WANTED: Goundamani & Senthil :)

for me, humour in movies is a must, unless it is a real serious movie. since kollywood doesn't make really serious movies, I always expect some humour. well if you think 7G and thulluvadho ilamai were serious ones, then pls forgive me :)

I miss those goundamani and senthil days...many of their movies were a total laugh riot. almost every movie had them... the movies never made any sense, but atleast they were entertaining. vivek was impressive too, dunno if he is still dominant. vadivelu is good in parts, still I don't enjoy his style.

kamal is still experimenting I guess :) hope he gives us one more MMKR. until then it'll be our dear captain's serious comedy movies :) Long Live Narasimha :) :)

zen again...

the zenmeister is back as the head coach of the LA Lakers. and knowing the organization, I'm least surprised at this move. and this comes just a yr after phil jackson termed kobe as "un-coachable" :) and this is creating a bigger splash than the ongoing NBA finals itself (which is by the way expected, given how boring the spurs and the pistons play the ball game). this is yet another proof that the lakers are similar to a local political party :)

i'm now extremely interested to see as to how the lakers would perform the next season. to make things worse, they are already way above the salary cap.

the soap opera continues...

a way to make quick money :)

you may all be aware now that michael jackson has been acquitted on all counts (what????) for child molestation. well whatever. now they are selling his court sketches on eBay. thats the only place I know where people can sell anything.....earlier poop and now this :) so hurry up people, go get those sketches. a few yrs down the road some fans might be stupid enuf to buy them for a million bucks :)

and wouldn't they make a nice wallpaper on the living room as well :)

Book Tagging

thanks to chakra, I'm now hopping on to this book tagging bandwagon :) its actually a good thing, as we can get some good suggestions on books.

here is to book tagging :)

Total Number of Books I own: About 30. I use the library a lot.

Last few Books I bought:
Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
The Fifth Mountain, The Pilgrimage - Paulo Coelhio
Ponniyin Selvan, Paarthiban Kanavu - Kalki R. Krishnamurthy

Last Book I was gifted: The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

Last Book I read: Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Currently Reading: The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

Books that Meant a lot to me:

These are some of the books that I'd recommend anytime to anyone:

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (I dunno, just read)
Ponniyin Selvan - Kalki (for the history, fats and fiction)
Angels & Demons - Dan Brown (for the details)
The Day of the Jackal - Frederick Forsyth (for the sheer thrill)

I do read a lot of short stories, particularly the ones written by Jayakanthan and Sujatha. I'd recommend them as well.

Tag five people and have them do this on their blogs:
(All you hav to do is, prepare similar stuff and post the same on your blog)

• Ranga
• Jagan
• Pradeep
• Anupama
• Amrita
  

Manoj and AP, if you guys are reading this, then please do the same in my comments section (since u don't have a blog). atleast try to suggest a few books, that'll be very good.

one of those songs

I can't resist listening to the ra ra song from chandramukhi. after a long time its one of those songs which you feel like hearing again and again. I dunno what the lyrics mean, but I'm sure it'd be some crap :) who cares, actually its nice that I can't understand it :)

even the song in the movie was amazing. I was reminded of the villain rajini. hope our thalaivar does one more negative role :) even that would be blockbuster.

deals and stuff

of late I've been trying to get a digi cam for a decent price. and surprisingly, zeroeing on the camera didn't take much time at all. but getting it has suddenly become an increasingly difficult task. I found a really good deal on Dell and even placed the order. later on learnt that they will take atleast 2-3 weeks to ship it, which is way beyond the date I would be needing it. same case with many other popular sites. looks like all these sites propose a price, see the response, and then shop for the promised price...all the while maintaining that the items are in stock.

in this market, prices are ever fluctuating and over a period of time they gradually drop. and this kind of marketing technique is actually brilliant. basically these sites give a discount on items that will be bought in the future, say atleast 2 weeks from the day the order was placed. and while we feel happy of getting a good bargain, the sites easily manage a sizeable profit.

nyways I have decided to pick one from a store...I'm finally compromising on the price against the time factor. its better to be late than never :)

no more entrance exams

the tamilnadu govt has decided to do away with the Common Entrance Examinations (CET), from this yr onwards for all the professional courses. and they claim that this would give the rural students a fair chance. now come on, what difference is it going to bring. more coaching shops would now open in the cities, focussing on the plus two exams. so wouldn't that be unfair to the rural students?

plus two exams are nothing but a farce. in my opnion, it needn't even be given. and just when other states and universities (read BITS Pilani) have realized it and started their own entrance exams, here comes the TN govt with another blinder. this is definitely a step backwards. I doubt if they even had a proper debate on this.

unless and until we are going to change the "textbook reproduction" type exams, please don't expect any spectacular results.

needless arrogance

have you ever experienced really bad customer service? not like the ones in an odd restaurant where you might not be greeted warmly and served properly. atleast there they serve you. I'm talking about the stores on rodeo drive in beverly hills, los angeles. these guys think that they have come to earth directly from heaven. people like us are not even invited. once I went into a ralph lauren shop. I didn't have any intention of buying clothes there...but don't we go to other shops with the same mentality? ok coming back to the visit, we were 5 of us just looking around. then came this manager sort of lady...never greeted us...and pointing to us she yelled to her assistant "Can you go and talk to them, else they won't leave". we left the store immediately.

I don't understand this sort of behavior. in today's world anyone can become a millionaire within a few yrs. who knows, the people turned away by these idiots might also become super rich one day. do you think they will ever shop at these stores? why can't they treat people with respect? beats me totally.