Selective Amnesia

Friday, April 11th, 2008

A lazy saturday. A lazy open-mic

I am a little lazy so I will only link to Sharanya’s post.

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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Flickr unleashes video. First up - the 4th Chennai Photowalk.

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

The sixth Chennai Photowalk

Good morning, folks.
(And for those of you not in the IST, good whatever time of day it is)

So, it’s a new month. And that means a new photowalk. Because this is April, and spring (for Madras, the start of the hotter period) and fool’s day, I thought I’d do a slicha different photowalk. For the five walks behind us, we did Old Madras. So, the plan is to do new Madras. We’ll walk down the Old Mahabalipuram Road, beginning at Madhya Kailash and going all the way up to the dyslexia-inducing corridors of NIFT. The distance, when I last measured, was about 2 kilometres, a distance I’ve found (and so have those of you who’ve walked so far) perfect.

The stretch offers such brilliant architectural and design styles. From the pseudo-old Dravidian of Madhya Kailash temple, to the pseudo-skyscraper of Tidel to the seriously confusing, nevertheless entertaining, angles of NIFT. Of History, this place has a little to offer. Of photo ops, this stretch has a lot to offer. SO there.

So, that’s the plan. New Madras on Old Mahabalipuram Road, on Sunday 13th April 2008. 8 AM.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Going social. Getting creepy

So, flickr just went more social. It now lets you import address books from Y!, Gmail or Hotmail accounts and add people you think you know. In other news, I signed up to FriendFeed and Spokeo last week, after chatting with a bunch of people. And am amazed at the number of people I’ve had email conversations with and who have picasa/flickr/youtube accounts and the stuff they put there. I felt not unlike a stalker chasing victims down. Now with Twitter, Flickr, FFeed, Spokeo, Facebook, Orkut, LinkedIn and a few dozen other things tagged on to my gmail id, I doubt I’ll ever get a moment away from people’s monitors and keyboards.

Also in other news, I think I might have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. My fingers have been numb for 10 something days now, with a little prickly thing every few hours at the tips. I have not been typing much, more so after I fell from a bike (I was not riding. I was minding my business in the back seat) and I expect the blog silence will continue for a few more days.

Monday, March 24th, 2008

With apologies and thanks to Claude Monet

People look at Madras and claim to understand it, when it is enough to merely love it.

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Gujju rap not as good as Tamil rap/hip-hop

Well, they try. But can they even match the brilliance of our folks?

[Gujju rap via Gaurav Sabnis]

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Nakulan’s wants

A roll of veththalai, I want
And lime and nuts and the works.
To wash it down, water. And a flask
of ice. And oh, a bottle of rum.
Bring me smokes.
Bring me a light.
Don’t forget to bring me yourself.
My friend, now that I am dying,
I want your conversation the most.

[Original]

(More translation: 1,2,3,4 and 5)