Training's Ova

Yup thats right...today was da last day of muh training....now i get to concentrate on making sure those bitches dont get the best of me.....yippie kah yea motherfuckas.....

Another week gone by

I so feel like cursing some one but i cannot think of any particular person to curse at this very moment....which is strange for me and i think u all will agree with me on that....

Strangely work is getting boring for the last week....with our phase 1 complete and now that we are moving into phase 2 but somebody fucked up and our trainer will not reach in time so we basically got a week off..... it felts both nice and disappointing to actually be able to reach home by 7 the last few days....disappointing is more becoz i know this will prob be the last time in a long bloody time before i would prob be able to do it again.....

so next week i get to meet the Chairman.... lets see...should i tell him to fuck off....or perhaps my worst nightmare will come true and he actually knows that i am somebody important(ok u may disagree but i did mention it was a nightmare)....

will keep u wankers updated on this.

Onam Festival

King Mahabali & Onam
The legend of King Mahabali is the most popular and the most fascinating of all legends behind Onam. Onam celebrates the visit of King Mahabali to the state of Kerala every year. The festival is celebrated with fervour as King Mahabali is greatly respected by his subjects. King Mahabali is also popularly called Maveli and Onathappan.

Reign of King Mahabali
The story goes that the beautiful state of Kerala was once ruled by an Asura (demon) king, Mahabali. The King was greatly respected in his kingdom and was considered to be wise, judicious and extremely generous. It is said that Kerala witnessed its golden era in the reign of King Mahabali. Everybody was happy in the kingdom, there was no discrimination on the basis of caste or class. Rich and poor were equally treated. There was neither crime, nor corruption. People did not even lock their doors, as there were no thieves in that kingdom. There was no poverty, sorrow or disease in the reign of King Mahabali and everybody was happy and content.

Brief Sketch of King Mahabali
It may be noted Mahabali was the son of Veerochana and grandson of Prahlad, the devout son of demon King Hiranyakashyap. Mahabali had a son called Bana, who became a legendary king in his own right and became popular as Banraj in central Assam. Mahabali belonged to the Asura (demon) dynasty but was an ardent worshiper of Lord Vishnu. His bravery and strength of character earned him the title of "Mahabali Chakravathy" or Mahabali - the King of Kings.

Challenge for Gods
Looking at the growing popularity and fame of King Mahabali Gods became extremely concerned and jealous. They felt threatened about their own supremacy and began to think of a strategy to get rid of the dilemma.

To curb the growing reign of Mahabali and maintain their own supremacy, Aditi, the mother of Gods seeked help of Lord Vishnu (the preserver in the Hindu trinity) whom Mahabali worshiped.

It was said Mahabali was very generous and charitable. Whenever anybody approached him for help or requested for anything he always granted. To test the King, Lord Vishnu disguised himself as a dwarf and a poor Brahmin called Vamana. He came to the Kingdom of Mahabali, just after Mahabali performed his morning prayers and was preparing to grant boons to Brahmins.

Lord Vishnu takes Vamana Avatar
Disguised as Vamana, Vishnu said he was a poor Brahmin and asked for a piece of land. The generous King said, he could have as much land as he wanted. The Brahmin said that he just wanted as much land as could be covered by his three steps. The King was surprised to hear but agreed.

A learned adviser of the King, Shukracharya sensed that Vamana was not an ordinary person and warned the King against making the promise. But, the generous King replied that it would be a sin for a King to back on his words and asked the Brahmin to take the land. The King could not imagine that the dwarf Brahmin was Lord Vishnu himself.

Just as King Mahabali agreed to grant the land, Vamana began to expand and eventually increased himself to the size of cosmic proportions. With his first step the Brahmin boy covered the whole of earth and with the other step he covered the whole of the skies. He then asked King Mahabali where is the space for him to keep his third foot.

The King realised that he was no ordinary Brahmin and his third step will destroy the earth. Mahabali with folded hands bowed before Vamana and asked him to place his last step on his head so that he could keep the promise. The Brahmin placed his foot on the head of the King, which pushed him to patala, the nether world. There the King requested the Brahmin to reveal his true identity. Lord Vishnu then appeared before the King in his person. The Lord told the King that he came to test him and the King won the test. King Mahabali was pleased to see his lord. Lord Vishnu also granted a boon to the King.

King Mahabali Requests for a Visit to Kerala
The King was so much attached with his Kingdom and people that he requested that he be allowed to visit Kerala once in a year. Lord Vishnu was moved by the Kings nobility and was pleased to grant the wish. He also blessed the King and said even after losing all his worldly possessions, the King would always be loved by Lord Vishnu and his people.

Genesis of Onam
It is the day of the visit of King Mahabali to Kerala that is celebrated as Onam every year. The festival is celebrated as a tribute to the sacrifice of King Mahabali. Every year people make elaborate preparations to welcome their King whom they affectionately call Onathappan. They wish to please the spirit of their King by depicting that his people are happy and wish him well. The second day, Thiruvonam is the biggest and the most important day of this festival. It is believed that King Mahabali visits his people on the second day.

Onam celebrations are marked in Trikkakara, a place 10 km from Kochi (Cochin) on the Edapally- Pookattupadi road. Trikkara is said to be the capital of the mighty King Mahabali. A temple with a deity of 'Trikkakara Appan' or 'Vamanamurthy' who is Lord Vishnu himself in disguise is also located at this place. Nowhere else in Kerala can one find a deity of 'Vamanamurthy'. This fascinating legend is artistically depicted at the Suchindram Temple in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

The muse is in da house

After almost a year of no sensible theories on this page i just found the greatest theory of all.....

I saw a truck on the way back from work today and it actually said "...erection engineering and banging technologies" . I tried so hard to take a picture of it but my camera phone was so not in the class of being able to take it.

Let us explore this new field shall we, now pls tell me what exactly is erection engineering? Y was this option not presented to me when i wanted to do engineering? Heck, can u imagine me at a function going "Yea i am an Erection Engineer with so n so company...."

Ppl will either think i am nuts or think i am a pimp.....Strangely i cant think of anything wrong with either options...Damn......

Imagine my business card written Erection Engineer speciallizing in banging technologies. I think i may have just discovered the ultimate business card...Mamak Special u can kiss my arse....muahahahahaha

Dunno wat to say nowadays

Sigh....life is getting way too bloody serious....my only entertainment in the week is blasting my music on the way back every day from work... And oh yea, we actually started to correct each other's grammer on the way back....u dont get more pathetic than that believe me...

Sigh...and i have to work this bloody saturday...how sad can u get right or not? The worse bloody part is that i have to show fucking leadership....n i tot those fucking days were long gone....

Anybody remember's data structures with C ova here? Wanna pretend to be mua for the next few days? it may be fun...

Where oh where have my great ideas gone....i remember, i used it to conned my way in to the mess i am in now....sigh...why do i neva learn

I sold my soul to...

Thats rite ladies n gentleman,

i have officially sold my soul....thank god it wasnt the devil.....

When i can reveal more i shall but lets just say i think this could be very profitable for all parties involved

My last day in Cworks

Today should be my last day with my current company. I actually feel kinda sad leaving this place. Guess it has already become my comfort zone. Been on and off with this company since 2005. Did my industrial training here. Got lots of great memories here. Did some work as well while i was here...Just hope none of my bosses reads my blog....Hehehe

Gonna miss lots of things here but most of all would be the ppl. It was great while it lasted. Will be joining a new company next week and i will post my new found experiences here when i join them...

The bleeding mofo Inti International University

When i signed up to attend the graduation i was told i could get extra invitation tickets by just emailing some bitch named Chong Lee Lee, but i have to do it as the graduation dates is closer...

So i email her asking how do i go about it about a month b4 graduation. And i dont get any kind of reply. I sent her a second email and still no reply. So today i decide to call her and see what happens and she seems to know who i am but say she will not reply to ppl who dont provide any details. She knows which programme i am in and what day i am graduating all widout me mentioning a thing and she says she doesnt have my details so she cant reserve any tickets for me....

I hope she rots in hell for that....

The Con that Neva Was

Heard of Lampe Berger? Or is Lamp Burger, or Limburger? I dunno but its those lamps that can pretty much kill viruses even.....Heck if they can kill the common cold virus these buggers would be richer than any of us can ever imagine..... But they say they got rid of the SARS virus in Singapore......But you know me i wont say a thing if i think ur an idiot.....I will just laugh like hell when u guys leave me alone and write it on my blog....

So ok. Lemme start from the beginning. 1st this hot looking chick calls me out. Says she is running a spa and she wants me to come and check it out. Tells me its a great business oppurtunity and all. Naturally i think its gonna be my lucky day....Heck what sane guy wont think like dat?

So i go down there and meet her and she shows me the place. She warned me it was pretty exclusive joint but heck i was so wowed at the set up i was impressed. But also alarm bells started going off. I know she definately aint rich enough to be able to afford something like this. So my 1st guess was that she was one of the Fake PRCs stocks they have there and i was supposed to be her knight in shining armor. After showing me the lamps ( and they are nice looking antique lamps that fetch up to RM80k) she shows me the entrance of the spa. And i figure this is where its gonna get interesting.

Then she says we are not allowed in the spa but there are more floors blah blah blah....Ok so i just waited to see wht will happen next.....She takes me around to some place with a lot of tables and chairs and i think something feels really wrong here.....

She takes me upstairs and starts talking about marguis and dukes and i realize i have gotten into some bad shit.....Then we go to another floor and i see lots more tables and chairs.....So i popped the big question...."What da fuck do you guys do?".....I mean i dont see any customers anywhere except ppl who look like her, well dressed and giving long lectures to ppl who looked like they hit the jackpot...

She neva gives a straight anwser and thats when i realize that i may have heard this limburger shit before.... I remember its some kind of MLM scam.... I looked at my watch and decided what the hell, lets hear their whole scam and why not i post it on my forum?

So ok she introduces me to her leader who is challenging to be a monkey or something of that sort...1st they make some great small talk....asking me what i do and where i studied and all that stuff. Then they ask me if i am interested in knowing more. Since i have some experience with stuff like this i managed to fake my way into them believing that i was very interested.....

So she says she has a great marketing plan that can be explain in just 2 sheets of papers....Oh boy its that simple eh? Oh ya i almost forgot there was also this other guy who seems to think that he is a genious businessman....Too bad he is from a type of ppl where there is no such thing as a genious(I am not being stereotyped here, I am just stating a well known fact, I know there are many smart and clever ppl, but i dont know any geniouses yet, nor do i know of any one of them who could pull of a business deal where they arent in the losing end)...So i listen to this buggers story of how he wanted to open either a cyber cafe or a factory and he doesnt have the capital and the returns on such a business is not guaranteed and all that shit......And then he tells me how he found this business plan after being intro by some fren who sounds like he was a big jackass like this guy is and figured this plan was so amazingly "genious" that he would be stupid to miss out on it.....It was hard for me not to laugh at that moment but i knew i had to control myself....

So the leader chick starts explaining all the products they have. They start by telling you how the food and water market has been conquered by many other businesses. And they also compare themselves to McDonalds and Starbuck and i cant help thinking how daft these ppl must be to think they are the same since those companies actually sells stuff while these buggers main income is not from their products. Then they introduce me to an unventured market...air market....They say everybody needs air and some shit about nobody having ventured into it before..... I guess they have neva lit up scented candles when they got laid b4....Or seen any of that potpurri stuff....But hey, you got to be really daft to join something like this anyway right?

Then after explaining how they got dips on the air market, which she keeps calling "A-ir" as in water in Malay, she explain to me of the spa and the cosmetic products that go along with it. And so i think what the fuck lar, they spend 3 million on renovating a spa and i dont see them having any bloody customers at all... Then they inform me they are launching some new product soon at i think it was Shang Ri-La....Mentioned something about it being a great products....Then they told me all the branches they have and that they are the only ppl licensed to sell this shit....And i noticed something very obvious.....Their products are all so called French products but they dont even have a branch in France....So i naturally asked about this and they couldnt anwser me and tried to avoid it after that....By then i figured these products prob are produced in China or Taiwan and these ppl prob just own the brand which they just stick onto the products....

So next i ask what is the damage for me to join something like this? And so they begin to explain their francising plans and how much i will get out of joining them. They start from the lowest end saying that minimum investment is about RM2k and they even go all out and quote some Malaysian Act that says they have to give a 10% discount on the joining fees and all....Guess i found the convincer...Most ppl would probably think since there is some legal law shit involved this thing is prob the real deal. Then she goes to explain how as we go up the level we get more points and how these points translates into more money for us.

After some really crazy calculation which anybody who has an accounting background can tell u is way overstated they show me how i would stand to make a whopping 200k in just a couple of year and how i would be able to afford a sports car of my choice....They seem to thinks its all going great and they have found someone they can squeze money out of....So i make them sweat a little bit saying its late and i need to go home already....They get worried a little and so they upped the ante a little....They told me of a shortcut to getting to the 200k....and all it takes was an investment of 32k.....BTW, all these idiots are mostly students and dont have jobs of any kind so how they raise the money i have no clue....Then the leader gal starts telling me some sob story about how her dad earns a living selling coconuts for 30 cents and how she used to feel bad about getting pocket money from her dad and not really paying much attention to classes when she was in the uni, and after joining this she can start giving money to her parents and she says it feels so good. BTW they think i am from the estate and my parents are prob rubber tappers or something so i didnt spoil it for them.

I couldnt help wondering how they got the cash since both the leader and my hot fren told me they both invested 30k for the "faster way". So i told them i was interested but i dont have the capital. And thens when they brought out the big guns. They introduced me to some dukes and marquis and kept telling me who owned a ferrari and all....Then one of the guys said something that was a sure fire tip it was a huge con job....Obviously the cars cost a lot more money than these ppl actually earn, and he talks about how he gets a bank loan 2 buy the Ferrari. Now this is a guy who doesnt have a proper job and only source of income is this. Granted he could have bought it cash but if he was actually paying of a loan then he must be having some rich guy supporting him. I would be guessing his parents are rich enough to be able to afford to buy the car or the company itself has somekind of perk when u reach that level. But i do not pursue this line since i didnt think it was worth my effort anymore....I got everything i needed already....

Basically from what i can figure out is that they go for the younger ppl as they are more innocent. Not to mentioned that we all were brought up in with the culture that money is absolutely everything. And giving us all a shortcut to achieve the richest we can only dream about would be like leaving a kid in Willy Wonka's factory unattended. So they sell us a dream that seems to be too good to be true....Sadly to say, if it sounds too good to be true, it prob isnt true....They say the only thing u need to achieve that dream is 2k and a lot of hard work.... And when u realize ur hard work is getting nowhere, you have to invest 30k n still put in hard work...But after u put in all that hard work and u managed to achieve some kind of form of the dream u had, what happens then? Does the dream last? Or do we just wake up and realize it was short lived? I will definately admit there will neva be short of ppl who are stupid enough to go for this con but in 30 years do you really think you will still be living ur dream? Esp if u seemed to have spent it all on sports cars and other micheleanous expenses. Heck there are ppl there who having been working for 8 years and havent been able to save a cent... That says a lot about their spendin habits

Sure we all want 5 figure jobs and we all want it now....But everything comes only if we are willing to put in the effort and take whatever comes like a man....Patience is truly the greatest virtue....Those who think there are shortcuts will only end up disappointed in the end

Sharing of my wisdom

I learnt something i believe will be very useful to many of u out there.

How many times have u been through a situation where some bugger decides its his responsibility to give u advice (mind you i am not talking about advice that would be useful to you ever in your lifetime)..... Well i found the perfect cure to this situation.....

Threaten them with genocide.....There is no greater effect than screaming genocide at the top of ur lungs....Trust me ppl will think ur nuts....And the advice stops immediately and you can finally move on with your lives

The JJ Story

I just read about the other side of the story and it was very refreshing to see that it looks like it was completely overstated....Have a look at it over here

Islam in Malaysia

Just an email i got that i believe is worth sharing....i believe its a comment from Malaysia Today...

It's not surprising that Lina lost her case. Many of us knew this was going to be the verdict but yet kept praying for a miracle that somehow the judges would grow balls and rule in her favour. I guess it is confirmed now that there is not freedom of religion over this land, and that the Islam religion has been damned to hell.





The UMNO dogs are holding the balls of the entire judiciary system. If any judge was to rule according to justice, he can safely say goodbye to his tenure in office. I guess today we know what are our judges made of. They have shit in their brains!!!





My condolence to all my fair-minded malay friends who had wanted to get out of this God-forsaken religion. Looks like you guys will have to migrate to be able to exercise your true believes.





I dare anyone here to dispel what I have come to understand about islam and muslims especially so in Malaysia. Here is what I have concluded :-



- islam is a religion which promotes false teachings of being a peaceful and loving religion when in fact it is not.





- islam is NOT a way of life, as I cannot accept the breakup of families, the snatching of bodies, the forced detention at a govt centre, and the wanton riots and disturbances to my safety whenever anyone slights this religion, as a way of life.





- islam forces my muslim friends to stay away from us non-malays and it makes them view with suspicion whenever i serve them food in my house.





- islam creates divide between me and my muslim friends when they baca doa during school assemblys without taking into consideration the feelings of non-muslims.





- islam insults me when i introduce myself and the muslim women refuses to shake hands with me.





- islam encourages my non-malay friends to take the easy way out of a bad marriage by converting.





- islam is hypocritical as UMNO, the very party which champions this religion is the most corrupted political party in this planet.





- islam forces its followers to remain in this religion by threatening to jail and punish them.





- islam is a tool I can use to advance my career in the civil service by getting promotions or even the rank of Jeneral in the malaysian armed forces. It does not matter if I know jack shit about what this religion is or even step foot into a mosque.





- islam is the common denominator when it comes to people who commit incest against their own flesh and blood.





need I continue........???

The right time

Suddenly i feel like blogging.....i dont know why but i just do ( actually i do know why but i just dont feel like sharing).....strange but i just contradicted myself. Oh well...

BTW....I got a 2nd Lower so i will definately be graduating this year so u ppl can stop all ur snickering.....

My long lasting pc has finally gave up on me...i think its either the motherboard or the CPU but i will post more details on my tech blog eh? Same thing goes for that Oracle bug i found but still havent been able to document....

I am gonna get a new PC tomolo...should be fun....anybody free come and meet me down at lowyat....i should be there when the timing is right? Its been a while since i have gone down there....i think its exactly a year already...damn...

Oh yea i started working full time already....lets see how long before i quit or commit suicide....anybody wants to take bets on which i do 1st?

My lovely country

This email describes my country very adequately and my comments reflect exactly what i think of my fellow countrymen

> Specially for Malaysian Indians.
> Pls Pass this to your Fellow Malaysian Indians.
> Sheena Moorthy
> 3400 Poly Vista,
> PO.BOX#1087,
> CALPOLY, Pomona,
> 91768, CA
> U.S.A
>
> 2nd May 2007
>
> Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
> Prime Minister Of
> Malaysia
> Prime Minister
> Department,
>
> Malaysia
> Ref.: Racial Insult - Formal Complaint
>
> Datuk Sri,
>
> I, Sheena Moorthy, a 3rd year Biotech Malaysian student in CALPOLY
> would like to submit a formal complaint against our Minister of
> Science & Technology, YAB Jamaluddin Narjis. I would like to bring
> to your attention the following incident which was totally uncalled
> for from the minister.
>
> Date: 30th April 2007
> Time: 6.30pm
> Venue: Belacan Grill Malaysian Restaurant, Redondo Beach, Ca
>
> Minister of Science, Dato Jamaluddin Jarjis was here
> on an official visit. He wanted to meet some of the Malaysian
> students studying in California especially the ones from TPM Academy
> twinning programme. During the 3 1/2 hour session, he passed a few
> racial remarks on me, being one of the two Indians present there.
>
> Incident 1 - Each student had to briefly introduce themselves.
> When it came to my turn, while speaking he interrupted me and asked
> if I knew Samy Velu, because he knows him. I don't see any relevance
> in that and he mentioned it a few times for no apparent reason.
>
> Incident 2 - He gave a speech regarding how agriculture started in
> Malaysia. He mentioned how the British invested in Malaysia and made
> farmers work. Due to the lack of work force, "buruh India" was
> brought in. While mentioning this, he looked at me saying that's how
> we get Indians in Malaysia.
>
> Incident 3 - After saying he is going to get MARA to help the
> Bumiputra students, he looked at me and asked "How many Indians are
> here?, I don't have and don't keep track of number of Indian
> students here so I mentioned that "In this room, there are two
> (pointing to my another Malaysian Indian friend, who is fair
> skinned) and J.Jarjis looked at him and asked "Oh. You are an
> Indian", which means you are an upper class Indian and she is the
> lower class one (pointing at me). He went on to say that, "Oh, I am
> not going to help upper class Indians, I only help to lower class
> ones. They are the ones that need it'. I left the room feeling very
> insulted.
>
> Basically he judged me based on my skin color.
>
> Being a Minister and respectable figure, these statements that he
> mentioned was unethical and biased. This happened in front of a
> crowd about 100 people. Being a true Malaysian at heart, and being
> taught not to discriminate among races especially in Malaysia, I
> feel humiliated as well as insulted by these racial remarks.
>
> I demand a public apology from him because he does not have a
> right to judge me nor pass any remarks to me.
>
> Also, I would greatly appreciate if you could kindly review his
> performance and take appropriate action to mitigate another unwanted
> racial remark, insults and shame to our country from this minister.
>
> Thanking you in advance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Sheena Moorthy

BTW, i have no idea if this letter is true and why some ppl would actually bother to write such a letter. I mean i am sure the PM is gonna read all his "fan mail" isnt he? He gets like wat? 1 a day? Or even lesser perhaps? I guess nobody would actually write to him and he has all day to spend on letters like these...

Being a Malaysian Indian and reading this email makes me still think that we are miles away from being mature. This gal specifically say the minister is actually talking about the history indians in malaysia and mentions many times that he looks at her while speaking...maybe he just wants to get into her pants and he isnt very good wid flirting and this dumb gal is just a prude....

and asking if she knows samy vellu is racists?? er so if i ask someone if they know somebody and they say no but i know the somebody i am being a racist?? Damn....Next thing u know these motherfuckers will start saying that by mentioning another person's name who is not the same race as you are is a racial slur...and fuck reading between the lines....this shouldnt even be an issue and the fact the gal mentions it show that she has some personal issues she should deal with 1st.

The killer one was the 3rd and final incident....he says he is gonna help her and she complains?? ppl like that should just rot in hell because they are too stupid to live in the real world....btw, i am talking about the gal....and its so bloody obvious he just wanted to fuck her....

Muh new baby

Ladies and Gentleman,

I am pleased to introduce to you all my new baby.....Isnt she a real beauty....hehehe

Dawn of a new age

There is change in the horizon.......The wind is cold.......The skies are grey........Darkness is lifting......Far from the naked eye.....something stirs....awaken from its deep slumber......it beckons......

Yes ladies and gentlemen, i have finally finished my final exams for my degree and fingers crossed, that should be it....So happy....also i am getting my new car tomorrow and that is probably more exciting right now...hehehe

Will post pics of my new car up as soon as possible.....

embedzit's blog: pizza party ^^

embedzit's blog: pizza party ^^

wateva pics i have missed is here

Happy Vishu

A very happy vishu to everyone out there....Here is a brief history of this festival so all u non-malayalees know what its all about.....And if u dont care well fuck u too then.....

Among the various Hindu festivals in Kerala, Vishu occupies a unique position in more than one respect. As symbol of the unostentatious Malayali, Vishu is free from the usual pomp and show and merry-making associated with other festivities. When almost all the festivals are connected in some way or other with religion, Vishu has nothing to do with it, though it is observed with religious solemnity. The first day for Medam is the unchangeable day of Vishu, whereas other festivals are determined according to the lunar asterisms on which they fall.

This day on which Vishu falls is the astronomical new year day and it is celebrated as such. The Malayalis believe that the fortunes for the year depend upon the nature of the object one sees first in the morning of Vishu Day. In order to fulfill the desire to look at the auspicious articles, they prepare a 'Kani' (anomen) on the previous day for seeing in the next morning. In circular bell-metal vessel known as 'Urule' some raw rice is put and over it a folded newly washed cloth is spread. A golden coloured cucumber, betel leaves, betel nuts, metal mirror, yellow flowers of Konna tree (cassia fistula), a Grandha (book of palm leaves) and a few gold coins are then placed over the cloth in the vessel arranged in a decorative fashion. Two coconut halves containing oil and lighted wicks are also placed in the vessel which illuminate the articles inside it. A bell-metal lamp filled with coconut oil is kept burning by the side of the vessel. Early in the morning of the Vishu at about 5 O'clock, one of the members of the house, usually the eldest female member gets up and lights the lamp and looks at' Kani' . She wakes up other member, one after another and the Kani is shown to everyone of them, taking particular care not to allow anyone to look by chance at other things. The vessel is taken to the bedside to the members or if it is too big to be carried, it is placed at one spot and the members are led there blind-folded. Even the cattle are not deprived of this privilege, as the Kani is taken to the cattle-shed and placed before them to have a look.

The next item is giving of handsel (Kaineetom). The eldest member of the family takes some silver coins and gives them to a junior member with some raw rice and Konna flower. This is repeated in the case of other members also and they in turn give such handsel to their juniors, relatives, servants etc. After this the children begin to fire crackers.

In the morning all talk bath and put on their forehead the marks of ashes and sandal paste and go to the temple for worship. After worship, they prepare a feast which is moderate and elegant.

In certain parts of Kerala, where the paddy cultivation commences after the monsoon, there is an observance called chal (Furrow) closely associated with Vishu . This is nothing but the auspicious commencement of the agricultural operations, in the new year.

Customs and manners may change from region to region, but the belief of the Malayali that his fortune for the year depends on the first thing he sees on the astronomical New Year day, is shared by the people of other countries also in different forms. For example, in European countries there is a belief that the first person who enters a house on the New Year day is supposed to have an influence on the inhabitants of that house for the whole year.

What has been offered to the readers in the foregoing paragraphs is only a resume of the fairs and festivals of Kerala, which we do not claim as exhaustive. Some of Kerala's fairs and festivals have a religious character and others secular. Some are rooted in hoary myths and other connected with man's attitude towards nature, fertility and harvest. Some of the festivals are of a universal nature. Whatever be the origin of the fairs and festivals of this land, whether religious or secular, whether some of them are celebrated within the entire country or even outside, Kerala has given them a colour and tenor of her own.

In spite of all their difficulties and tribulations, the people of Kerala have a joyous approach to life. This innocent joy is given vent in all the fairs and festivals of the land. This is also the secret of the different castes festivals of each other and contributing to a truly cosmopolitan life.

One week has passed

Yea, another boring week just passed....

I found out that some lecturers can be real assholes.... I mean fine i know they are busy people and all but refusing to help a student out by just teaching him a little is not too much to ask it is?

Its not like i am asking 4 tips or guidelines or anything of that sort......Sigh i guess we all cant be perfect can we?

Anyway i got 2 exams next week and it just hit me, if i dont pass these papers i may be stucked in this fucked up hell hole for another month....and that is just plain scary no matter how u wanna look at it.....

Wish me best of luck then....

The rest of the pics

No clue why i am doing this but hey just have a laugh at it aite.....

Unbelievable

U know the moment i finished my last post u wont believe what the heck happened....

Everything just went black.....i really figured i was in deep shit at that moment....and then outside my hse there was a huge truck with siren lights.......

Moments later i noticed the TNB sign on the truck and realised that it was just a blackout and no secret goverment agency was trying to get rid of me....but it was scary for a moment.....

CIA

by the way i forgot to mention....a few months back some american goverment related intelligence agency contacted me via my blog.....

Not entirely sure what it meant but if i disappear suddenly, i think u know what prob happened to me.....

Lunch at pizza hut

ROTFLMAO.......not bad pics at all....even though i am made to look a wee bit like a jackass.....but hey, i am a good natured guy most of the time and i am not alone looking like a jackass in these pics so they kinda even things out no?

I guess this was kinda our farewell lunch? Or maybe it was to celebrate a new beginning? Or that.......NO!!!!....must exercise self control.......I think i should exercise more self restraint, but that really isnt me now is it? Sigh......decisions decisions......

Guess i will leave those stories for another day.....maybe if u ask nicely i will tell but not today....One close call a month is all i can take..... I really wonder if it happened......

Damn....if anyone actually can figure out what i am talking about here....i would be fucking amazed.....

You know what since those pics are about lunch i prob should mention a wee bit more about that no? It was surprisingly pleasant and "entertaining"?? Well i guess dats the word to use..... was the 1st time i actually talked to some of my classmates and i realized what i may have missed out on..... oh well, i have neva really been known for my wise choices in life now have i, eh.........

WELL here is wishing everyone a happy life after DMP....Ciao

Post viva

Hi guys,

its been over 3 months since my last post. I know you all missed me.

Since then i have already sold my Iswara....sob...sob....

Still am carless and have yet to decide anything on that front yet

Finished my viva last week. That went surprisingly better than i would have expected it to go. Now all that is left is for me sit for my last 2 exams and then i can say i am done with this lame ass college. But destiny doesnt permit me to do this. I have an extra 2 weeks of OCA to attend so thats gotta get out of the way soon too.

Also after my exams, i have a whole roadshow to carry out and then i gonna start my job full time. Right now i am just keeping my fingers crossed that the end of the world doesnt occur right after my exams. Now dat will be a great story no?

Ok guess i gotta go and get ready 4 my final class and see my project supervisor 4 unknown reasons. Will post more often now. And perhaps leave some interesting stuff 4 u guys as well

Ciao