SNL Presidential Montage

Remembering Campaign 2008 and the presidential inauguration, here's something that had me in laughs



Yes, I know that Hulu videos don't fit well in my blog, I need to work on that.

Where will you watch Obama's Inauguration?

I'll be attending to some fan maintenance at my rental property after an early morning teleconference at work. :(

However, you may be able to watch it live. Hulu is broadcasting it live over the Internet!

Lessons in wiring your speakers

* Always buy more speaker wire than you calculate.
* Always start with the furthest speaker first.

I didn't do either and learnt the hard way! Oh well, I don't think I'll forget these next time.

Wired up the new speakers I got over the holidays. I'll try to upload a picture soon.

Happy Pongal ...and Happy Tamil Year?

Happy Pongal everyone! It is impossible for me to describe the awesome festival that is Pongal in concise terms but let me just say that it is awesome like Deepavali/Diwali minus the fireworks, plus cows, bigger kolam and sugarcane!

Anyway, I was surprised to find out that today is also the new Tamil New Year's day! If you are as confounded as I was, I suggest you read up, because apparently this was last year's news.

So who decides when the Tamil New Year starts? Apparently, it is the Tamil Nadu government! I can't fathom the logic behind this and it feels like some western government making October the start of the year. Aren't there Tamils in other countries as well - like Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka? Do they switch their calendars as well because the government that governs the Tamil majority decided to change the Tamil calendar?

Excuse me while I make sense of this madness...