Prashanth Palanisamy

Shrek 3 – Finally a worthy Sequel

// August 19th, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

I Love animation movies..they are clever ,cool,cute and always have a happy ending…Shrek 3 is no different..its a wonderful movie with the parody thread(as usual)running all across it…The dear ogre has played(animated) the part to a T..so has everyone else..of all the sequels this year this is the only sequel which quenched my expectations…maybe the only ordinary thing(relative) was that the novelty factor was missing…(3rd part …so obviously)….The movie touches a lot of issues…from the cliched bad turn good act…women empowerment…underdog…and yeah paternity as well….!!
Verdict – Yeah!!You gotta not miss this one!!
p.s – waiting for Shrek 4…

Drum Jam…

// August 15th, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Well i have never been to any kind of jam(music i.e) in my life before…decided i wont be missing many more in the future…yesterday Aj told me to check out a band called Drum Jam on their website…they were like having a Jam today…so we decided to go along..and my cousin bro tagged along…
We were late (Aj was early)….but not late enough to sit in the sun..just managed to get a good seat inside the tent…all of us were given drums of different kinds and shapes…and whilst we were waiting for the organizers to organize something..(duh!!!).. we were drumming to our sivamanish rhythms… …. it started…some dude called robreto(dunno …for sure!!!)…started telling us cues to play differently..it was nice…i mean for a no-go drummer(i.e me)… could follow…so then we started creating symphonies after that…oops exaggerating…i mean we were split into groups impromptu..and told to play different beats and rhythms…oh almost forgot Vasundhra Das is also a part of this group…this continued with some vocals from Vasundhra Das…man she is good…and some tv coverage…(was this the original reason???…sorry for being a skeptic)…and after a 2 hr intense experience…i just have to say it was EXHILARATING..

p.s – my hands are broken…and i took 4hrs and 15 min to write this post…

photos to follow!!!

Birthday Celebrations!!

// August 15th, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Celebrated Preetha’s birthday today…nothing unusual ,as in almost a week late….. .went to her place around 6:30 i think…cut the cake…each one of us pulling each others leg…fun…with Aj taking the brunt….. ….sujith as usual did his Houdini act the moment he entered….atleast he came….su pulled out at the last moment…vodko not reachable…well…after aj and sujith left…we had some chat…. and came home…and blah..and blah…

We Have Changed our Names!!!

// August 14th, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

My Dad originally Palanisamy now Payee (pie-eeee)
My mom originally Porkani now kiyee(ki in kite and eeeeee)
My Sis originally Preethi now PP.
My bro-in-law originally Naren now naen(Na-yen)
My Cousin originally Narayanasamy now naasaee (naa-s-eee)
and Me originally Prashanth now banth(baa-nth)\

Courtesy/Concept/Envisioned/By/Source – Swathi

Ebrahim Saheb Street- A Foodies delight

// August 4th, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I were roaming around aimlessly (like we always do…. No sense of direction, whatsoever!) And found ourselves in the back alleys of Commercial Street. The name sounded familiar… Ebrahim Saheb Street… I think my mother would go there to shop for intricate embroided dress materials… (Why I am even talking about embroidery.?!?) Anyways, the surprising thing about the street in reference is that it has a large number of roadside eateries with a large variety… from jalebis, to churmur chat and the quintessential South Indian delicacy, Idlis and Dosas. The street reminded me of the “Parathe Waali Galli” in good ol’ Dilli, only much M-U-C-H smaller… (Sorry dilli wallas, if I have offended you…. Just a mild comparison…. I might be wrong…. Very wrong)

The only thing that amazed me was that I hadn’t heard about these Idli and Dosa joints before, being a Bangalorean all my life (Shame!!). We decided to start the proceedings with the soft Idlis and some chutney (very hot!). In no time we had gobbled up about half a dozen of ‘em….. We then went for a Dosa with generous amounts of clarified butter and dollops of white butter thrown in at the end…. I must say, the Dosas were indeed good. We also tried a Dosa with onions thrown in and oh…. Not to forget the vadas that acted as fillers while waiting for the dosas! Quite a meal for a hungry twosome…. The important thing is, we didn’t spend too much money and the food was a zillion times better than the thrash which is dished out in those stinky “Darshinis” (I despise those places…. Why is the sambar sweet, for cryin out loud?). People, who are paranoid about eating on the street, don’t worry, because, I am pretty sensitive too and it didn’t throw my bowel movements outta gear….. For dessert we wound up at Bhagatrams, made famous by their DELICIOUS Gulab Jamuns and Gajar Halwas…. I think I have been going to Bhagatrams for as long as I can remember…. The gulab jamuns taste just the same… I hope it stays that way….

To wrap things up, I will go with three out of Five for the Dosa joints at Ebrahim Saheb Street (We didn’t explore too much though). I think the next time, I will make it a point to try some jalebis at a shop close to the Dosa place….

(PS: My next review: Veena Stores, Malleswaram)

p.s – review by AJ