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Men In Blue To Lock Horns With Kangaroos

2011-03-22T04:46:00.000-07:00

24th Match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
TIME : 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 2:30 PM (IST)

Day & Date : Tuesday , 24th MARCH 2011

STADIUM : Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmadabad

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is gaining the heat all the more as the top rated teams India, South Africa, West Indies, England, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have qualified for the quarter final stages. Fans have been treated some quality cricket during the league stages and the competition is all the more tough now. India Vs Australia is one of the much awaited matches in the knockout stage fixtures.

Players To Watch

R.ASHWIN

He did not get a game till the very end of the tourney's league stage, and now it seems Dhoni will bowl him exclusively in the Powerplay Overs.Expecting him to make the Australians scratch around

R.PONTING

If any player is due the big score on Thursday,it would be Punter.He has claimed there is nothing small about the ball he is seeing and that it is only a matter of one good score in a crucial game for him to get back into contributing in what could be the dying stages of his illustrious ODI career

Key Battles
Tendulkar/Sehwag vs. Lee/Tait

Sehwag and Tendulkar have been lynchpins of Indian batting while Lee and Tait lead the Australian attack. The early battle between the pairs can go a long way in deciding the outcome of the game.

Watson Vs Zaheer

Watson has been Australia’s most consistent batsmen in all formats in recent months while Zaheer has led from the front as far as Indian bowling is concerned. The contest between the two makes for a great viewing.

Overview

Australian batting has looked vulnerable to spin in past and with spin being India’s forte; Aussie batsmen have to find a way to deal with Indian tweakers.Australia don’t have potent spinners in their squad and therefore much would depend on how the troika of Lee, Tait and Johnson bowl here.

Choosing the right combination would be the biggest challenge for Dhoni in this game.Bowling continues to be India’s weak link and it is there that the real challenge lies for Dhoni to work out the right combination.Batting collapse at death overs is another factor India have to rectify in this game. The team has collapsed more often than not after a stupendous start and repeating this may prove fatal for them at knockout stage.

Prediction

The India VS Australia Quarterfinals will be more of a psychological battle mainly for the Indians.It is hard to imagine a Semi-Final without Australia . This one is going to be a close one though, and difficult to predict.

My Heart says AUSTRALIA & my Mind says INDIA,

I am going to follow my heart because that makes me happy.

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

TOP 10 SITCOMS/SERIES ENGLISH

2011-03-22T01:42:00.000-07:00

Well my friend made me watch FRIENDS from then i never looked back u might be wondering what is this FRIENDS well its a sitcom and u have guessed it right this is gonna be the TOP 10 sitcom/series u should watch if u planning to start watching..I am huge fan of humour so this rating may be based on that and am gonna rate it with the sitcom/series i have watched so far..

10.ENTOURAGE
Genre-Comedy

Storyline:-Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

Personal Opinion:-If u want to know about Hollywood ,agents this is the series to watch..

9.Modern Family

Genre-Comedy

Storyline:-A satirical look at three different families and the trials they face in each of their own uniquely comedic ways.

personal opinion:-Innovative comedy and its super hilarious

8.House
Genre:-Medical Thriller

Storyline:_An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.

PO:-Awesome Medical thriller one of its kind and amazing acting by the lead actor Hugh Laurie completely worth Ur time

7.Psych
Genre:-Detective Thriller with Comedy

Storyline:-A novice sleuth (Roday) is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers that help solve crimes. With this assistance of his reluctant best friend (Hill) the duo take on a series of complicated cases.

PO:a thriller which will keep u at the edge of Ur seats with laughter

6.Prison Break
Genre:-Thriller/Action

Storyline:-Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out.

PO:-Super thriller with innovative escape routes and amazing acting by all the cast members

5.Two and Half men
Genre:-Comedy

Storyline:-A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

PO:-Charlie Harper and Allan Harper rule the roost..

4.Castle
Genre:-Detective Thriller

Storyline:-After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle gets permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an
NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

PO:-A thriller which takes u with it...

3.The Big Bang Theory
Genre:-Comedy

Storyline:-A woman who moves into an apartment next door to two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

PO-Amazing comedy and Amazing Sheldon cooper makes u cry with laughter

2.How I Met Your Mother
Genre:-Romantic Comedy

Storyline:-Ted searches for the woman of his dreams in New York City with the help of his four best friends.

PO:-A romantic comedy makes u wanna have friends like those and PS BARNEY STINSON ROCKS

1.Friends
Genre:-Comedy

Storyline:-The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan.
PO:-Awesome,amazing comedy makes u wanna laugh cry love play etc makes u a part of it and makes u wanna have friends and makes u love them and a never to miss sitcom

Sitcom/series which can change this list if i watch them:-Bones,Lost,Dexter,Burn notice,Seinfeld

RATING BY RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

AADUKALAM MOVIE REVIEW

2011-01-21T12:45:00.000-08:00

PONGOLO PONGAL it was indeed a very good pongal especially for the movie lovers and the movie world!!we saw the release of three most awaited movies in Tamil Cinema AADUKALAM KAVALAN and SIRUTHAI and i am gonna review these three films one by one and the first film that I'm gonna review is gonna be AADUKALAM

AADUKALAM MOVIE REVIEW

Starring: Dhanush, Tapasee Pannu, Kishore, Jayabalan

Direction: Vetrimaaran

Music: GV Prakash Kumar

Production: Kathiresan

The movie is basically about human emotions with rooster fight as a backdrop..The movie shows us about once a trend in most part of the world the rooster fight,.The movie is about Pettaikaran(Jayabalan),Rathnavelu,K.P Karupu(Danush)and Durai(Kishore) and how a rooster fight change their lives forever
   In an unexpected situation, Pettaikaarar challenges Rathinam to a cockeral fight which witnesses Karuppu violating his mentor Pettaikaarar’s word but emerging successfully with enviable proceeds. This results in the swelling of his status among his folks which plants the seeds of animosity in the minds of Pettaikaarar. Rest of Aadukalam travels on an unexpected path with twists and turns highlighting on the way the multiple layers of human emotions with sense playing truant.

   The director has sculpted the first half thoroughly planned and executed but he has seemed to lost it in the second half as it seems like the consequential planning(newtons third law planning).Danush has drastically improved has an actor with every little emotions are clearly expressed in his thin face.Jayabalan with Rada Ravi s voice seems to do justice to the pettaikaran s Role and kishore kumar does what he has to do for durai character.I wasn't personally impressed by Tapasee charcterization of IRENE.Dialogues are a big plus to this movie and the camera work is also good makes us feel like a part of Madurai,and one of the biggest plus for this movie are the songs and BGM by G.V Prakash who seems to be growing in talent day by day
   Overall a good script executed well by a good director supported by some excellent acting but the climax good have been more stronger ...Aadukalam was not only the playground for rooster fights but it was also a playground for human emotions .

PLUS
1.DIRECTION
2.DANUSH s ACTING
3.CINEMATOGRAPHY
4.MUSIC
MINUS
1.CLIMAX
2.TAPASEE S ACTING

RISK RATING
7.5/10

College Relationships

2011-01-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

Why many (not all) college relationships fail to complete the course
My views

February 14 2008, 3:45 pm
XYZ Engg. College, TN.

Boy: I feel like am in love with you.
Girl: I too feel the same about you.
Boy: now is that a yes to my proposal??
Girl: YES da
(Background)Nadirthana thirananaaaa na

A year later,
Girl: you have changed a lot these days. I feel like you are not the guy whom I liked.
Boy: I too feel the same about you.
Girl: what do you mean by that??
Boy: let us better finish this.
Girl: now is that it?
Boy: hmm... yes.

The end

~ What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning (quoted with sarcasm). ~

A thing that is 2nd most common in Engg. Colleges (since am not aware of the trends in arts and science colleges) these days are the BREAK-UP. Sadly, the 1st place is taken by ARREAR .the question here is, why is it that these relationships don’t even stand for more than a year? The reason is our mind lets go of present things when it sees something better (simply called ‘MOVE ON’).isn’t this a kind of betrayal? Yes it is. Then why doesn’t our mind feel guilty about it? Because it justifies it.

Firstly, a mind gets bored off of the same person. Just like how it gets bored of a song after we hear it many times .secondly, when it sees something better (a person of better likeable qualities) it tries to move on. That is where the mind-heart conflict starts.

Mind: we need to move on.
Heart: that is betrayal.
Mind: it is not. I can justify it. I can give you umpteen incidents where that person hurt you.
Heart: but still…
Mind: what still? Can’t you see, that person doesn’t care anymore for you? That person is not spending more time with you.
Heart: that person has cared for me.
Mind: as though you didn’t care. Looks like even that person wants to move.
Heart: ….

And these conflicts are at its height when the relationship is going through a rough patch. Ultimately the mind justifies and wins in most cases. And if the heart wins, that means the relationship has passed through the rough patch successfully.

By relationships, I mean friendships too.

The solution is that mind needs a concrete bargain (reason) to remain devoted to a relationship. Every time the mind gives reason for a break up, the heart can give out this solid reason to continue that relationship.
But unfortunately, that bargain factor can happen only naturally.

Article by YOGESH TAWKER

New Year's Day Is Every Man's Birthday...

2010-12-31T05:23:00.000-08:00

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

I can only sing.I am bankrupt at the moment so can't get you all gifts for this Christmas...Anyways I guess a huge hug with lots of love will do…

Wishing you all a Merry Merry Christmas

Adieu 2010...Welcome 2011…

2010 was very mixed. But I can surely say I was more happy than sad. Lot of good things happened. Some bad things too but that’s life and I guess I am now matured enough to understand this fact.

New Year is at the doorstep. It knocks in any moment. So, its time, before we open the door, to make some promises to ourselves. Although, my side of the story is always the same and even this year is no exception as I stick by my principle of 'No Resolutions'.

I was jittery about my future all this year. I still am...I see that I have become lazier. Though I like being one I guess I have to give up this luxury if I have to achieve something in my life. I intend to be more idealistic and ambitious this year. I have at last become a regular blogger and that is an achievement of sorts! I made some really really good friends and got closer to my existing friends. I did lose some of my friends due to my stupidity and ego. I wish I get back to them and signal ceasefire.

Family wise I guess this has been such a great year. We have been very very happy.

Have a great New Year's Eve.

Party Hard! Enjoy every moment of '10 till the clock strikes 12....

Welcome the first ray of ‘11!!!!

Wishing you all a happy, prosperous, safe, 2011. May God bless you all with all you wish for!

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ..... IS IT A REALITY ?????

2010-12-18T07:04:00.000-08:00

Their eyes met ,the eyes got locked, Time seemed to come to a standstill ,Background music starts playing next Dance sequence to enhance the viewers mood.... lol lol .... This just sounds comical but this magical first look and falling in love at first sight has been a staple of many romantic novels and movies…Yes this is what people call it the so called “ Love At First Sight ”

   Well I’m not a big fan of the myth “ love at first sight ”... I do not believe in it because to love a person you have to get to know them first and build the relation brick by brick but love at first sight is just a lust or infatuation of god’s creation of beauty which creates a adrenaline rush in our body and makes a momentous shift towards loom, basically it is a obsession with someone’s look and you fall in love with someone because of how they look or a first impression, and not because you get to know them and their personality

   Boys who fall in love madly at first contact -- tend to firmly believe in love at first sight. The problem is that they believe in it so much that every girl they frequent look becomes the " love of their life " I'm not saying that they have a false sense of what love is, but they do have a blurred sense of what instantaneous true love represents. Above that, many become blind and only take the sexy curves and crystal eyes into account, forgetting that she can turn out to be a jealous gal or vengeful vixen, or both. Whereas girls tend to fall in love more easily while in a relationship, and are quicker to commit to their men. Although women will be wary in the early stages, they will eventually open up to falling in love and commit with much more anticipation.
   Since love is supposed to be the deepest connection between two people, but how can you possibly just LOOK at someone and KNOW they’re the right one for you?

Answer: you can’t.

   The media is the reason which plays on people’s desperate desires. I will definitely admit that the media over exaggerates “ love at first sight ” and that it does have a negative effect on what people’s definition of “ love ” is. The love portrayed by the media most often is in all actuality, nothing but lust especially which is visible in many Tamil and Hindi movies and ofcourse you can’t count out the hilarious Telugu movies
   Now I am definitely not saying love at first sight doesn’t exist, because by saying that I would be overestimating my intelligence by assuming that I have knowledge of every single relationship that has ever graced the face of the earth. I do believe though that what the media often calls love, is in fact infatuation. If they wanted to accurately portray love at first sight they would have to continue following the couple into the years where the real intimacy of the relationship flourishes. According to me the kind of love that does last is the TRUE love, is when you really know a person and love them for who they are, instead of creating a perfect boyfriend or girlfriend around what they look like when you first lay eyes on them.

My Conclusion

Hence having a crush on, being attracted to, and falling in love with somebody of how they look on a first impression is just an EYE WASH & are very different things compared to TRUE LOVE.

Article by ASHWIN KARTHIKEYAN

Sasikumar's Easan Review

2010-12-18T01:33:00.000-08:00

Cast ::: Samuthirakani , Vaibhav , Abhinaya , Anbhaazhagan

Crew ::: Photography--->Kathir , Music---> James Vasanthan , Editing--->Ramesh

Spoilers within this post. Enter at your own risk!

Is Sasikumar really A man to watch in the future ??? The answer is a big NO...He has failed miserably in EASAN...Sasikumar falls flat in trying to Portray life in Chennai...

Story starts with nightlife in Chennai with some Party freaks and their atrocious criminal activities. I knew I was in trouble five minutes into the film when it just didn't feel right. You know how in Subramaniapuram you just knew you were in for something special??? You just felt it with the dialogue, the acting, the soundtrack and everything that encompassed the film. Well Easan has the opposite feel to it. None of that magic is present and it is just a bunch of people TALKING TALKING & TALKING. There is no snappy dialogues and that is what Sasikumar is good at.

The characters are unfinished (None can Act Except 1 or 2) and the movie gets extremely boring in the second half .Violent and gore climax helps nothing into this mess as it just emphasizes the movie is S**t

I despised this film with every fibre of my body and it left me in a p***ed off and foul mood...Some reviewers have said that if you don't understand what this film is about , you just won't get it ; that it's a mockery and so on...To Hell with those reviewers.This is my Review and I Just got 2 words for You " S**k It "

Verdict : Semma Mokkai...Save Your Time And Money By Avoiding This Crap

Rating : 1/5

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

RANDOM THOUGHTS

2010-12-07T05:25:00.000-08:00

Bored, yet again…Finding it hard to get some sleep, I start going through these complex mesh of Web Pages hoping to find something that would make me kill sometime. And here I end up catching sight of something which brought some smile…
Let me share some of the quotes which I found to be little funny...Few jokes I am mentioning happened in real life (Its TRUE not a FICTION) in front of me…

Girls Diary Entry:
He seemed very quiet today. I asked him if it was my fault. He was too upset and said NO. I told him I love him. He gave a fake smile and said "I know". I'm sure he thinks of someone else. I cried all night.

Guy's Diary:
Man U lost to Chelsea. Damn.

Moral of the Story:
Guys are simple.

"Joke 1"
Girl1: Hey...Watch your steps...You might slip and fall...
Girl2: LOL...Ha Haa Haaa...
Me:?????WTH!!!!!

"Joke 2”
Girl1: Hey… How do you think he figured out how this paper clip works??? (The 'he' here happens to be a geek)
Girl2: I know I know...He must have written some codes!!!
Girl3: LOL... Ha Haa Haaa...
Me:????? Going mad!!!!!

"Joke 3”
Girl1: Hey…You know what...I always iron my pants only below the knee, coz till there it’s covered by the kurta!!!
Girl2: LOL!!! Ha Haa Haaa...
Me: Give up!!!

Awesome Facts:

"A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed”

“When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.”

“According to a recent survey, men say the first thing they notice about a woman is their eyes, and women say the first thing they notice about men is they're a bunch of liars”

“Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.”

“Women always worry about the things that men forget; men always worry about the things women remember”

“When a man gets up to speak, people listen, and then look. When a woman gets up, people look; then, if they like what they see, they listen.”

PICK UP LINES (ROT-FL)

You looking Mallika Sheravathi me looking Emran Haashmi.....Come let us murder the world

Hi!!!!!!!!!this is xxxxxx from chennai!!!!!!

Interested in being my friend then just give me a scrap dude!!!

Well about me!!!! I can say that..........its up-to ya !!!!Be my friend and know abt me dude!!!!!

Hi girlie!!!!!How are Things With You???Am an engineering guy who's IGNORING BOOKS and trying to ORKUT with you.....How about you?????

Hey annikku Ravi yoda birthday party la Krishna voda vandha Janani yoda school friend Ramya voda boy friend Sriram voda girl friend Anitha voda class mate Vanitha dhaaney nee???Hi.....

Hi,the numerical value of L+O+V+E=54 but the numerical value of F+R+I+E+N+S+H+I+P= 108 54+54= 108 LOVE+LOVE= FRIENDSHIP so friendship is two times greater than love.............so will you be my friend ?????

Heyyy gal,Barcelona have won the champions league finals!!! hurraaaayyyy!!!!! come on lets be friends....

Scrap- Eyy Black beauty,how are you so fair???If you don't add me its very unfair...

If you add me in your list ill make your life more pleasant and colorful...watsay?scrap me back if you wannna be my friend

Hiii Niki... well can i expect a scrap back from you...well thought you are a person who can read and write... is it true.,...???

Hi nice pictures ...you in that saree???Try wearing a White or Red saree you will look amazing..Bye...Tc...do reply me

Hi...Yo look really awesome in the Photo... and inside in the album in Saree... You look like a traditional angel. i have crossed your profile once before, found interesting woman. can i be a part of your friendship circle yaar

PERSONAL EXPEREIENCE

Girl: Pritham you look so cute… Especially with the new hair and all…
Me: *blushing* thank you…

As I was riding on cloud 9, a pig passes by, and

Girl: Awwwww...pigs back is so cute especially with the wriggly tail.
Me: (thinking) my face= pig tail. WTH!!!

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

BLOOD HISTORY:-MOVIE REVIEW

2010-12-06T10:50:00.000-08:00

First of all this all about RAKTHA CHARITRA the movie those who are expecting an unbiased review forget it this is all about me scolding RGV(the director) i still wonder why he is taking movies omg sadness he should have quit the film industry soon after he took AAG..This Raktha Charitam is a bloody attempt gone bloody wrong.

so let us see the plus and minus of this movie

Plus
1.Vivek Oberoi
2.Surya
3.Nothing else

Minus
1.Slow motion omg slow motion for everything .. i mean its slow motion for everything and anything killing running observing speaking (evrybody went fast asleep Mr RGV)
2.No story just revenge.come on RGV Tamil people matured as film watchers (ex:- sura ran only for 3 days)
3.SLOW MOTION once again an 30 sec scene shown for 15 Min's is outrageous
4.Dialogues have no power no sting in any of them it sadly fails
5.Killing in SLOW motion for every fifteen minutes is madness
6.They say its Tamil nadu but they show Mumbai and Andhra mixed ,RGV in Tamil Nadu police wears a stylish uniform not those Gurkha uniform(originality is also murdered in this film)

Overall there is nothing but blood violence and killing, if Ur feeling angry and want to kill someone or something i recommend this movie else u r wasting Ur time....Still wondering why RGV took this movie even tough i know i will find no answers

Risk Rating:-1.5/5

RGV s Rakhta charitram is an Bloody Attempt gone Bloody Wrong that too in SLOW MOTION!!!!

Review by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

DREAM ... in detail(16 marks)

2010-12-05T06:54:00.000-08:00

One important thing in life, which we all like doing and never hesitate is DREAMING. , whether it is during the day or at night these dreams always follow us ! We dream about different things in different stages of our life. Like dreaming of a nice cricket bat when we are 10 years old to dream of owning a cool mobile phone. even we dream about the opposite sex which we want them as life patners. But there comes a stage, where we dream about our career, ambition and our future lifestyle. This article is about that serious dreaming. U know? When we think or do something repeatedly for 21 times, it gets loaded into our sub-conscious mind (true fact) . Hence when we repeatedly dream of something, our sub conscious mind gets loaded with it.

Working of sub conscious mind (most of you must be knowing already):
1. It does not need a logic to be present already. It forms its own logic.
2. It has the potential to make you reach your dream (goal). Without your consciousness.

We do get dreams like we want to own a palace, 10 cars and such kinds. What many of us do is we‘ll push aside such dreams telling ourselves ' this is highly illogical '. Come on. Be practical ‘. Now my request to those people is, please don’t ignore them. Just dream more. Your sub conscious mind doesn’t need a very practical goal. It has the potential to form logic for such illogical goals.
Next is the path of achievement. Now when your dream is illogical, please try to form logic by using your conscious mind. The reason behind this is when your SCM (sub conscious mind) forms a bad path or a route for that goal, u will regret dreaming. For example, when someone dreams of driving different cars each day, two ways are available. First, he can become a rich guy, buy so many cars and drive them. Or he can become a chauffeur at a rich guy’s place which is not his ambition . One more example, a guy who dreams of visiting various countries can become a film star and visit various countries or become a small technician in the film unit and can go to various countries.SCM has power to achieve your goal. But it doesn’t know if the path formed is a likeable one. So also try to dream the way by which u want your main goal to be achieved.

Conclusion:
1. DREAM BIG
2. DREAM IN DETAIL.

article by YOGESH TAWAKER

Ashes Preview

2010-11-21T10:26:00.000-08:00

Dating back to 1882, the Ashes is one of sport’s longest and most well-known contests. England meets Australia once again in the 2010/11 Ashes series with the tourists having high hopes of winning a series Down Under for the first time since 1987.A combination of the Aussies’ poor form and a talented group of English cricketers has given the visitors hope of retaining the trophy they regained in the summer of 2009.

England have been in good shape over recent months and acquitted themselves well in their Australian warm-up matches. Batsmen Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen scored much needed runs in these contests whilst Paul Collingwood and Captain Andrew Strauss also look to be in good form England also have a versatile and attractive bowling attack. Graeme Swann has been a revelation at Test level whilst the promising Steve Finn and James Anderson are sure to take wickets. England’s real potential match winner is Nottinghamshire’s Stuart Broad, who has demonstrated that he is capable of ripping through a batting order with a devastating spell of bowling.

If England were to win this Ashes series, Andrew Strauss would become just the second English captain (after the great Len Hutton) to win a full Ashes series both home and away.

Whilst Australia have produced many great Test sides over the years, the current XI is not one of them. Seven consecutive defeats in the run-up to this series is hardly ideal preparation and the selectors are still undecided as to who may play in the first Test in Brisbane.

The home side will rely on skipper Ricky Ponting, the dogged Simon Katich and captain-in-waiting Michael Clarke whilst Doug Bollinger and Mitchell Johnson should take wickets on home turf. However, there are weaknesses in the side. Batsman Marcus North averages 20 in last four matches he has played whilst spinners Xavier Doherty and Steven Smith are steady rather than devastating.

Whilst England harbour genuine ambitions of becoming the first touring side in 24 years to win an Ashes series in Australia, it may not be quite so simple. Whilat Adam Gilchrist may believe England are favourites, the Australians have an impressive home Test record.

Since 1987, the Aussies record in their home Ashes series’ reads: 3-0, 3-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-0 and Ponting’s side have won eleven of their last twelve home Test series, losing just three matches during that period.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR :

POMMIES

   1.JAMES ANDERSON



     2.KEVIN PIETERSEN

       3.ALASTAIR COOK

BAGGY GREEN

     1.RICKY PONTING

   2. SHANE WATSON

   3.MIKE HUSSEY

FIXTURES

November 25-29, 2010: First Test, Brisbane
December 3-7, 2010: Second Test, Adelaide
December 16-20, 2010: Third Test, Perth
December 26-30, 2010: Fourth Test, Melbourne
January 3-7, 2011: Fifth Test, Sydney

Australia squad

Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger.

England squad

Andrew Strauss , Alastair Cook , James Anderson , Ian Bell , Tim Bresnan , Stuart Broad , Paul Collingwood , Steven Davies , Steven Finn , Eoin Morgan , Monty Panesar , Kevin Pietersen , Matt Prior, Graeme Swann , Chris Tremlett , Jonathan Trott .

CAPTAINS TALK

www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/486869.html

www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/486285.html

MY VERDICT

It may be one of the closest Ashes in years, but Australia will probably just nick it.

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

CHEAP LIES !!

2010-11-13T06:59:00.000-08:00

As most of us are in the epi-center of r examinations we come across the following happenings in our lives
... The contents in the article isn’t new to u but they in fact pisses me off badly

LYING....is it intentional lying ... unknown lying ...selfish lying... who knows.... but they seem all lies to me....And these lies generate a lot whenever something is related to exams. There r 3 instances in which people go through to tell instant hot lies...
Before I start this...I would just like to tell you is tat. I’m an average student... I’m not that bad nor tat too good..... and to my heart I’m always firm and I have managed to pass my examinations on a average scale(till date) to what I have predicted and to what I have told others...
'I’m sure most my friends won’t accept the above fact about me .... but that is secondary
So let’s c what happens hours before the exam
you call up your friends the night before to know their status
"enna da"... " how is it going ".." how is the preparations ".." how many units over ? " the first thing that comes from each and every ns mouth blindly..... " machii worstu preparation da ".."onummae pakkla da" ..... "i wasted the whole day"... " was watching movies till now ".... "was on FB ".."slept the whole day da ".... "now only will have to start"
RULE: NEVER TRUST THEM !Whereas some of them
“I’ve seen only 3 units da TATS IT”.... but definitely your dam sure that he r she would have seen 5 units by now.and on the other hand..lol..omg ... I really don understand y do these girls give worst reactions and and faces before exams...
.... “oye i havent prepared well yar” ... “ rombo bayama irukuthu di” ..... “enna pananum nu theriyle”....” enukku maikamma irruku “....” ore tension a irruku di ”....
damm...STOP IT I SAY...and they show their frowning face, sad face, tension face.... feel like throwing acid on those faces'.... sorry girls ! ( chumaa..chumma...just for jolly... :) :) ) Well maybe who knows.... they do tell tat in exam fear.. but they do that to an extreme which looks biased !
After exams gets over
... "eppidi da pananae" (how did u do) .....friend : "confirm fail ra".... " onumae perasu ezlthulae"... ''next sem than''..."16m summar da".. "two marks ennuke onumaetheriyle".....etc etc..
may be on an average scale every n would have written 4 to 5 2m...not more but there r also some people who go over the board...." hey i wrote only 9 2marks yar....the other 1 i knew it but i totally forgot ... cha...and 16 m.... i wrote all except for one 8m I couldn’t finish the answer"..... and on hearing this....one of my eyebrows goes up like the ROCK(wwe champ) mocking at them
and there these over hyper fellows....
u call them up... they will tell u "I saw this unit in half n hour da" (peela).... lol ....no way on earth tats happening to me and when u meet him in college... he will go excited "this time pakka. all 5 units in my finger tips".." semma preparations " and after the exam..." machan paper sappai da "..... "Piece of cake".... "sure 80 plus".... " bindass" !! (vetti scene)
Seriously yar..... this really happened / like this paper in m3 where there was this tough problem.... 90percent of the class students told they couldn solve it ... but there was this one guy .." dai anthu sum a ".... "he he he " .. " dai tat is so easy da ".... " how come da u didn’t get it".." ennuku full marks vanthrum "......im like 'oh appidiya' .... lol lol lol on the inside !@!
RULE :just take his words from one ear and dump it the other side... if u store it in ur heart its gonna harm ur preparations !!
and I could never forget my good friend a " maths pro" who taught others m3 and told them this is a paper where even my watchman can clear and he turned out to have a arrear in tat .. Though now he has cleared it
when results come....
Those who said I didn’t do well turn out to be department toppers
Those who said yea somewhat.... get somewhat and may be fail r pass by small margin (my case)
And those who where hyper ... mass... turn out to be class last !! maybe a failure also !!
and u ask those people who said I might go down .. Confirm fail.. They will say... "i really dono yar how i managed to get top mark guess it’s a miracle "... "I’m so happy yar"................... I’m just sick and tired of hearing this nonsense for the last 5 years including (11th and 12th) !!
Like I imagine y do most of them tell lies. bass-less lies. straight from the heart not even giving a wink......your confused whether is he telling the truth or is he just like that for fun or do they tell lies to be in the safe state
And of course these people play mind games .... if u tell some n that u have learnt less. the person who listens to this will become lethargic in his preparations and tend to learn less...
y cant they tell the truth... be firm in their answers.... like " hey this is what I’ve learnt.". and “ I’m currently learning this "..."I’m expecting this mark"....this would ease out the tension and there is no harm in saying the truth....
Even if some student tries to tell the truth that he didn’t study... the others “ boss.. ivanne nambathae.... ivan poi solluraen. Droghi .. ivanae gang le sethikathae "
It’s always a strange and a common attitude which I see in most people telling cheap lies and it’s never going to be cured !
Hence students prefer to take precautions by telling these lies and end up on the safe road with a Winners tag!!
RULE: TO AVOID SUCH LIES FROM UR FRIENDS DURING EXAMS JUST FOLLOW THIS FAMOUS QUOTE

“I TRUST U, BUT I DONT TRUST THE DEVIL IN U "

Article by ASHWIN KARTHIKEYAN

EXAM TIME !!!

2010-11-11T08:09:00.000-08:00

As my exams are nearing and am not studious as most of u, I pressume ...I taught of things i tend to do when my exams are ON and taught of sharing it with u MEISTERS...

THINGS I DO WHEN EXAMS ARE ON THE CORNER
1.Keep the book open and start to send SMS to people i would never even think when im idle.
2.Simply take the phone and call a friend and simply chat for an hour which i wouldn even dream about doing
3.Watch a boring serial show on SUN TV which u would have never imagined watching it on a normal day
4.Striking a conversation with ur MOM and shouting at your SIBLINGS for no reason
5.Simply get distracted by little sounds when studying which u would have never even noticed when being idle
6.Simply staring at a word for a long long time and never remember it after sometime !
7.Watch all the sports and news activities even if your not intrested
8.READ THE NEWSPAPER for eternity until exam time u wouldn't even have noticed what newspaper ur family is getting
9.EAT for a long time that is extra half hour than usual
10.Taking rest after eating sighting some reasons such as feeling drowsy and sleepy
11.Visit FACEBOOK or other social networks regularly.
12.AND my 12th and final thing i do when exam is on is START A BLOG AND WRITE THIS ARTICLE.......

Article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

THE BATTLE OF MANCHESTER 2010-2011

2010-11-10T01:13:00.000-08:00

Its time its the DERBY TIME and all u Meisters may wonder why am giving the build up to this DERBY being an ARSENAL FAN well lot depends for me in this FOOTBALL MATCH as I entered into a bet with two of my MANCHESTER UNITED friends.One promising me a big treat in LE ROYAL MERIDIAN and another giving me a moderate amount, so i decided to BUILD THIS DERBY UP.

Its MANCHESTER UTD vs MANCHESTER CITY Its LEGACY vs CASH Its PRIDE VS MONEY tonight 10/11/2010 sparks are gonna fly in the color of red and blue all over Manchester where the bragging rights are up for grabs .To my recent memory that is past 2 years CITY and UNITED share equal advantage of this DERBY i.e The 2007–08 derby games were both won by Manchester City, 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium on 19 August 2007, and 2–1 at Old Trafford on 10 February 2008 United prevented City from winning a third consecutive derby match in the first derby of the 2008–09 season, Wayne Rooney scoring the game's only goal. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the same game for a bizarre handball

Alex Ferguson proclaimed the 2009–10 Manchester derby at Old Trafford as "probably the best derby of all time". Manchester United won this game 4–3 after Manchester City had equalised three times only for Michael Owen to score the winning goal after 95 minutes.MANCHESTER DERBY has produced some of the mind blowing and heart stopping MOMENTS and i wish and hope to see the same today..

MAN TO WATCH OUT FOR

CHICHARITO(MAN UTD) - THE LITTLE PEA will be electric and eager to score...
CARLOS TEVEZ(MAN CITY):-will try to prove once again that SIR ALEX FERGUSON made a mistake by selling him..

STATISTICS

Competition	City wins	Draws	United wins
League	37	48	57
FA Cup	2	0	5
League Cup	3	1	2
Community Shield	0	0	1
Total	42	49	65

RISK PREDICTION

2-1 to MANCHESTER CITY with goals from Tevez and Silva and a complement goal for Chicharito...

LET CITY WIN AND THE GLORIES BE MINE....GO CITY GO.PAINT THE WALLS OF MANCHESTER BLUE.....

Article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

Fight against the world's deadliest creature:Mosquito

2010-11-09T00:37:00.000-08:00

With the recent news that researchers at the University of Queensland are planning on releasing dengue-resistant mosquitoes into Australia and Vietnam, the world again turns its attention to the danger these insects pose--not only with dengue fever, but also malaria, yellow fever, and a host of others.

At a TED talk in 2009, when Bill Gates unleashed a swarm of the insects into a packed auditorium, the aim was to increase awareness of mosquitoes and malaria, and indeed the last year and a half has seen a number of advances. Mosquitoes infect up to 700 million people annually, leading to more than 2 million deaths. Malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and Chikungunya are all potentially lethal, cementing the mosquito's position as the deadliest creature on the planet.

Merely their incessant whine and inevitable bites, let alone the fact that they carry horrible diseases, are enough for most people to call for the eradication of these creatures. But genocide not really being practical, researchers across the globe are working on ways beyond the traditional pesticides, DEET, and mosquito nets to prevent the creatures from spreading viruses and parasites.

While eradication probably isn't on the cards, if only due to the potential side-effects, the same questions must be asked of genetic modification of the insects. If they don't live as long, or half their population can't fly properly, what will arise to assume their niche in the ecosystem? Will anything do so? Is there any chance of mutation and transmission to other species? While the reduction in human suffering associated with the better control of mosquitoes and the diseases they spread will be immense, we need to have a thorough handle on the downstream effects that these changes could cause.

Tips to prevent mosquitoes
1.if u have sharp skills like me catch and hit the mosquito.
2.spray hit inside the room and u get out and come back after half hour.
3.apply netlon to your windows.
4.keep a mosquito coil outside your house.
5.keep a liquidator inside your house.
6.the final and effective method apply mosquito preventing cream on your body.

Article by HEMANTH RAMINENI
courtesy RISKMEISTER

Advantages of Being Single :-)

2010-11-06T00:03:00.000-07:00

· You can sleep at night with your phone on silent mode…

· You don’t have to think and rephrase your sentences…

· You can hang out with your friends late night…

· When you go shopping, you can spend all the money only on you… :)

· You can sleep around with any girl/guy and that to without guilt!!!

· You don’t have to worry about putting on weight!!!

· You don't have to explain to anybody as to why his/her call was on waiting…

· You can talk to any guy/girl and message anybody 'what’s up?', and not feel guilty about it…

· You don't have to give a bite from your pizza, chocolates, ice creams...You can have all by yourself…

· You can check-out any guy/girl... and his/her body too :)…

· Harmless flirting will actually be harmless now…

· You don't have to make any “rakhi-brothers” [Freakin True]…

· You can have your own take on 'size zero’…

· You don't have to adore somebody's family, when they think you're a jerk & When you think they are a bunch of fools…

· You don't have to have a separate birthday treat for your friends coz you were with him/her on your birthday…

· You don't have to put up with any mood swings…

· You can party hard; no matter what happens...

· Your password can in fact be a secret…

· Your password need not be somebody's name, and it can even be
your ex's name…

· You don't have to lie to your parents that vegetables are costlier
nowadays, coz you don't need that extra money to spend on anyone now…

· You don't have to tolerate some moron friend of hers, calling you 'Priiiithuuu'. [Swear Feel Like Kicking His Balls !!!]

· You don't have to lie to your parents and message your friend -"I've told mom that I'm going out with you and will be late in the evening. If mom calls, tell the same."

· You don’t have to wonder before buying anything you like, “I hope he/she likes this!!!".

· Now that your money, time, energy and peace of mind is saved, you can have day-offs at the TASMAC !!! Enjoy :)

The Biggest advantage is

1. You are not under stress.

2. You will understand the importance of people who loves YOU

This is a compilation of inferences from what I've seen in mine and others' lives. Just because I would be in a relationship, I would never let my life go so pathetic.

Anymore??? Add on people :)

Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

SO CALLED ENGINEERING!!

2010-11-02T08:11:00.000-07:00

Well am gonna talk about the education system in India as in the view of a student especially as an ENGINEERING student and also gonna discuss about the difficulty that the Indian education system faces... to start off with.. let us see an example i hope many off u have faced this, I am a Computer Science Engineer student and i have many other department students telling me" OH! Computer science ah VERY EASY compared to ECE,MECH,EEE " well i accept it s easier compared to those department but is it my problem or is it the problem with the education system ?? well if its easy why do they give the SAME DEGREE and honestly tell me how many computer engineers at the final year know to write a full functional program nor how many ECE student know to complete a full functional circuit......, may be a handful but what about the rest is this the students fault or the educations fault???. Should they provide the same DEGREE when one department is comparatively easier than the other???. If the six months training not given by the companies how many of us know what to do when to do and how to do the work given to us??

I feel that Education in India is very theoretical and nerve racking for students,how many answers to study.. how many pages to mug and how many answer to remember and write and have many suicides have we seen because of this pressure, i know many of u think we have practicals, honestly answer me is it really practicals??? To let u know honestly i have never generated a single output or written a correct program till date in my practical exams but i PASS how is that possible, i know there are internals to be awarded according to our performance do they really award it according to our performance i don't think so !!!!

So as future of India what should we do to make this a better place..here are some points which i feel that would make educations system in India better..

RISK TIPS
1.Make all the university deemed and rank the universities according to their standards and recruitment should be done according to the ranking....

2.Ranking should be done according to practical exposure, infrastructure and facilities given to the students and should not be based on theoretical exposures,the highest mark obtaining student in the BOARDS should be given the top ranked University.....

3.There should be no management quota as this corrupts the whole education system, students who get less marks should be placed in lower ranked college....

4.School level EDUCATION should come under the same BOARD IEB(Indian Education Board) and all the students(belonging to the same department) should take the same exams with same questions and same time limit and it should be more objective type rather then essay type..

5.Students should be exposed to practice that is REAL TIME education ,so that they could understand more about the topic and the subject..

6.Corrections should be done according to the students knowledge,not his mugging talents...

7.They should not be spoon FED and more assignments on topics should be given to write on their own to develop their likeliness toward the subject and topic..

Well these are some of this TIPS which i believe will develop Indian education especially ENGINEERING and if the above tips were to be implemented i doubt that ill be an engineer ,With this being implement i feel all bright mind will stay in the country and help India develop...I also believe EDUCATION IS THE KEY for INDIA to be DEVELOPED COUNTRY..

To know why INDIA is still a DEVELOPING NATION ..check out the below link :
http://riskmeister.blogspot.com/2010/09/india-not-super-power.html

Article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

CHILD KILLING : NO MERCY

2010-10-31T08:54:00.000-07:00

Guess today the day started with a bad DEPRESSING start.... after my daily visit to the bathroom... i went down stairs to read the daily paper.... well as usual.. i give a glance at the top news and i immediatly shift over to back page to sneek into the sports section.... but this didnt happen today.... when i was on the verge of turning the first page.. there was this article on the bottom which litrally killed me ......

the article read two siblings(a brother and a sister) aged 7 and 10 respectively were kidnapped by their school van driver yesterday morning for money and were brutaly killed the very late evening and thrown into a stream in some distant village and now that kidnapper cum killer is on the hunt.... well i was like hmmm..tats really bad and its awful... but on the other side

my MOM ....
who was like seeing this news on TV yesterday ... she started praying and hoping those kids dont get killed and when today when the news came up with their cute photos on the paper.... my mom stood still and was heart broken.... well i was imagining if my mom... who was in no way connected to those kids was in so much of vain.... i just then thought of those lovely kids parents.... it should have been a terrible time for them
they would have defenietly felt like suiciding having lost both their loved ones.....

i was like GOD.... damm... how could this happen ...how could u do this to those two lovely kids.. .... I've heard many incidents in the past years like
where the person was killed and kept in a suitcase r his body part was found some where but this seemed different for me .....
and these things are starting to occur often.... and it also reminded me of my school days where my fellow student was kidnapped and later killed just for tat same Gandhi photo paper..... and where as in this situation the
parents lost both thier loved ones....which made me more depressed...

i really just cant imagine how does a guy can really kill small kids.. who are noway involved in it... just for the sake he was not offered his ransom...
he killed them just like tat.. JUST LIKE TAT.. .... if i was in his shoes i defenietly dont think i could have really done tat .....may be i could have killed some n of my age or some n elder(jus kiding) for personal revenge r vengeance r something but i could have never ever killed two innocent small kids....

i start wondering where and how do people get such cruel ideas of having no mercy nor any sympathy ...... ... of course the greed & ego factor plays a role in these ideas but i will also blame the movies for such incidents ...
all these physco people get influenced by hardcore violent movies .... but u cant completely blame them... u ask the film industry abt this... they would say i shot the film becoz this
incident was a real life story.... and hence the blame game starts and it is just keeps shifting both ends of the court.
...
hence there is no solution for this... people who get caught are just sent to jail and served a long term sentence... WRONG DECISION .. .by doing this nothing is gonna change.... make him stand in the middle of MOUNT ROAD and let the police slice both his hands (the hands which he killed those smiling kids) in public or some other cruel way by giving it back to him.... and then send him to jail.... let the public know that they have learnt their lessons and i hope such incidents dont occur again !!!

article by ASHWIN KARTHIKEYAN

TORQUE THROTTLE

2010-10-29T23:47:00.000-07:00

MEISTERS(that's what i decided to call my readers from now on) my friend surendra nathan has written the following article.He his a bike maniac and here are few tips from him to modify bikes for better performance,torque and experience.......

TORQUE THROTTLE

Friends , the era of racing has begun . For years we have seen only small displacement bikes but now the racing era whistles off. The streets of Chennai are habitat of R15 , P220, ZMR & RTR 180 . The good news is the heart throbbing beauties (definitely not girls ) are available for our budget .Even though the money is worth for such a class we can get the power of a macho bike , so here are the ways to transform your so called normal bikes into a Track Bike . The question that arises next is can i do on my own or should i need an expert ??....... well the answer is S you can .

The respiratory system of an automobile is the carburettor and filter . The human life increases as we breathe more oxygen and so does the the power plant . Try changing a K&N air filter RC 1060 and the carburettor can be changed as we desire . A carburettor which has more air-fuel ratio mixture will do the simple trick . The exhaust must be good as the inlet is, so change to a free flow exhaust . TEC exhaust cylinders are available in the market for a negotiable price. The Torque Expansion Chamber (TEC) improves the scavenging (exit process) of the exhaust gases and is also designed create a pressure difference inside the exhaust pipe. This pressure difference inside the exhaust pipe creates a vacuum which helps to pull in additional air-fuel mixture at low engine speeds and thus improves the engine torque at low revs without compromising the mid or high engine revs.

Its time for some interior work , change of piston must be done . The forged piston head and cylinders are made of aluminium that means it wont heat up as quickly as other bikes and hence the thermal power is surged up . Changing the engine cooling type also helps for receiving more horse power from the engine . The simple trick of changing the valve timing and using an iridium spark plug will increase the power .

These simple changes will increase nearly 5 BHP of the total power produced . Are these changes expensive ??? no they are not , cos a bike which has these many features is costly than the bikes mentioned above . So try it to feel the surge of power .

article by SURENDRA NATHAN

courtesy RISKMEISTER

RAJSTER:MY HERO BY RISKMEISTER

2010-10-29T05:26:00.000-07:00

Well known to u readers as Rajster known to me as RAJEV is my big COUSIN BRO and is one of the best Bro one could ever have …there are somethings money cant buy and those are priceless moments if that’s the case then I am the richest man cause Rajev and I share so many precious moments together.

Let it be playing cricket,wrestling together,dancing,singing,jokes and teasing together always rocked together and always been a role model for the things I mentioned above .This man has such a ability that if u give a bored look to him he can make the moment so lighting and funny and entertaining .This man is a true inspiration for me in so many things and even education, his patience and knowledge is out of the roof ” come on” he survived in JPR hostel for 4 years BRO I SALUTE U FOR THIS MAN I could not even survive for 4 months.

This guys cricket knowledge is unbelievable if u name a player to him he can tell u his stats and achievement within a blink of an eye and how can I forget the pranks we pull on our sister the way we tease our sisters together and do u remember DEMONS?? .I would say the only man who did not doubt my potential to become an engineer, when everybody said that I would nt clear my backup paper he is the only one who said that I will clear it with ease. THERE are so many reel heroes only some REAL HEROES bro you are a REAL HERO to me and always will be .. I feel that god should come down to make me write/blog but then I realized he sent u to inspire me to BLOG and now I am BLOGGING at http://riskmeister.blogspot.com because of u and the motivation u gave me……(follow rajev on http://rajster.wordpress.com)

BRO U ROCK looking forward for many more precious moments together …U ROCK and together WE RULE!!!!

YOUR BRO,

RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

COUNTER CRITICAL PHASE

2010-10-28T13:47:00.001-07:00

u might have all read critical phase by ASHWIN KARTHIKEYAN now as a student i am gonna give all of u 5 tips to tackle or counter THE CRITICAL PHASE...

RISK TIPS

5.As he mentions in his article itself that if someone is boring u with the placement/project questions that he ll take out the phone and act.My first tip is buy a samsung phone which has a fake caller app so u can act like tat, then when u go to a function pretend as if u talking form start to finish..

4.He mentioned that a friend of his PLACED IN MIDDLE EAST.My tip is that CUT THE FRIENDSHIP (i saw him do tat last week ).

3.There is a saying take it through the left ear and send it out through the right ear my improvisation is never take the advice or questions inside ur ears.Avoid phone call from friends who r pursuing GRE CAT XML GATE ETC ETC..

2.When somebody says they got placed be cool have the confidence in u that u will get placed and the determination tat u will get it and work hard toward it

1.This is my number 1 tip only if u lost all hopes, everyone has businessmen friend i say make him ur best friend do all the eddupudi(slave) works and become a partner in his firm...

well tats the 5 tips i don't know about u but that's the way am gonna handle the CRITICAL PHASE..

article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU

Amma endrazhaikadha uyirillaye

2010-10-28T11:19:00.000-07:00

Amma endrazhaikadha uyirillaye

“kaalaiyil dhinamum kaN vizhithaal
naan kai thozhum dhevadhai amma…”
She could hear a weird voice. She smiled to herself. It was her son. She knew he could never render like Unni Krishnan or Even Vincent Paul raj…..She Knew her son Sucks Both in Singing and playing the keyboard :) …..

Gone are the days when going out for shopping or buying vegetables from market was fun. She had her cute little son by her side always excited and totally inquisitive. She enjoyed explaining things to him and took pride in being a mother, the most selfless thing in the world.

But now, things have changed. He hates it when she calls him cute.
“Mom! I’m not a kid anymore!”
“But to me you are always my cute little…”
“Mom…please! Give me a break”
Conversations usually end up like this. Sometimes it goes like this:
“ I still remember when you were a kid, we used to…”
Beep Beep. His mobile
“Mom I got to go now…will be back in the evening”
There was nothing that she could do. All she needed was some time with her son. She was helpless.

If only he realizes that there is an old lady in his life who is still waiting for her cute little son to come back to her. ‘LONELINESS’- it was one thing that she has been trying to avoid, but it was becoming impossible. Truth was bitter. She had to face it. She was feeling lonely.

She heard him coming downstairs but before she could reach him she heard him say
“Mom…I’ll be late. Will be home for dinner…Bye”
Before she could say anything, he raced away in his car.
She stood at the gate holding his favorite dish that she had just prepared. She watched her cute little son moving away… and said to herself
“Miss you my son”

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world.

I Love YO Mom….Wish I Never Hurt Yo Again….
Article by PRITHAM RICHLIN

THE CRITICAL PHASE

2010-10-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

THE CRITICAL PHASE

Hmmm….. u might be wondering what I mean here by critical phase ?? ...... Well this is the phase in which the world of engineering students in r country (esp. :Tamil Nadu) face.I basically feel this engineering world is divided into two categories …

The first category is the set of students who have decided their careers beyond engineering and working towards it and some being placed already …. Whereas the other category is of large dominance….

That is the other set of students sitting idle not knowing what they gonna do after 6 months not being placed . Sitting on the comp and logging in to Face Book.

AND I’m definitely part of the second category… and as the
famous quote says” jack of all and master of none” !! Well tat really suits me , have many plans but none have I chosen one sincerely and worked towards to it !!!
Well this is the phase which I’m going through and I’m sure most of u out there are going through this similar phases

What happens in this phase is …..
When u go out to social functions r party’s r anywhere else….. ur relatives, cousins , uncles and aunties whom they see u after a long time the first question when they meet u is

“Oh hi Ashwin !… how u doing ? ”…" So u doing ur final year rite…. So got placed ? ”…. “ Did the top companies come “ ......“ How is the placement going ? ” ..... And such questions go bizarre when I don answer them because nothing is in my list…nor do the good companies come… and then the next question they shoot at u “ K leave the placement… So how is ur final year project going…” And what is ur project based on ? “..

And I’m like .. “ WTF ”… I've just decided my group mates and the project is still in a dilemma Not knowing what to do …and this relative of mine is FIRING questions at me….. and when I try to tell them something… ..They add insult to injury by saying “ my neighbors’ son/daughter is doing this great project and he r she is already placed in this top company “

“ZZZZzzzzz”…
I just get irritated on the inside and give them a nice smile and I immediately take my phone out as if I’ve got a call and try to avoid them the whole function……Game over…. !! :)
But is it really game over ?? …. When u sit and think and look around….. you check out wat ur top friends doing…. And they will be saying … “dude im studying for my gre/cat exams…. Ill be writing this nov/dec” …fine…there r others saying “ hey ive written my exams and ive got this score and im applying for this so and so university “…. Tolerable…and others ” I've already got into this university ….. will be leaving in 6months time …… some already left “…….

THESE WORDS “GRE” “CAT” “XAT” “MAT” “GATE” etc etc….. just pisses me of…. Maybe if I had taken the same path .. I wouldn’t haven written this article…… I would have been busy preparing for them……but tats not the case here…..
Its not only getting pissed off for this …..Recently I was talking to my friend and he says he’s got this job in the middle east and he’s got this good pay/package ….. Definitely at the first instant I was and I am still happy for him . .. but on the other hand I look at me and I find this jealousy flowing inside in my veins……. Well guess every n has their own destiny and only this jealously will make us think more and make us reach r own destiny !!
So what would be the solution for this…. well I’m in the same phase as of most of u are… so I won’t nor could i give u any advices …but one thing …. just try to cross this critical phase of engineering with lot of “ PATIENCE “ and hope everything will get into place !!

article by ASHWIN KARTHIKEYAN

A Tribute To Actor Murali

2010-10-28T02:02:00.000-07:00

I was in lab when the news of actor Murali's death spread.There were no "Oh my god" reactions.Murali was no Rajini or Kamal.He was a small actor with a limited fanbase.I once so convincingly felt that Murali had no fans on earth but whenever I went to Madurai,I was awestruck by the posters celebrating "Manuneedhi thandha Mannane"(Manuneedhi was a dud which ran for less than 5 days across the globe).Wherever I went,I saw posters of a dark Murali smiling in flexboards,posters and cutouts.I asked my uncle,"why is Murali so famous in Madurai?".He told me,"Nothing like that.There is a single fan of Murali who is doing all this."My respect for Murali grew because in an age in which fans keep jumping to an actor who has more fans already,Murali was able to retain a single fan of his for more than 15 years without giving a single noteworthy hit.
Murali was a dedicated actor whose legacy made my friend quip,"kadaisi varaikum love solamale sethu poyitare!".I was shocked to know that a person who turned into a star with "Idhayam" died of a heart attack.To me,Murali was about the natural acting singer in "Pudhu Vasantham",the ever-loving college student in umpteen movies and also about that single fan who will paste posters all around Madurai wailing "Uyir neetha anbu thalaiva".Tamil cinema has always been more about fans than stars.
I express my deepest condolence to the actor's family and friends.

RIP Murali Sir

Article by Pritham Richlin

5 MARRIAGE MANTRAS

2010-10-27T18:05:00.000-07:00

I am no marriage guru or love guru but i believe if u follow the following 5 steps that ur marriage is gonna be successful...

5. BE THE MASTER OF UR BAIT
always control ur self and remain calm and conquer the situation with calmness without losing control of yourself.

4. OVER THE TOP
always be over the top of urself and the counterpart never lose faith in each other s capability and capacities.

3. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE DOGGY STYLE
that is always be loyal to each other,helping to each other and playful to each other,always be a pet to one another.
2. JOB
always do ur part of the job correctly do not expect ur counterpart to his/her job correctly.
1. 69
u have to be the 6 when ur counterpart wants and u have to change to 9 if they want..That is adjust urself for every situations

Follow the 5 mantras and live happily everafter

article by RAGHUL MUTHAZHAGU