India is not a new market for the fine watch industry. Brands like Cartier, Patek Philippe and Harry Winston have had their roots in designing special pieces for Indian Maharajas. 
Recent year records indicate that the Mobile showrooms have more fan following than the ones selling watches. Is it because we have lost interest in keep up the time or wearing the watch itself. In fact mobile phones are now viewed as an add-on investment by the average customers and the watch is an “expense”!!! The watch seems to have taken the second priority when it is considered for keeping track of time. Why has the trend changed ??
I remember wearing a watch 2000 bucks when I was in 8th standard. This was a gift from my dad for getting good marks in exams. I used to wear it to school only on special occasions. I stole a few glances from both students as well as teachers.. Wearing a watch worth 2000 bucks was a huge “status” symbol those days but now apparently every watch costs about 2000 bucks.. Array!! you get mobile phones for 2000 bucks.. why waste that money on a dumb watch.
Slowly the habit of wearing a watch has declined among the younger generation and many IT professionals. They have quit wearing a watch. Reason: time consciousness is a part of life and is moving into approximation like “TENISH” or “ Give me a call to confirm.” Unlike the concept of “Sharp Ten” of yester years and primarily the PDAs , mobiles and laptops display time as well as have more than needed features of the good old watch, such as FM, Reminders, Notes, Calculator, Directory and Games. In the recent times, many feel the watch as an inconvenience or a burden. Why duplicate facilities when the mobile phones(the habitual companion) can do the same job? Wearing a watch was necessity before the advent of mobile phones, now the watch segment has become a gift ” not used” or a gift “for the heck of it” if not based on esteem needs. Well now it looks like the mobile phones are satisfying all needs of Maslow!!!
PS: why did I write about watches?? because I saw about 50% of my class mates where not wearing a watch today even to exams and was irritating the invigilator as well as the other students writing the exam by asking for time, since Mobile phones are not allowed inside the exam hall..
Engirindo vanda pudu mugam
Namakkaga uyirayum kodukkum nargunam…
Natpil illai jadiyal verrumai,
Endrum undu thadaiyarra orumai…
Thadaiyindri pesamattom nam appanidam,
Anal, appanai patriyyae kurai kuruvom antha suppanidam…
Pala innalgal vanthalum ayyamillaye..
Minnalai maraiyum avan irukkayile…
Mahabharatathili erundhu pesapatta natpu..
Intha pudu bharadathilum nedikirathu ithan sirappu.
Anaivaridamum suga thukkangalali pagivoma
Ethanai uravugal than irrupinum nanbanai polaguma…
Roll No:16 Pradap Kumar: He is like this big boy of class. He remodels bikes and cars and loves it. He changed his pulsar into something totally crazy and funky which looks gr8 to me atleast. He is one of those hostel guys and comes to college once or twice a week. Most of the time, these guys are boozed or sleeping! Every night is PARTY night there. I kinda feel jealous about it. Pradap is from kovai and is very proud about it. He looks silent and quite but in reality, he is a terror. He once lost his phone and was very upset about it because he had that phone for more than 3 years. Some sort of girl friend sentiment, I guess. Lol. Rowdy Pradap
Roll No:17 Shiva: Ah… Shiva. He is like this one crazy guy whose leg is pulled by all the guys and girls in class. He comes up with some of the mokkaiest of statements in the history of mokkais. The best part is that he never is afraid about anybody. He lives in hostel too. The only guy, who doesn’t drink or smoke among them. He is honest, sincere and very passionate about this course. He is a sweet heart. I talk a lot to him and we help a lot during exams and studies and stuff. One guy who liked my blog and wanted to start one for himself after seeing mine.(:P). Shiva, you are the one of the craziest friend I ever had and will always be there.. Thanks again for your friendship.
Roll No:18 Marudhu Pandian: Future Finance Minister!!! Well, may be, you never know. Actually, his father is a hard core politician so since Marudhu has done Finance, he would want to be the next FM. And also he is planning to start up a new institute for MBA called MIPM(Marudhu’s Institute of Planning and Management). He is a macho man!! Looks like a army guy and but not so rough n tough. He was in love with a girl but they broke up, but he still loves her. He called himself “ BIG BABY” Hope you understand what it mean.. Still a baby in a grown body.
Roll No: 19 Ajith Bohra: He is a male chauvinist. He acts as if girls are meant to be under his feet. I really don’t care about what he thinks and perceives about girls and if he is such a thing, I don’t give a damn about it either. You hardly see him in class. Doesn’t really respect girls and also thinks that we are meant for only carrying babies and cook for men. Such kinda guys are just not worth talking about.
Roll No: 20 Neelam : She is a short girl. Very cute and loves to wear long tops. She is engaged already. Can’t wait to get married next year. Whenever she does presentation, its hard to see her stand because the podium is bigger than her, so she gets teased a lot by the guys for that but still doesn’t care about it. She does all her on time and is good at studies. She is a doll and pretty cool to have her as a friend.. You can count on her and she is always ready to help you whenever needed.
TAG 1 : Brands Tag
(tagged by Shankar and Sreya)
The brands which I use everyday.. Once when I was in the first year of my college I got this message from a friend of mine who sent me a list of brands which are Indian and asked me to use them as much as possible. He explained that this would increase the revenue to India. So I try to do it as much as possible.. But since this globalization everything changes..
“Dell Vostro Laptop”: This was given to me by my college for my MBA education. I cannot live without it now even for single day. 
“Motorola Rockr z6”: My mobile phone which is 3 years old but still going strong and I love it for the music.
“IIPM”: Being a student, I love the brand value of it yet some things are just not right...
“Aircel”: The only mobile phone service provider I’ve used for more than 6 years.
“Titan Raga” – My Executive watch
“Fastrack”- My funky Collection
“Google” – My favourite Search Engine.
“Colgate” – Only toothpaste I’ve used all my life.
“Dove” – My soap, shampoo and conditioner.
“ Blogger”- My favourite portal for blogging!!
“GRT” – The only jeweler, my mom prefers.
“Jang”- Bags
“Arun Ice Creams”- Always
“Satyam Cinemas”- For movies and fun
TAG 2:
RULE 1- You can only say Guilty or Innocent.
RULE 2- You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks!
RULE 3- Copy and paste this into your notes , delete my answers, type in your answers and tag to your friends to answer this.
So here I goes the answers( Truthful about the answers) :
Asked someone to marry you? Guilty
Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Innocent
Danced on a table in a bar? Innocent
Ever told a lie? Guilty.
Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have back? Guilty.
Kissed a picture? Guilty.
Slept in until 5 PM? Guilty
Fallen asleep at work/school? Guilty
Held a snake? Innocent.
Been suspended from school? Innocent.
Worked at a fast food restaurant? Innocent.
Stolen from a store? Innocent
Been fired from a job? Innocent.
Done something you regret? Guilty.
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Guilty.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Innocent.
Kissed in the rain? Guilty.
Sat on a roof top? Guilty.
Kissed someone you shouldn’t? Guilty.
Sang in the shower? Guilty.
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Innocent.
Shaved your head? Innocent.
Had a boxing membership? Innocent.
Made a boyfriend cry? Guilty.
Been in a band? Innocent.
Shot a gun? Innocent.
Donated Blood? Guilty.
Eaten alligator meat? Innocent.
Eaten cheesecake? Guilty.
Still love someone you shouldn’t? Guilty.
Have/had a tattoo? Innocent.
Liked someone, but will never tell who? Guilty.
Been too honest? Guilty.
Ruined a surprise? Innocent.
Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterwards? Guilty.
Erased someone in your friends list? Guilty.
Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)? Guilty.
Joined a pageant? Innocent.
Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said?Guilty.
Had communication with your ex? Guilty.
Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Innocent.
Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Guilty.
TAG3 : How DUMB are you?
The more [x]’ s the “dumber” you are.
[x] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were talking
[ ] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking
[x] You have ran into a glass/screen door
[ ] You have jumped out of a moving vehicle
[ ] You have thought of something funny while walking by yourself
[ ] Laughed, then watched people give you weird looks
So far: 2
[ ] You have run into a tree/bush.
[ ] You know that it IS possible to lick your elbow
[ ] You have tried to lick your elbow… a few times
[x] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle little star have the same rhythm.
[ ] You just tried to sing them.
So far: 3
[x] You have tripped on your shoelace and fallen.
[ ] You have choked on your own spit .
[ ] You have seen the Matrix and still don’t get it.
[ ] You’ve never seen the Matrix.
[ ] You type only with two fingers.
So far: 4
[ ] You have accidentally caught something on fire
[x] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose/eyes.
[ ] You have caught yourself drooling.
[ ] You have fallen asleep in class and fell outta your chair
So far: 5
[x] Sometimes you just stop thinking
[x] You are telling a story and forget what you were talking about
[ ] People often shake their heads and walk away from you
[ ] You are often told to use your “inside voice”.
[x] You use your fingers to do simple math
So far: 8
[ ] You have eaten a bug
[x] You are taking this test when you should be doing something more important
[ ] You have put your clothes on backwards or inside out, and didn’t realize it
[x] You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand
[ ] You have ran around naked in your house.
So far: 11
[ ] You repost bulletins because you are scared that what they say will happen to you if you don’t.
[x] You break a lot of things.
[ ] Your friends know not to use big words around you.
[ ] You tilt your head when you’re confused
[ ] You have fallen out of your chair before
So far: 12
[ ] When you’re lying in bed, you try to find pictures in the texture of the ceiling or wall
[ ] The word “ummmmm” is used many times a day.
TOTAL: 12
I am (12/37)*100 = 32.4% DUMB :) (Thank God!!!)
TAG 4 : Questions
RULES: Respond and rework – answer these questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own, and add one more question to the list. Then tag eight or ten other new set of people.
1. What is your current obsession? Blogging
2. What are you wearing today? Salwar
3. What’s for dinner? I wish it was chicken curry
4. What’s the last thing you bought? Chocolates
5. What are you listening to right now? Cricket Comments from my dad.
6. What do you think about the person who tagged you? Sreya, is a very sweet and heartwarming intelligent person.
7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be? Chennai
8. What are your must-have pieces for summer? What pieces??
9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? To my sister who is crying her wits out for being alone
10. Which language do you want to learn? Hindi
11. What’s your favourite quote? Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. -Winston Churchill
12. Who do you want to meet right now? My sister
13. What is your favourite colour? Yellow
14. What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet? My black kurta
15. What is your dream job? Women Entrepreneur
16. What’s your favourite magazine?
17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on? Buy myself a domain and start my own website...
18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas? No Clue
19. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon? Hmmm…
20. What kind of haircut do you prefer? Steps…
21. What are you going to do after this? Email my sister
22. Who is your favourite sport star? Sachin Tendulkar
23. What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without? Mascara, eyeliner and lip balm.
24. What inspires you? Life, nature, purity and Kalam
25. Give us three styling tips that always work for you: Be yourself and smile a lot…
26. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)? Kurta and jeans.
27. Coffee or tea? Coffee.
28. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed? Blog
29. What is the meaning of your name? Goddess of lakshmi. (I guess)
30. Which other blogs do you love visiting? The ones I follow.
31. Favorite Dessert/Sweet? Black forest cake
32. Favorite Season? Summer and winter... (No bias there)
33. If I come to your house now, what would u cook for me? I can make some chapattis and panner butter Masala..
34. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you? Don’t give a damn about them… They are just not worth it.
35. What are you afraid of the most? Losing friends
36. What do you love most about yourself?
I am very confident and always try to keep my cool, no matter what. I accept mistakes and learn from them.
Awww… That was done.. Had it kept in my folder for such a long time.. Thank you sreya and Shankar for tagging me.. Okay so my turn to tag.
I tag Raji, Anand, Shruti, Soin, Vishnu and others who would love to do this long tag list…
Am I happy or sad today? If there is any sadness I make a strong effort to be free of it quickly, otherwise it grows like a vine in the rainy season: by midday I will be confused; by evening a whole jungle of weak, wasteful and negative attitudes will have taken deep roots in my mind. The result equals Chaos.
Sometimes I reach a stage where the attitude is: “ So what if I feel the blues today? It is my life; i can feel how I want to feel; no one else will be affected”. But this is not the case, when you are looking at life. Like for example: In my life, if I become sad for just a day, you will my whole family will not be happy. Its not because that they love me that much but I also feel that I’m that positive energy in the family which keeps them quite cheerful. I get up in the morning, smile @ my dad, get scolding from my mom for getting up late(with a smile, of course) and then fight with my sister for the bathroom which we share and of course rushing to college everyday. These activities in a day do not go without a smile in my face. Not only @ home, you will see that I have the loudest laugher in class. Everybody will look back to my place when we share a joke at college. Sometimes, when I’m stressed out or have any issues in my personal life. I will have people coming and asking me why I’m not laughing today. People I don’t even talk to everyday.
Firstly the more I allow myself to experience sorrow, the less time I have available to be happy and contented. It sounds ridiculously obvious, but am I aware of the value of happiness. It is an extremely rare commodity, and the cost goes sky high. Don’t you agree with me???
Secondly, is it my life? Yes. I am living it, but am I not a member of a family or a fellow student with others, and am I not part of society? If so, then every movement affects and is affected by those around me. We cannot be selfish all the time, can we??
Ps: This was to have thought provoking post!! Any thing wrong or you like it, please let me know.
Found this on one of those blogs and wanted to try it out becoz I just wanted to something cheerful for a change as I'm really not in the mood these dayz... So here it is.. Answers to these questions.
Q: When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
A: I should have smiling face today too..:)
Q: How much cash do you have in your wallet right now?
A: Empty. Nil Balance
Q: What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?
A: Soar
Q: What is your favourite ring tone on your phone?
A: Splitsvilla 2 Theme song by Agnee.
Q: Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
A: My Class Mate Hariharan
Q: What are you wearing right now?
A: Night Gown
Q: Do you label yourself?
A: I label myself “ Cookie”
Q: Name the brand of the shoes you currently own?
A: Puma(just now got a new pair)
Q: Bright or Dark Room?
A: Bright and colourful. (Darkness not so much)
Q: What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
A: Cool Person who loves to Bitch and rant more..LOL
Q: What does your watch look like?
A: Big and Oval. Mostly men’s watches
Q: What were you doing at midnight last night?
A: Talking to my friend BALA who is in Delhi
Q: What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
A: Asking for about my cousin “POOJA”
Q: What’s a word that you say a lot?
A: Machi
Q: Who told you he/she loved you last? (Please exclude spouse, family, and children)
A: That would be my friend “Vinoth”
Q: Last furry thing you touched?
A: My Dog “ Ceasar”
Q: Favorite age you have been so far?
A: Now @ 23
Q: What was the last thing you said to someone?
A: I was just talking to my friend Murugesh about his plans to get back to Chennai from his native place where he is right now.
Q: The last song you listened to?
A: Masakalli from Delhi-6
Q: Where did you live in 1987?
A: Chennai, India
Q: Are you jealous of anyone?
A: I envy women with babies. (I just got to have one SOON)
Q: Is anyone jealous of you?
A: Yes, I have a huge number of followers.
Q: Name three things that you have on you at all times?
A: My mobile, my purse and my pen
Q: What’s your favorite town/city?
A: The best would be Chennai and Now I like Chidambaram and Kumbakonam
Q: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
A: I don’t think I’ve ever done that stuff
Q: Can you change the oil on a car?
A: Naay.. Do we have to that??
Q: Your first love/big crush: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?
A: He works in some Networking company. Still cute thoughJ
Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now?
A: Hmmm.. That would be my back.
Q: What is your current desktop picture?
A: Birds flying over a sea… Freely
