R.I.P Phil Hughes..tragic end to a 'Beautiful Life'

I have been deeply saddened by the tragic end of Australian batsmen Phil Hughes. Though I do not follow cricket much these days and have never watched him play before..this tragic accident has left a hole in my heart. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Phil.

After reading the news that today is also Phil's birthday..it made me realize the fragility of Life! Phil was not only a great player but also a wonderful soul. He has been beautifully described by fellow batsmen and friend Michael Clarke.

Reading about Phil gives you a sense of joy and excitement. He was most definitely a wonderful human being..else it would have been difficult to give that sort of euology.

It becomes important to understand that an amazing life lived for seconds is better than a longer life without any impact.

Phil made that kind of impact..not only professionally but also in his personal life. Everyone around him loved him and admired him. An amazing soul.

A kid..taken away too quickly in what can only be described as a cruel joke.


R.I.P Phil HUGHES. A great life and a great loss.

My comeback

Yesterday I visited my blog after quite a long time. It was a wonderful feeling to read all my old posts...remembering the good old times!

Certain posts even surprised me too. It got me thinking...these posts are just a few years old and I feel so very nostalgic reading them...so I decided to continue my writing.
This time I had my husband to support me too!

Well lot of things have happened in the past few years...I' m married now...have a brand new family...things seem to be looking up☺ my husband is absolutely amazing...he is everything and more than what I had wished for...my in-laws are great too.

I have a sweet little home...and love everything around me. I am in a happy place now.

My Wonder Years...

When I watch the hit TV series "How I met your Mother"...the only thing that bothers me..is the fact that I really dont' have a great memory like the characters on the series...Ted remembers almost every aspect of his life....I feel bad thinking that my memory is so bad that I can't seem to remember what I did the day before. However there are many incidents which will remain with me forever... I'm jotting them down fearing my bad memory... :)
The order ofcourse is ascending beginnning from the first great memories to the last :) I would however not jot down any unpleasant memories....

1. Always getting tortured by my cousins as I was the youngest... I had to fight very hard with them as they would always gang up on me :( ... and they are Shalini, SHashank, Divya and Deepu!!

2. Being extremely possessive as I always was I remember running away from my teacher when she asked me to give her my books!!!!

3. I could never swallow tablets... whenever I fell ill...it was a great task for my parents to give me my medication... I still remember them trying all techniques including using honey and sugar....

4. I tried running away from home after getting yelled at by my parents.... I went to the cross road behind my house...being night ...i got scared and came back home....

5. I used to always throw water at my grand-dad.....he would come chase me and tickle me to death!!!!

6. I used to torment the milk man who used to come and wash his vessels with the water from my house well.... i used to hide his cans :P

7. Being a tomboy..i used to climb walls all the time... i also used to go acrobatic tricks in the playground..

8. I had climbed the top of my house without any supervision.....as usual I got it properly from my dad..

9. There was never a time when my elbows and knees were free from wounds until I was around 11 or 12 yrs

10. I remember all the times I used to eat loads of chocolates my uncle would get me...

11. I wanted glasses when I was a bit older... now that I have them...i dont want them

12. The most fun times was during the summer holidays when we used to go to Mysore....they were my most cherished memories...

13. I distinctly remember my 10th std humiliation... I had to give a speech and I forgot.......!!!

14. 2nd PUC...... only tutions ruled my life!!!!!! and a special someone :)

15. Engineering...days ...best time of my life.... had the most amazing set of friends :)

16. I had cried when I did not get the Output to a program during internals........i did pass !!!

17. One of the most important person in my life left...I was heartbroken

18. Got placed in Wipro in 6th sem... I dont know how!! they have very low standards I guess :)

19. I thought I got back the important person back in my life... I was wrong!!!!!!

20. Project demo from 8th sem...turned out to be a nightmare... again managed to pass!!! :)

21. Wipro begins....another amazing journey with some of my closest friends!!!!!

21. Training and initial period...best times of my life...no doubt bout that!!

22. Work pressure kicks in!!!!!! Bug 2...... Im stuck with it forever........

23. Plan to do higher studies...... parents plan for my wedding...what a clash!!!!!

25. I win... studying in France... new life... new ways... its ok... but Ive had better times before :)

26. Lets c...what happens next :)

Fooddddddddddd!!!

the most awesome day would be the day when i get to eat yummy hot and soft idlis with delicious sambar and chutney for breakfast...of course with a piping hot cup of filter coffee with extra chikori...pudina pulav with raita for lunch......and yummy kulcha's with delicious curries for dinner...

Liz Lemon

According to me 30 Rock is probably the latest comical sensation after the greats like Seinfeld, the Simpsons, Scrubs and FRIENDS .

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon is phenomenal. Liz is a 30+ woman living in New York. She is balancing her work life involving the crazy actors of her show, her boss the VP of GE and her almost non-existent love life.

Tina does what most women are afraid to do. She makes fun of herself. Women can relate to her character at many levels…she is not the party person who wears designer clothes and buys designer bags. She is just a regular girl with no frills.. She is confident and self assured.

This makes me wonder if her confident nature is the reason for her low love life? Are men afraid of confident and intelligent women? I do think that incompetent guys with low self esteem have a hard time dealing with the fact that women can have strong personalities as well. They mostly tend to prefer dumb bimbos . They prefer women who always play damsel in distress and need to be saved by a man!!!

Alas Liz Lemon is no such woman….though she does have her share of drama in life..she is perfectly capable of handling her life all by herself.

I would like to pay a tribute to women all over the world like Liz.. who work hard and have a very confident head over their shoulders.

Men around the world need to realize that women these days are as competent as them and that they should not feel threatened and instead should encourage women to be independent and strong!

Funny Stories

At work I met 4 very sweet people.... we had amazing conversations and discusssions... there are 2 very nice stories that I want to remember for always...hence I'm jotting them down:

Story 1: This is about Yash's revenge

Yash was a young boy around 8-9 years old.. he was very naughty and played the fool at all times...
an incident in his life changed him forever...
when Yash was playing in his neighbourhood a ferocious mutt attacked him... it bit his leg... this incident scarred Yash for life...

Present day... Yash seeks revenge against all mutt's... he's scarred... he's still afraid of all dogs and does not go near them... he does not even visit his friends who have dogs at home :P
He tries to kill dogs with his car... he tries to run over them......
He has already killed 1 dog in this manner.....

It was one of the most hilarious stories I have heard in a long time..... he is filled with vengeance against dogs!!! hehehe..........though very sad at many levels... it can make u think as to the amount of hurt the dog caused him by biting him when he was young.

Incidents at young ages can scar our lives... we just need to look forward and move on... grudges donot help anyone and do not solve any problems!!!!!


Stroy 2: Shwetha brings in a dead butterfly... I kinda find that very wierd........I ask her why she has a dead butterfly in her hand??? She says shw want to give it a funeral........
I find that extremely wierd... it was a Friday... then on Monday I ask her... what she did with the butterfly....... she says that she could not give the butterfly a funeral yet.... she has kept it in her freezer....I'm aghast!!!!!!!!what??????? a dead butterfly in her freezer....yuck...disgusting...

But I realise her love of that little creature and her respect for it.... I could never do something like that... but I am proud of her... any person who can respect and take care of a dead butterfly is truly an amazing person I think...

RIP for the butterly..!!

Sweet Surprise

Life is full of surprises.... just when you are thinking that you are sooo different from the rest of the world...things happen to prove you otherwise. One of my weakest points is the fact that I'm very judgmental...I always judge the book by its cover only to later realise that I am wrong...however hard I try to overcome this ugly behavior it hasn't been possible... well there are many instances that I have been proven wrong...but this time it was different and I will remember this sweet surprise forever...
Without giving out much details i would like to say that I had pre-conceived notions about a certain section of our country... They were outsiders in my land and I did not like them!!!
However a sweet talker changed my mind completely about this section.... I realised how foolish I have been with these assumptions.. They too are human and are loving, sweet people I realised...
Another notion I had was the fact that I could never get along with people younger than me...i rationalised it saying they were too childish in their behavior and actions... something that I can never tolerate...
After few days of close proximity with the youngsters...read 2-3 yrs younger than me... I realised how wrong my assumption had been....these youngsters were neither kidish nor were they stupid...They were very much in control of the situation and had good ideas.. they were professional and intelligent.... I was very happy with their attitude....
All I ant to say is that I truly believe now...that "Never judge a book by its cover makes a lot of sense"....Im truly impressed by these youngsters... they have a long way to go!!!!

Friends and Life

Having had a very intense chat with one of my dear friends I begin to wonder all about Friendship and Life....... I told a dear friend how important he is. A good friend is hard to find these days I told him... he agreed... It is'nt like before...wherever we go...there are no friends left...only competitors....whether it is Business school, work or anywhere else.... the friends turn into competitors...there is rarely a true feeling of liking towards a person.. its only Business!!
It has been nearly 2 months since I have got back from France.. I am still to meet many of my friends......... most of them are busy with their own lives and I don't want to impose..The only thing that came to my mind when I was abroad sitting alone in my room was the fact that I had such great friends back home.....I still do... ignoring the fact that the same friends have not yet come to meet me or make sometime to call and say "Hi"... but that really does'nt matter to me.. coz I know that...few friends though are caught up in their own world's will always be there for me...no matter what...

Important lesson: Think about what exactly is important in your life... follow everything possible to reach that goal.......then you will be truly happy!!
I realised the 3 most important things in my life today
Family, Food and Friends.........the 3f's I cannot live without!!

PS: TO all my amazing friends... I Love u guys a lot........ I might not tell this to u individually...but I really do :) . This post is completely about friendships and should not be considered otherwise!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any harm caused by this post is regretted..and hope that it does not cause any mis-understandings

Love Fool

Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
and maybe there is nothing
that i can do to make you do

Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
that I ought to stick to another man
a man that surely deserves me
but I think you do

So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me, love me
say that you love me
fool me, fool me
go on and fool me
love me, love me
pretend that you love me
leave me, leave me
just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you......

Lately I have desperately pondered
spent my nights awake and I wonder
what I could have done in another way
to make you stay

Reason is not key to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
as long as you don't go


So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me, love me
say that you love me
fool me, fool me
go on and fool me
love me, love me
pretend that you love me
leave me, leave me
just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you..


An amazing song...Love Fool.... when I think of this song...the only thing that crosses my mind is the fact that we are all Love Fool's...each and every one of us... no matter what we cling to people who either don't belong to us anymore or they never did... I have always been a Love Fool..clinging onto people who never knew how I felt for them... I was too scared to reveal my true feelings for these people......I was too scared to be vulnerable...too scared to later be broken.....but I never let go....I was a Love Fool...... but looking back today....I realise how much these men have influenced every decision in my life....right from me choosing engineering to now doing my Business studies.... I am in many ways thankful for having loved these men in my life...because it is because of them that I am moving closer towards my destiny.......I hope that all this pain and suffering leads to joy and happiness and that I will find that One true love.......who is meant to be.
I dont know what the future holds.... but I am thankful for my past...cause I am living a life without any regrets... and that is something I will always find solace in!!
I would not like to reveal much about these men...though there are only 2 of them... they are happy and leading very successful lives and I can only wish the very best for them.........they have inspired me, brought a great amount of happiness into my life and without knowing are paving a way towards MY destiny........for all this and more I am very thankful to them..........and always will be............ I am a Love Fool..... and always will be!!

Stepping on Fire

Its been nearly a year and half since I first laid my eyes on him...he was different, charming and amazyingly beautiful... beautiful not in any means by "society's standard"...but as they say "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder". Till this day I still have'nt come across such a magnificent human being.
The broad shoulders, the tall frame, the charm, the persona...all captured my heart. It was'nt long before my friends came to know about this "crush". Everything in the world seemed so wonderful....I had met an amazing human being...everything in the world seemed right.....so beautiful an lovely just like him. Office did not seem as boring as it used to.
Everyone started observing my fascination for him. Alas it was not too long before "everyone" knew what was happenin....!! However unlike other times..this never seemed to bother me.
Few days later an accidental online page view showed me something i never wanted to see........Relationship Status : Married... "I was heart broken"... might be too much.... I did feel sad though.... seeing that a man..i really liked already belonged to another lucky woman.
But does that mean... I should stop loving him????? just because he is married... i thought to myself... no.. my love for him is eternal... he had become a very important part of my life...even without him knowing about it.......but he had... he still is and will always remain that way......
To my dearest "Teddy" ... you will always be special to me!! On our 1.5 yrs anniversary... remembering you a lot today... missing you a lot today!!

Is there a right and wrong?????

I have been brought up by my parents in such a manner that I have the highest level of self esteem and self respect. Though I am very conservative in my opinions about various topics...I am very broad minded about many others...... This makes me think.... Is there a right and wrong???

What I might think as being wrong might be perfectly...fine for another person....So is right and wrong only related to one person's conscious???

Being a teettoaller...I find people to consume alcohol or other such products... mindless and ignorant. But this being my personal opinion.......I always wondered...how people can get so easily influenced by such habits??? knowing very well that it is harmful for mind, body and soul??

How can people do things so irrationally?? Is society to be blamed??? Or parents?? Who do not know how to bring up their children in the right manner??? Children should be brought up in a way that...they have a high self esteem and do not fall prey to peer pressure!! But alas that is not the case in many situations!! People without realising it....are alcoholics.......an unfortunate situation!!

As one of my professor said......do you need beer to have a good time?? I do not think so...this is all advertising ......and foolish people fall prey to these gimmicks and end up spoiling their lives!!

Well....am I being too dramatic here?? I donot think so........this is reality.........

I always knew..that there is a thin line between right and wrong.... all of us must realise it...

Those who taught us about right and wrong are our parents, teachers and our dear one's....

the reason for doing this ..for our own benefit..........we should realise this and live our life in a way that benefits society and all of mankind......finally...our life must reach out to people and should create an impact...............why are'nt uch good ideal's followed?? even if they are...it is rare!!!

My motherland India is a country where great people were born and did great things......Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabai Patel, Dr. Ambedkar, Rabindranath Tagore to name a few...

Even now...our land is filled with great people...........unfortunately...an equal number of ignorant ***holes........Our country has the potential to be one of the most powerful in the world........but do you think it will happen??? Not going by the kind of ethics and morals...the people have today.....it is such a shame....

I remember this very well......when asked what is the most important criteria when hiring a top executive in a firm.........the CEO said........anyone is better than an alcoholic......!!

People to realise the bad influence alcohol has on people......wish people themselves would realise this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well..is there a right and wrong??? I think there is !! When you do something...without feeling guilty, ashamed or does not make you regret about it.......think it is right and fine......else...u r crossing the line to the dark side!!

Trip to Paris!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Guys,,,, Hope ur all doing great..... today I had a fantastic time and wanted to share this experience will all......... I was in Paris today for the second time.... first time was just in the air port,,,,,, ;) So...this was a trip arranged by our college international club........... so it was free ;) .....There were 3 buese arranged for the entire batch of new students....We reached Paris around 10:30 am in the mornin....... takes about 2.5 to 3 hrs by bus......... As usual... it was damn cold and rainin in Paris... same thing happend the first time as soon as I got down from my flight in Charles de Gaulle airport.... :) ...Anyways,,,,, we were given some stuff to eat... and we were dropped off at the famous Louvre museum.... (Remember in Da vinci code ... tom hanks...movie) ,,,, So here we entered this amazing museum....with stuff mostly stolen from around the world... right from Egypt.. to Syria... ancient mesopotamia....etc..... I saw,,, stuff which were several years old... nearly BC... old pottery... jewellery... so many things... then I saw a mummy... stolen from some pyramid in Egypt.... an entire city of ancient Egypt was rebuilt here... famous sculptures....and of course the most famous Mona Lisa.... My god...... it is a very very beautiful museum,.............. a real must see in one's lifetime............... Next the most famous part of Paris........ the Eiffel tower..... It was breath-taking........... really
awesome... i am so happy I went to France........... bcoz this structure is really amazing................... Had been to the top of the tower and had the best view of entire Paris..............wow....amazing,,,,,,,also....saw the tower with the lights on......... Then just did some window shoppin on the high fashion streets of Paris ;) .............. amazing............place,,,,truly cosmopolitan...and amazing.................... I took pics along with my friend,,,,,,,, I will mail them all(not all.... since i nearly have around 300-400 of them) ...ill upload the best one's................ One thing for sure.......... all of u come to France once...plz.... especially Paris............damn amazing place......... :) .. Had many more places to go...but very less..time... so this is not the last Ill see of Paris............ :) See u all here soon.......... no seriously :) Sorry for the lenghty maill..........plz read during ur breaks ;) Please fwd this to Prathiba K in wipro as well..i dont have her mail id.. Maria/Mrudula/Adarsh ,,,


Points i missed out.......
1. Reached home at around 12:00 am
2. It was freezing cold outside......
3. I spent around 10-12 Euros today... for souveneirs, metro and ticket for going on top to Eiffel tower......
4. I bought a magnet (fridge magnet) from Louvre and a medallion(gold coin) from Eiffel tower,,
5. Walked on the streets of Paris.....
6. Used the Paris metro :) hehe..............

A day I might forget???????????????? i really dont think so...........
But.... I have not seen the last of Paris yet............... ;)

Last Day at work

After nearly 2 years.. my tryst with my first employer has come to an end....all the formalities were done with... I am having mixed feelings.... happy since I really never enjoyed my job.. sad since I will be missing all my friends at work.....

After 2 years... i had grown really close to all of them.... I will miss them deeply... however since i will be in constant touch with them... things dont seem that bad as well.....

However let me remember some of the best moments in my 2 year stint with my former employer...

1. The training period was soooo much fun.... leaving house early in the mornin at 7 in cold cold winter of 2007....attendin the classes.... leavin at 8:30 from e-city.... and reachin home only at 10 :(...writing those exams....hmmmmm... however bad they seemed then... now puts a smile on my face.... expecially the final project on memory management... which had put my friend and me in tears..... finally was a big hit :)

2. The long walks from Alchemy to e-city campus....hmmm.. they were real fun.. the treats... sitting under the night sky in the amphitheater....hmmm... :)

3. Finally moving to Madivala for my project.... I was so serious,scared and silly initally... that I used to close Outlook whenever my boss came in.... :)

4. My first work was to do reverse engineering... which was soooo silly...... then came my first bug-fix Bug 2 .... hmmmmmmmm... never had a clue as to what has to be done...

5. The first v-con with the clients for which I had dressed formally :P .... hehehe,,, all seems so silly now....

6. The 1st time I stayed till 11 at office to send the report... .. reached home only at 12.. .. :(

7. All the times i took the late night shuttle...hehe... waiting in the dark for the cab...

8. The other things.... i did to escape from work :) ... let me not reveal much :)

9. the outings we had to Rock on... team luches at magnolia, China Pearl, Taste of Rampur, Hyderabad House, the dhaba, Punjabi Times, Silver metro,grameen, Serengetti, Chandhini Chowk...the b'day celebrations.... hehe... all real fun times...

10. The people's week celebrations... the games played.. the decorations put up... hmm... so much work done :)

11. The handsome marketing guy...from whom my eyes would never move away from... only to find out later that he was already married : ( ... none the less... he made workin... much more fun :).

12. My dear friends... all of whom made workin so much more fun :)

I had some nice times... and wish to only remember them.... lets see what lies ahead in the future :)

Top ten amazing songs...

Note: This is my list.. I don't expect you to agree with me.
I'm sitting alone in my office.. bored and irritated.. don't know what else to do.. so i'm writing this blog!! Such a dull day it was.. did'nt do anything useful.. thankfully have a long weekend ahead... 4 days of masti :) . Hope every week is this way.. 3 days works and 4 days play ....hmmm that would be fun...
Well ... hope the weekend turns out to be great fun!!
These are the songs that are presently on my mind... :)
1. The man who can't be moved - the script
2. Broken strings - James Morrison and Nelly Furtado
3. Hot and Cold -Katy Perry
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5.Body on me - Akon, Ashanti, Nelly
6. Dilemma - Nelly and Kelly Rowland
8. Smooth - Rob Thomas and Santana
9. Womanizer - Britney Spears
10. Ain't No other Man - Christina Aguilera

Re-Bonding!!!

Finally got something interesting to write about... so here goes..
After several years ... okay maybe 4-5 ...i've begun bonding with two of my cousins again.
Not that we were'nt close before... but this time its real.. its the real thing..
We used to be kids when we used to hang around before... guess kids do that a lot.. they just need playmates.. they dont care bout the actual person.. as long as they share their toys with you...kids are fine...
Now we're all grown up.. doing grown up things like having a job.. responsibility and all that c***.
Never realised that my cousins could be my best friends too.. now I have(well better late than never) .
We have grown soo close that past couple of months that I could'nt have imagined this a ... and we're havin a blast!!!
All of us are of the same age.. just a couple of months apart.. so we have a lot in common..
We have loads of fun together... even a simple drive in the car is filled with laughter and fun!!
Just a few weeks back had been to Mysore.. where one of my cousin stays... had been boating in a lake... gone to Lalith Mahal palace and ordered an icecream for 200/- ... (Phew!!!)
But all of it was fun.. especially the long drive from Bangalore to Mysore and back..The stop at Cafe coffee day on the way was just amazing..My cousin is an excellent driver and the most enthu person I've met in my life!!
The three of us have re-bonded in a way.. i've never even dreamt of... so its kind of a pleasant surprise...
Hope we stay the same forever... and never change.. or maybe change for the better... :)

Realised something very important in life... BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER!!!!

Believe me...

Love u guys... Akhila & Sandeep

Hope this re-bonding does not have to happen again... coz we will stay in touch always!!
Thank you for the most amazing experiences...in such simple ways... Once again love u guys!!

The Man Who Can't Be MOVED.... Most romantic song!!!

Reasons why I call this the most romantic song are:

1. The voice of the lead singer.
2. The lyrics are sooooo beautiful.
3. The guy can't get over his love for the girl.
4. He actually says he'll wait for her till she changes her mind. (hmmmmmmmmmm)
5.He seems pretty confident that she'll come back to him... is'nt that what love is all about?? Hope and Faith???

What an amazing song... kudos to the writers!!!

For your benefit the lyrics:

Going back to the corner where I first saw you, Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move,
Got some words on cardboard got your picture in my hand, Saying if you see this girl can you tell her where I am,
Some try to hand me money they don't understand, I'm not...broke I'm just a broken hearted man,
I know it makes no sense, but what else can I do,
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you...

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me, And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet, And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
So I'm not moving... I'm not moving.

Policeman says son you can't stay here, I said there's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year,
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows,
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go.

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet,
And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
So I'm not moving... I'm not moving.I'm not moving... I'm not moving.


People talk about the guy....Who's waiting on a girl...
Oohoohwoo
There are no holes in his shoes....But a big hole in his world...
Hmmmm
And maybe I'll get famous as man who can't be moved,
And maybe you won't mean to but you'll see me on the news,
And you'll come running to the corner... Cos you'll know it's just for you
I'm the man who can't be moved
I'm the man who can't be moved...

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet,
And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street..
So I'm not moving... I'm not moving.I'm not moving... I
'm not moving.

Going back to the corner where I first saw you,
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag not I'm not gonna move.

FYI : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrc1n546mU

BEST INDIAN JOKE

Bihar Driving license Form..................lolz ull go mad laughing...tooooooooooooo gud

DRIVING LICENSE APPLIKASON PHOROM:


NOTE: Please do not soot the person at the applikason kounter.
He will give you the licen.
For phurthar instructions, see bottom applikason.


1. Last name:

(_) Yadav (_) Sinha (_) Pandey (_) Misra (_) Dot no

(Check karet box)

2. First name:

(_) Ramprasad (_) Lakhan (_) Sivprasad (_) Jamnaprasad (_) Dot no

(Check karet box)

3. Age:

(_) Less than phipty (_) Greater than phipty (_) Dot no

(Check karet box)

4. Sex: ____ M _____ P(F) _____ not sure _____not applicable

5. Chappal Size: ____ Lepht ____ Right

6.Occupason:

(_) Politison (_) Doodhwala (_) Pehelwaan (_) House wife (_) Un-employed

(Check karet box)

7. Number of children libing in the household: ___

HE CHANGED MY LIFE

To be writing about this amazing person is my greatest privilege …the first time I read about him was a couple of years ago…My cousin had bought this book called The Alchemist…...I borrowed it from him and began to read it… the book seemed interesting and 3 hours later I felt that I had found the meaning of my life…. Really!!!
The man I am talking about is the great Paulo Coelho the author of the Alchemist…
The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist.
Coelho wrote song lyrics for many famous performers in Brazilian music, such as Elis Regina and Rita Lee. Yet his most well known work has been done with Raul Seixas. Together they wrote such successes as Eu nasci há dez mil anos atrás (I was born ten thousand years ago), Gita and Al Capone, amongst other 60 songs.
His fascination with the spiritual quest dates back to his hippie days, when he travelled the world learning about secret societies, oriental religions, etc.
In 1982 Coelho published his first book, Hell Archives, which failed to make any kind of impact. In 1985 he contributed to the Practical Manual of Vampirism, although he later tried to take it off the shelves, since he considered it “of bad quality”. In 1986, PAULO COELHO did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage.
In the following year, COELHO published The Alchemist. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time.
Other titles include Brida (1990), The Valkyries (1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo entitle Maktub (1994), the compilation of texts Phrases (1995), The Fifth Mountain (1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (1997), Veronika decides to die (1998), The Devil and Miss Prym (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in Stories for parents, children and grandchildren (2001), Eleven Minutes (2003), The Zahir (2005)
He also adapted The Gift (Henry Drummond) and Love letters of a prophet (Kalil Gibran).
To date, Coelho has sold a total of 85 million copies and, according to the magazine Publishing Trends; he was the most sold author in the world in 2003 with his book Eleven Minutes – even though at the time it hadn’t been released in the United States, Japan or 10 other countries!
Also according to Publishing Trends, The Alchemist was to be found in the 6th place of world sales in 2003. Eleven Minutes topped all lists in the world, except for England, where it was in second place. The Zahir, published in 2005, was in third place of bestsellers according to Publishing Trends, after Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.
The Alchemist was one of the most important literary phenomena of the 20th century. It reaches the first place in bestselling lists in 18 countries, and so far has sold 30 million copies.
The book has been praised by different personalities ranging from the Nobel Prize Kenzaburo Oe to the singer Madonna, who considers it one of her favourite books. It has equally inspired many projects – such as a musical in Japan, theatre plays in France, Belgium, USA, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland. It is also the theme of two symphonies (Italy and USA) and had its text illustrated by the famous French artist Moebius (author of the sceneries for he Fifth Element and Alien).
His work has been translated in 65 languages and edited in more than 150 countries.
A Norwegian community, Arendal, gave copies of The Alchemist to all its civil servants, as a way of stimulating a new type of thought.
Many MBA courses, such as the one from The Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago recommends the reading of The Alchemist to its students. This book has equally been adopted in schools in France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Taiwan, USA, Spain, etc.
The illustrated edition of The Alchemist, made by the artist Moebius, has already been released in many countries.
The book The Alchemist has been adopted in schools in more than 30 countries, offering special editions to students.
PAULO COELHO has managed to have three titles at the same time in bestselling lists in France, Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, Argentina, Greece, Croatia, and Russia.
The pope John Paulo II welcomed the author in the Vatican in 1998.
The World Economic Forum gave its most important prize to the author, the Crystal
Award.

Prologue Of The Alchemist

The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus. The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who daily knelt beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called the narcissus. But this was not how the author of the book ended the story. He said that when Narcissus died, the Goddesses of the Forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears. "Why do you weep?" the Goddesses asked. "I weep for Narcissus," the lake replied. "Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus," they said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you alone could contemplate his beauty close at hand." "But..... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked."Who better than you to knowthat?" the Goddesses said in wonder, "After all, it was by your banks that he knelt each day to contemplate himself!!" The lake was silent for some time. Finally it said:
"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.""What a lovely story," the alchemist thought.

Beautiful Quotes From Paulo Coelho

"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

“The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.”

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse”

"They were seeking out the treasure of their destiny, without actually wanting to live out their destiny.”


“The biggest mistake of the man is that he thinks he doesn't deserve the good and the bad things from his life.”

The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“Never abandon your dreams. Follow the signs.”
“It’s precisely the possibility of making a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
“We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.”

Best Seinfeld Quotes

Seinfeld is my personal favourite….love the show and have been watching it for almost 6 years now…. Yes reruns all the time..but still can’t get enough of Jerry and the group!!!!!!!!!!!!
An amazing comedy show which makes you cry from laughter…. An epitome of NOTHING… a very different type of comedy…. Nothing like this show ever happened before and might never happen again…. Enjoy these wonderful Seinfeld quotes!!!!

Jerry:A recent survey stated that the average person's greatest fear is having to give a speech in public. Somehow this ranked even higher than death which was third on the list. So, you're telling me that at a funeral, most people would rather be the guy in the coffin than have to stand up and give a eulogy.

Kramer - "The monkey should be apologising to me"

George- I am Art Vandelay, I am an Importer/Exporter

George-I am Art Vandelay, I am an architect

George's answering machine :

believe it or not George isn't at home,
please leave a messaaaaaaage at the beep.
i must be out, or i'd pick up the phone,
wheeeere could i bee ???
believe it or not i'm not homeee.........

George Costanza- "Yeah, I’m a great quitter: it’s one of the few things I do well… I come from a long line of quitters. My father was a quitter, my grandfather was a quitter… I was raised to give up"

Cheryl: You're a very serious person, aren't you?
Jerry: Well, with so many people in the world deprived and unhappy, it doesn't
seem like it would be fair to be cheerful.
Cheryl: I understand.
...
Cheryl: Do you ever laugh?
Jerry: Not really. Sometimes, when I'm in the tub.
Cheryl: That's so sad. What do you do?
Jerry: I'm a comedian

Steinberner: That boy Costanza....First in the morning, last one at night, I tell you that kid was a human dynamo!!

Estelle: Are you sure you're talking about George?

Jerry-“who would go to a superbowl with a mailman
who would go anywhere with newman”

George to Jerry: "we had an incredible conversation. we talked for like 20 minutes. I even threw away my notes in middle of the call"

George: what kind of man are you ?
Jerry: more or less like you , only successful


kramer and the zoo inspector

zoo inspector:that chimp is an innocent primate
Kramer:....so am i

Kramer: we can have a cofee table book on coffee table books...isnt it interesting?

George: Hey believe me, baldness will catch on. When the aliens come, who do you think they're gonna relate to? Who do you think is going to be the first ones getting a tour of the ship?
Jerry: The baldies


George: He purposely mispronounced my name. Instead of saying "Costanza", he'd say "Can't-stand-ya, can't stand ya!". He made me smell my own gym socks once.

Kramer on marriage: wise words from Kramer
KRAMER: Absolutely not. I mean, what are you thinking about, jerry? Marriage? Family?
JERRY: Well...
KRAMER: They're prisons. Man made prisons. You're doing time. You get up in the morning. She's there. You go to sleep at night. She's there. It's like you gotta ask permission to use the bathroom. Is it all right if I use the bathroom now?
JERRY: Really?
KRAMER: Yeah, and you can forget about watching TV while you're eating.
JERRY: I can?
KRAMER: Oh, yeah. You know why? Because it's dinner time. And you know what you do at dinner?
JERRY: What?
KRAMER: You talk about your day. How was your day today? Did you have a good day today or a bad day today? Well, what kind of day was it? Well, I don't know. How about you? How was your day?
JERRY: Boy.
KRAMER: It's sad , Jerry. It's a sad state of affairs..
JERRY: I'm glad we had this talk.
KRAMER: Oh, you have no idea.


Cosmo Kramer: Jerry, I am retiting...
Jerry: You cant do that..You have to be doing something to retire from

Kramer:"These eggs are bad.This chicken should be ashamed of itself!!"-this one's firm


Kramer talking to his boss in the office

Boss: Kramer, I am looking at this reports that you have prepared, but this is all useless
Kramer: Well, I worked very hard, late nights to prepare this reports
Boss: I dont know all that but I think that we will have to let you go from the company
Kramer: Well, I was never with your company, I was never hired.
Boss: Thats the problem


When he cooks (sautées) himself in the sun, wearing butter all over his body:
Kramer-"Stick a fork in me, Jerry. I am done"

Kramer: "Hey Elaine, what do you say, if neither of us is married in ten years, we get hitched?"
Elaine: "Make it fifty."
Kramer: "We're engaged!"


Kramer-"aaaah .. look away jerry, i'm hideous!!"
Kramer-'Half man half pig!!!!!!!!!"

After 72 hours of non stop cigar smoking.
Kramer: (looking at his reflection in a toaster) Im all craggly!
Jerry: What'd you expect? You've experienced a lifetime of smoking in 72 hours!
Kramer: Emphysima, Birth defects, cancer ... but not this ... look away Jerry, I'm hideous!


George-"JERRY, JUST REMEMBER, IT'S NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE IT"


George-"You know I always wanted to pretend I was an architect."

George-"Why can't I have a heart attack? I'm allowed!"

George-"Pity's very underrated. I like pity. It's good."

George-"I always get the feeling that when lesbians look at me, they're thinking, 'That's why I'm not a heterosexual.'"

George-"You should've seen her face. It was the exact same look my father gave me when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist."

George-"It became very clear to me sitting out there today that every decision I've made in my entire life has been wrong. My life is the complete opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have, in every aspect of life, be it something to wear, something to eat - it's all been wrong."

My name is Mayura

I guess for most parents naming their children is probably the first biggest challenge that they face as soon as their bundle of joy arrives…
A name is probably the most important aspect for any person…its something he’s identified by for the rest of his/her life(unless he/she changes it).
My mom was responsible for naming me and my dad gave her complete freedom to keep a name of her choice… My mom named me Mayura…Many relatives gave many suggestions but from day one she had made up her mind....
When I asked her about it…she said that even as a young girl she had decided that she would name her child Mayura(i.e if it were a girl child)…
Like many others I know I was always very curious about my name….wanted to know about its origins, its meaning etc etc…
The only thing that I knew about my name was its meaning….Mayura in Sanskrit means “peacock”. I absolutely loved my name because of its meaning…The peacock is such a beautiful bird and also our National bird…
But my name goes beyond all that…….My friends always poked fun at my name because of the large number of Hotels named Mayura…not only in Karnataka,Andra Pradesh…but rest of the country..They used to say that they would probably get free accommodation in these hotels if I would tag along….
Anyway the reason I wanted to write about my name was to inform them that my name has several meanings and history associated with it…its not just the name of possibly all hotels in India and abroad( FYI: I found out that there is a Mayura Lounge in Barcelona) .
However to my surprise I found that there are even software named Mayura , Yoga postures ,dance forms,kings ,Chinese cartoons etc etc… Read On…. And also you’ll be surprised as to what you find when you give your name for Google Search…. Ofcourse it needs to be popular just like mine…
Details I found through Google Search!!!!

Mayura (a Sanskrit word for peacock) is one of the sacred and highly sanctified birds of the Hindu mythology and find references in a number of Hindu scriptures
The legend states that the Mayura was created from the feathers of Garuda, another semi-divine mythical birds of Hindu mythology. Garuda is believed to be a vahana (conveyance) of Vishnu, one of the Trimurti. In images of the Mayura as a mythical bird, it is depicted as killing a snake, which according to a number of Hindu scriptures, is a symbol of cycle of time.
Significance
Mayura is associated with a number of gods and deities of the Hindus including the following:
It is a vahana(vehicle) of Sarasvati, the goddess of speech and learning. Goddess Kaumari is generally depicted with a Mayura and Mayura also serves as her conveyance. A Mayura also serves as a conveyance of the god Kartikeya. Krishna is generally depicted with peacock feathers adorning his head.
In general, feathers of Mayura are considered sacred and are used to dust the religious images and implements of Hindus.
Ofcourse there were several other stories but don’t wont to bug you anymore…..this is enough…if you haven’t tried to Google search your name do it!!! Its FUN……
The picture you see is that of a Chinese or Japanese(I don’t know) cartoon named Mayura… cool !!!!!