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On popular demand, I am posting the lyrics for the "Welcome to India" - Mallu rap's lyrics.

Yaa, MC Vikram and Luda Krishna representing y'all, That's right ... increase the volume please ... thank you.

Welcome to India, mango juices and lassis, samosa crazy desis and little kids that are ...


I am back from the Munnar trip and for my surprise it is heavily raining in Chennai today.


I am leaving to Munnar tonight along with my colleages here for a recreation trip. I will be coming back only by Tuesday, April 5, 2005. I am going to miss computer badly for three days. Anyway, forget all the work; spend time in play, photography, travel and booze ;-)


Have you ever heard a mallu (Malayaalee) rap. If not, here is one for you.

Here is the lyrics for the song.

Courtesy: Suraj


Today, March 30 is a special day for a family. It is of my friend Vishal's. Today is the birthday of all the four persons of his family; him, his brother, his father and his mother. I have never seen a case like this before. It is a very ...


I already had a geek code long back (before a couple of years). I forgot where I stored it ;-) Therefore I have created a new one (which better suits now). It well it is here.

**GE/CS d s+:+ a-- C++ UL++ P+ L++ E W+++ N o K- w ...

My blogger <code /> is B1 d t+ k s u-- f+ i o x-- e+ l+ c-. What is yours? Find out.


Indian stock market vitnessed the attack of bears yesterday. BSE SENSEX slid down by 143 points from the previous close to touch 6368 on yesterday's close. It is getting closer to what we saw in the early Jan crash of this year. There is no specific reason for this ...


I have just configured the browser detection plugin from Priyadi. It is working like a charm. Actually, I was trying to install IP to Country plugin from that site since the IP2Nation plugin displays the countries incorrectly. I have accidentaly come across this browser detection plugin. Since I liked it ...


One of the interesting forward that I received today is about various names and thier stories. Worth sharing.

Mercedes -> This was actually the financier's daughter's name.

Adobe -> This came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.

Apple Computers > It ...