Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet
On 16-Jun-06, at 3:27 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: Bangalore is the new centre of the world. Or of India, at least. Even the Delhi LUG has a Bangalore chapter. Oh, and the Mumbaikars inevitably harrumph about how their city is it, but mysteriously turn out to be in Bangalore when they say that. ;-) -- Kiran Jonnalagadda http://www.pobox.com/~jace
Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet
"Badri Natarajan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Where *are* all the Chennai silklisters? Seems like they keep moving to Bangalore..:-) There weren't that many of us to start with... and for the record, I'm still in Bangalore. cheers, Divya
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If I get adequate notice of the Chennai silk meet, I would love to come down for it...and meet some more interesting people! I am in the enjoyable process of getting to know, a little better, some of those I met at the Blr meet...and that includes our venerable founding father. Deepa. On 6/17/06, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Pavithra Sankaran [15/06/06 22:47 -0700]:>Would there be a quorum, if I were to suggest a Chennai Silklist meet? I'm >in the city between 26 June and 1st July, hence the q.damn. just when i'll be out of town. earlier please?
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Pavithra Sankaran [15/06/06 22:47 -0700]: Would there be a quorum, if I were to suggest a Chennai Silklist meet? I'm in the city between 26 June and 1st July, hence the q. damn. just when i'll be out of town. earlier please?
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On 6/16/06, Binand Sethumadhavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 16/06/06, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lived in I tend to compare with Mumbai (in almost all cases, > > unfavourably). > > Which ones have been covered favorably? Not one I have actually lived in, but only visited a couple of times - Vienna. The beauty of this city is simply breathtaking. I'd love to live there for some time. I like San Francisco a lot. Mumbaikars can forget about finding Mumbai anywhere else in the world though. New York comes close.
[silk] Now I am 64 -- says Paul McCartney
McCartney Sang About 64 in '67, and Now It's Here By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: June 16, 2006Filed at 10:34 a.m. ET LONDON (AP) -- ''When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now,'' sang Paul McCartney on ''When I'm Sixty-Four,'' a jaunty tune from The Beatles' ''Sgt. Pepper'' album. The hair is intact, but the year is now -- McCartney turns 64 on Sunday. A spokesman would not say how McCartney planned to spend the day, but he could be excused for skipping a party. It has been a traumatic year, in which the former Beatle split from his wife of four years, Heather Mills McCartney, amid lurid headlines about their relationship and her past. ''People seem to be interested in him as a celebrity, but not as a musician,'' said Beatles historian Peter Doggett -- a bitter blow for a man who with John Lennon formed rock's greatest songwriting partnership. Beatles fans, however, seem determined to answer McCartney's question -- ''Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?'' -- in the affirmative. The Beatles Story Exhibition in McCartney's home town of Liverpool was celebrating with cake, balloons and a weekend of events including a ''When I'm Sixty-Four'' karaoke contest. The ''nice Beatle'' is widely revered in Liverpool for retaining strong links to the gritty port city, founding the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and playing an outdoor concert for 30,000 people in 2003. ''There's tons of affection towards Paul personally,'' said Jerry Goldman, director of The Beatles Story, which draws 200,000 visitors a year. ''He doesn't forget that his home is here and his heart is here.'' A seemingly throwaway but strangely enduring Beatles song, ''When I'm Sixty-Four'' is a musical hall-style ditty evoking a quiet old age of gardening, holiday cottages and visits from the grandchildren -- ''Vera, Chuck and Dave.'' McCartney wrote the song when he was a teenager and recorded it at 25. Two years later, he married American photographer Linda Eastman. It was a famously happy union that lasted almost three decades. When Linda died of breast cancer in 1998, McCartney was devastated. He eventually began a relationship with model and anti-landmine activist Heather Mills, 26 years his junior. The pair, who share a passion for animal rights and vegetarianism, married in 2002 and had a daughter, Beatrice, the next year. But newspapers soon began running stories about trouble in the marriage. Mills McCartney was accused of meddling in her husband's career, persuading him to dye his hair -- he said he did it of his own accord -- and to undergo plastic surgery (he denied having any). McCartney robustly defended his wife -- and continues to stick up for her. Since the split was announced last month, the tabloid press has been full of lurid allegations about Mills McCartney's past. She has been the subject of several unflattering articles which included pictures of her in naked or semi-naked poses. A statement released last week by her lawyers said Mills McCartney was ''distressed'' by the stories and planned to sue for libel once divorce proceedings were over. Despite his recent difficulties, there are few signs that McCartney plans to slip into quiet retirement. He toured last year, and released an album, ''Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,'' hailed as his best in decades. Many listeners detected a melancholy and fragility missing from much of his solo work. ''Even though I'm essentially an optimist, an enthusiast, like anyone else I have down moments in my life,'' McCartney told The Associated Press last year. ''You just can't help it. Life throws them at you.'' Beatle-watchers say McCartney, who has also written an oratorio and a symphony, is still fired by musical ambition. ''He still has got it in him to write great songs,'' said Pete Nash, chairman of the British Beatles Fan Club. ''He thinks he can write another classic, and I think he will.'' Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet
On 16/06/06, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > lived in I tend to compare with Mumbai (in almost all cases, > unfavourably). Which ones have been covered favorably? Not one I have actually lived in, but only visited a couple of times - Vienna. The beauty of this city is simply breathtaking. I'd love to live there for some time. Binand
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On 6/16/06, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How many Bangalore based silklisters can call themselves native[1] Bangaloreans? I guess I can't, I've only been here 12 years now. I can. I was born in Malleshwaram. Thaths -- "Bart! With $10,000 we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things... like love." -- Homer J. Simpson
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On 16/06/06 14:53 +0200, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > cuss in Gujarati, Bengali and Bhojpuri too :) Every other city I have > lived in I tend to compare with Mumbai (in almost all cases, > unfavourably). Which ones have been covered favorably? Almost everyone I know who has actually lived and worked in Mumbai tends to favour it, the visitors who stay for a few days tend to dislike it. Non resident Mumbaikars :P Devdas Bhagat
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On 16/06/06, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think, if you love one place more than anywhere else, you are a native thatplacean. I *think* I am a native B'lorean...been here since 1988 ( I In that case, I suppose I'm a native Mumbaikar. 10 years in Mumbai between 1991 & 2001 - education, my first salaried job, my first driving license, my first passport, my first road accident... I can even manage enough Marathi to get by in government offices and even cuss in Gujarati, Bengali and Bhojpuri too :) Every other city I have lived in I tend to compare with Mumbai (in almost all cases, unfavourably). Binand
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On 6/16/06, Manish Jethani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *Only* 12 years? Me, 3 1/2 years. Although I can't call myselfBangalore "based" (still need to base myself properly here - Bangalore is more like a halt on my journey to who-knows-where)*Sigh* I was in Bangalore for 25+ years before moving to Hyderabad.
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I think, if you love one place more than anywhere else, you are a native thatplacean. I *think* I am a native B'lorean...been here since 1988 ( I typed 1933 by mistake) with 2 gaps in between. My child, and Bangalore, grew from innocence to worldliness together. She won a Governor's prize for her essay on "I love Bangalore"...I still say *I* should have won that! Deepa.On 6/16/06, Manish Jethani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/16/06, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> How many Bangalore based silklisters can call themselves native[1]> Bangaloreans? I guess I can't, I've only been here 12 years now. *Only* 12 years? Me, 3 1/2 years. Although I can't call myselfBangalore "based" (still need to base myself properly here - Bangaloreis more like a halt on my journey to who-knows-where)
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On 6/16/06, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How many Bangalore based silklisters can call themselves native[1] Bangaloreans? I guess I can't, I've only been here 12 years now. *Only* 12 years? Me, 3 1/2 years. Although I can't call myself Bangalore "based" (still need to base myself properly here - Bangalore is more like a halt on my journey to who-knows-where)
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Biju Chacko wrote: [ on 04:41 PM 6/16/2006 ] How many Bangalore based silklisters can call themselves native[1] Bangaloreans? Me. I can curse fluently in Kannada, and often find myself talking about the old times in Bangalore (for multiple different values of old times, ranging from 5 years ago to 30 years ago) Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
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- Original Message ...Bangaloreans? I guess I can't, I've only been here 12 years now.[1] How many are natives of anywhere? I've lived in Bangalore longerthan I've lived anywhere else, but I can't call myself a native. Iguess I'm just a homeless nomad. :( I'm sorry - I never expected the suggestion of a meet would bring on such angst! ;-) But I know the feeling--the longest I've lived anywhere is 11 years, and the shortest 8 months. And this was across 6 cities, 7 schools and 2 colleges. Phew!
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On 16/06/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 16-Jun-06, at 3:05 PM, Badri Natarajan wrote: > Where *are* all the Chennai silklisters? Seems like they keep > moving to > Bangalore..:-) Bangalore is the new centre of the world. Or of India, at least. Even the Delhi LUG has a Bangalore chapter. How many Bangalore based silklisters can call themselves native[1] Bangaloreans? I guess I can't, I've only been here 12 years now. -- b [1] How many are natives of anywhere? I've lived in Bangalore longer than I've lived anywhere else, but I can't call myself a native. I guess I'm just a homeless nomad. :(
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On 16-Jun-06, at 3:05 PM, Badri Natarajan wrote: Where *are* all the Chennai silklisters? Seems like they keep moving to Bangalore..:-) Bangalore is the new centre of the world. Or of India, at least. Even the Delhi LUG has a Bangalore chapter. -- Kiran Jonnalagadda http://www.pobox.com/~jace
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On 16/06/06, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hmm..I'm also on vacation in Chennai that week..25-28 June would be best for me.. Where *are* all the Chennai silklisters? Seems like they keep moving to Bangalore..:-) I can be considered as a Chennaiite; though will be in Chennai only towards the end of 2006. My only relation to Bangalore is a 6-month stint there way back in 2001 :) On the other hand, I worked in Hyderabad between 2001 and 2005, so probably have a claim as a Hyderabadi as well :) Binand
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> Would there be a quorum, if I were to suggest a Chennai Silklist meet? I'm > in the city between 26 June and 1st July, hence the q. > Hmm..I'm also on vacation in Chennai that week..25-28 June would be best for me.. Where *are* all the Chennai silklisters? Seems like they keep moving to Bangalore..:-) Badri
Re: [silk] Mmmmm, flame-broiled... (Udhay Shankar N)
Exactly where in Delhi have you eaten noodles and sambhar - as a dish featuring on the menu / hang-board?As I write this, I recall - Some years ago, there was a Thai restaurant in Greater Kailash, Delhi called Sukhothai, attached to a pub. My partner and me were friends with the captain-a south indian. Very often we would be served the "Staff Menu" 'cos they would have run short or out of food by the time we reached there. We found quality of staff menu certainly superior to the dishes offered to customers for a price. Dunno if that was one of the reasons for the place to close down.:)Anil KUMARPS: I recall a round of introductions being made sometime ago. I'm a very long time lurker on this list and must have posted less than 10 times thus far. I am a lawyer currently based in Delhi and originally from Bangalore, known to Udhay and a very few others on the list. On 6/15/06, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:50:43 -0700 (PDT)From: Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: [silk] M, flame-broiled... To: silklist@lists.hserus.netMessage-ID: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1Deepa Mohan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> But it's nice, occasionally, to "belong" to the "establishment" and> make> superior comments about tastes that don't conform! Being judgemental > comes> naturally...Absolutely. Have I told you about the disgusting combination you canget from Delhi street vendors, "Chaawmeen aur sambher" or noodles withsambhar. Ugh.Udhay
Re: [silk] Mmmmm, flame-broiled...
Uday, this thread is torture. I've been hungry in the office for three days man. Is this the longest thread ever ... on silklist :-). I've had enough... am going out to eat the rarest steak in Hyderabad right now. Adit. On 6/16/06, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/16/06, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'd sign up for that. I've always been a sucker for steaks.It shows too :P:Sankarshan-- You see things; and you say 'Why?'; But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw
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Any silklisters in Hyderabad? On 6/16/06, Pavithra Sankaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would there be a quorum, if I were to suggest a Chennai Silklist meet? I'm in the city between 26 June and 1st July, hence the q.
