Shhhh....: July 2005

Well.. I am words' worth....

As the title of the post might have suggested, this post is dedicated to the increasingly profound and mind-boggling contortions that modern day tamil poetry is going through.. I just happened to listen to the latest addition to the list of the definitely-future-hall-of-fame works, set to tune by who-else-but-harris-jayaraj. And this post was an automatic aftermath.
Gettin straight to the point, let me cut and paste an excerpt from the piece of TAMIL lyric for a TAMIL film called Thotti jayaa... (a completely tamil title, in an industry where naming a film in tamil is snowballing into quite an issue). But here is how the lyric goes.

ON first listening,

Eeee.. So... ai... ye...ee... (an initial appetiser)
(Chorus)

Zolime DheFo...
Modhilo Seelo...
Yamadhanjaago...
Ivandhaano..

(repeat)
Zemeno seebo...
Modhilai Zaano...
Nethi adi dhaano
jeya.. yeah hero...

hee..Zolime Dhefo..
Huh..Modhilo Seelo..
Hee.. Yamadhanjaago..
Huh.. Ivandhaano..

ha...

Eee...yeah...zai..eeyaahee....

--End of Song--

And as if that were not enough, here comes Blaaze (the popularly known name of the much more tamil name Rajesh Raman), with his rapping, that is gonna blow my top sooner than later, under the blissful impression that a random string of syllables assembled and screamed with oohs and aahs smattered to fill up breath pauses make up a rap.. CRAP!!

The latest offering from SJ suryah's stables (formerly known as BF, name now changed to an innocent A..Aaa...), has Rahman doing the music... And there is this song that goes like marangothiye, which means a woodpecker. Dont see how that is romantic and danceable.
But to top it off, Blaaze starts it off with something AS RIDICULOUS AS

Wud I Wud I Wud I Wud I Wud I Wud I Wud I be a Wudpecker!!! (sung 4 times, in a metronomic monodrone, that kills the song, day zero, even before the pitch report. I cant but laugh out loud..)
Wud I Wud I woodpecker????
Who the hell writes these lyrics?? Woodpecker? Motherf-? Let me stick to my limits..
What crap!
Someone murder the lyricists. Someone speak some sense into these idiots please.
Tamil music needs some good lyricists..

Ommahaseeyaa vaahiyaalaa...
Shamse mama mamse...
Yela yelaa yelaa olaa olaa olaa..
Mumbasseiyo!! doyourpeeyo!!
Alamba polaama omayo seele seele...

Nonsense... and there is an idiot called ilayaraja who sits and meticulously transforms the thiruvasagam (a celebrated tamil work of literature) into a symphony.. Who cares? Silly old man... Not many of his kind around..

The future is dark...
Paadal pala ketkumbodhum sila neram ennam thadumaarumo....

Ekla Chalo Ekla Chalo...
@ Girish

I Got Mail...

The following is a mail sent out by the PGP Chair to all the first years here at IIMA..

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Advice to students who want to do well in exams: *SLEEP! *

Most of you are studying hard to do well in the quizzes, assignments, and exams. In your anxiety to do well, some of you might be tempted to forget that you are but human beings and reduce sleep to unsustainably low levels.
DON'T!
The body will revolt and not let you do your best. So do work hard, but don't ignore your body's modest need for food and sleep.
Learn to relax.
However dark the sky appears now, you can be sure that the sun will rise in a few hours.
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I wish you all the best in the forthcoming mid-term exams.

MMM-- Matthukutty M Monippally
Professor, Communications Area
Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad 380 015

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Well well....
:-)

Life is like a miniskirt...
@ Girish

Good Morning!

Going with my self-proclaimed and widely acclaimed status of Kadavul, i must say there is a lot of divinity to the way i live life here..

Irrespective of whether i sleep at 12:30 (day before yesterday), or at 4:45 in the morning (yesterday), i wake up every morning, with my mobile showing EXACTLY 07:47.. Its almost programmed.. The alarm is set for 8:15 though, everyday, givin me jus enuff time to brush, fake a bath, and head to breakfast.
And i leave my comp switched on, playing a playlist of some 400 odd songs every night, consequently wakin up to a different tune everyday.. It was Banjar hai sab banjar hai yesterday.. and was a much more sprightly O humdum soniyore today.. no wonder i actually have managed to take a proper bath already..
Leavin my balcony door open at night lets the first rays of the morning sun in too, and it is only at precisely 7:50 that the sun beams directly into my eyes.. And when it does that, it leaves me no choice but to say Good Morning!
I have never been so consistent about ANYTHING in my whole life... sure feels different!!

Garbaa (formerly known as Girish).

ps : : Dude, where the hell is your humor? why are u writin like a freakin lecturer preparing a monthly sales report???

i am @ iim-@

Well lol..
have had lots to blog about this past 3 weeks (already?!!), but shall just stick to the essence... (yeah, i am growing increasingly good at getting straight to the point..)
We usually study in a group, and the group meets at like 11 in the night, and then we disperse and sleep by 2-3 ish in the night, to wake up next morning at 8 for a breakfast of corn flakes, sambar vadai, omlettes, boiled eggs, jam sandwich, cheese sndwich among other kosurus.. gearin up adequately for 4.5 hours of classes afterwards... High voltage sessions... (Read Oka's Blog, titled Sleepless in IIMA).
This happened today morning. Just half a fraction of half a second.. But i thought i shud note it down.

Kuchi (aka) Slidy (aka) Shreyas asked me : Ennadaa kannu sevandhiruku? slept late yesterday?

Garbaa (aka) Sab (aka) Girish replies : Illada... seekram thoongitten mooNu maNikkellaam.. (i was asleep by 3 am da.. slept early)

Who would have imagined...

Now lemme paste the rest of the menu for an average day (idea cogged from AC's blog)

LUNCH
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MALAI KOFTA
GILODA MASALA
MIXED DAL TADKA
PALIOGARE RICE
CURD, BOONDI RAITA
SALAD
ROTI
FRUITS

H / TEA
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VEG. SANDWITCH
TEA / COFFEE

DINNER
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RAJMA MASALA DRY
VEG MANCHURIAN GRAVY
DAL MASOOR
CURD, ONION RAITA
VEG PULAV
ROTI
SWEET: MALPUA

Have a NIce Day!!
-Messcom.
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Wil scribble more wen i find more time.. tata all.. this entry was jus to reinforce attendance...
Can already hear the Tucchaas (2 + facchaas, the second years) shouting hoarse outside.. Muggo facchon muggo...
faccha - fresher + bachaa.. we first years..
So yeah.
tata.