Thursday, August 25, 2005

This is a love story!


Ithu Oru Kathal Kathai!(This is a love story!)-a serial in Star Vijay is a kind of different story compared to all other serials in the TV these days.This doesn't feature any feminist kind of characters which is the trend now.But same old traingle love concept featured with 2 men & 2 women which includes friendship,love,relation.

The hero character(in the picture)is been changed now,hmmm some resemblances can also be found between the two.Two girls with different thoughts ,different lifestyle,different fashion are also featured.

Sometimes it's irritating to watch because same point is repeated with different actions,different costumes,different situations but you can understand the story anytime you watch.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Unlimited sounds Limited

Broadband Internet connection is advertised with a main caption as "UNLIMITED".Using broadband for more than 1 year still sounds limited , similar to a dial up but in a different way.

The corporate offered us 300MB as free upload/download for a month.So we tried to make our usage within 300 MB.Later they increased to 400MB,so we thought,"O.K let's use some more and take care that finally comes within 400MB.Rarely we cross the limit and pay for the extra usage.Then don't know what made the corporate to be more liberal and gave us 512MB.Yet the same story.....

Now 1000MB free upload/download.Happy to have 1000MB alloted but still limited to explore the World Wide Web.From the day 1 ,checking everyday for the usage and planning for the next day's usage...doesn't sound limited that too with a broadband?

My mother says"How much ever the corporate allocates us,still we feel limited and need more...." and laughs.That's true!

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Train Journey after 9 years

It's been 9 years since I travelled in train.Very hard to believe but true.Last week made my trip to mantralayam(in AP)in a tourist agency along with my parents.I stepped in to the Central Railway Station after 9 years to catch the Mumbai Express.Seeing the heavy rush in the station since it is a holiday time(Independance day holiday)& few more changes in the station, was happy to be there.My previous journey in train was an All India tour when i was studying 8th standard.

Once all the passengers(of the tourist agency) got into the train,there was some confusion regarding the allotment of berths in train.It was great fun looking at all the old ladies & their garrulous talks about the journey.The owner of the tourist agency is in another compartment who has all the tickets.The most funniest thing happened when TTR came.He demanded for the tickets but everyone kept mum & he was very patient to be silent for few seconds then shouted "Ticket keten enn moonchiyae partha enna artham?(What's there to stare at my face when i ask the ticket?)".Everyone bursted out in laughter including him.You can't resist laughing when you are among the old one's.

When we reached Mantralayam it was 12pm, so we went to the temple' annapoorna ashram.That building was donated by Naryana moorthy(Infosys Chairman)& Sudha Narayana moorthy.The interior of the building is very beautiful,clean & naturally the hall was bright with the help of sunlight.Then went to River Tungabadra,where the water level is raising because the dam is open.Around Mandralayam & it's near by places you can see thungabadra & lots of sunflowers in Andra Pradesh.

The next day made a visit to Ragavendra's temple,very beautiful & divine.Calmness is something you get in the temple.Then Hampi in karnataka is a tourist place which can't be left.But had suffered for some time due to bad roads towards hampi.One murmered that the area MLA has to taken through this road so that he realises how difficult to travel in it.But what's the use?

Going to different monuments built by the King krishnadeva Raya in this region is the most good experience in this visit.Half of the monuments are destroyed in the past.The city full of stones is the best word to describe Hampi.Many monuments build with three styles (HINDU,MUSLIM,JAIN).But don't know the reason why he built with these 3 architectures.Just had half a day time to visit Hampi which is not enough to see hampi.

The tour came to an end & reached the room at 2am & had to catch the Mumbai Express at 4.30am to chennai.It was Independance day,but spent whole day travelling to chennai.At about 1pm saw a national flag hoisted somewhere,but there's no buildings,no people around,just like a wasteland but happy to see the flag atleast there in this long journey.The journey was tiring but cherished good visit to Andra Pradesh & Karnataka.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Soup turned Rasam

Soup turned Rasam

Have you ever tasted tomato soup taste like rasam?

I bought a tomato soup packet today thinking it is an instant soup which is in powderey form.Once i brought home and opened it ,i noticed it is in the form of a paste which has to be boiled and we have to use the entire packet(serves 5)immediately.

Once the soup is ready, it's taste is similar to rasam.It was also mentioned in the packet MTH SOUP "Rasam Style" which i didn't notice.No one will say that is a soup, pure rasam sold as soup in the market.

One use of that packet was we were able to prepare rasam for dinner.Even that's not good.MTH Soup "Rasam Style" never buy that product.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

After so many days.....

After so many days,today i went to my college to get my certificates.Travelling in the same college bus with new cleaner who questioned me "Which bus you belong to?".Thank god my junior answered him that i am an old student,he went back.Same old driver with same speed(not improved to drive fast),same old college buildings and same old menu too.Only few regulations have changed which i get to know from the juniors.

Speaking with the lectureres boosted my energy and made my way to the library to collect my credentials.After receiving the certificates,my eyes went through the words "First class with Distinction" made my heart feel happy.Happier after a long time.

Later i decided to leave the college and started my footsteps towards it.Saw my department by the side and made an entrance and met my old lecturer.They were happy to see me & obviously me too.

Atlast i had a glance to all(more than 10) those gigantic buildings,staffs,.... and felt happy that they made me an engineer.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Idle days

My days have become much idle unable to tolerate the boring day times when all my friends go for work and my joining date is on october.Getting up in the morning without knowing how am i gonna kill the time till night.Boring cinemas,nasty smell when i open my house door where people lay roads just opposite to our house.......... really irritates.The result of all this is just an headache with which i prevail in the nights.

These days are not going to come again ,need to be enjoyed,but how??