Sunday, November 22, 2009
Bottom Heart Desires
Now start! ready to go!
- Need to go to Maldives and live there for a week or 10 days (It should be a lonely stay)
- I like to learn and play the music instrument Veena
- To meet the great giant Ilayaraja [to get blessings on one of my birthday]
- Habitat different Bonsai trees
- To hug n kiss a dolphin [:D]
- To have a aroma bath with a wonderful spa!
- Need to be in a full moony night on Mamallapuram beach or Taaj Mahal
- Roam, sing alone, run and shout around a green meadow (any hill station) for long time (it should be a blue sky on that day)
- To slap someone hard and unexpectedly (definitely it should be a known person: D. I wish it should be San, cos atleast I need to see him angry!)
- Need to go for a photo safari around Chennai and capture the wonderful beauties around the place (After people will come to know about the real beauty of Chennai)
- I love walking aside when a flock of doves flying
- To take a snap with Aishwarya Rai (whatever her age would be as on day)
- To cook n serve special dishes to my friends!
- I didn’t watch the eclipses or universe in Telescope. Need to do!
- To take Madurai Giggarthanda & Dindigul Thalappa kattu Biriyani (Even when I go to Maduari, I didn’t get a chance :()
- To gift my Mom a small place in her native place! (It’s Thirukovilur)
- To be in Kashmir, and play with ice bergs! (I think Kashmir is now under terror, or Switzerland ok): D
- Need to go for an Annual day celebration to my school in native. A get-together with my classmates!
- To smell sandal in the raw sandal wood trees.
- To take photographs in a tulip garden!
- I need to take classes for KGs in my old age!
- To make a trip to Japan [This got to came in my mind, after I saw “Japanil Kalyana raman in my school days] :D
That is all, as of now! and I will keep this list updated, when ever the time fullfills my dreams :D
Monday, November 16, 2009
Clouds Retreat
We started by 8.30 PM, I guess. Jai got to look slim, Mak too. Subbu with his same old elegant smile! His smile often remembers a child’s chuckle. After initial inquiries, they had their dinner with softy Appams that I got for them! I’m totally tired after a big struggle. A bit we discussed about our office goings, hikes, project moves. After, Yes lights off! And a nice shock, with a brand new authentic Tamil film, Guess! “Mayandi Kudumbathar”. Oops, but ok! No way to escape! Many blinking eyes, pasted on the television, convinced themselves. It’s not so bad, but a good village family drama. Mostly I’m not used to bus & travel sleeps, I simply hate it. I used to watch out the windows and enjoy the mild breeze n distant twinkles. I missed my window seat, as subbu occupied it:( ! Mak got caught hold with Jai’s stories, I’m not sure, and how many are mokkais (lol Jai). Even I got a mild treatment, from subbu’s light snoring! (Sorry Subbu:)) But it doesn’t disturb me, I was listening few music in my mobile (Chan, but he’s not a good chase for you). I still remember the night at house boat, Allepey, at when me n mak missed our sleep out of Chan’s big snores.
After few hard flashes, few tolls, few halts, it gradually reached dindigul. I missed to tell another passenger with us, it’s that big rain :) It’s approximately 5-6 morning, we are ready to elevate on the slopes, the air on the moisture, notified us, we are climbing the heights. Completely chill, I enjoyed the day break with the mesmerizing scenes, the mixture of clouds & trees in the long horizons. I asked Subbu to shift the seat and I tried to capture a few in my mobile through the windows. These hours are totally enjoyable, as we got the pure oxygen and after few hairpin bends, we reached the dreamland.
We landed near to our stay place, its Hilltop, a nice residence. The person in reception, invited with an unwanted English lectures, even we seemed to be Tamils. Our room is totally comfortable, especially an LCD television, it remembered me the last night movie. Huuuu! Now Kee’s entrance, he too reached Kodai from B’lore, with a scoop of ice creams. Chill place, chill climate, chill scoops (Adanga mattranunga). Here, I need to say about this guy, Kee, He’s a dynamic laugh maker, key for guffaws, gone crazy all the time. On his presence, 100% fun is guaranteed. Kee gave us a performance with towel, but a bit :), as we ran out of time. Our first day and first plan is to get ready for a walk around the lake. Everybody got ready. It’s time for a hot tea. Jai was explaining about his marriage process, Kee’s counter comments, gave us stomach pains. After a quick photo sessions, started from the room.
The climate was so cool, but not rainy. I’m very new to Kodai, and I really enjoyed each place. I’m totally excited when seeing the places, at its best. Our journey started from the lake view. Our walk, filled with capturing the beautiful view points. Mak & I was on that process. Others discussed about a different stories. Kodai was peaceful and less with people, as we were on off-season. It helped us a lot in enjoying the things with silence. Now the fun-filled skating, shoes with wheelers. Mak & Kee were key players. I just got it, but stagnant aside. I’m mostly not used to the risky sports. I captured few videos and one small boy with his father was rocking the show. Mak got too many hits & fall down mostly. We missed Kee’s fall. Its drizzled outside, when we ended the fun. There we had a big photo shoot with tea & snacks. Our walk continued for a while. Finally we reached the Coaker’s walk, where it got rainy. We purchased the eucalyptus oil, there the keeper, burnt our hanky’s (He struggled to prove his product’s purity). When we entered the coaker’s path, I must say, the scene was breath taking for me, as there were nothing to say there, as full of the view is completely hidden by clouds. It seemed to be the end of the world. That was also enjoyable. But people, we can see the whole madurai, palani & near by cities, from here. This statement, made me bit an upset. That’s ok! We are totally tired and reached the Coffee day, that’s Subbu’s treat, I hope! Yes! We ordered different items there. But it’s not up to the mark, we expected. Mak claimed about the quality to the shop keepers (Vadivel dialogue, ‘Ivlo kovakarana iruppanu theriyama pochee’ :O) Now its time to settle for a rest, so we marched only to our room.
It got us 4-5 Pm, I hope. Again ordered for Tea and after few hours, we ordered for food, and that’s the time, when the hotel people, got a quick watch about the 107 & 109 (our room numbers :D) Especially Kee’s non-stop accomplishments on the dishes, bit shocked them. The dishes are really good with fine taste. We saw the classic comedy movie, “Ullathai Allitha”. Here we had some chats, I didn’t remember the topics. I gone for a sleep by 10 PM, that’s all I know and I woke up by 6 AM morning. This is because of the continuous walk we had the before day. It might be some 4-5 hours of walking! Huuu!
Now this day plan is for a thrilling lake, for which we got some special permission, Kurinji temple (especially for me, as I wished to see.) and few get outs. So we arranged for a cab. The climate is totally foggy with heavy rains. The fog is heavy, like throwing white powder from the sky. It looked like the view, when we open the freezer in the refrigerator (Ennama think panran ya :D), but that’s true :D. We wished to have a walk on the fog, after a hot Tea. Yes! We had and it’s a wonderful experience.
(Ithukku mela mudiyala…. Ippove kanna katudhu……… I will continue sometime later :D)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Get on your deathbed
Recently, I had a chance to read a good book “100 Ways to Motivate Yourself: Change Your Life Forever” by Steve Chandler. There he says lot many ways to motivate ourselves and lessons of life. "Get on your deathbed",this is the first way and interesting one, which he explains with an instance. Have a look! I've underlined some interesting lines.
“A number of years ago when I was working with psychotherapist Devers Branden, she put me through her "deathbed" exercise.
I was asked to clearly imagine myself lying on my own deathbed, and to fully realize the feelings connected with dying and saying good-bye. Then she asked me to mentally invite the people in my life who were important to me to visit my bedside, one at a time. As I visualized each friend and relative coming in to visit me, I had to speak to them out loud. I had to say to them what I wanted them to know as I was dying.
As I spoke to each person, I could feel my voice breaking. Somehow I couldn't help breaking down. My eyes were filled with tears. I experienced such a sense of loss. It was not my own life I was mourning; it was the love I was losing. To be more exact, it was a communication of love that had never been there.
During this difficult exercise, I really got to see how much I'd left out of my life. How many wonderful feelings I had about my children, for example, that I'd never explicitly expressed.
At the end of the exercise, I was an emotional mess. I had rarely cried that hard in my life. But when those emotions cleared, a wonderful thing happened. I was clear. I knew what was really important, and who really mattered to me. I understood for the first time what George Patton meant when he said, "Death can be more exciting than life."
From that day on I vowed not to leave anything to chance. I made up my mind never to leave anything unsaid. I wanted to live as if I might die any moment. The entire experience altered the way I've related to people ever since. And the great point of the exercise wasn't lost on me: We don't have to wait until we're actually near death to receive these benefits of being mortal. We can create the experience anytime we want.”
We don’t want to be so harsh in imagining often about death. But just to give a break from all our worries and to revive us, sure this thought will help.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
When you Guffaw?
Online dictionary reads the meaning like “A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter”, “To laugh heartily”. Word Thesaurus says it means Laugh, Chuckle, and Chortle & Roll with Laughter. Yes! I mean the last meaning, “Roll with Laughter”. I done it most of the time in life, mostly when I’m in my schooling, with my friends, while in Ivesia, with my sister kids and looking at some joke scenes on movies. Especially television shows like Mr.Bean, GAGS & especially our Goundamani & Senthil comedies. Really those are the moments, we lived to our self. We give up our self to those situations by feeling off from worries. Soon if we revive it, once in our lifetime, sure we will at least smile. Isn’t it?
My experience on Guffaw will happen often, as I’m a biggest consumer of laughter. My posture seems to be bit serious, but I laugh things at very soon. School days are really fun-filled for everyone. For me too, where I had a gang of people around me make situational comedies and keep me smile. But mostly about silly things and stupid chat on goings. Normal laughter is different from Guffaw. It’s something which makes you to fall down from your seating and trembles you like anything, which results in stomach pain. Even some people, used to fall on others, and beat even others. It’s a great refresher too, which makes people getting a great energy. If you have someone to make you guffaw, you should not miss them in your life-time.
Many instances, right from my school days, like play-time memories, lunch break comedies, annual day celebs, cultural shows etc., My first work place at Shrimsoft, we used to have a single window physical reporting to our Manager on each day tasks, which normally end with lots of shunts and advises. Imitations on that make a great show between our friends. And another interesting place is Ivesia, where just people always laugh and live. I got stomach pain many times while at pantries with people like San, Mujib & SJ[Shankar Jothi]. I still remember the get-together at Queensland, on the way while returning in the bus travel, almost all the people did a great dance show, especially our Manager of Operations and Human Resources. Ramki is making people dance and Chan cheated us. Time with subbu & prince made me lose my control and made me laugh. Also Keerthi’s cabin dance is a rare guffaw package. And recently even in Satyam, with people like Saravanan, Chandra & Raj, an instance, while Chandra coded a interface on browser, where the option lost its visibility after a long a running script. His expression, for that, like he solved a great problem, just made a great guffaw around.
On my personal front, occasions where all our relatives meet and make fun are really memorable. Recently on my cousin’s marriage, with fun-packed events, teasers on the bride and groom, photography session, pantry hall play between my mom and my cousin. Uhhh! I just can’t forget those memories. Also the time with my sister kid’s when our Bala kutty used to imitate like frog, lizard, parrot, etc., and has a round about, and he kicks or pinches someone if we point them. He’s just 1.5 yrs and his special about a kiss is, he will pronounce “Ummmmma” loudly, when he’s asked to kiss someone, rather putting weight on the kiss :D. Crazy!!!
Many memories, but I wrote a few, now ask this question to yourself and think of the situation for few moments? When you guffaw?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
His Six Abodes around Chennai
But here I wanted to publish, the six prominent temples of this lord in and around Chennai, which is readily accessible to anyone stays in Chennai. I and my Mom are mad of this powerful God. He's known for his wisdom, beauty, vision etc., He's complete! What to say then!!!
I've added some travels tips mostly from my locality[Excuse for others], as I 've traveled almost all these abodes with my mom in weekends.
Vadapalani :- Its a very famous murugan temple in Chennai, and almost all people in Chennai, might 've gone once. He's the first and favorite god of mine in trouble. He's very powerful and there is a good magnetism with him. Its an ancient temple, which is been constructed 125 years ago and its now renovated and maintained very neat.
Deity Name: Swami Dhandayudhapani
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all MTC 70 series targets Vadapalani
Kundrathur:- Its another famous Murugan temple, near Pallavaram. Its also an ancient temple, which is built by King Kulothunga Chola-II. Here the specialty is the lord faces the North direction, where normally the statue faces Eastern direction.
Deity Name: Swami Subramaniar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all buses to Poonamallee[MTC No.66] and Porur, goes via Kundrathur
Vallakottai :- Its also an ancient shrine of Lord Muruga, but very small village near Tambaram, which is away from Chennai. Interesting stories running about, how this temple has been formed. Another speciality is this temple's statue of Muruga, is the largest in height[5.7 feet] in India.
Deity Name: Swami Subramaniar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, there is no direct buses, but from Tambaram, all Sriperumbudur buses[MTC No.566,55] goes via Vallakottai.
Thiruporur:- Its also an very ancient and important temple of Lord Muruga, as its historically connected with other abodes like Thiruchendur and Thiruparamgundram. Its the place Lord Muruga leaded an war against the evils. Its situated near Mahabalipuram.
Deity Name: Swami Kandswamy
How to Get there: From Chrompet, we need to go to Sholinganallur and catch buses to Thiruporur[MTC No.568] or we can go to guindy and have buses to Kelambakkam[570] which goes via this temple
Thiruthani:- Even its an one among the main six abodes, its very near to Chennai and a accessible one. I'm yet to go to this temple and soon it will happen. Even its a powerful shrine as it's one of the prominent abodes of Lord Muruga.
Deity Name: Swami Thanikesan or Thanikaivel
How to Get there: From Chrompet, we need to have a transit journey to Koyambedu and need to take a bus to Thiruthani. All buses to Thirupathi are reachable
Kumaran Kundram:- Its a very small temple of Lord Muruga, which is situated in a hill. In evenings we can have a serene view of Chrompet and places around. Its a wonderful place to chill out too. Right choice to make a visit is at the evenings, when day breaks at the hill top with a nice breeze.
Deity Name: Swami Swaminathar
How to Get there: From Chrompet, all buses to Hasthinapuram[MTC No.52 series] goes by this way to Temple
A Gap and a Reason
http://navkrishg.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
These days taught me many lessons in my life, identified the real colors of people whom I believed a lot, and got me close the true people. I’m always selective and cautious in making people around me, but even at times, I need to learn some lessons from them. Thanks for them. At the same time, these hurdles identified important persons around me. Now thanks for time.
I did some measures to get rid of these stresses.
- I‘ve deleted the orkut account, where I spent my time stupidly [Just thought to show my stress over something, and no other specific reason :) ]
- Added a new hobby. Computer Chess… [Amazing game to make our brain active]
- Joined as a volunteer in Sri Ramakrishna Math, where I started doing some publishing work for their research on “Vivekanandar Illam” [The core thought on this is by reading a article by “Sri Kanchi Periyavar” on Service to human, and that’s on different post]
On professional front, it’s the instability of my company’s situation. A profession of a man is directly in touch with his daily activities and happiness. If it’s without problem, he’s good to all. If that had problem, everything is problem. Even there’s no big issue till, but the fear to feel which makes the pressure high. As I’m on work-bench expecting for work, I view this situation like how, John Milton explains his situation in “On his Blindness” sonnet. He says
'When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide,
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.'
So I take it this way, “They also serve, who only stand and wait”. I will wait for my days to come :)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
இல்லற தவம்
"உபத்திரவங்களும், பிரச்சனைகளும் ஜீவிதத்தில் பூரணமாக இல்லாமற் போவதென்பது நடக்காத காரியம் ; இயற்கைக்கும் மாறானது ; உண்மையில் , அவை நமது மேன்மைக்காக ஏற்பட்டவை . அவை நோயாளிக்கு ஆரோக்கியம் உண்டவாதர்க்காக கசப்பு மாத்திரைகள் கொடுப்பது போலாகும் . உண்மையில் துன்பங்களே நமக்கு மேன்மையான வழிகாட்டிகள் . அவற்றால் நமது மார்க்கம் செம்மைபடுகிறது. சாமானிய வாழ்கையில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள் மனிதனுக்கு அவனை சரியான முறை படுத்த துன்பங்கள் மிகவும் உதவியாயிருக்கும் .
குடும்ப கஷ்டங்களையும் உலக வாழ்க்கையில் உண்டாகும் துயரங்களை பற்றி எனது குருநாதர் இப்படி சொல்வதுண்டு . ' நமது இல்லமே அமைதியும் பொறுமையும் அடைய நாம் பயிலுமிடம் . கிரகாச்தச்ரமத்தில் நாம் படும் வறுமை , இடுக்கண்களை பதறாது பொறுத்திருப்பது நாம் இயற்றும் பெரும்தவம் . இதனிலும் உயரிய தவம் வேறொன்றுமில்லை'. இப்படிப்பட்ட சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் நாம் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டுமென்றால் , கோபதிர்காவது , துக்கத்திர்காவது இடம்கொடாமல் , குறைகூறும் மனப்பான்மையை ஒழித்து நமது குற்றத்திற்காக நாம் அனுபவிக்கிறோம் என்று நினைத்து ,சமாதானத்துடன் பொறுமையாய் இருக்க வேண்டும். காட்டில் தனித்த வாழ்வும் , உலக விஷயங்களில் கலந்திருக்காது விலகி நிற்றலும் சிலருக்கு பொறுமையும், அமைதியையும் பழக சாதனங்களாகும் . ஆனால் நமக்கு பந்துமிதிரரின் இகழ்ச்சியும் , சுடுசொற்களும் அறிய பெரிய தவதிர்கொப்பாகி வெற்றிக்கு ஒப்பற்ற சாதனங்கள் ஆகின்றன. "
இவ்வாறு ராம்சந்தர்ஜி கூறும் கருத்துக்களை முழுமையாக ஏற்று கொண்டுள்ளார் கண்ணதாசன். நாமும் எண்ணி பார்கையில் நமக்கு ஏற்படும் துன்பங்களை ஒரு பெரிய பரிட்சையாக எண்ணி கொண்டு பொறுமை சாதித்தால், அந்த துன்பதிர்க்கே துன்பம் தரமுடியும் என்பது திண்ணம்!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Powerful sleeping doses
Here's a dozen of sleeping doses, composed by Ilayaraja - master of melodies. Nice blend of native music with dwelling rhythms. Let's start.
Step1: Load all these songs in your music player!
Step2: Stay alone in a calm environment [obviously your bedroom]
Step3: Lay down in bed and Close your eyes, start the player
Nearing 2 or 3 songs[pills] will get you sleep..... :) I assure!
-"Kalyana thenila....." Fantastic number, the song is naturally a night effect. Nice lyrics and a heart-touching melody. Even the visual will also be good where, mamooty and amala share the love in their mesmerizing eyes.
Album : Mounam Samatham
-"Sempoove poove....." Great song! Chitra has done a good job in this song. Tabu too! ;) Notable point is, if we check out the mid-sequence of this song, we will realize the real blend of Ilayaraja's music.
Album : Sirachalai
-"Pachamala Poovu...." Wow! a nice tool for night warmth. It's really known for its genre, that pushes people to sleep. Again the mid-sequence music is a harmony!
Album : Kizhakku vasal
- "Rasave unna nambi....." All the songs in this movie are nice melodies, especially this song is scored by its ethnic lyrics in a native village touch. The correct ratio of mix of percussions and strings makes the song drastic melody.
Album : Mudhal Mariyathai
- "Thooliyile ada vantha...." Fully blended with string instruments and Mano's voice. The real situation of the song is also to make baby's sleep. For all kinds of babies!!! :)
Album : Chinna Thambi
- "Oru iniya manathu...." This movie's all songs rocked 80's and a big hit. Sridevi's calm expression comes in our mind with Jensy's magnetic voice. Nice number for nerve-tickling experience.
Album : Johny
- "Kodiyele malligai poo...." A village music with a unsaid love. The baseline of the movie is the couples won't share love vocally, rather at their hearts. Raja's music makes to feel it.
Album : Kadalora kavithaigal
- "Pani vizhum iravu...." Another award-winning performance by Raja. There were other songs in this movie, but this song suits night effect. Even here, it says the unshared love with music. Core and Chorus singers, played a vital role.
Album : Mouna Ragaam
- "Keladi Kanmani...." A real-world singer's inner feeling shield with Raja's music. Music of life!!!. What to say then? Again the mid-sequence touches the heart and soul.
Album : Puthu puthu arthangal
- "Intha maan...." Again a village melody, here with Raja's voice. He uses his voice mostly for sad melody, but it suits here in love sequence. A fine song with a different style of patterned lyrics.
Album : Karagattakaran
- "Oh Butterfly...." Unique melody with fine mixtures. Janaki's voice will be modern and cool. Apart the music, her voice invades the song, makes the ears feel good.
Album : Meera
- "Karpoora Bommai...." - Last but, not least! A Mother's song to his child. She claims her daughter is unique in this world in love and affection. True to every mother in world. The lyrics and song justs soothes the feelings.
Album : Keladi Kanmani
So ready to consume these pills???
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Spicy Commerce
Starting to cook Briyani, should‘ve some main core ingredients, without which there is no taste. They are basmati rice, mint leaves, flavoring spices, garlic-ginger paste and tomato. Flavoring spices like cardamom, cloves etc., plays a very vital role. Many styles of preparations. They say hyderbadi, chettinadu, arabian etc., but for us the final outcome is enough. The styles differ in the ratio of ingredients and the style of mixing the rice and other ingredients. Serving with the ash-flowing aroma is very important.
Right from north to south, it’s a all-time favourite for all sorts of people. It can be announced as a 'National-Food' of India. The hygienic nature also helps in consuming it. It has all the tastes into it. The portability of this food is also easy. If we take other foods, we need to have many side-dishes, supporting meals etc., But for biriyani only onion and a sauce is enough. Onion is mixed with curd, as a coolant and it’s also a powerful medicine in healing any toxics in the food. This is the reason; people don’t get suffered, even if they take Briyani anytime ;) The side-sauce is a mixture with brinjal and tamarind soup. Wa! it's a wonderful side-dish and a must-have one for Briyani. Some go for Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian. My choice is always Egg-Briyani. I don’t consume not-vegetarian pieces supplied with food.
In Chennai the top scorers are Anjappar, Ponnusamy, Barbeque, Deli Express,Arcot, Vaniyambadi etc., Thalapakkattu is the team-player up-front. The origin and naming reason are left to the viewer’s research. Who cares! The product is good. Looking at their commerce, if they sell 200 biriyanies per day, at each cost average of 40 rupees, 8000 per day, off their expenses, atleast they save 3000 to 4000, which yields nearly a lakh per month. Uh! A software engineer won’t do much. But, on the go, their job is good, as they directly touch the stomach with their ethnic tastes.
My choice of biriyani is always Chettinad @ cuisines like Anjappar & Virudhunagar. I 've Anjappar, at my locality to enrich their weekly business.
Set Rest or Set Fire!!!
On deep analyzing the bench history, it’s the top management technique to show that they have certain ratio of resources, ready for the new assignments; they are planning to sign or business in queue. But mostly the decision of maintaining the ratio and resource become a big torture for them. It’s a great deal for the service oriented company. Financially they always struggle to pay them in a large number. Product oriented companies easily maintains the resources, by providing them nominal work with proper split-ups.
Being in business wait and surviving there is sometimes toughest job. If project is been allotted, our views are focused and there won’t be any distractions of mind. There is a safe feeling there, if we were in project and billable. Till this feeling is there with people. It’s really the inner feeling that we are doing something for the company, that gives us a eternal satisfaction. An election promise can be given by a political party that workbench people in software companies, will not be laid off, if they came into power:) . For sure, there will some lakh of votes will be reserved for them, by the work bench families. Very few people equip themselves, while they were in bench, as I’m struggling hard to make-up. I have seen people, simply wandering here and there and making useless chats. Normally it’s like we are paid just as we are equipping ourselves for the future benefit of the company. A paid, liable asset.
As far, now Satyam is considered, it’s shaping well and getting ready for the race. Thanks to the powerful board of members and management team behind it. It’s historic, notable 100 days tasks that speak for years. Tech-Mahindra is a mystery player now. Not sure, they give us shock or sweets! Still there is a small piece of uncertainty around the employee’s minds. Followed by this post, here's some interesting bits from a forwarded mail, suits for the topic :)
அதிகமா பெஞ்ச்ல இருக்குற எம்ப்ளாயும் (He who spends more time in bench),
அதிகமா லே-ஆஃப் பண்ணுற முதலாளியும் (He who does more employee layoff),
நல்லா வாழ்ந்ததா சரித்திரமே இல்லை (Will not live in harmony)!!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
அழகிய தமிழ் பெயர்கள்
ஆண் பெயர்கள்
- அமுதினியன்
- எழிலேந்தி
- இன்பன்
- கார்முகிலன்
- மதியழகன்
- நல்லண்ணன்
- பேரின்பன்
- செங்கதிர்
- தமிழினியன்
- தமிழேந்தி
- விண்ணவன்
- யாழ்வேந்தன்
பெண் பெயர்கள்
- அகநகை
- அன்பினி
- எழிலழகி
- இளவேனில்
- கொற்றவை
- நன்மணி
- தமிழினி
- நிறைமதி
- வானதி
- வேல்விழி
- யாழினி
- யாழ்மொழி
தமிழ் என்றாலே அழகு, அழகிய தமிழ் பெயர் கொண்ட மக்களும் அழகு தான்!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Top 60 Soft skills
1. Math.
2. Safety.
3. Courtesy.
4. Honesty.
5. Grammar.
6. Reliability.
7. Flexibility.
8. Team skills.
9. Eye contact.
10. Cooperation.
11. Adaptability.
12. Follow rules.
13. Self-directed.
14. Good attitude.
15. Writing skills.
16. Driver's license.
17. Dependability.
18. Advanced math.
19. Self-supervising.
20. Good references.
21. Being drug free.
22. Good attendance.
23. Personal energy.
24. Work experience.
25. Ability to measure.
26. Personal integrity.
27. Good work history.
28. Positive work ethic.
29. Interpersonal skills.
30. Motivational skills.
31. Valuing education.
32. Personal chemistry.
33. Willingness to learn.
34. Common sense.
35. Critical thinking skills.
36. Knowledge of fractions.
37. Reporting to work on time.
38. Use of rulers and calculators.
39. Good personal appearance.
40. Wanting to do a good job.
41. Basic spelling and grammar.
42. Reading and comprehension.
43. Ability to follow regulations.
44. Willingness to be accountable.
45. Ability to fill out a job application.
46. Ability to make production quotas.
47. Basic manufacturing skills training.
48. Awareness of how business works.
49. Staying on the job until it is finished.
50. Ability to read and follow instructions.
51. Willingness to work second and third shifts.
52. Caring about seeing the company succeed.
53. Understanding what the world is all about.
54. Ability to listen and document what you have heard.
55. Commitment to continued training and learning.
56. Willingness to take instruction and responsibility.
57. Ability to relate to coworkers in a close environment.
58. Not expecting to become a supervisor in the first six months.
59. Willingness to be a good worker and go beyond the traditional eight-hour day.
60. Communication skills with public, fellow employees, supervisors, and customers.
On the other hand, these are some of the Interpersonal Skills
-Participation in a team
-Ability to teach
-Service Leading a team
-Negotiation
-Unite a team amidst cultural differences
-Motivation
-Decision-making skills
-Problem-solving skills
-Etiquette
Now, how many soft skills do you possess? :D Will it be more than 30-40, you are a good employee :)
எனக்கு மட்டும் அல்ல!
கண்கள் தாங்கும் முகம் மிளிரும் சாந்தம்,
என் பசி, என் தூக்கம் அவள் தலையாய கடமை
இவை மட்டும் அல்ல,
சில நாட்கள் பழகிய நட்பில், அனுதினம்
ரொட்டி துண்டுகள் கேட்க்கும் காக்கை.
நெடும் பயணம் முடிந்து வரும் நேரம்,
முகம் வாடி, தண்ணீர் வற்றிய செடிகள்.
உணவளிக்க நான் மறந்த வேளையில்,
தொட்டியோரம் எட்டி பார்த்த வண்ண மீன்கள்.
ஒரு நாள் வாழைப்பழம் தின்ற உரிமையில்,
வாசல் கதவு முட்டி வெறித்து நிற்கும் மாடு.
தெருவோர நாய்கள் தினம் இரவு பசியாறும்,
திருட்டு பூனை இவள் அணைப்பில் இதம் காணும்.
தண்ணீர், அன்னம் இவை நாடி எதிரியே வந்தாலும்,
இவள் தன் சேவை செய்ய மறுக்க மாட்டாள்.
இவள் என் தாய், எனக்கு மட்டும் அல்ல!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Music Messiah
One of the primary instruments of his composing will be “Flute”. It’s a percussion instrument, as it just trembles our feel when we hear the soothing music. This is because of the fact; it’s the very ancient musical instrument. Another instrument is “Veena”. It’s a string instrument, and has the divine power to cure heals and touches the brain nerves. He knows the correct ratio of balancing the string and percussions. Most of the songs in ’80 have Raja’s domination and all the backbone of the grand success. For example “Idhaya Kovil”, “Mudhal Mariyathai”, “Mouna Raagam”, “Kadalora Kavithaigal”, and many. Still people can’t forget the background scores of most of the successful films. Apart from Raja’s music, his voice is also magnetic. Many songs, sung by him have that power as his voice and music sometimes makes people even to shred tears. Really it’s very apt to call him “Isaignani” as he has created almost all the good songs.
I’m a die-hard fan of him and really wanted to meet him, once in my life-time. One of my friends Ram has got a chance of meeting him in Singapore Airport, in a Transit-Journey. Lucky Dude! Good music should make you feel it and go with it. We should lose our sorrows and pressure over it. It should conceal from it and mix us in Air. Raja’s music does it. In one of his song, there is one notable lyrics, that will be good for the ending note.
"வருந்தும் உயிர்க்கு ஒரு மருந்தாகும் இசை, அருந்தும் முகம் மலரும், அரும்பாகும். இசையின் பயனே இறைவன் தானே!!!"
Friday, April 10, 2009
Fare, not fair!
It’s always a bitter experience on traveling Chennai in a MTC bus. There were many things that make it worst. One among it is now,Fare. Almost, it’s been doubled and the minimum amount of the fare on most of the bus has become Rs.5. Not a big deal, for people like me and many. But there were the some number of people, who just care for small money, will be in trouble. It’s for sure, and I seem to have an incident to proof it.
When I’m traveling my route in a tight crowd, there boarded a very poor man, shocked and shouted at the price of the ticket he’s given. He shocked on the double of the amount, as he normally used to travel with small amount. He’s said, he boarded into a deluxe bus. And that’s it. He started the shouting, screaming and claiming his calculation. He's guessed to be a daily coolie by his arguments. He added, for the extra amount he paid, he might‘ve finished his small Tiffin with tea and samosa. On bottom of his heavy noise, there lives a pity on his position on spending the amount.
Yes, every one can’t pay double the fare. There might be reasons behind like the petrol value rise etc., but just paying the fare double is really unbearable for commons. It can be an increase of some percentage on average of every ticket. Even there were criteria’s like white board, yellow board and green board according to their sophistications. Only the white board bus has the old fare and it's not frequent. Most of the budget people even now prefers the white board bus and waits for it for longtime. Another problem is, most of the Conductor’s “50np Syndrome” & “Set-Rest Ticket collection”. Most of the ticket denominations end with 50 np. If we give a round amount, for sure, we will not get the 50np back. It’s a unwritten rule, for example, if the ticket is 2.50 rs, we need to give 3.00 rs and if we ask the .50 np back from the conductor, he will just stare at you like a worm :D (It happened for me sometime :D, but I used to get it from him). Only solution for this problem is all the tickets can be rounded off, even by increasing it by .50np.
And another interesting point is about the conductor’s “Set-Rest” style at the back of the bus. He never likes to wander and to get the tickets, which ease many persons from not getting the tickets in crowd. In that point, two conductors can be added one at the front. Uhhh!! We have many solutions, but the problem itself doesn’t like it.
Like the many adjustable factors in Chennai, MTC bus is also one among it,by most of the public. But it’s the only travel tool for most of the poor public.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Interesting Facts
- Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer. [I checked on most of my pants. Mostly branded pants have it]
- Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog. [I didn't tested it. Poor Dog!!! But girls loves choclates :D]
- Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips
[I think he took a break to invent scissor]
- Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm[Speedo!!!]
-Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there[Yes! if the repellents does it work properly, we will be no more]
- Dentists recommend that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush[I have it away!]
- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated[Reason!#@#@#$!???]
-"Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt"[Seems to be a fact]
-It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open[Need to test it, when i get it next time]
-A cockroach can live for 10 days without a head[Oops!!!]
-Coca-Cola can be used as car oil[People would've not left it, if its true!!! Actor Vijay should confirm it]
-Blue is the favorite color of 80 percent of Americans[Obviously! Blue ;)]
இதயம் வருடிய வரிகள்
நாம் நிறைய திரை பாடல்கள் கேட்பதுண்டு. அதில் சில வரிகள் மட்டும், நம்முடன் பல நாட்களாக ஒட்டி கொண்டு, நம் உதடுகளுக்கும் மனதிற்கும் இடையே முட்டி கொண்டு இருக்கும். எனக்கும் இது போல பல பாடல் வரிகள் ஈர்த்தது உண்டு.
அதில் சில,
"உலகத்தின் கடைசி நாள் இன்று தானோ என்பது போல் பேசி பேசி தீர்த்த பின்னும் ஏதோ ஒன்று குறையுதே!"
"வேறை அறுத்தாலும் மரங்கள் வெறுப்பை உமிழ்வதில்லை, அறுத்த நதியின் மேல் மரங்கள் ஆனந்த பூச்சொரியும். மரமாய் நானும் மாறேனோ, என் மனித பிறவியில் உய்யேனோ! "
"மேகத்தை இழுத்து போர்வையாய் விரித்து வானத்தில் உறங்கிட ஆசையடி! நம்மாசை எரித்து நார் நாராய் கிழித்து முள்ளுக்குள் எரிந்தது காதலடி!"
"தாகம் என்று சொல்கிறேன் மர கன்று ஒன்று தருகிறாய், பசிகிரதென்று சொல்கிறேன் நெல் மணி ஒன்றை தருகிறாய்"
"என்னோடு வா வீடு வரைக்கும், என் வீட்டை பார் , என்னை பிடிக்கும்.இவள் யாரோ யாரோ தெரியாதே, இவள் பின்னால் நெஞ்சே போகதே"
"வெளியே சொல்லா ரகசியமாய் என் நெஞ்சில் உறுத்துகிறாய் நீயே, சொல்லாமல் நான் மறைத்தாலும் என் கண்ணின் மணிகள் என்னை காட்டி விடும். "
"உன் உதடுக்குள் இருக்கும் ஒரு வார்த்தை, அதை சொல்லி விட்டால் தொடங்கும் எந்தன் வாழ்க்கை. உன் மௌனத்தில் இருக்கும் என்ன வலிகள், காதல் என்றால் பெண்ணே சாதல் என்று சொல்ல!"
"கண்கள் எழுதும் இரு கண்கள் எழுதும், ஒரு வண்ண கவிதை காதல் தானா, ஒரு வார்த்தை இல்லையே, இதில் ஓசை இல்லையே, இதை இருளிலும் படித்திட முடிகிறதே!"
"பாட்டு உன் காதிலே தேனை வார்க்கும், பாட்டு உன் காதிலே நீரை வார்க்கும். உடல் பூமிக்கே போகட்டும். இசை பூமியை ஆளட்டும். "
"பூவரச இலையிலே பீப்பி செஞ்சி ஊதினோம், பள்ளிகூட பாடம் மறந்து பட்டாம்பூச்சி தேடினோம். தண்ணி பாம்பு வரப்பில் வர - தலை தெறிக்க ஓடினோம். அடடா வசந்தம் அதுதான் வசந்தம். மீண்டும் அந்த காலம் வந்து மழலையாக மாற்றுமா?"
தொடரும்!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
My Heart will Go on
I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone
Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to
In my life we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
You're here, there's nothing I fear
And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A Diet Schedule
In our childhood, we are not aware of these things, but now the current lifestyle, insists to make us fit in body and mind. I'm not so much fat looking, but thought of reducing some weight, as my BMI calculation gave me 'Slightly Overweight' indicator :). I followed a diet schedule, which reduced me nearly 5-10 kgs within 40-50 days. Actually, that's my new year resolution, that I followed from January-February Mid. But Now again I gained fats. Need to follow the same. Here we go,
- Early morning by 7 AM, we need to wake up and take atleast 3-4 glasses of water in empty stomach
- After regular routines, walking is must to do exercise. I got a school's playground nearby and it helped me a lot. 30 Minutes minimum.
- Breakfast can be Oat Meal (or) Ragi Soup (or) Wheat Biscuits
- Fruits can be consumed in any amount at any time. If juice, no sugar.
- Can take Light weight Marie biscuits, whenever we feel hungry.
- Should take protein contents like cereals, nuts, soya when we feel like
- Lunch should be a cup of rice with two cups of vegetables cooked. No Sambar, etc., etc.,
- Tea can be taken once in a while. Coffee should be avoided. Oil added items should be strictly avoided.
- A pinch of Ghee can be taken in every food. It's been thought like a fat-increasing product. Its actually good fat and nice lubricant.
- Fruits salads/Vegetable salads can be added in evening
- For Night, only two chappathis with vegetables. Only skimmed milk.
That's all. This diet schedule will burn the extra calories and reduces the extra fat content. For sure the tummy and extra postures will be reduces. Interesting thing is we can have a cheating day in mid of a week, on which we can take unbalanced diet and heavy food, to regain the metabolism.
This is really a powerful schedule to reduce weight as I practised it and lost weight :)
Just try to be fit!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Brian's hope
Likewise, in my past assignment, I got many people like Brian, Olga as my client and Avnish as my onsite and Sreekanth as my offshore coordinators. Especially my team members Raj, Chandra, Saravanan. Wow! From the day one I remember the tasks and struggles we had. Every project is a new experience & gives us new people. The chance of working in a service oriented company and getting a fortune 500 client like Merrill Lynch is really adventuorous and cool. Brian is a very down towards person and very friendly in each his actions. He's a good techie and handles tricky situations in a polite manner. Avnish is a multi-faceted personality, he just has the command and courtesy.
Chandra is actually a telugu guy, Raj is tamil guy. We often make fun of him, by commenting in Tamil. But all those are comments are momentary and soft. He struggles to get meaning of those words. Chandra love to speak and learn Tamil, but we didn't teach him yet. Now he's learning Urudu, as he's in Qatar. Saravanan is another techie who solved many problem in our project, and I still remember the day, me and Raj laughed like anything and got stomach pain because of Saravanan & Chandra's discussion about performance improvement in our application. An example is, they just clicked an option button, which invoked many loops and the option dot didnt come in the console for long time, as it's processing for a long time. My god! I got a break for laughing here :D It's evergreen.
Apart, Sreekanth is our moral supporter. His simplicity is our support and his nice motivating words like "Don't Worry!I'm with you", were our Energizer. Nice to be with a person like that. Yesterday is our last day in our project and the mails from Brian and Olga were a big boost. A line in Brian's mail reads "I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors and I hope that our paths may cross in the future"
Powerful words and faithful hope!!!. Hmm! Letsee, Whether I will be joining them all in future.
Friday, March 13, 2009
No Break!!!
It's because of many reasons, system break down, project schedules, weekend rest. Got a long gap between posts.
Here I realised that, having a long break for the posts, make me uneasy and make me to feel, that i'm doing a evil. After done with a post, feels much better!!! :)
Proposed topics for this month
- A Diet schedule
[It's about the diet, which i followed and reduced more weight ;) but very effective one]
- SRKV Mar'09 Extract
[Ramakrishna Vijaya Extract (Yet to read)]
-Fare, Not Fair
[About current fare hike in MTC bus]
-Better Photography
[Recently lended this book from Library, but mine is Amateur Photography]
-Music Messiah
[The great man, about Ilayaraja]
-Mani's Touch
[About India's cool director, Maniratnam]
-Ethnic Humans
[An Interesting topic, Surprise!!!]
Hmm... that's it! Let's see, will I reach this target?
Posts! No Break!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Power of Success!!!
He's a lesson to learn and a history to follow. Apart from his musical talent, he has nice things to be noted like his love to god, love to mom, and love to nation. These became his vital power to make this success.
An Interesting event before these announcements, regarding Slumdog Millionaire film is with my client Brian, who’s is an American. He’s a nice human and normally we used to have a mild chat before our daily status call. I was bit shocked, when he asked about this film and my views on that. Truth is, I didn’t seen that yet. But he said, he loved the movie and added, their friends just appreciated and liked the way of presentation. I thought in my mind, for sure, it will win the Oscars.
Apart from the concept, screenplay, acting, etc., etc., music is the live wire of a movie. Certainly, Rehman's music gave them the feel and sprinkled the spirit of India.
Rehman!!! The greatest treasure of India!!!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Best Advices
Like you, Even I’m hatred of advices, but not always. :) Have a look!!!
“Reach for the stars, but always keep one foot on the ground”
- L.N.Mittal [CEO, Arcelor Mittal]
“Whichever decision that will give you peace of mind and help you to go to sleep peacefully is the right decision. Listen to your conscience. Most often we put on ear plugs and don’t listen to our inner voice”
- R.Seshasayee [MD, Ashok Leyland]
“Its better to go wrong with your own instincts than somebody else’s. It was my own path and my mistake to live and learn from”
- Amirkhan [Actor]
“ Take risks but one at a time”
- Venu Srinivasan [MD,TVS Group]
“A written agreement can be negated by an other lawyer, but what you speak, what you utter, what your lips have said that nobody can dismiss. They can challenge it”
- Ram Prasad Goenga [Chairman, RPG Group]
“Believe in the present and do justice to it”
- A.R. Rehman [Musician]
“At sometime, as you go through life, you may have to take a decision that may affect your career or your family. You should keep your family priorities ahead of everything else”
- Vikram Kirloskar [ VC, Toyota]
“Share the credit for success, take the responsibility for trouble”
- Madhavan Nair [Chariman, ISRO]
“What you need to know first is what you really want from life”
- Aditya puri [MD, HDFC Bank]
“If something takes three months to complete, ask yourself if it can be done in a week, without compromising on the outcome or quality”
- Ramalinga Raju [Former CEO, Satyam]
சில கண்ணீர் பதிவுகள்
முதல் சம்பவம், இலங்கையில் வாழும் தமிழர் பகுதியில் உள்ள பதுங்கு குழிகளை பற்றியது. போர் விமானங்களின் தாக்குதலில் இருந்தும், பீரங்கி குண்டுகளின் பிடியில் இருந்து தப்பிக்க பொதுவாக எல்லா இடங்களிலும் பூமியின் அடியில் ஆளுயர குழிகள் அமைக்க பெற்றிருக்கும். அவ்வாறு ஒருதமிழ் குடும்பம் காட்டின் மத்தியில் பதுங்கு குழி அமைத்து சிறிது தொலைவில் அவர்கள் தங்க குடிசை அமைத்து உள்ளனர். பிள்ளைகள் விளையாடி கொண்டிருக்க தாயும் தந்தையும் நகரத்திற்கு சென்று, அன்றைய உணவிற்காக பொருட்களை வாங்கி வந்தார்கள். சமையல் ஆனா பிறகு பிள்ளைகளை அழைத்து பரிமாற உட்காரும் சமயம் , திடீரென வான் வழி தாக்குதல் நடத்தியது இலங்கை இராணுவம். பிள்ளைகளையும், கணவனையும் ஆயத்த படுத்தி பதுங்கு குழி சென்று அடைய கூறி, தான் இந்த உணவு பொருட்களை பத்திர படுத்தி விட்டு வருவதாகும் கூறினால் அந்த தாய். அவர்களும் பதுங்கு குழிக்குள் சென்று அடைந்த நேரம், தாயின் மீது குண்டுகள் பாய்ந்து அந்த பிள்ளைகள் கண் முன்னே அங்கேயே பிணமானால் அந்த தாய். அடுத்த வேலை தன் பிள்ளைகளுக்காக உணவை பத்திர படுத்தாமல், அவளும் பதுங்கு குழிக்கு சென்று இருந்தால் அவளும் காப்பாற்ற பற்றிருக்கலாம்.
அடுத்த சம்பவம், பொதுவாக போரால் பாதித்த பகுதிகளில் செஞ்சிலுவை இயக்கத்தை சார்ந்தவர்களை பாதிக்க பட்டவர்களுக்கு சேவை செய்ய அனுமதிப்பது உண்டு. அவ்வாறு ஒரு சிறிய கிராமம் ஒன்றில் முதலுதவி அளித்து கொண்டு இருந்த மருத்துவர் கூறிய சம்பவம் இது. இலங்கை இராணுவம், சில இக்கட்டான சூழ்நிலையில் செஞ்சிலுவை இயக்கத்தை சார்ந்தவர்களையும் வெளியேற்றியது உண்டு. அப்போது அந்த மருத்துவர், அந்த சிறிய மருத்துவமனையில் அனைவர்க்கும் முதலுதவி செய்து கொண்டிருக்கும் சமயம் சிறிது தூரத்தில் பெரிய சத்தத்தோடு பீரங்கி தாக்குதல் நடந்து கொண்டிருப்பதை உணர்ந்தார். அப்போது அங்கு வந்த இலங்கை ராணுவத்தை சேர்ந்த சிலர் மருத்துவமனையை தாக்க போகதாகவும் மருத்துவர் மற்றும் அங்கு இருக்கும் செவிலியர் அனைவரையும் வெளியேறுமாறு எச்சரித்தனர். பல முறை முயன்றும், வேறு வழி இல்லாமல் அங்கிருந்து அந்த மருத்துவர் வெளி வரும் நேரம் , அங்கு சிகிச்சை பெற்று கொண்டிருந்த பாதிக்கப்பட்ட தமிழர்கள், அவருக்கு நன்றி கூறி, பத்திரமாக சென்று வர சொல்லி வழி அனுப்பி வைத்த காட்சி அவரை கண்ணீர் விட வைத்ததாம். அங்கிருந்து வெளியேறி தன் தாய்நாடு திரும்பிய பிறகும், பல முறை குற்ற உணர்ச்சியால் தான் மனம் வருந்தியதாகவும், அங்கு அவர் கண்ட காட்சி, மக்கள், அவர்கள் கண்ணீர் அவ்வபோது அவர் கனவிலும், நினைவிலும் வந்து மன வேதனை ஏற்படுத்தி சென்றதாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்திருந்தார்.
இவ்வாறு பல பதிவுகள், நிகழ்வுகள். ஆனால் அவர்கள் நிலை இன்னும் மாறவில்லை.
காலம் வந்து பதில் சொல்லும் என்று நாம் கொண்ட நம்பிக்கைகளுக்கு, இப்போது காலன் வந்து பதில் சொல்வது என்பது, இறைவன் மீதுள்ள நம்பிக்கையையே சற்று குலைக்க வைக்கும் சம்பவங்கள்.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Love is in Air!!!
Even if we didn’t get the same frequency of expected love from them, if it’s true, for sure, they will be revenged by the same love by others to them. It’s because of the fact, as the pure love will be there, until the earth is here. It could take different forms, but won't go out of this world. Check out this quote from "Frozen Thoughts", about the way to deal Love.
"If you love someone, simplify their life. How?
Humans cannot be always right. Sometimes they can be wrong; in fact, they will be wrong. But this trust has to be there that the wrong may be in the action but not in the intention. Love cannot survive but for the faith that intentions of my loved ones are right. Trust the intentions of your loved ones and stop demanding an explanation for everything they do and everything they don't. Free your loved ones from having to explain themselves for everything.
Relationships will no more be tiring but fulfilling. "
I normally disagree for having a "Day", for the way we live. "Lover's Day", is that the only day we love? Or even for a label, is it ok to have a "day" to love?
Oh! Stop these days..... And live freely, Love is in Air.... not in Days.....!!!
[Even I write this on a day before Lover's day, about love. Just I wanted to say this information. This will not be in my next year's entry :) ]
Saturday, February 7, 2009
SRKV Feb'09 Extract
Its a spiritual monthly publication from Ramakrishna Math. I'm a regular reader of this monthly magazine, right from my Child hood. Interesting thing is, it does contains very less number of spiritual articles, but has many good articles about Cultural Ethics, Self-Motivation, Self-Realization, Practical Advising, etc., Also I'm very much honored to say, I'm a product of Ramakrishna Math's group of educational institutions. After a long time, when we got transferred to Chennai, we missed to renew the address, as we have life-time subscription. Recently I’ve renewed it and that has been made regular.
My plan is just to blog the interesting extract of it and listing here. Let's see, how far this journey goes.
Article – 1
Once in a tea time party, Swami Vivekananda has been asked this question. “How India is prepared to be an Independent Nation?” [It’s before 47 years before Independence]
Swamiji answers, “Now we are actually having a long-term training with British people, for how to govern our country, as they are very good in that. Also, we will learn Agriculture and Science from U.S. Let us give them time, for these trainings. But no country in this world should try to teach Spirituality to India. Instead, we will teach it to everyone.”
Article – 2
Some youngsters were traveling Delhi, on a taxi, where a Sardarji was the Driver. They cracked silly jokes about Sardarji and on the way to get down; he got his fees and said “You are all happy now on cracking jokes on Sardarji, but all were cheap”, and gave them 5 one rupee coins.
With lot of pride, he added, “Just give these coins to any Sardarji, who is begging you”. But on the way and for a day, they didn’t find any “Sardarji” begging and after realized, there were no “Beggars” in Sardarjis. They annoyed on their action.
Article – 3
He is a great scientist and his inventions were world-popular. Once in a press meet, he was asked about, how his actions are very powerful and steadiest? He answered with an incident, once in his child hood, while taking a bottle of milk from the fridge, it slipped off and his Mom noticed it.
He’s shocked about his Mom’s reaction to it. But instead she did following things. She asked her son with smile “Oh, I never seen a pond of milk like this before?”. She added, “Ok, If you want, you can play with this milk on floor, after we both will clean this” and after sometime, his Mom asked, “Now tell me, Shall we clean this with groom or cloth?” and he got the cloth and both of them cleaned it.
Atlast, she added, “Listen, today we got a fail in an experiment that is how to take a bottle from the fridge, you failed, let’s try once again”. “Take the bottle and fill it with water, and try to take it”. Now he took it with more power and cautious. He said, after he didn’t fail in taking a bottle carefully.
”No action is an evil”. If the result is bad and problematic, the experiment has failed and it revealed the alternative path, “The Success”.
Friday, February 6, 2009
தமிழோடு வாழ்வோம்!!!
தமிழ் என்பது தொன்மையான மொழி என்பதும், அதனை யாரும் புறம் தள்ள முடியாது என்பது தான் நிதர்சனம். ஆனால் , அதனை போற்ற நமக்கு நேரம் இல்லை, ஆர்வம் இல்லை என்பது எனது வாதம். தமிழன் ஒதுக்க படுகிறான், தமிழுக்கு ஏற்பு இல்லை என்பது போன்ற எதிர் வாதங்கள். அதிலும் சிறிது உண்மை இருக்கத்தான் செய்கிறது. வழக்கம் போல ஒன்றும் இல்லாத ஒரு விஷயமாக போனது அந்த விவாதம்.
என்னை பொறுத்த வரை, தமிழ் அழிந்து கொண்டு இருக்கிறது, அதனை காப்பாற்ற வேண்டும் , என்றெல்லாம் ஒன்றும் இல்லை. இந்த கூற்றெல்லாம், சூரியன் ஒரு நாள் அழிந்து விடும் என்பது போல அர்த்தமற்ற பயமாகும். தமிழ் நமது தாய் மொழி, அதனை மறக்க கூடாது. அவ்வளவுதான் !ஆனால், ஒரு சாதாரண மனிதனாக, மேலும் தமிழுக்கு என்ன செய்து விட முடியும் என்ற கேள்விக்கு, என் மனத்தில் தோன்றிய பதில்கள் இங்கே.
- தினம் ஒரு திருக்குறள் படிக்கலாம்.
[http://www.dinamalar.com/kural_main.asp]
- தினம் ஒரு தமிழ் சொல்லுக்கு நிகரான ஒரு ஆங்கில சொல் தேடலாம்.
[http://www.tamildict.com/english.php]
- தினம் சில நேரம், பழைய தமிழ் பாடல்களை கேட்கலாம்.
[http://www.oldtamilsong.net/]
- முடிந்த வரை வீட்டிலே தமிழ் சொற்களை பயன் படுத்தலாம்.
- தினம் ஒரு தொழில்நுட்ப வார்த்தைக்கு, தமிழ் நிகர் வார்த்தை காணலாம்.
[http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/TamilTechnicalDictionary.pdf]
- ஆதி தமிழர் வாழ்ந்த வாழ்க்கை முறை ஒன்றை பெரியவர்களிடம் கேட்டறியலாம்.
- தற்போது மக்கள் தொலைக்காட்சி, முறையான தமிழ் நிகழ்ச்சிகளை நடத்துகிறது, அதனை காணலாம்.
[http://makkal.tv/tamilviewprogram.aspx]
- தமிழ் இலக்கியங்கள் பற்றி தெரிந்து கொள்ளலாம். [http://tamilnation.org/books/index.htm]
[நேரம் கிடைக்கும் போது, இந்த பத்தியினை மேலும் நிகழ்நிலை படுத்துவேன்]
இவை அனைத்தையும் நம்மோடு நிறுத்தி விடாமால், சந்தர்ப்பம் கிடைக்கும் போது, பிறருக்கும் பரிமாறி கொள்ளலாம். இணையம் வழியாக இவை அனைத்தும் சாத்தியமே!
முடிவில், தமிழை வளர்ப்பதற்கு அது ஒரு செடி அல்ல! அது ஏற்கனவே நன்கு வளர்ந்து, படர்ந்து, காய்ந்து, கனிந்து பூத்து குலுங்குகிற ஒரு விருட்சம் போன்றது. அதன் நிழலில் இளைப்பாறி , நீர் ஊற்றி அரவணைத்தால் போதும்.
தமிழுக்கு பொறுமை அதிகம், என்பது சத்தியம்!
அதன் பொறுமை அதனை வழி நடத்தும் , என்பது நிச்சயம்!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Celebrating Blogs
Norths
Amitab - http://bigb.bigadda.com/
Amir - http://www.aamirkhan.com/blog
Abinav Bindra - http://abhinavbindra.blogspot.com/
Kiran Bedi - http://www.kiran-bedi.blogspot.com/
Karan Johar - http://www.mynameiskaran.com/
Farahan Aktar - http://www.oyeitsfriday.tv/blog/index.php
John Abraham - http://www.johnabraham.com/content/category/9/39/46/
Salman - http://duskadum.blogspot.com/
RamGopal Varma - http://rgvarma.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
Shilpa Shetty - http://www.shilpashettylive.com/blog/
LK Advani - http://blog.lkadvani.in/
Shoba De - http://shobhaade.blogspot.com/
Suchitra - http://www.suchitra.com/
Souths
Mamooty - http://i-am-mammootty.blogspot.com/
Santhosh Sivan - http://passionforcinema.com/author/sivan/
Dr.Rudran - http://rudhran.wordpress.com/
Arivumathi - http://arivumathi.blogspot.com/
Will update the list, when i came across any interesting one......
Post about my Blog
Most of the people will start the blog in a quick inspiration, and just left to continue the posts. But I don’t want to do that, as it gives me an eternal pleasure on writing a post. Santhosh is my forced commentator [:)], Yes! Whenever I write a post, I used to buzz him and ask about the comments. He will give useful opinions and I deny accepting it and our discussion will end up in debate[;D], but I love to show him. [Oops, here my Tea cup slip off and wet my system table, wiped off and cleaned everything, in mid of my mom’s shunting [:D] Now continuing…..]
Yes, blogs helps us to feel better in self-realizing and self-portraying. Even many celebrities started to write their personal blogs, and it’s a welcome note for others to do. As of I’m concerned, like “Dance like no one is seeing”, we need to “Blog like no one is reading” [:D] [Started buzzing San……]
Sunday, January 25, 2009
கண்ணதாசன் வைர வரிகள்
"எப்போது நீ போடும் திட்டம் தொல்வியுருகிறதோ,
அப்போது உனக்கு மேலானவன் அதை நடத்துகிறான்.
எப்போது உன் திட்டங்கள் வெற்றி பெறுகின்றனவோ,
அப்போது இறைவன் உனக்கும் அனுமதியளித்து விட்டான்."
"இரண்டு ஆத்மாக்கள் ஐக்கியமாகி, ஓர் அத்மா தாக்கப்படும்போது இன்னொரு ஆத்மாவும் இயற்கையாக துடிக்குமனால், அந்த உறவே புனிதமான உறவு!, பிறப்பில் சொந்தமிருந்தாலும் சரி, இல்லாவிட்டலும் சரி, ஆக மனிதன் ஆயினும் சரி, நாய் பூனை ஆனாலும் சரி! "
"ஆயிரம் வாசல் இதயம்! யாரோ வருகிறார்கள்,
யாரோ போகிறார்கள்! வாழ்ந்தால் சிரிக்கிறார்கள்;
வரண்டால் ஒதுக்குகிறார்கள்; செத்தபின் ஒப்புகாக
அழுகிறார்கள்"
"ஞானம், பணிந்து பணிந்து வெற்றி மேல் வெற்றியாக பெறுகிறது.
ஆணவம், நிமிர்ந்து நின்று அடி மேல் அடி வாங்குகிறது"
"நாத்திகவாதம் என்பது அரசியல் நோக்கம் கொண்டது என்பதையும், உள் மனதின் உண்மையான உணர்ச்சி அல்ல என்பதையும் உணர்ந்தேன்."
"நன்றாக ஆராய்ந்து, "இவன் நல்லவன்தான்" என்று கண்டபின், ஒருவனை நண்பனாய் கொண்டு விட்டால், பிறகு அவன் மேல் சந்தேக படக்கூடாது, அவசரத்தில் ஒருவனை நம்பிவிடுவதும், நம்பிக்கைக்கு உரியவன் என்று கொண்ட ஒருவனை சந்தேகிப்பதும் தீராத துயரத்தை தரும்"
தொடரும்..........
Friday, January 23, 2009
Microsoft's must see links
http://www.microsoft.com/india/learning/
Training & Certifications
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/bb291022(en-us).aspx
Microsoft E-Learning
https://www.microsoftelearning.com/catalog/itpro.aspx
Microsoft Security Newsletter
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/security/cc307424(en-us).aspx
TechNet Flash Newsletter
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/bb291016.aspx
India Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/india/webcasts/default.aspx?Id=I
TechNet TechCenters
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/bb421517(en-us).aspx
Troubleshooting and Support
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/ms772425(en-us).aspx
TechNet Plus Subscriptions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx
TechNet Virtual Labs
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/bb467605(en-us).aspx
TechNet Magazine
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/magazine/default(en-us).aspx
TechNet India IT Pro Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/technetindia/
TechNet Library
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/default(en-us).aspx
IT Pro Community
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/bb428414.aspx
"How Do I?" Videos
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/cc138021(en-us).aspx
TechNet Forums
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/categories/
TechNet Security Center
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/security/default(en-us).aspx
Hugs 'n' Kisses
Hugs are always a gizmo to convey your deep love to someone close to your heart. Is that so? But I feel this is not like that we assume. It’s a common action to express many feelings. Welcome, Appreciation, Acceptance, Love can be one among that. It’s not a western culture movement to hug in public. Even in Indian history and even now in North India, people used to hug their relatives and friends, after when they see them long back. In south India, all those are restricted and it’s been treated as an awkward action. But they enjoy those scenes in Movies. I like a fantastic habit of North Indians, when they do a smart kneel and try to touch the foot of their elders to get blessings.
Even in Tamil movies, a good approach about Hugs happened in Kamalhasan's Vasool Raja movie. It will be described as "Kattipudi Vaithiyam". It’s a placid move of conveying a badly viewed good thing, when Kamal used to hug most of the person's in Pain. His justifications for his actions are also good, that he shares the pleasant warmth against them. Yes! it’s a way of treating pains too. When someone is in stress or disguise, if you just console them with words and embrace them with a warm hug, there will not be a good relief for them after. I like to throw light on some scientific views on Hugs. We always have vibrating rings around our body, when we want to share good vibrations through a Hug, this will be transformed to the opponent. Even handshakes falls into this cadre of sharing greetings. Lord Rama, Jesus Christ, Sai Baba and many spread their warmth through divine hugs. Ok! Ok!! Coming back to Kisses, they are for sure reserved to closed groups :) . Kiss on forehead is a good greet of appreciation and accepting them all way. Bharathiyar's nice quote here "Kannathil muthamittal, Ullam than Kal Veri Kolluthadi", look at the mimic comparison of Bharathi and expressing his love.
On an ending note, always try to express your love through actions, rather in a silent mode.
Interesting thing about this post is, I had this topic in my mind so long, but after seen ARR's [Congrats for Golden Globe sir] "Free Hugs" Album, it just came in existence. It’s a fantastic compilation of spreading love and affection through Hugs. Look at that and ready for a Hug?
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=IwWfeiGErpc