International air tickets!

This question has been lingering in my mind ever since I received my very first international air ticket. Why the heck do they have these tickets so cluttered making it totally unreadable to a layperson?

Why can't they have it well-formatted with arrival/departure time et al highlighted for the benefit of the traveller? This gibberish text couldn't have been etched out purposefully for a system to read too! Because, there is no magnetic stuff whatsoever and it's a plain old-typewrite-style text. What purpose does this serve?

There are so many painful little things in life. But this is one which is painful to every party involved and for no reason. Does anybody have a clue why it is so?

Yuvan rocks!

I have been listening to Pattiyal and Pudhupettai songs continuously for the last 2 months now and can't help admiring the talent of Yuvan Shankar. I will be really disappointed if somebody proves some of the great songs from these movies were lifted, even though it cannot be ruled out given the quality of the songs and his past record! "oru naalil" (Pudhupet), "kannai vittu kan vizhigal" and "poga poga vaanam" (pattiyal) are just too good! If only he resisted his urge to sing, I have nothing to complain against this young man. Expecting lot more good compositions from him..

Irresponsible CM!

I have been seething with anger ever since this Karunandhi-Gnani-kannagi-teddybear -vikatan controversy broke out. Can a Chief Minister get any more irresponsible? No doubt he has directly flared up emotions and incited violence by the manner in which lashed out at Gnani's vikatan article. I am so mad at his speech that I am just not able to delve deep into his cheap speech! His parymen, quite predictably, staged protest by buring the magazine copies in front of vikatan office. Without even going into the merits of the claim that kannagi is a symbol of ancient Tamil culture, this needs to be condemned outright. A CM needs to show more restraint.