tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post3945333826584975228..comments2023-04-11T14:53:02.307+05:30Comments on On being Tamizh and a Penn: What happened to Llyods Finance?Asal Tamil Pennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17409382391122363478noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-80303679859091195042008-10-26T17:55:00.000+05:302008-10-26T17:55:00.000+05:30Have you seen this? :)http://wap.ibnlive.com/srsst...Have you seen this? :)<BR/><BR/>http://wap.ibnlive.com/srsstore/showPage.do;jsessionid=59596A407845AD48AE2CC6E6187C2B67?siteId=25564&pageId=5434216&pos=0&itemUri=feed%23H2YvYubeDhiuY1sej%2Flo7WccPF8QeDukub&c=569Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-52340889204527152032008-10-16T09:34:00.000+05:302008-10-16T09:34:00.000+05:30"[T Anna]spent more time reading the newspaper tha..."[T Anna]spent more time reading the newspaper than any sub-editor did" ROFL! So funny penn hehehgugiinsingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202654108019484469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-70093341588001661642008-10-08T17:40:00.000+05:302008-10-08T17:40:00.000+05:30Yay! Look who commented on my Blog!Who did?<I>Yay! Look who commented on my Blog!</I><BR/><BR/>Who did?Amrita Bhashyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359906713870777053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-42381071508082411372008-10-08T13:08:00.000+05:302008-10-08T13:08:00.000+05:30Dear tamizhpenn, Reading your blog feels like read...Dear tamizhpenn, Reading your blog feels like reading about bits of my own life.... thanks for a great read.nityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13017617104996292813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-11938854378420101052008-10-04T16:21:00.000+05:302008-10-04T16:21:00.000+05:30Nice read. You are a gifted writer.Nice read. You are a gifted writer.prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412670462704586752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-88797958967287303522008-10-04T11:49:00.000+05:302008-10-04T11:49:00.000+05:30ATP, too good i say.sounds like my house, both the...ATP, too good i say.<BR/>sounds like my house, both the cupboard (ours is a biro) and the brother. Do you guys also keep every bag ever handed to you.(thamboolam bags, leo coffee cloth bag, bag from duty free shop, circa '78) And invitation cards. And entire thirty two year old issues of Illustrated Weekly, simply for one recipe on page 38 that has still not been tried? And marapaachais and other ancient items last used in Golu of '88?<BR/>No?well, we do.<BR/>It's time Asal tamizh Thatha started his blog(lendmeyourears.blogspot.com?)wordjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767884710407108103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-67167443411990001792008-09-30T12:05:00.000+05:302008-09-30T12:05:00.000+05:30I somehow wandered into your blog...loved reading ...I somehow wandered into your blog...loved reading every single post! I simply adore your writing style...Sangeetha Mugunthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850961328199427633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-23514021915312736562008-09-29T12:50:00.000+05:302008-09-29T12:50:00.000+05:30Heh heh @ kolam putting and kozhakatai making :)Ap...Heh heh @ kolam putting and kozhakatai making :)<BR/><BR/>Appa had a long steel kambi which he had hooked to a nail in the wai, and he'd periodically pierce receipts, bills, etc into it. I think the oldest one was a news paper bill from the early 70s addressed in Malayalam to 'saar' (nobody in trivandrum could pronounce his long Kumbakonam name ever).Bikerdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-14852675296184631612008-09-29T12:47:00.000+05:302008-09-29T12:47:00.000+05:30A feel good blog, i should say. Something every si...A feel good blog, i should say. Something every single household can relate to. Love your simple yet flowery writing style.Hariharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026496957875066829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-80347433919988362212008-09-26T15:05:00.000+05:302008-09-26T15:05:00.000+05:30Hi ATP - Very nice blog. Like it. I am Tamizh and ...Hi ATP - Very nice blog. Like it. I am Tamizh and an "Aan". I cannot quite understand, when recipes cut out from all the known and many defunct Tamizh magazines come tumbling out of kitchen cupboards at home :)<BR/><BR/>You write well...keep ' em coming.<BR/><BR/>BBalajisbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959473707216957738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-4526122673721765822008-09-25T19:29:00.000+05:302008-09-25T19:29:00.000+05:30I see the reference to the cupboard - but shouldn'...I see the reference to the cupboard - but shouldn't it be the periya Godrej beero with the single key hanging in the same place near perumal sannidhi for so many years... everyone including the house maid knows about it?PRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907862179765794371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-13486658675950728342008-09-25T08:29:00.000+05:302008-09-25T08:29:00.000+05:30I must say this reminds me of my appa and our hous...I must say this reminds me of my appa and our household. I was forwarded this link by my friend who I am sure also shares the same kind of lifestyle. BTW quiz guys are boring!!<BR/><BR/>ShankarMaj V Shankar,SChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780168805014283638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-918927709115873062008-09-25T02:09:00.000+05:302008-09-25T02:09:00.000+05:30"But T Anna wasn't into quizzing. I said sounding ..."But T Anna wasn't into quizzing. I said sounding like a spoilt record by now." -- Loved that line totally. Had a blast laughing. Too good. Brought back so many memories for me.<BR/><BR/>ATP, now I know I would sound like a spoilt record saying this, but i have to... You are just too good! Keep it up girl!Vidyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251190630282150681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-76083396623618082452008-09-24T03:56:00.000+05:302008-09-24T03:56:00.000+05:30aarabi: If you must know, the former is a Hindusta...aarabi: If you must know, the former is a Hindustani raag and the latter is its (almost identical) Carnatic counterpart.<BR/><BR/>YaayTeePee: Correct a? :)ananthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130501107980414641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-20764693508701339242008-09-23T12:02:00.000+05:302008-09-23T12:02:00.000+05:30Yay! Look who commented on my Blog!Yay! Look who commented on my Blog!Asal Tamil Pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409382391122363478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-14407544763135523912008-09-23T09:14:00.000+05:302008-09-23T09:14:00.000+05:30You write very well, ATP. As someone who has trie...You write very well, ATP. As someone who has tried writing in both English, I can see that your flow is natural, sensitive at the same time humorous. Do think of writing short stories or a novel. All the best.Ramya Nageswaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229633352551822583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-37685609907026041722008-09-23T00:28:00.000+05:302008-09-23T00:28:00.000+05:30ATP, UR THATHA IS JUST TOO CUTE! : )ATP, <BR/><BR/>UR THATHA IS JUST TOO CUTE! : )Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648919142342342136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-49805248396236883292008-09-23T00:10:00.000+05:302008-09-23T00:10:00.000+05:30madhuvanti and dharmavati? what're those? come on ...madhuvanti and dharmavati? what're those? come on atp! dont keep us guessing! oh my god - we're such a clan of nerds :DAarabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495815164204908323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-41203131773447253712008-09-23T00:09:00.000+05:302008-09-23T00:09:00.000+05:30madhuvanti and dharmavati? what're those? come on ...madhuvanti and dharmavati? what're those? come on atp! dont keep us guessing! oh my god - we're such a clan of nerds :DAarabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495815164204908323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-13375938492002749242008-09-21T02:18:00.000+05:302008-09-21T02:18:00.000+05:30i dont knw if this is ur real life story..but even...i dont knw if this is ur real life story..but even ur real life story would nt be as vivid as ur words.<BR/>good on you tamizh iyengar penmani..Saihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305586343775535872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-79522035500684343832008-09-20T22:50:00.000+05:302008-09-20T22:50:00.000+05:30Well, I have to disagree with comrade. The subset ...Well, I have to disagree with comrade. The subset of the brotherhood in Chennai that indulges in quizzing, that noble sport of kings , is full of boys who you would term hot.<BR/><BR/>As for me, my version of your Accra rule was a little more complicated. I had two questions - the capital of Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) and the currency of the tiny island nation of Cape Verde (Escudo Cabo Verdianos). <BR/><BR/>Needless to say, I am still single. Hot, but single.ananthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130501107980414641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-57574220227806411022008-09-20T15:07:00.000+05:302008-09-20T15:07:00.000+05:30Brilliant post yet again !Brilliant post yet again !Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642369297736205420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-30308264943847722242008-09-19T13:46:00.000+05:302008-09-19T13:46:00.000+05:30This blog just gets better and better!I'm very cur...This blog just gets better and better!<BR/><BR/>I'm very curious to find out which are the two quizzing boys Commie Comrade thinks are the sole nice ones in Madras.Samanth Subramanian / Baradwaj Ranganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078186543089130094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-74363789267213584862008-09-18T17:16:00.000+05:302008-09-18T17:16:00.000+05:30Great read :) my dad still has my school report ca...Great read :) my dad still has my school report cards..hope he doesnt share it with my kids.. and yeah my hobby is reading novels..never knew tinkle was added to that category bcoz thats the only non-academic book my parents wud have seen me reading...Nautankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831671668003417624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572834389284181191.post-55517166724616957342008-09-18T12:45:00.000+05:302008-09-18T12:45:00.000+05:30hey...funny and real. loved it. already a fan...ha...hey...funny and real. loved it. already a fan...have read your whole blog. keep writingTorshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947796872655264197noreply@blogger.com