Aha did you miss me blog world? yea right. baaah. anyways ‘aapy Republic day everybody! with that I have a confession to make. For some reason I had forgotten when India became a republic. Anyone? come on dont google it! Well if you knew it then bravo, but I blanked out and hesitantly sputtered the wrong answer Well first to my wrong answer, I said 1947 :| Now honestly whoever thought the same raise your hands. Yea even if others think you are weird raising your hand looking a computer screen, doesnt matter! raise’em UP! But once I knew it was wrong it all came back to me, thank god! Well we became a republic in 1950! So with that note and with more to come of my new adventures of the old shiva, aha thats pretty cool too! ah well, adios amigos.

Today I want to leave you with a feeling which is like the smell of fresh jasmine as you walk down a rain – washed road.

Song: Mathey
Film: Morning Raga

Mathe Malaya dhwaja pandya samjathe mathanga vadana guha
Sakodari sankari Chamundeswari chandrakaladari thaye gouri
da da ni da da ni da da ni da da ni pa ma
da da ni ri sa ni sa da ni sa da pa pa ma
da da ni ga ri ni ri sa ni da pa ni da ma
da da ma ga ma pa ma pa da da ni ni da ma
da da ri sa ni da ni da da ma da ni ma ni
da da sa sa pa da ni da da ma ga ri sa ni
da da pa da da ni da da sa da ni da
ma ga ri sa ni da ni sa ni ni da da pa ma

Data sakala kala nipuna chathura
Data vividha matha samaya samarasa
Data sulabha hrudaya madhura vachana
Data sarasa ruchira tara swaralaya
Geetha sukada nija bhava rasikavara dhata
Mahisha suranada nalmadi srikrishna rajendra nadaya
Sada pore mahitha harikesa manohare sadaya

Mathe Malaya dhwaja pandya samjathe mathanga vadana guha
Shyame sakala bhuvana sarva bhoume sasi mandala madhyaga
1.MA,MA, pani dada papa magamapa MA,MA, nida MAsani dapadada
Shyame sakala bhuvana sarva bhoume sasi mandala madhyaga
2.nidanida dapapama PAPA nidapama gamaPA nidaMA sanidapa MAnida
Shyame sakala bhuvana sarva bhoume sasi mandala madhyaga
3.saSAsa nidanisa niDApa magamapa maMAma samagama pasanida NI;
nidani padani mapadani gamapadani samagama padani samagari sasanida pada
Shyame sakala bhuvana sarva bhoume sasi mandala madhyaga

Translation:

O Mother! You are the daughter of the Pandya king Malayadhwaja
You are the lady with the face glowing green
O Mother! You have the beauty of the moon
You have the great expertise in all the arts
You allow equal rights to all the creeds
You are soft and sweet spoken
You express affection in music and rhythm
You inspire us with your beautiful and expressive song
You have gained fame for killing the demon, Mahishasura
You protect and care for Sri Krishna Rajendra, the Maharaja of Mysore
Ever pray to Siva and the mother, Parvati
Mother! You glow with the blue color
You care for the whole world
You glow like a full moon

Try to get hold of the video as well. The untampered beauty of nature as captured by Rajiv Menon leaves you in awe, as Shabana Azmi and the kids in it pull in the childhood memories, even if you resist.

Extremely beautiful song!

The one good thing about Boston is that whatever happens, it will give you some reason to cheer! All you had to do was to look out your office window and there they were, Boston Red Sox walking by with our new jewelery. John Lester is my hero for one or more reasons, but we painted the town red for all of them. Listen to our theme and tell me if you don’t start tapping your feet! Go Sox.

He is back and is funny too MSG4

This was brought to my attention by one of my good friends and its pretty interesting…how will you like to travel around India in an autorikshaw!!?? well I am not going to arrange a trip for you but you sure can help a bunch of folks who are doing it for a good cause. Visit here for more info and remember, small drops make a mighty ocean so doesnt matter how much you give, as long as you give! Peace.

Mike’s gotten some nice poster ads on his blog! Chk it out, they are priceless!

There is something about the wind in your face as you cruise on the highway at 100 miles/hr on a bike…but unfortunately I havent done it…mostly probably would never be able to…no regrets though..I am more of a person who has done 100 km/hr in our good old highways in India…and goes without saying, have my share of scars and broken bones…but all I can do now is do my own version of Canyon carving in a car…fire up the engines and take it for a spin..a spin that burns rubber. A little drizzle brings so many things to life in so little time..maybe a few smiles, maybe some pain…but definitely makes it easier to slide and glide. With rain pouring down, with the speed going up over a 100 and with the only thing that can be on my mind at any point of time….dint even notice the patrol group hiding in the curves to stop people just like me….well then what, the chase began..the engines roaring past the bushes and the eyes blinding each time a car passes on the opposite side….well after a good 10 mins of this and my evade meter still saying red…couldnt have asked for a better time for a town to show up…pulled the handbrakes up, made a hard left and weaved into the small street which had nothing but flashing yellow lights…dont know where they train these cops cause hell they cant keep up with me hahaha…as I head to the woods after getting some seperation, got a chance to meet my fellows carvers…did some laps around the hills for a while before I realised the clock was ticking life away and the life that I always want may or may not come to me ever after all this…my history on the road was still clean cause my number plate on my car read Carbon…and Carbon doesnt run on Vista. I just wish my wait isnt wasted and continue to do what I have to, till then I hope Microsoft gets Vista upto speed.

Update: Looks like Zune is incompatible with Vista too. Go here to read more.

Thanks Sanky! I had to put it up here Now please tell me where I can get the audio CD  and also someone…i mean someone tell me the old original verison of the song and the movie..have it right here but cant seem to put my finger to it

Update: Thanks Mots, here is the original version of the song. Raaja rocks and this song was way ahead of its time.

Update : Other songs from the same guys, go here

Update: Original Video:

Go Sooners !! Enough said.

He lays there with a heavy heart. His heart still screaming for a familiar face, a familiar voice. They said he was not alone and they cared, but here he was all alone not knowing the world around him. All that was running through his mind were the images that he never saw, the conversations that he never could have and the times that he never could spend. They always told him that you can reach out to people you know when you need them, but then he wonders why no one showed up..not even the one he most dearly loved. He was confused more than he was worried. He fought the war like no other but always would die for people he loved. He who knows no fear had no answers as solitude dawned on him. A little hope is all he needed, but no one gave him a chance. Maybe he did not deserve any hope, or doesnt deserve to live at all for the things he had done in his long winding life. He couldnt sing, but still had soul. He wasnt dead but still he didnt want to wake up. He had heard of it before but now he knows what it is like when your heart just crumbles and would not want to beat. One day when it stops, no one will know, no one will care. Just like the leaf that makes itself out of this world from the branches of glory, he will fall and pray no one falls like he did. No, its not anyone I know…would never let it happen.

பேச்சு எல்லாம் தாலாட்டு போல என்னை உறங்க வைக்க நீ இல்லை
நிலவின் ஒளியில் முத்தம் தந்து காலை காபி கொடுக்க நீ இல்லை
விழியில் விழும் தூசிதன்னை நாவால் எடுக்க நீ இங்கு இல்லை
மனதில் எழும் குழப்பம்தன்னை தீர்க்க நீ இங்கே இல்லை
நான் இங்கே நீயும் அங்கே இந்த தனிமையில் நிமிஷங்கள் வருஷமானது ஏனோ
வான் இங்கே நீலம் அங்கே இந்த உவமைக்கு இருவரும் விளக்கமானது ஏனோ….
                                                                                                                                 -Vaali

After a slow, difficult and exhausting two months of my life, I am still here and I am baack…ah well lets start with the new software thats draggin Google Earth to the ground..yes and its none other than by NASA….go figure…after all, thats what we would or should expect from the rocket makers hehehe…..anyways, its called World Wind and its a free download…but I must say, its not very user friendly or maybe I have just gotten use to Google Earth so much…but try it out, its awesome and comes with bells and whistles…if you are wondering what they are then here is a hint, why stop with Earth So go ahead and click here to download your copy.

..act ignorant of the fact a homeless person is asking for change..

…try to escape from the surroundings by plugging your headphones…

…count the number of good deeds, if any, you did for the day…

…getting stuck in a traffic jam and claiming it to be the worst experience…

…carry a bottle of water from home, like going on a Survivor series…

I always wondered why they didnt have an online store…all we had was stores for individual teams but not the sport itself…but that day has come…I bumped into their site sometime last week and was happy to find their online store up and running…I still could not find a lot of things, but hey this is a start …and and and they have some cool pics to go with the site, from which I have shamelessly added one to this post…Its all about the love for the machine and nothing else So visit the store !

Ninaivae nee kalaiyathey…
Pani thuli mannil karaivathu pol
Naan un paarvaiyil karaivathu pol
Nee enthan kaadhalil karaivathu pol
Naam iruvarum intha mazhaiyil karaivathu pol
Ninaivae nee kalaiyathey…

<Rough english translation, by request>
Sweet memories, dont melt away..
Like the snow melts when it meets sand
Like I melt when you look at me
Like you melt in my love
Like we melt in this rain
Sweet memories, dont melt away..

..learnt common cold has no cure..

..Its all Moo dolls all over Boston…
<Moo=Cow, hehe just 'n' case u wondered >

…pizzas help you avoid a bunch of cancers, cause of the pizza sauce..

….you wash your car and it rains, why……

..still not convinced that you can't superglue flowers together to make a mala..
<I trust when you say you cant :) but still…..>

….EA cut the servers for Madden 06 to half already !!!……

….June 9, 1947 – Kiran Bedi, first lady IPS was born….

…just realised that giving a title for a post is the toughest part…..

This will be my new category that I guess I will be starting from today….well now you people have to live with the fact that I will be posting random ramblings everyday under this and muhuhahahah you cant stop me not to take them all seriously but it wont be all silly either