Puzzled for a Minute

19, August 1969

Head Master : Students!, Now I am going to ask you some Puzzles. Whoever answers correctly will get a Chocolate. okay?

Students (looking each other): yes Sir.

Head Master : Swaminatha! First Puzzle is for you. "What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water, and hills but no trees?"

Swaminathan (puzzled; thinks for a minute) : Is it Dessert Sir?

Head Master : Dessert would have cars on its roads. Rivers would not be in Dessert. But a Good Try. Think again.

Swaminathan (puzzled; thinks for a minute) : sorry Sir. I don't know.

Head Master : Its MAP Swami. MAP has road, rivers, seas but no cars, no water and no trees.

Swaminathan : yes Sir. Thats the correct answer.

Swaminathan (To himself) : What a Good Question.

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03, Novemebr 2007

Swaminathan : Students!, Now I am going to ask you some Puzzles. Whoever answers correctly will get a Chocolate. okay?

Students (looking each other): yes Sir.

Swaminathan : Srinath! First Puzzle is for you.
"What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water, and hills but no trees?"

Srinath(puzzled; looks into Swami's face) : Is it "Google Map" ?

Swaminathan (puzzled; thinks for a minute) : yes Sri. Thats a correct answer.

Srinath (feeling happy) : Thanks Sir

Swaminathan (To himself) : What a Good Answer.

Ponmagal Vandhal - A R Rahman Rocks

This Remix is Awesome. I could not refrain myself from listening this song. I would have listened at least 50 times in the last 3 days. ARR rocks in this Song. And regarding other songs of ATM, I don't want comment now. To comment on ARR's Songs we need to listen them over and over. Lets wait till the movie get released. here is the Lyrics of "Ponmagal"

Album: Azhagiya Thamizh Magan
Music: A.R. Rahman
Lyrics: Alangudi Somu

முத்துக்கள் சிரிக்கும் நிலத்தில் தித்திக்கும் நிணைப்பை விதைக்கும்
பொன்மகல் வந்தால்.. பொருட்கோடி தந்தாள்..

பொன்மகல் வந்தால்.. பொருட்கோடி தந்தாள்..
பூமேடை வாசல் பொங்கும் தேனாக..
கன்மலர் கொஞ்சம் கணிவோடு என்னை ஆளாக்கினாள் அன்பிலே.

பொன்மகல் வந்தால்.. பொருட்கோடி தந்தாள்..
பூமேடை வாசல் பொங்கும் தேனாக..

You Are My Diamond Girl My
Diamond Diamond Diamond Girl
I Love To See You Smiling Girl Yo!
Smiling Smiling Smiling Girl
You Are My Honey Girl My
Honey Honey Honey Girl My
Diamond Diamond Diamond Girl Yo!
Smiling Smiling Smiling Girl..

Everytime I Look Into Your Eyes I Get Butterflies,
I'm So Glad She With Me On my over thighs
I Like To See Her In The Bride As She's My Wife
Yeah Yeah I'm Living A High Life

முத்துக்கள் சிரிக்கும் நிலத்தில் தித்திக்கும் நிணைப்பை விதைக்கும்
முத்துக்கள் சிரிக்கும் நிலத்தில் தித்திக்கும் நிணைப்பை விதைக்கும்

முத்துக்கள் சிரிக்கும் நிலத்தில் தித்திக்கும் நிணைப்பை விதைக்கும்
முத்துக்கள் சிரிக்கும் நிலத்தில் தித்திக்கும் நிணைப்பை விதைக்கும் - பாவை நீ வா..
சொர்கத்தின் வனப்பை ரசிக்கும் திட்டாட்த்தில் மயக்கும் மரக்கும் - யோகமே நீ வா..

வைரமோ என் வசம் வாழ்விலே பரவசம் வீதியில் ஊர்வலம் விழியெல்லாம் நவரசம்!!!
பொன்மகல் வந்தால்.. பொருட்கோடி தந்தாள்..
பூமேடை வாசல் பொங்கும் தேனாக..
கன்மலர் கொஞ்சம் கணிவோடு என்னை ஆளாக்கினாள் அன்பிலே......

Let Me Break It Down - I'm Taking To "TopSpot"
She Doesn't Know Why "But I Have Gotta SoftSpot"
I Gonna Love For The Money
And The Force!! Hmmmmm....
Well I Gonna Love For My Honey
She's So Cute, I Can't Wait To Hit Town
I'm Gonna Throw A Party and Invite Everyone Around.
To See My Wife... To See The Life That I'm Gonna Live,
Think Of The View Of A Kiss That She's Gonna Give..

She's So Fine In Diamond
Now Either Hit Their Club She's Crying
She's Now Mine, So Fine In Diamond
Now Either Hit Their Club And She's Crying
She's My Wife .. Gonna Get Her Money Money Money
Wish Her Honey Honey Honey...
Gonna Get Her Money Money Money...
Reach Her Honey Honey Honey...

She's My LIFE..

Is Ram Myth and Ramayana a well-written Story?

Lots of Drama have happened in the Name of Ram. Thanks that I was in Bangalorem not watching News channels, not reading any news on this topic. But still I saw people talking on this topic. Today Morning, in Ramamurthi Nagar(irony), there was a street meeting. Rama's portraits, Sanskrit slokams and Big banners depicting the scene of "Construction of Ram Sethu" were all over there.

More than 50 people would have attended the meeting. Banners were in Kannada and in English. I took a moment and watched what was going on. Although speech was in Kannada, I could understand few things. The orator was challenging Tamil Nadu CM Karananidhi and DMK for MK's stand over the issue. He delivered the speech with great expression. 2+ for his Speech.

Getting Interested in the topic, I tried to get some information about it.

"Ramayana, according to the Hindu time calendar, is supposed to have taken place in Tredha Yuga (The ancient scriptures in Hinduism discuss about events in terms of Yugas (Time phases of evolution) numerically four namely Sathya (17,28,000 years), Tredha (12,96,000 years), Dwapara (8,64,000 years) and Kali (4,32,000 years)). The current phase according to the calendar is kali, out of which 5000 years are supposed to have passed by. This means that Ramayana, to have relevance with the bridge, should have taken place between 8,69,000 to 21,65,000 years back (between the time period 0.869 - 2.165 million years)."

Source: geocities

Considering the Above information, Ramayana should have taken place between 8,69,000 to 21,65,000 years back. Now, there are lots of questions.

* Does Rama Lived before 8,66,000 before Indus Valley civilization ?

• The Period of Indus Valley Civilization is 3000–1500 BCE. source: wikipedia
• Sumar, Ancient Egypt and Indus Valley Civilization are considered to be among the first settled societies in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer).
• None of the above Civilization is as old as Ramayana.
• If Ram really existed, was there a Older civilization?

* Which Languange did Ram, Ravan and People of India spoke during this time?

• Sanskrit (oldest language of India) could be 1700 BC source: wikipedia
• Other Language like Tamil, Prakrit and Pali are also not old than 2000 BC.

* How Ram could learn Vedas?

• Vedas are written much later. Even the Rig Vedha was composed roughly between 1700–1100 BCE source: wikipedia

* How Ram could be a Kshatrya?

• These classification were done after Vedas. and so, was Ravana a Brahmin?
  

These is a perfect example for Anachronism. There are lot of other questions challenging the existence of Ram, Krishna and other Great Incarnations.

to be continued....

Which film is this?

We see this game prevalent in many blogs. I too like this. Today Morning I watched the movie again(DVD dhan). Could you guess, from which movie, the image was taken?

Happy Friendship Day.

Hi Friends and Friendies.....

how was the weekend?

Got tortured by the "Friendship day" wishes from all your old friends to new enemies.?

checking all the forwards?

Here is my torture for the friendship day.

adutha thadava partha, ipadi dhan wish pannanum. okay?

Take practice.

Paruthi Veeran Part II

சித்தப்பா : டேய்... இந்த Company-யே சரி இல்லடா...

PV : ஆமாம் சித்தப்பா... இந்த receptionist பொண்ணு கூட ரொம்ப கேவலமா இருக்கா....

சித்தப்பா : அதுக்கு தாண்டா நாமலே ஒரு company ஆரம்பிகனும்கறது...

PV : சித்தப்பா... எனக்கு ஒரு ஆசை சித்தப்பா...

சித்தப்பா : என்னடா.. மவனே...

PV : இந்த EGL A Block, Manyata D2 -னு...ஒரே மாதிரி bore அடிக்குது சித்தப்பா...
இங்கப்பாரு..
(No response from Sithappa)

PV : இங்கப்பாரு..

சித்தப்பா : ம்ம்

PV : இங்கப்பாரூரு....
(Sithappa looks into PV's face)

PV :பெருசா எதாவது பன்னிட்டு... கூடிய சீக்கரத்துல...
எப்படியாவது, Middle town-ஐ பாத்துடனும் சித்தப்பா...

சித்தப்பா : உனக்கு ஏன்டா இப்படி ஒரு ஆசை?

PV : அப்புறம்... இங்க நாம என்னதான் செஞ்சாலும், வெரும் ஒரு Appreciation Mail மட்டும்
அனுப்பி ஒரு ஓரத்துல உக்கார வெச்சுடுறாங்க..
எப்போயாவது Award குடுக்குறாங்க...அதுவும.. Team Award-னு ஏமாத்திடறாங்க....
இதே அங்கேனு வெய்யேன்,....
Areoplane-ல கூட்டிட்டு போவாங்க..
எல்லாரும் wish பன்னுவாங்க...
நாம அப்படியே டாட்டா காட்டிட்டே போலாம்...
ஒரே நால்ல.. bamous ஆயிடலாம்.

சித்தப்பா : என் கிட்ட சொல்லிட்ட இல்லடா?
PV : அமாம் பா...

சித்தப்பா : என் கிட்ட சொல்லிட்ட இல்லடா?
PV : அமாம் பா...

சித்தப்பா : என் கிட்ட சொல்லிட்ட இல்லடா?

PV : அமாம் பாஆ...

சித்தப்பா : விடுர்ர்ரா....
ஆறு மாசத்துக்குள்ள அதுக்கு உண்டான வேலைய பாத்துடுவோம்டா....
இப்போ மொதல்ல vending machine coffee-ய குடிச்சிட்டு seat-உக்கு போவோம்டா...

Ravi comes back to see his Century

Today, our blog crosses 100 visits!!

Kakka kakka Vs Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu

'Kakka Kakka' One of my all time favorite film. Even though, Minnale was good, 'Kakka Kakka' made me to feel Gautham is a star creator. The Alternate Climax, which Gautham planned and the reason why he dropped it adds more value to the film. Some of us might have seen both the versions of the film.

I remember the same with Vettaiyadu Vilayadu. In the first Version, Araadhana would be dead when Raghavan takes her from the pit. Later Gautham changed the climax. In the Later version, both were married and leaved happily... a typical Grandmother story. Gautham might be felt the negative end in VV also, might not be appreciated by the Viewers.

Both were Good Movies. But Kakka Kakka is the Best!! So, Man of the Match is Anbu chelvan and not Raghavan.

Taking a Long Break

I refrain from blogging; this is a Break. I will come back......

- Ravi

Birth day wishes........