Entries from June 2008

June 30, 2008

Tsunami Ghost village

After watching Dasavatharam, I actually realized the magnanimity of the tsunami that had hit us, (the graphics, which was quite amateur, had nothing to do with this), if it was really that devastating (with boats flying every which way and waves that high) then I feel really bad that I did not fully grasp its impact [...]

June 25, 2008

The Ramayana

The Ramayana is an Indian epic that is supposed to have been written more than 2000 years ago, by the sage Valmiki. Although it has existed for so many millennia, it still enthralls millions around the world just as it did during the time of its conception. I am no expert in the Ramayana, the [...]

June 15, 2008

Sleepless….

It was 2:30 am and I just couldn’t sleep, was thinking of messaging people to find out if anyone was awake. One of my friends messaged me just then (he is a hopeless workaholic), we chatted for some time, and he told me about this thing he does to figure out what’s happening in his [...]

June 15, 2008

Broken Bridge

Broken bridge at besant nagar, one of my favourite spots in chennai…a lot has been said about this place in many blogs…i’m just uploading some photos of it

June 14, 2008

Joie de vivre

Life has given us days of mindless slogging and days when we sit down to wonder why we put up with this drudgery that has come to characterize the pathetic lives we lead.When exactly did life make this ‘u’ turn and land us in this pitiful state? A hearty meal with the family has become [...]

June 13, 2008

Dasavatharam

The much awaited Dasavatharam is finally scheduled to be released today, and I got to see the preview show last night (actually very early today morning). Drove all the way to ambatur from my office, (at thoraippakkam) to catch the night show which got split into an 8pm and 11pm show by the theatre ppl, (to [...]