At last, after much speculation, its official. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey split.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/zwecker/cst-ftr-split25.html
I used to watch their reality show 'Newlyweds'. They looked like a perfect couple.
hmm. I also like Jessica Simpson very much.
"Many believe the collapse of the couple's marriage can be blamed on the fact that Simpson's career has far outshone Lachey's since they tied the knot. Her star turn in "The Dukes of Hazzard" film this summer (plus rumors that she may be the next "Bond Girl") -- along with successful endorsement deals like her "Dessert" beauty line -- made Simpson a reported $35 million in the past year."
Is this what happens when wives do better than husbands? I wonder.
The only good thing out of this whole thing is ...yahoooooooo...Jessica is single again. hehe.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Oh Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar
vs Sri Lanka
93(96)
67(69)
2(3)
11(19)
19(30)
39(48)
vs South Africa
2(9)
2(22)
2(15)
This is looking little bit ugly.
I can only think of 2 possible things.
1. Either Sachin is extremely confused as to his role in the team.
He seems to be confused whether he should attack and rip apart the opposition or just play a supporting role to the other batsman. Having observed sachin for a very long time right from his career start, I have come to the conclusion that sachin cannot play defensive or supportive role. His nature is to attack and that's what he is best at and that's what he should also be doing.(Much like what Viru is doing now). Whenever he starts to play defensively, 9 out of 10 times, he fails.
2. Or he just doesn't have the fitness/reflex as he used to.
Or sachin wants to play like how he used to, but doesn't have the quick reflex that he possessed or he is still injured or his injury has restricted him a little bit. If that is the case, then if his injury is very bad he should just call it quits or if his injury is not that bad he should come in as a middle order batsman, I would say he should come in, like in the 30+ over time period.
vs Sri Lanka
93(96)
67(69)
2(3)
11(19)
19(30)
39(48)
vs South Africa
2(9)
2(22)
2(15)
This is looking little bit ugly.
I can only think of 2 possible things.
1. Either Sachin is extremely confused as to his role in the team.
He seems to be confused whether he should attack and rip apart the opposition or just play a supporting role to the other batsman. Having observed sachin for a very long time right from his career start, I have come to the conclusion that sachin cannot play defensive or supportive role. His nature is to attack and that's what he is best at and that's what he should also be doing.(Much like what Viru is doing now). Whenever he starts to play defensively, 9 out of 10 times, he fails.
2. Or he just doesn't have the fitness/reflex as he used to.
Or sachin wants to play like how he used to, but doesn't have the quick reflex that he possessed or he is still injured or his injury has restricted him a little bit. If that is the case, then if his injury is very bad he should just call it quits or if his injury is not that bad he should come in as a middle order batsman, I would say he should come in, like in the 30+ over time period.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
many pretty actress who missed their hallowed showcasing in Isles
shiva shiva
abachaaram abachaaram
my thoughts have become noble. hehe
brahmacharyam brahmacharyam brahmacharyam
girls are evil girls are evil girls are evil
let the force be with me
abachaaram abachaaram
my thoughts have become noble. hehe
brahmacharyam brahmacharyam brahmacharyam
girls are evil girls are evil girls are evil
let the force be with me
bihar elections
as my knowledge on this is nil, i refrain from making any comments
(who cares about bihar)
(who cares about bihar)
stupid suhasini
i was right in the middle of action when it happened. yes, i was in chennai and this news was all over the media. i think suhasini is stupid. when kushboo herself apologized and wanted to close the chapter, why the heck would suhasini want to issue such a statement?
i think she was pissed of that kushboo, an ex-actress(like herself) and who married a director(like herself) was getting too much media attention and was jealous of it. duh!
i think the protestors had a valid point when they asked who elected suhasini to be the 'representative' of tamilnadu.
but what i thought equally stupid was, a ban on maniratnam movies.
i think she might have been shocked to see that nobody except few women who call themselves as 'murpokku sindhanai pengal' supported her.
sania claimed that she never spoke in support of pre-marital sex.
i think she was pissed of that kushboo, an ex-actress(like herself) and who married a director(like herself) was getting too much media attention and was jealous of it. duh!
i think the protestors had a valid point when they asked who elected suhasini to be the 'representative' of tamilnadu.
but what i thought equally stupid was, a ban on maniratnam movies.
i think she might have been shocked to see that nobody except few women who call themselves as 'murpokku sindhanai pengal' supported her.
sania claimed that she never spoke in support of pre-marital sex.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Back to Richmond
I'm back to Richmond after a 3 week vaca in India.
Thanks Echo, for you are the only one who thought I was MIA.
Thanks Echo, for you are the only one who thought I was MIA.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Wad di 'ell iz gowin on ? Rain, flood in Chennai and Tamilnadu. Satellite picture
Chennai, bulls eye?
I haven't seen a hurricane or cyclone or a storm formation so perfect as this one in India. This is current, look at timestamp.
For more recent you can hit
Weather.com
I haven't seen a hurricane or cyclone or a storm formation so perfect as this one in India. This is current, look at timestamp.
For more recent you can hit
Weather.com
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Did we eat Beef?
I landed up in this article, about how ancient Hindus ate Beef.
As I was going through the article, I also came across the following para.
"Over a period of time mainly after the emergence of Buddhism or rather as an accompaniment of the Brahminical attack on Buddhism, the practices started being looked on with different emphasis. The threat posed by Buddhism to the Brahminical value system was too severe. In response to low castes slipping away from the grip of Brahminism, the battle was taken up at all the levels. At philosophical level Sankara reasserted the supremacy of Brahminical values, at political level King Pushyamitra Shung ensured the physical attack on Buddhist monks, at the level of symbols King Shashank got the Bodhi tree (where Gautama the Buddha got Enlightenment) destroyed."
This ringed a bell in my head. This sounded more like the author in one of my earlier post
India - The True India
India - The India Today
India - The Question
in September 2005.
The authors are different. But what they say concur.
This just reiterates the facts mentioned by Phulgenda Sinha, the author of the book "The Gita As It Was - Rediscovering the Original Bhagavadgita".
As I was going through the article, I also came across the following para.
"Over a period of time mainly after the emergence of Buddhism or rather as an accompaniment of the Brahminical attack on Buddhism, the practices started being looked on with different emphasis. The threat posed by Buddhism to the Brahminical value system was too severe. In response to low castes slipping away from the grip of Brahminism, the battle was taken up at all the levels. At philosophical level Sankara reasserted the supremacy of Brahminical values, at political level King Pushyamitra Shung ensured the physical attack on Buddhist monks, at the level of symbols King Shashank got the Bodhi tree (where Gautama the Buddha got Enlightenment) destroyed."
This ringed a bell in my head. This sounded more like the author in one of my earlier post
India - The True India
India - The India Today
India - The Question
in September 2005.
The authors are different. But what they say concur.
This just reiterates the facts mentioned by Phulgenda Sinha, the author of the book "The Gita As It Was - Rediscovering the Original Bhagavadgita".
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Aravind Samy today
I read somewhere that he is the CEO of a big BPO.
I always thought he was more interested in business than movies. Iam sure he made millions more in business than in movies.
Cool.
hmmm...what did I do this weekend.
It was a cloudy saturday.
Took some pictures of Saravanan's new acura and ourselves.
WAW. We took some 130 pictures in like 5 minutes. After a long editing process, here are some of them which survived.
http://planetvimal.com/gallery/
Went to Indian Food Festival at Richmond Convention Center.
It was lot of food, and very little cultural activities :)
It was a cloudy saturday.
Took some pictures of Saravanan's new acura and ourselves.
WAW. We took some 130 pictures in like 5 minutes. After a long editing process, here are some of them which survived.
http://planetvimal.com/gallery/
Went to Indian Food Festival at Richmond Convention Center.
It was lot of food, and very little cultural activities :)
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
"It's fall here in USA"
Anyone wants to take a guess on who my all time favorite in Hollywood is?
I've given a 'Da Vinci Code' clue ;)
Update 1: As nobody has broken my code, Iam providing another clue.
I've given a 'Da Vinci Code' clue ;)
Update 1: As nobody has broken my code, Iam providing another clue.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
The Rajini Factor
Chandramukhi crosses 200th day.
The pressure is now on Kamal Hassan. His Mumbai Express bombed. And he hasn't given a huge success in recent times.
Will 'Vettayadu Vilayadu' be his answer?
We will know.
Also in the Chandramukhi function the producer Ramkumar mentioned that the movie is going to be released in Tokyo, Japan in the International Film Festival on October 23 and 28 as a special show.
Also when Rajni was speaking at the function he mentioned that Aishwarya Rai was considered for the role of Neelambari in Padayappa and also for a role in Baba(The role was later modified to fit Manisha).
But looks like Rajni is trying to get Aish in his new movie 'Sivaji', directed by Shankar.
Also, not that Iam tooting my own horn, but my blog has successfully crossed 1 year :)
In other news...
I did some shopping this weekend at Need Supply Co and Nordstrom.
I ended up buying a pair of Jeans, a pair of shirt and a pair of shoes.
The financial damage has been estimated to be around US$800.00
Shopping at this rate, I think I will end up filing for Bankruptcy :(
The pressure is now on Kamal Hassan. His Mumbai Express bombed. And he hasn't given a huge success in recent times.
Will 'Vettayadu Vilayadu' be his answer?
We will know.
Also in the Chandramukhi function the producer Ramkumar mentioned that the movie is going to be released in Tokyo, Japan in the International Film Festival on October 23 and 28 as a special show.
Also when Rajni was speaking at the function he mentioned that Aishwarya Rai was considered for the role of Neelambari in Padayappa and also for a role in Baba(The role was later modified to fit Manisha).
But looks like Rajni is trying to get Aish in his new movie 'Sivaji', directed by Shankar.
Also, not that Iam tooting my own horn, but my blog has successfully crossed 1 year :)
In other news...
I did some shopping this weekend at Need Supply Co and Nordstrom.
I ended up buying a pair of Jeans, a pair of shirt and a pair of shoes.
The financial damage has been estimated to be around US$800.00
Shopping at this rate, I think I will end up filing for Bankruptcy :(
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Reema Sen
After a long thought process, I have come to the conclusion that Reema Sen is and will be my all time favorite.
Do not even try to think why, You will never get an answer, at least from me.
Day 48
Today is my 48th day as a vegetarian.
When I started this, I didn't have any time in my mind. I thought I will take it easy. But somewhere in between, I decided I should be a vegetarian for at least 48 days.
You might ask why 48 days.
When I was young I remember reading that in our Tamil tradition, 48 days counts as a mandalam. It's just a time period. I did not know the significance of 48 days at that time.
Few days ago, I was curious about this 48 days mandalam, described in our Tamil/Sanskrit literatures.
What I found was quite amazing.
Apparently it is something to do with our internal body(biology) clock. In west, they call it as Biorhythm.
History of Biorhythms
The clock starts from the time you were born.
You can find your state of clock at any time by using Biorhythm calculator. Here is one such calculator.
Now I have decided to go 53 days at least.
After that, I don't know.
May be I will start to eat meat.
May be not.
When I started this, I didn't have any time in my mind. I thought I will take it easy. But somewhere in between, I decided I should be a vegetarian for at least 48 days.
You might ask why 48 days.
When I was young I remember reading that in our Tamil tradition, 48 days counts as a mandalam. It's just a time period. I did not know the significance of 48 days at that time.
Few days ago, I was curious about this 48 days mandalam, described in our Tamil/Sanskrit literatures.
What I found was quite amazing.
Apparently it is something to do with our internal body(biology) clock. In west, they call it as Biorhythm.
History of Biorhythms
The clock starts from the time you were born.
You can find your state of clock at any time by using Biorhythm calculator. Here is one such calculator.
Now I have decided to go 53 days at least.
After that, I don't know.
May be I will start to eat meat.
May be not.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Keira Knightley's Domino
My favorite actress, Keira Knightley's movie Domino is releasing this week. Gotta watch it on first day.
"Bond, James Bond"
Meet the new Bond.
Daniel Craig.
Martin Campbell will direct CASINO ROYALE, the 21st film in the 007 franchise.
"Shaken, not Stirred"
Daniel Craig.
Martin Campbell will direct CASINO ROYALE, the 21st film in the 007 franchise.
"Shaken, not Stirred"
Monday, October 10, 2005
Kashmiris slam tardy aid response
"With only a trickle of aid reaching Indian earthquake victims, angry Kashmiris were blocking roads and demanding relief."
CNN
I thought this rescue and relief operation will be a significant event in the history of J&K. Whichever government(India or Pakistan) does the most for the affected people in J&K and PoK respectively, will look good in the eyes of the kashmiris.
This might even change the mindset of the common kashmiri. It is imperative that Indian government does everything possible to help the victims, even if it means going 'out of the way', literally.
Any mishap here can end in a bad PR and can be very detrimental.
CNN
I thought this rescue and relief operation will be a significant event in the history of J&K. Whichever government(India or Pakistan) does the most for the affected people in J&K and PoK respectively, will look good in the eyes of the kashmiris.
This might even change the mindset of the common kashmiri. It is imperative that Indian government does everything possible to help the victims, even if it means going 'out of the way', literally.
Any mishap here can end in a bad PR and can be very detrimental.
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