Open Mag

After a long while, amidst crappy news websites and popups, I discovered one which is quite neat and impressively fresh on content. Open Mag. Its worth a read. http://www.openthemagazine.com

I've been thinking of picking up this book by Amish for a while, and this article pushed me to it - http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/true-life/the-mba-writer

Until the last moment

there are times when life lets our mind travel
a turn of roulette, and moments simply unravel

spaces just tricky, and thoughts as much sticky
luck being for sake witty, not acting quite pretty

and then she cometh with all the apt words and phrase
swept into talk with a hint of poise, subtle grace

slow little raindrops, sunshine bursting the window pane
is she the little lioness, in all wilderness and terrain

words flow like water dotted with cursory rushes
in tense past and present, do we but feel imaginary nudges

as smooth and swift as fingers on piano keys
did we get this far rather with eclectic ease

the rain must fall, the wind gather force
would we run on a lane so same in our lives and course

between the luck and trance, steps pause and fade
would all the affection still remain, or would we just evade

amidst the chaos that is life, will she still prevail
beyond both our futures, is this mirage, mist or veil

Under my eyes

There may not be many a time when we run into fog and are touched by it. On most occasions, we feel it ends up disrupting our plans or rather, its perceived as an uninvited guest in our normal scheme of things.

However, in the past few days fog is the most beautiful thing that I look forward to. It just gives the landscape an amazing arty touch. Fog. Nature. Give me more.

Chowki

Indian cusine abroad can by quite tricky, especially in a place like the UK. However, some places in the UK still dont cease to amaze me. Some of the indian restaurants present indian cusine in a whole new dimension. One such place is Chowki. On the face of it, its the usual "dal, roti, chawal, curry" fare, but the way its presented is a tad bit different. A meal consists of different pots, and food is served in them, as you please. So, for a value meal you choose a ricepot, dalpot, and a currypot. A normal chowki value meal sets you back by £10-£14 per person. Get to Chowki.com to read more.

India

This cover design by artist Thota Tharani captures the true spirit of the indian flag. Simply a brilliant piece of artwork which illustrates the flavor of India. We're surging ahead, and we just wish our country moves much ahead in this world, every passing year.

SuperChor

Yet another distinctive film from Dibakar Banerjee (a la Khosla Ka Ghosla) albeit this one has a slightly different blend of humor. The best part of "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye" is the OST by Sneha Khanwalkar. She simply dazzles up the whole film with her lilting score and tracks. This film is a must-see for its innovative score.

Give me SuperChor, any day!

Body Clock

The last few months have been a lot of hard work and crazy traveling. Good on one note and bad on the other, like two sides of a coin. A nice experience but with a lot of strings attached. Traveling between countries gives you extra time, thanks to some time zones. The problem however is that though you remember the time, your body clock does not comprehend the cross of changes. While you sleep and wake up at local times, your body clock starts ringing alarm bells at its own "fixed" time zone.

This site called bodyclock.com makes it easy to calculate it.

Super Jumbo

This is one bird I simply loved flying. If you're a person who loves flying, The A380 leaves you speechless, in ways more than one.

Time To Pretend

I know I'm writing this post after a hiatus. There are folks who have been asking me why I'm on hibernation mode since Jan. As I search for time... and answers, I come across this song which just might echo the times we are going through....yes, sometimes we're fated to pretend.

I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music, make some money, find some wishes for life.
This is our decision, to live fast and die young.
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.
We're fated to pretend
To pretend

OST from the movie 21. Time to Pretend performed by MGMT.

Perch presents

Perch, a collective group of enterprising youngsters, present a first of its kind festival in Chennai. Take a look at what the festival has on offer.

Under the Mangosteen Tree by Perch

Vedanth - Live in concert

This was one awesome concert in da city! For the uninformed, catch up on the CD album Mati Kahe. The track 4 based on a Purandaradasa poem - Tarakya Bindige - transports you to a totally different realm of music.

Evam presents

This time around.... EVAM has bought Five Point Someone and is presenting it at Music Academy for one last time in Chennai today at 7 pm.

Classic Arpana 25 by AIKYA

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Arpana Dance Company of Ramya Harishankar, US-based Bharatanatyam dancer presents Classic Arpana 25, to be staged at the Narada Gana Sabha,today. The event is presented by Aikya. The speciality - Kinnara Taiko drummers - the audience gets a taste of Japanese Taiko drumming.

MoMo comes to town

Walk in to the IIT Madras Campus this Sunday (6th May) and you'd be able to see a lot of young folks talking, debating, networking et al at the first MoMo at Chennai.

Wanna be part of it? Add your name to the Attendee list.

One 1 way to go!

Since the last week, the new traffic system at the RajBhavan-Adyar-Saidapet stretch is operational. Commendable. Traffic flows and the place doesn't get choked. Now why didnt they think of this earlier! Is Chennai morphing into more of a one-way city?

Telepodcasting

Just noticed this video on Kiruba's and came across this concept called "Telepodcasting"

Think of the possibilities! Sounds exciting! Albeit - its always better to get prior permission before you go live with a podcast of telephonic conversation.

What's a BarCamp?

I was in splits when a friend of mine discreetly came up to me and asked - "Macha, whats a BarCamp da? Does it have anything to do with Bars?" - Flummoxed as I was - just told him what it "really" was about! For the uninitiated or the uninformed - here goes....






When? - 31st March - 1st April 2007
Where? - IIM Bangalore

Its worth a visit.

Sepia Story

Cut to photography and 'Sepia' is a tone in photography which I really adore. SepiaStory is a photobiography of Manoj who was earlier with Sify and is now into Portait Photography and more. View his captivating images at sepiastory.com and in case you wanna go clicking you can spend a day with him, albeit conditions apply* - this offer comes free* only for senior citizens!

The train bend and night rings shots are my favourite ones.

There's more to life than just grades!

Five Point Someone by Madras Players is coming up yet again in town this month. A few lines from my friend Kiruba's blog on their last performance. The biggest laughter and the loudest boo came for this particular line. A visibly upset IIT professor, pissed that one of the students couldn't answer a simple question says "The standard of the institute is going down day by day. What are you? Commerce students?" The crowd clearly comprised of engineering and errr... let's say, non-engineering students. You know where the laughter and the boos came from!

The performance by all the Profs were truly splendid. The one of Dr. Cherian by PC Ramakrishna would really catch you in awe. The protagonist's role was quite well etched and his alter ego performed by Vidyuth was also commendable. The role of Neha was well portrayed by a 'petite belle' from MOP Vaishnav with the right expressions and was quite convincing.

- More reviews on FPS

ExtraBed

I was really surprised to find this site by name ExtraBed.in - Its a new site created by Kiruba using Peanut Butter Wiki [PB Wiki] - a wiki tool online which is called so since its as easy as making a Peanut Butter sandwich. As the site exclaims - Why ExtraBed?

It's simple. You offer your extra bed to a fellow blogger who visits your city. And in return, when you travel to his/her city, you have a place to stay. Cool, Huh!?