Guest-list of the wish-list of the voice-list

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 5/23/2013 8:22:00 PM

'Technology has developed very much!This is the one line that loops around in my head as I sit down to prepare a guest-list for the unique party that WeChat has dared me to put together in fantasy. This new application, claiming to be a new way to connect by voice and chat through mobile, sure does open up new possibilities in being connected. Quite specifically in this post, it opens up new possibilities in putting together a wish list of voices with whom I want to chat. They throw (...)'

Read full article

The bloody red thing

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 4/19/2013 8:19:00 AM

'Hi folks, this post is about my personal experiences with a bloody red thing. It is the fluid of life... but, not water. It is that magic potion which helps us to breathe... but, not oxygen. It treats each and every one of us equally regardless of our religion, race, class, caste, sex, belief or IPL team prefrences. The world has produced hundreds and thousands of scientists and millions of new inventions have been made. There are artificial kidneys, artificial lungs, artificial leg(...)'

Read full article

A must-see place in Chennai and a must-introduce man to our kids

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 3/10/2013 1:36:00 PM

'I am going to start this article with a little anecdote. It is about the fashionable Che Guerra t-shirt. We all have seen it and of course I met a cousin of mine who was flaunting it one fine day. Out of curiosity, I asked him, “Brother do you know who this man on your vest is?” He said , “Ya they've written his name there – Che Guerra”.. “Ok.. Who is Che Guerra?” "He is a revolutionary” "Well, what kind of revolution did he do?” That became tough for him it seemed.. “Hmm.. he fough(...)'

Read full article

Beach cleanup for the olive ridley turtles - Tiruvanmiyur - with CTC and EFI

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 2/19/2013 6:28:00 PM

'On February 10, 2013, I chose to wake up early on a Sunday morning and ended up feeling very contented for the decision eventually. Chennai Trekking Club had partnered with Environmentalist Foundation of India to organize a clean-up morning at the Tiruvanmiyur beach, Chennai. This initiative was to keep the beach in a welcome position for the olive ridley turtles that are soon to migrate in masses to these shores to lay eggs. The cause intrigued me and I signed up for the project an(...)'

Read full article

The ultimate social game for the non-player

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 2/9/2013 4:42:00 AM

'Thanks to Alan Cleaver for the imageDisclaimer: If you are Mafia wars/ Glassdoor/ Farmville/ Criminal Case/ What-not enthusiast, you might find the content of this post to 'hurt' your sentiments and if you can rally around a strong army which can threaten chaos to life and order, you might even win a ban to my blog and give me great publicity. That way, I can improve my blog's followers from this meagre number to a healthy chunk. Every civilization starts with farming it seems.(...)'

Read full article

Learning a different language of the body

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 11/25/2012 2:57:00 PM

'I am going to write today about how I learnt a different language of the body recently. Please note I am not using the phrase ‘body language’. It should aptly be the ‘language of the body’. Is there a difference? There should be in the context I am going to speak. Language is a form of expression and general perception typically confines it to the limits of linguistics. When we explore beyond the conventional, we shall be amazed to know how many languages are out there around us – t(...)'

Read full article

Melancholy, guilt and sexuality - a WTK report

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 9/19/2012 9:48:00 AM

'Ever felt so melancholic about the ill-fate hunger serves to countless souls and stomachs across the world? If yes, your melancholy could have possibly been caused because you took an extra serving of dessert at a friend’s party a few years earlier. This is hypothesised as per a gentleman named Christian Heinroth’s (1773-1843) views on melancholy as a psychic disorder. I shall be talking more about his theory in this post later. At least my mind can easily digest that there can(...)'

Read full article

Why every entrepreneur should read Harry Potter

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 8/5/2012 1:35:00 PM

'A quick question to start with – Have you read the Harry Potter books already? If yes, you will not need my help with the Potter jargon and you might as well find this post interesting, especially if you are an entrepreneur of some sorts, considering the angle in which I have tried to bring out this article. If you haven’t read it yet, I would recommend it if you have the habit of reading and I can give you an assurance that it is not, as per the general perception of most non-reade(...)'

Read full article

The bald truth about cynicism

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 5/11/2012 10:10:00 PM

'One question before you read anything in this post. Please take a paper and pencil and list down the ten most cynical men you have met in your life. He can be a famous cynical celebrity; your school's principal; or even your distantly related uncle who has staunch doubts about the Indian economy and your company's future in particular (though he thinks that the MNC where his son works is well hedged against all risks). Now that you have written down the names, count the number of ba(...)'

Read full article

My bucket list of biking

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 4/17/2012 9:58:00 PM

'Image : Thanks to Michael Wilson photographyMotorcycles and horses have a very close similarity in my thinking and they fascinate me equinely - oops .. equally ! I do not know which passion came first but they feed one another mutually with petrol and oats and a lot of dreams. I admired bikers and horsemen alike when I was a kid and as I grew up, I learned to ride one of them and the other one still remains a distant admiration. Considering that I had to wait till I was 18 and offic(...)'

Read full article

Bike and trek to bliss – Chennai to Tada falls

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 2/9/2012 7:46:00 PM

'It’s been a long while since I set out on a bike trip aftertwo memorable previous experiences. Moreover I was waiting for the firstadventure road trip on my ‘own’ bike too. A lot of plans came and went andfinally the wait got a deserving due. Recently I accomplished a road trip toTada falls (Andhra – Tamil Nadu border) from Chennai and trekked all the wayupto the highest point where man can reach in that hill. This story summarisesthat great experience.The seeds for this trip were s(...)'

Read full article

(V)ada paavi !!

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 1/11/2012 6:49:00 PM

'Foreword: This post is about a stickysituation I experienced in a North Indian city. To be precise, the city is Puneand I recently understood that people there tend to feel bad when some Southiecalls them ‘North’ Indians. Well, please remember what Einstein had to say:‘It’s all relative, brother’. I am a Hindi-illiterate South Indian whose Hindiknowledge is limited to a few movie names (courtesy: The Khans); ‘Keval ek runmilega’ sort of cricket commentaries (courtesy: Doordarshan); (...)'

Read full article

One piece less- The soupy situation

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 10/17/2011 6:21:00 PM

'Are you a deal freak or a budget conscious big spender? Do you get daily SMS alerts from Snapdeal, Groupon etc.? Do you brighten up on seeing the 'unlimited Biriyani' offers online? Here is a soupy experience of mine which can tickle your funny bone and make you think twice about your choice of the 'unlimited biriyani' cook.A few days back, I had heeded to a long-pending request (read murder threats) for a treat from my friends to celebrate a happy personal moment. Around 8 friends (...)'

Read full article

Anthrowatch : The unusual Vijay fan and the leap of faith

Author : மதி (GS)      Blog : My Reflexes and Reflections      Date : 10/9/2011 9:39:00 PM

'People-watching is a term I used to refer to observing interesting characters who cross you in your daily routine. To read my earlier post on people watching, please click here. This post is a quick bite extension of people-watching adventures. For convenience sake and for some commercial sake, let me call it "Anthrowatch" from now on...I plan to write a bit more frequently about Anthrowatch experiences in here under a separate label..This particular episode is that of an unusual Vi(...)'

Read full article