tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83374532384192224572024-03-05T02:48:26.507-05:00A Touch of Zenby
CHOLA CHERA PANDIANChola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-37725962830890919402009-03-17T21:07:00.001-04:002009-03-17T21:07:37.904-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a47XvyYHqhw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a47XvyYHqhw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-26337265885807967582008-12-19T18:59:00.005-05:002008-12-19T19:57:03.937-05:00Signs of " Globalization"Here is my list of the indicators to the level of effect of the process of "Globalization:... in various regions of the world ...for when the question of of the level of globalization occurs..<br /><br />I will approximately define Globalization as :<br /><br />Globalization : <br /> The level of integration of <br /><br />a)modern and popular machinery/ technology from the Western spheres ( mostly america and to lesser Extent Europe )... a<br />and <br />b) a level of western( american and european)... method of thought and perspective towards the core aspects of culture via machinery/technology <br /><br /> into the other regions of the world that are otherwise lesser in the quantity and concentration of the above elements ( a and b ). The other regions would be .. most of europe , Africa , All arabic countries, All Muslim Countries, India, China, Korea, Japan, and those smaller countries neighboring these )<br /><br /><br /> Indicators / Signss ( in cities )<br /><br /><br />1) There is an Authentic Indian Restaurant operated by Indians with Indian cooks that is also renowned and popular throughout the city.<br /><br />2) There is a competeing Indian restaurant owned by Bangladeshi/Pakistani/SriLankan/Nepali people also adevertising Indian food that tastes good but tastes noticeable different<br /><br />3) All Rebelious children idolize the current American Rap Superstar...as their role models in life<br /><br />4) All those outside the rap targer audience also know...the names and albums of some rappers..<br /><br />5) People with no savings and working menial jobs have Facebook Accounts<br /><br />6) The state of the art cutting edge Public computer access facilities for those who cannot afford computers...are full of people chatting on MSN messenger .<br /><br />7 ) Marijuana/ Hashish is as easiesr to access( purchase and use ) than bottled water or diet coke cola.<br /><br />8 ) There are some poor and English Illiterate Indians and/or Chinese people working harder than any other community through difficult menial jobs.<br /><br />9 ) The forward univeristy educated elite minority class go to Mcdonalds expecting the finest cuisine America can make while purposely wearing expensive clothes that most of the population can not afford all as a fashion statement..<br /><br />10) Europeans come to live there becuase it is cheaper than living in Europe.. and think that the local populatiion are nice people<br /><br />11) There is a higher rate of abortion ... why?<br /> a) higher access and encouragement to use condoms increases the level of "activity" in the community resulting.. in higher preganacy results... where the majority of the cases can not accomodate the pregancy and must inevitable chose abortion.<br /> b) greater political and cultural allowance for abortion.<br /><br />12) The higher access to American pornograpgy on the internet reduces the demand for the local "sleeze" industry..<br /><br />13) People from cold weathered northen Europe adults are buying guest houses there... and are living there 6 months out of the year.<br /><br />14) Boys have to time share their attention to Euro football.. and American NBA Basketball coverage available on the internet.<br /><br />15.) Many young girls secretly marry or run off with European/American tourist men as a means of escaping family directed traditional culture..Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-37779372372356425782008-12-19T18:24:00.006-05:002008-12-19T18:37:37.942-05:00Southall , Wembly , and others of the sort<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XB0RdCEvLctYcLQyycfclMHG_rsiIxl-4MCrYFaKHYNZ7pjv_KGeQQySqHR0weM4jf3mtLKnvpmVCJ8SsEUlhry85sKh2qXvCIKAdcUwbFb31WalKkoaqLpo2H_Sr9ChCIPnU8MUq9xV/s1600-h/London+294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XB0RdCEvLctYcLQyycfclMHG_rsiIxl-4MCrYFaKHYNZ7pjv_KGeQQySqHR0weM4jf3mtLKnvpmVCJ8SsEUlhry85sKh2qXvCIKAdcUwbFb31WalKkoaqLpo2H_Sr9ChCIPnU8MUq9xV/s320/London+294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281647452328321154" /></a><br /><br /><br />After I recently and reluctantly visited London, I came across some strong surprises.<br /><br />My senses regarding people atleast were mostl alert when i came across the notorious "south asian" or Indian community.. ( which actually includes the now sovereign "countries" of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and lesser known Nepal , Bhutan, and Maldives )<br /><br /><br />Even though I had heard alot about them and watched Bend It Like Beckham...it was still an awakening experience to confront them in person.<br /><br />After I arrived in london...Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-91423906780260552642008-12-16T12:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:55:19.856-05:00Euro Rice...<a href="http://paelladirect.co.uk/images/gallery/SeafoodPaellaPaul.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 482px;" src="http://paelladirect.co.uk/images/gallery/SeafoodPaellaPaul.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />When I was in Spain earlier this year... I was surprised to find that their staple adn traditionaly celebrated food is...far from what i thought..<br /><br />It is called " Paella " ...<br /><br />It is basically... big thick spanish rice with shrimp( or other seafood).. with grilled with vegetables.<br /><br />Does this sound familiar... ?<br /><br />Such a description is usually reserved for Indian food.<br /><br />Here I see that Europe is not as distant to Asia.. ( in tradition).. as I thought...<br /><br />The presence and value of Rice in spanish tradition ( of maybe 10-15) centuries... gives the suspicion of some possible Asian or atleast further Eastern Origin and AAnthropology..<br /><br />It is no wonder that White people/ UK/ germany/ france... dont accept them as legitimate white people...after considering my finding...<br /><br />I put this posting up for all the Indians like me... who are amazed by this fact... and.. for anyone else might get a kick oout of it...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/2/23865/37_2007/Paella.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 492px; height: 389px;" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/2/23865/37_2007/Paella.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto4/Paella3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 432px; height: 324px;" src="http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto4/Paella3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://eugeneciurana.com/images/2smubla/gallery_test/paella.sized.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://eugeneciurana.com/images/2smubla/gallery_test/paella.sized.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-72546078740433961612008-12-14T23:08:00.007-05:002009-02-02T19:00:33.525-05:00Golden Girls...?<a href="http://www.souljerz.com/images/MariahCareyFull2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.souljerz.com/images/MariahCareyFull2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://carey-mariah.com/wp-content/gallery/mariah-carey/Mariah%20Carey%20106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://carey-mariah.com/wp-content/gallery/mariah-carey/Mariah%20Carey%20106.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/specials/summer_fashion/bikini/mariah_carey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/specials/summer_fashion/bikini/mariah_carey.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/stylewatch/gallery/party_hair/halle_berry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/stylewatch/gallery/party_hair/halle_berry.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vibe.com/images/celebs/mariah_carey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 365px;" src="http://www.vibe.com/images/celebs/mariah_carey.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/rnbmusicblogdotcom1/mariah-carey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 455px;" src="http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/rnbmusicblogdotcom1/mariah-carey.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Over the last 10 plus years in American pop culture and media.... there has been increasingly more " african american" faces...among both sexes...<br /><br />Many of those personalities that represent american culture to the rest of the world are now african american...<br /><br />These names include the likes of .... Beyonce , Halle Berry, Mariah Carey.<br /><br />Whether in films, music, or television.. for a girl to become a banner name... it is "sex appeal" alone that makes this possible. <br /><br />The token position for black person in the pop culture that was readily available in the 1980s and down ... has now in the 2ks extended countless number...<br /><br />Infact the number is so high now.. that it would be wrong to call the place for blacks in pop culture as a token...<br /><br />Infact , both the domestic and international market for american pop has a stong demand for " african american appeal" <br /><br />For girls in the limelight.. appeal invariably must mean...what is referred to as " sex appeal" .... ( an apparently legitimate term that the syntax and semantic meaning of ) <br /><br />So African American girls are now a definative part of american pop culture... no longer hoping for a token spot in the business.. the Blakc starlets have aims of taking the top spots in the whole buisness to the point that the <br /><br />But if you look closely at the types I mentioned above ... (mariah, halle berry , adn beyonce.).. despite being classified as african american.... you ponder the question of whether they are infact african component of their african american status...<br /><br />Meaning when u look at these poster girls... does africa really come to mind?<br /><br />And who is it that they really represent ? <br /><br />The 15% of impoverished Black people in America.. <br /><br />All of the 3 imentioned.. ( and all the others i didnt mention ye t) take a funny path to fame and fortune..<br /><br />First they have to impress the black audience ... to enter the stage of showbiz..<br /><br />then from... there.. <br /><br />the have to win the majority white audience to have the superstardom they all enjoy today...<br /><br />The critical trait for a potential starlet is not being either african/black or american/white... but something distincly in between.... <br /><br />This something is blacker than white people... to make themselves mysterious and intriguing on sight to white people... and whiter than black people.<br /><br />This means that.. that starlot must be a physically interacial.. with clearly unafrican traits....to impress the tastes the black man..<br /><br /><br />but..<br /><br />also having a body type and color that a white girl coudnt have...<br />the "athletic" and "rounded" body type that white girls could not possbile develop.<br /><br />This means that.. that starlot must be a physically interacial.. with clearly unafrican traits....to impress the tastes the black man..<br /><br />the first thinga black person would say.. when they notice in a beyonce type is:<br /><br />" she is not white.. becuase she is much darker... but she doesnt look anything close the a black etiher ... hardly african..."<br /><br />the first thing a white person would notice is:<br /><br />" she is not black because she is much lighter... but .. then what is she.. let me look some more... "<br /><br />both white and black.. people.. eeven before they can admire... sucha starlot.. are <br /><br />the initial reaction is overcoming the mystery of the image of such a person... since.. in USA>..<br /><br />it is hard to come across.... a person.. of the " racial type" of the " african american " starlet...<br /><br />It seems today.. that among both sexes... it seems that this type of interracial .." african american" is what keeps the " sex appeal" crazed american audience...<br /><br />All the popular reality shows try to feature as many interacial types as possible.. byt always.. describe.. them " striclty" as African American... and forget to mention...the unafrican portion of the person...<br /><br /><br />It seems that middle color and middle ground between.. balck and white.. has higher demand than either.... <br /><br />The previosuly ruled and ruling colors... of USA seems to have lost out.. in atleast american pop vanity to ... the middle ground.. to the middle color...!<br /><br /><a href="http://imperioformen.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/beyonce.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 1024px;" src="http://imperioformen.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/beyonce.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://z.about.com/d/shoes/1/0/u/k/Beyonce_Knowles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 594px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/shoes/1/0/u/k/Beyonce_Knowles.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/celeb-profiles-model/beyonce/pictures/beyonce-picture-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 490px;" src="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/celeb-profiles-model/beyonce/pictures/beyonce-picture-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/rosario-dawson/pictures/rosario-dawson-picture-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 490px;" src="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/rosario-dawson/pictures/rosario-dawson-picture-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/11940/23_2007/christina-milian-nicole-richie05060.preview_0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 800px;" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/11940/23_2007/christina-milian-nicole-richie05060.preview_0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/GLA-001890.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 600px;" src="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/GLA-001890.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/singer/halle-berry/pictures/halle-berry-picture-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 490px;" src="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/singer/halle-berry/pictures/halle-berry-picture-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-87107139979203708382008-12-11T20:53:00.004-05:002008-12-11T22:44:30.693-05:00The Best You Never Saw...Here are the best films that were never given acclaim and widely ignored by audiences and critics when tthey were released .<br /><br />meaning... they are as good as the best films... that came out in each year.....<br />but no one other than me seems to think these are great films...<br /><br />These are since 1970.. only... .<br /><br />So here is my list<br /><br />1. Black Hawk Down ... 2001<br /><br />2. Great White Hype ... 1996<br /><br />3. Oh Brother , Where are thou..1999<br /><br />4. Bloodsport . 1988<br /><br />5. Desperado .. 1995<br /><br />6.. Dusk till Dawn ..1995<br /><br />7. Amistad .. 1997<br /><br />8. Ooctober Sky .. 1999<br /><br />9. Anna and the King... 1999<br /><br />10. V for Vendetta .. 2006<br /><br />11. Three Kings ....1999<br /><br />12. Legends of the Fall ...1994<br /><br />13. Last of the Mohicans ... 1992<br /><br />14. Far and Away ... 1992<br /><br />15. Dead Calm...1991<br /><br />16. Samurai X....1974Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-58058836944670882792008-12-11T18:06:00.004-05:002008-12-11T20:51:22.641-05:00Kramer vs Tribbiani...Since there are no new Tv shows that I like.. in the age of "Reality"...<br /><br />I end watching repalsy of Seinfeld and Friends....<br /><br />I noticed that no one views the make up of the Friends show as I do :<br /><br />What is Friends?<br /><br />My summary would be <br /><br />Friends : 5 New York Jews and 1 New York Italian ...Mr Joey Tribbiana... <br /> "How Youuuuuuuuuu Doin'..!<br /><br />and how would I summarize Seinfeld... well that is more complicated as the Seinfed was incomparabaly richer.<br /><br />but a likewise comparision would be...<br /><br />Seinfeld : 3 ( much smarter) NY Jews and 1 NY Italian ( George "Cant stand you" Castanza )<br /><br />So you could say in a sense... that Friends - Seinfeld = 2 Jews... ( you can laugh now )<br /><br /><br />When Seinfeld came off the TV air waves... in 1998.. it was the Highester rated TV and comedy show...<br /><br />Friends from 98 and onward .. would take Seinfelds spot at Top..<br /><br />America seemed to accept Friends in place Of Seinfeld without any discomfart.. sort of like a change in the White house....!<br /><br />Seinfeld came to TV in 1989... during a Bold movement in the Tv Business by the NBC TV station ( which was behind in success to the CBS and ABC stations ).<br /><br />The movement was to replace the standard American family.. of Smiths/JOnes/and Williams in the family sitcom with hip Jewish singles living the new and trendy city<br />single and trendy big New york City Lifestyle...<br /><br />As the 90s bloomed ... down went the american family on TV .. and came many other seinfeld type imitataions... <br />and During the flux of this trend came Friends and eventually... Sex and the City...which would explout the original intent of the movement spawned in the early 90s .. ten years later on HBO... in much more graphic and shocking detail than ever hoped for...<br /><br />Seinfeld was the first and best show to exploit this...<br /><br />The growth of this trend on Tv just tells me that that audience , metropolitan white people ( smiths and jones)... prefer seeing the NY jews than anyone else ..even themselves on TV...<br /><br />The best indicator of this is the Friends the show..<br /><br />The original idea of the show was:<br /><br />the 2 main characters :<br /><br /> brother and sister : Ross and Monica Gellar.... New York jews...to appear normal and unquirky...<br /><br />then..<br /><br />the 2 sidekicks :<br /><br />Monicas friend and sidekick... the blonde Rachel Green ...<br />...and...<br />Ross's friend...and sidekick...Chandler .. funny last name Bing.. who doesnt say anything unless it is sarcastically cynical and iritating to one of the other characters..<br /><br />All of the four characters above... are presented as being of Jewish descent assimilated into America via the forturned of New York...<br />Such people are those I refer to as " New York Jews" .... <br />to a foreign viewer they may seem as the ordinary american ... but as I said.. that would be false .. becuase the ordinary american of the 1980s... micheal j fox.. was deliberatly removed .. in favour of the Gellars and those of their sort.. the "New York Jews" .. <br /><br />the 4 characters are there for the audience to laugh with .... <br /><br />and now to mention the other 2...for the audience to laugh at ... i said AT... and not WITH.. <br /><br />Monicas other friend... Phoebe Buffet...to call her ditzy would be severe understatement...<br /><br />Unlike Joey... the other girls dont make fun of her .. as Chandler does.. because no one wants to see a cranky girl... as chandler appears cranky any time he makes a joke...<br /><br />Phoebe makes her presence felt by saying silly things.. to allow the audience to laught at her... but unlike Joey.. whose statments make sense .. with twist..<br />Phoebe is totally absurd.. you cant treat her as a character but as a random interjection of nonsense to excite the audience...<br /><br />Although she does not have an obvios jewish name... the actress Lisa Kurdrow.. has an obvious jewish name with typicall new york jewish physique..<br />so she is basiccally a jewish character..<br /><br />then the last character..<br /><br />Chandlers roomate ;..... the stereotype NY italian .. Joey Tribbiani...<br /> <br />and what makes him a steotype:<br /><br /> No education... and hence he works as an actor... and is unaware of the lackluster level of achievement he has unless he is informed by Chandler in his characteristic Jewish fashion... his two male counterparts are the opposite... one is a professor and the other some financial engineer... <br /> <br />Slow wit... chandlers sarcasm jokes are usually misunderstood by Joey... and usually unrealiezed by Joey... while the audience is laughing at Joey. <br /><br />Ladies Man... he has the italian "mafiaso" confidence that he can have anyone one... so women are his only area of expertise .. while the 2 jewish boys... must game plan their first and second move after the slowly develop the confidence to step up to the plate...<br /><br />All his lines generally reflect his dull wit.. and the lines spoken to him by chandler are almost always insulting of him for his foremention lack of intelligence...<br /><br />His character is almost a deliberate bashing... of the stereotype New Italian persona and the New York Italian identity... from the minds of college educated , manhattan residing, media influential New York Jewish Community.<br /><br />I could intrepret this as massice cultural statement coming from the top of the New York Jewish community expressing their feelings about the entire New York Italian culture.<br /><br /><br />so where does this leave the show ?<br /><br />the show is basically has the jewish actors/characters as the main characters with the only outsider... the NY italian joey as their token "minority" to be pounced on by the other 4.. and ridiculed to the audience...<br /><br />and this this formula... seems to have hit the jackpot with audience of white peopel of all ages.. who responded to this formula by making it USAs top show... for 6 years...Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-13675411706717195872008-12-11T16:03:00.008-05:002008-12-11T17:20:48.304-05:00Twins: Iranian - New York ItalianShah Reza Pahlavi.... <br />the last official king of Iran.. ousted in a coup detat in 1979...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://z.about.com/d/worldnews/1/7/-/5/-/-/Shah-Reza-Pahlavi-Last-Shah-Iran.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/worldnews/1/7/-/5/-/-/Shah-Reza-Pahlavi-Last-Shah-Iran.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Frank Vincent...<br /><br />Italian American Actor... came to fame after playing true to life NY Gambino mob man...Billy Batts... and later as Phil Leotardo on the Sopranos...<br /><br /><a href="http://z.about.com/d/tvdramas/1/0/4/L/sopranoss6-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/tvdramas/1/0/4/L/sopranoss6-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mrdowling.com/images/608shah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 344px;" src="http://www.mrdowling.com/images/608shah.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://jameshannon.com/ChillerTheatre/images/Chiller2004-FrankVincent-Glossy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 430px; height: 640px;" src="http://jameshannon.com/ChillerTheatre/images/Chiller2004-FrankVincent-Glossy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I realized the striking likeness in their features after... I found that.. that Tony Sopranos used the name " Shah of Iran " as a nickname on the show for the character of Phil Leotardo..<br /><br />Im sure one of the castmembers probably used it on the set and the writers picked up on it..<br /><br />So now you can see for yourself...Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-91876379966680390872008-12-03T19:55:00.007-05:002008-12-07T16:30:50.822-05:00Bush - Whacked..?So OBAMA IS HERE....<br /> as the rapper ludacris said so in his song... " Obama is Here".<br /><br />So far I think he is the only person to make an official song about Barack despite the record level craze over the election... in the internet age....<br /><br />Meaning , the 1996,2000, and 2004 election did not get so much media and society craze like this election.<br /><br />I found out that Obama won when I was waiting in line in a shop in London while on holiday.<br /><br />While travelling throughout Europe, I met lots of people.<br /><br />When I told them I was from Washington DC, they all smirked and quickly asked me about Bush jr ( Mccain ) vs Obama...<br /><br />Every single person I met , was against Bush and consequently against Bush jr( Mccain )..<br /><br />I cant count how many people I met.. but it was alot..<br /><br />In usa , during the previous 3 elections... I never came across such one sided opinions..<br /><br />I refer to Mccain as Bush Jr.. because people generally cant find a political identity of his own..<br /><br />Everyone , especially people overseas.. think of any Republican candidate an extention of Bush...<br /><br />so Mccain is the next closes thing to Bush...<br />so the election .. to the audience overseas... <br /><br />was Bush jr ( Mccain ) vs Obama<br /><br />The overwhelming one sided support was for Obama... almost like it was here...in USA...<br /><br />so this made me wonder...<br /><br />why did OBAMA win.. with such a large majority vote over Jr ( bush jr aka mccain )<br /><br /><br />1. People who hate Bush automatically voted for the opposite party without considereing anything else<br /><br />2. Obama is Black.... otherwise indifferent blakc and white ppl voted for Barack just because he is black because they think.. they somehow contribute to " racial equality " if a Black finally makes it<br /><br />3. Barack also pulls in ignorant Jay-Z/Anchor Man generation kids.. 18-25 aged ppl... who vote for him because they think Barack is hip.. and all the other guys are old and boring...<br /><br />so when i consider all of this .... I find it hard to be impressed with Barack.. becuase all the reasons i mentioned above.. dont relate to any of his credentials or abilities...?<br /><br />so what should I think of all the new Elect..?Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-5031331152883013072008-04-13T19:42:00.007-04:002008-12-11T15:09:45.979-05:00Black Movies...<a href="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/xwestc05/menace2society.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/xwestc05/menace2society.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/MG/195456.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 450px;" src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/MG/195456.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://hk.geocities.com/makaveli2resurrection/images/rim.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 475px;" src="http://hk.geocities.com/makaveli2resurrection/images/rim.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Boyz_n_the_hood_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Boyz_n_the_hood_poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Poetic_justice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Poetic_justice.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Fridayposter1995.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Fridayposter1995.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />so what is a Black Movie...?<br /><br /><br /> - Story Is set in a black neighbourhood in America.. that are poor ,chaotic, dangerous, <br /><br />- Story is about some Black People<br />- Is made by a Black Director, Writers who are from the black neighbourhoods being represented...<br /><br />- Has Black actors..maybe rappers<br /><br /><br />The films were low budget as they were aimed at a small market.. Black People..<br /><br />The movement of Black Movies started in early 90s and made a big impact with select critics but not much national acclaim. THe movement produced up to 15 films.. and then just ended...<br /><br />Here I will mention the best Black/ Ghetto Movies:<br /><br /><br />1. Boyz in the Hood - 1991<br /><br />2. Menace To Society - 1992<br /><br />3. Jasons Lyric - 1993<br /><br />4 Poetic Justice - 1994<br /><br />5 Above The Rim - 1994<br /><br />6. Juice - 1991<br /><br />7. Friday - 1996<br /><br />8. New Jersey Drive - 1996Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-81180840792697778502008-04-08T16:16:00.006-04:002008-04-08T17:10:23.123-04:00Gisele to the Pope<a href="http://coolceleb.instablogs.com/images/giselle_hair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://coolceleb.instablogs.com/images/giselle_hair.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />An interesting question has been posed by the Brazil orn and raised Internationally famed supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, to the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church regarding one of the Catholic's Churchs favorite discussion topics...." contraception " ( via condems...) <br /><br />The Church has alwas pronounced the same position on the subject....<br /><br />" NO Condoms ... Only the Natural Way ..." ~ POPE<br /><br />which is against the "modern american scientific way".....<br /><br />Gisele has posed the following against the POPE with an interesting choice of words:<br /><br />" To prohibit condoms is ridiculous, just think of all the diseases transmitted without them,".<br /> "How is it possible to not want people to use condoms and also not have abortions? It's impossible, I'm sorry "<br /><br />~ Gisele Bundchen<br /><br /><br />I wonder if anyone has given her the obvious answer the Pope or any sensisible person could have told her...! It appears she has totally missed the obvious one and had not even bothered to counter the reason for it... as most Americans do when they challenge the pope...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2008/03/large_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2008/03/large_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-25751704714807690832008-04-08T13:45:00.003-04:002008-04-09T17:04:16.384-04:00Seinfeld Soup Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L06udJXhfK0&feature=related --or click on article title..<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uY3znlUE4g<br /> <br />I saw this video on you tube featuring.....a news reporter's interview with New York City Soup Shop Owner , Al Yeganeh.<br /><br />Not just any soup shop....but the one that was featured on Seinfeld in the 90s.<br /><br />This was a famous episode where the real life soup shop and owner, Al Yeganeh, was portrayed on the Seinfeld show by an actor and termed as the " SOUP NAZI ".<br /><br />The term NAZI .. . is used here in the "post modern" American convention as meaning ..." too strict and disciplined" for "normal" Americans.<br /><br />The show came to be ... when the Seinfeld writers noticed the popualarity of the Soup shop in NYC and also the notoriety of the owner among the countless customers on NYC. Seinfled writers found the owners character as comedic material fitting for the show and put him an episode. <br /><br />Al Yeganeh, founded the shop in New York City and developed the shop into a successfull business by making top quality soups. He was not informed that he and his shop would be represented on the show and basically riduculed for the American viewers to enjoy.<br /><br /><br />Al Yeganeh's character is represented as too strict for casual nature of the Americans who come to shop. Strict refers to the rules he has in the shop for customers who come in. The rules are otherwise normal rules requiring ordering correctly and precisely and being well mannered in the shop. Failure to follow the rules,,, would result in Al Yeganeh removing you from the shop.<br /><br />On the TV show, Al Yeganeh is portrayed as unreasonable and the blunders of the careless Americans, inherent to the image of normalcy accepted in America., as mild and minor. SO when the Americans blunder and make a mistake, and break the rules...they are denied the soup and thrown out.<br /><br />When I first saw the show... in the 90s... I thought that it was a fiction..<br />Then I found out it was based on real character... and thought it has to be an exaggeration...but after seeing this video clipon you tube.. I can see that it is accurate match between the character on the show and the original person.<br /><br /><br />The writers of Seinfeld , who represent the intellectual portion of the American population, as they are Harvard educated millionaires, interpret the behavior of the soup man in the same way as the regular Americans...which is extremely rigid to a ridiculous level..<br /><br />This episode shows how far removed American culture is... throughout the segments of American population to any establsihed standard of discipline in any environment... in this case a restaurant....<br /><br />This concept of Discipline is one of the landmark features of the culture Gap between todays America and all other culures ( Muslims,. Indian, and Chinese).<br /><br />Here the original character is Al Yeganeh. He is an immigrant of Iran and represents the culture of Iran in his disapproval of American attitude of apathy, blundering , and casual outlook in the form of their behavior in the shop.<br /><br />In real life, the displeased New york customers had given him the nick name of terrorist, relating his Irananian Muslim background.<br /><br />I assume terrorist is more insulting to him than NAZI.. which is what the TV show used.<br /><br />Even though it is used for humour...it shows how Americans perceive the basic wualities of Asian culture...and how they would even humour it with other wise controversial terms as NAZI...<br /><br />Here .. even though the character is IRanian.. the same type of culture gap could have resulted from a Chinese or Indian owner...<br />I wonder what nickname would have come for each of those.<br /><br />The Name .. NAZI.. is only works if the guy is atleast in appearance... close to European.. and close to the original Nazis....<br /><br />Here is a link to the video from you tube. showing how Al Yeganeh made his repuation...<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uY3znlUE4gChola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-61224249414616942942008-04-07T17:48:00.005-04:002008-04-07T19:51:27.521-04:00Dutch made Film...vs ISLAM......The Film is called FITNA.....made by Dutch govt official...<br /><br />He is one of the most firm and clearly disapproving voices against the core RELIGION FOUNDATION OF ISLAM....THE KORAN....<br /><br />He has made this documentary style film to show...his view.. which is a more amplified view in favor of the " War on Terror "....<br /><br />He has made personal comments.. on this subject.. speaking against the Muslims societies in the world, the muslims residing in Europe and the Netherlands, and the state of the " war on terror" in the Muslim Lands...<br /><br />THe video is very " controversial" as it presents as ISLAM as being illegitimate and primitive... <br /><br />It is series of video clips.... showing muslims in involved in politically hostile situations which makes them look villainous....<br /><br />The extended clips are on you tube separately.... <br /><br />The Film,,. is one of the few that you tube, and other video sites have considered or have actually banned ... in fear of further penalties....<br /><br />I am putting the links to the video here and links to some interviews given by the <br />film maker politician....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Geert Wilders Speaks: Anti-Koran Film (Part 1 of 2) <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0jUuzdfqfc&feature=related"></a><br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0jUuzdfqfc&feature=related<br /><br /><br />Geert Wilders Speaks: Muslims & Tolerance (Part 2 of 2) <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W6twYw4E8w&feature=related"></a><br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W6twYw4E8w&feature=related<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------<br />THE VIDEO<br /><br />This video is the edited version..currently on yout tube...<br />The unedited one has been removed for the time being....<br />near the end of the video.... there is a minute... of ...graphic scenes...<br />...so watch if u can handle..it...<br /><br />Most of the video clips used to make th film are already on you tube... <br /><br /><br /> Fitna Part 1<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEQLZzxVHQ4&feature=related"></a><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEQLZzxVHQ4&feature=related<br /><br /><br /><br /> Fitna Part 2 <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEcKZRC5AU&NR=1"></a><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEcKZRC5AU&NR=1<br /><br /><br />---------------<br /><br />This video is significant not because of the content... but because it has raised theissue of censorship again.... regarding discussion... of sensitive material...<br /><br />such as ISLAM and "War on Terror"....<br /><br />I was surprised to hear that the internet video sites are in talks with officials to censor the video....<br /><br />The government of Indonesia... has stated that they will ban Access to You tube if it is not removed....Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-84236558683441960192008-04-06T16:48:00.008-04:002008-04-06T17:56:09.665-04:00Celibate Supermodel....I recently read a headline in a web article that:<br /><br />International Fashion Model and Victoria Secret Icon, Adriana Lima, has disclosed that she is a VIRGIN.....and will remain so until she is " married"... <br /><br />Meaning that she has never " gone the bases" with any of her past celebrity " boyfriends" .<br /><br />I found this a sensational, unthinkable, surprise.<br /><br />Adriana Lima, 26 year old model from Brazil, made her fame in the American media with the typicaal image of allure in American mainstream..<br /><br />Such an image is the very opposite of the character she has announced.<br /><br />Besides her fame through supermodelling advertisements... she increased her celebrity status... by " dating" American celebraties.. who also assiciate with an image that as far as possible from celibate...<br /><br />She has been quoted as saying:<br /><br />"Sex is for after marriage. Men have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect that means they don't want me" ~ Adriana<br /><br /><br /><br />Here Adriana, has smashed the presumed public persona she with her recent announcement...<br /><br /><br />For those people... who know of Brazil ... through its soccer teams and supermodels only... this disclosure announced by Adriana Lima will also become a prominent element in shaping the image of brazil to the distant observer....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Adriana_Lima_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/336px-Adriana_Lima_by_David_Shankbone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Adriana_Lima_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/336px-Adriana_Lima_by_David_Shankbone.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/917/adrianalimauu2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/917/adrianalimauu2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-21977616237473914942008-04-04T00:28:00.004-04:002008-04-04T00:54:09.131-04:00Mountain in the Middle<a href="http://www.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0110/nba_g_mutumbo_268.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0110/nba_g_mutumbo_268.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dmf.org/assets/images/dikembemutombo/Rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dmf.org/assets/images/dikembemutombo/Rose.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dls2nM7414rq/340x.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dls2nM7414rq/340x.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />With a few games left in 2008 regular season... the Houston Rockets have put Dikembe Mutombo in their line up after Yao fell down..<br /><br />I am writing this article after I just saw another amazing block from Mutombo.<br /><br />He is now 42 years old... i think he is the leaugues oldest player...<br /><br />Even at 42.. he was the best( in the 90s and 2000s).. at his trade mark skill... SHOT BLOCKING...<br /><br /><br />EVen at 42... when he is supposed to play a few mins .. maybe 15 off the bench.. when Yao is tired.. I am conviced that he is still the best at SHOT BLOCKING... <br /><br />since the rise in the dominance of the guards.. and increase in dunks.. and guards coming all the way to basket... there is much lesser shot blocking in todyas game than compared to the 90s.. game when Mutombo dominated....<br /><br />But.. even at 42.. Mutombo.. is still the best shot blocking in the league... <br /><br />When he was at his best in the 90s..... he was the only franchise player on a contending team, the Atlanta Hawks, that led the way with a Defense Game..<br /><br />All the other Big name players averaged 20 points/. game plus...<br /><br /><br />On my Rank... He is the best player... Defense Player from the last 3 decades in the NBA .. 80s ,90s, 2000s.<br /><br />I define a " Defense " Player... as someone who excels with mainly defense... so all 20 plus scorers are not counted... such as Olajuwan, David Robinson, and Shaquille Oneil...<br /><br />Among those Defense Players... he is the absolute best..<br /><br />His Atlanta team.. .had him as the big star.. and 4 role players.. and they were contending for the title.. against the Bulls in the 90s...<br /><br />Every other team.. had a star scorer...<br /><br />He is also in another class....of special players.. who can be the best player on his team and game... while leading the way with less than 10 points....<br /><br />Any usual star has to score atleast 16 to have a good game and probably 25 to have a great game...<br /><br />Mutombo could score 5 points.. get 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks and dominate the game...<br /><br />THe only other star players who could dominate wiht less than 10 points are...<br /><br />Jason Kidd.. <br />Ron Artest <br />Scottie Pippen<br />John Stockton<br /><br />Only 5 players in this group from all those who played in the last 20 years...<br /><br />I am convinced that he can play well until he is 45... and set the NBA record for oldest player ever to play.... and get 20 , 15 , and 10 rebounds in a game...!Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-32854590257342220702008-04-03T23:26:00.003-04:002008-04-03T23:35:12.018-04:00"How about some Hardcore "Whenever I hear some news from young kids.. or the TV about some new big deal rapper...<br />I just think.. " How much longer... will Rap last"... <br /><br />I .. .like most of the honest and few good rappers... left in rap.. have to think those qualities that gave Rap its integrity... are gone.. and that Rap... <br /><br />is new type of Pop Music.. using the gangsta identity of the 90s as a marketing technique to attract.. increasingly demoralized and gullible white kids.. who are eager adn willing to buy the Rap CDS.....<br /><br />Those who have profited most from the late 90s and 2000s era of Pop Rap.. have done it by design.. by making their singles,, music videos and marketing campaign with intentions of major sales...<br /><br />Rap.. is the BIG BUISNESS first... with Rap as the surface level... product.....<br /><br /><br />about 10 rappers in this decade.. have earned the big dollars... meaning <br /><br />$50 million in career earnings or more... <br /><br />the list is :<br /><br />$100 million plus :<br /><br />1. Sean Combs...P. Diddy<br /><br />2. Jay Z<br /><br />3. 50 cent<br /><br />4. Master P<br /><br />5. Cash Money Boys<br /><br /><br />$50 million plus :<br /><br />6. Dr Dre<br /><br />7. Ice Cube<br /><br />8. Wyclef jean<br /><br />9. Marshall Mathers<br /><br />10 Jermaine DupriChola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-60120697611567793422008-04-03T22:20:00.006-04:002008-04-03T23:14:49.649-04:00Fair and Lovely... Lara Dutta... ?<a href="http://image1.indiaglitz.com/hindi/gallery/Events/best_bolba040106/thumbs/Lara-Dutta-with-Kelly-Dorji.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://image1.indiaglitz.com/hindi/gallery/Events/best_bolba040106/thumbs/Lara-Dutta-with-Kelly-Dorji.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/jul/04spec1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/jul/04spec1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I first saw Lara Dutta.. on an Indian TV station a few years ago and had no idea who she is , her claim to fame , or what sort of Indian she is .<br /><br /><br />My first thought was ... why is her first name Lara... is she mixed as an anglo indian or is she christian...? that was my first thought...<br /><br /><br />Later... I foudn that she was an aspiring hindi film actor.. and that her claim to fame was winning a Miss Universe pageant representing India....and naturally that ensured her a role in a hindi movie.<br /><br />She was part of the new generation of hindi stars ... reprenting the new brand of " JISM " movies.. of the new modern Vijay Mallya endorsed " progressive " India.<br /><br />I assumed , just as the girls of yesteryear, that should would be of the character of her generation in the bollywood community...<br /><br />However the next time i noticed her,,, I realized that she was not ...<br /><br />The next time she entered my attention was.. when I was watching a baseball game .. on american TV.. and saw the commentator listing all the girls that New York Yankeess baseball player, Derek Jeterm, had dated. The list included many american celebs, and eventually Lara Dutta.<br /><br />I was schocked to hear that an Indian girl... even of the bollywood persuasion would have made Derek Jeters list.<br /><br />Derek Jeter, is Black - white Interacial American.<br />In America, despite being interacial officially... he is culturally all Black..<br /><br />So Lara Dutta was dated a Black man....!!!!!<br /><br />That is the first thought that any average indian cine fan would have had.. whether living in india or the west.<br /><br /><br />I dont live in India, so I dont what her cinema community think... but I must assume that she is considered bold for doing so....<br /><br />Even in america...supposedly the most advanced country in overcoming "racism" towards Black,.... any famous Black - White pairing recieves another class of media and public attention. In the media, It will be an unspoken exclamation as any explicit statements may suggest " racism"... <br /><br />There are just a handfull of Black celebs in american culture.. and all of them half black partners....For some reason If a black man takes a spanish latino partner.. the same exclamtaion for having a white partner does not result... This is becuase... despite having a closer racial and physical likeness to white people... latinos are considered clearly Un White.. adn hence comparable to blacks....<br /><br /><br />Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Samuel L Jackson, --- from films<br /><br />Micheal Jordan, Shaquille O Neil, Barry Bonds, -- sports...<br /><br />The same Derek Jeter... has not dated many " white" celebs... his list includes... many spanish models.. , black models., mariah carey,, and now lara dutta, an Indian.<br /><br /><br />Lara Dutta.. regardless of how "progresive " she might be... is still of community... the cine world.. the controls her career.. a world of image and where ur career is ur image to the fans, and film community...<br /><br />She is more than bold.. in partnering with Derek Jeter .. despite how enticing his offer is... $20 million./ yr... famous... and desirable...<br /><br /><br />I did say "dated".. meaning past tense.. as it has ended.... few years ago...<br /><br />From Derek Jeter, an American Black man,, she moved to <br /><br />Kelley dhorjee, a Bhuran Descent fashion model in India...<br /><br />When i first heard Kelleys name.. I thought.. another weird name... and only recently i found that he is of Bhutan descent..<br /><br />For those who dont know... Bhutan is a country just north of india.. that shares a lot of cultural traits with India.. but differs in appearance as the Bhutan people appear to the crude eye... " chinese looking "....and ofcourse are not.. they are more crudely refered to as : "brown people"...<br /><br />Again Lara Dutta.. broke the conventional boundaries even for her generation of modern progressive JISM girls, and chose Kelley... the " chinese looking guy"<br /><br /><br />So far the unmentioned significance behind this article is that Lara Dutta, has the physcial traits of a Miss Universe among Indians... These traits are so rare among the population that... she will be encourage by the culture to value them... as it is considered both rare, valuable, and good looking...<br /><br />So she is likely , by social encouragement, to de value those physiques that are not considered good looking.... by either the INdian filmi standard or the American standard.. which is the 2 guys she chose.... <br /><br />the Black Guy and the Chinese Looking Guy...<br /><br />MOst interesting.. that there is such a person as Lara Dutta... !<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.siliconeer.com/IIFA-AWARDS-2005/images/IIFA-73-Lara-Dutta.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.siliconeer.com/IIFA-AWARDS-2005/images/IIFA-73-Lara-Dutta.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3473/laradutta7ql.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3473/laradutta7ql.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000514/13afp1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000514/13afp1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1512335.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F106CC63D5144D32084C5A5397277B4DC33E"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1512335.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F106CC63D5144D32084C5A5397277B4DC33E" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-72482485821835271312008-04-02T17:24:00.004-04:002008-04-03T17:13:59.108-04:00Twins:... Afghan -- GermanRoger Federerer : A Swiss tennis player of German Descent...<br /><br />and<br /><br />Arbaaz Khan..; An Afghan Descent film actor in India...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Federer<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kambula.com/images/197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.kambula.com/images/197.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://english.people.com.cn/200505/17/images/roger2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://english.people.com.cn/200505/17/images/roger2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Arbaaz...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/arbaaz-khan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/arbaaz-khan.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bollywoodassorti.com/data/thumbnails/64/Arbaaz_Khan1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.bollywoodassorti.com/data/thumbnails/64/Arbaaz_Khan1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050128/sp2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050128/sp2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here are:Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-47731407192920141792008-04-02T16:50:00.014-04:002008-04-08T17:39:41.316-04:00Twins: Italian American -- Indian Punjabi<a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/section/movies/filmography/2/WireImage_2002402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://graphics8<br />.nytimes.com/images/section/movies/filmography/2/WireImage_2002402.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Annabella Sciorra : An Italian Descent American film actress... <br /><br />and<br /><br /><br />Juhi Chawla : Indian Punjabi Film Actress...<br /><br />I saw Annabella when i was about 12 years old... when i first came to america... <br />I saw Juhi .. when i was about 20 years. old...<br /><br />As soon as I saw her .. I thought... how closely she looked very much like annabella sciorra<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Annabella <br /><br /><a href="http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/img/cast/actor/annabella_sciorra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/img/cast/actor/annabella_sciorra.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />now Juhi<br /><br /><a href="http://bollywood.celebden.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/juhi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://bollywood.celebden.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/juhi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/juhi-chawla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/juhi-chawla.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://nowrunning.com/cgi-bin/uploadedImagesNR/2182008104555PM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://nowrunning.com/cgi-bin/uploadedImagesNR/2182008104555PM.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and back Annabella<br /><br /><a href="http://images.askmen.com/women/votes_300/pictures_300/sopranos_stiffs/annabella_sciorra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://images.askmen.com/women/votes_300/pictures_300/sopranos_stiffs/annabella_sciorra.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.absolutenow.com/rt/Sciorra_JS008115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://images.absolutenow.com/rt/Sciorra_JS008115.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050801/050801_sciorra_bcol_12p.small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050801/050801_sciorra_bcol_12p.small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-41224674329139994272008-04-02T16:30:00.004-04:002008-04-03T17:56:58.647-04:00Twins:.... American Black White Mixed -- IndianJason Kidd... from the NBA Dallas Mavericks...<br />he is mixed with black mother and black white father...<br /><br /><br /><br />and <br />Rakesh Roshan.. Indian film director....<br />In his older years.. he keeps his hair bald.. increasing his similarity to Jason Kidd<br />Rakesh Roshan is much older than Jason Kidd... so you have adjust his aged features to a younger age to compare...<br /><br />Jason Kidd<br /><a href="http://network.staging.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/kidd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://network.staging.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/kidd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A much older... Rakesh Roshan<br /><a href="http://i.indiafm.com/img/news/08/jan/rakeshr1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i.indiafm.com/img/news/08/jan/rakeshr1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slamdunkcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.slamdunkcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/rakesh-roshan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/images/rakesh-roshan.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-64185821387784010962008-04-02T15:47:00.002-04:002008-04-02T16:25:45.334-04:00Twins:.... Black Latino -- Black Latino...Here the 2 people... are Black - Latino Mix from America.....<br />I am breaking the convention of different race backgrounds.<br /><br /><br />The two names are :<br /><br />Kenyon Martin: NBA player for the Denver Nuggets<br /><br />and <br /><br />The GAME ; A California rapper<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First is : Kenyon Martin<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39072000/jpg/_39072658_kenyon_martin_300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39072000/jpg/_39072658_kenyon_martin_300.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/slideshows/spursnetsgame3/images/kenyon2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/slideshows/spursnetsgame3/images/kenyon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and now The Game<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/images/sections/9243/9243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.cinemablend.com/images/sections/9243/9243.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Kenyon<br /><a href="http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/kenyon_martin-arton21076-240x240.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/kenyon_martin-arton21076-240x240.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />some more GAME<br /><a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44129000/jpg/_44129822_game_ap203b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44129000/jpg/_44129822_game_ap203b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here the 2 people... are Black - Latino Mix from America.....<br />I am breaking the convention of different race backgrounds.<br /><br /><br />The guys are :<br /><br />Kenyon Martin: NBA player for the Denver Nuggets<br /><br />and <br /><br />The GAME ; A California rapperChola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-82543653946871110992008-04-02T13:56:00.007-04:002008-04-03T18:19:14.454-04:00TWINS....:INDIAN PUNJABI - -NEW YORK JEWISHPUNJABI - NEW YORK JEWISH TWINS<br /><br /><br />STAN VAN GUNDY: Head Coach For the NBA Orlanda MAgic<br /> An American.. New Yorker... of European Jewish Descent<br />and<br /><br />RISHI KAPOOR -- Indian Film star <br />Indian Punjabi<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bollywood101.com/UserFiles/2007/5/31/rishi_kapoor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.bollywood101.com/UserFiles/2007/5/31/rishi_kapoor.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfcCFGCHIS1mwBJyiVuHWyTNioOtXZmHhQnhfQHCtpLUPUs1JpKkNnNTYqxUqmxGAiXwHqkw9Gwz9eqETODkeRgBEE8_EOM6Yrt8pnv82mZ2yQjtLllmVUwW2taLq_cWUGQ537Xtdiosf/s1600-h/Rishi_Kapoor4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfcCFGCHIS1mwBJyiVuHWyTNioOtXZmHhQnhfQHCtpLUPUs1JpKkNnNTYqxUqmxGAiXwHqkw9Gwz9eqETODkeRgBEE8_EOM6Yrt8pnv82mZ2yQjtLllmVUwW2taLq_cWUGQ537Xtdiosf/s320/Rishi_Kapoor4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184710573918542034" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://images.usatoday.com/Wires2Web/20070606/1211753960_MAGIC_DONOVAN__VAN_GUNDY_BASKETBALLx.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.usatoday.com/Wires2Web/20070606/1211753960_MAGIC_DONOVAN__VAN_GUNDY_BASKETBALLx.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/2007/May/070528/070607_vangundy_hmed_4p.hmedium.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/2007/May/070528/070607_vangundy_hmed_4p.hmedium.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-22355621478060326222008-04-01T01:27:00.002-04:002008-04-01T01:39:42.270-04:00The Doctorate.... PhilI have been wathching the Dr Phil Show lately... and noticed.. that:<br /><br />Although he is qualied as pyschologist.. with a PHD... giving himself the title of Dr.... It appears to me that he is just giving his guests...solutions to major problems in his life with common good sense... whihc in any sound culture is built on..<br /><br /><br />His guests, usually chosen from the " decent" elements of the society.. meaning that they are not ignorant enough to appear on the ricki lake, maury povich or montell Williams show... are far away from the cultural ideal of the innocent America of the 1960s.. which was just few decade.<br /><br />The class of people who are endless in quantity.. to keep the show running... as I mentioned are above the repulsive and overwhelming ignorant nature of the other shows I mentioned.... this class is till far removed from.. than the santified and world advertiseed description of America..which features:<br /><br />apple pies, baseball, Christmas trees... and etc....<br /><br />So if the Decent people have fallen ... what do u call the sizey amount of those who are far beneath them...?<br /><br />Dr Phil is aimed at a decent audience.. just a step beneath Oprah...<br /><br />Is this class the real... "average American"<br /><br />Despite how freigtening the demoralized nature of the guests are... Dr Phils Nature matches that of the traditional ideal of integrity.. which seems to signify that.. what was the average american.. in the 1960s.. is only preserved as an rarity.. an elite remnant in todays society...perhaps only capable of being prserved throught PHds level of educational preparation...Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-26204391383330578792008-04-01T00:52:00.005-04:002008-04-01T01:25:03.162-04:00The Straight and Narrow..<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/media/73/checkpointphoto.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.newsweek.com/media/73/checkpointphoto.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Since Ahmadinejad, President of Iran , started receiveing top priority in American news , filling in the role as the next top villain in the " War on Terror"... It has been interesting to note how his media profile has been developed.<br /><br />The most notable that stands out to me .. is the recurring quote that never leaves that everyone American journalist mentions when summarizing him....<br /><br />" there are no Gays in Iran " ~ ahmadinejad<br /><br />Such a statement in the American progressive modern culture of sensitivity is enough enough to discredit any reputable public figure.<br /><br />Even those American figures who are sincerely repulsed by the concept of Gays... who make an impulse comment that expose their true bias.. will eventually apologise in American fashion to maintain their respective stature..<br /><br />Here the same type attack and technique is being used by the american media to villify ahmadinejad to the otherwise un informed public.. to convince the public that .... hes the next BAD GUY america needs to stop... <br /><br />the suggestion is :<br /><br />If he hates Gays,,, and he is A muslims... and they are right next door to the other " terrorists:.....he must likely be a terrorist himself ... or just a BAAAAD guy...so us Americans need to put a stop to him...<br /><br /><br />This technique in the media is really exposing how powerful... the propanda machine of the "War on Terror" really is... which was launced in 2001...<br /><br />Petty propoganda like this is enough to arm the Govt of America with additional public sentiment and favor to plunder another muslim country.....<br /><br /><br />Americans ... for the most part.. from all classes.. from doctors, lawyers.. to plumbers and truck drivers... have no independent access to the culure and political background of the Muslim Middle East and have to rely on the media .. to make their mind...<br /><br />THe media has been in completely successfull in preventing the public from have any thing close to credbile understanding the to the background to the reality of the Muslim Middle East.<br /><br />ahmadinejad has made himself accessible to more rich discussion about all relevant topics that any other " questionable " head of state... invovled in the Muslim region.<br /><br />All the points of information he has given to the westerdn audience to inform them of the reality has been ignored by the media... and he is still reduced to being identified by villyfyin quotes like this one...<br /><br />This just serves to make him and the entire muslim world appear ignorant and beneath the standard of " development" of the " west".Chola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337453238419222457.post-84808550007258510562008-03-30T19:28:00.004-04:002008-04-11T21:35:54.677-04:00"Pirabaharan" Film....!http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37530.html<br />click on article title<br /><br /><br />A Singhala director has made a bold polical film.... <br /><br />depicting a scenario of the political revolution in the Tamil Region of Sri Lanka.<br /><br />The film is titled "Pirabaharan" and is made by Thusara Peiries. The name is a reference to the leader of the political revolution and the founder of the military faction that leads the way, the Tamil Tigers. <br /><br />I have not seen the film yet.. .but hope to.<br /><br />In the legitimate press or western approved press... I have strongly felt that the Tamil Eelam crisis has been deliberately ignored from media coverage.<br /><br />The official Indian government policy has been against the Tamil Tigers.. but the Sentiments of the Tamil Nadu Regional Govt has been in strong support of the movement..<br /><br />Infact the the Tamil Nadu Govt has been the only thing close to to "state" in support of the movement.<br /><br />Naturally the Sri Lanakan Govt which is that reprseenting Singhala identity is the rival in the causes of disputes that have produced the War.<br /><br />Now suddenly there is open expression of favor towards a side in the war.... from many parties expressed through their repsonse in the film.<br /><br />The tamil nadu personalities that were invited for viewing have cohesively smashed the message of the film as they naturally found it insulting the dignity of tamil people.<br /><br /><br />It is interesting to note what postition the director has taken on the film.<br /><br />He has said he is neutral on the political front and that the film does not attack anybody.<br /><br />His intentions are most interesting as he has only put himself in centre of controversies thatChola Chera Pandianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508413991272268164noreply@blogger.com0