First post

"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows."

I have long wanted to post a message in this blog, to show my solidarity to this group. School, work and research have kept me too busy that I had to relinquish the luxury of writing. My own personal weblog page has been maimed by neglect. Hopefully I would stop by more often in the days to come. This blog roll has been doing great. Kudos folks!

Peace out
Anty

Extraterrestrial Beings

*Repost*

They are crap. If they exist, why wouldn't they show up and introduce themselves? And if they are so bloody clever, why don't they help us out with the global warming problem? And if they are here, why don't these freaking creatures say they'll help us?

And why in Universe would they see the Americans as the Head of Earth..?..because of the wealth and resources? Do they have a free trade pact with America? Unless these aliens are a trading bunch, wealth and resources are irrelevant. If the aliens are so diverse and have a rich cultural history, I bet India and China are a better bet. What if India and China had more influence with the aliens?

And if these craps are so bloody powerful and have good intentions about helping our planet, why don't we hear an alien spokesperson say- "No, sorry America, you are going to enforce the Kyoto protocol, otherwise we, the influential, technologically advanced space craps are going to do it for you in any way we see fit."

A Needed Journey Towards Mankind

I knew, I have taken hell a lot time in putting up this article, However, Neither I am going to ask for an amnesty nor going to assure I will be putting up the continuation very soon. I believe the very purpose of our blog is to share our experience, knowledge etc.
Time has taken its own time to give me a one such experience to share it with you all.

Aren’t we bestowed to enjoy early morning mist, Midday heat, colourful evening, and full moon with out worrying about our survival (i.e. to be alive) But cave men’s life should have been different, taking his heart in hand and run for his life, his struggle would have not ceased to run for his life alone, but, also to pass on his gene, however, Primo would have been to survive, to hold on for another day.

Necessity is the mother of invention

Even Ant will put tooth to toe effort when it comes to survival, we, Homo sapiens being the best creation by the creator, will it cease to give up when it comes for survival, Definitely NO. The need to survive lead created turning to be a creator, Creator of weapons. Weapons aided mankind to rule the world, rather being ruled by beasts.

It’s the right time to thank the person who found throwing stones keep beasts away, Idea of throwing stones for survival turned into devastating bombs, cave men’s innovation and intention needs to be accorded.

Are we really using weapons for its intended purpose, for Survival?

Little boy dropped on Japan, Lakhs of people killed, Thousands’ physical ability being cruelly robed, innocent children’s left behind as orphanages, Land turned infertile until earth revolves sun.

Heart sinking, fact will continue …………………………………

Meet you all soon.

Other side of the coin (Extra terrestrial Beings)

Thanks to Siva’s article Extra terrestrial Beings which inspired me to write this.

To say that aliens do not exist b’cos u haven’t seen one sounds at best agnostic. Earth is a small part of our solar system which itself is a very incredibly smaller dot in the Milky Way which again is one among the millions of galaxies that exist. Don’t u think it is tremendous coincidence for earth to be the only planet which entertains life? What proof do we have to believe so?

What was once a science fiction is today a reality and when we could have evolved with same tremendous unfathomable coincidence from a single celled amoeba to man, the self proclaimed leader of the this world and universe, why do we state such a coincidence could not have happened anywhere else? With what arrogance can (hu) man declare that he is the supreme lord and anybody more advanced than him could be nothing more than fiction?

Sidney Sheldon’s ‘Doomsday Conspiracy’ is based on a real life incident that had happened and had been dismissed by the pentagon as ‘a missing weather balloon’. In the epilogue Sidney Sheldon also stated about the various incidents that had happened around the world and the mysterious circumstances through which people involved in it went missing.

Independence Day also talks about this weather balloon incident and then the attack was on the entire world and not just in US and so was in Manoj Shyamalan’s ‘Signs.’

BBC (or may be discovery channel) had run a two series show about these extra terrestrial beings. One supported their existence and other highlighted and doubted some of the evidences that were showcased. I do not deny the fact that there are scores of people who want to encash on the popularity that such things bring. While dismissing those evidences as fake we must not deny the fact that such a possibility exists and amidst the fake evidences we have unmistakable proofs too and highly clandestine circumstances around a few incidents.

I am not saying they exist. And I am not saying that they don’t. But I wouldn’t deny it as crap for sure.

நிழல் பயணம்

குடை இல்லா பேருந்து நிறுத்தம்
முகத்தில் அடிக்கும் வெயில்
அங்கே உழலும் என் மக்கள்
புழுதி கிளப்பும் மாநகரப் பேருந்து
சரியான சில்லரை கேட்கும் நடத்துனர்
என்னை நெட்டித் தள்ளும் சக பயணிகள்
கூவி அழைக்கும் பகிர்வு ஊர்தி (Share Auto) சிறுவன்
அதில் தெறிக்கும் எனது பிரியமான பாடல்
என்னை வெறிக்கும் ஒரு இளைஞி
பணிமனை வரை ஒரு குறு நடை
இந்த சுகம் எதுவும் இல்லை
என் அலுவலக பேருந்தின் சாய்வு நாற்காலி பயணத்தில்!!!

Bulbology

What was supposed to be a real good evening turned out to be a bulb evening.

Hopefully, all thanglish speakers know what the word means. For others it is, “Well you read this and you will know.”

Dressed up and started off to my friend's marriage reception looking forward to see some long lost and some nearly forgotten friends. I was pretty excited to see them and went into conversation on the updates in each others lives.

We had asked one of the friends to get the gift. In the old childish ways, ran to the gift competing with a friend to carry the gift to the stage. When I bent down to pick the gift I realized that it was too heavy. That was bulb No.1. Had to back off and let my friend carry it. :-(

Now onto the stage with the couple, the bride complimented my friend that she had lost weight. Anxious to get a similar compliment I told her that she too had lost weight. The bride looked at me, smiled and said “Thanks but you have put on a lot of weight”. Gave back an embarrassed smile. (My friend was giggling from behind…..krathaki) Bulb no. 2 :-(

Recouped myself and rushed off to the dinner room, very very hungry. They served two cups and one of them with a spoon. Thought (a little loudly!!!) “Hey my favorite! Gulab jamun.” In seconds, the same guy came back and took the cup with the spoon back. Another giggle. Another bulb. Bulb no. 3. :-(

I called the server for more pulao, he jus did not seem to hear me. Then my friend who was giggling called the guy and asked him to serve me. He came to me and served. I asked for more. After another cupful he looked at me and said with almost a scorn “Enough?” I nodded. Bulb no. 4. Then he turned to my friend and asked with respect “madam for u”. What an insult. Bulb no.5.

After dinner and ice cream (hmmmmm….at least some things are right) we went to bid adieu to the couple and were taking snaps of the couple, standing below the dais. I also took out my mobile to take a photo of the couple. After trying to focus for some time I clicked and lo !!! Memory full. GRRRR….. deleted a few old photos and tried again and lo!!!!!!!!! Low battery and the phone shut down. Hmmm…. Another bulb. Bulb no. ?? Lost count. Forget it.

Happily (seemingly so) participated and looked at others taking photos, bid farewell and was walking out of the mandapam. Thought “why not take the kalkandu” So came back to take it and lo! Not there……..

Fortunately (or so I must say so) my last bulb for the day. And then what, came back home. Avlothan bye bye.

திருக்குறள் and Cine songs

குறள்:

நெஞ்சத்தார் காத லவராக வெய்துண்டல்
அஞ்சுதும் வேபாக்கு அறிந்து.

குறள்: 1128

பொருள்:

எம் காதலர் நெஞ்சினுள் இருக்கின்றார். ஆகையால், சூடான பொருளை உண்டால் அவர் வெப்பமுறுதலை எண்ணிச் சூடான பொருளை உண்ண அஞ்சுகின்றோம்.

WoW, சினிமா என்பது என்னவொரு சக்தி வாய்ந்த ஊடகம் (புரியாதவர்களுக்கு - Medium). அதில் சொல்லும் விஷயம் தான் எவ்வளவு எளிதில் சென்றடைகிறது.

என் காதலியிடம் நான், "அடி சகியே, அன்பின் பாதை சேர்ந்தவருக்கு முடிவெ இல்லயடி, மனதின் நீளம் எதுவோ அதுவே வாழ்வின் நீளமடி" என்று கவிதை சொன்னால், உடனே அது 'அன்பே சிவம்' படப் பாடல் என்று சொல்லி விடுவாள்.

ஆனால் மேற் சொன்ன குறளோ, அதன் காதல் பொதிந்த பொருளோ, தெரிந்திருக்க வாய்ப்பில்லை.

ஆனால் இந்த காதல் வரிகளை, "...Hot-box ல் வைத்த food உண்பதில்லை இனி வாழ்வில் எந்த நாளும், என் உள்ளம் எங்கும் நீ நின்றிருக்க உனை உஷ்ணம் தாக்கக் கூடும்..." (படம் - தீனா, பாடல் - காதல் வெப்சைட் ஒன்று…) என்று ஆங்கிலத்துடன் பிசைந்து, லைலாவை ஆடவைத்து சொன்ன பொழுது தான் மக்களிடம் எளிதில் சென்றடைந்தது.

எப்படியோ, மிகுந்த தொலைநோக்குப் பார்வையோடு எழுதிய வள்ளுவரின் வரிகள் மக்களிடம் போய் சேர்ந்தால் சரி.

மொத்தம் 1330 குறட்பாக்கள் இருந்தாலும், திருக்குறளே மைலாபூரிலிருந்து (திருவள்ளுவர் பிறந்த ஊர்), கோடம்பாக்கத்துக்கு வந்தால் தான் நமக்கு தெரிகிறது.

Prey

Let me start my next series as a review of the books that I read.

Before that, I read all sorts of books both fiction and non-fiction and disappointingly to some, there is not much romance in most of the books I read.

Let me start off with a review of the book the book that I read last week.

Prey by Michael Crichton

A overview of the Book:

This book is about a menace created by a self- generating and highly evolving new generation of nano particles which have been programmed as a predator.

My review:

Crichton was his usual amazing self. He gave me the feel of what it is to be like being a part of the evolving industry, a combo of nanotech, biotech and computers. This book like any other book of his gave a feel of a fun to read text book. You will definitely end up learning a lot more and it is not boring either. In fact the book was unputdownable.

However, at many a times I felt my inadequate knowledge in the field of science. I did not get this disturbing feeling in the other novels. The technology we so often talk about seems to be more complex to understand and the narration of manufacturing process of the nano particles was a little difficult to visualize.

The story narration of how he fights and wins over the seemingly small but monstrous particles is a very compelling read. MC balances the personal and work life story well. But many times gave me a feel that he is undermining emotions esp. during the last part.

I am not giving you a narration of the story itself, so as not to kill the suspense.

I would definitely recommend this book to you if you prefer reading futuristic non fictional fiction.