Trip to Malaysia (Part 1) – Langkawi
The last time I went to Langkawi (the beautiful island near the Andaman Sea & Thailand) was about 10 years back with my wife, the place held a serene feel…
April 2011
Manmadan Ambu (2010)
Manmadan Ambu (மன்மதன் அம்பு), ரொம்ப நாட்களுக்குப் பின் தமிழில் ரசிக்கும்படியாக ஒரு முழுநீள நகைச்சுவைப் படத்தை கொடுத்ததற்கு இயக்குனர் கே.ஸ்.ரவிக்குமாரைப் பாராட்ட வேண்டும். படம் வந்து பல மாதங்கள் ஆனாலும் இன்று தான் பார்க்கும் வாய்ப்புக் கிடைத்தது, படத்தைப் பற்றி…
My new Gramophone Player
When I was a small boy Cassette tapes had become mainstream, but in our house, we still had many Gramophone Discs and a player to play it. So I have…
How is Wisdom different from knowledge?
Wanting to have a different evening snack I went to “The Soup and Salad Cafe” at T.T.K.Salai, Chennai. I ordered an El Bandido Veg soup (Mexican spicy) & The Kaamatein…
A Single Man (2009)
Take a single word “Loneliness” (being single and having lost someone you loved), tell the story finely through the happenings in a single day and it will be the movie…
Watched IPL 2011 first match in Chepauk Stadium
Yesterday I got tickets by chance to see the first cricket match of IPL 2011 season in the stadium. The match was between CSK (my home team) and KKR team.…
How SQL Injection saved a day
The incident happened more than a decade back, should be in 1998 or 99. At that time I was a consultant to a popular online news portal, I got a…
Beware of Indian Income Tax Spoof emails
In the past I have seen many bogus emails claiming to be from US Income Tax (IRS) Department, most of those emails are poorly crafted and are immediate give-away for…