FINALLY!!!

After

• 4 months of cramming software books
• 18 modules of tests that drain your brain
• 1 hr a day spent on walking around the campus
• 1 room-mate who quit coz he didnt like the environment
• 138 people in class who were living through the toughest time of their lives
• Rs.100 spent each day on just food (eat to live)
• 500 cups of coffee
• 200 cups of tea
• 20 nights of eating out n having a good time
• 60 days of using bicycles as transport
• 72hrs of studying continously for a test (which i've never done before in my life)
• 3 visits to home in 4 months
• 37k later (i always save the best for the last)
  

ITS OVER!!! FINALLY!!! I can now proudly call myself an IT Professional. I am more geeky than before. More slimmer than before. Life's finally starting to look good.........

P.S : After my Engineering, I was really plump. After joining an IT company, I've lost 18.5 Kg in 4 months. BEAT THAT!

Get off ur asses and do something!!

My worst fears are starting to come true. The Indian Govt is sitting on the issue of LTTE-SL war going on right now. This is something that will bring grave consequences to India. I'll tell you why.

Tamil nationalism was something that was brought about by the birth of the Dravidar Kazhagam(DK) headed by E.V.R(Periyar) in the 70s. This was Self-Respect movement swept across Tamilnadu making youngsters hate "hindi" and everything perceived as "anti tamil". This sense of nationalism continued during C.N.Anna Durai and the young M.Karunanidhi in the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam(DMK). However, Karunanidhi is only a sympathiser to the Tamil Eelam cause. His contemporary MGR, actually funded the LTTE as their startup rag tag guerilla force in 1983.

This tamil nationalism grew leaps and folds. Some even going on to say Tamil Nadu needs to secede from the union of India. All these elements were silenced with the killing of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. The LTTE were branded terrorists and supporting them openly meant supporting anti-nationalism.

Till 2006, the pro-LTTE stance was taken by very few people. Vaiko was the first to "morally" support the LTTE, for which he spent 2 years behind bars. Thirumavalavan is also actively providing moral support for the tamil cause in SL.

With the rise of Eelam War IV or the Water War, the tamil nationalism card is being played by all political parties. This was witnessed today, as a resoultion condemning the SL Govt was passed in the TN assembly.

From my own personal experiences of interacting with various college youth, young professionals, lawyers, tamil news media, I see a new sympathy for the LTTE emerging. Something like the Hezbollah in Lebanon. The SL army destroyed almost everything in their way. The world media is slowly showing both sides of the story. A lot of people in TN support the tamil cause if not directly feel sorry for the LTTE.

The Indian Govt has chosen to remain mum. They havent condemned the attrocities of the SL govt. Nor have they said anything about the peace process which lays in tatters. The more time they sit on it, the more the tamil sentiments are starting to flare.

I ask this of the Indian govt. IF you were facing such a situation as the tamils in SL, would you keep quiet? If innocent people are being murdered, if a whole community is being denied voting rights, denied right to exist, would you sit on it? I see a spark of extremism igniting in TN. There are so many people who feel let down by the role the Indian Govt has chosen to take. And they still have the IPKF fiasco in mind. The war crime where Indian soldiers of non-tamil origin raped, killed innocent Tamils and Sri Lankans. A big mistake for which Rajiv Gandhi paid with his life...

The lasting solution in SL can only be acheived with active involvement from India. Only India knows about the sensitivities of the Tamil people as it shares a region' common history, culture and language. The more this war goes on and the more the tamil civilians killed, it is bad news for India. If you found this post, extreme, think again. I am only analyzing it from all angles. Much different to some of the tamil newspapers here who are outright crying fowl of New Delhi.

My worst fear of the start of a rebellion (albeit political) in TN is growing day by day. The faster New Delhi acts, the better for India. For a sovereign, free, independent India to survive, it needs to adress the concerns of all its peoples. The growing tensions in SL prove that New Delhi perceives the war in SL will not affect India. Think again Mr.Singh, we lost one prime minister over the SL war. Act now to stop this madness.

Pattiyal Poga Poga Lyrics

DISS-CLAIMER:
I'm reserving the right to publish these lyrics online. Coz I spent 20 mins of my valuable time typing this damn thing. No website's is allowed to copy paste this stuff without mentioning my name or a link to this site. Those not followin the norms gonna get sued in Cyber Court! Serious.

I know I've not been posting that frequent, but c'mon maan. No1 in the whole wide tamil rap fan world has deciphered these lyrics yet. I took a little hiatus from writing n mcing for sometime, still you guys havent still written the lyrics for this song n put it up somewhere. I was expecting some dude to atleast have the tamil verses so that my job was made easier. Anyways, I bring u the rap lyrics as well the whole deal from Pattiyal. This song is song by some south-accent rapper with a nice flow. I dont got comments on that but Yuvan Shankar's fell off with his latest Vallavaan. Posts on that coming up later. And readers who get here thro google, pardon me if my tamil lyrics are partly wrong. If any changes have to be made, buzz me.

On the whole, this is a decent rap. Better than the unbearable Prem Gangai Amaran a.k.a Prem G shit we been fed with. PremG, if u're reading this, please! Stop!!!! We deserve someone better to rep the kollywood rap game. Now its not out of jealousy or hate or anything of that sort, jus that his "b-o-y boy..boy inna payyan" type of verses are outrageous to any hip hop head. I mean after hearing the likes of Eminem and the rest, even Blaaze, PremG is like a baby in terms of his lyrical content. Enuff said. Adios n until next time, this is the Big N signing out.

Poga Poga - Pattiyal:

Rap Verse:
yo i know a lotta y'all wouldnt expect it
all our cities PD's way above hexit
i been elected so ya'll best sit on ur ass
real fast because i'm talkin like electric
and all girls say to keep the exit
keep it up your beat n i fall get ur head split
i'm coming from with mob flavors
gen next spirit and desperate makin fresh hits (ahaaa)
now check the next hit i set trends on stage
when u devoid of ur age u copy my patience
i heard from my best friends
well i'm a veteran of this game
perfected with the aim
corrected when i say i'm from the west end
rock sampling like a rock band
u hand me the harken to take over ur block now

Bridge:
party people bottom up take it down n turn it up
party people bottom up

male(m) hook:
poga poga bhoomi virigirathey
poga poga vaanam therigirathey
thaeda thaeda yaavum kedakarathey
oada oada ottam thodarkirathey

m verse 1:
mudivillai etharkum ingey
irul mudinthuvittal pagal thudangividum
mazhai mudinthuvittal veyil thudangividum
alai mudinthuvittal karai thudangividum
sumai mudinthuvittal sugam thudangividum
ithai unarthuvittal ellam mudinthividum
ellam mudithuvittal manam unarthuvidum
thelindhu vidum nimirndhu vidum (oh ho!!)

m & f chorus:
poga poga bhoomi virigirathey
poga poga vaanam therigirathey
thaeda thaeda yaavum kedakarathey
oada oada ottam thodarkirathey

(bridge music)

f:
oh oh
uzchaargam engey engey ullathilpaar
kondattam engey engey thannai marappaar
aanandam engey engey kaigal rendai thatti paar
sandosham engey engey kaalin keezhae uttru paar
m:
etheyo etheyo thedi thedi nammai thuloithome
hey vaada vaada nammai name' ??????? kodumbome
thulli guthipom vinnai eripom
innum ennum nenjam kalapppoommmm

m & f chorus:
poga poga bhoomi virigirathey
poga poga vaanam therigirathey
thaeda thaeda yaavum kedakarathey
oada oada ottam thodarkirathey

hoouuwooooo!!!!!! x2

m(f) verse 2:
pogattum thappu thappai potta kanakku
thondrattum indru muthal vetri kinaru
(kaikettum dhoorathilthan vaanam ondru kidakku
pookattum inemele vaazhkai ondru nammaku)
veliye veliye nimmadhiyai thedi pidi da
(ulle ulle manasakulle theda marappar)
sendhe sirippar seelai pudippar
sutri sutri unnai edhirpaar

m & f chorus:
poga poga bhoomi virigirathey (virigirathey virigirathey)
poga poga vaanam therigirathey (therigirathey therigirathey)
thaeda thaeda yaavum kedakarathey
oada oada ottam thodarkirathey

The KING is back

Yup! Eminem is back to doing what he does best. Sending a crowd of, hold ur breath, black(african american for the politically correct) fans crazy n shocked to see the beleagured, battered, divorced and over-weight Marshall Bruce Mathers III back in action at the BET Awards 2006.

This is a clip of the Touch It remix from Bussa Bus' Big Bang. Eminem dropped a verse n i was like "DAMN!!!!". I bring u the lyrics too. Enjoy! Oh n one more thing. He's gonna make a comeback. And he's set the ball rolling!!

Here are the lyrics to Touch It remix ft Eminem.

As I combine all the juices from my mind,
heal up, reel up, bring it back, come rewind,
powerful impact BOOM on the track, CONTACT , (SHADY),
guess who's back!
Everybody in the place take a look at the face,
I disapear without a trace, took a little hiatus,
new year, ooo yeah, who's here, new plans, new gear , screw kim !
I'm about to scream at the top of my lungs and
I don't even know what I'm screaming ARRGH HA HA HA HA
And I'm screaming on the wrong part of the song,
Bus you did it again let's turn it up more!
Let's turn it up loud, and I'm no weakling!
And I don't even know what the chorus is saying!

Navin Varma, Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science)

After

• 4 yrs of Struggle
• 8 Semesters of Exam hysteria
  
• 16 battles of practical exam gimmicks
  
• 32 guys havin the best times of their lives
• 64 ppl alongside to grow up from boyz/girls to men/women
• 128 times I've stood outside college hanging arnd wid a gang
  
• 256 classes I cut to sit in the canteen
• 512 Rs I paid as fine coz someone broke the window panes of the class
  
• 1024 times I read that 1024 kilobytes make a MB
• 2048 reasons to laugh, cry..sometimes both at the same time
• 4096 people I've come across in these years
• 8192 people who cheered me in IIT, my rise to fame
• 16384 people who watched me on S S Music, rapping away like there was no tommorow
  
• 32768 times I thought I will not live to see this day

I'm still alive. As I sit for the next round of the roller coaster ride called "LIFE", it makes me proud to say I've done something in life. Cheers to being a B.E

5 Reasons Aamir Khan can't SHUT UP!!

The most interesting person I've come across in recent times is Mr.Aamir Khan. He's had 2 movies since Lagaan (which was like 5 yrs ago). He's acted in RDB, the biggest piece of trash being hailed as a classic and contemporary film. He's run his mouth more than once, at venues he has no business in the first place. He's had a hush-hush failed marriage, escapade with his current wife under the media's glare. He's what I would call, a publicity machine of this decade. Even if he scratches his balls, it makes the headlines. Why? Coz he's the cool, right thinking, in-your-face "teenage" role model your mom will want you to be /your mom will want you to marry.

Aamir Khan is now on my growing list of frowning hippies, anti-establishment "activists". The others in this distinguished list include Arundhati Roy, Medha Patkar and the likes. However, this isnt a personal tirade against any of the aforementioned. Anyone who thinks so, your imagination is running wild.

Coming back, aaaah.. Yes. 5 Reasons Aamir Khan can't SHUT UP!!

1. He's growing old and grumpy. He's woken up to the fact that he cant continue to make a living out of acting after some more years. He ain't the Big B who still does heroic roles in his own sweet way.

2. His personal life was in shambles and everything happened under the media hype, RDB helped hide some of that. Now, he has to move on to his next movie. So what does he do, he pulls a stunt like this to create more hype and publicity for "Fanaa", which takes the limelight away from Kajol (making a superb comeback). That ways he hogs centerstage.

3. He wants to ensure his acting career doesnt undergo "complete destruction" which for my local readers is what "Fanaa" means. So the more press he gets, the better it is.

4. Refer the first 2 lines. He's not having any movies to act in nowdays. Looks like he's on his way to finding an alternative career.

5. The girls love him. The guys admire him. Rang De Basanti rubbed off on all the "jelly" minds of young India. It wont last for long as someone else will grab his place. Make hay while the sun shines is what Jr.King Khan is thinking.

At the outset, I thought of writing 10 reasons. But everything seems to be coming back to one. "Cheap Publicity". So for all you movie stars out there, get your ass and support some hippie cult. You're stars will start to shine. Long live democracy!!

Game, Set & Match!! MK

And as usual, my vote went a waste. Although, Congrats to MK & Family for stealing victory from JJ's feet. I hope I dont get lynched by e-dmk supporters. But what the heck, this is democracy! Hip Hip Hurrah!!!

Battleground Set! FIGHT!!

ADMK+ or DMK+, democracy will speak. And so will I. Muhahahahaha!!!!!

Whoever wins, people are gonna be fooled yet again. But get your butt out and vote tommorow. Coz you cant complain abt shit until next time you get the chance to vote.


Psssst. To know abt my vote, click here

Eat My SHORTS!

I'm a LEGAL adult now. *French* the free world!

Ouch!

I'm a regular reader of this CNN IBN website which is supposed to be "India's first interactive news site". Brilliant! Just because they have comments enabled on most of their news, it becomes "interactive". However, I do have my thoughts on it.

Maybe its just my high-headedness or sumthin, most of their news content sucks. In their showbiz column, in a news report, they had spelt "Obie Trice" as "Obi Trice". Obviously, being a hiphop head, I commented sayin "Get ur facts right". Voila! Its comment moderated. Just like this blog. And the nincompoop never published my comment. Sad. Its not as interactive as I thought.

Anyways, most of their live news also sucks bigtime with most of them reporting wrongly, frequently changing facts. Rajdeep Sardesai has failed to live up to the hype. However, NDTV has not cashed in on the oppurtunity and in fact suck even more nowdays when it comes to reporting live. RS is being missed in the "Big Fight". Everyone's running for their piece of Gandhi.(Scroll down).

Coming back, http://www.ibnlive.com is really a farce. They got videos that run at snails pace on a broadband connection. They got a heavily moderated "interactive" comments section. Hundreds of Google Ad Sense Ads. Journos blogging for the heck of it. Some good. Some really pathetic. But hey, most of the people visiting the place seem to lap it up. I hate it. My hate for it can also be attributed to the fact that idiots seem to comment on hiphop topics and get it published whereas, I, someone who's followed it for 7 years and read up on almost everything in its history, dont get to make myself heard with a "democratic" comment. Perhaps they dont like criticism. Bunch of scaredy cats.

After reading my CNN-IBN bashing for the past 3 mins, I'll give you an excerpt I got from Chika's Blog there (Mr.Krishnamachari Srikkanth). This is a true "Ouch" moment.

Ulhas Shirke : Robin Uthappa reminds us of Kris Shrikanth of 1983. He has found his place in the Indian team at the most crucial time, when the selectors were on the look out for an opener, who would play aggressively as an opener like a typical one day player. he fitted into this category, with his superb performance. This boy will be very useful for the 2007 world cup. a perfect one day player. ( Posted: Saturday , April 15, 2006 at 23:02 )

----->>> ulhas - please dont compare robin uthappa with srikanth. robin is a far better and dashing batsman than srikanth and also robin is a responsible player. ( Posted by sneha on Saturday , April 15, 2006 at 23:13 )

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Dont belive the mod actually allowed that! These guys make me wanna rub **** on their.....naaah. I'll save that for later. So till next time, this is the big N signing out.

P.S : Where does Gandhi exist nowdays???? Think..

R.I.P Proof a.k.a DeShaun Holton

"They say the good die young........"

DeShaun Holton (October 2, 1975 – April 11, 2006)

On April 11, 2006, Proof suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head at approximately 4:30am EDT (08:30 UTC) following an argument at the CCC Club — where Proof had begun his career years earlier — on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. He was then taken by private vehicle to St. John Conner Creek, an outpatient treatment site, and was pronounced dead on arrival shortly thereafter. According to reports, Holton died instantly. Another man, Kevin McLaughlin, who was shot along with Proof, is in critical condition at the same hospital.

Police have no suspects in the shooting, but McLaughlin's family members claim that Proof was the one who shot him before being shot himself.

On April 12, 2006, Mario Etheridge, 28, of Detroit was taken police custody after turning himself in. Mario was a bouncer at the C.C.C. Club where Proof was shot. "Police said he is a cousin of Keith Bender Jr., the bouncer who was allegedly shot by Proof during the fight." The fight that started inside the club is reported to be over a pool game. The argument was taken outside where "A shot was fired in the air, Proof allegedly pistol-whipped Bender, knocked him to the ground and then shot him. Etheridge then allegedly open fire on the rapper, striking him four times in the head and chest. " Etheridge is a cousin of Keith Bender Jr., the bouncer who was allegedly shot by Proof during the fight."

Official police reports state that Proof fired the first bullet at Keith Bender, 35, another person at the club, hitting him in the head and leaving him in critical condition. Following Proof's death, rapper Snoop Dogg called on fellow musicians to unite, describing the incident as "a loss to the hip-hop community".

Proof was known as Eminem's longtime right hand man. Known for his freestyle ability, the Detroit emcee also served as Slim's hype man during concerts.

Proof's untimely death has overwhelmed his friends, fans, his peers in the music industry and Detroit residents who loved his friendly demeanor.

"I've seen him everywhere," said Kimani Journery, a local promoter who along with other fans had gathered out of the Triple C club to pay respect. "He was just real. He was no problem starter. He was just love."

"He never made it seem like he was better than anybody else" added Linette Knight, a close of friend of Proof's. "He stayed humble, he never forget where he came from. It feels like somebody just punched a hole in the atmosphere and just left it there. There is a giant void here. It hit me hard just because I knew him before he got to where he was. It's a loss...a big loss."

Proof is survived by wife Sharonda, sons DeShaun Rice and Elija Abel, and daughter Katieva Walker.

Whats all the fuss about

Disclaimer : This post is written for its sheer satirical nature and is intented to poke fun at people who I think act funny. You may have your views about it. Good. We respect each other's views and move on as the World's Greatest Democracy.

Medha Patkar is fasting for the 8th day straight. So, Why should everyone give a damn? I'll tell you why. Since the death of Gandhi, we haven't had someone to call a "peaceful" fighter. The BJP, Shiv Sena n their likes beat the crap out of anyone who comes their way. The Congress does shitty submissive stuff like pulling a political stunt out of resignations n take the so called moral high ground.

Medha Patkar is the only hippie who's had the guts to belive in something and actually pull of a big stunt like this. By holding a whole government to ransom, using her cult following n news-hungry channels, she's trying to do the impossible. MAKING THE GOVERMENT ACT PEACFULLY ON A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE

Ground Reality : Sardar Sarovar dam was built. So many villages submerged. Govt of India rehabilitated them. The Narmada Bachao Andolan tried its best to stop them from doing anything. As usual, it fell on deaf ears. Now, they're gonna increase the height again. More villages are going to get submerged. Medha Patkar goes on a hunger strike to make the government promise proper rehab n stop increase of height. She's fighting for her life n gaining sympathy. Thus making a mockery of what we call democracy.

The greatest thing about governments anywhere in the world, is to push policy thro the backdoor and face the wrath rather than openly debate on it, maybe abandoning it at the end. That is seen as a failure of the government. Major political gimmicks later, you may see the government falling. All these, no government will be willing to bring upon themselves. So wat do they do? Slyly push controversial stuff thro.

Like the Ordinance for office of profit, inter-linking of rivers and several such disputes. Some fail. Some succeed.

Coming back to the hippies. Medha Patkar, Arundhati Roy and other hippies sitting on a hunger strike can even starve to death. The goverment will NOT give a damn. Govt will only lower their offers to something like a better rehab package. The dam height will be raised. This is money we're talking about. In the face of Capitalistic invasion of India, Patkar n her cult can't do much to fight for the aam-aadmi. The aam-aadmi must learn to fight for him/herself n work his living out. If he/she can't, then join a cult like the aforementioned.

What we see now is a total failure on the part of the Legislative, Judiciary and all the netas to solve an issue concerning the people of India. Also, its a shame that hippies like Patkar are encouraged to continue such facades and wasting their time when their voices will continue to be supressed. All of them have lost touch with reality.

As I conclude, I do wish Medha Patkar and her cult all the very best in their efforts to try changing the attitudes of the goverment. If she does succeed, it is dangerous. For every tom and harry neta turned hippie will start going on hunger-strikes and hold a nation to emotional blackmail. Bottomline, both Patkar and the Govt should end up as losers.

Long Live Gandhi (on rupee notes).
Long live democracy (the very fact she's not been put into jail or made to focibly eat is inspiring enough)
Long live such cults (they make news channels strike a chord wid public emotionally)

P.S : If you're fuming after reading this, this democracy in the 21st Century man. Wake UP!!

Vettaiyadu Vilayadu - Karka Karka a.k.a Karke Karke Lyrics

After a long gap, I got an excuse to post. As u may know by know, Kamal Hassan's next film is the Goutham Menon NY based cop-story "Vettaiyadu Vilayadu". The soundtrack is kinda ok, but what caught my ears is a full fledged rap, r&b by some weirdo. I can only figure out a "Top Dollar n (s)curry Little" or weird ass name like that frm the lyrics. The guy actually gives shoutouts to his crew n all. Nice to see "mainstream rap" being used in tamil popular film music.

Without further delay, I bring u the lyrics to this rap number. Its byfar the best I've heard in Indian Film Music. BIG ups to Harris Jayaraj! Keep doin ur thing boy!!

Lyrics:

Raghavan, Stay in the process
Top dollar curry lil's, (akindajaan??) ready
Lets go (go go go......repeat *scratch*)

Verse 1:
Male:
Karka Karka kallam karka
endru sonna naman
Kallam kartra kalvar ullam
matikolam aran
Nirka Nirka neermel nirka
katrukonda naran
Sutru Sutrum kaatrai pole
engum selvan ivan

Thuppaki matrum thotta vei thaan
kaadhalithan
Endralum kaakhi sattaiyai thaan
kaipidithaan
Than saavai sattai payil vaithu
engeyum selgindraaaaannn

Who's the man on the land that can stand now
Who's the man on the land that can stand down

Karka Karka kallam karka
endru sonna naman
Kallam kartra kalvar ellam
matikolam aran
Nirka Nirka neermel nirka
katrukonda naran
Sutru Sutrum kaatrai pole
engum selvan ivan

Verse 2:
Maaveeramum, orre nermayum
kai korthu kolla
Agharaadhiyo, adha RAGHAVAN
enna artham solla
Adhigaaramo, aarbatammo
ivan pechil illa
Mun aaivadhil, pin payvadhil
ivan puliyil pillai

(Ooooo)
Kaakiyin sattaikum undu
nal karrupu karupugal endru
Kaakiyai thandavan thaane
iru kaigalai kulikkiduvane
Oru thiriyum, neruppum
kaadhal kondral thondrum thottram ivan dhaane


Karka Karka kallam karka
endru sonna naman
Kallam kartra kalvar ellam
matikolam aran
Nirka Nirka neermel nirka
katrukonda naran
Sutru Sutrum kaatrai pole
engum selvan ivan

Thuppaki matrum thotta vei thaan
kaadhalithan
Endralum kaakhi sattaiyai thaan
kaipidithaan
Than saavai sattai payil vaithu
engeyum selgindraaaaannn

You speed and you get pulled over
And the breath analyzer test provides proof that you aint sober
Good Cop!
Stop the beat, it could be my daughter crossing the street
If your brand new Buick Skylark, a work of art
and its not sitting in the last place you parked
Good Cop!
Run the place, I'ma see the little thief right after the court gate
Look, a lotta of us see police as foes
I ain't tryin to knock ur hussy, due to each his own
But when u get voilated and the beef is on
And u living with ur mom's and u see they aint grown
You gonna see my song n read my poem
And know that top dollar the scurry cannot be that wrong
Screw you manhood tops (heart)
Few good cops!

Verse 3:
Kan aayiram Kai aayiram ena degam kolla
Iboomiyil nadamaadidum ivan dheivam alla
(whoa) Vaan suriyan oru naalile kaanamal ponal
(pa pa, pa pa pa)
a vaannaye muzhu virpanai
seidenum nirpaaan

Nara vettaigal vettaigal aada
Iru kaaigalin viralgal neelzha
Ethirigal ethirigal saaya
Senguruthiyil vegangal thoya
Oru accham accham ennum solla
theeyil ittu theerthane


Female:
Karka Karka kallam karka
endru sonna naman (gotta love it y'all)
Kallam kartra kalvar ellam
matikolam aran
aaan Nirka Nirka neermel nirka
katrukonda naran (stand up now)
Sutru Sutrum kaatrai pole
engum selvan ivan (aha oooh ahan)

Male:
Thuppaki matrum thotta vei thaan
kaadhalithan
Endralum kaakhi sattaiyai thaan
kaipidithaan
Than saavai sattai payil vaithu
engeyum selgindraaaaannn
Who's the man on the land that can stand now
Who's the man on the land that can stand down
Who's the man on the land that can stand now
(Who's the man on the land that can stand down)

Who's the man on the land that can stand now
Who's the man on the land that can stand down
Who's the man on the land that can stand now
(Who's the man on the land that can stand down......echo fade out)

Orkut's Hitch

There's this funny guy in Orkut. Ok. For those who didnt know wat Orkut is, its a social networking service offered by google where you put up your personal details and google sells them to make money. Anyways, I was flipping thro lots of communities and came across one started by a Pakistani dude called Nazim. I really dont know if there is some guy, but who ever is behind the key board in his name, has LOTS of funny bones.

The community is called "Nazim lovship and friadship". Its a hitch type of service where this Nazim guy helps ppl with their relationship problems. Here comes the funny part.

"HEY U ALL ORKUT PERSONS.WOMAN,MAN GALS & BOYS AND EVERYONE IN ORKUT.NAZIM SAY LOVSHIP AND FRIANDSHIP TO ALL.I JOIN ORKUT FOR SOLVE ALL GIRLS AND MANS LOVESHIP AND FRIANDSHIP PROBLEMS. I WANT LOVSHIP AND FRIANDSHIP GROWTH.ALL PERSONS JOIN MASTER NAZIM COMMUNITY AND SAY YOUR PROBLEM PROPERLY.I HELP GIRLS AND WOMENS BUT BOYS ALSO.JOIN2DAY AND SAY NAZIM YOUR PROBLEM.I ANSWER YOUR SAYINGS HERE.NAZIM BEST PLAYER OF LOVESHIP NAD FRIANDSHIP SO ALL U COME THEN AND JOIN ALSO.ALL PROBLEMS NAZIM SOLVES.LOVESHIP & FRIANDHIP FOR ALL, MESSAGE OF NAZIM.I COME TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS AND SAY MESSAGE OF LOVSHIP AND FRIANDSHIP ALSO.I SAY TRUTHFUL SAYINGS OF YOUR PROBLEM.NOT GO TO FALSE SAYINGS PERSONS.COME FOR NAZIM HAKEEM.NASIM MASTER OF LOVESHIP AND FRIANDSHIP AND ROMANCE ALSO

NOTE:"NO BAD TALKS HERE.ONLY PROPER TALK OF LOVESHIP AND ROMANCE AND FRIANDSHIP ALSO".

SAY ALL QUESTIONS OF LOVSHIP AND FRIANDSHIP AND MARRIGING PROBLEMS ALSO IN LOVE.I SOLVE EVERYTHING AND EVERY TYPE PROBLEMS.
LOVSHIP FOR ALL
SAYS NAZIM HAKEEM"

I'm still rolling on the floor laughing my ass off!! Oh. Think milk is comin out my nose..

P.S : If u in orkut, check this out. You'll have a laugh riot Orkut Worst Pickup/Intros Profiles

Benares is Burning..

Terrorist attack, blood seen in the shacks
holy town bruised faces terror's wrath
the path we gotta take aint known to me
coz I'm alone sittin safe n peacfully
the whole of India cries with it tears
when people they dont know, are no longer here

What I see is this tremendous strength
people of all religions with peacful intent
we belive in God, to save our souls
say rest in peace, when one goes home
its a sad day, but life gotta move on
coz if we dont, terrors mission' won

All the politicians taking mileage of emotions
you lost my 2 paise, you need the commotions
to help you in the quest of the power
you love so much, we dont need you this hour
To all my brothers n sisters greiving this day
tommorows a new begining, in every possible way


Peace out to the families greiving the loss of their loved ones in Varanasi (Benares), U.P.

It was all a DREAM!!

"It was all a dream..It was all a dream... It was all a dreeee-eee--ammm..

Had a dream I said, bout who he said?
Bout VJ. I said, that's big he said
Dig he said, proceed he said
Indeed I said, so - breathe I did
Don't repeat what I say I said, he said nothin
He agreed with his head, he just nodded like this
What I believe to be a yes I re-peated what was said
It came to me like a .. well as even I said
"You're going places" was the greeting he said
First thing I wanted to know, what's the reason he was dead?
"Destiny, I cant change that" he said
"Dont keep worrying bout life" he said
I see I said, I belive I said
Got the whole world watchin me I said
Then VJ said, "Nav' remind yourself
nobody built you up, you designed yourself"
I agree I said, my one of a kind self
What he said, I said, has been said before
"Just keep doin your thing" he said, say no more"

This is my version of Jay Z's B.I.G "A Dream". Dedicated to my best friend Vijay who's memories will be close to my heart for the rest of my life.

It was all a dream. I'm not the studious types. But I just got my results n got 83%. All the hard work I dedicate to him.

How I wish he could be here to celebrate with me.

"Go Back" Season has begun

Just when you had sat down after a tiring new year party, came the Sri Lankan Premier's state visit. The hippies got into full force, started yelling against "Sinhalese racists", "autocrats" blah blah blah. The hippies won. Rajapakse couldnt visit Chennai, the place with most national interest in terms of trade to SL.

And as we 'aam aadmi' slowly moved on with our lives, came Valentine's day. The Hippies were on a roll again, going park to park, shop to shop, rampaging anything that resembled a heart or the colour red. Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal, Arundhati Roy, CPI(M). No one was spared. Every tom and harry, not to forget jane and dick, the aforementioned joined in the bashing of Valentine's Day. Dont include me in that list, I only raised my voice against its commercialization.

Then when the dust settled, Union Budget 2006 came. All hell broke loose. There were no surprises. That was the biggest surprise. It was a ho-hum sort of a day. The 'aam aadmi' learnt that soft drinks, ice creams and cars became cheaper but service tax on everything went up 2%. Sly bugger that PC is. The Commies and BJP got into the act. All their "whips" made regular appearances in TV channels criticising it. I was impressed by the Congress Defense man in one channel. His name is JYOTHIRADITYA SCINDIA. Watch out. He's really smart.

Coming back to the hippies. Everything they were shouting had a "Go Back" attached to it. Take for example :

1) Green Peace hippies : "Clemenceau go back!"
2) Commie hippies : "FDI go back!"
4) Shiv Sena hippies : "Valentine go back!"
3) Arundhati Roy : "India go back!"

Now, the last 3 of the above people have sung in chorus ..."BUSH GO BACK".

What I find amusing is the nerve Arundhati Roy has, to actually bank on her 1-book-wonder fame, and turn into a slogan shouting anti-establishment. I really think she needs to prove her credibility with a better stint using the pen. Till then, I will sit back, sipping my coffee and watch the country throw s**t on itself.

"Bush go back. Rang De Basanti go back. Sonia Gandhi go back. Bird Flu go back. Amar Singh go behind bars. Commies, go back to Mars n never return. Arundhati Roy, go back to writing sh***y novels."

I love myself :D

My Hilarious TV Moment

As y'all know by now, I performed with my motlew crew of hip hop heads, to a packed audience at the Power Chord event at IIT. We brought the house down. As we were walking off stage, lots of people shook hands n all. Many friends who came to see me perform were thrilled.

Suddenly some guy approached us n said "Hey amazing show man? I'm from S S Music. Can you guys re-enact the performance coz we just came wen you were finishing your last song." WOW!! An encore. That too for the ONLY music channel having south Indian content. We just went along to check out what they wanted us to do.

What was supposed to be a one minute shoot turned into an Interview. It was garden kinda baclkground. Joel, Joseph on VJ Shyam's left and CA, Me on VJ Paloma's right. So we started off as a tete-a-tete kinda chat. Shyam was askin Jospeh basic stuff like "Wen did u guys form the band? How do u practice?" and genral stuff. Then Paloma asked about the usual profanity in rap n how we deal with it. I answered some of her queries.

Then Shyam dropped the bombshell. He jumped n came rite next to me.
"Let me get close to this guy here. Now I must tell you, when he was on stage, he had the whole crowd swaying and ladies swooning, fainting and jumping in a mob frenzy". My initial reaction was a small smile followed by a laugh. Just brushing it off. So he asked me to perform some lines which I wrote. Did that. And then the whole Interview was over.

Next stop, IIT hostel. We shot a video for the whole song which we had composed. I was just waitin to see the promos on TV, to find out when its airing. And guess what, "my laughing to the ladies-swooning comment" is featured. I found the whole thing funny. Coz when we were stunting wen I was doing Gngsta rap 2 yrs ago, we didnt get anywhere. Now this. And the judges gave a special prize. The only band to get one. Overall, IIT 2006 Rocked.

Catch us on SS Music College Da episode on 26th Feb, Sunday at 10AM. I know, I know. I'm not trying to be a celeb. And self - publicity is the last thing I'll resort to. But wat d heck, I'm on TV. Yahoo!!!!

Street Cricket

Talking of cricket, I found an interesting entry for "Street Cricket" in wiki. This is for people who have played street cricket in the lanes and by-lanes of our very own Madras, Chennai city.

Ensoi......

"Street Cricket is also known for its usage of amusing terms, a few of which are given below. Most of the terms here, which are attributed to a Tamil etymology, are in fact closer to Madras Bashai.

Adreetail

Etymology English - The most funny reference to a batsman being 'Retired Hurt'. [Derived from: hurt retired]

All - reals..first ball

Etymology English - This indicates the start of the match. Usually the batsman prefer to play "dokku".

Avishot

Etymology English(Howzzat!!) - Appeal to Umpire for out (run out, catch, etc)

Baby Over

Etymology English - When a bowler has no hopes of completing his over with lots of wides and no balls he is substituted by a better bowler and the over is called a Baby over (usually lasting 3 balls), Baby because the first bowler was very amateur

Ball Right

Etymology English - When a umpire/batsman declares a wide ball, bowler uses this term to say that the ball was not a wide. Typically happens because umpires are from the batting teams.

Ball Up

Etymology English - When the ball is beyond the reach of the fielders and external assistance from pedestrians or motorists is required then this call of duty is used to hail any help to retrieve the ball.

Bongu

Etymology Tamil - The slang word used if a team unfairly cheats the other team while playing.

By-Runner

The street cricket version of our conventional runner who runs if a batsman is hurt or cant run properly

Chain Over

Etymology English - When a bowler bowls two continuous overs. Typically happens when captains fail to calculate correctly the number of overs in the absence of electronic score cards

Common Fielding

Etymology English - Due to lack of number of fielders, it is possible that people from batting team who are not actually doing batting have to field or do wicket keeping or for that matter even umpiring

Current

Etymology English - The unique and distinctive way of getting a batsman run out. When a batsman attempts a dangerous run, He could be run out by any of the fielders who just need to hold the ball in hand and land their feet on the stone at the bowlers end.

Cut-n-Run

Etymology English - Here the batsman has to run if the ball hits the bat.

Declared

Etymology English - Same as 'Granted'.

Dokku

Etymology Unknown - A derogatory term for a defensive shot. Typically a batsman is discouraged from playing such shots because of the constraints of less number of overs and because everyone in the team needs to have a fair amount of gaaji

Double Gaaji

Etymology Unknown - An exceptional scenario wherein a batsman can bat twice if there are a shortage of players in the side.

Double - side batsman

Etymology English - When the total number of players is odd, one player is declared as Double-side batsman. Typically this person keeps the wicket and will not be allowed to bowl.

Double - side out

Etymology English - This means that only a single batsman is running and can be out when thrown at either end, immaterial of which end he runs to.

Erangaradhu

Etymology Tamil - Same as 'Erradhu',but to play defensive shots. Exactly opposite in the literal sense!

Erradhu

Etymology Tamil - Stepping out of the crease, to play offensive shots.

Full Cover

Etymology English - A situation where in a batsmen is taking a half stump guard thereby covering the complete stumps from the view of the bowler. Since street cricket typically do not have a LBW it is very difficult to get a batsman out, if he covers the stump fully

Full fast

Etymology English - Since street cricket pitches are a few yards long, a ball which is thrown with full pace and energy is considered a no ball as it will be impossible to handle such pace with short distance

Fashtapeel

Etymology English(Fast Appeal) - Same as 'full fast' when the batsman appeals for the ball to be disregarded since it was fast. Controversial term since it invariably comes into play when the batsman plays a 'Sothai' shot and ends up getting bowled or caught and resorts to Fashtapeeel.

Gaaji

Etymology Unknown - The Indian reference for an 'innings'. It is a well known fact that captains of street cricket teams always prefer to bat first irrespective of conditions.

Gaaji mannan

Etymology Unknown - Literally means king of 'innings'. Used to denote a batsman who wastes away deliveries, focussing on playing out deliveries, rather than playing for the team's cause.

GudOva

Etymology English - A Good over. Also said when a maiden over is bowled.

Granted

Etymology English - When a batsman hits a reasonable distance from which fetching the ball back is slightly difficult due to technical difficulties already mentioned (like vehicle crossing a road, presence of a thorny bush etc) , teams agree that a fixed number of runs are GRANTED. Usually, "1G", "2G" etc, indicating the number of runs granted.

Half - Crease

Etymology English - Half way down the distance between the two creases. If the 'Double - Side out' rule is not used in case of a 'last man gaaji', then half crease is used to determine which end is the danger end is closer to the batsman, if one needs to run him out. The batsman is out only of he is runout on the end he is closer to.

Hit the bats after each ball (no term used)

This is the usual practice followed by the batsmen in the middle. This gives little time to take breath and also signal for a quick singal (single) in the next ball. The best part is even if they dont want to discuss anything, they still need to hit the bats. If they miss or doesn't do it properly, they have to come back and make sure that they hit properly. Nice practice

Joker/Uppukuchappa(Etymology TAMIL- oppuku chappaani)

The odd man who doesnt get to be in either of the teams. He gets to bat twice, but has to field twice, & doesnt get to bowl. It could also be someone who wants to join the game when it has already started.

Kappai/Kaava

Poor fielding resulting in a ball slipping through or worse still a catch being dropped.

Kattai/Kattai Podradhu

Same as Dokku...Wasting overs by playing non-scoring shots.

Kichan

When there is a mismatch in the number of players, the team having lesser number of persons is provided a kichan, i.e., any person from the team can bat again.

Kuththaradhu

Etymology Tamil - When the bowler is hitting the deck hard.

La Ball

Etymology English - Last ball of an over.Also other derivatives available viz. La One , La Two to refer to the last but 1 ball, last but 2 balls.

Last Man Gaaji

Etymology partly english - A scenario where the last man who is not out with all wickets down gets to play "Gaaji" with no runner. It must be noted that, the fielding team can effect run outs on both the stumps when there is Last Man Gaaji

Mattai

Etymology Tamil - The piece of wood to be used as the cricket bat. Need not confirm to geometrical trivialities. It also means when a batsman play very defensively for a long time and not scoring runs.

Maanga

Etymology Tamil - When a bowler bowls a very fast ball(usually a full toss) it is called maanga. This usually leaves the batsman badly hurt(Unda vaangarathu) because he uses FULL COVER tactics. Originated from the act of throwing stones on to mango trees to fetch mangoes.

One Shot

One-short actually (when the batsmen doesn't crease properly for a run)

One Side Runs

Etymology English - When teams decide before hand that there are runs only on one side of the wicket due to lack of sufficient number of fielders

One-Pitch Catch

Etymology English - A rule where a batsman gets out when a fielder catches it even after the ball pitches once. Typically street cricket batsmen do not go for lofted shots fearing to get out

One-Pitch One-Hand

Etymology English - A slight modification of the above rule where a fielder can use both hands to catch a ball 'full-toss' but has to use only one hand to catch the one that is 'One - Pitch'. Typically used to increase the chances of batsman's survival

One Dick or One D

Etymology English - Commonly used term for 'One run declared'. When the ball hits any obstruction in the field, one run is granted to the batting team. There is no need for the batsmen to cross the crease. If the obstruction is at a long distance, it could be Two Dick (two runs declared) or Three Dick (three runs declared)

One G

Etymology English - Same as One Dick, the term for 'One run granted'

Osi Gaaji

Etymology Unknown - A scenario where some stranger wants to bat for a couple of balls just for fun and then carry on with his work. Osi is actually O.C an acronym for "on company" which refers to freeloading on your company's resources thanks to loops and holes in the administration.

Over Gaaji

Etymology Unknown - The act of a selfish batsman who purposely retains strike by taking a single of the last ball of the over to enjoy more "Gaaji"ing

Over-base

Etymology English - Number of overs per side.

Return Declare

Etymology Unknown - Same as 'Adetail'. But sometimes used, when a batsman crosses a stipulated number of runs say 20 or bats for stipulated number of balls so that others can get a share of "gaaji"ing

Sothai

Etymology Tamil - Usually an adjective used to describe a bad or useless object. This could be "sothai batsman", "sothai ball" (which indicates that the ball is dead which could be either due to wear and tear or because of an improper bounce).

Stumpit

Stumped!

Sundu

Etymology Tamil - A great forefather of the now popular "super - sub" rule, this rule can be used if a Sothai (poor or bad) batsman's innings has to be played by a good batsman

Suthuradhu

Etymology Tamil - Same as slogging in cricket towards the deck.

Thadavuradhu

Etymology Tamil - (In the context of cricket) When a batsman is not able to make any contact with the ball using his bat. (Similar to played and missed)

Thuchees

Etymology Unknown - When batsman/any fielder gets distracted from the game due to highly technical reasons like a vehicle crossing the road when a ball is bowled (with the pitch perpendicular to the road)

Thundu-Gaji

Etymology Tamil. (Same as OC-Gaji).

Trials

Etymology English - This is the first ball bowled in the match and it is called trials. It is used to gauge the pace and bounce of the pitch and the ball by both batsman and the bowler. Note: The batsman is not supposed to hit this ball, else the fielding side will demand him to go and fetch the ball. It's a kind of tactic by the fielding team to not allow the batsman to free his arms.

Undai

An instance of batsman being hit by a Maanga. Usually a Sothai batsman employs this technique to prevent being bowled over although it might leave him hurt.

Uruturadhu

Etymology Tamil - When the bowler is unable to extract any meaningful bounce from the pitch. Sometimes used as a defensive tactic towards the deck.

Waiteees

Etymology Unknown - Same as 'Thuchees'

Waits for the crease

Etymology Unknown - Same as 'Waits', but applicable only to batsman.

Wall catch/Wall-pitch/Wall-pitch-out

When the rules dictate that a ball caught after directly hitting the wall may be considered as "one-pitch catch".

Upeeeet (Up-it)

Etymology Unknown - When the batsman, usually the Sothai hits the ball in the air, it is a common practice for all the fielders to scream Upeeet encouraging the fielder in the closest proximity to the ball to catch it

Gaada (Up-it)

Etymology Unknown - Batsman who wants hit all of the balls, out of the playing area."

Rockstar from Ranchi

This post is dedicated to my latest "favorite cricketer". Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Man, what power!! He's just too _____ good.

I found an *unofficial* fan site of his. All this for a guy who's just 3 months into international (test) cricket.

Check it out @ http://dhoni.naif.frih.net/index.php

St.Valentine Day' Massacre

"The greatest trick the devil pulled was to make the world belive that HE didnt exist"

I vaguely remember one of the Kevin Spacey dialogues from "The Usual Suspects". It was yet another uneventful eve of Feb 14th. Counting crows. Sitting on the pavement of the beach. Watching couples pass-by in their flashy bikes and face-hiding helmets.

And I sat there with my friends, analyzing just WHY we were all single. And then it struck me. I never TRIED to erase that Single status. Its always been having fun with a gang of friends, passing ridiculous comments to mismatched couples and screaming "Jai Bajrang Bali" when it came to tricky love-dovey situations. Love was in the air. Love was everywhere. But the greatest trick I pulled was to convince the world Love didnt exist in the teeny-weeny heart of mine. I've had some, hmmmmmm, wat do u call eh,....., situations - that - look - like - love - ending - in - messed up - friendship. Strange. But true.

Coming back to the massacre, I made up my mind to play with someone's mind for a while passing it off as a valentine's day prank. Made a list of gals who I've had something lesser than the stage of a "crush". Not that I'm that much of a ladies man, but wat the heck, I'm RESPECTED belive it or not. And I quote a female friend of mine "You're not like other guys u know. Soo refreshing to have a conversation with". Ahem.... So the list contained the names of 2-3 young ladies who, as I mentioned, I kinda kinda had a teeeny weeeny liking in that teeeny weeny heart of mine.

Feb 14th. It was time to wear the "Hitch" hat. Drop the bomb. Show the world I'm not a coward to not express myself to a gal I mite have a crush on. Show I'm a MAN. All nerves hyped up, tension building... I took aim at the target. A cute lil girl who happened to call me once in a while, taking professional advice n all. Funny, coz I had mentioned her name to a friend of hers the previous day, asking if she was single n why no one proposed to her as yet. Doing the background data collection.

Before I could get her number from anyone, BANG! She messaged. "Howz life?" N all other itsy-bitsy details. Ya, ya..I yapped for another 4-5 msgs. Was it a stange co-incidence? Or was it chemistry? Yet to be reasoned out. So I decided to try my luck. Into the 10th message, I popped the phrase "I like you a lot". No reply for abt 10 mins. But the final reply was rather bizzare.

"I have a gal already!". Ok. First signs of her saying "Buzz off". After another mush message, came the reply "Hey! What are u upto?". It was time to call it quits. No use tryin to force the issue. But I've damaged my image wid her..Oh god!! The RESPECT will vanish if I dont explain why I msgd all that shit. And then it happened

"See, I had a dare with my friend AJ. He told me I couldn't propose to the first (single) girl who messaged me on valentine's day. And it happend to be u. So, I was just playing along to prove the point. Sorry for disturbing ya."

"No. I knew it was something like this. I could foretell. lol. Catch u l8r"

And there I was on the evening of 14th February,2006. Single as ever. Sitting with my gang of single friends. Trying to analyze
1) Why girls seem to know they can "foretell" stuff?
2) Why did the stange co-incidence thing abt me askin abt her, n she gettin in touch wid me have to happen on V day?
3) Why were we still single?

St.Valentine' Day Massacre has just begun! Oh n for the girls reading this n going ga-ga, drooling
n stuff "FAT CHANCE! I'm not falling for it"

JAI BAJRANG BALI for some more years....

The Great Indian Airport Challenge

Ha! The greatest trick the devil (read Govt) ever pulled was to make people (read Idiots) belive that it (read PSUs) did'nt exist. Now if you're wondering "Aint that the dialogue about Keyser Soze from The Usual Suspects?", you're bang on.

Reality Check :

1) India's Aviation Sector is booming.

2) Everything in India is booming except the Social Spending (something that actually reaches the poor people for whom the Govt needs to spend, people like us study by paying fees n earn after that . Lucky us)

3) PSUs are the only places where you can hear normal people say "Inquilab Zindabad". Other people being the actual Commie Party hippies and the Cast of Rang De Basanti.

4) Airports Authority of India has no authority in the running of Airports. They're a product of the "Yes Sir" generation of institutions from the Nehru-Era-Socialism.

5) Almost all Airports in India don't measure up to International Standards. Not our fault.We must follow the Indian Standards, i.e, have stinking toilets, walls with spit-marks, anywhere-spread-your-bed-n-sleep facility, chai n kaapi waalas, regional TV on the display screen plus a whole lot of other stuff. This is one effect of Globalisation. Makes us loose our uniqueness. I can't stop the USisation of the world. Nor can you.

6) Privatisation is an excuse for the Govt to wash its hands off a certain obligation. The Netas are too lazy to think of a solution. So let the private sector clean up the mess by paying for something n making it up in "tolls" or "tarriffs".

7) Politicians are waaaayyy smarter than you or me. They know how to extract every penny out of us by taxes, so they can please the aaam-junta by keeping oil prices low, consequentially hold on to the vote bank. We will never say no to taxes, but we'll "loose control" if petrol prices go up.

8) More jobs are going to be created by the privatisation of airports. But who will be the final winnner? We think its the people, but naahh. Its the goverment. They get to keep 45% of the revenue generated by these airports. So they unload a mess, ask someone else to clean it up, and the profits those other guys get after cleaning it up will be shared with the Govt. Damn smart.

So Mumbai and Delhi been ticked off. No, these airports didn't witness any interruption in flight services. But the people on TV did say that the "toilets stink badly". And Kolkata was raging with Commie Protests. Its not even on the list to be privatised in the near future. Strange. But funny.

Which brings me back to "interesting" part about this whole fiasco. Politics and red-tapism dont go hand-in-hand. They go hand-in-pocket. And thus, the boom in the aviation sector was aided by some clever businessmen-posing-as-ministers.

Long live Politics. Long live aam-junta. Long live the Communists, for without them there would be no "fun"in politics. Long live TV channels who give us entertaining one liners like "toilets stink badly". Long live the spirit of reforms in India. Did I say spirit? I meant sprint. We gonna reach 'International standards' by 20xx. Way to go. Woo hoo..

P.S I did watch Rang De Basanti. And No, I'm not reviewing it. Some 3,450 bloggers aldready did. Again, No, it didnt awaken me. Funny story though. Shows how confused today's generation is.

Lyrics for Rang De Basanti : Paatshaala - Be A Rebel

Here are the lyrics I deciphered out of Rang De Basanti's Blaaze Track "Be A Rebel". Took one listen to decipher it. Typin it out of my experience listenin to hip hop man, 99% accurate.

Paatshala - Be A Rebel
"Say hoi ho oh hoi ho (x2)

Loose Control

Be A Rebel

Verse 1:
To the mahal of the Taj
To the Minar of Qutub
To the Kumari of Kanya (Say hoi oh hoi)
To the Panjim of Goa (Say hoi oh hoi)
To the Kaancheepuram
Zindabad Zindagood
All have something to say (Say hoi oh hoi)
They all have something to say
They all have something to say

Follow me Follow me Follow me now!

Apni tho paatshala, masti ki paatshala
Be A Rebel

Chorus:
Naa koi padne waala, Naa koi seekne wala
Naa koi padne waala, Naa koi seekne wala
Apni tho paatshala, masti ki paatshala
Apni tho paatshala, masti ki paatshala
Loose Control

Verse 2:
India and Pakistan
Bangladesh all in the soul
Khajuraho to Coimbatore
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

From the Gateway of India
Upto the Himalayas
Across the Ganga Yamuna
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

To Shirdi to the Red Fort
Rourkela Yeah u know
From Ajmer to Orissa
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

Loose Control

Chorus (x1)

Be A Rebel

Verse 3:
Amar Akbar Antony
Ram Rahim Abdullah
Searching for a bright star
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

To the corners of the Earth
What is our (search??) worth?
What is our destiny?
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

Imagine we go back in time
Free your soul, Free your mind
Take a look what do you find?
Say hoi oh hoi
(Say hoi hoh hoi)

Loose Control
One more time!!
Loose.. Loose..
Loose Control
Haha (x3)!!

Be A Rebel
"

I'm impressed with Blaaze's flow although this piece of poetry is totally weak ass stuff. I dont see any rebellion in his lyrics. They sound more like a national integration hip hop song serving shoutouts to some places in India. And the wanksta never even acknowledged his hometown, Chennai, in the one chance he gets to give shoutouts. But Kaancheepuram can't be considered actual Chennai, can it? I'm pssd off man. But for a rap pundit like me, Blaaze is the only shit we'll get to hear making some national noise. Just some half ass verses. Although his voice sounds good. Bottomline. If Blaaze ever made a true Hip Hop album, I'll cop it to hear what he has to say. And if it truly reps Hip Hop, Blaaze is the MAN.

Regarding his collabs with A.R.Rahman, I seriously dont know why he keeps giving him chances. Thats a story we may never get to hear coz of the legend' low-profile. Sigh!

Here I am wasting time writing lyrics of a wanskta who's just topped the pop charts. But Life goes on....

Saarang Update

I got back with some of my old band mates. Well not same band. But in a new Avatar. Like old wine in a new bottle. With an addition to the lineup. We've not named the band as yet. Its gonna be Me, Joseph and Ashwin. Joseph is my old buddy from Dred Nox ( Chennai's first Gangsta Rap band... hmmmm .. memoriesss of mine .. n the songs will always play.. ). Ashwin was my tuition-mate in Appolo. The DJ is goin to be Joel, again from the Dred Nox era. Basically its very much Dred Nox without the lead MC n with a change in Attitude. No more Gangsta Rap. No more wasting time and money on pursuing music seriously. No more fancy jerseys and bling. And best of all, its goin to a one-off show. Partly me and Joseph's decision to say goodbye to live shows in the near future. Joseph a.k.a J.A.B, the moniker he used, is the best rapper in town. The flow n voice is just too good to beat. Ashwin is a newbie to stage shows outside his college. So hope he does well. And good ol' Joel is the wisest of the lot. Maybe puttin some verses in too.

Drag yourself down to "Power Chord" at IIT Saarang Bindaaz Park on January 26th around noon. You'll get to see Chennai's only Rap Band perform.

P.S : I'm gonna try taking a video of the gig. For memory sake. Anyone with a camcorder, buzz me.

Happy Bday MOM!!

Its my mom's birthday today. Still, over the years, its passed by as just another day. Never wondered why. I've never got her presents for any birthday. Not that I didnt think about it, but never had the money to get her something tho. According to our "tradition", we never celebrate the solar calendar dates but follow the star birthday thing. Few days away are my folk' anniversary.

I remember my parent's anniversary last year. For all the wrong reasons. Everything was planned. We were going to lunch out. At 10 AM I got a call from a friend. Asking if I could immediately join the college band to practise for "Sa Re Ga Me" (Boys) for IIT Saarang. And after lot of persuasion, I made the choice of actually going there.

It was a rehersal. I did my part. Going by the look of it, the song I was doing was a sure one to be performed at the IIT Open Air Theatre in front of a crowd of around 1000 people. Next day, some smart guys came up with some new plan. Of changing the entire show schedule. And the song I was in was sacrificed to accomodate a large group song.

So, here I was. Missed my parents anniv with lot of discontent. Thought I'll compensate by being in a winning band for Lite Music. Did well enough to be in the show. Had high hopes of playing to a full gallery. And boom! Everything came crashing. It was a sickening feeling. Lots of lessons learnt that day. Never sacrifice family time for anyone or anything. Never commit to something that itself is uncertain.

Anyways, things have changed this year. I'm mostly going to be at home. Enjoying watchin a movie on Asianer or Surya. Maybe hit the show "Chance for Two" by Evam at 7 if possible. Oh n before I forget. Happy Birthday Mom!

IITs Saarang Time again

IIT Madras is throwing the biggest College Bash of the year. Been like that for years now. Airtel is the main sponsor this time. Damn! No more free hutch call booths. Used to use those booths to the extent they actually kicked me out. Anyways, the event list has been expanded this time. Too many events to really list here. But the one's I prolly wont be missing are

1.Powerchords : the college band contest. sigh! memories of my Dred Nox days.

2.Decibels : for semi-pro bands. Ashok Cherian with Buddha Blown won fair n square last time but the prize went to Powder In The Ashtray(PITA). Hah! PITA split since. And BB rocks on. Ashok is simply amazing. Have worked with him in Orange Pale. So, BB will mostly be playing this time too. Cant miss it.

3.LM Nite : my college LiteMusic group will surely storm into the finals. so will be there to root for those ppl.

4. Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy Concert on Jan 26 : Need I say more? Sure hit.

5. Led Zepplica & Parikrama on Jan 29: hmmm. sounds good. having second thoughts. coz tickets are Rs.200. Not sure if I'm gonna pay 200 n end up in a mosh pit full of junkies.

6. Quiz : the best part of Saarang. the quiz that starts at 10PM goes on till 6AM till the last team is left standing. the BEST quiz in town.

Thats all lined up for Jan 25-29. So its gonna be one helluva time as usual. IIT Saarang in its new avatar is something you can't miss.

Interesting Info : I have friends working in Wipro, TCS n Infy planning to give excuses to get out n come to Saarang. Man!

Aathi Movie Review

Shit! I dont know why I'm writing this. Let this serve as the most honest review on the net before you're bombared with either 'totally for' or 'totally against' reviews.

The plot if pretty simple (masala-family-sentiment-mama ponnu-vivek comedy-vijay being a college guy-baddies kill his family-revenge-all baddies killed off-end of story). Sorry for spoiling the suspense, but Aathi is not really worth watching for a true movie fan. Maybe once.

I'm not going to reveal more about the story as it involves "the most number of wasted charecters". The talented people wasted are Vivek, Prakash Raj, Livingston, Vijayakumar, Nazer, Manivannan, Santhanabarathi, the female who plays Anni plus plenty of other people who've done much better roles before. For a die hard vijay fan, this is a must watch.

One thing very unusual about this movie is the songs. There are 3 family-type songs, 2 romantic songs and only one proper dappan-kutthu number. Bad for Vijay's standards. That too badly placed. So, if you expected another Sivakasi in the songs part, you'll end up coming out with a long face. The USP of the movie is the entertainment.

Yes. Must be wondering how its entertaining even after I almost wrote the film off right? Well, for starters, the voice of the villians, the heroism of the Vijay, the role of Trisha along with non-stereotype Vijay song-dance sequence is the entertainment. Plus, add in Vivek Comedy. Which is very similar to what you saw in 'University'.

There is too much family sentiment, boring flashbacks and bad songs. This may suit an older audience but for the college-goer, this is one of the worst movies to actually see. But you can come out of the theatre smiling. The stunt where Vijay rips off a Santro Car's back door when its moving at around 50kmph is one such "comedy" scene where the whole theatre was laughing/hooting/screaming. Another being the dialogues where he has a one-on-one meet with the villian "RDX". Another scene where Vijay starts dancing to a saavu-melam waiting for the baddies to hit him, reminds you of the "Suravali" song in dhool.

Overall, the movie is about how Vijay and Trisha overcome the bad guys. Credits to be mentioned for Sai Kumar(a kannada villian) for his "ok" potryal of screams n shouts. Vivek deserves a pat too for some nice dialogues. But he disappears in the 2nd half. Not one song worth mentioning. Oh! The song 'Aathi varaan' in the end credits will be noticed if u stay that long. And at the end they even show a Jackie Chan style making of the movie.

Plot : Pretty far fetched and boring. P.S No logic too.
Acting : Notably Trisha (she looks dashing too) and Vijay for his stunts n sentiment.
Pros : The movie gathers speed towards the end of each half, all stunts are comic to watch(e.g chopping head(grfx), shirt on fire for 10 mins n no burn marks(grfx)), Vivek Comedy
Cons : Vijay's looks(ughhh), bad Songs, too many charecters, too many goons too
Why you should watch it : If u a Vijay Fan, must watch. If not, watch it one time to have the laugh of your life. The stunts will drive you crazy.
Why you should not watch it : hmmm. If you dont get tickets. Or simply not interested in laughing your ass off.
Overall : 4/10

Change of track

Its a funny thing when u evolve in life. You explore new horizons, learn, gain more knowledge about something you know. You get a clear picture after some time. Sometimes, you hear learned people say "Learning is a never ending process". True. But the most funny thing in life is when you have to make choices. Decide. And always end up not being happy with what you choose although you dont show it. "Its ok. I'm happy". There are some pretty big decisions to be made which can change my life in more than one way. Read on..

15 reasons I didnt post for 15 days

1. I have a brother who lives in the U.S of A who 'visits' his 'home' for 15 days every 1.5 years. It doesnt help much when your sibling has an age gap of close to 10 years = kind of a generation gap. You see the transformation of a young-share-everything-with-me kind of bro to a family-guy-dont-have-time-for-anything bro.

2. Its a new year, the thought of getting older. Goin to turn 21 in 4 months (Legal age for a male 2 get married in India. Heard the new radio mirchi ad?)

3. Had an uneventful new years eve filled with stares at the computer screen, filling up the room with smoke, listening to B.I.G, reading Wikipedia, watching South Park, wondering what I was doing sitting on my ass instead of party-hopping like some of my "cool" friends.

4. Busy fixing up (buying) my Final Year Project for the frekin Anna University Degree. 6 Months away from becoming a certified Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering

5. Trying to convince my dad AMD is ok even if he cant afford to get a P4 3.2GHz. Running around getting quotes that show AMD is cheaper

6. Googling to find out the address of A.R.Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj. Finally found it at some glamourchennai website. Not much help as I still have to go in person to give my demo cd. Too much work. So postponed that to next week.

7. Making a lot of music using Fruity Loops 5 Producer Edition. Exploring and finding out I didnt know how to use it all this while. This software is too much!! Best for an aspiring music director who can understand how to use it.

8. Sticking to the close-to-2 month old resolution taken on Nov 13,2005 to "stop" drinking. Restrict to a maximum of 1 or 2 drinks under 'maximum peer pressure' situations only. So far only 1 such situation arised (Day of last exam). Pretty good start.

9. Tryin to get my hands on the new video by Damien "Jr Gong" Marley song ft Nas, "Road to Zion" video. Have a link to the file. No idea abt quality n stuff. Get it here

10. Building a phone-tapping software that digitally records from your phone using a bluetooth tweak. Phone-tapping seems to be the 'coolest' thing to do now. Work in progress. Not sure if I'll get it done.

11. Logging to every website for the 'most' awards. Voted wherever I could for "most hated person of the year" for Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton. Hurray, they seem to have topped every mag n site.

12. Registering my profile on Shaadi.com to try n work out a marriage thing where I marry an NRI in the Gulfi. In 4 months time, any NRI there can vote. So I can earn well as well as call myself a true Indian. But no luck there! Minimum age is 21. Refer reason 2.

13. Windows-shopping(yes Windows) on eBay looking for funny stuff. But I came across grosse things like "Pubic hair of Michael Jackson" and "Toothbrush of Nelson Mandela". Damn! There must be some kinda restriction to put up stuff for aucion. Last time I checked, both were bidding at $50,000.

14. Trying to shoot a video-film using a Sony Cybershot 4 MPXL Digicam for my first short film, titled "Who killed Mr.Freedom Pants?"

15. Updating my MMS collection from desitorrents.com. Desitorrents Moblie section rocks.

Ok. That just about sums up my activities for the last 15 days. And I continue groanin, one day at a time.