Semester

ATLAST semester is over
adadada.....ennama question paper set panniyirukkaaanga
question paper nalla dhaan irundhadhu
answe dhaan theriyalai (as usual)
sari konja naal leave viduvangannu patha...
just 7 days leave vittirukkanga (naama nalla irukaradhu yaarkum pidikalai)college poi padichu kilichathu pathathu.....
veetla enna kilikarennu pakkalam....
atleast here i shall learn life.....

Polladhavan review

I got a chance to view the movie polladhavan. It was really fantastic............

I was thinking while viewing the movie .... oneline yengeyo ketta madhiri irukke....later i learnt that it was from BICYCLE THIEVES.

I am not a Dhanush fan and I usually try to avoid dhanush films...this is an exception. I saw the film for the debut director vetrimaaran. The movie was

realistic

natural

logical

(all typically not of tamil cinema's characters).

Rarely a hero says to the villain "I am not very strong. When I came to your house you could have killed me easily". That happens in polladhavan

The romance between the lead pair is so nice (WHen she phones him and amidst all chaos he replies calmly).

I loved the searching scenes

The villain troupe is also so nice...especially that lead gangster SELVA..his characterisation is extremely nice.

All have done well

FIRST TIME DHANUSH AND DIVYA HAVE ACTED.

only that remix song is nice..all others....not up to the mark

superb film..could have avoided that very bloody climax

stereotypic role for daniel balaji..BUT he has acted well

cinematography is excellent....natural lighting has been used

REALLY NICE GANGSTER MOVIE

whatever said and done the real hero is that BLACK PULSAR......

marks : 90%

Pael Boori

No friends! This is not "ode to Pael Boori". Just a mix of crazy things:

• Scientificca, suyamaa, sondha arivai payanpaduthi naane sindhicha vishayam(sari,sari, nambittom):
  Panninga dhaan kootama varum...singam singila dhaan varumnu thalaivar dialogue pesaraaru....National Geographicla paththa ella singamum kootamadhaan irukku (Lions are very social animals living in groups consisting of 20 or more individuals...a group of lions is called a PRIDE). Thalaivar poi wrong information sollalama....singathukku bathil "puli"nnu sollalamu ninaichen (Tigers are soliatary but aggressive predators)...aana POTA actla maatikitta? serinnu indha punch:
  Naan thaniya varana kootama varanangarathu mukkiyamilla.....vandha adichu dhool panranagarathu dhaan mukkiyam..how is it?
• Ghilli padathai Dhanushai vechu eduthaal enna peru vaikkalam?
  Olli.
• Crazy translations of useful proverbs
  Kodumai kodumainnu kovilukku ponaa, anga rendu kodumai jingu jingunnu aadichhaam.
  Tragedy, tragedy shouting, temple going....there one tragedy rhythmically dancing.
• Vaelila pora onaanai vaettila vittuttu kuthudhu kodaiyudhunna vidumaa?
  Fence going onaan....pant putting.....then shouting pricking, umbrellaing ("Kodai"yuthu)
• Enakku romba favorite kadi
  "Adayar Anandha Bhavanoda Branch Niraya idathula irukkum Aana... "Adayar Ala marathoda Branch Adayar la mattum than irukkum"
• My own crazy creation:
  Kaadhalukkum Dosaikkum enna vidhyaasam?
  Kaadhalna urugum.....Dosainna karugum

YAARUPPA ADHU? SIRIKKA MATTENNU ADAM PIDIKKIRADHU
(Indha post type panradhukkulla 2 times connection cut aayiducchu.......yenda indha kolaiveri....yaarum sirikkaradhu ungalukku pudikkalaiyada.....irukkattum irukkattum)

Ode to the coffee

Has off to the person who invented coffee! To me, no other thing is as refreshing as a frothy cup of coffee. I remember those days just before entering the college life. My only thought was neither- "Will I have good friends?", nor - "Will the food be good?". It was "Will the coffee be good?". Well, it may sound as an exagerration , but it is true. I am so interested in coffee that I like even Coffee ads. There is nothing else so pleasurable than to have a cup of coffee while listening to either your good friend or your favourite music. What music is for my ears, coffee is for my palate. Look at this quote:

I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~Flash Rosenberg

I don't like the word coffee-addict...it sounds as if it is wrong. I would rather prefer coffee-lover.

Nothing else can provide such a feast to the senses:

You hold the coffee mug in your hand-you sense that heat

You bring that coffee nearer- your olfactory senses bathe in the sweet aroma of coffee

You then look at the coffee- your eyes enjoy the golden brown color of the blend

Finally,as you have your first sip of coffee- that's when heaven comes to the earth and swirls on your tongue.

As you finish the last drop - A feeling of misssing your best friend will creep up in your mind.

Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven. ~Jessi Lane Adams

In Germany 4 o' clock is called cafe & kufu time - coffee and cake time.In India the Indian Coffee Houses became an icon of the worker's struggle.In Swedish culture, coffee plays an extremely important role as a social lubricant through a process known as fika, or a leisurely coffee break. I can never forget the day when I was truly surprised by the endless list of coffee varities in the menu board of a coffee house(wondering where? Well, it was inbetween England and France!yes!on board on a lovely ship!) These are some of the things I remember:

1. Mocha Coffee
2. Cappuchino
3. Coffee Latte
4. Espresso
5. Irish coffee
6. Chocolate coffee

Wow!That was great....I can never forget that wonderful low-cream coffee with a couple of coconut cookies and a croissant. I think I can end this with a note:

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. ~T.S. Eliot

Some astounding animal facts

• Guinea pig is not a pig- it is a rodent


• Ladybird is not a bird- it is an insect


• Flying fox is not a fox- it is a type of bat


• Starfish is not a fish - it is an echinoderm


• The killer whale is not a whale- a dolphin


• The cuttlefish is not a fish - a cephalopod

Deception Point

Read the book Deception Point by Dan Brown. Fantastic. I really loved the backdrop- Presidential elections of the USA. All the characters have been beautifully woven to gift a gripping, fast paced novel to the reader. I had 2 intuitions about the story, and both of them were right (dhoda). How could Dan get such secret facts? Great job! The plot is full of knots, and as each plot unfolds....I was starled, taken aback and wondestruck. A gud novel - information packed, patriotic-cum-scientific thriller.

RATING:

• Plot: 5 stars
• Humor: 3 stars
• Characterisation: 4 stars
• Flow :4 stars
• Thrill: 5 stars
• Langauage : 5 stars (for simplicity)
• Narrative style: 4 stars

En Kanavu

Ennadhaan namma level konjam kammiyaa irunthaalum kanavu kaanungalnu namma president solradhunala, idhu en (konjam overaana) kanavu:
I come and present my paper on my Discovery of a new species. Flashlights scintillate. Microphones thunder. My achievement is approved by eminent scientists. My book on Marine Biology enters the Hall of Fame. I present a Natural History program in the Animal Planet. My inspiration Jeff praises me for my achievements...................
Konjam over thaan. Irundhaalum try pannuvom. Try pannina thripthiyaavadhu kidaikkum.

Going to Amarnath

I am going to Amarnath as a pilgrimage on saturday(too young to go to a pilgrim spot!) I am very eagerly looking forward to the journey. But I will be missing my JEff show (veetla sonna udhai vilum!). I am a bit scared about the news of terrorist attacks..but...yaaru naama! Singamla! Namma pera kettalae terrorist yellam adhirndhu odiduvanga.(eppadi sollithaan thethikka vendiyirukku...)

Kana Kaanum kalangal

My sister was a big fan of KKK. Now, me too....my mom, an adolescent counsellor, says that KKK portays teen emotions very well. All actors do their best...a welcome change...a comical yet logical serial inbetween "teargland-stimulating serials"(I cried for some scenes in KKK too...but those tears were just reminders of my school life) I want to go back to school life to enjoy it fully!

Mozhi review

I just finished watching Mozhi (at last). It was really fantastic. Such a positive film! Jyothika rocks! The concept itself was so fresh. All the people have contributed their best. That idea of prithviraj imagining a voice for Jo was spectacular. It really gave an idea about a persons's feelings when he knows his wife was differently abled. That proposal seen by Swarnamalya and Prakashraj was asaththal! In one scene, Prithvi plugs his ears with cotton and says "I want to understand Archana's world". I thought that scene will become the normal scene of Tamil cinema....the heroine blindfolds herself for the sake of the visually challenged hero. She stumbles. The hero comes...she explains why she did so. The hero smiles and the next moment they are in Switzerland, dancing for a duet song. So irritating! But that scene in Mozhi was very natural...Prithvi goes outside, sees that the world is so different (without any sound) and just comes back. Very normal.


The opening scene itself was very catchy. I did notice one thing...the opening frame was silent and the finishing scene too...this film is a silent success!
My marks for that movie:

1. Story: 9/10
2. Screenplay:10/10
3. Acting: 9/10
4. Handling of emotions:10/10
5. Humor:10/10
6. Logic:9/10
7. Music:7.5/10

OVERALL : 92%

{what? did I forget anyone? Oh!Prakashraj? He was terrific......as usual...needless to mention}

Knew Jeff Corwin attacked......

Now only I knew that Jeff Corwin got attacked in the month of March. Though it is a bit too late, I was deeply moved by it. Poor Jeff! Let he be safe hereafter......

Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu

Yesterday I watched Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu....."Thala film". It was really nice. Thoiugh I have seen some scenes from the movie, I haven't seen it fully. A really great acting form the part of all the artists....be it Dilip, Pratap Pothan or the gorgeous SHRIDEVI. Happy to see that Kamal was a Bharathi fan in the film..felt so glad to hear the words of Bharathi in the revolutionary voice of Kamal. What a film! :-)

Where is the freedom of press?

I was very much worried after hearing that few of supporters just set fire to DHINAKARAN office. I am not a supporter of any of the political parties but I am really concerned about the press freedom in India. Indain constitution has granted us rights and freedom. We citizens have the right to perform our duties and at the same time we have the right to enjoy the freedom given to us. With the web growing wider and wider, the blogs are also multiplying and actually, in real sense, each blog is a magazine on its own...with its own press freedom. When people all over the world have the right to express their thoughts and feelings, how can the people in TamilNadu be grabbed of their rights?
Now I am taking a big Lens and searching for FREEDOM of press................

World Book Day

Bought two books:

• Ezhavadhu Arivu - Iraianbu
• Nadandhu Sellum Neerootru - S.Ramakrishnan

(to celebrate World book Day on April 23)

Took a pledge to save Mother earth - to celebrate Earth Day April 22

Some really cool kadis!

* Mahatma Gandhi saagarathukku munnadi eppadi irunthaaru?

Uyirodathan iruntaar!

* 1948-la eththana manidhargal piranhtaargal?

Yaarume illai.

appadiya?

manidhargal yaarum pirakkalai. kulanthaigal thaan piranthadu.

* Neer yaanaikku thummal vanthaal enna pannum?

Thummum!

* Nattamai:Enra pasupathi

Pasupathi:1..2..3..4...5..6..7...8..

Nattamai:enra?

Pasupathi:athan enromla!

On "Mozhi"

Veteran actor Prakash Raj has always been my fav. Now he has earned the respect of all the celluloid people by encouraging directors like RadhaMohan. I've just bought an audio cassette of Mozhi but I havn't watched the movie. I am eagerly waitin' for my exams to end as I can sit back and relax watchin' my "Mozhi".

On Cloud Nine

I was really happy to knoww that Kamal Haasan has been given

• FICCI
• Living Legend


• Vijay Award
• Chevaliye Shivaji

Eagerly waitin' for Dhasavadharam!

Global Warming

Just yesterday I read in the HINDU that The UN Security Council has agreed to consider the fact that Global Warming is a threat to national security.

Here is an excerpt:

"So it's heartening to hear of one area, at least, where the British Government has taken a lead. On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council discussed climate change for the very first time. Not some environmental subcommittee, not a platitudinous exchange of slogans in the General Assembly, nor even the intergovernmental panel on climate change, but the Security Council. It was debating carbon emissions and the danger they pose to the Earth.
The Security Council had never talked about global warming before — and it was not keen to start on Tuesday.the Security Council is meant for grown-up stuff involving bombs and bullets, not airy-fairy talk about trees and polar bears.That was the entire point of the exercise, to reframe the way people think about this problem. There's good, pragmatic reasoning behind that. The glum reality is that governments tend to take security threats more seriously than any other kind. Just think of what Washington has spent on the "war on terror." If George W. Bush gets his latest budget through Congress, he will have spent $750 billion of American taxpayers' money on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a little over five years. Environmentalists drool when they imagine what they could have done with a fraction of that money. Even a quarter of the total, say a meagre $200 billion, could have paid for enormous strides towards a low carbon economy. It could, for instance, have paid to transform the way we generate electricity, by capturing carbon and storing it in the ground, rather than releasing it into the atmosphereThese changes matter. The big powers know how to put out fires when they want to. Now they just have to realise they are facing a blaze larger than any of us have ever seen — and one that could engulf us all. "

I was really happy. Atlast they have realised that Environmental issues have to be taken seioursly. :-)