After almost a couple of months, I had a very cool weekend without long drives...Two incidents really stood up in my mind...
1) Star Vijay Boys vs Girls season 2: used to see this particularly for some ppl...Rinson, Michael & Priya...Though there are always loud-mouthed Aishwarya and Shivakarthikeyan, these ppl were running the show from the frontline, by their splendid performances. Alas, this week I realized how big fools we ppl are to watch this show. In the so called concept round of so called pre-finals, the girls celebrated B'day of Shaam, who is the judge of this season. 2 really stupid things ... the shooting was done on April 4th '09 which was supposed to be Shaam's Bday and telecasted on Dec 19th '09, almost after 8 months...where is the reality in the show? second was, thought it is supposed to be a dance show, the girls didn't do any dance, but still the round was a tie with Michael and Rinson who danced superbly as handicapped ppl, because of this B'day bash. Got so irritated on this, that I decided never to watch a reality show.
2) Again for these two months, rain has constantly been an uninvited visitor every weekend night, particularly on Sunday in Chennai. I used to feel, who called the rain every week end, that too around mid-night, when I leave my home to B'lore? As usual, I was cursing it and walking yesterday night, when a share-auto came close to me...it was empty, so I happily got into it and traveled 6 km to the famous Vadapalani signal. I was in a happy note at the signal, since I had arrived before my usual time and I was in a mood to pay him more, if he asked for the very rain. Simply handed him a vanilla 10 rs note as usual. but still he took it and left. So happy for your sincerity in work man. God Bless you!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Love you Dad!
A touching forward from my frnd, Vidhyasagar!
While a man was polishing his new car,
his 4 yr old son picked up a stone
and scratched lines on the side of the car.
In anger, the man took the child's hand
and hit it many times not realizing
he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers
due to multiple fractures.
When the child saw his father.....
with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'
The man was so hurt and speechless;
he went back to his car and kicked it a many times.
Devastated by his own actions..... .
sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches;
the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
Anger and Love have no limits;
choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely
life & remember this:
Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is
that people are used while things are being loved.
While a man was polishing his new car,
his 4 yr old son picked up a stone
and scratched lines on the side of the car.
In anger, the man took the child's hand
and hit it many times not realizing
he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers
due to multiple fractures.
When the child saw his father.....
with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'
The man was so hurt and speechless;
he went back to his car and kicked it a many times.
Devastated by his own actions..... .
sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches;
the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
Anger and Love have no limits;
choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely
life & remember this:
Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is
that people are used while things are being loved.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Smart HRs!
This came as a mail frwd from my cousin, Senthil, who is in a S/w MNC. Enjoy!
Hopefully this is why there is too much emphasis on English too in CAT!
Hopefully this is why there is too much emphasis on English too in CAT!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Needs of Life!
Happened to listen these excellent lines in golden voice of Late Shri Seerkali Govindarajan...
For people who dont understand the significance of these lines,
This details the needs of one's life:
Kalaiyatha Kalviyum : Unscattered learning / Education
Kuraiyatha Vayathum : Undiminishing Age (long life)
Oru kabadu varaatha natpum : A friendship which doesn't have any jealousy / betrayal
Kandratha valamayum: Richness which doesn't reduce
Kundratha Ilamayum: Unshrinking Adolescence
Kazhu pini Ilatha udalum : A body without any diseases
Saliyatha manamum: A mind which is always happy
Anbu agalatha manaiviyum : A wife with affection throughout life
Thavaratha santhanamum : A son who goes always in righteous path
Thazhatha keerthiyum : undiminishing fame
maaratha vaarthayum : Keeping up words which we have uttered
Thadaigal vaaratha kodaiyum : Able to donate without any obstacles
Tholaiyatha Nidhiyamum : Wealth which you never lose
Konatha kolum : Planets always doing good for life time
Oru thunbam illatha vaazhvum : Life without sorrows
Thuyya nin paathathil anbum : Love on your lotus feet...
After this the prayer goes as a felicitation to Goddess Abirami of Thirukadaiyur...
Though we say the 16 blessings are different, these too summarize to 16 blessings a person should have in life...
Splendid!
Friday, August 28, 2009
11 yrs on, still an Engineer!
Still I remember the dawn on 20th Aug 1999...the day I first stepped into my engineering college...Since it was a day come true after hard board exams, me and my classmates, all started calling ourselves Engineers, so on a whole our designation stood Engineer :)
After 4 yrs, I went for my post graduation, so my designation continued as Engineer,... my college didn't promote me to Senior Engg for joining M.Tech :)
Once I joined my first employer, I was designated as MTS (Member of Technical Staff). I quit in a 2.7 yr stint and joined a MNC where I was designated a Senior Software Engg. I was happy, since I got a senior tag. Shockingly I was made a Lead engineer in 7 months time ('08). So in a span of 9 yrs, I became a Lead engg :)
When I again switched company, I was designated R & D Engg...something I felt proud of, since it truly reflected my job duty. With routine work, I really do some R & D here...But destiny had the final say. There was a re-org in my company and everything changed, including my designation...
Beleive me, I am again designated as "Engineer"...No prefix / suffix...
The journey which started on 20/8/1999 as an Engineer completed as an "Engineer", ironically on 20/8/2009 :) :)
11 years on, still an "Engineer" :)
After 4 yrs, I went for my post graduation, so my designation continued as Engineer,... my college didn't promote me to Senior Engg for joining M.Tech :)
Once I joined my first employer, I was designated as MTS (Member of Technical Staff). I quit in a 2.7 yr stint and joined a MNC where I was designated a Senior Software Engg. I was happy, since I got a senior tag. Shockingly I was made a Lead engineer in 7 months time ('08). So in a span of 9 yrs, I became a Lead engg :)
When I again switched company, I was designated R & D Engg...something I felt proud of, since it truly reflected my job duty. With routine work, I really do some R & D here...But destiny had the final say. There was a re-org in my company and everything changed, including my designation...
Beleive me, I am again designated as "Engineer"...No prefix / suffix...
The journey which started on 20/8/1999 as an Engineer completed as an "Engineer", ironically on 20/8/2009 :) :)
11 years on, still an "Engineer" :)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ? What crap is this!
This incident happened a month ago to one of my best introvert friends, whom I feel, syncs up perfectly with me in all range of interests, profession and family as well. Apologies to him, since I write it without his permission :)...but da, i have maintained anonymity :)
His parents are looking for a girl for marriage for sometime now and he is in an Adjacent state. He doesn't visit his native often, unlike me ,traveling every week to Chennai. One girl proposed to him by his parents was a MBA grad, from a very descent college in Tamil Nadu. Though he wanted a perfect homemaker, he thought of giving a fair trial, but the girl was very adamant in sticking to her current job and wanted him to travel every week to meet her in Chennai :) issue brew up here, since he didn't want to travel every week, and she insisted on that (I was ready to get her a job in same place of him, through my contacts, just for the cause of my frnd, which she dutifully rejected).The alliance broke off, even before it was formulated...He went back to his office with a peaceful mind, thinking this trouble didn't come up after marriage - Positive thinker he is!
Leaving beyond what had happened in a family...the question which came to my mind was - where is the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (Entire world is a single family) ? Though there are multiple interpretations to that, the mainly depicted meaning in India is - 'happy, prosperous, healthy and wealthy family'...
The underlying phenomena mainly is - a family...people living together in harmony, peace and happiness...Is it really cracking away in India just like western world?
I felt exactly the same...the freedom which comes through education and the courage which we adorn...really makes us think great of ourselves and a question peeps up is - why should I listen to this guy? Education teaches us to deal with incidents in business and in case of financial crisis...but no where you find dealing with your wife / husband :)
Though I have read lot of blogs and mails on this topic...really I felt knowing my friend's family ...She has missed him!...God Only Knows - both might have been blessed with a better life than being a couple, but the sight of insensible adamancy of the girl is really pitiful...
With profound grief on plight of our society :) !
His parents are looking for a girl for marriage for sometime now and he is in an Adjacent state. He doesn't visit his native often, unlike me ,traveling every week to Chennai. One girl proposed to him by his parents was a MBA grad, from a very descent college in Tamil Nadu. Though he wanted a perfect homemaker, he thought of giving a fair trial, but the girl was very adamant in sticking to her current job and wanted him to travel every week to meet her in Chennai :) issue brew up here, since he didn't want to travel every week, and she insisted on that (I was ready to get her a job in same place of him, through my contacts, just for the cause of my frnd, which she dutifully rejected).The alliance broke off, even before it was formulated...He went back to his office with a peaceful mind, thinking this trouble didn't come up after marriage - Positive thinker he is!
Leaving beyond what had happened in a family...the question which came to my mind was - where is the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (Entire world is a single family) ? Though there are multiple interpretations to that, the mainly depicted meaning in India is - 'happy, prosperous, healthy and wealthy family'...
The underlying phenomena mainly is - a family...people living together in harmony, peace and happiness...Is it really cracking away in India just like western world?
I felt exactly the same...the freedom which comes through education and the courage which we adorn...really makes us think great of ourselves and a question peeps up is - why should I listen to this guy? Education teaches us to deal with incidents in business and in case of financial crisis...but no where you find dealing with your wife / husband :)
Though I have read lot of blogs and mails on this topic...really I felt knowing my friend's family ...She has missed him!...God Only Knows - both might have been blessed with a better life than being a couple, but the sight of insensible adamancy of the girl is really pitiful...
With profound grief on plight of our society :) !
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Scintillating Poets in Tamil Cinema!
Yesterday I happened to see the Vijay Awards, aired by Star Vijay Channel…Though there were many a good things to note, that they honored even the guys behind the screen, the award for best poet in Tamil for year 2008 took my attention…
Main contenders were Thamarai for Varanamayiram and Vaali for Dasavatharam…
I had a feeling that it would eventually go to Vaali, owing to his experience and word-play he had done in “kallai mattum kandal kadavul theriyathu”, I was a bit surprised to see Thamarai bagging the award.
Commonsense told me that Vaali had penned one song in Dasavatharam, which had been nominated. On the other hand, Thamarai had penned all the songs in VA and many were nominated for Best male and female singer’s category…Hariharan eventually won it for “Nenjukkul Peithidum Maamazhai”.
On a retrospective, what is cine music? Which soothes you when you need some stress buster…Gives you an instant happiness on hearing…far better if melodious…when heard in rainy season, should make you feel float in clouds :)
There were few lines in VA which were awe-inspiring in that it caught immediate attention…some lyrics which I enjoyed, for you also to appreciate :)
Pagal nera kanaakal kanden urangamale…
uyir rendum uraaya kanden nerungamale…
unai andri enakku ethu ethirkalamey – Feel of a girl in love
Nenjukkul peidhidum maa mazhai...
Neerukul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Penne un mel pizhai...
Nillamal veesidum peralai...
Nenjukkul neenthidum tharagai...
Pon vannam soodiya kaarigai...
Penne nee kaanchanai – Changes in a man’s mind :)
Yennodu vaa veedu varaikkum...
Yen veetai paar yennai pidikkum – Donno if it will go well with bachelor’s apartments :) Definitely not in mine :)
Viralodu vizhiyum vaadum...
Viraiginra kaalam nogum...
Irunthaalum varugiraen un madiyil naan thoonga – May be rated as the best lines ever to depict a wandering mind…
Though they were only samples of Thamarai’s work, there were too many last year…Hope this wonder ride of Tamil poets continues…
EOD, as the taste and expectations of people are on a rise, there are poets to supplement :)
Main contenders were Thamarai for Varanamayiram and Vaali for Dasavatharam…
I had a feeling that it would eventually go to Vaali, owing to his experience and word-play he had done in “kallai mattum kandal kadavul theriyathu”, I was a bit surprised to see Thamarai bagging the award.
Commonsense told me that Vaali had penned one song in Dasavatharam, which had been nominated. On the other hand, Thamarai had penned all the songs in VA and many were nominated for Best male and female singer’s category…Hariharan eventually won it for “Nenjukkul Peithidum Maamazhai”.
On a retrospective, what is cine music? Which soothes you when you need some stress buster…Gives you an instant happiness on hearing…far better if melodious…when heard in rainy season, should make you feel float in clouds :)
There were few lines in VA which were awe-inspiring in that it caught immediate attention…some lyrics which I enjoyed, for you also to appreciate :)
Pagal nera kanaakal kanden urangamale…
uyir rendum uraaya kanden nerungamale…
unai andri enakku ethu ethirkalamey – Feel of a girl in love
Nenjukkul peidhidum maa mazhai...
Neerukul moozhgidum thaamarai...
Sattendru maarudhu vaanilai...
Penne un mel pizhai...
Nillamal veesidum peralai...
Nenjukkul neenthidum tharagai...
Pon vannam soodiya kaarigai...
Penne nee kaanchanai – Changes in a man’s mind :)
Yennodu vaa veedu varaikkum...
Yen veetai paar yennai pidikkum – Donno if it will go well with bachelor’s apartments :) Definitely not in mine :)
Viralodu vizhiyum vaadum...
Viraiginra kaalam nogum...
Irunthaalum varugiraen un madiyil naan thoonga – May be rated as the best lines ever to depict a wandering mind…
Though they were only samples of Thamarai’s work, there were too many last year…Hope this wonder ride of Tamil poets continues…
EOD, as the taste and expectations of people are on a rise, there are poets to supplement :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thankyou Prof.Dr.Jayaraman !
When I wanted to write a perfect starter, I looked into too many a things, but then my thoughts zeroed-in on my first day of Final year BE (Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College, Thanjavur).
We were all on cloud-nine.Walking in was Prof Dr.Jayaraman, HOD of Economics dept. in our college. Though hexa-genarian, he was too admired for his style of teaching.
After a couple of minutes of personal introduction, he told : I will now tell you three great phrases to be remembered through out your life
Number one : "Character is Destiny"(Shakespherean philosophy!)
two "As you sow you reap"
and three "Theethum nandrum pirar thara varaa (Good and bad in your life are results of your own deeds and are not gifted by anyone else :))"
He started explaining some concepts of Karmic theory, birth and death and some rebirth concepts...Though it was too heavy for a 21 yr old lad to hold all at that time...I do really feel it delibrately changed my way of things... should definitely say he sow the seeds of maturity and self-control in my mind.
His final words that day were "Even if 1 in this bunch of 72 has understood to some extent what I have rendered today and changes himself / herself, I shall be the happiest on earth today"
Alas! He resigned within a week and went US to settle down with his son.
Later I did my PG and joined a start-up within a couple of years and to some extent should say am successful till date in career ! Seven years from that day on down the lane, I am satisfied and feel to have grown in many aspects.
Behind all this, I will point to this gentleman: I would proudly say to you Sir - "I had understood and changed and the credit goes to you!"
"Guru Brahma ! Gurur Vishnu ! Guru devo Maheswaraha !" says veda...Guru is Brahma, vishnu and Shiva himself...Prof.Jayaraman is one who showed it to me, even in a very short stint of a week!
We were all on cloud-nine.Walking in was Prof Dr.Jayaraman, HOD of Economics dept. in our college. Though hexa-genarian, he was too admired for his style of teaching.
After a couple of minutes of personal introduction, he told : I will now tell you three great phrases to be remembered through out your life
Number one : "Character is Destiny"(Shakespherean philosophy!)
two "As you sow you reap"
and three "Theethum nandrum pirar thara varaa (Good and bad in your life are results of your own deeds and are not gifted by anyone else :))"
He started explaining some concepts of Karmic theory, birth and death and some rebirth concepts...Though it was too heavy for a 21 yr old lad to hold all at that time...I do really feel it delibrately changed my way of things... should definitely say he sow the seeds of maturity and self-control in my mind.
His final words that day were "Even if 1 in this bunch of 72 has understood to some extent what I have rendered today and changes himself / herself, I shall be the happiest on earth today"
Alas! He resigned within a week and went US to settle down with his son.
Later I did my PG and joined a start-up within a couple of years and to some extent should say am successful till date in career ! Seven years from that day on down the lane, I am satisfied and feel to have grown in many aspects.
Behind all this, I will point to this gentleman: I would proudly say to you Sir - "I had understood and changed and the credit goes to you!"
"Guru Brahma ! Gurur Vishnu ! Guru devo Maheswaraha !" says veda...Guru is Brahma, vishnu and Shiva himself...Prof.Jayaraman is one who showed it to me, even in a very short stint of a week!
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