<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238</id><updated>2011-07-24T21:28:40.017-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vayu</title><subtitle type='html'>About myself, by myself, for myself and also for ......
</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>326</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-1065381443939903104</id><published>2008-12-10T08:46:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T08:50:17.210-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Kanimozhi's NonsenseRead the above linked article about "some" schools practising unethical religious practices. To anyone who just reads the title would think it might be about madrassas...oops your are mistaken. It is about hindu schools. That some school boy is not allowed to take the day off during Bakrid or they are not allowed to bring "certain" types of food inside campuses. Why is she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/1065381443939903104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=1065381443939903104&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/1065381443939903104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/1065381443939903104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2008/12/kanimozhis-nonsense-read-above-linked.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-8242570183846747616</id><published>2008-11-28T16:55:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T17:09:27.414-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Mumbai Terror AttacksThis terror apart from being horrific shows clearly the inept handling of the entire situation. Rapid Action Forces were not deployed rapidly. Total failure of the Govt. and official machinary during the crisis situation shows the level of "preparedness" of the security apparatus in a major city like mumbai. Despite several terrors attacks on mumbai itself the Govt. has done </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/8242570183846747616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=8242570183846747616&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8242570183846747616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8242570183846747616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2008/11/mumbai-terror-attacks-this-terror.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-8853428543692223453</id><published>2008-05-08T09:23:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T09:26:11.678-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>தமிழில் blog செய்யலாம் என்று படித்தால் இந்த முயற்சி. நன்றாகவே வந்துள்ளது  இதுவரை.என்றும் அன்புடன்அரவிந்த்</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/8853428543692223453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=8853428543692223453&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8853428543692223453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8853428543692223453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-4665186887945928773</id><published>2008-01-24T22:18:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-24T22:28:43.517-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Cash for all!!! Yippee!!!The Feds have finally announced that they are going to give away billions of dollars. Apart from the nagging doubt if this would actually work, some part of me feels it is not correct. Why do the people who get money deserve to get them? Because they have children, they are married? How can a capitalist country do such a socialistic policy implementation? How can an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/4665186887945928773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=4665186887945928773&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/4665186887945928773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/4665186887945928773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2008/01/cash-for-all-yippee-feds-have-finally.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-5141344837864929989</id><published>2007-12-28T20:07:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T20:49:34.131-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Some musingsNothing dramatic would have happened if Benazir would have become the President of Pakistan. That being said, her reign would definitely have corroded some of the power which the Pakistan's army had consolidated since 1999. Like many infamous political assassinations, her's too would remain controversial and unresolved. As I listen to the news channels and the analysis about her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/5141344837864929989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=5141344837864929989&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/5141344837864929989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/5141344837864929989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/12/some-musings-nothing-dramatic-would.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-8354929456751553439</id><published>2007-06-21T16:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-22T08:30:06.706-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Quote I over heardGood judgement comes from experience, but experience comes from bad judgement.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/8354929456751553439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=8354929456751553439&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8354929456751553439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8354929456751553439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/06/quote-i-over-heard-experience-let.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-8099229101491743325</id><published>2007-06-08T22:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T22:38:11.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Christian missionaries banned from Tirumala TempleI would consider this move as a positive one. Two reasons.1. If one would consider distributing of hindu pamplets near major churches to christians going to worship would be considered okay and in the spirit of fundamental rights enshrined in our constitution, then and only then, could  this move be considered bad. Else better shut up.2. Preaching</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/8099229101491743325/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=8099229101491743325&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8099229101491743325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/8099229101491743325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/06/christian-missionaries-banned-from.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-3499504623966515736</id><published>2007-06-05T09:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-05T09:54:51.964-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> The clash of CastesHow much of reservation in education/jobs is needed to bring the backward classes up in the society? How long this should be done? Who are the backward classes? How are we going to objectively create criteria to define the extent of backwardness in each community? Should the creamy layer be exempted from the benefits of reservation? Or is there something called creamy layer? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/3499504623966515736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=3499504623966515736&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/3499504623966515736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/3499504623966515736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/06/clash-of-castes-how-much-of-reservation.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-6468369173874857626</id><published>2007-06-01T08:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-01T09:04:08.964-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The Indian Economy BlogTo say that I am addicted to this site would be an understatement. I cannot wait for a new update on this blogsite. Reason - Reason. I have never seen or met or come across anything this revealing but so easy to understand about the state of things in my country. Why we have developed in certain areas and not so in others? Unlike most of the people I have met, this blog is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/6468369173874857626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=6468369173874857626&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/6468369173874857626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/6468369173874857626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/06/indian-economy-blog-to-say-that-i-am.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-9129432839398577713</id><published>2007-05-24T16:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-05-24T16:15:40.764-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Now that is what I call nonsenseI stumbled across this article. The full contents are below:India's crony capitalist modelBy Praful BidwaiThe writer is a Delhi-based researcher, peace and human rights activist, and former newspaper editor On May Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh struck an unusually reflective and candid note while speaking at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/9129432839398577713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=9129432839398577713&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/9129432839398577713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/9129432839398577713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/05/now-that-is-what-i-call-nonsense-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-117509526456509123</id><published>2007-03-28T11:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-28T11:21:04.583-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Women against brothelsI read this news in BBC about some women, supposedly belonging to a fundamentalist islamic school in Pakistan, kidnapped a brothel owner, as running brothels were un-islamic. Whatever may be their reasons for doing so, it is not bad thing to protest against brothels as they go against women. However, the next question which came to my mind is, even if they use a convoluted </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/117509526456509123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=117509526456509123&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117509526456509123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117509526456509123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/03/women-against-brothels-i-read-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-117493826965067639</id><published>2007-03-26T15:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T15:44:29.666-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>More updatesThe latest update now is that I have joined a health club. A neat place. The best part of the health club is that, they have several group excercise class going on. I have actually put on quite a few pounds which I m in urgent need of losing. Surprisingly, eating less is not necessarily the way to look slim, but eating right. So I have given up my habit of not eating breakfast, a home</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/117493826965067639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=117493826965067639&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117493826965067639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117493826965067639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-updates-latest-update-now-is-that.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-117459902948127884</id><published>2007-03-22T17:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-22T17:30:29.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Bloggin againI have returned to blog after a long hiatus. Several reasons - laziness, time, work-load and just didnot feel like doing it. I hope to continue blogging for sometime atleast now.Currently in fort worth tx.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/117459902948127884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=117459902948127884&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117459902948127884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/117459902948127884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2007/03/bloggin-again-i-have-returned-to-blog.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-115712212056344718</id><published>2006-09-01T09:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-23T11:14:45.553-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>French Man SmokingI came across this news about this French journalist smoking in the airport. I m not sure who assualted whom. However, smoking at the airport is a pretty dumb thing to do. And to reason out saying that there were no signs of "No Smoking" and hence went on to smoke was totally idiotic. He should have travelled through enough international airports in his life time to know that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/115712212056344718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=115712212056344718&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115712212056344718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115712212056344718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/09/french-man-smoking-i-came-across-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-115662040886520298</id><published>2006-08-26T14:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-28T23:09:20.863-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Vaetaiyadu vilayaduDespite getting stung I m not sure why I just dont learn. After seeing this movie yesterday I m left with a nagging headache now. Anyway, needless to say I did not like this movie.Good stuff:Sound track and songs.Jyotika.NewYork.Bad stuff:Kamal Hassan.Plot.Forensic and detective work.They have attempted a psycho-thriller and spoiled it with romance and family crap and then </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/115662040886520298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=115662040886520298&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115662040886520298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115662040886520298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/08/vaetaiyadu-vilayadu-despite-getting.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-115651734648037079</id><published>2006-08-25T09:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-25T09:49:06.500-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Stuff to do1. I need to update my blog-site and also add links to other bloggers whom I read regularly.2. I need to do my laundry(always..huh:-( )3. I need to call some of my friends (atleast email).4. I think that they think I m turning into cold hearted, vicious bastard.5. I need to eat less and work-out more (yet another always..)6. I really need to study for my OCP exams.7. I need to change </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/115651734648037079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=115651734648037079&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115651734648037079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115651734648037079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/08/stuff-to-do-1.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-115551761239093373</id><published>2006-08-13T19:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-13T20:06:52.410-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> My dear worldThe past few months have been especially painful. Not that they were any different from the months before just that certain things now hit home more closely. Bomb attacks in mumbai, prospective war on north korea and iran and the raggging lebanon conflict and the regular day to day happenings.Some dumb fellow thought blasting a few people with achieve something. Not sure  if it did.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/115551761239093373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=115551761239093373&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115551761239093373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115551761239093373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/08/my-dear-world-past-few-months-have.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-115551656879216105</id><published>2006-08-13T19:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-13T19:49:28.810-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> I m back I am indeed back now from long hiatus. Reason, Was involved with some pretty interesting and important things like india trip, give-in-to-laziness syndrome and lack of issues interesting  me.Good to be back.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/115551656879216105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=115551656879216105&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115551656879216105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/115551656879216105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/08/i-m-back-i-am-indeed-back-now-from.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113811024105414920</id><published>2006-01-24T07:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-24T07:44:01.066-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Stilted shoes and OprahLong time back, I happened to see a show of Oprah showing how centuries back in ancient china women were forced to tie their feet right from childhood to get a beautiful(???) albeit small feet. This was considered a fashion despite the fact that it broke the bones in the feet and practically made the women imobile. It was garish to see the shoes and those feet. Today, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113811024105414920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113811024105414920&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113811024105414920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113811024105414920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/01/stilted-shoes-and-oprah-long-time-back.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113761002959596014</id><published>2006-01-18T12:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-06-04T11:37:14.943-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Stupid, convoluted peopleAll I wanted to know was, where was the post office near my office. Is that such a difficult question to answer? "I know  where it is and it is here, in such and such place..." or "I dont know". What possible answer can anyone think outside this?!!! This guy who works with me told me everything except that, going to the extent that he is taking too much pains in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113761002959596014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113761002959596014&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113761002959596014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113761002959596014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/01/stupid-convoluted-people-all-i-wanted.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113684642886562111</id><published>2006-01-09T16:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-08-28T03:41:34.393-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Women – From my perspective     I have been meaning to write in this topic for a long time. Since this is an interesting but a heavy topic, it has taken more than three weeks for me digest all my cluttered thoughts and organize them. I intend to write about women from various perspectives, namely, family, culture, society and religion. I will start from family since it is the easiest and it is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113684642886562111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113684642886562111&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113684642886562111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113684642886562111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/01/women-from-my-perspective-i-have-been.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113651695657192643</id><published>2006-01-05T20:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-06T22:48:39.343-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Everybody seems to write about reservation, why not me?!!! Firstly, I am not able to come to a conclusion whether reservation (atleast about the version that exists in paper) is good or bad. I read most of the links from Sen's post and I think reservation falls into one of those grey areas. "A mind is a wonderful thing to waste", not sure who said it, but it is quite true. Does not make a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113651695657192643/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113651695657192643&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113651695657192643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113651695657192643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2006/01/everybody-seems-to-write-about.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113597234316039366</id><published>2005-12-30T13:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-07-19T00:25:33.033-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Atheists and double standardsDisclaimer: I am not a staunch Hindu. I do not believe in rituals. I do not pray to God using hymns which I don’t understand. I have never asked anyone to pray with me or even just pray. I believe every religion is made by man, every religious book is thought and written by a human. Finally I do believe in God.I have met a lot of atheists, many of whom belong to my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113597234316039366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113597234316039366&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113597234316039366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113597234316039366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/12/atheists-and-double-standards.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113588425097234026</id><published>2005-12-29T13:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-07-19T00:29:16.953-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Regret?I have heard many of my friends who did MS here in US complain that they should have stayed back in India and benefited from the IT boom there. Their logic is that, after 2 or 3 years, their company would have sent them to US. This way they would have had job security, visit to US and most importantly would not have incurred the educational loans. Sound as their logic might seem to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113588425097234026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113588425097234026&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113588425097234026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113588425097234026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/12/regret-i-have-heard-many-of-my-friends.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113560995654189546</id><published>2005-12-26T09:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-10-01T17:03:27.893-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>HindiAfter coming to US, I realized that it would have been nice to know hindi. Everyone I seem to meet (I mean Indians) assume I speak hindi. When I say Idont, they ask if I m from Chennai. So this blog is about the differing attitudes towards knowing/not knowing hindi.There are people who think you are not Indian enough without hindi. That is absolute nonsense. If diversity is out greatest </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113560995654189546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113560995654189546&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113560995654189546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113560995654189546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/12/hindi-after-coming-to-us-i-realized.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113419005446110329</id><published>2005-12-09T22:17:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T22:47:34.526-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Tata Aachi!It has been a long time since I blogged. I did not have the drive because of my work load. Today, despite that, I had to blog to say farewell to my grandmother. She passed away December 9th in hospital unable to sustain the drive to live after the operation for her fracture. Amma said till the last moment she was saying my name (even when semi-conscious). Not sure what I can do except</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113419005446110329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113419005446110329&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113419005446110329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113419005446110329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/12/tata-aachiit-has-been-long-time-since.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-113090275683142392</id><published>2005-11-01T21:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-01T21:39:16.843-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Now in milwaukee!Got a job and working now in milwaukee!!!.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/113090275683142392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=113090275683142392&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113090275683142392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/113090275683142392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/11/now-in-milwaukee-got-job-and-working.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112994198071969236</id><published>2005-10-21T19:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-21T19:50:49.800-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Regarding my previous post, Please visit chennaiwork for works of many tamil writers including Amarrar kalki.What blog means to me!Blogging has been a wonderful personal experience for me. I have got to know some very nice people out there. It is a wonderful way to experience myself. I can be my opinionated self. But then I think one should be careful with blogs. I always remind myself of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112994198071969236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112994198071969236&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112994198071969236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112994198071969236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/10/regarding-my-previous-post-please_21.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112882764703685697</id><published>2005-10-08T22:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T22:14:07.043-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Ponniyin SelvanWooooew!!! I got the entire ponniyin selvan online version. Although some files are pdf and some are mht format, cant wait to read it. I have already read it twice back in india, but then, it is "Ponniyin selvan"!!!!!.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112882764703685697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112882764703685697&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112882764703685697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112882764703685697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/10/ponniyin-selvan-wooooew-i-got-entire.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112848541972300567</id><published>2005-10-04T23:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-04T23:12:45.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>May be a little late now, but what the heck!One of my friends asked me, if we got independence due to Gandhi and non-violence. He went on to say that independence was achieved due to violent outbursts and fighting due to people like bhagat sigh, mangal pandey(!), and subash chandra bose. I could not quite agree. He said british had guns and they were able to rule us. Only way we got/could have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112848541972300567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112848541972300567&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112848541972300567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112848541972300567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/10/may-be-little-late-now-but-what-heck.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112804805150950278</id><published>2005-09-29T21:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-29T21:40:51.516-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Our educationists!This is the latest news from chennai, which is fast becoming the cultural battle ground between old and new. Avinash was detained for wearing dark colored shirt to his college because MNM engineering college has a rule that only light colored shirts be worn. I really dont see the point. why does no one ask relevant questions in our society today. Nobody bothers if MNM </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112804805150950278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112804805150950278&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112804805150950278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112804805150950278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/09/our-educationists-this-is-latest-news.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112801460074830981</id><published>2005-09-29T12:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-29T12:23:20.806-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Talking about cultureNewspapers, blogs and media in general have commented extensively for/against/indifferent to the "cultural" comedy that is taking place in chennai. Right from political parties to various activists are taking sides. Very interesting questions are raised regarding culture, women rights etc. What is right and wrong, even truth is trasitionary in nature. It is unacceptable to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112801460074830981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112801460074830981&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112801460074830981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112801460074830981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/09/talking-about-culture-newspapers-blogs.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112767289682400018</id><published>2005-09-25T13:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T13:30:08.083-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Hi, nice peopleHi, I am back after a long time. Needed a break since I am in the middle of something. Finally managed to find time and stuff to blog. Missed you all!Found this beautiful photograph. About two children unable to go to school for lack of wealth. The hope and dejection reflected simulataneously in their faces, their helplessness, their innocence....a silent scream. Not sure if so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112767289682400018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112767289682400018&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112767289682400018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112767289682400018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/09/hi-nice-people-hi-i-am-back-after-long.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112329243273754566</id><published>2005-08-05T19:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-05T20:40:32.790-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Oil Every facet of our lives are controlled and driven by oil. Energy has become the single most important factor for international politics. In this background, it was quite interesting to read in NYtimes about the brazil and sugarcane. One third of the all the energy requirements is met by locally grown sugarcane. Half the vehicles in brazil can run in a combination of oil and ethanol. Why </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112329243273754566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112329243273754566&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112329243273754566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112329243273754566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-every-facet-of-our-lives-are.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112308412550893096</id><published>2005-08-03T10:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-03T10:51:44.930-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Interesting observation but scaryIF fin-aid-got during final year BE       MS in US       display "Foreign MS Degree"ELSE        Join the (campus offered) big software consulting company;       visit all continents much to the concern of those who took the above IF logic       Display "Have made more money than you guys who did MS in US"END IFOur man took the ELSE clause and happily went around </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112308412550893096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112308412550893096&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112308412550893096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112308412550893096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/08/interesting-observation-but-scary-if.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112299725455335048</id><published>2005-08-02T10:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-02T10:47:11.066-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> RecipeMany of my friends have asked for the cake recipe. And those here in carbondale have also asked for other recipes I have made. The secret is, all of which I make are terribly simple to make and you dont need to know too much of cooking (infact none sometimes!).Cake:1. Go to walmart.2. Buy cake mix.3. Follow instructions!!!note: The instructions are like this. Mix oil, water and eggs with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112299725455335048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112299725455335048&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112299725455335048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112299725455335048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/08/recipe-many-of-my-friends-have-asked.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112284232940547975</id><published>2005-07-31T15:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T15:38:49.413-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>That is the chocolate cake I made last friday.  It came put pretty well. :-)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112284232940547975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112284232940547975&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112284232940547975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112284232940547975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/that-is-chocolate-cake-i-made-last.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112256542471736576</id><published>2005-07-28T10:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-28T10:55:30.370-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Naanu Kamalini paesureinEnnaku pona sunday dhan paeru vechange, aana adhukulare internet-le vandhuruchu..."sigh", Amma , appa, paati, thatha, mama ellarum aanadadha vikatan, kumudham, internet, telephone directory ippadi yedhayume vidale. Ivalo kashatapadhuku enna kaeturundha naane idea kuduthurupein, Tamil padam heroine-ku ellam yaaru paeru vaekurangalo...,Saturday naanu, night poora thoongama </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112256542471736576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112256542471736576&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112256542471736576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112256542471736576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/naanu-kamalini-paesurein-ennaku-pona.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112239046919637577</id><published>2005-07-26T10:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-26T10:07:49.206-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> KamaliniMy new niece henceforth shall be called "Kamalini".  Though it sounds like devayani's name in kadhaal kottai, it is sort of cute. Interestingly we dont have this name in our family so should be different.Other happenings:I need to call india today.I need to send a card to my periyamma for her marraige thingy they celebrate at 60 yrs.I need to go for a health check up.I am in a sort of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112239046919637577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112239046919637577&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112239046919637577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112239046919637577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/kamalini-my-new-niece-henceforth-shall.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112215049069788152</id><published>2005-07-23T15:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-23T15:28:10.703-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> My brother nikhil - movieI saw this movie today. One of the best movies I had seen oflate. I read that this movie was about gays, but actually this movie is about AIDS and society's indifference to it.  A very sad and disturbing movie.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112215049069788152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112215049069788152&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112215049069788152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112215049069788152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/my-brother-nikhil-movie-i-saw-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112196004087913834</id><published>2005-07-21T10:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-21T10:34:00.886-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>       This is my brand new niece :-)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112196004087913834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112196004087913834&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112196004087913834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112196004087913834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/this-is-my-brand-new-niece.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112187922321594243</id><published>2005-07-20T12:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T23:00:42.450-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>yennai karaikavun parva podhumeYedharku kanneersaathiram sonnadhusari padhiyene, yeppadi neeidhayathil muzhuvadhumnetraya maalainee sirithadhal azhaguindreravu naeruppu.PS: Dont get any ideas (sheepish smile :-), just trying my poetic skills (?!!) for future use....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112187922321594243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112187922321594243&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112187922321594243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112187922321594243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/yennai-karaika-vun-parva-podhume.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112169827889672340</id><published>2005-07-18T09:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-18T09:51:18.903-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>55 londoners world in anguishWar on TerrorPaid by blood and tearsIraq</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112169827889672340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112169827889672340&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112169827889672340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112169827889672340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/55-londoners-world-in-anguish-war-on.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112145825722154696</id><published>2005-07-15T15:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-15T15:10:57.230-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Water closet and British ladySome of you might have read this already but then this is too hilarious. Personaly i dont entertain forwards, but read this. It will definitely make you laugh. Its very funnyThis is to provide some comic relief........You justcan't stop laughing for every single sentence in theletter below.  In the days when you couldn't count on a public toiletfacility, an English </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112145825722154696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112145825722154696&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112145825722154696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112145825722154696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/water-closet-and-british-lady-some-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112136054220747164</id><published>2005-07-14T11:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-14T12:02:22.216-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Starvation in IndiaI should admit that I was naive enough to believe that starvation related deaths were mainly focused in Africa (Ethiopia, Sudan etc). Only after reading the BBC news on starvation in tea gardens I realize the difference between haves and have nots. Only yesterday I saw that India is the 10th largest economy. I don't know what to say now when I see both the news items together. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112136054220747164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112136054220747164&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112136054220747164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112136054220747164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/starvation-in-india-i-should-admit.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112131073477095019</id><published>2005-07-13T22:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-13T22:12:14.770-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Puzzle me and sister used to playI and my sister used to play this game when we were kids. It was semi translation cum thanglish version of some thamizh sentence. The one I remember goes like this,"Son who temple salt flour needle gone"Anybody got any guess...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112131073477095019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112131073477095019&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112131073477095019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112131073477095019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/puzzle-me-and-sister-used-to-play-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112127235582130310</id><published>2005-07-13T11:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-13T11:33:08.160-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>confused!I was talking with my roomie yesterday. The talk was about what we would want to do in future and stuff. It was interesting to note that we did not have a clear cut idea about what we want in the future. Yes, we are confident of making lot of money , etc, etc...but like where do i want to settle down. I definitely dont like all aspects of US culture. But even the four years i have spent </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112127235582130310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112127235582130310&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112127235582130310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112127235582130310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/confused-i-was-talking-with-my-roomie.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112110501062501697</id><published>2005-07-11T12:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-11T13:03:30.626-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>  She broke up with meShe refused to work with me.She was constantly giving that blank stare.She refused to provide the only entertainment I had!Even when I forced her, she refused make a single sound.She refused to communicate with me.She was coming between me and friends, family...I coaxed her, ordered her, requested her..no avail.I checked throughout her body and mind...no chance..It is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112110501062501697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112110501062501697&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112110501062501697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112110501062501697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/she-broke-up-with-me-she-refused-to.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112092616849715509</id><published>2005-07-09T11:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-09T11:23:46.916-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Innumoru "Haiku"yedharko theru mariyalthideerena kadai yadappu,sidhaindha nazhigai,jananayagam nadandhadhu....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112092616849715509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112092616849715509&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112092616849715509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112092616849715509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/innumoru-haiku-yedharko-theru-mariyal.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112079049954772111</id><published>2005-07-07T21:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-07T21:41:39.556-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Lost in dreamsMy days whither away like leaves in winter,My thoughts are misty having no center.Smiles and sorrows burried deep in my face,Dreams and tears etching lines marking every phaseI am trying to grasp every momentIn vain I find I can only lamentWhat am I afraid of?Losing my dreams-Or losing myself in my dreams.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112079049954772111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112079049954772111&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112079049954772111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112079049954772111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/lost-in-dreams-my-days-whither-away.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112075575892424129</id><published>2005-07-07T11:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-07T12:04:51.176-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>TerrorismI am compelled to write this post after the London blasts. It is always saddening to note that common people are the ones who take the brunt of this monstrocity. I still remember coimbatore blasts and remember asking, what did that lady do to get her legs blown off. On the other side of the coin, it is just news to us when we hear innocent iraqi civilians die to accidental misfire on the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112075575892424129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112075575892424129&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112075575892424129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112075575892424129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/terrorism-i-am-compelled-to-write-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112069794260082088</id><published>2005-07-06T19:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-06T19:59:02.606-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Laundry LamentsFrom the time I came to US, laundry has been my number one enemy. It always seems expensive, time consuming, irritating and however much i wash my clothes, i seem to have insufficient clean ones. My laundry cycle is close to 30 days. Believe me, I have way too much of clothes (summer, winter, fall, house, formal,whites,sleeping etc etc). How I manage them is for another polambal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112069794260082088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112069794260082088&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112069794260082088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112069794260082088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/laundry-laments-from-time-i-came-to-us.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112052822081353443</id><published>2005-07-04T20:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-04T20:50:20.820-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>My past lifesudhish post parthutu indha website poenen.....so, since i was a citizen of burma, i demand them to release aang san su chi....My past life diagnosis:I don't know how you feel about it, but you were male in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Burma around the year 1525.Your profession was that of a seaman, dealer, businessman or broker.Your</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112052822081353443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112052822081353443&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112052822081353443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112052822081353443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/my-past-life-sudhish-post-parthutu.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112050860251356567</id><published>2005-07-04T15:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-04T15:23:22.520-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Anniyan Naanum indha padathai parthu tholaichein. Except the fact that everybody should be responsible - which is the message of the movie nothing is worthwhile in this movie. From shankar atleast I expected some creativity...hmmm....ennatha solradhu...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112050860251356567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112050860251356567&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112050860251356567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112050860251356567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/anniyan-naanum-indha-padathai-parthu.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112044232474913110</id><published>2005-07-03T20:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-03T21:01:17.720-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Psychopath in the prowl - beware bloggers!!!This is the conversation between me and you know who! about important vetti matters. During the course of which important revelations were made know to the world.vind78: ennada panure...sathya_sankaran: POST THAYAAAR AAYINDU IRUKKUvind78: ennaku enna kaadhu sevida?sathya_sankaran: btw naan oru tanglish name yosichi vechen ****for those not familiar see </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112044232474913110/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112044232474913110&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112044232474913110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112044232474913110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/psychopath-in-prowl-beware-bloggers.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112036615795848487</id><published>2005-07-02T23:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-02T23:52:24.133-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Senthamizh yaarukavadhu theriyuma?My sister wants to name her girl child in tamil and is currently searching for good tamil names. anybody got any guess or any sources where i can search. only condition - tamizh, malar and selvi should not be in the name (it is so typical!!!).....my suggestion was agananooru, purananooru, thirukural, yetuthogai..etc..to which my sister was inspired to call me by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112036615795848487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112036615795848487&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112036615795848487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112036615795848487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/senthamizh-yaarukavadhu-theriyuma-my.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112036211102343829</id><published>2005-07-02T22:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-02T22:55:21.163-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>WhoreI was reading the commets sections of surya's post on malika. ioiio has said she looked like a whore these days. Nothing against ioiio or for malika (this post is not even about her hehehehe), but the word "whore" seems derogatory to the core of feminity. Though it is recognised as the oldest profession in the world why are women still pushed to this crap and then made to take on the blame </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112036211102343829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112036211102343829&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112036211102343829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112036211102343829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/whore-i-was-reading-commets-sections.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112033450879599331</id><published>2005-07-02T14:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-02T15:03:25.510-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Be the change you want to bring - GandhiI was asked to comment on this post about Illayaraja's TIS ("Thiruvasagam in Symphony"). I disagree with the post completely. I feel if I agree I will be a hypocrite. Firstly, thiruvasagam was there for everyone, so is the music, and so is the symphony. Why cant anybody do what he Illayaraja has done? Since it was his composition, his brain that did the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112033450879599331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112033450879599331&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112033450879599331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112033450879599331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/be-change-you-want-to-bring-gandhi-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112024354275758590</id><published>2005-07-01T13:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-01T13:45:42.763-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Another food postI dont have anything against bengali food but definitely against my bengali roomie. Nerthiku yedhu paraata appadinu store poi vangeetu vandhan. Ok. Side dish enna theriyuma. Nama veetule panure kesari madhiri yedho oru sweet jandhu (brown color-le light sticky...:-( ). Eppadi idhu....combination...Look it is nice to try something new, but as a backup always keep rice.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112024354275758590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112024354275758590&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112024354275758590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112024354275758590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/07/another-food-post-i-dont-have-anything.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-112014451430851791</id><published>2005-06-30T10:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-30T10:15:14.346-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Hair colorI am seriously contemplating coloring my hair. I really dont know from where in the seven hells of errutu I got this idea, but seem convinced I have to do this inorder to attain salvation! One other secret reason is I can do so only when I have hair left :-) Havent figured out what color goes well with black hair with brown skin. Anything from jade blue to flurouscent green has been my</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/112014451430851791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=112014451430851791&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112014451430851791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/112014451430851791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/hair-color-i-am-seriously.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111996779017197950</id><published>2005-06-28T09:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T12:55:22.196-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Purest, unaultered form of shit, stupidity, arrogance and all other form of equally unparliamentary thingiesGot from Sam's post. Only at these instances I truely feel death penalty is worth it. Oh bytheway, death penalty not for the rapist, but the judges F#$#@#^ @$$!!!!!!!**************************************************************************************WOMAN-AIMPLBAIMPLB endorses Darul </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111996779017197950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111996779017197950&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111996779017197950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111996779017197950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/purest-unaultered-form-of-shit.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111996665624698014</id><published>2005-06-28T08:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T08:50:56.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Mom always smiles when he saysDoes he ever listen to me? Is this the time to come home?Does he ever listen to me? Why is he talking so long in phone?Does he ever listen to me? Exams are next week and he is on MTV?Does he ever listen to me? why does he buy such costly shirts?Does he ever listen to me? why is he driving so fast?Does he ever listen to me? why is he sleeping so late?Does he ever </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111996665624698014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111996665624698014&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111996665624698014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111996665624698014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/mom-always-smiles-when-he-says-does-he.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111992115881124248</id><published>2005-06-27T20:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-27T20:12:38.823-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>For dadIdea copied from ammani's post . Guess dad's are same whereever they are. This is my dad's version of weekly phone call.Hello, my boy. How are you? How is health? Salary vandhucha? Panam iruka? If you dont have, tell me. How is cold/heat? What did u eat? Did you cook today? Eat properly. Dont get sick. How are your roomates and friends? Ok, here ..your mom is waiting....It is exactly the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111992115881124248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111992115881124248&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111992115881124248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111992115881124248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/for-dad-idea-copied-from-ammanis-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111989454626887246</id><published>2005-06-27T12:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-27T12:49:06.266-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> UncleOfficially I have become Uncle as on saturday 4.20AM. Yup! sister gave birth to a brand new, one only , first of its kind, girly girl child....Welcome honey! To the extra confused, hyperactive family.....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111989454626887246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111989454626887246&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111989454626887246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111989454626887246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/uncle-officially-i-have-become-uncle.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111988441956210583</id><published>2005-06-27T09:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-27T10:00:19.570-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Trying haikuI love haikuNever wrote oneTill nowBashing head?Silicon dreamsPlastic cashMom's callBy appointment please.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111988441956210583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111988441956210583&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111988441956210583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111988441956210583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/trying-haiku-i-love-haiku-never-wrote.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111985105150482281</id><published>2005-06-27T00:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-27T00:46:42.666-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Oral Tongue twistersSince I could not think of any new ideas to bring world peace and end poverty, I might as well give some tongue twisters to while away the time....hehe ehehhe1. Classic: (This has several versions!!!)Betty bought a bitter butterBitter butter was so very bitterSo betty bought a better butterTo make the bitter butter better!2. For novice:How much wood would wood-chuck chuck,if </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111985105150482281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111985105150482281&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111985105150482281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111985105150482281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/oral-tongue-twisterssince-i-could-not.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111971422067785886</id><published>2005-06-25T10:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-25T10:50:55.070-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Money is the root of all evil....Huh!Give me a breakFor once I decided to write a post after doing some research. This post is basically inspired after ioiio comments. :-) Not as an answer, but really me thinking aloud!!! Most of what I am writing now are going to be from or related to what Ayn Rand wrote in "Atlas Shrugged"."Have you ever asked what is the root of money?Money is the tool of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111971422067785886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111971422067785886&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111971422067785886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111971422067785886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/money-is-root-of-all-evil.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111937514322003738</id><published>2005-06-21T12:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-21T12:32:23.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Rich means evil..what a load of crapI read the review about the tamil movie anniyan on jagan's blog. I have not seen the movie so I am not going to comment upon that. But, jagan had mentioned that the highlighting concept of that movie was rich means evil. How come? It is quite disturbing. Well, it is quite true that you can become rich easily by exploiting poor people etc etc. But not all rich </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111937514322003738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111937514322003738&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111937514322003738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111937514322003738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/rich-means-evil.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111902593815351526</id><published>2005-06-17T11:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-17T11:32:18.160-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>United Nations Security Council ExpansionShould India be included or why not japan , brazil and germany? Fact everyone agrees is UNSC is a reminiscent of WWII era. Things have changed. But each of the so called G4 have their strong opponents too. Since I do not know much about regional politics of the countries other than India, I m not going to comment on them. It is quite logical that India </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111902593815351526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111902593815351526&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111902593815351526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111902593815351526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/united-nations-security-council.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111858701715901926</id><published>2005-06-12T09:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-12T09:36:57.166-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> How much money is enoughMoney and enough can never go together. That is my point of view. How much money I need? Are you kidding!!!!..however much you give me I will ask for more. By this time, anybody reading this might think that I am a bloody money maniac. Reserve your comments for someone else. After wheel and fire, money is probably the best invension man has ever made. Money converts all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111858701715901926/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111858701715901926&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111858701715901926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111858701715901926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/how-much-money-is-enough-money-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111846669713844314</id><published>2005-06-11T00:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-11T00:11:37.146-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>A Passage to IndiaI am not sure of what to make of this movie. Firstly, the director never really shows if the heroine is indeed raped by Indian, Dr. Aziz. If his intension was to show the complexities of the Indian culture and lives of the people and the indifferent attitude of the British over Indians, why a rape, court scene and stuff. I really dont understand. What is further depressing is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111846669713844314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111846669713844314&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111846669713844314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111846669713844314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/passage-to-india-i-am-not-sure-of-what.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111809274579060613</id><published>2005-06-06T16:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-06T16:19:05.796-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> No entrance examI am ambivalent regarding this decision by the government. In the first place, the state board's exam is quite unscientific and the evaluation methods are always fraut with problems. Secondly, this decision is not going to bring any level playing. It is quite true that students from rural areas will quite benefit from this. However, there is a big chance that deserving students </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111809274579060613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111809274579060613&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111809274579060613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111809274579060613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/no-entrance-exam-i-am-ambivalent.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111790804178019437</id><published>2005-06-04T12:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-04T13:00:41.790-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Beautiful womanHmm...for all that critics say and argue to tooth and nail, here is one of the most beatiful woman I have seen.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111790804178019437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111790804178019437&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111790804178019437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111790804178019437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/beautiful-woman-hmm.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111768781865654365</id><published>2005-06-01T23:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-01T23:50:18.676-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Stop discouraging, give solutions not insultsI am really irriated when I read that IT/software accomplishments of India are nothing. What do these people know or even understand. Yes, with a population of one billion, whatever we do will look punny. so, WHAT? Even if 1% of poor benefit it is a good number. IT cannot and will not solve all our porblems. Every software engineer knows this. No need</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111768781865654365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111768781865654365&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111768781865654365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111768781865654365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/06/stop-discouraging-give-solutions-not.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111756616409892276</id><published>2005-05-31T13:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-31T14:02:44.120-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Wow!!!!I was hearing to "Raja Paarvai's...aandhi mazhai". Wow! Such beautiful music and fantastic lyrics. Especially..."Nenjukkul theeyai vaeithu mogam yenbhai,Thaneeril mozhikonde dhagam enbhai...Thanimayile, verumayile, yethanai naladi ilamayileketane iravugal, suttana kanavugal....immai galum sumayadi ilamaiyle"hmmmm....PS: Just dont get any ideas</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111756616409892276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111756616409892276&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111756616409892276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111756616409892276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/wow-i-was-hearing-to-raja-paarvais.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111729610411559026</id><published>2005-05-28T10:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-28T11:01:44.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Camel herders can do just thatI read this on hindu today. What nonsense is this? Forget legislation and uniform civil code. If Islam and kuran says triple talaq and polygamy is right (note only for males, not for females), then they are wrong. The entire religion is wrong. For that matter any damn religion which says this is wrong. If these people cant come into civilization, then should not crib</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111729610411559026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111729610411559026&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111729610411559026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111729610411559026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/camel-herders-can-do-just-that-i-read.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111695462668531482</id><published>2005-05-24T11:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-24T12:10:26.716-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>¾Á¢Æ¢ø À¾¢× ¦ºöÂ ´Õ ÓÂ÷º¢Á¢ì¸ ÓÂ÷º¢ ¦ºö¾ À¢Ã§¸ ±ýÉ¡ø ¾Á¢Æ¢ø ±Ø¾ ÓÊ¸¢ÈÐ. ±ò¾¨É ¾ÅÕ¸û ±(ý)Éò ¦¾Ã¢ÂÅ¢ø¨Ä. ¬Â¢Ûõ, Á¸¢úº¢Â¡¸ ¯ûÇÐ.¸½×¸û ¦¾¡¼Õõ.....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111695462668531482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111695462668531482&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111695462668531482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111695462668531482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111677475978655003</id><published>2005-05-22T10:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-22T10:12:39.800-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Revenge of the sithI was quite literally was waiting for this movie. It was a nice movie but quite sad. On the whole, the entire star wars movies have a shade of sadness in them. It is not nice to see a hero turned into an absolute villain, and more so for his love. Even though the entire galaxy depends on anakin skywalker and luke skywalker, on a personal family level, it is one big tragedy. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111677475978655003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111677475978655003&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111677475978655003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111677475978655003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/revenge-of-sith-i-was-quite-literally.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111618840028123336</id><published>2005-05-15T15:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-15T15:28:20.096-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>HaikuStumbled across these haiku....Termed as erotic, but still excellent to read....Erotic Haiku Collectionthe jerkat the sodafountainleaks in her handbwnailed on the doorMENOUT OF ORDERbwher bodycurved on a coucha smilebwZIPPED UPIN HER JEANSHIS GENESjrSPRING RAINYOUR BODY IN MEjrSCARED STIFFPAYING FOR CONDOMSWITH A RUBBER CHECKjrNUDE BEACHNOTHING NEWUNDER THE SUNjrORAL SEXTHE </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111618840028123336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111618840028123336&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111618840028123336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111618840028123336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/haiku-stumbled-across-these-haiku.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111618064758470686</id><published>2005-05-15T13:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-15T13:10:47.590-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> So far....I think I have done quite well in my Low Power VLSI course. Not sure what grade I will get. It is quite possible that I might end up getting a B. But, I have really learnt a lot from this course. Needless to stay, the number of hours I had put in to studying the concepts from scratch was really helpful. Now, got to decide what I am going to do for summer.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111618064758470686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111618064758470686&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111618064758470686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111618064758470686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/so-far.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111514331308089178</id><published>2005-05-03T12:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-03T13:03:24.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>About poverty in IndiaThere is always another side to any story. When people claim that India's robust growth has uplifted millions of people from poverty, there are always others who claim that the abject poverty of the masses has not changed much. I think both these statements are true. If we put things in proper perspective, then may be it might become a little clearer. Just to see my point, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111514331308089178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111514331308089178&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111514331308089178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111514331308089178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/about-poverty-in-india-there-is-always.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111500512543370144</id><published>2005-05-01T22:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-01T22:38:45.433-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Just plain stupidI read this in CNN. When will people realize the world they live in. It is much much more diverse that we could ever imagine. But what is disturbing is that, this is not the first time Denny's is involved in a lawsuit of this kind. They have already been fined for denying service to african americans. Guess we should say good bye to Dennys if it does not change its attitude.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111500512543370144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111500512543370144&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111500512543370144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111500512543370144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/just-plain-stupid-i-read-this-in-cnn.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111500350924406622</id><published>2005-05-01T22:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-01T22:39:53.443-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Patience and its limitsIt is quite true that I have been quite patient for sometime in my house. what is happeningis that, despite the fact that there is a cooking turn for every weekend, nobody seem to care much. This weekend, I snapped. I still have not said anything or even shown my irritation but it will show up in how I do things. Just for example, friday I had to cook for myself at 10.00pm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111500350924406622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111500350924406622&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111500350924406622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111500350924406622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/05/patience-and-its-limits-it-is-quite.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111470524284258198</id><published>2005-04-28T11:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-28T11:22:15.680-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Shortest blog I have written!!! NBC Revelations - review -crap</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111470524284258198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111470524284258198&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111470524284258198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111470524284258198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/shortest-blog-i-have-written-nbc.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111461497932610444</id><published>2005-04-27T10:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-27T10:16:19.326-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Nuclear attack - it is realQuestion: Do we have nuclear weapons being used anywhere in the world after japan?Most people's answer: No. We have threats, but no one fights with nuclear weapons anymore. There are nuclear bomb tests but it is never used as a weapon in an actual war.Correct answer: It is widely used by the american military in middle-east. They use depleted uranium weapons. These </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111461497932610444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111461497932610444&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111461497932610444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111461497932610444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/nuclear-attack-it-is-real-question-do.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111400653104839669</id><published>2005-04-20T09:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-20T09:15:31.046-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> IdiotsI read this in hindu. Complete morons, absolute F$%#(%@# a#%^#$^$# and other non-mentionable unparliamentary words. Why do they want to irritate people like this. We have given power and money and have put up with your corruption and nonsense so that you would let us be in peace and you come hounding back at us. Every single politician who stages a road roko during busy morning hours, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111400653104839669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111400653104839669&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111400653104839669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111400653104839669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/idiots-i-read-this-in-hindu.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111392182938153815</id><published>2005-04-19T09:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-19T09:43:49.383-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>OverweightI am trying to lose weight for the past 3 months and it doesnt seem to happen. For my perfect..perfect body I have to lose another 10 pounds. My weight is stuck at 170lbs. I have tried dieting, gym, running,..believe me even getting sick. It just refuses to go. But cant give in now. summer is the best time to lose weight. So, I have decided to jog....just jog, no weights and stuff. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111392182938153815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111392182938153815&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111392182938153815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111392182938153815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/overweight-i-am-trying-to-lose-weight.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111385329592492384</id><published>2005-04-18T14:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-18T14:41:35.926-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate - jones' law, thomas jonesFunny law, but quite true. I came across this, while reading my quantum computation book.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111385329592492384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111385329592492384&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111385329592492384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111385329592492384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/friends-come-and-go-but-enemies.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111359285455307626</id><published>2005-04-15T14:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-15T14:20:54.553-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> What can we do?I have seen and been involved in so many conversations about the future and development of india (I mean friday night vetti talks!!!). However, every participant and their aspirations are just one, development of my country. I used to wonder what I can do. I cannot go like the guy in yuva and enter politics. Quite unlikely. And there are so many more like me who want to do some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111359285455307626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111359285455307626&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111359285455307626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111359285455307626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/what-can-we-do-i-have-seen-and-been.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111319820864969114</id><published>2005-04-11T00:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-11T00:43:28.650-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Hinduism - a fiction?When I went through sam's blogs as I usually do, I came across this article on adivasis and RSS. I am not quite sure what is the point sam wants to make apart from conversion hullabolla. Anyway, it is quite true that adivasis have their own gods, forest spirits and other forms of nature workship. So, quite naturally, by definition of monotheistic foreign religions, they are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111319820864969114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111319820864969114&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111319820864969114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111319820864969114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/hinduism-fiction-when-i-went-through.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111315953205638193</id><published>2005-04-10T13:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-10T13:58:52.056-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Facts about chennai /Tamil nadu- how hype puts others before itWe have been reading about how bangalore and hyderabad leads in IT industry in india and still being repeated often. For facts,Tamil nadu is the second largest exporter if IT and ITES, second to karnataka.Chennai is the most preferred destination of investements in software sector.By 2008, chennai is expected to replace bangalore as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111315953205638193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111315953205638193&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111315953205638193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111315953205638193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/facts-about-chennai-tamil-nadu-how.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111298482228421538</id><published>2005-04-08T13:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-08T13:27:02.286-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Typical RA (grad) Being one and one who has seen many, I can picturize an indian RA here in US with pretty good accuracy.  Firstly, you can see him walking across the corridor (sometimes with items like papers, coffee mug, water bottle, pencil, key chain with lot of keys and other assorted items) for no apparent reason. He does this deligently several times a day. For a naive or a new person, he</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111298482228421538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111298482228421538&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111298482228421538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111298482228421538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/typical-ra-grad-being-one-and-one-who.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111281954945784486</id><published>2005-04-06T15:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T15:35:44.873-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>7G rainbow colony I happened to see this movie days few backs albeit in telugu. It didnot matter much since there were sub-titles. My friend said he liked the movie and somehow I couldnot reciprocate in kind. Something about that movie was irritating to me and I couldn't figure out what. Eventually I did understand why I felt that way about this movie. Firstly, the hero was a useless bum. That's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111281954945784486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111281954945784486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111281954945784486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111281954945784486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/7g-rainbow-colony-i-happened-to-see.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111246545960289784</id><published>2005-04-02T11:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-04-04T22:15:58.016-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Wonder why???!!!!Why is that women go into periodic self-control loss resulting in a major setback of man's budget. Not that men are full of scruples, but women tend to do it in a much convincing and charming manner. Have you ever been in a shopping mall with a woman. The minute (rather second!) they enter the mall, they tend to have this dreamy haze over their eyes. Instinctively, they become </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111246545960289784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111246545960289784&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111246545960289784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111246545960289784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/04/wonder-why-why-is-that-women-go-into.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111223544813707987</id><published>2005-03-30T20:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-30T20:17:28.136-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Please let terry schiavo die.....in peaceI was undecided about this issue a few days back, but now I have come to a conclusion. It is better to let her die, sooner the better. If she has been in a vegetative state with no chance of recovering(assuming that's what doctors have said), then she should be let to die. I see no morality issue here. Everyday we see people die and not all of them die of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111223544813707987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111223544813707987&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111223544813707987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111223544813707987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/please-let-terry-schiavo-die.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111186764121415085</id><published>2005-03-26T13:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-26T14:08:33.800-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Urupadiya kalaiyile irundhu onume pannale. Ithanikum, kalagkathala yelundhu lab vandhanchu. Ippadiye ponaka, nanu urupudara madhiri theriyala. Nethiki india kooopitein. Amma, villupuram-thuku jute vittitanga. Only dad was available. eppavaum kaetkira adhey questions kaeta piragu, appavuku enna solaradhune theriyale. Ammava irundaka, pakkathu veetule poonai kodhatha urutunadhule irundhu, adhutha </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111186764121415085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111186764121415085&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111186764121415085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111186764121415085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/urupadiya-kalaiyile-irundhu-onume.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111185847380357133</id><published>2005-03-26T11:29:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-26T11:34:33.803-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Stupid meI started my day today being really stupid. My friend had gone to a conference and came back with one of those badges you can stick on the bags. He gave it to me or rather pinned it on my back-pack. I said I wont have it because "We engineers dont respect science a lot so cant have it". Soooo dumb and unrefined of me. Actually it did not come out the way I wanted. I sincerely dont mean </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111185847380357133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111185847380357133&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111185847380357133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111185847380357133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/stupid-me-i-started-my-day-today-being.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111176559563930759</id><published>2005-03-25T09:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-25T09:46:35.643-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> To feed or not to feedIf doctors feels terry schiavo is in a vegetative state then she is. If they also say she cannot come back to her normal life, then I would believe them. It is stupid to question doctors on morality only when it comes to death and not appreciate them when it is otherwise. However, what should be done to this lady and so many others like her. I dont know. I am indifferent </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111176559563930759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111176559563930759&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111176559563930759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111176559563930759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/to-feed-or-not-to-feed-if-doctors.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111152103364875218</id><published>2005-03-22T13:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-22T13:50:33.650-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Well, if anybody out there accidently barge into my blog, this is for you. Squeeze your brains.$ THE MISSING DOLLAR RIDDLE $Three friends check into a motel for the night and the clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance.  So, they each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room.  A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the trio by $5.  He asks the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111152103364875218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111152103364875218&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111152103364875218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111152103364875218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/well-if-anybody-out-there-accidently.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539238.post-111151984820715771</id><published>2005-03-22T13:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-03-22T13:30:48.210-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Think I need a breakWell, it cannot get closer than this to blasphemy. I just had my spring break. There are too many problems for me to face and think about, that if every other second is a break, I might make it. Only now I realize what is an up-hill task is. The going is difficult but the worst part is to not break and sit down. If I sucessfully complete this masters, it will be the most </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/feeds/111151984820715771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5539238&amp;postID=111151984820715771&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111151984820715771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5539238/posts/default/111151984820715771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vind78.blogspot.com/2005/03/think-i-need-break-well-it-cannot-get.html' title=''/><author><name>Vayu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17876471784097823666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
