manutd....red devils forever!!!!!!!!!!!

man utd was crowned the champions of england for the 10th time... dirty blues didnt do it as they used to crap alot.....i m waitin for may 21st for the next one in line for manutd....the champion's league final.....
hornets are leading the playoff by 3 to 2 the next gme comin on san antonio.....
n my thesis..... this is like gonna be a wait for me.... as the thesis has been submitted to my prof and i hve to get it corrected from him.....i hve fixed up the defense date on june 9th.... so keepin my fingers crossed.......

the only two time BCS champions....LSU... n v did show off

its been a month since these two beauties were displayed in our student union but today only i was in a mood to blog abt it... these are the two glamorous trophies in college football... the BCS championships...n to add to it... LSU is the only place where u will find two of it for sometime.....
i knw me a indian saying about american football which shuld be called throwball bcos its mostly thrown than kicked but i always been a sports person.... i have been in LSU for 3 years now(almost)... n LSU football have been one of my passions....n i m happy that v became champions when i was here........anyways......
this year been good to me till now in the sporting side....LSU won the championship... my football team ManUtd is gonna be champions of england n europe...(well not yet..the final league game is on this sunday n v need to win it to retain the cup n the champions league final against chelsea is on may 21st) and the hornets, the local NBA team is into second round playoff against the spurs....cool right???
now to my work thts goin on.... i m on my last stages of my thesis writing.... got my analysis and results approved by my prof and the writin is on.... i m very bad in structural writing so i guess it will require a lot of help from people around me......i was plannin to defend my thesis by this month.... but dont think tht is gonna happen... so plannin for smewhere in june....

crap!!!!!!!!!!! time is runnning....

god i dunno when i m gonna change.... everything in my life is like this, last minute desperate attempt to finish off things which i have to do... this time its my thesis...he he he i knw it sounds BIG... but to me its been another of my smething for the heck of it.... i dunno....is it???i m supposed to have spend 3 years of my life for this... anyways i have njoyed my stay in LSU.... n smething to show for tht mayb....
anyways i have scheduled my defense date to b may12th but i m not really sure tht i can do on tht day.... if its not it will b a month later as members of my committee wilb on break one by one for a month..... lets c what happens.....anyways this all whats happenin to me... late nite in lab n sleep all day..... nothing else....no play n nothin....aah plays cricket now every saturday...so thts a new thing.... thts all.....veendum sandhikyum vare nammovaagam...

happy april fool's day...

jst noticed tht today is the april fool's day...... have heard abt great stories of people trying to pull prank on others.... i njoy pranks but everything has a limit n i strongly believe everyone shuld keep to the limits....

here i am

lazy lazy...how lazy am i??? if there is a scale to measure it... i m sure i m gonna get close to maximum..... anyways here i m back again to scribble down something...
first i m plannin to start with a tag by one of school time friends, jiby and this tag is from his bog hope springs eternal so here goes....
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER: Kathaparayumbol... i watched it jst the day before n its a special one to me... not only bcos it was a good one but its my first mallu movie on a screen in US...( another of my first to the list)...the movie was abt a barber in a interior parts of kerala n his principles n suffering in the life... the film has been perfectly conveyed to the audience with right mix of comedy n sentiments...
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? i hate reading novels of any sort.... my favorite...COMICS.... started collecting ARCHIES.... i knw its kiddish...but thts what i guess i m smetimes....
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? it used to stamp collection.. its like monopoly but related with stamps.... now love to play monopoly but no company at all....
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? reader's digest... my grandpa has a very good collection of reader's digest dating from 1975...so was growin up reading all those.....then India Today....
5. FAVORITE SMELLS? smell of dry earth as the first drop of monsoon rain comes down..... i miss KERALA....
6. FAVORITE SOUND? sound of the frying pan in a thattukadda...when the guy puts in dosa maavu or breaks a egg on it to make omlette....he he he FOOD is the main factor....tht too wen ur soo hungry......its sound from heaven....
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?to be alone wen u need to talk to someone......
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? depends...if its work or other stuff... crap sooo fast...... n if its like i get early to travel somewhere or do something xcitin... xcited n happy.....
9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? thattukada anytime.... but now....in US....nothing like favorite... depends on the craving at tht time....
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?not thght abt it.... as i dont think abt stuffs not more than 1 or 2 years ahead........ but for the question...i like the name adam
11. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I'D...?" put it in the bank.. n forget abt it and after some years wen i feel i m done with work...i would luv to take that money n travel around the world........
12. DO YOU DRIVE FAST? ya i do at times... i luv driving....rarely drives fast in car...but i certainly have with my motorbike.... had some crazy times during college life
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?noooooo...... but i need a pillow....
14. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?coooool..... i love it wen there is lightnin n thunder...
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?1994 honda civic...manual... luved the car...but had to sell it last month...
16. FAVORITE DRINK?water if it qualifies...otherwise coconut water....
17. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD .....get more sleep....
18. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? yes i do
19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?.... none...i dont like to dye...besides i would love to gray gracefully...
20. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN..angamaly,trivandrum, alwaye,baton rouge..... got vague memories of angamaly where i grew up.. i loved trivandrum for its not so rush roads and my vagabond life during college, alwaye was where i went for my first job... and baton rouge, US is special bcos of LSU
21. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? football(soccer...manchester united in particular)... and now started to watch american football...
22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU...jiby, knw him from the tuition classes bak in school days... guess i knw a bit abt him from reading his blogs... luv his intrest to travel...
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?nothing as i sleep on a mattress on the floor....
24. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?...aaah i dont knw....
25. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL? aaah not really matters...as i need to get my proper sleep... will wake up early n can stay awake late nite
26. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP? sunnny side up
27. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? somatheeram beach back in trivandrum...
28. FAVORITE PIE? I hate pies.
29. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?chocolate at any time of the day... loves to have ice cream on a cold day... n the favorite ice cream place in cold stone and the german chokolate cake there...
30. OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU TAGGED THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?none.....

finally i got my first speeding ticket....

i was thinkinh to write about it or not....but two comments abt escaping frm the tickets frm my friends made me write this....
i dont know if i was a bad boy last year tht santa decided to give me a speeding ticket..... my santa claus was a uniformed policeman hidin behind a tree inside the campus, which was vacant due to winter break..... he clocked me 42 on 30......over the "alloted" +10 mph limit.... i saw him so late jumpin out on the front of the car tht i would have got another tkt for knocking him.... he handed me my ticket and asked if it was my first offence..... n i said yes...he said great u mite qualify for the class to take tkt off my record.....he sounded as i m eligible to hit the jackpot in the lottery ticket......crap.... i asked him how mch its gonna cost me... he gave me a number to call n check... which i did the next day .....they said it will cost me 120$ and the cost of the class if i intend to take it off my record........ crap!!!!!!!!!!!!............ anyways i decided tht i will be a nice boy this year tht santa's like this wont b coming for me even for onam.....

i m a champion....

its been a long time since i wrote something in this blog... its been a great way to write smething from my mind..... i been following college football very closely and was really passionate abt the game as LSU been doin very good.... this season was a crazy one.....lotz of twist n turns... lot of high ranked teams lost....n tht too by unranked teams n there was a new team on top 5 every week.....
LSU started the season in rank 2 and was also #1 twice but both time lost at 3rd OT.... but LSU was the only 2nd ranked team to escape without being beaten.... n tht was the reason which gave me a strong hunch tht LSU will make it... n the game also decided tht SEC is the best and toughest conference in college football.....anyways LSU became champions beating Ohio buckeyes (38-24)... it was one of best days of my life in LSU..... as i can always say i m a champion......
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool...............geaux tigers......

i was pulled over......

yesterday i was pulled over by the campus police in nite.... i was returnin frm eatin at burger king and i saw the flashin lites behind me jst us i entered the campus.... i was thinkin did i jump the stop sign??or did i speed??oooh ya gettin a speedin ticket goin in 30mph wilb the horriblest things tht can happen to me when i have driven at 110 n 120 without a tkt...... the cop guy pulled behind me with his search lite n asked me to come out with my license,regist n insurance.... n as i walked towards the back of my car to the front of cop car, i heard my name thru his radio being said in the best possible way they can pronounce.... they checked my license plate n already did the cross check tht it wasnt stolen or smehting....... the big cop guy came towards me checked my license.. n asked if i was a student n where i stay... i said my address and showed my school id..... he asked if i had sme weapons n i almost laughed....me tht too carrying a gun....nonsense.....he asked if i knew y i was pulled over i said no..... he said i dont have any tail lights..... then i noticed my tail lights are gone..... i thght oooh ya here comes a ticket in a platter...... i tried to reason with him.....which according to my profs i m tooooooo good..... i said i didnt knw i jst saw it n i will get it fixed soon n all i could think at tht time.... he said he was supposed to issue me a tkt n i need to take it garage n get it fixed n bring it bak to court to get it checked n get my tkt off...... i said please sir dont do tht.....he said how will i trust u... i pleaded to him with what all promises i can make....n he some how said ( mayb he felt sorry cing a innocent face of mine he he he ) he will let me go but he will follow me to my apartment till i park it n promise not to take it out in dark again till i get it fixed...... i gladlyt accepted the offer.... n i was given police escort till my apartment.... once there he left only after i locked my car n a word tht this is the first time he is so forgivin mind.....THANK GOD........ i said thanks n waved him off.....phew tht was close.... n a tkt would have made my list complete of a torturing week.....
i always liked the flashin lites...but yesterday i understood tht i dont like it anymore when i see it in my rearview mirror!!!!!!!!

LSU football

i m writing this in middle of the LSU football season n v have kick started our beautifully...LSU started the season sitting on rank #2...thanks to the recruits and the players v hve....
right now v r (4-0).... yesterday was one of the toughest games for us... but still v won (28-16)...univ of s carolina was the first team this season to score more than a touchdown this season..... i m njoyig the season n hopefully v could keep up this performance n get to the championship bowl which is to be held in superdome in new orleans......
n whats happening to me thru all this time.... i have been busy with my thesis work....trying in hard to write down a proposal.... n have succeded in smesort... have submitted by ruf copy to my prof last week... i wish to pickup speed in my work... n let God help me in tht....
and for the records..............today is my best friend's vijith's birthday...................
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to u man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

me being lazy....

its been a while since i scrapped in smething here..... not tht i m too busy or anything.... ya been a little occupied with my research stuff... but the main thing was lazyness...... i have been reading my friends blogs though..........i was intrested in the 100 things abt me by annie... so i guess i want to give it a try too..... here i go...

1. i m a geminian
2. i was born in the most beautiful place in the world,with sandy beaches, greenery and misty mountains...
3. i am proud to be an Indian
   
4. i inherited my grandfathers name
5. n i was always n still a pappa's boy..... i love my dad more than my mom
   
6. my parents do business so they are really busy....
7. i have never felt tht they dont have any time for us....
8. the best days of my life was the four years in undergrad school
9. i have many friends but only few are close to my heart
10. malayalam is my mother tongue....n for the intrestin facts...its the longest palindrome in english language..MALAYALAM
11. i m an orthodox christian..... believed to b direct descendants from the families who followed st thomas....
    
12. n i dont care a shit abt it....
    
13. its been two years since i moved out of my country to US to do my masters
    
14. here i m a LSU TIGER....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
15. i m passionate abt LSU n the football team....
16. i like to be with friends....
17. i dont miss my parents much.......
18. i play all sorts of sports....
19. i m not great in anyone of them....
20. i dont like to read novels but love to read comics.....
21. i cant sit at a place even for half an hr unless i m in front of a computer...
    
22. after comin to US i never stayed in one apartment for more than 6 months.....
23. i have had my share of up's n down's here.....
24. i struggled with my studies initially....
25. i like to travel...
26. n i love driving..
27. i hate automatic shift
    
28. i feel the manual shift gives the joy of driving
    
29. i have driven 2200 miles in 2 days...frm baton rouge,LA to SFo,CA
30. i wish to travel all 51 states....
31. i m the eldest of my generation in my family..
32. i m close to my cousins
33. i have a younger brother
    
34. i have fought with him with fist when v were growing up
35. but now i love him the most...
36. i used to sneek out my bike during my undrgrad days for long trips
    
37. my parents never knew abt it
38. i had the company of my friends vijith n thomas
39. i have rode bike from trivandrum to kottayam...
40. i have rode it in rain......
41. i have done crazy things in tht two wheeler
    
42. i get scared when i think of tht now...
43. i had numbers 33 and 28 on my bike windshiled
    
44. n i used to get tht numbers as my sessionals at tht time....
45. v guys used to play card game called 28 bunking classes...
46. v used to hang around in between acatia trees......
47. its still my favorite spot in the college...
48. i never had a relationship wen in college....
49. but occasional crushes do came by
50. i dont drink or smoke
51. but i have tried both....
52. i m usually the designated driver for my friends
    
53. n they love me for tht
    
54. i like to play host in the parties...
55. i like to think whateva happened to my life to b good for me
56. n it has happened like tht only..
57. i have never regretted abt anything till now...
58. i have missed my best friend's wedding
    
59. and i felt sooooooo bad
    
60. so i made it a point to b there when the next one's came up....
61. my favorite subject is math
62. n i hated biology n chemistry
63. i hate mugging up...
64. my marks have gone down as i progressed in classes ... he he he he
    
65. i have a dog called rex back home... he is a german sheperd
    
66. n i miss him at times
67. i like to cook for friends
    
68. n hate to cook for myself
69. my mom is my guru in cookin.....her recipes to b xact
70. i started cookin after comin to US only
71. i have never cooked before tht
    
72. i love to eat n do njoy food
73. n my size says tht
74. i like fish more than meat
    
75. i love icecream n chocolate...but gets fed up easy also....
    
76. at the moment i m 173 cm tall
    
77. n i contribute 191 lbs of the load mother earth is carrying....
78. i have a bachelor degree in civil engg and i m doin my masters in transportation engg
79. i worked for 2 years in india after my graduation
    
80. i have travelled through out my state for my work....
81. i love to travel in indian trains
82. my worst travel was the overnite travel from cuttack to chennai
83. i didnt get a berth tht i had to sleep on the floor
84. my dream car is a mitsibushi evolution X
    
85. i like to go on roller coaster
    
86. i like to drive fast
    
87. i never ride fast when someone is with me
88. i try not to do smething to smeone which i feel i wont like if he/she does to me
89. i try to b as much cheerful as i can
    
90. i love a smiling face
    
91. n my first impression abt a gal is by her smile....
92. i guess i m a good listener
    
93. n i knw how to keep a secret
    
94. i hate talkin to others abt smeone else.....
95. but i say everything to my best friends
96. i lie and have lied but not for small things....
97. i believe not telling a truth unless asked abt it is not lying
98. only persons i try not to lie is my dad n my best friends
99. i owe alot to my best friends....... they were there with me when i was down...
100. i try not to say no to people who asks favor to me....

pheeeeeeeeeeeeew i guess i did it..... thanx to annie for comin up with the idea....

my meeting with the BOSS

yesterday was the eventful day tht i met the BOSS himself ..... rajnikant ... ( when i said i met him it was on screen) ........... i went to c shivaji the boss yesterday...... it wasnt a great movie or anything but.... i njoyed it.......the fun of being with a bunch of tamil friends who njoy alot cing the stylemannan on screen......
the movie was abt a american returned software architect ( !!!!!!!!!!!!) who doesnt knw what a CPR is.....and had a job which helped him to save 700 crore indian rupee..................... hard to digest but in spite of all this njoyed the movie thanx to my friends , the punchlines of rajni n stylish sankar 's presentation of his movies......the awesome thing abt the movie is vivek...... he is really great with good comedy and he did provide a good support to the movie....

the favorites.....

okai here i go continuin the favorite restaurant thing after tagged by AnneK

The rules are: ( which i copied n pasted frm her blog)

1. Name and link to the person who tagged you.
2. Name the state and country where you reside.
3. Name your five favorite local restaurants.
4. Tag others.

right now i m in Baton Rouge,Louisiana,US n been here for abt 2 years.... n the one thing i hate abt this country is tht it is ruled by the food chains.............so no variety for my taste buds...n so i would like to bend the rule a bit to five local dishes i like......
to start the cajun food is the best u can get for an indian somewhere close to the spice n hotness of indian food.....
1. the jambalaya.....it is traditionally made in one pot, with meats and vegetables, and is completed by adding rice
2. the gumbo...more like a soupy kind of stuff...n the chicken gumbo which i get in my school cafeteria reminds me of the chicken curry which my mom used to make......
3. blackened alligator meat of the Chimes restaurant near the campus..... its basically the meat of alligator....deep fried...
4.poboys n hamburgers in the roul's deli on the north gate of the LSU campus......he makes the best n also the spiciest to match the indian taste buds poboys....
and to round it up....
5. the chicken fingers of the baton rouge special cane's..... cane's was started by a couple of LSU students n their cane's sauce is well known and a weel guarded recipe.....n they serve their food with lemonade which tastes jst like the ones v used to get at the small shops or murukan kadaas in kerala.........
n now comes the hardest part of the lot....part of me taggin others.... nobody knws abt my blog as i started it just as a medium to jst say it open what happened in my life when i m in a mood to talk to someone or jst write down smething.... so i guess i will jst tag me, me , me , me and me....... there goes the 5...............

my experience with a tennis racquet!!!!!!!!!!

its been a month since i started to play tennis n i m likin the game.... i used to watch the grand slams in TV but never had a chance to try it as it was a rich kid's game back in India...comin to US for my studies introduced me to two new sports which i could play - racquetball n tennis....and tht too with out spending much money..the univ REC gave the racquets for free...i loved racquetball as it was easier of the two where as tennis needed alot of patience n hard work.... RB u can jst hit the ball n make sure tht it reach the wall....but tennis was a different ball game.....so i stopped tennis n started to play more of RB n i loved it but tht love changed since a month as i was bght back to tennis by my roommmate....now i play more of tennis n i loving the work out n sweat dripping along.....

thoma the great!!!!!!!!!

i was readin one of my friends blog n he mentioned the variuos funny incidents in his school life.... i havent enjoyed my school life much as i studied in a school jst oppoasite to my home....n if i did smething wrong it will reach my mom even b4 i get home in the evening....so i was a good boy in school....he he he he and as i reached college i lived those years too tht i missed in school....vijith n thomas were my companions in my eventful 4 years....... v have driven our bikes frm trivandrum to cochin n kottayam without tellin home.... those were the best days of my life.....and as i was saying i have decided to put up sme incidents in my blog frm my golden days in CET....
one day i was riding pillion to thoma in his bike in one of our no destination knwn rides in the city( n to introduce thomas...he looks like a northeast guy n everyone mistakes him for one) and thoma is well knwn for his carelessness while driving.... he accidently took a no entry road and was caught by one of the rare well aware traffic cop....n he started to question us as he was reaching for his ticket book....n somehow he asked me if thoma is not frm kerala....cing tht chance i tried to get hold of it i said ya he is not frm here n he doesnt knw malayalam n he didnt knw tht it was one way n all.....n cing our innocent faces he felt sorry for us n said v can leave n he warned us to b careful n look for signs....and jst as v were abt to leave thoma opened his mouth n said..."nandi ondu sir....ini mellal avarthikyathilla...." aa policekaaran jhetti therichu.....and i used the well knwn dialogue frm the mallu movie..."vittoda thomaskutty"....yentemmo inganeyum oru mandan......

happy birthday to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its my bday today n i turn 27.......... 27!!!!!!!!!officially i m on my late 20's....!!phew... wen i was jst abt to enter my teens i used to c my elder cousins who were on their late 20's i used to think ther r really grown ups.... but me right now in the same situation i jst dont feel so..... i m still the old confused guy who doesnt want to think abt his future much stay with the go-cool-attitude..... still loves wht i used to love before....not mch change in my view of life n its philosophy....then wht the hell should i think tht i change as i grow up.........
its been an eventful year for me not of any disatrous or stressful kind as it was the previous year... i wish n pray to God tht my life stays good with good health n desire to work n reach my goals........

my smokie trip.....

here i m after the superb n eventful smokies trip..... it was a nice trip, brought bak a lotz of memories of kerala .... green everywhere.... was so glad to c so much green......... the creeks reminded me of ponmudi......... no lots more.....
i loved the white water rafting.... the adrenalin flow feelin was awesome... i was thrown out of the raft as the raft hit a deep ditch n was lucky tht santosh sittin with me grab me by ankle n pulled me bak..... got shit scared for smetime.......................... but i was a rare kinda xperience.........

another of my first...again!!!!!!!!

i m goin thru a lotz of first this year....... this time is my first traffic ticket.........this was a parking violation i recieved back on february n today was the court day......... the offense was i parked on the kerb and the story was it was a event day n everyone was parked everywhere.... n right benaeath the no parking board n funny tht he didnt get a tkt..... what to do...karma!!!!!!!!!!
as i was saying went to the court and pleaded guilty on the offense thou i wanted to plead not gulity n contest the ticket but lazyness to come again n mayb what my friends usually accuses me of..doesnt care how i spend money.........anyways i paid 40$ as it being my first offense.........
hopefully wilb more careful................

my road trip!!!!!!!!!

n here i m successfully completed my road trip n tht too without any tickets thou i touched 120mph at certain areas.........this has been my coolest trip ever... i drove for 3 days...30 hrs of drivin time and covered around 2200 miles........ i had great fun........he travelled across texas, new mexico,arizona and finally california......on reaching L.A v drove up to SFo thru I-5......n i hve to mention tht initial 50 miles of I-5 was the beautifulest of the whole drive....... i was surprised to c tht there was no life practically in many parts of texas n arizona....saw the huge cactuses in arizona...vineyards n orange grooves in calif...gigantic windmills trying to get energy......cops issuin tickets...... n all...... was happy to c speedlimit of 80 in the deserted areas of texas.... stayed in motels on the way n needless to say both were owned by gujjus.........v stopped for food n gas.... n in the restareas which were the first in each states....... ate frm small grandma shops as much as possible..... had xcellent wings in a gas station thou tht guy cheated with his gas...........
i will cherish this trip for a long time.... n waitin xcitedly for the next one.....most probably willb to smoky mountains..........

road trip.....

here i m getting ready for my roadtrip...... its the longest drive i have ever planned..... 2200 miles stretching for about 30hrs of drive alone..... n i m really xcited for it.... plannin to leave in an hour or so...... i m goin to sanfransisco to my friends place to give his car........
wilb driving across texas,new mexico,arizona n then to california............... if everythig goes according to planned and with God's Grace i wilb reaching the destination by sunday nite......
i wilb back with my report on the drive as soon as i come back.....

abt the states of US..

today one of my friends asked me if i can list all the states of US..... i tried n i could manage 48...n just then in the evening i happened to c friends in which chandler asks ross to list the same......i just was thinkin... me being an alien will find difficulty but will a american find it same????...speakin of the states i just was trying to make a list of states i have visited (at least one place in the state)......here is the list....
1.Louisiana
2.Texas
3.Florida
4.Albama
5.Mississipi
6.Tennesse
7.Arkansas
8.Virginia
9.New Jersey
10. Washington D.C ( countin it as a seperate state)
11.Illinois
12.Missourie
13.Indiana
14.Michigan
15.Washington
................. i think thts it for the time being..... not bad....
nothing that i m showing off.... i wish smetimes i can cover all the states......