A pair of denims. Painted with flowers or dinosaurs (the way I like them, especially on one leg), or simply faded, blue and original. The Levis or the Pepes, the workhorses . Buying a pair has always been quite a nerve-wracking experience for me. And even more intimidating is the lexicon: tight fit, loose hip (joints?), regular (straight or gay ( Read more... )

kanmaniyae kaadhal enbadhu
karpanaiyoa kaaviyamoa
kan varaindha oaviyamoa
ethanai ethanai inbangal
nenjinil pongudhamma
pal suvaiyum solludhamma

kanmaniyae kaadhal enbadhu
karpanaiyoa kaaviyamoa
kan varaindha oaviyamoa
ethanai ethanai inbangal
nenjinil pongudhamma
pal suvaiyum solludhamma

maelam muzhangida
thoaranam aadida
kaalamum vandhadhamma
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Memoirs of a Geisha - a movie to fall in love with. On why Japan (and Japanese culture) is so enthralling...

ravi neenu agasadinda mareyagi hodare indu ballali kattele tumbi nee odadhe...

I read The Great Gatsby for the first time a week ago. Precision - that's the word to describe the entire work. Jazzy, New York comes alive in Technicolor writing that reads so accurate one can almost measure it. You forget to read on and be led into the dream world of Gatsby coz the arresting structure and form are more enchanting.

Gatsby was ( Read more... )

what is the best first sentence in a short story or a novel that you’ve ever read?

- picked up from edrants.

Walls adorned with rows of tiny, burning lamps ( Read more... )

Took a stance and closed the gates to something that clung on for old time's sake. The spontaneity had gone, the warmth had trickled to a non-entity, and the silences had lost their glint. Time to celebrate the good times and leave.

Mizhiyariyaathe vannu nee mizhiyoonjaalil
Kanavariyaathe etho kinaavupole
Manamariyaathe paariyen manasarasoram
Pranayanilaakkili nee shahaana paadi..
Ithuvare vannunarnnidaathoru puthuraagam
Evide marannu njaanee priyaanuraagam..