I wish I could be like . . .

 Here, we go, the post for the last prompt of the wish list Wednesday. . .

Everything in this world, is an inspiration of some or the other thing.
Taj Mahal -  to be the inspiration for Shah Jahan's to illustrate his love story
The hairstyle we change, to match with Cricket player :)
The action we imitate by seeing a Ranjikanth movie.
Everything is an inspiration.

My inspiration or I wish I could be like my

My Mom - Mom are always special. She is our first teacher. Waiting for us without having a dinner. waking me with a hot cup of tea. Playing with her grand child, sacrificing anything for their child. She did it all with grace. She is a lovely person and a lovely mother to have. I am today only because of her. She is cool and loverly.
There is no doubt, she is the only person who loves us the most without expecting anything in return. I wish when I am a mom, I wanted to be like her.
  
Dad - He is always my hero :)

When I was born, he held my tiny fingers to teach the alphabet. When I am 6 years old, he sung the rhymes along with me. When I am 10, he used to ask me the formulas for (A+B)2 while dropping in school. When I was 18, he just caressed my head and wished "All the best for my graduation"
Rather than saying, he was a perfect dad, I was inspired by the way he was a "PERFECT DAD" at different stages.

I don't believe in another birth, but in case, if it is true, I wanted to be a "dad" for him and my dad to be "my daughter". I am not sure whether I can perform the duties in a perfect way as he did, but at least I will give my best.


My Sister Ramya - Hmm, without her, my childhood might not been colorful. People do say, the younger child are lucky, because they have two mother. The second one is the sister. Its was very true in my case. Right from getting me up ready for school, feeding food, advising at right time. I wish at-least one day, I wanted to be her Elder sister and perfrom her role


Puppy - who licks me everyday to wake me up even before my alarm clock as a sign of "Good morning wish". I would like to cultivate the value of gratitude from my dog

Sanju Kutty( 5 year old) - Who gave half of his chocolate and a kiss on my cheek. Does the love and kiss of a child gives so much happiness and exicetment? If so, I would like to be that kid.

Auto Driver - The auto driver who was so geniue and got my salute for being not demanding extra meter fare, Night fare, return fare.. bla bla (At least blore ppl should be aware of this one)

Farmer - Because of you, we are taste food. Without you, there is no world.

Instead of being just one person, I would like to learn or be like that person who teaches me a good thing.good activity in some or the other way

Longing: The Desire to Hold His Hand

"One Bangalore," I blurted out, offering the money to the bus conductor.

"Right now, you are in Bangalore," the conductor muttered, giving me a strange look as he handed the money back.

"Oops, One Erode," I said, feeling embarrassed. The conductor accepted the fare and gave me a thorough once-over.

This was the day I had been eagerly awaiting for the past ten months. My excitement was overpowering, and I couldn't contain myself. I kept checking my watch every minute.

"What time will we reach Erode?" I asked the conductor for the 25th time, testing his patience.

"The arrival time doesn't change just because you keep asking," he replied, slightly annoyed. I grinned at the conductor and began daydreaming about the person I was going to meet during this five-hour journey.

After ten months of anticipation, I was finally going to see him. I had no idea what he looked like.

"Is he thin or fat? Fair or dark? Does he have curly or straight hair?" I pondered, clueless. We had spoken many times, but his responses were always evasive.

"How should I start? Should I greet him with a smile? Or should I go straight for a conversation and offer him a kiss on the forehead?" I rehearsed various scenarios in my head. But my plans were shattered when I actually met him.

There he was, right before my eyes. But his beauty left me speechless. I couldn't utter a single word. He was so incredibly cute that I had never seen like him in my entire life.

♣♣♣

"Erode, Erode," someone tapped my shoulder, bringing me back to reality. I woke up and realized it had all been a dream. I thanked the conductor and hurried to the hospital.

♣♣♣

The nurse at the reception was dozing off.

"Hello, Ramya and Thangaprakash. Which room are they in?" I asked the nurse.

"Go straight and take a left. It's the third room," she replied, half-asleep.

I dashed towards the room, shouting a quick "Thank you" to the nurse.

"Shhh, Silence Please," the duty nurse warned, pointing to a wallpaper featuring a child with its finger on its lips. I smiled at her and rushed inside the room.

The baby was peacefully sleeping in the cradle, and in my excitement, I accidentally threw my slippers aside.

As I approached the cradle, someone tugged at my hair and pulled me towards the exit. It was my aunt.

"Why? Let me see the baby," I pleaded.

"You're one day late. So, you're not supposed to see the baby," she teased, continuing her leg-pulling games. But my eyes remained fixated on the cradle.

"Please, Auntie. Let me have a look," I implored.

Upon seeing the earnestness on my face, she released her grip on my hair. I tried to make another rush towards the baby, but my mother blocked my way.

"What now? Let me see him. I've been waiting for almost 8 hours," I pleaded.

"First, go wash your hands, legs, and face with soap, and then you can approach the baby," my mom instructed.

I hurriedly rushed to the bathroom, washed my face and hands at lightning speed, and headed back towards the baby, hoping no one would stop me this time.

But my uncle intercepted me, asking, "What's your age?"

"Seriously, now? Please, uncle, let me see him," I begged.

"You're grown up. Can't you wash your hands properly?" he chided, pointing at the soap bubbles still lingering on my hands.

"Go and wash them again," he insisted.

I complied, but instead of heading towards the bathroom, I found myself drawn towards the baby. However, my dad quickly grabbed my hand and firmly guided me towards the bathroom, instructing me to wash my hands.

Reluctantly, I went back to the bathroom and washed my hands again, praying to encounter no more obstacles. When I finally approached the cradle, my sister called out, "Make sure you wipe your hands with a towel. We don't want the baby to feel cold."

Impatient to see him, I couldn't waste a second searching for a towel. I hurried over to my mom, quickly wiped my hands on her saree, and made my way towards the baby.

"Kuttyyyyyy," I whispered with excitement.

The baby responded with a gentle wriggle. Everyone in the room shot me a stern look, silently warning me not to disturb the peace. I approached the cradle and gazed at the baby. He lay there, pink and delicate, soundly asleep with his tiny eyes closed.

I reached out my finger, delicately caressing the palm of his tiny hand. To my surprise, he grasped my finger tightly. My heart skipped a beat. What warmth and tenderness! His hands were softer than lotus petals or butterfly wings.I was filled with a deep sense of love and connection. The wait and anticipation had finally paid off, and I knew that this beautiful baby would forever hold a special place in my heart.

I wished I could touch that tiny, pink, soft hand once again...

Paradesi songs review

This was a guest post by my uncle செ. தங்கபிரகாஷ்.

நண்பர்களே, "பரதேசி" படத்தின் பாடல்களை கேட்டீர்களா? இல்லை என்றால் தயவு செய்து கேட்டகவும். பாடல்கள் அனைத்தும் மிக மிக அருமை. அதுவும் குறிப்பாக "சென்நீர்தானா.....", "செங்காடு..." பாடல்கள் மனதை உருக்கும் வரிகள் மற்றும் இசை. 
1900 களின் ஆரம்ப மற்றும் மத்தியில் தமிழகத்தில் நடந்த இந்த வரலாற்று நிகழ்வுகளை (கரு: "எரியும் பனிக்காடு" நாவல் ) அடிப்படையாக கொண்டு எடுக்கப்பட்டது "பரதேசி" படம் (பட முன்னோட்டத்தில் இருந்து அறிந்துகொண்டது). அன்று,சொந்த ஊரை விட்டு வேறு ஊருக்கு பிழைக்க போவது எனபது ஒன்றும் சாதாரண விசயம் அல்ல.

 இன்று படித்தவர்கள் நாடு விட்டு நாடு போவது போல் அல்ல அதில் உள்ள விசயங்கள். அன்றைய படிக்காத மக்களுக்கு தனது பிறந்த ஊரும், தான் சிறு வயதில் விளையாண்ட தெருவும், காடுகளும், கள்ளி செடிகளும், ஆற்றங்கரைகளும் அவர்களின் எழுதப்படாத சொத்தாக மனதில் தேங்கி நிற்பவை. சிறிதோ பெரிதோ, துன்பமென்றால் எந்த சொந்தம் ஆறுதல் சொன்னாலும் இளகாத மனது இந்த இடங்களில் சென்று இளைப்பாறும் போது வருமே ஒரு தாலாட்டும் உணர்வு.. ஒரு இனம் புரியாத நிம்மதி... அதில் உள்ளது பிறந்த ஊரின் பெருமை.. வளர்ந்த இடத்தின் மகிமை...
1940 களில் வறுமை தொற்றிப்போன கிராமங்களில் வாழ்ந்த வெறுமையை வாழ்க்கையாக கொண்ட பாவப்பட்ட மக்கள், சொந்த மண்ணில் சாவதை விட வேறு மண்ணில் கூலி செய்தேனும் அரை வயிற்று கஞ்சி சேர்த்து தம் மனைவி மக்களை காப்பாற்றலாம் என்கிற நம்பிக்கையில் கண்காணிகளின் கபட பேச்சுகளை நம்பி கூட்டம் கூட்டமாக மலை பகுதுயில் உள்ள தேயிலை தோட்டங்களில் வேலைக்கு சென்றார்கள். பிடுங்கி தம்மையே தின்னும் வறுமை ஒரு புறம்... "ஆண்டை" என்னும் எழுதப்படாத அதிகார மக்களின் அடிமைகலாக வெட்கம், மானம், ரோசம் ஏன்... மனிதத்தையே காலம் காலமாக அடகு வைக்கும் வாழ்க்கை முறை மறுபக்கம்.. பாவம் தோய்ந்த, ஏழைப்பட்ட மனிதன் மனதை மரமாக்கி துணிந்து முடிவெடுக்கிறான் பரதேசம் போவதென்று.. இது அவன் தன்னை, தன் கனவுகளை அழித்து தனது சந்ததி காத்திட அதன் வாழ்க்கை நிலை உயர்ந்திட எடுத்திட்ட ஒரு உன்னத முடிவு... ஆனால் அவர்கள் வாழ்கை அல்லது அவர் சந்ததியின் வாழ்க்கை மேம்பட்டதா? கண்டிப்பாக இல்லை..... அங்கு அவர்கள் அடிமைகளை விட மிக மோசமாக நடதப்பட்டர்கள். சரியான வசதிகள் இல்லை, முறையான மருத்துவம் இல்லை, சுகாதாரம் சுத்தமாக இல்லை தீர்க்கமாக கூறுவதென்றால் விலங்குகளை விட கேவலமாக நடத்தப்பட்டார்கள் நம் இன தமிழ் மக்கள்.. புறப்பட்டவர் "பலர்", சென்றடைந்தவர் "சிலர்", அதில் வாழ்ந்தவர் "மிக சிலர்" மட்டுமே...அந்த பாவப்பட்ட மனிதர்களின் உணர்வுகளை மிக அழகாக சொல்லி இருக்கிறார்கள் அருமையான இசையில் மிக ஆழமான வரிகளுடன்.
இந்த மக்களின் துயர் பட்ட கிராம வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் இடம் பெயர்ந்த பிறகான வாழ்க்கை முறை அவர் பட்ட இன்னல்கள் பற்றி மேலும் அறிந்திட மருத்துவர் டேனியல் இன் "எரியும் பனிக்காடு" நாவல் படிக்கவும். டேனியல் அவர்கள் இந்த பாவப்பட்ட மனிதர்களின் மருத்துவராக பணியாற்றியவர். அவரின் சொந்த கண்ணால் பார்த்த பதிவுகளே இந்த நாவல் .எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த இந்திய நாவல்கல் வரிசையில் என்றும் முதல் இடத்தில இருப்பது இந்த "எறியும் பனிக்காடு" (Red Tea) நாவல். இந்த நாவலை படியுங்கள் பிறகு ஊட்டி, கொடைக்கானல், வால்பாறை சுற்றுலா செல்லுங்கள்... உங்கள் உள்ளத்தில் ஏற்படும் மாற்றத்தை உணருங்கள். இந்த நாவலை படித்து நான்கு வருடங்களுக்கு மேல் ஆகிறது.. ஆனால் அதன் தாக்கம் இன்றும் நெஞ்சை விட்டு அகலவில்லை..


கவிஞர் வைரமுத்து அவர்களுக்கு நன்றிகள் மிக பல. அற்ப்புதமான வரிகள்.. 
அழ வைக்கும் கருத்துகள்...
நன்றி கவிஞரே..
இந்த அதீத முயர்ச்சிக்காக இயக்குனர் "பாலா" வுக்கு எனது மனமார்ந்த நன்றிகள்.
மனதை உருக்கும் இசை வழங்கிய "G. V. Prakashkumar" க்கும் நன்றிகள்.

வாழ்த்துக்களுடன்,
செ. தங்கபிரகாஷ்

Kumki Review - Ayayayo Aananthamae Song Mindblowing

Kudos to Imman for composing ghee coated tasteful melody "Ayayayo Aananthamae...."

The moment the song played like Gajini Surya I developed anterograde amnesia and entered a new world where Crore of butterflies fluttering around.
We naturally close the eyes and fly high in the air like a bird. You feel like "Noorukodi Vaanavil Maarimaari Seruthae" as soon as the beat of the song and orchestra of strings plays.

What a voice Hariharan!!!

The tremendous impact of your debut song "Unakena Iruppen from Movie Kadhal" stayed with us for quite some time. With this song, you pierced a permanent tattoo.

The song beat, lyrics, music altogether killed me and took me to heaven.

Lyrics of Ayayayo Aananthamae

Ayayayo Aananthamae Nenjukulae Aarambamae

Noorukodi Vaanavil Maarimaari Seruthae

Kaathal Podum Thooralil Thaegam Moozhgi Poguthae

Aeedho Oru Aasai Vava Katha Paesa

Ayayayo Ayyyayayoo Ayyyayayoo



Unnai Muthalmurai Kanda Nodiyinil

Thanikulla Vizhunthaen

Andru Vizhunthavan Innum Ezhumbala

Mella Mella Karainthaen

Karaisera Neeyum Kaiyil Aenthava

Uyir Kaathalodu Naanum Neenthavaa

Kangalil Kandathu Paathi, Varum

Karpanai Thandathu Meethi

Thoduthae Suduthae Manathae

Ayayayo Aananthamae Nenjukulae Aarambamae



Kangal Irupathu Unnai Rasithida

Endru Solla Piranthaen

Kaigal Irupathu Thotu Anaithida

Alli Kolla Thuninthaen

Etharkaga Kaalgal Kaelvi Kaetkiraen

Thunai Saernthupoga Thaethi Paarkiraen

Netriyil Kungum Šøøda

Ilanenjinil Inbamum Køøda

Methuva Varava Tharava



Ayayayø Aananthamae Nenjukulae Aarambamae

Nøørukødi Vaanavil Maarimaari Šeruthae

Kaathal Pødum Thøøralil Thaegam Møøzhgi Pøguthae

Aeedhø Oru Aasai Vava Katha Paesa Ayayayø

Wish list Wednesday No. 5

"You know Apeksha died in an accident today", said Karthick


“Apeksha?” His apartment friend Adi questioned

“Yup”

“You mean the girl, who fought with the Auto rickshaw day before Yesterday?” Adi confirmed

“Yes, the same girl”

“How? When?”

(The conversation goes on....)

Apeksha's soul heard the conversation from heaven. She cried a lot for people remembering her identity with a tag “the girl, who fought with the Auto rickshaw". She does not like the negative image tattooed on her personality.

Apeksha wanted Adi or society to address her something like "who keeps smiling all the time. Apeksha who manages the entire situation with a friendly and polite way?”.

She yelled at god to give her one more chance, So that she can convert that negative image to a positive one. But that another chance is like a “Rajinikanth giving a flop movie” which never happens at all.

Not only Apeksha, everybody loves to identity us with a fragrance of positive words. Apeksha don’t have that chance. But we have. Apeksha ‘s story paved a eye-opner for me.

What I expect people, my friends, my family to talk about my Eulogy?

If I had one more chance,

1. I will reply calmly to my mother rather than shouting, when she says dont go out at odd hours.
2. Explain the necesserity of buying costly phone to my dad rather than saying "You dont know anything".
3. Will remember my friends birthday and surprise them with pleasent surprise

PS This post is in response to preeti shenoy Wish list Wednesday No. 5

Wishlist Wednesday number 3

The one thing that I wish everyone would learn is...

It’s an eye-catching sensation to watch thousand Dove flying around you. As we all know, Dove represent "Peace" what is needed in the world that would give us peace?

I feel, “Positive Approach”

If everyone starts looking only the positive side of other people/society definitely it would result in "World Peace"

Just a Small Test. Could you list out 10 random people name and write down their positive and negatives?

I guess, when you pen down the positive column, you stop, hesitate and re-think to put down in words. But just like a flow of river, you fill up the negatives. we are not ready to appreciate people's positive behaviour.

Just for one hour, look everything around you in a positive way and do post a comment how you felt it.

Landmark Forum Review

One of my colleague encouraged me to attend a three-day weekend Landmark Forum. I was impressed by the tag line which quoted, “Live Your Life Powerfully and Live a Life You Love”. On receiving upon positive testimonials like “it changes the way you think”; I decided to attend the Introductory course.

I searched in Google for Landmark Education review and my cup was filled with both Positive and negative feedback. Some reviews even said, it was a cult and spam. While few said, it enlightens the lives. Whatever it is I decided to give it a try and get my doubts answered by attending the “Special Introductions to The Landmark Forum”

The session started well by the graduates of Landmark who shared their experience of how they overcome financial problems, failed relationships, mommy issues after attending the Landmark Education training.

Definitely our behavior or attitude which was molded due to the influence of people, society and circumstance cannot be changed in a 3-day program. But they explained with a story.

Assume it’s Friday evening 8.00 P.M and you are about to start from your office. You are in Friday fever and have booked movie tickets at 9.00 P.M with your friends/family. You are passionate to watch the movie from almost a month and were dreaming about this outing/movie from morning.

When you are about to start from office, your Boss/Manager calls you. Definitely thousand thoughts will pop up in your mind. Why does he bugging me when I was about to leave? Will this guy spoil my mood by giving some crap work?

With these bombarding thoughts you step into his cubical. To your surprise, he appreciates you for the work done in the past month and offers you flight ticket to Hawaii. The offer also states that you are take 3 members from your family. Suddenly, you will be excited for the trip more than the movie outing. Even, while you are watching the movie, you will be dreaming about the Hawaii trip.

That’s what the Landmark people do say. The negative influence can be overcome with the positive thoughts.

PRONS Landmark gave people an opportunity to look at your issues from a different point of view.

How to forget someone Death

A Boy & A Girl Loved Each Other Very Much….
Unfortunately The Boy Died………
Girl Was Upset Too Much & She Couldn’t Stop Her Tears….
She Kept On Crying Every Day……….
Many People Gave Sympathy But No Argument Could Stop Her Tears…………
One Night She Slept & Had A Dream……….
She Saw The Guy In Heaven With So Many Guys Of His Age…….
He Felt Relaxed…….
But She Noticed That Every Guy Was In Fairy Dress……&
Had A Lightened Candle In Their Hand……..
But Her Guy Had A Candle Which Was Not Lightened……..
She Asked Him:;”Why Your Candle Is Not Lightened?”……
He Said:-”Whenever I Lighten My Candle My Candle Your Tears Falls On It”

Please Don’t Cry For Whom You Really Love”
“Because They Dont Want You Too”♥

J.K Rowling - Secret of Success

My favorite motivational words from J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default."

The author didn’t miraculously become richer than the Queen of England overnight. Despite of her divorce and raising a child on her own, she wrote the first Harry Potter book on an old manual typewriter.

Twelve publishers rejected the manuscript!!

A year later she was given the green light by Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury, who agreed to publish the book but insisted she get a day job cause there was no money in children’s books.

What if she stopped at the first rejection? The fifth? Or the tenth?
The measure of success can be shown by how many times someone keeps going despite hearing only no. Lets take a pledge that we will succeeded despite failure and rejection.

Pages from my Diary

January 2011


Everything beneath the cosmos is beautiful. Birds preening, a puppy licks, Twilight, A Blooming Flower, a Child’s Genuine Smile . . .Above all, I admire one thing the most i.e. "LOVE".

I am Dakshanya. 24, Slim Fit and Fair. My ambition in life is to love my life partner so intensely, truly and honestly. I don’t believe in Love which comes before marriage. I trust, the love which comes after marriage and the one arranged by our parents are True and last for ever.

January 2012

I hate a Blooming Flower, Child's Genunie Smile, Birds Preening, Twilight, . Above all there is one thing which I hate the most. And that is "LOVE"
Can Likes or Opinion change in a year? If so, Why? What went wrong?

Coming Soon.....

 "Pages from my Diary"

Happy Anniversary to My Lovable Parents

“One of the greatest awards in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.”- Jim DeMint

Our parents are eventually responsible for nurturing us and bringing us into the world, so celebrating their precious wedding day that they determined to couple together is a move that will mean a lot to them.

I was jaded in gifting a Sari to mom and shirt to dad which I and my sister do every year. Like the Hutch dog which follows the boy in all unlikely locations, my corporate world too asks us to follow a 10 letter word in all circumstances and in all projects. And that 10 letter word is  “I*N*N*O*V*A*T*I*O*N”

Does that magical 10-letter word is meant only for my corporate world? Why not I try for my parents wedding day? And because of the so and so thought, I got a very innovative idea (Not exactly, atleast its a innovative idea in that small city Erode)

I carefully choose a good-looking greeting card from Archies Galleries, Bangalore a month before and was in process of enhancing the card with expressive and sentiment words for a life time remembrance.I was sort of leave and hence could not get leave to be with my parents.

Erode does not have facility to deliver at the time we specify. My only criteria, the cake and Bouquet should reach my home before 8.00 AM (i.e. before my mom leaves for school) and my parents should receive the gift in couple. When checked with the Bouquet and cake shop, they said they can’t give any commitments on delivery time. I thought by sitting on sofa, while at desk, while attending my daily status call, travelling in cab and a bright idea clicked. I thought of delivering the gift first to my friend well in advance on Wednesday and I requested my friend to deliver it to my home on Thursday morning 8.00 AM.

Everything went well as planned.
It may be just a small gift, but the happiness they received on that was enormous. Just copy, paste my idea for your parents wedding day too. The result and happiness you get on that is .................
A very true touching moment.....

Live and Let other Live

A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all with special needs assembled at the starting line for the 100-metres dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. After running a little distance a boy stumbled on the asphalt, fell down and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back. They all turned around and went back. Every one of them.

One girl with Down’s syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, “This will make it better.” All nine linked arms and walked across the finish line together.

Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes. People who were there are still telling the story.

Why?

Because deep down we should learn one thing, "More than winning or living for ourselves, what truly matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course."

We need to learn and change the world to make it a better place for everyone

Life is to Live

Book Blurb:

In a world where everything moves at a rapid pace, Reena and Gowtham's story unfolds with a speed that takes them by surprise. "Life is to live" delves into the tumultuous journey of two individuals whose lives collide unexpectedly, leading them down a path of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery.

When Reena and Gowtham's eyes meet by chance, an undeniable spark ignites between them. Fate weaves its intricate web, drawing them closer until they find themselves deeply in love. But as quickly as their love blossoms, the cracks in their relationship start to show, stemming from their differing attitudes and perspectives.

As their bond shatters, Reena and Gowtham are forced to confront the painful reality of their separation. Will Reena succumb to the depths of despair, or will she find solace and love in the arms of another? Can the couple overcome their differences and rediscover the love they once shared?

Their journey takes them through a rollercoaster of emotions—pain, grief, success, and moments of humor. Along the way, they encounter unexpected twists and turns, ultimately leading them to a destination that carries a powerful message—a message of resilience, hope, and the importance of cherishing life.

"Life is to live" is a gripping tale that explores the fragility of relationships and the resilience of the human spirit. With its captivating blend of emotions, this novel will take readers on an unforgettable journey, leaving them with a profound realization: no matter how fast life moves, the strength to overcome and embrace the present moment lies within us all.

Discover the transformative power of love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the importance of embracing life without succumbing to despair in this thought-provoking and inspiring novel, "Life is to live."

Love Marriage ya Arranged marriage

“Hey I brought a new phone" I whispered to my friend with excitement
Does it have 3G? Touch? Wi-Fi ?Secondary camera options? Android software? His question went on
It took more time for me to answer his question than the time I took to research for buying a new phone.
Arrange marriage has now more or less become like this purchase of the phone in the market.
Does he earn 5 digit salaries per month? Does he owe a car? Does he own a flat? Is he thin? Fair?

This is how the current arrange marriage works. There are days where a bride and groom don’t meet until they the time of marriage. But this days, all it goes are with Outside and External Influence.
Just like the fairy Cinderella story where beautiful dress, shoes vanishes by night, The love between the couples gets faded out soon when they slowly realize their negative.
I am not against arrange marriage, but the arrange marriage in these century are more like business which deals only with money

This is a contest entry by Sony television conducted for the promotions of their new Hindi Soap Love Marriage ya Arranged Marriage.

Things to do on your birthday

1. Start your day with a Big smile on your Face
2. Go for walking/Jogging/Running
3. Play any sports - Badminton, Table Tennis
4. Do Yoga
5. Perform Skipping
6. Meditate
7. Visit Temple
8. Plant a Tree
9. Sponsor Food to a Child
10. Donate Charity
11. Send an Inspirational SMS to your friends
12. Drink 10 liters of water
13. Start learning New things/Join a Coaching class - Music/Technical
14. Take a SPA message
15. Read any inspirational/Self-helf books
16. Donate your Eyes
17. Start a New Aquarium
18. Call someone and surprise them
19. Start writing a Journal
20. Visit a New Place
21. Feed a Stray dog
22. Visit NGO
23. Capture your Photo and Frame it
24. Write/Explore 5 Good things about you
25. Thank the day

A Remarkable Birthday

Birthday !? - The day we Sense ourselves as Angels/Superhero’s.

I love it from my childhood days, when my mom and dad clutch my tiny hands along with the knife to cut the cake.
I treasured it during my school days, reason being color dress? Nah major reason, we were excused from scolding’s and beatings. Distributing chocolates to people residing in our neighborhood and getting excited on receiving Rs.5 and mom making a note in a notebook/dairy to return that Huge money back during their kid birthday. What a charming life we had those periods?
Time has distorted our minute happiness. Though we (our friends exactly) woke us at the stroke of the midnight to have fun and frolic and offering a cake facial along with the ingredients of colas, chips, and pizzas Will that fulfill the pleasure we had those days?
Yes, it will. I tried to celebrate this year birthday in a different way and it was my best birthday I ever had
August 10th 2012 is extra special not because I have completed 25 years of age in this gorgeous planet. But for 3 reasons

1. August 10th 2012 was Krishna’s birthday as well (Krishna Jayanthi)

2. I did 25 new things.

3. Started a New initiative

I wonder whether a small wish from our lovable ones makes a difference. But yes it does. Thanks to Sharmi who wished with a drowsy tone.

Anita -my colleague/Friend who sent a Sweet “Happy Birthday” message at 12. She is a step a head; she not only wished me, but wished entire contacts in her mobile. Yes, in sleep instead of forwarding it to me, she sent to group.

My Cheeewt friend Abi. A charming ever smiling and attractive. Abi my sweet friend whom I envied first, admired second, inspired now. My Hyderabad days were the golden moments in my life. Sentimentally I feel the reason was Abi. On the day I was departing Bangalore she gave me a beautiful bag and wished whole hearted from heart. Because of her wishes, whenever I smile, I thank her. I was urged to spend my birthday with her and thats how I landed in her house Thursday.
The best gift one could ever receive would be prayers for us. And I received that beautiful invaluable gift from Abi along with a book. we went for sleep at 12.45 after few historical story narration by abitha. I/We targeted to wake up by 5, but ended up by getting up at 6. After a refreshing Siplicious tea with artificial milk powder :) we went to park and played badminton for 1 hour. After Kayakalpa, Yoga and meditation She treated me with chapati and went to a temple.

Temple was rush because it was Friday, Aadi Friday, krishna janmashtami bla bla. I whispered my prayers to Nandi ears as I believed it will reach lord shiva. I covered its one ear and whispered in another ear as I don't want the wish to leave through the other ear. Lol

Overall, It was a remarkable birthday

Few wishes from my friends,
N.J
Happy Birthday
Many many happy returns of the day
May on this special day all your dreams come true and you be a golden fairy in a chariot
We thank the Lord for this day,
As we celebrate your special day,
It’s like only yesterday,
When we celebrating your birthday.




We thank the Lord for another year that gone by,
As time really does fly,
And again it's your Birthday
We pray that God will bless you in any way.
We thank the Lord for the precious blessing like you,
We see you grow in love, wisdom and care
And we know it’s really an answered prayer.
We may not give you the best in this world,
But we pray that you will richly bless by God’s Word.
Just trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And all thy ways acknowledge Him as he directs thy path.

Each year our birthday forces us to grow
Into the person whom we have yet to know
With circumstances that hopefully have made us wise
When we learn from our multitude of mistakes and tries.

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 HI ,

A special greetings to my special friend. India celebrate Krishna jeyanthi and Deepika’s jeyanthi. Krishna’s birth happen in the past and the birth achievement know to the world. Deepika’s achievement will be know to the world. If there is achievement in your life time then only the birth to this world is meaning full. I know you will ..

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Soak No More

This post had been written for a The Surf Excel Matic #SoakNoMore Contest on Indiblogger

    An ant can do anything and no matter what the situation is, it holds to its morale and rules. Most of us would have seen our legendary wall (RAHUL DRAVID) on TV and his disciplined attitude with which people recognize him. We need to take inspiration from the discipline that ants possess and our WALL Dravid using ants to symbolize this at most of the traffic signals. It’s no surprise that ants are the right representatives of discipline. It’s about maintaining traffic, discipline, grit and working relentlessly to achieve the goal constructively.

And on these grounds let me recap a story of ANT. Right from our childhood we have been listening to so many ant stories, anti-stories and in fact “aunty stories” too. Let me recap a short story of an ant by name SFT. It’s not the sft land( square feet) that we hear. Its name of an ant who was so inspired by ‘Charles Darwin’ theory of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ and kept his name as ‘SFT’.
SFT is a tough customer and handles the entire critical situation with ease. It also has a liking to our so called ‘Social Culture’. It entered into our cultured society and spent 6 months. SFT was disappointed with this 6 months onsite opportunity. The major two observations that SFT was disappointed were:

1) “Culture has expanded wings but is so wild in nature to understand and digest” and

2) “Culture has become like English people who ruled us before independence”.

The only difference was that before 1947 people ruled people and now culture is dictating the minds and thoughts of the people. As we knew we had Gandhiji and other great leaders to bring independence, but SFT felt bad that now we don’t have Gandhiji to guide the people’s mind with the right approach and strongly believes that every individual should be strong enough not to become a slave to our culture. It also advises that we ourselves should have control to guide upcoming generations in right manner. So SFT is back to the ant community leaving a message "Enjoying the culture is always apprehensive but let's SOAKNOMORE into it. else will take a wild turn". So let each of us be good ANT (Always Nurturing Thoughts)

DEMON BUNGALOW!!!

 “Are you sure its 13 lakhs?” Sanjeev asked with his mouth dropped open in shock.
"Yup", Karthick shook his head
"Was it 13 lakhs or 30 lakhs" Sanjeev asked completely nonplussed
“One’, Three’ – Thirteen’” Karthick stressed on each word
“Its unbelievable dude. Villa in Chennai for just 13 lakhs?”
Karthick replied “Yes” Sanjeev. “Because, people believe ghost resides in this house. And because of the ghost rumor no one is willing to buy this residence. The current owner of the house is indeed of money, that why he sold for cheaper price.”
“Ghost?! Does your wife Shalini knows about this?” Sanjeev questioned
“No way. Don’t let her know about it. She must have not agreed for buying it”. “Actually this house was constructed before 5 years. On the day of betheroal ceremony, both husband and wife died in an accident. Then the house was taken over by one of their relative. Who ever buys the house; they will be either killed in terrific accident or by some disease. So people believe the house owner’s ghost exists here” Karthick explained to Sanjeev who was admiring the new demon (house) which Karthick brought recently.
“Ok. Even I don’t believe in Ghost. All are Bloody rumors. Anyway all the best for your new beginning” Sanjeev congratulated him and left the house.
Karthick and Shalini had been married one month before. Their marriage was a perfect arrange marriage. Karthick was very bold, tall and easy going guy. Shalini was from village trying to adapt to city culture. Today is the first day they are going to stay in the house.
Shalini came running towards him and started shouting “Let’s vacate this house. Please let’s go away from here”
“Hey Shalu, what happened?” Karthick tried to chill her
“People in the neighbor house reacted odd when I told them we have brought the house. They say it’s a demon jungle. They advised us to vacate the house as soon as possible” Her eyes were in fear and she sounded worried.
He pulled her close towards him and asked “Ghost? Hah?.” He opened Google and typed “Existence of Ghost in Earth”. He showed her some research paper which proved that ghosts are fake. She was relaxed bit after reading those papers.
He continued, “My dear Shalu. There is no ghost in the world. We are so lucky because of those rumor we have brought this luxury residency at low price”
Suddenly the room was illuminated by a bright light. It was lightning. Shalini got scared and hugged his husband. The thunder started roaring heavily and the lightening flashed continuously. Power got cut. Shalini went to Kitchen to light a lamp and observed that power was gone only in their house. Abruptly she heard someone shrieking in store room. But before she could realize the situation some one thump her from behind. The lamp which she lit was off. Karthick came rushing from balcony on hearing the strange noise. But he couldn’t see her in the darkness.
Karthick rushed to bring the match box to light the lamp. Before he could light the lamp, the power was on. Shalini slowly regained her conscious.

She requested in slow voice, “Lets vacate. I saw a devil right here.” She pointed to the store room where she heard the shriek.
“Shalu, first understand one thing. There is no ghost. You must have seen some object in dark.” he replied and started caressing her hair. That day passed.
Next day Night…

Karthick was not yet back from office and Shalini was all alone in the DEMON. The window swung back and forth due to wind and created a messy terrified sound.

TUK

TUK

TUK

Shalini bolted entire window and started preparing dinner.

TUK

TUK

TUK
The windows again swung back and forth. The power was gone. Again it happened only in her house. She screamed and started running towards the road. She dashed someone hard and fell down. She lifted her head up and saw someone standing with a large, solid axe in hands. She could not see its face as it was completely covered with black cloth. She backed away from the unknown figure and started running towards her house locked the front door and started screaming

TUK

TUK

She heard some one knowing the door. She cried out loud for help.

“Hey Shalu, It’s me Karthick”. She Peeped through window to confirm whether it’s was really Karthick voice. He was standing cheerfully whistling his favorite song to himself. She opened the door for him. As soon as he stepped in She said, “I am not going to stay here any more. I am going to my mother’s place.” Without waiting for his reply she took the luggage from inside and started moving out. But as she reached the gate, heavy wind blow again and made her walk tough. The sound of the wind grew louder.

Karthick coupled her near gate to convince her.
A screech came from inside the house. The Screech came again, louder. An odd blast of air blew through the house with a strange stuffy smell, like the dust in a graveyard.
“I am Raj Shekar. This is my house. You bloody trespassers are not allowed in my house. If you continue staying in my house, I will put you to death” a threatening male blood-chilling voice roared. They heard thud-thud-thudding sound of foot steps and back door slam - close with a bang. An Axe appeared from NO where and the sharp edge of the axe blade struck exactly in between their foot.
 
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Top 12 Dialogues of Teachers

1. Silence, is this a Class or fish market?
2. Why are you laughing?. Tell us We Also Laugh.
3. Why do you come to School, when you don’t like to study.
4. If you want to talk, Please go out and talk. Don’t disturb others.  
5. Show this talent in studies. You will grow.  
6. Is this what your parents send you for school? Tell me. 
7. Why are you Absent yesterday. Bring your parents tomorrow. 
8. Speak loudly. Don’t you have breakfast.
9. I am talking to you only. Why are you looking back? 
10. Don’t lie. Do you think teachers are Fools? 
11. What you did whole day? Why dint you do homework? 
12. Last but not least, your juniors are better than you