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Deccan Chronicle finally makes nice ads for common people

che_vinodv — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:56:00 +0000

In an advertising world people say sex sells things much better.

I have been always wondering whether people at DC can make nice ads other than showing off skin (SEXY) to sell newspaper. Finally I see a good advertisement hoarding which is meant for common people.

Previous advertisement of DC, where I had written about them at my personal blog

Ghilli movie was on kalaignar tv

che_vinodv — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:13:12 +0000

Did any one see the complete movie on kalaignar tv on sunday after noon, the movie Ghilli was abruptly cut in between, some what around 1:30 PM.

While at Sun TV there was a program on “state award night programme” which was was also abruptly cut.

A friend of mine was watching the sun TV and I was watching the kalaignar tv. We were discussing about the program being disrupted this afternoon while having our lunch.

Does any one have any idea on what went wrong, the story behind it. or was it some technical difficulty or purely incidental.

Latest info:
Well seems like this story has been happening between these channel for quite some time.

Here are the links
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14555465

http://www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=1207910

Well doesn’t it sound bad for the TV channels to fight like this, instead of working on their own USP.

Why Chennai needs CAS or DTH?

che_vinodv — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:33:18 +0000

I have been thinking for a long time whether to invest my money on CAS – Conditional access system or DTH Direct to Home television . Been missing some nice cartoon channels for my son.

Very recently I had been to my native place (Thrissur, Kerala) and checked out the number of channels in the Television. Whooping 100 and odd channels, Including the pay channels at a price of about 150 INR (Indian National Rupee) per month. Where as we pay 100 INR with limited channels and excluding the PAY channels. (some channels purposefully blocked due to competition, some times)

Who benefits out of this system?
Did all chennaiites say that we wanted CAS or some one took the initiatives on behalf of the people.

While looking on the recently built up on news about the DTH free offer in Chennai. Which makes me think.

Irony: Well sounds like some one decides on what we can view and what needs to be payed by the people of Chennai.

Note: There are places in chennai who don’t have CAS nor DTH and happily viewing some pay channels to for a price of 150 INR. Check Kundrathur, Chennai 69.

Shocked me – Photo of this week

che_vinodv — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:38:44 +0000

This evening, while I was coming back home I saw this SUV from a distance, with some one’s hand just propping out, as if it sounded for help. It was shock for me, then realized, that it was sticker. Sorry about the photo quality, my mobile camera doesn’t give good results in low light.

Felt like sharing this photo with you all, and thought it could be a good idea for all creative minds like you to stick some crazy, wacky or jaw dropping stickers to get attention.

There are good things about these stickers, I saw another car with a huge dent on the back and the sticker complimented the car, the stickers resembled like bullet showered on the car. Believe me this guy was bit lucky, he didn’t waste money on the metallic paint for repainting.

Confusing Photo of the Week

che_vinodv — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:31:59 +0000

If you thought that this one is a Medical shop exclusive for Paediatrics, Well I am really sorry. It is petty shop.

click on the image for a larger version of the Photo

Funny Photo of the Week

che_vinodv — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:18:55 +0000

High Beam or no Light

che_vinodv — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:04:40 +0000

Well seems like the auto drivers understand a lot of chennaiites problem during night travel.

These photos where taken on different dates. Sorry about the clarity as they where taken in night.

Aadi Celebrations – Road block

che_vinodv — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:48:59 +0000

Yesterday evening I was coming back to home and I avoid the busy main stream 100 feet road (Kathipara – Padi). So I take some of the parallel roads of 100 feet road from the Ashok pillar till the Vadapalani (the next cross, I don’t remember the name of the place).

I guess yesterday was an auspicious day, the road in which I was traveling had a temple, which was celebrating Aadi pooja. So there were cops and lots of commuters. While the cops instructing the commuters that the road was closed.

Believe me I had to take a complete U turn and go straight back up to Shruti musicals because Vadapalani junction doesn’t allow you to take a right turn. The sorry state was that, “I took my car”.

It took another one and hour for me to reach the same point where I took the U turn ( I meant the parallel road)

My question is Why should the roads be blocked because of public functions?
Let it be temple functions to political rallies, Why should the roads be blocked, and who gives the permission for all of these.
I usually see the political rallies in Saidapet, the road gets completely blocked.

Helmet rule – Arrogant chennai traffic police

che_vinodv — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:24:34 +0000

Things just change all of a sudden
“Now law & order are more important for the state government ”
The above statement is acceptable, when the chennai traffic police makes announcement of the so called helmet rule well in advance, just like what they did when they were introduced, in contrary, they are collecting fines and getting the media attention.

1) Well the elections are over,
2) implementing helmet rule
3) start to fine the defaulters.

I guess cops are just puppets. “ipppo, Kuti karanam podu” they have to dance to the all the tunes. (politicians as well as the public)

Chennai Schools smaller than TN Schools

che_vinodv — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:21:53 +0000

You should see the number of schools in the NH47 near Salem, there are much bigger in size when compared to our Chennai city schools. There are few more schools getting built.

What I observed?
1) School Buses minimum of 10
2) Large playgrounds
3) Most of the looked like residential schools
4) Infrastructure looks amazing
5) Most of them English medium

It is not just schools some where colleges like the famous Vinayaga mission, Still under expansion.

How did Chennai miss these specification?
I have seen Chennai schools, which are run in size of large homes. How about some colleges, ;)

share your experience of your schooling and college campus.