've seen this happen over and over again the last 20-30 years in Indian cricket.  

The press and the fans would say 'Look we told you...they still have stuff'.  

Somewhere, in some corner of India a deserving youngster would lose hope playing for the country !

I have a feeling Sachin would get his 100 here.

VIBRAM - KSO

Pic courtesy: WWW

After reading about it in a lot of magazines I decided to try the VIBRAM FiveFingers. Bought it from a local store a few weeks back and I am enjoying them !

Growing up in India in the 70's, shoes were a 'Rich Dad' item.  My dad couldn't afford to buy shoes for me for playing cricket.  So, it was all 'barefoot'.  Rain or shine, we played cricket barefoot.  We ran barefoot, we jumped barefoot !

The VIBRAM KSO shoes give me the same exact feel.  It's really light and I don't feel that I am wearing a shoe.  The comfort is also amazing.  With VIBRAM rubber soles, these shoes absorb shock quite well I must say.

Above all, whenever I use the VIBRAM KSO, my memories drift to the 70's !

Thank you VIBRAM !

Yesudas Rocks !

A nice Malayalam song from the movie 'Kunjaliyan'.

Year - 2012

Music Director - MG Sreekumar

Singers - KJ Yesudas, Swetha

BCCI President's Joke !

Indian cricket has gone to dogs I must say.  The players talk nonsense, the selectors talk nonsense and now the BCCI President Mr.N.Srinivasan.

The president of BCCI Mr. N.Srinivasan has said:

"Even now, this team is good enough to beat anybody. This is the best team we have. We definitely felt they would do well in Australia, and I think even if you take the first test, there were moments when I think we were on top, and for some reason or the other the Aussies got away," Srinivasan was quoted as saying by NDTV.

This tells it all.  The guy is only capable of running a profitable cement company!  ( FYI - NS is the Managing Director of India Cements, which is a leading cement producer in India )

His comments on 'Some reason or other' is ridiculous !  He doesn't know the simple fact ..which is the only reason..why the Aussies got away -  Poor performance by the Indian players with the bat and ball along with poor selection of players !

Let's ask ourselves:  Is this the best team we have?  How did Mr.NS come to this conclusion.  Several wonderful players have been overlooked.  Ranji trophy performers have been sidelined.  The team has ageing arthritic players who still continue to hold their positions thanks to OLD GLORY !

So, Mr.NS -  How could this be the best team we have?  You must be kidding sir !
 
Mr.NS -  Focus on cement please and refrain from talking about cricket. Would be the best you can do for Indian cricket.

AMERICA !

Pic courtesy: www

I am happy about several things in my life.  One of those is 'MIGRATING TO THE USA'.  

I attempted once to move back to my home country,  India, but didn't like it.   I moved back to the US  and never looked back.  I am extremely happy I made the right choice. 

I am happy that my girls are raised in the USA. I am happy that I am a permanent resident of the USA. I can go on and on about why I am happy about the USA.

In spite of the economic downturn, lack of jobs etc. I am surprised that most Desi movies  and Desi TV shows I watch, have something about migrating to the USA.

Recently I watched a Tamil movie NANBAN.  Voila, there is something about migrating to the USA.

I watched PONGAL programs on Tamil TV and noticed a Tamil actor Dhanush mentioning about how his kids would migrate to the USA.

Why do everyone talk about USA?  Why not the other countries ? 

Because -  AMERICA IS THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH !

Old Glory !

I've written quite a few posts on this subject : OLD GLORY

I was only laughing at Gautham Gambhir's comment today about Mr. Wheel Chair Laxman !

This is what is reported in Cricinfo: 

• He has been a legend of the game. He has served Indian cricket for a long, long time.
• Gambhir said it was not fair for anyone other than the player himself to talk of retirement, or for people to criticise just one man

This is a typical desi comment clearly on the lines of 'OLD GLORY'.

Mr.Gambhir - Mr. VVS Laxman has done well in the past, everyone agrees.  Doesn't mean that the world shouldn't criticize him ( also applies to Dravid and Tendulkar )and ask him to retire when he fails continuously. Would you agree?

Let me give you examples:

• You have dinner at a restaurant that has been traditionally serving wonderful food and you notice a worm in your soup.  Will you be angry?  Will you go there again ?  Won't you complain?

• Your sister gets married to a nice guy and they have a wonderful family. Suddenly he has an affair with another woman. Would you advise your sister to take it easy because your BIL was good in the past ?

So, give us a break and play your game.  I saw you wearing diapers the last innings you played.  Thankfully the diapers went back to the pavilion without damage !  You did play well.  


Please focus on your game and let the seniors take care of themselves.

BOYCOTT - IPL 2012 !

Wonderful piece in 'The Hindu' today about Billionaires Control Cricket in India.  

Thoroughly enjoyed the piece.  Lots of truth and grief in that article.

Indian Cricket - thanks to IPL has gone to dogs.  All the cricketers have been transformed into 'ITEM NUMBER' performers !  They don't care, as long as they see the $ !  

IPL is a wonderful platform setup cleverly by BCCI and the crooks to help convert Black to White masked with Glamour !

Who else to blame?  The fans of this format of cricket and the Glamour.  

If the cricket fans of India rise up to the occasion and don't patronize IPL-2012, BCCI and rest of the world will learn a lesson. 

Question is - Who will bell the cat?  Can we have a Anna Hazare for Indian cricket !

How am I going to contribute to this cause -  I won't buy the games on TV. I don't even want to patronize the websites that carry the details of IPL!

BCCI - Idiots !

Everything gets copied ! I mean everything from the West in particular.  Umbrellas to underwear. A-Z. Even the 'Middle finger' gets into the Indian culture !  But not the sacking of the captain, coach or revamping of a team when there are severe failures.

Most of the world would have dismantled the Indian team and their captain, after the pathetic show in England, but the idiots at BCCI didn't do that. Remember what happened to Ricky Ponting after the Ashes?

The Idiots at BCCI went with the ageing, arthritic Grandpa Gang...forgetting that they need wheelchairs  and not knowing that the grandpas also need Oxygen Masks to help them walk and run.

The Grandpas led by Sachin, Dravid & VVS Laxman even demanded that they leave early to practice in Aussie Wickets.

The end Result....almost a white Wash! A well deserved trashing ! 

At least now, cricket enthusiasts should send a strong message to BCCI.

The captain DHONI must be fired, the team must be dismantled and the entire group of selectors led by Srikkanth has to be let go.

Will that happen? I doubt it, knowing Indian Cricket. An example today is Sachin's inclusion in the ODIs.

What a shame when youngsters are overlooked even in the faster formats.

The ODI Squad:

MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Parthiv Patel (wk), Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Rahul Sharma, R Ashwin

Happy Pongal !

Bhanwari Devi Case - Hollywood Thriller !

I have been following the 'Bhanwari Devi Murder case' for a few months now, just like every other high profile case from 'Desi Land' that finally gets dumped and closed with 'NO JUSTICE'.

TIMES OF INDIA's thoughts are right so far in equating this case with a HOLLYWOOD Thriller.  All the events that have unfolded so far looks like a OSCAR movie too, in my opinion. I won't be surprised to see a Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Hollywood movie soon based on this case !

In the Hollywood movies, the ending would be 'PRISON' for the ones who committed the crime (99%).  

I hope this sad story also ends the 'HOLLYWOOD MOVIE' way.

Looking forward to Justice being served here.  We'll see !