Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Tattoo Tale



Have been nursing this ambition since a long time. It wasn’t so much of a To Do or Not To Do…as much as it was about…Where? By Whom? What? When? ...

Yeah…I am referring to indulging in dermal pigmentation made by inserting a pigment into the skin mostly for decorative purposes – Commonly referred to as the Tattoo.

Of the tattoo studios, I had surveyed in the past, I found some of the them pretty dingy; found some of the people getting tattoo done overly boisterous; Could never really strike a right chord with the tattoo artist (I thought most of them were on dope most of time!). To add to these woes were worries on safety of the procedure in itself (Sterile equipments, disposable needles, non-toxic dyes…). That explains why the decision to indulge in the body art kept getting pushed for over a decade…

Finally the Gods decided to relent … Came to know of the ‘SavioR’ - Someone who was an artist at heart and passionate about his work.

For me the tattoo needed to speak volumes about ‘Me’. It was meant to be an extension of my personality. The keywords to my existence include –

- Indian Music
- Queen of Hearts
- Free spirited as a Butterfly
- Advocate of Symmetry
- Believer in Bonding


My tattoo artist worked around with these keywords and came up with a composite design. Now I wear my attitude on my sleeve..literally so!



Pain Points – The right design, the decision to let something permanent stay on you!

Pain of Piercing – Not so much; utterly bearable …Something close to having a pin scratch on the surface of the skin. (I can hear the guys go Eekssss…!)





Saturday, January 12, 2008

Love Game!

Roughly translated thats what kaadhal Sadugudu implies. A number which still managed to send a chill down my spine. Its the unassuming expression that does the trick. Bullseye!

kaadhal sadugudugudu kaNNae thodu thodu

alaiyae sitRalaiyae karai vandhu vandhu poagum alaiyae
ennaith thoduvaay medhuvaayp padarvaay enRaal nuraiyaay karaiyum alaiyae
tholaivil paarththaal aamaam enginRaay arugil vandhaal illai enRaay
nagila nagila nagilaa oa oa oa vilagidaadhu nagilaa oa oa (2)
pazhagumbozhudhu kumariyaagi ennai velvaay peNNae
padukkai aRaiyil kuzhandhaiyaagi ennaik kolvaay kaNNae


kaadhal sadugudugudu kaNNae thodu thodu

neeraattum naeraththil ennannaiyaaginRaay
vaalaattum naeraththil en piLLaiyaaginRaay
naanaagath thottaaloa muLLaagip poaginRaay
neeyaagath thottaaloa poovaaga aaginRaay
en kaNNeer en thaNNeer ellaamae neeyanbae
en inbam en thunbam ellaamae neeyanbae
en vaazhvum en saavum un kaNNil asaivilae

nagila nagila nagilaa oa oa oa vilagidaadhu nagilaa oa oa (2)
pazhagumbozhudhu kumariyaagi ennai velvaay peNNae
padukkai aRaiyil kuzhandhaiyaagi ennaik kolvaay kaNNae

kaadhal sadugudugudu kaNNae thodu thodu

un uLLam naan kaaNa ennaayuL poadhaadhu
en anbai naan solla un kaalam poadhaadhu
en kaadhal iNaiyenna un nenju kaaNaadhu
aanaalum en muththam sollaamal poagaadhu
kondaalum konRaalum en sondham needhaanae
ninRaalum senRaalum un sondham naandhaanae
un vaetkai pinnaalae en vaazhkkai vaLaiyumae

nagila nagila nagilaa oa oa oa vilagidaadhu nagilaa oa oa (2)
pazhagumbozhudhu kumariyaagi ennai velvaay peNNae
padukkai aRaiyil kuzhandhaiyaagi ennaik kolvaay kaNNae

kaadhal sadugudugudu kaNNae thodu thodu


Dedication Note - Varsha, this one's a toast to us! Remember the Study Hols where we managed to get to the lyrics despite the paper on Business Law awaiting us the next morning! And hey you ... you know this one's for you!

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Fleeting Moments !

alaipaayudhae kaNNaa en manam alaipaayudhae
aanandha moagana vaeNu gaanamadhil
alaipaayudhae kaNNaa en manam alaipaayudhae
un aanandha moagana vaeNu gaanamadhil
alaipaayudhae kaNNaa aaaa

nilaipeyaRaadhu silaipoalavae ninRu (2)
naeramaavadhaRiyaamalae miga vinoadhamaana muraLeedharaa en manam
alaipaayudhae kaNNaa aaaa

theLindha nilavu pattappagal poal eriyudhae (2)
dhikkai noakki en puruvam neRiyudhae
kanindha un vaeNugaanam kaatRil varugudhae (2)
kaNgal sorugi oru vidhamaay varugudhae (2)
kadhiththa manaththil oruththi padhaththai enakku aLiththu magizhththavaa (2)
oru thaniththa manaththil aNaiththu enakku uNarchchi koduththu mugizhththavaa
thaniththa manaththil aNaiththu enakku uNarchchi koduththu mugizhththavaa

kaNai kadal alaiyinil kadhiravan oLiyena iNaiyiru kazhalena kaLiththavaa
kadhaRi manamurugi naan azhaikkavoa idhara maadharudan nee kaLikkavo (2)
idhu thagumoa idhu muRaiyoa idhu dharmam thaano (2)
kuzhaloodhidum pozhudhu aadigum kuzhaigaL poalavae manadhu vaedhanai migavodu
alaipaayudhae kaNNaa en manam alaipaayudhae
un aanandha moagana vaeNu gaanamadhil
alaipaayudhae kaNNaa aaaa