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Mysore Memories

I was really frustrated to hear from almost every course facilitator (as they are supposed to be called) that e&r training would be the best part of my Infy career. Now its more than 1.5 yrs since I left mysore (after successfully completing my training ;-)) and suddenly I miss the training very badly.

Wood framed table clock with a huge alarm
That stupid night lamp whose light never escapes my eyes (and thats the one which woke me up everytime;))
The technology behind the bathroom shower which had made my roomie impatient
Chocolate flavoured Pure Magic biscuits for breakfast
Hiding the extra milk powder packs into the cupboard
Sooper Cardamom tea at the ILI building first floor pantry
Champak & me...brought me high school memories
Book cricket and comic sketches during course sessions
Bird-watching (atleast trying to :) during coffee breaks
Hunting for 'best among the worst' lunch
Munching Puffs and Samosas at loyal world
Trying my luck to get a geared bicycle
Wondering when the colour fountain would be switched on...as i was raring to view it thro' the prism glass in ILI building(didnt succeed till the end)
Making it early to the dhaaba jus outside Infy campus to avoid a delayed dinner
Sagala vs Ragala on Vijay Tv 10:30 PM IST
Mokkai and Prank Call kalaais...what fun that was
And of course attempting to learn some software

What an experience that was?? no doubt my mysore memories are always evergreen!!!

SAn + anNI = SANI

This post has basically something to do with my neighbouring project guy - San.
This guy happens to show great enthusiasm to write - poems, comments, critics etc (etc doesn't suit the audiences here:))...Having said that he is inspired with kavidhais, and as kaadhal and kavidhai are not far apart, hez inspired with kaadhal too...So his recent kavidhais are about his kaadhal:-)

here goes one of them (sorry abt non-tamil readers)

Aval kaal suvadugal yen peyarayae pathithuvittu selginrana
Avalin viyarvai thuligallum yenai kaan batharkagavae pirakindrana
Avalin kan imaikalum yennai paarpatharkagavae thudikindrana
Aanal Nangal iruvarum ithu varai pesiyathum illai pessa ninaikavum illai

Yengal iruvarin idayae ulla mavnum innum puriyatha puthiragavae irukirathu…

One more polambal oops kavidhai this person happened to write when his PM refused to give him a dayz holiday... :)

Anbulla Prachanaigallae,

Nilavuku vidumurai ammavaasai dhinathil
30aam thaedhiku vidumurai February maathathil
Oli vilakirku vidumurai pagal naerathil

Iravukku vidumurai sooriyan udhikum pozhuthil
Vaeyiluku vidumurai mazhai pozhiyum pozhuthil
Kanavukku viduthalai thuyil kalayum pozhuthil

Ippadi anaithirkum silla nerangalil-aavathu vidumurai irukumpozhuthu
Unidam irunthu yenaku matum yepodhu vidumurai!!!

-- Oru muraiyaavadhu vidumurai yethurpaarkum NILA!!!

All his friends(including me) feel that why not this talented person use his kavidhais for better purposes...what do u think???

and one more thing...as SAn + annIYAN = SANIYAN :p
San, you can have neither....

cheers
san's friend(how can u be SANS friend?)

STEPS - The Stepping Stone to My Professional Career

If you are wondering what STEPS mean, no problem. You don't need to.... :-)

STEPS is the first ever IT project in my life. And its a huge success. Though I had played only a sumaal part (Ok I am not modest). Let's leave all the techie and biz stuff of the project. That's not what I am interested in posting. Its all about the project team and the interesting personalities in the team.

Presenting to you the characters...

1. Vaazhey --> Ivan oru "Iyengar veetu azhagu". Seriyaana quiz paithiyam.'Sight' adippayanu kaetta, short sighta? long sightanu? ketpaan.Apdi oru pazham. Adhan ivan peru vaazhey(pazham).

2. Munna,the lover boy -->Ivan eppo placela iruppaan,eppo escape aavaannu yaarukkum theriyaadhu.Aana velaiya mudikka vendiya neraththula mudichiruvaan.Boyz padaththula vara munna characternu makkal hype koduththu ivana theriyathanama yeththi vittutaanga.Ivanum adanga mattengaraan.

3. Coimbatore maapley -->A typical kovai guy with the obvious accent...'cc to chichi in 2 months' endra book ezhudhaalamnu irukkaru...ivar ilakkiya arivukku korachchaley illa...pakkaththu veedu yedhir veedu, enga ponnu irundhaalum avangala paththi oru kavidha ezhudhiduvaaru...ivarukku pottiya 'Nila'nu oru kavignar uruvaagi kondirukkiraar...that was a note of caution to our coimbatore maapley...

4. Pride @ ******-->Ivan paakaadha projectey kidaiyaadhu...enna maayamo marmamo theriyala...endha projectlayum ivana rendu maasaththukku mela vechchukka mattengaraanga...indha achievementukaaga dhaan ivarukku pride @ ******(idhu ketta vaartha illa:)) yendra uyarndha parisai tharugirom...

5. Tyson the (B)Asin -->'naaN chinna vayusulayae apdi' nu ivanga adikadi sollipaanga...apdi enna achunu kaetta solla mattengaraanga...a true sport...VMSS illangaradha ipdi kooda sollalaamo???;-p

6. Adams - The unit of beauty --> 'Hez the heart throb to many...adams is one of the most vibrant personality' ipdilaam naan sollala...oorla pechchu....cool dude with lotsa gal frenz...overall a manmadhan character..

7. Actually Sree-->Ivar konja naal dhaan indha projectla irundhaaru...'actually' ivar koncham koocha subhaavam ullavaru... ivar pesaradhula paadhi vaartha 'actually'a dhaan irukkum...overall a soft character...friday evening 6 o'clock pondy bus ivar varala naa start panna mattaan...

8. Gangs, no fear when hez here-->enga project oda adithalamey ivar dhaan...ivarukku theriyaadha technologyae illa...manasula 20 vayasunu nenappu...chinna pasanga engalukku pottiya mokka potuttrupparu;)...sooper fun with gangs...

9. Anbu Chelvan B.E,C.S.E-->'avana pottutomla,devi sirippala'...indha kaaka kaaka dialogue ivara romba baadhichuruchu...pondykku every month poi anbu chelvan cutting pannittu vandhuruvaaru... control,link,condition pondra vaarthaigal ivar kittendhu adikkadi varum...ivar godzilla-va marandhaalum marakkalaam aana mozilla-va marakka maattaru...

10.The mottai Simbhu (Puyal adichcha pozhakkalaam...aana...ivar adichcha pozhakkavey mudiyaadhu)-->here comes the second simbhu character of the film manmadhan...office phonela vetti kadha adikaraththukku naduvil koncham code adipparu...kadalai mannan... popularly known as 'Engal anna';-p

11.Meenavukkum ivangalukkum only 6 differences-->'meena needs perfection in watever she does'...killer tester ivanga...ivanga kodambakkam side pona avlodhaan...ippo irukkuru heroinesukellam market out :-)

and finally....

12.Cyli, ya thats me-->Well I am a modest person,u know... ;-) (Self-damage is not good for health)

Other members are censored as they are not in the scope:-)
Each of the characters discussed so far is unique in its own sense...great to work with these ppl...

Thaththuvams Plz

Thathuvams, Punch dialogues, Sarcastic comments had always been the "Part of Speech" for me :-) .So here goes some of them.

1. Over scene udambukku aagaadhu (A nice way to start ragging, isn't it)
2. Crazy world funny people (Try this when ppl try to pull your leg - it makes them frustrated)
3. Unakku mattum andavan niraya mulaiya kuduthirukkaaney!!!
4. Baadsha punch dialogue - version 2.0
Andavan ketta vangalukku niraya tharuvaan, aana nirandharama thara maattaan
Andavan nalla vangalukku alava tharuvaan, aana alva thara maattaan ;-)
5. Orey aalukku ivlo talenta???
6. If you are subjected to heavy peter (englipish), try this - "dhora english laam pesudhu"

Though most of these verses doesn't hold my copyright, i still enjoy using them. ;-p
Will update the list as and when my RAM refreshes.

Swaralaya's Thyagaraja Aradhana - An appreciation

Classical Music had always played an important role in my life. Still could not find the exact reason - may be its because I happen to stay closer to Krishna Gana Sabha or may be its because my near and dear ones had always guided (or rather forced) me to do so.

Being a shy and modest chap, I was quite hesitant to get on stages and perform at the beginning. But things are not the same always. Ever since my college life began, I started or was rather motivated to start singing. My first music venture was in my second semester english class. The memories are still afresh. It was around 0900 hours on the 17th of January,2001 and my classmates were in no mood to listen to the english lecture after the 4-day long pongal leave. My professor had absolutely no option but to stop his lecture and do something else. It so happened that some fun-lovers in my batch suddenly started shouting "dp dp dp". There stood dp and began his mimicry - geof boycott, sachin, kamal, and a few others on demand. What an effort? It was superb. Next on the hit list was me. As soon as I heard my name, i turned pink and there was no way I could escape as there was still an hour of lecture left. Thats when I first sang in front of a decent crowd.

And since then I am performing now and then.Here is a small extract on the feedback received from one of my friends who happens to be a great critic after listening to our corporate music club's (Swaralaya) Thyagaraja Aradhana concert.Sorry pal if this had caused an IPR(Individual's Property Rights) violation.

"My eldest sister used to evade school every year on Thyagaraja Aradhana day. I was then in my primary class. Yesterday was Aradhana day. But I didn’t waste my earned leave. Why should I when the saint himself graced my office for the occasion?

I had grown up with an extra bit of inquisitiveness on how events are organised. Every Swaralaya concert I had been to has been wonderfully coordinated I’ve to say and yesterday was no exception. The management was neat. The compereing material was well worded and this was a big improvement from last time. The compere did a good job. The Bose speakers and ‘Chandrasekara acoustics’ made sure that everything that fell into the rasika’s ears is nectar. What about the music? Well I’ve reserved the best thing for the end!

I had read about this great saint and his ‘Nadopasana’ or ‘Music with devotion’. He was, as history reflects, spontaneity personified. Most of his compositions, it is believed, sprung up instantaneously during his daily ‘Nakara Sankeerthanam’. Ordinary mortals can never even decipher the plane of devotion and his state of mind was when he merged with his ‘Raghavaya’. Nevertheless, a large number of exponents of Carnatic music have, over the years, been successful in carrying forward the Thyagaraja tradition by ‘aradhanas’. Swaralaya is the latest addition to this list!

Have you insured your fingers Mr.Mridangam? The Mridangist’s exposition of his skills was exemplary. Mridangam, as a ‘Pakka vadhyam’, is most effective when it gels well with the song that it accompanies. There is no point exhibiting your skills when it doesn’t enhance the effect of the song. Mr.Mridangam seems to have imbibed this well. Well done Mr.Mridangam! The ‘Pancharathna’ brought into light some new ‘Rathnas’ who’ve been dormant at our office for so long. The amount of talent in this campus inspires awe in me every time I witness something like this. The rendition of ‘Jagadaanandakaaraka’, which if I’m not wrong was composed of 108 names describing Lord Rama’s attributes, was superb. The solo performances deserve a special mention. Adi’s voice was fresh. ‘Ksheera saagara’ was full of expression. The lady singer was in her elements once again. ‘Sara Sara’ was a treat. And ‘Nagumo’ was special in more ways than one. Flute will not sound mellifluous always. When I read in Sparsh that Hariprasad Chaurasia will play in Bangalore I was unhappy that I’ll miss something big. Yes I did miss that. But there is always a compensation for losses. And our flautist covered for my losses this time. The flow was soothing. The sound was impeccable. Five minutes of joy… The audience erupted. I quickly removed the handkerchief from my pocket to wipe off that tear on my right cheek…

A satisfactory evening… Except of course for one thing... The concert ended at 7:20 sharp. Really a pity that the buses, which had, many a time waited for film buffs and DJ bashers for half an hour and one hour, didn’t bother to wait five more minutes for Swaralaya rasikas! "