London Dreams (Hindi movie) – Review

Arjun (Ajay Devagan) has the big dream of London Dreams, to make it big on stage of music. In the process joins Priya (Asin) and his return to India brings with him Mannu (Salman Khan). What happens next do they make it big is the rest of the movie. A real dry script. The movie [...]

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Road Trip 4 (2009)

While I still have to finish posting on my last Road Trip aka Monsoon Ride, I have mapped out my road trip during Christmas 2009 and New Year 2010. This is initial phase of planning.
Start Date: December 25th, 2009 from Chennai
End Date : January 10th, 2010 to Bangalore
Bangalore to Darjeeling or Gangtok and back. [...]

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Aadhavan (Tamil) – Movie Review

Aadhavan starring Surya, Nayantara and others would be easily forgotten if not for Vadivelu.
Surya is a paid assassin. In his attempt to assassinate head of CBI team commissioned for finding the death of children, finds his love and other long lost family members. Often repeated storyline.
Stunts though copied from various English movies is not an [...]

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Kanva Reservoir Ride

Its been quite some time since I did a group riding and with Royal Knights Motorcycle club. Today was the ride to Kanva Reservoir near Ramnagar and a day ride. About 70kms from Bangalore.
We all met up at Koramangala Sony World junction and started our journey by around 6:30am in the morning after a small [...]

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Monsoon ride – Road trip 3

It was “One hill of a ride” and a rainy one.
“Rain rain go away
come again, another day
Little Jhonny wants to play”
Re-writing the rhyme
“Rain rain come come
come again next day too
Little Jhonny is riding”

Riding speed -
40km/hr to 50km/hr up and down mountains in the rains & mist. At this speed one can smell the greens and [...]

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Strange people and stranger thy ways

Few weeks back on a Saturday morning I was cycling towards Hebbal for practise. There were few other cyclists who overtook me on their imported road bikes. They were so nice and said HI to me. It was nice of them to be courteous.
Following day I was running along same route and in opposite direction. [...]

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Unnai Pol Oruvan – Movie Review

A remake of the hindi movie “A Wednesday”. I have not watched the hindi movie so I cannot do any comparison.
Kamalhassan & MohanLal two big actors in South Indian film industry acting in same movie. The question is who will take more screen time and the limelight. In reality both of them have not eaten [...]

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Road Trip 3

Started planning for next road trip. Its not a long trip by distance. Should be around 1200kms in all. But its on the mountains and in the wilds with animals.
Day 1: Bangalore – Kanakapura – Satnuru – Malavalli – Sivasamudram – Haradanhalli – Satyamangalam – Coimbatore – Kinnattukadavu – Pollachi
http://www.bing.com/mapindia/?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=11.817606%7e77.275855&style=r&lvl=7&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&rtp=pos.12.9657373577356_77.5847243517637_Bangalore%2c+India__%7epos.10.6559430062771_77.0107577741146_Poll%u0101chi%2c+India__&rtop=0%7e0%7e0&encType=1&mkt=en-in
Day 2: Pollachi – Valparai
http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?cx=-1439404&cy=4168583&cz=8&where=from:Pollachi, Coimbatore, [...]

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August the 13th

This date August 13th on a Friday morning 10years (decade) back I signed papers which marked my entry to a different world. And a different life from thereon. I entered into one of the prestigious institutes in India, Regional Engineering College, Trichy (now National Institute of Technology, Trichy) to pursue my MCA (Master of [...]

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Chess Tournament

After almost a decade today I played in a chess tournament organised by Karnataka rural chess association at Om Shakthi Club in Varthur. This tournament is conducted every second sunday of the month. From next month (September) the event would be conducted in Gurukul Sports Academy, Kundanahalli.
Well to say my game has deteriorated in last [...]

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