Saturday, December 27, 2008

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Christmas celebrations kku Orchard road poganum poganumnnu plan panni kadasila 27th Dec kilambiyachu..










I should mention these two little girls. Takashimaya vaashal la these girls were performing gymnastics..Olympics la ennamo "perfect 10" appidinnu sollurangalae adhai naan parthadhu illa..aanaa i would say that this performance was mind blowing.





Ennamaa valayudhu avanga udambu..appa kannu muzhi pidhungiduchu ennakku!!



எல்லாரும் போட்டோ புளாக்கிங் பண்ணுறங்கன்னு நானும் செய்ய முடிவு பண்ணின, அதை வெளியிடுறதுக்குள்ள ஒரு 4 மாசம் கிடுகிடுனு ஓடிப்போஒச்சு.
இதை நான் இன்னும் வெளியிடாமல் இருந்த என்னோட சோம்பேறிதனத்துக்கு ஒரு முடிவே கிடையாது..முதல "publish" பண்ணிடுறேன்..அப்புறம்,"editing works" எல்லாம் செய்துடுறேன்.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

2008 தீபாவளி கொண்டாட்டம்ஸ்

எல்லாருக்கும் வணக்கம், ரொம்ப வெட்டியா இருக்குறேன்..அதான்,இந்த வருஷம் தீபாவளி எப்டி போச்சுன்னு எழுதலாம்ன்னு வந்துட்டேன்.

தீபாவளிக்கு முதல் நாள் வரைக்கும் வேலை இருந்துச்சு..அதனால தீபாவளி ஷோப்பிங் கூட ஒழுங்கா செய்ய முடியல...ஆனா, நமக்குதான் அது எல்லாம் ஒரு பொருட்டேயில்லையே..லேட் நைட் ஷோப்பிங் எல்லாம் போயி ஒரு வழியா முக்கியமான சாமான்கள் (கைல மெஹந்தியெல்லாம் போட்டுட்டு)எல்லாம் வாங்கிட்டு வந்துட்டோம்.

தீபாவளி அன்னிக்கு என்கூட வேலை செய்றவங்க,friendoda friends அப்டின்னு ஒரு 10பேரை (வந்தது என்னவோ 7 பேர்தான்!! நான்தான் சமைக்குறேன்னு சொல்லியிருக்ககூடாதோ)லன்ச்க்கு வீட்டுக்கு கூப்பிட்டுயிருந்தேன். மத்தவங்க வேற எதாவது விஷேசத்துல மாட்டாமலா போயிடுவாங்க!!( யாரு யாரு வரலைன்னு குறிச்சு வச்சுட்டோம்ல!!) லன்ச் பிளன் - Creamy Palak Soup, Veg Briyani,Paneer Butter Masala,Badam Halwa. (இதுக்கு அப்பறம் இருக்குறது எல்லாம் ஆங்கிலத்துல எழுதியிருக்கேன்..தமிழ்ல எழுத முயற்சி பண்ணினேன்....முடியல...ரொம்ப கண்ணு கட்டிடுச்சி..)

Creamy Palak Soup and Veg Briyani is Amma's recipe and I have already prepared them once or twice. I cooked Paneer Butter Masala and Badam Halwa for the first time.

முதல் முயற்சிக்கு OK ன்னு தோன்னுச்சி.அதைதான் வந்தவங்களும் சொன்னாங்க( நம்புங்கப்பா!!) I have to thank the recipes for that. It made things easier. I think you can also have a look and try out.Click the item names to get their recipe and who knows may be you ll find some other wonderful recipe out there. I should say,that is one great site.

அப்பறம், வசந்தம் சானல்ல "கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா" படம் போட்டாங்க,அதை கொஞ்ச நேரம் பார்த்துட்டு இருந்தோம். படம் முடிஞ்சதும் ஒவ்வொருத்தரா கிளம்ப ஆரம்பிச்சுட்டாங்க.

ஒரு 6:30 மணி போல விளக்கு வைச்சிட்டு,பக்கத்தில இருக்குற கோவிலுக்கு போயிட்டு வந்தேன்.

இந்த மாதிரி ஒரே பரபரப்பா தீபாவளி வந்ததும் தெரியமா,போனதும் தெரியமா முடிஞ்சுடுச்சு!!
இதுவே நம்ம ஊரா இருந்தா,இன்னும் நல்லா இருந்துயிருக்கும் ஒரு நினைப்போட.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

எவ்வளவோ பண்ணிட்டோம் இதை பண்ணமாட்டோமா?

இவ்வருட தீபாவளி celebrations (romba kustam pa..tamila type pannuradhu..romba porumai vaenum pola..adhu dhan nammakku suthama kidayadhae) pathi ezhudhanumnu deepavalikku next dayla erundhu yosichukittu erukaen..but sariya naeram kidaikalai. Adhukula ennoru vishayam nada,diwali issue pinnukku thalividapattuladhu(eppodhaikku).

Naethu i started another set of reactions.Edhu ennoru pudhu CSP(Chiral Stationary Phase). I used a new compound--C-Methylcalix[4]resorcinarene. Calix[4]arene oda modified compound dhan but romba different erundhuchu.



The reactions steps are just like that of Calix[4]arene. Dont know how much efficient the reactions would be..but adhukula enn vaathiyaar papers pathi paesa arambichutaar. Endha compound vachi 2 papers publish pannalaam appidinnu..avanga avangalukku oru kavalai..ennakku reactions pogumaannu kavalainaa,edhai vachu aethanai paper anupalaamnu avarukku oru kavalai..

Reactions steps updates will be done later after i get to know the results!!

அவர் பேப்பரைப் பத்தி சொல்லும் போது இது தான் தோண்றியது எனக்கு---எவ்வளவோ பண்ணிட்டோம் இதை பண்ணமாட்டோமா?!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Grad students life as described in PhD comic

The strips from PhD comic is so true and all the PhD grads would agree to this. Everyone has his/her favorite strips from this comic. Listed down here are some of my favorites.

The first Comic strip is about the work output from the grad students, and believe me,it is 200% true (well,atleast in my context)



The content of the second strip also happens in most (all) of the graduate students real(?!?!?) life.I have asked my friends the same question and have got the same response and when i am asked how my research is..well, I give them all a blank look just like the girl in the strip!!



The third and fourth strip shows the signs of graduating soon (and i am not in that list)



The fifth strip is about group meetings and do i have to say it again...Unmai,edhil erukkum athanayum unmai, unmai, unmai.

So,if you are interested in reading all the comic strips,you can visit: http://www.phdcomics.com/

Alvida till the next time.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Difference between you and your boss

I get some random mails daily from a website which has a couple of jokes and a funny picture..And those jokes usually bring a smile to my face and today i got this. Though i have heard it before, i really felt closer to the words NOW!!

So,here is it for you to read:




When you take a long time, you're slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough.
When you don't do it, you're lazy.
When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy.
When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human.
When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority.
When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative.
When you take a stand, you're being bull-headed.
When your boss does it, he's being firm.
When you overlooked a rule of etiquette, you're being rude.
When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.
When you please your boss, you're apple polishing.
When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative.
When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.
When your boss is out of the office, he's on business.
When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick.
When your boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.
When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview.
When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked.

Hope guys enjoyed and now you know the difference, ACT accordingly!!




See ya till the next post!!

Friday, October 17, 2008

My worst nightmare AGAIN

I have always wanted to blog, but kept wondering about what to blog. What interesting things could happen in a life of a graduate student. But then after a long DAY, I wanted to ramble about it to someone and that is what is in my VERY FIRST POST here.

Did this have to happen again? I started my synthesis of CSPs after about a couple of months gap (not a vacation guys,just a gap...during which time i had to do analysis) and I really hoped i didnt have anyone peeking and yelling at me from behind..Well,I had all my fingers crossed for that..But it is Murphy's law all over again.

I had planned a day before itself about all those things i ll be doing and yet i messed up things. It all started with the vaccum trap blocked with ice followed by one thing and another. And the stuffs that happened after that is a History!!!

I wasnot allowed to do the reactions myself and When i went forward and said i would love to do it all by myself, i was told that the next time i can do it. Is it not the part of a graduate student's curriculam that he learns the tricks.

I really wish this yelling would stop and i could learn to do some things in my own(!!!) way.

So,now that i have my first post here,I ll make it a point to blog something or other now and then. And i ll make it sure that it is not just ramblings because I do have some great moments to cherish.