Wednesday, December 27, 2006

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This Day would have been just another day in my life had it been the year before. But it was special this year or maybe??? The day i'll look upon throughout my entire life. For, this day made a big difference and would make a big difference in my life. No Doubts bout it. For this marked a new Beginning,a new journey.... For this day i was returning from Pattukottai,having accomplished the reason for which i went there.

Monday, December 25, 2006

My Experiments with "Pambaram" - II

So, while the last post was the prologue to this one ,let me continue with my experiments.... :)

It went like this for two whole days....A bit comical Thou..but it meant serious business for two whole days. Tried my best and applied every bit of my effort..... All to make a Top Spin...
"Mastering the Art of Pambaram Vitting"

I even had a thought of calling up Vijayakanth for tips...But poor guy,he was in a political turmoil then. So yeah,well equipped with a string and the top i started to a vacant place in front of house where i could stealthily undergo the training.
Took tips from everyone and started to apply everything.But net result 0....

Hence i finally decided to resolve the issue applying my Engineering Skills. So sitting down,analysing the planetary data,Gravitational Pull and the earths motion into account ,considering the feedback,changing the angle of inclination etc etc....i started to analyse ,in what all ways i can "Master the Art of Pambaram Vitting"

hmmm....Not to forget how embarrassed i was when kids stared occasionally with a kind of mocking look...hmmm..."avanga Manasula enna Odithho" seeing a grown up guy like me..sitting with a top and the string.....

So here goes my application of physics....

"A rapidly spinning top will precess in a direction determined by the torque exerted by its weight. The precession angular velocity is inversely proportional to the spin angular velocity, so that the precession is faster and more pronounced as the top slows down.The direction of the precession torque can be visualized with the help of the right hand rule.This process involves a considerable number of physical and mathematical concepts. A torque is exerted about an axis through the top's supporting point by the weight of the top acting on its centre of mass with a lever arm with respect to that support point. Since torque is equal to the rate of change of angular momentum, this gives a way to relate the torque to the precession process.The expression for precession angular velocity is valid only under the conditions where the spin angular velocity w is much greater than the precession angular velocity wP. When the top slows down, the top begins to wobble, an indication that more complicated types of motion are coming into play."


While i was thinking so much but could'n finally make a top spin, even after working hard for two days,a girl(must be less than 8yrs) came over there,stared at me with a subtle smile,took a top from her pocket,spun it just like that,then took into her palm while it was still in motion with help of the string.Then oru nakkalaana look..Thats it...Then i decided...

" Ivalo Nadantha Apparamum unakku ithu venamannu "...... hmmm....

In mounam Paesiyathaey style... "Avala Vantha,Avala Nakkala Oru Look Vitta,Avala Pambaram Vitta,Avala kaila Edutha,Avala Siricha....hmmm"

Sunday, December 24, 2006

My Experiments with "Pambaram" - I

Quite a Catchy title...."My Experiments with Pambaram" lol.....hmm....wad to do..Thought of writing "My Experiments with truth"...But enakku munnadi Enga Thaatha Munthikittar....

For Those who donno wad a pambaram is...I give u Few options...

Option 1: Its the Tamil Vernacular Name For "Top ".
Option 2: Ask Our Dear Captain Mr.Vijayakanth
Option 3: Google Around

And if anyone feels that it is unnecesary or unworthy to know about it....Sorry...You got it wrong...
Coz... even silly things have great potential and can bring a big turnaround..Eg.... Price of onions brought down a Government in Delhi ...
So wads bout this Pambaram....It created waves in Tamil Cinema and it made Mr.Vijaykanth's popularity ratings Reach Sky high..
"The Pambaram Mania " caught up with the youth and it can be attributed to Vijayakanths Block Buster movie "Chinna Gounder".

Day II

Deeply Immersed into the Books i brought with me....
Shabba....."Etho Kadalukulla Muzhugi yentha Effect... How many days can i feign around with those books?..." Too much Overdose.... :)

Though not completely impressed by those books,but that was the need of the hour...felt so soothing....
And next thing to mention was the "Gavanippu",the way i am treated with, each time i go there.
Everything lined up for me,you can perhaps find most of the commonly seen stuffs in our habitat.Right From Chicken,mutton,Fish,Prawns,Crabs.What else! and what not!...smack smack...

And not to mention about the delicacies like Paagu-Kozhukattai, Kuzhi Paniyaram, Adai etc etc.But Everything comes with strings attached.This time me bulb vaang'ing.

It so Happens,that Everytime I announce and publicise that i am on a diet,things unfold..Maybe This is where murphy comes to play.So people start making special delicacies which i can't resist. Yeah.U Guessed it Right.

" Yen so called much publicised Diet restrictions follow pannatha,not realising that it is a trap filled with love, Nalla Bulb Vaanguvaen :) "


Saturday, December 23, 2006

Day - I

The Day Started off well.As i peeped through the window of the bus,i realised that It was a new world,new vision...No IT corridors,No malls,No multiplexes,No hypermarkets but it had everything i wanted.

Seri seri....
"Enna da ivan puthusa parkara mari sollaraenaenu.Nenaikka vendam...."

But this time it was completely new for me and i realised that i failed to notice it for longtime since i joined my engineering and ravish its beauty for quite some years. Deep inside,i thought to myself what sitting in front of PC 24*7 had resulted in. But Atlast....I was out of it...Atleast for a while....

Greeenery Everywhere!..... Aahan...Guys Wake up!....Naan Nallavan.....am not talking bout that..I meant the Real Green Pastures which we cannot find out at a place like chennai or wadeva,most rightly named "Concrete Jungle"

A thought Just Striked me...If my position is itself in a sorry state...then wad about future Generations...Laughed inside with a thought that perhaps in future we must explain to our children the results after Googling "greenery " and stating...
"Thambi Ithu thaan Greenery,Ithukku paeru thaan Vayal Vezhi,Ithukku paer than Kalathu medu".....and starting off.....
Long long ago...So long ago..But not so long ago....there existed these things ...lol.... :)

Friday, December 22, 2006

A Soulful Retreat

hmmm....It was again a Visit to my Chithi's Place. But this time,a visit of a different kind and a different purpose which only a select few know about. Armed with quite a few books like "The monk who sold his Ferrari" and "The Alchemist" ,I made a soulful retreat to her place. No PC,No Internet..... It was just me and the only outlet was my mobile