Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Deepa Mohan wrote: No, no...as *I* see it, 3 is a mystic number (trinity etc), and so is 9 which is thrice three (all the TVS family members, please note, even today have car number plates which total up to 9) and 12

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
You need to make an appointment with the ...er...numerous numerologists whose boards have sprung up all over Chennai, (btw I live in Blr, They'd simply tell you to add an extra A or so to your name .. Deepaa Mohann My wife's bro in law (her sister's husband) has a name like Balajii

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Deepa Mohan wrote: *I* was looking at *your* link to find an explanation! :) Yeah, my link has no useful info either. You need to make an appointment with the ...er...numerous numerologists whose boards have sprung up all over Chennai, (btw I live in Blr, I live in Blr as well. And, I

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: You need to make an appointment with the ...er...numerous numerologists whose boards have sprung up all over Chennai, (btw I live in Blr, They'd simply tell you to add an extra A or so to your name .. Deepaa

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
I wonder what practioners of rumpology, like Jackie Stallone (Sly Stallone's mom) have .. old faded parchment and vellum manuscripts, or papyrus rolls? :) suresh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi Sent: Monday,

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Deepa Mohan wrote: No, noit just *has* to be called asstrology! Deepa. Ah, so that's what a naameollogist calls astrology, to give it a better chance at accuracy?

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually too much time inside the college hostel (which was a convenient place to lie down in the mid-day Madras heat) and the 1008 tea

[silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Sanjeev Kumar
Dear Silklist Aficionados, A quick introduction... I am Sanjeev Kumar - after meandering around (Middle East, Arica, Oz land, Far East) for the last 14 years - I have finally arrived home (Bangalore4me). I currently head sales and marketing for a 3i Infotech Subsidiary - focussed on Consumer

Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie

2008-12-01 Thread ashok _
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the Reeves-Bullock movie Speed [1] where a bomb will go off on a bus if the speed of said bus should drop below 50 MPH there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge I saw a modern update of this film...

Re: [silk] Selling one’s child

2008-12-01 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 12:33 +0530, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2008/11/30/stories/2008113050060300.htm i will not blame harsh mander but does the hindu no longer have a copy desk?? Shyamlal and Lalita Tandi hit the headlines when it was 'exposed' that they

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Welcome to Silk, Sanjeev. Sanjeev Kumar wrote: Thanks Udhay for making me part of this and look forward to interacting with you all on the web and whenever opportunity presents itself ..in person.. We do have silk list meets whenever someone fancies a drink or two. :-) We also run away

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Sanjeev Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Silklist Aficionados, A quick introduction... I am Sanjeev Kumar - after meandering around (Middle East, Arica, Oz land, Far East) for the last 14 years - I have finally arrived home (Bangalore4me). Welcome

Re: [silk] does somebody know people doing research on traditional music at Kerala?

2008-12-01 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
2008/12/1 Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: auspicious. And if someone can explain the 786 significance, too, I would be full of grate. Whenever I ask a Muslim, the answer I get is that it *IS* a sacred number...but *why* no one has explained yet. Numerology. See

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Ramakrishnan Sundaram
2008/12/1 Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: how do you know U? Deepa, you are either U or non-U, as Nancy Mitford might say. Updating it for the U we know, you could say that you either know U, or you will. Someday. And six degrees will be one. Ram

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Madhu Menon
Sanjeev Kumar wrote: I am Sanjeev Kumar - after meandering around (Middle East, Arica, Oz land, Far East) for the last 14 years - I have finally arrived home Hi there Sanjeev. You sound familiar. :) Madhu -- * Madhu Menon Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine Moss Cocktail Lounge 96, Amar Jyoti

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Biju Chacko
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/12/1 Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: how do you know U? Deepa, you are either U or non-U, as Nancy Mitford might say. Updating it for the U we know, you could say that you either know U, or you will.

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there really people who don't know U? Bij-Umy response to this is, IU (actually, aiyo). Wish I could make it to Mysore... :( Anyone watched Venus smiling yesterday?

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Priyanka Sachar
I watched the lopsided smile and even clicked pics! :) 2008/12/2 Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there really people who don't know U? Bij-Umy response to this is, IU (actually, aiyo). Wish I could

Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie

2008-12-01 Thread lukhman_khan
Gautam John wrote: ... there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge [2]. My question is what speed would the bomb/speedometer register when the bus is airborne? I'm thinking the bomb should have gone off when in the air... AFAIK, the speedometer relies on

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Bij-Umy response to this is, IU (actually, aiyo). This whole thread U-turn is very disgusting. Cheeni

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Priyanka Sachar [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I watched the lopsided smile and even clicked pics! :) Could you share a couple of pics with me, Priyanka? Thanks! Deepa. Anyone watched Venus smiling yesterday? http://deponti.livejournal.com/471223.html

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Priyanka Sachar
Yep, will share. As soon as I am finished giving my laptop some liposuction :P. Need to free space so as to dnload pics and then upload pics. 2008/12/2 Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Priyanka Sachar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I watched the lopsided smile and

Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie

2008-12-01 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:24 AM, lukhman_khan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: [...] The people who make those movies never factor in the IQ levels of the target audience. They think we are fools/dumb anyway. Stranger things are known to happen, maybe the bus was helped by a sudden gust of tail wind

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: This whole thread U-turn is very disgusting. ThisU wholeU threadU UturnU isU veeery disgustingU, swalpa adjustU maadkoli

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Priyanka Sachar [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yep, will share. As soon as I am finished giving my laptop some liposuction :P. You mean laposuction D

[silk] I have a laptop battery question...

2008-12-01 Thread Deepa Mohan
All you techies on this list I have an IQ (no, not what you think, it means, Ignoramus Question)...I bought a laptop, a Toshiba Satellite...the battery was lasting one and a half hours, within a year, though I regularly discharge the battery completely before charging it again, the

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-01 Thread Sanjeev Kumar
ah! from I, me Myself to U...U me .well some years back or many years back...I met U (in a party - I know none of u and U will believe it if I say temple!)then U met me...then we met again.allright let me stop this...college connextion and mutual close friend Anil (suddenly from