November 2nd, 2002

It’s Diwali time and here’s some of my observations..

1) Earlier, ‘Diwali’ had been a north indian term and ‘Deepavali’ a typical south indian term. But now, ‘Diwali’ has become to be accepted as a general term even here in Tamilnadu.

2) During my childhood days back in my village, Sooragamagalam, all the festival delicasies would be made at home. There were a few elderly ladies who’s expert services were sought after to make murukkus, adarsams, kechakkais, & Kambadais. Nowadays, in the city,even though all these items are available off the shelf, the spirit and the camaraderie of people getting together is missing.

3) Thankfully, the age old custom of having ‘oil head bath’ still continues. The only difference is that earlier, we were given Shikkakai to wash off the oil on our heads. Now it’s shampoo.

Do you notice any other differences ?

November 2nd, 2002

Chennai Marathon has been postponed to January 12th . Good. That gives an extra month of practice. But wonder why their website isn’t working ?! ( via Vincent )

November 1st, 2002

Ever since i heard of MyWay.com’s “No Ads” approach, I’d always wondered how they are going to make money ? Bill Dougherty, the CEO, answers that in his interview with CNet.

November 1st, 2002

Googlism is amazing. Try your name for some neat surprise. Amazing how much it knows.

November 1st, 2002

Yahoo! mail seems to have cut down the mail storage space from 6MB to 4MB for new registrants.






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