This, my lil sis is an oliphant.

Hum along ... Yo !!!

Currently the Songs to watch out for : "Tera hi Karam" :Superb lyrics , from the film KARAM tera hi karam -mere saath hi chala' mere saath hi ruka mujh pe raha har dam tera karam tera hi karam. "Tinka Tinka" : I like it because it has Priyanka . PERIOD. Tinka Tinka jara jara hai roshni se jaise bhara - Har dil main armaan hote to hai - bas koi samjhe jara - "Aa Ke Bharlo Bazuon Main" :Cool Song from the film Lucky ,, Udit rocks!!! "Kaal Damal" From the film Kaal .. Hello it has Malaika !!! "Do me a favour lets play Holi " from the film WAQT . lalal allala You can download these from http://shaurya.co.nr/ its in .ram format .

The Prank

It all started with Turbo's mail ... " Atlast someone wants me back in Bangalore " , In which he announced his Marriage , we were mildly surprised . So my pea brain started making plans for the upcoming Fools Day. Well almost all of my friends are either looking for brides or getting married this summer , so i hatched this simple plan .

The Scape Goat : Anand( Currently in California ) The Gang: Saj,Dumma,Baldy,Sri ,Turbo and Rags. Steps taken: Create a fake mail id(Anand's ofcourse) . Look for a pretty indian girls pic ( Google image search ) The Prank : I sent out a mail to the gang announcing Anand's engagement. Hi Guys,

Surprise. I am getting engaged this May, 28th Friday,to be exact . :) Meet Revathi , she's a classical dancer and is workingfor "Bariol" a French based software company in Indranagar. Sorry had to break this news like this, it happened so suddenly.I know you guys will understand.Will be back on April 9th and will explain in detail on how this happened. I have attached a small pic of Revathi.

PS: Veeceee will bring lots of goodwishes. hehe !!

Cheers!!Anand See its all in the words ... " classical dancer" and " Revathi" and of course the " small pic". So I waited , 5 mins later.. all hell broke loose... Baldy replied .. he's a bit suspicious but congratulated Anand . I then used a couple of 4 and 5 letter words and scolded Anand for not telling us abt " Revathi ". Saj was shocked , i think he fell down unconscious . I then sent a mail which said" Damn .. I was on the phone with Anand's Bro .. Its true .. HELL !! "this tilted the scales.. and they all fell for it hook,line and sinker . Sri said : Congrats (too shocked) Turbo : Congrats.. Rags : Congrats ..What's going on .. ?? But Mr Anand was tooo clever . I would have give a million Yen for the look on his face when he saw that he was engaged and did not even know about it . hehe . He sent out a mail this morning which said ...

"Okay okay okay... Guys hold on... take a deep breath, and relax. Did you guys see the mail ID? Huh?? Go check it way down below.

Just a stinky spam from Mr. VCC.. now, open up dude. :-) Nice effort though. And it was fun reading all those messages by you guys ;-). To give you guys a background, our VC is an expert in creating fake mail IDs in various websites, and killing time by spamming other people. Unfortunately, our web developers haven't advanced to a level of having a anti-spammer that prevents veecee from signing up to their mail sites :)). Cheers, Anand But the best was from Anand's bro .. it seems he said "Ha ha ha ha.... Ok that was fun. Hmmmm........... Revathi Anand seems to good. Doesn't it? (Hee hee hee) " I really needed the break .. thanks guys for participating in the APRIL fools gag .. I'm still rolling on the floor..

Vc

Connect this pic with this year's most awaited hollywood flick. If you have seen the trailers, then its a piece of pie. psst.Lightning never strikes twice in the same place . Think think....

Bruce the Answer Man on Health : :)

====> Please do NOT remove the copyright from this essay, it is a legalnotice. <==== Copyright 2000 W. Bruce Cameron http://www.wbrucecameron.com/ Welcome to another session of Bruce the Answer Man. Today's topic: Health And Why It Can Be Good For You. Q: I've been dieting for nearly a year and I've only lost three pounds.I'm getting discouraged. What should I do? A: What you should do is gain some perspective. What difference does a fewpounds make in the grand scheme of things? Consider our planet. Earthweighs trillions and trillions of tons, and the Sun, the most potent forcein our solar system, is millions of times heavier. Are you more importantthan they are? Of course not! So why do you even own a device whichmeasures weights in something as infinitesimal as a pound? Does your watchmeasure time in zillionths of a second? Does your kitchen have measuringcups for adding a tenth of a grain of flour? In my opinion, anything lessthan a billion tons is "one." So yeah, if you weigh more than "one," youshould probably go on a diet. Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have a body, and you have body fat, your ratio is one toone. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc. Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: How could that be true? Your heart is only good for so many beats, andthat's it. Everything wears out eventually, so how could speeding up yourheart make you live longer? That's like saying you can extend the life ofyour car by driving it more. Want to live longer? Take a nap. Q: My wife says I should cut down on meat, and eat more fruits and vegetables. A: Your wife just doesn't grasp logistical efficiencies the way you do.Look, what does a cow eat? Corn. And what's corn? A vegetable. So asteak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetablesto your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source offield grass. And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended dailyallowance of slop. Q: Is beer bad for you? A: I normally don't like to answer questions which deal with my religiousvalues, but I find this question so anathema I simply have to say something. Look, it goes to the earlier point about vegetables. As we all know,scientists divide everything in the world into three categories: animal,mineral, and vegetable. Well, we all know that beer is not an animal, andit's not on the periodic table of elements, so that only leaves one thing,right? My advice: Have a burger and a beer and tell everyone you're on avegetarian diet. Q: What is my "skin age?" A: Well, how old are you? Q: I'm 38 years old. A: Well, I'd say your skin is at least that old, wouldn't you? Q: At the gym, a guy asked me to "spot" for him while he did the benchpress. What did he mean? A: "Spotting" for someone means you stand over him while he blows air upyour shorts. It's an accepted practice at health clubs, though if you findthat it becomes the ONLY reason why you're going in, you probably ought toreevaluate your exercise program. Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exerciseprogram? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. Q: I thought it would be good for me to carry my clubs when I play golf,but last weekend some idiot almost ran over me with the golf cart! A: Uh, sorry, I was reaching into my cooler and didn't see you.

Eeeeew

I'm still wondering what John Travolta was doing in Bad Boys2 and Ajay Devgan in Harry and the Hendersons , not to mention song sequences in Be Cool . (yep Uma Thurman was dancing to an item number).But the best was Vin Diesel writing a mushy mushy love letter to his gf in Tango Charlie ?

PS: I even dreamt that i saw a donkey with Eddie Murphy's voice doing the commentary . I really need a break .. .. ..

If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

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New design ..

Ok you there !! I want this as a gift.. Oh and please don't bother about gift wrapping it :)

Ra- Sun God (September 22 to October 15) You'll have no trouble finding Mr/Ms Right because you're what every man/woman is looking for - tender,understanding, passionate, and Intensely loyal. Men/Women will flock to you, so you can afford to be choosy. Pick the man/woman who is most deserving of the prize you are, and don't look back. Your only fault is a tendency to wonder if you made the right choices in the past, so keep your eyes peeled on the future.

Something to ponder....

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. ~Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, 1862

A pleasant surprise..

This friday I received a small envelope from Australia , which had a whooping 227 Australian and Papua New Guinean stamps.Took me 2 hours, on Saturday to study all of them. It had stamps from different categories from People , Transportation, Historical events, flora ,fauna and Sports ranging from 1967 to 2004 . My favourite has got to be the stamp commemorating lady Di's marriage to Charles . It simply is beautiful. Let me trace back .. I have this colleague in Australia , Miss A and I was asking her if she knew anything about the Papua New Guinean tribes, she said that another aunty Mrs F was from PNG and could help me with it .. So I sent a simple mail telling Mrs F that I had a few stamps from PNG and would like to know more about the place and culture. I got a reply which included " if you want I can send you a few stamps, My mom used to collect them ". I jumped on the chance and said" sure'. So after 12 days I get this package.. its a small collection in itself.. Sent out a small thank you note. ( Psst it seems Mrs F was glowing all day after reading my thank you note :) ).

About turn..

Back from the past... so after 4 people asking me to reopen my blog ( including me ) hmm hmm I'm back and I'm more focussed. Thanks to all the people who asked me to comeback to the world of Blogging...

Vc the Postman.

WARNING: THIS MIGHT BE FICTION or IS IT ??? The following story is fiction and any resemblances to actual people and/or events are purely accidental . My BIL wanted me to drop off a few Cd's ( Yep just 30 odd , not much) at his friend's place. Her mom was scheduled to fly to California on Sunday . Bil's mom had prepared some dry snacks ( chakli ,kodbale ) so picked them and went to Vijayanagar. Called up this Uncle ( Who I have previously never met ) and asked for directions. Picked up a friend along the way for company. I thought it was a like any other " packet drop" ," pick -drop -vanish ", but this one was a bit different. So according to Uncle S's directions I waited for 24 min, in front of a beautiful yet small Ganesha temple .Turns out ,that locality had 5 Lord Ganesh temples and I was obviously at the wrong one :) . One more frantic phone call and he obliged by picking us up . After 5 left and 2 right turns we reached the destination. Once inside I pulled out the package and was all set to move on ,when I was forced to drink hot Badam milk in a huge tumbler ( Guys do you remember AnandSubbu's Tea cups :) ) and then this pretty girl comes in and introduced herself and we started talking. Please note : Beautiful is used as a superlative and is reserved only for Ash . Boy o Boy she was so open and frank , she's into software and had completed her Engg a couple of years back. I was seriously blown away . Oh and her mom was so cordial and homely .. ( is that right - homely ) Well anyway ,they were, I believe a typical Iyer family and their Kannada was so much better than mine. :( Oh and my sis called me when we were in the middle of a conversation abt pickles and I actually asked them to Excuse me !!! ( where did I learn that ??? ) and I said " Hi Vidya " and got 3 surprised looks .. It turns out their elder daughter's name was also Vidya :) At one point of time , Mrs S went in , brought out her specs , put it on and took a good look at me.. Man that was so embarrassing .. do you think she was checking out my NOSE ? :) And damn I actually forgot to comb my hair (thu thu .. ) My excuse : I did have a rough day .. and it was 7 .30 pm .. So wished Aunty a safe and happy journey and was off - feeling kind of elated... When my sis called me after an hour or so .. I jokingly asked who this girl was and her reply was " Hello ! she's already engaged " the original was " lo ! avalu yargo line hodithaedale anthe " . Does this happen to you, too ?? ===========================================

Nostalgia....

Vande Mataram! Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja shitalam, Shasyashyamalam,Mataram! Shubhrajyothsna pulakitayaminim Phullakusumita drumadala shobinim Suhasinim sumadhura bhashinim, Sukhadam varadam, Mataram! I remember listening to this song ... Exactly at 7 am everyday on the Doordarshan , me and my sis would hum along and dash to catch the school bus . Apni Azaadi ko hum hargiz mita saktey naheen, sar kata saktey hain lekin,sar jhuka saktey naheen. (From the film Leader, sung by Mohd. Rafi ) Saare Jahaan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamaara, Hum bulbule hain iske, Yeh Gulsita Hamaara Hamaara. (From the film Jagriti, sung by Lata Mangeshkar Hai preet jahaan ki reet sadaa, main geet wahaan ke gaata hoon, Bharat ka rehnewala hoon, bharat ki baat sunata hoon. (From the film Purab aur Paschim, sung by Mahendra Kapoor) Chodo kal ki baatein, kal ki Baat purani, Naye daur mein likhenge mil kar nayee kahaaani.. Hum hindustani...Hum hindustani.. (From the film Hum Hindustani, sung by Mukesh ) Nanha Munna rahi hoon, Desh ka sipahi hoon, Bolo mere sang jai hind! (From the film Son of India, sung by Shanti Mathur ) Some of my fav patriotic songs....

Star Wars Episode 3 .

I know about the Piggy back ride ..but this is...

Who invented the stairs ?

I was rattling the google to find out the answer and came across this post .. "Original Bboard Thread in which :-) was proposed " guess what... it was used to denote good jokes. I'm yet to find out who invented the stairs though .. maybe the Egyptians...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

So you wake up in the morning and the whole world is white. But the teachers refuse to keep the school closed. Learning is far too important. What do you do then, even if you're only four years old? You barricade the school.

What do you see ?

Who ???

Today at 8 am , I was caught jumping a traffic signal right in front of the chief minister's residence. The traffic constable spoke to me in Hindi ... and I was like " Guru Kannada baralva " ( which translated means "Don't you speak Kannada ?") ... I think that irked him. He gave me 2 choices.. either I get a receipt (Of Rs 200 , which I was supposed to pay in court) or I could pay a spot fine (without receipt) of Rs 100 . I haggled and brought down the amount to Rs 50 . All I had was 10's and I was counting the requested amount ,when he says "No counting, people are looking at us".. I smiled and deliberately slowed down ( where are the Rs 5 notes when you need them). Gave him Rs 40 all in small denominations. He said he was letting me off with the warning as today was Maha Shivarathri .... aaah. . Who do you blame for the corruption in our society ?Me ? or the chai pani traffic constable ? Of course its me :) ...

A billion people would love to own this company,which does not exist anymore.It has 300+ years of history.What am i talking about ?

Its nice to be back!! 

Aaah.. the 7th sense kicks in ....

So where can you find garlands, aromatic incense and people in a daze? Hmm a temple? Yep and of course when someone dies….. Got a call on Saturday .. (which incidentally is part of the SPOOKY week, that I am undergoing) informing me of the demise of my close friend's mom . See I had this feeling all throughout the week... " see Emotionally Drained" ...... It was really hard to believe that my aunt was no more.. she suffered a massive heart-attack.

As always , it happens only to me.

Its official .. I have a soul sister.. meet Kirik Kirthi. :) If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you must have read the huge debate on the post "Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper. " and chanced upon the comments posted by one miss kk. Let me try explaining how this all began. I happened to pass by her blog and me being me , left a simple invite. If i remember correctly it was on the lines.. "do drop by". She came,she saw and she created havoc.. .. and I swear, I really thought she was a snob with a capital S, what with her huge vocab and grammatically correct English. I really had a tough time replying to her comments.Then out of the blue ,, she pings me .. and the war of words continued..on chat. After 4 lines of chitchat I noticed that she was faster than my fingers .. I mean I'm thinking of a question and it magically appears on the chat window. Coincidence , you say..If you know me ,you would disagree. I have a fickle mind.. It keeps roaming,, from Budapest to the liver .. Goddess Kali to the latest Dan Brown novel , Share prices to Priyanka Chopra , I cover'em all . We caught up the next day and we were more relaxed and found out lots of similarities. Believe me.. It had lots of "OMG" ," Damn", "I was about to say that" and "No way " involved . I just can't believe that we could have the same opinions,interests and dislikes.. I know I have things common with my friends and Sis ... but.. here it was a bit different. Oh hell ! she even swore like me.. Jesus H Christ. And there were a few things that I thought only I knew.. but she proved me wrong... It actually took me a few days to accept the fact that I had just met someone who thought just like me ... I never knew soul brother's and sister's existed until she made me one . She's already made a few people jealous :) . PS: If you want to read her version its @ http://blogudown.blogspot.com the post is named Spooked. Regards Vc

Buy me a rose....Kenny Rogers..

Buy me a rose, call me from work Open a door for me, what would it hurt Show me you love me by the look in your eyes These are the little things I need the most in my life... Download this song here.... http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QZW0VL7R0AJA039OQ28P4O5U5

Hungry.srruuuuuuup. 

Accessing New Possibilities--in life...

Standard educational methods enhance what you know and explore what you don’t know.

Suppose if you have you access to "what you don’t even know that you don’t know."

Emotionally drained

This certainly was the most depressing week of my life and it still has 3 days to go. Wonder what else is in store.... A thing, until it is everything, is noise, and once it is everything it is silence.

Karen !!! she's the one who calls everyone "Sweety"

Quotes from BLACKADDER

"They do say, Mrs M., that verbal insults hurt more than physical pain. They are of course wrong, as you will soon discover...when I stick this toasting fork in your head." "If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do ?" "Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter oneself over a wide area." There is a great pain in my heart... It's probably indigestion.. I'll soon take your mind off that. No. It is my husband. Your _husband's_ got indigestion? Well, he won't be bothering us then. No. He dies tomorrow. Oh, come, you can't die of indigestion. Hag: "Two things you must know about the wise woman. First...she is a woman.Second...she is... "EB: "Wise?" Hag: "Oh! You know her then? "EB: "No, just a stab in the dark, which is what you'll be getting in a minute if you don't become more helpful." They're firing, sir!! They're firing!!!... Thank you, Lieutenant. If they hit _me_, you'll be sure to point itout, won't you. Rowan Atkinson at his best :)

More ghee...

Guys , Do you remember the post in which the line "Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper. " sparked off a huge debate .... well one of my sources provided me with this article.... Read on ... and decide for yourself.... I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and literally hanging around upside down from the rafters of our lake house. So, it came to no surprise for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn't realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high. My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big limb, about ten feet below me. Tammy's mother also noticed us at the exact same time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad's voice over the wind yell, "Bart, Hold on tightly." So I did. The next thing I know, I heard Tammy screaming at the top of her lungs, laying flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree. I scampered down the tree to safety. My dad later told me why she fell and I did not. Apparently, Tammy's mother was not as an astute student of language as my father. When Tammy's mother felt the gust of wind, she yelled out, "Tammy, don't fall!" And Tammy did... fall. My dad then explained to me that the mind has a very difficult time processing a negative image. In fact, people who rely on internal pictures cannot see a negative at all. In order for Tammy to process the command of not falling, her nine-year- old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. Whereas, my eight-year-old brain instantly had an internal image of me hanging on tightly . This is why people who try to stop smoking struggle with the ct of stopping smoking. They are running pictures all day of themselves smoking. Smokers are rarely taught to see themselves breathing fresh air and feeling great. The language itself becomes one barrier to success. Hungry for more .....http://vinodc14.blogspot.com

Why does death terrify us?

Generally, our fear of death is an unhealthy and unrealistic fear-we don't want to die, so we ignore the subject, deny it, or get morbidly obsessed by it and think that life is meaningless. However, right now we cannot do anything about dying, so there is no point fearing death itself. Moreover, when someone close to us is dying, such as a parent or friend, we shall be powerless to help them because we shall not know how; and we shall experience sadness and frustration at our inability to be of genuine help. Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end. Source : Some obscure site .... Damn the thought of losing a close friend terrifies me !!!

Riddle me this

1.Which product was first certified by ISI? 2.Which is the only 3-wheeler vehicle (in India) which does not require a license? 3.Which famous Indian kings portrait was displayed at the Air Ware fare Museum in Washington DC as one of the pioneers in Air Warfare? 4.In Maths, what is ' V - E + F = 2 ' better known as ?

India's future PM ????

Jyotiraditya Scindia (born January 1. 1971) is an INCleader and Member of Parliament from Guna. He is also the scion of the Scindia family and the Maharaja of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior.

Jyotiraditya Scindia was born in Mumbai to Madhavrao Scindia. He studied at Harvard and Stanford and went on to work as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He also gained some development experience with the UN economic Development Cell. Elected to the Lok Sabha in February 2002 from the constituency of Guna, formerly represented by his late father Madhavrao Scindia, Jyotiraditya was initiated into his new career with an almost unprecedented lead of votes - a lead of more than 450,000.

Keep track of this guy...

Lucille : Kenny Rogers .... Song of the week

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

Country Music Rocks.....