tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236507192012-02-02T15:46:47.358+05:30Thoughts Jotted...Dew Drophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937316411452482371noreply@blogger.comBlogger3911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23650719.post-52895827885154626782012-02-02T15:36:00.000+05:302012-02-02T15:37:46.910+05:30

Simple and Quick Vengaya Thogaiyal is a South Indian side dish that goes well with Rotis, Plain steamed rice, or Curd rice. What you need: Mixer / Mixie Ten minutes kitchen time Ingredients: Onions - 2, cut into pieces. You don't have to bother cutting them into small pieces. Ural Dal - 1 spoonful Mustard seeds - half tea spoon Red Chilly - 2 Salt - to taste Tamarind - to taste Oil - 2 tea

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When the last of the guests left the house that evening at 5:00P.M after a very interesting family function which involved pooja, fun and food, I realised that the two day-night continuous work took an instant toll on my balance. It is amazing how we can summon up all the strength that we possibly can and work through the days and nights to get a job done or do something to the best of our

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One of this is true.. Either the advertisement is senseless or it doesn't make sense only to me... and makes perfect sense to the rest of the world and is a value add to the product being advertised!!!! I happened to see this advertisement sometime recently. An expectant mother at about her full term rushes in at top speed into a marriage hall. The scene on the stage is that the bride groom is

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It has been a wonderful start for us this year... Thank God.. We had a chance to listen to Usha Uthup at a New Bash in Muscat last night. It was a good experience and a great change. I am falling off my chair as I am typing this post, but it is determination that is keeping me awake to write what I want to... The crowd at the venue and in many parties across the world know about enjoying New

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Yesterday, we were dining at a restaurant. I was busy trying to think how the cook managed to flop the usually excellent "Adai". I mean, even to flop some dish, there has to be a way.. What I expected on my plate was the usual South Indian delicacy called Adai, made of grams, rice and lentils with typical  flavoring that South Indians cant live without. I was thinking of the excellent adai I made

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Of course, the title seems like I am going to write a recipe with Bitter Gourd... May be I can write.. but the idea today is what I realized when I cooked bitter gourd curry yesterday. Okay, for beginners or people who can never think of bitter gourd even on paper, I must let you know that it is quite an art to make this interesting vegetable to suit your taste. Bitter Gourd as the name has it,

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K.J.Yesudas, the king of Carnatic and Cini songs in Indian Cinema, is finishing his fiftieth successful year of singing career. There was interview with him in one of the Malayalam Television channels.One point among many of his valuable thoughts caught my attention and has managed to hold my attention to it over the last whole hour."If it is not meant for me, I wont get it and I have never

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I know you must be surprised to see such a title on my blog, especially after such a long gap in blogging.I am surprised myself. Yesterday when I was mindlessly doing the dishes after breakfast, my favorite frying pan or kadai ( In Tamil ) was staring at me. I could imagine two eyes, a nose and a bright smile on the round kadai. I smiled involuntarily.Then it struck me as I started scrubbing it,

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I disconnected my internet after trying very hard to rewrite something that I rewrote already.. Oh yes, these things are very common in technical writing. The best decision that has always worked for me is to switch to my blog and write or read something that I wrote before or approve a comment or may be even write a post that day. For a while I have not been doing this and so it never occured

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The South West monsoon and its rains are very popular in India, more so in Kerala and Mumbai. The papers ran news threads saying, Heavy rains lashing Mumbai... and I was in the kitchen making our breakfast. Yummy ( I really mean it ) Aloo Poha ( Cooked rice flakes, potato, and southern spices blended in uniformly) was coming out really well in my mind as I started adding one ingredient after the

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Yes, that's exactly the feeling each time I start my computer. After a very long gap, I finally got my hands on my laptop. Its surely a blessing and makes me feel that life is back to its routine. I didn't think computer can be a major addiction, at least to me, but it definitely is, to be honest.After a long vacation in India, dealing with many things, and settling back in Oman, I finally

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Until this morning, I never gave any serious consideration for Television as a medium of knowledge.My grandmother was seen to be very busy with her cooking in the kitchen. We all knew it was only 10.00 A.M and there was a lot of time to even think of lunch. Besides we were a lot of people who could help in cooking as well. That way, we need not enter the kitchen until Noon.While the entire family

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This is a malayalam movie directed by Hariharan. Probably everyone in Kerala would have watched this many times. I got a chance to watch this movie yesterday.Brilliant make - a nice mix of psychology and music. I could identify, Vineeth, Renuka, Thilagan, and Nedumudi Venu in the movie. I wouldnt know the rest of the stars but I must say the movie has been done very well and is set in the late

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Being silent and Being quiet are not the same.Absence of Noise is Quietness.Presence of Peace in the midst of noise is Silence.Being quiet resolves disputes.Being silent never brings up disputes.Being quiet can mean acceptance.Being silent can mean forgiveness or patience.Being quiet all the time can cause problems to be promoted from trivial to disastrous.Being silent all the time can cause

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Thursday evening was grand for us. I was very excited to have an invitation for a Bharatanatyam dance performance of my friend's daughter. I had learnt the art as a child and I now know to appreciate Bharatanatyam. I can sit for hours together watching dance performances.So, off we went to this place called Al Wadi Al Khabir and struggled to find a parking space outside the venue, Crystal Suites.

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I was not feeling too well yesterday and over the last few days. It was my husband's birthday yesterday and I wanted to feel good. Now, I didn't know that all it takes to change from a 'not-too-well' state to 'feel-better' or 'doing-good' is just that one voice in my head which said: Just get up and get going... Make some nice special meal for dinner and of course take rest after you are done.

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Today, I woke up toa reasonably good start as compared to the last few days. Still, somewhere deep down I knew that I am not what I usually am.Discovered that blessings are always around when I switched on my computer. There were emails to make my mood better, some old friends came online after many months just today, and I did receive some emails from people after a long time. Also read some

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I have often thought it is easy to understand someone else. But then realized in one important and striking moment today that actually it is not easy to understand anyone at all. All the times that we have claimed to have understood someone were probably because we were not involved in the scene as much as them.They say, everything is funny as long as it happens to someone else...Another saying :

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Lets reserve judgment to managerial decisions and trial court rooms; Keep personal and social circle out of this.Your judgement need not be correct; Often it is just an assumption.If someone says something, it is expected that you listen, but it is definitely not mandatory to judge them by what they say.Almost always, you are judged by what you say, what you wear, what you do, but rarely by what

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Men are Men and can be ridiculous; Women are Women and can be stupid!!!Men can follow world news much easier than what is happening in their homes; Women dont care much about who is playing today's cricket match but it is very important for them to know who is the designer for the next dress in display in a shop.Men are generally the happiest when left alone; Women are generally the crankiest

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I was looking for some answers online. I got answers to most of my questions but then there are few that I am unable to find on google...Over the years, I've got so used .. rather all of us have got so used to googling, that if it is not in Google, it probably is not there is the conclusion for most searches..I recall a dialogue in Dum Maro Dum where a police officer is asking a question to a '

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This movie is about drug mafia and its impact on the younger generation and the society at large. Everyone, just about everyone in the movie has a hand in the drug mafia voluntarily or involuntarily.The ACP Vishnu Kamat is posted in this particular place to eradicate the evil of drug mafia. This officer had once bent a lot of rules and regulations for the drugsters until one fine day, a car

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Too many controversial statements, Too many cover stories, Too many opinions on that one great soul, Sri Sathya Sai Baba.Never meant to write about this, but then could not resist, when I read a post just now on one of the popular websites. The post was well written and says a statement that is way beyond argument.. Death happens to everyone and it seems like it all ends in 'Nothing'. Agreed.It

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Yes, that is a term used in Type-writing. I never went to an institute to learn typing and so never really knew which fingers to use for which keys in my keyboard. All I knew is I learnt to type through my endless ranting about sense and nonsense on my chat windows, email compose pages and blog space and ofcourse my job as a Technical Writer. [ It surprises me that not a single interviewer asked

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Yes.. I did feel devastated hearing one particular song. Since it is against the policy of my blog to quote the programme or the movie ( I dont care to know which movie though) I am not saying which programe it is.Yesterday afternoon, I switched on the TV and chanced to see a wonderful stage show where a lot of cine singers sang their best. There were also some dance programmes in between. It was

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Yes, I was caught up in the 'No time' syndrome for a while I guess. I never took the effort to come to my blog page until this morning when I picked up this book called Megaliving by Robin Sharma.I enjoy my morning cup of coffee usually with some TV programme. Today, because the book was lying in the sofa where I left it last night..[ Oh yes, am not too organized.. for me, its really okay for

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I usually have Google search page as my landing page as soon as I start my browser window. The reason was every time I needed some reference at work, it was easier to 'Google' it.Last month, we had given our computer for a re-formatting. When the computer came back from the center, the home page in our Internet Explorer browser was set to a news page. I didn't bother much. I used my Google

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I do not know any of the cast of the movie. All I know is that it is a 'Kalaipuli' Thanu movie. The only star I recognized was Kasthuri. I also recongnized some faces but dont know their names. Not much help? Yeah, still you can find the movie by the name.I only got a chance to see the second half of the movie. I sat for the movie only because of the name. Somehow sixteen sounded very different

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I have not had a chance to open this page at all over the last few days.. Suddenly, it seems like I am too occupied with many things to do, say and think, all at once.. Half a dozen sayings and quotes crossed my mind in the morning in one of the most enlightening session of "dish washing... ". Oh yes, Dish washing does teach you so many things.. 1. When you have a lot of writing to do, almost

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Dear Readers,I have not really taken a good look at the visitor statistics for quite sometime now. Today, I chanced to take a good look at my blog page. The Dew vistors mark has crossed ten thousand.. This is a big achievement for me, personally and I would like to thank all of you readers, for your valuable time on my posts.I didnt think, I would see this number when I started writing. Since I

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Committment adds more value to life at large.To have a committment means to adhere.If you do not have a committment, you would not feel like waking up, every morning.Rest takes meaning when you work towards a committment.To know your strengths and abilities, get committed to a mission or task.Principles have meaning only till people are committed to it.Knowingly or unknowingly each of us is

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- You must know to manage your time. - There is always an uncertainty that you must deal with. Two big truths I learnt over the last few days of freelance writing experience. I like to manage my time and work plans. I didn't really think that I needed to work with a manager. As it happens in a work place, you are generally assigned to a manager and you have to go with the hierarchy. Over the

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I saw this advertisment that has a child talking about the free things that you get along with the childrens' health drink. So, the idea of buying that health drink is to get that Free of cost item? At least that is what the advertisement seemed to say. Made me wonder.. Why start educating the children about the free-of-cost things, so early in life? This generation will grow up with the same

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My writing has taken off again as a freelancer. I have not yet got too many projects to work on, still, it is definitely nice to get back into writing.A nice lesson in this journey of break and make in my career :When you are feeling bored, go on a holiday or simply switch off your computer for a few hours. Often we do not know how important or interesting a job actually is until we take a break.

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And along with this question came up another: Can you give away money just like that to someone?I went to the temple with my sister-in-law and two year old nephew. Just as we were entering the temple, an old lady was distributing Mango Bite candies to children. My nephew was happy to receive the priceless Mango Bite. The smile and cheers on the child's face was priceless for us onlookers. He gave

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Death : No matter how much you know the practicalities, no matter how old the person is, no matter how much you are attached or distant, the saddening feeling inside you, when you hear of a death, is incomprehensible.Just heard of one such news and the incomprehensible feeling is prevalent.Not that this is happening for the first time, but every time, with the intensity variations, the feeling

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சிறகுகள் - ஒரு அமைதியான அருமையான திரை படம்.விக்ரம் மற்றும் ராதிகா இருவரின் நட்பு,அதை நிச்சியமாக புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியாத இருவரின் வாழ்கை துணைகள்,அந்த நட்பு நீடிக்க வேண்டும் என்றும் என்று நினைக்கும் இருவரின் குழந்தைகள்,எங்கோ ஒரு மூலையில் தனது நட்பு காதலாக இருக்க கூடுமோ என்று கண்ணியமான தோரணையில் நினைக்கும் விக்ரமின் கதாபாத்திரம்,தனது கணவர் திருந்தி விட்டார் என்று ஒரு நிமிடம் பூரணமாக நம்பும் ராதிகா,

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அதிகாலை வானம்;இரவின் விண்மீன்காலை சூரியன்;சந்த்யாகால நிலவுமழையுடன் கூடிய வானவில்;பனித்துளியுடன் காணும் புல்தரைமலர்கள் நிறைந்த சோலை; பாசி படர்ந்த பாறைஇளமையின் வேகம்;முதுமையின் அமைதிகுழந்தையின் சிரிப்பு;அதை காணும் பெற்றோரின் முகம்தமிழின் பண்;அதை ரசிக்கும் மண்ணினம்அன்றும், இன்றும், என்றும் அழகு.

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What we cannot understand becomes known as nonsenseWhat we cannot perform becomes known as impossibleWhat we cannot be becomes known as eccentricityWhat we cannot follow becomes known as philosophyWhat we cannot practice becomes known as theoryWhat we cannot believe becomes known as non-existentWhat we sometimes fail to notice is that : "It is just us.. There are others who can understand,perform

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It has always been nice to receive a 'Happy Women's day' wish on this day, the 8th of March. Never stopped wondering why declare a special day for Women, given that the world would not exist without women.Reminded of one song in one of the Women's day celebrations :Lately I've been wondering whatever could we do, if we hadn't any women in the world..Every blessed fellow would be looking very blue

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Keep redefining your identities;Discard what is not very much like you;Keep up your principles;Discard what doesn't work for you;Keep your inner self;Discard what is disturbing your peace;If all these sound complicated, here is a simple trick to keep up with these principles :Just be yourself as long as you know it doesn't hurt someone else.Well if it still hurts them, remember to be as nice to

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You must be wondering whatever could be making me write the title as Bathtub Blues!!I have always liked the idea of a Bathtub. Never stopped wondering why there is no standard practice of a bathtub fixture in Indian bathrooms. Again this never mattered really because, I never got a chance to see one in most houses.Our house in Muscat presently has a bathtub. Wow!! was my first reaction. Then,

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This is the first time I am touching the great Indian epic Ramayana on my blog. I am surprised that it had not occured to my mind over the last five years of blogging. Anyways, 'Better late than Never'.I googled for the mini version of Ramayana and found this page: http://www.kerals.com/ramayanam/index.htmThere must be many more; Pick one of them and read through when you find time.For

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If you know me, I am sure you must be amazed at the title of this post. But yes, I am writing this post as the match between India and England is storming in Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. And my Television is ON since the first strike of the match and that's important here. :-) and as much as it is important it is unbelievable.Like a lot of people, I am a fan of Tendulkar not because I am a

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When you are more than satisfied eating the pineapple slices and the last few slices seem too much to finish. This is a very quick and simple dish. I took an immediate liking to the pineapple slices because I loved the way it was being methodically cut into pieces and packed neatly in plastic cases. We picked up one such box and managed to finish most of the slices. When we could not eat

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In my life, I never expected that I will actually watch Cricket in intervals and report the score to someone..I for one person, don't believe in this whole game of cricket. I know your expression, dear cricket fans, but I really cannot sit through fifty overs of the game watching two people play the game amidst the seemingly pointless, unbelievably loudest cheer.I do admit that there must be

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Hello all,My name is E-mail. I have become popular among people - young and old - since the past decade. It is interesting to note that a lot of people have so much to talk to their people and I am very happy to carry their messages.However there are a few problems that no one seems to be lending their ears and eyes to.Wonder why some people try to write unsolicited e-mails to others in the name

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I am seriously ill with the T-I-L-T-D syndrome...Here are the symptoms - applies to most people at all times and all places as far as I can comprehend:There is a lot to do and to be finished and to be got done and to be done with and to complete.You dont know where to start and are already waiting for them all to be closed as fast as possible.Your mind wanders to hobbies and interests when you

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Its been quite a while since I saw such a neat little village in India. I know that Palghat, a district in Kerala had about 64 villages and each of them had its own temple, pond or lake, and wells. I also remember someone telling me that these villages are kept very neat and clean. The picture that you see here is that of a village called Chembai. This picture shows the houses on one row. The

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In a very enlightening moment today ( Not sure, if the word is correct in the context of job hunt, but to me it does seem like a real enlightenment ) I realized that it is time I really worked hard to find a job for myself. The quantum of job hunt experience I have is more than that of the work experience itself. I even went to the extent of starting a job hunt series in my blog, but never

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Hearty Congratulations...That means it is indeed a beautiful beginning for you this year. Am sure you will do well at work. Whether u like it or not, whether the job is less or more challenging than you expected, whether the people are nice to you or not, whether u like them or not, whether things work your way or not, whether the pay check seems nice or not so great , all said.... this is your

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With people it is possible to stay in touch over phone or email or letter or even an SMS.With spirituality, through temple visits, prayers, verses and music.With innocence through children and their non-stop chatter.With wisdom through talks with old people who can express.With love through a simple 'I love you'.With freedom through a quiet lone walk in a familiar locality.With talent through a

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Hi Readers,I know it is a late wish. There are reasons that we can give of why we do what we do and why we couldn't do what we couldn't, but this year, my resolution has been this: Not to give reasons on why I couldn't do something. So I wont reason out why I couldn't wish you all earlier.Here is wishing you health and wealth, love and luck, joy and cheers, peace and happiness, and countless

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It was quite a sight to see cheerful people in the flight to Chennai from Muscat yesterday. After a long time I heard this kind of non-stop chatter and talk. For those who know me, it is not difficult to believe that I love to talk.The announcement said that we have landed at Chennai Airport and there was a huge round of applause and whistles.. It was the first time I have ever heard so much

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This post is about a recent wisdom piece that I got from a poetry by my friend. Thanks Nithya.You can find the poetry here:http://musicalmyst.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.htmlThe poetry may not have anything to do with what I got from it, but there are some words in this poem that drive a lot of meaning into your mind. And here is what I got from the third line:What is happening today - a fact

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This is a long pending post... It is about life in Muscat. May not be single post, but then I will try to write what I have seen and known so far in small snippets. And the category will be Muscat Daily.All thanks to my friend and fellow blogger SG at http://sowmyagopal.blogspot.com who reminded me about this post. If you know me well, you would have guessed that my explorations, thoughts and

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The Good God must be a super-good artist... At least that's what the scenic mountains on the way to Alhuta Caves conveyed to us. I never knew that mountains with all shades of brown without a single speck of green, can be so beautiful until I came to Muscat. I get to see a mountain range when I look out the window of my house, but never really took time to analyze them more than a quick look in

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There is an age and time for spending a lot of energy on studies... And a baby aged six months need not be forced to hurry and worry and study the english alphabet.There is a particular advertisement in one of the regional channels that says, " In the world today, even the KG admission demands that your child attends an interview. If you want your child to surprise the interviewers, buy this

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I am writing this post for an obvious reason - I am beginning to lose my temper more than before. I have decided to redefine its shape. A quick and focussed look within the inner-self uncovered a certain simple truth:If you have had a pattern of keeping your inner peace and have changed it in the recent past, then it affects your temper. Go back to the same pattern if possible.For an alternate

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Food.. no matter how much we want to convince ourselves saying that "Food is part of life and not life itself" and that "we eat to live and not live to eat"... most of us cannot eat anything that is not up to a certain tasty standard. There are some clickable expressions that you'll get to see around in the house if the food tastes 'not-so-good'.There is an inherent sense of satisfaction and

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Quick note: Divine is my new section. This post does not advocate any specific religion. It is just an observation and is best read with a generic and open mind. If you don't have belief in God, you are better off not reading any posts under the label: Divine. I am not sorry, but I must say that any comment that is offending any religion or the Divine will not be published.On the Television,

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Just watched this movie called Notebook, a Malayalam movie. I am well past the teen age, so I guess I am able to understand a lot about this movie, so much so that I am tempted to write about it immediately.There are a lot of analysis points here and there in the movie that the schools and parents and the students need to notice. As I write this post, I will try to mark the analysis points within

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Just noticed that this is the hundredth article of this year 2010 on my blog.. and is also my first travel post. We had recently been to this place called Salalah and I thought it is an interesting travel to share with the blogger world. You'll find a lot of articles and write-ups online about this, so what I am giving here is only an outline of what captivated our eyes and head during the

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We always take things for granted.. and life has its own way of teaching us the lesson of valuing every single thing that we have..We were almost done with shopping for groceries that evening... In the hypermarket that seemingly spreads to acres ( at 9:45P.M when you are hungry and have lost all energy to take that next step forward, even a market seems so vast!!!) I rushed towards the vegetables

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Yes, that is an adapted quote: A quote from the cover pages of one of the student hand book that I bought last year said: We will either find a way or make one.Very inspiring!!!I recently moved out of corporate and presently looking for freelance assignments online. Never been a freelancer before so was fiddling with the mouse, clicking some links on the Google search results..I am amazed at the

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I have not been really thinking much or observing much on generic stuff over the last four months, which is why, I guess I am unable to post a lot on my blog like before..Now, as I gear up again as usual on blogger, I decided to give a closer look at the very familiar blogger window..And there... I saw the Stats links. Surprise!!! May be it has been there all along and I have not seen... Like

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... and your home gets sweeter each moment.A lot about making a neat little home depends on the mind set that needs to really get settled in one's head.Marriage brought the word home-making into the limelight in my mind that already is like an over-crowded city market with varied thoughts on a hundred different things in the world...Oh, yes, I am this person who has some opinion on everything

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Dear Readers,I am beginning to write a new section today, on this blog on home-making which is presently my area of interest.You'll see varied thoughts - some basic, some analytical, some skilled, some others seemingly useful, and some of them totally pointless - and totally my view of things, as usual. I didnt know that there was so much involved in this highly responsible, very delicate, and

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Its scorching hot outside. I just switched the air conditioner on and sat down in front of this computer. I am hearing the trucks screeching to a halt outside. Constantly there is some construction work happening in this neighbourhood. Tempted to give another look, I look out the window of this room to see a lot of workers with their safety hats on, hard at work on the road constructions and

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It just happens, whether you like it or not, want it or not, accept it or not.Its quite natural for change to take you off-guard.Change can be welcoming if it is given some time to sink in.Change is often overwhelming, but it usually is manageable with time.Change and Time are the best pals. Change happens with time.Change rules over you in the beginning, but in course of time, you can rule over

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How often have you come across situations when you are looking for some advice or suggestion and it surprisingly comes immediately from some unexpected source? Or you are looking for some support and it seems to just land right there next to you, in some form or the other?At the Mumbai airport, I was wiping off the uncontrollable tears.I didn't like to admit ( still don't like to) that I was

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It is not that I am seeing an array of cleaning agents for the first time in a supermarket, but this is definitely the first time I am giving this stack a good look.I was just getting used to the idea of cleaning up and constant cleaning up required in any household. As I was walking past the numerous stacks with dozen different varieties of cleaning aids and liquids for a hundred different

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"This place is totally deserted..".I have read and heard this statement quite often but it never registered into my emotional depths until one fine morning here in Muscat when I chanced to look out the window.I was almost done with the usual routines in my new home when my random thoughts were disturbed by a 'now-too-familiar' truck's slow murmur on the 'work-in-progress' roads.I looked out the

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Welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. That was the in-flight announcement that brought me back to senses from my non-stop wonder about the clouds inside and outside. I smiled.....Ever since my first ever air travel experience, the one thing that I cant stop wondering about is the beauty of the clouds, no matter where I am headed. I usually try to classify the clouds I see,but this time I was occupied

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Yes, stumbled... not on a rock or stone or road, but when I kept flicking on the T.V remote after a very long time. I rarely tune into television, but as long as I was in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Tamil songs kept wafting in the air every day whenever I go out and wherever I go. So, almost always I was auto informed of what's happening in the Tamil film industry. Also, there was a Tamil television

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Hello people,As most of you might have noticed, I have not been writing for a little over one whole month, which has never happened in a long time.I was occupied with some personal whirlwind of pleasant events in my life, that is seeing a magical and dramatic change in my thought flow and composure. So, had kept aside my computer for a while.Many a time during this period of absence, I did come

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There is a neat little school by the river;Where the palm trees keep swaying in summer;Where birds keep chirping the whole live long day....That's how our School Song began. We used to sing this song every Monday morning. I wanted to meet some of my school teachers yesterday. Set out to the school that has contributed significantly to my overall development. There was a familiar wave of

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Often, stress is a habit.Stress can be permanent if we do not want to get rid of it.Let's not get used to living with stress.Stress is no more than a concept in mechanics, if we want to keep it that way.It is possible to deal with stress, but you have to make time to work on it.Society causes more stress than your self, but in the end you are the only one to be blamed.Stress is directly

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Everyone is busy... That's a known truth, which is why I can never get used to the word in my vocabulary. I have taken a break from work now and I am sharing some responsibilities at home this week. I just decided this morning, that I will take care of everything at home today. Everything just meant cooking and clearing up to me. And what with all the time I have with me, I was sure I could

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There are a number of opinions floating around in the state about the International Tamil Conference, being held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. I was not too keen on commenting about it. I always believe that there are people who surely know what they are doing and what they are getting into. Often, we may not be in a position to understand why they are doing what they are. So, although I had

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There is so much happening around me. Our house and home is getting ready for a very festive occasion in the family. My mind has been super-busy.Last night, I almost nodded off to sleep when my phone beeped. A very devoted citizen of the cell phone world, that I am, I picked up to see that one of my good friends was getting admitted in the hospital for her first delivery. Amazing, how this one

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You never know how responsible you can be until you are put in a situation.Responsibility is an off-shoot of commitment and sincerity.If there is no responsibility, there is no sense of satisfaction.It is good to take responsibility for all your actions and words, else it will transform into a blame game which is often very unpleasant on the relationships.Nobody else is responsible for what is

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Dear Readers,Hope this post finds you in the best of your health and cheers :-)I may not be able to write in the regular frequency for a few months from now. I am slightly occupied with life's present personal action-packed season. All is well,but just that I wont be able to blog as often as I used to for the next three months. Will keep posting on and off though.I wish you all very well and hope

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Most of the tropical India is tiding through scorching heat of the summer and I am writing about spring here. :-)During a conversation with a friend yesterday, I heard this line:Spring comes once a year.How true!!! Well, its not that I am hearing about seasons for the first time, but then there was a zen moment when I understood that we cannot expect everything to go on the way it is.Suddenly,

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I remember the minute I walked out of my college hostel in May 2002. Apart from the fact that the whole idea of parting from the college hostel life was tough for my mind to take, what I recall till date, is the fact that I didn't know till the last day, that some people would miss me.The next time, it was when I made some friendships in my work places. Chance had it that I switched quite a

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Dress-up to attract respectful looks.Your dress defines you and defends you.The cost of your dress does not matter as much as the impression it gives about the cultured person in you.Its good to check your dress sense once in a while.In a crowd, its best to wear dress that is comfortable to every one's eyes.If how you wear a dress does not matter to you, then you must be willing to face

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I am definitely not talking about clicking the I'm feeling lucky button on the google search page. I was in the best of my cheers this morning when I set out to office. I wanted to wear Jasmine flowers that according to me would compliment my hair style today. You cannot get out early in the morning and expect Jasmine flowers just like that in a completely residential locality like the one I live

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Bangalore weather has been awesome since morning.. As I enjoyed my morning walk on my way to work, I wished that my folks in Tamilnadu also enjoyed some nice cool summer time.. I am having a super-good summer morning and was reminded of my last weekend summer morning in my home town in Tamil Nadu. It has been scorching hot and humid there; reports on the phone from friends confirmed the same. So,

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The first greeting card from a school friend;The first bouquet of roses from a colleague;The first birthday surprise from a manager;The first day in college hostel;Each of these thoughts and a lot of such special thoughts can rewind your mind's film strip back to so many years of fond thoughts and memories.For the last few days I have been getting back in touch with a lot of my old friends from

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Let's take every chance to respect womanhood, in all the small ways we can:Tease a girl if you feel like, but ensure you do not hurt her; Flirt around if you must, but respect the woman in her; Yell if you have to, but do not abuse her;Due to an unexplained sense of responsibility towards college students. May be the outcome of a pending post, but this gist could not wait any longer.

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Last month, I had a chance to meet my friend who happily announced that her foetus is eight weeks old. The excitement is imaginable but I could not relate to it much until she told me about her first touchy experience of listening to the growing little one's heart beat. Now, I do not have a book reference to when in the entire gestation period, what development happens, but I do know that the

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This is my three-hundredth post. For a while, I have been postponing my posts because I wanted the 300th post to be special and more meaningful.Just this morning, I started singing this song on my way to office. [ Song recalled from my high school music class]Sing a song, Sing a song; Spread some cheer, Spread some cheerThere are sad and lonely faces every where...Be a friend, Be a friend; Show

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When 24 hours do not seem enough, know that you need a break from all the tasks that keep you tied up and make you feel that the time is too less.Yes, I am preaching here... I am currently feeling exactly that way.Its not that I am working like a clock or like a rice mill's machine or like a traffic constable on the busiest signals in the busiest metro at the peak traffic hour, or like a four

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That's how I see the guy behind the coffee counter in my office cafeteria.1 coffee!!!!2 tea without sugar!!!1 Badam Milk!!!1 coffee strong!!!3 coffees, 2 teas, 1 badam milk!!!4 coffees -one without sugar, one strong, 3 teas, 1 badam milk, 1 Boost!!!One of these orders was ours. We were paying cash, some were paying the vendor's coupons, some others were paying sodexho passes. And none of us were

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I've heard parents telling very often about how challenging it is to take care of kids. To me, it has been more of a handed over thought, and nothing more, until this morning, when I met my one-year-old niece.I reach my cousin's place this rainy morning, tired from an all-night journey, preceded by yesterday's long and busy work day. The little one was up and busy in her own world of smiles and

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I smiled because for the first time I could identify a car as 'Ford' without trying to read the front or the rear of the car. Years of practice automatically drew my eyes to the front of the car to read the make, but from the Volvo seat where I sat, my eyes stopped at the lovely dress I could see. The lady's dress sense was excellent. Sometimes, we cannot help applauding some people's dress

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I was still thinking of the unusually pathetic taste of the Channa Masala side dish, as I was putting away my used plate. Wondering how easy or difficult it can be to spoil such a nice dish."Yeah, File A is fine.. but unless the script 'whatever' had taken 'whatsoever' parameter into consideration at the time it gets invoked....."the noise seemed to fade now, because I was rushing out of the zone

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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.- Newton's third law of motion.Recall your Newton's laws lesson from Class Seven Physics Book.I think this is one law that drives not only two forces but also life. He must have done quite a lot of research and analysis into why he said what he said, but then don't you think a lot in life is governed by this principle?We tend to react to people,

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... in my mind, for the last few days.Yesterday, I was in a car with one of my nieces. One of her favorite dance numbers was the background music as I was talking non-stop as usual about something. The child gave me this 'Oh..Please....' look and said, " Chitthi, I want to listen to this song, please.."For the first time, that request seemed sensible to me. I stopped talking till the song got

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IPL and cricketers and politicians and politics and movie stars and fan clubs and cricket lovers.....Volcanic ashes and airports and travel reschedules and never-ending waits and missing appointments....Accusations and trials and sentences and law points....Elections and votes and seats and promises and social welfare talks....Earth Day and Global Warming and Weather forecast and traffic jams....

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