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@chilluvandu
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@chilluvandu
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All the men . All the men. All the men. If its not you, then good for you . Dont open your mouth with notallmen.
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Sir is a word. Saar is an emotion.
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@chilluvandu
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Thread. I was raised in the 90s. I belong to a lower middle class family. My father was the first generation to go to college. We were raised with the privilege of having enough, while also being grateful for it. The best experience from childhood was train travel.
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In the family that i was born n raised , everyone speaks like this : Tiffin giffin saapdu Auto geeto puduchu po Bus giss varuma
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@chilluvandu
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We are lower middle class Indian families. We don't " go to bed " We " put bed " in the ' hall'.
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@chilluvandu
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And then we all know what happened with that one -
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A spouse is not a destination but a fellow traveler. #SadhguruQuotes
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@chilluvandu
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Land in tambaram
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Just in | Due to #CycloneNivar , the #Chennai airport will remain shut from 7 p.m. today till 7 a.m. of 26-11-2020 - via @SunithaSekar
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@chilluvandu
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If men are feeling so burdened about being married that they want to send condolences to the other men who are getting married... Hold on , guys. There is no pressure. Pls dont marry. Please stay away from women. We don't need to be the subject of your tasteless jokes.
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@chilluvandu
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Kannadigas in luru traffic : "sakkath traffic" Shakespeare in luru traffic : " traffic Sucketh"
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@chilluvandu
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Some of the best puns would be cracked, stories told and re told... Train friendships made with no purpose or longevity, and finally when one is just about feeling enough of the sweat and dust, the trainnwould chug into madras central, the familiar karuvaad smell welcoming. Fin.
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@chilluvandu
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My late aunt was a teacher at the TN govt girls school. She taught commerce, accountancy, office management and typewriting for classes 10, 11 and 12. Every year, she was alloted paper correction duty for board exam papers. She would bring the papers home to correct / n
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@Dir_Lokesh you couldve easily avoided a scene of a child being glanced upon by the villain , and still shown he was a villain/ gangster. Why cant you guys make movies without showing triggering scenes ?! Very disappointed.
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@chilluvandu
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Back at school, Why did they make us remove shoes and socks when entering computer ' labs ' ?!
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@chilluvandu
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Have u walked alone on a road at anytime of the day having a fear someone is walking right behind you? Someone from a bike may grope you? Have u understood the fear women have in making eye contact with someone cos they've been flashed at?
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@chilluvandu
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First of all it is not dumpass. Second hindi is not the name of this country. Third, i have my father's name in my name. You only have chowkidar, so pls calculate who is bastard here.
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@chilluvandu
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Kaena paiyyan thaan govermendu bus la ticket eduppaan
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Simplicity at its best! PM modi purchased ticket to travel in Kanpur Metro. #विकास_की_मेट्रो
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@chilluvandu
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Ticket would be booked in March and dad would bring the printed ticket, neatly in an envelope and leave it as the deity's shelf. Between March and May, i would have memorised the PNR number, seat number, coach number, fine print rule printed on the ticket.
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@chilluvandu
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Most men in indian households remain married cos their wives dont file for a divorce. Its as simple as that. glad it is easier to talk about separation and divorce these days and get the reqd help. 5 or 7 yrs ago, the scene was still grim. Times will change. Tuck ur tails, Men.
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@chilluvandu
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Twitter ppl. Do your thing for me. Say a prayer for my family please. No matter how much we advice others to stay calm when it comes to our own, the churning worry is too much. I am just sighing deep and looking for better days. ❤️❤️ Thank you. Stay safe. Say a prayer.
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@chilluvandu
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Chilluvandu - my handle. A nickname given by my uncle. In a slang of Madurai Tamil, I am told, It means a small restless bug that keeps running around. And despite being as old as I am ( Ive nephews / nieces in teens) Today, over phone he called me chilluvandu. I melted! ❤️
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@chilluvandu
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A cool breeze at 4 am on summer mornings, with twilight peeking in through the train window, a pacing train giving glimses of scenic landscape, is the best memory one can hold on to, gr8 experience for a child of 6 yrs. The chai bhaiya wud appear, Dip tea served with a smile.
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@chilluvandu
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We would get an amazing snacks allowance for the journey. Starting from jhalmuri in kharagpur, to bread omelette, to soup, to butter milk in vijaywada to getting idli vada the next morning, complete entitlement. The wait of the whole year would be worth this snack fest!
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@chilluvandu
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Malls are not hijacked da - people taken hostage ! Only a moving vehicle is hijacked! 🙄🙄
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@chilluvandu
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Letters would have to be written to relatives asking if we can visit and then coordinated with my dads siblings for their arrival as well. And i would be already dreaming about the hooting noise of the coromandel express and the sighting of the godavari and Krishna river.
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@chilluvandu
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The might prior to the journey, i wouldnt get any sleep out of excitement. My own bag would be ready. Comics, notebook to record stuff, pen, pencil, 2 kismi bars, hairclips, notes from last yrs visit, all sorts of stuff that mom asked to throw away but I saved anyway
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@chilluvandu
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A single salaried household working in pvt sector cannot afford holidays. All our savings therefore would go towards our annual trip from calcutta to madras. For the summer hols in May, conversation around planning would start in Jan. Dates, any weddings, temple visits etc
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@chilluvandu
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U know what the rich people buy? Time . Their cleaning, driving, cooking is all bought thru the time of those that they employ. We are richer with time . Always.
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@chilluvandu
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Here is some happiness from me to you....
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@chilluvandu
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Mad eye moody, Or mood eye maddy ! #youprefer
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@chilluvandu
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Male artist Age 70 and above Long beard... You know who I am thinking about right ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@chilluvandu
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Really good move by @ptrmadurai and others in the TN govt to reallocate wedding funds to education- A govt has only limited resources to spend and the choice is therefore crucial- A wedding fund is a spend, an educational spend is an investment! ✔️✔️✔️
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@chilluvandu
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Sid sriram is the spb but pradeep is the yesudas . The voices!!
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@chilluvandu
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Filed under ishta mayir
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When the doctor is handsome, keep the apple away. @Siva_Kartikeyan
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@chilluvandu
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Iniku akshya tritiya.. enna vaanginai ? Thittu vaanginen.
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@chilluvandu
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Do u also change your slang according to the friend/ gang... Or are you normal?
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@chilluvandu
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I saw the first AC coach of a train when I was 21 yrs old or so. Sleeper class reserved ticket was a big privilege back then. But we were told AC wud be closed, boring and you cant see anything outside. I would wonder why the hell it is any costlier anyway! But, Here's the deal
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People are flawed. It is how we adapt ourselves, and how we enable them to adapt themselves to co exist. How we bring their strengths forward without breaking them, Thats what someone with a responsibility to hone people, can end up creating. Perfection is a show stopper.
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Sivaji acted in padaiyappa Padaiyapa didnt act in sivaji Rajini was sivaji in sivaji Sivaji was not padaiyappa in padaiyappa
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Then comes the whole drama of who boards the train first and gets the window seat, between my sister n me, ie. . Forward looking window seat is a win. Backward is ok, not bad. But we would have a deal, a timer of sorts, to swap. Appa would be the timekeeper. ( snoozefest)
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@chilluvandu
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Wont forget the day my family sidelined a household ritual and served paayasam cos that mudi kammanati won . Today i will do payasam at home . Tha .
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@chilluvandu
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Nobody : Not even one person : Influencers : ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Since yesterday, many of you have been asking - what is it that I was carrying in my hands when I went plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram. It is an acupressure roller that I often use. I have found it to be very helpful.
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@chilluvandu
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Marry uncle’s daughter : ok Marry some unrelated person but same gothram : oh no she is like your sister #nGothaDei
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Childhood : wow. Madhavan and shalini so cute in Kadhal sadugudu song... Adulting : who will fold those bedsheets you guys stop dancing.
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Them : If a pot has holes, it doesnt retain water. Me : Ya but potholes retain water. Them : what ? Me : what ?
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The nights in the train were fun. We would eat the most amazing poori and onion thokku that would ve been packed from home. We wudve to carry bedsheets for ourselves. Sometimes we got the side lower to just sleep in ( swapped with neighbours).
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@chilluvandu
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Varalakshmi nombu. A thread.
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@chilluvandu
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What would be popeye's fav tamil song? Cut cut keerai cuttu Puttu puttu aanju puttu Vettu vettu verai vettu Oh popeye'ya.. #tamil #sorrynotsorry
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@chilluvandu
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Vadivelu : dubai la enga .. sharjah va .. abidhaabi ?!! Madras aunties : US la enge ? West coast ah ? Cali4nia va ? Shikkago va ? #sameguy
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@chilluvandu
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One swiggy order paid by amazon wallet generates, 2 swiggy emails. 2 amazon emails.+ 2 amazon reward unlocked. 2 sms 3 swiggy app notifications. 2 phone calls to delivery agent. 1 conversation with security at apartment gate. Thats the appetiser for the food you ordered.
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We are South Indian women. We were raised to feel guilty for sleeping in/ sleeping a lot and generally for , you know, sleeping.
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Vidiyum bhoomi america'vil vidiyave. #vellaipookal #tamil
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Please tweet your worst musical misunderstanding
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Can we have nila soru on amaavasai ? Yes. Dark night rices. #DarkKnightRises #tamil #SorryNotSorry
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For me voice range means Oru deivam thantha poovey And Mayya mayya Both sung by @Chinmayi 🙏🏽
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Arranged marriage : Where mothers celebrate that the astrologer said " yes!! " #HeSaidYes
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Age is just a number. At 38 fed wins a semi final. At 38, My sister is gonna have a baby. Life is good. Age is just a fucking number. Do what it takes to do what you like.
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Stalin dancing. #puthiyaThalaimurai
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@chilluvandu
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South indian parents be like 4am brahma muhurtham
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If you can, get married early.
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@chilluvandu
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Unpopular opinion: poori and coconut chutney is an awesome combination
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Unpopular opinion: Upma is hated too much on TL but upma >>> kichdi
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The best side dish to kothuparotta is onion raitha. And I made them both 🥰🥰🥰😭
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Red velvet cake
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Which food is this??
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@chilluvandu
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Have you had that relative in the family who would switch off computer modem at 10 pm sharp every night?
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If you are a hiring manager, consciously hire women. Take an extra step to retain women talent in the organisation. Push them to middle management roles.
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My father was very fiercely protective of us. Just like any father who has 2 girls to raise,in an Indian city. You can empathise that all the worst news, ( back then crimes were all in hearsay, not so much reported) a father hears, he wants to make sure it doesnt happen at home.
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Thayir : curd Tahir : bowler
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School fees is the best contraception
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If MullaNgi sambar is the sachin tendulkar of sambar... Vendekka sambar is the Rahul dravid. So underrated but sooo good.
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60 plus yrold parent " intha vayasula enaku ethuku waxing... Athellam neenga pannikonga...." Daughter : " vaccine vaccine... Waxing illa... Thaduppu oosi" 😂 😂 😂 😂 #tamil #just
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Women travelling for work : Question to them: " Oh nice... You're travelling for 2 weeks. Who is taking care of the kids" Men travelling for work: Question to them : " So nice bachelor life for 2 weeks huh Party mannn"
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Goundamani s best performance...
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Jai Hind.
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Who called it a dimple and not happy dent ?!
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Before you visit me : call Before you call me : text Before you text me : think
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Only 2 kinds of people : Reaction 1 : congratulations! Reaction 2 : sollave illaa ?!
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@chilluvandu
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Wearing 2018 clothes is not sustainability boss. It is common sense.
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@chilluvandu
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தென் சென்னை. சென்-தென்னை
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@chilluvandu
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Rich people have ‘ asset’u dhairyam #sorrynotsorry #recycledJokes #tamil
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@chilluvandu
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@shrishrishrii Hahahahaha. You stole the words out of my mouth. My neighbor and I had a chat this afternoon.... How we both should escape off to a holiday during next festival season. ( I love cooking and so does she. But seems like men would help only if asked... Or only the way they want to)
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Apdi ipdi nu vaazha aarambikkave 35 vayasu aagudhu .. aana paarunga .. mutti vali, mudugu vali . Avlo thaan nga. #tamil
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@chilluvandu
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Who called it playstore and not app_a kadai ?! #sorrynotsorry
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Since all the men are excellent problem solvers and are readily jumping to give expert solution on every range of topic , Why dont you all men get into conference rooms across your cities and ideate how to stop “ the other men” from assaulting women? Do some work ,no?
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@chilluvandu
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Tamil memes winning like !!!
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Who called it a hospital gown and not a wardrobe?!
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Hi water. If i drink you, pls go visit all body parts and dont go straight to bladder. Youre not a point- to-point bus. REGARDS.
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Used a pic off internet as a reference and I did this ! #IDidThis
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one photo that makes you go "i did that"
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My friend shared this from his reading- I felt it so relevant for my mood today- so sharing here with you all !
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Yes and here :)
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31. Do you draw? if yes, can i see? :O
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Here is a tip: You can ask a favour to anyone , even if they are not your friend. Human to human, a polite request is all it takes. But pls don't fake friendship for the sake of asking help. It is pathetic and sucks.
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What is the best " handed down utensil" you have in your kitchen ? I have a nearly 100 yr old arisi upma paanai.
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I mean ….
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Love is a true calling ! How ? Adhu nammala cupid’um !! #sorrynotsorry #Cupid #tamil
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Stop guilting parents for their babies’ wailing (Adult fully grown men are peeing on other passengers/ lol ) A child cries during travel cos of ear pressure/ claustrophobia/ too much crowd and general motion fear. A child cries cos its the only way it knows to communicate.
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Raised by brothers, in a fatherless house, studied in english medium but had to teach in tamil so had to adapt and learn again... Unable to have a child of her own, dedicating all years of living life to teach people... These misgivings made her strong. Nobel soul.
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Brohmins invented trigonometry cos their fav game is guessing who is theetu ! Sin / cos #NeeThaanDaTheetu
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I am a nerd. Ive been one all my life. I am passionate about any topic i speak about. I do read about it. I do my paperwork. I am a very responsible person. I am very punctual. I respect time, mine and others. I am a meticulous planner. I take even a holiday plan seriously.
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@chilluvandu
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@shrishrishrii Hahaha !!! Slowly steadily - one by one
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Have u ever had the fear someone may mix something in the food you are given and take u somewhere ? Have u ever had the fear that the cab you are in, might lock the doors automatically and detour the way? Have u worried about how revealing your shorts is , when you hop out?
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what's worse. The trauma, the recalling of it, or the daily taunt that @Chinmayi receives from keyboard warriors who think they can sit in their toilet seats and call a woman names? Youre a hero, Chinmayi. A voice of reason in this loud crowd of despair. Thanks for everything.
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I hated excel so much I switched my washing soap to Ariel.
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We all heard a concert for free . I think I should donate a sum , equivalent to a concert ticket money, to a cause.
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