983. Sachin's masterclass spin bowling act
It was the year 1998. Everything that he touched turned to gold. I am talking about Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The present day cricket fans might go gaga over Dhoni and Kohli. But being a follower of the game since the 1987 world cup, I am proud to say that I am a diehard fan of Sachin. People often talk about how he braved the Gulf storm against the Aussies, his century against a Olanga led attack, his straight drives against Bret Lee and the manner in which he mauled almost every bowler acrosss the world. I am going to write about a ma…
982. Why do Kangaroos have pouches?
My daughter Anya has learnt this new word "Couch Potato" and she is always excited to use this word. This was a conversation between Joan and Anya. Joan: What is a couch potato? Anya: You should ask "Who" and not "What" Joan: Okay! Who is a couch potato? Anya: A couch potato is a lazy person who always sleeps in a couch Joan: Can you name an example? Anya: Appa is a couch potato Joan: Why do you say so? Anya: Because he lies down in the couch and does not give space to anyone Joan: You can ask hi…
981. A tribute to Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves! His voice would resonate in our house every morning when I was a kid. My mother introduced his songs to me and I remember singing along with the casette player to the songs "He'll have to go, Bimbo, Across the Bridge and many more". For a long time I would confuse his voice with Tennesse Ernie Ford. As I had a higher vocal register, I never attempted to sing his songs. But recently after floating a quartet called Fisher Four, I started experimenting with different vocal ranges and my band mates encouraged me…
980. Anya is introduced to cricket
Anya rules the roost with the TV remote control at home. When I was a small boy, there was only one channel available on TV and that was Doordarshan. All of us had no other option and hence we all saw the channel all the time. No wonder I even watched the 7 PM "Vayalum Vaazhvum show". Now, the remote control is always with Anya and she watches the cartoon channels on TV. Some cartoons are banned for her at home because I make certain rules at home. But I give her company and watch Masha & Bear, Dora, Peppa Pig,…
979. #MeToo
Disclaimer: Company is not responsible for hurting the sentiments of the readers She: What is your view on the #MeToo issue? Me: It is a nice thing She: What is a nice thing? Me: That people are finally coming out She: How can it be nice to you? Me: I found it as a good change She: How can the sufferings undergone by many be a nice and good thing to you? Me: I don't think you understood what I was saying She: YES! I GOT IT. I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE THINKING. ALL YOU MEN ARE LIKE THAT Me: :) She: SEE. YOU ARE SMIL…
978. Undertaker - My favourite wrestler
I was a big fan of WWF (Now WWE). When I was a kid, I used to ace the game Trump cards. I knew every single detail of the wrestlers. Sid Justice was my favorite wrestler for a long time. When Undertaker made his entrance into the WWF scene, I was shocked to realise that there could be a wrestler who could actually be stronger than Sid Justice himself. Slowly I moved my loyalty towards Undertaker. There was a common rumour that he had 7 lives. Though I liked him, I was actually scared of him. Undertaker would make his entrance with h…
977. Luxury Dog Breeds for sale
Two month old female Saint Bernard dog for sale. Price : Rs. 15,000/- Only Certificate available Genuine buyers only (Bachelors please excuse) -Chronicwriter
976. What is mom having in her hand?
"Brother! Why is Amma standing like that? " Baby Sister! Slow down. I think she has something in her hand" " Is she hiding icecream stick for us" "I am not sure about the icecream part. The chances of she having a stick is more" " But why would she have a stick?" " She is going to punish us for some mistake that we did" " But Brother, We did not do anything wrong" " We are not wearing an slippers. She has asked us not to venture out without o…
975. How to control urine
Of all the things in the world, why this topic? I feel that this topic is important for everyone. I like to make this world a better place to live in. And I feel it is important to write this post today. This post is dedicated to my friend Rajesh who pees everywhere - In his bed, on the road, at work place, in his pants and even while riding the bike (Vadivelu's urine tank bursting scene is also dedicated to him) Scenario 1: Imagine you are sleeping in your bed. There is a fire in your neighbourhood ( And there is no fire extingui…
974. The struggle with writing anything online
Publishing a blog post ain't that easy anymore. I have to mentally prepare myself for a battle before even attempting to type anything on my blog these days. Back in those days, it was easy to write a blog post. All I have to do is think of any random subject and just go with the flow. I let out my crazy creative juices in the form of words and that would just do the trick for me. But now a days humour goes through multiple filtering processes before it is accepted as humour by the common Neeta ( It is Neta. But Neeta sounds better a…
973. Five similarities between me and a lion
I was watching discovery channel where I saw a Lion hunting down a deer and devouring its flesh. It was a Bodhi tree moment for me. I told myself "If that Lion could eat meat, I can eat meat too". Now don't you tell me that I am not a lion. I have five similarities with the lion. I am scared of porcupines too The Lion's backteeth ( carnassals) are sharp like a pair of scissors. My teeth are sharp too. The sugarcanes I havedevoured in my lifetime stand a testimony to the strength of my teeth. I have also bitten 12 peo…
972. A lesson on respecting elders
In the tamil movie Kushi, the actor Vijay would call his mom by her name. He would not address her as Amma!. When his friend asks him why he calls her Geetha instead of calling her with respect, he would say that Geetha is her name and names have to be used for calling. When I saw this explanation given by Vijay, I got a little excited. I went to my mom, tapped her on the shoulder and said "Hi Shoba". Immediately I heard a loud noise. It seemed like the power went off. When I opened my eyes, I was experiencing pain on my chee…
971. Teachers day wishes to French Ma'm - Ms Sunita
It is teachers day today and everyone are dedicating a post for their favorite teacher. So here is my dedication to a teacher I liked the most when I was in school. She never took any classes for me. But I was always found in her class. The other teachers iterally had to drag me out of her class all the time. In the Tamilnadu education system, in State board syllabus, we had the opportunity to choose between French and other subjects as the second language in 11th standard. Usually people selected French because it was easy to sc…
970. Just mom things
Mothers love their children. That is true. Nothing to deny this fact. But moms do crazy stuff that will make you cringe. If putting you in your place is an art, my mom is a Picasso in it. If you are reading this, you might be able to relate with this post. 1. My mom always bought me clothes with a futuristic thought. When I was eight years old, she would buy me clothes that I was supposed to wear when I turned ten. Her common logic would be " You will grow soon and the shirt will become small in no time". If I still argue w…
968. A few seconds before happiness
If you search on the internet using the phrase " A few seconds before happiness", you will be seeing this picture taken in the year 1955. You might have also seen this picture on Instagram and as forwarded messages. Today, my friend Madhu sent me this picture. She knows I love dogs. This picture immediately pulled me back to my childhood. I was 10 years old then. We used to live in Chellakan street in water tank road in Nagercoil. The uncles in that street were fond of me. All of them knew that I loved dogs. There was this…
967. Ignorance is bliss
This image captures my performance in my bachelor of engineering degree in the best way possible. I scraped through that 4 year course without having a clue about "Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering". Now I work in an IT firm as a marketing head. This is what Engineering does to many people in my country. I loved mathematics during my school days. But Engineering made me hate that subject. I still remember the name "A. Singaravelu". We literally had to study the books he wrote to clear Basic E…
966. Keep your respect with yourself
At times we feel like showing our respect and gratitude to those we admire and look up to. That does not mean, that we need to show that respect always for everyone to see. At times, we can keep that respect with ourselves. It will not only preserve our sanity; but also avoid cringe-worthy situations for others. Shankar was the comedian in the 8th standard C section class. He made a fool of himself when ever he tried to string a sentence in English. Back in those days, officers from the board of education will make surprise visits to …
965. How I fought my drug addiction problem in college.
In my first year of college I met this guy called Sundar. If you wanna know more about Sundar, all you have to do is watch the Tamil movie Kaadhal, and look out for a character called Virutchagakanth. He is that unassuming character whom we would never ever in our wildest dreams think of as a bad influence for us. Little did we know that he would change the fate of 5 guys in college. Sundar, single handedly spoilt all 5 of us. I had never tasted a drop of alcohol till that moment. But as I did my college in Pondicherry, alcohol eve…
964. Jurassic Park - The scariest movie I have ever seen
I have seen Evil dead, The Exorcist, Exorcism of Emily Rose, Child's Play and many more Horror movies in my life. I have never ever been scared. In fact when I watched "The Omen", I just treated it like a comedy film. But one movie that scared the living daylights out of me has to be Jurassic Park. I watched the movie in a movie hall. We never had the habit of watching a movie in a movie hall. In fact the first movie I watched in a movie hall was "The Ten commandments". I was a small boy at that time and I slept…
963. Why I did not become a policeman
I always wanted to become a cop.I had a fascination for guns and policemen. Late in the year 1985, my folks took me to an exhibition. I was just three years old at that time. As we were approaching the entrance, I saw a policeman. I was holding my father's hands and taking tiny steps. I freed myself from my father's grasp, ran up to the cop and poked his butt with my tiny fingers and shouted " Appa! Is this a Policeman?" My father did not know what to do. He ran towards me, picked me up, apologized to the cop and wa…
962. No Plastics in TamilNadu after 2019
When the Tamil Nadu Government announced that they will ban disposable plastics from Jan 2019, I was pleasantly surprised and happy. I was hundred percent sure that Scientist Sellur would have been behind this decision. The ban excludes using disposable plastic for packaging milk, curd, oil and medical utilities. So we can still pollute the environment by throwing these plastics around. The Industries that will b heavily affected by this ban are 1) Supermarkets Supermarkets rely heavily on branded plastic bags. They hav…
961. Three decisions that changed the face of TamilNadu
January 1968 should go into the record books as a memorable event in TamilNadu history. The country was facing a major turmoil. The Cauvery tribunal board was not yet finalised. But the tension and animosity between the two southern states was on an all time high. At this time, three major amendments to the constitution of the South Indian party was made. DMK leaders K. A. Mathialagan, V.P. Raman, C.N. Annadurai, A.A. Arumugam and M. Karunanidhi with Swatantara Party founder C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) met together at a function and …
960. Five myths about bed wetting
Warning: Reader excretion is necessary for reading this post Clarification: Yes! You read it right. You need to read this blog in an empty stomach; because it will make the food in your body knock the back door while you are reading this blog Relief: If you are suffering from constipation, you will feel alright by the time you finish reading this blog. You might need a cork to stop the flow Confession: Last night I got in touch with my inner child. I realized he was a bed wetter. Now you know what this blog is gonna be about. I h…
959. My class room love story
Dedicated to the pink mangoes It was the year 1988. I was 6 years old then and I was in class 2. I was already deep in love with Renu. Shabir was already the most hated boy in my life. Those who read this blog would have already known how much I love(d) Renu. But none of you know how much sadness I used to carry in my little tiny heart at such a young age because of the quantum of hurt she inflicted on it. This post explains how I survived all such hurt and still live to tell those tales. Renu was the class monitor when I was in cla…
958. The legend of Ramar - Athadi Enna Udambi
Vadivelu Balaji and Robo Shankar are two forces that took the Vijay TV comedy scene by storm after the fall out of the Lollu Sabha series. These two could make anyone laugh and they were mainly responsible for the humongous success of Adhu Idhu Edhu. When these two guys were reaching their peak, another Tamil scholar from a place called Madurai made people to turn around and notice him with his effortless “Enna ma ippadi panreengaley ma” dialogue which became a cult hit. People started searching his name on YouTube. Ramar anna b…
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