நிலவில் என் தேசம்!

1) மூவர்ணக்கொடி!
நிலவொளியில் பறக்கத் தான் தடை, நிலவில்லை.

2) நிலவில் வடை சுட்டப் பாட்டி இனி
கதைகளில் மட்டு மல்ல.

Inspirational child!!!

This video talks louder than my words, please watch and act.

தமிழ் பேச்சு - எங்கள் மூச்சு!

பெண்களை தொலைக்காட்சி மூன் கட்டிப்போட்டு இரவு நேரங்களில் வீட்டை ஆட்சி செய்த நெடுந்தொடர்களுக்கு மத்தியில் வித்தியாசம் காட்டியது 'Start Vijay'. 'சினிமாயில்லாத பொழுதுபோக்கு நிகழ்ச்சியா?' எனற விதிகளுக்குக் கட்டுப்படாமல 'அழகி', 'கலக்கப்போலது யாரு?', 'நீயா நானா', போன்ற நல்ல நிகழ்ச்சிகளுக்கு தமிழ் வடிவம் தந்தார்கள்.

இந்த வரிசையில் இப்பொழுது முத்திரை பதிக்க வந்துள்ளது 'தமிழ் பேச்சு - எங்கள் மூச்சு!'. மக்களிடமுள்ள தமிழ் அறிவை மேடை ஏற்றும் முயற்சி இது. ஏற்ற தகுதியுள்ள நாடுவர்கள். திறமை படைத்த போட்டியாளர்கள்.

தமிழ் அலைவரிசைகளில் தமிழைக் கொல்லும் தொகுப்பாளர்கள் மத்தியில் தமிழையே மையமாகக் கொண்டு ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சி என்ற முயற்சிக்கு பல பாராட்டுக்கள்.

மோகம்!!!

இளைஞர்கள் தங்கள் வீட்டு விசேசங்களுக்கு, குறிப்பாக தங்கள் மணநாளுக்கு, அழைப்பிதழ் அச்சடிக்கும் போது 'ஆங்கில'த்தில் அடிப்பது என்பது ஒரு பழக்கமாக மாறி விட்டது. பழக்கம் என்று சொல்வதை விட கௌரவம் என்றை சொல்ல வேண்டும். நான் மட்டும் இதற்கு விதிவிளக்கு இல்லை.

இதற்கு விதிவிலக்காக எனது இளநிலை வகுப்பு நண்பன் ('ந. வெங்கடாசலம்') தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பத் துறையில் பணியில் இருந்த போதிலும் அவன் மண அழைப்பிதழை தூயத்தமிழில் அச்சடித்திருந்தான்.

அந்த அழைப்பிதழ் ஆங்கில மோகம் கொண்ட இளைஞர்களுக்கிட்ட சவுக்கடி!

They done it!!!

We are the T20 World Champions - Cricket's new Avatar! India will be proud of this achievement for years. Indo Vs Pak would always be a match to watch in any form of the game, needless to say if it is a World Cup final.

The path to this success was not smooth after their miraculous exit from ODI World Cup early this year.

1) Having played only one T20 match before this tournament, no one excepted us to be the team to beat.
2) Dhoni, their new caption, who never lead a side at national or international level seeded the belief in each individuals.
3) The young & fresh bloods in the team refused to die without a fight.
4) Everyone in the team had their moment to cherish - A complete team effort.
5) A huge luck.

Dhoni's Devil started the proceeding here in the new version, I wishes them to continue dominate... Congratulations - Team India, you all done well what our coaches can't do to us.

Be the Champions!!! Feel like champions!!!

Volvo AC Buses!

The hot news for frequent commuter in chennai today is 'Two Volvo AC buses is likely to be introduced on September 17th and more to be announced in future.'

What is so special in this, when there are 100s of Volvo buses entering and leaving chennai daily connecting almost all the major cities?

The fact is they are going to transport people within Chennai. State-of-Art buses have electronic controls, fitted with two cameras - one at the rear and the other at the main entrance, an LCD display for the driver to montior the traffic on the doors, disabled-friendly. In the recent past, the chennaities has seen a lot of improvements in the public transportation.

The only question remained unanswered is how much the tickets cost!!

With the current condition of the roads and hectic traffics in the city, will we be able to enjoy it? Hope these will also improve in future that is not too far.

Even I can !!!

Few of my best shots captured on my Canon S2 IS

What An Athlete!

He is the champion runner and owner of world record for 100, 200 and 400 meters race. Still, his participation in the upcoming 2008 Olympics, Beijing, is under question. Why?

Many who know or read about Oscar Pistorius believe it as a tale of the collision of technology and sport. He is a double amputee, who runs on carbon fibre feet, and wants to run in Beijing Olympics.

Against his wish, not everyone is convinced he should run in the Olympics, against able-bodied athletes, because they feel he is 'not' any other man, but an athlete whose prosthetics give him a technological advantage.

The final decision is still pending. Lets all wish the brave and, of course, fast man to reach his dream.

A good news to the Nation.

Those who had a chance to read the news, would really appreciate.

This is a survey result - 'The number of people living with HIV/Aids in India is around half of previous official estimates'. Don't think it as a survey done by 'Dinakaran' to gain political advantage or by 'Sun TV - Pothys' to gain advertisements. This survey was done by National Aids Control Organisation and backed by UN. So, you can expect it to be close to reality.

I have written a blog discussing how to remove India our the top 5 countries with most HIV/AIDS patients. If we can make this progress every year, we are moving in a right direction.

Changing Approach.

Be it a big occasion like Marriage or a small event like get-together, it was very common to saw a huge quantity of food items were wasted in the past. Most of the cases were not intentional but were due to precautionary measure of the host to overcome embarrassment.

With the raise of NGOs, there are lot of new initiatives taken to avoid wastage's. Wastage will happen only when there is Surplus. The main objective of these NGOs are to bring the world where everything is in demand under lights.

An appreciable move and must-be-part-of initiative.

Silver Screen's Golden Move

Though, I'm not a great fan of Lawrence's dance, I'm here to appreciate his effort for giving some physically challenged but highly talented dancers a chance to perform on silver screen.

I have got a chance to watch that song from "Muni" (I guess it is 'Thalai Suthuthae Maama...'), where these talented dancers showed their skills. He exposed their skills to a real perfection without affecting the rhythm of the song.

I appreciate all those who were at the back of this.

Brain Teaser - 2

1) It is lighter than a feather.
2) Even the strongest man in this world can't hold it for more than 2 minutes.

What is this?


Answer : His Breath.

@ Largest Green Building

I have been working at Olympia Tech Park for more than a year now, but truly unaware of the fact that it has been identified as the world's largest green building.

Though I'm glad, I don't see any difference from other IT Parks that I visited. So, what is it different here? The recognition is on the performance in five significant aspects of human and environmental health :

1) Sustainable site development
2) Energy efficiency
3) Water conservation
4) Selection of materials
5) Indoor environmental quality

The quality of implementation of these aspects will not be visibly available to all. So, no surprise that I was unaware of this great milestone. The good thing to be noted here is that the promoters/constructors are not just eyeing money, also care for environment.

Unexpected!!!

Did you ever dreamed about watching a live international cricket match on a Tamil channel with Tamil commentary?

I didn't. But, Raj TV surprised all today but telecasting the first ODI between India and Bangladesh play at Mirpur.

It was a risk taken by the channel, as the audience are comfortable with English commentaries and the reduced viewer circle because of regional flavour. The commentators tried their level best to use equivalent Tamil words instead of familiar English words. Though, they have failed at few occasions, it was a noted effort.

A long way to go but definitely a good step forward.

Brain Teaser - 1

I read this interesting brain teaser in yesterday's new paper.

1) It is a 5 letter English word.
2) Sounds the same after removing the first and last letter.
3) Sounds the same after removing the 3rd letter.

What is that word?

Ans : Empty

Unsung Hero.

I have shown my anger towards few of the government policies and actions on this blog, but this is not definitely for that.

The transformer junction on my street got fire last night at around 9:30 PM and the power was shot-down for the entire street. Residents were panic to see flickering and fire on the transformer.

On this summer, it is very difficult to sleep without a fan/ac. With their past experience with the department, few felt that they will not be able to sleep. With little hope, they were expecting the EB people to resolve the problem at the earliest.

To our luck, the electrician fixed the problem in just 20 mins and the power supply was back to normal. On a Sunday evening, when everybody wants to spend time with their family, a dedicated electrician sacrificed his private life for the public. He did resolve the problem in the moon-light without waiting for any emergency lamps.

I appreciate his commitment. This unsung hero would have went to bed last night with lot of satisfaction. Many of the residents might not even know the name of this hero who gave them a 'sweat dreams'.