~ The Fall ~
Nov 26th was just another day. Atleast thats what i thought. Had a good lunch and came down for a smoke. Bharani wanted me to check the brakes on his RD350, so i took it out for a spin. He had warned me that there were absolutely no brakes on the beast. I being the MADMAN that I always am decided to do this without the helmet and what comes next ?? - CRASH BANG KERPLONG ..... OWCHHHHHH. I tried cutting gears and braking but no use. Froze on the bike and went head-on into a closed shop shutter - FULL MOVIE ISHTYLE. Ended up getting stiches under my eye and a hurt leg (the bike fell on me). Rest for 4 days and am back wonlee it is.
Thanks to all the buggers who called/sms'd me a speedy recovery :-). Love ya all
Peace
Dosai
Monday, November 21, 2005
This office shift is taking sometime wonlee I say. Almost 2 weeks and still work goin on. The Painting got over last week and it looks s3x0rz wonlee.
Went on an amazing OFF-Roadin trip to Kovalam with Adi , Sachin, Raghu , Shagz, Vijay and Hari. Almost everyone's bike got stuck in the mud. Fultoo fun it was :-). Went and visited Shamz at the OTA along with Sailor. He is in good shape and is doing great. Work is movin at a daim fast pace so keeping up with it.
Peace
Dosai
Went on an amazing OFF-Roadin trip to Kovalam with Adi , Sachin, Raghu , Shagz, Vijay and Hari. Almost everyone's bike got stuck in the mud. Fultoo fun it was :-). Went and visited Shamz at the OTA along with Sailor. He is in good shape and is doing great. Work is movin at a daim fast pace so keeping up with it.
Peace
Dosai
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Humm gotta post more often wonlee I say :-)
Been a long month this one. Dodo arrived from London, so that was a big excuse to get smashed so went over to his place and did one proper hair raising smashing session. Went to Buharis at 4 in the morning for Kal Dosai and Chicken curry the same night. Amazing time I had.
Work at the New office is going full swing. Moving into the new office from Nov 1st 2005. Computers, Furniture, Interiors, Ppl everythin is gettin full ready wonlee.
Rains - 3 days non-stop. Chennai got properly flooded. No power for almost 50 hrs. Chennai is still recovering from the monsoon onslaught.
This week was sad too. One of my friend's dad passed away due to massive cardiac failure. CONDOLENCES to him and his family :-(
Other that all this life is pretty much like clockwork now. HOME - WORK - BEACH - HOME. Ok ok lemme stop my whining now.. Sitting here at office on a Sunday and typing all this.
Peace
Dosai
Been a long month this one. Dodo arrived from London, so that was a big excuse to get smashed so went over to his place and did one proper hair raising smashing session. Went to Buharis at 4 in the morning for Kal Dosai and Chicken curry the same night. Amazing time I had.
Work at the New office is going full swing. Moving into the new office from Nov 1st 2005. Computers, Furniture, Interiors, Ppl everythin is gettin full ready wonlee.
Rains - 3 days non-stop. Chennai got properly flooded. No power for almost 50 hrs. Chennai is still recovering from the monsoon onslaught.
This week was sad too. One of my friend's dad passed away due to massive cardiac failure. CONDOLENCES to him and his family :-(
Other that all this life is pretty much like clockwork now. HOME - WORK - BEACH - HOME. Ok ok lemme stop my whining now.. Sitting here at office on a Sunday and typing all this.
Peace
Dosai
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Firebladeeeeeeeeeeee
Nirvana at 200+ KMPH. What a feeling it was going at hyper speeds on this monster. Thats me on Poncho's Fireblade. Its a 1000 CC monster that does 280+ speeds like a charm. The pic was taken by Abhi of RTMC at The IRUNGATTUKOTAI Race track at Sriperumbudur.
Yercaud Ghats
Awesome picture. This is one of the pics from the Yercaud ride. Coming down the ghats admist all the trees and serenity was mindblowing :-). Loved every moment of it.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Anal Leak :P~
Anal's Petrol tank sprung a leak midway to Belum. We stopped somewhere after Penoconda to repair the tank. Master Tank technician Rocky took care of the job while the shutterbugs clicked away.
Belum Start - Hebbal Flyover
Start off point to Belum Caves. From L to R - Inder - Grease - Small moe - Anal - Rocky - Dosai - Bala.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Busy Week and the New Dude
The past one week has been like flucking busy wonlee. Lots of graphics work started coming in and it was lil frustrating sitting on ur arse all day and doing design.
My heartiest congratulations to Bala and Kavitha. - Kavitha delivered a healthy baby biker boi on the 21st of this month. He was named Ankush (The spear that Lord Ganesh carries). The kid is a kewtie :-) and was fasssst asleep when i first saw him 21st evening. This sure means one thing - There is going to be lots more chaos and toys at Bala's place.
Kalidas, a collegue of mine got married on the 7th of September. Many Congrats to him and his family for a prosperous time ahead.
RTMC's 4A is fast coming up and there is a group riding to Yercaud on the 1st of october. This is going to be a PARDY worth attending.
LAST - I am totally fed up with the mobile that I have now. I am on the lookout for an old Ngage (The Taco talking model). If anyone who reads this has the old model engage to sell then please mail me at "manoaj at gmail dot com".
Peace
Dosai
The past one week has been like flucking busy wonlee. Lots of graphics work started coming in and it was lil frustrating sitting on ur arse all day and doing design.
My heartiest congratulations to Bala and Kavitha. - Kavitha delivered a healthy baby biker boi on the 21st of this month. He was named Ankush (The spear that Lord Ganesh carries). The kid is a kewtie :-) and was fasssst asleep when i first saw him 21st evening. This sure means one thing - There is going to be lots more chaos and toys at Bala's place.
Kalidas, a collegue of mine got married on the 7th of September. Many Congrats to him and his family for a prosperous time ahead.
RTMC's 4A is fast coming up and there is a group riding to Yercaud on the 1st of october. This is going to be a PARDY worth attending.
LAST - I am totally fed up with the mobile that I have now. I am on the lookout for an old Ngage (The Taco talking model). If anyone who reads this has the old model engage to sell then please mail me at "manoaj at gmail dot com".
Peace
Dosai
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Went on a superb trip to Vailankanni during the last week of August along with Mom and Dad. You ppl should see the crowd at the place - Man it was to the brim. Spent 2 peaceful days there. From there went bumpety-bump by a local bus to Thanjavur to one of my relatives place and started from there same night to Trichy (Another 2 hr journey). Met few of my relatives there too for dinner. Boarded the train back to chennai on Sunday night and was back here monday mornin. TO sum it up - A Great trip. This place is worth visiting because of all its Churches and grandeour.
September looks like a good month for me :-). Well am not gonna sat it this early cause i already fell ill twice in 10 days :-(. It has started raining in chennai and the change in weather has brought in the Flu and the Fever :-(. Nothin like curling up on the bed with a Robert Jordan Novel during the Flu days . WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO CAMANNNNN DA ENJAIMENT
Peace
Dosai
September looks like a good month for me :-). Well am not gonna sat it this early cause i already fell ill twice in 10 days :-(. It has started raining in chennai and the change in weather has brought in the Flu and the Fever :-(. Nothin like curling up on the bed with a Robert Jordan Novel during the Flu days . WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO CAMANNNNN DA ENJAIMENT
Peace
Dosai
Bala's Bike - In Tatters
One interesting pic from the Yercaud trip is this one. This is how Bala's bike looked like after the crash. Notice closely and ull see the bent handle. The bike looked like a HALF SPORTS BIKE - HALF CRUISER. Had fun riding the bike this way for about 12 kms after which we got it repaired.
Madras Bulls T-Shirt
The design part for a New T-Shirt for Madras Bulls is going on for the past month. This is one of the design that might get printed.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Ahoy Yercaud :-)
Went on a weekend trip to Yercaud. 9 bikes and 10 doods in all. This trip was a break from the hectic work schedule for all the riders. Started off on 13th mornin from Meridian-Chennai. Went through Vellore,Ambur and Utthangarai to reach Yercaud. The ghat section was smashing. Bala, a fellow rider decided to fly the bike instead of riding. Vinodh who was tailing him decided to stay on the roads but still fall.
Getting accomodation at Yercaud was a pain. Me had to scout around for a long time in search of a decent place to stay. Finally found an apartment for the 2 nights that we were gonna stay. After the settling in the CH3-CH2-OH and Biriyani started flowing and it was officially CAMAN DA PARDYYYYYY time.
Went down to Salem with Bala to get his bike repaired and to meet one of my Dad's students. The Yercaud - Salem ghat section was "SEX ON TOES". Loved zoomin down the hills on the bird. Went over to see Pagoda point (what a view macha wonlee it is).
15th - Happy Independance Day. Started off at 6:30 am from Yercaud and stopped for breakfast at Salem. After some mech antics and tanking up we started off towards Ulundurpettai. Decided at U-Pettai that we will hit Pondy for lunch and some beer. After the lousy food at Yercaud, the pondy lunch was heaven. Hit the ECR after lunch and just after we crossed Marakanam - It started raining heavily. But that didnt stop the pack. We continued towards chennai and I was back home by 8 in the evening.
Lots of pics were taken. Will post up the pics soon :-)
Peace
Dosai
Went on a weekend trip to Yercaud. 9 bikes and 10 doods in all. This trip was a break from the hectic work schedule for all the riders. Started off on 13th mornin from Meridian-Chennai. Went through Vellore,Ambur and Utthangarai to reach Yercaud. The ghat section was smashing. Bala, a fellow rider decided to fly the bike instead of riding. Vinodh who was tailing him decided to stay on the roads but still fall.
Getting accomodation at Yercaud was a pain. Me had to scout around for a long time in search of a decent place to stay. Finally found an apartment for the 2 nights that we were gonna stay. After the settling in the CH3-CH2-OH and Biriyani started flowing and it was officially CAMAN DA PARDYYYYYY time.
Went down to Salem with Bala to get his bike repaired and to meet one of my Dad's students. The Yercaud - Salem ghat section was "SEX ON TOES". Loved zoomin down the hills on the bird. Went over to see Pagoda point (what a view macha wonlee it is).
15th - Happy Independance Day. Started off at 6:30 am from Yercaud and stopped for breakfast at Salem. After some mech antics and tanking up we started off towards Ulundurpettai. Decided at U-Pettai that we will hit Pondy for lunch and some beer. After the lousy food at Yercaud, the pondy lunch was heaven. Hit the ECR after lunch and just after we crossed Marakanam - It started raining heavily. But that didnt stop the pack. We continued towards chennai and I was back home by 8 in the evening.
Lots of pics were taken. Will post up the pics soon :-)
Peace
Dosai
Thursday, August 04, 2005
A still of us .. the explorers ;)
This is my fav pic of this ride. Take by mastah photo-grabber Pallavi some 1 km into the Belum caves. Me, Rockz and Pals started off by ourselves to do some explorin. We didnt take the normal route but took the OUT route to go in. This was mainly done to beat the other explorers (some 300 noisy girls).
Rocky asked us to stop at this place,balenced the camera on a rock and set the timer and ran up to us for the pic
Peace
Dosai
Rocky asked us to stop at this place,balenced the camera on a rock and set the timer and ran up to us for the pic
Peace
Dosai
Madras Bulls on their way
The MAD BUNCH who made their way back to Chennai from Belum.U can spot me at the back standing on my Bull. This was on Sunday mornin when we were just about to start off on out 450 kms journey back to Chennai
Start of the Wheelieeeeeeeeeeeee
Looks like am uncontrollable wheelie does'nt it, Well its not. Adi took this on the way back from Belum admist some beautiful ghat oriented roads.
I slowed down when he started to click me and started the wheelie and bugger Adi clicked when I was jus lifting the bike, so one leg is still slightly touchin the road and the other on the way to the foot-peg. Anyways all this was immense fun. What else can I say other than CAMAN DA WHEELIES
Peace
Dosai
I slowed down when he started to click me and started the wheelie and bugger Adi clicked when I was jus lifting the bike, so one leg is still slightly touchin the road and the other on the way to the foot-peg. Anyways all this was immense fun. What else can I say other than CAMAN DA WHEELIES
Peace
Dosai
Monday, July 18, 2005
WORK - TADA - BANGALORE - ME
Work is keeping moi busy. Been sometime since blogger saw me :P~.
Went to TADA (AP) on the 10th of July with a few other Bullet riders. Had a ball of a time splashing about in the waters. The offroading trip to the place was too good. The dudes who missed this trip missed somethin exiting ;-). Pics taken by Surya are out and me will post em asap
Went to Bangalore on an official client_oriented trip. The 2 days in bangalore flew in a jiffy. Absolutely no fun outings and stuff. Was moving around Bangalore the whole day scheduling and attending meetings. Bottom line - Pretty good trip from a business point of view.
Sethu's marriage happened on the 15th of July. All the very best to him. 14th and 15h went off very fast too. Been a long time since I had good food at a reception. This one topped it all. The food was amazing *grin*. Captured a few shots at the wedding using Bala's SLR. Will post em up as soon as they get developed.
Saw a few movies over the weekend - Nothin new.
Peace
Dosai
Work is keeping moi busy. Been sometime since blogger saw me :P~.
Went to TADA (AP) on the 10th of July with a few other Bullet riders. Had a ball of a time splashing about in the waters. The offroading trip to the place was too good. The dudes who missed this trip missed somethin exiting ;-). Pics taken by Surya are out and me will post em asap
Went to Bangalore on an official client_oriented trip. The 2 days in bangalore flew in a jiffy. Absolutely no fun outings and stuff. Was moving around Bangalore the whole day scheduling and attending meetings. Bottom line - Pretty good trip from a business point of view.
Sethu's marriage happened on the 15th of July. All the very best to him. 14th and 15h went off very fast too. Been a long time since I had good food at a reception. This one topped it all. The food was amazing *grin*. Captured a few shots at the wedding using Bala's SLR. Will post em up as soon as they get developed.
Saw a few movies over the weekend - Nothin new.
Peace
Dosai
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Dosai and Bobby
What a blast it was. This was taken during Dol's (Narmadha) bday PARDY at Residency Towers. The scene was - Me and Bobs were pulling her leg and went home looking like Vanilla Kake wonlee. Ran for my dear life thrice around the table and was finally caught by the 4x4 dude Dutta. Then this cake smearing ceromon started.
I am naturally sweet but this day I tasted sweet too. Yum what kake macha it was
Peace
Dosai
I am naturally sweet but this day I tasted sweet too. Yum what kake macha it was
Peace
Dosai
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Friday, June 17, 2005
People are damn busy these days. No time to even talk-chat-laugh :-(. To heck with em :P~
Paddy came down from OOSA after his YumYES. Was good meeting up with a friend after a long time :-). Sid , me , him and Vam took off on a Wednesday night for some OH- ions and dinna at Basera along the ECR.
Big Moe looked snazzy on the 15th Hindu Newzpaper. Mighty "YO" stance he put forward. BLING THING - What a name *YO*
Work is goin on smooth. Will go that way for sometime before the hectic schedules kick in and screw it all up.
Peace
Dosai
Paddy came down from OOSA after his YumYES. Was good meeting up with a friend after a long time :-). Sid , me , him and Vam took off on a Wednesday night for some OH- ions and dinna at Basera along the ECR.
Big Moe looked snazzy on the 15th Hindu Newzpaper. Mighty "YO" stance he put forward. BLING THING - What a name *YO*
Work is goin on smooth. Will go that way for sometime before the hectic schedules kick in and screw it all up.
Peace
Dosai
Friday, June 10, 2005
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Monday, May 23, 2005
MOnday Mornings :-
IMHO its the worst day of a week. Worse becomes an understatement when u spend sunday night at home without power and sleep :-(. Well ask me and ill tell ya how its is to spend a powerless night in chennai when its PEAK-SUMMER. Came home around 10pm Sunday night to see that the whole locality lost in darkness. There were these oldies talking and Kids screaming their guts out. All these continued till 12 midnight and still NO POWER .. DAMN. I just couldnt go to sleep cause it was like sitting inside a 10 by 10 boiler room. Hours went by and still no sign of light. Finally at 6 AM monday morning I FELL ASLEEP. Woke up around 8 am to find that the power has not yet come back. Just couldnt get outta bet cause my eyes jus wouldnt open. Felt feverish and immly popped a crocin and made some hot chai. Showered and started cooking breakfast. Ate in a hurry, Made some sandwiches for lunch and shot out of home. STILL... STILL that GODAMN FREAKIN POWER #@$#$%@#$ hadnt come back. I know am gonna be a vegetable at office today because the EB screwed up my MONDAY.
Peace
Dosai
IMHO its the worst day of a week. Worse becomes an understatement when u spend sunday night at home without power and sleep :-(. Well ask me and ill tell ya how its is to spend a powerless night in chennai when its PEAK-SUMMER. Came home around 10pm Sunday night to see that the whole locality lost in darkness. There were these oldies talking and Kids screaming their guts out. All these continued till 12 midnight and still NO POWER .. DAMN. I just couldnt go to sleep cause it was like sitting inside a 10 by 10 boiler room. Hours went by and still no sign of light. Finally at 6 AM monday morning I FELL ASLEEP. Woke up around 8 am to find that the power has not yet come back. Just couldnt get outta bet cause my eyes jus wouldnt open. Felt feverish and immly popped a crocin and made some hot chai. Showered and started cooking breakfast. Ate in a hurry, Made some sandwiches for lunch and shot out of home. STILL... STILL that GODAMN FREAKIN POWER #@$#$%@#$ hadnt come back. I know am gonna be a vegetable at office today because the EB screwed up my MONDAY.
Peace
Dosai
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Travel Month
The Journey began on 10th of APR and ended on 27th APR 05. The places were - Bangalore, Horsely Hills (Andhra), Pondicherri and Madurai.
Bangalore - Official and Pardyyyyyyyyyyyy visit with Bala
Horsely Hills - MadBulls 3A - Full pardy whoriented visit wonlee
Pondy - Official and U know what else paaandi is famous for :P~
Madurai - Phull bork wonlee
All the 4 places kicked some serious arse. Horsley saw some 74 bullets adn 92 totally drunk bikers from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. It was festival mood at Madurai. Witnessed the celestial marriage ceromony of God Sundareshwarar to Godess Meenakshi. Have neva seen Madurai jammy-packed like this before.
Write-up of the trip neatly done by Pallavi can be found at
http://travellogs.blogspot.com/2005/04/hanging-out-in-horsley-hills-madras.html
Pics of horsley (taken by Pallavi)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilmil/sets/241059/
Xcl00sive pic of moi by Pallavi :P~ (Prepare to get zonked out wonlee)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilmil/9744476/in/set-241059/
Peace
Dosai
PS - Volvo buses 0wnz jo0 all
The Journey began on 10th of APR and ended on 27th APR 05. The places were - Bangalore, Horsely Hills (Andhra), Pondicherri and Madurai.
Bangalore - Official and Pardyyyyyyyyyyyy visit with Bala
Horsely Hills - MadBulls 3A - Full pardy whoriented visit wonlee
Pondy - Official and U know what else paaandi is famous for :P~
Madurai - Phull bork wonlee
All the 4 places kicked some serious arse. Horsley saw some 74 bullets adn 92 totally drunk bikers from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. It was festival mood at Madurai. Witnessed the celestial marriage ceromony of God Sundareshwarar to Godess Meenakshi. Have neva seen Madurai jammy-packed like this before.
Write-up of the trip neatly done by Pallavi can be found at
http://travellogs.blogspot.com/2005/04/hanging-out-in-horsley-hills-madras.html
Pics of horsley (taken by Pallavi)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilmil/sets/241059/
Xcl00sive pic of moi by Pallavi :P~ (Prepare to get zonked out wonlee)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilmil/9744476/in/set-241059/
Peace
Dosai
PS - Volvo buses 0wnz jo0 all
Monday, April 04, 2005
Remembering Varun Santhanaraman
1980-2004
Its been a year since Varun left us on his eternal journey to heaven :-(. Have met him only a couple of times before he went on the Pak ride. No one knew that he is never gonna come back. His first aniversary came on March 31 and in his rememberance we the Madrasbulls did a ride to Pondycheri. It was a thursday and everyone who went took the day off and did what he liked to do best - RIDE RIDE and RIDE all the way. IMHO it was an amazing ride both up and down and i bet varun was watching over all of us during the ride :).
We all didnt stop with the ride, Some of us took the initiative and made about 35 T's for underprivilaged kids at a place called Rising star Outreach on the ECR. Rode down to Outreach along with a few others and distributed the T's to the kids. What cuties these kids are *grin*. This place always brings a smile to my face.
Will post the pics of the Pondy ride and the Outreach ride soon.
Peace
Dosai
1980-2004
Its been a year since Varun left us on his eternal journey to heaven :-(. Have met him only a couple of times before he went on the Pak ride. No one knew that he is never gonna come back. His first aniversary came on March 31 and in his rememberance we the Madrasbulls did a ride to Pondycheri. It was a thursday and everyone who went took the day off and did what he liked to do best - RIDE RIDE and RIDE all the way. IMHO it was an amazing ride both up and down and i bet varun was watching over all of us during the ride :).
We all didnt stop with the ride, Some of us took the initiative and made about 35 T's for underprivilaged kids at a place called Rising star Outreach on the ECR. Rode down to Outreach along with a few others and distributed the T's to the kids. What cuties these kids are *grin*. This place always brings a smile to my face.
Will post the pics of the Pondy ride and the Outreach ride soon.
Peace
Dosai
Monday, March 28, 2005
Double Scoop Sundays
It happened one fine day, like most other things. An erudite bunch of twenty somethings, fired by the passion to make a difference, all set to make the most of a rare opportunity. An opportunity presented by the judicial authorities of Chennai, Tamilnadu that welcomed voluntary organizations, to help with proceedings at the State Juvenile Justice Homes. My lot was asked to help out with the Girl’s home, which housed an orphanage for underprivileged children.
After a thorough interrogation, which summed up the attitude of the staff towards ‘outsiders’, the perplexed watchman let us walk through the gates. I watched as the activities came to a stand still and all eyes assessed the ‘Akkas’ (tamil for elder sister) and ‘Annas’ (tamil for elder brother) who had trespassed into their world. There were some hushed speculations as to what our motive might be. Undeterred, we kept pace with our guide who led us to a sprightly group of thirty girls. Clean skirts, clipped nails, two plaits that dangled forth- it was obvious that they had taken some effort to make an impression upon us. Impress us, they did. Be it with their cheeky repartees to questions that undermined their intelligence or their attention to detail that reflected in dance impersonations of Kollywood’s biggest stars. Quite simply, these young girls were made of sterner stuff than the dilapidated buildings they called home.
It wasn’t as if they lacked the intelligence. It wasn’t as if they were denied a basic education. Yet, this was a gullible lot, almost waiting to be taken advantage of, when they stepped out into the big bad world. The need of the hour was interaction with different individuals that would change their behavioural patterns. In less fancy terms, we were there to help them enjoy their childhood. Through origami, painting and English lessons we had broken past more than just ice. This was the start of something special.
Two fun Sundays later, we were confronted with a strange problem. The girls, who were starved of any male attention and constantly fed on imaginative filmi plots, staked their claim on the Annas, who were their tickets to an escape route. It came as a surprise, because we thought they were responding well to our sessions. Little did we anticipate that this turn would unearth certain ghastly truths. These girls were only aware of two kinds of men – the men in their families who remained helplessly stricken by poverty, reducing them to the state of orphans and men who took advantage of their naiveté. The few good men who did exist were from the movies. It was astonishing to note that these bright young kids would sell more than body and soul to spend a few hours in the company of a man. Since the authorities made sure to keep the men at bay, their sexual frustrations boiled over. Lesbianism was rampant amongst the older girls in the orphanage. The situation stood at a stagnant lose-lose. If you roped in the men, you had teenage pregnancies. If you didn’t, you had abusive lesbians, not out of choice but out of sheer need. How then could you reach out to make the girls aware of the beautiful relationships that a man and woman share? As father and daughter, as teacher and student, as colleagues at any workplace or as best friends? Unfortunately, not much has been done to break these barriers as an empathizing Superintendent delivered the ultimatum- she understood the circumstances better than any of us, but she wasn’t prepared to be harassed by the system. The group could stay if the men opted out.
This was a learning process, indeed. It isn’t always easy to watch your liberal ideas being squashed under rubber chappals. While penning these thoughts down, my attention drifts towards the system itself. While a commendable effort was being made to make operations more transparent, a great deal still remained flawed. The wardens of the homes still continue to employ these girls as free manual labour to clean their quarters in exchange for a tastier meal. Exploitation notwithstanding, I don’t blame any of the girls who grab hold of this opportunity for the meals served at the home gets monotonous. The hugest challenge that the Superintendent faces is the indifference that the girls show towards their staff. If the staff fails to understand their requirements, the consequences range from ripping apart furniture to slashing wrists. This relationship seems to be jostled by desperation at both ends. It should be noted that the staff consider this as a routine government job and remain oblivious to methods of change.
Despite several events that came to light, we persisted, sans the men. As the Sunday trouper’s visits grew more frequent, we earned the grudging cooperation of the hitherto sniggering wardens. Maybe the girls would listen to us, after all. Maybe this was the way to keep them from staging a rebellion. The wardens seemed more willing to let the girls attend our Sunday sessions and at times we were even greeted with a smile.
It’s been over a year now, since we embarked upon this mission. Alright, scratch that. We didn’t change lives overnight. Yet, with time, the equations did change. The constant bickering amongst the girls has lessened. It seems less of an issue now if one group had more sheets of paper to paint on or a few more beads to string together. The tell tale stories of woe didn’t vanish altogether but they make fewer appearances. These small changes accounted for bigger changes in the group’s attitude towards their own lives.
None of this happened because ours is a gifted group. We walked in as just another bunch trying to bridge a divide. There has been more than one occasion where we have yelled at the top of our voices to get a point across or refused to fulfill certain unreasonable demands. It only goes to show that a group such as this will accept you in the fold if you are willing to lend them your ears. Is there a point to all of this? There is. I’m sure there are many other groups making an effort to reach out. If you have the time and the will, put your hand up. At the risk of sounding preachy, I shall tell you that this has been one of my better life experiences. If for nothing else, you’ll start to view your life a little differently.
By
Divya Meenakshi C
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CLAP CLAP - Stands up and takes a BOW
By
Dosai
It happened one fine day, like most other things. An erudite bunch of twenty somethings, fired by the passion to make a difference, all set to make the most of a rare opportunity. An opportunity presented by the judicial authorities of Chennai, Tamilnadu that welcomed voluntary organizations, to help with proceedings at the State Juvenile Justice Homes. My lot was asked to help out with the Girl’s home, which housed an orphanage for underprivileged children.
After a thorough interrogation, which summed up the attitude of the staff towards ‘outsiders’, the perplexed watchman let us walk through the gates. I watched as the activities came to a stand still and all eyes assessed the ‘Akkas’ (tamil for elder sister) and ‘Annas’ (tamil for elder brother) who had trespassed into their world. There were some hushed speculations as to what our motive might be. Undeterred, we kept pace with our guide who led us to a sprightly group of thirty girls. Clean skirts, clipped nails, two plaits that dangled forth- it was obvious that they had taken some effort to make an impression upon us. Impress us, they did. Be it with their cheeky repartees to questions that undermined their intelligence or their attention to detail that reflected in dance impersonations of Kollywood’s biggest stars. Quite simply, these young girls were made of sterner stuff than the dilapidated buildings they called home.
It wasn’t as if they lacked the intelligence. It wasn’t as if they were denied a basic education. Yet, this was a gullible lot, almost waiting to be taken advantage of, when they stepped out into the big bad world. The need of the hour was interaction with different individuals that would change their behavioural patterns. In less fancy terms, we were there to help them enjoy their childhood. Through origami, painting and English lessons we had broken past more than just ice. This was the start of something special.
Two fun Sundays later, we were confronted with a strange problem. The girls, who were starved of any male attention and constantly fed on imaginative filmi plots, staked their claim on the Annas, who were their tickets to an escape route. It came as a surprise, because we thought they were responding well to our sessions. Little did we anticipate that this turn would unearth certain ghastly truths. These girls were only aware of two kinds of men – the men in their families who remained helplessly stricken by poverty, reducing them to the state of orphans and men who took advantage of their naiveté. The few good men who did exist were from the movies. It was astonishing to note that these bright young kids would sell more than body and soul to spend a few hours in the company of a man. Since the authorities made sure to keep the men at bay, their sexual frustrations boiled over. Lesbianism was rampant amongst the older girls in the orphanage. The situation stood at a stagnant lose-lose. If you roped in the men, you had teenage pregnancies. If you didn’t, you had abusive lesbians, not out of choice but out of sheer need. How then could you reach out to make the girls aware of the beautiful relationships that a man and woman share? As father and daughter, as teacher and student, as colleagues at any workplace or as best friends? Unfortunately, not much has been done to break these barriers as an empathizing Superintendent delivered the ultimatum- she understood the circumstances better than any of us, but she wasn’t prepared to be harassed by the system. The group could stay if the men opted out.
This was a learning process, indeed. It isn’t always easy to watch your liberal ideas being squashed under rubber chappals. While penning these thoughts down, my attention drifts towards the system itself. While a commendable effort was being made to make operations more transparent, a great deal still remained flawed. The wardens of the homes still continue to employ these girls as free manual labour to clean their quarters in exchange for a tastier meal. Exploitation notwithstanding, I don’t blame any of the girls who grab hold of this opportunity for the meals served at the home gets monotonous. The hugest challenge that the Superintendent faces is the indifference that the girls show towards their staff. If the staff fails to understand their requirements, the consequences range from ripping apart furniture to slashing wrists. This relationship seems to be jostled by desperation at both ends. It should be noted that the staff consider this as a routine government job and remain oblivious to methods of change.
Despite several events that came to light, we persisted, sans the men. As the Sunday trouper’s visits grew more frequent, we earned the grudging cooperation of the hitherto sniggering wardens. Maybe the girls would listen to us, after all. Maybe this was the way to keep them from staging a rebellion. The wardens seemed more willing to let the girls attend our Sunday sessions and at times we were even greeted with a smile.
It’s been over a year now, since we embarked upon this mission. Alright, scratch that. We didn’t change lives overnight. Yet, with time, the equations did change. The constant bickering amongst the girls has lessened. It seems less of an issue now if one group had more sheets of paper to paint on or a few more beads to string together. The tell tale stories of woe didn’t vanish altogether but they make fewer appearances. These small changes accounted for bigger changes in the group’s attitude towards their own lives.
None of this happened because ours is a gifted group. We walked in as just another bunch trying to bridge a divide. There has been more than one occasion where we have yelled at the top of our voices to get a point across or refused to fulfill certain unreasonable demands. It only goes to show that a group such as this will accept you in the fold if you are willing to lend them your ears. Is there a point to all of this? There is. I’m sure there are many other groups making an effort to reach out. If you have the time and the will, put your hand up. At the risk of sounding preachy, I shall tell you that this has been one of my better life experiences. If for nothing else, you’ll start to view your life a little differently.
By
Divya Meenakshi C
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CLAP CLAP - Stands up and takes a BOW
By
Dosai
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Hey remember i told ya ppl that am gonna post up pics. Well here is one of em. This was taken using a FX2 Yashika by Shamsher. What i did was - I took the pic apart , modded it using GIMP (Free software 0wnz u all) and here is the stdout of the effort.
Surya - Dosai - Bala
Added a flare on RH-Top for that summer_at_its peak look. The image is in immense contrast SEPIA mode. This adds a Eastmanish look to it
Hope yall like it
Peace
Dosai
Surya - Dosai - Bala
Added a flare on RH-Top for that summer_at_its peak look. The image is in immense contrast SEPIA mode. This adds a Eastmanish look to it
Hope yall like it
Peace
Dosai
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
The start of this week was a daimm good one. Exibhited enough courage to say somethin that i thought i would never say ever. PHEW what a stress buster. Laid my hands on a couple of bottles of walmart_sold_BOD sprays thanks to BALA. Wen to Dublin last saturday along with the MADBULLS to meet Kevin Mahoney and Vikram. The former is a US-RE distributer and Vikram is HOS - Royal Enfield. Me have gone from the clean_shaven_good_boy look to i_am_french_boi_with_frenchie look. No idea if it suits me but like I care a RAT's ass about it. saxyyyyyyyyyyy wonleee i would say :P~. Was uber tierd yest so just went back home from work and crashed on the couch. Was in it all day.Slept early after a long time enjoyed that sleep through out
Peace
Dosai
Peace
Dosai
Monday, March 14, 2005
Hey yo d0ods and d00dett3s
Was a pretty exiting week. Went quite like clockwork. work-beach-home. Since the mail migration project has been delayed i was sitting jobless this week. Bala treated the ball-boys and the markers at the tennis club to some awesome whiskey and snacks. Its been a very long time since i stayed out all night and thatas jus what i did saturday night. Crashed at Yacoubs place and had a sound sleep after a movie. Sunday was uneventful. Spent a few hours at the church. made up my mind to stay home the whole day and spend some time with mom and dad. Watched a tamil flick starring Asin and Ravi, a good family entertainer.
The Madrasbulls did a ride to pondy recently and shamsher posted up the photos which he had taken with his elite Yashica FX2. I will be dig-touching up all the pics and posting em up soon. So all ye photo phreaks can hold on to their pants and panties cause u are gonna feast ur eyes on some daiiiim good pics
PEACE
Dosai
Was a pretty exiting week. Went quite like clockwork. work-beach-home. Since the mail migration project has been delayed i was sitting jobless this week. Bala treated the ball-boys and the markers at the tennis club to some awesome whiskey and snacks. Its been a very long time since i stayed out all night and thatas jus what i did saturday night. Crashed at Yacoubs place and had a sound sleep after a movie. Sunday was uneventful. Spent a few hours at the church. made up my mind to stay home the whole day and spend some time with mom and dad. Watched a tamil flick starring Asin and Ravi, a good family entertainer.
The Madrasbulls did a ride to pondy recently and shamsher posted up the photos which he had taken with his elite Yashica FX2. I will be dig-touching up all the pics and posting em up soon. So all ye photo phreaks can hold on to their pants and panties cause u are gonna feast ur eyes on some daiiiim good pics
PEACE
Dosai
Friday, March 04, 2005
Scottie dose'nt know that, Fiona and Me.. Do it in my VAN every SUNDAY......
Thats how Euro Trip opens up. Man it was one hell of a movie. It has this song that has the above lines, potentially punk_rockish ishtyle. My bike's insurance expired and me been riding it w/o insurance for the past month. I better get it insured before some COP stops me and askes "SIR VANDI PAPER YENGA". I also met with a small accident Tuesday Night. Damn potholes and dividers. Luckily nothin happened to me. Bike suffered a bent Gear leaver, Crashguard and a badly bent left foot_peg.
Took out mom and dad to Wangs for some good chinese grub. A change from the usual indeed :-). SFL is celeberating SAFETY DAY today and we were given badges indicating it.There will be a fire drill and emergency evac drill after the oath taking. Activated GPRS on my mobile and me walking around with it and checkin GMAIL on the move.
Peace
Dosai
Thats how Euro Trip opens up. Man it was one hell of a movie. It has this song that has the above lines, potentially punk_rockish ishtyle. My bike's insurance expired and me been riding it w/o insurance for the past month. I better get it insured before some COP stops me and askes "SIR VANDI PAPER YENGA". I also met with a small accident Tuesday Night. Damn potholes and dividers. Luckily nothin happened to me. Bike suffered a bent Gear leaver, Crashguard and a badly bent left foot_peg.
Took out mom and dad to Wangs for some good chinese grub. A change from the usual indeed :-). SFL is celeberating SAFETY DAY today and we were given badges indicating it.There will be a fire drill and emergency evac drill after the oath taking. Activated GPRS on my mobile and me walking around with it and checkin GMAIL on the move.
Peace
Dosai
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
PICS PICS AND MORE PICS
The Kewriouz Krish
Qwe, Ventax and Vamshi - The italian Pitza gobblers
Wierd Freak and Pina at Pitza Korna
Cray3 and Dunsten @ Barista
Highway Star - Bala on the way to Bangalore with the RM GANG
Nazgul - The mean machine
Rider Mania - Here we yoll come
Sarangana and Bala
Republic Day Ride - Outreach
Tiny Tots - A sight worth seeing :-)
Another shot of Outreach
Future MJ's and SPB's
The MAD BULLS
My Realm @ Office
Bhaskar from FutureNet Tech
The Mail Migration Team
Thanikai,Me,Manikandan,Narayanan and Bhaskar
Ahh after a very very damn very long time am posting the pics. The pics are taken using my leet SE-T630. Its a camera mobile and is not a high funda digicam. But what the heck - I can take pics whereeva i go and wheneva i please. Well the real reason is that i cant afford a Digicam or a SLR as of now :P~
Peace
Dosai
The Kewriouz Krish
Qwe, Ventax and Vamshi - The italian Pitza gobblers
Wierd Freak and Pina at Pitza Korna
Cray3 and Dunsten @ Barista
Highway Star - Bala on the way to Bangalore with the RM GANG
Nazgul - The mean machine
Rider Mania - Here we yoll come
Sarangana and Bala
Republic Day Ride - Outreach
Tiny Tots - A sight worth seeing :-)
Another shot of Outreach
Future MJ's and SPB's
The MAD BULLS
My Realm @ Office
Bhaskar from FutureNet Tech
The Mail Migration Team
Thanikai,Me,Manikandan,Narayanan and Bhaskar
Ahh after a very very damn very long time am posting the pics. The pics are taken using my leet SE-T630. Its a camera mobile and is not a high funda digicam. But what the heck - I can take pics whereeva i go and wheneva i please. Well the real reason is that i cant afford a Digicam or a SLR as of now :P~
Peace
Dosai
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Jan was a bad month for me :-((. First i was down the first half of the month due to Chicken POX. Next it was added work at office. DAMN. I think i have to blong atleast once a week cause i keep forgetting what happened when. AFter a loong long time Kui/Qwe/Lakshmi came forward and released the STATUS MAIL. I will paste the same below. AM in no way related to this extract :P~
Ok guyz & gals of this wonderful group ! Lakshmi takes the pleasure in
inviting u all to read the most awaited DA STATUS 7.0 !!!
Please note, this is not goin to be as great as u guyz expect it to
be. Am not the moderator of this group. I've never before tried my
hand at this. so, please bear with this amateur.
If i'd missed out somebody, am sorry, it means i don't know u. Or once
i knew u, and now i forgot. Please remind us once in a while that u
also exist !
Here it goes :
Letz start with the localities & we target the guyz first !
Manoaj - The one so-called moderator of this great group, who
puts his English vocabulory to max use in this forum ! Hope he's not
using all such words at work ! Otherwise, he's one enthu guy who can
adjust his appointments accordingly to spend time with his EEE mates.
Ramnath - The man of few words, of late spoke a lot in the groups !
ICICI Infotech has brought a lot of changes in this guy ! He strongly
denies being seen with a girl at the roadside, but reliable sources
still maintain the news to be true !!
Sridhar - A big, hard core fanatic of raaga.com & punjaabi songs !
David - Heard he's doing lotsa stunts at allsec to attract too many
girls at the same time ! Good luck !
Bala - Work or no work, makes sure his "indha naal iniya naal" mail
reaches everyday on time ! Though a relatively new member to this
group, seems to be one active fella ! keep going !
Gopal (Gopi) - The most popular, recently in-the-news guy is our Gopi
! The infy guy, apart from his busy schedule of eating, sleeping,
running around b'lore (jus a daily routine!), now had to find time, to
pen in a few words in the grps bcoz of the hot topic goin on ! That's
ok Gopi, it happens !
Arun bharathi - The one guy who started off actively, like any other
... and then slowly backed off ! But knowing Infy & Grp, i guess he
should be busy one way or the other ! Now that he's in b'lore too... i
donno what to say more....
Vamshi - Uses hands-free for his mobile, not coz he gets too many
calls... but coz he finds his sengal too heavy to hold ! And, now i
believe, he's ditched his Canada plans and is eager to explore the
European countries ! To meet him, well, jus give him a ring & he'll be
there !
Guru - The one whoz back from onsite is still a busy bee ! After his
life at chicago, he finds it hard to cope with the work culture here
!! Well, for any meetings, it takes jus a call for him to make it to
the rite place at almost the rite time. He makes his own "reliable"
arrangements !
Bhuvanesh (Bhoo) - Old mobile / New mobile, he makes the max
utilization of his free sms offer. And he still manages to find time
to attend all the family functions ! But hey, any movie plans, u can
always rely on this guy to give u company !
Venkatesh (Balli) - This guy has had a hard time for the past 2 months
or so. He finally had his leg operated. He's yet to run to find out if
his leg doesn't bend under his knee ! He's been working too hard, both
at work & at home (for his families...) for the past 4 weeks or so...
Get an appointment well in advance, and he might turn up. Depends on
ur luck !
Venkat (Vendax) - Inspired by this Dec music fest, this fella has
decided to venture into this totally strange world ! He claims to be
goin to classes to play with the guitar strings... but who knows if
its the strings or the tutor ! Don't talk of appointments to him..
come weekend, he's the only one who initiates a meet !
------------------------------------------------------
Chennai girls ......
Sukanya (sagee) - Well ... she's quit allsec for good ! Shez got a
mobile but refuses to give the number !!! So, i donno much abt her
status now...
Nithya - Shez also into software ! Training in java. All the very best to u !
Hoping to hear some good news from the above two soon !! C'mon, lets
inaugrate EEE wedding soon !
Surya Thomas - Hey ! i thought maybe after tsunami, she ran to her
home town ! But then, i met her @ adyar shakes n creams, and now i
know she still exists ! But tell me, how do i get an appointment
without contact details ??!!
Vidyasree (karapaans) - U mail her, no response. U call her, no
response. The only place u can locate her is a hospital. She would've
broken all records to have visited "N" hospitals in & around the city
! Appointment / No appointment, don't have hopes. She won't turn up.
Vidhya (kuruvi) - Shez either sending sms to the entire world or Shez
racing along the busy streets of chennai in her new scooty with her
colourful outfits ! Careful vidhya, don't dare look behind u, coz too
many creatures are following u !!! But the good thing about her is, U
can get hold of her most of the times without prior appointment.
Sweety - This is another lady who goes around boasting abt her new
mobile from dubai. Weekdays, shez busy with her boss. Weekends, shez
either singing, or dancing, or playing with the kids in the church.
Prior appointments reqd to meet with her !
Lakshmi (qwe) - As for this girl, she's having loads of fun @ work !
Don't try to get hold of her this weekend, as she's leaving for OOTY !
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now for the US members of this group !
Kalpana (kd) - Still waiting to hear some good news from her ! This year ???
Praveena (pina) - She had a gala time when she was in India for the
short vacation. She was generous & threw around all her cards lavishly
in all the restaurants ! Some of us enjoyed a good treat from her more
than once ! Thanx for that !
Pratap (kutti monnai) - He's never stopped doing two things: Flirting
& Eating ! Keeps him busy throughout the day. Once in a while, he
takes a break to work on his thesis.
Prashanth (big monnai) - This fella makes complete use of 24 hrs in a
day ! 8 hrs of meditation, 8 hrs of browsing, remaining in blogging !
Great work ! keep going !!
KV - The only guy who works round the clock ! Anytime u log into
yahoo, n he'll be online ! U can't actually chat with him. Don't
mistake ppl, he's doing a research online ... so, if you leave msgs,
he might respond... depending on his availability !
Kashyap - Last seen in one of pratap's snaps ! Hope he's still alive n
doing fine !
MNK - At one time, he was busy with pratap, then with manoaj. Later he
claimed to be busy with a girl at US. Don't know what's happening with
this guy rite now. Maybe he'll update us soon enough !
------------------------------------------------------
I stop here !!!! Now ppl, feel free to throw in ur comments !
As ever,
qwe !
+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~
Man that was a long status and it was neat. Great job done by qwe. *clap clap*. Other than that nothing big is happening. Valentine's day came and went BAH.. Big deal. I have some good pics with me which are the results of my T630 and i will post em soon
Peace
Dosai
Ok guyz & gals of this wonderful group ! Lakshmi takes the pleasure in
inviting u all to read the most awaited DA STATUS 7.0 !!!
Please note, this is not goin to be as great as u guyz expect it to
be. Am not the moderator of this group. I've never before tried my
hand at this. so, please bear with this amateur.
If i'd missed out somebody, am sorry, it means i don't know u. Or once
i knew u, and now i forgot. Please remind us once in a while that u
also exist !
Here it goes :
Letz start with the localities & we target the guyz first !
Manoaj - The one so-called moderator of this great group, who
puts his English vocabulory to max use in this forum ! Hope he's not
using all such words at work ! Otherwise, he's one enthu guy who can
adjust his appointments accordingly to spend time with his EEE mates.
Ramnath - The man of few words, of late spoke a lot in the groups !
ICICI Infotech has brought a lot of changes in this guy ! He strongly
denies being seen with a girl at the roadside, but reliable sources
still maintain the news to be true !!
Sridhar - A big, hard core fanatic of raaga.com & punjaabi songs !
David - Heard he's doing lotsa stunts at allsec to attract too many
girls at the same time ! Good luck !
Bala - Work or no work, makes sure his "indha naal iniya naal" mail
reaches everyday on time ! Though a relatively new member to this
group, seems to be one active fella ! keep going !
Gopal (Gopi) - The most popular, recently in-the-news guy is our Gopi
! The infy guy, apart from his busy schedule of eating, sleeping,
running around b'lore (jus a daily routine!), now had to find time, to
pen in a few words in the grps bcoz of the hot topic goin on ! That's
ok Gopi, it happens !
Arun bharathi - The one guy who started off actively, like any other
... and then slowly backed off ! But knowing Infy & Grp, i guess he
should be busy one way or the other ! Now that he's in b'lore too... i
donno what to say more....
Vamshi - Uses hands-free for his mobile, not coz he gets too many
calls... but coz he finds his sengal too heavy to hold ! And, now i
believe, he's ditched his Canada plans and is eager to explore the
European countries ! To meet him, well, jus give him a ring & he'll be
there !
Guru - The one whoz back from onsite is still a busy bee ! After his
life at chicago, he finds it hard to cope with the work culture here
!! Well, for any meetings, it takes jus a call for him to make it to
the rite place at almost the rite time. He makes his own "reliable"
arrangements !
Bhuvanesh (Bhoo) - Old mobile / New mobile, he makes the max
utilization of his free sms offer. And he still manages to find time
to attend all the family functions ! But hey, any movie plans, u can
always rely on this guy to give u company !
Venkatesh (Balli) - This guy has had a hard time for the past 2 months
or so. He finally had his leg operated. He's yet to run to find out if
his leg doesn't bend under his knee ! He's been working too hard, both
at work & at home (for his families...) for the past 4 weeks or so...
Get an appointment well in advance, and he might turn up. Depends on
ur luck !
Venkat (Vendax) - Inspired by this Dec music fest, this fella has
decided to venture into this totally strange world ! He claims to be
goin to classes to play with the guitar strings... but who knows if
its the strings or the tutor ! Don't talk of appointments to him..
come weekend, he's the only one who initiates a meet !
------------------------------------------------------
Chennai girls ......
Sukanya (sagee) - Well ... she's quit allsec for good ! Shez got a
mobile but refuses to give the number !!! So, i donno much abt her
status now...
Nithya - Shez also into software ! Training in java. All the very best to u !
Hoping to hear some good news from the above two soon !! C'mon, lets
inaugrate EEE wedding soon !
Surya Thomas - Hey ! i thought maybe after tsunami, she ran to her
home town ! But then, i met her @ adyar shakes n creams, and now i
know she still exists ! But tell me, how do i get an appointment
without contact details ??!!
Vidyasree (karapaans) - U mail her, no response. U call her, no
response. The only place u can locate her is a hospital. She would've
broken all records to have visited "N" hospitals in & around the city
! Appointment / No appointment, don't have hopes. She won't turn up.
Vidhya (kuruvi) - Shez either sending sms to the entire world or Shez
racing along the busy streets of chennai in her new scooty with her
colourful outfits ! Careful vidhya, don't dare look behind u, coz too
many creatures are following u !!! But the good thing about her is, U
can get hold of her most of the times without prior appointment.
Sweety - This is another lady who goes around boasting abt her new
mobile from dubai. Weekdays, shez busy with her boss. Weekends, shez
either singing, or dancing, or playing with the kids in the church.
Prior appointments reqd to meet with her !
Lakshmi (qwe) - As for this girl, she's having loads of fun @ work !
Don't try to get hold of her this weekend, as she's leaving for OOTY !
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now for the US members of this group !
Kalpana (kd) - Still waiting to hear some good news from her ! This year ???
Praveena (pina) - She had a gala time when she was in India for the
short vacation. She was generous & threw around all her cards lavishly
in all the restaurants ! Some of us enjoyed a good treat from her more
than once ! Thanx for that !
Pratap (kutti monnai) - He's never stopped doing two things: Flirting
& Eating ! Keeps him busy throughout the day. Once in a while, he
takes a break to work on his thesis.
Prashanth (big monnai) - This fella makes complete use of 24 hrs in a
day ! 8 hrs of meditation, 8 hrs of browsing, remaining in blogging !
Great work ! keep going !!
KV - The only guy who works round the clock ! Anytime u log into
yahoo, n he'll be online ! U can't actually chat with him. Don't
mistake ppl, he's doing a research online ... so, if you leave msgs,
he might respond... depending on his availability !
Kashyap - Last seen in one of pratap's snaps ! Hope he's still alive n
doing fine !
MNK - At one time, he was busy with pratap, then with manoaj. Later he
claimed to be busy with a girl at US. Don't know what's happening with
this guy rite now. Maybe he'll update us soon enough !
------------------------------------------------------
I stop here !!!! Now ppl, feel free to throw in ur comments !
As ever,
qwe !
+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~
Man that was a long status and it was neat. Great job done by qwe. *clap clap*. Other than that nothing big is happening. Valentine's day came and went BAH.. Big deal. I have some good pics with me which are the results of my T630 and i will post em soon
Peace
Dosai
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Rider mania - That was the talk of the biking community in december cause it was gonna happen again, the previous two times were in goa and this time at Panvel. The Indeethumpers - The bullet club in Bombay are organising it. I was very exited about riding down to it with the Madras Bulls. I was running around with the others deciding on the route and stuff but as usual ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE during the last week and i simply was not able to go to Panvel for the event. But as a consolation to this I decided to ride with the group till bangalore, spend couple of days there and then ride back to chennai. Bala a fellow madbull was not going and both of us made plans for bangalore
The day - JAn 5 2005
Time - 0500 Hrs
Place - Hotel Le Royal Meridian
Riders - Dosai, Shamsher, Navneet, Ranga, Sarangan, Arul, Bala
Sendoff - Nitin and Dodo
The climate was chilly and i had a Jacket on. We rode to a small tea shop near Nandambakkam and after Tea took off towards our next stop - Ranipet. Me Sarangan and Ranga rode togather at some good speeds till like 10 - 15 kms before Ranipet. Stopped for a leak , Few smokes and pics. At this time Dev and Sachin joined us and rode with us into Ranipet. Had a super dooper breakfast at a joint near Ranga's relative place. I personally ate like 7 idly's and a coffee and the bill came upto like 15 Rs (Thats uber cheap) Sachin and dev didnt stop with us for breakfast and continued on. The roads were good after this and we went through Chitoor - Palmaner - Kolar and at bang 1 pm we hit bangalore. From here the RM bound peeps separated with me and bala and we both continued towards bala's friends place and freshened up there.What followed was a goodlunch, few beers and sound sleep.
Went out to some joint called Sarovar (Lavelle road) to meet up with the RTMC gangstas. Thanks for everyone who came and entertained me and Bala. The highlight of that meet was KJ didnt drink (man what a let down). After beer and munchies we went out for a late dinner at a Chicken corner ( That place kicked ass and is better than a 5 star restaurent anyday). Went back to the apartment and had a goodsleep.
Woke up late the next morning and went out with bala for breakfast. Bala had some client meeting so he took off. I gave Soup (RTMC) a call and met up with him at his place and we both were roaming around town the whole day. Had a laaaaaaaaate lunch at Forum (Amazing place). Me and bala met back at the apartment and we both went to Apun's place for the night and Apn treated us to an swesome dinner at a beer garden. Came back to apun's place drunk and wasted. Had a good sleep
Woke up the next day at 5 and after a cuppa cha, me and bala started at around 6 for chennai. Trust me doods DONT start a ride at these times in bangalore. I drove through proper fog for like 50 kms and froze my balls off. STopped at woody's for breakfast. After this we did some very good speeds and we made it a point to stop every 100 kms for some refreshment and smokes. Came back home at exactly 1 pm and fell flat on the bed and snoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Peace
Dosai
PS : Updates and Pics coming up soooooooon !!!
The day - JAn 5 2005
Time - 0500 Hrs
Place - Hotel Le Royal Meridian
Riders - Dosai, Shamsher, Navneet, Ranga, Sarangan, Arul, Bala
Sendoff - Nitin and Dodo
The climate was chilly and i had a Jacket on. We rode to a small tea shop near Nandambakkam and after Tea took off towards our next stop - Ranipet. Me Sarangan and Ranga rode togather at some good speeds till like 10 - 15 kms before Ranipet. Stopped for a leak , Few smokes and pics. At this time Dev and Sachin joined us and rode with us into Ranipet. Had a super dooper breakfast at a joint near Ranga's relative place. I personally ate like 7 idly's and a coffee and the bill came upto like 15 Rs (Thats uber cheap) Sachin and dev didnt stop with us for breakfast and continued on. The roads were good after this and we went through Chitoor - Palmaner - Kolar and at bang 1 pm we hit bangalore. From here the RM bound peeps separated with me and bala and we both continued towards bala's friends place and freshened up there.What followed was a goodlunch, few beers and sound sleep.
Went out to some joint called Sarovar (Lavelle road) to meet up with the RTMC gangstas. Thanks for everyone who came and entertained me and Bala. The highlight of that meet was KJ didnt drink (man what a let down). After beer and munchies we went out for a late dinner at a Chicken corner ( That place kicked ass and is better than a 5 star restaurent anyday). Went back to the apartment and had a goodsleep.
Woke up late the next morning and went out with bala for breakfast. Bala had some client meeting so he took off. I gave Soup (RTMC) a call and met up with him at his place and we both were roaming around town the whole day. Had a laaaaaaaaate lunch at Forum (Amazing place). Me and bala met back at the apartment and we both went to Apun's place for the night and Apn treated us to an swesome dinner at a beer garden. Came back to apun's place drunk and wasted. Had a good sleep
Woke up the next day at 5 and after a cuppa cha, me and bala started at around 6 for chennai. Trust me doods DONT start a ride at these times in bangalore. I drove through proper fog for like 50 kms and froze my balls off. STopped at woody's for breakfast. After this we did some very good speeds and we made it a point to stop every 100 kms for some refreshment and smokes. Came back home at exactly 1 pm and fell flat on the bed and snoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Peace
Dosai
PS : Updates and Pics coming up soooooooon !!!
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