Its been almost a week since Nitish Kumar and Co won the Bihar Elections and the first thing that he said was "Laloo should now focus on his job as Railway Minister and leave the governance of Bihar to me".
I am not sure what Nitish wants Laloo to do, but now that Laloo is not to do multitasking, here is my small list of three "Chinna Chinna Aasais"
1. He can have his share of late arrival trains quota.. in fact the trains that take you back to office after a two week break, can compulsively go late.... but ensure that the trains taking you back to your hometown for vacation are on time....
2. Promote sale of Black tea and Black Coffee on trains, so that the tea and coffee vendors don't go on an unnecessary guilt trip, everytime they mix 1:3, milk to water mixes!
3. Last but not the least... the reservation chart should have the marital status of passengers, so that people like me don't imagine a dream-duet sequence, after seeing a name like
Shalini Jain F 23 in the next seat on the chart
and then find a six month baby safe in her hands...
You can add your wish list, and wecan weigh the priorities, and forward the same to the Railway Ministry
27 November, 2005
21 November, 2005
Gali Cricket Rocks!
It was a very pleasant trip down the memory lane for me, last Saturday. Not that I met some once upon a time crush or anything like that. I played cricket in a local ground, in a suburb called Auburn. We were about 20 of us, and the best part was that 17 of the 20 were Gujjus!
So we had all thetypical Gujju names –Jignesh (Jiggu) Bhai, Dhaval, Sandesh, Nirav Bhai, Vikas, Vishal et al. One thing I really like about the Gujjus is the indelible sense of humour that they have and their cheerfulness just spreads infectiously. Their world renowned hard working ability is complimented really well by their ready smile face. The way they say "First class" when u ask this monotonous "Kaise Ho" question really lifts you up..
Give me a chance to talk about Gujjus and I can go on! So let me get back to what I set out to write on – The concept of street cricket….
1. You get to bowl only on two counts – You did not get a chance to bat, or you just pulled off a blinder of a catch
2. Both teams have their own set of Think Tanks, consisting of two or three totally conflicting minds, each one trying to boss over the other
3. The same person gets to be named a Dravid when he bats, and Srinath when he bowls… Even Sachin can’t imagine of getting this honour. The flip side is that I was affectionately referred to as Mushtaq Bhai, more for my looks, than for my pathetic leg spin bowling
4. There has to be a meeting of the think tank in the last over of the innings, irrespective of what the situation is…. Democracy has taught us something!
5. At the end of the game you can see a couple of faces who gave their heart and soul disappointed after the loss, as though their national team selection depended on this.
All in all, it was a Saturday afternoon that I really enjoyed, and I look forward to more such outings!
So we had all thetypical Gujju names –Jignesh (Jiggu) Bhai, Dhaval, Sandesh, Nirav Bhai, Vikas, Vishal et al. One thing I really like about the Gujjus is the indelible sense of humour that they have and their cheerfulness just spreads infectiously. Their world renowned hard working ability is complimented really well by their ready smile face. The way they say "First class" when u ask this monotonous "Kaise Ho" question really lifts you up..
Give me a chance to talk about Gujjus and I can go on! So let me get back to what I set out to write on – The concept of street cricket….
1. You get to bowl only on two counts – You did not get a chance to bat, or you just pulled off a blinder of a catch
2. Both teams have their own set of Think Tanks, consisting of two or three totally conflicting minds, each one trying to boss over the other
3. The same person gets to be named a Dravid when he bats, and Srinath when he bowls… Even Sachin can’t imagine of getting this honour. The flip side is that I was affectionately referred to as Mushtaq Bhai, more for my looks, than for my pathetic leg spin bowling
4. There has to be a meeting of the think tank in the last over of the innings, irrespective of what the situation is…. Democracy has taught us something!
5. At the end of the game you can see a couple of faces who gave their heart and soul disappointed after the loss, as though their national team selection depended on this.
All in all, it was a Saturday afternoon that I really enjoyed, and I look forward to more such outings!
19 November, 2005
Harris Jayaraj's Tamil Bonanza
"Stand in the veyyil, and you will know the arumai of the nezhal"
Similarly, only when you hear words like ,"Rendaka Rendaka","Rahathula","Rangola" in songs that feature in Tamil titles, would you actually long for pure Tamil songs.
And in this post, instead of critising HJ for his notorious choice of words in his mass songs, let me list down the best of HJ's pure Tamil songs which are pure class.. Some have been chartbsters, and as for the others, you wouldn't complain for me recommending this for compulsive listening...
1. The ever green "Vaseegara" from Minnale (Bombay Jayeshree)
2. The oomph factor -"Ondra Eranda" from Kaaka Kaaka (Bombay Jayeshree)
3. Aval Ulaga azhagiye from Lesa Lesa (Karthik)
4. "Oru Ooril Azhage" from Kaaka Kaaka (Karthik)
5. "Oru Malai" from Ghajini (Karthik)
6. " Sutrum Vizhi Chudare" from Ghajini (Bombay Jayeshree and Sriram)
7. "Uyire En Uyire" from Totti Jaya(Karthik)
8. "Yaaridamum" from Totti Jaya(Harini and Ramesh Vinayagam)
9. Kummiyadi from Chellamey (Sandhya)
10. Poove Vay pesumbodhu from 12 B (Mahalakshmi Iyer and Harish Raghavendra)
Have I missed any other "Tamil" song that he has composed, that is worth listening to, feel free to add them to this list.....
Similarly, only when you hear words like ,"Rendaka Rendaka","Rahathula","Rangola" in songs that feature in Tamil titles, would you actually long for pure Tamil songs.
And in this post, instead of critising HJ for his notorious choice of words in his mass songs, let me list down the best of HJ's pure Tamil songs which are pure class.. Some have been chartbsters, and as for the others, you wouldn't complain for me recommending this for compulsive listening...
1. The ever green "Vaseegara" from Minnale (Bombay Jayeshree)
2. The oomph factor -"Ondra Eranda" from Kaaka Kaaka (Bombay Jayeshree)
3. Aval Ulaga azhagiye from Lesa Lesa (Karthik)
4. "Oru Ooril Azhage" from Kaaka Kaaka (Karthik)
5. "Oru Malai" from Ghajini (Karthik)
6. " Sutrum Vizhi Chudare" from Ghajini (Bombay Jayeshree and Sriram)
7. "Uyire En Uyire" from Totti Jaya(Karthik)
8. "Yaaridamum" from Totti Jaya(Harini and Ramesh Vinayagam)
9. Kummiyadi from Chellamey (Sandhya)
10. Poove Vay pesumbodhu from 12 B (Mahalakshmi Iyer and Harish Raghavendra)
Have I missed any other "Tamil" song that he has composed, that is worth listening to, feel free to add them to this list.....
15 November, 2005
Cooking on the edge!
There are two alarms that keep me awake, physically and mentally.
The wake up alarm on my mobile has been my best and only loyal friend here.
Unfailing and persistent, it reminds me thrice every hour for three hours in the morning, that the new day has already started.
Yes, I am going to make it big as I am going to enlist my snooze frequency in the Guiness Book. I always cherished the Kutti Thookam bit of my morning sleep, but I am going on an overdrive these days.
Always optimistic at the end of the day that I am going to get up at 6 the next morning, and finally jumping (chumma exaggeration,, actually ambling) out of bed at 8. God only knows when I am going get out of this habit!
And the other alarm, the Smoke detector near the kitchen! It is yet to take cognizance of the fact that I am new to cooking but atleast put in my earnest best to learn the tricks of the trade.
First time, while I was “kaachifying” appalam, it went berserk, as the appalam was theenjifying merrily. Thanks to my roomie’spresence of mind, he did the first aid job, of closing the kitchen door, starting the exhaust and opening the “Kolla Kadhavu”.
But apart from that good deed, he also created total tensen, as he informed me that the detector is directly linked to the fire station and they could land up any moment. The sight of paying up A$ 850 out of my Initial Settlement advance was looming large on me!
After a tense lunch, we were confident that we escaped. Last week too, the otherwise dormant Kutti Chaathan woke up, and this time, it was really scary. Arun the macho pulled the sofa under the detector, and stood on the sofa to find that he was atleast a couple of feet short of reaching the detector!
Fortunately, the old First aid techniques I learnt were followed to the T, and the alarm stopped in ten seconds! Bravo!
The wake up alarm on my mobile has been my best and only loyal friend here.
Unfailing and persistent, it reminds me thrice every hour for three hours in the morning, that the new day has already started.
Yes, I am going to make it big as I am going to enlist my snooze frequency in the Guiness Book. I always cherished the Kutti Thookam bit of my morning sleep, but I am going on an overdrive these days.
Always optimistic at the end of the day that I am going to get up at 6 the next morning, and finally jumping (chumma exaggeration,, actually ambling) out of bed at 8. God only knows when I am going get out of this habit!
And the other alarm, the Smoke detector near the kitchen! It is yet to take cognizance of the fact that I am new to cooking but atleast put in my earnest best to learn the tricks of the trade.
First time, while I was “kaachifying” appalam, it went berserk, as the appalam was theenjifying merrily. Thanks to my roomie’spresence of mind, he did the first aid job, of closing the kitchen door, starting the exhaust and opening the “Kolla Kadhavu”.
But apart from that good deed, he also created total tensen, as he informed me that the detector is directly linked to the fire station and they could land up any moment. The sight of paying up A$ 850 out of my Initial Settlement advance was looming large on me!
After a tense lunch, we were confident that we escaped. Last week too, the otherwise dormant Kutti Chaathan woke up, and this time, it was really scary. Arun the macho pulled the sofa under the detector, and stood on the sofa to find that he was atleast a couple of feet short of reaching the detector!
Fortunately, the old First aid techniques I learnt were followed to the T, and the alarm stopped in ten seconds! Bravo!
13 November, 2005
Thavamai Thavamirundhu
No – This is not the review on the film, but the theme of the movie that has inspired me to pen this one.
From the time He carried us
On His shoulders, till today,
He has been the Guiding Force,
While being His unassuming best
I Recall vividly the days,
When He took us “Triples”
On his TVS 50,to ensure
That we catch the school Bus
The Years when he was Working
A Thousand Kms Away from Home
So that we could enjoy our days
While He missed us all
The summer time when He
Meticulously planned our Trip
It looks like a far cry today
When Holiday is just a Dream Time
The angry yet relieved look,
When we used to return from
Late night movie shows
Was a sight worth watching out for!
His trip all the way to Bombay
To arrange accommodation for me
When I was already into my twenties
Just proves that His Care is unflinching
One thing Science can’t quantify
Is the gratitude that we have towards you
For teaming up with Amma,
And bringing us to where we are today!
From the time He carried us
On His shoulders, till today,
He has been the Guiding Force,
While being His unassuming best
I Recall vividly the days,
When He took us “Triples”
On his TVS 50,to ensure
That we catch the school Bus
The Years when he was Working
A Thousand Kms Away from Home
So that we could enjoy our days
While He missed us all
The summer time when He
Meticulously planned our Trip
It looks like a far cry today
When Holiday is just a Dream Time
The angry yet relieved look,
When we used to return from
Late night movie shows
Was a sight worth watching out for!
His trip all the way to Bombay
To arrange accommodation for me
When I was already into my twenties
Just proves that His Care is unflinching
One thing Science can’t quantify
Is the gratitude that we have towards you
For teaming up with Amma,
And bringing us to where we are today!
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