tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:56:43 +0000collegeGDCalt.humourin newsmyopsnolaughingmattersightnsoundssocpolbangaloreterrorcreativecommonsoffbeatpoliticsflicksreligionavverindiacrimeeventshaikupostincidentsmerabharatmahaanmusicrantsreccosvidszanyalt.musicarmylifefictionfringegeopoliticshighspiritshollywoodmedicalprojectsverdplayCIDSPediatrixcasefilescoorg chroniclesdentalinfamydentistrydesiphlimsdrivinggastronomiquegeek/techoramalifehackwheelsGreat Scot....its a Blog by a Dentist!<br>http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-5425438004561179344Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:19:00 +00002009-09-13T02:55:28.350+05:30alt.humourhaikupostmerabharatmahaannolaughingmattersightnsoundsHow many times have you had to slam on the brakes just because someone crossed the road like an idiot, in the middle of heavy-traffic...more often then not  - it's a lady -  too embarassed to run in public, but thick-skinned enough to want to cross whereever.And the worst bit is that unlike men who will scowl or even shout back if you curse them, women will break into a smile(!!!) when they hear http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2009/09/haiku-post-painful-pedestrians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-8528183384274333828Sun, 31 May 2009 08:04:00 +00002009-05-31T13:40:04.249+05:30CIDScollegecoorg chronicleseventsPediatrixIt has has been quite some time since my last-post and a lot has happended since, foremost amongst them being my descent deep into Coffee-country - in misty Veerarajendrapet, Coorg! (....on second thoughts, "ascent" would be more topographically appropriate)Image shared by mudethSo the next 3 years of posts come to you from Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Veerarajendrapet...CIDS, Virajpet, http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2009/05/these-romans-are-crazy_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-5275374370481543627Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-02-13T03:14:01.110+05:30alt.humourcreativecommonsmerabharatmahaannolaughingmatterpoliticsreligionsightnsoundszanyA little something i came up with as a mark of solidarity with the Pink Chaddi campaign (visit)Why?Since men can't contribute pink panties.... at least, not me anyway......and since there are no pink Frenchies being manufactured......and since any undergarment contributed by me would require, previous clearance from BARC before being mailed......and since i do not believe in Ted Kaczynski's http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2009/02/postcard-to-shri-mutalik_9253.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-7803728205343785485Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-01-12T01:19:52.330+05:30bangaloremyopsoffbeatsightnsoundsI'm pleased as punch with myself today!While driving my bike yesterday evening, i was passing through the lonely stretch on the way home that has no buildings around, and has greenery on both sides of the road.It was an empty road, and it must have been around 545~6pm... so the brightness of the afternoon-sun was still around, but without any of the harshness.When i looked to my side i saw a http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2009/01/big-moon-rising.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-4686034858088625463Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:03:00 +00002008-12-31T14:36:37.414+05:30bangaloreeventsgastronomiquesightnsoundsThe New Year is here! It's time to share the holiday spirit!...Happy New Year! Hope 2009 turns out absolutely peachy for you! :)Cheers!!!(Luckily, i took this snap in time...a little later and it would've been empty!)http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-spirit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-1677288180750522391Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:29:00 +00002008-12-28T01:16:16.669+05:30alt.humourhaikupostmerabharatmahaannolaughingmattersightnsoundsCud-chewing, though biologically an exclusive preserve of ruminants (=moo!), has been electively adopted by man who engages in the practice with great enthusiasm. This "biologic-mimicry" is particularly prevalent in avver-India - and it's very apparent too - one only needs to look at the nearest corner in the urban-milieu to see indelible proof of its popularity. Our environs are tainted by the http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/haiku-post-paan-chewing-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-5308041298138278697Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:49:00 +00002008-12-23T13:21:00.298+05:30alt.humourhaikupostnolaughingmatterYou've seen him before - the wining, dining, club-hopping, pub-hopping brat. The rich-kid who's got everything - and then some. You're almost envious of the easy swagger and the brash arrogance - you almost think everything that the kid does is pure class. And just then...the crass shines beautifully through.This haiku is dedicated to the etiquette-impaired kid:"Flashy, rich casanova,your cars http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/haiku-post-no-manners-rich-kid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-3769795334234957717Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:31:00 +00002008-12-23T13:13:34.037+05:30alt.humourgeek/techoramareligionsightnsoundsIf you have ever had the misfortune of having to enter a church when a Tamil-mass was in progress, or have had to suffer though the Tamil-hymns you know how universally bad the Tamil-choirs sound. And there is remarkable similiarity in the sound. =universally screechy.The choir-members themselves are usually either, um... "ceruminously-occluded" or "acoustically-impaired", and so are unaffected http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/noise-cancellation-technology-in-church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-3039865259006400160Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:46:00 +00002008-12-20T19:31:21.910+05:30alt.humouralt.musiccreativecommonsmusicverdplayvidszanyTo be sung to the tune of "My Favourite Things" from The Sound Of Music:(Original lyrics here. Vid here.)"The ISI Anthem" - by TragicomixPassports and SIM cards and men-in-the-middle,Fake notes and small boats sent over to fiddle,Youths from our new camps all ready to thrill,and run up a body-count just like in Kill Bill.(Humming) Rum pum pum, rum pum pum,Rum pa pa pumRangers in mufti and wintershttp://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/isi-anthem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-3104021140389119313Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:35:00 +00002008-12-18T12:06:53.804+05:30casefilesdentalinfamydentistrynolaughingmatterHere's a real qualifier for the Dental Infamy-files:Dentist 'attacks patient, steals her teeth'"....According to police, the dentist knocked on the woman's door before forcing her into her living room where she was tied up.He then allegedly forced her mouth open and extracted the $700 dental work her insurance company had refused to pay for..."Who's fault was it? - Looking at the big picture, i'mhttp://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/badass-dentists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-1809327693580547092Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:15:00 +00002008-12-13T15:00:23.439+05:30crimefringein newsnolaughingmatteroffbeat3 recent news-reports have given me the hebegeebees! I don't know why, but they came along the news in a particularly evil chronology. Each event was bad enough in itself - but the sequence in which they got reported somehow, unfortunately, registered to my mind (damn it) and now it's stuck there - giving me hell.Article One - Turns out, don't ask how, that i'm connected to this Indian-guy by http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/hebegeebees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-8095318097787249698Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:57:00 +00002008-12-12T18:47:27.408+05:30creativecommonsflickshollywoodlifehackprojectsI spent the afternoon working on my Google Calendars for 2009.Here are a few of my public-calendars:  (Free to use)My "Karnataka Hols 09 " calendar:Can be found HERE (in HTML - as a stand-alone web page), in XML (for feed-readers) and ICAL (for Calendar-software)My choice of "Movies India Eng" calendar:Can be found HERE (in HTML), in XML and ICALMy Indian "Liturgical'09" calendar (catholic):Can http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-calendars-holidays-liturgical-and_12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-2349349615777783520Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:25:00 +00002008-12-08T23:22:48.783+05:30alt.humourverdplay(i came across this humourous haiku quasi-haiku today...funny stuff! of course, it's the weird kind of funny that only i enjoy!)"     'Shut Up' ....My father explained.     "I suspect Wodehouse fans might find it a little ticklish....it took me a while to stop smiling after i'd read it.it's hard to stop when you imagine an actual situation where a father would use this.(EDIT: I went searching forhttp://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/funny-haiku_723.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-4483268566427626845Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:51:00 +00002008-12-05T14:34:38.053+05:30geopoliticsin newsmyopsterrorThere has been a lot of crazy-talk recently about a possible "military intervention" by India.AUFKM?!!!Sure we need to do something extra-ordinary- Yes, we have earned international license for it.And this time we won't be bound my the usual 'calls for restraint' by the International-community.But seriously?Military Intervention??.....known to some as "War"??LOL!Just like the Mumbai-attacks have http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/debate-will-always-be-stronger-weapon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-4226578010253037872Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:39:00 +00002008-12-01T01:26:42.079+05:30in newsmyopsterrorWhat went Wrong - Too little Practice:Even though everyone who participated in the encounter got the job done...it barely got done, and now noone can ever say that a particular way would/could have resulted in a different outcome. But the familiarity of each player with the next was very apparent.Ideally: There should be dedicated Liason-units which develop intimate familiarity with any other http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/lessons-from-mumbai-terror-tragedy-too_01.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-895642910891849097Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:39:00 +00002008-12-01T01:26:42.079+05:30in newsmyopsterrorWhat went wrong - Too many Voices:Perhaps there is a hesitation to setup a unified command in any situation, because any lapse in judgement would be 'pinned' on the authority-figure in command. So, we saw people come, go in, rush out - and claim their credit immediately, and precautionarily, before anything untoward could happen following their involvement. Meanwhile, noone from the public got http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/12/lessons-from-mumbai-terror-tragedy-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-4118642033423216107Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:45:00 +00002008-12-01T01:26:42.080+05:30in newsmyopsterrorWhat went wrong - Too Many Heroes: There were too many people involved - the general police, the ATS, the MARCOS/Navy, the NSG, the regular Army, and the intelligence agencies not to mention the medical and fire services. Their presence was to be expected perhaps, but the manner in which they conducted themselves amongst the whole, made it seem as if each was functioning in parallel or at best, http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/11/lessons-from-mumbai-terror-tragedy-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-7965678180716482276Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:33:00 +00002008-12-01T01:25:00.906+05:30in newsmyopsterrorThe recent terror attacks in Mumbai got me thinking on how better things could have been managed. I am proud of the way we came together as a nation, and of the people who worked on the frontlines against terror, but i think the whole episode made visible a lot of things to improve.I put down a few points on paper during the attacks itself, which i later expanded on - under 3 headings:What Went http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/11/lessons-from-mumbai-terror-tragedy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-3694745758247716731Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:39:00 +00002008-11-22T12:36:06.006+05:30in newsreccos from earcosBlistering Barnacles!....Piracy on the high-seas is big news these days! I've known for some time now that the Straits of Malacca and the Phillipine and Indonesian-archipelago's have been rich-hunting grounds for modern-day buccaneers...but i previously had no idea that the Somali-coast was such a major centre for piracy.So, after reading what was being said about Piracy in the news, http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/11/arr-matie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-6625422603508676200Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:17:00 +00002008-11-22T12:40:34.695+05:30geopoliticsin newspoliticsreccosFresh in Jen!...The world LOVES Sen. Barack Hussein Obama II... 'Obamania'is a global phenomenon!....The latest results from the globally subscribed poll conducted by the website "Iftheworldcouldvote.com" suggests that if the world really had a say in the electoral drama of the US, then Sen. McCain would be, sadly, left sucking Donkey Kong!..... and thats the news from me, Jen!- Over aaand out!Athttp://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/10/world-loves-democrat-mccain-sucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-3350803445055861497Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:00:00 +00002008-12-01T03:03:10.724+05:30...*gasp*! That was a long time to go under!India Countshttp://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-alive-its-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-5491133222611206019Mon, 28 May 2007 14:43:00 +00002008-12-13T15:51:38.761+05:30musicvidszanyBinaural recording is a method of recording audio which uses a special microphone arrangement.Once recorded, the binaural effect can be reproduced only using headphones. It does not work with mono playback; nor does it work while using loudspeaker units, as the acoustics of this arrangement distort the channel separation.The result is a listening experience that spatially transcends normally http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2007/05/binaural-recordingthe-wonders-of-maga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-1648417998123415068Tue, 15 May 2007 19:41:00 +00002008-12-13T15:47:44.668+05:30offbeatvidsI just saw the most AMAZING YouTube clip.... which i have linked to below.Definitely on of the best clips i have ever seen online!!!It shows an actual attack by a tigress....on a mahout, sitting atop an elephant. The incident happened in Kaziranga National Park, Assam.A large adult tigress, suspected to be the mother of the two cubs rescued from a village adjoining Kaziranga, severely mauled http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2007/05/tiger-tiger-burning-bright_337.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-7636600583015729685Tue, 15 May 2007 15:30:00 +00002008-12-13T15:40:05.792+05:30collegeGDCI'M BACK!I'm back to the blog after an extended absence....during which...i finished the impossible Bowring posting.woolmer bought a one-way ticket.india too.dr. uma started acting up for a signature.virginia tech mourned.we got a whopper of a stipend.the reith lectures concluded.prostho-posting concluded without any hassles.a birthday came and went.the guys went on a holiday.and an adventure.dr.http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2007/05/back-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26713289.post-7177997092960208262Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:15:00 +00002008-12-13T15:38:55.715+05:30bangalorecrimein newssocpolterrorLiving in Bangalore means that you're milieu is pretty much at the mercy of thugs. Unemployed, illiterate, lumpish men who are only looking for a chance to vent their frustrations. And there are the politicians who always around to wreak havoc with nomal life.Twice in the past 3 weeks...violence has broken out in the city. And on the 22nd of Jan 2007 curfew was clamped in many parts of east http://tragicomixx.blogspot.com/2007/02/bengalooru-we-close-regularly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3