Enchanting lilly

Enchanting lilly
Originally uploaded by CK-Selvam

Nature at its best... I loved the bright pink amidst the black background of water. Never knew that I can take pictures like this. Nature's palette can only be relished by enjoying it through our eyes, they cant be reproduced...

Aagaya Gangai

Tuned to scale-F in 1979, the song 'Aagaya Gangai' is still entertaining music lovers. For those who know Tamil, the songs instills a romantic sensation in them. Even after hearing the song more than 200 times, whenever I hear this song, I feel refreshed. I enjoy the violin-flute duo pieces in the song. Recently, I got to know that a similar song exists in Kannada too, with the lyrics emphasising on friendship. Need to hear the Kannada version of the song...Sad part is that, many good songs like this are not aired in the Indian based radio channels. Real tribute to these songs are given by the Tamil channels worldwide especially Singapore and Chinese short waves.

Junk...is good

This title sounds similar to the Surf-excel detergent ad 'Dhaag Achhe hain' meaning 'stains are good' right?? The odd creature grown in the wall out of junk conveyed that i am free of any challenging work and today that has helped me land in a new activity that will keep my neurons twitching for the next 4-6 months

Grown out of junk stationery

Too bored in the company…Suddenly an idea
Why shouldn't I clear all the crap in my draw? Nice thought.
Piles of papers, data sheets, magazines, application notes and white papers…Ooof… I am tired segregating them. Finally it is done and I ended up with paper clips.
I played with them and now they adore my cubicle walls
Looking at them, I feel them as odd creatures which have suddenly grown from junk.

Bangalore...BURN IT

This is a news clipping from a leading weekly in India...a real thought provoking article I have read in the recent past. Do click on the image above for a readable image :)

21Km...I did it!

I ran the Bangalore marathon last fortnight in the half-marathon category. This being my first stint in running such a long distance every kilometer for the first 10Km was a real thrill. Last 10Km was more pathetic with no water at any refreshing point. Till 17Km mark we were doing well, later we started feeling the stress. I finished in 3hours 1 minute (officially recorded as 2 hours 50 mins).When we finished, we felt as if we had achieved a feat which was just a dream till the previous night. Now I am still recuperating from all the physical stress incurred to my legs. I am able to walk: sometimes the legs start paining crazily for few minutes...enjoying the pain

Music has no language barriers...

I am hearing to a Kannada song 'yeko yeno...' released few months ago. With all the Kannada and Tamil I know, I could just gather bits and pieces of the meaning of the song but this does not stop me from hearing it. Its fast and sustained beat adds to its goodness. I should say that the singer is a real pied piper attracting even those who do not know the language...A romantic piece of song :)

Soporific Aloo Posto

Last Sunday, I had visited my friend and colleague. Later I happened to lunch at their place. Authentic Bengal cuisine, really tasty but a little bit soporific...guess why? It was because of the poppy seeds added in the preparation. I had a typical Bengali meal comprising rice, dal, posto and boiled okra with onions.

'kao hnyin rice' or the 'Kavuni arisi' -- The Burmese connection

People hailing from chettinad area or those who have a Burmese connection will know about the sweet purple porridge made out of a special variety of rice...The 'kao hnyin rice' from Burma. Any ceremony in Nagarathar community is incomplete without this dish. In those days, people returning from Burma, used to pack the 'kao hnyin rice' in sewed small gunny bags. These days you get it here locally, but it is a bit costlier. Its pronunciation has just transformed into 'Kavuni Arisi' (Arisi means rice in Tamil). but not the way it is prepared and relished...

Processor implantation

Today we went to our contract assembly House and got our cute-girl's brain implanted by a healthy one. Electrically she is fine...waiting for her to wake up...