Diwali

I have been to my home town after a month for Diwali. This is Different Diwali for me,
Upto my Knowledge this is my first Diwali with out crackers, and I spent Less than 1 hr infront of TV. The only pgm that i watched during the days is Vijay TV's "Eppadi Thorkin Eppadi vellum".
This year I didn't buy crackers becoz of some rituals and customs, But form next year I will not buy crackers.
When I was a kid when i ask for crackers my father and grand father used to say Don't burn money (Kaasa Karriakkatha), Namma sambathikka arrambicha appuram than nammaku puriuthu.

Choose the best answer

Who appoints supreme Court Judges?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) DMK chief M.Karunanidhi.


When Supreme court of India has already given the Verdict that conducting Bandh is an anti national event, then how come Madras High Court didn't object the Bandh organized by the ruling party. What's happening in the TN Judiciary system.
I'm sure that the person(s) who have filed the case against the Bandh in Madras High Court would have surely referred the supreme courts verdict during their hearings, so the judges cannot deny that they don't know abt the supreme court judgment.
When such incident happens In a state where the literacy rate is higher than the national average, then how the ppls will have faith in Judiciary system.

btw, Congrats V.Anand for regaining the World Chess Champion title

What's Happening

Yesterday some Indian communist leader has said,collaborate with China for generating Power. I don't know what's wrong with Indian communist Party. Are they talking with sense?. If India does something like that, then that will be best example for "சொந்தத ேசலவில் சூனியம்"

Second Incident, Some Central govt agencies has said in the supreme court that there is no historical proof for the existence of Lord Ram or Ramsethu. I doubt at Census report claims that India has 80+ crore of people following Hindu religion

MTC goes hightech. MTC has accquired AC volvo buses to operate in chennai. In our college days we used to say some phrase, the same applies here.

சுல்தான ேசாத்துக்கு சிங்கி அடிக்கிறார்
குதிரைக்கு Goldspot ேகக்குதா. The person who gave this idea should travel in 59 or 159 during the peak hours ( 7.30 Am to 10.30 AM). MTC buses are to serve the middle class and Lower class people, Instead of Introducing new Volvo Buses, maintain the existing fleets properly. If all the buses are Utilized properly most of the problems will be solved.

The X factor

What satisfies man. Earlier i worked for a start up company. When I look at my friends who work for big companies I used to think that, when we join in such companies all our worries will be over and we can live happily.
Now I'm working for one of the India's biggest IT company. When I ask the same question Am I satisfied?, the answer is No. I'm working in a big project, have a big brand name. But still I miss some thing. I don't Know what I'm looking for. But some thing is driving me towards some thing.
It may sound crazy, but this is the fact. Do all the people have this problem?

Will Lotus Notes Survive

Ed Brill and Alalepofsky in their blogs continuously praise Lotus Notes 8 and created a impression on me that Lotus Notes is having a gr8 future.
But I believe in the real market condition is against Lotus Notes. One of World's biggest Financial institution with operation over 75 countries is migrating their applications to Share Point form Lotus Notes. I think this is a big blow for lotus notes. I think its the right time for me to change the technology or I need to have knowledge in some other technology so that i can survive.
I'm bit confused on what to learn.

Some Questions?

1. Few months back, some Hindu union stromed in a college ,they manhandled the professor & thrashed the student there,for alleged obscene paintings. Communist and DK peoples raised their voices against it.
When now Taslima Nasrin is attaked, Why they are keeping silent?

2. My second question, Why communist in West Bengal banned Taslima Nasrin's Book, when they say they are secular?

3.My Third Question, I believe that, Tamil literature society is more open and any one can write about any thing, but still why Taslima Nasrin's books are not translated in Tamil (When i searched in the net, I can find that her books are translated in many south Indian languages but not in Tamil)

4. The UP state govt plans to introduce reservation in pvt sector to. The reservation will be in 3 categories, SC/ST, OBC and Financially backward OC's.
Here is my Question, How the govt will find the Financially backward OC's and do they get a separate caste certificate?

5. Will Tata's TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) plant will come to Tuticorin or not?

Anybuddy please answer my questions.

Any one please answer me,

Life in Bangalore

At last, I have shifted to Bangalore. After 7 Years in Chennai, my life took a turn, moving out Tamil Nadu. Initially i had of small fear of how to survive in Bangalore with out knowing Hindi or Kannada. But to my surprise most of the people knows Tamil or understood Tamil.
The main thing that i miss in Bangalore are the hot sun, marina and Eliot's beach, Masal vadai, tea kadai.
In Chennai most of the streets have tea shops, But here there is no dedicated tea shops. Instead tea and coffes are in small grocery shops. When i was searching for accommodation, some of my friends said that get the "AdMag" news paper, where you can find listings. I searched in Marthahali area for almost 1 hour i couldnt find any shop selling news paper.
The only thing that worries me now is I'm becoming lazy here. Waking up 9 .00 am in the morning, bathing at 12.00 pm, Having the break feast and lunch(full south indian meals - thanks t0 Hotel Gowri shanker) at 1.30, having a tea at 5.00, a small snacks at(just 2 punjabi samosa and a masaldosa) 7.00 and dinner at 10.00.
I'm not doing enough work for what I'm eating i believe a couple kilos would be increased in my weight during the last 10 days.
So finally i preparing my self to stay in Bangalore for the next 18 months.

Is The Hindu an Anti Tamil News paper

When 100's Tamil's are forcefully evacuated from Colombo, The Hindu didn't give importance to that news, but when the SL PM asks apology it published the news in first page.
You can even check this on their website itself. Here are the link
Todays Edition SL PM asking apology: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2007/06/11/
June 8 - http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2007/06/08/
June 9 -http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2007/06/09/
I'm thinking of stop buying Hindu here after.

Photos taken with my Phone

Morning Sun

What this dog is doing

During Pongal Pooja

Pudukulam - An Evening view

Beehive at Pudukkottai Collector office

Movie Review - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

Jack sparrow is back, but not as expected. Here is the overall story, How Jack sparrow overcomes Davy Jones and how William Turner rescues his father. The Hero of this part is not Jack Sparrow or Willam Turner but its Elizabeth. Elizabeth becomes a pirate lord (!) and commands a ship.
The movie is toooooooooooooooo long.
If you have some sorry too much time to kill, then you can watch this movie.