May 2005


Nakkeeran's cornerF e r r a r i on 31 May 2005 02:00 pm

Err. I dont know how to start it. Hmmm. Okay!

Doctors and experts say pregnancy period for human beings is 40 weeks or nine months.

But why in tamil nadu it is always mentioned as 10 months? I mean the pregnancy period.
We have lots of amma songs, which say that it is 10 months (Neeyum 10 maasam naanum 10 maasam, eeraindhu maadhangal karuvoadu enai thaangi etc).

Why this confusion? Or is like it in sanga kaalam it was 10 months and later it got reduced to 9 months?

SportsF e r r a r i on 30 May 2005 02:49 pm

At present we have 4 sports channels. Star Sport, Espn, Ten Sports & DD Sports(!!).

Yesterday, there was an interesting tennis match(French Open) going on and promptly Ten Sports switched to cricket. A stupid match between West Indies and Pakistan. It was highly irritating.
There was a Maria Sharapova match last night. Booooo Hooooo :-((

And I sincerely pray no cricket matches are there in the next season of EPL, and current season of F1.

I think we need more sports channels, so that people get to choose and see what they want!
This Ten Sports has bagged the rights for World Cup Football. But I have no clue what they will do, if there are more than 1 matches at the same time :-(

Formula 1F e r r a r i on 30 May 2005 09:18 am

This weekend, the race was really crazy. Right from the start till the end. Yellow flags waving at the start, first turn drama, drive through penalties, tyre wear, trip over the grass. And last but not the least, Kimi’s Crash!

Someone tell Ron Dennis to kick that JPM out of McLaren. One he cant be in podium, two he screws up the race of atleast 2 drivers per race. Damn it. Schumi drove a wonderful race today and would have definitely finished much higher, if not for the incident involving JPM and Webber. Whats this guys problem?

Rubeno deserved the podium. Ferrari had a much decent outing this time. 3rd and 5th positions.

But what a tragedy for Kimi. I wont call tragedy for McLaren. I remember one race some 4 or 5 years back, when Mika Hakkinen had to retire in the last lap. I think it was in year 2000. And couple of years back, Kimi had to retire in France with some 2 laps to go because of oil leak.
And the no of no starts last year for Kimi. But why does it always happen with McLaren??
If you see, even Ferrari are having a bad season this time. But thats due to the overall performance of the car. If the car is good, they win. Else they lose. Its the same with most of the teams except McLaren. Looking at a McLaren car, no one can be sure till the driver crosses the chequered flag. Thats really bad. Reliability is the main thing. McLaren doesnt seem to have learnt from their mistakes!

Yesterday, even if Kimi hadnt crashed out, Alonso would have overtaken him. Because he was 1.4 seconds behind and closing the gap pretty fast. But Kimi lost those 8 valuable points. I think it would have been good for viewers if Alonso had overtaken Kimi rather than, Kimi crashing out.

Only good thing as Steve Slater(Star Sports commentary) said was, Kimi is safe and will drive the next race!

And watchout folks. Ferrari are getting better and better. They are not in a great position to win the championship, but they will never make life easier for others. Watch out!

UPDATE: Nick Heidfield seems to be a good signing for Williams. Second cosecutive podium. He did drive a wonderful race. Missed this out! Thanks to Jacky for pointing it out :-)

StoriesF e r r a r i on 29 May 2005 04:32 pm

By the time Kiran woke up, it was early afternoon. The entire room was very bright and at the same time pleasant. He looked at the empty half of the double bed next to him and smiled. The events that had been happening in his life came to his mind. He had just reached Holland

*Tortoise coil burns. Flashback starts*

Kiran was working in Bangalore, India a year back. That’s where he met Laksh. Laksh was in the same project as Kiran and both of them became good friends pretty soon. Laksh was from Bangalore. Kiran had lost his parents when he was 7 years old, and had an old uncle. He was living his life all by himself. He was a person who enjoyed his solitude a lot. He didn’t mind being with friends, but at same time he didn’t miss them when he was alone. All changed after he met Laksh. Both of them had amazing sense of understanding. Even in the project Laksh and Kiran, became a wonderful team. Their manager was highly appreciative of their work. And Kiran looked forward to spend time with Laksh.

Slowly Kiran and Laksh started meeting even after office. Some days Kiran used to drop Laksh home. Laksh’s family was also impressed by Kiran. They liked him and treated him like their own son. Almost every weekend Kiran and Laksh started going out. Laksh used to take Kiran to different places in Bangalore, since Kiran was new to the city.

One fine day, Kiran and Laksh decided to go on a long ride. They went to a place called Nandi Hills some 90 kms from Bangalore. It took them some 2 hrs to ride. It was very hot initially, but once they reached the foothill it was pretty chill. Something unexpected happened, when they were climbing the mountain. Laksh all of a sudden hugged Kiran from behind. Kiran was shell shocked. It took some time for him to recover. And the more shocking thing to him was, he was actually enjoying it.

They didn’t talk much and sat very silent on top of the hill. That’s when Kiran got to know Laksh’s feelings towards him. He was amazed, but to his own surprise he also felt the same. Laksh wanted to get married immediately. But Kiran said, he had got an offer from Philips, Holland. And once things are settled, he will take Laksh along with him.

Hell broke loose at Laksh’s house. Laksh’s father was on the verge of hitting Kiran. But Laksh stopped him. Kiran wasn’t surprised. After all this was the reaction, he had expected from an orthodox conservative family like that of Laksh. Laksh’s dad was furious. He said he will take legal action against Kiran.

Kiran was in a fix. He didn’t want to get into all this stuff. So he asked Laksh to come along with him to Holland. And they will get married there.

*End of Flashback*

And so friends, Kiran is eagerly waiting in Holland for his boyfriend Lakshman to join him. So that they can legally get married :-p

AnnouncementsF e r r a r i on 28 May 2005 11:55 am

Guys,

Suman came up with a wonderful plan of blog outting. Instead of sitting at some coffee shop or Koshys isnt it better to go out somewhere?

Our Indian Columbus Anita suggests that we should go to either Kadumane or HoneMaradu.

The trip is planned in the 3rd week of June. i.e. 18th and 19th of June.

Please visit Suman or Anita’s blog for a detailed description. And do send a mail, in case you are coming!

P.S. Anyone and everyone can come. No restrictions. But please do check out the FAQ

StoriesF e r r a r i on 27 May 2005 07:40 pm

This is one of the oldest stories I had written. Guess some 2 or 3 years back :-)

It was a special day for me. My birthday. Not just because it was my birthday, but because she was there with me. The girl I loved truly madly deeply. It was my first birthday, in which she was there with me. I dont remember how thrilled I was before that in my life time. Little did I relaise, that what an eventful day it is going to me.

Right from 12 in the midnight, I started receiving calls, SMS from my friends,family. But still my mind was waiting for that call. The call from the person whom I considered the Ruler of my mind and heart. It was still eluding me.

At last she called me, by 10 AM. Just asked me one thing. “What time are we meeting? I want to wish you” . Thats it. I was bit disappointed. I tried to hide the disappointment in my voice, and cheerfully answered “Any time you say”. She said “Lets meet at 2 PM”. I was taken aback. It was a hot day. She wants to meet me in the dead of the afternoon. I was toying with the idea of going with her to a garden restaurant in the evening. Anyways the thought of meeting her, made me feel happy. I could not wait till afternoon.

At around 2.15 she came to my house. I was alone at home. She was wearing a simple dress. I did not know what to say, or what to do. I just asked her to come in. She came, held my hand looked straight into my eyes and said “Happy Birthday.” I was choked with emotions. I dont have words to explain the feelings, I went through at that particular moment. She asked me “Can we go somewhere? I dont want to goto movie or restaurant. I am bored. I want to be with you, and only you. Do you have any such place in mind?”. I felt that the floor in which I was standing was melting. I just could not believe my ears.

There is a place called Mulshi near Pune. It is a beautiful lake. Some 30 kms from the city towards Goa. I had heard a lot about that place. Never been there. I took her over there. It was bit hot initially, but after we travelled for some 5 kms or so, the temperature dropped down considerably. It was very pleasant. The bike journey was a memorable one. There were so many twists and turns just like my life.

We reached the Mulshi dam. We had to climb a mountain. After sometime, the roads were very bad and we could not proceed. I stopped in a restaurant. We had something to eat. I dont even remember what we had. Till the time we reached the mountain, we were talking so many things.
But the moment we started climbing, both of us became very silent. I dont know why. Maybe is it a lull before the storm? Only time can tell.

After refreshing at the hotel, we were wondering what to do. This was a new place. Not known to many a people. Then I asked the guy over there, whether any river was near by. He told me that a path leads to the river. And we have to walk for some 1 km. We both started walking. It was about 5 pm in th evening. Sun was slowly hiding behind the clouds and mountains. We doubled the steps. The path was a bit scary for her. It was a forest and pitch dark at places. No sign for any living thing apart from some insects and birds. She was bit hesitant beyond a certain point. She wanted to go back. I persisted saying that having come so far, we should go for some more distance. Something told me not to go back so soon.
We reached a huge rock. Or rather I will call it as a wall of some mountain. My heart sank looking at it. I felt that, we have come to a dead end.
At that point, I saw a goat coming from one side of the wall. I just peeked in, and saw a small way leading to some undisclosed spot. I literally dragged her over there. We walked for hardly a minute. By Jove. There was a huge river in front of us. Wherever we turned we could see only water. The water was so still. Other side of the river, very very far away there were some more mountains and forests. Rarely the birds used to chirp, and apart from that the noise you could hear were the river kissing the shore.

Even she was thrilled. She was admiring the beauty of the place and after sometime, she called me. I just turned. She came close to me..Looked at my eyes..Held my hand and then asked me “What makes you like me so much?”. I was surprised. I did not expect this question from her. I just looked at the river, and then asked the same question to myself. I picked up some stones and started throwing them at water. “There are many a reasons. Do I say I like you, for the way you look at me secretly, when we both are in a group. Do I like you, for the way adjust your hair, when it falls all over your face. Do I like you, for the way you fold your hands and wait for me at your door step, when we go for a movie. The way you look at me, when you want to thank me. The way you pull the cigarrette from my mouth and throw it away. The way you try to grab my attention when I am talking to some other girl. The way you get angry, when I forget to call you. The way you say “I miss you” when I am not around.What do I say? Does anyone ask why they like their mother? Does anyone ask why they like their family? “. Then I looked at her eyes, and said “I like you for the way you are.Nothing more”.

She suddenly hugged me, and whispered in my ear “Happy Birthday”. At that particular moment it started drizzling. The clouds just like my heart, were shedding its tears of joy. We had to get back. But neither of us were in a mood to get back. I took out my jacket and gave out to her, and we started walking back, holding each other’s hands. That 5 minutes walk was the longest walk in my life. I can never forget those moments. By gods grace, the rain faded away. We hardly spoke anything while we were coming back. Whenever I looked at her, she used to look at my eyes and smile. I dont know what she was thinking or what was going on in her mind. I get into a trance, when she looks at me like that. If someone had asked me at that particular moment, where heaven was, I would have replied saying “It is in the eyes of the girl you love.”

We started for Pune. I dropped her home, somewhere close to 10. She called me in. I went in. She said that, she will prepare something for dinner. I offered my help as well. It took so long for us to prepare dinner. She was a major distraction for me. I could not concentrate on cutting vegetables, or frying something. I did’nt feel like taking my eyes off her even for a single second. We had our dinner. She fed me. The food was all the more tastier, as I had it from her hand.

We were watching TV for sometime. She came close to me and lied down in my lap. I was wondering why god has been so nice to me, and whether I really deserve whatever I am getting? After sometime, she got up and it was my turn to lie in her lap. I dont know how long we were there like that. After sometime, i felt her tears drop in my cheeks. I was shocked. I got up and asked her, what happened. She just hugged me tight, said “I am sorry.”. I did not understand anything. Anyways I didnt force her to tell me what happened. I felt that she needed some privacy, and more than her I needed sometime to come back to senses. I wished her Good Night and came back to my house.

I was awake for a pretty long time and slept pretty late. Next day I had to goto bangalore to attend an interview. I went to bangalore, with my mind completely on her, and not on my interview. I was in bangalore for a couple of days. I got through the interview and came back to pune. I never knew, what life had in store for me. I met her the same day. We both went out for dinner. She was bit different from what I had seen her 3 days back. She suddenly said, “I am getting married next month. This weekend is my engagement”. It took sometime for it to sink in. When it did, it really hit me bad. Real Bad. I just came to my house and started drinking. I was asked by her parents to help them in arrangements.

The day of her marriage. She was dressed like an angel. I was running here and there for something or other. I had to smile outside and cry inside. I carried this double act for sometime. The marriage went on very well and she went along with her husband in the evening. I went to a temple and sat in front of god. I dont know why this happened? I felt like a kid, who was given a nice chocolate, and moments before having the chocolate, it was snatched. Why? Why did those things happen, if they were supposed to end like this. There are many a questions deep inside my heart, that are unanswered and will never be answered.

Its almost an year now. My birthday is around the corner. I guess I will be the only person in the world who doesnt like his birthday. I am amazed, how much my previous birthday had changed my life. Even now, I keep thinking about her.

“Time goes by, life goes on, and all I can think of is why she is gone.”

LyricsF e r r a r i on 27 May 2005 06:31 pm

Folks,

Check out the lyrics page. I have tried to categorize the lyrics as much as possible :-)
I have lyrics for around 200 to 250 songs. Not possible to import all in a single day. Will keep updating. Meanwhile if you have lyrics or you want to request for some songs lyrics, send it across

BlogF e r r a r i on 27 May 2005 04:11 pm

Krishna had asked me, how I got this domain.

Its very simple. Contact Madman. Fun apart, thats what I did.

Register
Based on his advice, I went to this site godaddy
Regsitered a site. Well it costed me some 7 $ or something. I dont remember. Then, I got this privacy guard for some 7 $. Your details will not be listed in public. I recommend you to go for it as well. And I got some 3.5 $ discount. Overall I paid 10.5 $ (All rates/ year). You get some 60 MB space.

Host
Give your specifications to Madhu. He will get the site up and running for you along with 60 MB space. And it costs 850 Rs only :-D
He suggested that I move to wordpress. I chose a template, and the site is up. Thats it :-)
But if you want to move your archives from blogger to wordpress it will take sometime. But I decided not to move it. Let it be there in blogger only!!

Thats it. Its not very tough or costly to have your own domain :-)

GeneralF e r r a r i on 27 May 2005 11:22 am

1. That this is my last post in blogger?
2. That you have to update your link/blogroll/favorites etc to http://prabhukrish.net?

And like Sudhish says, dummies click here

Bye Blogger. Miss you!

AnnouncementsF e r r a r i on 27 May 2005 12:48 am

And so Prabhu Krishanmurthy, a Ferrari fan has got his domain set up :-)
It will take some time, for me to update stuff like links, template etc.

I will be coming up with a lyrics page soon, once I get to know how to play around with this wordpress.

Thanks to Madman for the help :-)

GeneralF e r r a r i on 26 May 2005 05:31 pm

This girl Shub brought me into this. It seems I have to answer these set of questions, and pass it on!
Okay here I go!

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:

Prabhu

PK

F e r r a r i

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
Its either F e r r a r i or prabhu_ferrari


THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My smile , my
flat(err ok..extremely close to being flat) stomach, my dimples ;-)


THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
I don’t think I am unhappy with any part. I need the help of all parts to live peacefully. Taking no chance by abusing some part. What if it stops functioning? :-p


THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
Vellore, North Arcot and Madras


THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
Old aunties in weddings (They always ask when I am getting married :-L)

Indian Airlines hostess. No idea when she will drop the food on you L

Shopping with a girl


THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
My nokia darling

My TV Remote

My Personal diary


THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
Blue trouser, sacred thread and black spectacles (psst. Not just these 3)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
Sincere

Sense of humor

Patience

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
I can play the violin

I have directed a movie

I like Aishwarya Rai

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
Oara paarvai (Should I call it as fleeting glance?)

Long hairs!!!!!!

Ladies fingers :-D

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
Lie down in my moms lap

Watch a movie in Sathyam complex

Eat adai aviyal

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING:
Politics

Consulting for Sports Software

Script writer for movies

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
Cherapunji

New Zealand

Dominic Republic

THREE KIDS NAMES YOU LIKE:
Anirudh

Athithi

Ahalya

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
Watch wimbledon mens single final

Watch Chelsea play Man U at Stamford bridge

Watch a formula 1 race at belgium


THREE(make that more!!) PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:

No I am not restricting to 3 people. Everyone who is reading this, please do take this test :-D

Either comment in this comment box, or please do pass me the link

GeneralF e r r a r i on 26 May 2005 10:14 am

She is the daughter of a top doctor. She got through IAS by reservation quota. She is organizing a seminar on the upliftment of poor at the Leela Palace.

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