Avyukta Chips

Yes, the making of Chandramukhi on video is given with the Orinigal Soundtrack. Its good to watch. I knew ther was a making of Baba.. but it doesnt make sense to watch the making when you havent seen the movie itself. Try to watch The Making of Chandramukhi.. will be an interesting 1 hour. :)

Water Audio seems to be out, and this one is my favourite.. Rahman is concentrating more on the raagas this time. Take a listen to Bangri Marori.

Worth1000 has a contest on Corporate Logos. Amazingly stunning Photoshop works. Peek in.

Troubling news. David Copperfield announces this..

Nokia's newest takes a new web page with a stunning Flash work. Think of gifting this to me :)

For $ 2,300, this product will take you to a different TV Watching. 1 latcha roobavukku TVyaaa ???

the world is still uncertain
with the dark cloud and dirty wind
with the uneasy crater and restless wave
unexplored surprises and unresolved mysteries
the world is still uncertain

the rocky land has rocked a lot
the speed wind has winded up lives
the hungry ocean has eaten up bodies
im scared.. awaiting the next best calamity

2.30 today afternoon.

Clear skies faded away
and the dark guys come in..
heavy rain like never before..
they touch and pierce the skin

2.30 looked as dark as 7.30
"peyyena peyyum mazhai !!"..

im safe in the office
watching a guy, polythene bag on his head
thats his rain cover..he is all wet already
he is running on the road, he runs for his daily bread.

there's another honda on road a new green accord
2 cute little girls, watching the fast rain in their windows
along with the rain, they see this guy, with a dirty cover.
he looks funny to them.

i go back to work... with the only worry..
i wish my bike starts with one kick.

So very creative (or Destructive)

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Creative Criminal is Arvind R from Chennai. Take a look.

MSM and Blogs

Why we bloggers cannot become main stream media, is because we depend on one or more Mainstream Media for Content.

Delhi, Banglore and Hyderabad Airports from Google Earth.

Click on the pictures to see the full image, and wow..

Earth looks great from up here. :)

Feel like God !!

For all those people who think Monday Morning Sucks , here's a message.

You are not alone.

I feel more than irritated to wake up on a Monday morning. Yeah Yeah, you saw a lot of posts on my blog on a Monday morning complaining and whining about a Monday Morning. No Yoga and meditation will help me solve this problem. My monday morning irritations will continue as long as Mondays exist.

Stich News

If you hadnt yet purchased for Diwali.. Try Purasaiwalkam Sree Krishna Collections.

I had a "Kolai Kooththu" yesterday. I had plans for 2 shirts. And the offer there was "Buy 2.. Get 3 Free !!!". Thats a total of 5 Shirts for Rs. 999. Now isn't that something you can capitalize on. Actually the offer is on Only "Pan America" shirts. Not Allen Solly and Color Plus. Yet, the quality and colors are equally good and worth a select.

Give it a try.

New Pic on Photoshop Blog.
Hey, BTW..... How do you like the above pic... This is the best Pencil Sketch I ever did.

Late Ayutha Pooja

It is usual for most of the people who celebrate Ayutha Pooja 1 week after the festival is gone. Mostly it happens with the Auto Guys. I dont know the primary reason. But I guess they make some collections sort ot things, and together they gather with their families and stage a huge Music Box and celebrate in style.

Autos will be decorated in all possible ways.. Sandhanam will be spattered and lots of designer elements.. ranging from baloons to Thoranams. Then they dance together.. distribute sweets.. most of them Rajini fans, and for sure there is a uprise when "Naaan Auto Kaaran ! Auto Kaaran.." song from Batcha..

Then they take their family for a ride, and they go like a parade on road. They seem to celebrate.

I think the spirits of the festival is now only with a very few people. Many others see no time for it. People see Ayutha Pooja and many other fesivals as just another holiday. They die in spirits and lie on their back-packs and empty the day even without celebrating. See if i sound very mean here.. "People now have more craze on Valentine's day, than Diwali". Add "Some" or "many" in the front, depending on your perception.

Im running a serious battle. Im planning to celebrate Pongal this time very differently. Atleast make my neighbours notice it. Join me ???

Chennai on your Side

Its time we start popularizing this Logo. Wear it on your web-site side bar..

Also look out for Kiruba's Buttons on Gaurav's IIPM (since when ?)

Why Chennai ?

Thanks to DonTheCat for making me post this.

This is in regard to an Article by Shoba Warrior on the Rediff. After reading this My Blood kept boiling around. The article, if you havent read, is about the Park Hotel incident. Something everyone were against. The news media has behaved eccentric and blown up the issue monstrously. Im with Shoba Warrior on this issue. I understand her thoughts on that, and thats pretty much everyone's thought.

But the Stories Spun to explain that scenarios are Awkward to the core (may be i can use the word childish). I dont know if it was meant, but any other reader would easily interpret the text as Chennai is a Good-for-nothing city (atleast i felt it).. Thats too bad a write-up. Can we just scribble up something just to make some hype and interest ? Atleast I wouldnt expect that from a Rediff page.

Let me sum you up the moral of the 4 stories she had given.

Moral of the story: If you are in Chennai, never sit on a park bench with your girlfriend or boyfriend. And, most importantly, never hold hands. It is not part of the great Chennai Culture.

Besides Morality.. there's just onething I'd like to emphasize. The Above Inference is NOT TRUE. Proof will be a walk through Marina Beach.


Moral of the story: In Chennai, you should not go to a dance party unless it is Bharata Natyam. You should not kiss your spouse even if you are dancing the Bharata Natyam. You should respect the great culture and traditions of the city.

Hey, this is a meaningless abuse of the city. Nobody, not even the police were talking about the culture and traditions of the City.. Why bring it in.. Looks like Shoba is offended by the goodness of the city... and clearly shows an offensive mood towards the city. But Why ?


Moral of the story: If you are an engineering student in Chennai, you should dress 'decently' and never talk to the opposite sex. That is, if you want a good job in a good company.

Not True Again. Why is Decent dressing and Campus placements related ? Any Engineering Student would disagree to it.


Moral of the story: If you are a woman living in Chennai, a city that has Big Brothers who flaunt their several wives/mistresses as proof of their wealth and social status, never talk about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, AIDS, condoms or virginity.

This one is political and it happens everywhere. Shivsena would do it in Bombay and many others in respected cities. Why Bash on Chennai for that ??

Whilst So many parts of the article are not true, what is this article doing ont he Rediff page ? It is not that I want to raise a fight against Shoba Warrior (I know I cant), but would like to clarify from her one simple question.

Why is Chennai a part of these issues ?

I felt it was completely unnecessary to bring in the city for an abuse.. Looked like the people living there are fools.. Looked like the people in other states and cities allow Night Club Kissing, Free Speech and so and so stuffs. I know Mumbai and Banglore are even worse on this.

I request any Chennai blogger to take up on this and make his views directed to rediff, if you feel offended just like me.

Bombay In Chennai

One Good prediction from the Weather people, few weeks back. "If it rains this time in Chennai.. It will be the one like Mumbai Rain".

If thats true, Im stranded in office at least for tonight.

Im watching from 4th floor. The sight of rain pouring down and splasing on the distant floor is awesome.

Situation Song .. Indhaanga !! (an excellent melody from June R)

Maa Mazhai Potrudhum !!! Maa Mazhai Potrudhum !!!

Update : Im now Safe at home.. after an Unsafe Drive around Chennai. Nungambakkam is flodded (as mentioned by Krithika). Water like me and my bike have never seen. My Bike changed its voice.. what used to be like Hariharan's voice became Sukhwinder singhs voice.. Lucky I got home with the bike in normal condition.

So much of things happening on the Blogosphere. You Know what it is.

Now there are a few protests that are highly intense against one B-School. It didnt catch me on first as it was something completely unrelated to me. Me and B-Schools are like Me and Bars. But then when Gaurav Sabnis resigned his IBM Job .. that hit my nerve. I cant imagine such a thing happening to me. Bless my un-popularity.

Dramatic changes in days. I can visualize the Blogs getting more responsible, and the strength of Bloggers increasing in magnitude. You would have seen Protests initiated by Venkittu Sir, and many other fellow bloggers about the moral policing. You saw how the Banglore Mugging incident got justice, for which a very good exposure was a reason.

Its only a small period of time left... The Blogosphere will form a part of the Main Stream Media.

Deepavali Deepavali dhaan !

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The Chennai Silks

The Heat is On.. despite the rain for the past two days. Proof of the Season was felt in Balaji Bhavan last saturday. Every single Tile on the floor had one person standing or sitting on it. TV Ads are pulling the people. I guess after RmKV opened up in TNagar, every single Silk Store on Usman Road is on 5th Gear Marketing. Innovations everywhere..

The best thing i like about the shopping on Usman Road is the Cut Maangai Piece in front of Nalli. It used to be a usual sarakku on the beach.. but I hardly get to go to beach these days. I've taken this coming saturday for shopping.. with my dad and mom.

Let the spirits of Deepavali Begin........

The Weapon Festival

This Voodoo Knife Rack has nothing to do with the post....

Happy Ayutha Pooja.

I am not very sure about the origins of the festival.. But I am happy it existed, for the holiday Im enjoying today. Tomorrow is Saraswathi Pooja (or) Vijaya Dasami.

We, at our home, used to keep all my school books in front of the Pooja Rack and Wow.. What a day ? God's way of telling.. "You neednt study. Take a break..". Then after the pooja is over we have to study for 10 mins, sitting in front of the Gods.

Ayutha Pooja was even happier because, I used to go along with my dad to Lucas-TVS. For those who dont know, Lucas-TVS is a part of the TVS group operating from Padi. They manufacture Starters for Cars. But most of all, the food they used to provide .. is divine. "Wheels India" a part of the TVS group was once called "Meals India" just because of the quality of food they provide to their employees. Ayutha Pooja is a chance for the employees family to taste their food. There are also special celebrations there.. They give big gifts for this occasion, varying from some Eversilver item to a suitcase. Ice Cream was a special attraction.

Now we cant expect every company to do that. My company gave one pack of Shri Krishna Sweets - Thirupathi Laddu (Good attempt from these guys.. tastes close to a original Thirupathi Laddu).

Then there's this usual cleaning bikes and cars and making them look like new. With all the rain that showered yesterday, my Honda Avyukta (Activa) looks like a old Lambretta scooter. Pchch.

Clear your doubts

I got a few (More actually) calls regarding the Flat, that I posted on Saturday.

Here's to clear the maximum concerns.

• No Water Problem in this area (So far)
• Appx 1300 to 1600 SQFT Duplex Houses
• Ground Floor + First Floor (Staircase from within) + Car Park
  
• Prices Close to 20 L..(Subject to variations until you call and confirm)
• 5 mins from the Railway Station - Villiwakkam

You know my number :)

Vayithhericchal !!

TringTring : http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

Keerthi : 254.2 kilobits per second

Communications 254.2 kilobits per second
Storage 31 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 33 seconds
Subjective rating Mediocre

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Communications 3.8 megabits per second
Storage 466.9 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.2 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

Keerthi : .....................................................................................

Conversation Ended.

Kanvizhitthu Soppanam Kanden... Unnaaale Kanvizhiththu Soppanam Kanden !!!

New wallpapers on Photoshop Blog !!!

Chennai Coming Soon on Google Earth - News Update From Karthik

Chikku Bukku Chikku Bukku Rayile !!

This is a Fairy Queen. A Queen in all its senses. This Locomotive also called as Steam Engine was in Villiwakkam Main Line on Saturday, and I had an invitation from the IRFCA member and my co-worker Gowrisankar.

Unfortunately I wasnt able to go the level crossing though i was just 28 seconds away from it. Thanks to Gowri for picking up photos and videos of the event.

Read more from Gowri's Blog. And the event photos are available here.

Also get to know about IRFCA. This is a huge group of people who love, admire and are passionate about trains. The photos uploaded here are more than excellent.

Heres PK's Link to the same with his beautiful write-up.

Update : The post here was deleted. The application featured here isnt working anymore. Therefore, I have removed the post.

Surya - Loosing Interest

Initially I had high hopes for Surya. But, as I watch his movies, despite his amazing performance in all of them , Im loosing interest on Surya Sivakumar.

Kakka Kakka was good. But is Surya trying to perform the same dynamics in all his movies. I felt Sanjay Ramaswamy had the same shadow of Anbuchhelvan IPS. Probably thats what the director might have wanted, but Surya could have done better.

Aaru stills are out, and this picture gets my instant liking. Every hero gets an opportunity to become a Dada on the screen.

enna aaanalum Velu Naicker madhiri varumaa ?

Spy Games

Do you have any idea, what Gizmo features this post.. the picture you see here.. ? This is a Camera-On-Wheels :) Also called as "Govindaaa Govindaa, GooooooVindaa !!"

This Cam-on-wheel can be controlled by the joystick on your mobile, after you have rolled it down on the floor. It could transmit images from any room, with floors. Technology is powered by Bluetooth, and hence the distance simply wouldnt matter.

Sony Ericsson's ROB-1, this, can transmit streaming video from about 50 meteres away from the phone. It has on-board memory, so USB can help it transfer contents to your PC.

I simply can't imagine, where things are going to end. Why is it that I cant think of anything positive, when I look at amazing technologies like this ? Probably because, too much of necessity is called Luxury and too much of Luxury is called Potential Danger...

Earth is getting Closer

Click Picture for a bigger Image

This picture is of Colaba - A Prime location in Mumbai. You can see the Gateway on India at the Bottom, and to the left of it is the Taj(old and new) Hotels. You could even spot the Swimming pool inside the Taj. :) [now dont think of privacy breach].

All this on the New Google Earth. Check it out, if you havent yet.

Banglore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi are available in full detail. But The Great Chennai is yet to be explored by Google. Cant Wait. :) You never know how this could help. Whatever use it may have, We can simply flyover chennai and enjoy. Yesterday, I was with my friend who knew the In and Outs of Banglore. We were on Google earth, and flying (literally hovering) around the city the software. It was an excellent experience.

If you install Google Earth, by any chance, dont forget to visit our Rashtrapathi Bhavan and switch to terrain mode. Pleasure Baby, Pleasure :)

Eye Care

I've been having a severe Headache for the past few days. I've been trying to hunt down the reason, but unable to. Yesterday, an eavesdrop at Perumal Temple (Local) gave me a Light Bulb - with flickers. My Driving. :)

I already ride my Honda-Avyukta (aka Activa) with a slight complexion. Not many guys ride it. Its a girl bike. But my leg injuries prevent me from riding a dream Pulsar, besides the fact that I dont know yet, to drive a Geared vehicle. With these - i didnt want to add insult to injury and Wear a Helmet on a Ladies Bike.

But the dust and other particles (sometimes as large as 2 inch sticks) fly and fall in my eyes, while driving which is a sheer irritation. Probably this eye-tchings all these days were caused because of this.

So, put an end to it all, I was at Landmark buying a SCOTT eyegear (plain glass without frame rims).. Hopefully, my headache ends here.

So, if there's still any of you, not willing to wear a helmet.. Atleast wear eye-protection.

Chakravum Vandhirundhar

Chakrapani had come to Chennai, and I met him with PK.

We met him on the nerve-time, a day before his travel to UK. I had forgotten to take my Digi-Cam along with me, for a simple reason that I haven't bought it yet. Still managed to Photoshop an Image that Arjuna had taken when he visited Chakra. Sorry Arjuna :)

Melum vibarangalukku Inge Sellavum. PK pudhusa blog templatellam pottu asaththaraar. !!

New Picture on Photoshop Blog

Odeo Odeo Vaangalayo Odeo !!

New Song uploaded to My Odeo Channel. Click on the badge to surf to my channel.

AR Rahman's BOSE has this amazing song, "Zikr".. In case you havent heard it.. apologise your ears for not feeding this song earlier. Do it now !!

Picture Credit - arodrix from my favourite site Worth1000. My area of interest there is Photoshopping, but photography and media contests are equally brilliant.

How do you like the picture you see here.. ?


Few things are never boring in life.

1. Running Water
2. Elephant
3. Trains

4. Waterfalls
5. Empty Railway station
6. Aeroplane take off

I enjoy being idle, watching any of these..
If thats something like a Crazy idea... I love being crazy. :)

Amplify your Musical Experience !

This is an Amplifier.

Features:

• 15-watt portable digital amplifier for connecting personal CD or MP3 players to passive speakers
• Compatible with any standard 8 ohm or 4 ohm shelf speakers up to 20 watts
• Plugs into any portable CD, MP3, DVD, or other audio device with 3.5 mm input
• High-quality signal compares to sound from most high-end amps
• Runs on 8 AA batteries; measures 7 by 3 inches (W x H); 1-year warranty

BoingBoing's post - review to this product : " Warning: this has been the most thrilling and incredible experience I've had with a component in, say, 25 years of HiFi listening. This website has existed since 1995, I've reviewed hundreds of HiFi components, inexpensive and ridiculously overpriced ones. I never - repeat - NEVER came across such a stunning piece of gear in all of these years."

They say, it beats a $25,000 HiFi in Quality and features. This one is just a $ 30 item. Available here on Amazon. Someone could give it a try.

Success !!

I got a link to create on Odeo, today. And here's my Channel on Odeo.



Click on the Badge to go and view my channel. A mesmerizing music awaits you.

Photoshop - Sutchamam

Would you believe me, if the above picture was taken last year ??

When people are trying to make Old photos new, I always wanted my photos to look old on a Old age monochrome with a sepia tints. Paint Shop Pro has a Aritistic filter that does that. But Photoshop CS 2 is my comfort zone. So, I was trying to download some Actions for Adobe, and thanks to Jenny, I got this Action file to generate Aged Photo.

Ever since , i started my Photoshop Blog, many have requested (dei, adanguda !!) to illustrate a few "how to"'s .... and here's something I wanted to tell you. Adobe Studio Exchange is one stop shopping place to find a lot of plug-ins for all Adobe products. Iam a frequent visitor for Image Effects Action page, to download all actions related to Image transformation, on a single touch.

All you need is CS 2 or any other version of Adobe Photoshop, a Adobe ID and one photo. Simply download actions, and Copy them to your hard disk and Try manipulating your photo. Worth a try :)

It is Hope, that keeps the world running, right ?

Thennavan Vandhaaaradi - Thozhi !!!

Mukund - aka - Thennavan - actually - Mukundan Krishnaswamy was here in Chennai this month and I had an excellent opportunity to meet him. He had been mute about his trip, and it was a pleasant surprise, when I got to meet him. Now that he has unveiled his trip, I couldnt wait to Boast my contact with him.

After a surprise call, I was off to LLoyds Colony. I was greeted with a "Rava Vadai" and Potato Chutney.. a very nice combination, accompanied by a herbal drink. Mukund's family is fully on natural diet. More of herbal products and healthy food. Had a very beautiful conversation with Mukund about various stuffs ranging from my employment to unemployment. Then I was introduced to Mr. Partha Krish, and Dr. Vasantha - Mukund's dad and mom, who were also bloggers. Boy, they make an amazing family. You would hav heard Mukund's mom sing "Sriranga Kshethiram Pol Engeeyum Kandadhillaye !!". I had the pleasure of hearing it live, the complete song. Wow ! Amazing voice.

I had another opportunity to meet him, and we went off to the famous Parthasarathy Temple. (Mukund's home is literally in the heart of the city. Mylapore, Triplicane , Royapettah, Beach and even Mount road is close to his home.. ) We had a great darsahan, and a good conversation in the calm atmosphere provided by "Venkata Narayanan". We also watched videos of Dr. Vasantha's lecture given in her US Trip, also the Yoga demonstrations by Mukund. I got a sprain, just even thinking about doing what Mukund did !!You can sit and listen to what all Mr. Partha Krish has to say, all day long. I enjoyed conversations with him.

At the end of it all, I got introduced to a new good family.. Mukundan - Thanks for the call !

of emotions

"Hey ! Saw the baby moving, da !! The head is big"

This was a (or is it an ?) SMS from my sister, in Malaysia. How would you feel, if you were a brother ? I was flying despite my "Annalakshmi" weight. I got highly emotional. There was a reason I got emotional. For the past few days (or weeks) I have been witnessing quite some marriages to my Colleagues and a few others becoming Moms.

For instance, my Sister is now pregnant. Not a single day has passed out, without a war between me and my sister - before her marriage. Quite Natural. I have fought for senseless issues. Even when my mom and sis were crying on the eve of wedding, I yelled at them.. "Ippo enna azhugai.. ? romba scene podaadheenga". But when the Mangalya Dharanam was performed, you should have seen the way I cried. I did not realize I was crying, until someone said "Azhadheda !! Sandhoshama Iru.. Athimber Vandhaachcha !!! Congratulations".

A girl, who was in my life - my sister, is now a part of another family. And now, she is a mother. These days, Iam getting too-much emotional, whenever I hear from my sister. Men dont really feel the transformation. But women, after marriage, their transformation is significant. Think about it.

New Picture on Photoshop Blog

The Sky is Falling - CLittle

Click Picture for Bigger Image

The Chicken you see on the top is called Chicken Little :)
Semma Cute little character who believes the SKY IS FALLING.

This, ladies and gentlemen , is a new movie from Disney titled :Chicken Little:

Releasing November 4th. It is a real happy feeling i get, everytime i see this character. Download its wallpapers and animated gifs from here. Let us see, if it could beat my affection towards a stupendous character - Mike Wazowski, that appears on Monster's Inc.

If you havent seen Monster's INC, please trust me and watch it. Im sure its worth the money.

CM 175

Chandramukhi - A film that changed the life of a man.

If you'd remember the pre-release days of Chandramukhi, it was a complete chaos. Anniyan and Mumbai Express were head-on competetors. What if Anniyan was released then ??

Rajnikanth was already on a complete disaster after the Damaaal of Baba ! Chandramukhi is not a guarentee movie.. It could have failed easily. It was not a sure-hit.

Thankfully, It is a hit and up on 175 days. Yes !

I am not an ardent fan of Rajnikanth.. but then Im happy for this man. Congratulations Rajnikanth !!

Expect the same from Sivaji.

Post # 300

Blogger stats says, this is my 300th Post. And it is the 365th day for Avyukta.
Avyukta is the name of my computer you see on the top.
Its been exactly One year since I got it.

Go have a Coke, and celebrate on my behalf :)

Life is different for different people

"Aridhu Aridhu, maanidaraai pirathal aridhu;
Adhaninum Aridhu, Koon Kurudu Sevidu neengip piraththal."

• Avvayaar

On Sunday, my mom was telling me something that happened to catch her attention in the temple. She is an everyday visitor of a local temple, here. There used to be a guy who had lost his legs and spends most of his day time sitting on a wheel chair and loitering inside the temple. That guy has become the talk of the locality overnight - for a mighty good reason.

This person, despite his physical inability, has worked for weeks together (close to a year) and made a Ther (Radham) for the diety. The radham possesses awesome craftwork and impressive finishes. He has been the only guy doing the wood-work. Of course, he had employed a few people for fitting and painting. Still, he has carved every piece of wood on that Radham.

Today, he sits on the same wheel chair, looking at his work. You cant really express on words the feelings. This man, stands high !

Bottom line : The Diety made him sit on a wheel chair. But he has made the diety sit on a Charroit.

கூண் குருடு செவிடராய்ப் பிறந்தாலும்
நம்பிக்கை இருந்தால் கூண் யேது ; குருடு யேது ; செவிடு யேது ;

Splash Scupltures

Impressed by the Mi-Kaleidoscope photo - This - I instantly began searching for more photos with water splashes.

Thanks to BoingBoing, I landed upon a site that does Liquid Sculptures, with the help of High-Speed photography.

They Drop Water, Colored water, Milk, Chocolate and what not.. zap there and have a satisfying peek. All pictures of water splashes are amazingly crafted.. And I have a personal doubt about the gradient on all the pictures. Might have been a touch of photoshop. But then, the idea remains untouched. Looks cute.

Then I went upon a search on Worth1000. I used to be a member here. Awesome creativity. I was sure, someone would have done water splashes.. and This is what i saw - Click here.

I would like to write a poem, on seeing splashing water. Damn !! I feel illiterate.

Why Camera Phone will be banned in your Company ??

I have always disliked owning a Camera phone (because i don't have one.. earlier i disliked owning mobile phones...:), except the fact that my dream phone is still 9500 Communicator that has a camera.

Jokes apart, I dont like the idea of having a VGA Camera on a phone, and that too on 4096 colors. Even a 1+ mega pixel camera on a mobile phone is a compromise. For a real photo experience, buy the real digi-cam... and for a real cellular phone experience, buy 9500 :)

Ok... Now on the topic. There's a breakthrough technology that just caused tremours to companies to force and think about allowing Camera phones into their premises.

"The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page."

This is it. This is just what many needed. OCR enabled Cellphones will soon be packed and shipped.. So, one guy entering the Higginbothams can ruin the future of Dan Brown. Get the point ?? I have no say for piracy.. but this one would be too much of a breach.. Whats the remedy ?? The software makers (NEC) say, that the mobile will trigger an Alarm, when the user is scanning.. thus preventing piracy. Well, who in Higginbothams is going to care if the mobile phone Alarms with a "Vaseegara" tone ...

At a distance of 20 centimeters from the document, you could scan the entire A4 sized document in 3 - 4 seconds. Besides all the piracy stuff, the technology is amazing. I appreciate the thoughts to make this software. This takes a mobile closer to a power mobile.

But as long as it evolves completely into the all powerful mobile , C100 is my partner.

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Jesus Hacks Blogs !!

Adengappa Prabhu gave his URL, and asked me to Click it.

Well, you can try it too... Click on the URL - http://tringtring.blogpsot.com
Dont try this.. Venkittu Sir found his computer slowdown on clicking the Link.. So, dont try anything on this post. Just take the Information.

Exactly. I asked Prabhu if he switched religions...(Sorry Prabhu for that), and thats when he told me about the TYPO he has made.

Human mind overlooks the spelling if the letters in between the word was interchanged. (My theory - Any Nobels ?).. By that theory I had overlooked the spelling of *Blogspot* in the URL.

So, that means any Blogspot sites going with the TYPOs go to AmazingBibleStudies.com.
Even Blogpot entries go here. I went on a Google search on this potentially whatever issue, and found many people have come across this.

This is interesting : One guy who had mis-spelt his URL landed on this site, and he thought "God has Hacked his site"..... :)

Actually the media.fastclick.com pokes the nose on bad URLs and redirects it across to this site. So, Dear Blogger, when you pass on your URL, please make sure you spell the Blogspot part correctly.

Saraikkara News

This is the Gadget thats been rocking the news for the past 2 days.

Ladies and Gentlemen, errr... Gentlemen Only... Introducing the Gillette Fusion.

Just two words of caution - Five Blades. How does that sound ?

Gillette says "Gillette Fusion Power features a breakthrough 5 blade Shaving Surface™ technology on the front of the shaving cartridge. The blades are spaced 30 percent closer together than MACH3 blades.This creates a “Shaving Surface” that distributes the shaving force across the blades for significantly less irritation and more comfort."

Hmmm... The Art of Shaving has been really putting pressure on me. I shave on weekends, (co-incidentally, after posting this where do you think I'm headed to ..?) and the pain is the time it takes to carefully Shave the face without a blood shed. I use "Satta Sat", still it is not as Satta sat as it promises to be.

I asked a few friends about Philishave, and the response was an instant "No.. dont ever..". However I'm not ready to spend a 3000 bucks to buy an electric shaver that makes my skin as hard as I can possibly imagine.

I've been trying to grow a decent beard on my face, and have a look at it. Unfortunately, my office environment prevents me from doing it. So, is it like no more professionals are going to grow beards ?? Thats bad. Iam dreaming of a beard like Kamalhaasan in Hey-Ram.

Weekend is up !!! Up for Nanganallur today with Office mates. Wish there is Pongal today !

S i m p l y B e a u t i f u l

Whoever the Photographer is... Hats Off !

Bush wants to do something.

The Picture you see on the left (pic ctsy - Reuters) is featuring a hand that belongs to the Most Powerful Man on World.

George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit. He asks "Is this possible ?"

The most powerful man needs to clear security permissions for everything. The security decides if he can or cannot do something on the public. He looses privacy. Am not sure about the surveilance on the Lincoln Bedroom (read Deception Point), but then I pity celebrities.

A celebrity would certainly miss the freedom to walk on streets.. They miss doing things they did when they weren't a celebrity. Most of all they miss privacy.

They are most certainly compelled to be moral. Why should Clinton's *leelais* be a matter of decision when US voted ? Why should Kamalhaasan scratch his head, when Sarika left him ? APJ Abdul Kalam is only one person we need to know. We need not know about "Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikkayar" his elder brother, whose name was not there on the Voter's list, last elections.

The moment they are on limelight, they are forced to expose their husband/wife to public. And from then on, the media focus is on both of them. They get up too close and personal, that one slight mistake is blown up to a mammoth conspiracy. It is a question to all of us. Why do we need personal news of the Celebrity ?

I've heard many people say, "I like Kamalhaasan on screen. But off-screen, I dont like the way he behaves.". I understand it is freedom of thought and speech that lets people talk like that. But we need to understand our boundaries. Who are we to talk of any celebrity beyond the reason they attained celebrity ? We talk like the celebrity guy is our neighbour. We talk like we completely know the protocols of the celebrity.

It is true that the celebrities need to be Moral, and be a guideline to others. But it is a mistake to expect. Dont you think so ?

Now You See Him Work !!!



















Now You Don't !!!!



















Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the world of "Work Blinders".

The screen in front of your cubicle has a printed image of you working on your computer. But in reality, you could be Chatting with your friend, Updating Blogger comments or of course, you might not even be there.

So, don't you think thats useful ??

"Indha arivai velaila kaattalaam nu sollreengala !!!" I understand. Hmm.

SPAM Jaakradhai !!

BEWARE : Check your Spam !! Your "somebody" could have emailed..
Thanks to Chakra's question, I searched for his email and found it there.

Added surprise, I found PK's email in spam..
phew.. GMail, my first complaint to you !!

New Picture on Photoshop Blog....

Thotti Jaya - Colossal Action

First Things First.

Thanks a million to VZ Durai and Simbhu for not letting us down. The movie is good and you can start dressing up. Go watch it, soon.

With a very ordinary story [extra-ordinary story taken as movies again and again, makes it ordinary] Simbhu has taken up a huge challenge of a paradigm shift. And he has done it well. It is a risk free job, to act as a Dada or Rowdy.. show hand actions, talk punch dialogues and have a beautiful heroine to love you, even if you are the crappiest. Thankfully no hand actions, and punch dialogues.Simbhu is showing growth, and I'm placing my bets on him. Thotti Jaya is an effort well-taken, and wish it is well-paid too.

Simbhu works as a "adiyaal" (Hit-man) for a don Seena Thana(Pradeep Rawath, i did not like him on screen... a very boring villain..). Simbhu is asked to be undercovers for sometime. I started yawning, when Simbhu chose Kolkatta, and boards the train, and a usual heroine-intro song pops up. But all of a sudden, the movie is on 5th gear. The Heroine misses the train, gets exploited by the taxi-driver and a gang abducts her from the taxi..Simbhu saves her from them, and takes her to the railway station, and on-request he also accompanies the heroine to Kanniyakumari.

They realize they are in love (This is a new way of showing love... i was impressed the way Simbhu realizes that he is in love....too good.) and thankfully no duet songs here. Only later, Simbhu realizes that the Heroine is Seena Thaana's daughter and Seena Thaana is mighty-angry about what Simbhu is doing with his daughter, and sends men to kill him.

From then-on the movie is on a even faster pace.. some very entertaining Action-sequences...and the struggle continues till the climax. Finally Simbhu defeats the villain (and cries awkwardly.. imsai thaanga mudiyalappa) and "The End".

RD Rajasekar is one of two Heros of the movie. Anthony [Editor] is the other. They hold up the movie, strong and interesting till the climax. Trust me, I never got bored anytime on the movie. It keeps you occupied full time. Camera works for showing Simbhu as a hero, really works out well. Everytime Simbhu walks on screen.. we are excited, and thats success for the Thotti Jaya Crew.

Harris Jayaraj - If only Harris Jayaraj had made the songs even better, the movie would have been an ultimate package. Ironically, for a good movie like TJ, the songs are not that good. Two Kuththu songs.. and others are really boring. "Uyire Enn Uyire" is too good on screen. (PK, Samba Sambaley's picturization reminds Meenaxi's Chinnamma). The last song is clear lift from "Uppu Karuvaadu" of Mudhalvan. Hariss anna, neengaluma !!

But HJ has gone beyond excellence in Background Score. Absolutely brilliant. Iam waiting to download the BGMs. 5 starts to HJ for the background score.

If I can spot mistakes on Thotti Jaya - there are only Two. One is Harris Jayaraj making sloppy songs. The other biggest mistake is Gopika (I would be violently opposed for this). I felt Gopika was not for that role, and she couldnt perform even the expected. If someone wants proof, Please visit Thotti Jaya and watch the way she shows reactions inside the Taxi. Yuk !

Action sequences need a prime mention. Kallaaaas !! Chancey Illa. Beautiful action all over the movie, and wonder how it got a "U" Certificate. My apologies. I didn't note who did the Action in TJ, but whoever it is... Take my bow... Right from the Go-word, the screenplay is Hot and burning. Thotti Jaya is an example of how a screenplay can increase the interest on a story.

On the whole, VZ Dorai has given us a Hot-Dum Biriyani... tastes good. Go pick up your plate.

If only, Simbhu can choose different roles like this (for God's sake, please dont sign-up another dada movie..) and select good stories.... he can reach where he dreams.

Let me know, when you have watched this movie.

Thotti Jaya - Setting Hopes

Me and my friends are up for this movie, tonight. Whenever we said someone, we are going for "Thotti Jaya".. there was always an expected reaction.

"Avan Padathukka poreenga ?? vera padame kidaikkalaya ??"

I was on the same grounds before "Manmadhan". I wouldnt say Manmadhan changed the way I looked at Simbhu, but it set a ray of hope that this guy could act.

Unlike Danush and the 7G guy (i didnt even bother to remember his name) who can never play roles other than what they have been recognized with, Simbhu stood up and showed some difference, atleast in my viewpoint. Manmadhan had too much of over-acting and sodhappal stuffs, but it showed some maturity in acting too.

Also, the trailer of Thotti Jaya was nice.. i want to see that Qualis hitting the Ambassador on the big screen. Should be a happy occassion (!). So wait up, will try to do the review of the movie tomorrow morning.

Prabhu Karthik already wrote a review about the Kuththu song in TJ.

Wish me luck. Hope the movie is good.

MP Wars - No. Not Politics.

10.3 Megapixel.

Okay. Relax.. Breathe..
Don't Gasp for Oxygen, yet.

$1,000. :)

Sony's new CyberShot R1. This Digital Camera of the Next-gen has a unique LCD that is foldable/ rotatable. That allows you to take pictures in angles you have not imagined. Its got 10.3 Effective megapixel, that could easily count the Hairs on my moush very easily.

Its got all the features of other Cybershots, except for the Electronic Viewfinder, and the state-of-the-art LCD. Take a look at this and this, so that you will get a real idea of what is so good about the LCD.

Rea a review of this camera, here, just-in-case you are inclined to buy this 10.3 MP. Just let me know, if you are buying one. I'd like a life size picture of mine taken.. huh !!

Wonder where this megapixel war is going to end. There is already a Leaf, manufacturing 22 Megapixel cameras. This would produce images that could be blown up to a size of a football field (says Gizmodo). Mamamiya !!

I know, people are not that interested in having an increased MP camera.. but then, the depth and colors (Sony Cybershot R1 has a unique color enhancer too) they produce makes me wait for a Digi Cam with a very high resolution capability. Of course, Iam waiting for the money too :)

Seven Seven Things

Tagged By Jeevan and MagicLens (ML has a new Text Blog)

Seven Things U Plan To do Before U die

• Actually there is just one thing I wish to do before I die - Live.

Seven Things that U Can Do

• Can Do Resonably good Badminton
• Can Do Pencil Sketching
• Can Do Super-fast crazy drive on Nelson Manickam Road
• Can Do Quick Learning (as long as there was no Exam on it)
  
• Can Do Very Good Advices with good Illustrations (havent got any feedback for this)
  
• Can Do Arguements on any subject, with a little knowledge
• Can Do Instant identification of a Lie (not that Iam very honest).
  

Seven Things that U Cannot Do

• Cannot Cook Food
  
• Cannot Wash Clothes
  
• Cannot Be Consistent on something
• Cannot Watch the same channel for more than 2 mins
• Cannot Tolerate improper lies
  
• Cannot make a very long conversation
• Cannot be awake beyond 10 PM and asleep beyond 5.30 AM
  

Seven Things That Attract U ToThe Opposite Sex

• Driving Style (Scootys and Activas)
• Hair Length
• Dressing Sense
• Foot
  
• Smart Answers
• Occasional Smiles
• Ground-Normal Attitude...
  

Seven Things U Say Most

• Muruga
• Mhmm
  
• thats f****** B*** S***
• whoopa !!
• Chariwokey ! (Sari, Ok)
• I know !
  
• Ayayyo !
  

Seven Celebrities you want to meet

• Kamalhaasan
• Maniratnam
• Bill Clinton
• Steven Spielberg
  
• Usama Bin Laden
• Sujatha
• Jayalalitha Madam

Seven People Who Have To Take This Quiz

Here's the tough part. Yet, its in the spirit.. take it guys.. Im tagging you.

• Venkittu Sir...
• Capri Madam
• Thalaivar Chakra
• Thennavan Annan
• Deepak Giant
• Prabhu Karthik
  
• Krithiga Madam

Do it when you find Time. :)

The Kozhukattai Festival is Back

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All of a sudden, we have been having World records for Sarees. The 50,000 Color saree has triggered this competition.

RmKV has been instrumental in experimenting many things on Sarees. They introduced a Lengthiest saree that entered the Guiness Book of Records. Then they came out with Cinderella Paavadai (See Older post on Cinderella Paavadai ). From Time to Time, RmKV has been brining out the classical pieces with a touch of awe.. just to create records. C'mon, no one will buy that lengthiest saree.. and many cannot afford the Rs. 50,000 saree with 50,000 colors.

But after this colorful saree broke the ice, Pothys has come up with a Saree (obviously green in color) that has the entire History of India in it. I happened to see the Ad, with Barathiraja's speech on the background. Duh, another Guiness record.

What took me by surprise, is an advertisement in Vikatan. India's First 3D saree. This was done by Sri Kumaran Stores. Looks like they still dont have it for displays, but will soon be. So, another record.

Is that, by any chance, a marketing strategy... Why would anyone go to that shop on seeing a Saree that she cannot buy or wear ?

But hey, we dont want 3D pants.. for Almighty's sake.. :)

Today - Muhurtham

September 5th is "Pazhuththa Muhurtha Naal". Quite a lot of marriages today. Being the first or second muhurtha naal after Aadi, marriage-dependant businesses are at peak profits today.

Yesterday, I was having a "Super-Kaara" Sambar Sadham at "Kuchalaambal Kalyana Mandapam", as a part of Lavanya's Reception. [Lavanya is my peer at work]. Next time you are thinking of a wedding(?), consider this Kalyana Mandapam. Boy, it is amazingly simple, neat and huge. No hassles of going to the dining hall on first floor.. and many other stuffs that irritate. The Stage is big, and the dining hall could accomodate quite a lot of people. One another great thing is the spacious parking. Have any marriage coming up ? Try this mandapam (dont forget to invite ;)

Another Holiday closing up. "Shri Vinayaga Chathurthi" is on Wednesday. I hate holidays on wednesdays... but then, I will take it [duh!]. Not much work to do, but "Gangs of New York" insists that I execute it on Wednesday.

May June July was dry.. without holidays, and at the break of August, there's been a series of holidays. I just remember the Prabhu Deva Song.. "April Mayiley ; Pasumaye Illey ; Kanju Pochuda ;" :)

Have a great Monday. Look, I have not fussed about Monday today. Looks like I have come out of the Monday morning syndrome. Or Have I ?

New Picture on Photoshop Blog

Get Crazy - Go Yahoo oooo ooo le !!

This is one Game I downloaded for Dachu.. (see prev post). But I got addicted to it, better than him. The sounds and colors are too good to keep you interested throughout the game. It is one another Bejeweled - Diamond class game, from Yahoo ! (PopCap).

The Name of the game is - Chuzzle. You can download it here.
WARNING : Need a Childish Heart to play. If you play Arcade, forget it.

Innocence

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My next door kid - Dachu !! also called as Darshan !!

Bajaj Avenger

Bajaj Avenger - The new kid from Bajaj has got the best advertisement ever.

"Feel like God" is the Tag-line following the all-popular "Definitely Male" of Pulsar.

Bajaj has rocked the bike market, giving shock waves to the big-guy Hero Honda, with the huge success of Pulsar. Chennai is full of Pulsar.. anywhere and everywhere.

I am not a good bike guy. Iam just the Honda Activa guy, who can simply overtake the Pulsar with ease, and have a smile on the face. I have extreme pleasure overtaking a Pulsar. Thanks to Honda. The only bike hard to overtake on Nelson Manickam Road is Yamaha (135). Gawd !! Solid pickup.

This new Bike - Bajaj Avenger, is simply good because the Ad is extremely good. Thanks to Prasanna for the link to the Ad. See it here. (9 Meg)

See it, with good volume.

FedEx - BedEx !!

We know many people, who make someting useful out of the waste. I hate that habit, most of the times. Using broken parts of something as something else - thats the idea.

But the "UBadravams" those things give are untolerable. So, I dont encourage the habit of "Wealth out of Waste". (but who cares !!). But then, I was impressed by the following.

Take a look at this.


















This is a fully functional and durable Bed made out of 44 FedEx Boxes and Tubes.

The guy has made Dining tables, Couches and many more out of FedEx boxes. His site (Click here) gives directions on how to build them.

By the way :::::: Did you lazygeek ? One very hot topic brewing there :)