விகடன்.com - site attack??!!

I am a avid reader of www.vikatan.com though I kind of hate their web page verses the physical page versions. This evening when I tried reading my favourite Nanayam vikatan, both mozilla firefox and Google chrome, it threw me a "Site attack" message and when I browsed through I learnt that it has 31 pages which had 12 different trojan horses (no..no. not that horse in that marina beach!!) and other kind of malwares (no..definitely not a shopping mall!!).

While I don't think vikatan does it for the monetary benefit, but I tend to think that "காய்ந்த பழம் தானே கல்லடி படும் !!" , in raw tamil to english translation, "Only the ripened fruit gets the blow". Any good translations that you can think of??

Talking about the same, I get awed whenever I read the vikatan on how these guys are managing to get 190 page full of contents (yeah!! well., it is 130+ pages if you can remove the sleazy pictures, advertisements and pro-DMK cover stories) and 50+ pages of sensational journalism in the form Junior Vikatan in almost every 5 and half days. All the other journals of them can probably be prepared 1 month in advance, as I could think about 'em. Yes, I hear you, they are professionals!!

If they are so professionals, they would find a way to get out these "site attacks" too!!!??

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Benefit of d(ou/e)bt??

This afternoon I have come across an article which talked about the debts and how nefarious or beneficial it could be.

Beneficial ones ( from the catchy notes):
The problem with debt is that it creates huge invisible opportunity costs: True to the core. I mean how many of us actually got indebted in home loans in the hope of getting into a long term investement or asset. How many us getting into educational loans in the hope of reaping good benefits due to better education and so on.

Why Nefarious?? Do I need to tell it explicitly. Ask the folks who got their home loans in HDFC or ICICI Banks at 13.5% floating rates, just to give an example. *lol*

How to avoid them - one simple point:
The easiest way to stay out of debt is to avoid taking it on in the first place. How true?? But how much impossible it is to do away with the debts. I do get into some good debts and bad ones, as they are tough to avoid sometimes. I got into this TATA INDICOM CDMA connection with the phone using Standard Chartered credit card using monthly EMI's of 0% interest. I was happy that I striked a deal but I later came to know that the money I have paid for the connection was 35% more than the actual retailer's price.

One of the catch note I got from the article is : Indetured Servants: Wikipedia says, The laborer is under contract of an employer for usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities. Unlike a slave, an indentured servant is required to work only for a limited term specified in a signed contract. Hey!! doesn't it sound like an employee of outsourcing partner!?? No offense, I am in B1 too!! Also beware, Indentured servitude was not the same as the apprenticeship system by which skilled trades were taught, but similarities do exist between the two mechanisms, in that both require a set period of work

Having said the above points, couple of thought provoking points :
1) What are you currently doing to manage your debts?
2)What do you do to keep yourself from taking on more?

I am still thinking. But if you knew it already, Please do share your thoughts in comments. otherwise, sit next to me and join the queue of thinkers.

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chinmayi and time management - flashes of the day

This evening was kind of fruitful as the subject says, i landed my browser's sail in Tamil Singer/Translator/Psychologist/TV/Voice Over Artiste/ Presenter/RJ/Classical Dancer ( yeppa..ippovae kanna kattudhey).. "Wow!!" is the one word I could say about her blogging skills. it was so natural looking and kind of kindling your thought process. I never have come across more such intellectual cum talented artiste's blog spot lately. May be I was NOT searching specifically for one.

I also noticed her time management skills while going through her listings as I see her travel a lot to sing in different languages, running a business - blue elephant and talking about alternative source energy while posing as Inbox cover story gal. Ma'em, I am truely inspired!! You must be burning your night oil or equivalent "alternative energy" to acheive those!!

All the very best for her new dance institution start up!!

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Ask why??? “Everyone did it!!”

Why did I create this post : “Everyone did it!!” What??!!! Though I am against plagiarism, I do not mind having a “inspirations” out of the best work. Not the failure, but the emulation is the stepping stone of success. Why?? Unfortunately due to limited stocks of IQ with him, God is impartial in distributing the IQs amoungt the human-beings. Resulting which, some of us are More creative-r than the rest. (80-20 rule??).

Why did any one go to school?? Because everyone else (I know) did it!! Why did you get or look for a job immediately after school?? Because everyone(I know) else did it?? Now, why did I create this post?? Because EVERYONE else(I know) did it!!

Next question: Who are the EVERYONE in my list?? Not everyone!! EVERYONE is the every single person who are successful in their specialities that I know of. I can number with my fingers….hmm… not really!! Allow me to take the counts of my fingers in both the legs too.

Next question: ??? Hold on!! I am NOT going to stop with this first post. I am going to use this as my personal diary opened to public, i.e., I could blabber something and still have couple of people reading it!!

Any disclaimers: Why not!! All the contents published here is only for viewing and NOT for getting “inspired” and author owns the whole responsibility of the contents published to the extend that he typed of and ALL are personal opinions about how AUTHOR perceives and do NOT intend to hurt anyone ( even called by names!!).

See ya in my next post!!

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தவமாய் தவமிருந்து - சேரன் பெற்ற பிள்ளை

This evening I have watched a movie which I was longing to see for so many years. Especially it was from one of my fav. director, I-can-act-too-Cheran. The movie name is : “Thavamaai Thavamirundhu”. Wow!! what an apt title for the movie with its genre in mind. Let me start the ga-ga from the title itself.

Set in the Madhurai background, it was all about the toils that parents undergo and how the son-daughter generation did NOT not get a chance to evaluate the toils that their parents went through and almost insensitive (in some cases) to the sacrifices.

Pluses:

1. Muthaiah – oh..was that raj-kiran in disguise?? This tremendous actor lived the character. From the grease in his shirt to the aging hairstyle to the body language in each scenes, he rocks!!

2. Charanya, padma priya, cheran, alagar character ,Lalitha character and even that madras helping friend shined. Director almost extracted the fullest potential in each of the actors and characters. Subtle differences in each characters make them live on the screen. ex., vatti kadangaran’s office, Alagar samy’s hearing issues.

3. Screenplay with live inspriations : Father’s proud when Cheran says he can’t take his kid and wife to Madhurai. Cheran’s struggle in getting 3K for his wife’s pregnancy, Father struggling to get the funds on the day before Diwali, Father giving 500 bugs when not knowing that his son is actually eloping .. almost each of the frame!!

4. Camera and photography – Some of the scenes where over-lighted. i.e., likes of whole family goes for purchasing, Padmapriya gettting good-marumagal scene. However, I am still wondering how beautifully the cameraman pictured Cheran-padmapriya’s flirt at the college campus and the romance. Superb work!!

5. Dialogues and in-line chords from Music director(s): If someone loved all the 3+ hours music, next to Screenplay, these attributes helped the viewer.

6. Last but NOT least conviction: Without this, I am NOT sure if the director dared to create the 3_ hour movie without comedy/fight/actions/”Yey-Yey” villain/30+ high flying tatasumos/chennai dadha/corrupt police officer/self-boasting savadaals.

-Minuses:

1. Some body please explain me this. Why the Good movie have to ALWAYS be slow moving. I mean, can’t that be in the regular movie type.(NOTE: not referring masala). Why that you got to show almost Padmapriya’s morning activities(saving her restroom scenes) from giving coffee to washing her cloth washing techniques just to insist that she is trying to be very good at her hospitality. Interval at 1:46:39 seconds scared me. It is almost the first movie is done!!

2. Cheran trying to act!! Yeah. he is a good actor but why to always have that “I-am-a-loser” face and why not different poses, Mr.Cheran??

3. Similitudes with Autograph scenes. Esp. searching for Job/recollecting flashback initiation while travelling/Good appa(Rajesh Vs. RajKiran [ wow!! Raj in the bginning]). Editor could have used his scissors in the first half.

Verdict: One of the best movie I have ever watched and I have a feelign that this would capture the place of kamal’s Anbe Sivam’s spot sheerly due to this movie’s reality checks.

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