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Lexus truly defines luxury and IS series combines the sporty trip, performance along with luxury.No points for guessing!! This tops my wish list...any takers?? :D
Take your time and decide. More info available here - www.lexus.com
White Water Rafting was fun indeed!! It was a class III-IV rafting experience to start with.
Venue - http://www.riverrider.com/rivers/wenatcheeh.htm
Amalgamation of acronyms is indeed contagious...my personal experience...:)
Balaji Bhavan and Bagya have been the favourite eatout destinations for the prashanthi pacers. And that was supposedly the birth place of all these useless acronyms. No wonder some friendly fittings and exotic exaggerations made me an official acronym-user.
It was time for Sid's turn to treat us for winning a lakh worth of prizes at the "Vijay Latchadhipadhi" TV game show. And the obvious venue was BB. From now on, you are expected to comprehend my acronyms or else this would not be an enjoyable read! These treats have proved to be the perfect mokkai spots for Seek's bulbs & blushes, my "the perfect iyer boy" behaviours, Kapil's gratefulness, Gan's silent samacharams, Sid's heart-throb business, Saye's dinchik works...and getting back on track, happened to be the occasion when I was branded the the man of acronyms :|...all this for saving a bit of energy by saying "PBM @ BB" which meant "Paneer Butter Masala @ Balaji Bhavan" :)
"Some tortures are physical And some are mental, But the one that is both Is dental." read a popular Ogden Nash poem.
Sitting on a cozy leatherette "easy" chair of a nearby dental clinic having tooth technicians all around me was indeed an experience. I was open-mouthed, both literally and otherwise, watching those stainless steel Periodontal scalers shear the neighboring kids' pre-molars. I was empathizing for the kid as he didn't even stand a chance to scream out his pain. On a second thought, I realized that there is no need to empathize as I am gonna be a scapegoat in a moment. All this for escaping a dentist for 2 whole years during which Hershey's and Snickers shooked my teeth and worsened the not-so-bad cavities.
The clinic was pretty cramped with no fresh air and with too many people. I was suddenly surrounded by 3 junior dentists who took up the basic cleaning and providing local anesthesia as the chief doc was too busy for all these trivial things. A range of fluids washed my mouth on a timely basis. Most of the dental instruments used reminded me of my Mechanical Engineering Workshop classes. The periodontal sickle probe was similar to the flat-rammer used in my foundry lab and the 2mm dental drill was no different from what we had used to prove our drilling skills. These fluids and anesthetic injections slowly made my lower jaw numb and I loathed the taste prevailing in my mouth during that time. A series of spoons and surgical drills operated my numb mouth to make sure the cavity infections are removed. The drilled teeth were then filled with a cement kinda substance, which, I thought would be the last thing I like to have touched my teeth. A painful x-ray process followed next as a verification process. Ya, that was it. I had my worst cavities treated. I was thinking that I would never show my face to any dentist again. Just then the attendant gives me a card with my next appointment printed on it. Well, I was consoling myself that I still have a week to go :)
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…
If you are wondering what STEPS mean, here it is...STEPS is my first ever IT project. 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...
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 3 yrs since I left mysore (after successfully completing my training ;-)) and suddenly I miss the training days very badly.Here I take a trip down the memory lane...
- 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 evergreen!!!
