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CHENNAI DAY- HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHENNAI

2008-08-22T22:28:00.000+05:30

How many of you know that today is Chennai's Birthday?
Yes, this was the day when Chennai was formed by the invaders from other countries..
Chennai is more than 360 years old and all through these years it has undergone innumerable changes.
The most remarkable one is the change of its name from MADRAS to CHENNAI.
It has an out-standing history and volumes of facts to be told which we cant find out in a day..
So here are a few facts about Chennai which I thought would be interesting to share with you..
Chennai, formerly known as Madras is the capital of Tamil Nadir.
It is one of the largest cities of India and has an astounding area of 70 sq km.
The city lies on the Coriander Coast of the Bay of Bengal and is often termed as the 'Gateway to the South India'.
Chennai was founded by the British and later developed into an urban center and naval base.
Today, it has become the administrative headquarter of the state.
The city houses a number of automobile industries and is the second largest exporter of Information technology (IT).

Population: 6.4 Million
Area: 174 sq. km
Languages Spoken: Tamil, English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam are widely spoken and understood.
Educational Institutes: Dr.Ambedkar Law University, SRMC Chennai, IIT Madras, LIBA Chennai etc
Main Attractions: Marina Beach, Snake Park, St. George Fort, Kapaleeshwar Temple,
Santhome Cathedral, National Art Gallery, etc.

In and around Chennai we have

CHENNAI BEACHES
Covelong Beach
Elliot's Beach
Marina Beach

CHENNAI ENTERTAINMENT
Amusement Parks
Discotheques
Water Sports
Cinema Halls
Shopping Malls

CHENNAI EXCURSIONS
Crocodile Bank
Mahabalipuram
Muttukadu
Pulicat

MONUMENTS IN CHENNAI
Freemasons Hall
Fort St. George
Kamaraj Memorial House
MGR Memorial
Senate House
Thousand Lights Mosque
War Memorials
Government Museum
Valluvar Kottam

PLACES OF WORSHIP

CHURCHES IN CHENNAI
Santhome Cathedral
St. Mary's Church
Velankanni Church

TEMPLES IN CHENNAI
Kandaswamy Temple
Kapaleeswarar Temple
Parthasarathy Temple
Vadapalani Temple

These are just bits and bytes given to you to know about the heritage of our city and there are lots more to explore.
Let us be proud to be in Chennai and let's celebrate Chennai together...

Why guys like girls??

2008-08-20T21:22:00.001+05:30

Here are a few reasons why guys like girls....

They always smell good, even if it,s just shampoo.

The way their heads always find the right spot on your shoulder.

The way they take hours to dress, but in the end it's all worthwhile.

How cute they are when they argue.

The way you feel when you see their names on the caller ID after you just had a big fight.

The way they say "Let's not fight anymore," even though you know an hour later. . .

The way they fall into your arms when they cry.

The way they hit you and expect it to hurt.

The way they say ,"I miss you".

The way their tears make you want to change the world so that it doesn't hurt them anymore.

And many more. . . .

Visit to Thirupathi...

2008-07-10T14:24:00.000+05:30

Well Well well.... Two months of seperation from my blog has disturbed my writing skills a bit.. But now, I'm gonna reuse all by writing skills, ofcourse for the sake of money.. he he he..

Here it goes.. Thirupathi is actually the place before Tirumala. Tirumala is the place where The Almighty Lord Venkateshwara resides. My trip to tirumala started on a fine tuesday night. Only my family members were in the trip,Dad Mom Bro nd me... From the beginning we got some mokkai's...

#1 As we entered the CMBT one of the buses to tirumala left.. So we waited for another half an hour vetti...

#2 We reached there Tirupathi by 1.30 Am. All the buses stopped and they informed that bus will start only after 3...

#3 Finally we reached Tirumala by 4.. My Dad and brother finished their tonsure duties firt.. We decided to go through Free darshan after seeing a 8 mile queue for 100Rs ticket..

#4 As we reached the end of freeway we got trapped inside a huge jail by 5 AM... At the entrance of this cage there was a board informing that they will open the door by 2 PM .. how sweet..

After this we had some luck in our favour... They opened the gate earlier than the time informed on the board.. 12 Noon.. The best thing that you can get in life is a Free Darshan of Lord Almighty at Tirumala.. Luckily our queue got stuck up and we had a good view of lord for more than 2 minutes... Mostly u wil get only 2 seconds as the volunteers will say "Jarugandi Jarugandi..."

Finally we finished our trip to Tirupathi and reached Chennai by 8 PM... It was nice to spend a day in a useful way during this vetti period..

Shopping cart software...

2008-04-14T18:47:00.006+05:30

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us what we would like to have.

          This  software comes under the ecommerce software category. This shopping cart software
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software which also has a support ticketing system.

          They offer this shopping cart software for a free trial of 10 days. They even provide six valuable reasons for acquiring this software. It even has a customizable design this makes it even more attractive.
          In short this is an useful and highly efficient shopping cart sofware. Ashopcommerce has provided us with one of the most effective software ( Shopping cart
software) for our use during online shopping.

Sorry for the delay...

2008-04-14T18:34:00.002+05:30

Sorry people, I have been busy with my project work. I couldn't update my blog regularly, but now i'm back. I have completed my project successfully and nw i'm ready to rock again. from nw on i'll update my blog regularly... Once again sorry people...

Smorty - time to earn something thro' ur blog..

2008-03-11T23:02:00.003+05:30

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         Smorty aids the bloggers with the various advertisers opinion posts. The bloggers will get paid for blogging about the opinion post that they have chosen. Bloggers can earn lot of money quickly with smorty. It allows the blogger to apply with multiple blogs and get paid with each post they include.

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This is my first tag...

2008-03-07T13:30:00.002+05:30

My friend Vidhya has tagged me.. Actually speaking I dont know anything abt this tagging... She made me understand what this tagging is all about.. So I'm doing this for her...

Now for the tagging part...

* To start with, I'm a person who can adjust with any situation.

* I can either be alone or be with the friends.

* Like every engineering student I'm nocturnal too...

* I really love to spend time with my friends. I'm quite talkative.

* I'm humorous .. I used to make a fool around myself..

* I'm a die hard gamer, I will sacifice anything to play game..

* Hey I'm a blogger too.. believe me I've managed to keep updating my blog...

* Usually I don't eat much, but when I go for a treat I'm exactly opposite..

So thats what I remember about myself now.. If one of friends get time to read this post do comment on what shall I add about myself... Looking forward to ur comments..

Now I'm going to tag my friends Mukil and Bala..

First day of our South Indian trip..

2008-02-27T21:28:00.004+05:30

Well well, it has been a long time since when we finished our south Indian trip. But only today i'm going to share my views and happenings on the tour. The planning of the South Indian trip was done by none other than Vinoth Kumar (Aadu). So lets start about the happy 10 days for the RAPSTORS.

                                                            DAY ONE

                           According to the plan, it was decided that Me, Venki, nd Sai, have to start from Chennai on the 21st of December. 21 has been a lucky number for us, remember our college tour started on June 21 as well !!!. so according to the plan, Venki came to my house and we both went to the Koyambedu bus stand together.

                           We were not punctual and we reached koyambedu late. There we had to run to catch our bus to NEYVELI. Yes, Our first journey is towards Neyveli, the Power town. Sai did a great job in making the bus wait for us and we started from koyambedu by 1'o clock. The normal travel time to Neyveli is 4 to 5 hrs., but we took some extra time, thanks to the heavy traffic at Kathipara jn. Finally we reached neyveli at 7'o clock.

                          Neyveli, was a little cool by the time we reached that place. We went to S.K’s house. Sai was familiar to his parents as he was there for his in-plant training. We had a good nd heavy dinner at S.K’s house. We wanted to do something in the 1st day itself, so we thought of going for a night show. At that time the new release was BILLA, so everyone opted for it.

                          By the time we are planning to get ready for the movie, one man was fighting hard to make his way into neyveli. He was traveling in three different buses to reach the Neyveli town. We even booked ticket for him, we know that he can make it. But he has not come and the movie was about to start, we were feeling the tension.

                          As tension was so high whether he will make it or not, we were waiting outside the cinema theatre. Then Sai broke the tension, he said “Andha loosukaga wait panna venam da.. Naama ulla poi padam paakalam “ we felt he was right. So me .venki and Sai went inside the theatre to see the movie. As usual S.K being a nallavan waited for him(?) to come.

                          The movie was going on well, the scene that is to come is, Ajith is going to do a 360 in his car. When we saw him do that, we all shouted with joy, with all the amusement going around he(?) entered the theatre with something to eat. He had some snacks in his hand and sat next to me. Can you guess who that “thinni Pandaram will be?” ..

                          Yes, it was Mokka Mukil… he came to the theatre by 10.15 pm. We enjoyed the movie a lot. The funniest thing is that we saw that movie on 3rd day I think so, but there was not even a single whistle or shouting from the audience. Neyveli people are real mokkai…. However, We enjoyed the movie a lot. Then we were traveling the deserted roads of neyveli at midnight. It was a great experience. After reaching home Mukil started to eat.. we turned on the system and started watching movies. We were kalaaiching, laughing, totally enjoying our DAY ONE at S.K’s house….

Next day’s experience will be shared in the next post… Those who await it, do comment… DAY TWO …

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2008-02-02T09:40:00.000+05:30

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10 most stupid questions

2008-02-01T12:18:00.000+05:30

10 most stupid questions people usually ask

in obvious situations and some equally stupid answers:-
1. At the movies:When you meet acquaintances/ friends
Stupid Question:-Hey, what are you doing here?
Answer:-Well, it's so hot , there were no cool cabs
so I thought i'd watch some advertisements in
the cool comfort of the theatre.
2. In the bus: A fat girl wearing pointed high-heeled shoes steps on your feet
Stupid Question:-Sorry, did that hurt?
Answer:-No, not at all, I'm on local anesthesia.. ...
why don't you try again or should i try this
time."
3. At a funeral:One of the teary-eyed people ask
Stupid Question:-Why, why him, of all people.
Answer:-Why? Would it rather have been you?
4. At a restaurant:When you ask the waiter
Stupid Question:-Is the "blah blah blah" dish good
Answer:-No, its teribble and made of adulterated
cement.We occasionaly also spit in it.

5. At a family get-together. When some distant aunt
meets you after years
Stupid Question:-Munna, Chickoo, you've become so
big.
Answer:-Well you haven't particularly shrunk yourself.
6. When a friend announces her wedding, and you
ask
Stupid Question:-Is the guy you're marrying good?
Answer:-No,he' s a miserable wife-beating , insensitive
lout...it's just the money.
7. When you get woken up at midnight by a phone
call
Stupid Question:-Sorry. were you sleeping.
Answer:-No. I was playing cricket for India at
Sharjah and just when you called Salim Malik
was betting with me that Pakistan would
win. What do you think?

8. When you see a friend/colleague with evidently
shorter hair
Stupid Question:-Hey have you had a haircut?
Answer:-No, its autumn and I'm shedding.... ..

9. At the dentist when he's sticking pointed objects
in your mouth
Stupid Question:-Tell me if it hurts?
Answer:-And while I'm telling you , you tell me
if I bite.

10. You are smoking a cigarette and a cute woman
asks
Stupid Question:-Oh, so you smoke
Answer:-No, it's a miracle ...........
it was a chalk and now it's in flames!!!

An Eye for an Eye...

2008-01-12T01:15:00.000+05:30

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Posts about my tour experiences .... Coming Soon..

2008-01-09T15:49:00.000+05:30

Hi Everyone!!! Its a long break after my story. My new adapted version of the true story become a great success among my friends. I'm Out of blogging due to my vacation with my best pals...

Now as a tribute to that happiest tour anyone can get, I'm gonna write about my experiences and happenings in our tour as a day by day post. For that I've to collect some data first as I shouldn't miss anything... So watch out for the South Indian tour posts.... Bye for now...

Back to blog with a story...

2007-12-17T23:05:00.000+05:30

Hmmm.. It has been a long time since I shared my happy things with you.. So its time to blog about something that you may feel happy, or give away a gentle smile after reading this. I'm going to tell you a story now.. The title for the story is..

"Beauty and the beast"

Long long ago, there lived a beautiful girl. She lost her parents in an accident only few weeks ago. She has no other relatives or friends that she was all alone in that city. She was from a poor family, so in order to do her living she has to do some work. She tried to get a good job, but she didn't get any. At last she got a job as a cook in a hotel near her house.

She was happy that she got a good job, that too near her house. Days passed by......
One day as she was entering into the hotel kitchen she saw something moving across the window. She got scared, slowly gaining her courage she went near the window. Inch by inch getting closer to the window through which she saw something strange happening. As she touched the window, BANG the window closed... She could feel her heart in her mouth at that moment...

So much scared about this strange happening at her hotel kitchen she walked slowly back to her house in the evening. At this moment that poor little girl doesn't know that someone is watching her....

The next day she came to her work and everything was going exactly in the way it has to be. But.. today she saw that thing out of her window. It was a beast, something with a horrible face, pointed nose, it was scary... After watching that ugly face she couldn't concentrate on her work, she was very much disturbed thinking what it is going to do.

Next day... Today the girl came early to work, as it was vacation time and the hotel may have lot of customers. Being vacation, they prepared numerous varieties of food items like cakes, cookies, and other eatables. The girl prepared cookies and she has to make it dry before served, so she took all the cookies in a plate and went near the window. As she opened the window she was very much scared because of that beast.

She had her heart beating at a faster pace now, slowly she opened the window and found that no one is out there today. Feeling relaxed, she kept that plate of cookies near the window. Then she started preparing other items. As she turned to get the cookies back, ..... The beast was slowly crawling inside her window, it was nearing the plate of cookies. She didn't know what to do, encouraging herself she decided to do the daring thing...

She started to fight with the beast, though she had some fear inside her.. she decided to finish it today. The beast started to attack her, being a girl she had soft and gentle hands. As she tried to defend herself from the beast, the beast pierced her hand and she was bleeding ...

Then the beast took some cookies and jumped out of the window... she thought it will get hurt falling from there.. but suddenly it unfolded its wings and flew.. The beast had wings bigger than its whole body... The girl watched it stand on top of the next building, She went near the window and shouted at the beast-- " I'll have my revenge in this life or the next "... The beast showed its wrath by giving a wild screeching sound .. " Ka Ka-- Kaaaaaaaa Kaaaaaaa-- Ka Ka--"

Yes that beast is nothing but the crow, and the beauty is none other than Paati..

Inspired by the true story " Paati Sutta Vadai "

Story, Screenplay and Directed by Praveen...

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2007-12-10T23:18:00.001+05:30

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Presence of mind..

2007-12-09T22:54:00.000+05:30

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Insurance - Indispensable for life..

2007-12-08T21:16:00.000+05:30

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Women are smart???

2007-11-13T19:39:00.000+05:30

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She
went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention the condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!" The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world! For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world.. And he will be ten times richer than you. "The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine." So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world! The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them. Attention female readers : This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good....

Male readers:

The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!! Moral of the
story: Women think they're really smart.Let them continue to think that way
and just enjoy the show

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!

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2007-11-08T23:02:00.000+05:30

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EYE sight????

2007-10-25T22:56:00.000+05:30

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Stupid !

People ask you to do something and u do it without applying your mind ;)

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Dial a flight at dialaflight !!!

2007-10-22T20:16:00.000+05:30

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Indians are Indians...

2007-10-22T19:51:00.000+05:30

Once an indian, always an Indian!
It is because of the business sense demonstrated
below.

An Indian walks into a New York City bank and asks to
see the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for
two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of
security for such
a loan, so the man hands over the keys of a new Rolls
Royce parked on
the street in front of the bank.
Everything is checked out, and the bank agrees to
accept the car as
collateral for the loan.
An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's
underground garage and
parks it there.
Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000
and the
interest,which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had
your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we
are little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that
you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why would you
bother to borrow $5,000?"
The Indian replied,"Where else in New York can I park
my car for two
weeks for 15 bucks?"
Cheers !
Indians are indians......,
Smart brains...

Sachin and Sourav 75*

2007-10-15T23:25:00.000+05:30

Ganguly And Sachin

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, now pretty old
guys, 75 and 76 years old,
are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and
talking about cricket,like they do every day.

Sachin turns to Sourav and says, "Do you think there's
cricket in heaven?"

Ganguly thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I
dunno. But let's make a
deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if
there's cricket in
heaven, and if you die first, you do the same." They
shake on it and
sadly, a few months later, poor Sachin passes on.

One day soon afterward, Ganguly is sitting there
feeding the pigeons by
himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sourav...
Sourav!"

Ganguly responds, "Sachin! Is that you?"

"Yes it is, Sourav," whispers Sachin's ghost.

Ganguly, still amazed, asks, "So, is there cricket in
heaven?" "Well," says
Sachin, "I've got good news and bad news." "Gimme the
good news first," says Ganguly.

Sachin says, "Well... there is cricket in heaven."

Ganguly says, "That's
great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that?"

Sachin sighs and whispers,

"You and me, we are going to open the innings on
Friday."

Great Interview..

2007-10-15T23:19:00.000+05:30

Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."

"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"

The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer,but he thought for a while and said,"It's the DAY sir!"

"How" the interviewer asked,

"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND
difficult question!"

He was selected for the job...

Lets deal with edeal..

2007-10-15T22:37:00.000+05:30

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Not possible at all..

2007-10-13T23:06:00.000+05:30

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cricket fever.. The temperature goes high..

2007-10-13T09:09:00.000+05:30

Oh my God!! this was THE match that consists of lots and lots of twists and turns.. The second match between the CLOWNS and MAVERICKS. It was a pleasant day, and we the students were busy doing our record works. This time there was no hype for the match from the beginning. But it slowly raised as the day progressed towards evening.

Evening!!! Today we didn't go for having snacks. Everyone was in the ground( but BRR came late!!). It was the toss, but this time we Clowns lost the toss. Mavericks chose to bat 1st. As in the previous match Prabhakaran the Natamai bowled the first over. The Mavericks blasted to a flying start. We took few wickets but GJ and Nandha the bakery were playing nicely. We made the same mistake by bowling wides and no balls. Atlast we settled for a score of 110 in 12 overs.

The same opening pair for the Clowns, myself and Vaidhi. But this time Vaidhi took the strike as the target is quite high, 111 in 12 overs. First ball, Vaidhi plays it straight to the fielder and dashes for run, misunderstanding between Us . Result is I sacrificed my innings for the sake of team, 0 for 1. Then Dilli Babu the Big show came to play. I took the long walk back. We started losing quick wickets, but runs were coming on nicely. We were 32 for 4 in 3 overs.
Vinoth the balli came to the wicket. He played some nice shots through the off side. Dilli and Balli were playing nicely. I was made the by-runner for Dilli, so I made all the running part. Then Nandha came to the attack, Balli went for the big shot couldn't get it correctly, great catch by DK in the deep. Dilli-Balli partnership came to an end. Then Gopi went to the wicket. He played some shots and the score board was ticking. We reached 104 in 10 overs.

With just 7 runs required, Gopi got out. This over was bowled by Chandru the Gopal . He bowled a good line just gave away 4 runs. So we needed 3 runs to win off 6 balls. GJ came to bowl the last over. First ball SK the hero of 1st match got out.
3 of 5. Ram the rod took the strike. Edge and gone, two wickets in two balls. GJ the captain of Mavericks strikes hard. so 3 of 4. Then Vinodh the doll took the strike, pushed the ball gently and a flash they ran two runs. Now the scores are level, so its 1 of 2. Same ball, Vinodh nicks it to the keeper, gone. Now sai to face the last ball of the innings with just one run required. GJ on fire. 3 wickets in 5 balls.

GJ came dashing towards the wicket and bowled the last ball at a good length, everyone could feel the adrenaline rush at that moment. Sai edges it to the keeper and thats it 4 important wickets in 6 balls by GJ. Its a tie. We couldn't do anything, thats great bowling performance by GJ. The captain of Mavericks stood in front as an example. Great match ended in a tie. But the only hope is, We CLOWNS still lead the MAVERICKS 1-0. Thats the end of the great thriller... Waiting for another match like this...

Ross, Rosie.. Take a note..

2007-10-12T00:57:00.000+05:30

Postiecon is one of a kind blog conference. At postiecon various bloggers, advertisers are going to meet. At this conference some of the worlds' best bloggers are going to present their views and tactics followed by them to improve their blog's rank and how to increase traffic. Also at postiecon the advertisers are going to discuss about what they want from bloggers.

There is a separate session for the Blogger's Choice Awards. The day of postiecon will end with a party and the results for best blogger's choice award will be announced at the party. By attending postiecon you can learn lots of information about blogging, and you can meet some of the world's best bloggers. It will be a difference experience altogether.

Be there at postiecon, if you are not attending this you are going to miss one of the best happenings in this year. So be a part of postiecon and join hands with the bloggers community.
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Cricket fever in my class...

2007-10-11T23:47:00.000+05:30

Hi friends today I'm gonna speak about the sudden hype about playing cricket in my class.. It all started on this Wednesday when a weak side asked my dept. to come for a match. But they forfeited the match due to practicals.

At that moment, we casually started speaking about playing a match within our classmates that evening. Soon it become an issue as the teams were split as Rapstors VS BRR . As some other members in our class wished to play that day, it was decided to change the team names. Then it was decided that the match will be played with the team names, Mavericks VS Clowns.

Until evening , there was complete cricket fever. We even stopped writing record due to this!!! Then show time... We had a great day, it continued like that as Clowns won the toss. But the main twist was that we chose to bowl first. Everything started well, bowled well, gave some extras but took wickets at regular intervals. This changed the course of the game to our side. We were happy to close the mavericks innings at 77 in a 12 overs match. We had a target of 78 in 12 overs.

My teammates had confidence on me, so they asked me to open the innings. We had a good start, but it didn't last long. I fell for a full length delivery by Senthil the Rustic. The score was 17 for 1 in 3rd over. Then we had some quick wickets, Mukil the mokkai gave away a maiden over to RS the rocket. He sacrificed his wicket to save our team from defeat. Then we had a constant flow of runs, SK the Nallavan, was playing nicely he took us near the target. Bad luck for him, he couldn't score the winning runs. Ram the rod scored the winning runs for Clowns. Hurray, We won the match in grand style. Clowns lead the series 1-0. WE are looking forward to the next match on Friday evening..

hurray.. finally India Won

2007-10-09T00:37:00.000+05:30

After a struggling performance by master blaster(?) sachin , Indians reached a decent score of 291.. But its the Australians who dig their own hole... They had a good partnership, Hayden was going on nicely, then Symonds did the damage. Suddenly they started losing wickets and they couldn't reach the target in the 50 overs !!!
Is there any illegal things going on inside the Australian team? Are they playing their natural game? Only God can judge them..

Holiday cheer...

2007-10-08T22:50:00.000+05:30

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Target coupons provides you discounts on mattresses, toys, shoes etc. It also provides you the facility of free shipping.

Bestbuy couponcodes provides some cool discount for selected items like DVD players, portables, Sony HDTV etc. Like this couponcheif.com consists of lots and lots of best shops offering some cool discounts and special offers.

Couponchief.com is one of the best sites in providing the customers with proper coupon details.

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Managers Vs Engineers

2007-10-04T23:59:00.000+05:30

A team of young budding Managers were given an assignment to measure the height of a flagpole. So the Managers discussed and put up a project plan with roles and responsibilities. The manager who was responsible for organizing the resources went out and got a ladder and a tape.

The tape measure was just the ordinary tape of 6 feet.

The lead manager assigned another manager to go on top of the pole and start the measure. They were falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the whole thing was just a mess.

An Engineer came along and saw what they' were trying to do. He walked over pulled the flagpole out of the ground, laid it flat, measured it from end to end, gave the measurement to one of the managers and walked away.

After the Engineer went away, one manager turns head to another and laughs.

"Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking for height and he gives the length"

Moral: No matter how good engineer you are, Managers always find fault in you .

Garage guys...

2007-10-04T23:33:00.000+05:30

Garages are always dark and they make us feel as if we are in a dungeon. In order to eliminate this feeling we can install as many lights as possible, within the garage. carguygarage.com is one of the best sites where you can get everything that is needed in a garage. It includes various items starting from large storage cabinets to gas pump, tool box, fluorescent lighting, car wash soap etc.

By having all the necessary things within the garage, makes the garage as another room in our house.

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Diary of a girl and a boy

2007-10-04T15:37:00.000+05:30

HER DIARY

Day night, I thought he was acting
weird. We had made
plans to meet at a
cafe to have some coffee. I was
shopping with my friends
all day long, so I
thought he was upset at the fact that I
was
a bit
late,
but he made no
comment.Conversation wasn't flowing so
I suggested that
we go somewhere
quiet so we could talk, he agreed but
he kept quiet and
absent.I
asked
him what was wrong - he
said,
"Nothing."I asked him if
it was my fault
that he was upset. He said it
had
nothing to do with me
and not to worry.
On the way home I told him that I
loved
him, he simply
smiled and kept
driving. I can't explain his
behavior; I don't know
why he didn't say,
"I love u,too."When we got home I felt
as if I had lost
him, as if he
wanted nothing to do with me anymore.
He just sat
there and watched TV.;
he seemed distant and absent.Finally I
decided to go to
bed. About 10
minutes later he came to bed. I decided
that I could not
take it anymore,
so I decided to confront him with the
situation but he
had fallen asleep.I
started crying and cried until I too
fell asleep. I
don't know what to
do. I'm almost sure that his thoughts
are with someone
else. My life is a
disaster.

HIS DIARY

Today India lost the cricket match

against Bangladesh.

DAMN IT.

NOW that's called

Simplicity of Men
Vs
Complexity of Women !!!

Here is another bid..

2007-09-26T18:02:00.001+05:30

Bidding, we bid a particular price for the item we want to buy. The same thing is done here, but the only difference in bid4prizes is that we bid for a particular item we like and if we bid the lowest unique prize , we are the winners. The best thing is that we get the same thing as a prize.

Bid4prizes.com is a great site where you can easily login and bid for the item you would like to get. You can even bid using your mobile phone but you have to become a premium member for that. You can increase your reputation points by playing some arcade games.

They even provide us with free shipping facility, but the taxes for gifts have to be paid by the winners only. In bid4prizes we are actually doing reverse bidding, we are bidding for the lowest prize.

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Interesting thing about women

2007-09-26T17:47:00.000+05:30

Interesting things about women in the view of God Himself..

An angel appeared and asked God,
"Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the Lord answered, "Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything with only two hands."

The angel was astounded at the requirements.
"Only two hands!? No way!
And that's just on the standard model?
That's too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish."

But I won't," the Lord protested.
"I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick AND can work 18 hour days."

The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
"But you have made her so soft, Lord."

"She is soft," the Lord agreed,
"but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?", asked the angel.

The Lord replied,
"Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate."

The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."

"That's not a leak,"
the Lord corrected,
"that's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the angel asked.

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her pride."
The angel was impressed.
"You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing."

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

Trust the "trustedplaces.com"

2007-09-17T23:49:00.000+05:30

Here is a site where you can get valuable information about the trusted places to hang about in London and other famous places all over the world. These information are given by real people who have the same taste as yours. They help us in knowing the exact location of certain trusted places located in LONDON .

They provide information about restaurants, bars & pubs, cafes, hotels etc.
They also help us in shopping by providing information about the places where we can buy our required things. All you have to do is to register in this site and start sharing.
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Children of this generation..

2007-09-08T05:58:00.000+05:30

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:

"Take only ONE. God is watching."

Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies

A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.

Come lets bet !!!

2007-09-08T02:28:00.000+05:30

Bet 365 , the ultimate online betting house. This site enables us to bet on sports, casino, poker, etc.. They have separate links for each category. For sports category they have links which include baseball, cricket, basketball etc..

They also provide various services like updating sports stats. live scores, results, details about English cricket, US open etc.They also allow betting in casinos, pokers and games.

If you want to enjoy life and gather money at the same time then bet365 is the best companion for you. You can now bet on any sport online..

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Little girl??

2007-09-08T02:13:00.000+05:30

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.

The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".

The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"

The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".

Innovative tutor...

2007-09-07T20:06:00.000+05:30

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It has been providing a good, calm and pleasant atmosphere for them to study. Parents of this generation are very much busy with their work, score learning centers help them in a great way. These centers take away their worries about their child's studies.

They provide the student good training in all aspects regarding their studies. In short these centers are like another school where they can learn, understand and come to know what is what... These centers are boon to the parents who are working...
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Happy moment..

2007-09-04T21:05:00.000+05:30

Hi friends i'm happy to say this..

Today I participated in the project exhibition conducted by
ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education) Student chapter
and secured the 1st place among 50 projects...

I participated with my team ELBOW..

We are securing 1st place for the 3rd time..
We won a cash reward of Rs 5000...

Insurance for CARS...

2007-08-29T21:52:00.000+05:30

Man has made many inventions, one of the best inventions of man is car. Car driving is a special art. Car driving is becoming a craze in the youths of India. But driving at higher speeds may be risky. In order to be on the safer side we have to fulfill the norms of the Government. We must have proper insurance, paid road tax, have license etc.

In order to help us here is a site that links you to get any kind of insurance for your car.Whatever you own, be it a sports car or a classic one, you can get insurance for it easily..
Other than insurance it also provides link for certain policies like commercial policies, student policies etc..

Special link for Sports cars - sports cars, Classic cars - Classic cars
poor driver auto insurance rates, etc..

Everyone of us would love to drive cars( its a headache during traffic though ). In order to safe guard ourselves and our hard earned money its better to insure the vehicle we are owning...You can link to the site through this link .. Advantageautoquotes.

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Ways to reduce stress...

2007-08-29T21:11:00.000+05:30

Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what
may happen tomorrow and it doesn' t happen, you have
worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to
worry twice.

1. Pray

2. Go to bed on time.

3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.

4. Say No to projects that won' t fit into your time
schedule, or that will compromise your mental health

5. Delegate tasks to capable others.

6. Simplify and unclutter your life.

7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough,
two are often too many.)

8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.


9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult
projects over time; don't lump the hard things all
together.

10. Take one day at a time.

11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is
a c oncern, find out what God would have you do and
let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about
a situation, forget it.

12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards
for ordinary purchases.

13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an
extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps,
etc.

14 K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of
advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.

15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.

16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in
line.

17. Get enough rest.

18. Eat right.

19. Get organized so everything has its place.

20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help
improve your quality of life.

21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.

22. Every day, find time to be alone.

23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to
nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's
time to go to bed to try and pray.

24. Make friends with Godly people.

25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.

26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair
and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."

27. Laugh.

28. Laugh some more!

29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.


30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are
doing the best they can).

31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it
the most).

32. Sit on your ego.

33. Talk less; listen more.

34 Slow down.

35. Remind yourself that you are not the general
manager of the universe.

36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're
grateful for that you've never been grateful for
before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR
YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Beach holidays with dialaflight...

2007-08-29T09:38:00.000+05:30

First few words about dialaflight:

Dialaflight is a leading independent UK travel company offering flights, hotels & travel ideas worldwide. Full of useful travel information, www.dialaflight.com is your starting place to find the holiday of your dreams.You can search for flights, hotels, car hire and many travel ideas including weekend breaks, beach holidays, resort holidays & much more.

The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. A contraction of holy and day, holidays originally represented special religious days. This word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day of rest ..

Everyone of us would like to spend some time in a relaxed manner. Especially spending some time with the family at beach is something better. In order to help us in making the decision of the right place to visit during our holidays dialaflight is here. WE can enjoy some exotic beach holidays with dialaflight.

Dialaflight helps us in spending our holidays in more peacefull manner. It helps us in selecting proper hotels, proper location for spending time with our family. It offers some beach holiday packages which include famous locations like BARBADOS, BERMUDA, Mauritius,
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Some funny or cool laws that I read..

2007-08-28T23:47:00.001+05:30

Hi friends here are some funny lines that I read last week. I wanted to share these with you. I'm adding some of my responses to them as well.

Murphy's Law:

*If anything can go wrong, it will..

If nothing goes right, you might be wrong.

Pudder's Laws:

* Anything that begins well, ends badly.
* Anything that begins badly, ends worse..

If you prevent them at the beginning nothing will happen.

Silverman's Paradox:

If Murphy's law can go wrong, it will..

Even Silverman can go wrong as well.

Murphy's time/action quandary:

You never know how soon it will be too late...

Oh my goodness, I really love this last quote.

Welcoming the holidays with the Cheif..

2007-08-25T22:08:00.000+05:30

Hey!!
The holiday season is just around the corner.., what are you going to do???
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Think about what you want to give as a gift for your friends and family members..
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Coupon cheif is a one stop coupon deal and discount resource for the website users. It provides upto date coupon codes and promotional deals that is available for the users.

Couponcheif connects us to some of the best available stores like ADIDAS , OVERSTOCK , and many more...

ADIDAS provides numerous wintergear, men wear, and many more..

It provides special discount for selected items also..

Some of the coupons available at couponcheif are from DELL, amazon, Buy.com etc..
Here are some sample coupons from adidas and overstock.com...

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Friends Forever

2007-08-24T23:42:00.000+05:30

Written with a pen.
Sealed with a kiss.
If you are my friend, please answer this...

Are we friends
Or are we not?
You told me once.
But I forget.

So tell me now
And tell me true
So I can say…
“I’m here for you”

Of all the friends
I’ve ever met,
You’re the one
I won’t forget

And if I die.
Before you do,
I’ll go to heaven
And wait for you.

I’ll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything

Just to prove my friendship is true…
I will make this promise to you
You will always be in my heart
No matter how far we are apart.

I am so glad to have a friend like you.

I got this one from my friend..
Hw nice it is to have friends..
I have a good friend.

Hotel reservations

2007-08-24T23:33:00.000+05:30

Wow! This site has much more than we expect..

Hotelreservations.com this site has information about various hotels, motels, resorts, vacation rentals in various locations of the world. They provide perfect details about the condition of the required place, conditions like weather, availability of resources can be obtained from the customer care support.We can save upto 70% off on the hotels, motels, & resorts that we book through this site.

They have several vacation packages. Packages like family trip or a trip for single person. Single city trip or a two city trip. They have packages which include Flight,hotel, and car. They have special offers for group bookings also.. They are also providing special packages for families.. Spending time with the family has become very rare in our busy schedule, so when we have that right time , we must grab it with both hands. Hotelreservations.com is relieving us from all those tensions of booking tickets, hotels, travel etc.

They have more than 8 vacation rental destinations within the United States,and more than 10 across the world.They are providing a list of cars from which we can choose which one we want.They include the booking of required number of rooms, need of vehicle, etc.. They provide 24 hour customer care service to people.. They are providing some added features for the registered members.

They are providing up to 70% off. They are Guaranteeing low rates with best accommodation. They accept some of the famous credit cards like, Master card, Visa, American Express etc.. WE can get any information regarding our trip either through this site or we can contact them at
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I'm back to blog..

2007-08-24T23:19:00.000+05:30

Hi friends.. I have been kept busy bcoz of my Dept symposium.

Nw im back to blog..

After two days of rest , still im havin some back pain..

But i'll blog...

So feel free to send me ur comments ..

My posting will b regular from nw..

I signed up for PPP..

2007-08-24T23:11:00.000+05:30

Hi friends..
I'm a new postie here..

I came to know about PPP from my friend. He asked me to start blogging and register my blog at PPP. Initially I don't know anything about blogging. But after some days I realized the part of PPP for the new developing posties.. They are providing various opportunities for the bloggers. PPP helps the bloggers to easily earn money for the reviews they make. Opportunities from various fields like general technology, business, entertainment, health etc.

What I have learned from PPP is the ability in myself to review any product that is available in the market. It also helped me in learning about new fields, new technologies, different kinds of people etc. Friends what I'm doing here is not a Himalayan job. We are just proposing our views on different products available in the market and we are getting paid for that.
I haven't made any new friends yet.. but i'm sure that i'll make new friends as i'm new and i know that the people here have a very good helping tendency.. In PPP they provide us with very good customer care support. They give answers to all your questions as early as possible.

I would like to earn some money and pay my telephone bill by myself.. so i'm working hard towards that..

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Not available :(

2007-08-19T23:18:00.000+05:30

Sorry friends.. I'm busy with my Department symposium work so i'm not able to blog daily.. Will be back to normal after 22nd. If anyone has chance come to sri sai ram engineering college at Tambaram,
Chennai. Be There..

What is confidence????

2007-08-18T03:11:00.000+05:30

A hypothetical situation where 20 CEOs board an airplane and are told that the flight that they are about to take is the first-ever to feature pilotless technology: It is an uncrewed aircraft. Each one of the CEOs is then told, privately, that their company's software is running the aircraft's automatic pilot system. Nineteen of the CEOs promptly leave the aircraft, each offering a different type of excuse.

One CEO alone remains on board the jet, seeming very calm indeed. Asked why he is so confident in this first uncrewed flight, he replies : "If it is the same software that runs my company's IT systems, this plane won't even take off." !!!!

That is called Confidence!!!

What type u r???

2007-08-18T00:55:00.000+05:30

Hi,
which baby are u ??!!

JANUARY BABY
Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.
FEBRUARY BABY
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.
MARCH BABY
Attractive personality. sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness.
Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.
APRIL BABY
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good
memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer evryone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive.
Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. hott but has brains.
MAY BABY
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards oppisite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike
being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited.
JUNE BABY
You've got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day
become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you've got the looks for it!!!
JULY BABY
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of
sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST BABY
outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. no self control. kind hearted. self confident. loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. easy to get along with and talk to. has an "every thing's peachy" attitude. likes talking and singing. loves music. daydreamer. easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. loves to be
loved. hates studying. in need of "that someone". longs for freedom. rebellious when withheld or restricted. lives by "no pain no gain" caring. always a suspect. playful. mysterious. "charming" or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn. curious. independent. strong willed. a fighter.
SEPTEMBER BABY
Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional.
Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.
OCTOBER BABY
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable.
Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all.
NOVEMBER BABY
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional
and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.
DECEMBER BABY

This straight-up means ur the most good-looking person possible... better than all of these other months! Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in
organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to
joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. one guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. loves music. pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows
emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive.

The Best Moments In Life...

2007-08-16T01:07:00.000+05:30

1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing till your stomach hurts.
3. Enjoying a ride down the country side.
4. Listening to your favorite song on the radio.
5. Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside.
6. Getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself with a warm, fuzzy
towel.
7. Passing your final exams with good grades.
8. Being part of an interesting conversation.
9. Finding some money in some old pants.
10. Laughing at yourself.
11. Sharing a wonderful dinner with all your friends.
12. Laughing without a reason.
13. "Accidentally" hearing someone say somthing good about you.
14. Watching the sunset.
15. Listening to a song that reminds you of an important person in
your life.
16. Receiving or giving your first kiss.
17. Feeling this movement in your body when seeing this "special"
someone.
18. Having a great time with your friends.
19. Seeing the one you love happy.
20. Wearing the shirt of a person you love and smelling his/her
perfume.
21. Visiting an old friend of yours and remembering great memories.
22. Hearing some telling you "I LOVE YOU"
"True friends come in the good times when we tell hem to, and come in
the bad times.....without calling."

Top 21 things an Indian does after returning to India from the "US"

2007-08-15T00:19:00.000+05:30

21. Tries to use credit cards in a road side hotel.

20 . Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of being health conscious.

19 . Sprays deo so that he doesn't need to take bath.

18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.

17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".
Says "Yogurt" instead of "Curds".
Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".
Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".
Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".
Says " Free Way " instead of "Highway".
Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".
Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, he will say Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)

16. Doesn't forget to crib about the air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.

15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)

14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep inside multiplies by 43).

13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

12. When he needs to say Z (zed), he never says Z (Zed), instead repeats "Zee" several times,
and if the other person is unable to get it, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed)

11 . Writes the date in MM/DD/YYYY. On watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!"

10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and the Indian Road Conditions.

9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".

8 . Avoids eating spicy food.

7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke. Eats Pizza instead of Dosa.

6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time.
Asks questions etc. about India as though its his first visit to India ..

5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

4. Looks suspiciously towards any Hotel/Dhaba food.

Few more important ones:

3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of the Airways by which he traveled back to India , even after 4 months of arrival.

2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India and tries to roll the bag on Indian Roads.

The Ultimate one

1. Tries to begin any conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."

Surprise

2007-08-14T18:50:00.001+05:30

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, be passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.

P.S. - This poem is written by emily Dickinson. I posted it here, cause (i might sound like praising myself) I just could not ignore the striking resemblance between this poem of hers and the way I write always. The imagery, the way she has chosen the words, the shape and structure of the poem and so much more, reminded me of how I write, not as good ofcourse. Perhaps resemblances like these to great poets makes me still stick to the dream of writing well someday...I wish I could. Amen!

Women!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-11T22:09:00.000+05:30

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. All of a
sudden, he said out loud, "Lord, grant me one wish." The sky clouded above
his head and in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have
tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."
The man said, "Build a bridge to hawaii so I can drive over anytime I
want."

The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the
enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to
reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I
can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly
things. Take a little more time and think of another wish, a wish you
think would honour and glorify me."

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I
wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside,
what they are thinking when they give the silent treatment, why they
cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing', and how I can make a woman
truly happy."

The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four lanes on that bridge..

Awareness about stroke..

2007-08-11T22:03:00.000+05:30

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call para me dics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. So me ?don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient me dically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STR OKE
Thank God for the sense to re me mber the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
So me ti me s symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE .
T *Ask the person to TALK , to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently: It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke}

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call e me rgency services im me diately and describe the symptoms. This is URGENT

the nescafe and the vada pao

2007-08-10T18:13:00.000+05:30

Its not very often that i find myself at home in a new city so quickly. I always assumed that was because of my own need to familiarise, but now i'm having different thoughts. Of late, acclamitising has become easy enough. All i have to do is walk into a Cafe Coffee day or a Barrista Coffee bar or even one of the multiplexes around and i'm back in known territory. Its insane that places have become so standardised that once i'm inside, it makes no difference whether i'm on nungambakaam high road or vijay char rasta!

Same colors, similar furnishing, menu cards and prices, people all dressed the same way - honestly, one cannot expect bright, cotton tie-dyed clothes here, desi prints and all of that .Everyone around are in levi's. Ghagra's and mirrorwork seem to be for tourists only.
Globalisation and whatnot.. Its the era of MNC's, glass boxes and Panner tikka pizza. Its already happened everywhere , i guess its old news but this is me speaking from a sudden exposure to this reality. Language and conversation are still almost the only reminders that i'm not in home ground.

This though, is only one half of the story. There is apparently another side to this city - literally- the Older sections of ahmedabad where you can still find traiditonal pols (houses) and a lot of local attractions (and if you know me you would know i'm not talking tourism). Hopefully that should help make me feel like i'm actually seeing new places.

Then again, some people (read: my father) take comfort in the fact that cities have become so modernised that you get everything you need here, just as you would do, at home. I'm not complaining much about that either really :D it makes life simpler if i can depend on continuing my breakfast routines and "thair sadam" lunches. I guess i'm not the kind to rough it out for four whole months.. i need assurances of some kind, some measure of familiarity, but the romantic that i am, i must confess i expect a lot more local flavor.

As long as i still take that early morning walk to drink some chai or late night walks to get some vada pao, i'm keeping myself happy with thoughts of being in a new environment, while i can still have the familiar comforts of honey cornflakes, nescafe and radio mirchi during the day :D
Hoping for a lot more.

Post script - do most people have such conflicting thoughts or is it just me? :)

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2007-08-05T21:20:00.002+05:30

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2007-08-04T01:16:00.000+05:30

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2007-08-03T21:31:00.000+05:30

"I feel so numb', she thought, rubbing her hands on her arms, in an effort to keep warm. She didn't know how she managed to get through the funeral. There were people around her, friends and family, but she couldn't remember who was there with her. All she knew was that her sister was dead. Not coming back.

She still felt detached, unable to believe it. Whenever the door opened, she turned eagerly, half expecting Tania to walk in. And then there would be the gut-wrenching realization that that would never happen. She didn't know if she had come to terms with Tania's death. It felt so unreal. She had watched, as everyone cried around her, as though caught in a limbo, and seeing things in slow motion.

"This can't be happening", she kept telling herself. She tried to remember her last conversation with Tania. Nothing came to mind.

"I could'nt even say Good-Bye"

She stopped believing in God. And yet, only visiting the temple everyday brought her some solace. She had returned to her flat.

Vishal visited everyday, bringing her food. If he hadn't forced her to eat, she wouldn't have survived for so long, she thought furiously. She didn't know who had called him, maybe it was Tina. She hadn't bothered to ask.

Nothing mattered anymore. Her sister was no more.

Nothing mattered anymore.

Fact of life

2007-08-02T01:19:00.001+05:30

Once there were two brothers who lived on the 80th floor of a tall building.After coming home one day, they realised to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home.

After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decide to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags there on 20th floor and then climb on.......

By the time they reached the 40th level, they felt mad and irritated. The younger brother started grumbling and thus both of them began to quarrel.

However, they continue to climb the steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor Then they realize that now they have only 20 levels more to climb and decide to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace.

They silently climb on and reach home at long last. Each stands calmly before the door and waits for the other to open the door.

But then they realize that the key was in their bag which was left at the 20th floor....

This story is a reflection on our life and times. All of us climb the tall building called life...........

some till all the 80 floors and some less. Many of us climb under the expectations of our companion. These companions are our friends and parents till the 20th floor, then our spouse and our dear ones till the next levels of the building.

We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under somuch pressure and stress that by the age of 20, we get tired and decide to dump this load. Being free, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.

By the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We begin to feel unsatisfied and start complaining and criticizing. We live a miserable life as we are never satisfied.

Reaching 60, w e realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness. We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream.......... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.

So what's your dream.....? Know your dreams and follow it so that you will not live with regrets.Help others.

Accept yourself... Believe in yourself...Like yourself... Inside each of us are powers so strong, treasures so rich, possibilities so endless, that to command them all to action would change the history of the world.

Celebrate Life..........

Its INDIA

2007-08-02T01:12:00.000+05:30

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the
World.

So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to China.

On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs when he
Noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read
"$10,000 per call".

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what
The telephone was used for.

The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for
$10,000 you could talk to God.

The American thanked the priest and went along his way.

Next stop was in Japan. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the
Same golden telephone with the same sign under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in China and
He asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.

She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
He
Could talk to God.

"O.K., thank you," said the American.

He then traveled to Pakistan , Srilanka , Russia , Germany and France .

In every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same "$10,000
Per call" sign under it.
The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel to up to India to
See if Indians had the same phone.

He arrived in India , and again, in the first church he entered, there
Was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read
"One
Rupee per call."

The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign.
"Father, I've traveled all over World and I've seen this same golden
Telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to
Heaven,
But in the US the price was $10,000 per call.

Why is it so cheap here?"

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The priest smiled and answered, "You're in India now, Son - it's a
Local Call".
This is the only heaven on the Earth.

KEEP SMILING

Face

2007-08-01T18:48:00.000+05:30

Face, the most important element in a human's appearance. Its so intriguing, how a face plays with your mind and sets opnions. Your first impression of a person is strongly based on the face of the person. The face personifies the image of a person. Its so strange, that we can trust a person more if we have seen his/her face. Until we see someone, we always have a small doubt in the corner of our mind.

Doesnt matter that the face should only be beautiful. Faces can be not beautiful but still charming and luring. Some faces are more touching, some you can trust instantly. Some faces, you loathe at the first glance itself, and have a tough time dealing with that person. But one thing, again a strange fact, you tend to soften for a face, once you start seeing the face quiet often. You can actually start liking a face, even if you wanted to turn the other side on the first time.

Faces are mysterious. Some faces are expressive, telling you the unsaid too. Some faces are stoic, completely indifferent from what actually is. The worst is, some faces are deceitful; acting as a mask on the reality. I have become wary of faces, dont know they project the reality or are fraud. But still, faces play a very important role in my description of a human being (not just looks). I wonder, will I be able to get the niche of finding out whats behind a face. I think I almost have it. But somethings are so unpredictable that all your statistics go haywire; and faces fall into this category.

Faces will always perplex me, sometimes making me comfortable, sometimes making me despise, and sometimes leave me with lots of questions unanswered. But still it plays a major role in charaterization of people carrying these faces. So happy face reading everyone!

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2007-07-28T03:03:00.000+05:30

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Motivate Yourself!

2007-07-26T23:26:00.000+05:30

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Break free of limiting habits!

2007-07-24T18:24:00.000+05:30

No, I don't deal in weapons. Actually, I am quite harmless. But an old Maharashtrian's passion for arms amazed me. He is harmless too and unlike me, loves History. This story is about him and how he collected the weapons, especially those once used by Maratha warrior Shivaji. :-)

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Cold Steel

An exhibition of classic arms at Vile Parle detailed not just the 22 parts of a sword, but also tales of its owners and the battles they fought

Acquisitions and more Acquisitions

2007-07-19T23:29:00.000+05:30

A lot of acquisitions plans have been happening in the recent past and the latest of all is that Microsoft is acquiring advertising network aQuantive Inc for $6 billion in an all cash deal. Microsoft plans to build an internet wise advertising platform for advertisers, publishers and ad agencies. Do take a look at the presspass in the Microsoft website. Microsoft was trying to enter this space when they lost Double click to Google. The deal was worth $3.1 billion and Google grabbed it away from Microsoft's hands.

This comes after the much hyped $50 billion acquisition of Yahoo by MS the progress of which is not completely known.

Make them enjoy and learn!

2007-07-12T23:27:00.000+05:30

Childhood is the best part of life and parents should make their children enjoy the golden period by imparting adequate knowledge and also make them learn. One of the best ways to make significant academic progress in an innovative tutoring environment is by sending children to a summer program. Score Education center provides the opportunity for the children in the age group of 4 to 14 to love and learn by applying it's expertise effeciently.

SCORE takes an hands on approach to tutoring. The various aspects of Score are designed to help children in their various ventures while making sure that they enjoy the learning process also. This will be a boon for both the students and the parents and as a parent you can witness noticeable development in your child. SCORE also provides free academic consultation and also a waiver in the registration fee for those who register before the end of this month.

Go make your child feel the SCORE experience!

MGinger-Make money with your Mobile

2007-07-12T23:05:00.000+05:30

Mginger is a service based in India which promises to send you money for receiving ads on your mobile phone. The mGinger blog says that it is a new advertising paradigm and argues that what if you can select the ads which you want to view and those which are relevant to you.

Earning money with mGinger is all about building your network. There are two level of referrals. You get 20p for each ad you receive on your phone which will sent through SMS in the time which you specify. You get paid 10p for each ad which your the first referral receives and 5p for each ad which your second referral receives. Looks like a good deal and the minimum payment amount is Rs.300. Looks like a good deal if they get streamlined properly and you can easily repay your monthly phone bill with the amount.

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2007-07-10T18:40:00.000+05:30

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Happy monsoon

2007-07-04T18:34:00.000+05:30

Just came back from a refreshing bath in the nature's shower :D.

It started raining some time back and I was sitting all alone in the house and wondering, what the hell am I doing? And that's it...went up to the terrace to have a good feel of the rain.

Its so long that I intentionally got drenched...And it was truly worth going up there.

Woh thandi thandi baarish ki boondein...
woh sansanaate patton ki awaaz...
woh gili farsh pe panv rakhna...
woh paani mein uchalna...
woh baadlon ka garazna...
aur woh jhoom ke gaane gaana...

Ohhh...It was so romantic...so magical...
It made me so happy...that I came down and started writing a post...after a long long time...

I wish each one of you who is reading this to have an unrestrained joy like this. :-)

Happy Monsoon to everyone!

WRITING - AN EXIT 4 ME

2007-07-02T00:10:00.000+05:30

Lately I have discovered a talent which I always believe i had,but never really got in touch with it fully,but now I can say my writing talent is in full bloom.
It even helps me in overcoming grief and sadness, as recently as yesterday I was having a very bad day ,so at night I wrote a post on my cricket blog, which surprising came out really well,and that set the tone for the night I was literally jumping all around cause of that post. LOL

Life is cosmic

2007-07-01T23:51:00.000+05:30

Thought of Travel: Life is comic
This smart edition reflects the philosophical aspect of the author.

I traveled for about 2 and a half hour in the great Chennai metro electric trains from a town to a part of madras. It was really a great experience and taught me some finer values of life.
I won’t believe in some comical facet of life such as romance, coupling, dating, and sacrificing anything for luv and so and so....But during the journey I realized that life is a collection of such comic things.

At first a kid impressed me so much by his/her cute “mazhalai” (childishness) in the acts. She/he used to say bye always since she/he left some relatives in one of the previous stations. The mother was so convincing that she was not even tensed to a percent by the kid’s activities. So nice mom analogous to Radha (obviously my mom).

Then a romantic pair (I think so) sat beside me, attracted the whole gathering. In between their conversation I think a small fight broke. Then the Adam tried to console the Eve… it was scenic…

Then a married lady with a man beside her (probably her man), was standing and holding the man’s shirt for balance... Thanks to metro trains for their periodic jerking…….The man’s face was lustrous and responsibility shining on his face…

On contrast there was an old couple, the typical grands (above 50) whom, most of us use to scold during our free time in home [not house]. The man was an extrovert and he shared his experience and Taste of India with me. The lady smiled occasionally and was seriously thinking some puzzle’s answer (I guess).They purchased some things from T.Nagar. Suddenly the lady said, “It’s me”. The man smiled and blinked his eyes…reflecting maturity.

He looked at me and told, “I asked her a question. Who is the beautiful lady today I met whom I like much? And you too know that lady…
For that now only she got the answer.”

Wow “aatharsa thambathigal” (perfect couple). The lady was smiling by looking at one of the things they bought... Eventually it’s a MIRROR….

Why should we read Harry Potter?

2007-07-01T23:12:00.000+05:30

NO SPOILERS AHEAD!

With the world frenetically devouring the final installment of the Harry Potter series, many critics have questioned the literary value of the books and in fact, expressed their fear that the 'quality of reading', especially for adult readers is steadily on the decline!

Literary critics have, as we all know, always been partial to serious plots and writing of a quality that we mere readers most often find very 'heavy'. Bombastic language, meandering lengthy dialogues, war of words and a number of literary devices are employed by in those 'appreciated books' that more often leave you confused with what actually is the story about rather than provide wholesome reading!

Not stealing the credit from the classics or any of the above mentioned books, what one's trying to convey is that literary critics needn't judge a book only by the kind of words used or the high purpose of the book or moral it conveys but by the ultimate feeling with which it leaves a person.

Books, like music appeals only when it is simple, straight from the heart and has a truth and honesty about it! I have found many books that have been lauded by critics, extremely boring, prosaic, didactic and even not worth a single reading! While 'The Scarlett Letter' by Hawthorne could not grip me for more than 5 pages, a run-of-the-mill chick-lit book called 'The Real Thing' would not let me put it down!

Harry Potter has been one series that has, even from a literary perspective, exceptional quality! The writing is simple, the characters-extremely everyday people(muggles or otherwise!) and situations that can be related to the real world! The depth of characterization, the subtle internal struggles between the good and evil in everyones' heart, the various shades of emotions, expressions and thought have had no better outlet than through the words ofJ.K.Rowling. One great thing about her words is that it is unpretentious and clear.

To create a magical world co-existing with the real one, weaving both together in such a way that they fuse when necessary and remain parted at other times is no mean task! What Tolkien did was to create a whole new 'Middle Earth'. It fascinated me- his imagination. But after numerous tries of reading and re-reading, I always tend to stop after a point. J.K.Rowling got the trick right- she made sure we remember the world she created by making it as real and as magical as possible at the same time!

The characters- from loyal, love-craving Harry, sarcastic attention-seeking Ron, brainy steadfast Hermione, happy go-lucky Fred and George, the wise Dumbledore, loving Hagrid, kind Weasleys, brave Ginny, brave yet shy Neville, eccentric Luna, the courageous and caring Lupin, Tonks, Sirius and others on one hand contrasted with the embodiment of evil-Voldemort and all his Death Eaters and their families together, subtly help us learn how to be and how not to be! That we are what we choose to be, could never have been explained in a better and more unconscious way than how Rowling has chosen to do!

In every book, there's something new to learn-not only about the plot but also about the spirit of living itself! What Enid Blyton, L.M.Montgomery, Charles Dickens, Jean Webster, Mark Twain and other children's writers created is what Rowling has also sought and brilliantly achieved! The only reason why people still go back to their 'Faraway Tree' and 'Oliver Twist' is because it has a never-ending appeal. It infuses a hope and faith in life; that all is not lost in this big bad world. There's love, loyalty, brotherhood, sacrifice and truth to conquer even the deepest rooted evil! Harry Potter teaches us that!

For all those who say that 'The Boy who lived' will be forgotten from the world soon after and will maybe just remain a marketing logo, think again!

The truth is, we all are kids within. And once in a while, we need to remind ourselves that! Else, the adult world will ensnare us in its many vicious traps and make us forget that it's not about money and power but it's only truth and love!

Wher r the goood movies????????

2007-06-29T19:07:00.000+05:30

Its a bird! Its a plane! No, its a Krrish! Isn't it funny the way movies today turn out to be unintentionally hilarious?Take for example Kabhie Alvida Naaaaaaa(fast forward please)which was sooo boring it probably made people cry with joy when it finally got over.Not to mention some low budget B-Grade films which are not even worth mentioning.The number of stupid films seems to be increasing faster than the population(and that is mighty quick).I've often heard my elders saying it is quite disappointing the way films are 'dished' out these days(with a few exceptions like Rang De Basanti,Munnabhai)Films just seem to be made for the sake of film-making.Where's the story?Where's the script?Where's the talent?The main elements of a film just seem to be tossed into a salad and served at theatres.Films these days also seriously lack talented actors.So, we the unfortunate audiences are witness to the melodrama of some newcomer,struggling actors who just add to making the film even more depressing.Adding to the misery, the industry's obsession with numerology is a last resort to 'spell' success(literally speaking).Or is it sssuccessssssss?:):):)Summing it up, the Indian film industry itself comes across as a struggling enterprise.Myself being a die-hard movie buff,I have to admit I still have high hopes for at least one good movie in a year.All that can be said for now is wait and 'watch'...............

Higher Education Online

2007-06-26T23:27:00.000+05:30

Everyone would have always had the feeling that what they have studied is not sufficient for their career and would be longing to get back to the university and sit in the classroom. It would be very hard to find time and the work pressure will not allow you to take even a part time course. The best way out is to seek an Online University to pursue higher education. Capella University is a premier online university accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It provides opportunity for pursuing bachelors masters or Doctorate degrees in various disciplines.

Sara Orem, a faculty member at the Capella Online University's School of Business and Technology has co-authored a book titled ‘Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change’. Sarah is a doctorate and so are the other two authors Jacqueline Binkert and Ann Clancy. The book focuses on building the strengths of the individuals and bringing about changes. Appreciative Coaching guides the reader through four stages namely Discovery, Dream, Design and Destiny to attain the success path. The book will be well suited for managers, management coaches and people who want to empower themselves.

Orem apart from serving as a faculty member at the Capella Online University's School of Business and Technology is the principal of her coaching firm. She stays in Oakland, California and has presented programs in National Organization Development Network and International Coach Federation annual conferences about appreciative inquiry. Capella offers 82 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs and currently has more than 17000 enrolled from 56 countries.

GIR

2007-06-26T00:12:00.000+05:30

I WILL BE GOING FOR AN EXCURTION TO GIR SOON ,SO JUST WANTED TO DO SOME PRE TRIP STUDY
THIS IS WHAT I FOUND

Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Location : Gir, 42-kms From Junagadh, Gujarat
Nearest Access : Junagadh (42-kms)
Main Wildlife Found : Asiatic Lions, Leopards, Chowsingha
Coverage Area : 1412.13-sq-kms.

About Gir Wildlife SanctauryIn the southwest of the peninsular state of Gujarat, lies the 116 square-mile Gir sanctuary created to protect the last wild population of Lion outside the African regions. Since 1913 when the Lion population over here fell drastically to just 20 animals, the numbers have increased to around 300. The Asiatic lion is slightly smaller than its African cousin is and its mane is also smaller.

Flora in Gir National ParkThe Gir National Park is a mixed deciduous forest with teak, flame of the forest, some Acacia and Banyan trees. A distinct belt of vegetation is found along the main rivers and streams. Species like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amli are found here. These trees are mostly broad leaved and evergreen, giving the area a cool shade and the moisture content.

Major Wildlife Attractions in Gir Wildlife SanctuaryIn India the Lion population is spread across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. But Gir is not just about Lions, the second most commonly found predator in the Gir is Leopard. Infact, Gir national park is also home to one of the largest Leopard populations in any park in India, and especially in the hotter season they can sometimes be seen at night close to the lodges.

Other animal residents of the Gir national park are Sambar Deer, Chital Spotted Deer, Nilgai Antelope, Chowsingha Four-Horned Antelope, Chinkara Gazelle, Wild Boar, Langur Monkey, Jackal, and Hyena and numerous birds like Paradise Flycatcher, Bonneli's Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Woodpeckers Flamingo etc.

http://indianwildlifeportal.com/

Sui generis

2007-06-25T22:35:00.000+05:30

It was my 11^th grade physics class. Mr. Siva Kumar stood before us. His chalk scribbled ohm’s law. I stared at the board… as my intuition said, “What’s new in this?” Yeah, I find some analogy here. I stood up

Me: Mr. ohm has copied Newton.

My teacher “yes sir, why do you say so?”.

Me: I find Newton’s second law much similar to this ohm’s law. f=ma and v=ir. Let us rewrite the second equation as v=ri. Now F is something more analogous to voltage as voltage is a kind of force that pushes current and “m” mass is analogous to resistance “r” which is a load on the voltage or the load at which voltage acts just like a mass at which force acts. Hence as a result the motion of mass is described as acceleration while in circuit terms the movement of electrons is called current

My teacher: That was great. (Amused tone). Yeah the two laws look much similar. Now what?? Have u finished your assignments? I cannot do much about this coz I have to finish the portion. Anyway drop in physics lab this afternoon.

I faithfully nodded and followed what he said. For sometime we were talking about circuits and he explained me few things. Then he gave me a pile of books which bore titles “IIT-JEE” I pushed them aside and told him naively “No its not my cup of tea”. He did force me to read those later.

I was lucky to have a teacher who did pay attention to my curiosities and intuitions. He was very patient to listen to my long boring talks (back lectures!) and he smiled at asinine ideas and said nothing but gave due attention to good ones. Finally all these weren’t futile. I did win an award “Best physics project” (a circuit project).

There are times when you are forced to suppress your ideas, intuitions, thoughts and creativity. Look around you, you might just find someone.

Everything aside keep dreaming.. I recall this incident whenever I read this

My teacher always said this

“And a genius is born with destroyed creativity” (To curse the education system whenever a kid asks a smart question!).

I did blow my trumpet quite a bit…Dint I??

So kids who are reading this remember. stay foolish, stay hungry and stay unique

Cutting loose..

2007-06-25T18:53:00.000+05:30

I have been trying to write something for a long time. Writing gives me a sense of satisfaction. So, I started to think...what should I write. Many things came to my mind, politics, corruption, media, communal riots, traffic blues, natural calamities, war and peace, etc. But, there is already lots written, read and ignored, stuff on these topics. Coz these are the usual masala that you can read tons of articles on. I had to think something different.

The other thing I could possible write was about my life. Now, there is another small problem to it. My life's story, if taken out my name, can be identified as story of so many people around me. That makes it non-unique. On that, a thought came to my mind. All of us are bound by so many things in life. We are bound by the society, by traditions, by the people we love, by our own narrow mindedness. Sometimes I feel, as if I am a captive in my own house. When I lie down on the bed, I feel that the ceiling binds me. It would have been so good, if I could ogle at the handsome Moon, and be envious of the beautiful stars. When I am on the roads, the traffic binds me. It would have been so good if it would be a muddy path that disappears into lush green woods with a magical mist around (almost a fairytale...right).

But I am bound, and I dont have the means to break this bound. I really adore those people who could divert themselves from the narrow line placed in front of them, and chase their dreams. I also dream, of freedom, of breaking free of traditions and follow my passions. I also want to hold the hands of life and walk towards the misty woods. I also want to whisper to the wind and fly with the clouds. But I am bound...but I am bound.

Subliminal CDs

2007-06-23T23:28:00.000+05:30

I strongly believe in all the do it yourself books and CD's because it helps you to learn a lot without putting in a great deal of effort and it is also good fun.

What are subliminal CDs ?
Subliminal messaging is a process of sending messages direct to the impressionable subconscious mind, bypassing the more critical conscious mind. Subliminal CDs are a great way to help you change any part of your life without efforts from your side.

It doesn't happen just like that... If you are so concerned about your self confidence then it constants puts the message in your sub-conscious mind and you will definitely notice the change.

If you are looking for subliminal CDs ranging from boosting your self confidence or losing your weight your ultimate destination has to be http://www.subliminal-cds.com/. It has got a rich collection of more than 120 subliminal CDs from which you can pick the one where you feel you lack something. The CDs utilize the powerful new 5-part Encoding System developed by self-development guru, Bradley Thompson

If you want to have laser sharp focus or overcome interview anxieties then go ahead and pick your copy and win free international shipping.

33 Facts About Guyz

2007-06-15T23:23:00.000+05:30

33 Facts about Guyz
1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. they prefer neat and presentable girls.
2. Guys hate flirts.
3.When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.
4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
5. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.
6. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.
8. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.
9. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as " try again tomorrow". ......so true.
10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
11. Guys love their moms.
12. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses .
13. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.
14. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
15. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
16. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
17. Like Eve, girls are guys weaknesses.
18. Guys are very open about themselves.
19. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.
20. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.
21. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.
22. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.......very true.
23. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
24. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
25. Guys think too much.
26. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.
27. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!......very true.
28. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!
29. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.
30. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
31. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.
32. Guys hate girls who overreact. ......sumtimes.
33. Guys love you more than you love them IF they are serious in your relationships.

Warren Buffet, The Richest Man In World

2007-06-15T23:21:00.000+05:30

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your shareholder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.

Good Explanation

2007-06-15T23:17:00.000+05:30

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the
barber said: "I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.
"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?
If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:
"You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.
"I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"
"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."
"Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me."
"Exactly!" affirmed the customer.
"That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's! why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Wonderfull post office

2007-06-14T18:13:00.000+05:30

We're all very adept at criticising the indian postal service, - how our letters never reach on time, how by the time they reach, vajpayee has already finished his speech (whats up with that dude, btw? why does it seem like his mind runs on a P1 processor with 1/2 kb ram?), how their visits to our houses are rarer than Santa Claus' coming (I said coming, not cumming, you pervert!). However, instead of criticising them, we're gonna enumerate the advantages that they provide to the poor in the villages.

And if you known us well enough, you wouldn't believe the drivel above. Coz as sure as samosa mein hain aloo, circus mein hai bhalu, mukesh ambani hain chalu, south india mein hain mallu and something-something main hain zallu, we're going to town on their asses!
l had the unfortunate privelege of having to visit the neighborhood postoffice recently and l found that they've taken a cue from the recent munnabhai movie. Theres gandhigiri everywhere. The more knowledgeable of our readers would know that the essence of fighting using gandhigiri involves the use of non-violence as well as non-cooperation.

Anyhoo, so there was a lot of non-cooperation going on at the post office, the paint was not cooperating with the walls, giving the latter a delicate contrast between a strong yellow paint probably done during the Moghul empire of Shah Jahan and the next coat of a dementing pista green which I'm sure was in vogue when painted during the early days of the British Raj, probably by surplus from the East India Company. The inadvertant mix of textures and colours were so very subtle, so smooth, so delicate that they'd give even manish malhotra a run for his homosexuality!

The calendar on the wall didn't seem to be very productive especially since the days of the month of July that it so proudly displayed don't really correspond to the days of november, which it was!

lf this was a theme party, my first guess for what the theme was would be "sadistic sadism spanking and bondage". The queues were longer than Himesh Reshammiya's nasal introductions to his songs! Truly, the only way this situation could get worse is if the postmaster went around in a tight leather outfit with a small window that exposed his rump, boots with stirrups and with a paddle and spanked us as we stood in line.

If the indian postal service had a middle name, it would be "inefficiency". Apparently they also love a good challenge. This could be the only explanation as to why the ony person who knew how to operate the speed-post computer was sitting at the registered-post counter clipping her fingernails and providing oral tech-support while the incompetent sitting at the speed-post counter demonstrated a live example of stupidity-meets-bitch persona. She was so stupid that seeing her in action, or inaction rather cannot but force you to believe that human evolved from apes. It's just that avfew select people haven't got the requisite promotions along the eolutionary ladder. She wasn't stuck at the ape stage though, her species was stranded midway between a water buffalo and a wild parakeet. (Her ability to stop all work and complain to her unusually idle coworker, who was deely involved digging her nose in a last-ditch attempt to discover a nugget or two of gold, about how difficult it was to understand what Ba wanted from Tulsi in Kyunki...combined with her screeching voice which would have put the shouting bangaar walla, the night time kulfi walla and the idliwalla in collective shame, left me with no doubt about her parrot roots in her genetic map.)

The kind lady, however, at the stamps counter was being very productive that day - I mean between her job of telemarketing/flirting on her handsfree and the horrific shade of purple nailpolish (trust me, even big bird on Sesame Street would have an stroke if u asked her to wear this color! and big bird's got the worst taste ever!) she managed to find time to give me two stamps.

This brings me to a joke that was played on me when I was little. I was an avid stamp collector and I had bought almost all the stamps the post office had! Now whenever one of my school friends asked me if I wanted a stamp, an affirmative reply would usually have his heavy leather shoe come down smartly on my foot - his funny version of a stamp. This often left me wishing that the sonofabitch collected rare 'kicks-in-the-nuts'... oh boy, would I have a field day!

So you're probably waiting with baited breath, wondering if agent007 succeeded in his mission to send his communique, right? (No? Well, your momma so fat that when she wears a jacket with an 'X' on it, helicopters try to land on her!)

I did. Not because my mom had promised to gut me with her bare hands nor because my dad had threatened to get me to wear my ass as a hat if I didnt send the letters, (though it was sufficiently powerful incentive, mind you), it was more because the human spirit tiumphed over all physical adversity, even an obstacle as big as an inefficient post office (an efficient indian post office is an anomaly in nature and would cause the universe to collapse and/or cause the devil to place a large order for sweaters coz hell had started to freeze over!). It was because I as an Indian could not afford to give up because life is full of challenges, because 'The Eye of the Tiger' is not just a song to me.

And also because wearing my ass as a hat would suck ass - literally.

Pulsar 200 , how much does it cost ?

2007-06-12T22:45:00.000+05:30

Here are the prices of Pulsar 200 in different cities

Bengaluru:
on road price:
74,714 Rs

Chennai:
On road price :
74,175 Rs

Hyderabad:
Ex-showroom:
63,935 Rs
On Road:

73,935 Rs

Mumbai:
On road price:
73,615 Rs

New Delhi:
Ex-showroom:
65,497 Rs
On road:
69,323 Rs

Prices in more cities and towns

http://bikeblues.blogspot.com/2007/05/pulsar-200-cost.html

Rejoice...

2007-06-11T18:22:00.000+05:30

I’ve been attending church services and listening to sermons all my life – both the church and the home variety. Very few have stood in my mind and one of them was a Christmas message about Joy. Quite a Christmassy thing to think about – Joy. For the first time in my life, however, I heard the Christmas story of Joseph. Joseph,s first Christmas. From any point of view, it was rather grim.

Here was a man, engaged to be married to a girl, who was pregnant with a baby that wasn’t his. Worse still, it was a child of God. A pretty unreal tale for a man to swallow – let alone convince his family and friends about. And then, just when things were bad enough, he had to travel to a distant place – on a donkey, with a full term pregnant wife – to take part in a census.

And then he finds that there is no accommodation and he has to put up with her in a manger and then play midwife as well. Kind of hard on the man by any standards. I know that the modern day pictures of the manger have clean healthy cattle peeping benevolently at the baby and the entire manger free of dung and filled with light and angels. But honestly, that could hardly be true, could it? And that was Joseph’s first Christmas.

He must have been a pretty extraordinary man to watch his life unravel before his eyes and yet be joyful. In the end however, joy is a choice we make. And that made me think. I’ve seen people in really desperate circumstances joking around a meagre meal and a roofless shelter. The group of maids having a long gossip about their employers’ faults in the servant quarters seem to catch the spirit that is missing at 7 course meals.

But it’s not just the poor who seem to have made this choice really. For I’ve seen people from all walks of life goofing around. It doesn’t matter if they’ve lost a loved one or come from a dysfunctional home or are young or old or rich or poor. Some people just seem to have stumbled on to the secret of eternal giggling. Our first tenant (she was always called Anuamma – Anu’s mother) was a born giggler. She found everything in life amusing. Her son failing his exams, her daughter passing hers, a saucer getting irrevocably stuck in a bowl, a meal that turned out well, the several dishes that turned out badly, her mother-in-law’s sulks, her aches and pains and BP, her husband’s wretched business sense…. She was around 40 when I first met her. She is around 60 now and still laughing.

Alice, the ayurvedic masseuse who we hired for some post delivery care when Ken was born was another happy soul. She was the happiest person I ever met and next to Kevin was the one person that gave me undiluted joy. Apart from her massages and herbal baths with boiling water, her face and cheerfulness did me more good than anything else. Mama was harried because it is her nature to be permanently harried. Papa was disoriented because there was just too much going on – guests, cooking, guests, massages, guests, a grandson, guests, a harried wife…..

But Alice was the silver lining at all times. Her husband was paralysed below the hips and consequently helpless and irritable. Her sons seemed to do little part from play cricket some of the time and play the fool the rest. The entire family looked to her for money, comfort and home cooked food. I really didn’t see that there was a lot she had to smile about. But she didn’t just smile – she laughed, she grinned, she positively rejoiced in life.

Is it a dream of making good some day that amuses people like Anuamma and Alice? Is it the fun in beating life’s challenges? Is it an unselfishness in giving all that one can to support people around them? Is it the complete non-judgemental attitude that they bring into relationships and life? Is it a lack of standards? A lack of ambition? I honestly don’t know yet. All I know is that they seem to have decided on joy. And they rejoice in their choice.

At last im back..

2007-05-24T19:36:00.000+05:30

Well I have been wanting to do this for a long time... not that i was preoccupied with something, was VETTI as usual but was too lethargic... I am a great thinker but implement very little!!!

My strategies are always far fetched and practical implementation is very difficult!!!
Well all that is the past... Coming to the present, now that I have started my blog... I hope to post regularly( for a change)...

Ok time up now... my mom is screaming... better finish my work( nothing amusing just taking bath and hogging ;))... Will continue soon.....

Im new to this world

2007-05-01T22:02:00.000+05:30

Hi im jus introducin myself .. im Praveen .. Im from chennai