It is just too boring!

Ahem! Ahem! The point I would like to make here: when i have to do the integral format of testing multiplied by pi times the diameter of my nose, and then factoring in the ballistic missile's nuclear waste.. we shall achieve 5-9s of HA

This is what I thought I heard from one human being today. The statement just didnt make any sense in my opinion a bunch of intelligent sounding words strung together. The human could have just kept clearing his throat for all I care :))

The week is running pretty fast, it is wednesday already and I ha vent done significant things for my classes this week. The humor in the gang is restricted. The silence is more apparent. One significant turn of events is that "county - the game" was interesting today. I shall write a dedicated blog for the rules and pleasures of county.. We were trying to pull in the WFH or vacationing gang members to play "county" on a tele-con mode, well we do tend to go over-board during leg-walks!

The average cynicism is on an all time low, perhaps the gang is missing the veteran cynic who has probably has spotted the abominable snowman in the himalayas by now :)
I am basking in the reflected glory of my main screen coding effort. Though it is a week late, I am glad I was able to code as much as I could...

Flex is calling where am I???

Om namo narayanaya.....

Dasavatharam.. I am glad I spent the 250 bucks I did. The movie starts with a powerful 12th century episode. It is about the war between shivites and vaishnavites. Kamal acts as the custodian of iyengar virtues. He tries to prevent the king from removing Lord Ranganathar's Deity from a temple and gets drowned along with the idol in the bargain.

There havent been many movies that have showed iyengars being brave. (I cant seem to recall even one) You always have pavom looking "Poornam" Vishwanathan or the likes potraying brahmins. The way Kamal says "Om namo Narayanaya" when asked to say "Om nama shivaya" sure does makes me emotional. But feeling good as a fellow iyengar stops there.

In the entire movie, they are bent upon throwing Lord Govindarajar's idol around. Really feels bad.. The story is so-so. The make-up is really bad. Music finally makes sense, the investment on the CD-A has paid off.
I wish I can get a good desktop wallpaper of the iyengar Kamal :)

Before you say "Thvameva"!

We were having a very normal discussion at work today. It was about the system of marriage. A friend and I were having this discussion about the whole arranged marriage funda. I was telling her that I did take a big risk but it has been okay. There were discussions around how parents have a "responsibility checklist" and tick of items and classically say in tamil "En kadamai over". The checklist is mainly a society driven list which puts marriage as the be all and end all of a girl's life. Well, if you ask me her life begins there. It is just not enough if you invite 1000 people to the wedding and have one big party. The girl has to be happy and content with her life after the party. If there is a loveless marriage I have often heard parents saying: "Oru kuzhandai porantha ellam seriya poiydum" Errrr... Shouldn't a child be a product of love? Having a child will just commit you the marriage even further. One should be in a relationship because he/she "wants" to not they "have" to.
My opinion:
One has to be ready for the marriage. Mentally prepared to raise a a child. I agree that there is no relationship without compromise be it between friends/parents-children/husband-wife. There is nothing wrong in a girl deciding whom/when she has to get married. This should not be misconstrued as a disrespect towards her parents. I know I wouldn't have said all this 3 years ago, but then I have become a shade wiser :) It is good that my parents packaged me out of the door before I started thinking this way! :)) I think parents should stop making decisions for their children after a point in time as well. Let us face it, the world was a much different place to live in 20years ago. The protective nature does seem to go over-board sometime and they tend to interfere. We as children do have the onus to refuse the advice without hurting their feelings. Be polite yet firm!
According to me marriage is just a legal agreement. I don't think I would behave any different if my husband and I were living together instead of being married. And "NO" having a kid is just not a solution. I cant help but to concur with Monica from FRIENDS about marriage: "there is no such a thing as a soul mate. Marriage is a relationship that we have to work very hard at"
I guess I would always be working hard always to sustain an amicable relationship. This is true even among friends.

There is nothing blasphemous or hideous in expressing one's thoughts however unconventional it maybe. Such an expression doesn't definitely deserve a confession in a place of worship! It needs a pat on the back of the person who dares to think differently!