Archive for December, 2004

If you want to DONATE for Tidal Wave Relief

Monday, December 27th, 2004

Its heartbreaking to see and hear the news of the dead from the affected asian nations. On my part, I have collected (infact collecting & updating frequently) this information about the relief agencies that are working on aid/relief work. Anyone willing to donate financially can contact these agencies.
Lets remeber that the top five areas to [...]

Devastating quake hits Tamilnadu

Sunday, December 26th, 2004

Hit with freezing cold in the last few days, we switched on the weather channel early in the morning wondering if there is going to be snow today. The news of powerful earth quake in south east asia shocked us. Soon we realized that what started as a tremor in west coast of Indonesia apparently [...]

Merry Christmas

Friday, December 24th, 2004

Inspired by neighbours who enthusiastically displayed their joy and peace with lights and christmas tree decors, we built a christmas tree for ourself just for fun. It has come out reasonably well and with changing-fiber-optic lights it is a delight to watch everynight. Harini also made all the gift boxes, santa claus to make it [...]

Avaiz arts

Monday, December 20th, 2004

Avaiz, whose blog i read, is also an excellent digital artist[under Weird Work Studios©]. I recently visited his blog and saw this nice piece of work. Though he doesnt seem to do this often, these two pieces speaks for themselves for a talented amateur digitist.

[© Weird Work Studios : a4avaiz. I scaled it down to [...]

Insider Info on MS Subbulakshmi

Saturday, December 18th, 2004

Shylaja has written a nice insider informative article, in Tamil, about MS Subbulakshi and her accolades. I am sure you will gain even more respect and love for MSS after this. You can read it here.

Innovation & Creativity

Friday, December 17th, 2004

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few” - Shunryu Suzuki
IdeaChampions has some good tips, tricks and ideas to foster your creativity and the spirit of innovation. Check them out. The web site has vast amount of information to fuel your creative desires.

Some “more” variety for Indian Americans

Friday, December 17th, 2004

If the media is right, the number of people of Indian continental origin in America(In short - Desi) apparently has reached a tipping point. That translates into more and more people with less and less services of Indian taste. Interestingly, answers are now coming from various media companies at the same time (confirming the tipping [...]

Some Pictures

Wednesday, December 15th, 2004

Its been months since I have added photos to the album. While we are still waiting for the puerto rico pictures to be developed and delivered back to us, we had put the digital camera to work this past weekend. Enjoy a saturday night life with us in Manhattan.
With Arvind & Ranjini in Manhattan
Happy [...]

MS Subbulakshmi - An eternal singer

Monday, December 13th, 2004

It was a shock. But soon our hearts went into tears for this soulful singer ever to have lived. My memories of Her are not from seeing Her but listening to Her even before I knew what and who I was listening to. Waking up to Suprabhadham was a customary in our family ( as [...]

Chidambara Ragasiyam - The ONE serial

Friday, December 10th, 2004

Fighting with Zee, SET for remote time, Sun TV in our home is hardly a winner. Niether of us are fans of the family dramas that rule the evening hours of the Indian channels. But one serial, Chidambara Ragasiyam has impressed me a whole lot. I like it so much that I have grown religious [...]