Friday, September 22, 2006

The End Of the Kingdom ... For No Army Can Stop This terror ... aaaggghhh

Here is an official explanation of why the noblest knight of them all was forced to stoop down to the level of cleanin out the bowls for his survival.

Twas a pleasant afternoon in the kingdom of "UNIY Trivandrum" and all the nobles and knights were having their lunch in the peace and harmony that was supreme in this kingdom. But of late that peace has begun to tremble at its very foundations due to the entry of a new terror into the lives of these humble people. It is a monster like none other .. Not only does it feed off the humiliation of the helpless humans, but it also steals all of their food. The peasants toil day and night for food for the kingdom, only to have it all destroyed and eaten in a single gulp by the monster known only as DIPATNONY"!!! MAY YOUR SOULS BE SPARED .... FOR HAVING NOW UTTERED THE NAME OF THE UNSTOPPABLE EATING MONSTER, YOU ARE SURE TO INCUR ITS WRATH. You shall be forced to feed of crumbs and garbage (actually the monster doesnt leave garbage either) ... Therefore I was helpess .. I needed to wipe the bowls clean for any drop of food for my survival. If this is a disgrace to the knights, then indeed, we are now in a period of darkness... where honour is useless and no amount of food will be able to satisfy the needs of the creature known only as the "DIPANTONY" ... AAAAAARRRGGHHH !!

'CLASSMATES' with Uni Ymates!

I can c that no1 has blogged abt the movie v all went 4 on 21st! So i thought...why not take the initiative?! So here goes......Now 2 begin with..as usual..the 'cream' of Uni y was late..(ok..ok...now... i kno that u all hav that 'wat-a-lie!!' look on ur faces!) But i take the whole responsibility of being 'on' time.(hehehehe...Sorry 4 the trouble!)
So when i reached the movie had already started..but thankz 2 the 'armoured knights' Arun John & Manu.....who came in 2 'rescue' Ramita & me with the TICKET 'swords', 4rm the 'trecherous & evil' HOUSEFULL board & the ocean of 'army' who wanted 2 get into the SRI PADMANABHA 'fortress!All along the journey 2 the 'fortress' Rajesh, Sindhya & Insane Arun had been calling us 2 kno our xact position..rite 4rm Palayam 2 Kezhakekotta...(3 cheers 2 the unity of Uni Y!)Also..Abhi worked a gr8 deal 2 solve my minor conflict with my mom!!(but..hey..after all she's my mom..& she knows that the incident itself was a part of my 'election stunts'!!)
Now abt the movie...I cant think abt a better movie 2 watch with ur friends! It held the real essence of the typical Kerala University campus which is nowadays....absent..(coz v no longer hav campus poltics..)! Its true that 'Campus' rhymes with 'Love affair' & this movie was no exception! But it had this realestic picture of it! It wasn't like this normally seen 'modern muttathu varkey' kinda love story. & the exceptional side of the story was that it wasn't focussing entirely on the love stories! It had this essence of friendship, love,hate,zest,sorrow,revenge,repentance,forgiveness & nostalgia.
After the movie all of us..longing 4 pure oxygen came out guarded by all our 'armoured knights'. The next item was the inevitable..LUNCH..!! All of us..in 3 'auto'matic 'chariots' & few 'horse' driven 1s.. reached the 'royal' KALAVARA. There v had a lunch at the roof top restaurant coz only that could hold all of us..(hehehe)!& there the trademark 'ironings' take off! Starting 4rm the 'seat-mattam' & the absence of 'light on the shoe' of the NAAZ poster ( sorry..but thats all i rememeber..after all...i cant maintain records 4 the 'ironings'!) As soon as the food arrived all the 'knights' showed keen interest in 'attacking' it! A particular 'knight' was particularly interested in 'cleaning' the curry off the bowl! Then there was this another big 'knight' who had all his concentration on 2 things..his 'lost' seat & his special food!The 'attcking'(..or sharing as it is called in the civilized world!)..was the BEST! Varun & MJ came in 2 savour the aroma of the 'royal' food! ( Sorry!! But better luck next time..!)

Now..abt the day! It was a wonderful day! I do hope that v find more good movies that all of us can go watch & of course...hav lunch 2gether too! coz afterall...thats was the best of the rest!! Let me thank Mash 4 such a wonderful idea,Abhi 4 getting the tickets 4 all of us (& venting a BIG hole through his pocket!), all my fellow Uni Ymates 4 turning up & making this get-2gether a success & last but not the least...I'd like 2 congratulate the President & the Secretary 4 their organizing skills! This small event was a job well done!
P.S 4 Varun....nxt time when v plan a movie... o come with us..rather than ur 'special' friends!

Onam Video's

Onam Video's


Mother of all DARES - Insane Arun's POOCHOODI OTTAM!


Secretary's Performance was too good!



Arun with the Curry MEGA MIX


Febna's Couple Dance


Rohin and HIS MAANAM!

Onam Pics - Final SET

Onam Pics - Final SET


My Apologies for the delay!

Highly Inflammable




ee secretaryude oru kaaryam




I too had my moment(...of Chalu!)




Eppoletheku Erikette........ini melal vaa thurakaruthu!




Enthoru EXPRESSION!




Due to PUBLIC demand i had to put ths pic(SIGH!)




"Enik ethreokke pattu!"




Rare species on stage!




"Dhanatatvashaastram ennu vechaal..........."



"Kurachu Choru Mathi enne....."



"Enichu Velambiyilla.........."




President Trying to put on WEIGHT!



".........ee acharil erivuyilla"




"Njan Kali padipikum mone..."




"Thalle aal maaripoyi........."


Thursday, September 14, 2006

Movie @ UNIY

Hey ppl,

It was a plan that was put forward by mash a few days ago, that all UNIY members go for a movie together. Deepa told me about this a few days ago and we were looking for a SUITABLE movie and we came across CLASSMATES . So we have fixed the date on 21st of september, Thursday. It is a public holiday on account of Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi. But being a public holiday i don't think we can go without reserving the tickets( i had a tought time today when i went, more in my blog)


So people who wanna join the party may bring the money on this saturday. I don't exactly know th amount and have fixed it at Rs 40(the balance if any will be REPAID).

Waitin to hear frm u all!

More Onam Pics

ONAM PICS

Set 2

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Anantalakshmy Sang beautifully




"No Personal Ironing please......, am wrinkle free"




Insane about his onam special "PRAANTH" nature





Amme PRETHAM (or YEKSHI)





Deepa elaborating about how she plans to IRON everyone




Truth or Dare, where was the truth??? Better call it THEPPU or Again THEPPU




Gowri during her wonderful TRUTH session!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Onam was simply tooo GOOD!

Hella,

Well all must be thinking i was the one who told everyone to blog and wher's my post. Personal matters do keep one away from OFFICIAL responsibilities. Well no more excuses, but coming to think of it, why will i need excuses to describe about one of the best days of my life @ UNIY. The organisation that has given me sooo much; starting from the basic sessions to the BESTEST frnds one can find on the planet(evn tho at times THEPPU gets th better of frndshp).

The day began with me getting up late on a hangover from yet another sleepless night. (god i miss smilies in here). I got up at 7 and then was busy writing a CD for the day's festivites(wat onam without music). Got over with all other activities and then had a glance at th clock and saw that it was already 930, and i was supposed to reach YMCA by 1030. "I am sooo scrwd" were the words in my mind. Somehow i managed to make myself presentable by 10, had breakfast and then kicked th bike and reached uniy by 1040. What do i see there, just a handful of MEMBERS and not a single ORGANISER. Then people began to come in one by one and we had a good number by 11. We all put th food in the mess and then assembled in the mini hall where th function was SUPPOSED to begin at sharp 11. But as Deepa said, it takes time for the creative machinery to get up and running so we had a small delay. The stupid CD player that our President brought ddnt support CD-RW so i had a bad start to the program.

We had a good speech from Manu who tried to add a tinge of humour by having statements like " i have always wanted to have a LOOOOOOOONG BORING speech @ UNIY" but then we all know that manu's not good for that, right ppl? So manu tried his best to make the speech boring, but i would say it was fairly interesting. Then came Thomas Abraham sir with his speech about how he used to celebrate onam in his young days. Frankly i thought THAT would be a boring speech, but then that man spoke with a true to heart feeling and told many niceties that it was hard not to applaud when he stopped. He reminded us what we should be doing other than just having sessions on saturdays. Then came the pride of UNIY, Honourable Secretary with his " some people........." speech. He used the time to say the importance of ONAM in his life and how it's changed his FEELINGS for other PEOPLE. Nayana had a surprise for me when she said " for vote of thanks.......... Abhijith", somehow managed to pull it off with an impromptu SPEECH. (hee hee)

Then came the EVENTS, or more like FILLERS, these were started off by NAYANA who virtually murdered a NICE song. Then we had some nice numbers from Taariq, who came well prepared to remove our boredom especially his enactment of MASH havin a BASH! Not to forget Aravind's rendition of one of my fav songs. Now members began to give their experiences about onam while some of us were busy setting the EVENT of the day- ONA SADYA! The descriptions went on till 130 and by then all were pretty hungry and made a beeline to the mess. There we 1st had the junior members enjoy the sadya, while we served. Then came the time for us to pass the baton to them and have a relaxed time. It was great to see girls running around with the food, serving and making us all heavier.

Then began the festivities, with a TRUTH or DARE, which turned out to be a THEPPU competition in disguise. All had a gala time, with exceptional dares like those of INSANE Arun's; Arun John making it clear that any cuisine is welcome, then arjun proving his COFFEE eating skills. Not to forget th embarrasment i had with proposing Niranjan and gettin rejected(nt tht am sad over it) and being tight lipped about the various girls in my life and how many have i proposed to. This went on and on and most people who were ousted at the begining were bored, not coz of the program being boring, but coz of the heavy diet.

After this we had an exciting round of musical chair, in which mash proved yet again that he has all the skills required of a true POLITICIAN, by not letting go of th chair till the very end. Then came SPT, by now every1 will have known who gave that name and what the event is.... It was fun watching friends go over and KUTTIFY the wrong image.

And so the best onam of my life came to a end, but then i wasn't sad coz i had a great time and i belive that each of us did have a special time over there in those few hours where we truly forgot all our problems and united in enjoying onam as one single entity. Hope this sprit is there throughout the year and keeps us strong and move towards a better UNIY

Onam '06 at UNIY

For some stupid reason that I really cant remember, I decided to wear a Mundu. And I guess that my fellow UniYans are going to make that a decision I regret for a very long time. I reached at 11 only to discover that nothing had started as yet. So the show was about to get on the road when disaster struck. On being informed that my mundu was worn too high, I stupidly tried to use the same manouvre I use on my pants, on my mundu. And that was when the world got to see how I look wearing half a mundu and a pair of shorts underneath. So I pick the pieces of my shattered ego and bunch up my mundu around me and have a seat. I had to suffer the humiliation of being looked and and laughed at for the following 20 minutes. And I also had to face the ignominy of having my "mundu kettal" video taped! And so my Onam celebrations went off with a bang. The curtain raiser (or lowering; as you prefer) was succeded by every member getting an opportunity to share his feelings amongst the others. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised when Aravind sang. Dint know you sang this well dude. Well, this was followed by the main event ..The sadhya. Everyone has already mentioned the madhuracurry ..heh heh...Well the ari payasam was purchased from Sweet Mahal by our very own Gouri madam. On being enquired about the rate, her reply was, " 10 rupees per glass, and 40 glasses... so that equals ........'NAALAAYIRAM RUPA' ".Sorry Gouri ...couldnt resist.
The sadhya was followed by the truth or dare event. For people who are interested in preparing the delicious and healthy drink that Arun John had, here are the ingredients... ada payasam, Ari payasam, Parripu, Sambar, Rasam, Pulisheri, ingi curry, narengya curry and thoran. After the truth or dare, we had the musical chairs and in Abhijith's words "Maashe...anungalde maanam kaaku..." ..and he did. Congrats Mash.(PS...my maanam was still missing).I also gave Gouri hell over her TIME ID card photograph, sorry if I hurt you...Then we had the STP, followed by Niranjan tryin to jump over imaginary sticks. We were all dead tired after a day packed with so much fun. It truly was a great onam. Credit goes to Mash as this entire day was his brainchild and he took the entire initiative. Also kudos to Manu, Varun and committee (which includes me by the way :D ) for organizing this. Thanks to everyone who contributed towards the food. Lets hope this carries on...

This Onam.......at Uni Y!

9th sept 2006

The functions were 2 start at 11:00 a.m...but as they say..'CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LATE'. The 'cream' of thiruvananthapuram were late & v started the funtion as late as 11:45. Our president wanted 2 make a long speech(..& thank god..he couldn't!). Then was the turn of our Secretary who didn't want 2 make a long speech but succeeded in making us impatient 2 start another event..ONATHALLE..! Then there was this small event where we all shared a moment 2 explain what 'onam' meant 2 us. Some veteran membres even came up 2 get 'theppified'! V even saw the 'downfall' of a member's 'maanam' in the form of a 'mundu'. Then there was his 'beautiful' song sung by some veteran memebers of uni y! The 'song' was written by our secretary 2 'maveli-kkara' on account of onam! . Many other members sang 'humanly bearable' songs.
Next was the time 2 savor onam...THE SADYA...! Here 1 could see the active participation of one & all...(no..don't get me wrong!). Every1 here was very eager 2 serve themselves with chips,upperi & payasam (though there was a scandal about a payasam having chemical X which contributed 2 it's 'kick factor'). The sadya was very good! 'Madura curry' was the most in demand...by our 'asthana maveli'..!! The sadya 'competion' was called of due 2 the Secretary's health reasons. After the sadya some veteran'dhoti-jubba' members had difficulty in getting up. Due 2 unavailability of cranes v had 2 manage with some 'huge' members with low-waist pants 2 help them up.
The next event was 'Truth & Dare'. The 'truth' part was as usual 'theppifying' session. But the 'dares' were good. Our 'insane' member put up a good show of his insaneness. The tribal dance by the Secretary & a new member was very inspirational! The 'delicious' sadya-mix drink was a special treat 4 our 'huge' member. the coffee power was yet another treat that helps increasing punctuality 2 come 2 uni y! The 'bestest' dare was when i had 2 reason some 'purely educational sites' 2 my imaginery mother!Then there was this 'musical chair' where v could witness how simplicity can win over 'seeming' champions. The Sundarikk Pott Todu was complete by 5:30 p.m. & v all parted after an adventorous day!
This day...unlike any....was the most eventful day in uni y! This helped many new members..including me 2 come 2 know each other. Such celebrations in it's true sense helps tighten the bonds b/w the Uni Y Family! Let's hope that as long as v r here v do contribute 2 it's strength & after v leave the the 'fragrance' of this beautiful family stays with us!

Onam Pics

ONAM PICS

Set 1

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People Turned out in large Numbers!



President with the customary BORING speech



Attention : Nayana on Stage...


Thus it begins...



Secretary KILLIN us with his Enlightenin speech



Monoactttt.....



Febna was as usual LATE!


Paaaadithakarthu!


Varunum Theppum



Achayande Chiri!




Gowri about HER onam




Smanu with his "Oh am ***!" look

Sumone givin the audience a good time( i forgot whu!)


Manu with another OOH look


JK Being his usual self



IRIS rajesh with his THIRUVANTHORAM ONAM


Kidan photo edukunna MJyum Mandahasam thulumbunna Achayanum!



Now this is wat i wd call a POSE


Mash had the best smile of all!


Kathakali aano ennuoru samshayam!


More to come!

Sunday, September 10, 2006

good wrk folks...

hi evr 'un..
it's a splendid job done by u ppl in celebratin d onam... esp d traditional sadya , d payasam 'n all..
think uni-y is coming back 2 it gud 'ol days with lotsa ppl wrkin.. mash ur contribution is stupendous.. folks he has led 3 generations of uni-y... cheers 2 him..

its a real gud news that uniart & model parliament r back...
i dnt think i'll have 2 tell u ppl about it.. there is mash( who might've taken all d pain 2 explain d rules 'n all) 'n there r also veteran members like eric aravind 'n febna 'n many more 2 help u out.. i've handed over a Cd which has d video coverage of last model parliament session 2 mash.. interested ppl can take a copy of it..
will cya all nxt week. till then. adios..
luv
ranjith

Saturday, September 09, 2006

we had the onam celebrations!!!

the onam celebrations!!sadly its over!! had a really nice time!!

the celebrations started with the meeting at 11:30...went till around 12:15..then we had the onam message & experience by all the members....and in between had some nice songs sung....and by around 1:30 everyone was feeling hungry and all speeches etc were over...straight to mess hall for lunch...everyone was eager to have lunch...i saw no patience!!

lunch was good...there were achars,thoran,aviyaland some extra sweet madhurakkari,2 payasams (one with a little kick factor),boli,pulisheri,olan,moru and rasam..
got some nice snaps of abhijith having lunch...

then there was the truth and dare part...started at around 2:30...went around till 4:30 or so..lots of people got "ironed" upon!!n some prety interesting dares were there...like arun john got asked to drink cocktail...and febna danced with a ghost partner...and deepa got asked to...nevermind :D

then there was musical chair...interestingly...mash won!!
and finally there was sundarikku pottu thodal (aka SPT as a famous member says )

overall....i would say this onam celebration was a great succes!!had lots of fun!!

hope we have a bigger better one next year with lots and lots of fun!

and i would like to conclude this post with 4 famous lines which we sung at the celebrations..ie lines by a famous member..

" Its raining..
I got my first job...
I am hungry...
I have no one else to call.. "

Thursday, September 07, 2006

UNIART '06 Brochure

This is the uniart '06 brochure.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

hi all,
HAPPY ONAM!!!(belated tho')
hope onam was rockin for u guys..for me it was the same..outings wid my cousins,the sadya(yummy!!)..wid the small addition of helping mom in kitchen(i did..i swear,i did!!)

i was not able to attend the sessions for sometime,thanx to a no: of reasons..
but the last week session was amazing..the topics were really impressive,the speeches even more so!!it was my 3rd model parliament session..so i cant comment on it..still,i cud say dat i listened to more politics n current affairs durin dat half hour than wat i did durin the past 19yrs put together..wid many more sessions like this,i might finally be able to stop actin deaf n dumb wen the topics of conversatn turns to current affairs!!yes,dat session was indeed enlightening n inspiring..
but i do miss the fun v had at uni-y,but thn u cant hav evrythg together..if u wanna learn,do it n stop playin the fool,rite??but a small dose of fun cudnt hurt,rite?so,be thr nxt sat(9th sept) at 10.30 am sharp to c the freakin version of uni-y!!
b/w,excursn at college rocked!!hmm..nt xactly..twas uneventful..4 punctures,1 brake failure,1 accident n a free trip to the local police sttn..yeah,pretty uneventful!!!

nyways,tc guys..dont miss the nxt sat,plss..
bye.
nayana.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Chingamasathile kedattha vilakkine saakshinirthi,
aishwarya-sampoornamaya ee Thiruvona pulariyil ,
oraayiram
ONAASHAMSAKAL nerunnnu.................

wishing you and your loved ones a very HAPPY ONAM...........


PS: hope everybody remembers what happens on September 9th, @ 10:30 am.