I am back!!!

if you are wondering where the hell did this nandoo go? i dont know.. i wasnt that busy .. nor i was travelling ...just like that... i didnt have the mood to write... i could call it lazyness... aama namma eluthi enna aaga poguthu ... but then.. after so many days... today .. nandoo woke up again and wanted to post something here ... again this is not my sondha saraku... it is a extract of a speech... and i dont read all this englees books.. i got this as a mail forward some 3 years back... but somehow i preserve this email for so long in my mail box and read it at times when i feel bit down... so i am publishing it here in my blog.... if you have read this before... thats alright.... ivalo thooram padichiteenga.. ithaiyum ennakaga oru thadava padichidungaaaa. .... :D

Commencement speech made by Pulitzer Prize-winning author AnnaQuindlen at Villanova University:

I'm a novelist. My work is human nature. Real life is all I know.Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. You will walkout of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has.

There will behundreds of people out there with your same degree;there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for aliving. But you will be the only personalive who has sole custody of your life.Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at adesk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Notjust the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not justyour bank account but your soul.

People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're notso good.

Here is my resume:I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let myprofession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longerconsider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today, because I would be a cardboard cutout. But I call them on the phone, and I meet them for lunch. I would berotten, or at best mediocre at my job, if thoseother things were not true. You cannot be really first rate at yourwork if your work is all you are.So here's what I wanted to tell you today:

Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion,the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care sovery much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon,or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red tailed hawk circles over the water or the way ababy scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a Cheeriowith her thumb and first finger. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Get a life in which you are generous. And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread itaround. Take money you would have spent on beers and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister. All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good too, then doing well will never be enough. It is so easy to waste our lives,our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the color of our kids' eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again.

It is so easy to exist instead of to live.I learned to live many years ago. I learned to love the journey,not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal,and that today is the only guarantee you get.I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give someof it back because I believed in it, completely and utterly. And Itried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them this:Consider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear.Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy.And think of life as a terminal illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.

Emtan Magans PART 2 :-)

Sorry I tried uploading a photo and this stupid blogg doesnt work :-(

Can you guess who these two people are?? Anil Ambani & Mukesh Ambani apdi neenga sollalam... but avanungala vida.. invanunga.. periyaalungo

Yes its me Nandoo and my Elder bro (Sundu)

Ennamo theriyala ..nethu night thoongum pothu... naanum avanum sernthu adicha looty ellam document pannanum pola thonuchu... (sounds like an typical IT fellow watahsi wa warui shitto desu) alright... athanala.. i thought I will write and share those few intresting memories....


B.S.A Champ

Ippo enna ennamo kid cycle ellam vanthuduchu... aana antha kalathula... we
had a B.S.A champ.... plch... athuve ennamo etho periya vishayam.. athulaa..
nandoo vum sunduvum suthatha edam kedaiyaathu..... :-) antha cyclela bell
work pannathu.... me and my bro used to have a chorus song.... "paam paam us paam paam paam paaam us paaam paaam..." antha setla avan ukaanthupaan.. naduvula oru chinna bar irukkum... athula
naan... ipdi doubles poyite enge chorus song paaduvom...

C21

Oru thadava... vijayanagar terminusla C21 ..(ippo 21L) bus ninutu irunthuchu....
ennamo thayiriyathaala... my bro said.. i will be driver and u be the conductor...
naanum serinitu... kaaliya iruntha bus la eri velayiditu irunthom (seriously) ...
thideernu. itha paartha driver/conductor engala kayium kalavumaa
pidichitaangaa... avanga kittenthu escape aagrathuku evalo thapichium..
maatikittom.. keela kopitu vechi... bayangarama thitinaanga.. police station
kootitu povenu vera sonnanga... aprom some paava pattu vitutaanga.. if i am
correct.. naan appo.. minji ponaa 3rd standard padichitu irunthu iruppen..

Maanga maram

School mudichitu vara vazhiyilaa.. there will be one house... with a mango
tree... that house belongs to a old man and there were only two people staying
in that house. That old man and his daughter...oru naal exam mudichitu varum
pothu.. antha marathulenthu epdiyaachum maanga adichidanumnu plan
potom... but antha veetu akka.. velila ukaanthu irunthaanga... odane.. we
asked for some water to drink.. antha akkavum veetuku ulla ponanga.. thanni
kondu vara... in between gapla... maaanga adikalamnu.. kal eduthaa..
athukulla.. antha paazhaa pona pakkathu veetu paiyaan.. kathaa
arambichitaan.. "akka akka.. maanga adikiraanga.. " :-)antha akka veeta vitu velila varathukulla.. escape...

Match Box and Hut House

Ithuvum school mudichitu varum pothu thaan... there will be one kelavi house...
athu eppo yaara paarthaalum thitum... athu enga oooru "Nanny McPhee"heehee.. oru naal... motta veyil.... enge kaiyilaa.. oru match box irunthuchu... i
think appo diwali time.. and it was a special cracklers... yen panninom..
yethuku panninom. ... ellam theriyaathu.. but thideernu oru spark.. enge
mandaiyilaiyum.. and match box laiyum.. apdiye antha kudisaiyile.. patha
vechom.. enge ketta neram.. antha kelavi kitte maatikittom... :D aprom as
usual .. vidu jooot....

Itha vita... there are many other incidents... like paper kappal...mazha kalathula velachery sollave venam.. that too. i am talking about early 90's.... goverment lenthu boat ellam anupuvaanga.. paambu pudikrathu.cheee adikarathu.... fishing... paper kappal.. ethallam thaan appotahiku hobby....


hmmm :-( ippo ellame.. romba decentaa maaridichu.. as we have grown..munna mathiri adichikarathu illa... chinna chinna snadai ellame missing........ but I promise... Junior Sundu (ippo thaiku illa.. ) but varum pothu... i will have another creature in the world to play around from scratch......

Dei anna.. you are great... you are the best annan in this world..... hmmm eppoda laptop vaangi thara pora ;-)

I Love you :-)

I didnt know how to tell you when i saw you for the first time.... you know its only a week to decide... whether I am going to be with you or not.. then i finalised.....

yes the hunt was on for several years... but then... at some point of time i should finalise ...

and yes i think i made the right decision... within a week... i made it possible... and all the situation was favourable....

i never thought that i will be with you ... but then the decision has been made... not just by you and me... but everyone has accepted bond between you and me....

Now I am proud to be with you... yes I love you more than i ever thought...

it was one fine friday that you came to my house and everyone welcomed you with joy.... such a glorious evening that you also became a part of my life...

the moment i touched you, there was a flicker.. sparkle..glint in my heart and you have been driving me crazy all these days... and now its my turn.... :-)

Here is my cho chweet choco mallow milk shaky bubbly jubilee pretty baby!!!!
I love you da chellam

Yaarenum.. Mani kettal .. athai solla koooda theriyaathe

Ethanai peruku... analog diala paarthu korrectaa time solla theriyum?? Yennaku athu konja kastam thaan... konjam illa rombave kastam.. :-( enna panrathu.. chinna vayasula.. enga maths miss time paakrathu pathi solli kodukum pothu.. naan classla nalla korattai vittu thooongiten... athuku aprom antha concepte naan use pannala... athanala.. ippo romba... kasta padren... hmmm.. 12th standard varikum... digital watch use pannnitu irunthena.. athanala.. intha kastam ennaku theriyala...

College join pannathuku aprom thaan prechanai start aachu.. aprom ennaku kedaicha watches ellamae.. analog dials.. hmm.. chumma.. enga veetukaraarum..kacheriku poraaru ndra mathiri... naanum watch kattipen.. :P yaarachum time keetaa.. thaan irukku koothu...

oru time.. enga hostel aaaya.. en kitte.. thambi time enna aaguthu.. apdinu keetuchu.. ennaku appothaiku epdi samalikrathunu theriyala.. apdiye vaanatha..paarthutu..'oru rendu mani irukkum paati ' apdi nu sollitu escape aayiten..

aprom.. hmm.. aahn.. last year.. MBA examuku time seriya paakama.. aiyaiyoo late aayidichenu.. adichi pudichi.. bus ellam vitutu.. auto pudichi kotra mazhaila.. andheri stationuku poyi.. aprom angirundhu.. exam centerku pona.. you still have one hour time apdi nu coola solliduchi antha dokku.. invigilator :(

oru thadava.. taxi eduthutu.. oor ellam suthitu.. veetuku vanthu drop panum pothu.. closing time poda sonnan... athula naan time paakama( I mean.. time paarthu) .. oru one hour extra potuten.. appo driver oru mathiri paarthaan.. ennaku appo ethum puriyala.. bill pay pannitu.. veetuku vantha.. veetula solranga.. naan one hourku extra kaasu koduthutenu :( warui shito driver grrrrrrrrr

hmmm irukra prechanai pothaathunu.. ippo officela timezone difference vera.. ithula.. naan dublin officekum.. India officekum.. meeting arrange pannanum.. athula.. oru meeting superaa sothapiten.. aprom Texas officekum .. enge officekum meeting.. :D sollave vendam.. irukra kastam ellam pothaathunu.. ennamo day light savingsaam.. mothama mudivu kattitaanunga..

plcch... pesama.. intha meeting arrange panrathuku.. time paakrathuku ellam oru secretary vechikalaamnu irukkken.. neenga enna solreenga? ;-)

To my Buddy

Cha .. nethe ore feelingsaaa.. pochu.. as usual... intha varushamum... ennoda buddy b'dayva maranthuten...
(Nee thappuku mela thappu panrada Nandoo.. I know.. I know... )

so intha postaa... ennoda Buddy kaaga dedicate panren.. kutti ( nee thaan ithuku inspiration)... btw..

naanum.. avanum.. ore college... aana vera vera dept... aaha..athu thaan note panna vendiya point... naan mostly MECH dept la suthitu iruppen... enga subjecta vida.. thermo dynamics.. fluid mechanics book pathi thaan athikam theriyum... but athukum... intha solla pora.. buddykum entha sumanthamum illa... avan oru pazham... seriyana.. fruit.. infact there were many other guys and fellas whom i was very close to in those days... but mandu vum nandoo vum.. nalla close aanathu... PSG Renaissance la thaan... anga thaan enge aataam paataam ellam medaiyila arangeri.. prize win panna neram.. renud perukum sema freq resonance... naan enna sonnalum... takknu... pudichipaan... MASK.. WOODSTOCK... MIMING.. apdinu stage erina eventla ellam prize... Mr. Renaissance competitionuku munnadi... ennoda Friendku enna BGM play pannalaamnu ore yosani... appo oru Yaani background oditu irunthuchu...

(Sorry for the interruption - Intha blog la neraya matter ungaluku puriyaathu... yena... ithu nadanthu ...vishayam... taknu padikum pothu puriyaathu... so take it esay... naan continue panren )

aahn.. Yanni BGM oditu irunthuchu... intha BGM podalamnu... decide pannitu.. naan stage antha endlenthu odi vantha... buddyum.. dei intha music podalamanu kettan... ... intha matter nadanthu romab anaal kalichi... slam bookla itha quote panni irunthaan... ippo nenaichaa kooda ..ore feelings iruku da.. (BTW. antha competiotionla.. enga friend Runner up vaangitaan.. athu vera matter.. )

ipdi irukkum pothu thaan BAND OF BROTHERS form aachu.. ( dei mandu.. am wearing our BOB t-shirt now... cha enna oru co-incidence... ) engaloda first release... Kaathadikuthe.. (Alaipaayuthe voda.. spooof)... collegela semma hitt.... ofcourse.. we dint record..it.. athuku adutha varusham... nammaloda second release.. Cuppuvan (Mudhalvan oda spoof ) ... romba periya.. hit.. hmm. company sernthutu.. thaan nammala.. annual dayla spoof panna mudiyam pochu :( ..

alright... some incidents.. that i could recollect now...

Vijayanagar bus stop la.. non -stopaa oru 3 hrs mokka pottathu..

Fruit & Nut

Bombay ponathuku aprom .. phone la rendu perum daily mokka pottathu..

Munnar Trip.... van la pota.. loooty...

One day interview... and u r lucky Blue shirt... :-)

Unnaku veedu paakren pervazhinu ...poyi antha iyer maami kitte nalla pullaiyaatam nadichu... veedu parthathu... aprom rende maasathula veedu kaali pannita nee

Sunday sunday... Waltax home pogum pothu... rendu perum.. roadla evan pathiyum kavala paadama.. sathama paatu padite bikela porathu.... and ofcourse.. appo appo.. speeda oti unna alvudrathu

Un project manager pathi neeyum... en PM pathi naanum... cheenu va walking kootitu pogum pothu thitrathu... and cheenu va bikela thookitu... vet clinic poyi

Namma GYM la excercise pannrenu sollitu... oora emathitu... poyi vetti katha pesitu veedu thirumbrathu...

CEDARS la... sapta.. lichtie drink and maple syrup tea...

Kadisiya... Camcorder thookitu... city poora shooting pannathu... Barista..la kaalankaarthala poyi mokka pottathu....

Nee onsite porendra perula... shopping.. shopping.. shoppingnu un kaasellam kariyaakinathu...and namma Chetpet shoppers stop.... ( naan sonna secretaa mattum gyabakam vechiko.. ethu pudikumo athu pidkaathu... ethu pidikaatho athu thaan pidikum ;-) )


oru vazhiya... nee poyita... inge film street veedum nethu kaali panitaangada.. plcchhh... seri engi runthaalum.. kuttyum buttyumaa nalla irukka ennathu vaazhtukkal...

WISH YOU ORU MAAASA BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES... ( naan thaanda unmaiyana nanban)


My dear mandu... Ennoda ore request... unnoda ella birthdaykum .. marakkama vanthu intha posta oru thadava padichitu poyidu.. naan wish panna mathiriyum aachu... wish panna maranthutenu ennaku f-e-e-l-i-n-g-s um iukkathu.. enna naan solrathu :D

varta

Feast!!

hhahahahaaa...kalyana samayal saathaam kaay karigalum pramathaam...
Nandoo ku romba romba romba pidichaa vishayam... saapadu
so that is the topic for this post....

Madras la ella hotel layum oralavuku oru round vanthachu... athe mathiri Houstonaiyum vittu veikala..

Its my habit of sending out the menu to my friends just to make them feel jealuous whenever I go to some treat .. or dinner... so the same trend continues here....

so here you go....

Nitu - We went to a near by Mexican restaurent called Chipotle on Sunday for Lunch.... it was quite different from the ones that I see in chennai ..... they served Burittos ..Tacos...and other stuff.... it was good...but not spicy enough...

Nandoo - hmmmm Anjappar la saptu saptu...inge vera vazhiye illama .. intha kadaikulla ponen.... namma oooru koyambedula vikka vendiyathu ellam ariji oru dubbala pottu vechi irukkanga.... buritto - apdi na athu vera onnum illa.. sorru.. konjam mocha kottai..athu mela.. takkali.. vengayum..matha kandravi.... enna onnu chicken konjam theechu puttan... aana athu nalla irunthuchu... liked it

Nitu - For dinner we tried some different menu at P.F. Chang... that was a chinese restaurent... I bet you would really love this place... because... it had real good chinese food... I loved it :o)smack!!!

nandoo - Summa solla koodathupa... lunchala sothapinaalum... dinnerla oru pidi pidichaachu...

hmmm so that was about Sunday..then came Monday

Nitu .... we had the breakfast ..in the hotel where we stayed... its called The Burning pear... a group of the Marriot... something which I liked here was the chef prepares the omellete according to your taste.... this may be something very common here... but for me it was something new..... you can say what you need and what you dont ... to be added in the omelette

Nandoo - omelette a vittu thallu.. ethirtha seat la oru gijdi irunthuchu.. athu thaan real breakfast .. :D

Lunch

Nitu- Nicole tooks us Barry's pizza.... she suggested that it would be a nice to try the ones from barry ... and we ordered a Grilled Chicken Alfredo Pizza with some buffalo wings....

Nandoo - Ammani (ipdi thaan en lead (Nicole)a kooopiduven :P ) romba aasa pattu koooptiuchu..athu pechu kettu intha kadaiku ponom.....kandravi... namma oooru pizza hut evalo thevealam... intha pizza fulla cheese..... oru full medium size pizza sapdra aalu..ithulla oru rendu slice thinna periya vishayam.... yepdiyo kasta pattu ulla thallitu ... very nice... awesome... apdinu sollitu vanthuthen..:P

Intha hotella thaan maranthu poi camera vututu vanthuten... padupaavi wiater..thaan eduthu iruppan.. ketathathuku theriyala nu sollitaan.... aiyo Sony cybershot.;. 5.1 mega pixel poche :'(

Dinner - romba tired aa iruntha thaala....innaiku night saapdala..apdiye thoongiten. :)

Tuesday - wasnt a good day.. coz.. no breakfast...no dinner and only lunch that too a sandwich and coke that s alll....

Nandoo - Jet lag ippo thaan velaya kamika armanbichuthu... full day thoongiten :( (aiyooo nandooo elachida poraaa...odamba paarthuko .. apdinu neenga solrathu en kaathu la uluthu)..so lets move to wednesday

Wednesday..

Nitu - Wow... we were bored of that burning pear and thought of trying out a quick breakfast in Starbucks coffee.... they had some good range of sandwiches and trust me coffee is so bad here most of the people drink black coffee and finally i managed to get a capuchino in Starbucks...

Nandoo - star bucks coffee...ndrathu...intha ooooru tea kadai nair nga ellam sernthu nadathura co-operative tea kadai stores :P ..hmmmmm coffee la oru maushan....ethini packet sugar podarathu... zero calorie sugar nu solranungo.. oru 5 packet potathuku aprom thaan konjamaachum taste varuthu... aprom namma oooorla kodukra mathiri thamathooondu disposable cupp ellam illa.. intha ooorla ellam moda kudikaarnanuga pola.. coffee ya irukkatum coke aa irukatum ... ellam minimum oru 750 ml kudikraanungo... aaala udungada saami

Lunch

Nitu - We went to a thai restaurent... called thai cottage and tried Chilli Mint Fried chicken.. with thai tea... it was wonderful... i went for a level 5 spicy ...

Nandoo - intha oru hotel thaan nandoo tasteku irunthuchu.... pattaya kelappiten.. nalla kaaram... sapta odane kannulenthu thaani vara arambichidichu.... serve panna gijidiyum summa solla koodathu... semma hot machiii :D .. atha vida...pakkathu tablela iruntha figure... paavam ..romba yelai kudumbam pola..potukka thuniya illa .. chicken ellam ava kiite pichai vaanganum.... kedaichiruntha tandoori kebab panni iruppen :P

Dinner - we went to a japanese restaurent called 'japanerios'

Nitu - tried sake... sushi... and kempura....hhehe.. first time sake. try pannen.. oru peg kooda kudika mudiyala... wwwaaaackkk..... saptathu ellam vanthi vanthu tum pola.... ellathaiyum kooda vantha paiyan kitte koduthuten

Nandoo - Coming to the main matter...japanese restaurentla wasabi apdinu oru item irukku.. thayavu seiythu... athu summa saptudaadheengo... ^*&^(***.. athu acid a paste panni vecha mathiri irukku.. eduthu vaayila pota odane.. guppunu eruthu... decency ellam paaka neram illa odane ellathaiyum thupiten.... atha vida.. antha restaurentla oru spanish jigdi.. peru Nadia ;-) nice name :) summa solla koodathu. nadia japanese food pathi neraya maatter solli kodutha... ava kittenthu our paperla mukkiyamana dish peru ellam kettu eluthi vaangiten... 5$ tips vecha odane... ammaniku uchi kulinthirichu.. hmmm food.. epdiyooo nadia superrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday..... Lunchuku enga mokkaiyan manager kooda ponathaala....jaasti enjoy panna mudiyala... but we went to a place called Murphys Deli.. where i tried Turkey Supreme .. it wasnt extraordinary...but okyeee... can survive...thats it

aprom dinnerku motham teamum sernthu oru Itallian resturent ku ponom.. it was called Carabba's Italian Grill ... and I tried this Chicken Bryan... it was good ..but lot of cheese

Nandoo - chicken bryan...ndrathu..onnum illa namma oooru.. potato podimaasu and chicken kabab kind of stuff... but italian cusine drathaala.. athumela konjam extra gijinaas...avalo thaan.. ingeyaum mokka manager vanthutaan... chumma team... mayiru mattainu topic poda arambichaana... naan pesama chicken sapda arambichiten... :D .. at some point of time i wanted to shout at him to say "Moooooodraaaaa" but cudnt so topic change panni vituten...very simple that dumbo started to speak again but on a different topic and nandoo..munched munched and munched :D hahaha

ok..now comes the friday...

Nitu - We got up early so that we could make it upto La Madeline for the break fast..... its a french restaurent.... and when we went there we were surprised with the varieties they had...i tried the typical french country breakfast...it was different though... but a very good one for the morning

and then lunch ... had a delicious... mexican lunch at Pappassitos... wow... the one that i ordered had chicken and beef together... they made it spicy... and it was totally different from the one we had in chipotle

Dinner... friday night... didnt feel like having dinner so went to the near by Ben n Jerry ice cream... and had a big scooop of GOBFATHER.. its a combination of choclates... almond ... and yummmy yummy ... cream...

Nandoo - pothum pothum ndra alavuku saptaaachu... ennada ipdi vayitherichala kottikrennu nenaikaatheenga...ithu ellam ennoda rememberancekuga... eluthren... :P .. avlo thaaaan... yurrrrppppppppp :P

happada ..ipo poyi naan nimathiya thoooonguven ...

innum one fulll weeek irukku... will write about the other menus sooooooooooooon

Kaapi

aaaahaaa... How about having a hot cup of coffeee... now... wiat.. this blog is not about caupichino...or Mocha coffee... see the title again... its Kaapi.. yes u r right... Nandoo is going to share with y'all about his copying experiences...

All I could remember at this moment ..is first first ..naan copy adika arambichathu....

primary schoolla.... enna exam nuellam gyabakam illa... but third floorla ...nalla bright sunny room.. appo etho oru anual exam nu nenaikren.. sorry still i am not able to recollect... white colour kerchief la.. etho oru answer eluthi vechi irunthen.... atha paarthu paarthu answer sheet la eluthitu.. aprom kerchief a pocketla vechiten....


Yes next ippo gyabakam vanthuduchu.. 7th std la Mercy miss classla... naanum santhoshum... first benchla ukaarnthu.... desk ku adila..innouru shelf mathiri irukkum ... athukulla book thoranthu vechi kaapi adichom... but unfortunately santhosh maatikittan... Nandoo thapichitaan :-)

And then... 11th/12th Physics-Chemistry Lab practicals ku naan eduthutu pogatha bit illa....
Enge setla... we had screw guage, vernier calliper, Prism, Magentic compass.... ellame naangale oru set vechi iruppom(Ellam Lablenthu suttathu thaan) .. examla enna varutho atha poruthu.. we will excahge the things... so that.. intha error .. correction atha ellam correct aa irukkum :D

I still have one screw guage and a prism in my House... aprom chemistry lab sollave vendam.. ellam saltum oru potalam pottu vechi iruppom... naangale ulla poyi oru pottalatha pirichi.. CuSo4 apdinu salt identification panni mudichiitu vanthuduvom...

Schoolla sollikira mathiri ivalo thaan gyabakam irukku.... aaahn... 11th la oru step ahead.. examuku munnadiye question paper kedaichidu.. athuvum Maths... appo ennaku nambika illa... aana :'( en ketta neram.. one word question kooda marama apdiye vanthuchu... grrrrrrrrr!!!!


Now coming to college... heehe.. Electronic circuits la chemistry titration pathi eluthi.. 10ku 6 mark vaanginavana neenga paarthi irukeengala :P 1st year la athu thaan hot topic... aana.. itha paninathu..nandoo illa.. nandoo oda friend..

hmmm....Chemistry labla oru thadava fraud thanam panni maatikitten... annaiku vecha kaandu thaan.. naan first year mudikara varaikum.. antha chemistry vaathi Mr.DickyBird... enna vidia ve illla.... Dicky &*^)*&^(*&&^) :-)

Aprom.. 2nd yearla.. Electrical Machines lab... aaahaa... Observation apdinu onnu eluthinathu kedaiyathu.. athanala.. ella experiment kum Formula.. aprom Graph podra mathiri oru reading ipdi sagala information aniyum bit ellathitu ponen... ennanamo motor ellam irunthuchu.. e
Yen neram ennaku paarthu Transformer vanduduchu...

Vivala ketaan.. tell me how did u do the experiment...

Actually Sir first we have to start the motor!!!!

External - What motor ???

Me - Yes sir motor !!! oh sorry this is transformer... hehehehehe

ipdiyaaga... veru vali illam mattikitu.. Cup vaangama Stamp kuthi antha examla polachiten...

OKyee... athuku aprom...

Class nadakaraa ella testkum.. epdiyum oru kalata nadakum.. enge kadasee benchiku paper varama .. evanum thread pottu katta mudiyaathu..... wait wait.. oru intresting incident...

Second year la .. en pakkathula... oru friend.. padips na padips .. apdi oru mandai.. avanuku intha copy.. bit ithellam arave pidikaahtu... aprom naan epdi exam eluthrathu???

So avan kitte dei papera kodu danu keten.. mudiyathunu sollitaan...

Additional sheet eduka pona gapla.. avan papera naan eduthu vechi elutha arambichiten :P
vanthavan summa illama.. katha arambichitaan...

itha ketta antha kokku vathi.. en friend thaan copy adikraanu nenaichitu avan classa vitta velila poga sollitaan :P

athuku aprom paiyana namba styleku maathiten vechiko... !!!

next.. microprocessor lab - I should definitely tell you about this... 16 bit microprocessor ndrathalla.. 16 bit eduthu ponom :-)

See the technique goes like this.. Take a glass scale ... scrub it completely with blade to make the surface rough.. now write the instructions like LDA, MOV... in the pencil.. so for the outsider ..its just a scale.. but when u place the scale on a white paper.. u will be able to see the code.. invigilator varum pothu.. keep it on the table so nothing will be visible... it requires lot of dedication. hardwork and team effort.. infact naanga drafter fulla surandi eluthi edutu ponom :0)


3rd yearlenthu ella examukum 2 hall ticket eduthutu poven...
1st hall ticket - original one
2nd Hall ticket - pona semsterodathu.. but I will have 1.5 units written in that...
micham 3.5 units sincereaa padichiduven :P

aprom thaan en vazhakai olira aarambichathu.. percentage summa gumm gummnu erichi :D

ipdiyaaga oru vazhiyaa... ennudaiya B.E mudichitu velila varalamna.. Campus interview
Vantha company kaarano.. red..blue... violet apdinu colour code vechi q paper koduthaan...
athuvum.. red onnu violet onnu... apdinu alternate na koduthu ukaara vechaan..

heehee naanga vevaromla.. q paper koduthathuku aprom edatha maathi ukkarnthutom...
oru vazhiyaa.. athulayum corect paarthu shading panninen...
Naan paarthu eluthinavanku epdiyum velai kedaichidumm... hmm avan nalla panni iruntha naanum interview ku shortlist aayidalamnu oru nambikaaiyila iruntha..
kaali aatha kunda thooki potutaa... naan select aayiten... antha paiyan apeet aaiytan... Maplai sorry da...

ipdiyaaga.. velaiyum vangiten

B.E la thaan apdina.. M.B.A athu sollave vendam.. Bombay la evanuku tamizh theriyathu.. its a online exam.. naan oru cornerla ukaarnthu iruppen facing the machine... and my friend will be sitting on the other corner... intha invigilator dubuku.. appo appo velila poyidum... naan en machine paarthukitte.. indian trust act.. 1965 aa.. 1935 aa nu kepen.. avan avan machine paarthukitte 1965 nu solluvan..
Finance la mattum avalo formula.. antha profit..intha profit.. oru elavum velangala.. yaaru ithellam padichitu iruappanu.. valakam pola namma hall ticket methodologya implement panniten.. hmm en nalla neram.. bit lenthu mattum 5 question vanthuchu... yepdiee

.. so moral of the story...

Pasangaluku.. nalla padikratha vida.. nalla kaapi adika kathu kodutha.. nandoo mathiri polachipaanga..

kadhal Karuvarai

karuvarayilirunthu kalaika mudiyamal thavikiraan....
aam karuvai sumantha kadhalan...
karuvaayi... uruvana avan kaadhaliyin ninaivukalai....

*** yipiddddiiii ****
Thnks ammu for giving such a spark...
Yepdi ellarum Tamizhla post panreenga... somebody help meeeeee

Tribute - to my mootapoochi... karuppan.... moto machaan

Mobile..... Oru kaalathula....presitge mattera iruntha oru porul... infact naan college mudikum pothu kooda athu avlo prebalam illa... ippo roadla yaara paaru.. kayilla oru mobile... keta technology munneridichu... ellam seri thaan...... athukunnu..... silla peru athodaye kudumbam nadatha arambichitaanga.....

Innaiku cityla entha busla venumnaalum erunga.... ethachum oru ponno illa paiyano... jannal orama ukarnthukitu... mobilela ... pesitu irupaanga....

Seri ooru kathaiyellam nammaku ethuku...

Mobile vaangrathu oru swarasiyamana vishyamnaa... Mobile tholaikrathu atha vida oru swarasiyamana vishayam.. tholaichavangaluku illa.... atha pathi visarikravangaluku....

Ithu varaikum... Nandoo 3 mobile tholaichitaaan :'( ippo irukrathu Naalavathu...
Inimelum Naan mobile tholaichaa... illa vera yaarachum mobile tholaichaalo... thayavu seiyuthu...

Epdi Tholaiche..??? Gyakrathaiya iruka koodathaa???? - Ipdi mattum kekatheenga
Epdi tholaichenu therinja naane kandupidichiduven...
Gyakrathaiya iruntha tholainje poyi irukaathu....
so for a change... ask wow!!! so whats your next mobile ?? :D this sounds good illa .....

Ok here is mobile tholainji pona story... and this post is samarpanam to all my lovely... mobiles which I once had and then lost....

First First mobile apdinu onnu vechi irunthathu... Nokia 3315... athuvum after my college.. amma hospital admit pannapo.. contact panrathukaaga vaanginathu....

athulaa thaan antha snake game irukkum.... appo ellam athu velayadrathe ennamo periya F1 race velayadra mathiri oru feeling....


Athu tholanji pochu.... epdi?? enge?? nu ellam keka koodathu.. tholanji pochu avalo thaan :<


Aprom Nandoo rich man aayitaan... puthu velai .. sambalam... athanala puthu mobile.... the second one was Sony Ericsson Z200..... chumma illa yega patta alasal... aprom review ellam pannitu ... oru mobile vaangalamnu mudivu pannen.... but mobile kadaiku pona odane... "Kandavudan Kaathal" mathiri .. intha 'mootapoochiya' paartha odane pudichidichu... marupudiyum vanthu review panni paarthen.. how come i missed this one... chk panna.. performance ellam ok thaan .. but price konjam jaasti.. konjam illa nerayave jaasti... appo 11K was a huge amount (ippo mattum enna vazhuthu) then finally i decided to go for it...

Happily "MootaPoochi" came into my life...GPRS enna WAP enna.. rediff mail ellam kooda athula check panni irukken... but I had some very good polyphonic tunes in it.. the ones like Chitu Kuruvi.... Punnagai Mannan..... hmmm ippo vera yethuvum gyabakam varala.. :( but then ... vaangi oru 8 months la athuvum tholainji pochu... :'( Bangalore la ... infact atha tholanji pochunu solla mudiyathu.. thiruditaan.... but yennala avan thaan apdinu prove panna mudiyala :X



I still remember the lines which I sent to all my friends in my mail
MOOTAPOOCHI THOLANJI POCHU :'(

but after this i started memorising all the numbers...... seriousaa mobile iruntha nobody tries to remember the numbers.... tholanji ponaa.. yaaruku phone panrathunu koooda gyabakm varathu.....

avlo thaan mobile mela iruntha aasaiyellam pochu... but veliyoor... veetuku contact pannanum.. plus client team and remote team co-ordination pannanum... so irukrathulaye very low end ku ponen...

vera enna .. "kar lo dhuniya mutti mein"... :D reliance...
naama thaan slima illa atleast namma mobileaachum slimaa irukkatum nu I went for SAMSUNG SLIM... yeah it was 3000 but good one for that price....

2000 phonebook entries.. ithu thaan ithula irukra periya feature haaahaaaa ha

but then I had this one for a long time.. mebbe close to an year..... aprom oru naal mumbai la officelenthu veetuku return aagum pothu ithuvum tholanji pochu..

yehto oru kabothi eduthutu.. thirupi koduka maatenguran... call pana edukraan .. sirikran cut panran.. grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
naanum ennaku therinja hindi la ellam ketu paarthuten... saaala....
athula verum 60 Rs balance left... atha use pannitu thoooki potutaan...
perisaaa Oshiwara Police stationla poyi FIR ellam file pannen... Reliance la poyi avan dial panna number ellam trace pannen... athuvum officeku leave potutu...

but no use... ennaoda "karupan" thoalnji poyitaan... :'(



ithula ... Cancan apdinu oru ringtone irukkum... that was my favourite... aprom innonu kooda irukkum.. but gyabakm illa.. 1/2 hr pesina pothum... nalla soooda aaiydum...

and now here comes the finall one ..atleast for now :D

this one is called "MOTOMACHAN" heeehee.. and u know i got this one for freee....

BPL Mobile connection oda serthu vaangina... this mobile is for 2000 and for every recharge above 400 i will get Rs 200 extra talktime that tooo till the time i coverup the entire 2000...
so pathu recharge.. tadaeiin .. my money is back....

u know this fellow is too good.. he wakes me up daily... doesnt needs food for atleast 3 days... I meant the battery backup .... helps me in doing all sorts of mathematical calculations like 5+18 = 23... send short messages like " aatha naan pass aayiten "
and the best.... speak and listen...

I wud say this is the true mobile...
na fm radio.. na camera... na mp3 player .. sirf MOBILE...

ithuvum tholanji poyiduchununa enna panrathunu.. i have taken a real photo of it... :D so here is it .... athuku keela irukrathu.. ennoda "kallla petti" yaaru kanda mobile tholainja wallet tholaiyrathuku evalo neram aagum :D



Some additional info:

The list of mobile connections and its numbers that I had
Nokia 3315 - Airtel - 984blabla bla sorry
Nokia 3315 - Hutch - 988bla bla bla ithukum sorry
----- THOLANJI POCHU -----
Z200 - Hutch - 98840 64844
Z200 - Aircel - 98412 14844 (ithu oru sathiyala mathinen)
Z200 - RPG Aircel RPG a maridichu..
Z200 - Airtel Banglore transfer
----- THOLANJI POCHU -----
S356 - Blore Reliance 080554336 maranthu pochu
S356 - Blore Reliance 9380......... reliance changed it across the nation with 93 series
s356 - Chennai Reliance 9344 ...... marupudiyum chennai mattram
s356 - Mumbai 93 aiyaioo athukulla maranthuteneee
---- THOLANJI POCHU -----
C100 - BPL Mobile 9870420306 Mumbai
c100 - ippo kadaiseeya chennai la Airtel ku vanthu irukku.... hmmm parkalaam

Phone number thara matten .... ponnunga thollai thaanga mudiyala... I meaan credit card.. personal loan.. home loan... investment planning .. athaa sonnen :D

Nandoo's Countdown - Top 25 Mostly Played

Top 25 Most Played

People who own IPOD will know what I am going to talk nowYes you have this playlist in IPOD which selects the most played songs on your player by its count and sorts them in ascending (sorry descending order) and takes the top 25 most played songs and maintains a playlist.

Am gonno share my top 25 most played songs here Countdown begins

25. Everything I do .. I do it for you..- Bryan Adams...
the lyrics I love the most
Search your heart - search your soul And when you find me there you'll search no more
Look into your heart - you will find There's nothin' there to hide Take me as I am - take my life I would give it all - I would sacrifice

24.Track 07 (Music Pal Pal Hai Bhaari (Flute)- Swadesh)
No reasons to mention why I like this...

23.Nenjai Poopol (Musical Bit from Minnale)
sila vishayam ellam yen pidikum yethuku pidkumnu ellam theriyaathu aana pidikum .. :D

22. Moongil Kaadukale (Samurai)
Again this song has got a flute piece in between which
really takes you out from this bustling world for a few minutes
uppu kadalodu megam urpathi aanalum..uppu thanneeerai megam oru poluthum sintaathu... megamai naanum maareno.. athan menmai kungal kanbeno..

21. Endrendrum Punnagai (Alaipayuthey)
This one rocks when ever I start my bujji(my Pulsar) with some jolly mood...I listen to this song.. thats how it has made its entry into this playlist... I can easily touch 90 with this song playin in my IPOD
CAUTION: Dont listen to music while driving .. intha advice ellam ennaku illa ..oooruku thaan ;)

20. DO ANYTHING (Illayaraja)
Another blissful piece of flute n violin by raja... If u noticed carefully.. this piece of music will be played in the movie VEEDU (National award movie)

19. Poongatrile (Uyire)
Again no reasons to mention..but the lyrics which I love the most ..
"Kannil oru vali irunthaal kanavukal varuvathillai..Nenjil oru vali irunthaal ninaivukal .......... "

18. Ilankaathu veesuthe (Pithamagan)
I love this song for the melody it carries... actually u must travel in a train sitting near the steps with green fields crossing.. seri tamizhaye solren.. train padikattula ukaarnthu...apdiye velila puzh veli
paarthutuu rasichitu irukkum pothu..lesa oru malai thooral vantha kedaikra oru aaanantham intha paatu kekum pothu kedaikum...

17. Nila kaaigirathu.. (Indira)
actulla intha padathulla ..intha paata oru kutti ponnu paadum.. and it happens to be Harini's first song... seri back to the matter.. antha pallu uluntha kutti ponnu.. pakrathuku..naan school daavu vita
oru ponnu mathriye irukkum.. appolenthe.. intha paatu na ennaku oru thani priyam....

16. Poove SemPoove (Solla thudikuthu manasu)Another Melody by Illayaraja
... intha paatu pidikathavanga yaarume irukka mattaanga.. this song was my all time favourite

15. Ondra Renda (Kakka Kakka)
Bombay Jayashree voice... chance illa..... harris jayraj..paatula intha paatu was a chart buster for a long time.. and ofcourse it there is no question how it made an entry in my top 25 list...

14. Poopol Poopol ( Musical Bit from Minnale )
idi mazhai minnal..... ithellam kalantha oru cinematic..background... picturisation.. and ofcourse the
entry flute... makes it all the more euphoric..(aiya..ellam MSWORD dictionary lenthu suttathu)

13.Suttum Vizhi ( Ghajini Recent blockbuster..)
ithula starting la vara beats... .u must listen to this in IPOD... it rocksss....
"Karrupu vellai pookal unda... un kannil naan kanden.. " enna oru uvamai

12. Ennai Panthaada (Ullam Ketkume)
Intha oru sidela paartha.. churchla padra paatu mathiri
irukkum.. but ithula naduvula
.. "unnai kaanavillai endra pothu chinna payithiyangal
pidikum....... mooku meethu moooku vaithu ..netri muttivida..vaadaaaaaa"
apdinu chellama Harini padra oru lyricss.. varum.. that is the highlight in this song...

11. Konjam Konjam.. (Arinthum Ariyamalum)Ithula startingla oru humming varum.. yennomo theriyala ennaku intha humming romba pidikum,,,

10. Nenjam Ellam (Ayutha Eluthu)
Enna beats... I have heard this song..100 times when the movie was released... especially i like that small music track which comes in between 3.09 to 3.25 minutes of this song... apdiye besant nagar beach roadla.. intha music ketutu bike otina.. supera irukkum,..

9.Ghoonji see hain (Kyon Ho gaya na)
This song I used to hear when I want to sleep.. by the time this song ends.. i will be in my dreams.. Bombay Goa highwayla there is a place called GarudMachi.. ange trekking and rock climbing kaga oru trip pona pothu.. i heard this song in the bus... appolenthu.. it became my favourite..

8. Anbendra Mazhaiyile ( Minsara Kanavu)

Minasara Kanavula evalo super paatu ellam irukku.. but this song.. it has got something in it for me.. thanimaiyila... keka koodiya oru paatu.... swaranalatha paddina paatu... mild beats... when I see this song.. i used to remember my school prayer hall.. lovely song.. best one for solitude..

7. Thee pidikaa (Arinthum Ariyaamalum)
Aiyo therinjo theriyamalayo intha paata ketuten.. I became like mad.. kuthu podrathuku itha vida oru paatu irukka mudiyathu.. but romba naala... intha paata naan paakave illa. :( sameepathulla thaan parthen... chance illa.... :P pazhaya paatum...puthu beatsum... terrific fusion...
6. Vidikinra pozuthu (Raam)
Kathal vazhiya.. antha yekkatha.. antha pirivaa.. antha unarava.. seri mooodu moodu.. this song tells everything about love f-e-e-l-i-n-g-s

5.Bheege hoonth (Murder)
Intha paatu naan first time.. Blore.la call taxila pogum pothu thaan keten... it was raining that day.. and they were playing this song in FM..Radio.. kunal ghanjawala..ku break koduthaa song.. ithull a
woh..oh..ohoooooo woh oh..ohoooo.. apdinu nadula oru break irukkum.. tht part i love the most.. you will like the song more when you see it ;)

4.Enge Naan ponaalum (Kadhal)
Again f-e-e-l-i-n-g-s song ithukum oru figure story irukku.. :D vendam... next

3. Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai (Jism - Shreya Ghoshal)
enna oru mild music... steady beats... and this used to be one of my favourite hindi songs... ithuku meaning ellam oru rangeaa thaan puriyum... but nice one..

2. Making love out of Nothing at all. (Air Supply)
Intha paatu pidikrathuku aaayiram reasons irukku.. venumna 1001 reason solren ;D its lyrics

I know just how to whisper
And I know just how to cry
I know just where I find the answers
And I know just how to lie

I know just how to fake it
And I know just how to scheme
I know just when to face the truth
And then I know just when to dream
And I know just where I touch you
And I know just what to prove
I know when to pull you closer
And I know when to let you loose

And I know the night is fading
And I know the time’s gonna fly
And I’m never gonna tell you everything I gotta tell you
But I know I’ve got to give it a try

And I know the roads to riches
And I know the ways to pain I know all the rules
and then I know how to break’em
And then I always know the name of the game

But I don’t know how to leave you
And I’ll never let you fall
And I don’t know how you do it
Making love out of nothing at all

And the number 1 is
1.thathi thathi ( Kadhal Konden Music Track )
This one.. I hear this when I'm happy.. when I'm Sad..
wondering the count of this song.. it must have crossed
more than 200 long time back.. i just put the REPEAT ON
for this song alone and lay back on my bed... Flute plays major role.. by the time you finish hearing
the song.. it becomes all together new again.. ketka ketka salikaatha paatu... Radio Mirchila night ..
11 o clock Love doctor etho oru program la backgroundla
poduvaan intha music annilenthu pithu pudichu alainju...
oru vaaram kalichi.. I got this sound track.
Guess what.. My IPOD is intelligent.. it is playing this song right now when I am typing these words.. again what a wonderful coincidence :D

Know melodies are sweet .. unknown melodies are sweeter forever......

Muthal Swasam

Since this being my first article ... I think I would mention something about all the happenings that everyone would experience in life for the first time ... Mebbe that should give a good start...
Ninaivu therinja naalnu paartha I can still remember the day when I cried on the road holding my dad's hand saying that I wont go to school.... ofcourse yaaruku thaan school porathuku pidikum... I still remember my first day at school when I was studyin 4th std... I was sitting outside the VP room... puthu uniform ..puthu shoes... puthu bagggg...kalakura nandu ;-)
aprom first day at college.... keela college arch lenthu mela erathukulla oru vazhi aayiten... that too with all the luggage (hostelers would understand what I mean ) then first day in hostel....
B-11first floorla mazhai thani olugra room... :( but supposed to be hot rooom of the B-Block.... naan antha 'hot'a mean pannalaingooo and then first interview... wow!!!
campus interview ...sathiyama ennaku intha companyla velai kedaikaathunu 1000Rs bet vechitu ulla ponen...ennoda nambikaiyila mannai allipota antha company urupudumaa :D /
first month salary... hmmm.... salary credit aagrathuku munnadiye ATM card potu .. ZERO balance paarthathu ..marakave mudiyaathu...
first time flight journey... aiyooo atha pathi thaniyaa oru posting podalaam ... chennai bangalore ... 30 minutes thaan ... but ennaku last seat la edam koduthaangalaa.... vandi thooki thooki potuchu... naduvula tea coffe kudikrathu niruthave illa... ellam ullaye koduthutaanga...
Jet airways la ingimarappa/ver kadalai/vellari pinju ithellam kodutha innum konjam nalla irukkum...
first love.... sorry naan konjam fast.... ennaku ninaive therinju... 1st stdlaye oru ponnu propose panrathuku note book pinnadi eluthi vechi vutla mattikitten... ;-) but ithu ellame ellar lifelayum irukrathu....
but there are certain things which i noticed for the first time after so many years ...

my mom's face when i say bye ma ..before leaving back to hostel from home .... ippo ellam SMS la keechmoochu mutranglaa... I MISS YOU nu ... athoda true meaning ennanu appo thaan purinjuthu...

small kid begging at the traffic signal... namma ellam pachai light eppo poduvaanu paarthukittu irunthaa... avan mattum red light eppo poduvaan... paarthutu iruppan... 20 vandi vanthaa yaarachum oruthar kaasu poda maatangala..ndra nambikai... (no debate about begging rite/wrong- naannum antha yaaruchum oruthar lista sernthavan)

naanum cup vaangitenu sollitu ellathukitteyum sirichite sollitu .. thaniya roomla ukkarnthu alvurathu... but again arrear clear pannita aprom kedaikra santhoshamm... atha vida double madangu santhosham.. :D
cup vaanginavan thaan mulu manusan - thiruvalluvar 144 Arrears athikaram

neraya eluthite polam.... swasam ....nirutha mudiyaathu... thodarum... en uyir ullavarai ...