Last post for the year !!!!

Last post for the year.....

It was a very ordinary year again !!!! hope something good happens next year...!!!!!

See u all nxt yr ;)

Opis Komedies - Part 35: Dark knight !!!!

Pantry Area. Me, Shanm, Sunil and Karc were having Tea. The conversation went like this.

Me: Today, i'll go Forum n buy "The Dark Knight" original DVD...long waiting for that !!!!

Karc: (confident of pulling my legs) u saw the movie already right, then why do u want to buy it ? (ha ha ha ha ha)

Me: actually, see, there are some good movies we want to own it in DVD, say for you, you would love to buy original DVDs of Kuruvi, Aathi, Thiruvanamalai...its like that only. 

Now me n sunil were laughing at Karc and he as usual giving his sheepish grin to hide his defeat...in the whole process Shanm was thinking seriously and finally...

Shanm: so u r going to buy "Karuppu Iravu"

Me: what, that sounds like some porn movie !!!!

Shanm: no no, i just translated Dark Knight to tamil....

Me: ada paavi...thats not "night"...it's "Knight" !!!!

now except shanm everybody were laughing !!!!!!!!

Skool\College Komedies - Part 2: What happens ???

This happened in my school. During chemistry lab, we'll always be analysing salt. Still wondering why we analysed that !!!!

Our chemistry mam was a fair n fat lady. Nithya is her name. She's very strict and any issues she uses her hand to solve it. so one fine day, it was not our lab but i was standing near to the lab to get my note signed before practicals.

As i was checking final phases of my record book..there was an internal viva-voice going on. The group consists of all notorious guys. Satish and couple more guys, i forgot their names. this is wat happened:

Mam: so, what will happen when u heat copper sulphate ?

guy1: (after a min silence) donno miss...

guy2: (again a min silence) donno miss...

Satish: (a min of deep thought)hmmm...it becomes HOT.

the next second, i saw 3 record note flying out of the hall...!!!!!!

Skool\College Komedies - Part 1: Workaholic !!!!

It happened in the final year of college. We had CTS campus interview and surprisingly i got selected for interview. Before interview, they gave me a pink form to fill. It consists of lots of unheard words(at that time) like skill set, area of interest, aim, what will u do 5 years from now...etc.,

I was completely puzzled with those type of questions, even my mom didnt ask such questions. So i took help from a guy, saravana Kailash, he's a fruit and that means he knows all necessary things regarding education n stuffs. He was giving high fundoo english words to fill that form. finally, i read my form and i didnt understand 60% of it...actually the rest 40% words are like a, the, this, me...etc...

The interview panel consists of two people, one 40+ guy and other some 22+  gal,  from the moment i got in, i was so impressed with her. i shook hands with her and was answering all questions looking at her only(actually it was the guy who was asking all questions). Finally, she also donno how to react and she took my pink form and started reading....after 2 mins, she started smiling...and trying very hard to conceal her smile...

After few minutes, she asked...

She: So Srini, as per ur form,  u r hard working and good at team work ?

Me: (with biggest possible smile) yes...

She: also, u r WORK ALCOHOLIC ???

Me: (with much more smile and pride) yes, i'm WORK ALCOHOLIC  !!!!

After that both were laughing for few minutes and needless to say i was not selected !!!!

I came out. Then only i came to know that, it was not "Work Alcoholic" but "Workaholic".....!!!!!

Ghajini - review

I watched it last week, but didn't get time to express my thoughts !!!!!

Well, it's a well made remake of tamil version without altering the essence. The climax was trimmed well and it's a neatly made movie in recent times. Few good points:

1) Aamir...well, its all the way Aamir. It's his grandiose show...be it a businessman role or STML patient, he fills the screen and he cornered Asin in performance !!!!!

2) Asin, definitely her career best and all she got to do is speak in hindi...again an excellent performance !!!!

3) ARR at his song. Nobody can stop him, the re-recording for hitting scene was far better than tamil version. Also songs and re-recording all the way was astounding !!!!!!!

4) Photography...ravi K chandran scores full marks just for one n only song..."Guzarishhhhh". It touches ur heart !!!!!

5) Details. As Aamir being a perfectionist took lots of care in continuity and details. In the hindi version, he used to hang the Polaroid Cam in his right shoulders...as he's lefty.(in Tamil it will be hanging on his left shoulder !!!!).

So it's complete paisa vasoool movie. a full package meals...!!!! WATCH IT !!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 34: Ghajini...RAM...ROM !!!

Shanm and Sunil were discussing about GHAJINI.

Shanm: he'll forget everything in 15 mins....
Sunil: oh...so he got only RAM !!!!!
Shanm: but he remembers basic things like brushing, bathing and driving...
Sunil: oh...he got ROM also......but NO HARD DISC !!!!

First time ever shanm shut his mouth for someone Else's outrageous comments...normally, shanm gives these comments and we get irritated !!!!!!!! on that day, it happened the other way around........good one Sunil !!!!!

Room Komedies - Part 2: Singhania to Ramasamy ????

Dec 25th, me, shanm and sundar were going for some purchase. Previous night i watched Ghajini. The conversation went this way:

Shanm: how was the movie ?
Me: good, second half better than Tamil...Aamir did a good job.
Shanm: how was the romance ?
Me: the same
Shanm: who was the policemen ?
Me: same...riyaas.
Shanm: what abt villain
Me: (losing patience) SAME....
Shanm: what's aamirs name in the movie ?
Me: Sanjay Singhania...
Shanm: singhania na ????
Me: (lost control) hmmmmm....Ramasaamy oda hindi translation thaaaan Singhania !!!!!
Shanm: oh...then sundarrajan's hindi name ?
Me: (pongada........) BANDAR RAJAN !!!!!

Both were laughing !!!!!

Abhiyum Naanum :(

A very ordinary movie...told in an ordinary way...with ordinary performance....summed with ordinary music\visuals...and few..very few extra-ordinary dialogues !!!!!

The movie is like a stream, it starts...it flows and it continues. Dont enter the theatre with the impression of "Mozhi" rada mohan....this is yet another creation from "Ponniyin selvan" rada mohan !!!!! the basic elements like sarcastic comedies and detailed characters are there...but still it fails to impress beyond a point.

Everything in the movie is very much predictable and as a whole the plot fails !!!!!There are lot more issues while discussing the father-daughter relationship. Rada mohan played safe from start to end. He's a very good creator when it comes to human emotions, so i thought he will discuss some serious issues...but nothing like that happened till the end..Maybe he's not that good\bold as Bala or Ameer !!!!!

Watch the movie, but definitely don't expect "Mozhi" from this movie....This is a very ordinary movie.

PS: sometimes, ordinary can become extra-ordinary !!!!!

PPS: B&C la pudingikkum !!!!!

PPPS: also, it looks like Rada Mohan is targeting only A center...sathyam la 50 days odum !!!!!

Room Komedies - Part 1: Sir, Chicken 250 gms...not possible

After the success of Opis Komedies (dei, unakku manasaatchiye illiya?????)...fine, along with opis komedies i thought of sharing my room komedies also...so here it goes:

Yesterday, we decided to cook chicken and we went out for shopping the necessary items(including chicken). We went to the shop: (the whole conversation was in bit Tamil n Hindi)

Me: chicken 250 gms.

Shop Owner: sir, chicken 250 gms...not possible sir...only 1.5 kg and above. but i can give kari for 250 gms...

Me: no, we want only chicken...not kari...(turning towards shanm) what shall we do now ?

Shanm: we are only two and definitely cant take 1.5 kgs and all, i'll try to call my friends, if they are coming, we can take it.

(He called atleast 5 people and no one was interested.....!!!)

Me: ok fine, we'll search for some other shop where we can get 250 gms.

(We walked for about 40 mins in that road asking everyone abt chicken shop and we couldn't find any....with full depression i told shanm.)

Me: shanm, we cook kari today and nxt week, we go to "total mall" and get frozen chicken there.

Shanm: ok, i'll call my mom and ask how to cook kari.

(Shanm called his mom and she was explaining him how to cook kari.)

Shanm: srini, kari is easy to cook it seems....

Me: ok fine...we'll get 250 gms kari.

(went to the same shop after 45 mins...)

Me: 250 gms kari...

(Shop owner asked the guy to give me 250 gms kari...he took a chicken and made it into pieces to make it 250 gms !!!!!)

Me: this is kari....?????

shipowner: yes sir, that is chicken and this is chicken kari !!!! chicken wont come for 250 gms sir..only kari comes for 250 gms !!!!

Shanm was rolling on floor and i was cursing my hindi....smuck...he could have told us that it's chicken kari...in madurai chicken means chicken and kari means mutton !!!!!!!!

PS: we cooked it so well that we finished it in the noon itself.

PPS: Nxt time, we wont go for chicken !!!!!!!

PPPS: even if we go, we wont go to the same shop....enna villathanam !!!!!!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 33: Cricket Quiz

Suraj, my old friend (he's not old, i knew him for more than 12 years ;) ), working in my company and came to bangalore for short term project. He asked me today to accompany him in a cricket quiz. I love cricket though i m not good with statistics...despite, i went with him. He was over-enthu and all set to crack any questions....

We entered that 100 seater capacity hall, 2 per team, so virtually 50 teams on race. First, prelims, the questions were displayed on the screen and we have to write down the answer. I went with no expectations, so i was very calm n serene...Sooraj was very interested and his face changed after 2 questions...After couple more he was perplexed and agitated.

I thought i'll add more oil to the fire.

Me: dei vennai, u called me telling that we'll rock and all...and now u r looking like shit !!!!
Sooraj: (with a defeated expression) dei, i started watching cricket from 1995...but they are asking questions even before world war I....wat'll i do ?????
Me: (burst out of laughter)

PS: we managed to get 8 out of 29
PPS: there was a guy sitting in front of us and for each questions he was giving victorious gestures and demotivating sooraj
PPPS: he scored 7 out of 29...sooraj was the happiest person at that moment !!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 32: Why Blood...same Blood !!!!

In Dark Knight, Joker says this "he he he ha ha ha ho ho ho...i thought only my jokes were bad"...i rephrased and said "he he he he...i thought only i'm stupid !!!!"

This is the continuation of the breaking-Glass-with-hand-incident. There's a guy called Vinay in other project. He came today with big bandage in his shoulders. I asked him what happened and he said on the day of drill, he was scared and he hit against the wall and shoulder cuffs dis-located !!!!!!!!!

Well, then only i told the above dialogue !!!!!

Get well soon Vinay...

PS: best part is that jiristi was coming behind him
PPS: thank god, she didnt stamped on him !!!!

Samayal Chakravarthy...Kitchen King..SRINI !!!!!

After all the stunts that happened on Friday...i took break from any external activities for 2 days. Yesterday night, Sundar (my ex + present roomie) who's eager to cook bought gas stove + idly maavu + eggs.

So we started our mission "Dosa 2008". The gas stove is automatic, we switched on and sundar tried his first ever DOSA...but then as per the common man rule "Nothings comes good at first time", he ends up making...something like dosa but definitely not dosa. Then it's my turn. I poured the maavu on the tava and to my amusement, i spread it with utmost perfection and it came out as perfect circle...Sundar was amazed and i was delighted. Thus i prepared all good dosa and finally i made two egg-dosa also !!!!!

Today morning, i tried Dosa again and this time, i eventually found how to make paper dosa ;)

So srini ban gaya kitchen king !!!!!

PS: sari sari....recession la velaiya vittu thookuna oru side business vachirukennu sollu !!!!!
PPS: hotel name - Samayal King Srini's
PPPS: hotel caption: With the touch of bachelorhood !!!!
PPPPS: he he he he...any investers there ??????

orkut today's fortune

Today's fortune: Total absence of humor renders life impossible
reminds me of yesterday's incident

Opis Komedies - Part 31: A small act of bravery ends as a mockery !!!!!

11:00 AM. The fire alarm was set on and Disaster Recovery Representatives from all floors were alerted to empty the building. It was so scary situation that house keeping guys\securities were rushing and making people run like hell. Everybody were rushing towards the EMERGENCY EXIT. I'm one of the DRR in my floor and my job is to ensure safety for a process area...close to 60 peoples. All the people are rushing towards exit. Our Floor is of restricted access and all the emergency doors are closed and the key was kept in a glass box fit to the wall with a small metal hammer. During emergency take the hammer , break the glass, take the key and open the door. Ironically, hammer was not there......without any second thoughts my action was just instantaneous and i punched the glass box...it opened, took the key and gave it to someone to open the door, then only i realised that my hand was bleeding !!!!!Blood on the floor and still i managed to take out all the people and ensured protocol and came out of the building last...

Then only i came to know that it was a surprise mock drill !!!!!!!! When i heard that i was like almost fainted...ada paavigala...they could have intimated atleast the DRRs in prior !!!!!!

finally when everything got over...there was mixed reaction from people...half of the crowd appreciating and rest half was mocking !!!!!

it was just one hell of experience....finally i heard this comment:

Security 1: so any causalities ????
Security 2: all 18000 people came out safe...only one person got his hand hurt in trying to open the emergency exit !!!!!

PS: SuperStar birthday anniku super a oru stunt adicha...kadaisila vadivelu range la kondu poitingaleda !!!!!!!!
PPS: vidra vidra sooona paana....apidiye maintain paniko !!!!!
PPPS: true...EKSI !!!!

Orkut Today's fortune: 11-dec-2008

Orkut Today's fortune: The foundation of every state is the education of its youth

Dei, idukkum enakkum ennada sambantham ????????

A Film By Srinivasan !!!!!

Well, it all started a week back. Lakshmi, my colleague used to read my blog and one day she asked me whether i can take a series out of it (Opis Komedies)..BINGO !!!!!! I immediately accepted and gave her my first script today. The script got approved and Monday we'll be going for shooting !!!!!!!! will update more on it soon !!!!!!

If everything goes well, it'll be a series(something like F.R.I.E.N.D.S) or else it'll stop with 10 episodes !!!!!

Special thanks to subbuni (karthik subburaj), who inspired me !!!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 30: Password

This happened couple of times during internal certifications. There'll be a DEN where we have to give our certification and that place just beat the hell out of me always. If the certification i have to give is related to Technical, then i'm done. I'll be looking like a big guy sitting with constipation credited with piles !!!!!

A lady lab attendant will be there, she's there for the past 2.5 years. A short, dark, fat, sodaputti (spects) lady and she always give nightmares to candidates. The chances of peeping to other system or using any other mode of communication to other world will be easily deducted by her. As she's so short she can just walk in between cubicles without getting noticed. She's mom of all funny dialogues. The Best one from her is:

She used to give passwords for logging into the exam portal, sometimes if she gives us the wrong password, she used to say(shout):

"If the given password is not working then i'll give you one more password, use it"

Wondered many times that my company developed an application with more than one password for single webpage or is this lady trying to conceal her mistake that she gave the wrong password !!!!!!!

Now, i'm struts Guru !!!!!

As per my company policy, i cleared a STRUTS based Advance JAVA certification which as per the company standards made me "Struts Guru" !!!!!!

As per my standards, I'm just an OCA who can work in Oracle and nothing else !!!!!!!

whiteboard

I used to jot down my tasks in a white board sometimes:

1) to remember what all things i have to do for the day.
2) just to show others that i'm working :)

Last time when i filled my whiteboard was 6-7 months back in my prev development project(now, dont ask what i have developed...they are still in the process of finding that !!!). Yesterday i wrote couple of tasks

1) Case Age (not ICE AGE)
2) Script

Today morning i saw my board and someone has added this:

3) Fight the demons within.

After two days, it brought smile from my heart...simple things keep the life moving!!!!!

PS: i usually come first and leave last...
PPS: i started searching that person...
PPPS: the options are limited, so i'll find in another 30 mins :)
PPPPS: kandupidicha solren !!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 29: Sound service

Riyas gave us treat today. After the treat we were walking towards our office. Riyas bought a new Sony Mobile and he showed it to us. then:

Karc: enna model ithu ?
Riyas: W800i....
Karc: sony phone la sound service nalla irukkum !!!!
Shanm: sound uuu service aaaa ????? aamam, avaniapuram murugan sound service la irundu eduthathu...nalla irukkum... apidiye mike set pathium visaringa !!!!!
Karc: (sheepish smile as usual)

Others burst out of laughter !!!!!!!!

Opis Komedies - Part 28: Card eduthaacha ?

Riyas gave us treat today. Me, shanm, karc and Riyas had a good lunch at Pallavi Grand. This happened there; after lunch, Riyas paid and the waiter gave him pen and slip to sign. After signing he gave the slip back and kept the card inside:

Me: Riyas, card eduthaacha ????? chk pannidunga !!!!
Riyas: (in lollu sabha manohar style) naangellam velaila suthama iruppom !!!!
Waiter: Sir, Pen thirupi kudukuringala ??????

Riyas was stumbled for a sec and we burst out of laughter !!!!!

PS: if u dont smile for this...then there's some flaw in my writing style !!!!
PPS: believe me, it's too hilarious and the timing was perfect !!!!
PPPS: ivlo sollitene, atleast idukaagavaachum siringa pa pls !!!!!!!!

COMICS !!!!!

I was just thinking abt the stuffs that i am missing now. One prominent factor that got my attention is COMICS !!!!

it was the start of 90s and i was getting acquainted with tamil by reading ananda vikatan(i was only 8 when i started reading Vikatan, still i feel that i'm 3-4 years late ). Then my uncle, Mani mama (dad's best friend) introduced me to the whole new world of imagination and creativity. I dont remember the first comics i had read, but i still remember that i spent almost all my vacations with these comics(till eleventh std ;))

The characters i still remember are, rip gerby(my personal fav), mandiravathy mandrake, irumbukai maayavi, 13, tex willer, maayavi, spider and last but not the least...the one and only lucky luke !!!! wow, these characters formed integral part of me when i was growing. i wanted to be irumbu kai, as witty as mandrake, as strong as mayaavi and spider, as smart as tex willer, as swift as rip gerby and finally as cool as lucky luke and posses a girl friend like madesty :)

The Lion and Muthu comics were at their best. The Rani comics is really a crap one as i dont like the font\pics and also the story they pick.(i love the madesty series alone) They were my best pal at that time along with "SHAKTIMAAN". These superheroes inspired me larger than life stuffs. As a very ordinary person, i started adoring these characters. They are best entertainment i ever had !!!!!

I also found an interesting blog on comics(http://comicology.blogspot.com/). Absolute nostalgia !!!!


PS: 6 years later i came to know Rip Gerby is a baldy !!!!
PPS: I have seen him without HAT in only one comic series !!!!
PPPS: he he he he !!!!!