my clicks..my sony

beyond us!!

As the title says, i am posting a few clicks of mine in this post. But, I am not the photographer who takes a tripod, talks about aperture, focal length, f/4 f/16 fractions and those variations. These sound as jargon.

unsolicited solitude :(

light of darkness;

Well, let me talk about my sony then. I laid my hands for the first time on a digi cam during college.(courtesy Lava). After taking about 3000 pics in college, i was comfortable (only) with a Sony.

perfect? :)

Joined TCS, and you guessed it right. A new Sony DSC W55 5MP for 18K, inclusive of all accessories. Apparently, my dad questioned, 'enna da 18,000 ku worth ah?'. I never knew i would have a suitable answer a few years later.

one 'fine' day, she was here!

Suitable answer? No no, I am not hitting that i developed my photographic skills and proving the worth. This kind little sony has travelled with me a long way, capturing the best moments of my life and giving 'life' to the past when i see them.

everything incinerates in life!!

the unaccompanied journey, solitude!!

Besides clicking with friends and all the way in outings and fun moments, few photos stand best in my content. I have attached all those in this post and I welcome your comments too!!

'thanni' la ennoda reflections vera mathiri irukkum :)

@Key west, sun sets

'Hope for the doom'

These photos along with their value add a lot to my 'Experiences' and hence the post!!
You can also view these at www.flickr.com/photos/rathnak
A photograph is memory in the raw. ~Carrie Latet

infinitesimals!!

one fine day in FM Library (i do visit sumtimes),
"Strategic Supply Management does involve performance metrics for supplier performance and in overall, assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of supply management. It is difficult to manage and improve something which we do not measure. Performance measures are ....." wait a minute.. what did i read?
"It is difficult to manage and improve something which we do not measure.".
It signalled something through the spine upward to the mastermind. Am i not measuring something which i want to manage? yep :P
Went home, looked for an inch tape and took a measurement of my paunch. I would need it to compare with my efforts on reducing the same.
got reminded of my friend pointing out that management studies is pure common sense!! :)



Another fine day, after a thoughtful self malediction for ending up in this crap place, called up my friend to kill the nighttime. The gossip was all about friends getting married this year and trying to incite ourselves to be conscious of the often overlooked fact that we are getting 'older'.
"Machi.. ethaachum saathichittu thaan kalyaanam pannalaam nu irukkaen.. enna solra? "
"dei.. nee ellaam.. sorry naamellam kalyaanam pannikurathae life la periya saathanai thaan da .."
that night amidst disturbed sleep, a fair priority thread started in my thought process..I am sure it originated from the frontal lobe :) "will i get married?.." am i missing something? where am i heading too? why shud i? :P

enga pasanga - intro - Part 2

Part - 1

before introducing each one, let me tell you how this gang formed. (am thinking) ...frankly, till date, no one knows how we all ganged up. invaluables beyond different classes, native places n companies gave a strong bonding. I hope it continues for ages.

was thinking with whom to start with and then I decided to go with my list. First comes our 'pudhu mapla' Magesh

we call him the 'paapa' in our group. 'Magesh from Thottiyapatti, Salem' nu gethaa solluvaan. 'vaathiyaar paiyan makku' nu oru pazhamozhiya disprove pannitaan. BITS, Pilani (distance) la MS panraan..weighttu party. a very active person in our group.. enga ponaalum munthittu vanthu nippaan naan varla nu :). hostel la oru yellow bag vechurupaan and atha pathi naan pesavae maataen. :) his famous quote 'avan avan prechanai avanukku.. hmm' :) unforgettable memories include, second year combined studies, 'cts placed' fone call, slap on my face in A-110, ooty trip - night stories, n Nesam Court fun.

ivarukku kalyaanam nga May la. vazthukkal... let us join hands in wishing him a very happy married life.
P.S -> don't get away with his 'innocent' looks. They are deceptive to the highest degree.

next, let us talk about this gentleman Chenniyangiri. we call him the 'Nari' in our group. a fun loving person and bayangaramaana stand up comedy king. TCS placements ku Name ah 'Chen Yan Giri' nu kuduthavar. He is from Karavalasu,Erode. enna kaetta romba nalla paiyan. Most of our fun trips in 2005-08 were organized/initiated by Chenni.. enga group la Bday treat idea aarambichuthu ivanthu la thaan. Since his bday falls in Nov, diwali time fun n nite show cinemas.. fun moments include, pondy trip-07, moonrakers-07, bday celebs.. technically, DSP DIP la sema interest n brainy too. GATE paiyan... did't get motivated at the right time i guess. But we can all expect more from this 'promising' person..

for no reason, i get reminded of 'Premji amaran' if i think of giri. I forgot to mention, frequent ah get ups ah maathuvaan. nalla irukkum aana... :D

aduthathu Guru Anand, the 'Annachi' and 'motta-muni' of our gang. He is from Palladam and kitta thatta nalla paiyan. Ivan 3 roses tea na, comedy, torture for fun and senti are the flavors. Enga group oda thanga thalaivar and a person who lives to his words. He chats and talks to our friend's parents more than us and am sure you will guess it right where he is hitting :). moments that we can't forget are selvaraghavan clicks, intrams skit, sathyamangalam road trip, Thada falls trip(a big flop) and my sweet tortures. enna killiyae saavadipaan, paavam naan. He is societal , cares for the welfare of ppl and I believe he will live up to his dream of being a politician!!
ivana samaalikuradhu kashtam thaan.. :)

next n last for today is our playboy, maddy n a captivating personality. that s 'lurie' for you.. Pravin Kumar. He is from Salem, worked in TCS and then now, IIM K la he is rocking. 'maddy' n 'lorry' ah combine panni Lurie nu paeru vanthuchu. 'Nilai maarum ulagil Nilaikkum enra kanavu' apdi oru paatu irukku. apdi pala kanavugal oda PSG ECE join panaan.. bad luck pravin and i am sure you are happy at IIMK now. He is highly enthusiastic, hush-hush entertainer and i don't need to elucidate on the fairer sex. memorables are his mounam paesiyathaey style walk, 1 foot stool story and Tcs ILP pranks.. now he is moving forward in his aspirations towards management.. good luck!!

"The music in a guitar may stop now and then.. but the strings remain forever!! "
that is how friendships and friends are in each one's life..

i hope the readers n especially the 'heroes' above enjoyed this post!!

wait for more to come for the other strings in my life.. :)

'enga pasanga' - nostalgia guaranteed-Part 1

Part -2

'enga pasanga', 'namma pasanga', 'enga group' ,'enga set' , 'naanga gethu' la .. intha phrases ah neenga unga frnds kitta or appa amma or siblings kitta use panni iruntheengana, or neegellam over ah gethu vittuttu thiriyura pasanga na, welcome to this post..

intha phrases ah naanum oru 3.5 years ah sollittu irukkaen.. veetla, work la, esp in a new circle of ppl or when i came across instances similar to what i had in my circle.. aamaanga.. enga pasangala pathi thaanga intha blog.. what you will read in the next two posts is a short intro abt each of them and a gist of our get togethers n fun moments..

let me give u their names first..

• erode aka V Vijayakumar
• 7.5 aka Senthil Raja
• kosu aka Prasath
• annachi aka Guruanand
• PT sir aka Bala Dinesh
• maami aka Jagan Prakash
• paapa aka Magesh
• rathu aka Rathna Kumar
• gundu aka Shiva G
• belly boy aka Pravin Kumar R
• lurie aka Pravin Kumar S
• urulai aka Ravi Shankar
• chu chu aka Shunmugaraj..
• nari aka Chenniyangiri
• manga aka Rajakumar

seri give me ur comments on whom u want to start with in ur comments.. ll try my best 4 that.. :)

-> Part 2