September 29, 2009

Noodle House - Velachery

Decided to hit Noodle House for lunch. Noodle House is located in 100 ft road, velachery - Naihaa complex...French Loaf was also there, but it was closed for renovation. The interiors were good and the ambiance - very 'china'. The menu was exhaustive but for a poor veg - the scope was very limited. Decided to play it safe and ordered a combo - clear soup, fried rice, icecream [decent - rs. 125]. Starters - Veg rolls, Dumplings tasted good. One of my friend had ordered spinach noodles..that was yummy... All the combo deliveries were good..but an order of Hongkong noodles [some non-veg stuff] proved to be a downer. Icecream was ok..but fruit salad was pathetic [served in the smallest bowl I have ever seen]. Overall, once in a while its ok to come to this place, just for the heck of trying out a different cuisine and definitely, it was not a disaster like kumarkom. But for a staunch veggie, Noodle house may not be a good hangout.

September 24, 2009

Fashion & Fusion - Alwarpet

One of the strong marketing tools of textile shops is window display. Two shops that come to my mind are Her Choice - Opp Sankara Hall - TTK road and another one - Fashion & Fusion on K.B.Dasan road, (near SIET)...They have theme based display - very eye catchy..I have actually got a couple of salwar suits from Her Choice. They have a very good variety of salwar materials and stiched ones too. Off late, I have been traveling by the SIET road, so Fashion & Fusion would be on my mind whenever I pass through that shop. One fine day, I decided to check it out..Excellent work but exorbitant prices. A choli with kutch work costs around 2500/- only. [blouse-e indha velai-na..Sarees??...]So..just skimmed through the dresses there and made a hasty retreat...The shop is for people with deeeeeep pockets and for people who have parties to attend wearing those expensive clothes. [nammaku rendume illa..]

Tailpiece: You might be wondering ..who is this K.B.Dasan?..well the authorities decided to shorten Kavingar Bharathidasan as K.B.Dasan. Tamil Vaazgha!!!

September 16, 2009

No Salad Bars in Chennai?

I am a die-hard fan of Namdhari salads [another link] in Bangalore, Sadashivnagar. There are quite a few outlets that cater to healthy eating in Bangalore. But somehow, the concept of salad bars has failed to reach chennai. There are a few organic vegetables and fruits outlets thats all...The Pizza Hut garden fresh salad is the best that I have tasted in chennai. Subway salads are overrated.
Wanted: Salad bars in Chennai..Is somebody hearing?

September 15, 2009

Aadhavan - HasiliFisiliye - Lyrics

Which is more irritating?
Inane lyrics that have no meaning like
Hasili Fisiliye yen rasamani
or supposedly romantic lyrics like
nan unnaku pookalin uppuma [I'm a flower uppuma to you..ughhh]..or is the lyrics something else..?
Full lyrics of this current blockbuster song [thanks to tamilyrics.wordpress.com]
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Anbe unnal manam freezing
adada kaadhal endrum amazing
excuse let me tell you something
Ne sirithaal Iphone tring tring
Ne pesum ambu yenmel paaya
Kaadhal vandhu yennai aala
varuvayo yennai kapaatra
vandhaal madisaaiven vazha

ulllalala lelele luma luma
ulllalala lelele luma luma
ulllalala lelema lema lema le

Hassily Fisiliye yen rasamani
un siripinil srithidum kathakally
yen elamayil elamayil paanithithuly
kudhugallyy………….

Yennakum unnakum yenoru edaively
ne iravinil iravinil emai vassi
yen pagalilum pagalilum nadanisai
pudhu rusii…………….

Anjanaaaaaaa anjanaaaaaaaaaaaah konjinaaal theyn thaaanaaaaaaaaaaaa….
yenkana yenkanaaaaaaaaaaaaah endrume neethaanaaaa

Hassily Fisiliye yen rasamani
un siripinil srithidum kathakally
yen elamayil elamayil paanithithuly
kudhugallyy………….

Yennakum unnakum oru edaively
ne iravinil iravinil emai vassi
yen pagalilum pagalilum nadanisai
pudhu rusii…………….

get on me gonna get on me gonna
honna honey
get on me gonna get on me gonna
honna honey

i wanna prechy maka wana taka
hit me buddy
un wanna take me ready gonna shaka
you are the mesmerizer
wanna be kinda gotta be righta

i’m cruising the coast of porto rico
bitme running in the sand of hot jamaica
double up life better be there for the taking a little
till i met you happy sleeping really tighter
and i aint goida away reach out to me

get on me gonna get on me gonna
honna honey
get on me gonna get on me gonna
honna honey

urasaamal alasaamal uyirodu oorudhu aasai
adhillamal idhillamal irundhaalthaan oidhidum osai
iruvizhile yevuganai idhukedhudhaan eduinai
un edaiyo oosi munai undidhidumo seru ennai

yen ennai theendinaai veppama
nan unnaku pookalin oppuma
virallil ullathey nutpama
nee konjam konraai konji thinraai

Anbe unnal manam freezing
adada kaadhal endrum amazing
excuse let me tell you something
Ne sirithaal Iphone tring tring
Ne pesum ambu yenmel paaya
Kaadhal vandhu yennai aala
varuvayo yennai kapaatra
vandhaal madisaaiven vazha

uyirodu uyirodu ennai kolla nerunguhiraaye
viralodu viral serthu edhalukkul iranguhiraaye
yaaridhalil yaaridhalo verthuvidum vengulalo
uchimudhal paadham vari ethaniyo methaihallo

ne aadai paadhiya paadhiye
ne puliyum maanum konda jaadhiya
un azhagin meedhithaan boomiya
ne muthappeya methai theeya

Hassily Fisiliye yen rasamani
un siripinil srithidum kathakally
yen elamayil elamayil paanithithuly
kudhugallyy………….

Yennakum unnakum oru edaively
ne iravinil iravinil emai vassi
yen pagalilum pagalilum nadanisai
pudhu rusii…………….

Anjanaaaaaaa anjanaaaaaaaaaaaah konjinaaal theyn thaaanaaaaaaaaaaaa….
yenkana yenkanaaaaaaaaaaaaah endrume neethaanaaaa

September 04, 2009

Fashion Tracker

Some amazing stuff out here- http://www.highheelconfidential.com/
If you are into fashion, whats in ..whats out, page 3 dressing...this is the place to be..
Really appreciate the people behind this venture, they meticulously track the events and do matching, evaluate the fashion sense and give out their verdicts.


You might get heart-attack to know that the Preen Power Bandage dress worn by Shilpa Shetty costs around - 680 pounds -
just Rs. Fifty Four Thousand plus

September 02, 2009

Onam Sadhya - Kumarakom

We are a bunch of enthus..would never miss an occasion to go out and hog. After some hectic parleys on where to eat out on Onam, we decided to celebrate our national integration feelings at Kumarakom, velachery [None of us are from god's own country..u get the drift?]. At 12.30 p.m kumarakom was brimming with festive crowd..we joined the fun with Rs.200 per head..We managed to find a table for six and I adjusted with an extra chair. With amazing speed plates were served..porclein plate for rice and platic/thermacol (not sure) plates for side dishes !, plastic cups for water!..we should have sensed what was coming..the GRAND ONAM SADHYA was just reduced to just spoonful of assorted kootus, avaiyal and poriyal. It tasted good ok, but the quantity was abysmally less..It was supposed to be unlimited, but getting to serve the extra dish was painful..[can you get that light green dish?] And even though we were mentally prepared for the red-kerala rice, when it was starring at us, we were kind of unsure about our decision. But then there was no option to look back..with some sambar, rasam and buttermilk, we made a mixture of all dishes (didn't know what to eat first, eat with rice or not?) and had a go at it..The worst case was the crowd was building up every minute and the waiters were clueless about managing the crowd [ but they were dressed up nicely, we couldn't differentiate them from the customers who were wearing ethnic dress]..We finished it quickly and were back to office even before the closure of our usual lunch session. The lone consoler was the payasam.
Lesson learnt: Never eat 'onam sadhya' on onam...that too in a restaurant. With a tongue that is eight foot long - nurtured by full plate tamilnadu meals, it was a wrong decision to try out bland coconut stuff.