Meendum oru kadhal kadhai...

As my blogreaders must be knowing, me's a major Anil Kumble fan. After the heartbreak I got during my 2nd year of college, when the dhrogi got married, I have been roaming around the planet like... a lost, beaten, broken, shattered soul.... in search for eternal peace.... barely managing to carry on with life*.... Later in life came Tarun, the ridiculously short guy. Worse, he was younger than me too. Much much younger, I guess. Anyways, me was taken in by his looks and drooled around for sometime. In the desire to catch a glimpse of him, I think I might have even watched a few telugu channels (which is, of course, a matter of shame to me, now.) *sigh* And then came Prasanna. Maybe you disagree with me, but I really, really thought he had a striking resemblance to Kumble. (Did I mention that my 'first real crush' resembled Anil Kumble? That's why I had a crush on him in the first place. But I digress.) Anyways, I was bowled over after watching 'Five Star'. The guy was good. And of course, I wasted no time and immediately set about with the drooling and ogling routine. And as always, someone had to spoil it all, by making it a point to tell me that the guy was in college and was junior to us. Aaahhh .... But the strong girl that I am, I bore it with resilience. After a loooong hiatus, during which I didn't find anyone worthy enough of my attention, came Arya. He's awesome, of course. And cool. And handsome. And manly. Can't think of enough adjectives to glorify him. (Neha, help!!) And now.... I'm in love with Prithviraj**. Dash it, exactly when I run into the love of my life... exactly when I discover the reason for my existence... exactly when I am delighted to have found the other half of my life... my soul mate... my life partner... comes the shocking news that he's younger than me..... CRAAAAASH. That was my heart breaking, of course. Into a million pieces. SIGH. When every guy you fall for is younger than you, that's when you realize you're getting old. Of course, I refuse to let the age factor deter me from my pursuits. Still, it's like a grim reminder that I'm aging… Dammit!!! *Nambiteengala enna? Hehe... Please! You don't know Ms. Naicker well enough. I'm disappointed. **So, Neha, Arya-va neeye vechukalam. ;)

Why me?

Yen enakku nu ipdi ellam nadakudhu? yen enakku mattum... yen yen yen... *sigh* Well, this is the story. After seeing this on Visithra's blog, I was naturally curious to check out my 23rd blog and its 5th sentence... (1. Delve into your blog archive. 2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to). 3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to). 4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. ) And guess what it turned out to be? This - "'Are there any cocky boys around?', he asked." :( Vidhi en vazhkaila epdi velayadudhu parunga... Idhukum kooda enna pervert nu solveengale? Ayyago... enna ulagamada idhu... :'( * * * * * * * * By the way, people who can read Tamil might want to head here. Priya has begun translating the Thiruvasagam and I think she's doing a great job already!! * * * * * * * * Pssst.... people, do you think I should get a shoutbox?

Women and.... the rest (part - 2)

Yes, I picked this up from Siva's blog. But this is by no means a retort to Siva, it's intended for all readers of the male gender. (So, Siva, if you find anything offensive, it's not aimed at you, but at all men.) And here’s his original post on women. Women and ... ...Driving/Riding skills (Most can't, even if they do... u know what) Here's my response. ...Parking skills I have never parked a vehicle myself, being in the category of those-who-do-not-know-how-to-drive. But I do think it's a tough thing to do. At least, it looks like it. Please leave me a comment if you were an astounding driver and managed to park your car perfectly in the middle of the parking slot the very first time in your life, and I'll dedicate some post to your name. ...What they find to be cute ? Oh, give us a break, guys. It's just an adjective we choose to use. When guys can find boxing and stock markets fascinating, pray tell me why girls shouldn't find babies and flowers cute? We don't go around raving 'Mennnn… how on earth can they like football and gadgets? It irks me no end.' We understand. Well, if we don't, we accept. And we let you be. So, why the dash can't you let us be? ...computers ROTFL… Girls kum computers kum sambhandham illa nu endha dash sonnadhu? ...punctuality Hmmm… let us see…. how many women have turned up late for team meetings… or maybe classes….? If your gf makes you wait, ask her why. Don't generalize. ...crying This is the easiest of all to explain, actually. We don't pretend, nor see the need to. If we're hurt, we say so. If we're deeply hurt, we cry. ...liquour (Haha! Yaar kitta vandhu enna pechu pesareenga…. =)) okay, okay, I was joking.) I guess women have enough commonsense to realize the health problems that alcohol (and cigarettes) can bring. ...their dolls What dolls? You mean soft toys that we choose to have? Ye, I have a Nemo at home and I think he's the cutest soft toy ever made on planet earth. So, what's your problem? (We're not gifting you teddies and nemos for your b'day, are we? You get watches and CDs, don’t you? Just take it and STFU.) ...SMS Hmmm… I honestly don't know if more girls than guys are addicted to SMS. I have seen enough people of either gender who use SMS a lot. But if it's true that more girls use SMS, it's probably just that girls find the written medium equally comfortable. ...gossip Hmmm… tough one. Ok, I have to agree this is quite common amongst girls. Why? I do not know. I have seen enough gossipers to admit this. (Happy, guys?) ...politics If we don't find something interesting/useful, we don't waste time on it. ...talking straight ...knowing when and what to ...chocolates, and biriyani ...the ATM [I have no clue what the author wanted to say when he wrote these four… 'talking straight' na? Does it mean we do/do not talk straight? What's the complaint? Yeah, we love chocolates... don't you? And what's with ATM and biriyani? :) ] I just can’t end this post without this calvin strip. (click on the image to enlarge) There there… Susie Derkins has summed it up perfectly, hasn't she? :) PS : I am starting my very own He-She series soon, inspired by Ferrari, Vee-Jay and now, Uma. But it going to be kinda different. Watch this space for more!

Women and..... driving (part - 1)

This post is in response to Siva's post on women's driving, amongst a hundred other complaints he has about women. He's by no means the only one who's got complaints against women drivers. Here's what dear old Praveen has to say on the subject. And I'm sure several others would have ranted away similarly. In response to posts of this kind, I have only this to say - * I think it's high time people begin looking at bad women drivers (and bad male drivers) as just bad drivers and not as women/men. Ditch the gender bias, people. (Mmmm.... Maybe you should try to reflect on what you've just read for a few seconds before you continue reading.) * Anyone who still has complaints about women drivers should see chennai's auto drivers (most of whom are male, need I add?). Period. I rest my case.

Oooohhh....

Ohh... thank you, thank you, thank you... Aah, please, it's nothing... Thank you so very much... Please, please... please be seated... Now, really, it's enough... Adada.... clap panninadhu podhum pa... (audience encore finally dies down) (For the dumbos who haven't realised yet....) Me crossed 2000 hits today (in exactly two months... the counter was set up on 23 July)!!! Yipeee.... (Odane ellarum alpama treat kekkadheenga! Congratulate pannunga pa...!!!)

'Anyone else want to say it?'

Forget the comments I received, this more or less sums up the response I received for my previous post. (click on the image to enlarge)

Kathirikka... Kathirikka... Gundu kathirikka...

Take it from me - for every girl who's conscious/supposed to be conscious about her age, there are ten guys worried about their weight. And it's downright hilarious. Huh… you don’t agree? Well, try it out for yourself, friends. And when I say friends here, I'm referring to friends of the fairer sex… hmm.. seri, let's make that gentler sex… hmmm, maybe I'll just safely say female gender (and stay out of controversies on this!!!). Anyway, all you have to do is select one of your male friends of, let's say, average build. Actually, he can even be of less than average build, wouldn't matter much. In the middle of a totally unrelated conversation, punch him jokingly in his tummy (make sure you punch lightly cos you can never be sure about guys. They might just hit you back. And I don’t quite think it will be a pleasurable experience) and exclaim 'Thoppai!!?!??!' with an expression that can display as much shock and disgust as you can fake. Now, stand back and watch him squirm. Even guys who are usually glib and talk non-stop nonsense will falter. 'Thoppai ellam illa', he'll say feebly, sub-consciously trying to feel if he really has such an obvious tummy. Go on and say 'Gym ku ellam pora nu sonna' with a thoughtful look, and he'll invariably respond, 'illa… ippo konja naala poradhilla' with an extremely pained expression. And if you're ever beaten in an argument (verbally, of course) by a guy and don't know what to say, try 'poda gunda', with obvious emphasis on the 'gunda'. That should be enough to silence most of them. If caught off-guard (as most of them are bound to be), guys are usually rendered speechless. Of all things on the planet, this one's close to their heart and they will usually take a few moments to untangle their vocal chords, think of a reasonable retort and start refuting the charge. Responses vary. Some would try to prove with detailed statistics as to how their weight has gone down in the last few weeks/months/years. It might be tough not to, but then, it is not exactly appropriate to laugh out aloud as they rattle off their ways of fighting the evil. Instead, maintain the seriousness and say 'Apdiya? Gym/jogging poriya enna? Patha weight koranja madhri theriyave illaye…'. If, however, they try to act clever and say, 'illa… last one month la dhan 5 kgs eritten', be sure you respond with 'Apdiya enna? I thought you were always overweight...' with a bewildered look. (How to carry on this conversation is left as an exercise to the reader.) Of course, you don't need to wait for a special occasion to try this out. Feel free to spring this on the nearest guy anytime you're bored in life. And be rest assured that the next few minutes will be absolutely entertaining. A few words of advice before you go ahead with this, though - 1. Avoid the word fat. For some vague reason, guys resent the usage of this term. 'Gunda' might make them wince and squirm in discomfort, but 'fatso' can have undesirable and often, unpredictable results, ranging from calculated indifference to a raging desire to use nearby objects as missiles. 2. Guys trying these techniques on other guys just wouldn't work. For yet another vague reason (actually it's not vague at all), guys don't care what other guys think. They take all the teasing in an exceedingly sporting manner. But the minute a girl jokingly says 'gundaaa..', well…. hmmm…. 3. Don’t lose heart if some guys do not care (or pretend not to). They are exceptions. But then again, it doesn't mean anything. They must be the guys who tried to lose a few pounds and were unsuccessful in their repeated attempts. So, just carry on with the next guy. 4. As mentioned earlier, responses usually vary from specimen to specimen. Hence, it's best to be prepared. Best of luck... and have fun!! PS : This post is dedicated solely to Scudie, with prayers that he would succeed in the war he's waging. Disclaimer : This post is strictly meant for girls to try on guys. Guys, please don't go about trying to punch girls. Adhanala yerpada koodiya vilaivuku sathyama naan porupilla!!!! Author's personal note : Although it's fun while it lasts, it would be nice to end with a 'summa dhan sonnen'. The simplest of reasons for this would be to give the poor souls a break. But I would prefer to do it for the bright smiles that instantly light up their faces, when you reveal that you were 'only pulling their leg'. Maybe your friend is really a fatso, but explain that you were only teasing him and that you honestly don't think he's overweight and watch the relief and satisfaction on his face. It's worth it, I tell you. :)

Guys!!!!

P peeped his head through the door, appearing extremely apprehensive. He was greeted with our warm smiles. As he kept looking around suspiciously, my smile was replaced with curiosity and amusement. 'Enna, P? Ulla va', I invited him to our room. 'Are there any cocky boys around?', he asked. 'WHAT?', reacted D in absolute shock. 'What?', I repeated a little softly…. surely, I had heard wrong? 'Cocky boys here?' There was no mistaking what I heard. D and I kept staring at P, waiting for some explanation. S was the only one who seemed to have understood what he meant, as she started laughing at the expressions on our faces. We were simply aghast. I turned and looked enquiringly at S. What on earth was going on? After laughing a short while, amused at our expressions, S clarified - 'he's asking if there are any cockroaches in our room'. 'Pathetic', I ejaculated. 'Terrible', added D. As we both gave him dirty looks, P slowly entered the room, still apprehensive. He grinned on seeing our looks of disgust. 'Yen ivlo perverted-a irukeenga?' I struggled to find speech. Couldn't think of words strong enough to berate the chap. Thankfully, D had taken it upon herself and was doing just what I intended. But he wouldn't agree. 'Adheppadi... S ku purinjudhu la.. you are the ones who are perverted'. We threw dirty looks at S, one of the most perverted beings I've ever known. (When she had originally landed in chennai, she was like this pucca pattikadu, so much so that P still calls her 'patiks'. We had to educate her on several aspects of life. Now, of course, she's the expert, finding double and more than often, multiple meanings in absolutely harmless sentences.) Ellathayum vidunga, makkale, let S be the saint here. But heck, I mean, dash it, how on earth is anyone supposed to comprehend his phrase to mean cockroaches??? And when we understand it the only way any normal person can, we are called perverts!!! Guys!!!

Aarambichutangapa!

Tamizh Kudimagan (who has recently re-titled his blog to Tamizhan, for reasons he wouldn't reveal clearly) tagged me. So, here goes... Seven things I plan to do before I die : 1. Involve actively in social service. (No, I'm not talking about giving away some of my money... I mean much more than that.) 2. Adopt a child. 3. A long drive down ECR with you-know-who [Actually, you-don't-know-who… after all, even I-don't-know-who :( ] 4. Travel. 5. Learn to cook (hehe!) 6. Try my hand at various things… like bungee-jumping, parachuting, scuba-diving etc etc… Actually, 7 is too less a number to write things I want to do before I die. So, I'll sum it up with this : 7. live life the way I want. Seven things I can do : (but don't) 1. Control my temper 2. Stop lazing around 3. Stop procrastinating Here are the rest of the seven that I can do and actually do: 4. Laugh like mad 5. Forgive/forget when people hurt me 6. Talk (Yeah, right, it doesn't total upto 7. So?) Seven things I cannot do : 1. Control my temper 2. Wake up early 3. Lie 4. Pretend 5. Forgive myself when I hurt others 6. Act feminine :( 7. Taste beer again. (yuck, it sucks!) Seven things that attract me to the opposite sex : 1. Intelligence 2. Common Sense 3. Sense of humour 4. Ability to hold interesting conversations (on anything, actually) 5. An enthu for life… enthu to learn/explore people, places, activities, things… in short, an enthu to live life. huh.. well, that's all. Period. (seri, okay, good looks will help. but that's honestly all.) Seven characteristics I cannot stand/dislike : 1. Hypocrisy 2. Dishonesty 3. Chauvinism 4. Intolerance/Narrow-mindedness 5. Selfishness 6. Whining 7. Indecisiveness Seven of my favourite quotes : 1. Live and let live. 2. Differences of habit and language are nothing if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. (-Albus Dumbledore (J.K.Rowling), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) 3. The heart has its reasons, that reason knows not of… 4. If you judge people, you have no time to love them. (-Mother Teresa) 5. No man is worth your tears and the one who is, will never let you cry.... 6. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. 7. Life is too short to be spent worrying. (Seri, the last two 'seven's were not in the original 'format'. I added it.) Seven things I say most : (as of the moment) 1. Close 2. Odi po! 3. Karmam 4. Kevalavadhi 5. M 6. Ditch 7. Un moonjila en left hand-a vekka. Seven Celebrity Crushes : (why only celebrities? I will write about any crushes I feel like.) 1. Surya 2. Arjun Rampal 3. Madhavan 4. Ajit (once upon a time… long long ago…) 5. Arya (*blush*) 6. B, my first 'real' crush (in college) 7. S, my second 'real' crush (in college again) (Anil Kumble per enga nu yosikadheenga… it cannot be classified under an alpamana heading as crush… adhu unmayana, thooimayana, punidhamana kaadhal.) And, no, I'm not tagging any poor, unsuspecting souls. Consider yourself tagged if you wish. (By the way, people, what's with seven?)

Ramya Kalyana Vaibhogame...

When words fail, what do I do? Resort to photos, of course. Ramya's wedding was as emotional an event to me as it was to her family. Hence, friends, I will just post some photos to take you through the ceremonies I was around for... Ramya and Vijay at the reception.. With the vettEEEs... Oonjal.. Ammi midhithu... Right after the wedding... Post-wedding meal.. (@ the nalangu) the Treasure hunt is on.... ... all for a lollipop!!! The apple of our eye... People, join me in wishing the couple a happy married life!