Archive for March, 2007

Mistaken Identity
Friday, March 30th, 2007

When more than one person stopped me and my colleague at Tesco supermarket and asked us for directions within the shop, we found that weird. One guy even called me authoritatively and asked ‘heyy… Where can I find &**&&*&’ for which I gave a cold stare. It was then I realised that I was wearing [...]

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Press Release
Thursday, March 29th, 2007

I won’t be surprised if there had been a press release like the one below.
என் தலைமையிலான அனைத்திந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் ஆட்சியில் இருந்த பொழுது உலக கோப்பை கிரிக்கெட் போட்டியில் இந்தியா இறுதி சுற்று வரை சென்றது. இப்பொழுது தி.மு.க ஆட்சியில் உலக கோப்பையின் முதல் சுற்றிலேயே இந்தியா வெளியேறி விட்டது. இதற்கு தார்மீக பொறுப்பேற்று கருணாநிதி பதவி விலக வேண்டும். – ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா.

Twenty plus years ago…
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Talking about the schooling days, for some reason we were fascinated by the micro tip pen, which we used to refer as Oosi penaa. It was out of bounds for many of us probably because it was quite expensive compared to the ordinary fountain pens or may be the teachers/parents don’t like it or something. [...]

Stressful Routine
Monday, March 26th, 2007

Life becomes stressful and boring when your daily activities suddenly increases manifold and you hardly have time for anything else. Having worked without a blink for the past few weeks including weekends, mind really longs to get out of the place without the laptop in sight. I have taken a day off from work today [...]

Chappell’s Words
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Normally I don’t post the e-mail forwards in my blog, but couldn’t resist this one. Apologies to those who don’t understand Tamil.
Greg Chappell to Indian Cricket Team:
Appaa pasangalaa ozhungaa vilayaadungadaa!
Bob Woolmer kanavula vandhu, ‘Sani ponam thaniya pogaathu. Neeyum kooda vaa’ nu koopudaraan!

Rediff Messageboards
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

I don’t get the idea behind Rediff’s message boards. Every now and then they open up a message board and our people rush there with all enthusiasm to write crap. One should see those messages to see the level of maturity our people display. Last week when India lost to Bangladesh, Rediff opened one such [...]

Weather
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

One of the totally unpredictable things in UK apart from an English man’s mood is the weather.
After few weeks of relatively nice weather when the mercury hovered around 13 degree C, it has dived back to 4 degrees now. Early yesterday morning, it even snowed a bit, but the sun melted everything away by [...]

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