693. Superstar's Lingaa Review
Bachelors who are in their mid 30s who struggle to get a bride for them would get a burning sensation in their tummy when they see a 40 year old man marrying a girl in her 20s. But when it comes to a certain 64 year old uncle who romances with a 33 year old actress and a 27 year old actress simultaneously, these 30 year old men will only admire the style and charisma of the man on the screen. That is Rajinikanth for you. Lingaa is a movie that has got mixed reviews from people. Rajini fans are going gaga over it and the so called criti…
692. Akka - Memories from my childhood.
Yes! That is my akka (elder sister). That's how I call her. She is 3 years older than me. This photo was taken in front of our house where we grew up. The house is located in Watertank road in Nagercoil. Read this [ link ] to know more about this house. Akka and I were like India and Pakistan when we were children. I was Pakistan. She would punch me down with a single blow and I would run to Amma crying for help. The blue window behind us in the picture is a window that I would have climbed more than 1000 times. There is a sunshade…
691. The Indian Barber Shop - A slowly disappearing Art form
If you are living in an Urban city in India, you would see the boom of beauty parlours and spas in the last ten years. Franchisees of Toni and Guy, Green Trends, Femina, Naturals have taken the cities of India by storm. It has become a prestige symbol for most of the people in the urban community to get their hair cut in one of these parlours. Offlate I can see one art form slowly disappearing from the Urban scene. I am talking about our very own Barber shop. I still get my hair cut in my favourite barber shop. I grew up in a small town call…
690. Tips for Travelling in Indian Trains
There are certain things one need to follow to survive in Indian trains. Indian trains are the home for rats, bed bugs, cockroaches and various other insects that can be only identified by a professor of zoology. Carry a rat trap, Odomos cream, "Hit spray" with you while you travel in a train. When the railway attendants hand over the bed sheets, make sure that you check the bed sheets for bed bugs. Use the "Hit spray" only on the insects. Never ever spray it on the fellow passenger who fights with you for a s…
689. Moi Moi - My Chinese girlfriend
This is a picture taken on April 24 1992. This picture is close to my heart for many reasons. 1) This picture was taken on Sachin Tendulkar's birthday. 2) I was 10 years old at that time. 3) The place where this photo was taken is Darjeeling. 4) I had just fallen in love with the girl standing in front of me. She is a Chinese girl. She was a 4 year old girl then. I learnt that she got married now and she has named her child "Chriz". That is when I realised that she had also loved me dearly. 5) The shorts I am wearing lo…
688. My first college bunking experience
This incident is from my Engineering college life. It was the year 1999. I was in first year of the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering course. Even now, I don't know why I took that stream, nor do I know anything about that stream. But still I have a bachelors degree in Engineering. That's the irony of doing Engineering in B grade Engineering colleges in India. Let me get back to the topic. I did my Engineering in Pondicherry. The college was located at the outskirts of Pondicherry - 14 kms from Pondicherry. It was actu…
687. Take that extra effort
I have been trying to publish a novel for the last 6 years. I have not succeeded in it. Procrastination, lack of interest and discipline and getting bogged down often are the reasons for this lag. It would be a great feeling to finally publish the book and release it. Many of my friends have published books. Many a time, I look at them and think "Why I am unable to do so?". Yes I have a goal. I know I can achieve the goal; but still I am unable to reach there yet. Why? We all know the answer. The answer is simple. If…
686. Can a girl pee in Public?
When my friends and I go on long drives, we always stop somewhere in the National highway after a three hour drive to ease ourselves. The men would always stand on the edge of the road and pee on some bushes. The women will sit inside the car and would control their bladder till we find a Public rest room. Public rest rooms in most places India make you throw up. Most of the rest rooms around the country do not have good sanitation facilities. Many public rest rooms have dried and decayed excreta. Hence many people do not even dare to ven…
685. What extra make up can do to you?
If you are married, take a look at the above picture. Now take your marriage album, open it and take a look at yourself. If you are a guy, look at your wife. 9 out of 10 times the above picture will be there in your album. The make up artists pour paints on the girl's face and say" Only if you have make up like this, it will look good in the photographs". But in reality, your painted face will look the same in the photographs also. In Indian weddings, the bride and the groom will stand for hours at the reception …
684. Children Day is also Tuning Day
There is a Child inside everyone of us. I can see Pregnant ladies smiling for that line. Even if you are 50 years old, you tend to let out that inner child out once in a while. During such occasion, people around you might tell you to act your age. 14th November is one day you can be all that you want to be. I remember my childhood days and when I think of all the crazy stuff I had done, I often ask myself "Why did I grow old?". My alter ego will immediately tell me "Dai! You are still young". I believe the more y…
683. The Secret behind Rohit Sharma's success
Rohit Sharma! Once hailed as the only batsman who had the talent in him to better Sachin's records lost his way somewhere in the middle of his career. Sachin once said that Rohit will score 10000 test runs in his career. For sometime it seemed as though Sachin was joking; but Sachin might be right. Rohit Sharma was one of the reasons for India's 2007 T20 world cup win. Many would remember Yuvraj Singh's blistering performance in that world cup; Sreesanth's performance against the Aussies, Joginder Sharma's last overs. But…
682 . How to make a successful movie in Tamil?
Steps in making a Tamil movie popular 1) The Director (Read Famous director) should announce that he is making a movie. He should not tell the name of the movie. 2) The Social media crowd (Read as FB users) will go crazy thinking about who the Hero would be and what the story could be? 3) Some FB users will create rumours that thala or thalapathy is acting in that movie 4) The Director now releases the name of the movie and also the actor's name. 5) FB fans go mad again. If Thala is the hero, then thalapathy fans will curse a…
681. Pulicat Tales
History used to be my favourite subject during my school days. My grand mother was a History teacher in Sarah Tucker School in Tirunelveli and she taught me Indian History when I was a small boy. This year, I visited a place called Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu in Tamil) which is at the TamilNadu- Andhra Pradesh border. The place has a rich history. The Arabs, The Portuguese, The Dutch and The British ruled this place. When I visited the place, I could still sense the Dutch smell in the soil. I do not know how to explain that feeling. Pul…
680. My Struggle with Coconut sticks for Diwali
When I think of Diwali in Nagercoil, I can think only of crackers. I spent my childhood in a place called Nagercoil - The Best place on planet earth. As a child I never knew the background of why they celebrated Diwali in the first place. But I loved crackers. For me "Diwali was all about bursting crackers ". When ever I asked my parents to buy me crackers, they would always say " Why should we burn currency?". I was around ten years of age then. I would feel like replying " Mom, You burn all the dosas and p…
679. America for sale
This one is howlarious. America is for sale for just Rs 25. The price is negotiable too it seems. The buyers should be Vegans. Good friends and family members of Chronicwriter are banned from buying this land because of undisclosed reasons. Interested buyers are requested to call Chronicwriter immediately from their mottai maadi. - Chronicwriter.
678. Actor Vijay's 6 packs
Recently a poster on Kathi film was released on Facebook by Vijay Fans. As I used to be a die hard fan of actor Vijay, I intently looked at the picture and was happy to know that my (once) favourite actor has worked hard for his six packs. I even started to cry looking at the poster. I searched on search engines to see how his body had transformed over the years. The picture below shows that Vijay only had one pack a few years ago. So when I saw this picture, I started to cry even more. Only a person with determination, dedication an…
677. Dream Newshour panel with Arnab Gowsami
This is the dream panel I want to see in The Newshour on TimesNow. Choosing a topic for these 7 people to discuss in itself is an herculean task. You might ask me why I have chosen these 7 people to be on the panel to torture Arnab. The reasons are given below Captain Vijaykanth: He is the leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly. Alcohol cannot do any harm to him. He is the one who harms alcohol all the time. He was always chased by heroines on screen for his out-of-the-world handsome looks. He can even make Arnab …
676. What's in a Cleavage?
Warning : If you are not comfortable reading this post, I request you to close this page now and leave right away. Don't read the whole post and end up saying "You should not write explicit stuff like this". My friend Swats encouraged me to write this. Thank you Swats :) Recently TOI created a stir by writing an article on Deepika padukone's cleavage. A special camera man who carried an expensive camera waited for the opportunity to click a top angle shot of Deepika's cleavage. The Kuppai article is here [ link ] T…
675. Role of Women in Facebook Ads
It is a common unwritten fact in the world of ads that "Sex" and "Women" sell and convey a point across. This is why we see women acting in lungi ads for men, perfume ads and all the ads where they are not even needed to be portrayed in the first place. This post goes one step forward in analysing how different products, apps and services are using women and sex to promote their products through Facebook. If you are a Facebook user, you would have come across "Sponsored Ads" , "Featured Ads" app…
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