வாரணம் ஆயிரம்

A Déjà vu, initially difficult to accept it as a good movie, ugliest looking simran, fit Surya(father surya), a new fresh looking(Bengali failure) heroine, wide hip bone second heroine(Kuthu Ramya) , no logic in story still ..... still good fantasy, like to associate ourself with protagonist.

Good Music, Videography, Acting, Dope scenes, Anjalai song, and nicest lyrics are my favorite next to colourful portrayal of first love and US Campus scenes. May be I would like to watch one more time If it continues running in Mumbai for one more week.

Ananth Eswar

Ananth, Salem Ananth, easy to notice his presence where ever he is, if u not still he will, that s the way it happened my first time meeting with him in my first day at SRM, asked about my admission to Crescent and Maya, a preppy look damsel, who also took part in admission process (written test and GD) later not joined, Ananth too attended on same still I am pondering how I missed his presence. When ever I am in some critical task, now It’s happening in daily routines too, accustomed to forgetting the surrounding world easily forgetting the road traveled, people around, music heard, movies seen, posters landmarks everything, contrary to my way the stark contrast I noticed about Ananth is his memory and inquisitive mind, eye on small matters like movie background dancers, flying dress and underwear colour of a foreigner in mount road while riding fast in a bike for a movie to childhood friends even what happened fifteen years back in school to yesterday evening a new face (read girl) walked on the colony park thirty past nine in pink tops with black jean, hmmm memory matters but not to this extend. About sirs academic excellence, kind of Mr. Cool the moment exam arrives sir will feel totally uncomfortable because of the antics and dramas of other inmates particularly Malai and Mani, due to this artistic skill for small things if I write a exam for twenty pages sir will do sixty five, note-that days exams were introspected by us by the number of pages written.

Sir and his mobiles were inseparable; kind of Karna’s Kavasa Kundalam God only knows who is on the other end, as long as mobiles were ringing or beeping it is the indication that Ananth is around, later I realised why people are keep on calling him, matter is simple, Sir is a great story teller (for everybody) and a family counselor (only for woman) result every body want to have his tidbits for the day or pour there trivial scuts. The busiest friend among many I had, I have.

The same Ananth is now here in Mumbai jobless, I am not talking about money earning Work; that is plenty, jobless means ….. Close friends know very well.

கடமையை செய் பலனை எதிர் பார்

"கடமையை செய் பலனை எதிர் பார்", தலைவரின் புதிய மந்திரம், ரஜனி's interview- trying time to fight with laughter challenge program, answers some how better than kuselan interview, audience myself and ananth evening sun TV program. Nice to watch sweaty kanth saheb answering fans questions with nervousness and his trademark dry humour, fan's are losing there hair over rajini confusious's confusions. end of the show I asked ananth what he is trying to say 'hmmm he want to become a politician' and 'reading all the books related to political science' vow my view is he may be waiting for Babaji's views in his dream or some mallu astrologers prophecies. Finally he made his fans happy by informing he will give dharshan and interact openly yearly once!!!. Thalaiva politics requires visiting jail, losing marriage halls, joining hand with common man, speaking with clarity, travelling all over tamilnadu not Himalaya finally spending money for thirsty hungry party man unlike ரசிகர் மன்றம் where fans will take care every thing from donating blood to spending money on posters and cut outs.

Better try acting in more and more commercial movies atleast fans wishes will be fulfilled, your coffer too will be full.

Pavlonian Dog

Day before yesterday 18/10/2008
SK: Vijay, Sh is in Bangkok,
Vijay hmm, the night was over at early morning 2.30
Yesterday 19/10/08 night 10.30 Indian time
Sh SMS: Hi Vijay I am in Bangkok
Vijay: Vow Fine enjoy
Sh SMS: I been to our hideout
Vijay:Meet our friends, Keep some energy for tomorrow.
It took two hours to sleep after that series of messages.
Some sweet memories of travels and happiness are very difficult to forget. In our life we do meet lots of people and creating lots of sweet and painful memories, n that sh occupied a good amount of fine moments, Pondering over it, just bringing back some nostalgic Moments...

Now new company new place, new people... waiting like a pavlonian Dog. Though getting the opportunity to go to this places easily, heart is not supporting similar kind of fun easily with new group of people.

Blood Diamond

English films are usually action and thrillers, which is difficult to watch even for few minutes - experience based on childhood day roadside morning show movie posters and TV movies of Bruce lee and Jackie chan. This perception still continues bcos of the kind of prime time movies telecasted by HBO and STAR MOVIES.

Sometimes we are destined to get different kind of experience which may blown up our idiotic perceptions, at the age of 18 first time I realized while watching Titanic that they too can make movies with emotion- not sexual and relationship based stories, after that again I drifted back to my shell, many of the flight movies also not opposed to any my perception, ‘The water horse’ is the last flight time movie I watched as there was no any other option (consider dud Hindi movies and cartoon shows are the other option).

A few days back I happened to stare at a ‘Blood diamond’ in HBO then continued watching, Protagonist Hounsou-Best acting with perfect body language of a slave, and a faithful dad, husband, De caprio with his Huh, huh hard breathe slang, little bit funnier and street smart character portrayal, a good looking Jennifer, many rape and F words censored by film board, making it a tad difficult to understand the conversations, still the movie is a gem, one of the best emotional family drama movie I have seen. “Dia, You are from the proud Mende tribe, ..” the dialogue from father to his young son with Gun in hand targeting Decaprio and Hounsou one of the best screen moments.

Rarely a movie makes you think, ‘civil war, rebel forces, diamond mines, journos, lots of emotions, family values, innocent people, blood, cruel punishments’, this is one is of that rare kind.

Dasavadharam

One more frustration from Kamal.
I think Kamal reads lot of Indira Sowndarrajan Tamil novels, the twist and turns become unbelivable comedy(Tragety), poor graphics, worst music. Where is KS Ravikumar?
Kamal occupied every corner of the screen that is the big drawback, people want good entertainment for the money and time, not his make up expeiments at our Paisa.

Earlier Dhanu now Poor chap Oscar Ravichandran.

Alert:If the movie latter dubbed in Hindi and at all released It will become big flop of the year. Here People are accustomed to enjoy the movies like Munna bhai series, Rang de basanti and Dhoom series.

ஜன்னலுக்கு வெளியே- பாங்காக்

From Hotel Ambassador, In Photo Shreejesh


In SwaranaBoomi-Bangkok Airport

We the people

India might be the super power in another two decades, wow wonderful!!!, we will be having the world largest population of young educated people who can work and earn maximum and economy will become world second largest, that too fine.

Everything fine for me from the above lines except some dubious distinction which we are going to achieve parrallely like world largest womanizers, rapists, child molesters, country of smarts (cheaters) due to our value system and what we are preaching to the young minds today, like don’t drink, don’t smoke but who will teach about the importance of Individual discipline-The trait of being well behaved while in a group and as a individual alone and while with strangers.

The painful result of our past preaching is the largest number of cloaked smokers, drinkers who are more in our country than any other part of the world and raising population of woman molesters and rapists.

Few days back I was chatting with a college going young man about summer vacation and about visiting Goa, the discussion drifted to Scarlette murder and rape, he equated her with a sex bomb (media effect)? And further added that what she got is the punishment for her dope and drinking habits. I questioned about the rapist and foul play played by administers, he simply replied ,”why she was going to wrong places in the wrong time” and further added Its India not UK then one more addition ‘her mother married five times have more than seven children’.

The way we are giving respect to a woman because of our so called value system is either they can’t walk alone after sun set or they can’t travel alone for a small distances. A woman who is living alone and trying to stand on her own is still considered largely as a easy catch and seen with we can try once attitude, Now my question who is wrong Scarlett for her drinking and doping interest or the rapist who raped and murdered her on a opportunistic moment, what is wrong dope (the bad habit) or rape (the bad behavior) which one is bigger crime, a habit which may affect a individual or a manners which may affect others.

The media (the latest moral police) too have to feel shameful for their portrayal of scarlette and her mother Fiona as glamour doll and villains/ enemies to our land value system and further strengthening the age old moral and no discipline value system for the dubious distinctions which are awaiting for us in near future.

God please save us.

Shantaram's Mumbai

It's quiet fun to read through foreigners view on India, Either Gregory roberts description of Mumbai in Shantaram or Holy Cow-Delhi, both were written by Australians, one is Ex BBC, and another is a convicted criminal, escaped from Victoria Jail!!!.


Shantaram is bit in line on the common men's view on Bombay with lot of street truths, which still not changed, while I was reading It's very difficult to put the book down, wondering about the Slum poverty and Discipline, The story is narrated with such a passion and affection that Greogory robberts must have enjoyed each and every moment of his stay in India that is evidence from his repeated visits to Mumbai and Its slums along with famous celebrities like Madonna, J Depp.
If I like some writing or Movies It's my habit to read it or see it later again and again, Shantaram is one more addition to that list.

Success Mantra - Quotes from Winners

In a day when u don’t come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path.
Swami Vivekanandha

Three Sentences for getting success

Know more than other
Work more than other
Expect less than other
William Shakesphere

If you win you need not explain… but if you lose you should not be there to explain.
Adolph Hitler

Don’t compare anyone with yourself, If you do so you are insulting yourself
Allen strike

I will not say I failed 1000 times, I will say that I discovered there are thousand ways that can cause failure
Thomas Edison

Be Mine Dear

Be Mine, Dear
Be Mine, Dear
Me won’t let you shed a tear.

Me the warrior
Me the warrior
Fighting for a good career

So never make me get any arrear.

Thought of getting you a “Teddy-Bear”,
But no money here.

Never ever fear
That your pop will put a barrier.

Bring back my cheer
Telling me I’m U’r dear.

Or get me a “knock Out” Beer.

Anymore, If you don’t wanna hear
Better pass this to a dame who is near.
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Don’t pinch my heart
U will feel the ‘Pain’.

It was wriiten during 1999 during my First year-MBA in SRM, written under the title 'Flirt' Dedicated to a beauty called Kinera but I remember never shown it to her.

This Flirting was done by a MCA Guy called Satish, He was totally creative but Allergic to compu topics, Who used to fall in love at first sight with any number of girls, In pursuit of materialistic life all the friendlier connections were lost but the sweet memories of Dormitory life of SRM still exist in a corner of the heart.

Louvre-France

On a sunny saturday morning, It was quiet a surprise to see lot of crowd outside a museum, they were all waiting to go inside louvre, Plenty of Indians too. It's a fun how we ended up in Louvre, a friend of mine lost himself in paris while he was trying to reach our hotel in the early morning, dont know where to go, or where he is, called us for help, Casually we told him "walk a bit, find some prominant place so that we can catch you", he called again and told I think I am in front of a beautiful palace, lot of crowd, we, 'ask some body what is it', vijay it's a museum.

Till we were reaching there he not at all realised that he was standing in front of a world famous destination, yeah morning started in Beautiful, Historical Louvre.

Germans-Arrogant Creatures

Beautiful Praha

"Praha" people calling her with a pride, for us it's Prague, a city of unusual beauty, a architect's dream destination, full of beautiful buidings, structures with soul, a wonderful place for nightlife.

I never seen a live ramp show before I was coming to Prague but on a eventful nite in front of Wenceslas Square, there was AR Rahman's Dil se on air, a bit surprising too, how a chaiya, chaiyan here!, Wow there is a ramp show with beautiful models tip toeing under the scorching lights, visitors enjoying the night, the cat walk, the music with cheer, music does it have borders, Rahman Rocks where ever he (His music) goes, Salaam Boss.

My first night experience was little different, the night we reached praha central station we were welcomed by queens outside the station, the first shop I have seen outside station is sex service and toy shop, We were just enquiring how to reach our hotel, the reply came I will take you there from some beauties!!! very next day morning at 7 am few youngsters with beer in there hand were enjoying there morning fun in the middle of the road, Czech republic per capita consumption of beer is highest in the world, Skin and lot of drinks I thought of Bangkok, hell it is different, It's Praha with lot of History and it's a civilised society.

Sweet Sandviken- Sweden

The moment we entered Stockholm- Sweden airport at noon, I felt there may be a curfew? A huge airport compared to Indian airports, but no where people on sight, outside the airport inside the city also the same, I just enquired about it to my companion who is a regular here, Sweden is a big country with only 5 million population!!! My mind was imaging about mumbai scenario "WoW surely I am going to face lot of surprises".

We travelled to a small town may be a village called Sandviken, only a 25000 popuated "clean air" place, the entire locale was looking like Ooty garden, what a lovelier life no.. Its not a lovelier it's healthier lazy life, cool climate temp around 5 to 10 Deg C, morning starts at 8.30 and the day ends at evening 6.30, all the shops were closed by 6.30 but day light was present still 8.30 evening.

Surprise 1 no children in visible sight reason they are all in day care center
Surprise 2 No gender difference everybody goes to work (Its a surprise bcos I am a Indian)
Surprise 3 We went to a manufacturing plant there was no security gate, not enough population for theft, gate crashing...
Surprise 4 Even you become a vice president of a company but u can not afford to hire a personal car driver

People are working on day time sincerely, ending the day probably in a pub, going to bed very early compared to my standard bed time of mid nite 12.

Initially I felt our Indian lives are cursed, later realised our life is more eventful than a European.

Airdeccan-Manisha-Shock

Hi, Yes may I help you (with a smile)!
I came in Air deccan Chennai -Mumbai, my trolley bag lock is broken, things are shuffled, shot back immedite reply with alert any valuables lost? Luckily apart from clothes nothing kept inside (A hand luggage of lap top, digital camera and Ipod got escaped).Ok sir I will book a oral complaint Mr Vijayakumar (Serious tone), Air line people will contact you later. What is the meaning of Oral complaint? Sir you have not lost anything (Good reply).

What is your name? Manisha, if u want to complain still pls meet duty manager, I cant give any written acknowledement for your complaint. Ms Manisha what is your surname your approach is very suspicious are you Manisha show me your ID card, shown something in Marathi, show me the backside so that I can read (May be printed in English), Sir you can not touch me I will call airport security (My first encounter with Sick uglier women like this, felt nauseasting).later she slipped away without any proper reply.

(Walked near her) Where is your duty manager? He is in Departure gate, call him here, Mr Gaurav Can not come here sir , Pls go to departure gate. Any other responsible person available here to attend? for any help pls go to departure gate sir.

was walking towards departure gate, still My mind was wandering about what to complain either about broken lock or irresponsible employee or both. Sir I am the incharge of baggage handling Give me your complaint in writing, If any valuable lost what whould have happened, I enquired politely while I was doing the application, simple reply "we are not responsible if you kept any valuables inside your luggage" More shocks about Manisha now I understood madam's initial question and purpose. This is the acknowledgement for your complaint, air line people will contact you sir.

It happened a week back, till today no response.

I cursed myself for travelling with a good looking luggage case.

Dreaming Optimist

We are still running to catch a window Seat.
We don’t know What Time the carrier may depart,
What time we may reach destination.
Air pockets compensate road bumpies.
People accustomed to eat and drink even at 2.30 am.
On board divided couple and crying child on show.
Sweaty take offs.
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Announcement: Good morning Gentle man, This is XX and Blaw Blaws, This is to inform you that Our flight is in Queue position 18, and will depart a 40 min delay, as it is under ATC control, we cant do anything we have to bear this, have a good journey ha, ha, ha (Frustrated smile or Sarcastic) !!!

Announcement: Good Evening (at night 10.30) Gentle man, This is YY and Blaw Blaws, This is to inform you that as we are not getting clearance from ATC due to heavy traffic, as we have single run way they have to accommodate outgoing flights too, we are travelling towards nasik for a short span, you can see that in the tele screen and we will reach Mumbai in another 35 min, as it is under ATC control, we cant do anything Please bear with us , have a good journey. How to have a good journey while flying in low altitude with all the bumpy ride.

The above condition is persisting permanently for a long while, I don’t know when I had last time a morning or evening flight landed or departed on time, but no any solution on sight. We need an aviation ministry? It’s a Babu’s method of showing How to waste money, fuel, pass the time and finally how to damage the growing economy.

Once I was travelling in Indian flight to Delhi, I felt very happy the way grandma’s (Hostess) served the veg break fast with total care (No NV available, I was sitting with in first three rows), little bit broken hand rest on a side and no hand rest on window side, Lot of leg room, no need to disturb the co-passenger, flight was on time as usual dreaming that now onwards I have to travel by Indian though the perception that Indian is always late but only later I realised that due to poor occupancy they changed few rows of business class in to economy class without rearranging the seats. One time lucky!

I remember two year back the best service I used to get from Air sahara with
I am quiet happy the middle class become the high flyer on low cost airlines with Indian discipline, May be new airport in Thane or Kayan will solve this probably by year 2020; I am an Indian middle class Dreaming Optimist.

Rajini The Boss

As usual Rajini's Sivaji ruling the screens not only in Tamilnadu but all over the world where ever screened, Its running second houseful week in Mumbai, Its good for the Producer, Director, hero, heroine but what about the regular movie buffs, fans.

Unable to control my frustration and anger while thinking about Movie Sivaji, shankar, Shreya. Movie making is a creative process, Director has to shoulder the movie along with the others but in sivaji Its reverse Hero Is shouldering entire responsibility of making it successful single handedly by his persona, result read the first 3 lines again.

Due to the presence of so many industry heavy weights like Rajini, Raguwaran, AVM Banner, AR Rahman, KV Ananth, Sujatha, and Shankar there is no coordination between scenes, the crew felt what ever they make will work but it's not true, during the first half people along with there howling exasperation trying to figure out something out of nothing from the story line, Luckily Sujatha Name got escaped, Initial shreya scenes are nothing but cinema romance people should be careful while watching this with there family, may be we can tag it as adult only nothing sexual but for the mental agony it creates, a kind of dry death creativity of Shankar.

Movie simply running on the Rajini Face value and as usual great music of ARR till the end without any twist or turns. There is a request to Rajini earlier with Baba suresh krishna frustrated us now it's the turn of shankar, why can't u try with some new directors who belive in healthier storyline than make up and buig budget

People be aware of Shankars dried up creativity, some more movie from him may come soon on the same line of Protagonist fighting against corruption with
Heavy budjet for make up, costumes, settings. Music by ARR, Dialogue by Sujatha, Some great cinematographers, technicians but without any proper story.

Goa - Beach, Boose and Beauty

Last three days, I had been to Goa and stayed at the calm and crowdless sinquerim beach Marquis beach resort, The place famous for the serene beauty of beach and the architectural marvel churches, India's most favorite tourist spot was under scorching heat - 'May effect' with dry days due to Local body elections.

Inscription In the Church Basilica of Bom Jesus Goa


Basilica of Bom Jesus Goa Outside view

Understand yourself

Goa Beach

My Friends Suresh, Sachin, Nagesh, Bharat and Me- Face not in Picture, in Blue Tee!

In the backdrop of my Resort I found this Trapped Lonely Soul

Climate is very Hot but the scenary in the Resort made us felt just opposite

Secret of happiness

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for task equal to your power. Pray for power equal to your tasks.

Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle.

Every day you shall wonder at yourself at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God.

Not in doing what you like but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness.

James M. Barrie