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How Silly Can this get?

2006-02-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

Questions that freak me out
1) How are you doing today(Even if you have come across the same person n times, today)?
2) How are we doing here(This is not the first time he/she asked you this, today)?
3) This is awesome (Use the same words over and over again, to describe everything, anything)
4) It is pretty good(Give a review/opinion. There are no degrees of expression. Even the best is described as pretty good and so is the worst)

Can you guys think of anything more that I could add?

IQBAL review

2006-02-15T09:20:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday I had to drop off my roomie at the airport, and on the way back home, I happened to stop by FunAsia Theatres, Richardson, TX to watch Nagesh Kukunoor's IQBAL. I have been a great fan of Nagesh's movies right from the Hyderabad Blues 1 days. The best part of his movies are, he has maintained a common set of actors for most of his movies, which makes us feel in the right place, and more importantly these people are a reflection of the next door
neighbor . Any movie is a hit as long as people can associate themselves with it, and IQBAL is a reflection of most of us in this society.

The movie narrates the story of Iqbal, a deaf and dumb boy who wants to make it big in the game of cricket. That's all I would like to say about the story, as I do not want to add any spoilers. Afterall we like surprises, and disclosing the plot takes away the surprise element.
All the actors have come out with excellent performances in their roles, and especially so Shreyas Tapade, who plays IQBAL. For someone who is not naturally dumb and deaf, it would be difficult to portray the emotions of such a character, and Shreyas excells at it. Naseeruddin Shah is great, as always.

This is a very good movie and worth the money, something I would recommend to everyone.

Pissing can be Pissing

2005-10-06T20:00:00.000-07:00

If you have worked in big companies, you might have the privilege of separate restrooms for men and women as against a unisex restroom, which is pretty common in smaller companies. Unisex restrooms can often result in male and female ego clashes, as each sex has its own preferences when it comes to how the lid of the commode should be. Men like me are a little careless about putting the toilet seat down, while women generally like the seat down. Recently we had a similar situation in our company and Anna, my colleague was pissed about it. Well, we have to respect other people's likes and dislikes, but often a compromise should be made based on what is good for either one of us. To me putting the toilet seat down is not bad at all, it keeps the toilet base clean. Some people have simpler solutions, and they just piss without lifting the seat, so that they don't forget to put the seat down. Anyways, all is well that ends well, and I put up a note in the restroom saying

Men, please aim properly at your target
Women, please be seated for the entire show.

I found this somewhere and it has worked out pretty good so far, as it has kept everyone happy eversince.

Breakfast Buffet at Annapurna Express

2005-10-05T20:20:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I went to Orange County, CA to meet my friends Prasad, Pali, and Bipin. On Saturday morning we went to the breakfast buffet at Annapurna Express in Cerritos, Artesia, Desi galli call it whatever. The buffet is one of the best I've been to and if you are a vegetarian( vegan + milk products, people have different definitions to it ) like me, you'll love this place. Idli, Dosa, Vada, Upma, Pongal, Utappam you name it, they have it. I have been to a lot of lunch and dinner buffets, but I've never been to a breakfast buffet and it has impressed me a lot more than the lunch buffets I've been to. But if you know me really well, I have the habit of making appetizers and snack items into a main course meal.( Ofcourse there are people who do not like this, Suresh Vemula for example, suggested that chips should be eaten as chips and not as a meal). This is a must go place in Cerritos, if you are a veggie lover.

Annapurna Express

Where is Indian cricket going

2005-09-26T23:17:00.000-07:00

Cricket has changed my life in many ways. I like the game, but it no longer enthuses me, could be that my interests have changed, or could be that I no longer watching the game regularly. But with the debate between Greg Chappell, the indian team coach and Saurav Ganguly, the indian team captain heating up, over the past few days, the game has started catching my eye again. There has been a lot of debate whether Sourav Ganguly deserves to be the captain of the indian team anymore. To me, Ganguly should have been sacked a long time back. People who back him up with a good winning record, good home and away performances should take a close look at the facts and answer the question. The questions to consider:

1.) How many tournaments have we won under ganguly's captaincy playing away from
home; and if we have, against whom?
2.) Have we shown consistent
performances competing against good teams under his leadership?
3) Where
does he stand, among Indian captains and captains of other teams in terms of the
last two questions?

The answer is simple, Ganguly has not done the job we expected him to do. You may argue that, the Indian team was so close to winning a series on many occassions, but often or not in most of the games, winners and losers are decided by a very small margin. For sprinters, it is a split of a second; for soccer players, it is a few inches of the goal post; for tennis players, a single point; and for cricketers, it could be a single catch, a single run or a single ball. That's all it is to any game, between losing and winning. And at the end of the day what really matters,"Winning is fundamental". I think that Ganguly has done his share to improve Indian cricket and it is now time to move on and make place for others.

Prince Of Persia : The Two Thrones

2005-09-26T22:47:00.000-07:00

Prince Of Persia is a very popular video game that most of us might have played during our childhood days. The earliest game in the franchise came from Jordan Mechner in 1989 as a 2-D PC game. You play as the Prince to save the princess from the wicked Vazier, and you have an hour's time to do so. There were other modern 3-D versions of the game, but none of them has done as well as UbiSoft's Prince Of Persia triology. The first game, Prince of persia:sands of time and the second game, Prince of persia:warrior within have done really well and the third game in the triology Prince of persia:the two thrones is to come out around the Christmas time this year.
Prince Of Persia

The third game puts an end to this triology. The team at UbiSoft has hired a professional script writing company to make the storyline of the game, very interesting. The graphics and environment in the game have been replicated as models of real life buildings in middle eastern cities like Babylon and Egypt. All in all it is turning out to be a really good game and something to look forward to, this Christmas. Hopefully it will keep me busy during my christmas vacation. I will keep an eye on this game and keep you guys updated with the latest news.

Shadow of the colossus to be out on October 18, 2005

2005-09-22T14:01:00.000-07:00

Shadow of the colossus, the boss fight game, is to be out on Oct 18th, 2005. I had an eye on this game right from the E3 Games Demo that happened sometime in the 2nd quarter of this year. As time is progressing into the 4th quarter of the year, it has developed into an excellent environment oriented game. The game comes from the same creators of the industry acclaimed, ICO(Check out an earlier post for a review on ICO). The game is about the journey of a young man into an ancient land that bears giant behemoths called as Colossi, which hold within them, the power to awake a dead human. The young man is out to save his beloved wife/girlfriend(I do not have enough background info about this). The environment and lighting used in the game bears a close resemblance to it's predecessor, ICO. The game involves killing 16 giant colossi to accomplish the task of waking up the girl, and at your disposal are very things, namely Argo the horse, a bow and a sword that can show you the way to reach a colossi and also it's weaknesses. Killing a colossi is pretty simple, unearth the colossi, find it's weakness, and pierce the tattoo with your sword. It might seem easy, but to pierce the tattoes you have to climb the giant, which takes about 15-20 minutes as per the game's developers. All in all it seems to be a wonderful prospect to play the game, and I wish that the wait will be worth it. Will the game have a dramatic climax, is something to wait and watch. Keep your eyes on this product from Sony.

Another Jewel in the crown of SONY

Chacha Chaudhary & Sabu

2005-09-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday night I was thinking a lot about my childhood days; my favorite cookie, my favorite color, my favorite game, my favorite comic...and i paused there for a while. I get to see and try all of my favorite things, except read my favorite comic.Chacha Chaudhary is the best comic I have ever read in my life. It's been a decade since I have touched any diamond comics or for that matter, any comic book. I know that there are a lot of people out there who love to read this comic and for those who don't..Chacha Chaudhary is a comic series about an old man wearing a red turban, walking with his dog, and a giant from jupiter.With a brain sharper than a needle and faster than a super-computer, he can outwit even the best and most professional of the criminals. For those of you who would be interested in knowing more or ordering go here

Diamond Comics' Chacha Chaudhary

My reading comics might seem childish to some people, but as Nokia once advertised,"There is a child in all of us". You do, what you've gotta do.

Trip to Calgary

2005-09-19T11:56:00.000-07:00

Lemoney Snickets.....A series of fortunate events...is all I can say about my upcoming trip to Calgary. I am planning to go to India in November, for my brother's wedding and so I have to get my H-1B visa stamped in my passport, to ensure a safe reentry into the United States. I had planned to go to Nogales, Mexico to get it stamped. But it turned out that the consulate takes freaking 28 business days to process my H-1B. My appointment was scheduled for Oct17th and my ticket to India is already booked for Nov 10th. So, with no choice left I had to look out for another consulate to go. At this time all the consulates are going busy and the only place where I could find an appointment, was in Calgary, Canada. Calgary is located in western canada, right above Washington State, US. Bamm...I had never planned a trip to Canada anytime soon, but now I have to. I got my appointment for Oct28th, Friday which is just about perfect. I am flying down there on Thursday night, Oct 27th. LEt's see how it goes.

Will it be...A series of fortunate events? or a series of unfortunate events? God only knows

Vegas, to go or not to go

2005-09-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

This happened over the 2005 labor day weekend on my way to Detroi. I had a stop over in Phoenix, and I had to catch a flight to Vegas for a connecting flight to Detroit. Since it was a long weekend, flights to Vegas were going full and people were finding it hard to find even a single seat. To accomodate some passengers who were flying down to NewYork the airline tried to woo some customers with travel deals. The first announcement was a 300$ travel voucher valid for one year, which was increased to 400 because of lack of response from customers. Then, a witty supervisor took over and made an announcement, "Hot hot news from Vegas, people are losing money in Vegas, this is you last chance to save money". A couple of people came forward. They made another announcement to woo customers, "Some more hot hot news, Vegas is running short on wine and women so no point in going to Vegas, think about it". That got the whole terminal laughing their arse off.

X + 1 Syndrome

2005-07-28T10:27:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting article that I read somewhere. Hope you enjoy it.

When an Indian professional becomes a ‘Non-Resident Indian’ in the United States, he soon starts suffering from a strange disease. The symptoms are a fixture of restlessness, anxiety, hope and nostalgia. The virus is a deep inner need to get back home. Like Shakespeare said, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” The medical world has not coined a word for this malady. Strange as it is, it could go by a stranger name, the “X + 1” syndrome.
To understand this disease better, consider the background. Typically middle-class, the would be migrant’s sole ambition through school is to secure admission into one of those heavily government subsidised institutions – the IITs. With the full backing of a doting family and a good deal of effort, he achieves his goal. Looking for fresh worlds to conquer, his sights rest on the new world. Like lemmings to the sea, hordes of IIT graduates descend on the four US consulates to seek the holiest of holy grails – the F-1 (student) stamp on the passport.
After crossing the visa hurdle and tearful farewell, our hero departs for the Mecca of higher learning, promising himself and his family that he will return some day – soon!
The family proudly informs their relatives of each milestone – his G.P.A., his first car (twenty years old), his trip to Niagara Falls (photographs), his first winter (parkas, gloves). The two years roll by and he graduates at the top of his class. Now begins the ‘great hunt’ for a company that will not only give him a job but also sponsor him for that 3” X 3” grey plastic, otherwise known as the Green Card. A US company sensing a good bargain offers him a job.
Naturally, with all the excitement of seeing his first pay check in four digit dollars, thoughts of returning to India are far away. His immediate objective of getting the Green Card is reached within a year.
Meanwhile, his family back home worry about the strange American influences (and more particularly, AIDS). Through contacts they line up a list of eligible girls from eligible families and wait for the great one’s first trip home. Return he does, at the first available opportunity, with gifts for the family and mouth-watering tales of prosperity beyond imagination. After interviewing the girls, he picks the most likely (lucky) one to be Americanised. Since the major reason for the alliance is his long-term stay abroad, the question of his immediate return does not arise. Any doubts are set aside by the ‘backwardness’ of working life, long train travel, lack of phones, inadequate opportunities for someone with hi-tech qualifications, and so on.
The newly-weds return to America with the groom having to explain the system of arranged marriages to the Americans. Most of them regard it as barbaric and on the same lines as communism. The tongue-tied bride is cajoled into explaining the bindi and saree. Looking for something homely, the couple plunges into the frenetic expatriate week-end social scene compromising dinners, videos of Hindi/regional films, shopping at Indian stores, and bhajans.
Initially, the wife misses the warmth of her family, but the presence of washing machines, vacuum cleaners, daytime soap operas and the absence of a domineering mother-in-law helps. Bits of news filtering through from India, mostly from returning Indians, is eagerly lapped up.
In discussions with friends, the topic of returning to India arises frequently but is brushed aside by the lord and master who is now rising in the corporate world and has fast moved into a two garage home – thus fulfilling the great American Dream. The impending arrival of the first born fulfills the great Indian Dream. The mother-in-law arrives in time: after all, no right thinking parent would want their off-spring to be born in India if offered the American alternative.
With all material comforts that money can bring, begins the first signs of un-easiness – a feeling that somehow things are not what they should be. The craze for exotic electronic goods, cars and vacations have been satiated. The week-end gatherings are becoming routine.

Faced with a mid-life crisis, the upwardly mobile Indian’s career graph plateu’s out. Younger and more aggressive Americans are promoted. With one of the periodic mini recessions in the economy and the threat of a hostile take-over, the job itself seems far from secure.
Unable or unwilling to socialize with the Americans, the Indian retreats into a cocoon. At the home front,the children have grown up and along with American accents have imbibed American habits (cartoons, hamburgers) and values (dating). They respond to their parents’ exhortation of leading a clean Indian way of life by asking endless questions.
The generation gap combines with the cultural chasm. Not surprisingly, the first serious thoughts of returning to India occur at this stage. Taking advantage of his vacation time, the Indian returns home to ‘explore’ possibilities. Ignoring the underpaid and beaurocratic government sector, he is bewildered by the ‘primitive’ state of the private sector. Clearly overqualified even to be a managing director/chairman he stumbles upon the idea of being an entrepreneur.
In the seventies, his search for an arena to display his business skills normally ended in poultry farming. In the eighties, electronics is the name of the game. Undaunted by horror stories about government red tape and corruption he is determined to overcome the odds – with one catch. He has a few things to settle in the United States. After all, you can’t just throw away a lifetime’s work. And there are things like taxation and customs regulations to be taken note of. Pressed for a firm date, he says confidently ‘next year’ and therein lies our story. The next years come and go but there is no sign of our McCarthian friend.
In other words if ‘X’ is the current year, then the objective is to return in the ‘X + 1’ year. Since ‘X’ is a changing variable, the objective is never reached. Unable to truly melt in the ‘Great Melting Pot’, chained to his cultural moorings and haunted by an abject fear of giving up an accustomed standard of living, the Non-Resident Indian vacillates and oscillates between two worlds in a twilight zone. Strangely, this malady appears to affect only the Indians – all of our Asian brethren from Japan, Korea and even Pakistan – seem immune to it.

Sher-O-Shayari

2005-07-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

Some hyderabadi entertainment for you guys, enjoy!!!!

Dali dali kisi ne kisi par nazar dali, Kisi ne is par dali, Kisi ne uspar dali, Humne jis par nazar dali , Uske baap ne uski shaadi kahin aur kar dali ...!!!
Uske baap ne uski shaadi kahin aur kar dali, aur hum ne phir kisi aur pe nazarein dali

Dil ka dard kisi ko dikha na saka.
Jo dil me tha woh kisi ko bata na saka.
Ladkiyon ke pyaar mai jo kiye the kharche .
Unka bill un ladkiyon ko dikha na sake
Bill pay karna hum ko hi tha
Warna bartan dhona padta tha
Aap kyun free mein kha kar chale gaye
Mujh ko akele hi bartan dhone ke liye chodd gaye
Dil ka dard kissi ko dikha na saka,
Jo dil main tha woh kissi ko bata na saka.
Kiye the jawaani main larkion pe jo kharchey
Unke bill buddhapey tak chuka na saka.

Khud Ko Kar Buland Itnaa
Ke Himaalay Ki Choti Pe Jaa Pahunche
Aur Khuda Tumse Puchee
Abe Gadhe.. Ab Utrega Kaise

khake mitha hum aehsaas khushi ka karte hai
khake tikha ehsaas hum rone ka karte hai
Aur jab nahi khate hai hum to aehsaas bhookh ka karte hain

Har sahil ko kinara mat samjho
Har dost ko sahara mat samjho
Nazar nazar mein fark hain samjho
Har nazar ko ishara na samjho

Jo socha tha woh ho naa saka
Jo ho gaya woh socha naa tha
Teri aakhon mein jo nami thi woh nahi rahi
Humari aakhon ki jo chamak thi woh na rahi

7 steps to highly effective debt management

2005-07-26T13:34:00.000-07:00

1. It does not matter how much you make, what matters is how much you can save
2. A penny saved everyday, keeps the debt away
3. Keep a record of every single dollar you make and spend
4. Make a budget of expected income and expenses for the next couple of months. This keeps you aware of the actual money in hand anr thid stops you from unnecessary spending.
5. Have a monthly target as to much you expect to bring your debt down(be realistic).
6. Do a monthly reconciliation if you have reached your monthly target. You have all the information to analyze shortcomings, if any.
7. Keep some reserve for emergencies. Do reliase that it if often emergencies that lands you into debts.

I have made this short to-do list from my personal experiences. But the most important thing is to continuously reinforce this behavior till you feel financially secure.

ICO

2005-07-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

ICO is a Playstation 2 game that was released in 2001. It's been a while since the game has been released, but I hadn't tried it till a week back. I read about this game when I was reading about Shadow of the colossus, coming up in Fall 2005. After all the heavy rating I finally tried it, only to realise how good the game is. This is a pure adevnture game involving only and only puzzle solving, absolutely no hacking, chopping or slashing enemies. You do encounter some small enemies during the course of the game, but that is only occasionally. The best part of the game is the dramatic ending, which leaves one final puzzle for the player to solve.
Graphics, quality, sound, and effects wise I would rate this game very high. It has redefined the way light and nature is used for rendering video game content. It certainly has proved that you do not have to use ultra modern technology to create exceptional graphics. Another must play game for PS2 fans.

Navvulu Puvvulu ( Part 2 )

2005-07-20T13:01:00.000-07:00

Continued........
Sontham.....Enti yenkatlakshmi...alaa.dull ga unnav....ee roju maa nanna vardhanti.Idigo yevoy vardhantante yeviti...vardhantante puttinaroju...Ooo...mari enti yenkatalakshmi..munde chepte cake orderichche vallam gaa...phed.phed.phed...vardhantante poyinarojun ra puttinaroju kaadu....aaa...baavaa...chala thanksu...
orey baava...ee roju yenakatalakshmi madam college ki raaledu...mana bhogeshwara rao garu aavinni gokadanta....ayyabaaboy...aa bogesh gadu intaki
tegichchadaa....orey randi raa podam....Ikkadunnava bhogeshawara rao...enti ra manners lekunda lecturer ni perutho pilustava....Perutho pilavatam kaadu raa...ninnu champeyyali....nenem chesanraa....oka aadapilla meeda agayityam chesav raa....kallaku mettelu, cheviki diddulu, langa,
oni, cheera jakettu, ivanni aadapillavi kaadura...venkatalkashmi ki oka manasuntundi...aa manasulo okaduntadu..aa unnavadithone gokichchukuntundi...antegaani
evadu padithe vaadu gokkoodadu..entra malli cheppu malli cheppu........ippudu.......Ilakaadugani nenu cheptanundu bayya..ninna ratri baaga tagesi
panimanishini nee pellamanukoni...adhi kaadu ra...vaadu cheppindi...yenkatalakshmikedo manasuntundi..avidedo gokichchukuntundi...anedo cheppadu...Good
morning sir..idhigondi naa letter...Yenkatalakshmi...nuvvu resign chesestunnava...nenu resign cheyyatamenti raa...adhe ee bhogi gadu ninnu gokadu
gaaa...anduke resgin chestunnavemo ani...aayana nannu gokadamemiti raa idiot...ilanti rumours pass cheste pass chesetananukuntunnava...idiot...
Emra em yedukkuntunnav...abbee emi ledu bayya..edho pote yetukkuntunna...em poyindi raa..telidu bayya..mari telikapote yetukkovadam deniki raa..dorikithe
gurthukottadani...needaggara chaana shakallunnay raa...
Are oo vattevaaz nuvveppudanna ooteshanavra...ledu bayya..endukeyyale..naaku age takkuva...oote to agekempanra.ippudu neneyyalnaa..ee cigareet mukkani
teeskoni supudu velu meeda.....aaa..oddubayya...oddu....shavam daggarikelte manamem jeyyalraa..kallu kadukkovali...mari shavame manadeggarikoste..pantu
tadupukovali....abboo...aaa vaddannaa..naa cheyyi kaalipotundi..
Orey dongodu direct ga vachchesadu raa...tannandi..phad..phad..phad...aa meera sir..edho telikaya....mari telisthe..telinattu natinchi
kummesevallam...enti...sorry sir maa vaadu edho saradakannadu...nuvvuruko...enta sir iaochcharu...chali yiragadeesettondi bayya yentane quarter
yeyyalsinde...sweater undi teesukondi sir...sweaterlu panicheyyaam ledu raa...mari full yeyyalsinde...antekada...mareddam
mandu...tee.tee.tee.tee.teee...kaani daanikimundu memu konni question adugutham vatiki answers correct ga cheppali.sare adugu...comeon...comeon..ask
me...menatta ante eviti...mamayya pellam.mari durgati...idhe naaku pattina gati..sorry..meeku mandu ledu..ooo ala vachchara ippudadugu cheptanu..menatta ante
eviti...may lo puttina natta..durgati ante eviti..durgaku pattina gathi..beetroot ante eviti..beatese route..aree.meeru achcham maa laane maatladutunnaru.
meelo kalisipoyanu kada..mandu ti ti ti ti ....pada pada pada padamandu ledu sir...manduuu leddaaa....idigo bogeshwararao garu marii anta dull
ayipokandi...mandekada....velli techchukundamneenu.memu vastam bayya...ehe...meeroddu..mandukosam ice anni ready cheyyandi...Ekkadikeltunnav
baava...sinnapillollu meekayanni enduku..adhe emaina avasaramaithe help cheddamani...help chestava..ikkada mandekkada dorukutundi cheppu...manda...enti sir
meeru kooda ilantivallatho...mari maa level emanukunnav...lecturers to mandestam telusaa....sare gani mandekkadadorukutundo cheppu...ikkadnunchi straight ga
velli right teesukoni...alaa velli..malli right teesukunte akkade jehad ani okadu mandammutuntadu...velli techchuko po...Idhigo evoy..jehad...jehaaaaaad....eee..jehaaddd...ala piliste evadiki vinipistundi raa...ekkadunna vinipichche la ..jihaadddddd..ani gattiga aru....
Aree baava neneerojununchi evvarithonu maatladanu raa..ee evayyindi ra baava..evarithonaina 5 nimishalu maatladinaa yedavalani decide
chesestunnaru...antalasyam enduku chettunnarraa..
Orey iyalla podduna doctor daggarikellochcha...bayya..doctor la gurinchi maatladoddu..naaku vallante asahyam...ee evayyindi ra..monne doctor daagarikelli 500
pogottukunnanu..ee evayyindi...annam tinnentane aakaleyyatledu bayya..avunu bayya..monne maa friend rendo sari heartattack ochchi poyyadu..modati sari
vachchinappudu poyadaa..rendo saari vachchinappudu poyaada...thu inta fool vi nuvvela maa friend vayyav raa..eee nuvvu fool vi kaada...evaduvadu...bhogi
bhogeswarrao..lecturer..veedu exam lo raasini papers lecturerskichi valla pellalaku choopiste valla pellalu tellarugatla bussekki paaripoyaru...vankaya
raayamante one petti kaaya ani raasadu, 'is' ani rayamante ikaram lo eeej jakaram lo jaa kalipi eejjj ani raasadu..sir kamakshi ela rasano maaollaki
cheppara...kama petti kshi ani rasadu raa...meeroorukondi sir..mareee pogidestunnaru...eraa ivanni neeku pogadtalla kanipistunnaya...ee kaada...mana college
ki rankulu rakapote edho shanipattesindi ani anukuntunnadu mana principal, nuvvu pattesavanna sangati aayanaku teliyadu.....eraa..aaa chettuni chootte
emanipistundi...chettanipittundi...nee bonda...nuvvikkadikochchinappudu adi mokka..adhe ippudu manayyindi..adhi maadi masaypokamunde nuvvi college
vadilipettellipora baabu..nee kallaki dannam pedatanu...meeru mari mohamatapettestunnaru saar.
Good morning madam...eraa sheshu andaru lechi good morning chepte nuvvenduku cheppaledu raa..enti yenkatalkshmi manamadhya kooda ivanni avasaramantava.idhi
classroom..mari class bayata.shesham..moosam...annattu gurtochchindi..aa sambigadu kanipichchadu..ela unnadu raa..black lo ticketlammutunnadu.avunu ra
college lo unnappudu pelli chesukomani satayinchevadu..ippudela unnadu raa...maremundi unnadantha meere laagesarukada.inkemi ledakkada..shesham..malli
moosam..Dear student manam ee roju ozone pora gurinchi telusukundam...you know what ozone pora is? mee lo evarikaina ozone pora gurinchi telusaa..eey
maaodiki adento baaga telusu...eey..naaku telidu bayya..aderaa.eppudu cheptuntav..oo adaa..adaithe naaku telusu madam..mari
cheppu...ippudu..puvvuntadi..puruguntadi..joo antadi jee antadi..capsule ki ghaatu puvvuki spotu..shaktiki tutti neerasam..sorry...nirvachanam...ozomen.neenu
adigindi ozomen gurinchi kaadu raa.ozone pora ozone pora gurinchi...

Appappa sodibappa madipoyinde.pakkanunna railubandi paripoyinde..pidataloni pappu chaaru karipoyinde...ayoo.sooruloni suttamukka raali poyindeev...

Ee sanchika ikkaditho samaptam..marala vachche sheershika lo inkonni hasyapu jallulanu ruchichoddam.appatidaaka selavu..
Part3 to be continued ---

Navvulu Puvvulu (Part 1)

2005-07-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys, it's been a long time since I rendered some of my favorite telugu comedy dialouges. Read them and enjoy.

Chitram Bhalare Vichitram

Ayyo..aavakaaya..aavakayante naaku mahaaa pranam...ameerica lo unnappudu kooda aavakayane full ga follow ayyevanni...tiffin lo aavakaya badda..lunch lo aavakaaya badda...avsaramaithe dinner lo kooda aavakaya badde...aahhh...edunte adhi tinevannanuko

Hello young girl, I am boondi Brahmanandam from America. Choottaniki musalivadilaa untanu kaani... chaalaa letta vanni..Neeeki vishayam telusaaa..maa baabai.tana debhbhay rendava eta pandanti biddanu kannadu..naakenta..afterall fifty six.

Orey Raghava...nuvve cheddi vippi pantesukoraa neethone settlaipotanu...aaa maata meeda undara baava..ippude pant vesukoni vastanu..poddunnunchi mokalla meeda nadichi nadichi..kallalo unna pappucharanta..khaaripoyindi..

Vankaya cheeri kobbarikoora koori light ga neyyi lo veyyiste ela untundantav....bellameste ishtam...oohhh...total ga bellam meede base ayyavannamaata...

Kalyana Ramudu

Shirodharyam navartna tailam..ante..evadi gundu vaadu geesukoledu..ante ippudu mee gundu nenu geeyalannamaata...
Vittam vittena udaram shakeela vayupindena...meeremantunnaro naaku ardham kaavadamledu...naaku maatram ardhamayyindenti.ainaa nenu cheppaleduuu...
Idhi kooda naakardham kaaledu

Banda bandalantammayi..kobbarikaya ikkada pagalgottadame correctu..thad..thad..
Evayyindi raaa...manam kobbarikaya pagalagottam kada chinna penku velli neellalopadindi..mari chinna penku aithe antha sound endukochchindi ra...adhe mari penku chinnadaina totti peddadi kada..

Nanna nenu poyina janma lo nee koduku ding ni..bongem kaadu...eyyy.....nanna nanna nanna..ammani pelli chesuko nanna...talli kosam aa pasivadu pade tapatrayam choodu...

Entayya...kobbarikooraaa..intadaniki violin level buildup ivvalaa...
entayya sound lekunda ee pani cheyyalevaaa...chetilo aayudhalunnayi...
inda pattu..ee modati kobbari mukka nuvve tinu...gurubhakti ante ila undali..gurubhakti aa gadida gudda...dishti shanti....
enti...intaku mundu pellillalo kooda ilage chesava..yah..as it is..same to same..
Anduke naa naaku loose motions..avi avutunnayi...

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Part 2 coming pretty soon...

Sher-E-Punjab

2005-07-13T09:36:00.000-07:00

Sardar TigerSardar Dhakaan Singh is big hunter. Once he went to azoo. At that time a big tiger escaped from its cage.The zoo officials sent everyone out of the zoo andclosed the main gate. Now the tiger is inside the zoobut wandering freely.Zoo people requested sardar to goinside and trap the tiger in a cage.Scared but toavoid insult he went into the zoo in his jeep carryinga big gun. While driving on one of the zoo's roads, henoticed that the tiger is chasing him. Feeling scaredhe drove the jeep fast but only to observe that thetiger is very near to the jeep. At that time the roadseparated intotwo paths ahead, one to the left and other to theright. Then cleverly dhakaal put the left indicator onand turned the jeep to the road on right. The tigerruns into the left path. With a sigh of relief, hedrove forward. After some time the roads meet and thesame situation arises again. once more the roaddivides into two and this time our sardar is smartenough to put the right indicator on and turned toleft. This time the tiger goes into the road on rightside. After some time the roads meet again to oursardar's misfortune and the tiger starts to chase himagain. This time the road never divides and our sardarthought the tiger would catch him. Then a brilliantidea struck his mind. He slows down his jeep taking itto the left corner of the road. Thenhe held his hand outside and a gives signal which isgiven for vehicles which want to overtake. The tigerthis time overtakes his jeep and runs forward.Result :- There are Sardar Communities in Tigers too.

The joy of blogging

2005-07-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

I wake up at 5:30 AM every morning, take bath by 6:30 AM, have breakfast by 7:30 AM and take off for work at around 7:45 AM. This is a routine that has been happening regularly for a year now, and there is nothing really exciting about it when I say that. But what makes my day special is the work that I do and the fun that I have in between. This is where I often find some interesting things to put on my blog. A conversation with a colleague during a coffee break, a discussion about a vacation, or a serious discussion at work. Any of these often tend to bring out something interesting. But what really matters to me is the happiness that I get out of the whole blogging deal. It is the motivating factor behind blogging. All my life, 25 years, I never had the habit of writing a diary. But thankfully, some people around me have influenced me so much , that I started doing the self-promoting stuff.
The other important point here is, my blog is a reflection of me and my thoughts. People like you, who read my stuff, know me better, my inner self, my emotions, my likes and dislikes. It is a more positive way of self-proclamation. I could always put some things up here, that I could not personally say. Some things I could feel, but not express. Winnig is fundamental in sports, staying happy is fundamental in life.

Do it!!!

2005-07-13T08:07:00.000-07:00

You need to do what you are supposed to do, to make things do, whatever they are supposed to do, and not do what they are not supposed to do

Happy Birthday Chaitanya

2005-07-11T08:06:00.000-07:00

Just to let you know that you are 24 years old now, just 1 away from the quarter century mark. Just kiddin..have a great day

World's biggest moron

2005-06-29T13:42:00.000-07:00

This week I bought myself a used faceplate for my Panasonic Car MP3/WMA player. A couple of weeks ago the stuff in my car was stolen. Let's not talk too much about it, as it reminds me of my PRECIOUS. Holy crap...Pavitra tatti...on the first hand I lose my MP3 palyer to a thief, and then I pay another thief on the e-bay to buy an mp3 player. Man.........I am completely robbed. What kind of a moron am I.

Spurs, 2005 NBA Champions

2005-06-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

Finally, the drama in NBA unfolds itself. The Spurs come out on top as the 2005 NBA champions. Does not sound too comfortable to a hardcore Detroit fan like me. But we'll get there again next year. Pistons, though were on the losing side, played exceptionally well in the playoffs this season. They missed it narrowly on Thursday night's game. But as it is said, "Winning is fundamental". Congratulations, Spurs. You are a great team

Memorial Day Weekend

2005-05-31T11:45:00.000-07:00

Memorial day weekend went on pretty good, with some gambling and hitch hiking. It was far better than some of my previous weekends, wherein I was sitting at home and killing my time. Friday night went on pretty ordinarily. I bought my new playstation but could not get it running, because of some old telivison that accepts only antenna input. Saturday morning we had a couple of my roomie's friends comein to stay with us for the weekend. We cooked some nice desi lunch and went out to the Morongo valley casiono. You know what must have happened. I was more of a greedy devil, than a content angel. We slept pretty late in the night(as is the case whenever you are hooked up to the PS2), but woke up early on Sunday morning. We took off for the aerial tram in Palm Springs, at around 9:30 AM in the morning. We reached there by 10:00 AM. The ride, up to the San Jacinto mountains(at about 12500 ft elevation ) was pretty exciting. The view of the desert from the top of the moutains was awesome. We started our hitch hiking trip going towards some of the natural rock formations. This place was nice and cool. We next headed up to the snow mountains on the northwestern side. The climb was moderately tiring, but we could not tread very deep due to lack of enough snow gear. We hope to do this next time. Also we were missing on some camping items, which would have helped us. We were back home by 4 PM. We had some nice thai food, and snored off to some wonderful afternoon sleep. All in all, it was a memorable weekend. I wish that there are many more to come.

My Precious!!!

2005-05-31T09:22:00.000-07:00

The title to this post might sound like the words from the Lord of the Rings, where the gollum refres to the ultimate ring of power, but I am serious when I call my new PS2 as precious. Yes guys, I finally get to buy my favorite gaming console, the PS2. The new console is almost 1/4th the size of the consoles I have played on. It is mean, sleek and truly PRECIOUS. And no doubt, I started off with the game God of War. I didnot get enough time to play over the memorial day weekend, as I was busy taking around a few friends. But this is just the start, I will soon get value out of my precious!!!

First visit to McKinney, TX

2005-05-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

I will be visiting McKinney, TX for the firstime on the weekend after the memorial day weekend. My flight ticket and hotel stay has been confirmed. My company is paying for everyones trip since this is part of the company's strategy in convincing some of its employees in making a decision to move to Texas. I hope that it will be a lot of fun. I will get a chance to meet Dinakar, the dawg. It's been a while since I have met my buddy, he is a really really funny guy. I look forward to this new experience. More importantly I will not be burning my ass off sitting at my home in Palm Springs on the weekend. FYI, the temperature here, last weekend was a record 117 farenheit...anybody out in michigan, wanna chill out here...are the most welcome

God Of War on PS2

2005-05-23T13:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Guys,
I am back again and this time I want to share my thoughts regarding a new avocation that I have found. People like vishnu, pali, prasad, or bipin who know me for quiet sometime might guess it pretty easily. And if you guessed it right, it is the play station. I have always been fascinated by video games right from my childhood. Sometimes I used to steal some money from my brother's coin collection, just for a 5 minute gameplay. But now since I am making good enough money, I can afford to buy one for myself.
Anyways, a couple of months ago I had the privilege of playing the best game ever on a PS2, The God Of War. This is a mind-blowing, gruel-some, action-packed, high-quality, hi-definition video game. I had this fantasy for greek mythology since my childhood, when I read a few books on greek literature ( from my dad's collection. My dad did his masters in literature).This game is like a comic-book action come alive. Any game lovers out there, reading this article, must play this game. For a few video clips and screenshots visit the official God Of War site at

God Of War

Palm Springs, CA => Mckinney, TX

2005-05-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

Well, well, well, seems like I never am stuck in one place. Can you believe it if I say that in the last 8 months I had to shift my home 7 times, and for now I do up and down to huntington beach every weekend. I am a bit tired of doing this moving now. But guess what, 6 months from now I would have to do it again. The CEO of my company came out with his plans to move the company's base to McKinney, TX in this afternoon's meeting. It was a bit of a surprise for most of the staff, but to me it sounded just like another trip from Michigan to California.It is about 1400 miles from Palm Springs to McKinney. And guess what I have already made up my mind to go there. I being a roadster, love to travel( ofcourse, not with all my stuff in the car). Mckinney is a nice place to live. Low cost of living, good school districts, decent style of living is what makes this place a good destination. It is the fastest developing place, in the United States in 2004, among the cities that have similar population size. I am really excited to move to this place. I wanted to see California, which I did and now my next wish, to see Texas, has been granted.

Palm Springs

2005-05-12T09:40:00.000-07:00

I currently work in Palm Springs, CA, USA. I work for a company called ACH Direct as a Developer/Analyst. Palm Springs is located in the deserts of Southern California, USA. It is not just like any other desert you might have seen or heard about. Let me give you an example of how different this place is. Towards the east of my workplace, is a completely dry canyon, with just sand. On the southern side, is a completely snow filled moutain, full of snow and green vegitation. Can you imagine anything wierder than this. It sound like Michigan and California are sitting side by side. Take a look at some of the pictures of this place.
http://www.palm-springs.org/album.htm

Well, it goes to say that impossible is nothing( as in god's dictionary and not nike's)

Welcome to my blog

2005-05-12T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hello mates,
Welcome to my blog, desiadda. I think this is the right time to start something like this. I have been longing to start my own blog for almost a year, and finally I get to do it today. I was probably looking out for the right occassion to do that. Feel free to post comments on my blog. I will keep updating it with interesting posts, whenever I get a chance. You can get involved too, with your comments. Happy Blogging.

Raghuveer