Snazzy Archives
- 2011
- Oct22After Apple-picking13 comments2105Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)“Christmas Eve 1987 will forever remain etched in my mind. I was four years old. ...”
1 comments - Sep19Urumi“Summary: Technically brilliant, historically inaccurate, well-packaged fantasy tale of a man on a singular mission ...”
1 comments - Aug29Grow old along with me1 comments21Flutist or Flautist?“The word "flautist" entered my vocabulary when I started listening to Sir James Galway several ...”
4 comments19மாயாஜால இசை3 comments14But Ram Guha is wrong!“Writing for Cricinfo, Ramachandra Guha asks of Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri: Why have these two ...”
4 comments08Powerless; clueless“President Obama on the S&P downgrade: "Markets will rise and fall, but this is the United ...”
11 comments06To love, to suffer“Bishwanath Ghosh has a fabulous post on the pain of letting go of one's audio cassette ...”
4 commentsS&P's $2 Trillion Mistake“The funniest reaction to S&P downgrading the US credit rating came from the most likely ...”04The Gentleman“Back when I was in high school, one of my favorite books was my mother's ...” - Jul09Sir Isaac“I read Carl Sagan's Cosmos back when I was 14, back when my dream was ...”
- Mar25Holi“Co-worker: Don't you celebrate Holi? Me: No. Co-worker: I'm surprised you don't. I thought it was a ...”
2 comments - Jan18Aadukalam“To the point: a riveting movie whose screenplay, casting and acting will keep you at the edge of ...”
4 comments - 2010
- Oct17GMail Priority Inbox“Google announced "Priority Inbox" a few weeks ago. Roughly this is how it works. When ...”
5 comments12The new 'elite'“Anne Applebaum writes in The Washington Post about the slow death of meritocracy in American ...”
4 comments11 - Jul1308On hardbacks“Kathleen Parker on the importance of touch: The tactile experience of reading is also crucial to ...”
2 comments02Do the impossible“Excerpt from a Forbes interview with Steven Levy Q: You've watched some characters in your book ...” - May03Customer service“One of the things I am not proud of but still keep doing all the ...”
9 comments - Mar07Weekend“A true story. On the phone with a manager earlier today... Him: "So what plans for the ...”
3 comments04An old joke“Recounted this to a team member today: A programmer has died recently. At his funeral, a ...”
4 comments - Feb18Yashoda“As the epitome of motherly love (vaatsalyam) in Hindu mythology, Yashoda has been immortalized by ...”
1 comments - Jan27Obama - a year on“"A solid B-plus", said President Obama when Oprah Winfrey asked him a few weeks ago ...”
4 comments23Ilaiyaraja can retire“Here's why. Ezhezhu thalaimuraikkum from Goa (2010). Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raja.”
1 comments18Viva Mexico!“At a recent dinner party, I was surveying the menu to find out acceptable options. ...”
22 comments17On the road4 comments06Small world“A co-worker and I had gone out to dinner last night, to a Middle Eastern ...”
14 comments - 2009
- Dec28ஷோலே3 comments26The year in numbers“The Times has an article that captures the biggest sports stories of 2009 in numbers. ...”24Two songs“Listening to one's entire song collection in shuffle mode has many advantages -- for one, ...”
3 comments21In search of a movie“(Much ado about something trivial. The section titles are inspired from The Day of the ...”
29 comments17Vellai Thaamarai“Yet another series of long nights this week, and I had, for some reason, decided ...”
2 comments14Berbatov“Dimitar Berbatov has been a near-tragic failure since he moved to Manchester United from Spurs ...”
3 comments01India, China and outsourcing“I was listening to a Bloomberg News podcast this weekend, and the topic of discussion ...”
2 comments - Nov05Sloppy!1 comments
- Oct15So what?1 comments11Absolutely funny“The title of this video is "Watch This. You will laugh to death." I can ...”
6 comments - Aug22Brilliant!“Went to The Hindu's Friday Review page to check if they had a review of ...”
6 comments11William Kostric“The only trouble with Chris Matthews, who incidentally is my favorite political commentator, is that ...”
9 comments01Thirukkural“"இதனை இதனால் இவன்முடிக்கும் என்றாய்ந்து அதனை அவன்கண் விடல்." - Saint Thiruvalluvar (c. 1st Century CE) Frankly speaking, this ...”
3 comments - Jul27For the first time in weeks, #...“For the first time in weeks, #iranelection is not a top-10 Twitter trending topic. In ...”24Ilaiyaraja“Ilaiyaraja deserves an "Ilaiyaraja Award for Excellence in Background Score" for his work in Naan ...”
9 comments20God bless JUnit!“God bless JUnit! ”19Random“Parthiban Kanavu is one of my favorite movies, and as a consequence (or probably, because) ...”
6 comments13Distractions u can do w/o on a...“Distractions u can do w/o on a busy day: figurin out how to put a ...”
1 comments12There is no such thing as well...“There is no such thing as well planned but poorly executed. Poor execution implies poor ...”
2 comments09Pammal K. Sambandham is one of...“Pammal K. Sambandham is one of Kamal's most underrated movies. It is also probably the ...”
2 comments04"You gotta ask"“Chuck Todd has been filling in for Chris Matthews this past week as moderator of ...” - Jun28Intriguing“Katradhu Thamizh is one of the best Tamil movies of this decade. Unfortunately, most people ...”
25 comments26All welcome...“... Michele Hanson to the Club of Certified Fools. In a column published in The ...”
2 comments20What if...“The election results in Iran were indeed right?”
1 comments19Awesomest!“Malini vs Koundamani. A laugh riot. Gounder is the greatest! Thanks, Shankar.”
9 comments17Iran“Did you see that many people are calling for fresh elections in Iran? I do ...”
4 comments16Random“"வீரம்னா என்ன தெரியுமா? பயம் இல்லாத மாதிரி நடிக்கிறது தான்." ”
2 comments09Milan in crisis“With Carlo Ancelotti moving to Chelsea, Kaka to Madrid, Maldini retiring and Pato (and possibly ...”
6 comments07Pasanga - a "class" movie“Have you watched Pasanga? You really must... even if you have watched it already! Kamal Hassan, ...”
5 comments02Racist? You decide“Here is what Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court said in a ...”
1 comments - May25My very dear Sarah“Wallowing in bed lazily on a Monday afternoon, I started watching a documentary on the ...”
1 comments24Adieu, Paolo1 comments22Kurangu seshtai“ Absolutely funny video of a monkey playing pranks on a couple of tigers. The monkey ...”
2 comments17All is fair“One of the debates over the past few months has been about the use and ...”16Karunanidhi“Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee will be the names bandied about in the ...”
7 comments1411Copying Maps in Java10 comments05A master class“Arsene Wenger had promised a magnificent performance from his side ahead of the second leg ...”
1 comments02El clásico... de la humillación“El clásico, the Real Madrid - Barcelona derby turned out to be a total humiliation ...” - Apr30Economics 101“Q: What is a recession? A: When companies tell employees to bring their own coffee (link) Q: ...”
3 comments29How Barcelona were beaten“Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0 at home tonight in the first leg of their Champions ...”25Murder they wrote“There were many great moments in the Premier League this season. But the one image ...”24Such is life“For many months leading up to November 4 Presidential elections, John McCain's only criticism of ...”
1 comments22Pachelbel: Canon“My music player served up James Galway's rendition of Pachelbel's Canon for the first time ...”20A proud moment“The satellite ISRO launched into space yesterday carries a micro-satellite called ANUSAT, that was designed ...”
4 commentsArundhati Roy“The trouble with people like Arundhati Roy is that they are capable only of being ...”
2 comments1712 Angry Men“1 fabulous movie!”
1 comments13Politics 101“Sir Isaac Newton was also a member of the Parliament of England from 1689 to ...”
5 comments08C h e l s e a“... have made my day wonderful by beating Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield!”05Federico Macheda“It has been four years and four weeks since I last let out a sore-throat-inducing ...” - Mar30Most beautiful“Sundara Kaandam is considered by many as among the most beautiful sections of the Ramayana. ...”
3 comments25Kodiyile Malligapoo“Sometimes, Ilaiyaraja must amaze even himself!”
2 commentsSilence“A most powerful weapon!”
2 comments17Is it just me?“... or did anyone else find the opening line of this PTI news report funny? The ...”
5 comments14United 1 - 4 Liverpool“You might sneer at me when I call the result inconsequential, because I am from ...”
1 comments10Rahman trivia“Friend Vijay Ramachandran has an interesting observation here on the number of songs composed by ...”
6 comments09The Mozart of Madras?“Whichever lesser mortal coined the term "Mozart of Madras" to refer to A.R. Rahman did, ...”
2 commentsRandom“"Pepinot was right all along. Clement Mathieu was fired on a Saturday." P.S.: Les Choristes is ...”08Portuguese names“If you've ever wondered why people of Portuguese origin have more words in their name ...”
4 comments06Links“ CNN Money: Worst is yet to come - In one word, truth. Expanded as "If ...”
2 comments - Feb25Disincentive“In an interesting article in the FT, Nassim Nicholas Taleb points out that while the ...”
4 comments23Many fathers“I haven't watched Slumdog Millionaire yet; I doubt if I will. Because some friends whose tastes ...”
6 comments21Keats“"Heard melodies are sweet; but those unheard are sweeter."”Mean“Some "political commentators" are daring Republican Governors who opposed President Obama's stimulus bill to not ...”20Ron Rosenbaum is a fool“Ron Rosenbaum writes in Slate.com that if "The Reader" wins the Academy Award for the ...”16Patel pics“You know someone is new to the US when his latest Picasa album contains pictures ...”
5 comments11A nice song“Listened to the song "Megam Karukkudhu" from Aanandha Raagam after a long time. A fabulous ...”
3 comments10Internet Explorer 8...“... is Microsoft's best stab at a web browser since IE 4.”09Scolari: another chapter ends at Chelsea“June 2008 seems like not so long ago. Why? Because it is not so long ...”
1 commentsPrimera Liga“A rough measure one can use to compare clubs playing in the same league is ...”
3 comments08Ryan Giggs“Wow, what a magical goal from Giggs against West Ham! Update: The goal from Giggs reminds me ...”
5 comments04The various flavors of Windows 7“So, just like they did with Vista, Microsoft is planning to release multiple versions of ...”02LOL!“http://code.google.com/p/blackgold/issues/detail?id=3 The greatest bug report ever. Haven't laughed like this in ages!” - Jan30Random“Have you tried Gmail offline? It is quite good. What I don't like though is ...”
1 comments24Fabio and Rafael“Did you watch the FA Cup match between Manchester United and Tottenham today? If not, ...”20Barack Obama...“... is now the President of the United States of America. A bumper-sticker I saw on ...”
4 comments13Slumdog Millionaire“ To borrow a phrase from Hillary Clinton, "... and with your support, it's now full ...”
1 comments12Annaiyum Thanthaiyum - Haridas“There are many memorable songs from the 1944 classic, Haridas. One of my favorites from ...”
3 comments10Google's new favicon“The story behind Google's new favicon.”08New Year gift3 comments07Windows 7: Lipstick on a pig?“Steve Ballmer announced today that "techies" could download and test the beta version of Windows ...”
1 commentsThe Kasab affair“The Hindu's website has a dossier of evidence on the Mumbai terror attacks as put ...”Morally bankrupt“While I was shocked at the goings-on at Satyam Computers as reported in the media ...”
4 comments06Apple's new MacBook Wheel“From the Onion News Network. Hilarious! Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard”05Shouting in the datacenter“Interesting video. ”
1 comments - 2008“So far so good!”
- Dec31Happy 2009!“I first started this by writing "May 2009 bring you happiness and joy", and then ...”
2 comments30India and Israel“Three days and 350+ casualties later, it is still hard to find an opinion piece ...”
6 comments25Poo (2008)“With the exception of Kanjeevaram, I think I must have watched all the must-not-be-missed Tamil ...”19Lakshmi Rai dating Dhoni?“First a video clip from Times Now. You know what irks me? It is not that ...”
5 comments2008-09 Champions League draws“Though already a UEFA Cup winner, Jose Mourinho came to be taken seriously across Europe ...”
2 comments18You can't write this!3 comments15We live in a world...“... that celebrates bad behavior.”
6 comments14Ridiculous Facebook apps“Most apps on Facebook belong to the category "Useless". Here's an example. A couple of days ago, ...”
4 comments09Really interesting exercise“!-- Vetti ALERT --! When I was recovering from a ligament reconstruction surgery last year, I ...”
3 comments08BJP loses big!“I'm surprised that the headline on CNN-IBN's website reads "Cong., BJP win and lose, no ...”
3 comments0706Tamil wisdom“There is a saying in Tamil, "போதும் என்ற மனமே பொன் செய்யும் மருந்து", which literally translates ...”
7 comments05Bush: an intelligence problem“President Bush says that he botched the war in Iraq because of poor intelligence. I ...”
4 comments - Nov29Vaaranam Aayiram“A must watch movie. Highly commendable. It is unfortunate that many people who have watched this ...”
3 comments28Terror attacks“Terror attacks bring with them the incurable romantics who eulogize the living while mourning the ...”
1 comments27Terrorism“The most predictable of all the reactions to the standoff in Mumbai, now into its ...”
2 comments25Ram Jethmalani to Sagarika Ghose: "Bullshit!"“You remember Sagarika Ghose, don't you? That newscaster who thinks of herself as an authority, ...”
3 comments24Want to be happy?“According to a new study, happy people do not spend a lot of time watching ...”
4 comments23NYT: India Calling“While it is great to know that Mr. Anand Giridharadas finds his life's calling in ...”
4 comments21Thoughts on Facebook advertising5 comments20Big Three Bailout“While I'm personally opposed to the US Government bailing out the Big Three automakers, I ...”
3 comments19Yuvan's singing8 comments18Fixed width“I just noticed that the three browsers that I use all have two-word names, and ...”13Google Chrome & network effects1 commentsGlobalisation and its discontents“The Hindu reports that Mool Chand Sharma, the Vice-Chairperson of the UGC, speaking at the ...”
3 comments12Rajnikanth to politics?“News from Chennai is that L.K. Advani, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, met with Rajnikanth at ...”
5 commentsGodwin's Law - Indian version“You might have heard about Godwin's Law: "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability ...”
2 comments11Occurred to me at 11:11“"You can buy presents; you can even buy futures. But you cannot buy pasts!"”
2 commentsBirAna brOva (Kalyani)“There are some songs that are older than you are. And when you listen to ...”10Sila Nerangalil (2008)“I kicked into into my manic movie-watching mode this weekend. I had written about my ...”09Two amazing movies“As the 2008 movie Vellithirai (itself a very good movie) opens, a voice-over laments, "Though Tamil ...”
1 comments07Kumbakonam - 23 comments05Obama“It is the morning of November 5. I step out of the house. The buildings are in ...”
1 comments01'Arry! 'Arry! 'Arry!“When Harry Redknapp took over the reins at Tottenham Hotspur from Portsmouth a week ago, ...”
3 comments - Oct31Kumbakonam“The SArangapANi Temple at Kumbakonam (Thiru Kudanthai) ranks high in the hierarchy of Srivaishnava temples. ...”
6 comments20NetBeans turns 10!“If you are a Java developer looking for a powerful IDE that can get you ...”19Suryan FM online“A few months ago, I had posted the links to Suryan FM's live stream. A few ...”
8 commentsSarah Palin on SNL“Finally, the Alaska Governor does appear on Saturday Night Live. Here's the video. ”16Joe "the Plumber"“... is America's Sasikala.”15Palin redefines America's geography“George W. Bush said in an interview once that Nigeria was a continent. And we ...”14"Java down-unga!"“(Warning: Lotsa brackets, like this one.) Back in 2001-02 (ah, the good ol' days), when the ...”
8 comments13On the campaign trail“John McCain reminds me of our actor Ajith Kumar. And Vijay too. In a rally ...”
2 commentsPaul Krugman wins Nobel“Paul Krugman, who writes a bi-weekly column in The Hindu The New York Times, has ...”
2 comments12Bah! Women!“MSNBC has footage of clip that contains the recording of the call Erin McLean made ...”10Finally“Senator John McCain does one right thing finally, telling a woman in one of his ...”
1 commentsChina: a superior economic model?“Yesterday, a friend commented that the economic troubles that the United States is faced with ...”
1 comments08Google Chrome“One of the rules of competitive strategy is that if you own a successful platform, ...”
1 comments06Better Gmail“If you use Gmail and Firefox, you should give the Better Gmail Firefox plugin a ...”05If...“If Sarah Palin were to debate herself, what would you call it? Crammer v/s Crammer.”
2 comments04When Putin rears his head...“... would Sarah-ppalling would tell him, "Look here, Mr. Putin, I don't need to answer ...”03Did you know?“Sarah Palin is an energy expert. Like John McCain invented the Blackberry.”02Wall Street 2.0“The crisis on Wall Street is symptomatic of a larger problem in the United States, ...”
2 commentsJust like you!“Will the McCain campaign stop telling America that Sarah-ppalling is "just like you"? Please! I mean, ...”
2 comments01Katie Couric's email“Does someone know Katie Couric's email address? Or her contact information? Nothing serious, but I was ...”
3 commentsFree Sun Certification exam“Sun Microsystems is planning to introduce an exam for developers who use Netbeans. As is ...” - Sep30Eye-opener“From an 1998 interview with Michael Dell: "... That means we have to stay on top ...”29Sarah-ppalling!“ As someone rightly pointed out, this woman makes George "Dubya" Bush seem like an intellectual.”
3 commentsJohn McCain: a failed leader“John McCain's leadership credentials have taken a huge beating, after the "bailout plan" for which ...”
1 comments25iRan and iRaq“It's all Steve Jobs' fault. Else, why would zero-IQ Sarah (like that Miss Teen USA or ...”Vijay Narayanan for Vice President“I hereby invite Senator John McCain to consider replacing Governor Sarah Palin with me as ...”
1 comments24"The economy is like a bathtub"“Speaking on MSNBC this morning, Warren Buffett was all praise for Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, ...”
1 comments23Is God...“... an interface or an abstract class?”
3 comments22The Ghost Goal“This happened yesterday when Reading took on Watford. ”20If...“... knowledge of the economy, and proven executive experience are the parameters on which the ...”17World of Warcraft“I am not a big-time gamer; mostly, I prefer playing sports (football – of the ...”16McCain and the Blackberry“Back in the day when I was part of a large development team, one of ...”13Sarah Palin“Interesting article from the New York Times on Governor Sarah Palin, titled "Once Hired, Palin ...”
5 commentsRandom“Random gyan from Sherlock Holmes (from A Study in Scarlet): "Good boy," said Holmes, blandly. Why ...”12Enlightenment“Of what use are prayers or rituals, Arjuna, if the mind is impure and unyielding?”
1 comments11The Indian accent“ The Indian accent is the object of ridicule in many situations. But for some situations, ...”
5 comments04John S. McCain?“Sarah Palin, in her speech tonight, referred to John McCain as John S. McCain. The ...”
3 commentsGoogle Chrome“Perhaps the best reaction ever to Google Chrome was (from the comments section of some ...”
1 comments - Aug27The Dark Knight“The Dark Knight is quite good, though I am unsure if its current position (3rd) ...”
6 comments26Sakkarakatti“Alright, can someone explain the meaning of the first line from the song "Marudhaani" (Sakkarakatti)? ...”
12 comments24Kuseludu“Kuselan's failure is a huge victory for Tamil cinema.”
4 comments - Jul27Tirupati“Every flourishing system has a (more) flourishing black market.”
4 comments25Rape“Stupidity can take many forms. This blog, for example. Or a center page article from ...”
4 comments23The "left" decision“When I first came to know of the Communist Party's decision to expel the Lok ...”
4 comments21Madras“... is the greatest city in the world. But isn't that as obvious as stating that ...”
4 comments18Random“Another of those old poems struck me this morning. I think this is from a ...”
1 comments14Poignant“While the time at which the song was played was ironical, the lines are captivating. ...”
8 commentsSaadhu Miranda“... is like Pokkiri, except it is much better, because it is done right.”
2 commentsIrony“It is past midnight. I am trying to catch some sleep, which is, quite uncharacteristically, ...”
1 comments09Brilliant!“"The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly ...”
6 comments07Anjaathey“Anjaathey (2008) is a modern classic! And Mysskin is a great director. Tamil cinema has a ...”
1 comments06What a final!“Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Roger Federer on center court to win the 2008 ...”04Bharat Ratna“(Based on what little I know) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserves a Bharat Ratna, for ...”03Cafebabe“try { writeSunCertifiedJavaProgrammerExam(); } finally { clearExam(); }”
2 comments02Grasso's paycheck“Today's Morning Joe on MSNBC had some of the funniest moments on a TV news ...” - Jun30Kamal, Vaali, Rajni, Vairamuthu...“I am of the opinion that an actor, however much talented he might be, must ...”
12 comments28Dasavathaaram & Vinayaka Chathurthi“Of all the comments that I have come across concerning Dasavathaaram, this one was the ...”
5 comments27When the earth quaked...“It was from a friend's status message on Google Talk ("Chennaiyil oru bhookamba kaalam") that ...”
5 commentsCliched yet funny“Yesterday, as I was heading to work in the morning, I was waiting at the ...”
1 comments26Seth on the Kindle“Ever since I used a Kindle a couple of months ago, I have been meaning ...”21King's English, please“Some people, in fact, most people delight themselves by employing confounding jargon from time to ...”"I don't know."“A story I tell often. There was this old rabbi somewhere in Russia, who would visit ...”
1 commentsMinmini1 comments19To drill or not to drill“Yesterday, President Bush issued a statement that Congress should lift the ban on offshore oil ...”
2 comments17Goldman Sachs...“... is a company sans pareil. (Here's one reason why.)”What Chester makes...“Today I heard someone talk about preserving the history and heritage of towns and cities. ...”
1 comments15Oregon“Oregon has a city called Salem. Just came to know that there is also a ...”
3 comments14Vaazhthugal“Vaazhthugal is the stupidest movie ever made. EVER!”
2 comments10SEPTA“Only in Philadelphia... will the trains run 15 minutes late on a clear, even hot ...”
5 comments060403Bad news for Obama2 commentsSuryan FM live“Suryan FM 93.5 is streaming their Chennai radio programs live online. Just go to their ...”
35 comments01Santosh Subramaniam“Of the four (Tamil) movies that I have watched this year, this is definitely the ...”
7 comments - May29Stupidity“The shocking nature of US foreign policy under George W. Bush has reached a new ...”27Yaaradi Nee Mohini“Watched this movie over the weekend. A few people had recommended this movie, and I ...”
6 comments24Random video2 comments2221Never count them out!“A small, but interesting incident happened during the penalty shoot-out. My friend Eshwar popped up on ...”Bring it on!“Glory, glory, Man United!”20Irony is...“... when you sit in the cafe of a Barnes & Noble bookstore and use ...”
3 commentsThe Final“United to win by two goals to one, what say?”15Grading fun“Grading exam papers is boring and mechanical but funny answers really make it something to ...”
2 comments14Mitt Romney“Mitt Romney's attack line on Barack Obama is that the latter lacks executive experience in ...”
2 comments13Ronaldo & Ronaldinho“When Frank Rijkaard took over the reins at Barcelona, the club was struggling. In Spain, ...”
1 comments11The final day - Full-time update“Manchester United are the champions of England for the second time in a row. Sir ...”
2 comments10Avram Grant“In trying to suggest stupid things with a view to change the rules after the ...”09Kavidhai“From Cho / S.Ve. Shekar's Saadhal IllayEl Kaadhal போட்டியிலே நான் மாட்டிகிட்டா, பொறுக்க முடியுமா கலாட்டா! ஒண்ணும் தோணல நான் ஓடிப்போறேன், தேடாதீங்க, ...”08Clinton's mistakes“Time.com has an article titled The Five Mistakes Clinton Made, that analyzes why the self-obsessed ...”07Making voters vote“As the primaries draw to a close in the US, it is also time to ...”04Fritzl“Cases like this test the faith that I have in my opposition to capital punishment.”(Not so) Super Kings“As feared earlier, the Chennai Super Kings are faring poorly without the Aussies in the ...”
1 comments03Guam“I didn't realize Guam was holding its Democratic primaries today until I came across this ...”
1 commentsRelegation battle 2007-08“While the 2007-08 season has been one of the closest fought in recent years in ...”
2 commentsUser-centric design“When I started using Office 2007 a year ago, I found the transition not difficult, ...”
1 comments02Microsoft Excel“... is the greatest software application ever. Period.”
2 comments - Apr3029IPL, EPL, UCL“The Super Kings beat the Deccan Chargers to extend their run to 4 games! Rock ...”27Chennai Super Kings: Pride of the South“One of the nicest things about the Indian Premier League is that the Chennai team ...”
9 comments26Eight things“Been tagged after a long time. I didn't think folks did this stuff any more. ...”25Not funny1 comments24Wanted: a math tutor“Math tutor required urgently; must be competent in basic arithmetic, especially addition of 7-digit and ...”
3 comments22Random thoughts“1. When in the midst of a group of people discussing about innovation, you find ...”
5 comments21Republican Media Machine“The Republican Media Machine is underway already. Of course, you may wonder when they ever ...”Copying filtered data in Excel 2007“When you apply filters in Excel 2007, and then copy the filtered data from one ...”
20 comments20Calendar blunder“I came to know recently that our Chief Minister has passed a law in the ...”
3 comments18IPL kicks off“After months of anticipation, the Indian Premier League kicked off today with a meek surrender ...”
3 comments17Daily News endorses Obama“Philadelphia Daily News today endorsed Senator Barack Obama for next week's primaries in Pennsylvania. In its ...”14Emile Heskey!“While United are still rejoicing over Owen Hargreaves' free kick, Emile Heskey turns home a ...”
2 comments13A free-kick, frozen in time and space1 commentsA landmark no more...“The Woodlands Drive-in Restaurant just off Mount Road in Chennai is not just another idly-dosa-vada ...”So what?2 comments11Interesting question“A question I encountered in an article I read this past week: Can organizations motivated by ...”
4 comments10Innovation“Is in-house innovation at companies so critical as we are made to believe? My take is ...”
1 comments06Eye-opening quote“"The corporation is not a social experience." - Albert J. Dunlap in "Mean Business"”
3 comments05An old anecdote“This old anecdote popped into my mind this morning: There was this scientist who had been ...”03"Free Pizza"“(or Is it just me?) A couple of days ago, I received an email from an ...”
3 comments0201 - Mar28Politics, in three words“Barack Obama: "Yes, we can!" Hillary Clinton: "Yes, we scam!" (Wow, this is becoming some kind of ...”26IHT: The long defeat“The IHT's David Brooks on why Hillary Clinton insists on protracting the primary season. For nearly ...”25Classroom classics“I remember reading a long time ago an article in "Word Power" titled Classroom Classics. ...”23United“Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, said earlier this week that Javier Mascherano was the new ...”
2 comments21Politics, in four words“Supporters of Hillary Clinton: "Help Hillary make history!" Supporters of Barack Obama: "Help make Hillary history!"”
7 commentsPossibly & Probably“Watched The Pursuit of Happyness over the weekend. An inspiring movie, worth watching once over. ...”
2 comments15Mafia 101“To most people outside Sicily, the word mafia is almost synonymous with the place. So ...”14Vijay Narayanan...“(Warning: Ego post!) ... adds the PMP to his name.”
5 commentsUnited draw Roma again“Last week, I had ended a post looking forward to the Champions League draws by ...”13An irretrievable world“Jug Suraiya writes in The Times of India that it was the criminalization of drugs ...”
17 commentsQuestion“Should an effing $10 million or thereabouts (some say it could easily be $30 million) ...”12Mozhi“Listening to the Mozhi soundtrack after a while. I still am amazed by the movie ...”
1 comments11Political morality“Governor Eliot Spitzer's downfall is not because he was involved in a prostitution ring. The ...”09Pesugiren... Pesugiren...“Of all the many beautiful songs of 2007, this one from Saththam Podaathey is probably ...”Giant-killing weekend“The pain of enduring Portsmouth knock United out of the FA Cup was allayed by ...”
1 comments07The Newton Virus2 commentsGoogle Calendar now syncs with Outlook“This is another piece of great news from Google. Their calendar app, which I have ...”
4 comments06Random“Our problem is that, instead of feeling bad about and working to redeem ourselves, we ...”05Champions League 2007-08“For the second successive year, English teams are meeting with increased success in the UEFA ...”Philly“One thing I observe lately is the increased police presence in subways and train stations ...”04Huckabee“Election night always throws up some excellent speeches and comments. As I write, Mike Huckabee ...”
1 commentsAre you kidding me?“My friend, Arvind's latest Facebook status reads: "Arvind wants to have a six figure salary, ...”
3 commentsNew study: "Blogging is good for you"“TechCrunch has a post referring to a study that has found out that blogging is ...”
4 commentsQuadruple Blue“At this very moment, the word that would most likely describe me is promiscuous. Over ...”
5 comments03Fall“Just as my Equities portfolio was about to get out the red comes a single-day ...”
3 commentsBlonde moment1 comments02Judgment Reserved“Over the past few days, I chanced to watch some of Cho's dramas on Google ...”01Le Chateau de ma Mere“I never thought there would come a day when I would say this. I think ...”
7 comments - Feb29Random“Bus driver, as the shuttle reaches campus: "All cellphones, iPods, umbrellas and gloves found on this ...”
10 comments27Gmail chat goes 'invisible'“A feature addition that has been pending for long is now finally underway. Gmail Chat ...”
3 comments25Quote“Essential wisdom for bloggers: "Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you ...”
2 commentsNeeya Naana“(I have been intending to write about this for quite some time now, but yesterday's ...”
43 comments24The Audacity of Hopelessness“The media is at its best when it does a post-mortem. And beware, they could ...”21Huckabee, miracles etc“(Disclaimer: I am not a terrorist. I am not plotting anything.) Now that Senator John McCain ...”20"Aw... plagiarism!"“If they continue at this rate, you can expect the Clinton campaign to announce tomorrow ...”
3 comments19"Avinga dhaan"“Senator Barack Obama is projected to win the Wisconsin primary. And he is expected to ...”Avram Grant“Avram Grant is one of the stories of the season in English football. Most people expected ...”16Clinical“Manchester United's ripping apart of Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup today ...”
3 commentsPutin v/s Clinton“(via Politico.com) When Hillary Clinton said, way back in New Hampshire, that Vladimir Putin "doesn't have ...”
1 comments1514Marmayogi (1951)“Ever since I came to know that Kamal Hassan's next project is titled Marmayogi, and ...”
6 commentsShocking“The republication this week by some European newspapers of the controversial cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed ...”0908Oh, come on...“China is protesting remarks by the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh that Arunachal Pradesh ...”Reflection“Why is it that often people who accuse others of being selfish do so because ...”
1 comments04SuperBowl“Vendor on the train hawking cheap body odour remover, Monday after SuperBowl... This is no New ...” - Jan31Wolf Blitzer“If I could vote, and if my vote were to go to the person who ...”
1 comments29Whom do you support?“Excerpt from a conversation with a friend... I: So you say you're supporting Mrs. Clinton? He: Yes. ...”
1 comments28Ouch!“Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Obama has rubbed some women the wrong way. One women's group ...”
1 comments27Poem“For the past few days, I have been trying to recall a poem I read ...”
1 comments25Will it help?“The Bush administration is intent on pushing the economic stimulus plan to provide Americans some ...”
2 commentsThe Overlord“Gabby Logan eulogizes Sir Alex Ferguson in this article in The Times, drawing our attention ...”22The Quotable Obama“I must concede that every time there is a debate among the Democrats, Senator Obama ...”
1 comments214000“Yes, that is the sample space. And here is the derivation*. 600000 x 0.5 x (4 ...”
2 commentsAgra (Tamil, 2007)“... is the kind of movie that you should not watch even if someone gave ...”
2 commentsComical...“The Hindu reports that the BJP has downplayed Narendra Modi's visit to Chennai to luncheon ...”
2 comments11Random quote“வகுத்தான் வகுத்த வகையல்லால் கோடி தொகுத்தார்க்கும் துய்த்தல் அரிது Even those who gather together millions will only enjoy them ...”
3 comments05National Review: The Girl Who Sank Hillary“Very interesting article from the National Review Online, detailing the dynamics of a caucus and how one ...”04Hillary Clinton“... looked downcast after her unexpected third-place finish in Iowa last night. Almost as if ...”Why criticising the Rs 1-lakh car is right“Mritiunjoy Mohanty, Assistant Professor at IIM Calcutta, writes in Rediff in an article entitled "Why ...”
6 comments - 2007
- Dec28Lessons from Melbourne“India are chasing 499 for victory. We have two days to get there, to rewrite ...”
6 comments16PHL“Comment from the Metro's Philadelphia edition last week: The Philadelphia International Airport has been voted as ...”
1 commentsArsenal“... look the best team currently, most likely to win the League this year. Of ...”15I demand...“That the movie Malaikkottai be renamed "Kaadhile Poo".”
3 comments14Obama“Barack Obama came up with probably the best comeback line of the 2008 Elections so ...”
2 comments13In a 48-hour period...“1. Vel: Above-average masala flick, evidently designed to please as many sections of the audience ...”
2 comments12Enlightening“நீ பார்த்த பார்வைகள் கனவோடு போகும் நீ சொன்ன வார்த்தைகள் காற்றோடு போகும் ஊர் பார்த்த உண்மைகள் உனக்காக வாழும் உணராமல் போவோர்க்கு உதவாமல் ...”
2 comments10Surya - the next superstar26 comments09Boro“Watching the Boro v/s Arsenal game. Half-time now, and Boro have been pretty impressive. In ...”08Cooking“... especially, simple South Indian vegetarian cooking has to be among the easiest things to ...”
7 comments06"Let my country awake"“CNN IBN reports that the Supreme Court of India has allowed women to ply the ...”
6 comments03Rules of modern political life“Roger Cohen writes an excellent article in the IHT, drawing eight rules of modern, global ...”02Virginity - the curse of Tamil cinema“Today I chanced to watch the movie Azhagiya Thamizhmagan. I was surprised that I found ...”
4 commentsMun Paniyaa...2 comments - Nov22What's his name?“I'm looking for the name of an actor in S.Ve. Shekar's Natakhapriya. He has a ...”
6 comments21A tale of two teams“Suppose a neutral fan had been told at the start of the just-concluded Euro 2008 ...”
1 commentsKollywood trivia“What is the claim to fame of Sundarrao Nadkarni with respect to Tamil cinema? Update: Ok, ...”
3 comments20Amazon.com's Customers Vote“Check out Customers Vote on Amazon.com. You get to vote on 6 products out of 18. ...”
2 comments19Credit crunch in the US“The Hindu has published a long-pending editorial on the ongoing credit crunch in the US ...”18Oram Po - Trailer“Oram Po, starring Arya and Pooja, is slated for release in a couple of weeks. ...”15Charukeshi“... best expresses a mixture of happiness and melancholy. Probably why it towers all other ...”
5 comments131-800-GOOG-411“Check this out. Awesome!”04Question“Will President Bush, Supreme Protector of democracy worldwide, announce an armed invasion of Pakistan, in ...”
5 comments02The future of public transportation“I had the good fortune of attending Temple University's conference on Digital Transformation of Urban ...”
1 comments - Oct31In search of a tagline: DesiPundit“DesiPundit is looking for a new tagline, and is inviting suggestions. The folks are offering ...”The Democratic Debate“Yesterday, Drexel played host to the first Democratic debate in Philadelphia in over 30 years. ...”
4 commentsOutsourcing 3.0“ Adrianne Yamaki, a 32-year-old management consultant in New York, travels constantly and logs 80-hour work ...”30America's most sedentary cities“In this interesting article on Forbes.com is a compilation of America's top 20 sedentary cities. ...”
2 comments2822Music review: Azhagiya Thamizhmagan“The highly anticipated soundtrack of Azhagiya Thamizhmagan (ATM) was released today. Any Vijay movie raises ...”
28 comments19From the "right" wing“Warning: This sounds like a sermon. I read a blog post today which said, "It is ...”
2 comments17I live in a country where...“... the latest debate is about a law that will enable schools to give birth ...”
1 comments16iConfess“I have officially lost my nerd status... for thinking hitherto that Tabula Rasa had something ...”13Please explain“Please can someone explain this line? viNmeengal kan paarkka suriyanum thOnRumO! pugazh maindhan thOnRinAnE It appears in ...”
10 comments12Thuglak on Karunanidhi and Ram Setu“A week or so ago, I received the editorial of the Thuglak magazine from a ...”
23 comments04Suggestions, please“Do you have anything to say to someone who is very seriously considering uninstalling Windows ...”
10 commentsThe Economist on Hillary Clinton“If current trends continue into November 2008, the Clintons will re-enter the White House as ...”02The funniest link in the world4 comments - Sep30Whither media ethics?“In the latest episode of "Asathapovadhu Yaaru?" on Sun TV, a few of the participants ...”
2 comments25Mokkai contd.“How do you tell rice how to handle a pressure cooker situation?”
2 comments22Mokkai“What would Russia have been called if they had chosen laissez faire economics instead of ...”
1 comments20The Mourinho years“Any reaction to Jose Mourinho's departure from Chelsea would be lame if it did not ...”
3 comments19This is Microsoft2 comments17The trouble with...“... the recently announced Formula One Indian Grand Prix of 2010 (New Delhi) is that ...”13Shock and awe“Today I ran into someone who claimed to have had a few years of formal ...”
7 comments12Tell me something about...“This happened in class yesterday. A new person had joined, and he was introducing himself. ...”
2 comments10Question“What do we do when the adoption barrier to a system is the selfsame people ...”
2 comments09Kannadasan...“... is THE lyricist nonpareil.”06Duh!“Why does Amazon.com have to say "Hello Vijay. If you're not Vijay, click here". Well, ...”02The Spite House“Legend has it that when the French complained to their queen Marie Antoinette that they ...”The best, according to Warne“Shane Warne has compiled his list of the top 50 cricketers, for The Times. The ...” - Aug24SUNW is now JAVA!“In what is, in my opinion, a silly move, SUN Microsystems is changing it's NASDAQ ...”
1 comments16Come on, United!“Two games gone, four points behind already, and a title defence in tatters. Hardly have ...”
2 comments13GrandCentral invites“I have a few GrandCentral invites with me. If you're looking for an invite, do ...”
16 comments09Situation song1 comments07Huh!“Will the morons of Bollywood also start a signature campaign for Osama bin Laden?”02On religion“"It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to ...”
3 comments - Jul21Pownce invites“I have a few Pownce invites with me. If you need an invite, do let ...”
3 comments20United's four teams“Soccernet's Norman Hubbard comments on Manchester United's "overpopulated" squad size this season, and ends it ...”16Victory for Dunga...“As Brazil crushed favourites Argentina 3-0 to defend their crown as Copa America champions, the ...”
1 comments10Tour de France“ A lot of countries spend millions of dollars in advertising their potential for tourism. France ...”
2 comments07Lucky star“Excerpts from an interview with Marion Bartoli, minutes after she completed an astounding comeback to ...”
3 comments06Will this improve West Indies cricket?“ A Texan billionaire has pledged $100 million over a period of three years to improve ...”
3 comments03The boss of crap?“ Anuradha SenGupta, Features Editor at CNN-IBN, shares her opinion about enduring the ordeal that is ...”
6 commentsThought for the day“What is the point in rejoicing about retrieving Gandhiji's letter, when we have forgotten his ...”
5 comments02Oh, she can talk, can she?“ Ending days weeks of silence, the UPA's ninth-choice candidate for President, Mrs. Pratibha Patil has ...”
3 comments - Jun27Excellent match“Tim Henman v/s Carlos Moya was top-draw. The unseeded Briton prevailed after five sets, winning ...”24Thierry Henry to Barcelona“ There are things we love talking about, but believe they will never happen. One such ...”
2 comments18தலைவர் for President7 comments - May24Copa nostra!“For the second consecutive season, it wasn't the stars who lit up the final of ...”23Final-ly“The trouble with a final featuring Liverpool is that they will start playing for a penalty ...”
1 comments22Self-promotion and The Hindu“ Did you read The Hindu dated May 21, 2007? It carried a detailed article on ...”
8 comments21Dear Sir Alex:“Why did you ask United to play like Chelsea do? That kind of football is ...”
1 comments18Reading list“My current reading list reads thus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACL_reconstruction http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acl-injury/AC99999 ”
3 comments - Apr10Prelude“What went through his mind before this happened: It was pitch dark and very oppressive under ...”
1 comments04(Silly) Point“ Over here, Vatsan argues that BCCI should break away from the ICC and fix major ...”
1 commentsMilan 2 - Bayern 2“ Somewhere in London last evening, Andriy Shevchenko would have been watching with disbelief as the ...”
1 comments03Futility“You realise how futile, base and even desperate the print and TV media has become ...”02Sivaji soundtrack“The shortest music review for the AVM-Shankar-Rahman-Rajni starrer Sivaji reads thus: "the worst soundtrack for ...”
12 comments - Mar26Money or cricket?“Sorry, Team Bangladesh, for the earlier post. And thank you very much for putting cricket ...”
1 comments24It's okay, boys“ To the Indian cricket team: It's okay. We lost, so what? It's just a game. No ...”
4 commentsHorses for sale“ Okay, as expected, India have lost to Sri Lanka. Of the defeat, the lesser said ...”
3 comments"We were short by 70 runs": Dravid“Despite being bashed handsomely by Habibul Bashar on comments that India were 20 to 30 ...”
1 comments23Civility“With a view to get back home before the start of the game, a couple ...”
7 comments04I love Saturdays!“ My idea of a Super Saturday looks like this: 08:30 AM - Wake up 10:15 AM - ...”
4 comments - Feb27Please Jo, don't go: speaking of Mozhi19 comments25Pachaikili Muthucharam: a family "derailed"“Gautham Menon takes a break from his similar-themed cop flicks and explores the concept of ...”
7 comments24And Vodafone paid these guys $19 billion?“The following letter was sent to an executive working for Hutch South a month ago. ...”
5 commentsWant cash?“Wednesday afternoon, right after lunch, the phone rings... Lady: Mr. Vijay Krishna? Me: Yes. Lady: I'm calling on ...”
2 comments22How to beat Barcelona?2 comments18Review: AapkaVideo.com“ I'm supposed to get paid for writing this review. Despite this, I hope to present ...”
5 comments15Conspiracy theory“ Liverpool are reportedly upbeat in their preparation to face European champions Barcelona next week. Barca ...”12Selection charades“ For all the talk about getting the right combination and infusing young blood, India's squad ...”
1 comments"F***ing disgrace!"“ ... is what Arsene Wenger told Alan Pardew as he couldn't stomach Marlon Harewood's late ...”
4 comments06C'mon ye Reds!“ A friend writes in to ask why I don't write about football these days... Well, it's ...”
2 comments05Itemized billing ;-)6 comments - Jan232006 in review: Songs I liked: 10 - 1“The final instalment of this series... is also the first since I upgraded to Wordpress ...”
14 comments172006 in review: Songs I liked: 20 - 11“There are some songs which I considered for inclusion, but those didn't make my top ...”
16 comments162006 in review: Songs I liked: 30 - 21“Traditionally - tradition being defined as anything carried into the second year - I have ...”
9 comments - 2006
- Dec29Trivial courtesies“ The basic courtesies make sport not only pleasurable but possible. Without courtesies, however lame, however ...”
2 comments28Will and Martin“The Ashes is becoming more and more humiliating for England with every passing day. And ...”
1 comments27Like a Queen...“That Queen Elizabeth would podcast her Christmas message became a popular news story. However, the ...”
2 comments19Music review: Pokkiri14 commentsApple's big gamble4 comments18Iraq and Philippines“The Hindu carries an interesting article (reprinted from The Guardian, UK) by Daniel Whitaker that ...”
7 comments15Champions League draws“Couldn't be better for a United fan, as the Reds draw Lille, probably the easiest ...”
8 comments04Compassion and incompetence“You've surely received this mail previously, haven't you? Many times everyday... Recently, in Bangalore, a young ...”
4 comments - Nov29Prayer“Oh God, at least in my next birth, let me be born to Sunilji and ...”
3 comments24Jana Gana Mana“This is outrageous... but outrageously funny. A kid tries to sing the national anthem, and ...”
11 comments23Welcome back, Sourav!“The word pathetic is inadequate to describe how pathetic India's pathetic batting display was in ...”
11 comments22Living and working in Germany“Going to Germany on business some time soon? There is a whole lot of things ...”
13 comments19Women in power“Hillary Clinton, President of the USA. Segolene Royal, President of France. Belinda Stronach, Prime Minister ...”
8 comments17La Rabona“Wikipedia defines the Rabona thus: "In football, the Rabona is a move in which a ...”
2 comments14The Revenge of the Caller“New Delhi, India, c. 2007 AD -- You are in the midst of a boring ...”
4 commentsNo entrance“The Anandakrishnan Committee's recommendation to scrap the TNPCEE, the common entrance test for admission into ...”
3 comments09Footie quiz“Try this. If you're a football fan, you should be able to get it. Suppose the ...”
2 comments08But I go on forever...2 comments07Over the ether...“வந்த ஜோலி என்னவோ, அதை பாரு பட்டனே”
3 comments01Where is Mr. Collina?“The exalted position of football as the most followed sport across the world is a ...”
4 comments - Oct26"I lose."“The only thing Rahul Dravid did not do today when India took to the field ...”
6 comments17Farewell, Desipundit“Desipundit is closing down, and it's a huge disappointment. Both as a reader and a ...”
8 comments - Sep22More waves in the air“For the past few days, some new radio channel has been testing out the airwaves ...”
9 comments19Trivia time“The fruits of random browsing... try this question. Who wrote the screenplay for the Mani Ratnam ...”
6 comments - Aug31Pluto, my foot!“And our news channels still won't let go of Pluto. A perfect case of yet ...”
2 comments25Vettayadu Vilayadu - déjà vu!34 comments20A suggestion“Recently, ComputerWeekly, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, conducted a poll to find out ...”
2 comments09So long“In order to attend to some personal and professional commitments, I'll take a break from ...”08New kid on the blog“Well, not so new; he's been around for a while. The MLA of Chennai's Mylapore assembly ...”
3 comments06Firefox 2: a preview5 commentsThe Constant Gardener“... hits you where it hurts the most; an important movie; moves slowly, but gracefully; ...”
4 comments05Google Earth and Katrina“ When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast almost a year ago, people across the country ...”
2 comments04What's basic?“Chanced to come across some material on hair care -- no, I didn't go looking ...”
1 comments03Everything there is to know about me“Picking up this tag from Vinayak. Never mind if you spot a few lies in ...”
7 commentsTests of Indian-ness“Received this as an email forward recently. This has been floating around for quite some ...”
2 comments02Strains from a bygone era #27 comments01The divine right?“Peter Roebuck writes in The Hindu that Sachin Tendulkar should be picked in the Indian ...”
5 comments - Jul31And we sent Devdas to the Oscars?“The Hindu reports that President Kalam has stated that he hasn't watched a movie in ...”
9 comments30Profile: Hasan Nasrallah“ This is the man now hailed by Arabs from Syria to Egypt as the new ...”29Not very happy!“India has been ranked 125th in the list of the world's happiest countries. Adrian White, ...”
1 commentsZune in“With its recent announcement about entering the portable MP3 player business with Zune, Microsoft is ...”
2 comments28The old order changeth...2 commentsCheck out the new Google Talk“Google Talk is my favourite IM. Despite being not as feature-rich as its counterparts from ...”
5 comments26Think about this“Just saw a clipping from Imsai Arasan 23-m Pulikesi. A very interesting dialogue. Nasser comes ...”
2 comments24Strains from a bygone era #1“One of the few things that everyone in my house shares a passion for is ...”
20 comments22Two words“Marionette: a man-made puppet manipulated by strings Martinet: a woman who pulls the strings on men”
1 comments21Memories of that age...“Today, a few colleagues were watching the video of an old advertisement. I remember seeing ...”
17 comments19Re: Hello, world“Thank you for visiting! If you're reading this, you are probably already aware that I've ...”
12 comments18Hinduism's newest reformer“Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita (Ch. 4, V. 8 ): paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami ...”
30 comments15The scandal in Serie A“The verdict is out! The four clubs which were implicated in the match-fixing scandal have ...”
1 comments10Those two moments“The World Cup is over. Life returns to normalcy; the Italians return home to a ...”
2 commentsLessons from Lineker“One of my favourite footballers is Gary Lineker. I don't remember watching him much; I ...”
5 comments09This is the night...“In less than 8 hours from now, the final of the FIFA World Cup 2006 ...”
2 comments08The Battle Cry“I was discussing with a friend about how powerful movies can influence viewer thinking. ...”
2 comments05Forza Italia!6 comments04GoPagal tag“Vatsan has tagged me, and this time, you, I and everyone else stand to gain ...”
4 comments02Male-storm and mayhem“One of most shocking news items that the media has been hyping up this past ...”
16 commentsNo more samba“Thierry Henry and France proved too hot for Brazil, as les Bleus put an end ...” - Jun30Time - the great leveler“Two weeks ago, Esteban Cambiasso was the toast of the world, finishing the most perfect ...”
5 comments27Is Brazil divided?“Brazil have beaten Ghana 3-0 to progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. It ...”
1 commentsTwo advertisements7 comments25The "weird" meme“ Tagged by Vinayak. Here are 6 weird things about me: 1. I listen to one song ...”
1 comments23Indian football“Sportolysis hardly needs an introduction. One of India's best sports blogs, it covers a wide ...”
2 comments22In praise of normal woman“ A large number of men, for the most part elderly men, are secretly terrified by ...”
31 comments21Where to draw the line?“Yesterday, Slashdot linked to an interesting article about a teenager and her mother suing MySpace.com, ...”19Marriage musings“Last week, one of my cousins (so close, that he is more a brother than ...”
6 comments18Le problème“Alan has listed the French equivalents of some common footballing terms. The one term he ...”17Tarot gazing“Headlines Today should immediately be conferred with India's silliest news channel award. While every other ...”
4 commentsOh my! Argentinaaaaa“Take a look at this wonderful goal. Esteban Cambiasso scores at the end of a ...”
3 comments16Ronaldo or Crouch?“I have nothing against fat men. I belong to that tribe anyway. But Ronaldo... what ...”
1 comments14Mark, his name2 commentsJohnny Johnny, No Papa“What's wrong with the BJP, I wonder. Why are they wasting their energies on such ...”
3 comments06Next up... Google Spreadsheet“Stop reading for a moment, and click here to sign up for a trial of ...”
2 commentsLet's go on strike, comrade!“The Petroleum Minister has finally increased fuel prices - petrol will be dearer by 4 ...”
2 comments05Jaffer scores 200“Wasim Jaffer has just battled his way to his maiden double hundred, against the West ...”The irony“Practitioners of the medical profession are supposed to take an oath - the Hippocratic Oath ...”
4 comments04How to get more traffic“Marketing guru Seth Godin has compiled a huge list of ways to get more traffic ...”03All for a movie!“This week, a movie festival was organised at my company. Originally, 2 Tamil movies, 2 ...”
8 commentsKalaignar turns 83“You may not agree with him; you may not like his views on many issues; ...”
3 comments02The Flying Spaghetti Monster“Till yesterday, error messages in Technorati used to be, "We're sorry. There is a huge ...”
2 comments01Desipundit gets a makeover2 commentsNo Vinci Code!“This is absolutely ridiculous. The Tamil Nadu State Government has decided to suspend the release ...”
11 comments - May31One year on...20 commentsBring in the experts“One of the major problems in India's downfall in the recently concluded one-day series against ...”
1 comments30Videos from Sivaji3 commentsWant to make friendship?“In online chatrooms, girls are always at a premium. Sensing this, many boys / men ...”
7 comments28Does Trisha have a male voice?“While returning home from work a couple of days ago, I had to endure one ...”
7 comments27Pudhupettai: powerful, ruthless, spectacular“When was it last you saw a gangster movie in Tamil? Pattiyal, you say? That ...”
27 comments24Shunya - India's slashdot?7 comments23Where is the BJP?“The decline began two years ago, when India's electorate rejected the claim that the nation ...”
3 comments22Kakuro \10 commentsCan you bear this?1 comments20Trivial matters“Ok, here's a bit of trivia, if you like... What connects me to Petr Cech, ...”
16 comments19Spielberg's Munich“This is the kind of movie you would want to recommend to anyone asking him ...”
5 comments18Fiction friction“Thankfully, The da Vinci Code has been cleared by the Censor Board after a special ...”
10 comments"Sí, sí, sí..."14 comments16Random thoughts“Take for instance, The Hindu's decision to waste the first page of yesterday's edition by ...”
5 comments14In conversation: Santhanagopalan Vasudev“This morning, Vatsan and I met Santhanagopalan Vasudev for an informal chat at his residence. ...”
36 comments12'Thank you' note“Recently I had loaned out money -- a considerable sum -- to a friend. He ...”
9 comments11My vote“So whom did I vote for in the elections three days ago? The answer is ...”
5 commentsElection fun5 comments08I've voted. Have you?“I've exercised my democratic duty. It's your turn. Please vote!”
3 comments07Chennai-Delhi distance, boon or bane?“CNN-IBN's Battle for Tamil Nadu was probably the best election show by a "northern" news ...”
2 comments05Blogging with the pundits5 comments04Question on Mani Ratnam's movies“A friend asked me this thoughtful question over lunch today: "Barring Kannathil Muthamittaal, is there ...”
14 comments02The Girlfriend Maintenance Allowance“(a fictitious glance at burning election issues in future elections) Chennai, c. 2011 AD - In ...”
19 comments01The $1 salary!“No, there is no billion or million after the 1; and no, this is no ...”
1 commentsWhat is home?“As part of the BBC's ongoing series on Europe, Simon Davis visited the beautiful French ...”
1 comments - Apr29No Roon for World Cup?“Manchester United and England star striker Wayne Rooney had to be stretchered off the ground, ...”
3 comments28One man show“This past weekend, Ilaiyaraja and Lakshman Sruthi joined hands to bring One Man Show - ...”
4 comments27English football's annus mirabilis?“The Champions League semifinals ended as expected, with the teams which scored in the first ...”
2 comments26In praise of "internalization"5 commentsHow Oh Pale Mehta Got Plagued?“The controversy over the plagiarism allegations levelled against Kaavya Viswanathan (of How Opal Mehta Got ...”
6 comments2524Superhit "Thingal"1 comments23Hindi football commentary on ESPNStar“For the last few months, ESPNStar has been getting on my nerves by including Hindi ...”
12 comments22Farewell, Big Al1 comments20When he moved us to tears...18 comments19AC Milan 0 - 1 Barcelona8 comments17A rare moment...9 comments11We came in peace...“This Sunday, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2 - 0. The win was much more comprehensive ...”
1 comments05Not surprisingly...5 comments01 - Mar29How they stack up?“ The seat-sharing arrangement of the two major fronts is out. And it makes interesting reading, ...”27Chennai joins the Metroblogging bandwagon“Till yesterday, I didn't know what Metroblogging meant. Well, I don't claim much knowledge even ...”
2 comments23A hero and a martyr3 commentsStunt awards 2006“Is there an award for the best stunts performed in public life?If yes, then I ...”
1 commentsCatch-22“Q: Describe a catch-22 situation that you were in... A: Once, I was in Ayanavaram (a ...”
4 comments22Hasta la "Vista"?“Microsoft has announced that it is going to delay the launch of the will-it-ever-come Windows ...”17His last bow?“Rajnikanth's decision to stay away from the political theatre this time around is probably his ...”
7 comments13Saving the game“South Africa beat Australia and all that. A Himalayan achievement, no doubt. Yesterday's match was ...”
10 comments12"Who's the man?"1 commentsDial 'em for murder1 comments10Microsoft backs Firefox“If you ask me what the best feature in Internet Explorer 7 is, I wouldn't ...”
5 comments0807The big ticket“I'm trying to conceptualise a TV ad. It starts like this. First a long shot of ...”
4 comments06CRASH!“CRASH wins the Oscar for the Best Picture this year. That is a surprise - ...”
3 comments05Tvam jeeva sharadām shatam“The following appeared in the Obituary section of The Hindu today. RESPECTUL HOMAGE: Mrs. Kalyana Sundari (93) ...”
2 comments04Deconstructing Washington's "wows"“In a February 15 article on Rediff.com - Narayana Murthy wows Washington elite - Aziz ...”
4 commentsS for Shameless“Rediff.com reports that the Vaiko-led MDMK in Tamil Nadu has severed ties with the DMK ...”
5 comments - Feb26Much ado about...“Budget 2006 is just two days away. And news channels are falling over each other ...”
4 comments22Awaiting Mr. 10000“As of this writing, VKpedia has received 9996 hits (of which a good number should ...”
10 comments08Spoonerism5 comments06Help and grow rich“"Some are born wealthy. Some achieve wealth. And some have wealth thrust upon them." I should consider myself ...”
11 comments05That elusive Oscar“Since last Friday, Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai has started a new series called "Pure Cinema". ...”
3 comments01Can you feel it?“Just back from a dinner hosted by a colleague. This happened over dessert... I was telling ...”
3 comments - Jan31Just Samachar“Friend, philosopher, and fellow-blogger, Thejovardhana Kote, has come up with a news aggregation website, which ...”
7 commentsThe sacred lily tank1 comments30Remembering Him...1 comments29My Mother's Castle5 comments01Welcoming 20065 comments - 2005
- Dec31Year in Review: Top 5 TV ads6 comments30Year in Review: Top Movies & other lists“My top 5 Tamil movie picks (of the ones I have seen) of the year... 5. ...”
2 comments29Year in Review: Top 10 songs“My top 10 for the year... 10. Raa Raa, movie: CHANDRAMUKHI - When I first saw ...”
3 comments28Year in Review: Countdown 20 - 11“After I posted the earlier list, I received some feedback, and it was that I ...”
4 comments27Year in Review: Countdown 30 - 21“I intend to list out my top 30 favorite Tamil songs of the year. The ...”
1 comments26Two days, two movies“Watched two movies over a weekend packed with work. King Kong I had to choose between this ...”
5 comments20How is it!!!5 comments19Feasting on the dead“In his bestselling book, The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell points out how some mannerisms exhibited ...”
6 comments16Bengalooru-ed“Call it linguistic jingoism, chauvinism etc... this is a bad move. I'm reminded of a ...”
11 comments14Kaatrinile varum geetham...1 comments13At your dis-service“Seen at the Chennai International Airport two nights ago... For any inconvenience, please contact the Airport ...”
3 comments11Remembering Bharati9 commentsAaru - boru“A cousin who saw Aaru on the day night of its release called it a ...”
2 comments10Ice, ice, baby!“Miss Iceland Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir has won the Miss World 2005 crown, at Sanya in ...”
1 commentsWorld Cup draws“The World Cup is less than six months away, and the final draws are out. ...”
3 comments06My first date, with mom!“Yesterday, my cousin went on his first date. Not surprising, though he is 27. The ...”
10 comments04My daddy strongest!“ When the history of Tamil cinema is written, and when people have to address the ...”
8 comments03See, I told you“Another game of cricket in Chennai. Another rainy day. Another day lost. Something's definitely wrong ...”
2 comments01What's in a name?5 comments - Nov30Let's go hunting4 comments29Rajnikanth "LE CHEF"“After thrilling audiences in the Far East, Rajnikanth's next destination is Europe - but not ...”Pawar shift“Mr. Sharad Pawar has won the election for the post of President of the BCCI. ...”
3 comments28Shame on you, Kolkata4 comments27Stop Explore-ing1 comments25If winter comes...“4, 2, 6, 123, 1, 9, 93, 67, 2, 11, 19, 39, 2, 2 and ...”
8 comments24Another Microsoft bug“Just when the fame of the = rand (200, 99) bug in Microsoft Word reached ...”
4 commentsDesigner chips“After quite a lot of negative publicity, Anna University is in the news for a ...”
4 comments23Surprisingly or not?“For more than a month now, State Bank of India has been running ad campaigns ...”
3 comments22The Chepauk curse“The Chepauk stadium is considered (not just by people from Chennai) as one of the ...”
3 comments21Mr. FrowNEL“Andre Nel, the South African quickie, should easily qualify as one of the most non-sporting ...”
4 comments1918Look how they fleece you!“Today, there was an Airtel ad in the papers promising all existing and new subscribers ...”
4 comments17First look: Microsoft Office 12“New design, new interfaces and extreme user-friendliness. This is what Office 12 aims at. Softpedia ...”
1 commentsWho will it be?“Trivia time. What connects J.K. Rowling, Steve Jobs, Bono, Pope Benedict XVI, Mother Nature and ...”
1 comments16Weah played, and Weah lost“Former Chelsea and AC Milan star George Weah has been defeated in the Liberian Presidential ...”11Any takers?3 comments05Double up!“I just installed the new Google Web Accelerator, a tool that prefetches links from web ...”01Happy Deepavali“I wish everyone a very happy Deepavali. May the festival of lights bring peace, joy ...”
4 commentsSivakasi - a damp squib“Vijay's movies can be classified into three categories: "no good", "absolutely stupid" or "both the ...”
11 comments - Oct31Mahendra "King" Dhoni3 comments28A day in Cherrapunji“Is this Chennai? A city which rejoices if there is cloud cover for 40 minutes ...”
5 comments27Saratchandra, on rainy days“Prior to India's independence, Kolkata (Calcutta) should have been India's most forward-looking city. Intellectual affluence, ...”
2 commentsWhat better news?“If there is any better news than Chennai being lashed by cyclones Rakkayi, Kamatchi and ...”
4 comments25The next blockbuster2 comments24A message for Mr. Murthy3 comments20I can resist everything except temptation!1 comments18What ails United?“Without saying as much, Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded the 2005-06 Premiership to Chelsea. The ...”
8 comments15IIPM's statement?“PressTalk has published a statement which, they claim, has been doing the rounds for the ...”
3 commentsSun TV clarifies“For an article I had posted about Tamil Murasu, I had received multiple spam comments, ...”
8 comments14All the right moves2 comments13NDTV breaks its silence“NDTV correspondent Alaphia Zoyab had mentioned in her blog that NDTV would carry the story ...”
7 commentsThe Express carries it, finally!“The Indian Express (Mumbai Edition) has carried an article on the current blogstorm. It is ...”
5 comments11Spare Wikipedia, please!“Ravikiran has issued a call to the blogging community to write "the facts" about IIPM ...”
9 comments10Thank you, Mr. Chaudhuri!“It seems to me that in the affair concerning IIPM and us bloggers, we have ...”
9 comments08The Firm v/s Gaurav Sabnis“ A few months ago, three hundred students sacrificed admits to Ivy League b-schools like Harvard, ...”
8 comments07Donuts for you!“Haven't you discovered Orkut yet? The Google-affiliated online community that aims to "connect people ...”
3 comments06Tag 23“However my music listening is kinda strange. Why that line? Because I've been tagged by Tarun. ...”
2 comments03Udit, stop it!“Indians, in particular, Tamilians are known for their hospitality. The way we adapt with other ...”
11 commentsEven if you are God...“Yesterday, my uncle and I took a drive as far as Tiruninravur, a small temple ...”
2 comments01It's here - the $100 PC“Surely I must be joking. But you better trust me, because this one's from MIT. ...”
3 commentsPark be thy name4 comments - Sep29Ghajini opens well“Suriya is the kind of actor whose versatility makes you wonder what he is upto ...”
6 comments28Splogged by Sun TV8 comments27And Sourav is an honourable man“Dear Greg,There are certain times when I feel really disappointed. I can feel it because ...”
4 comments25The Leakingate Scandal7 comments24Why we needn't fear China!“There is so much talk about the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and how China is running ...”
4 comments19Instant Yahoo!2 comments18First look: Tamil Murasu“When Sun TV and Suriyan FM deluge you with teaser ads, you know they are ...”
13 commentsCaptain audacious“To call him audacious is one of the most charitable acts I've done in recent ...”
1 comments16Project teams and girls“My friend, Selva, has posted a set of laws that govern the staffing of project ...”
1 comments15Captain Courageous2 comments132 JEE or not 2 JEE?“Tonight, I made a big decision. I'm going to take the JEE, and go to ...”
1 commentsThe week that was3 comments10Quiberon... a poem“I wrote a poem in French this evening!!! Not in some cozy atmosphere, in which ...”
7 comments05There's something about Morrie3 comments - Aug28Notes of a Nomad - IV“ Monday, August 22, 2005: The last day of the trip actually never began, because it was ...”
4 comments25Notes of a Nomad - III2 comments24Notes of a Nomad - II“Sunday, August 21, 2005: I have the habit of sinking into a sound sleep, but this ...”
1 comments23Notes of a Nomad - I“Saturday, August 20, 2005: 07:55 - Left home for Chennai Central 08:30 - Reached Chennai Central. Train ...”
5 comments20Off to Bhubaneswar...“I am going on an all expenses paid semi-official trip to Bhubaneswar. Will get back ...”
1 comments19Some raksha, some bandhan2 comments16A prayer for Clarke“The current Ashes series doesn't cease to amaze. Another brilliant performance from both the teams, ...”
1 comments10Thank God, we lost“Watching India "surrender meekly" to Sri Lanka last night made me think if we were ...”
2 comments03Spirit?? What spirit?“A casual perusal of news channels and newspapers over the past couple of days would ...”
7 comments02It's raining bulls and bulls2 comments - Jul31C O N C E N T R A T E !“ A couple of days ago, while returning home from work (in the company bus), I ...”
4 comments29The King of the 'ring'“A week ago, India's only other superstar, Rajnikanth's latest movie Chandramukhi crossed 100 days in ...”
7 comments28Atta VISTA!3 comments27Mumbai under siege“Chennai is one of those few wonderful Indian cities where it never rains at all. ...”
4 comments24When the Chairman replied...“ It seems that the story of an inspired young man was floating around cyberspace. Because ...”
7 comments23Random citings“The wait is over! This week, a gaping Tamil populace found out the colour of ...”
3 comments21Misplaced creativity1 comments16How to review it?“I had actually decided to post a review entitled "Why I don't like Ilaiyaraja's Thiruvasagam?". ...”
15 comments15How the Swift was designed6 comments14ccccccchiiii...“ A couple of days ago, there was an interview on NDTV Profit featuring some intellectual ...”
6 comments12And now theNet.mobi“Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (shortened as ICANN, so as to ...”
3 comments10Yahoo! I'm a Crorepati“I've tried to collect some random thoughts after writing the previous post. I had assumed that ...”
8 comments08Yahoo fe-Mail“These days, Yahoo! Mail users from India have a great new reason to keep coming ...”
5 comments07The Road to Blindness?“London is in the news again. The old city, which only yesterday had won the ...”
1 comments06Down to earth“This afternoon, I took some real time off the work and checked out what is ...”
1 comments05We men are such losers!“ I was speaking to a college junior last night. Life in the final year of ...”
5 comments01Hail the new chief!!!“Yesterday, as I was on my way to work, I observed that the roads were ...”
2 comments - Jun30Some kinda rich2 comments29The God of Small Things“ Yesterday, we had a team meeting - a kick-off meeting for a really crucial release ...”
1 comments26Why I won't move to MSN Spaces“Let me start by stating some facts and opinions. Microsoft is a phenomenon. I use ...”
8 commentsA brief history of Google“Joe Anderson is essaying a history of Google right from its days as a fledgling. ...”
2 comments25Those who can, do; those who can't, teach!3 comments24Who is Maheeva Kammat?“Just like everyone else, I'm a music freak. On the road, at home, at work, ...”
17 comments23Jack Kilby (1923 - 2005)“A friend mourns the demise of one of the most important inventors of all time.”21The delightful art of doing nothing“I received a simple two-line forwarded mail yesterday. In olden days, if people wanted to become ...”
3 commentsWho cares about little Johnny?“This past weekend, some of my project members went to Vishakapatnam to attend the marriage ...”
1 comments18Review: ANNIYAN“There is an old anecdote (possibly even apocryphal) about how a woman proposed to George ...”
11 comments1715Dude, where's my shirt? (or why I should check email more often)“Right out of the blue, Sun Microsystems decided to send me a mail today announcing ...”
3 comments14Logging your blogspace“At the time of writing this piece, the number of hits my blog has received ...”
2 comments13Meet "Arbit" Choudhury4 comments12On a 'jar'ring note“jarring Pronunciation: 'jär-i 1 : having a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect 2 : packing compiled Java ...”
5 comments11Of palm trees and project life cycles“A couple of days ago, my project mates and I had a rather hilarious discussion ...”
3 comments05Shell-shocked“Some months ago, the Government of India allowed the retailing of petrol by private players, ...”
6 comments0403Winners never quit...“Today, Karthik Guruswamy of ECE Class of 2004 (KG for short, and always that way) ...”
1 comments02Smoke-screened“Yesterday the Indian government, specifically the Union Health Minister, has mooted a legislation to ban ...”01Deep Throat“Though the Watergate scandal happened a decade before I was born, it will be considered ...”Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin“I thought of writing a short article on the French "Non" vote for the European ...”Cognizant does a Lara“Newspapers in Chennai do not report about the placement in colleges. The Hindu, for example, ...”
1 comments - May31Hello, world“ To start a blog is easy; but to maintain one is among the toughest things ...”
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