Doesn't it sound rhythmic ? I am not gonna write about the french food that I had for Lunch(ofcourse I did not have). I dont know why French is preferred next to English to the International community- Am I assuming so ?. Is it because the french are 'Romantic' or is it a musical language ? I did a beginner's course in French in Alliance Francaise de Madras in 2003 and after that I never even touched a french book or spoke a french word.
One of my colleague joined recentlyand is from France. It seems many of our colleagues expressed interest in learning french (ofcourse for free) from a french person through a casual lucnch discussion. This afternoon was once such lunch session and accidently ( rather luckily) I was there on the next table having my lunch. So I jus jumped to refresh my french and I understood that my french was far beyond the beginner's level. I have to improve a lot.
And also she gave us a cake afte the session (may be a french cake prepared by her).
So I am planning to attend such french-lunch session regularly in the future.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Chinna Kuyil Chitra!
I can say I grew up listening to her songs! Her voice is just amazing and so sweet and soft. She has sung more than 15000 songs in all the south Indian languages. Her voice makes me so little and humble. I wish I could meet her one day and listen to her sweet voice. I remember a couple of years before I had an opportunity to watch her singing in one of the A R Rehman's musical eveing in chennai. Man how sweet her voice is. can keep listening to her songs through the day.Hats off to Raja sir for having introduced this kuyil to kollywood. Her voice and his music a good treat to music lovers.
Vazhga Chitra and lets bless her to get everything she wanted in her life.
Some of my favourite songs sung by chitra are :
1. engey enathu kavithai - Kandkonden kandukonden
2. muthamizh kaviye- dhrmathin thalaivan
3. Thenpandi Thamzihe -paasa paravaigal
4. All songs from sindhu bhairavi
5. yethaetho - punngai mannan
and I can keep listing.
Vazhga Chitra and lets bless her to get everything she wanted in her life.
Some of my favourite songs sung by chitra are :
1. engey enathu kavithai - Kandkonden kandukonden
2. muthamizh kaviye- dhrmathin thalaivan
3. Thenpandi Thamzihe -paasa paravaigal
4. All songs from sindhu bhairavi
5. yethaetho - punngai mannan
and I can keep listing.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Vintage Computers
Last friday was the last day for one of my colleagues here. He exhibited his old vintage computers and gave a small presentation on teh Commodore calculator/computers and game machines. here are some pics of those vintage computers.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Sothapal Timings!
An utter display of time mismanagement and how my mind was reading things differently, was what happened yeaterday. I registered a month before to take my IELTS exam ( which I have to take to get my visa extended to be in the UK) for the 13th of January. The instruction read that the candidates have to be in the venue at 0900 hrs. The examnination centre ( Anglia Ruskin University) was about 12 miles from where I am living. I planned to take the bus as I would have to shell out a lot of pounds if I have to park in the council's parking space (roughly £10).But I did not plan well. Though I woke up a bit early , I was jus spending time , jus as usual, on orkut and chatting. When I was preparing Semiya upma only then I realised that I would need atleast 1 hr to reach the centre and from there it would take atleast 20 mins to walk or to wait and take a bus. But it was already quarter to eight (0745) and I still havent had a shower. Thanks to my car..so I was able to reach the venue by half past eight. So this was the first sothappals.
After the registration process we were given the time slots for our Speaking test which was scheduled for me at quarter past four in the evening (1615)..and I am really not very sure why my mind read it as 1635..so after my first session of exams I went to the free park and ride in Madingley road to park my car and took the bus to the citi centre. I dropped my cheque there at HSBC. Took away Mediterranean Vegetable soup and bread at an Italian shop (it was jus £2.45) and I should say the soup was yummy. I was jus roaming arund the shops in the lion yard. Had a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and my mind was always telling me that I jus had the starters and did not have my main course for the lunch. I was planning to have a Burger at Burger king in the Grafton Centre but on the way to Grafton when I saw SUBWAY I entered there to have a veggie Delite with a chilli sauce and then I had a cream and caramel cake and a strawberry mik shake for dessert in a cafe shop in Grafton. As my mind was saying the my speaking test was at 1635 I thought of being there in the test centre atleats 30 mins earlier so satrted from Grafton to the universtity where my speaking test was to be held.
Now comes the tensed part. I am not sure why I saw the slip given to me (during the registration - schedule for my speaking test) and I panicked seeing the time. It was jus 10 mins and it was to be held at the Helmore building room no. 305. From the main entrance there were stairs to go to the 3rd floor but adding to my bad luck all the doors were closed.Knowing that they are closed I tried foolishly for 3 times and I didnt remember that the examiner during the morning session informed us that the room 305 was on the other side. I asked several ppl. ( about 3 of them) and everybody said the same way. I thought that was all I have to take the exam again..then atlast another dude helped me with all other ways to teh Helmore building. I was really panicking and wa spraying to God that I somehow have to be there. That dude , after trying the other two ways which I had already tried, told me that there is jus one other way that was on the other side. i have to exit the building and go through the other way. Only then I remembered what the examiner told us. So I rushed there literally and I was jus there at 1615 hrs..and the examiner told me "Just in time"..they did not allow me to have a sip of water and told me that "the examiner is waiting for you"..I was made to wait outside the room for the examiner to call..but the examiner jus called me in within 10 seconds.I was breathing deeply and my heart rate would have been some where around 160-170. Thank God, the examiner gave me a couple of minutes to relax and then teh test went on. Sweat was jus flowing around my forehead when I was inside the room.Obviously it was not because of fear but because of running around for the last 10 mins.
I have jus watched in cinemas about this exact on time appearances and now I really felt it. I wont forget this IELTS exam and this is a lesson to me. I should read and register things in my mind carefully especially the timings for the exams.
I should really thank God. I jus prayed when I didnt have another option or no other option came to my mind.
Thanks God for this.
After the registration process we were given the time slots for our Speaking test which was scheduled for me at quarter past four in the evening (1615)..and I am really not very sure why my mind read it as 1635..so after my first session of exams I went to the free park and ride in Madingley road to park my car and took the bus to the citi centre. I dropped my cheque there at HSBC. Took away Mediterranean Vegetable soup and bread at an Italian shop (it was jus £2.45) and I should say the soup was yummy. I was jus roaming arund the shops in the lion yard. Had a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and my mind was always telling me that I jus had the starters and did not have my main course for the lunch. I was planning to have a Burger at Burger king in the Grafton Centre but on the way to Grafton when I saw SUBWAY I entered there to have a veggie Delite with a chilli sauce and then I had a cream and caramel cake and a strawberry mik shake for dessert in a cafe shop in Grafton. As my mind was saying the my speaking test was at 1635 I thought of being there in the test centre atleats 30 mins earlier so satrted from Grafton to the universtity where my speaking test was to be held.
Now comes the tensed part. I am not sure why I saw the slip given to me (during the registration - schedule for my speaking test) and I panicked seeing the time. It was jus 10 mins and it was to be held at the Helmore building room no. 305. From the main entrance there were stairs to go to the 3rd floor but adding to my bad luck all the doors were closed.Knowing that they are closed I tried foolishly for 3 times and I didnt remember that the examiner during the morning session informed us that the room 305 was on the other side. I asked several ppl. ( about 3 of them) and everybody said the same way. I thought that was all I have to take the exam again..then atlast another dude helped me with all other ways to teh Helmore building. I was really panicking and wa spraying to God that I somehow have to be there. That dude , after trying the other two ways which I had already tried, told me that there is jus one other way that was on the other side. i have to exit the building and go through the other way. Only then I remembered what the examiner told us. So I rushed there literally and I was jus there at 1615 hrs..and the examiner told me "Just in time"..they did not allow me to have a sip of water and told me that "the examiner is waiting for you"..I was made to wait outside the room for the examiner to call..but the examiner jus called me in within 10 seconds.I was breathing deeply and my heart rate would have been some where around 160-170. Thank God, the examiner gave me a couple of minutes to relax and then teh test went on. Sweat was jus flowing around my forehead when I was inside the room.Obviously it was not because of fear but because of running around for the last 10 mins.
I have jus watched in cinemas about this exact on time appearances and now I really felt it. I wont forget this IELTS exam and this is a lesson to me. I should read and register things in my mind carefully especially the timings for the exams.
I should really thank God. I jus prayed when I didnt have another option or no other option came to my mind.
Thanks God for this.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Webshots!
Found these bugs in webshots :
1. My friend sent me a link to see his album and I was logged in to his account.
2. I am not able to save the pictures from his album.
3. Even if I try to download the pic it is getting saved in .wbz extension..no idea WTF it is..
I tried to do that to post the new year eve pics of fireworks in London.
Listening to a lot of Hindi songs these days and watched DDLJ ( after a long time but first time) and Fanaa. Kajol looks beautiful.
1. My friend sent me a link to see his album and I was logged in to his account.
2. I am not able to save the pictures from his album.
3. Even if I try to download the pic it is getting saved in .wbz extension..no idea WTF it is..
I tried to do that to post the new year eve pics of fireworks in London.
Listening to a lot of Hindi songs these days and watched DDLJ ( after a long time but first time) and Fanaa. Kajol looks beautiful.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Happy New Year!
New year and a bright new beginning! Spend this new year eve in London and at midnight watched the spectacular fireworks in London when the Big Ben clock struck 12. These are the 10 things that I would like to do in this new year.
1. Take GMAT (highest priority) and score 700+
2. Visit a country and places that I havent visited so far.
3. Visit an orphanage/elderly home.
4. Make new friends and spend time with old buddies.
5. Bring parents to U.K and spend time with them here.
6. Read more books.
7. Keep myself physically fit by working out regularly.
8. Learn something new and exciting.
9. Get UK drivers license.
10. Buy a new house in India ( not in my hands but let me try my luck)
These action items would be reviewed periodically and updated as and when required.
1. Take GMAT (highest priority) and score 700+
2. Visit a country and places that I havent visited so far.
3. Visit an orphanage/elderly home.
4. Make new friends and spend time with old buddies.
5. Bring parents to U.K and spend time with them here.
6. Read more books.
7. Keep myself physically fit by working out regularly.
8. Learn something new and exciting.
9. Get UK drivers license.
10. Buy a new house in India ( not in my hands but let me try my luck)
These action items would be reviewed periodically and updated as and when required.
Happy New Year!
New year and a bright new beginning! Spend this new year eve in London and at midnight watched the spectacular fireworks in London when the Big Ben clock struck 12. These are the 10 things that I would like to do in this new year.
1. Take GMAT (highest priority)
2. Visit a country and places that I havent visited so far.
3. Visit an orphanage/elderly home.
4. Make new friends and spend time with old buddies.
5. Bring parents to U.K and spend time with them here.
6. Read more books.
7. Keep myself physically fit by working out regularly.
8. Learn something new and exciting.
9. Get UK drivers license.
10. Buy a new house in India ( not in my hands but let me try my luck)
These action items would be reviewed periodically and updated as and when required.
1. Take GMAT (highest priority)
2. Visit a country and places that I havent visited so far.
3. Visit an orphanage/elderly home.
4. Make new friends and spend time with old buddies.
5. Bring parents to U.K and spend time with them here.
6. Read more books.
7. Keep myself physically fit by working out regularly.
8. Learn something new and exciting.
9. Get UK drivers license.
10. Buy a new house in India ( not in my hands but let me try my luck)
These action items would be reviewed periodically and updated as and when required.
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