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Last Weekend in US of A

Came to San Jose yesterday night ...The Seattle skyline from the airplane window looked awesome. Have a few send off treat's this weekend before i head to chennai tomorrow late night from SFO.

Thoovanathumbikal and Thrissur

I have a fascination for the temple town of Thrissur .My best summer vacation after i finished my 6'th standard annual exam was spent there. The Thrissur slang ,the Thrissur Round,Vadakkunnathan temple, the speeding buses ,Thrissur Pooram,Nandappettan's friends are unforgettable memories.This time when i went with Dad, many old timers remembered the 12 year old kid from Coimbatore who sat under the Banyan tree eating mangoes ,watching the buses race each other .I was trying to pick up Malayalam reading the names of buses those days... After 2 years of wait i get to see this classic again.I sat up till 3 a.m to download the movie yesterday . Every time I see this flick there is a sense of contentment .I think the climax has a lot to do with this . The movies keeps haunting me for hours after i watch it and this happens every single time. Especiallly the background score when Jayakrishnan first sees Clara in the rains ..wow ! Padmarajan's characterization of Jayakrishnan is f

The Countdown has begun...

Exactly 2 weeks and 2 days to go. I came to the land of opportunities eager to go back in 3 months. I must admit ,these 2 years have changed my life .,my thought process ,my way of looking at problems. I have been lucky to say the least. Its been a wonderful stay . I am riding a wave am I? ..no i am not a surfer ,but I can feel the excitement of one. Work has been good during the last few weeks . Order Management geek ...nah ! Everybody in Deloitte had nice words to say .I think I did far better during my 1.5 years at Deloitte than during my 3 years at Infosys. The firm has treated me very well. I have been watching too many movies of late .'Brokenback ' was wierd .If you are not 'Queer' (Yes am using the same term as the protagonist did in the movie) ,you will find this one Wierd. heheheheh ...i can't help laughing at this line 'Capote' was much better..classy especially the climax ..Philip Seymour Hoffman has come out with a riveting performance.I hate to