Yuvi's form and Ishant's curses

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvi is going thru a very bad patch. I read in 'THE HINDU' today that his mother feels that Yuvi will silence his critics soon.

I am no psychic, but I've seen Indian cricketers do this all the time. They'll fail for say 5 tests and finally when they are about to get dropped they'll somehow magically regain their form and hit a 100 or 50 ! and will continue to play !

I strongly believe the same thing will happen today, let's see.

Ishant Sharma

As I have written earlier he is a great find for India. I have been watching him regularly and I noticed that he uses a lot of curse words especially the F**K word.

I am not a big fan of sledging and cursing. Don't know why Ishant curses so much. He needs to concentrate and bowl the way he does and let the ball do the trick ! Peter Roebuck wrote a wonderful piece yesterday on Ishant. I hope someone reads it to him.

It is going to be a wonderful match today. I hope the weather cooperates. I hope YUVI strikes form.

Melbourne ODI - My thoughts

Photo courtesy: Sydney Morning Herald

I am happy that an young and energetic Indian team beat Australia yesterday at Melbourne. I couldn't sleep until the last ball was bowled. What a contest !

Ishant Sharma is proving to be a world class bowler. He was on fire right from the word go !! I am sure he'll be happy to read what Ponting has said about him. The Aussies were clueless about how to play young Ishant. Ponting's dismissal was a class act.

Sreesanth did well too. He was lucky to get Gilchrist, but that set the momentum I must say. Sreesanth is very superstitious. I was laughing to see him praying and kissing all his 'magic' collections in his pockets ! Anyways that is his problem so no comments.

I didn't like the way we batted. After a superb start Sachin suddenly went into his shell and him and Gambhir wasted a lot of time ! That to me proved that India was scared about the tail.

The bonus point was for grabs if India had reached 160 in 40 overs. I am not sure why India didn't even attempt to get it!

Rohit Sharma - I have mixed feelings about this guy. He was too shaky all thru. His body language and baby face were pathetic. Somehow he stayed there and guided India to win. I hope he plays his natural game ( That's what he said in an Interview with Mark Taylor after the game ).

Yuvraj - I feel he must be dropped and either Manoj or Dinesh must be in. He is out of form and out of touch and he needs to go back to the drawing room.

Dhoni - He is proving to be a wonderful captain. I liked his bowling changes and his field settings. Just one blemish was a sitter that he dropped.

Harbhajan - Bowled wonderfully. Had a lot of variation.

Bret Lee - He was on fire yesterday but couldn't create that magic to get India out.

Hussey - Played wonderfully. Bad that he ran out of partners.

Umpiring errors: India got lucky yesterday. Gilchrist and Stuart Clarke were not out. Sachin was plumb caught behind. Not sure if the Aussies are going to complain to get Rudy out !

As always: Give the youth some more chances. Don't worry if we win or lose a few games / Series. Be persistent. Let's build a solid Indian team for the future.

Indian cricket ( and even India's future ) is clearly in the hands of her YOUTH.

Raj Thackeray and Maharashtra CM

Picture courtesy: The Web

There is news going around the webworld that the Govt. of Maharashtra won't hesitate to arrest Raj Thackeray is there is solid evidence.

Mumbai, February 7: Maharashtra Govt will not hesitate to arrest MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi if there is ‘strong evidence’ of their involvement in recent violence sparked by MNS' anti-North Indian campaign, Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil said.

I laugh when I read such stories. 'Evidence' and then 'Solid Evidence'.

Comeon Mr. Patil you think you have the guts to do that ? Even if you can do that he'll be out in a flash thanks to his connections.

Can you please answer these questions for me ?

What happened to the Bombay train blast case that happened a few years back?

What happened to the molestation case of New Years eve?

Has anyone been arrested so far?

Has Justice been served?

Well - Well - That's our political system.

Swaraabhishekam song by Jo/Vidyu

Photo courtesy : India Glitz

I've been humming 'Adhineedhani-Edi Naadhani' the last few months from the time Jo played it in his Podcast.

Wonderful song. Shows Vidyasagar's talent and K.Vishwanath's taste. As you would expect SPB and Chitra had sung it so well.

Now, it is Jo's and Vidyu's turn to sing this song. Please listen and let them know your thoughts.

PS - Doesn't this song remind you of another great song 'Kaatrin Mozhi' from the film 'Mozhi'?

Racism in India

Video courtesy: IBNLIVE

• Yes it exists in India. There is no point hiding it or living in ignorance.
• I have experienced it first hand in New Delhi in the early 80's, when I was called 'Saala Madarasi'.
• I've heard Bombay Taxi drivers accuse 'Bhayyas ( UP )' and 'Madarasis' as dirty.
• It's a known fact that Bombayites think they are one step ahead of the rest of India.
• If someone is from South India he/she is a 'Madarasi'. ( Geography ? )
  
• Bollywood is a prime example in spite of a lot of South Indian Influence.
• And even the South Indians look upon the people from up North for their complexion !
• In a land where arranged marriages still rule, Boys/girls with good complexion have a chance of getting married faster.
• I don't even want to go near - Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Class, Forward Class, Harijan...blah..blah...blah !

All of a sudden everyone has woken up to Raj Thackeray's comments and the mobs are attacking innocent civilians.

What happened when Raj accused Non-Bombayites ( Biharis) for the molestation of women on New Years eve?

Well..Well...I know why...It started with Big-B Amitabh now and so everyone wants to chime in.

People like Raj Thackeray must be thrown in prison for instigating such attacks.
**
He has to get a BRAIN TRANSPLANT ASAP !

I D I O T S (::::::::) I D I O T S

Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan - Movie review

குப்பை

வாந்தி

கழுத்துல கத்தி

எப்பா தம்பி வடிவேலு!

எந்த தைரியத்தில் அப்பா இந்த மாதிரி ஒரு படம் பண்ணினே?

தமிழகமே வாந்தியெடுக்கும் நிலைக்கு பண்ணிட்டியே அப்பா!

Only in Tamil Nadu

Photo courtesy: India Glitz

Where else would these things happen in India ?

Only in Tamil Nadu, where it is ok for heroines to dance semi-nude in movies where their grandfather in the name of Hero explores her beauty !

India is considered the Biggest Democracy on Earth ( someone once told me we are so big that if we all go to Pakistan and piss, Pakistan will drown ) where people don't even have the freedom of expression !

So what if Namitha / Shreya or anyone wears what they want to wear in public. If someone doesn't want to see them , let them close their eyes ! Did the voters elect these politicians to argue about these silly things in the assembly ?

Why don't these politicians and the public who support all this drama protest when the same women act semi-nude in movies? A lot of movies with U certificate has these same women dressed the same ways ? Does any politician or public care ! Why now?

I am ashamed that the elected officials waste their time on 'Moral Policing' rather than doing something constructive for the people !

It might sound unbelievable but it is true. The valuable time of Tamil Nadu assembly was spent to discuss on what the likes of Shriya and Namitha should or should not wear in public places. On Monday (Feb 28), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a partner of the ruling alliance, launched an attack against the way the actresses dress in public places and on television.

I am glad that Jo has also written about it today.

BJP endorses Presidential candidate

And finally, word is out from New Delhi that BJP endorses

MITT ROMNEY

for US President

Any guesses why?

( ::::: )

I can't believe this Abuse case !

I've been reading this in a few Indian newspapers today. I have a gut feeling these are a set of lies. If the girl or her parents / friends can prove to me otherwise, I'd definitely apologize.

Now, why do I think these are potential lies ?

This is what has been reported by Ms.Muthumari Bhadrinath:

“He abused me physically, beat me for 15-20 minutes daily. He bit me on my hands. When I requested him to take me to a doctor, he took me there and told the doctor it was a bee bite,” she says.

I have been living in the US for quite a few years now and I know how the law works here.

• The doctors here are trained and even counseled to look for injuries due to physical abuse ( bee-bite vs bite injuries ? Doctors aren't idiots)
  
• The person being abused has to just call 911 for help from the cops. Why didn't she call?
  
• Especially women and children - They get the highest priority for abuse.
• I know a lot of cases where the system has been abused ! Men/women/kids lie about abuse !
  

Something doesn't smell right here. I feel sad for Ms. Muthumari Bhadrinath, her child and her husband who is in the US.

I hope the authorities in India don't rush to any conclusion based on Ms.Muthumari Bhadrinath's complaint.

Cricket's day of shame - Sydney Morning Herald

Photo courtesy: Sydney Morning Herald

Money talks. That's what the article says.

Cricket Australia was anxious to have the charge dropped because it feared its board would be sued for a figure understood to be about $60 million if India quit the tour.

India's broadcast partner, ESPN, owns the lucrative contract to beam cricket from Australia into the subcontinent. If ESPN sued successfully, it could take 10 years to recoup the losses, Cricket Australia told the players.


Whatever happened, nobody knows other than Harbhajan, Symonds and others who were able to listen to them from close proximity.

It's time to move on and put this stupid act behind. If I were Harbhajan, Sreesanth or anyone with high temper I would take this as a wake up call, shut up and play the game.

The Aussies who are known for their sledging must also shut up and not cry later about money and power.

Jan-30-2008 is Mahatma Gandhi's 60th death anniversary.
India/Indians call him the 'Father of the nation'.

Let's remember that he won the British with his 'Ahimsa'.

Adelaide Cricket Test - My Thoughts

• Great work Sehwag ! You proved your critics wrong.

• Wonderful century by Tendulkar to prove that he still has some game left in him.

• Shame on the Indian team Management to ask Pathan to open when they had a specialist opener in form (Dinesh Kartik).

• Dhoni - Just like his counterpart Yuvraj doesn't deserve a place in the test team. He is best playing the shorter version of the game.

• Ponting finally played well and saved his face and grace.

• Harbhajan - Remember, Sehwag bowled better than you at Adelaide !
  

About the Test Series

• I was debating if Australia can be stopped. And that's exactly what India did. Derailed them at Perth and drew Adelaide. That's a commendable effort. Hat off Kumble and Co. for pulling this off.

• It is not good news that Australia won the series. India lost in spite of going with seniors in the team. Heck - What would have been the difference had we lost with an young team?

• I wait for news about retirements from all the seniors in the Indian team. Will it happen? Not in my dreams..not with Indian players !

This series will be long remembered for

India finally halting Australia's winning streak.

Harbhajan vs. Symonds.
Sehwag's great comeback.
Ishant Sharma.

Gilchrist's retirement.
Ponting's struggle against Ishant and Harbhajan.

Steve Bucknor's pathetic umpiring.

Adam Gilchrist retires

Photo courtesy : Sydney Morning Herald

Glen McGrath, Shane Warne and now Adam Gilchrist.

They've shown the world how to retire in style. I was surprisingly shocked to read about Gilli's retirement! He retires from tests and one day cricket after this series against India / Sri Lanka.

What a time to retire - Just after creating a world record.

The ongoing fourth and final Test will be his last appearance in the longer version of the game while he will end his one-day career after the subsequent tri-series.

The stumper, who is currently playing his 96th Test, will finish his career while at the top of the table of the game's leading wicketkeepers by dismissal, having so far taken 414 dismissals (377 caught, 37 stumped), at an incredible 2.178 scalps per innings.

Our ageing Indian cricketers on the other hand, keep saying they want to play until they are chucked out for performance. Not only do they lose their pride but they rob an youngster's chance of playing for the country.

I hope Kumble, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid and Laxman learn a lesson here and retire soon. They might be good as I write this, but they have to quit for the younger generation.

GILLI - We'll miss you Sir.

BSE loses 1408 Points - Whom are we kidding ?

Wow...finally the problems with the US Economy has reached the Indian stock markets. Amazing it might sound, considering the world we are living in today ! ( Indian villages know what toilet paper America uses on a day-to-day basis, thanks to those live TV channels and the Internet).

And yet - All of a sudden, the Indian stock market falls dramatically on the sub-prime meltdown here !

Whom are you guys kidding - I mean you, the big time brokers, FII's. Don't fool the public. You are playing all these games and you want us to believe that finally..I mean finally the world/India is catching up on the bad news in US.

MUMBAI: The contagion effect of U.S. bad loans dealt a big blow to Indian retail investors on Monday as the domestic benchmark stock index, the BSE 30-share Sensex, lost 1408.35 points or 7.41 per cent to close at 17605.35.

This was the largest ever fall in the history of the Indian stock index, which crossed 21,000 points only a few days ago.

The NSE 50-share Nifty lost 496.50 points or 8.70 per cent to close at 5208.80.

ODI Squad for Australia

The team for the ODI's at Australia ( Tri-series - India-Australia-Sri Lanka) has been announced.

I am happy that the selectors went for young players ! Hats off to them.

In my opinion India definitely doesn't need Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly in the one day side. They must play in tests as long as they score runs.

Here is the team:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk)
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh
Virender Sehwag
Dinesh Karthik
Robin Uthappa
Gautam Gambhir
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma
Irfan Pathan
Praveen Kumar
RP Singh
Ishant Sharma
Sreesanth
Harbhajan Singh
Piyush Chawla

Murali Kartik - Please change your name to Murali Kartik Tiwari and you'll be in.

S.Badrinath - Please try S.Badrinath Singh.

I feel sad for Murali and Badri!

Happy..Happy...that AJIT AGARKAR is out !!

வாழ்த்துகள் - என் வாழ்த்துக்கள்

நன்றி - இந்தியா கிளிட்ச்

இந்த திரைப்படத்தை , தமிழ் மொழியில் ...பச்சை தமிழ் மொழியில் விமர்சனம் செய்வதே இந்தப் படத்துக்கு நான் கொடுக்கும் 'மரியாதை' என கருதுகிறேன்.

சத்தியமாக, ஆங்கில கலப்படம் இல்லாத தமிழ்ப் படங்களை பார்த்து, வருஷங்கள் பல ஆச்சு !

வாழ்த்துகள், சதை பற்று இல்லாத, பச்சை தமிழ் திரைப்படம்.

படம் ஓடுமா இல்லையா ? ஓடலாம்!

அறுபது வயது கிழங்களை, இருபது வயது நாயகிகளுடன், ஆட்டம் போட (பாதி நிர்வாணமாக) விட்டு, பணம் சேர்க்கும், தயரிப்பாளர்கள் இடையே இதோ...ஒரு வித்தியாசமான தயாரிப்பாளர்!

இந்தப் படத்தில் நடிக்க சம்மதித்த மாதவன் மற்றும் பாவனாவுக்கு சத்தியமாக ரொம்ப தைரியம் தான்!. கண்டிப்பாக வாழ்த்தவேண்டும்!

இயக்குனர் - சீமான் - உண்மையிலேயே - சிறந்த இயக்குனர் தான் ! வாதமே தேவையில்லை!

ஆகா ஓகோ திரைப்படம் இல்லை ஆனால் இதை தைரியமாக, துணிச்சலாக எடுத்த குழுவுக்காக....'தமிழன்' என்று சொல்லிக்கொள்ளும் ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனும் கண்டிப்பாக பார்க்க வேண்டிய திரைப்படம்.

'வாழ்த்துகள்' குழுவுக்கு என் மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள்

வாழ்க தமிழ்!

Perth Cricket test - My thoughts

Photo courtesy: Cricinfo India

Congratulations team India for winning the Perth test match.

It was a wonderful game of cricket. Again there were a couple of umpiring errors, but in the end, the better team won.

I am very happy for Ishant Sharma. I loved the way he bowled. Like Ian Chappel and team said during the game on TV, a McGrath in the making. By the way, looks like Ishant is a big fan of Glen McGrath ! I think he has a great future ahead and so does India if he continues to be in the team ( without Injuries ).

Going to Adelaide, It is going to be tough for the selectors. They have to drop Jaffer for his performance so far. Harbhajan has to come in too. But...who will be dropped to get Harbhajan ? Who will open the innings with Sehwag? Dravid again? No...No..!!

If I were the selectors: Drop Jaffer and Dhoni. Bring in Dinesh Karthik and Harbhajan ! Let's see.

PS - Its a shame that seniors have to get out injured...to bring young ones into the team. Ishant has to thank god for Zaheer's injury !

Preethi's Drawings

My younger daughter PREETHI wanted to post her drawings and other art forms in a blog.

So, here you go:

Please visit

http://www.preethisdrawings.blogspot.com

Preethi will appreciate your encouragement.

I hope she continues to post, unlike Adhithi, my older one!

TATA NANO CRITICISMS

I've been reading a lot of criticisms and comments in the media the last few days. All about how TATA NANO will clog the roads and cause a Traffic nightmare and add to the pollution levels. They are worried about the safety.

As I laugh at these allegations I have some thoughts:

What if someone comes out with a
1000 Rs. Fridge, A/C
100 Rs. TV ?

Will the media cry about
power cuts, blackouts, green house emissions ?

How safe is the Maruti 800 or its sibling small cars?

TATA NANO - CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations Mr.Ratan Tata for your TATA-NANO.

You've set a new trend.

காலம்

காலம் - என்னை

எங்கோ கொண்டு சென்றது

என்னவோ செய்ய வைத்தது

சாய்ந்தேன் நான் ஒய்ந்தேன்!

ஞாலம் தேடி நான் அடைந்த பயன்கள்

நாளும் என்னை ஆட்டும் போது

பூலோகம் விட்டு

போகலாமோ என்ற எண்ணம்

ஓலம் இட்டு நான் அடைந்த பொருள்கள்

கோலம் மாறி போகும் போது

மேல் லோகம் ஓடிப்

போகலாமோ என்ற எண்ணம்

எப்பா...எப்பா...

FULL TIGHT ம்மா !!

ஆள விடு...ஆள விடு

KLIPSCH - IGROOVE

Santa's visit on Dec-25-2007 cost me a few hundred dollars. The kids got an IPOD Nano and a WII Game.

Dad knew that Santa wouldn't give him anything so he went and bought himself a KLIPSCH IGROOVE for his MP3 Player ( Sansa ) .

Oh Yeah, that's my story. I love the IGROOVE. It costs only a quarter of the BOSE SOUNDDOCK but unlike Bose, it can connect to any MP3 player.

I love the sound quality. It's amazing and fills the room. I am glad I bought the IGROOVE.

If you are in the market for IPOD speakers please check out the IGROOVE. They cost 80$ at Sam's Club.

Nation outraged !!

India , it's citizens are outraged by the incidents that happened in Sydney, they want the team back and the team has laid a set of conditions to continue playing !

Team India’s tour in Down Under has plunged into crisis. Spurred by nationwide anger over umpiring in the Sydney Test and a three-match ban on spinner Harbhajan Singh for allegedly racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, the team says it will not travel to Canberra for the practice match unless ICC fails to meet two demands – Harbhajan is spared and declared innocent of charges of racism and umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson are removed from the series.

My question to the Indian Team: The Nation was outraged at your World Cup defeat. What happened ? You had all kinds of excuses! But now, when it comes to bite you and the Nation supports you, you go with the Nation !...Opportunistic idiots!

Harbhajan Singh - Has been found guilty. The Indian team must obey the decision as it was taken by the ICC. In my opinion it is not right to cancel the tour and walk out from games. And players must learn to shut up and obey the rules, be it Australia, India or any other country. If they don't obey the rules and are found guilty they must accept the punishment !

Sydney Cricket Test - My thoughts

What used to be called 'A Gentleman's game' is no longer valid considering the ways the players behave these days. Add to it the insults of poor umpiring and Cricket has gone to dogs I must say.

Not sure if Ponting and Co. felt ashamed, but if I were Ponting I'd concede defeat. Yeah, that would be apt considering the bad decisions that went in their favor.

The Indian team which cries wolf now ( thanks to losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy) never uttered a word ( did they?) about the decisions that have gone in their favor the last 2 tests !

Bottom Line - These things happen in cricket. Considering the money these days, a cricketer won't worry staying even if he knows he is out plumb!

Let's now go to Perth. If I were the selector I'd drop Yuvraj and Jaffer. Sehwag takes Jaffer's place and they can probably try Irfan, since he is a good all-rounder.

Dear Bhajji - You were a fool to do what you did before the TV cameras. The whole word was watching you when you called Symonds and told something. In fact I watched it too. It only proved that you started it.

No matter what the Aussies did to you ( outside the camera may be ), you must have used your brains and kept quiet in front of the TV cameras ! You didn't and you've paid the price.

Item Girls and Item Numbers

Not sure who coined the word Item Number and Item Girl.
I feel it's very derogatory.

Wiki has a good explanation

The classic meaning of "item number" refers to highly sexualized songs with racy imagery and suggestive lyrics. The "item number" would feature an "item girl" who appeared in the film as a dancer, usually in a bar or nightclub, and was only in the film for the length of that song. It was often frowned upon at that point in time. Today, it is a commonly used term with hardly any negative connotations to it.

I personally don't like words like 'Item Number' and 'Item Girl'.

By the way, why isn't there a word 'Item Boy'.

Are women safe in India ?

I've been reading about the molestation incidents that happened a few days back in India.
Alarming and shameful.

They touched my butt and pinched me. They also began grabbing my cousin sister-in-law. People just watched as my husband tried to protect me," she said.

A little later, the gropers' sights fell on a bunch of girls sitting in three cars. The crowd pressure had forced the vehicles to move slowly. To the girls' horror, a group of leering miscreants poked their faces inside the cars. Hands followed. The girls screamed and tried to roll up the glass but failed. It was a horror they won't forget.

You Tube has a lot of reports if you are interested.

Please look at these points

• Women returning home from BPO murdered
• TV actresses ( not actors ) commit suicide
• Movie actresses ( not actors ) commit suicide
• College girls kidnapped, murdered

How many criminals have been brought to justice?

What does this reveal ?
To me it's the unsafe conditions for women in India even in the 21st century. It is a shame.

Tell me please:

How many of you husbands / brothers / parents of daughters have faith in India's police?
How many of you have faith in India's Judicial system?
How many of you feel it's safe for women in India?

Happy New Year - 2008

BEST WISHES
FOR
A
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
2008

Diet plan for whom?

Joke of the year 2007. Guess for whom this diet plan is for ?

Avoid ice-cream and chocolate as well as fried and spicy stuff
Avoid tea and coffee
Cut back on sugar consumption
Be careful of over consumption as snacks
Do not have dinner later than 9 pm
Lay your hands off biryani
Lay your hands off red meat
Lay your hands off traditional Indian sweets
Lay your hands off butter
Lay your hands off Mayonnaise on sandwiches
Lay your hands off deep fried dishes with visible fat/oil
Lay your hands off creamy sauces
Lay your hands off sodas, unless diet, but 'water is still better'


You have the liberty to have "one free day per week where you can eat whatever you want"

OK - Check it out here and Laugh.

Sahib Indian Restaurant - Murder

Ravinder and Paramjit

( Mercury News )

I've not slept well the last few days after hearing/reading about the shootings at the Sahib Indian Restaurant in Richmond California that left two brothers, Ravinder and Paramjit kalsi dead.

Sahib was one of the restaurants I used to go to for lunch the last few years while I was working at Richmond.

I've always known Ravinder and Paramjit as hard working brothers living their American dream. They were always very kind and smiling.

I remember, during my last visit to India they had requested me to bring some memento from Chennai !

God bless their souls!

Melbourne Cricket Test - My thoughts

Once again, Australia trashes India. I was expecting this to happen considering the composition of the Indian team.

Australians once again proved that test cricket doesn't mean one run per over. India approached that way and failed. It was pathetic to see Dravid struggle.

I was laughing at the miserable fielding of the Indian team and their running between wickets, especially Ganguly and Laxman. Dhoni and Yuvraj - I feel are good one day cricketers Amen.

With mediocre bowling, batting and fielding - this Indian team can't do much outside India.

Not sure why, the body language of the team was pretty bad. The bonding and closeness among players is very superficial I must say. Something is seriously wrong !


This is what will probably happen for Sydney , my guess.

Yuvraj out - Sehwag in ( Dravid goes down the order )
RP Singh out - Pathan in

If I were the selector I'd go one step forward and say ' Dravid out - Dinesh Karthik in'.

Like I always felt

The way India lost yesterday with her top players, what's wrong in losing with a brand new young team ? Let's throw the 30+ year olds out and bring young blood. We'll lose a few games but in the long run it will be good for India.

Vijay Antony - Lifts Rihanna's - Unfaithful

Photo courtesy : Vijay Antony's Website

I like Music director Vijay Antony. He has given us quite a few hits in Tamil. The ones I like are 'Suppose Onna', and 'Nenjan koottil'. There are lots of fans for his 'Dailamo' song.

I was listening to his latest album 'Kadhalil Vizhundhen' this evening. When I played the song 'Unakkena Naan', kids ran to me and said 'Dad this is Rihanna's Unfaithful'. I was surprised.

They played it for me and Voila, it was indeed a direct Tamil remake.

The song is good no doubt but I doubt if Vijay would give the credit to Rihanna.

Here is Rihanna's song

Taare Zameen Par - A must watch movie

Picture from : The official Website

How often do we get our money's worth when we go for a movie? My experience so far has been around 25%.

I watched TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, this evening with my family and I came back very satisfied. All of us liked it.

Simple yet powerful story, wonderful acting by the little boy ( He will get a National award, I'll bet on it ) and Aamir Khan, crisp script and very nice music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy are some of the pluses of the movie along with the Cinematography and other technicals.

We live in a world where children are judged by their grades and not by their creativity. Kids who don't get good grades are branded. This movie is an eye-opener in every way and I wish all parents and teachers see it.

Personally after seeing this movie, my ratings on Aamir Khan have gone sky high. Not many people would dare make such a movie. Aamir's has acted really well. The parents of the child have done a great job as well.

Please don't miss this movie. Must see for all parents and to-be-parents. Masterpiece

Congratulations and Thank you Mr. Aamir Khan for a great movie.

Sourav Ganguly - Proof will be in Australia

Sourav Ganguly's come back has been hailed by everyone. I applaud him too. It's a good comeback indeed.

But, having watched him play the last series in Australia a few years back I feel the real proof of his form lies in the series ahead. I'd like to watch him play Bret Lee and Co. who tore him apart in the last series.

If he plays well and scores, It will be the real proof. Let's wait.

My thoughts on Senior Players

I've always felt that Sachin , Sourav, Dravid and Kumble must retire and give way to youngsters ( even if they are in so called 'Form' ). Well, even if we lose a few games/series with the youngsters so what, we'll groom them for the longer run.

Thanks to these senior citizens in the team youngsters don't get a chance and they fade away. Unfortunately Indian cricketers don't retire ( very few exceptions ).

They'll keep playing until they are thrown out. We have seen it happen all along. We've also seen a lot of youngsters fade away.

I am happy to see Ishant Sharma and Pankaj Singh in the Indian team. I wish them well.

MSG aka AJINOMOTO

What I knew about MSG until today

• MSG Mono Sodium Glutamate
• Flavor enhancer
• Not good for health
• Might cause cancer
• It is also known as Ajinomoto ( Why?)

What I read today in Wall Street Journal

• MSG was first manufactured by the company Ajinomoto in 1909
• It is made through a complex process that involves fermenting corn glucose and other raw materials.
• Today, an estimated 95,000 metric tons of MSG are sold in North America each year, according to Ajinomoto.
• It appears in everything from some McDonald's sausage and chicken meals to supermarket items like Campbell's soup, Doritos chips and Kraft macaroni and cheese.
• In fact, many studies have found that MSG doesn't cause ill effects. "I don't see normal amounts of MSG as posing a risk to the vast majority of people," says Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington food-safety advocacy group.

Blogswara - 4 - Dec-12-2007

BLOGSWARA is back with a bang for their Version-4

Please check out the teasers and spread the word around!

Song: Eri Venal (Malayalam)
Lyrics: Sreeja Balraj
Music: Praveenkrishna G
Singer: Divya S Menon



Song: Kaathirundhen (Tamil)
Lyrics, Music: Vijay S
Singer: Murali Ramanathan, Sindhuja Bhaktavatsalam
Orchestration: Ajit Gopalakrishnan
Rhythm Programming: Bharath Venkatesan
Mixing: Nandu Mahadevan



Song: The Rain (Hindi)
Vocals, Lyrics, Composition: Kamini Natarajan
Lyrics, Composition: Uma Natarajan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming: Andrew Behla
Violin: Deepak Ramapriyan
Supporting Music: Jojo and Dean



Song: Aanakal Ompathu (Malayalam)
Lyrics: Preethy
Music: Joseph Thomas (Jo)
Orchestration: Nishanth Mani
Mixing: Nandu Mahadevan
Singer: Sreekanth



Song: Ithu Varai Enn (Tamil)
Lyrics & vocals: Ramesh Chellamani
Music: Nandu Mahadevan
Guitars: Anup Nandialath



Song: Tu Kahaan (Hindi)
Lyrics: Karthik Chandan
Music: Jay Krishnan
Singer: Shiva



Song: 20:20 (Instrumental)
Composer: Vijay

Show cause Notice to BCCI

Subramaniam Badrinath
Born - August-30-1980

Photo courtesy: REDIFF

I am wondering if someone can file a case against BCCI. Wondering if I can do it sitting here.

The team for Australia has been announced and S.Badrinath isn't in the probables.

The probables for the Australian tour’s Test squad


Anil Kumble
M.S. Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
V.V.S. Laxman
Sourav Ganguly
Wasim Jaffer
Dinesh Karthik
Yuvraj Singh
Gautam Gambhir
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
R.P. Singh
Munaf Patel
Ishant Sharma
V.R.V. Singh
Ranadeb Bose
Irfan Pathan
Pankaj Singh
Murali Kartik
Piyush Chawla
Ajit Agarkar
Parthiv Patel
Akash Chopra

Wonder what the selectors and BCCI have in their minds.

Maybe they are waiting for him to turn 35 so that he can find a place like the grandpas in the team who will never retire unless they are forced to !

Badri - I feel sorry for you

PS - I HOPE HE FINDS A PLACE IN THE ONE DAY SQUAD FOR AUSTRALIA

Hindu Munnani vs Khushboo

Photo courtesy: INDIA GLITZ

Read in 'IndiaGlitz' that Khushboo is in trouble again. Mr.Gurumoorthy a Hindu Munnani activist has lodged a complaint before a civil court alleging that Khushboo was seen sitting with her chappals in front of idols of goddesses Lakshmi, Saraswathy and Parvathy, during Pooja for the 'muhurat' at Chennai on 22 November.

My question to Mr.Gurumoorthy:

Don't we have 1,000,000,000,000,000 other issues that the Hindu Munnani can fight for? Can you please work on those rather than worrying about 'Chappals' ?

Do you remove your chappals or your shoes in a MTC bus just because there is a photo of a God/Goddess in the front near the driver?

IMHO - The Goddesses will be happy if people are pure at heart!
They won't bother about the chappals.

ZINIO - To save trees

Trying to stay 'green' is my focus these days.

Thanks to Al-Gore and Co. and all those images of Global warming around the world, I felt it would be good to do my part and be an example for my kids.

As a part of my 'Stay Green' project , my latest is magazine subscriptions via 'ZINIO'. If I can save some trees , why not!

I enjoy reading magazines on ZINIO. I can play with the font sizes and make them small or big. Best part is the 'Hot link' on magazine articles. I can directly go to the website on clicking, which is wonderful. I also like the Printing, Emailing, Highlighting and Searching options.

ZINIO ROCKS. IF POSSIBLE, GIVE IT A TRY.

GO DIGITAL

SAVE TREES

SAVE THE WORLD !

Munaf Patel - Superman

I couldn't control my laughter when I read this in THE HINDU today.

Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Niranjan Shah said in a press release that medium pacers R. P. Singh and S. Sreesanth were ruled out of the first Test due to injuries. He also said, “the selectors have replaced them with Munaf Patel.”

How can Munal Patel replace Sreesanth and R.P. Singh ? I am clueless ! Can someone help me please? Maybe it's the midlife crisis.

I D I O T S

BANGALORE: The former Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa on Monday charged the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and his sons with resorting to “black magic” to finish him off. “I am facing a threat to my life. I know the places where they did pujas under black magic. I will write to the Home Department on Tuesday complaining against the black magic of Mr. Gowda and his sons. They will be responsible if anything happens to my life,” he said.


Mr. Yeddyurappa - Please remember that Bangalore became the Silicon Valley of India thanks to the brains and not due to Black Magic and all such nonsense !

If black magic works, Can Mr.Deve Gowda eliminate poverty in India? Can he stop Global Warming ? Can he atleast stay awake in public meetings ?

Sunday shame

Photo courtesy: Dinamalar

Egmore Railway Station - Parking lot ( on No Parking areas)

Policing ...Policing...can't life go on without Policing !

Well..who cares !

S H A M E !

சலவை செய்த உள்ளம்

"சலவை செய்த உள்ளம் வேண்டும்"
இறைவனைக் கேட்டேன்.

"அளவைச் சொல் " என்றான் இறைவன்.

" முழுதும் " என்றேன் நான்.

" மடையா - அறிவு எங்கே?
உடையா இது ?
தினம் மாற்ற " ?

"ஐயா" ...என்றேன் நான்.

" நான் கொடுத்ததே சுத்த வெள்ளை இல்லை
இன்றைய உலகில் வெள்ளை வேலை செய்யாது
வெள்ளையை கருப்பாக்கு
உறுப்படுவாய் "

- மறைந்தார் இறைவனார்!

Cheaters

Someone takes the phone interview and someone else reports to work !

Wow !!

Happens even today !!

I thought those days are gone !!

As in those days, most of these cheaters are from ******** !!

Makes me wonder if I am a fool being truthful in my resume !

தமிழ் ரத்தம்

என் உடலில் ஓடுவது தமிழ் ரத்தம். - கருணாநிதி

ஒரிரு வாரங்களுக்கு முன் NDTVயில் ஒரு INTERVIEW பார்த்தேன்.

கனிமொழியும், கருணாநிதியும்...NDTV நிருபருடன்.

ஒரு கேள்விக்கு கருணாநிதி பதில் சொல்லும் பொழுது...சொன்னது...

லோக க்ஷேமத்துக்காக பாலத்தை உடைத்தால் என்ன?

**************

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லோகம்

க்ஷேமம்

தமிழ் வார்த்தைகளா?

For all parents

Wonderful column in Yahoo finance...must read!

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.”