Tamil? What Tamil?

With 'the custodians' of Tamil in power, it is not wrong to expect some improvement in the use of the language, at least in areas where the government is involved.
What we get to see are silly typos and English words.
The Aavin milk sachet above has the word 'homogenisedu' [no prizes for guessing the word] in Tamil and the Tamil word 'padhapaduthappatta' is spelt wrong.

Flock

What is Arya's photo from Naan Kadavul doing here? Nothing. Because I am just testing the various features of Flock browser.
If you don't know, Flock is a 'social' browser that allows you to link to various social services,
including blogs. You can even post to several blogs at a time.

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Parking at Chennai Central

This is how the parking lot is 'maintained' at the Chennai Central railway station.
If you manage to get your two-wheeler in and park it without trouble, you deserve appreciation.
The space looks like a stone quarry with boulders and stones strewn around.
When you come back, it is quite a task to remember where you have parked your vehicle. And if some genius has parked his vehicle right behind yours, you have to get it out yourself. Forget about any help from the attendants.
If the Railways or the contractor cannot even level the ground, what sort of service are they supposed to be providing us?

The Landmark Forum introduction

[Posted from E71]
I attended an introductory programme of The Landmark Forum at Madipakkam on Sunday.
I don't know how to describe the Forum. We can say it helps you find out and set right the real reasons behind your problems. May be this is too simplistic, but the real advantage will be visible to you only if you attend an introductory session.
I was coaxed into attending the session by Sanjukta and Mukund of Bangalore. They say the Forum has helped them a lot in improving their lives. I am sure they cannot be wrong, because all members of Sanjukta's family - father Selvakumar, mother Vanaja, brother Satish [who convened today's session] and his wife Udaya are all deeply into this and vouch for its effectiveness.
One nice thing about the Forum, is that The Landmark Education, the company behind the Forum, makes no bones about the fact that it is a commercial enterprise. Today, Satish ended the session with, ''Thank you for doing business with us.''
Business? Yes. A four-day session costs Rs 7,100. This may appear steep, but when you think that attending it could transform your life, it's a pittance.
I know the Selvakumars personally and they are one of the nicest families I have come across. They are such an ideal family that I don't think they can get anything better from the Forum, but the fact that they have, vouches for the Forum's effectiveness.