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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Nilam Cyclone

Hi folks,

I take immense pleasure in welcoming the Cyclone Nilam. What to do because I was given a half day off from my office. Hmmm it was such a dramatic day, in spite of cyclone i started for office in the morning and made to my office some how as there was only wild wind not rains in the train. After I reached office all I could hear from every quarters of the office was about the cyclone warning given by Mr. Ramanan(The Head of Chennai Meteorological department) this morning in the news. Also many used google to know where the cyclone is as of at that instant and many were curious about the cyclone's land fall. Remember Just yesterday the land fall of a super cyclone Sandy(some call it frankestein, I hope I spelt correctly), in USA. They were virtually expecting the same to happen over Chennai what ever New York. I felt that was ridiculous because these are just human's conceptions, during any anxiety events like this. I started to work as usual and had this routine works till lunch. Once again i was cramped by the news of Cyclone in the lunch and these were rumours of Tsunami too that the cyclone could cause. All I could say was LOLZ and move on. Immediately after the lunch my boss said to vacate the office building and at that instant I was stuck in horror scenes of the cyclone whatever people around me were making scenes of. I started pack my bags and came to railway station where i used to board trains to home. Suddenly my dad called me and said Trains were cancelled because of Cyclone the trains were cancelled and I was forced to take a bus to home. But thank God the bus depot was at my walkable distance and I started to walk. At that I felt some one pushing against me and resisting to walk. Along with me some of my colleagues also joined my walk symbolising the team work. lolz...! Along the way i checked my satellite version of the map using my Nokia C5 to know the cyclone's path and get ready to face it. Then I boarded a bus which was free and had a great relief at that time, as I thought I was safe to some extent. On the way to home in the bus, I enjoyed heavy traffic, panic people(who were also left office like me), uprooted trees, wild windy roads, and unusual cold. Some of the photos i had captured are at the end of the post. During my travel to home I once got a call from my dad saying trees have been uprooted at many places reach home safely my son. All I could think now was All is well and I would reach home sooner than usual(for each man these used to be each feeling but today for all same feelings). One of my colleagues, called me and said He was heading to beach from home but visibility was very less it seems. :D He in am exception in this feelings list:-) lolz. Also this is one of my unusual fond memories which I could ever forget.

Come home once Nilam...!

Meet you all in my next Interesting Posts..! :) And WAIT....! Take a look at my photos down here :




















Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Navratri Special : Golu

The Period of Navratri is over for this year but the memories surrounding it is vast and can't be erased not that much easily. I visited some of my friends home for a special thing this year. I take pride in telling this. This is the only year I've visited and recorded in my history(who knows about this history...! Even I dont know), that I've visited a number of GOLUs.
Golu - in short we can say it as an arrangement of dolls and statues of Gods, toys(even barbie, If you want in this modern world but nothing vulgar), in a neat well planned arrangement design with some good innovative concepts. This takes nothing more than this. At the end of this article you can find some pictures i've recorded. This practice of Indians(till my knowledge, who knows even in some other countries too) is awesome and I can say this particular festival would attract small kids to arrange their toys in a neat way. Also I've come across about the behaviour of one of my close friends who used to have the hobby of collecting PILLAIYAR idols ranging any size and cost. I got attracted to this hobby of hers and I also started picking it up for her and I've collected Pillayar idols as like her. So this makes a good hobby too altogether. Ahem...! Coming back to the topic, this festival is so energetic in North India. I came to know about this from my colleagues in work place who used to dance DANDIYA during this fest in the temples at one particular day. Also there used to be union of relatives who were in long distance and can reach them at only special occasions like this. I've come across in temples also near my place where you can see Golu arrangement because of the spiritual idea behind this. Altogether this year - 2012, the Navratri season went to be a good one as far as i'm concerned and kept me working tight by visiting my friend's homes. Might be in next year, I'll be posting about the review of Golu kept at my home. (Fingers crossed).

Golu Spl Photos: 
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Monday, June 25, 2012

When City meets Town! (PART 1)


Sports persons have a very strong ego. City people have it too. They never say it out, but they all have it all the same!
Being chess players (this is the only field I know), we acquire by the habitual actions of the so-called "elite" company we get, some interesting peculiar character traits which can only be seen among chess circles.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Life At JPR Institutions


Click on the College Names to get directed to the Official Website



what do you have common for these colleges apart from students, staffs, buildings...? 
                                                         Its awesome food and placement for every meritorious student. Also JPR institutions are one of the leading all rounder institutions in the whole of anna university in every aspects be it games, sports, college ranking, students ranking, college infra-structure, teaching facilities, etc. These group of colleges are well known for the type of food they serve to students and everyone who enter the college premises during the food intervals... Also these group of colleges are established by the close friend of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MGR. The colleges are well established with good buildings for lab, class rooms, library, auditorium, mess hall, hostel, temples, mosque, church and even for conducting exams. The colleges have a good play ground facility also. The hostel, gym and internet room is separate for girls and boys. Mess hall is also separate for both genders. There are also both vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods on all days except friday(on which day only veg foods are served to all). Sports quota guys are given more preferences. Special rewards are given for top ranking students at each semesters to encourage them at academics.



Plus points:
>good infrastructure
>good placements
>good hygienic foods
>must board college buses only(to minimize
students in accidents)

Minus points:
>cell phones are strictly not allowed
>girls and boys cannot converse at college premises
>i pods and other music players are not allowed
>Tie and ID cards must be hanged down your collars
>pukka formals alone is allowed
>shoes are must


Some of the images of the college: 





Food during Festival times for ALL

St.Joseph's College Auditorium

Achievers Day Celebrations at night in the college

College Ground

Friday, April 06, 2012

"Thanneer Panthal", The Water Depots


Hi all...!!

Hope you all doing fine;)

Some days ago there was a news in the ruling party's channel Jaya Tv about combating the heat stress this summer. I came across an usual announcement from our Honourable Chief Minister. The announcement is to their party's worksmen and followers to establish "Thanneer Panthal"(i will call it as water depots) in order to combat the heat wave in the upcoming summer season (its already here :-( though). And immediately I thought that this announcement is just an announcement and has nothing to do with. But after two to three days, I came across many such 'water depots' and there were party men sitting within those newly installed stalls. The main aim of these water depots is to render not only water for free to all the people but also some other natural coolant like watermelons, etc.,.

WHAT I SEE FROM THIS??

The newly formed Government has a fire and desire in itself to rule the Tamil Nadu with all its power like an athlete who uses all his power to win the race with no second thoughts than winning it. Like wise our government also has the tendency to do so. But the upcoming power crisis also adds for an big minus against the government. It also look for the necessary steps to overcome the power crisis because its the mother and backbone of any electrical and electronic components in modern days world. The opening of kudankulam nuclear power plant problem also has a close relationship with this crisis, as the timed opening of it in November might have been a good step towards this. Its been a high time that the power plant be at operation soon with all its necessary precautions and steps for its well being factor. Also i came across an article that Government is planning some nice development plans along the kudankulam area. I see this step as the action plan to bring the people closer to the government.
Why i'm talking of this power crisis suddenly after i started with the 'water depots' ... ?

The reason is even solving the power crisis would be a nice and awful step towards combating Heat Stress and Disobedient Summer...

Lets hope for the best to take place ;)

see y'all :-):

Brain Drain!

There's a lot of talk, only sometimes, about a phenomenon called 'BRAIN DRAIN'. I think it's simply the migration of Indian students to foreign countries and the problem faced by India due to the same. The problem cited by the Indian government is that there is a lot of money, in the order of crores, lost due to this process. This is what we call the Brain Drain. The loss is the amount of money spent in training these students in technical fields in India. I don't know how many people are aware of this, but I came to know of this pretty recently and this irked my mind quite a bit!
Everything has two sides, and this time - the government and the students!

It's always easy to say the wrong things, so I will start with that. According to Mr.Ramesh, IITs are not world-class. True. Think about other colleges then. Come to Tamil Nadu, or any state for that matter; you can find college names which can't be spelled correctly even in Latin. If instis like Anna University cannot be maintained high class by the so-called philanthropic and not-needed-to-mention rich Government, how can we expect students in other top colleges to REMAIN in TN or even India, after studying?
Some students are passionate about MS and research. I don't know why but MS is always antonymous with India. There's no MS in India. I have no idea why.


There are a lot of B-Schools in India, not many come to the top 100 in the world. We need at least a decent number keeping the Under Graduate population in mind. Not just a NUMBER! So... MBA - outside India.
There's always GATE for M.Tech in India. Somehow, M.Tech is always synonymous with 'teaching'. I may be wrong, but ... ask the students! :) Also, the fact that is always sidelined is that, M.Tech is not a specialization! Also, not many opportunities available IMMEDIATELY after M.Tech. Reasons enough for not many passionate M.Teching! "Students are intelligent!"
I really wonder if the bureaucrats ("the men who matter") have ever visited foreign Universities. I am sure they travel abroad, but Universities? I don't think so. Their children do study outside (I am sure they don't slog it out in Anna!), but they are irrelevant here. IITs, as far as infrastructure, facilities, and more importantly, ATMOSPHERE is concerned, DOESN'T even need to be commented! (I have been to IIT-K and I got to say, I love SRM and VIT more!)
I wish politicians wore formal shirts and full trousers and gave everything a thought, with laptops and internet connectivity!
"Desire is the root cause of misery"

Okay, let's come to the students. It's evident that students want to make money. But no one really WANTS to go abroad. It's just that we are NEEDED to go abroad due to lack of 'chances' here. Vitamin-M apart, if India is really good, no one will go out!
If India has the BALLS (if you don't understand what balls are, mail me :D) to remove / limit reservation to agreeable levels, India will definitely improve. Mr.Ambedkar was right.... Right when he lived. We have not moved with the times. And that's the reason why India is still what it is!
"This is the main main reason for the migration!"
Look at the number of "affected people" in the US, that's why there's a lot of Classical Music in Cleveland and Ohio! You fools, they would have been here if not for the reservations! Don't put reservation in anything and everything. College admissions, Cricket team, Jobs, PG Studies, Entrance exams, everything! No exception, but for public transport (Thank God!).
If you want to give education for all, spare a thought for the Arts Colleges too! Why only Engineering and Medicine? If there's an answer for this question, reservation MAY be justified to a little extent. Only little! I don't think there's any counselling for Arts, Science, Humanities and Hotel Management colleges!

"Every living thing!"

There's another thing to consider. It is indeed true that many foreign students (NRIs are negligible) who come to India for academic purposes. However, it does not contribute to the overall globalization of our nation. The magnitude of Brain Drain is much large compared to incoming students of this sort.

On the whole, students can of course be criticized a little bit for ambitiously going abroad after studying, without thinking about the motherland. On the other hand, the harsh reality is that most of these students have no option but to go out!
The Government is fully responsible for this. There's nothing wrong in stating the truth. Upper caste people have already had enough tough times to cope with here. There are limits to endurance too. Moving out of India is the best option. After some decades, there will be very few left here. US or UK may well be our addresses. It's not all that smooth anywhere. Yes. d'accord! It's not going to be easy out there too. But it's definitely NOT WORTH being here for quality education, in this wretched system!
Nowadays, it's getting worse. There are talks about reservations right from LKG in all government and affiliated schools. If this is the case, we are not sending healthy signals to the kids. Also to the "deprived" open competition...
"Long live India"

Don't read this post again. Book your flights! :)
Disclaimer: ALL IS WELL
Part 2 - the invisible ... will come soon, if I have the mood for it!

ak

Sunday, April 01, 2012

2012 - and beyond!

I don't understand the technical terms used by various people in all those so-called Geographic summits that happen around the world. But these things always intrigued me...
"When I was in school, I learnt that there were four seasons - Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. I have lived for 21 years so far; and I have seen just two - Summer and Winter.
Living in Chennai now, I mostly see ONE monotonous season all over the year!"

When our parents studied also, there was not much electricity for 24 hours. They did not have any difficulty in studying because the earth was not this hot those days! I still remember, in the last decade, whenever power went off, I used to hang out just outside my house with friends and talk and talk. It was not that tough.
Now - PLUS humidity, MINUS friends / neighbours!

 "I still see four seasons in other continents. The US has many coloured leaves in different seasons. Why not here?"

"My city looks so picturesque when it rains. Yes... When it rains! When it rains?"

"Hot climate is called Summer. What is boiling climate called?"

"It's okay if there's no electricity in cold places. But Chennai has frequent power cuts nowadays! What will free laptops produce when there's no electricity? Provoke people to use stand-by modes which harm the environment all the more!"

"Water is a natural resource, so is air. We pay for water! Soil too; but it's being stolen from the river-beds!"


"I used to get fresh air at 6AM in the mornings; I USED TO!"


" Water was never so salty as it is now, or horrible, for that matter. Where did all the 'nice' water go?"


Take care of our planet!
Thinking about the FOUR seasons...


ak

Sunday, March 25, 2012

The cost of Oxygen!! Very interesting!!!

In one day a human being breathes oxygen equivalent to 3 cylinders.

Each oxygen cylinder on an average costs Rs.700/-, without subsidy.

So, in a day one uses Oxygen worth Rs. 2,100/- and for a full year it is Rs. 7,66,500/-. And, if we consider an average life span of 65 years; the costs of oxygen we use become a staggering sum of Rs. 500,00,000/- = Rs. 50 million. All this oxygen is derived free of cost from the surrounding trees. 



Very few people look at trees as a RESOURCE. 
Protect Trees!
  

Monday, February 27, 2012

Is 2012 the real end of our World...???

Some time ago, i got interested in the end of the world. Er, what i mean to say is "I wanted to know what exactly the hoax spread during my school times that 2012 would be our last year on earth". Really widespread that even NASA released some press releases that 2012 is not the end of the year. Some media people even preached that 2012 the end of the world is little bit late and is postponed towards the end of the 21st century and so on., many stories and silly humors, etc etc etc., . So I was really interested in knowing what these things are and went to one of my friend's home where I can browse about these things through the internet. At that time i was aw-struck to read from a website that stated 'periodically some angels of God came to Earth to visit us and make the things in the Earth CLEAN. They wander in some planets which are not under any solar system control. they were called "Annunakis"[link here] (about which you can even search in WIKIPEDIA and also Google it)'. After this I just went to search about other possibilities Earth could be destroyed or how end of the Earth is predicted like that and just went on....

Now come back from the past. that happened really 4 years before. Today when i was just skimming the newspaper(for sure i didn't read the paper) in the morning. suddenly i saw this article[link here]. I was just aw-struck to read this article that stated "Nomad Planets Wandering In Milky Way"(our Galaxy). Why? Just because the article which i had studied about the "Annunakis" flashed in my mind. I really got terrified to know about this. and many connections i could make. Some of them are : 1. Annunakis traveled in the wandering planets which the researchers have found now that many wandering planets are there in our Galaxy system. 2.What i really thought after getting to know about this was, "those are just a HOAX". but now i really felt that there may be some possibility of such a planet in existence with Annunakis in it.(purely its my thinking about the existence). After all these cross - thoughts, I just started to google about this. but now there are many websites illustrating these things even some hosted animation too. Right now i really think very weird about this. But i too have a doubt, "will the Earth would END at 21-12-2012..??".

Also take a look on this link[link here]

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Australian's New Cricket Rules

Swamiye Saranam Aiyappa..!!!

Confused why i say this.. :) simple i have put "Maalai" for Sabarimalai. 

ok now i'm gonna discuss about the controversial wicket-to-be of David Hussey who was not given 'out' in-spite of handling the ball during his run out chance thrown by Virat Kholi at MS Dhoni(in stumps) at the end of 24th over. I really got my memory down lane when Inzamam-Ul-Haq of Pakistan( A former Gigantic player with good records from pakistan National Cricket Team) was given out for the same in one of the games against India in the past. Immediately the commentators also mentioned the same in the commentary. what they said is Inzy was given OUT by the same umpire "Simon Taufel" in 2006 Peshawar Match against India when India toured Pakistan. The instances were the same. As like David Hussey, Inzy also handled the ball in the same manner and was given "out" by the same umpire "Simon Taufel" without consulting the THIRD UMPIRE. what a pity!!!!
Take a Sneak Look at the video down here :
 The same umpire has forgotten the rules which he used just 6 years back. That's the kind of umpiring going on against Indians at any given time. One should also remember that the same Indians have sacked one of the most renowned umpire "Steve Buckner" (known for his beautiful umpiring except for India). I hope the ICC which takes severe actions against teams(especially India) for slow Bowling Rates per hour must take actions against umpires too in a stringent manner in order to avoid such a thing. Even one could also cannot forget the 5-balls per over in the same series which was unchecked by the ICC even it was published in many leading newspapers. Such is the umpiring and the ICC "DUMB" AGAINST  Indians Especially in Australia. 

Thursday, February 16, 2012

How to apply for an Indian Passport @ Chennai


share this because i really felt it difficult for me to apply for a passport without any help from agents or friends. So i feel this would be a nice pathway finder for many friends out there like me...!! :)

The Passport Seva Kendras will function from Monday to Friday from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM with lunch time break from 1.30 PM to 2.00 PM.

The addresses of Passport Seva Kendras are:

1.      VADAPALANI – No.1, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Road, Saligramam, Chennai 600093
2.      AMINJIKARAI – Navins Presidium, No.103, Nelson Manickam Road, Aminjikarai, Chennai 600029
3.      TAMBARAM – Claret Complex, Old No.4a & 4b, New No.17 & 19 Duraisamy Reddy Street, Tambaram, Chennai 600045

Full capacity online appoints open from 1st October 2011.

Procedure for Online Application in the Passport Seva System:

1.            Log on to website, www.passportindia.gov.in
2.            Create your user ID and assign a password
3.            Fill & submit the application form online or download the e-Form, fill and upload the same in the website. You can also scan & upload relevant supporting documents.
4.            You should note the Application Reference Number (ARN), schedule an appointment and take printout of Application Slip
5.            You should visit the designated Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)
6.            Applicant’s present is mandatory alongwith all required original documents and photocopies. 
7.            Your photograph will be capture at the PSK.
8.            You can track the status of your application or get any assistance by calling 1800-258-1800 or logging on to www.passportindia.gov.in


Important information to note:

1.      Only applications with prior appointment will be processed at Passport Seva Kendra.  Walk-in applicants will be allowed in emergency cases only.
2.      From 1st October 2011 onwards, full appointments as per the total capacity at PSKs will be opened to public while Regional Passport Office will stop accepting applications, except for emergency cases.
3.      Applicants who have already taken appointments in the existing system should visit Regional Passport Office to submit their applications.
4.      Appoints are made available on the website on a first-come-first-serve basis, with a 3 day lead time.
5.      District Passport Cells (DPCs) will continue to accept applications for passport services. DPCs will accept applications for Fresh Passport only (No Re-Issue, Lost/ Damaged / Miscellaneous Services).  Applicants must submit their details in the new application form ONLY.  Applicants may download the new Application Form from the online portal (www.passportindia.gov.in), take a print-out, manually fill in and submit the same in the DPCs.
6.      In the new system, all miscellaneous services will fall under ‘Re-issue) category.  Therefore, the services will be classified as Fresh, Re-issue and PCC.
7.      Citizens who have applied for a passport in the old system will have to track the application in the old system only and call centre will not give information pertaining to the old system.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tie of the TIE






Both teams scored same runs. 
Both teams lost same number of wickets.
Both teams played same number of overs.
Both teams have same extras of 8 runs.
Both teams hit 15 fours and 2 Sixes.


This is the “tie” of “tie”

but India played 1 ball less than sri lanka in 30th over ;)


Nothing can be the "most" Beautiful Gift on Valentines Day for Cricket Lovers....!!!

Monday, February 13, 2012

GATE Exam! :D

Valentine's Day wishes to all readers! :)
Well well... I am stopping with the greeting. (Excuse me from that topic! :D )
GATE exam happened on February 12th (Offline exams) this year and it seems there's a record 7.8 lakh people took GATE this year! Quite a phenomenal number that! Much of the number is due to the consideration of GATE score for recruitment in public sector companies. Not all people want to do the so-called (and of course, dreaded) 'higher studies'! :)
B.Tech itself was cumbersome! No need to say anything about M.Tech! 2 more years of the same branch??? No way!
I also wrote GATE. No kidding, Yes, I really wrote.
I went to the Exam Centre armed with 2 Black pens, 2 Blue pens, a pencil, a calculator and an eraser. For ID proof, my college Id. Of course, my mobile phone too! THAT WAS ALL! I was really amazed to see so much people preparing even at 8.30 AM (the exam starts at 9AM)! Some of them had come with parents. They had food and water bottles for their 'children' - I wondered if they were going for a wrestling match! :D
Embarrassing, anyway, I walked straight up and found out my exam hall. One good thing about being a chess player is that, we find a chess player wherever we go. (Atleast one person! No escape!) Here too, I found my friend Haribalu eagerly checking the notice board!
Coming to the main part, I went to my exam hall at around 8.45 AM. As a surprise, the invigilator was also known to me - she was a chess player's mother!
"Wherever we go, I don't know if Hutch and Vodafone follow; definitely Chess follows!"
As bad luck (or good luck) would have it, I was seated in the very first bench! Oh my god, the very thought of she looking at my answering made me laugh inside! I knew very well... I could answer only the last ten questions. (We prepared in VIT two days back with a GATE mock question paper. Nothing much to say, the mock paper humbled me! :D)
One bad thing about GATE exam compared to SRM Semester exams is that, we cannot leave the hall until the exam gets over. This meant that I had to sit in the same place for 3 hours...
1st 30 minutes - I solved the aptitude and English questions - fairly easy.
I looked at my watch - 9.30 AM :( 150 minutes remained... Fate - cell phones are not allowed. My thoughts went to VIT where the South Zone Inter Universities was still going on. This is the worst thing that happened in the exam hall, I will tell you why - I dozed off at 9.40! Due to 4 years of sleeping experience in SRM, I knew perfectly how to sleep in a classroom but this was different. Unconsciously, I shaded another bubble with 'black ink ball point pen' (this was the only color allowed in GATE)! To my horror, I found that I had already answered that question!
"தூக்கம் கலைந்தது!" (I woke up!)
"The forehead-sweating feeling when you wake up suddenly after a sleep-in-sitting-position is very annoying! You get scared if something has gone wrong - you look around to see if someone caught you sleeping; look what others are doing and later... realize that everything is fine!"
The instructions in GATE paper read something like this ... "Use only black ink ball point pen since it cannot be erased. Hence the candidate must shade the bubbles carefully"
Yeah... Right! They cannot be erased I thought. Then my thoughts went back to something I read when I was young... er... a school-goer!
"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins...
Not through strength, but through persistence!"
What an Idea! :)

I took out the eraser and started erasing. Initially it did not make any difference. I looked at my watch. "Hell with it, I said to myself. I will keep erasing - I have so much time all the same"! I continued erasing. After ten minutes, some part of the bubble disappeared. And with it, some portion of the top layer of the extra thick ORS sheet. (The usual shading sheet, nothing alien). I continued with the most productive work I did in the exam. After 25 minutes, the whole bubble was erased. I was very very happy at what I had done. Now the question had only one answer. (The IIT people got it wrong - it can be erased! Yaar kitta!!! Tamizhan da!)
Thoroughly elated at my endeavour, I finally gained some motivation to read the technical questions. And how well I did, I managed to answer a few questions and make some intelligent guesses for the others. I also mustered enough tolerance to stop myself from shading answers for all questions - there is negative marking in GATE! I had answered 49 questions out of 65!
And then I answered two more. I crossed 50 and kept my answer count at 51!
There was still some 30 minutes left and I had to sit idle. There was nothing else left for me to do. The other questions were unanswerable to my standards. My knowledge in CS & IT is very limited. As one significant person enlightened me recently, I just "Did what made me happy and left the rest to God!"

p.s. These stunts are performed by professionals. Don't try this in any competitive exam! Prepare in advance!

Phir melinge!
ak :)

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Plastic Roads!!!




Hi Guys...! First of all i would like to convey my warm welcome - the month of LOVE     - February 2012 .
                      
                                                   The newly formed Corporation of Chennai is implementing many innovative projects for the welfare and well being of the people in the city. Also i have read in the newspapers about expanding the chennai city's area by 8 times nearly and hence to implement overall development of the districts and suburbs surrounding Chennai Main city. Recently i also got a tip about laying plastic roads in and around city streets and main roads. The main reason cited here for laying such type of roads is that life of the roads are declining very swiftly during the rainy seasons. Also another problem the city is facing is scarcity of dumpyard to dump the enormous amount of biodegradable products and non-biodegradable wastes.

Dumped Plastic Wastes along a Water Source making it vulnerable for transmitting Diseases


Although the biodegradable wastes can be easily got rid but it takes some breeding time to get decomposed. Whilst the non-biodegradable wastes wont settle back like the former. But it will be alike the years and wont get decomposed easily. So Chennai City Corporation has decided to use nature of plastics to its advantage. They've obtained to use the waste plastic both from domestic and industries. But could obtain only some 100 tonnes. The requirement of plastic that is projected for laying roads is 800 tonnes. The corporation bodies have planned to get these required plastic waste from the people of city. And they've apparently planned to give away to the people 20rupees per kilogram of plastic waste. For doing this the corporation are going to engage themselves in creating awareness in this regard and hence the chennai city roads would be proper and its lifetime would be greatly increased and hence improper road facilities would be eliminated in the near future.
Imagine this:->
Our kids have a fight on parking their cycles or vehicles in the road with our neighbour and says during this fight "ITHU ENGA APPAN POTTA ROAD" (means This is my Dad's own road)

Anyhow our corporation is also getting innovative ideas and steps to implement them:-)


Happy to hear those innovatives and initiatives, but we people want them to be completed successfully without being shelved 

Monday, January 30, 2012

Semester 8 Aftermath!


Hi all!
Wishing you a Happy New Year 2012!
This is my first post this year, I guess, so, there's no harm in wishing late! Better late than never, they say! :)
And to all those who are not from SRM and other elderly people, I have finished my last semester exams. You can call me 'Engineer' now...! Just project work remains. But for that, I am almost done. Well, ALMOST!


These are really tricky times, REALLY bizarre periods! Life goes so smooth till you suddenly end up with these bloated times which are in such stark contrast with the times you were experiencing for the past three-and-a-half years or so.
Placements - done!
Exams - done!
Project - will be done!
Higher studies - not yet decided! This is not the time to decide. Let results come!
Farewell - done!
What else is left in our college life?
I am not reviling the finishing of semester 8 exams. People just get confused what to do!
I asked my friend... "What are you going to do this month?" He said, "I can play games! Mother can't stop me from anything now! No one can question me!" "Fair enough" I thought. Can't blame him. Lamentations of a beautiful mind!


I can't do that, I am not him. I inquired another one. "There's no way I am studying more! B.Tech was just possible; can't do more!" Yeah Yeah... Of course! It was tough! Can't damn him either. Well done mate!


Life's not that tough for SRMites who got placed in Accenture. They have some odd four-lettered program (HSIP / HSFP I am not sure, who cares?) starting soon. "The American mindset cannot change! They never paid a penny for conducting classes in SRM!"


I asked a girl this time. She said "I don't know. I am placed. But not sure if I will join..." Well well, they can SIT at home. That's an additional option they have. They don't get the bread after all! They have all the time in the world. The queer difference is that, this is an OPTION for them. For boys, this isn't! (I know I know...)


Some people have already applied and achieved MS seats. Fortunate people, they can take rest for some four months without the slightest feeling of guilt! They deserve it after all!


Some wrote CAT, only to see CAT pounce on them like the shrill TIGER! They are still there! Bad rememberings for some!


Whatever it is, some people cannot study Computer Science any more (This may include me... sometime)! Still, we become anaemic you see! It's hard to put time to good use at all times!
Most of the time, we sit in front of the computer with austere faces thinking what to do. Mostly facebook, gmail, FIFA, that's all! We easily become loungers in the afternoons! Text someone, no replies. So... sleep! Wake up in the evenings, tea or coffee or Milo. Come back to computer again. Sleep. Dinner. Sleep. Oh yeah 24 hours... See you tomorrow!


One odd morning, a friend calls and wants a get-together. Why not? That's the only exception to the routine we may get! And after that, the tape recorder plays again!


Don't think; feel, says Bruce Lee. True, just enjoy the moment! Don't think too much. Sing a song, watch a movie, play hard. After all, we pushed a mountain for four years in a row. I repeat, IN A ROW!


Long live engineers!
"One small extension after our names;
 A giant leap for our lives!!!"


ak :)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

MGR ERA.....IS IT STILL???

                  MGR still lives in the heart of people... This is evident from the fact that his birthday is celebrated even in the present date with much grandeur and offerings to the needy people by his fans and fan clubs. Its known to all that he is the un-disputed and un-crowned king of the people's rule of his age. Still that type of rule in which people had more faith and power in the government is not been established yet. One should also remember that today is the birthday of the real superstar who is born on 17/01/1917 .
                 Still he rules the people's heart and that is evident in the ADMK party's election canvas time. The main thing ADMK had promised to the people was that to establish a rule as like MGR. I could also notice in many areas today that his birthday is being celebrated like the famous festival. The people from all the creeds of the city celebrated by distributing sweets the passers- by, tied his photo printed plastic garlands around the streets where they reside, and in some places there were annadhanams(free food) to the poor people. Also one should note another interesting factor. Its the fan clubs which were established at his times is functioning still in every part of Tamil Nadu to do these jobs. This was evident when there was re-releases of his yester-year films in the chennai multiplexes which was booked to house full shows for around a week. This appears to be an unachieveable and impossible target for today's modern day heroes. Exactly a month before Rajnikanth birthday was celebrated but not even at this scale. I can also say that no other actor in tamil nadu enjoys such a grandeur even after his death more than 20years back. MGR is truly a people's actor and deity who lives in the people's heart in Tamil Nadu. Such a love will always perish and make him to live much more in the heart's of the people even after many more years to come.
                Recently i came across an article in newspaper that the newly formed Government's Cabinet Ministers were having ring tones and caller tunes from MGR's yester-year hit films and they say its their turn to show their respect and rememberance to the ADMK party's founder. His film CD's are also a hit in the market. This makes us to come to a conclusion that he is remembered and respected by every man who adored his acting - On screen performance and his ruling style - Off the stage and screen.



These are the photos i took while i travelled to and from the college... so couldn't remember what place it is:)


This song "Thaayillaamal Naanillai", highligting Mother's dignity, specially for Makkal Thilagam, from the movie "ADIMAI PENN" written by Kavignar Vaali and the music scored by Thirai Isai Thilagam K.V.Mahadevan and sung by T.M.Soundararajan is dedicated to our Makkal Thilagam in the eve of His 95th Birth Anniversary.



Monday, January 16, 2012

Awesome Sites About Old School Cartoons


With the advent of Pixar and other computer generated animation studios, the art of ink-and-paper animation is quickly becoming a relic. For generations of kids, however, these cartoons were a Saturday morning ritual that couldn’t be skipped. Each decade came with its own specific style of cartoon, from the animal antics of early Disney to the superhero craze of the 1980′s.  If you’re feeling nostalgic, here are ten great sites dedicated to the cartoons we all grew up with.

Credit: Disney

  1. Old-Cartoons.Com – Few sites can rival the exhaustive resources of this site; links to related shopping, background information and video clips from hundreds of old school animated series place Old-Cartoons.Com at the top of the heap.
  2. RetroStatic.Com – Not just limited to the cartoons intros we knew and loved in the 80′s and 90′s, RetroStatic.com is also home to rare commercials and a discussion forum.
  3. 80sCartoons.Net – The mission statement of 80sCartoons states that, “Our objective is to archive cartoon information-television series, specials, animated films, straight-to-video cartoons-everything created in the 80′s.”
  4. TheGreat70s.com – Each click of the “Watch Another Cartoon” button randomly generates a new clip to the embedded Hulu.Com link, keeping users guessing about which ‘toon they’ll see next.
  5. Cartoon-Factory.Com – Interested in collecting cels from your favorite vintage cartoons? Cartoon Factory should top your list, as it’s the largest selection on the web. Thorough explanations of animation terms, tips on caring for your valuable investments and appraisal services can all be found here.
  6. HBShows.com – Dedicated to everything Hanna Barbera, HBShows houses a database of cartoons and interesting facts about the dozens of classic Hanna Barbera titles.
  7. CartoonBrew.Com – Detailing the animation industry from its infancy to today’s trends, Cartoon Brew is sure to be a favorite among animation aficionados.
  8. BCBD.Com – The Big Cartoon Database also ranks among the online heavyweights in the classic animation department, with a directory that lists several thousand titles. Sections are broken down by studio, making the site a browsing dream. Among the offerings are gems from Fleischer Studios, the early-era Disney rival behind classics such as Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor and Gabby. Prepare to spend hours perusing the links, because BCDB is definitely addictive.
  9. KidsWB.Com – This Warner Brothers site offers a ton of streaming Looney Tunes and other vintage WB titles for your nostalgic enjoyment, including a dedicated section for fans of the various incarnations of Scooby-Doo and his cohorts.
  10. YouTube.Com – While certainly not limited to cartoons, this video sharing giant has enough vintage cartoon episodes to keep viewers entertained for hours. A simple search of your favorite retro title will net dozens of results. Suggestions can often remind you of titles long-forgotten, rekindling Saturday morning memories.
In addition to these sites, there are scores of discussion forum communities, blogs and micro-blogs with an emphasis on the animation of years gone by. While I personally prefer www.cartoon-online.com where you could find many cartoons which were telecasted in our childhood :) Valuable sources for emerging sites and links to memorabilia marketplaces, these communities are a must-visit for the true cartoon connoisseur.