To start a blog is easy; but to maintain one is among the toughest things…
… thus started a mediocre blog. A year and 200 posts later, it still remains that way - more importantly, it remains!
Today is my first blogiversary.
Thanks everyone for tolerating my rants; thanks especially to those who drop in regularly in the […]
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One of the major problems in India’s downfall in the recently concluded one-day series against the West Indies is the absence of a solid opening pair.Sehwag has been very tentative for a long time now. A couple of boundaries and then he holes out. Gautam Gambhir’s inconsistency led to his being dropped from the side. […]
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Last week, it was the photos which did the rounds. Now, a few videos from the shooting of Rajnikanth’s latest movie, Sivaji: The Boss, are out. Someone’s shot a few videos, which show thalaivar and some other dancers practising before a shoot, in Bilbao, Spain.There were a few who felt that the photos could have […]
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In online chatrooms, girls are always at a premium. Sensing this, many boys / men impersonate as girls and have great fun at the expense of some poor unfortunate soul. If you haven’t tried it before, I urge you to do — it is such a joy. Of course, Orkut has changed all that, but […]
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While returning home from work a couple of days ago, I had to endure one of the worst Tamil film songs I have listened to in a long time. I had not listened to it before, so I couldn’t arrive at the movie without googling. And you wouldn’t disagree with me on the point that […]
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When was it last you saw a gangster movie in Tamil? Pattiyal, you say? That was about contract killers. I’m asking you about a gansta’ movie. When was it last that you saw a movie which reached out from the screen and hit you hard in the face?Want to savour both those experiences in a […]
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Thanks to a friend, I stumbled onto Shunya - a site which claims to be “a community site for people interested in contemporary Indian Technology.” Slashdot users will find the layout familiar.
The content is India-centric. For example, today’s front page has articles on whether semiconductor fabrication plants are a wise move, outsourcing, Microsoft’s desi-centric applications […]
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The decline began two years ago, when India’s electorate rejected the claim that the nation was shining. And ever since, the Bharatiya Janata Party has never been taken seriously.Of course, you get to see a few leaders on news channels, and sometimes protesting outside the Parliament, but the party which once trumpeted “Able leader, stable […]
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You might have come across this term while browsing. I tried solving one about a month ago, but left it half-way. But I didn’t know it was such a rage before Kaps wrote about it replacing Sudoku in bookstores.
Wikipedia defines Kakuro or Cross Sums thus:
… is a very common type of logic puzzle that is […]
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Sensex? Senf***ed-up!
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Ok, here’s a bit of trivia, if you like… What connects me to Petr Cech, the Chelsea and Czech Republic goalkeeper?Tough one, eh? I’ll give you another clue… What connects me to Petr Cech and Iker Casillas (Real Madrid and Spain)? And Roger Milla too!
Enough of footie, you say? How about the movies? What do […]
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This is the kind of movie you would want to recommend to anyone asking him / her to drop whatever he / she is doing. Spielberg’s Munich is a modern classic!
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Thankfully, The da Vinci Code has been cleared by the Censor Board after a special screening was held to please the leaders of the Indian Christian community.Rediff.com reports:
After watching the controversial film Da Vinci Code at a special show in New Delhi on Thursday, the Censor Board has cleared the film with an ‘Adult’ certificate.
The […]
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“… la copa ja està aquí!”
deserve… persevere… succeed!
As Simon Barnes, Chief Sports Writer for The Times, described it:
There was no Miracle of Paris, then, just a predictable victory to the predictable victors. But it did not come about in a predictable manner…
Barca! Barca! Barca!
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Take for instance, The Hindu’s decision to waste the first page of yesterday’s edition by displaying a picture of members of the Indian cricket team having a fun time in Caribbean waters. What an utter waste! I’m not saying that there are enough burning issues to occupy that space, but this certainly does not qualify […]
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This morning, Vatsan and I met Santhanagopalan Vasudev for an informal chat at his residence. Lok Paritran’s Chief Advisor and candidate for the Mylapore constituency made many heads turn by finishing an impressive third at the hustings, above many established parties and candidates (BJP, DMDK, Chandralekha, Americai Narayanan, Mukta Srinivasan). And he patiently answered our […]
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Recently I had loaned out money — a considerable sum — to a friend. He sent me a ‘Thank you’ note, which read thus:
Dear Vijay,
I’ve received your money. Thanks a lot for the same. Considering the situation I was in, it proved immensely useful. I will remain eternally indebted to you for the same.
Thanks,
…
What? Eternally […]
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So whom did I vote for in the elections three days ago? The answer is irrelevant really, but at least I had a reason — and most voters don’t have one.
My mom recalls that in 1967, when C.N. Annadurai, fondly known as Arignar Anna, was campaigning, it was his practice to walk past every home […]
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As the counting progresses, it seems evident that the DMK alliance is going to form the next government. However, the guys at Rediff.com, definitely over-enthusiastic I’m sure, are showing a surplus number os seats for the alliance. Check this out!
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I’ve exercised my democratic duty. It’s your turn. Please vote!
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