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A BYTE OF LIFE Tuesday, December 16, 2008

INTO THE BLUE


Zayed Khan on
swimming with
sharks
11 Gender Wars
04
Rebelz Theatre group on
their next

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Date Disasters
Do you remember the time when you took your friend or colleague to
impress them and it turned topsy-turvy when you realised that you had
forgotten your wallet or when your guy friend subtly points to the lettuce
stuck between your teeth? Well, write them in to feedback@goergo.in for our
weekend’s Big Story on date disasters.
02 NAMMA CHENNAI ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Sizzler strokes
Enjoy a sizzler every Friday and Saturday
between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. at the poolside
restaurant of The Accord Metropolitan. For
reservations call 2816 1000/ 4391 1000

Bake me a cake
Christmas is not complete without
Toll plaza takes
a toll on traffic
cakes and other eats. But, just in
case you have no time to bake
them yourself, these people could
dish out something for you from
their home kitchens
Cakes and vattayappam
Marina Thomas bakes fresh rum, raisin, and
cashew nut soaked plum cakes, which she
prepares the traditional way (by soaking all the
ingredients for over a month). Apart from
cakes, another hot-selling item is the traditional
vattayappam prepared in Kerala homes.
For orders call 99405 62353/ 2664 3875.

New Year bakes


Maya Mathew has her hands full for Christmas.
But if you are planning a bash post-X-Mas or
New Year, then her fruit cakes, chocolate cakes
and cookies can be customised accordingly.
For orders call 98410 10080.

Cakes, any time


Padma and Srinivas Naik promise to let you and
your guests feast on their homemade plum
cakes, mud cakes and chocolates. They are open
for orders. Call 2499 5701/ 2499 7567.

More than cakes


Christmas and New Year is not only about
cakes. Revathi Shanmugan prepares murukus,
adarasam, rose cookies and kala kal. Place your
order by calling 2434 1543/ 99401 05019.

Choc-a-bloc: The first day at Toll Plaza was chaotic. PHOTO: M. KARUNAKARAN

Thousands of motorists piled up on Monday morning at the


Rajiv Gandhi Salai, delaying thousands of office-goers
ERGO CORRESPONDENT Taramani. his colleagues coming from the
feedback@goergo.in I.Praveen Kumar, a resident of city turned up late to work be-
Throraipakkam, terms the Mon- cause of the traffic jams.

T
he new toll plaza that start- day morning situation as chaotic. The traffic situation returned to
ed to function on Rajiv “I had to cross the new toll gate to chaos on the opposite side of the
Gandhi Salai in Perungudi get my kids to school. There was road in the evening, as vehicles
(OMR) from Sunday mid- heavy traffic on the opposite side heading to the city via Rajiv
night brought vehicular traffic on but the problem I faced was that I Gandhi Salai had to pass the new
the line to a standstill for over two didn’t receive the Residents’ Pass toll gate.
hours on Monday. which we had applied for three The new toll plaza by the Tamil
Motorists, especially officer- months ago. Therefore, I wasn’t Nadu Road Development Corpo-
goers heading to Perungudi and allowed to pass initially,” Praveen ration (TNRDC) started function-
Thoraipakkam, had a difficult said. ing from Sunday midnight and
morning as vehicles moved at Many motorists even opted for collects a toll fee of Rs. 6 for au-
snail’s pace following the intro- byroads to evade the toll, result- torickshaws, Rs. 17 for cars, Rs. 28
duction of formalities at the new ing in unusually heavy traffic for vans, Rs. 44 for buses, Rs. 66
toll station. there as well. “The road from Pal- for trucks and Rs. 132 for multi-
The bottleneck situation start- likaranai to OMR that connects to axle vehicles.
ed at 7.30 a.m. and continued till Rajiv Gandhi Salai was also Two-wheelers and vehicles of
11 a.m., with the line of vehicles packed with vehicles in the residents of the area are said to be
stranded stretching from the toll morning,” said M. Arun of Info- exempted from paying the toll
area to as far as Tidel Park in sys, OMR, who also informs that fee. ■
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
03
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Driving records
In the United States, deaf people
have safer driving records than
hearing people nationally.

Gender Wars
Rebelz Theatre Group is ready with their
new play ‘The Battle of the Sexes,’ which it
says is a honest take on relationships

KALPAGAM SARMA Battle of the Sexes is be a col-


lection of three stories - The Ideal

T
hey are from among you Man, Maiden Venture and Bride
and so are their stories. and Prejudice. Each of it explores
Rebelz, a theatre group the clash of perspectives, opi-
started by IT professionals nions and actions between men
of the city, have drawn from their and women on relationships. The
personal experiences in “pursuit core team of Rebelz – Vinodh,
of love” for their new stage pro- Harish, Bharath, Pradeep, Vipin
duction “The Battle of the Sexes” and Parthsarathy – came up with
that debuts at the Alliance Fran- the script. The group says its
caise this Sunday. main target is to get the young IT
As Ergo caught up with the crowd to come and watch their
group at their rehearsal at Vidya plays. They hope to achieve it
Sagar school in Kotturpuram last through original plays – ground-
weekend, the 15-member team ed in realities – than go for adap-
were busy running some final tations. Their motivation behind
checks on their props. Since the sticking together through all their
team is small, most of its mem- heavy duty working schedules, on
bers have multiple roles to per- site trips and deadlines, is to do
PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN

form. So the writers double up as something different and have an


actors and even handle some bits identity of their own. That is why
of production work. they call themselves Rebelz.
The play is an “unabashed take ‘The Battle of the Sexes’ will de-
of youngsters finding love”. but on December 21, 2008 (Sun-
“None of us are married yet,” Pra- day) at ‘Top Storey,’ Alliance
deep, the publicity manager of Francaise, Nungambakkam .The
the group, says. “And since we timings for the shows are 2.30
are in the process of finding our PM, 5.00 PM and 7.30 PM. The
life partner, we thought it would tickets are available at Fruitshop
“Since we are in the process of finding our
be a good idea to stage a play on on Greams Road and Gangotree. life partner, we thought it would be a
the subject. We are confident that You can also log onto to good idea to stage a play on the subject”
all youngsters will be able to www.bookmyshow.com to block
identify with the themes.” tickets or call 98400 95253. ■
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
05
Websites of the day
A collection of quirky animation US $ 47.94

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Bored at work- try this essential Pound 72.07
website www.bored.com Euro 64.70
100 Yen 52.69

New psychotherapy effective


in most eating disorders
R
esearchers have developed a Three eating disorders
new form of psychotherapy
that is effective in most cases of are recognised:
eating disorders in adults. anorexia nervosa,
“Eating disorders are serious men-
tal health problems and can be very
(hunger signals are
distressing for both patients and their ignored to control the
families,” said Christopher Fairburn, desire to eat), bulimia
professor and principal research fel-
low at the University of Oxford. nervosa, (repeated
“Now for the first time, we have a binge eating) and the
single treatment which can be effec-
tive in treating the majority of cases
remainder are classed
without the need for patients to be as atypical eating
admitted to hospital,” added Fair- disorders
burn, who led the study.
These disorders are a major cause
of physical and psycho-social impair- of anorexia nervosa and bulimia ner-
ment in young women, affecting at vosa are combined in a different way,
least one in 20 between the ages of 18 according to an Oxford release.
and 30. Eating disorders are less com- These disorders vary in their sever-
mon in young men. ity, but typically involve extreme and
Three eating disorders are recog- relentless dieting, self-induced vom-
nised: anorexia nervosa, (hunger sig- iting or laxative misuse, binge eating,
nals are ignored to control the desire driven exercising and in some cases
to eat), accounting for 10 percent cas- marked weight loss.
es in adults; bulimia nervosa, (repeat- Common associated features are
ed binge eating) which accounts for a depression, social withdrawal, per-
third of all cases; and the remainder fectionism and low self-esteem. The
are classed as atypical eating disor- disorders tend to run a chronic
ders, which account for over half of course and are notoriously difficult to
all cases. treat. Relapse is common. ■
In these atypical cases, the features IANS

shrunken, but brain-shaped.


For Khan’s look
Brains consist of fatty tissue
which microbes in the soil would
absorb, so neurologists believe
the find could be some kind of
fossilised brain. The skull was
found in an area first farmed
Archaeologists more than 2,000 years ago.
discover ‘oldest UN takes different
human brain’ view away from
climate summit
The UN climate summit has
ended with delegates taking very
different views on how much it
has achieved. Western delegates
said progress had been encourag-
ing, but environment groups said
rich countries had not shown
enough ambition. Developing
Archaeologists have found the nations were angry that more
remains of what could be Bri- money was not put forward to
tain’s oldest surviving human protect against climate impacts. 쒀 Aamir Khan looks on during a promotional event for his upcoming movie Ghajini,
brain. The team, excavating a The meeting is the halfway point in Mumbai on Monday. Around 100 staff of a theatre in Mumbai shaved their
York University site, discovered a on a two-year process aimed at heads in imitate Khan’s look in the film. AFP PHOTO
skull containing a yellow sub- reaching a deal in Copenhagen.
stance which scans showed to be WENN
06 VILLAGE ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Last orders
A English man’s last wish has been honoured -
when his ashes were buried in the pub where
he spent nearly all of his life.

Thai opposition leader Abhisit Compensation payments for


Vejjajiva elected premier wounded troops to double
Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was chosen as Compensation for the
Thailand’s third prime minister on Monday. Abhisit, a most seriously injured
44-year-old Oxford-educated economist, has the British soldiers is to be
onerous task of bringing stability to the economy doubled after criticism
which is trying to come out of stagnation after anti- that not enough is being
government protesters took over the airports last done for injured
month leading to their closure for a week. It led to personnel. The Ministry of
more than US$ 85 million losses a day, badly denting Defence said on Monday
tourism sector that all wounded soldiers
PTI who received awards
under the Armed Forces
Compensation Scheme
would see an increase of
Vietnam helmet law saved over between 10 and 100
percent, taking the
1,000 lives maximum lump sum up to
A law enforcing crash helmet use for Vietnamese 570,000 pounds. The
motorcyclists has saved more than 1,000 lives and money comes on top of the tax-free monthly payment
prevented over 2,000 serious injuries in a year, the World paid for life to the most seriously injured troops. “Our
Health Organisation said on Monday. But the WHO armed forces are inspirational and they deserve the very
stressed that the law must be enforced for under 16s, many best support,” said junior defence minister Kevan Jones.
of whom now ride as passengers without helmets because The MoD said letters had been sent to 140 of the most
of a widespread and misguided belief that helmets can seriously injured to inform about the additional cash. In
damage their necks. Thanks to the introduction of total 10 million pounds will be paid to 2,700 injured men
mandatory helmet laws there are more people alive today and women.
to enjoy time with Reuters
their family and
look forward to Tet
(Lunar New Year)
celebrations,” said Greek protests to continue as
WHO country chief
Jean-Marc Olive. landswap scandal resurfaces
“The alternative Athens police were out in force Monday ahead of
does not bear a rash of protests and court appearances relating
thinking about,” he to the police shooting of a teenager police, and as
added in a Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis flew to
statement, released Cyprus. And the release of a parliamentary inquiry
one year after the into a land scandal, which has also generated
helmet law started widespread anti-government sentiment,
to be enforced with threatened to increase the pressure on Karamanlis’
fines. embattled right-wing government.
AFP AFP

Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush


A
n Iraqi reporter called “It doesn’t bother me,” Bush An image grab
visiting U.S. President said, urging everyone to calm shows US
George W. Bush a ‘dog’ in down as a ruckus broke out in President George
Arabic on Sunday and the conference room. W. Bush (L)
threw his shoes at him during a When asked about the inci- reacting as an
news conference in Baghdad. dent shortly after, Bush made Iraqi journalist
Iraqi security officers and light of it. “I didn’t feel the least hurls one of his
U.S. secret service agents leapt threatened by it,” he said. shoes at him
at the man and dragged him Other Iraqi journalists apol- during a joint
struggling and screaming out ogised on behalf of their col- press conference
of the room where Bush was league, a television journalist. with Iraqi Prime
giving a news conference with Bush arrived in Baghdad ear- Minister Nuri
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- lier on Sunday on a farewell vis- al-Maliki (R) in
Maliki. it before he leaves office in Baghdad on
The shoes missed their target January. The U.S.-led invasion Sunday. AFP PHOTO
about 15 feet (4.5 metres) away. in 2003 to topple Saddam Hus-
One sailed over Bush’s head as sein triggered years of sectarian
he stood next to Maliki and bloodshed and insurgency in
smacked into the wall behind Iraq, killing tens of thousands.
him. Bush smiled uncomforta- ■
bly and Maliki looked strained. Reuters
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
07
One look is all it takes
NEWS AND NEWSMAKERS IN PICTURES

Quote of the day


Sonam Kapoor during a portrait session
on day four of The 5th Annual Dubai
International Film Festival held at the
Madinat Jumeriah Complex on Sunday.
GETTY IMAGES

Preity Zinta during a


portrait session on
day two of The 5th
Annual Dubai
International Film

‘‘
Festival held at the
If there’s a mes- Al Qasr Jumeirah
sage, it’s, ‘you Hotel. GETTY IMAGES
gotta help somebody.
Even if it’s somebody’s
car breaking down, use
your cell phone.
Something little like
that. We gotta help one
another to get the
quality of life we’re all Abhishek Bachchan during day four of
striving for.” The 5th Annual Dubai International Film
Will Smith, who is promoting his latest Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah
film ‘Seven Pounds’ said. Complex on Sunday in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates. GETTY IMAGES
08 SPORT ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Sehwag MoM
Virender Sehwag was adjudged the Man of th
that set India’s successful run-chase. Chasing a
innings, he gave the hosts a perfect start scori
(his 83 came in 68 balls) on the fourth day eve
target of 256 in the final day.

PHOTOS: K.R. DEEPAK AND AGENCIES


Tuesday, December 16, 2008
09

‘‘
What happened in Mumbai was extremely unfortu-
nate. Cricket cannot lessen whatever happened... I
he Match for his blistering 83 hope this 100 will give some amount of happiness to the
mammoth 387 in the fourth
ng at better than run a ball people. I salute the NSG commandos, Taj hotel staff, police,
ening giving India a realistic public and everyone.
SACHIN TENDULKAR

INDIA SCRIPT A REMARKABLE BATTING


PERFORMANCE TO ACHIEVE THE FOURTH-
HIGHEST RUN CHASE IN TEST HISTORY

B
atting great Sachin Tendulkar hit chases in history are the 418-7 by the
an unbeaten 103 as India West Indies against Australia in 2003,
achieved the fourth-highest run 406-4 by India against the West Indies
chase in history to stun England in 1976 and 404-3 by Australia against
by six wickets in the first Test in Chen- England in 1948. India’s victory was set
nai on Monday. The hosts surpassed up the previous day by flamboyant
the seemingly improbable victory tar- opener Virender Sehwag, who
get of 387 on a wearing wicket with smashed 83 off 68 balls with 11 fours
20.3 overs to spare on the fifth and final and four sixes to leave the hosts 131-1
day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match at the close. When play resumed on
series. Monday, India suffered a blow in the
Tendulkar, 35, swept off-spinner third over when Andrew Flintoff had
Graeme Swann to fine-leg for the win- the struggling Rahul Dravid caught be-
ning boundary that also brought up his hind by wicket-keeper Matt Prior for
41st Test century amid loud cheers from four. Dravid, a veteran of 130 Tests at
30,000 home fans at the M.A. Chidam- an average of 52.12, may find the selec-
baram stadium. Left-hander Yuvraj tors lose patience with him after ma-
Singh chipped in with 85 not out in a naging just 32 runs in his past four
fifth-wicket stand of 163 with Tendul- Tests.
kar to dash England’s hopes after Kevin 0Gautam Gambhir, who shared a cen-
Pietersen’s men dominated a major tury stand with Sehwag, put on 42 for
part of the match with both bat and the third wicket with Tendulkar as the
ball. Indians attempted to overcome the
The first Test match in India since last early loss of Dravid. The left-hander
month’s terror attacks in Mumbai pro- moved to 66, his eighth Test half-centu-
vided a thrilling finale with all four re- ry, when he flirted with a wide ball
sults – victory for either side, a draw or from James Anderson and gave Paul
a tie – possible going into the final ses- Collingwood a low catch at gully. Ven-
sion. India required 83 runs from 40 katsai Laxman made 26 in a fourth-
overs and England needed six wickets wicket stand of 41 with Tendulkar
in the last two hours of play, but Ten- when he dabbed at a ball from off-spin-
dulkar and Yuvraj survived the second ner Swann to Ian Bell at short-leg soon
new ball to fashion a remarkable win. after lunch. The second Test starts in
Tendulkar, showing the form that has the northern town of Mohali on Friday.
made him the all-time leading scorer in Brief scores
both Tests and one-day cricket, an- England 316 (Strauss 123, Prior 53 not
chored India’s chase for five hours in out, Cook 52) and 311 (Strauss 108, Col-
which he hit nine boundaries. Yuvraj, lingwood 108, Z Khan 3/40) lose by four
recalled to the Test side following the wickets to India 241 (Dhoni 53, Flintoff
retirement of former captain Sourav 3/49) and 387/4 (Tendulkar 103 not out,
Ganguly, made up for his first innings Yuvraj 85 not out, Sehwag 83, Gambhir
score of 14 by coming good when his 66). ■
team needed it most. The top three run AFP
10 FLICK ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Not so sound
During one scene in The Sound of Music, an
orange box can be clearly seen stamped with
the words ‘Produce of Israel’. The film was set in
1938, 10 years before Israel was founded.

‘That should answer


why I’m not seen in
the publicity’
Jiah Khan on Ghajini
SUBHASH K. JHA
Streep too ‘ugly’ for King Kong
O scar-winning actress Meryl Streep was rejected

J
iah Khan, who thinks in English, for a role in 1976 movie King Kong by
got into trouble when she was filmmaker Dino De Laurentis because he thought
asked to deliver lengthy emo- she was too ugly to fit into the character.
tional Urdu dialogues for Ghajini Streep went for an audition with the veteran
in sync sound, but says her co-star Aa- Italian producer, but Laurentis was unimpressed
mir Khan bailed her out. with her physical attributes and dismissed her
“I must admit it was a bit of a prob- crudely in Italian, not realising the actress spoke
lem. Aamir and the director got me an the language fluently.
Urdu dialogue coach, Athar Nawaz, Imdb.com quoted Streep as saying: “He said to his
who guided me. And each time I’d be son, who organised the meeting, ‘She’s ugly. Why
stuck with a line Aamir helped me did you bring me this thing?’ He didn’t realise I’d
out,” says Jiah. just graduated and studied Italian 105. When I
“My mom, who lives in London, replied in Italian, he looked like he had been
flew down during the shooting. She shot.”
speaks Urdu fluently. She ran Instead of Streep, the role went to Jessica Lange. ■
through the dialogues with me over IANS
and over again. I think I’ve done my
lines very well. To have my lines
dubbed would have taken away from
my performance. I think I managed
my lines well,” she adds.
Other than speaking Hindi, Jiah,
who debuted with Ram Gopal Var-
ma’s Nishabd, has also learned Bolly-
T roubled singer
Britney Spears is all
set to perform in
wood style dancing. London and Madonna
“Like the Urdu-Hindi, I’ve mastered is expected to join her.
the dancing to a large extent,” she According to Spears’
said. choreographer, Wade
Jiah has also shot a song titled ‘Lat- Robson, Spears is in
too’ in Ghajini with choreographer talks with Madonna to
Gita Kapoor. Ad filmmaker Ravi make a series of
Udyawar has directed it. appearances.
“I realised how hard it is to do a Thesun.co.uk quoted
sizzling song. The song is a very Jen- Robson as saying:
nifer Lopez kind of number. It’s very “There has been talk of
stylish and chic. In a week’s time, it Madonna making an
goes on air. That should answer the appearance and there’s
question why I’m not seen in the pub- so many places we
licity,” she said. ■ could take that. At this
IANS point, the main issue is
timing.”
Spears’ North
Aamir and the director got me American tour Circus is
due to start in New
an Urdu dialogue coach, Athar Orleans on March 3.
Nawaz, who guided me. And She will do eight nights
each time I’d be stuck with a line at the O2 Arena in Madonna joining
Aamir helped me out London from June 3. ■
IANS Britney, again
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
11
Playboy spoilsport Scream about this
When Michael Jackson was informed During the filming of the movie Scream,
that his Thriller co-star Ola Ray had director Wes Craven kept telling Drew
posed nude for Playboy in June 1980, Barrymore real life stories about animal cruelty
Jackson confessed that he had never in order to keep her looking scared and crying.
heard of the magazine. She is a keen animal lover in real life.

F ‘It was scary’


or actor Zayed Khan, who is trained in scuba
diving, shooting underwater scenes for his
forthcoming venture Blue was no big deal.
But he faced a real challenge when he had to
swim around sharks in the thriller.
“Just the idea of swimming around with these
unpredictable beasts (sharks) was difficult. We al-
ways had our trainers and divers around,” says
Zayed Khan on swimming with the sharks
Zayed.
Blue, a big-budget underwater action adventure
and listening to Eminem underwater
shot extensively in the Bahamas and Thailand, is
Anthony D’Souza’s directorial debut. Being made ing or the other, so we were secured.
at a whopping Rs. 1.29 billion budget, the film also Trainers instructed us not to keep long hair and
stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and not to colour them blonde as sharks get attracted
Katrina Kaif. to white. Then they told us that we shouldn’t have
Blue is said to be the first Indian film to have any cuts on our body and if at all we had any, we
been extensively shot underwater with a screen should bandage it well. So when we went down, it
time of 20-25 minutes and with real sharks, al- was always with a lot of baggage in our head,”
most 40 in number. Zayed says.
For Zayed, shooting these action se- For Zayed, the real heroes were the stuntmen,
quences was a real adventure. who accompanied the actors under water and en-
“When you train as a student, sured that the shooting goes on smoothly.
you go till a maximum of 35-40 “The stuntmen made it look so easy. They have a
feet. But when we trained for way of dealing with fear. There were times when
the film, we had to dive down they first made me touch the sharks and slowly got Trainers
to 85-90 feet deep enough me to do the fight sequences. But it was all done
to get actual shots of weed very carefully.” instructed
and sunken ships. It was Zayed also recollects how stuntmen used to so- us not to
scary,” recalls Zayed. metimes ask him about his favourite song and he
But the director used ad- used to hear them through an apparatus fixed in
keep long
equate safety measures his ear under the water. hair and not
while filming the risky “Once I told them I wanted to listen to Eminem to colour
shots, he adds. songs. In seconds, I could hear it and I believe all the
“We were always sur- stuntmen and divers could hear it on their appara- them
rounded with safety divers tus too because they started dancing. It was such a blonde as
and all of them used to be at a surreal scene. I thought I was walking on the
distance of not more than 10 moon,” he says.
sharks get
metres while the shot was be- Produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd, attracted to
ing taken. There were 20 other Blue is scheduled for release next year on May 29. ■ white
divers around doing someth- IANS

The film stars Christian Bale as the Shilpa and her


TERMINATOR’S BACK new and improved grown up Connor
and Helena Bonham Carter
sunglasses
S hilpa Shetty
recently
injured her
T he plot to the fourth instal-
ment in the Terminator fran-
chise has been revealed.
foot and
blames her big
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, sunglasses for
Terminator Salvation: The Fu- the mishap.
ture Begins will release on May The actress
22, 2009, reports says that it
Hollywood.com. has disrupted
The film picks up the story of the schedule
John Connor, son of Linda Ha- of her
milton’s character from the pre- international project,
vious Terminator films, as he sets Desire.
out to avenge his mother’s mur- “I hurt my foot bad
der at the hands of the termina- enough to get 15 stitches…
tors. don’t ask me how. In a
He leads the human resistance freak accident, thanks to
against skynet, which is the army my big sunglasses and nose
of terminators. in the air, I overlooked a
Directed by McG, the film stars sharp metal piece that slit
Batman actor Christian Bale as my foot, thankfully not
the new and improved grown up below but over the foot,”
Connor and Helena Bonham Shilpa posted on her blog
Carter. ■ www.shilpashettylive.com/
IANS blog/. ■
IANS
12 ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Friday’s Question:
Which pair from Indian film
industry do you think
would match perfectly the
‘Romeo and Juliet’
characters?
■ Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala would be a
perfect pair
Vijayachakravarthy - Infosys, Javid - Cognizant

■ Ajith & Trisha will be a perfect pair for


’Romeo & Juliet’ characters
Kalyan, Infosys

■ Surya-Jyothika
Annapoorani M, Roger, Lavanya M - TCS, Jubair -
Cognizant Vel Murugan of Secude Solutions has nominated his team as Partners in Crime. This pic was
clicked at Shelter Beach Resort.
■ Shahrukh Khan and Kajol anytime the
best to match
Rahul Bhatia - TCS, Rajesh P - Perot Systems

■ Koundamani and Kovai Sarala


R Vijay - TCS, Hariharakumar - Zylog Systems Ltd

■ Kamal Hassan and Sridevi


Sajini - TCS

■ Superstar and Sridevi


Brooklin, Wipro

■ Sivaji Ganesan and Saroja Devi


Karthikeyan.R - Infosys

■ Pawan Kalyan and Sneha Ullal


Gowtham, Ramco Systems

■ T Rajendar-Mumtaj
Elampooranan A - HCL Technologies, Sripradha
Chakravarthy - Infosys Technologies Ltd,
Anandbabu N - TCS Roshind Raghavan of Sutherland has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked
at Sutherland Office.
■ Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra
Rakshita Sreenivasan, Wipro Technologies

■ Hrithik and Aishwarya Rai


Anusha, Sree Hari, Asath Kani M - TCS

■ Cute Shalini and smart Ajith


Hariharan - Ford, Jeya Krishna - Perot Systems,
Vetri - HCL Technologies Ltd

■ Best pair would be Genilia and Sidharth


Rajee Anand, Coastal Training Technologies

Today’s Query:
If you win a lottery of
Rs.1crore, what would you
do with it?
By Rajee Anand, Coastal Training Technologies.
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Arun prasad of IBM has Wish You Many more Happy Returns
been nominated as Office ■ Hi Jill (Ever Smiling gal), of the Day!!!!!!!!!!.
Angel by Wave 12 of IBM. Iniya Piranthanal valthukkal... Indru Regards,
Arun Prasad is a very pol endrum punnagaiyodu Abdulrahim.S
helpful and enthusiastic iruppayaga... Have a great Life Ramco Systems
person who is known for his ahead... Keep smiling,... Keep
versatility. He is an extrovert Smiling... Keep on smiling... Wish you ■ Dear Joshua,
who takes special care in many more returns of the day.... happy b’day.....
enlighting and encouraging Ippadiku wishing u another gr8 year of joy n
the no voice candidates He is Muthu, Laavanyaaaaaa, Saravanan, prosperity.
a valuable asset for the Madhu, Sindil, SIva, RJPal, Some words of wisdom for u on ur
company. Laks, Gopi, Anne, Patti, b’day, "Smile while you still have
JP, Karthi(Lite House), Target, Ramya^2, teeth!"
Lavnaya, Varalakshmi, Deepti, With luv
Anbil, Vinoth^2, Venki, Beulah... Sreejith
Wipro Technologies
■ My dear Jo,
■ Hi Sudarsan.K ( MOKKAI BOSS ) May this birthday be just the
Friends are God’s way of taking care beginning of a year filled with
of us. Happy Memories, Wonderful
Thank God we’ve got you Moments and Shining Dreams!
A very happy birthday to you dear May GOD bless you with happiness
friend. all through your life!
Wishes from Ever Yours,
Gopalan, Kris, Raj, Venkat, S.Indhu ,
Balaji, Arul, Ananth, TCS
Ganesh, Karthi, shyam,
R. Bhaskar of Ramco padamaraj, Bala ■ Hi Purna S,
Systems has doodled this. "Hey ,ur 1 year older now,1 year
■ Dear Rajani, smarter now,1 year bigger now, and
A simple celebration, a gathering of now u r 1 year closer to all your
well- wishers and friends,wishing u a wishes ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY "
very happy and blasting birthday :-) Sethuraja,
God Bless you with all success and joy Saranya
:-)
Cheers, ■ Hi my Lovable 31st July C/S batch
CustomerWorld Team, mates:)
TCS. I miss U guys loads:)
Hats off 2 you ppl who made me
■ Hi Naga, surprised by your Sweet Friendship n
Many More Happy Returns of the Unconditional luv in a short span.
Day!! Really Njoid Life in Mumbai with U
May you find success in all walks of guys:)
life and all your dreams come true in Hope 2 meet u al soon:)
the days to come Mumbai Life is one of the important
Wishing you a great year ahead… n unforgettable pages in My Life
Your friends Keep Rocking:)
NK, PK , Ramesh anna, 4ever Urz..............
Nithya& Ernest Divi

■ Dear Avinash, ■ Dear Rajesh.R ,(Belated wishes)


Many More Happy Returns of the Wish You Many more Happy Returns
Day. of the Day!!!
Hope your special day brings all that Regards,
your heart’s desires. Abdulrahim.S
With Luv, Ramco Systems
Shirley, Govind, Kavishree, Bharath,
Nandhini, Lakshmi , Jacklyn , SivaKumar, ■ Dear Tiger,
AC-UAT Team ,Hexaware Technologies A special person like you deserves the
best that each day can bring... Hope
■ Dear Ramachandran (RC) your Special day brings all that your
May life’s brightest joys illuminate heart desires..U have been the most
Question : Can you tell me a male story that everyone haas read your path, and may each day’s treasured one for all of us.... Do keep
during school? journey bring you closer to your the spirits.......Wishing you a day full
Answer : Its “His Story” (History) dreams! Happy Birthday of pleasant surprises. Happy
Nixson, Infosys With Regards B’day!!!!!!!!
Team DTCC From,
Person1: Yean unga TV screen-la night 8.55 manikku thanni (Tata Consultancy Services) Uthra,
thelikiranga? Praveen,Rama
Person2: Sun TV la 9.00 maniku “KOLANGAL” ■ Dear Rajesh.R ,(Belated wishes) Wipro
podaporangallam
Manomani Kesav, HCL
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ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20


You may remain highly creative today. Pace of work
may slow down as you may be in a mood to take
things very easy. You must avoid ego conflicts with
superiors. You will be able to express your love very
dramatically in front of your beloved or spouse.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20


Although it is a favourable day for you, Ganesha
doesn’t find you in a mood to do the hard work.
You may just try to maintain pace of routine work.
On the personal level, your relations with beloved or
spouse may get strained if you display inflexibility.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20


Ganesha finds you communicating with higher
BORN LOSER authorities today. You may need to be extra careful
about language. You need to be very careful of
misgivings on professional and personal fronts. Still,
you will be able to please your life partner.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
Others may find you acting authoritative today. This
could be because of the language that you use
today. Ensure that your relations do not get spoilt.
Besides this, it is a smooth day at work. You may
wish to enjoy spicy dinner with your life partner.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
You may be assertive, creative and over-enthusiastic
today. Others may count on you for important
decisions. In personal life, your partner may find you
very charming which will make you feel very good.
You may remain in a very romantic mood today.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
Ganesha finds you running after a mirage today.
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT You may not be able to judge whether you are
working in right direction or not. Technical
difficulties at work may pull your nerves. Lovers may
spend money lavishly for the partner.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
Group discussions and important meetings should
go well today. You are in a mood to showcase your
talents and you will be rewarded well for the hard
work. You may need to control your ego while you
are talking to spouse or beloved one.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
Ganesha finds you taking your day to day work very
easy today. You will be focussed while you’re at
desk so there are least probabilities of goof ups. If
you are at a higher position, you may not allow
indiscipline. Love life may take back-seat.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
You will be full of energy and vigour today. Your
relations with superiors may improve. Personal life
may remain cool. Ganesha finds you in a mood to
treat your life partner or beloved very nicely. It’s a
good day to gift something to the beloved one.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Ganesha finds you getting frustrated over petty
matters at office. Ensure that your outbursts do not
create problems at office. You will need to control
anger. You may remain romantic hence may wish to
spend time in quite environment with beloved one.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS Ganesha suggests you not to waste time and
energy behind false arguments at office, with
ISSUE’S anyone. You are very friendly by nature so you can
win people’s heart. On the personal front, you must
SOLUTIONS avoid conflicts with spouse or beloved.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
It is day to put in more efforts to prove your
abilities. While you are in process to finish off your
work even by staying back at office till late, ensure
that your health doesn’t suffer. Your love life may
require nurturing and due attention.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ERGO Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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